welcome to bbc news, i'm mark lobel. our top stories. it's heaven for the blues as chelsea fans celebrate their team winning europe's champions league — beating manchester city 1—0. dozens of protests around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. more than 100 macaque monkeys are rescued from a smuggling gang operating in the jungles of thailand. and british prime minister borisjohnson is reported to have married his fiancee carrie symonds in a secret ceremony.

hello. chelsea fans are celebrating after their team won the champions league final in porto. they beat fellow english side and premier league champions manchester city in a 1—0 victory after seven tense minutes of extra time, to pick up their second european cup. more than 16,000 supporters were allowed into the stadium in portugal to watch the match after the venue was switched from turkey because of covid—19. it's been a feat of organisation for the city that stepped in at the last minute, and for the fans who scrambled flights, hotels and expensive tests. 12,000 fans of both sides had tickets, but thousands more had travelled without them. and with hope in their hearts and with nerves starting to jangle, both sets of fans knew they were within touching distance of the greatest prize in club football.

this is our dream, this what it's all about. all the pressure's on city, there's none on chelsea. just going to have a happy day. we've been following city for many years and we'vei got these tickets, - and we deserve them. the third all—english champions league final began with a bang, timo werner giving city their first scare. city looked menacing and threatening, but they were frustrated by a blue wall. city may have had the intent, but it was chelsea who picked the perfect pass. kai havertz, their most expensive player of all time, rewarding his paymasters with the breakthrough they craved. things were going from bad to worse for city, rudiger�*s robust tackle ending the night for kevin de bruyne, but as he walked off in tears, his team found some rhythm. chelsea's captain needed to be alert to the ever—present danger. he needed to find something special from somewhere, but chelsea were clinging on for dear life. finally, after seven agonising minutes of injury time, they erupted with joy, chelsea champions

of europe once more. 0h, whata night for chelsea fans. you can probably hear we are the champions ringing out here. and how fitting that fans were back in the stadium to see them win their fifth major european trophy and their second champions league since munich in 2012. chelsea had been on a bumpy run of form coming into this match, but crucially they have beaten city twice in their last two outings and thomas tuchel said that gave them belief. it was a masterclass in tactics from tuchel. he's become the first manager to star with two different teams in consecutive champions league finals. city had started this match with all—out attacking intent, no defensive midfielder, and that proved to be a gamble too far. chelsea defended well, they starved city of space and crucially they took their chances. tuchel asked his side to start strong and finish stronger. and by listening to him, they got the better of pep guardiola once more. seeing roman abramovich

in the stands, the owner of chelsea, with his family celebrating, you can see what it meant to the club. and right now you can really see what it means to chelsea fans. natalie pirks reporting from porto. back home in west london, chelsea supporters have been taking to the streets to celebrate. 0ur reporter matt graveling is there. and we did have a very impressive light showjust over stamford bridge a couple of moments ago with lights spelling out "champions, for the fans". so far it has been very peaceful, this road has a lot of people on it, the police were pushed back by chelsea fans, and you can see the blue flashing lights and we have a

couple of officers coming down to try and disperse if few people causing trouble, but what i will say, let's not take this away from the chelsea fans because the vast majority have been very well behaved in london, and of course after such a long tiring season with the pandemic, who can blame them for celebrating a bit, as long as they do it responsibly. matt graveling with victorious chelsea supporters outside their home ground stamford bridge in west london. there've been dozens of demonstrations around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. in poland, hundreds of demonstrators have taken hundreds of people gathered in warsaw and berlin, calling on minsk to free the dissidentjournalist roman protasevich. support in poland for the opposition in

neighbouring belarus. frustration and anger too. pro—democracy rallies all but eliminated in belarus itself by the fear of autocratic president alexander lu kashenko. here and in other european countries, they are calling for the release of a belarussian dissident who, along with his girlfriend, was arrested when their flight was diverted to land in minsk. the pair's detention sparked global outrage and prompted the eu to urge airlines to avoid belarussian airspace. at a rally in warsaw, roman protasevich's mother called on the eu and the us to help free her son and others imprisoned by the belarussian regime. president alexander lukashenko, who's been in powerfor 27 years, has been nicknamed europe's last dictator. a huge police crackdown has curbed street protests and sent opposition leaders to prison or into exile. one of those responded to the rallies in lithuania.

translation: i am excited about the support i see - in lithuania and other parts of the world. it's a pity that a year has passed and we are not yet at the final point. i believe that there will be changes very soon. there will be new elections because there can be no other way. belarussians will not give up. meanwhile, talks in russia between president vladimir putin and mr lukashenko continued into a second day. mr putin later confirmed russia would move ahead with a second $500 million loan to belarus next month. russia is mr lukashenko's strongest political ally, even though personal relations between the two long—time presidents are at times said to be strained. let 5 get some of the day's other news. protestors have ta ken to the streets in brazil's largest cities to demand the impeachment of president jair bolsonaro

over his response to the coronavirus pandemic. in the capital brasilia, thousands have gathered in front of the congress building, many demanding covid vaccines. a ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers caught fire whilst travelling to a remote island in eastern indonesia. passengers and crew on board were forced to jump into the sea but no casualties have been reported so far. initial reports suggest the fire started in the engine room. the president of colombia, ivan duque, says he is sending troops to a quarter of the country's regions in an attempt to restore order after weeks of anti—government protests. as thousands marched across colombia to mark a month of demonstrations, there was renewed violence in the southwestern city of cali, with at least 10 further casualties on friday. 0ur latin america correspondent will grant reports. colombia is no stranger to violence, but these scenes have shocked the nation. two months after the protests began, they're showing

no sign of letting up. what started as an outpouring of anger over a proposed tax hike has now exploded into pitched battles in several major cities. the epicentre of the anti—government protests is cali, a city which suffers from all of colombia's social ills, from poverty to paramilitaries and drug cartels. every day, peaceful protests soon descend into burning barricades and stone throwing. the authorities responding with tear gas and live rounds. the latest incident to enrage demonstrators was the sight of civilian gunmen shooting at protesters with the police. shouting & gunfire. one of the alleged shooters, an off—duty agent from the state attorney's office, was apparently lynched by an angry mob. in response, the president, ivan duque, announced the deployment of some 7000 military personnel

around the country. translation: i want to make it absolutely clear _ that the maximum deployment of military assistance to the national police begins as of tonight. they won't find it easy, though. the protesters are in no mood to back down. this violence brings back painful memories of colombia's 50—year civil war between left—wing farc rebels and the state. indeed, many say the open wounds from that conflict have fanned the flames of these clashes. now, instead of strengthening the peace, colombia's long and bloody history of social unrest has simply started a new chapter. will grant, bbc news. president biden has described a bill being debated by lawmakers in texas as "wrong and un—american". the bill would make it harder to vote by post, and would introduce stricter rules for election managers and voters. mr biden has said it is an assault on democracy and disproportionally targets

black and brown americans, while republican lawmakers say it's necessary to increase voter trust. antonio arellano is a civil rights advocate in houston and joins me now. thank you forjoining us on the programme. mi; thank you for “oining us on the programme.— thank you for “oining us on the | programme._ why thank you for “oining us on the i programme._ why is programme. my pleasure. why is this so controversial? _ this so controversial? democracy in texas is in jeopardy, they are bending the rules to try voter suppression under a bill called s b seven, to ban voting after 9pm, techniques to focus on communities of colour across the state, so we need to make sure in this moment that democracy which is injeopardy that we strike back. truth? democracy which is in 'eopardy that we strike back._ that we strike back. why is the bill bein: that we strike back. why is the bill being pushed _ that we strike back. why is the bill being pushed through - that we strike back. why is the bill being pushed through so . bill being pushed through so quickly? bill being pushed through so cuickl ? , ,,, bill being pushed through so luickl ? , , ., quickly? this is part of the bi aer quickly? this is part of the

bigger plot- _ quickly? this is part of the bigger plot. the _ quickly? this is part of the bigger plot. the company | quickly? this is part of the i bigger plot. the company and peddled the notion that there had been widespread voter fraud, and that voter fraud was rampant across the country which is factually incorrect. republicans are doubling down on the lie and in texas they are utilising it to intimidate voters into giving up their voting rights. this bill which they tried to label under trust of the democracy system is nothing but a solution... voter suppression is real in texas, it has been for hundreds of years, and we are seeing republicans recognising that they are soon to be out of power, the state is undergoing a massive demographic shift which will soon make it a minority majority state, and with that comes a lot of political power. the people they have been oppressing for so long will soon be the largest voting bloc in the state and they are fearful, so they are trying to push forward any kind of draconian law that

they can to remain in control of the state.— they can to remain in control of the state. the republicans say there _ of the state. the republicans say there are _ of the state. the republicans say there are serious - of the state. the republicans| say there are serious concerns and they need to be addressed, around voter trust. if republicans cared about democracy they would expand access to the ballot box, increase the number of polling locations, increasing drive through 2a hour options, and making sure we have automatic voter registration, online voter registration, online voter registration. that is how we can strengthen democracy. they are more focused on limiting access to the ballot box unfortunately, and say they care about democracy.- box unfortunately, and say they care about democracy. thank you very much _ care about democracy. thank you very much for— care about democracy. thank you very much forjoining _ care about democracy. thank you very much forjoining us. - this is bbc news, our top story. chelsea win the biggest prize in european football for a second time, beating manchester city 1—0 in the champions league final. environment officials in sri lanka have warned the country is facing one of the worst ecological crises in its history following a naval container

fire off the country's coast. thousands of military personal have been deployed to clean up waves of microplastic pollution that have been washing ashore since the chemical transport vessel caught fire 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 onto the beach. this is an ecological disaster site. 0ne team managed to almost clear their section of negombo 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. four indian ships have joined the sri lankan navy in their efforts to fight the blaze and mitigate the destruction. the navy does now 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 an 80km stretch of coast while the clean—up operation is under way. 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. a volcano warning in the democratic republic of congo, that caused 400,000 people to flee the city of goma, has turned out to be a false alarm. a plane flying over the area detected smoke from charcoal burning, which it mistook for more volcanic activity, a week after nearby mount nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking an exodus. the country's president says the situation there remains serious but is under control.

the bbc�*s emery makumeno, who has been following the story in goma has the latest. i talked to the director of the goma 0bservatory. he told me this was a false alarm and nyiragongo did not erupt. but before this there was a lot of panic because goma residents have been living for a week now since the eruption of nyiragongo under fear because of numerous traumas happening and cracks on walls and residences. so people, when they heard it, it was really a panic moment here. it's only now that people are also learning via the same social media and so on that this was a false alarm, so people are trying to calm down. but, as you know, about 400 people have left goma and are fleeing away from the city.

about ten districts have been identified as very dangerous because there is a great quantity of lava or magma which can erupt from any cracks of the roads that have been provoked by more than 100 tremors that happened a week after the nyiragongo erupted. in the last two days the frequency and intensity have reduced, allowing some people to return. this morning i was at the border with luanda, we saw some families coming back. still there are people fleeing, and you still have some people returning because where they went, there is a lot of difficulties finding food, water, so some of them are trying to return home in goma.

living with the coronavirus pandemic has led to several changes in our lives. as hospitals and health centres around the world had to close their doors, seeing a doctor online became a real alternative to in—person visits. while telehealth has been around for years, accessing healthcare in this way only took off after covid. is this change here to stay? earlier i spoke to associate professor karen galvin from the university of melbourne — she works in the field of hearing impairment and has a child living with a chronic illness. i asked her if she thought the pandemic uncovered the value of telehealth. well, first of all, obviously it allowed us to access health care without being exposed to the coronavirus. in more normal circumstances, it also saves time and money, less time off work and school, it saves parking costs, travelling costs, and for those living with chronic illness, it saves the emotional burden of constantly having to get

themselves out of the house and attend appointments. for those people particularly, it allows their carer or parents or support person to join them more easily in those appointments. it is not always easy, it cannot replace in—person examinations, and people have to understand how to use the technology, and there were questions about the quality of care? well, certainly during covid—19, some of my colleagues at the university of melbourne conducted a large australia wide survey, and they found that only half of the health care providers have ever received any training in telehealth, and the vast majority of health care providers and clients have never used telehealth. so we can't expect them to be experts.

or to know which are the best platforms to use, certainly video consultations, they got higher scores for satisfaction than telephone consultations, so we certainly have work to do to improve the system. we just need to work on getting those things right. do you think people would be worried they might not get the right diagnosis? i agree with what you said before, some consultations definitely need to be face—to—face. if there is a physical examination required, obviously that does need to be face—to—face. of course, lots of other diagnoses rely more on test results, imaging results, blood test results. and the doctor doesn't actually examine the patient physically in that appointment. and many, many health care appointments do not relate to an actual diagnosis, it's the treatment that follows that diagnosis. is it the case with your daughter that the diagnosis was actually adjusted through telehealth? it's not so much that it was adjusted through telehealth, it's just that she was so unwell that she had so many appointments to attend,

just to get the tests just to get the tests ans scrips, and have the symptoms managed that there wasn't time or emotional energy for her to attend other appointments that may provide additional information, and that's what happened. she was free to attend more appointments that discovered more symptoms and put the picture together in a clearer way. more than half of all people in their thirties in england have now been vaccinated in the last fortnight, including the duchess of cambridge. she got herjab at london's science museum, a short walk from her home at kensington palace. 0n social media she thanked all those who played a part in the vaccine rollout. more than a hundred long—tailed macaque monkeys that were being illegally smuggled in the back of a pickup truck have been rescued in thailand. a field hospital has been set up to treat 80 of them. russell trott has the story. sedated but safe.

rescued macaque monkeys — many pregnant — being treated by thai medical teams. more than 100 were discovered — terrified, struggling and gasping for air, in mesh bags tied together and being transported to the cambodian border. 18 didn't make it. translation: the monkeys i were exhausted and dehydrated for a long time. some of them had respiratory problems because of overcrowding during the smuggling operation. wildlife smuggling in asia is nothing new — tigers, along with other animals have been traded — dead or alive — to neighbouring countries in what is a lucrative, if illegal, business. the authorities have been intercepting the banned wildlife shipments, but closing down the ruthless gangs behind it is a more difficult proposition. the smuggling of the monkeys was a carefully planned operation. a pick—up truck was eventually intercepted at a checkpoint

and taken to a field hospital equipped with ultrasound scanners and breathing tubes. the driver of the truck says he didn't know the animals were in the back of the vehicle. he's being detained and questioned about wildlife smuggling. russell trott, bbc news. there are reports that the british prime minister boris johnson married his fiancee carrie simonds in a secret ceremony on saturday. mrjohnson is said to have exchanged vows with ms symonds in westminster cathedral, in front of a number of close friends and family. 0ur political correspondent helen catt gave us this update from downing street. there had been a lot of speculation about exactly when and how this wedding was going to take place. the sun and several other papers this evening reporting that it happened earlier at westminister cathedral — not very far from here in downing street. now, the couple had been linked publicly in the media since the start of 2019. when they moved in here later

that year, after boris johnson was elected leader of the conservative party, they were the first unmarried couple to do so. they got engaged later that year, towards the end of 2019. last year, of course, they had a son — wilfred — he's nowjust over a year old. downing street is refusing to comment on reports of the wedding this evening, and that's not entirely surprising — borisjohnson is notoriously private about his personal life. whenever he's asked questions about his family he refuses to be drawn on that, so it's no real surprise that there isn't any official confirmation coming out of downing street this evening. this is of course mrjohnson�*s third marriage — he got divorced from his second wife marina wheeler while he was prime minister. that makes him the first prime minister in a very, very long time to have both divorced and now remarried while in office. that's it for now — i'm back at the top of the hour. a reminder you can reach me on twitter — i'm @marklobel.

hello, there. many places saw some warm sunshine on saturday but we did have a bit more cloud across northern and western areas. but through sunday and into bank holiday monday we should see more in the way of sunshine, so it will feel warmer across the board. now high pressure is dominating the scene but its orientation, where it's sitting, is allowing a little bit of low cloud and mist to roll in off the north sea, and that will affect northern and eastern coasts at times. but it will tend to burn back to the coast through the day. the odd isolated shower could develop here and there. we could see a little bit of high cloud across southern britain into the afternoon. but it's the low cloud and mist affecting the northern isles, perhaps down in towards north—east england, across in towards coastal east anglia, which could affect the temperatures. close to the coast, around

the mid teens celsius, but you have to head further inland to see those values reach around the low 20s celsius with a good deal of sunshine around. you can see the odd shower dotted across parts of scotland and northern ireland, too. these will fade away during sunday night and then we'll see that low cloud and mist roll back into some eastern areas, perhaps even in towards south—east england. further west that you are, the skies will tend to stay clear. so very little change in the pressure pattern as we head on into bank holiday monday. this weather front is kept at bay, higher pressure towards the north—east there. so it could start quite grey and cool across some eastern and south—eastern areas, but again the sunshine will get going on that cloud, burning it back to the coast. could see a little bit of fairweather cloud bubbling up again. otherwise we should see more sunshine around and it will be a little bit warmer — those temperatures reaching 23, maybe 2a or 25 celsius in the warmest spots. now for tuesday, i think this is the peak of this warm spell. it will be a dry and sunny day for most. again, a bit of fairweather cloud just building up through the day but i think

we could see temperatures reach around 25, maybe even 26 degrees in the warmest spots. a little bit warmer, as well, across north sea coasts as we pick up more of a southerly breeze on tuesday, but then we'll start to see a change. from wednesday onwards, we could be looking at this area of low pressure moving up from biscay, it will bring a line of showers and thunderstorms, particularly across southern and western areas, and it will also introduce something slightly cooler and fresher as we move towards the end of the week — but that will be most noticeable across more northern and western areas. that's it, see you later.

this is bbc news — the headlines... demonstrations have taken place around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. many have called for the release of the belarusian journalist roman protasevich, who was detained along with his girlfriend. the plane he was flying on was forced to land in minsk last weekend. chelsea fans celebrate their team winning europe's champions league after beating manchester city 1—0 in an all—british final. it's the second time the london team has been crowned the best club in europe. over 16,000 supporters were allowed into the stadium in portugal to watch the match. environment officials in sri lanka have warned the country is facing one of the worst ecological crises in its history, following a naval container fire off the country's coast. thousands of military personnel have been deployed to clean up micro plastic pollution washed ashore since the fire last week.

now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk columnists, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who write, broadcast and blog from abroad for audiences back home with the dateline, london. this week, pandemic panic, as borisjohnson�*s former top adviserjustified his damning indictment of britain's prime minister as unfit for the job. and a year after george floyd was murdered by an officer sworn to protect, what does congressional deadlock on police reform tell us about american politics and president biden? joining us, one of dateline's original contributors,

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