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. what they needed was something to lift them and jack hendry, the centre back, delivered. and how about that? spurred into action, the dutch responded swiftly as memphis depay, once of manchester united, made his mark. but scotland were not done yet as kevin nisbet came off the bench to thump home. that looked to be the winner, but depay would pop up again to take the gloss off what was still a good night for scotland. facing the toughest test, though, was wales, who were taking on the world champions france in nice. but this small country has big ambitions and in goal, danny ward was more than a match. but then var intervened, a handball was spotted, and neco williams punished. step forward karim benzema. six years, he's been out of the national team. welcome back. with ten men, wales were struggling. eventually, they would succumb as kylian mbappe pounced. if that was scrappy, what followed from antoine griezmann was sublime. france would score again as it finished 3—0. wales will surely have

better nights than this. katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are former pensions minister, baroness ros altmann and jason beattie, assistant editor of the daily mirror. thank of the daily mirror. you both forjoining us. tomorrow's front pages starting with... the metro leads on the resignation of the education recovery commissioner sir kevan collins, who's quit in protest over the government's pared—down plans to help pupils catch up on their lost learning.

the independent reports on the prime minister's comment that lifting all lockdown restrictions on 21 june is threatened by "ambiguous" data. according to the daily mail — foreign holidays could be under threat because minister are worried about a new covid variant, thought to have originated in nepal. on the front page of the guardian — a europe—wide project reveals the psychological and socioeconomic scars the pandemic may be leaving on millions of young people. the ft carries the picture of the oil—laden cargo ship sinking off the coast of sri lanka — which has sparked fears of an environmental disaster. and the telegraph has a picture of cricketer ollie robinson — he has apologised after historical tweets of a racist and sexist nature emerged during his debut as a test cricketer at lord's. so let's begin... ros, kick—off on the metro front

page. ffor gavin. the education secretary. they no longer seem to be same he could do better.— secretary. they no longer seem to be same he could do better. indeed. the government — same he could do better. indeed. the government owns _ same he could do better. indeed. the government owns our— same he could do better. indeed. the government owns our who _ same he could do better. indeed. the government owns our who has - same he could do better. indeed. the government owns our who has been l government owns our who has been charged with trying to identify how best to help children catch up, sir kevan collins, stepped out today because he was disappointed with the response that the government has given to his recommendations. he said £15 billion as needed. so far, the treasury has sanctioned about a tenth of that. £1.11 billion. but of course, that may be just the beginning of what is required and certainly gavin williamson today, himself suggested that he thought there would be more required, so hopefully this is the beginning. you

will not get kids to catch up instantly. and they've had a terrible time there, the education has been interrupted. but i think if we are going to help them overcome this, maybe one wants to plan this in stages rather than trying to commit huge amounts of money all at once. so hopefully there will be more coming and it certainly is important that we get schoolchildren to be able to catch up on what they have missed. to be able to catch up on what they have missed-— have missed. jason, she give you a sense of what _ have missed. jason, she give you a sense of what the _ have missed. jason, she give you a sense of what the treasury - have missed. jason, she give you a sense of what the treasury argue . have missed. jason, she give you a sense of what the treasury argue is that some of this is actually, they want it all up front. even though there is no certainty that it will work apart from the tutoring which will work and be better to be better to stagger it, spend money now to see how it works and add to that, if it hasn't worked, that bird to do something else and that would be a more measured approach rather than a big bang kevan collins seem to have wanted. i

big bang kevan collins seem to have wanted. ., .,, big bang kevan collins seem to have wanted. ., ., wanted. i thought ros gave the most beniun wanted. i thought ros gave the most benign defence _ wanted. i thought ros gave the most benign defence of _ wanted. i thought ros gave the most benign defence of government - wanted. i thought ros gave the most benign defence of government they l benign defence of government they could on— benign defence of government they could on this one. he shouldn't necessarily be gavin williamson, although— necessarily be gavin williamson, although he has clearly failed to -et although he has clearly failed to get the — although he has clearly failed to get the money out of the government and a _ get the money out of the government and a track— get the money out of the government and a track record as the education secretary— and a track record as the education secretary is — and a track record as the education secretary is to put it politely makes _ secretary is to put it politely makes. but it seems here that the real problem, the stumbling block is rishi sunak. now, i understand her argument — rishi sunak. now, i understand her argument. we should be careful with taxpayers _ argument. we should be careful with taxpayers money. but the prime minister— taxpayers money. but the prime minister employs a specialist in education, sir kevan collins, to come _ education, sir kevan collins, to come forward with a plan to help people _ come forward with a plan to help people sketch up. he comes forward with this _ people sketch up. he comes forward with this plan, and then rishi sunak fails the _ with this plan, and then rishi sunak fails the fund that. i would go with the specialist before the chancellor on this— the specialist before the chancellor on this one. the political problem here _ on this one. the political problem here is— on this one. the political problem here is one. — on this one. the political problem here is one, monday didn't seem to be an— here is one, monday didn't seem to be an object— here is one, monday didn't seem to be an object when it came to spend

37 billion _ be an object when it came to spend 37 billion the failed test and tray system — 37 billion the failed test and tray system it— 37 billion the failed test and tray system. it deathly wasn't a problem to cut _ system. it deathly wasn't a problem to cut stamp duty which will cost more _ to cut stamp duty which will cost more to— to cut stamp duty which will cost more to the amount of money rishi sunak— more to the amount of money rishi sunak is— more to the amount of money rishi sunak is really so far. —— it definitely— sunak is really so far. —— it definitely wasn't. —— has released so far~ _ definitely wasn't. —— has released so far. 00 — definitely wasn't. -- has released so far. ., ., definitely wasn't. -- has released sofar. ., ., ,.,'., so far. do you want to come back on those thoughts. _ so far. do you want to come back on those thoughts, ros? _ so far. do you want to come back on those thoughts, ros? of— so far. do you want to come back on those thoughts, ros? of course - so far. do you want to come back on those thoughts, ros? of course i i so far. do you want to come back on those thoughts, ros? of course i do think we need _ those thoughts, ros? of course i do think we need to _ those thoughts, ros? of course i do think we need to respect _ those thoughts, ros? of course i do think we need to respect their - those thoughts, ros? of course i do think we need to respect their views j think we need to respect their views of the government possibly expert and i would hope that there will be more money forthcoming, but i do understand the relative given the state of public finances to immediately commit this massive amount of money, £15 billion is such amount of money, £15 billion is such a huge sum in the context of issues that i have been used to dealing with. there were scrambling around to get 100 million out of the treasury before. we are talking £50 billion after so many billions have

been spent. if all we are going to get at the 1.4 billion to, i would say that is not enough and we are not respecting the views that we have asked the experts to come up with. but if the down payment, the start and then as you said, let's see what works, i don't think that is necessarily something that we should throw our hands up and say that instead, we have a bend in children because i don't believe thatis children because i don't believe that is what the government wants to do. i would certainly hope that that is not what anyone would be considering, but it is important to try and work out the best way to do it and certainly i also think that just throwing money is not necessarily the solution. tutoring is important. focusing on the children that most need to catch up and spending the money where it is needed, it is what i would hope is

the way we are going to recover best from this. do the way we are going to recover best from this. , ., ., the way we are going to recover best from this. i. ., ., ., ,, , ., from this. do you want to take us to the independent _ from this. do you want to take us to the independent front _ from this. do you want to take us to the independent front page, - from this. do you want to take us to the independent front page, jason? | from this. do you want to take us to | the independent front page, jason? i the independent front page, jason? i want to make a few points. this is a poiht _ want to make a few points. this is a poiht that— want to make a few points. this is a point that sir— want to make a few points. this is a point that sir kevan collins made in his resignation statement, the time is of the _ his resignation statement, the time is of the essence here. six month wait for— is of the essence here. six month wait for additional money, actually only it _ wait for additional money, actually only it will— wait for additional money, actually only it will further delay the progress of children and hold them back further. that is quite an important _ back further. that is quite an important point to make. it is very much _ important point to make. it is very much the — important point to make. it is very much the old money could come later it could _ much the old money could come later it could be _ much the old money could come later it could be too late by then. we are talking _ it could be too late by then. we are talking about their whole life chances _ talking about their whole life chances here. at the second point i want _ chances here. at the second point i want to— chances here. at the second point i want to make quickly is the prime minister— want to make quickly is the prime minister did say that education was his biggest priority post pandemic. this is— his biggest priority post pandemic. this is his — his biggest priority post pandemic. this is his biggest priority, then we have — this is his biggest priority, then we have a — this is his biggest priority, then we have a problem. sorry,. that is fine. we have a problem. sorry,. that is fine- thank— we have a problem. sorry,. that is fine. thank you _ we have a problem. sorry,. that is fine. thank you for _ we have a problem. sorry,. that is fine. thank you for that. _

we have a problem. sorry,. that is fine. thank you for that. cova - we have a problem. sorry,. that is| fine. thank you for that. cova data, lockdown ambiguous. will he get any less ambiguous before the 14th of june with after make a decision? having give a kick on the education, i having give a kick on the education, i have _ having give a kick on the education, i have sympathy on this one. this is a really— i have sympathy on this one. this is a really difficult judgment call for the prime minister. we did know there _ the prime minister. we did know there was— the prime minister. we did know there was going to be a loosening of restrictiohs— there was going to be a loosening of restrictions after that cases would rise _ restrictions after that cases would rise they — restrictions after that cases would rise. they warned us. the problem is they don't— rise. they warned us. the problem is they don't know the extent they would _ they don't know the extent they would rise. and we are stilling with the delta _ would rise. and we are stilling with the delta variant. and how transmissible it is. —— still dealing _ transmissible it is. —— still dealing with the delta variant. at the prime — dealing with the delta variant. at the prime minister says, he will listen _ the prime minister says, he will listen to— the prime minister says, he will listen to the committee centre to see what— listen to the committee centre to see what the scientists say and it is a difficultjudgment see what the scientists say and it is a difficult judgment call but we could _ is a difficult judgment call but we could end — is a difficult judgment call but we could end up in a situation where we bid restrictions are reimposed

rather— bid restrictions are reimposed rather than taken away completely. picking _ rather than taken away completely. picking up — rather than taken away completely. picking up on that theme, the daily mail has a nepal variant, the first i've heard of, bring your many hats, notjust i've heard of, bring your many hats, not just as a i've heard of, bring your many hats, notjust as a member of the house of commons but the former company, a whole nightmare for the travel industry. —— former travel company. a new grill list a mile. it industry. -- former travel company. a new grill list a mile.— a new grill list a mile. it will be u dated a new grill list a mile. it will be updated tomorrow. _ a new grill list a mile. it will be updated tomorrow. honestly, l a new grill list a mile. it will be updated tomorrow. honestly, i| a new grill list a mile. it will be i updated tomorrow. honestly, i am a new grill list a mile. it will be - updated tomorrow. honestly, i am one of those people who feel that we have sort of lost the plot a little bit on this. —— a new green list tomorrow. of course we have to be worried about people getting seriously ill and dying and we've had the most dreadful experience over the past year. but we are seeing with these new variants that the vaccines are working. in the numbers of cases of people getting ill is not necessarily what we

should be so frightened. we have got these other consequences of locking down the economy failing to open up the economy, of instilling this fear in the population that is driving people's mental health in many cases really downwards so there are serious issues of other types of health, so if there are variants, there always will be with a virus. we have seen already that the vaccines are working against what you call it the indian variant of the delta one and now it this nepal, i don't know it will be epsilon or where it will be, but at the end of the day, there are so many other things some elements of health, that are life—threatening that we haven't been dealing with to hold everything

up been dealing with to hold everything up now, this is not about business actually. this is about mental and physical well—being of the population who have been scared witless, about a virus that had the most dreadful effects, but we have now been hugely successful in rolling out the vaccine programme, in this country, it is a massive success. i agree with jason, there was an awful lot of money spent and perhaps wasted on a failed efforts to tackle this in the past. but i don't think anybody could argue that this is a vaccine programme has been anything other than a massive success. but we need to be the benefits of the country moving again. get our health system back and look at the other illnesses that are all around us all the time, not just covid. are all around us all the time, not just covid-— just covid. jason, report scientist fear this new _ just covid. jason, report scientist fear this new strain _ just covid. jason, report scientist fear this new strain is _ just covid. jason, report scientist fear this new strain is resistant . just covid. jason, report scientist | fear this new strain is resistant to vaccines and presumably that is the

thing that will throw a sprinter in the works. but what that fear is based on unfortunately until we get to page six we don't know. instead i will ask you to comment on the story of the guardian. the right side. the timing of this from buckingham palace is not great. they were supposedly less give you some good news about what is coming to mark the queen's seven decades come next year on the throne. thea;r the queen's seven decades come next year on the throne.— year on the throne. they going to rive us a year on the throne. they going to give us a four-day _ year on the throne. they going to give us a four-day weekend, - year on the throne. they going to l give us a four-day weekend, which year on the throne. they going to - give us a four-day weekend, which is give us a four—day weekend, which is fantastic. _ give us a four—day weekend, which is fantastic, whether whatever you are. it is fantastic, whether whatever you are. it is a _ fantastic, whether whatever you are. it is a remarkable achievement, 70 years— it is a remarkable achievement, 70 years on— it is a remarkable achievement, 70 years on the — it is a remarkable achievement, 70 years on the throne. slightly bittersweet moment for some coming back to _ bittersweet moment for some coming back to the _ bittersweet moment for some coming back to the guardian story, this data _ back to the guardian story, this data entirely surprise me. this is archaic, — data entirely surprise me. this is archaic, it— data entirely surprise me. this is archaic, it doesn't excuse it but it was talking — archaic, it doesn't excuse it but it was talking back in the 19605 here. more _ was talking back in the 19605 here. more than—

was talking back in the 19605 here. more than 50 odd years ago. but we don't _ more than 50 odd years ago. but we don't know— more than 50 odd years ago. but we don't know is how long that real estate _ don't know is how long that real estate in— don't know is how long that real estate in place and obviously it was very offensive then and it is still very offensive then and it is still very offensive then and it is still very offensive now to anybody who suffered _ very offensive now to anybody who suffered a5 very offensive now to anybody who suffered as a result of it. but the palace _ suffered as a result of it. but the palace has — suffered as a result of it. but the palace has changed as we have clearly — palace has changed as we have clearly seen. we palace has changed as we have clearly seen-— palace has changed as we have clearly seen. palace has changed as we have clearl seen. ~ , , ., , ., clearly seen. we suddenly hope and chance clearly seen. we suddenly hope and change compared _ clearly seen. we suddenly hope and change compared to _ clearly seen. we suddenly hope and change compared to the _ clearly seen. we suddenly hope and change compared to the likes - clearly seen. we suddenly hope and change compared to the likes of - clearly seen. we suddenly hope and change compared to the likes of the home office. ros, fire away. i was distracted. the quote is from the queens chief financial manager. it was not effective practice to appoint coloured emigrants or foreigners to clerical roles and royal household.— foreigners to clerical roles and royal household. those kind of remarks have _ royal household. those kind of remarks have no _ royal household. those kind of remarks have no place - royal household. those kind of remarks have no place in - royal household. those kind of remarks have no place in our. royal household. those kind of - remarks have no place in our society but i don't believe the palace in any way would identify with those remarks now. i completely agree with jason, i think what he said it was

right that we have moved