tonight at ten, the government's top adviser, helping millions of children in england catch up with lost learning due to the pandemic, resigns over funding. head teachers are also angry at the government's offer of an extra £11; billion to help the recovery. that's around £50 per pupil. where is the rest of this big plan? where is the rest of the big ideas that really were going to support our children? but the government says it is committed to making sure no child is left behind. also tonight... borisjohnson believes the timetable for the end of england's lockdown later this month is still on track. is it the end of the road for israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu? opposition parties agree a new coalition government.

tory rebels want to force a government u—turn on cuts to the foreign aid budget. america's last great wilderness. president biden blocks drilling for oil and gas in a wildlife refuge in alaska. and warming up for the euros — england secure a narrow victory against austria, while scotland draw, and wales lose. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, fans return to watch england at lord's but its new zealand that take control after the opening day of the first test. good evening. the man charged with developing a long—term strategy to help pupils make up for lost learning due to the coronavirus pandemic has resigned, in a row over funding. sir kevan collins took on the role in february,

but now says the government's offer of an extra eli; billion will not lead to "a successful recovery," and "betrays an undervaluation of the importance of education." he'd put forward plans that would have cost more than £10 billion. borisjohnson says there'll hopefully be more money coming down the track, "making sure no child is left behind with their learning, with over £3 billion committed for catch up so far." with the latest, here's our education editor, branwenjeffreys. it's in towns like hartlepool that children have fallen furthest behind. earlier this year, the prime minister said this was his top priority. it's the loss of learning for so many children and young people. that is the thing we've got to focus on now as a society. so what does today's promise mean for this primary and secondary school? giving children back their voice.

it was more... it's confidence, being around people, he was very quiet anyway, he was a really quiet boy, so that side of him was lost again. mums telling me education should be top of the list. you know, the financial state of the country is important in terms of how we can prosper, but these are future of the country. if we don't invest in their education, it isjust paramount. we owe it to them. there was a draft plan to fund more school hours for sport and arts as well as learning, but that got scrapped last week as too expensive. so tonight, the education expert and former teacher advising the prime minister resigned. in a statement, he said he'd asked for landmark investment, but instead, ministers had chosen

a plan that was too narrow and too slow. it falls far short of what is needed and a halfhearted approach risked failing pupils. this has poured cold water over today's promise of £1 billion for tutoring. in hartlepool, this secondary school asked for 12 tutors this year and got two. today, the prime minister said tutoring was the best use of public money. what we are now doing is the biggest tutoring programme anywhere in the world. there is no question that many kids are incredibly resilient, they've bounced back very well from the pandemic, but a lot of them also need help to catch up, to make good the loss of learning that has taken place. even before the pandemic, two things were happening, the gap between better off children and poorer children and how they were doing

at school was beginning to widen again. and in hartlepool and across the north east, more and more children were growing up in families struggling with money, and we know that it's those children who have fallen furthest behind in the pandemic. but for schools today, this is a slimmed down plan, leaving them choosing which pupils to help. today, the head teacher told me she was bitterly disappointed. i was absolutely incredulous. ijust can't get my head around how the big plans that we have all been involved in, the discussions have boiled down to what is in effect, 15 hours of tuition for identified children. i'm left thinking, "where's the rest of these big plans?" schools are on a journey out of the pandemic, travelling with the hope and promise there is more to come. the government said it will continue to work on helping education recover and making sure no child is left behind.

white kadu how damaging is this rate resignation for the government? 1dietitian resignation for the government? when sir kevan collins _ resignation for the government? when sir kevan collins was _ resignation for the government? “mien sir kevan collins was appointed, he brought enormous credit ability to the role, as a former teacher and an expert in helping children improve their reading and writing, as somebody who knew what worked in education. and he took that out to consult with head teachers across england, on what they thought was needed, and drew up very ambitious plans and went into discussions within government about what he wanted, including, crucially, extra time for schools to use flexibly every day, the equivalent of about 30 minutes extra to the school day, which schools could use in whichever way they thought targeted their pupils best. so he got a lot of buy in from the teaching profession and with his devastating critique tonight of the scale of the government's offer, it leaves the government's offer, it leaves the

government's credibility around this under serious question. they are going to have a sustained pressure between now and the autumn when ministers say they will look again, they are still holding in mind what is needed to help schools and pupils move on from the pandemic but it has to be considered alongside all of the other public spending priorities when they do their big review this autumn. . ~ when they do their big review this autumn. ., ~ ,., when they do their big review this autumn. ., ~ i., ., when they do their big review this autumn. ., ~' i., ., ., when they do their big review this autumn. ., ~ i., ., ., , autumn. thank you for “oining us. branwen jeffreys, _ autumn. thank you for “oining us. branwen jeffreys, our _ autumn. thank you forjoining us. branwen jeffreys, our education l branwen jeffreys, our education editor, there. borisjohnson says there's nothing at the moment to suggest that the final unlocking of covid restrictions in england, shouldn't go ahead onjune the 21st. but he warns that "the data is still ambiguous" on whether enough people have been vaccinated to combat any new surge. so far, three quarters of all adults in the uk have had one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and just under half have had two. 0ur health editor hugh pym has the full story. with the sun shining, thoughts are turning to when remaining restrictions will be lifted around the uk. the road map for england has the date ofjune the 21st pencilled in,

but still, there's no clarity on whether that will be the day. the prime minister arguing more time was needed to make the decision. i can see nothing in the data at the moment that means we can't go ahead with step four, or the opening onjune the 21st, but we've got to be so cautious. the health secretary, speaking at the centre where the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine was developed, said there were talks with the company to secure a version of the vaccine adapted to tackle the variant first identified in south africa. he set out in more detail the key test ahead of the of unlocking decision. the unlocking decision. we're looking every day at that data, both at the number of cases, but critically, the flow through into how many people end up in hospital. we know the vaccines work, the question is the degree to which they work. testing to track the variant identified in india, known as "delta", continues. it's still not clear

how fast it spreads. some scientists say the opening up in england should be postponed, others say there is no need to at this stage. at the moment, i don't see anything that would make me very _ jumpy about carrying i on after with the plan, the road map, afterjune 215t, but that may change - in the next two weeks. case and hospital numbers are being closely watched, the data on deaths meanwhile has been more encouraging. the dotted line here shows the five—year average for total deaths in the uk, and this line shows what has been happening since january 2020, with big spikes caused largely by covid. but total deaths are now below that five year average. back injanuary, covid was the leading cause of death in england and wales, but by april, it was heart disease followed by alzheimer's, with covid in ninth place in england and 18th in wales. for some, like elizabeth, the debate on data is missing the point.

she used to enjoy an active outdoor life while pursuing her postgraduate studies, but all that came to an end after she got the virus in the first wave. she's never shaken off all the symptoms and is a victim of long—covid. i was completely distraught because i absolutely love what i do, and to have to take some months out because of an illness i thought i would get over in 1a days was just awful. i didn't think that covid would change my life, and it has completely changed my life. it can take anyone's health, it doesn't choose. her message is get vaccinated. trials with volunteers being given a third booster jab have got under way. the aim is to find out what extra protection might be possible over the winter, by which time, restrictions may have been lifted, but covid won't have gone away. hugh pym, bbc news. more from hugh in a moment, but the latest government figures

show there were 4,330 new coronavirus infections and 12 deaths in the latest 24—hour period. on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 3,606. more than 108,000 people received their first dose of a vaccine in the last 2a hours, taking the overall total to more than 39.5 million people who've had a single jab. that's over three—quarters of the uk's adult population. more than 338,000 people had their second vaccine dose in the latest 24—hour period, which means more than 26 million have now had two jabs, just under half of all adults. well, back to hugh pym, who's with me now. good news on vaccinations but one wonders what the tipping point is, how many people need to be vaccinated, what proportion of the population before we can say we can deal with any variant that is out

there at the moment?- deal with any variant that is out there at the moment? well, it's been said before but _ there at the moment? well, it's been said before but this _ there at the moment? well, it's been said before but this is _ there at the moment? well, it's been said before but this is a _ there at the moment? well, it's been said before but this is a race - said before but this is a race between the vaccines and the virus. there is a real push to get second doses administered, with ministers setting a target ofjune the 21st to get all those in the nine priority groups, including the over 50s, having their second jab although it will take a bit longer to build up immunity. against that is the rising case numbers in the uk, up 34% week on week. it had been expected after the opening up on the 17th of may with more household mixing and so on that there would be an increase in cases but officials need to look at how much more the increase has been because of the variant first identified in india. also, how much of the vaccines —— have the vaccines managed to cut back serious illness? that is why hospital admissions are so important. there will be a lot of data to look at by officials and ministers over the next week therefore they can really come to this decision about what, if anything, or how much can open up in england on the 21st ofjune. thank

england on the 21st ofjune. thank ou for england on the 21st ofjune. thank you forjoining _ england on the 21st ofjune. thank you forjoining us. _ england on the 21st ofjune. thank you forjoining us. hugh _ england on the 21st ofjune. thank you forjoining us. hugh pym. - the 12—year rule of benjamin netanyahu, israel's longest serving prime minister, appears to be nearing an end. 0pposition parties havejoined forces and agreed to form a new coalition government, but there still needs to be a vote of confidence in parliament. if that fails, then there's a risk the country would have to hold another election — the fifth in two and a half years. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has the latest from jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu is edging towards the precipice, trying everything to stop a fall from power. so far, his calls for help are going unanswered. in the chamber of israel's parliament, those who are hatching a plan for his demise — a once—loyal ally and an opponent, forging friendship. they could be israel's next leaders. mr netanyahu's still doing everything he can to derail the formation of a new government,

even as those politicians are still meeting in the building here. this is a prime minister determined to cling on. there he is, there he is, there he is. then israel's longest—serving leader leaves his office, not yet for the final time. mr netanyahu, is this your last week as prime minister? will this be your last week as prime minister? is that a wish or a question? israel has had four deadlocked elections, mr netanyahu couldn't muster a right—wing majority. 0n trial for corruption, with a country divided, support from key coalition partners drained away. 0ne rebel is naftali bennett, now set to lead the new government. he's a nationalist who opposes a future palestinian state. he's joined up with the centre ground opposition leader, yair lapid, who will become pm after two years. israel's recent war with hamas in gaza paused the political pressure.

but violence betweenjews and arabs interrupted inside israel. erupted inside israel. in the town of lod, things are still tense. so what of the challenge to bibi, as mr netanyahu is known, by naftali bennett? translation: it's disgusting. a man with six seats will be prime minister? it's unheard of. bibi is dividing us. because he is trying to be a prime minister for four times. he didn't succeed. with protests outside, the talks went to the wire and an agreement has now been signed. a picture from inside makes history in israel, ajewish nationalist and an islamic religious arab party aiming tojoin as part of a new coalition. the last hour, the letter has gone

in from the leader of the opposition to the israeli president, saying they are ready to form a new government without benjamin netanyahu, and he says in the letter that they will unite all parts of israeli society. this is unprecedented, notjust because of the fact that right—wing parties are now joining the fact that right—wing parties are nowjoining with an arab—israeli party in government for the first time but also because of the broad ideological range of all of the parties involved, but that could at the same time point to this government's inherent weakness and remember, it is not all over yet. still for benjamin netanyahu, there will be some long days before the government is finally sworn in and in the meantime, mr netanyahu and his party will do all they can to try and stop it. ok, tom bateman, from jerusalem, 0k, tom bateman, from jerusalem, thank you. the bbc has learned that the government is facing a surprise rebellion in the commons next week that could force ministers to reverse their huge cuts to the foreign aid budget.

rebel conservative mps say they have enough support to defeat the government in a substantive vote, that would mean spending on aid would increase next year. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, is here. what chance of the rebels winning next week?— what chance of the rebels winning next week? , ~ , ., ., next week? they think they have a reasonable — next week? they think they have a reasonable chance _ next week? they think they have a reasonable chance of— next week? they think they have a reasonable chance of doing - next week? they think they have a reasonable chance of doing this. . next week? they think they have a l reasonable chance of doing this. the government is cutting aid this year by about £4 billion will stop the rebels have tabled an amendment this afternoon which would force the government to reinstate its target of spending 0.7% on aid of national income. if that amendment is selected for debate on monday and backed by mps than aid spending would increase as of january one next year for stop the rebellion is being led by andrew mitchell, former international developer and secretary, and he says he is confident of finding around 45 tory rebels to win but the government will clearly throw everything at this between now and monday to try to avoid defeat. a spokesman said they have taken tough but necessary decisions because of the pandemic and they are still spending 10 billion this year on aid

nonetheless. however, the government next week will have to be in the tricky position of having to defend cuts to international aid in the same week it hosts a g7 summit. james landale, thank you. thousands of women who've been underpaid in their state pensions are challenging the government as they won't be fully repaid. around 200,000 women are owed £2.7 billion, and those affected are being traced. but some women fear they'll never receive the full amount they�* re owed. here's our business correspondent, sarah corker. in the 11 years before she went into care, she would have done quite a few other things. i think it's really poor, i think you shouldn't have to fight for what's rightfully yours. for two decades, rosemary chattell was underpaid her state pension. it was her son, john, who first realised something was wrong. 0n the fourth time of asking, the department for work and pensions agreed to investigate and the scale of the error came as a shock. came back to me about another day later and said it was £107,852. which is an amazing

amount, and that's because she was never given a portion of the old man's pension when he died 20 years ago. what was your reaction when you heard just how much your mum had been underpaid for 20 years? it's just astonishing, isn't it? i mean, my first thought was for her and the other things that she could have done, anyway, and the life she had with the extra money in her pension to live off, but also other people out there who must be also in the same position and may not know they are owed all this money. and there are many others affected by this. women phoned the department for work and pensions suspecting their payments were too low, some were receiving just £1 a week. but they were repeatedly told the amount they were getting were correct, but they were not. and for decades, an estimated 200,000 women were underpaid their state pensions. this is the astonishing thing, it's been going on for years and nobody knew. we still haven't had an explanation for what went wrong. i don't think anybody yet knows why this automatic

system didn't notify the women and give them the pension that they were due, and that in itself is quite shocking. some women will now be fully repaid automatically, but others won't. this has been going on for a long time. i i just hadn't realised. a rule change in 2008 means angela, from cumbria, will only be able to backdate payments for 12 months. she believes she's owed 1a years of enhanced pension, and will miss out on tens of thousands of pounds. it seems very unfair. very unfair. - if i have to accept it, _ i suppose i would, but itjust does | not seem right when so much time has| been lost and so much money has been lost in the interim. it would make all the . difference in the world. the government says it's contacting those affected and correcting historic underpayments, running into billions. but that doesn't include women impacted by the 2008 law change.

the dwp said it wrote to them at the time about applying for an increase, but those the bbc has spoken to say they received no such letter. and for others, it's come too late. rosemary has dementia and is in a care home in cheshire. she'll never know about this life—changing amount of money. sarah corker, bbc news. it's exactly 50 days until the delayed summer olympic games are due to start in tokyo. however, debate is still raging, over whether they should go ahead at all. the international olympic committee insists the games will be safe, but not everyone injapan is convinced. last week a state of emergency was extended because of a fourth wave of covid infections. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes has more. applause. this is sport in the time of covid. cheering is strictly forbidden. masks are mandatory. and thermal cameras scan

every passing body. it's sunday night in kawasaki, and for the football fans flocking to watch their local team, all of this is now routine. translation: i'm going to take - all prevention measures we can take, and we'll be watching the game away from other fans. inside, just 5,000 spectators are allowed. they've been holding football matches like this injapan, with audiences, throughout the covid pandemic, and they say they can do so safely because everybody wears masks, because of the safety measures that they've put in place, and they say they haven't had one single cluster of covid traced back to any of these games since the beginning of the pandemic. the tokyo olympic committee points to this as proof the games can go ahead in 50 days' time, safe and secure. but safe and secure is not how it feels in the emergency ward at this hospital in osaka.

the last month has been exhausting for staff here, with more covid patients than ever before. dr nishiguchi is the head of the unit. he says the fourth wave here has been much faster and more deadly than previous ones. "about three weeks ago, the number of infections increased very suddenly," he tells me. "many patients could not get into hospital. they had to wait at home. by the time they got to hospital, their condition was much worse." that is exactly what happened to 74—year—old kazuyuki shiyota. his wife, asuko, tells me that when kazuyuki got sick with covid last month, it took six days to find him a hospital bed. and by then, he was extremely ill. his daughter makiko doesn't want to show her face but it is clear who she blames for her father's death. translation: this country is run l by politicians who take people'sl

lives so lightly and want to go ahead with the olympics. we have lost 2000 people in osaka. so that is 2000 families going through the same as us. and they still want to go ahead with the olympics. the international olympic committee points to events like this and says the olympics can be held with little risk to public health. but with the pandemic still raging across the world, the question many here are asking is why is the ioc so determined to take that risk? rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, kawasaki. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. police say a 14—year—old boy, who was chased and stabbed to death in birmingham, had racist language directed at him and his friends before the attack. dea—john reid died on monday. his family say he was an "incredibly talented young boy". police continue to question six

people over his murder. the police officer accused of murdering the former premier league footballer dalian atkinson has told a jury he was "terrified" he and his colleague were "going to die" during their encounter with him. prosecutors say pc benjamin monk used unlawful and unreasonable force when trying to subdue mr atkinson in shropshire in 2016, shortly before the former aston villa striker died in hospital. environmental officials in sri lanka say the country is facing its worst beach pollution crisis, as tonnes of plastic waste from a burning container ship continue to drift ashore. the vessel, laden with chemicals, caught fire as it waited to enter colombo harbour last week. president macron has confirmed that all 12 to 18 year olds in france will be able to get a covid vaccine as of june 15th. he said the country's aiming to vaccinate 30 million people by mid—june, and added that the rule

on mandatory mask—wearing outdoors will be lifted gradually, on a regional basis. details of celebrations to mark the queen's platinum jubilee next june have been released by buckingham palace. there'll be a four—day bank holiday weekend from thursdayjune the 2nd, to sundayjune the 5th. events will include a pageant with 5,000 performers and a live concert, at buckingham palace. controversial leases allowing oil and gas exploration in a wildlife refuge in alaska have been suspended by president biden. the white house has ordered an environmemtal review of the possible impact, on what's been described as america's last great wilderness. the leases were sold at the very end of donald trump's presidency, with some 11 billion barrels of oil lying beneath the ice. here's our science editor, david shukman. it's one of the most sensitive ecosystems on the planet. we spotted this polar bear while filming in alaska some years ago. the whole arctic region is home

to wildlife that only lives there. so for decades there has been concern about the massive oil and gas installations and the big plans to expand into areas that are still untouched. i've seen the impact of the industry for myself. it has become a battleground now because those who want america to be less dependent on foreign oil say they've got to open this place up to far more drilling. when donald trump was president, vast tracts of pristine land were licensed for oil and gas extraction. nowjoe biden has now brought that to a halt. environmental campaigners, who have long protested against arctic drilling, say they are now pleased, but still remain cautious. a suspension is not a cancellation. so we would expect it to be cancelled permanently and that would be in line with what president biden has promised, which is the phasing out of all fossil fuels and a shift

to 100% renewable energy transition. and we're not there yet. this administration still has a lot to do. but this is a good first mini—step in that direction. the worry is that the arctic is warming up much faster than the rest of the planet and the ice that covers it is in retreat. that's because the gases released by burning fossil fuels are heating up the atmosphere. and ironically, that makes it much easier to get at the vast reserves of oil and gas in the region. alaska is not the only area targeted for drilling. norway has its eye on oil beneath the sea and so does russia, so much of the region is being opened up. the oil and gas companies say they can keep their operations safe, that they've got technology to minimise the disruption and especially the risk of spills. but for many indigenous people it is all too hazardous. they fear their traditional way of life will be undermined

if the wildlife they depend on is killed or driven away. but change is coming to the arctic. the first cruise ships have made their way through the melting ice. the question is, with so much pressure for all kinds of development, how long this fragile region can remain unscathed. david shukman, bbc news. england's cricketers have been playing in front of a home crowd for the first time since 2019, in the first test at lord's against new zealand. fan numbers are capped at 6,500 a day. on his debut, ollie robinson took two new zealand wickets. but at the end of play, the fast bowler had to apologise unreservedly after racist and sexist historic twitter messages he'd posted as a teenager resurfaced. the day was dominated by a fellow debutant, new zealand's derek conway, who scored a century, helping to take the visitors to 246—3. england, scotland and wales have

been in action in international fooball friendlies tonight, in preparation for the european championships in less than two weeks' time. our sports correspondent, katie gornall, was watching the action. excitement is building. soon england will kick off their european championship, but this will not be the team that walks out in 11 days' time. with no chelsea, united or city players available after their european finals, england still looked fluent against austria in the first half. all that was missing was a goal. only a handful of players remain from england's last euros, a turnover driven by the emergence of young talent such as bukayo saka. 19 years old, and taking his chance. but here is a sight fans won't want to see, trent alexander—arnold limping off injured. quite what this means for him is unclear, but it was an unfortunate end to a game that edges england closer to the starting line. scotland arrived in portugal to face the netherlands low on numbers

after the loss of seven players due to covid concerns.