but that will take time — and, with remounding due imminently, that time for some is running out. frankie mccamley, bbc news. hello again. bank holiday monday was the hottest day of the year so far. i would say "no complaints", but may was a complete wash—out — the wettest on record in wales, the fourth wettest for the uk, and it was chilly. 25 celsius we had in kinloch certainly made a welcome change. that warm weather felt by most of us, however, we did have some of that pesky low cloud, the mist and fog around north sea coasts, and some of that lingered all day in shetland, keeping the temperatures at just ten celsius here. and we have got more of these fog banks to come as we head into tuesday morning. again, shetland, very likely to see some of that, and across eastern england, stretching from norfolk across lincolnshire into yorkshire all the way to probably north yorkshire, you are likely to come across some fog, some low cloud, and even the occasional spot of drizzle. but otherwise, a dry start to

the day on tuesday, relatively mild. and for those in the west, probably a glorious start to the day because we have this weather front out to the far west, and some of that cloud will get illuminated. sunshine on through the rest of the day, but we will have some of these fog banks affecting shetland from time to time, but otherwise, i think, many eastern coasts better chance of seeing the sunshine. and it's going to be a bit warmer, 2a—25 celsius more widespread, the warmest places probably getting up to 26 celsius which, again, will make it the warmest day of the year. and, of course, it'sjune, the skies are clear, that's why we have high levels of uv. if you are outside for any length of time, might be worth considering a bit of sun cream. on into the middle part of the week, we have some changes in the weather picture. this area of low pressure is drifting up from europe bringing with it some thundery showers. they will mainly be across southwestern areas of the country. further northwards and eastwards, it's another sunny and very warm day, in fact, temperatures could go as high as 27 celsius in the very warmest spots, but, perhaps over these north sea coasts, a little bit cooler, given the onshore winds will be strengthening a little bit.

so highs of about 17 celsius or so in newcastle. on into thursday's forecast, that area of low pressure continues to push northwards, just bringing the risk of those showers across northern england into scotland. this front really marks the boundary between fresher atlantic air that will be moving in across the uk for many of us from the slightly warmer weather that we still have a across far eastern areas. now, temperatures will be drifting down then for many, but still not bad, 19 celsius, feeling pleasant in cardiff, the highest temperatures, eastern england, up to 2a celsius in norwich. this is bbc news. hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster, john stapleton, and kate andrews, who is the economics correspondent at the spectator. we will start with small�*s front pages. the metro warns of a third wave alert — reporting that the end of lockdown three weeks today is on a knife—edge because covid infections could overwhelm hospitals. the guardian adds that scientists are demanding a rethink on the 21 june end to lockdown. the daily telegraph leads on a plea to richer countries to share more covid vaccines with poorer nations to slow the emergence of new variants. the i reports on the failure of the police to tackle racism by officers — with only 30 officers sacked or resigning in five years despite almost 8,000 complaints to forces across the uk. the financial times writes that the accountancy group ey is to centralise power in a new european executive team, raising concerns among some partners over the financial hit from the wirecard scandal.

the independent leads on the surge in european nationals seeking help to stay in the uk as the eu settlement deadline looms. the daily mirror reports on a gene therapy drug that's been given to a baby on the nhs, adding that it could save the lives of hundreds of children. the daily mail urges ministers to curb what it calls the "rip—off" cost of covid tests for holiday—makers. rates, so let's get straight into those. we will begin with the guardian. everyone, ithink those. we will begin with the guardian. everyone, i think a those. we will begin with the guardian. everyone, ithinka more many people commenting down towards the 21st ofjune and now that looks like it might be in doubt, john. it certainly does. a number of scientists today saying, hey, hang on, i think we can safely say that it is by no means certain that restrictions will be lifted onjune

the 21st. now, of course, because of the 21st. now, of course, because of the rapid increase of the indian variant which is sweeping across the country, some 3000 new infections today i think, something like a 29% increase from the third day we have had 3000 or more new infections come only one death, but this rise of infections is certainly causing concern and there is the possibility, as indicated earlier, that it could lead to a third wave, in which case, my view, it would make sense to hold off. life ain't up make sense to hold off. life ain't up out of the minute, we can still go to the pub in some shape or form, we can still go to restaurants, set—aside restaurants, you know, i walked up my local high street today, there were people queuing up today, there were people queuing up to get into the stores. it could be worse. the lysing of the world i want to personally is to go through that how we have been through in the last few months. it involves just hanging out another couple of weeks, in my view, it will be well worth it because we certainly don't want to repeat a few months ago. i suppose all alon:

repeat a few months ago. i suppose all along the — repeat a few months ago. i suppose all along the government _ repeat a few months ago. i suppose all along the government has - repeat a few months ago. i suppose all along the government has said i all along the government has said that none of these lifting of restrictions, none of these dates are set in stone. it all depends on the infection rates and the hospitalisations and it will be data led. inevitably, businesses will have started to make plans to reopen, tickets are sold for big events, all of that would have to be postponed again, wouldn't it? exactly. i think it would be devastating, the emotional toll who have planned their weddings for a second _ have planned their weddings for a second third or fourth time for the family— second third or fourth time for the family renews that would have to be stalled _ family renews that would have to be stalled once again. crucially, so many— stalled once again. crucially, so many businesses are operating right now under_ many businesses are operating right now under capacity because of social distancing _ now under capacity because of social distancing measures, and whilst they are open— distancing measures, and whilst they are open and we can enjoy a pint or enjoy— are open and we can enjoy a pint or enjoya— are open and we can enjoy a pint or enjoya meal— are open and we can enjoy a pint or enjoy a meal out, are open and we can enjoy a pint or enjoya meal out, many are open and we can enjoy a pint or enjoy a meal out, many of these business — enjoy a meal out, many of these business owners cannot turn a profit i’i l ht business owners cannot turn a profit right now _ business owners cannot turn a profit right now with capacity so low, so i think_ right now with capacity so low, so i think we _ right now with capacity so low, so i think we are — right now with capacity so low, so i think we are talking about a devastating impact for these businesses and for many people's personal— businesses and for many people's personal lives if we continue to postpone — personal lives if we continue to postpone the lifting of restrictions and that— postpone the lifting of restrictions and that freedom day. this has been the longest—

and that freedom day. this has been the longest lockdown we have experienced so far. i guess the big? is experienced so far. i guess the big? ls whal— experienced so far. i guess the big? ls what data — experienced so far. i guess the big? is what data are you following? because — is what data are you following? because as mentioned there, we are seeing _ because as mentioned there, we are seeing an— because as mentioned there, we are seeing an uptick in cases, although, the seven—day average still remains roughly— the seven—day average still remains roughly 95% below the most recent peak _ roughly 95% below the most recent peak the _ roughly 95% below the most recent peak. the crucial data, i think i'm his hospitalisation and debts, which remain— his hospitalisation and debts, which remain 97% below the peak and 99% below _ remain 97% below the peak and 99% below the _ remain 97% below the peak and 99% below the peak, the big? is have we cut off— below the peak, the big? is have we cut off that— below the peak, the big? is have we cut off that link between infection and hospitalisation? it's now 95% of the upper— and hospitalisation? it's now 95% of the upper 60 fives, according to the ons that _ the upper 60 fives, according to the 0ns that have antibodies, the vaccines— 0ns that have antibodies, the vaccines are working. so it makes sense _ vaccines are working. so it makes sense that — vaccines are working. so it makes sense that the government is trying to speed _ sense that the government is trying to speed up that process to get more people _ to speed up that process to get more people vaccinated as soon as possible _ people vaccinated as soon as possible as the prime minister said, that race _ possible as the prime minister said, that race between the vaccines and the virus _ that race between the vaccines and the virus. but if we are watching that hospitalisation data and that death— that hospitalisation data and that death data, the really hard questions for the government to ends are what— questions for the government to ends are what risks are they willing to take and. — are what risks are they willing to take and, sadly, what losses are they— take and, sadly, what losses are they willing to tolerate? every year we lose _ they willing to tolerate? every year we lose between seven to 20,000

people _ we lose between seven to 20,000 people for— we lose between seven to 20,000 people for the flu. 0ver that number be with— people for the flu. 0ver that number be with covid? it is not obvious to me that _ be with covid? it is not obvious to me that you — be with covid? it is not obvious to me that you would have to postpone the 21st _ me that you would have to postpone the 21st of _ me that you would have to postpone the 21st ofjune. the 21st of june. it _ the 21st ofjune. it would have an amazing impact on the nhs. we were talking but the backlog of the nhs. i know the agony the people who need a hip replacement must be going through waiting for that operation. cancer patients who are not getting the treatment that they need, in some cases, urgent treatment. if we did get into a third wave, well, you know, the impact on the nhs could be absolutely devastating, and the nhs workers, as we all know are both mentally and physically exhausted after the 15 months or so they have been through already, so i would hate to impose all that on them again. i hate to impose all that on them aaain. ., , ~ hate to impose all that on them aaain. ~ ., ., hate to impose all that on them aaain. ., ~ ., ., ., hate to impose all that on them aaain. ., ., ., again. i was keen to move on because there is sort — again. i was keen to move on because there is sort of— again. i was keen to move on because there is sort of something _ again. i was keen to move on because there is sort of something connected l there is sort of something connected to this. we were talking about these potential new waves, and a lot of thatis potential new waves, and a lot of that is thought to be fuelled by variants that have emerged in other countries, and we have heard all

along that no one is safe in the world until everyone has been made safe their vaccinations, and the daily telegraph really echoing vests with their headline, give the third world extra jabs to halt the variants. this makes a direct link, doesn't it, between giving vaccines away to poorer countries and the benefit that it will have in places like the uk. yes, this is a remarkable plea being made by several leading world bodies, including the world health organization from the international 0rganization from the international monetary fund, the world bank group and the wto saying exactly that's, that's maybe now is the time to start shipping out these vaccines to poorer countries that have limited access to them so we can protect the vulnerable parent also to try to combat variance can get the infection levels down in these countries that are still sky—high community are looking at countries like india which has been suffering with a severe wave, most recent wave of the pandemic in order to hopefully eliminate some of the

variance that might arise that could in theory, evade the vaccines. now, this has been an ethical question for sometime commanded to think it is related to the previous topic. it's about thresholds and what data you are actually following. if it is the case now that we are vaccinating their young people who are unlikely to end up in hospital, who are unlikely to overwhelm the nhs, then perhaps there is an ethical argument to ship those vaccines overseas. the problem, of course, is as long as you keep restrictions in place, it is very difficult to tell people they have to stay locked down and to be shipping vaccines abroad, so the government would have to make a difficult political choice and say, we are going to reopen and take the risk and ship the vaccines or they say we are vaccinating everybody, but it does leave the rest of the world a bit more honourable. john, an interesting _ world a bit more honourable. john, an interesting point, _ world a bit more honourable. john, an interesting point, i— world a bit more honourable. john, an interesting point, i spoke - world a bit more honourable. john, an interesting point, i spoke to - world a bit more honourable. john, an interesting point, i spoke to an academic who had written a paper regarding the usa and, you know, before vaccinating children in wealthy countries, vaccinate the adults, the ones who are moral vulnerable in poor countries stop electing it's a fair point. the odds of this report include the boss of

the world health organization calling for £35 billion extra spending on this and they are saying that the target of 30% of the world vaccinated by the interviewer should be increased to a0%. as you rightly said at the beginning, you know, we are all burnable and tell everybody it has had a vaccine. actually, it is a very fairpoint. every time anyone comes into this country and people still are coming into this country by various means. we are all put at risk. surveying what kate says, but i do think that in these circumstances, anyway, there is a case for making sure that we do our level best, anyway, to help the rest of the rug as well. speaking but the rest of the world, people's into summer holidays, the mail has got their campaign stamp out to end the holiday coping tests rip off. john, you yourself have experienced this additional cost of tests. tell us about it. we met very recently,

manchester city fan, unfortunately, the beacon from as you know, we lost in the final, sadly. but i went out to lovely porto to see my team, and as i say, it didn't end well, but the hassle and the cost involved of getting those tests we had to do it in a 72 hour window, make sure we have the tests in a 72 hour period that we were away, and it was the place i went to was £190 for that test, and there were two it place i went to was £190 for that test, and there were two- place i went to was £190 for that test, and there were two it was only a small place. _ test, and there were two it was only a small place. two _ test, and there were two it was only a small place, two rooms _ test, and there were two it was only a small place, two rooms going - test, and there were two it was only a small place, two rooms going up. a small place, two rooms going up small— a small place, two rooms going up small biast— a small place, two rooms going up small blast —— full blast. i small blast —— full blast. i reckon— small blast —— full blast. i reckon at the end of the day, they take about — i reckon at the end of the day, they take about £15,000 and covid test fees, _ take about £15,000 and covid test fees. and — take about £15,000 and covid test fees, and there is a small place in the centre — fees, and there is a small place in the centre of london. it £190, these are now— the centre of london. it £190, these are now outrageous. i completely agree _ are now outrageous. i completely agree with — are now outrageous. i completely agree with the daily mail. i think it's outrageous. i don't see how it's outrageous. idon't see how they— it's outrageous. i don't see how theyjustify. he did initially questioned why we couldn't get these tests on— questioned why we couldn't get these tests on the nhs, but, of course, i didnt— tests on the nhs, but, of course, i didn't have — tests on the nhs, but, of course, i didn't have to go to portugal, so it was not _ didn't have to go to portugal, so it was not essential, therefore we should — was not essential, therefore we should not be a burden on the nhs to fit onto— should not be a burden on the nhs to fit onto during those resources. i

do understand that. at £190, and a lot of— do understand that. at £190, and a lot of them — do understand that. at £190, and a lot of them were hundred 5090, a heck of— lot of them were hundred 5090, a heck of a — lot of them were hundred 5090, a heck of a lot of money. | lot of them were hundred 5090, a heck of a lot of money.— lot of them were hundred 5090, a heck of a lot of money. i gather you are looking — heck of a lot of money. i gather you are looking at _ heck of a lot of money. i gather you are looking at holiday _ heck of a lot of money. i gather you are looking at holiday soon. - heck of a lot of money. i gather you are looking at holiday soon. as - heck of a lot of money. i gather you are looking at holiday soon. as the | are looking at holiday soon. as the testing because something that is put you off at all? it is testing because something that is put you off at all?— put you off at all? it is extremely exoensive _ put you off at all? it is extremely exoensive and — put you off at all? it is extremely expensive and has _ put you off at all? it is extremely expensive and has to _ put you off at all? it is extremely expensive and has to be - put you off at all? it is extremely expensive and has to be factored| expensive and has to be factored into your travel budget because you now have to do multiple tests to enter countries and also to come back to the uk, even if it is on the green list, in any circumstance. so a lot of testing you are paying for out of pockets, quite right that you would pay out—of—pocket, asjohn says, it's not an emergency, you don't thank you have covid, it shouldn't be on the nhs, but it strikes me as very high price points given the fact that this has now been mandated by government. if you are legally allowed to travel abroad, you would think that they would try to get this into a price range that it would be affordable to your average family because i am travelling as a single person, but if you have a family of four, and

many of these cases, it's simply not an option. i many of these cases, it's simply not an otion. , ., , an option. i should “ust say there is a chime. h an option. i should “ust say there is a chime. we _ an option. i should “ust say there is a chime. we are — an option. i should just say there is a chime. we are not _ an option. i should just say there is a chime. we are not awarding | is a chime. we are not awarding points for good points made by our contributors. someone's computer is pinging. hopefully that is not putting any of you are. let's just move along to the financial times. china's quite drastic shift away from its one child policy was sometime ago to allowing families to have two children. now they are upping that to three because people didn't seem to want to take up the option of having two children. what do you think the difference would make, john, to this, if any? do you think the difference would make, john, to this, ifany?i do you think the difference would make, john, to this, if any? i was make, john, to this, if any? i was listenin: make, john, to this, if any? i was listening to _ make, john, to this, if any? i was listening to your— make, john, to this, if any? i was listening to your correspondent i listening to your correspondent about— listening to your correspondent about this earlier. he thinks a fascinating story. let's not forget the original plan involved some terrible — the original plan involved some terrible aspects, forced abortions, people _ terrible aspects, forced abortions, people being sterilised from of course — people being sterilised from of course i— people being sterilised from of course. i imagine that's, many, as

he said. _ course. i imagine that's, many, as he said, allowing two children per family. _ he said, allowing two children per family, now three because the democratic time bomb that they face, a demographic time bomb from i should _ a demographic time bomb from i should say that they face, and i understand the reason they are doing this, they— understand the reason they are doing this, they need young people to come into the _ this, they need young people to come into the world to start working and earning _ into the world to start working and earning money to fund, like we do come _ earning money to fund, like we do come in _ earning money to fund, like we do come in many ways coming to fund the elderly— come in many ways coming to fund the elderly and _ come in many ways coming to fund the elderly and care for the elderly in the future, — elderly and care for the elderly in the future, but from the reports i saw on _ the future, but from the reports i saw on the — the future, but from the reports i saw on the bbc news channel a little bit earlier— saw on the bbc news channel a little bit earlier today, it seems that many— bit earlier today, it seems that many people in china do not want more _ many people in china do not want more than — many people in china do not want more thanjust my children, they are quite _ more thanjust my children, they are quite happy— more thanjust my children, they are quite happy to have just two, so it seems _ quite happy to have just two, so it seems this— quite happy to have just two, so it seems this is fraught with difficulties, to put it mildly. | difficulties, to put it mildly. suppose difficulties, to put it mildly. i suppose this is difficulties, to put it mildly. i suppose this is symptomatic of the cost of the great cost now of bringing children out. yes, certainly, but the policy in place which asjohn pointed out led to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but our forests to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but ourforests is perhaps to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but our forests is perhaps one of the most brutal and ugly examples of the most brutal and ugly examples

of central planning that we have in