this is bbc news with the latest headlines. just five months old and making history — a baby with a devastating genetic disorder has become one of the first nhs patients to get a potentially life—saving gene therapy. as thousands rush for a jab in west london, there are warnings that a rise in case numbers could delay the lifting of all restrictions in england later this month. i think at the moment, the data suggests that we need to be cautious, we mustn't lose all the gains that have been made over the last few months by a mature and hasty, non—evidence—based loosening of restrictions. will you be affected if thejune 21st unlocking is pushed back? i'd love to hearfrom you this morning —

you can tweet me @annita—mcveigh and using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. heathrow opens a terminal for passengers arriving from red list countries. the system is design to keep travellers from high risk coronavirus destinations from mixing with other arrivals. nicola sturgeon will confirm the next steps for easing coronavirus restrictions in scotland later, whether they'll take place take place next monday, and to what extent. police in the lincolnshire town of louth are hunting for a 29—year—old man in connection with the deaths of a woman and child. members of the public have been warned not to approach daniel boulton. naomi osaka pulls out of the french open saying she's suffered from depression since winning herfirst grand slam title in 2018. high—polluting vehicles will be charged to drive into the centre of birmingham from today. it's part of the city's new clean air zone.

and coming up this hour... he's worked with some of hollywood's biggest stars, but 16—year—old noahjupe tells us how even he was scared by his film a quiet place 2. filming it wasn't scary, but then when i went to the cinema and watched the first one, i was so scared. a five—month—old boy from london has become one of the first children to be treated with a ground—breaking new gene therapy. arthur morgan, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is being treated with zolgensma. at a cost of £1.79 million per patient, it is the world's most expensive drug. the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount. and this means that potentially dozens of infants could be treated

by the nhs each year. our medical editor fergus walsh explains. this is the world's most expensive medicine. the list price of zolgensma is almost £1.8 million, though the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount, which will enable dozens of affected infants to be treated each year. five—month—old arthur is one of the first to benefit. he has spinal muscular atrophy — sma — a genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. without treatment, those affected rarely live beyond the age of two. arthur is unable to lift his head, and struggles to move his arms and legs, but this single infusion should prevent further

loss of nerve cells. it's been massive, massive ups and downs, but being able to now have the treatment is just going to be a game—changerfor us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. around one in every 10,000 babies is born with spinal muscular atrophy. what is remarkable is that this one—off treatment may permanently stop any further decline in arthur's muscle function. so how does zolgensma work? it contains a healthy copy of a missing orfaulty gene called smn—1. this is inserted into a harmless virus. in the body, the virus delivers the replacement gene into the nucleus of motor neuron cells. this is essential to prevent those cells from gradually dying. the now healthy motor neuron cells start producing the missing smn protein, which is vital for muscle function. how's arthur?

evelina children's hospital in london is one of a handful of centres in the uk which will offer this ground—breaking gene therapy. 20 years ago, a baby born with a severe form of sma would have a very shortened life expectancy. we can now offer treatment that can really alter the outlook for these children. some other infants treated with zolgensma have seen their condition notjust stabilise, but improve. arthur's parents say they know it's not a cure, and they're simply delighted that he's being treated. fergus walsh, bbc news. we can talk to fergus walsh now. it is wonderful to see little arthur getting this treatment, and they say that they hope that it will stop any further decline, but the hope is that actually, some of the things he currently can't do in terms of his development, he may actually learn

to do? , ., ., , to do? yes, what was telling, talkin: to do? yes, what was telling, talking to _ to do? yes, what was telling, talking to arthur's _ to do? yes, what was telling, talking to arthur's parents, i to do? yes, what was telling, i talking to arthur's parents, was, they are not setting any goals, any ambitions, they are simply delighted that their son has been treated, because they know it's the best chance he has in order to stop this devastating condition. because bergman is the most common fatal genetic condition in childhood. and the really sad thing is that usually, it is picked up by chance at around three months of age, which was what happened with arthur, when babies don't reach development goals. —— smn—1. so, arthurwasn�*t kicking his legs, he wasn't able to lift his head. and by then, some permanent damage will already have been done. so, the key thing now is for this condition to be added to

the heel prick blood test which all newborns are given, which is currently checking for nine different genetic conditions, including cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease. if they added this condition, which would be simple to do, then babies like arthur going forward could be treated within a week or two of birth, before symptoms emerge, and that would mean that they would do even better. 0ther that they would do even better. other countries are doing this, aren't they, why isn't the uk? well, it is bein: aren't they, why isn't the uk? well, it is being trialled, _ aren't they, why isn't the uk? well, it is being trialled, this _ aren't they, why isn't the uk? 11 it is being trialled, this newborn heel prick test, in the thames valley, coming soon. but the uk is frankly a little bit behind some other countries. southern belgium has been doing this for several years, and they have picked up this condition in nearly a dozen children and treated them all very quickly.

poland is screening for it, parts of germany, many states in the us. i think it isjust germany, many states in the us. i think it is just a question of time. but given that we now have this treatment, the reason why it wasn't added previously was because there were no treatments, but now in fact there are two treatments. there is another treatment, which can also partially halt symptoms, but it is not a one—off. babies have to have a spinal infusion every four months, and the list price is about quarter of £1 million a year. but now there is this one—off treatment, it really will put pressure for this to be added, and it would be so simple to do, to add this to the newborn screening. do, to add this to the newborn screening-— do, to add this to the newborn screening. this particular drug, zolgensma. — screening. this particular drug, zolgensma, why _ screening. this particular drug, zolgensma, why is _ screening. this particular drug, zolgensma, why is it _ screening. this particular drug, zolgensma, why is it so - screening. this particular drug, - zolgensma, why is it so expensive? very good question, at nearly £1.8 million. it is partly to do with the costs of development and it is also partly to do... because all new

drugs are expensive, when there are a limited number of patients who will receive it, it's a very complex decision in terms of pricing. but knights and the scottish medicines consortium, both considered the balance between the benefits and the cost, and both of them said that zolgensma was cost—effective, because it is so transformative. —— nice. because you have to set it against the children who would need 24—hour support for the rest of their lives, or another costly treatment. but it is hugely expensive. but the nhs has made this confidential deal and it means around a0 children, babies, each year, will be treated to. around 40 children, babies, each year, will be treated to.- year, will be treated to. fergus walsh, year, will be treated to. fergus walsh. our— year, will be treated to. fergus walsh, our medical _ year, will be treated to. fergus walsh, our medical editor, - year, will be treated to. fergus i walsh, our medical editor, thank year, will be treated to. fergus - walsh, our medical editor, thank you very much.

the british medical association has joined calls for the government to delay a decision on lifting all remaining lockdown restrictions which is due to take place in england on the 21st ofjune. some government scientific advisers continue to warn that while the uk's vaccination programme has been successful, it does not mean the battle against coronavirus is over. they suggest that even a short delay to the government's current roadmap could have a significant impact on the spread of the virus. thousands of people in england aged 18 and over were able to get their coronavirus vaccine early yesterday. a new vaccination centre at twickenham stadium had spare doses, with huge queues forming at the venue as young people waited to receive a first dose of the pfizerjab. meanwhile, the world health organization has announced a new naming system for covid—19 variants using letters of the greek alphabet. global health leaders say the move is to help simplify discussions and also to remove stigma from the names. earlier this month, the indian government criticised the naming of a variant first detected in the country as "the indian variant."

the variants are a key concern of those advising against a total easing of restrictions later this month. here's the chair of the british medical association, dr chaand nagpaul. when you look at the conditions for coming out of... ..the road map conditions, one of those criteria was to make sure there were no concerns about new variants. so, i think at the moment, the data does suggest that we need to be cautious, we mustn't lose all the gains that we've made in the last few months by premature and hasty, non—evidence—based, loosening of restrictions. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. xxxx. good morning to you, adam. so, there is pressure on the government from both sides on this, there was advising a delay, like the voice we have just heard, to the final bit of unlocking, and those who say the vaccine programme is going really well, let's stick to 21stjune. goad well, let's stick to 21st june. good mornin: , well, let's stick to 21st june. good morning, annita. _ well, let's stick to 21st june. good morning, annita. in _ well, let's stick to 21st june. good morning, annita. in two _ well, let's stick to 21st june. good morning, annita. in two weeks' i well, let's stick to 21st june. (emf. morning, annita. in two weeks' time, the prime minister will make a decision about what happens in three weeks' time, at the earliest, about the final stage of the lifting of

the final stage of the lifting of the lockdown in england. and we're now seeing the arguments playing out in public and i think we will become very familiar over the next fortnight. 0n very familiar over the next fortnight. on one side we have got some scientists, some of whom advise the government, saying we need to be very cautious about the variant first identified in india. they look at the rising number of cases and they say that is the sort of pattern you get if we were in the foothills of a new third wave. and they say you could never vaccinate enough people fast enough to provide full protection against whatever might happen. but then that is balanced on the other side by some scientists, by some business leaders and some conservative mps who then use the same data and same arguments to make the complete opposite case. and then there is the third group, in the middle, saying, wejust need to there is the third group, in the middle, saying, we just need to wait and see, to work out the interaction between the variant, the vaccine and the changes to our lives that we have already made because of the preceding steps of the lockdown. and i think you could put into that

third category professor so mark wahlberg, who is a previous chief scientific adviser to the uk government. if vaccine now is not likely to change — if vaccine now is not likely to change much of the decision—making in the _ change much of the decision—making in the next _ change much of the decision—making in the next couple of weeks, that is absolutely — in the next couple of weeks, that is absolutely clear. which is why watching _ absolutely clear. which is why watching the numbers in terms of the effect _ watching the numbers in terms of the effect of— watching the numbers in terms of the effect of the virus as it is at the moment— effect of the virus as it is at the moment and the degree of rack relaxation of social there are measures is going to be important over the _ measures is going to be important over the next couple of weeks. it is going _ over the next couple of weeks. it is going to _ over the next couple of weeks. it is going to be — over the next couple of weeks. it is going to be a difficult decision for policymakers. fire going to be a difficult decision for policymakers-_ going to be a difficult decision for policymakers. going to be a difficult decision for oli makers. �* ., , ., ., policymakers. are we really going to have to wait — policymakers. are we really going to have to wait until— policymakers. are we really going to have to wait until the _ policymakers. are we really going to have to wait until the 14th _ policymakers. are we really going to have to wait until the 14th of- policymakers. are we really going to have to wait until the 14th ofjune i have to wait until the 1ath ofjune to find out what might happen on the zist? to find out what might happen on the 21st? 0rwill to find out what might happen on the 21st? or will the government say, let's make a decision sooner? i think we may get data about the transmissibility of the indian variant, orthe transmissibility of the indian variant, or the delta variant, if thatis variant, or the delta variant, if that is what we are going to have to start calling it, on the advice of the who, some of that data, which is eagerly awaited, in the next couple of days, the next week or so, which could give a clue as to what picture

the government is going to be dealing with, if not the actual decision itself. bear in mind the prime minister was saying a few weeks ago that he would give businesses some updates on the future of social distancing before the end of may, and, well, may has ended now, and because of the complexity and the picture, because of the indian variant, the government was not able to make those decisions and give those businesses that extra bit of notice, so already, they're falling behind a bit on their decision—making timetable. we talk about step for as if it was one thing, it is actually made up of lots of things. there is the rule of six for indoor meetings, the rule of six for indoor meetings, the rule of 3a outdoor gatherings. you've then got the businesses that are still closed, which include nightclubs, and then there is that whole set of measures under the headline social distancing which includes the one metre plus rule for hospitality, the fact that you have to order at a table and stay seated,

when and where to wear masks, and also the guidance about working from home. so actually there are quite a lot of levers the government could pull, or not, at different times. and ina and in a few minutes i will be talking to the professor, one of those who convinced the who to change the name labelling of the variants. he will be joining change the name labelling of the variants. he will bejoining me in a few minutes. variants. he will be “oining me in a few munch variants. he will be “oining me in a few mfnufeeh variants. he will be “oining me in a few minutes. and i have heard from beth and clarke... _ few minutes. and i have heard from beth and clarke... in _ few minutes. and i have heard from beth and clarke... in fact _ few minutes. and i have heard from beth and clarke... in fact i - few minutes. and i have heard from beth and clarke... in fact i will- few minutes. and i have heard from beth and clarke... in fact i will be . beth and clarke... in fact i will be talking to her next. before that, i heard from beth and on twitter, in response to that question, will you be affected if the restrictions aren't eased on the 21st. bethan says, ourwedding aren't eased on the 21st. bethan says, our wedding has been rearranged multiple times and we would be seriously impacted if the restrictions do not lift. the wedding industry is a forgotten one, says bethan. do let me know if you

will be affected if those restrictions aren't eased on 21st june. you can do that on twitter @annita—mcveigh. so, picking up on that, as we have been hearing, the world health organization has announced a new naming system for variants of covid—19. i'm joined by the professor who was a member of the professor who was a member of the group who produced the new list. good to have you with us today, and tell us about the key drivers behind this decision, your recommendation, that all of these variants should have new names, not calling them by the country in which they were first identified, but after letters from the greek alphabet.— identified, but after letters from the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the greek alphabet. good morning. yes. so. the _ the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the who _ the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the who has _ the greek alphabet. good morning. yes, so, the who has been - the greek alphabet. good morning. | yes, so, the who has been thinking about this for several months now. it is clearly a problem because when you use geographical names, it is not only potentially inaccurate, because it might be that that particular variant didn't arise in

that country and has nothing to do with anything that has been done in that country, but there is also this potential for stigmatisation of various groups, nationalities, ethnic groups and so forth, and this leads to hate crime. and so there has been a real push to try and move away from these geographical names, to come up with something that was completely neutral. fiend to come up with something that was completely neutral.— to come up with something that was completely neutral. and do you think that xenophobia _ completely neutral. and do you think that xenophobia that _ completely neutral. and do you think that xenophobia that surrounded - completely neutral. and do you think that xenophobia that surrounded the | that xenophobia that surrounded the use of particular countries' names, was that a key factor, then, in the decision—making by the who? yes. decision-making by the who? yes, most definitely, _ decision-making by the who? yes, most definitely, that _ decision—making by the who? fez most definitely, that was the decision—making by the who? 1l: most definitely, that was the driver for doing this, it was to come up with some media friendly names that could be used. the thing is, there are scientific names, and the scientific names will continue to be used, but they are a bit unwieldy for the average person to remember. but there was a desire to come up with something that was just completely neutral. what i said was

that actually, these labels... professor... should bejust... professor, we had a few glitches with the sound, hopefully the line will come good. also, this ability to sympathise discussions, do you think it will a discussion both in the media and by extension the public and make messaging simpler around discussions of the variants? yes, that is the idea, that this is just a simple name that can be used. people are generally familiar with the greek letters and it is a lot easier than trying to remember the scientific names, which are quite unwieldy for the general public. so, having a simple system like this is the goal. having a simple system like this is the foal. : :, having a simple system like this is the foal. : . , ., ,, having a simple system like this is the foal. �* . , ., ,, ., the goal. and a hint perhaps that the goal. and a hint perhaps that the variants _ the goal. and a hint perhaps that the variants that _ the goal. and a hint perhaps that the variants that we _ the goal. and a hint perhaps that the variants that we are - the goal. and a hint perhaps thatj the variants that we are currently discussing may almost certainly not

be the last one is that we talk about? :, �* , : be the last one is that we talk about? . �* , ~ , , about? that's true. and we spent fuite a about? that's true. and we spent quite a bit — about? that's true. and we spent quite a bit of _ about? that's true. and we spent quite a bit of time _ about? that's true. and we spent quite a bit of time on _ about? that's true. and we spent quite a bit of time on this, - about? that's true. and we spent i quite a bit of time on this, because we explored various options. at one stage we wanted to have thousands of names that we could use, because there are thousands of variants, but we realised that we couldn't actually get that to work. and we know that there are only a couple of dozen letters in the greek alphabet, let's just hope that we don't have to use anything else afterwards, but this was decided on, with the urgency of now, we needed a solution now, and so we have gone for this particular solution of using greek letters. ., , ,., particular solution of using greek letters. ., «f ., letters. professor mark pallen, thank you _ letters. professor mark pallen, thank you very _ letters. professor mark pallen, thank you very much _ letters. professor mark pallen, thank you very much for - letters. professor mark pallen, | thank you very much for talking letters. professor mark pallen, i thank you very much for talking to us today. a dedicated terminal for anyone arriving on a flight from any of the a3 nations on the government's red list has opened at heathrow airport. it follows criticism that passengers returning to the uk from either red, amber or green list countries were being forced to queue in arrival halls together. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports.

when international travel restarted last month, some couldn't wait to get away. but while this was the view in departures, in arrivals, passengers from green list, low risk countries, queued up in the same hall as arrivals from high—risk, red list countries. since mid—february, all arrivals from red list countries have had to stay in quarantine hotels for ten days to stop the spread of variants of concern. but before they go into isolation, some spent hours queued up alongside other, lower risk passengers. despite the separate queues, some passengers felt very uncomfortable being so close for so long. from today, any arrivals coming in on direct flights from red list countries will be processed at terminal three. the terminal has been brought back to operation after being closed during the pandemic. while neither side will confirm who is paying for the reopening and running of the terminal, it is understood that the government is picking up a large part of the cost. but one of the biggest unions

representing border force employees, the pcs, has said they are concerned the decision was taken out short the decision was taken at short notice, meaning that key social distancing procedures are not in place and that the terminal would be understaffed. the home office have said that border force is mobilising additional staff to help minimise queueing times for compliant passengers. whilst a government spokesperson said the new dedicated terminal at heathrow for arrivals from red list countries will enable passengers to be processed as safely and as efficiently as possible. international travel is likely to remain very different for a while to come, and heathrow have said they expect to have a dedicated red list terminalfor some time. caroline davies, bbc news. let's speak to paul charles, ceo of the travel consultancy firm the pc agency. good morning to you. so, a delay to all of this because of the dispute over who should bear the costs, but now that it has happened, it is

happening, does this completely separate arrivals from different countries on different parts of the travel list? i countries on different parts of the travel list? ~ , , travel list? i think it is very reassuring _ travel list? i think it is very reassuring that _ travel list? i think it is very reassuring that the - travel list? i think it is very i reassuring that the government travel list? i think it is very - reassuring that the government is paying for this red terminal, they are stumping up the money, after fairly protracted discussions between heathrow and the government over who should pay. and i think it will make a big difference. it is reassuring because those coming from red listed countries will be processed manually, they will be processed manually, they will be processed separately within terminal three, at least in the short—term, before they can move to terminal four. so, yes, it is very reassuring from passengers coming from green and amber countries who are at much less risk and can be processed perhaps more automatically through other terminals. bud perhaps more automatically through other terminals.— other terminals. and having 'ust discussed the i other terminals. and having 'ust discussed the huge i other terminals. and having 'ust discussed the huge number i other terminals. and having just discussed the huge number of i discussed the huge number of variants in the interview prior to talking to you, paul, it is likely that this red list terminal is going to be needed for some time? indeed, heathrow are — to be needed for some time? indeed, heathrow are saying _ to be needed for some time? indeed, heathrow are saying that _ to be needed for some time? indeed, heathrow are saying that it _ to be needed for some time? indeed, heathrow are saying that it may i to be needed for some time? indeed,

heathrow are saying that it may be i heathrow are saying that it may be needed for some time. clearly, because of the vaccine roll—out not being at the same pace globally, thenit being at the same pace globally, then it is likely there will be some red list countries, sadly, for some time. that is why heathrow is looking at moving it from terminal three to terminalfour, looking at moving it from terminal three to terminal four, and i take that as a really good sign, because terminal three is heavily used by the likes of virgin atlantic, and they will need that terminal to reopen properly for passengers coming back from america, when the us-uk coming back from america, when the us—uk corridor opens up most likely later injune. us-uk corridor opens up most likely later in june-— later in june. what are you hearing about staffing _ later in june. what are you hearing about staffing around _ later in june. what are you hearing about staffing around all— later in june. what are you hearing about staffing around all of- later in june. what are you hearing about staffing around all of this, i about staffing around all of this, because the pcs union says this has been poorly planned, it is going to rely on volunteers, they say, to do overtime, to avoid big queues, what are you hearing about the staffing? well, i think are you hearing about the staffing? well, ithink it are you hearing about the staffing? well, i think it is fairly surprising that the home office haven't been a bit more forward thinking on this. they've known since february when the prime minister outlined his roadmap for reopening, on 22nd february, that

the may date for reopening overseas travel would be happening. so, they've had three months to prepare, it should not have been at short notice, they could have had three months to prepare this and enable the unions to actively prepare their staff for it. so, i would hope it is going to be a smooth process for them today as it opens. obviously we will see how long the queues are. and possibly those cues will get bigger as the traffic light system is updated, speaking of which, we are expecting the latest update later this week. just a brief look ahead if you would do what you are expecting from that? i ahead if you would do what you are expecting from that?— expecting from that? i think you will only see _ expecting from that? i think you will only see a _ expecting from that? i think you will only see a handful— expecting from that? i think you will only see a handful of- expecting from that? i think you i will only see a handful of countries added to the green list this thursday. malta, granada in the caribbean, finland, antigua, possibly some of the greek islands like second thoughts and roads and cost, but a very thin number. i would expect far more to be at the end ofjune, assuming the vaccination roll—out goads well in europe, that is when you are more likely to see spain, italy, greece, added. but i am afraid this thursday

we are only going to see a handful added. :, ~' , ., , we are only going to see a handful added. :, ~' ,, , . we are only going to see a handful added. ., «f , ., , . ., added. thank you very much, paul charles, added. thank you very much, paul charles. from _ added. thank you very much, paul charles, from the _ added. thank you very much, paul charles, from the travel— added. thank you very much, paul i charles, from the travel consultancy the pc agency. nicola sturgeon will confirm "whether and to what extent" plans to further ease coronavirus restrictions can take place next week. under the scottish government's covid route map, scotland was scheduled to move into level1 restrictions from 7th june. but a recent spike in infections has forced ministers to keep the entire glasgow city council area under level 3 restrictions, meaning bars and restaurants cannot serve alcohol indoors and get—togethers inside people's homes are also barred. an announcement from the first minister is expected later today. graham stewart reports. nothing says a bank holiday monday like a real replacement bus service. like a rail replacement bus service. travel in and out of glasgow city is still forbidden under current restrictions, but that hasn't deterred people

from heading out to enjoy one of the hottest days of the year so far. ministers are optimistic that by the end of this week, the people of glasgow will finally be allowed to visit other households and drink inside pubs and restaurants. the further easing in the rest of mainland scotland might not apply but further easing in the rest of mainland scotland might not apply immediately to all areas. we're looking very, very carefully at the data, right up until the day. i mean, you can imagine we'd like to see every bit of data right up until we make a final decision on these matters. but of course, there are parts of the country, notjust glasgow, because there has been a lot of focus on glasgow, understandably so, but notjust glasgow, that gives us some cause for concern. and it may be that the whole country doesn't quite move to level one at the pace that was previously envisaged. i've said, and the scottish conservatives have said, from june 7th, when the country's expected to move to level one, that the whole country should go together. we've seen spikes in cases, and we've seen how they can be dealt with, with ensuring that the testing and vaccinations are rapidly introduced to these areas.

but a spike in certain postcodes in a major city shouldn't see the whole city or council area held back in tougher restrictions. a move down to level one would see soft play centres able to reopen. one business owner we spoke to said any delay to easing wouldn't be acceptable. i know a soft play in glasgow which because glasgow which because of the guidance will only be allowed 30 children in it. so you're trying to tell me, scottish government, that 30 children can't go to a soft play, but 6,000 people can go outdoors into a... ..you know, drinking to watch the football. how quickly the country can move out of restrictions depends on the vaccine roll—out. at the hydro in glasgow, people complained of waiting up to three hours for a vaccine. the health board says the uptake has been higher than expected, but admits staffing numbers have been slightly less than usual due to the bank holiday. graeme stewart, reporting scotland. peru has announced the country's

real number of coronavirus deaths is more than double what was previously thought. according to the new official figures, 180,000 people have died of covid in peru. that is now the world's highest death rate per head of population. sara monetta reports. families have been decimated by the coronavirus in peru's capital, lima. the second wave of the pandemic is ravaging the country, and the death toll is rising. on monday, the government announced what most people already knew, that the actual number of covid related deaths is much higher than previously acknowledged. the prime minister said it was the government's duty to make the revised data public, for transparency�*s sake. until now, the official statistics had the death toll at slightly over 69,000. the revised data put the number at more than 180,000. for months, frontline doctors and relatives had lamented that

official numbers were not reflecting the reality they were leaving. translation: the dead are being taken out of the hospital every day. people are admitted to the hospital every day and we know nothing. relatives wake up here in the cold and sometimes we don't get the full report, that's the truth. experts say that the discrepancy was mostly due to the fact that a death would be recorded as covid related only if the patient had been tested. the problem is that peru doesn't test that much, a lot of antibody tests and other quick tests have been used, and sensibility has been very low. the new death toll could help understand better how the virus has spread in the country and how to prepare for future waves. but for frontline workers, the emergency is now, and they feel like they are losing this battle. translation: our health system does not meet the necessary conditions to care for patients.

there has been no government support with oxygen, with intensive care beds. we do not have enough vaccines at the moment. the first line of care has not been reactivated. all this makes us the first country in the world in terms of mortality. a grim record for such a small country. sara monetta, bbc news. police are hunting for a 29—year—old man in connection with the deaths of a woman and child. members of the public have been warned not to approach daniel boulton, whom detectives want to trace following the deaths in the lincolnshire market town of louth. officers were called to an address on the town's high holme road at around 8.30 last night. a woman and a child were found dead at the property. police are searching for up to seven people after a 1a—year—old boy was stabbed to death in birmingham. officers say the teenager was attacked in college road, in the kingstanding area of the city, at about seven—thirty last night. a vigil was held in north

london last night for a flower seller who was stabbed to death close to his stall on saturday. described as "the flower man of islington", tony eastlake was a well—known face in his local community, and had sold flowers in the same area for a0 years. police are treating his death as murder. events have been taking place in the us city of tulsa in oklahoma, to mark the centenary of a race—related massacre where up to 300 black people were killed. presidentjoe biden declared monday a day of remembrance, calling on americans to commit to eradicating systemic racism. the hottest day of the year tempted many to the beach yesterday, but for one family it turned into a terrifying ordeal. take a look at this.

the rnli were called out to rescue a young girl after her dinghy drifted out to sea off kimmel bay in conwy. it had become detached from a safety line. she was taken safely back to shore to be reunited with herfamily. it comes as the rnli warn they expect this summer to be the busiest for lifeboat crews. just before the weather, take a look at how some people were cooling down yesterday — over a hundred feet above the streets of london. this sky pool is near the us embassy in nine elmsjust south of the thames and is believed to be the world's first transparent pool, built between two skyscrapers. swimmers can enjoy views of parliament and the london eye while they swim their lengths of the 25 metre pool. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, anotherfine, very warm day in the sunshine for many of us today. there is a weather front close to the west of northern ireland.

it has produced a bit of rain so far today, but that clearing, brightening up in northern ireland, especially in the east. patchy rain into the western isles. elsewhere, though, it's dry but some low cloud and mist keeping parts of the coast of north—east england, eastern scotland and it will be elsewhere, of course, in the sunshine, with temperatures up to 25, 20 six celsius in the warmest spots today. further low cloud and mist in the northern isles, eastern scotland overnight. have a look at this. some showers, perhaps thundery rain into the channel islands and south—west england later in the night, and a night which for many of us has temperatures into double figures. now, tomorrow, this area of cloud with showers, perhaps thundery rain gradually extends across more of southern england into wales, parts of the midlands and northern ireland as the day goes on. some low cloud and mist, parts of the coast of north—east england, eastern scotland keeping it cooler than it will be elsewhere where you get to see some of that very warm sunshine.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: just five months old and making history — a baby with a devastating genetic disorder has become one of the first nhs patients to get a potentially life—saving gene therapy. as thousands rush for a jab in west london, there are further warnings that a rise in case numbers could delay the lifting of all restrictions in england later this month. i think at the moment the data does suggest that we need to be cautious. we must not lose all the gains that we have made in the last few months by premature and hasty non—evidence based loosening of restrictions. heathrow opens a terminal for passengers arriving from "red list" countries. the system is design to keep travellers from high risk coronavirus destinations from mixing with other arrivals. naomi osaka pulls out of the french open saying she's suffered from depression since winning herfirst grand slam title in 2018. and coming up this hour....he's worked with some

of hollywood's biggest stars — but 16—year—old noahjupe tells us how even he was scared by his film "a quiet place 2" sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good morning... after being threatened with expulsion from the french open, tennis world number two naomi osaka has withdrawn from the tournament, saying that she had suffered from depression for years. organisers of the french open had fined osaka because she didn't want to answer questions from the media in order to preserve her mental health. joe lynskey reports. naomi osaka called it a situation she never imagined. at this french open she's taken a stance, refusing to speak to the press after matches. now she's pulled out of the tournament. osaka won her first match on sunday, but 2a hours later wrote this on twitter. "the best thing for the tournament is that i withdraw.

i never wanted to be a distraction." osaka says she's suffered long bouts of depression since winning the us open three years ago, and she gets huge waves of anxiety before speaking to the media. now she says she's taking time away. osaka chose not to speak to the press, she said, to preserve her mental health. tennis authorities had fined her and threatened disqualification. now some feel the sport could learn lessons. had the organisers known that she was suffering from depression, would they have gone out so strongly with a statement? probably not. i think saying that she was potentially going to be defaulted was always quite strong and maybe unnecessary. but here we are. and i think it's a real disappointment for the tournament that she's had to withdraw, but also for herself that she's been dealing with this for so long and no—one knew. last night, serena williams spoke out. she's just won the tournament's first night match. but she feels this

has cast a shadow. i feel for naomi. i feel like, i wish i could give her a hug because i know what it's like. like i said, i've been in those positions. everyone is different and everyone handles things differently. so, you know, you just have to let her handle it the way she wants to. the french tennis federation said they were sorry and sad for naomi osaka, and that they're committed to athletes�* well—being. this came about from osaka not wanting to talk. but now her and the sport will look for dialogue, as tennis tries to repair things with one of its greatest stars. joe lynskey, bbc news. meanwhile, british number one johanna konta could be unseeded at wimbledon later this month, after her first round exit at the french open.defeat to sorana cirstea extended her poor run — she's only won 3 matches all year. and not much better for heather watson either —

who also lost in the first round. that means cameron norrie is now the only brit left in the singles draw after just two days. he's been in great form on clay this year and eased through his first round match in straight sets. eric garcia will join his manchester city team mate sergio aguero at barcelona this summer. he's signed a deal until 2026, with a staggering a00 million euros buy out clause. aguero was presented as a barcelona player yesterday at the nou camp. hejoins the spanish club in a two year deal and leaves city as their all—time leading scorer after ten years. the club are planning to erect a statue of him outside the etihad stadium. and preparations for next year's commonwealth games in birmingham are well under way and organisers are now looking for more than 13—thousand volunteers to help make them happen. sprinter and hurdler colinjackson enjoyed plenty of success

in this competition, and is urging people to step forward to volunteer. i have phoned memories of volunteers from my very first commonwealth games back in 1986 to my first foreign, my first brought one in new zealand and the volunteer was ken and he was just brilliant. but, zealand and the volunteer was ken and he wasjust brilliant. but, what did he do? his whole demeanour, his positivity, what are they therefor? they are there because they enjoy it, they want to be there, that radiated all the way through and made ourjourney in new zealand very, very special and very unique. bang, more details on how to apply on the bbc sport website.

some breaking news. there is a new player —— mclean air zone in birmingham city council, they will not be taking any payments for another two weeks even though they were going to charge older more polluting vehicles from today. the charge older more polluting vehicles from toda . . , ., ., , from today. the decision was announced — from today. the decision was announced this _ from today. the decision was announced this morning i from today. the decision was announced this morning as i from today. the decision was i announced this morning as the new charging system was due to begin operating. the authority feels people need to get used to the payment system which places the onus on drivers who will not receive any alerts to let them know a fee is due. they had received a large number of applications for exemptions for low earners and businesses inside the zone, automobiles which do not meet rules on emissions will be liable to a charge of £8 a day, and lorries will have to pay £50. our midlands correspondent is saying that

birmingham city council is saying it is giving people two weeks to get used to this new system before it starts charging. that is birmingham new city centre clean air zone. another piece of news from the metropolitan police. it has charged two serving members of the army with firearms offences including conspiracy to sell or transfer ammunition. the a0—year—old man and the 32—year—old man from berkshire are charged with firearms offences including conspiracy to sell or transfer ammunition. the met says they are both serving members of the british army and they have been bailed to appear at westminster magistrates�* court on the 1st of july, this follows an investigation by the met flying squad. let�*s get more now on the news that police are hunting for a 29—year—old

man in connection with the deaths of a woman and child in the lincolnshire market town of louth. our reporter harry parkhill is at the scene: bring us up to date. essentially the police were called to let property on the corner of thisjunction in the to let property on the corner of this junction in the sleepy market town of louth in lincolnshire last night at 8:30pm after a call from an ambulance after a woman and child were found dead. a man is being searched for, 29—year—old daniel alton, to try and find the whereabouts of this man and police are telling people to not approach him, to call 999 quoting the incident number on the police website. as you have mentioned, it is a small market town, not a big city and the people are very shocked. city and the people are very shocked-— city and the people are very shocked. : . ., ., , shocked. are the police are advising --eole shocked. are the police are advising eo - le to

shocked. are the police are advising people to take _ shocked. are the police are advising people to take care? _ shocked. are the police are advising people to take care? to _ shocked. are the police are advising people to take care? to stay - people to take care? to stay indoors? anything of that nature? it is not as extreme as staying indoors but they are saying that if you see the man that they have released an image of over the last few hours not to approach the man, to call the emergency number, to let them know straightaway, this is a manhunt and the want to find the whereabouts of this man who is wanted in connection with what has happened here overnight. as i mentioned, a woman and child have lost their it is very early days, i do not know if they have released details about the victims? ifla if they have released details about the victims?— the victims? no details about the two victims _ the victims? no details about the two victims but _ the victims? no details about the two victims but as _ the victims? no details about the two victims but as i _ the victims? no details about the two victims but as i said, - the victims? no details about the two victims but as i said, people| two victims but as i said, people are laying tributes by the scene over the air, flowers, and police are standing on guard, four police cars blocking of thejunction in the

small town in front of the supermarket round the corner. it is clear that the police are taking it seriously and standing guard on duty after the tragic death overnight. almost 600 migrants have reached the uk by boat in the past five days. 336 people arrived on friday — the largest number in a single day the government has once again pledged to crack down on people smugglers organising the crossings — but groups supporting migrants are warning that tough talking simply doesn�*t work. two in every three women and children that the uk currently accept as refugees would be turned away under the government s proposed new immigration rules. "together with refugees" — a coalition of more than 200 national and local organisations ? says that if the new rules come into force, many people fleeing war and persecution would not be offered safety in the uk. they�*re calling for a more effective, fair and humane approach to the uk s asylum system. well, we can discuss this more now

with shabnam nasimi — founder and director of conservative friends of afghanistan. shabnam is also a former refugee herself, and arrived in the uk at the age of eight with her family, fleeing the taliban regime in afghanistan. thank you forjoining us today. from thank you for “oining us today. from our thank you for “oining us today. from your personal— thank you forjoining us today. from your personal experience, _ thank you forjoining us today. from your personal experience, do you often think and reflect on what your light might have been like if your family had not made that decision to leave afghanistan? mr; family had not made that decision to leave afghanistan?— family had not made that decision to leave afghanistan? my “ourney to the uk as refugees h leave afghanistan? my “ourney to the uk as refugees is i leave afghanistan? my journey to the uk as refugees is difficult _ leave afghanistan? my journey to the uk as refugees is difficult and - uk as refugees is difficult and dangerous. my family sought refuge in the uk in 1999, fleeing taliban rule in our society as a woman i would have experienced the persecution and inequality. for my parents seeking asylum was a new life, something you would never take for granted. iam life, something you would never take for granted. i am one of the countless others who have made

britain their home and i am proud to be british. wherever you go in the world, when i talk about britain, people say good things, it is a wonderful country. one of the reasons is that the values of tolerance, and respect for diversity and we need to preserve these values. myjourney would have been classified a legal under how do you think these proposed new changes will affect people trying to flee war and persecution now? mr; flee war and persecution now? iji journey would flee war and persecution now? ii journey would have flee war and persecution now? ii1 journey would have been illegal under the government new plan where there is a two tier system, those seeking asylum irregularly have a lesser chance of being heard. there were no legal routes open to my family at that time and that is still the case. my parents gave up dignity and respect for the chance of safety. when you are desperate, you have no choice but to leave. two decades on, the caliban stealth

cause terror in afghanistan, and there are no legal routes, embassies do not issue visas, some people have to leave with then if you hours of notice. a friend of mine who wrote an article has received a great saying he is on a target list. he left within days with no chance of a legal way out. with western powers leaving afghanistan and country similar to afghanistan, the threat is increasing and violence and war is increasing and violence and war is ongoing. it is incredibly important that we remain responsible and we do not roll back to our commitments in the refugee commitment, and the current plans make the government in response to this says that this has to be based on need not on the ability to pay

people smugglers. the figures wrongly with refugees coming into the country via an illegal route. do you think refugees are coming in via illegal routes out of desperation to escape from where they are coming from? i escape from where they are coming from? ., escape from where they are coming from? :, :, escape from where they are coming from? ., ., �* from? i voted for brexit, i understand _ from? i voted for brexit, i understand the _ from? i voted for brexit, i understand the difference | from? i voted for brexit, i- understand the difference between protecting those who are forced to flee and protecting the country from emigration, but i do not want to see tensions between the eu and the uk. if we are struggling to deal with illegal migrants, why not see how we can help refugees come here safely and be processed safely? a legal way for refugees to escape persecution and death. the immigration system and death. the immigration system and its current form is a need of reform, but we need to make sure we do not roll back on our commitments to the refugee convention and make the asylum system more dangerous. to

deny people say fruits and push them into hands of people smugglers, the aim of the new plan is to establish aim of the new plan is to establish a fairer immigration system that strengthens the borders and deters criminals who facilitate and dangerous and illegaljourneys... dangerous and illegal journeys. .. how dangerous and illegaljourneys... how does the system become nuanced enough to recognise these complex situations when they are generally trying to flee a situation of persecution and terror? the trying to flee a situation of persecution and terror? the key is to define ways _ persecution and terror? the key is to define ways where _ persecution and terror? the key is to define ways where we - persecution and terror? the key is to define ways where we can i persecution and terror? the key is i to define ways where we can process people legally. if we offer people visas in the host countries like afghanistan or in the camps, there are ways we can prevent criminals and extremists are smugglers from coming to the uk. the aim here is to differentiate between economic migration and refugees are not put them in the same box and punish refugees who genuinely seek asylum and the second thing is if the aim is to protect british society, why not find legal ways of offering these individuals who only need

protection to come into the uk safely? a lot of refugees have made huge contributions to british society in many sectors. refugees are very proud to be british when they come here and they give back immensely, we have to be able to remain responsible as a country and to ensure that those commitments we have and responsibilities we have as one of the most leading countries in the world when it comes to development and humanitarian aid and assistance, we uphold those, and the only way to do that is to ensure the government works with organisations, charities and campaigns across the uk that is working towards meeting the needs of refugees and asylum seekers in camps across europe and host populations, to ensure that we work collaboratively to see how and what the legal routes are and how we can make those become a reality.

a home office spokesperson said we have resettled many vulnerable refugees so they can rebuild their lives here, the statement goes on, we will continue to work closely with the un hcr to make sure that those in greatest need get support, we make no apology to fix a system exploited by human traffickers encouraging women and children to risk their lives crossing the channel. the delayed sequel to the thriller a quiet place has become the biggest hit at north american box offices since the start of the covid—19 pandemic. a quiet place part ii made an estimated 3a million pounds between friday and sunday. one of its stars, london—born actor noahjupe, has been speaking to louise minchin. she began by asking him about his famous mum. lots of people know your mum, as well, because she wasjulie in coronation street. yeah, i mean, i�*m so lucky to have my mum, you know, so to have her, you know, when i was growing up, going on sets at nine and stuff,

to have her there supporting me was always very special. yeah, so nine�*s pretty young. do you remember that — that was your first, what, tv orfilm role, was it? which one was it? it was a tv film role, actually — it was a song forjenny, about the 7/7 bombings. is jenny dead? i remember when it finished, i... i cried all the way home in the car. 0h! because you were going to miss them? yeah, i loved it. it was like a second home to me because everyone was so... it was such a community on set that when i got in the car and i realised that i wasn�*t going to get to go back to that community ever again, it was really kind of heartbreaking for me. and that�*s when i kind of knew that this job would be something that i would be passionate about and, you know, something that i would love doing. there are people out there. people worth saving.

and for fans of a quiet place... so we prepare ourselves for scares. you�*re alongside emily blunt again. and just give us a quick insight — you know, it starts where? it basically follows straight on from the events of the end of the last one. the safety has just gone out the window in this movie so you�*re just on number ten the whole time. oh, it�*s scary! what�*s it like being in it? the scariest thing about a quiet place is the fact... the jump scares. yeah. like, you know, when you think everything�*s ok, and suddenly this happens, right? and for us, because we�*ve read the script, we know what�*s happening, we know that something�*s coming. so it defeats the aspect of surprise. i have to say, filming it wasn�*t scary, but then when i went to the cinema and watched the first

one, i was... i was so scared, i was like... even though you know what�*s going to happen. even though i know what�*s happening! iwas... iwas, like, closing my eyes like this when i was watching it because i was so scared, so, yeah. for a quiet place, did you learn... did you learn actual sign language, as well? i mean, milli, who is also one of my best friends... millicent simmonds, who stars alongside you, yeah. millicent simmonds is, you know, i... immediately, we started emailing over the first — before the first a quiet place. and then once i met her, i was like, i need to speak to her, i need to talk to her. and obviously, there was a interpreter there so i could, but i wanted it to be just between us. so then i started to learn the alphabet of sign language and i�*d spell out the word that i wanted to say and she�*d sign it back to me. so it would take us an hour — it would take, like, half an hour for me to say,

"how are you?" because i�*d be like, how...are you? that�*s a lovely skill to have, because you�*ll meet people in your life who you�*ll be able to talk to that you wouldn�*t, you know, wouldn�*t be able to sign to before. i was on a plane with this old woman who was deaf and we were flying back to england or something, and she needed help. and this guy couldn�*t communicate with her. he was like, you know, trying to talk to her. and i rememberjust going over and saying, like, "do you know american sign language?" she was like, "yes." and then kind of talking to her and finding out what she needed and stuff, and helping the guy that was trying to help her. so, yeah, i mean, it�*sjust really cool to know and, you know, it�*s a different language, which is always exciting. i�*m just looking at some of the people you�*ve worked with, and it literally is the who�*s who of hollywood. so they think you killed her? no! so why else all of this, then? i don�*t know.

sandy and caroline will probably be there, won't they? _ hey, jack, come sit here. ina sec. is it ok ifjack comes over? those men killed mum. we've decided it'd be best if your auntie margaret i came and stayed with us. nicky needs a mother. we'll be strong. you can�*tjust push the car hard. just amazing. craziness. yeah. some of them, um, you know, for example, cillian, who i�*ve recently worked with — i didn�*t actually really know a lot about him. the people that are - left...what they've become. after the shoot, obviously, i was like, "right, i�*ve got to watch peaky blinders." now i�*m the biggest fan. ithink... i think i wouldn�*t have been able to speak to him, knowing some of the stuff he�*s done. you know, he�*s definitely now... i very much look up to him as an actor. i watched back today, the night manager, some of the night manager, when you star alongside lots of superstars, but not

least tom hiddleston. thank you very much, sir, for rescuing me. i never actually got to see the whole thing. i�*ve just seen my episodes because obviously, until recently, i wouldn�*t have understood it and understood what was happening. he probably won�*t remember me. it would be interesting if i ever meet him again to be like, "oh, yeah, i was on a beach with you, throwing stones in the water." not only do you have this extraordinarily and hugely successful career — you, like anyone else, have to do exams. you need to get some gcses. how�*s that been? um... it�*s annoying and painful and...| haven�*t got much sleep recently, but, you know, i�*m...in it to win it. i�*m excited. 0k. it�*s been a real — listen — a real pleasure to talk to you. thank you very much indeed, noah. thank you.

we have been talking about all the things that we have seen him in. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with nick miller. it is brightening up in northern ireland, patchy rain into the western isles, elsewhere it is dry with low cloud and mist keeping north—east england and scotland, temperatures up to 25, 20 six celsius in the warmest sports. further low cloud in scotland over night. showery and thundery rain into the channel islands and south—west england later in the night. temperatures into double figures. tomorrow the area of cloud with sherry and thundery rain extends across more of southern england into wales, parts of the midlands and northern ireland as the day goes on. low cloud and mist

across north—east england, eastern cooler than elsewhere, seeing some of that very warm sunshine again.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. just five months old and making history — a baby with a devastating genetic disorder has become one of the first patients to get a potentially life—saving gene therapy in the uk. the heads of global bodies including the world health organisation urge the g7 to give extra vaccines to third world countries, to halt the spread of variants. peru announces the real number of coronavirus deaths is more than double the figure previously reported. 180,000 people are said to have died. in england, as thousands rush for a jab in west london, there are further warnings that a rise in case numbers could delay the lifting of all restrictions later this month.

i think at the moment, the data does suggest