this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. opposition parties in israel strike a deal to form a new government that would oust benjamin netanyahu, the country's longest—serving prime minister. we're due to hear an update on england's traffic light system for international travel later. will more countries he added to the quarantine—free green list and could portugal be taken off it? the uk government is facing a rebellion that could force them to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. health ministers from the world's most powerful countries meet in oxford, with a focus on preventing the next pandemic. fifty days to go and organisers

of the tokyo olympics says they're "100 percent" certain the games will begin on time, despite a surge in coronavirus cases injapan. and nasa announces two new missions to venus to understand why earth's nearest neighbour became an so inhospitable, while our planet thrived. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. opposition parties in israel have agreed to join forces and form a new coalition government involving eight parties in a deal

which would end benjamin netanyahu's time in power. under the agreement, the head of the right—wing yamina party, naftali bennett, would serve as prime ministerfirst. in august 2023, he would then be replaced by yair lapid, leader of the centrist yesh atid party. another key player in the plans is the arab islamist raam party leader, mansourabbas, who was also pictured signing the agreement. the deal, which still has to be approved by the israeli parliament, would mean the end of benjamin netanyahu's 12—year tenure as prime minister. if next week's vote in parliament fails, there is a risk israel would have to hold another election, the fifth in two—and—a—half years. it comes almost two weeks after israel and palestinian militants agreed a ceasefire

following an ii—day conflict in which more than 250 people were killed, most in gaza. mark lobel reports. an image of profound change. a right—wing jewish nationalist, centrist, and, unprecedentedly, an arab islamist, all charting israel's way forward. two weeks after the country was on a war footing, political foes warmly pledging to work together on a range of issues. translation: education, welfare, employment, - economic development, planning and construction, housing shortage and, of course, the eradication of crime and violence. there are many things in this agreement that benefit arab society as well as israeli society as a whole. unveiling the eight party agreement, formerfinance minister yair lapid is to take over as prime minister in two years from the right—wing nationalist naftali bennett.

no fan of the two state solution, and keen on expanding israeli settlements in occupied palestinian lands. not that anyone is mentioning the peace process in all this. the labour party leader wrote... it was an historic day, having secured her party a place on an influentialjudicial committee secured her party a place on an influential judicial committee with plenty more horse trading to come. these israelis are ecstatic at the prospect of the country's longest serving prime minister netanyahu being replaced. my fellow protesters and i were in the streets for more than a year, so it is a great celebration, we are hopeful for this change. the bbc caught up with him. 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? he can still stop this from becoming a reality by peeling off politicians before a crucial parliamentary vote within days.

it is not inconceivable that this government will fall short of the 61 seat majority and you can be assured that netanyahu will do everything possible to sabotage it by trying to work to get defectors. but there is no denying a major shift in israeli politics is now looking likely. )our correspondent in jerusalem, yolande knell, these eight party stretch across the whole political spectrum. they are from the far left, a party which stands against the israeli occupation of palestinian territories, through to the labour party. you have centrist parties also, including yair lapid's own. then it goes across to the right wing. we have both right—wing nationalist parties, staunchly secular, and those like naftali's

bennett's yamina, which appeal to nationalist israelis, but also to the religious far right. very importantly, you have three leaders of parties who have formally been in alliances with benjamin netanyahu. naftali bennett himself was once his chief of staff and another man, head of another right—wing party, was part of benjamin netanyahu's likud party until very recently. what has put together this really disparate group is their opposition to benjamin netanyahu continuing in power, specifically while he remains on trial for corruption. they say he should have stepped aside and he is putting his own personal interests ahead of those of the country. so the opposition to benjamin netanyahu has brought them together, but they still have this vote to go through to get it through parliament. that does give benjamin netanyahu a lot of time to manoeuvre as well, doesn't it? it of time to manoeuvre as well, doesn't it?— of time to manoeuvre as well,

doesn't it? it certainly does and they have _ doesn't it? it certainly does and they have just _ doesn't it? it certainly does and they have just a _ doesn't it? it certainly does and they have just a razor-thin - doesn't it? it certainly does and - they have just a razor-thin majority they have just a razor—thin majority as it stands. benjamin netanyahu will keep pressing away, particularly at locations on the right wing part of this alliance, trying to get them to defect. that would mean this new government could not be sworn in and the country could potentially go to new elections and he would continue as the likud party leader and as the caretaker prime minister until those elections were completed and this process would be gone through again. also, even if this is the end of the 12 years in powerfor benjamin netanyahu, i2 12 years in powerfor benjamin netanyahu, 12 consecutive years, it does not mean it is the end of his era. it could be an intermission, he would be a really formidable opposition leader. i'm joined by gideon levy who is an author and a journalist at israeli newspaper haaretz. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. so we have the first step, a coalition. it has to pass through

parliament. what is the feeling that it will make it through? the parliament. what is the feeling that it will make it through?— it will make it through? the feeling is it will make _ it will make it through? the feeling is it will make it _ it will make it through? the feeling is it will make it through _ it will make it through? the feeling is it will make it through even - is it will make it through even though it is extremely fragile, and every few hours you hear about another member of parliament who is hesitating, but i believe that until next week there will be a new government in israel, which does not necessarily mean this government will last for ever or four years, but by next week.— will last for ever or four years, but by next week. you say some mps are hesitating, _ but by next week. you say some mps are hesitating, does _ but by next week. you say some mps are hesitating, does that _ but by next week. you say some mps are hesitating, does that give - are hesitating, does that give benjamin netanyahu a chance to capitalise on that hesitation and maybe sabotage the coalition? you can trust that _ maybe sabotage the coalition? you. can trust that he is doing anything he can and even much more than this to sabotage this government. until now without any success and if he doesn't succeed until now i tend to believe that until next week what

was decided yesterday, what was signed yesterday, will be implemented into a new parliament. so you can agree a coalition, but what about governing. that is going to be a whole other matter, isn't it? it to be a whole other matter, isn't it? , ., ., , �* it? it is quite marginal, isn't it? i think they _ it? it is quite marginal, isn't it? i think they may _ it? it is quite marginal, isn't it? i think they may govern - it? it is quite marginal, isn't it? | i think they may govern because unlike the impression that people get from outside, even if it is a unity government or abroad government, by the end of the day it is a right—wing government. as a right—wing government i think they will find many things in common. right now the only thing that unites them is the hatred, the discussed of benjamin netanyahu. but i think once they start to run the country, they will find that nevertheless the slogans and the promises by the end of the day they are always

right—wing or mainly right wing. you right-wing or mainly right wing. you are right—wing or mainly right wing. you are describing it predominantly as a right—wing led government. where could it potentially fall apart? there are eight parties involved here. it there are eight parties involved here. .., . there are eight parties involved here. ., ., here. it can fall apart on any issue. here. it can fall apart on any issue- as — here. it can fall apart on any issue. as you _ here. it can fall apart on any issue. as you know, - here. it can fall apart on any issue. as you know, you - here. it can fall apart on any i issue. as you know, you don't here. it can fall apart on any - issue. as you know, you don't need much to make a coalition with a majority and it is enough that one member of government will be unsatisfied with something and you don't have a government. that is a very fragile situation. but maybe other parties willjoin later when they will see that this government is there to stay. it is hard to judge in israeli politics. but on the major issues, like thejewish supremacy, like the continuation of the occupation, and the settlement issue, i don't see much disagreement between the biggest parties in this

coalition. therefore, it might last. if we move out of israel and the region itself, why is it so important that stability is a stable government, a stable coalition, is put in place quickly? first government, a stable coalition, is put in place quickly?— put in place quickly? first of all, i am not sure — put in place quickly? first of all, i am not sure it _ put in place quickly? first of all, i am not sure it is _ put in place quickly? first of all, i am not sure it is so _ put in place quickly? first of all, i am not sure it is so important. | put in place quickly? first of all, i i am not sure it is so important. we are after two years of lack of stability, of four decades of elections, and by the end of the day stability by itself is not a target. the question is stability to which way? if stability maintains the status quo, which i think it will, it will not achieve much, because israel is facing major problems, above all the palestinian issue, and maintaining the status quo leads us to nowhere.

maintaining the status quo leads us to nowhere-— to nowhere. very quickly, if you could stay _ to nowhere. very quickly, if you could stay with _ to nowhere. very quickly, if you could stay with me, _ to nowhere. very quickly, if you could stay with me, we - to nowhere. very quickly, if you could stay with me, we are - to nowhere. very quickly, if you could stay with me, we are just| could stay with me, we are just hearing benjamin netanyahu has responded on twitter. he said that, following the announcement from the opposition, he says that all right—wing knesset members must oppose this dangerous left—wing government. why does he continue to describe them as dangerous? he is not the only _ describe them as dangerous? he is not the only one. _ describe them as dangerous? he is not the only one. that _ describe them as dangerous? he is not the only one. that is _ describe them as dangerous? he is not the only one. that is the - describe them as dangerous? he: 3 not the only one. that is the only tool he can put some doubts in those right who are in this government, by despising them. all of them are describing them as far left government, which is at the end of the day it is one right—wing government led by benjamin netanyahu and one right—wing government led by

mr bennett. and one right-wing government led by mr bennett. . ~ and one right-wing government led by mr bennett. ., ~ , ., , and one right-wing government led by mr bennett. . ~' ,. , . and one right-wing government led by mr bennett. ., ~ y., , . ., mr bennett. thank you very much for our time. anyone in england hoping to go on a foreign holiday will find out today if there'll be any changes to the government's so—called green list of destinations which don't require tourists to quarantine on their return. at present the only major holiday destination on the list is portugal, but could that change? our chief political correspondent adam fleming said it's all a bit of guess work at the moment ahead of the expected announcement this afternoon. there is a lot of speculation at the moment and no one i have spoken to this morning has actually seen the data yet or the advisory opinion from the joint bio—security centre, who make the decisions. so it's all a bit of guesswork at the moment, but we are expecting later this afternoon, it may be about five o'clock,

we will get an announcement about which countries are staying on which list. it is worth remembering what the system is. you've got the green list, where arrivals into the uk from those countries have to do tests, but you don't have to quarantine. portugal is on there with 11 other places. then there is also the green watch list, which is countries where there is concern, but not enough concern to put them yet on the amber list. those are countries where if you arrive back in the uk you have got to quarantine for at least five days at home. then there is the red list, which is where when you come back into the uk from any of those countries you have to go to the government—managed quarantine hotels for two weeks. it will all be about what countries move from which list onto which other one. the signals are that there are not going to be any massive changes and that the green list, if it gets longer, it will not get very much longer at all, because the situation is still a little bit concerning. we have also got aid on the agenda, will certainly buy next week. well certainly buy next week.

take us through all of that. yes, so the government has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of the country's national income on international aid. except they are not doing that at the moment, they say, because of the economic consequences of the pandemic. that has enraged some backbench mps, including quite a few conservatives, including quite a few former conservative cabinet ministers. what they have done is they have tabled an amendment to some legislation that is coming to the house of commons on monday, which is actually setting up the government's new science research agency called rea. but these campaigning mps want to put in some clause into that legislation that would use that agency's budget to make up the shortfall in the international aid budget, and those rebels are claiming they have potentially got enough support to defeat the government if this goes to a vote on monday. what is happening at the moment is government officials are looking to see whether this amendment

is what they call in scope, because it would only get voted on if the speaker of the house of commons selects it and thinks it's relevant to the bill. talking to officials this morning they think it might not be relevant to this bill because this research agency is supposed to bring benefits to the uk economy and international aid is by its very nature bringing benefits to other people's economies. so there is a chance that this never even actually comes up in parliament and this could be a bit of a damp squib as far as the rebels are concerned. what it does show, though, is there are quite a lot of people on the government benches very angry about this position on international aid and prepared to take any opportunity they can to potentially humiliate the government over it. that was adam fleming. so as we heard, uk prime

minister borisjohnson is facing opposition from his own party on foreign aid cuts — earlier i spoke to one of the conservative rebels — former immigration minister and mp for romsey and southampton north, caroline nokes there's been an awful lot of work go on to find a bill in the commons that we could attach a new clause or amendment to so that there could be a vote in the commons. it gives us a chance. of course, as adam said, we are entirely in the hands of the speaker at this point, as to whether he selects the new clause for a vote. but i'm hopeful. i'm very hopeful he will and i think it's an important issue that we should be voting on in the commons. why? there are far more, some would say that there are far more important issues here at home. well, look, we are talking about famine relief globally, we are talking about access to clean water in a pandemic so that people can wash, we are talking about access to girls' education, which the prime minister made a huge commitment to, describing it as the swiss army knife that solved a myriad of problems and challenges, and we are talking about women's rights to access to contraception, which prevents them from having

unwanted pregnancies, which prevents unsafe abortions, and indeed, could prevent 250,000 maternal and child deaths. and i think it's crucially important that we debate this properly. i am really saddened that we haven't had the opportunity to do so previously. we legislated in order to bring in the commitment to 0.7, but there hasn't been any opportunity to have a commons vote, a meaningful commons vote on it, until this point. so what we're talking about here is soft diplomacy, and i'm sure that a lot of the british public could well understand when we talk about education and health, but there are some projects that people do question over the relevancy of them, and people do talk about terrorism, yes. do you have evidence that it does work and it does continue to work? i think we've got an enormous amount of evidence that britain's aid works. you only have to look at the aid spent injordan for all those

refugees coming out of syria, you only have to look at the fact that we are seeing girls educated across the globe who wouldn't previously have had those opportunities, and it's absolutely crucially important that we recognise the soft power, if you talk to experts in the ministry of defence, they will always say that britain's soft power as part of its aid programme has a hugely beneficial impact. health ministers from the rich and powerful g7 countries are meeting in the uk this week, with a key focus on preventing new diseases emerging and causing pandemics. but there are urgent calls from un agencies, charities and scientists around the world for these countries to also deal with the current pandemic by sharing their supplies of covid vaccines now. the bbc s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. covid—i9 has ravaged every corner of the globe,

but as rich countries vaccinate millions of people every day to protect them against the deadly virus, some poorer nations are yet to vaccinate a single person. ever since india stopped exporting covid vaccines because of the crisis there, countries in africa have been counting down their last doses. here in ghana, there's been a very successful roll—out of the first dose of vaccines for the most at—risk groups. their second doses are now due, but officials are unclear on when they will arrive. it is deeply unfair. of the almost two billion doses that have been administered globally, sub—saharan africa has still received about i% of all these vaccines. we have ten countries that have already completely run out of doses. we have countries like morocco, countries like rwanda, lesotho, eswatini, that have used up all their doses, but we also have a number of countries that will use up all their vaccine in the next couple of years. those are countries like uganda — we have countries like kenya,

seychelles, egypt. meanwhile, richer countries have bought up most of the global supplies of doses, and are pushing full steam ahead with their vaccination programmes. g7 countries the uk, us and canada have vaccinated more than half of their populations. germany, italy and france well over a third. japan's uptake has been much slower, but not because they're short on supplies. the health ministers of those countries are meeting in oxford, at the university which created the world's most widely used covid vaccine. now the co—creator of the oxford astrazeneca jab is calling on world leaders to share that vaccine more fairly. it's not a vaccine that should only be used in high—income countries. it can be produced at low cost and very large amounts and distributed easily and it really now needs to be distributed around the world along with other vaccines, as well to get as many people immunized as quickly as possible. the un agency unicef wants g7

countries, together with the eu, to donate 20% of their doses injune, july and august to help plug the massive gap in vaccines for poorer nations. for the uk, that would mean sharing just over four million doses this month, and five million injuly. for the us, it's almost 27 million doses injune, and 16 million injuly. the agency says, crucially, that countries can do all this without disrupting their own domestic roll—out plans. in the immediate term, africa needs about 20 million doses for people who are due for their second dose. if we do not get these doses, we get back to the virus circulating and possibly mutating yet again, coming up with new variants that affect the world and take us all back to square zero. but with manufacturers unable to keep up with demand, and a few rich countries hoarding so many of the current supplies, it's the world's poorest who remain last in line. tulip mazumdar, bbc news.

speaking from those g7 talks in oxford, health scretary matt hancock said the uk could make the most difference to global health not through aid but through developing and distributing the oxford astrazeneca vaccine around the world. the biggest contribution we can make to ending this pandemic globally is the fact we put the investment in here in oxford to develop the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and now with astrazeneca we make it available at cost to the whole world. and that doesn't take aid, that takes british science and then making sure that we make that available generously to everybody at cost without taking a charge for the intellectual property. that is the sort of thing we can do to help the whole world get out of this pandemic. joining me now is richard mihigo, coordinator, immunization & vaccines development programme

who regional office for africa. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we are hearing a lot of talk from very far away from those who actually need it, you are on the ground, what does africa need? what ground, what does africa need? what would work? — ground, what does africa need? what would work? thank _ ground, what does africa need? wrist would work? thank you for ground, what does africa need? the�*isgt would work? thank you for your invitation. well, ithink would work? thank you for your invitation. well, i think we have heard in your story, i think really what we need on the ground is vaccines, we need doses in the arms of the people. i think there has been a lot of talks, a lot of promises, which have not been fulfilled. time is running, we are starting to see cases again increase on the african continent, here there is a third wave. what is really urgently needed for the moment is vaccine doses in the arms of the people on the ground. i5 vaccine doses in the arms of the people on the ground.— vaccine doses in the arms of the people on the ground. is there any articular people on the ground. is there any particular country _ people on the ground. is there any particular country that _

people on the ground. is there any particular country that is _ people on the ground. is there any particular country that is of - people on the ground. is there any particular country that is of high i particular country that is of high concern? when you look at the likes of botswana, yes, they have a very low population, but they have done relatively well, haven't they? yes. relatively well, haven't they? yes, i mean, relatively well, haven't they? yes, i mean. there _ relatively well, haven't they? yes, i mean, there are _ relatively well, haven't they? yes, i mean, there are many _ relatively well, haven't they? i'e: i mean, there are many countries that have done quite well. the nation botswana, ghana, we heard in your story, nation botswana, ghana, we heard in yourstory, rwanda nation botswana, ghana, we heard in your story, rwanda and many other countries, but even with all the goodwill in those countries they are very much limited because there is no supply. and we have not seen in the near future how this no supply. and we have not seen in the nearfuture how this is going no supply. and we have not seen in the near future how this is going to be solved. so as the big push we are making to make available the vaccines as soon as this can be possible to prevent as much as we can suffering and hospitalisation in many of these countries. you can suffering and hospitalisation in many of these countries.— many of these countries. you are workin: many of these countries. you are working against, _ many of these countries. you are working against, well, _ many of these countries. you are working against, well, africa - many of these countries. you are working against, well, africa is l working against, well, africa is working against, well, africa is working against, well, africa is working against the clock, because the first priority is getting that second dose into those who have had

the first before they lose that window of effectiveness absolutely, you are right. it is window of effectiveness absolutely, you are right-— you are right. it is not only do they lose _ you are right. it is not only do they lose the _ you are right. it is not only do they lose the window - you are right. it is not only do they lose the window of - they lose the window of effectiveness, but the belief and the confidence of the trust of the communities. we have seen people queueing in many countries to wait for the vaccines. now they don't know if the second dose is going to arrive, when it will get there, and all of this is affecting definitely the confidence of the people in the vaccination. so we need really the world to help our countries so that we can move ahead immunising and protecting as many people as we can. we have heard a lot about misinformation and trust in the vaccines. hopefully there is progress being made in that. is there anybody who is sharing their vaccines? are there any countries that have actually started sharing their vaccines? that have actually started sharing theirvaccines? lots that have actually started sharing

their vaccines? lots of pledges, apart from france, we had from spain as well last week, who is actually putting their money where their mouth is? ~ ., putting their money where their mouth is? ~ ,, ,., ., putting their money where their mouth is? ~ ,, ., ., , mouth is? well, i think so far as ou mouth is? well, i think so far as you said. _ mouth is? well, i think so far as you said. only — mouth is? well, i think so far as you said, only france _ mouth is? well, i think so far as you said, only france has - mouth is? well, i think so far as | you said, only france has started mouth is? well, i think so far as i you said, only france has started to deliver a part of their supplies to a few countries in africa. we are looking forward to additional other countries, but i think for the moment it is still pledges, i want to avoid the word talks, but it is still talks and people on the ground want to see the vaccine arriving as soon as possible.— soon as possible. thank you very much. the organisers of the tokyo olympics have ruled out a cancellation or another postponement of the games amid a surge in covid infections injapan and a state of emergency in the capital. 10,000 volunteers have already pulled out over concerns about rising covid cases,

and a slow vaccination rollout. here's our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. applause. this is sport in the time of covid. fans may clap but cheering is forbidden. masks are mandatory and so are temperature checks. it's sunday night in kawasaki, and the football fans heading into the stadium are now used to the routine. and, despite a new wave of covid raging across japan, here, it all feels very relaxed. 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. all this is evidence to support the olympic committee's latest mantra, which is repeated at every opportunity. we will be able to deliver a safe and secure games for everyone. these games will be able to be staged in a safe and secure manner. we will be able to deliver a safe and secure games this summer. but safe and secure is not how it feels in the emergency ward of this hospital in osaka. the last month has been exhausting for staff here, with more covid patients than ever before. the international olympic committee says events like this show that going ahead with the olympics can be done with minimum risk. but in a

country where 95% of people remain unvaccinated, the question many people here are asking is why is the ioc so determined to take that risk? of course athletes are central to the success of the olympics. let's speak to british long—distance runnerjo pavey, i'm sure you're watching this, counting down.— i'm sure you're watching this, countin: down. . ., ., w i'm sure you're watching this, countin: down. . ., ., .,~e ., counting down. what do you make of it? it is such — counting down. what do you make of it? it is such a _ counting down. what do you make of it? it is such a difficult _ it? it is such a difficult situation. we never saw this coming, we had scenes earlier that the japanese public were up for the olympics was not things have changed and it is a difficult situation. obviously, the health and safety of the public is of paramount importance and the organising committee have done as much as they

can. we want to be celebrating the fact it will be the olympics. the japanese public are concerned, athletes are concerned. but it is really difficult, because the athletes back you cannot blame them, they have put their lives into this, they have put their lives into this, they have put their lives into this, they have kept focus throughout the years of delay. it is a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity for them, so it will be tricky. it will be a different games, no family mothers or spectators, possibly no local spectators either. what has your olympic germany been like so far? how has it affected you? like so far? how has it affected ou? . , like so far? how has it affected ou? ., , ~ ., . like so far? how has it affected ou? . ., «e like so far? how has it affected you? last march, i was a week away from my first _ you? last march, i was a week away from my first race _ you? last march, i was a week away from my first race and _ you? last march, i was a week away from my first race and was - you? last march, i was a week away from my first race and was very - you? last march, i was a week away l from my first race and was very much looking forward to making that progress, trying to get qualifying times. like many people, the pandemic has affected my situation, i have not really been able to use

the track for a year. at the moment, i am a bit too farfrom getting a qualifying time. it would be a big ask for me admires to get a qualifying time, but i'm still training. qualifying time, but i'm still trainina. �* ., qualifying time, but i'm still trainina. �* ,, ., ,, ., ., training. i'm keen to know what you think of pubs _ training. i'm keen to know what you think of pubs being _ training. i'm keen to know what you think of pubs being opened - training. i'm keen to know what you think of pubs being opened before l think of pubs being opened before sports facilities?— sports facilities? yeah, that was a controversial _ sports facilities? yeah, that was a controversial situation. _ sports facilities? yeah, that was a controversial situation. the - sports facilities? yeah, that was a i controversial situation. the thought that came to my mind more than anything was the children, they have been through so much with all of the lock downs, missing school, missing their clubs, and it is so important for their physical and mental health. that was a thing we wanted to see prioritised, children getting back to their clubs, and adults as well being able to get into james and sporting groups. it is so important for mental health, which

has been so badly affected in the pandemic. that was tricky. but they have been so many difficult decisions. with pubs, you're talking about livelihoods and businesses as well. it is always a difficult situation. you cannot always make the decisions you want to make. it has been so difficult for everyone. we have heard from tokyo that, should there be an outbreak, there would be no spectators allowed. what does that take away from you as an athlete, to have yourfamily does that take away from you as an athlete, to have your family there, to have the spectators, that noise? does it affect the performance? yeah, i think it is the whole olympic experience. i do feel sorry for the athletes who have been going. we understand why these measures are in place, of course we do, but going to the olympic games is about being in a stadium with thousands of spectators and having your family and friends there. mixing in the village with fellow

athletes and experiencing everything about the olympics. of course, the athletes will be focused, trying to get medals for their country. but it will be a different games, that's for sure. . ., will be a different games, that's for sure. ., «e y., ., will be a different games, that's for sure. ., «e ., for sure. thank you for your time, and aood for sure. thank you for your time, and good luck— for sure. thank you for your time, and good luck with _ for sure. thank you for your time, and good luck with getting - for sure. thank you for your time, and good luck with getting that i and good luck with getting that time. we will keep our fingers crossed. the headlines on bbc news: opposition parties in israel have struck a deal to form a new government that would oust benjamin netanyahu, the country's longest—serving prime minister. the government is expected to reveal later today whether any new countries will be added to england's green list for quara ntine—free foreign travel. health ministers from the world's most powerful countries are meeting in oxford, with a focus on preventing the next pandemic. the government is facing a rebellion that could force them to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. the organisers of the tokyo

olympics have ruled out a cancellation or another postponement of the games, despite a surge in covid infections injapan and a state of emergency in the capital. more now on international travel from england as passengers and the travel industry await an update on the government's so—called green list of destinations, which don't require tourists to quarantine on return. earlier our business correspondent, vishala sri—pathma, told me what we're expecting later. there are three lists here, there is the amber list, there is the red list and the green list. a lot of travel experts are inspecting more countries to go on the red list, so countries to go on the red list, so countries that we are not meant to be travelling to, rather than the green. that is not something that

punters want to be hearing, but that is generally what analysts are expecting to be announced later today. in terms of countries that will be added to the green list, so countries and destinations that people can go on holiday in, they are less likely to be the bigger, more sort of popular destinations like italy, spain or france. they are more likely to be smaller countries added to that list. also there is concern that portugal, a very popular destination, as it is on the green list, might be added to the amber list. you can imagine the tension that the travel industry will be going through today. absolutely. they have had such a hard time of it since the pandemic hit. lots of operators and hotels have complained that, actually, it has not given them much time either way. if countries are added to the green list, it is not giving

peoplepeople time to book, or give them time to set up. they might have missed their chance for this holiday season, so it might mean another summer's takings they cannot put their books. more than 20 uk healthcare organisations are calling for better protection for those working on the frontline. it comes as cases of the so—called indian variant — now named the delta variant — rise. they'll meet with officials from the department of health today. kamini gadhok is ceo of the royal college of speech & language therapists and is speaking at the talks later. she told me earlier about the changes she wants to see take place. we are calling for a change to the guidance that really reflects the fact that we know that covid—19 is airborne, so can actually catch covid—19 via the aerosol,

the little particles that are around you in the atmosphere. i think you and the public will have seen the adverts that were put out on the tv, showing a woman who was speaking in a close environment with lots of green smoke coming out of her mouth, to really make the point about the impact ofjust speaking and talking. obviously, with patients who have got covid—19, may be coughing into your face, you can imagine that if you are a health worker and your role is notjust undertaking medical procedures that might induce the cough, which speech language therapists might be involved in, but also caring for patients on a day—to—day level as a nurse, a paramedic, any other health professional, or a doctor, you are actually in regular and close contact for a significant amount of time, in front of the patient, which put you at a higher risk. i understand. you have made your point about the logic of it, but let's just try and paint

picture for the public. when you say change the guidance, practically, what will that mean for you as a health care worker? what are we talking about here? it is actually providing better masks, better ppe for protection. at the moment, the majority of nhs workers are given surgical masks, which we know do not actually reject you in this sort of situation against an airborne transmission of a virus. so we want to have access to ffp3. at the moment, the guidance states that you can only have access to ffp3 if you are doing high—risk procedures. if you could just very quickly explain what ffp3 is? so it is a mask which is closer fitting and filters out the particles. we know there are uk manufacturers that are working at the moment to develop reusable masks, so in terms of creating something that is more sustainable for the future.

they are ready to scale up the production of these so that they can be made available. how much hope you hold out that you will be given these better masks? i'm hoping that the colleagues we will meet with this afternoon will listen to the call for change, particularly because america have already changed their guidance for health. i'm hoping that we will see the change we want to see. it started selling books — now amazon supplies just about every product you can think of. but is healthcare the next frontier for the online giant? amazon has built a brand new laboratory in the uk to process covid—19 tests and identify virus variants from across europe. at the moment, it's only being used

to test amazon s own workforce. to find out more, our correspondent, colletta smith, has been given exclusive access to the site in manchester. this is the first delivery of the day. amazon staff are used to processing parcels fast, but this isn't a normal warehouse. what's inside these boxes isn't the usual amazon order. these are covid—19 tests from amazon staff right across europe. we decided during the covid outbreak that we really needed to maximise their protection to make sure that they were safe working in the fulfilment centres. and so the purpose of this laboratory is to test them for the presence of covid—19 virus. these medical samples are the full tests that you'd normally have to go to a government centre for. but amazon have been testing their own workforce since september, and processing the results in—house.

very much our results correlate with the rest of the world, so we do see how our fulfilment centres are within those communities and so we do see the same trends as the rest of the uk and the rest of europe across time. at the nearby giant warehouse, staff are queuing for their voluntary tests before they go on shift. like that, then go like that. it's an investment of billions. we normally have a rota, so it's a regular basis... so i asked the regional manager, neil, if this is a trial run for medical testing for their customers. this isjust really building up on our infrastructure. again, the data's confidential, we share it with public health england so they have visibility of that. and this wasjust really in response to the covid pandemic. do you think it's reasonable that an employer holds that medical information? the data's anonymous. we don't... it's confidential, we share it with public health england so they have a record of that. but beyond that, we don't use it in any capacity. amazon's most valuable

product is the information they already hold about us — their customers. this new lab is a way for the world's biggest online retailer to tap into the pool of medical data collector. colletta smith, bbc news, in greater manchester. president bolsonaro of brazil has gone on national television to defend his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. brazil has the world's second highest covid—19 death toll and his government has been accused of delaying the vaccination programme for political reasons. in cities across brazil, people banged pots and pans during the broadcast in protest against his policies. a cargo ship carrying chemicals is sinking off the coast of sri lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. the x—press pearl had been on fire for almost a fortnight before the blaze was put out this week. hundreds of tonnes of oil from fuel tanks could leak into the sea, devastating nearby marine life.

tanya dendrinos reports. a pristine coastline and a looming environmental disaster. the x—press pearl has been ablaze for two weeks, and despite the efforts of the sri lankan and indian navies, it is sinking, with 350 tonnes of oil on board. translation: there are two possibilities. | either all the fuel has caught fire, or the oil could still be there. if the oil is still there, we have already taken precautionary steps to handle that situation in case there is a leak. on wednesday, attempts were made to tow the vessel to deeper waters to minimise marine pollution. but attempts were later abandoned. beaches along the west coast have been littered with debris, and the government has banned fishing along an 80—kilometre stretch of coastline. boats lie covered on the shore, and livelihoods are on the line. translation: the ship has dealt a death blow to our lives. - we can't go to sea, which means

we can't make a living. the singapore—flagged container vessel was carrying close to 1,500 containers — including 25 tonnes of nitric acid and several other dangerous chemicals. sri lankan officials believe the fire was caused by a nitric acid leak, which the crew had been aware of since may 11. translation: similar incidents have taken place in other countries, i and those governments have taken steps to get compensation. we hope to get compensation in accordance with local and international law. we will never give up on that effort. we will calculate the cost from the beginning of this incident. questions have now been raised about why the ship was allowed into sri lankan waters after being rejected by two other nations. a police complaint has been lodged against the captain,

with a court order issued to prevent them — along with the chief engineer and an additional engineer — from leaving the country. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. some breaking news that is coming into us here. there has been a judgment handed down at the high court concerning the napier barracks. just to give you some background, there was a claim that was brought by six asylum seekers who were accommodated at the barracks between september 2020 and february of this year. they were claimants, described as one above victims of trafficking and or torture, who had experience a deterioration of their mental health as a result of their accommodation. following the judgment today, the results of which reads as, the high court has found that the napier barracks provided inadequate accommodation for the asylum

seekers, and that the defendants' process for choosing those to live at the barracks were on —— were flawed. thejudgment has been at the barracks were on —— were flawed. the judgment has been found against napier barracks, and for the asylum seekers. they claimed that their mental health had been affected as a result of their accommodation in their time at napier barracks. we will get more on this, because our correspondence has been following this for us. he has been following this for us. he has been getting more detail. the judgment that is been handed down by the high court today has found that the high court today has found that the napier barracks provided inadequate accommodation for asylum seekers, and that the process of

selecting people to be accommodated at the barracks was flawed and unlawful, and they were treated... they were unlawfully detained under purported covid rules was more on that as and when we get it. of course, we will be speaking to dominic later. the headlines on bbc news: opposition parties in israel have struck a deal to form a new government that would oust benjamin netanyahu, the country's longest—serving prime minister. the government is expected to reveal later today whether any new countries will be added to england's green list for quara ntine—free foreign travel. health ministers from the world's most powerful countries are meeting in oxford, with a focus on preventing the next pandemic.

a greater focus must be placed on self—harm among the uk's over—65 population, because of the increased risks associated with the pandemic. that's the view of professor nav kapur, who developed the guidelines on self—harm. new figures show over—65s are admitted to hospital in england around 5,000 times each year as a result of self—harm. adam eley has been to meet wendy, who has struggled during the pandemic. i don't deal well with the unknown, and restrictions didn't seem to be clearing, with no end to this pandemic. so thoughts of self—harm were creeping in when there didn't seem to be anything else. wendy has struggled with self—harm since her 20s. now 68, she says the pandemic has caused her added anxieties, with her mum being hospitalised after a covid infection. trying to get her care sorted was when i felt at my most delicate,

really, mentally, emotionally. all of that on my shoulders, i was falling apart underneath. that's when i ended up harming myself. new data shows that over—65s are hospitalised around 5,000 times a year as a result of self—harm or self poisoning in england. social isolation, bereavement and a reluctance to visit doctors are said to be factors, and all have been made worse by the pandemic. professor nav kapur helped write the nice guidelines on self—harm, and is warning that if older individuals don't get support, it can leave them at a much greater risk of taking their own lives. in one of the studies we did, older adults who hurt themselves were about 150 times more likely to die by suicide than older adults who hadn't. i think emphasising that every episode of self—harm needs to be taken seriously,

especially in older adults, is a really important clinical message. even now, sometimes self—harm is regarded — as a low—risk behaviour by some clinicians. for wendy, the support of friends, loved ones and doctors is vital, but hasn't always been possible during the pandemic. i haven't been singing in my choir, couldn't see my partner because we live in separate houses. i would normally have been able to go and present myself at my gp surgery, pre—pandemic. that wasn't available to me. the charity mind says it is important that we all look out for older adults, who may be struggling with self—harm. it's really important . not to be judgmental. just giving people space to talk is really, really powerful. - we could also look at ways i of helping them to find support, talking therapies, peer support, helping someone i navigate that system. wendy agrees that simple gestures can make a big difference. be kind. have a cup of tea and a chat.

somehow, you just feel better. adam eley, bbc news. the nhs�*s national mental health director, claire murdoch, told the bbc that support is available for individuals through face—to—face gp appointments, expanded community mental health teams, talking therapy sessions and its newly opened 24/7 crisis lines. and if you've been affected by these issues you can go to bbc.co.uk/actionline for details of organisations offering information and support in the uk, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. a graduation speech from a texas high school student has ditched her approved speech

to instead criticise the state's anti—abortion bill. last month, the governor of texas signed a law banning terminations from as early as six weeks. paxton smith gave the speech to a huge crowd at lake highlands high school. let's have a listen. i have dreams and hopes and ambitions. every girl graduating today does. and we have spent our entire lives working towards our future, and without our input and without our consent, our control over that future has been stripped away from us. i am terrified that if my contraceptives fail, i am terrified that if i am raped, then my hopes and aspirations and dreams and efforts for my future will no longer matter. i hope that you can feel how

gut—wrenching that is. i hope that you can feel how dehumanising it is to have the autonomy over your own body taken away from you. paxton's speech has been watched over 4 million times on the social media site tik tok. amongst the viewers was former us secretary of state hillary clinton, who tweeted, "this took guts. thank you for not staying silent, paxton." nasa has announced two new missions to venus, aimed at understanding why the planet became an extremely inhospitable place while earth managed to thrive. the missions will examine the planet's atmosphere and geological features and are scheduled to launch at the end of the decade. our correspondent, david willis, reports. venus is the closest planet to earth, and similar in size, mass, density and composition. in recent years, it's received less attention than mars and other destinations in the solar system, primarily because it's so hot.

its dense atmosphere traps heat from the sun, leading to temperatures of more than a70 celsius in places. interest in venus was rekindled after astronomers said they had detected a molecule in the clouds which could be a possible sign of life. nasa is now planning two robotic missions later this decade, one of which will analyse the planet's atmosphere, whilst the other will map its surface. these two sister missions, both aimed to understand how venus became an inferno—like world, capable of melting lead at the surface. they will offer the entire science community the chance to investigate a planet we haven't been to in more than 30 years. nasa says the missions will also help to further understanding of why earth is habitable whilst other planets

in the solar system are not. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. yesterday was the peak of this warm spell, with ten which is reaching 28 celsius, making it the warmest day of the year so far. we saw some changes late in the day yesterday and overnight, with weather fronts spreading northwards to introduce more cloud and showery bursts of rain. that is how we start the day and with plenty of cloud around but improving into the afternoon. this weather front moves northwards, barely anything on it, it is a very weak feature. it will squeeze out some showers for southern and western parts of scotland and perhaps northern england. but after that skies will brighten nicely for england and

wales, northern ireland and northern scotland. temperatures are lower than in recent days, mostly in high teens and low 20s. in the south—east, still some warmth and humidity, so help to 27 celsius. but today will be the last of the high temperatures. many places will turn drier through the day. we are looking to the south—east, this cluster of rain which could be heavy and thundery, coming out of france and thundery, coming out of france and pushing towards the south—east of england. a warm and mucky night, but fresher to the north and west. some code for the west of scotland, the heavy perhaps thundery rain across the south—east and east anglia hangs on through the day, so it could be quite damp is that rain hangs about. further west, it could be quite damp is that rain hangs about. furtherwest, it it could be quite damp is that rain hangs about. further west, it stays dry with some sunshine and temperatures high teens although 20s celsius. those values are closer to what we expect for the time of year. that thundery low moves away over

the weekend, and then speak weather fronts work their way in from the atlantic, bringing the odd shower cloud, but the pressure will continue to build so there will be barely anything on these weather fronts. this week weather front could bring some showers into western areas, but for many areas it will be dry with the temperatures into the high teens although 20s. a similar story on sunday, the odds shower around but with pressure building from the south—west, things will remain light and we should see some good sunny spells around. remember the earlyjune sunshine is very strong, so temperatures reaching high teens to low 20s celsius.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11. in the last few minutes, the high court has ruled the home office decision to house cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestone broke the law. we're due to hear an update on england's traffic light system for international travel later. will more countries be added to the quarantine—free "green list" and could portugal be taken off it? we've got to protect the progress that we've made here at home whilst, of course, allowing for travel where it is safe to do so, so you've got to follow the data. the government is facing a rebellion that could force them to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. opposition parties in israel strike a deal to form a new government that would oust benjamin netanyahu —

the country's longest—serving prime minister. health ministers from the world's most powerful countries meet in oxford, with a focus on preventing the next pandemic. 50 days to go — organisers of the tokyo olympics says they're "100%" certain the games will begin on time, despite a surge in coronavirus cases injapan. and a dress fit for a princess — diana's wedding dress is going on public display for the first time in 25 years. we start with some breaking news. in the past hour, the high court has

ruled that the home office's decision to house cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestone broke the law. around 200 men contracted covid while sleeping in dormitories at the centre. six asylum seekers brought the legal challenge, calling the conditions �*appalling'. the ruling paves the way for a damages claim against the home secretary, priti patel. we'll speak to our home affairs and legal correspondent, dominic casciani shortly. anyone in england hoping to go on a foreign holiday will find out today if there'll be any changes to the government's so—called green list of destinations — countries which don't require tourists to quarantine on their return. at present the only major holiday destination on the list is portugal. let's remind ourselves of the traffic light system. red list countries are those the uk government says

are at the highest risk from covid, and should not be visited "except in the most extreme of circumstances." you must self—isolate for ten days in a government—approved quarantine hotel. those returning from an amber list country must also quarantine for ten days, though this can be at home. the government says people should not go on holiday to places on the amber list. holidaymakers can visit green list countries without having to quarantine upon return. it includes a small number of places and only portugal and iceland accept uk tourists. earlier our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma told me what we're expecting later. there are three lists here. there is the amber list, the red list and the green list. actually, a lot of

travel experts are expecting more countries to go on the red list, countries to go on the red list, countries we are not supposed to travel to rather than the green list. i know that is not something that people want to be hearing, but that people want to be hearing, but thatis that people want to be hearing, but that is generally what we are expecting to be announced later on today. in terms of countries that will be added to the green list, so countries and destinations people can go on holiday in, they are less likely to be the bigger, more popular destinations like italy, spain, france. it's more likely to be smaller countries added to that list and also there is concern that portugal, a very popular destination currently on the green list, might be added to amber. you currently on the green list, might be added to amber.— currently on the green list, might be added to amber. you can imagine the tension — be added to amber. you can imagine the tension that _ be added to amber. you can imagine the tension that the _ be added to amber. you can imagine the tension that the travel _ be added to amber. you can imagine the tension that the travel industry l the tension that the travel industry will be going through today. absolutely. they have had such a hard time of it since the pandemic hit. lots of operators, lots of tells have complained that actually it has not given them much time

either way. it has not given them much time eitherway. if it has not given them much time either way. if countries are added to the green list, it is not really giving people that want to go away time to book or to prepare to get their services up and running, so for them, they might have actually missed the boat in terms of setting up missed the boat in terms of setting up for this holiday season and that just means another summer of takings that they can't put on their books. paul charles is the founder and ceo of travel consultancy the pc agency and hejoins me now from malta, which, as it currently stands, is on the amber list. you are on the amber list so far. how are you feeling regarding the upcoming announcement today? well. how are you feeling regarding the upcoming announcement today? well, i am here working _ upcoming announcement today? well, i am here working in _ upcoming announcement today? well, i am here working in malta _ upcoming announcement today? well, i am here working in malta and _ upcoming announcement today? well, i am here working in malta and they i am here working in malta and they are hopeful that they will be on the list. they should have been on it, frankly, many of us feel about 2.5 weeks ago when the initial green

list was announced. they have brought down infections considerably in the last few weeks, they have a similar vaccination rate to the uk with over 70% of the population firstjabbed and they have done a lot to do testing for future variants, so what more does a country need to do to prove that it can meet the government's criteria to be on the green list? sol can meet the government's criteria to be on the green list? so i am hopeful that malta will be on it along with some other countries like grenada in the caribbean, finland and also some other caribbean islands like antigua.— and also some other caribbean islands like antigua. paul, where ou islands like antigua. paul, where you caught _ islands like antigua. paul, where you caught up — islands like antigua. paul, where you caught up in _ islands like antigua. paul, where you caught up in the _ islands like antigua. paul, where you caught up in the confusion? l islands like antigua. paul, where i you caught up in the confusion? i'm sure you are following it here in the uk, in fact, there were calls for the amber list to be scrapped completely by labour. what do you make of that amber list, that designation?— designation? the traffic light s stem designation? the traffic light system which _ designation? the traffic light system which we _ designation? the traffic light system which we introduced | designation? the traffic light - system which we introduced actually as an original system last summer sadly has been communicated really badly by the government, i'm afraid. it is such a simple system. it is either green for go, you can go to a

country that is safe, amber, be cautious, but you can still travel, be wary because it could go red or red, you should not be travelling at all. sadly, due to mixed government messaging, the traffic light system, i think, has been torn apart. it has sent a lack of confidence, a shock wave of confidence to consumers and this is the problem the government now has. as they are meeting as we speak, i hope they realise that they have got to produce clarity for not just the travel sector this afternoon but also for consumers and they need to outline very clearly that it they need to outline very clearly thatitis they need to outline very clearly that it is safe to travel to some countries, there are some destinations which it is perfectly safe to go to like your in malta and the government needs to widen that list in order to salvage the travel sector, otherwise there will be many more job losses, sector, otherwise there will be many morejob losses, sadly. you sector, otherwise there will be many more job losses, sadly.— more 'ob losses, sadly. you said here more job losses, sadly. you said here that the _ more job losses, sadly. you said here that the government i more job losses, sadly. you said here that the government have l here that the government have obviously made a mess of things is what you have essentially said. how do they fix it, then? how do they fix it exactly?—

fix it exactly? the traffic light s stem fix it exactly? the traffic light system should _ fix it exactly? the traffic light system should be _ fix it exactly? the traffic light system should be very - fix it exactly? the traffic lightl system should be very simple. fix it exactly? the traffic light i system should be very simple. they say green, you can go to these countries, which they do at the moment and you shouldn't need to be tested when you come back because they are on the green list for a reason, they are safe, and the cost of testing is putting off a lot of people from travelling. secondly, in terms of amber countries, they should be saying very clearly you can go to these countries for family reasons, for travel, for a holiday, for business reasons, but be cautious because those countries could become red before long and then, obviously, for red, they already make it clear that you would have to halt quarantine when you come back. it is the nuance of messaging, because ministers have said different things, it has confused consumers are not led to the rash of bookings and the surge of bookings which the sector was hoping for. of bookings which the sector was hoinr for. ., of bookings which the sector was hoping for-— of bookings which the sector was hoinr for. ., y., ., hoping for. how badly or how has malta affairs _ hoping for. how badly or how has malta affairs is _ hoping for. how badly or how has malta affairs is a _ hoping for. how badly or how has malta affairs is a better _ hoping for. how badly or how has malta affairs is a better way i hoping for. how badly or how has malta affairs is a better way to i malta affairs is a better way to phrase it? how has malta fared with the lack of tourists visiting the island? it the lack of tourists visiting the island? , , ., .,

island? it is very tough for them here. i island? it is very tough for them here- i do _ island? it is very tough for them here. i do not _ island? it is very tough for them here. i do not represent - island? it is very tough for them here. i do not represent malta, | island? it is very tough for them | here. i do not represent malta, i island? it is very tough for them i here. i do not represent malta, i am here. i do not represent malta, i am here for work, but malta has had a tough time, like many islands in the world and these islands, notjust in europe, small islands across greece or spain but also in the caribbean rely on tourism for their livelihoods. they need tourism and they have proven that it is perfectly safe... they have proven that it is perfectly safe. . ._ they have proven that it is perfectly safe... they have proven that it is erfectl safe... . , �* perfectly safe... paul, sorry, i'm 'ust perfectly safe... paul, sorry, i'm just going _ perfectly safe... paul, sorry, i'm just going to _ perfectly safe... paul, sorry, i'm just going to jump _ perfectly safe... paul, sorry, i'm just going to jump in _ perfectly safe... paul, sorry, i'm just going to jump in there i perfectly safe... paul, sorry, i'm i just going to jump in there because there are fears that portugal, which was on the green list, could well be removed from that green list for various reasons. obviously, their numbers have gone up. so you do wonder about striking that balance between the health of the citizens and the health of the economy. you can see how difficult it is, can't you? it can see how difficult it is, can't ou? , ' . ., can see how difficult it is, can't ou? , , . ., can see how difficult it is, can't ou? ,'. ., ., you? it is difficult and you are absolutely — you? it is difficult and you are absolutely right. _ you? it is difficult and you are absolutely right. it _ you? it is difficult and you are absolutely right. it is - you? it is difficult and you are i absolutely right. it is important to strike that balance and i'm not sure the government have done and that is why the prime minister needs to

reassure and boost the sector in order to protectjobs and livelihoods. in the case of portugal, the numbers have risen in recent days, perhaps because of football celebrations and the champions league, but they haven't risen as high as most reckless countries and i think it's better for the government to keep a watching eye on it and perhaps move portugal to the green watchlist instead which would... that portugal to the green watchlist instead which would. . .- portugal to the green watchlist instead which would... that is a shame. paul, _ instead which would... that is a shame. paul, unfortunately, i instead which would... that is a shame. paul, unfortunately, it| instead which would... that is a i shame. paul, unfortunately, it looks like we have lost you. your line has frozen. but that was paul charles. we came nicely to the end of our interview there, so paltry, founder of a travel consultancy firm, the pc agency speaking from malta there. in in the past few minutes, the health secretary, matt hancock, had this to say — ahead of today's announcement on travel. of course i understand why people

want to travel, of course i do, but we have to make sure we keep this country safe, especially because the vaccine programme is going so well. we have seen the number of people in hospital go right down, the number of people who sadly are dying from covid come right down and we have got to protect the progress that we have made here at home whilst, of course, allowing for travel where it is safe to do so, so you've got to follow the data. more now on our top story. the high court has ruled that the home office's decision to house cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestone broke the law. our home affairs and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, joins us now. dominic, what more can you tell us? this is really quite a critical and damning judgment against the home office this morning from the high court. it concerns the men who have been housed here at napier barracks

behind me. you can make out the perimeter fence behind me. you can make out the perimeterfence year behind me. you can make out the perimeter fence year with the barbed wire although the men do have some liberty to come and go. in essence, six men who were held here claimed that their treatment had been completely unlawful and today, mr justice lyndon, the seniorjudge at the high court has agreed. he said effectively the home office breached all its minimum standards of care towards people here and help them in conditions which, at one point, 200 by the end of february, almost 200 men held in dormitories of up to 28 had contracted covid—19. there was an enormous outbreak. public health england had warned the home office really is to be opening of napier that this could happen. there had been further concerns via health inspectors that napier was not a safe environment and then there was actually a blazer when some of the men who were here set alight part of the premises and this case has come to court and this is really very,

very criticaljudgment by the judge against the home secretary for let me read you some of the things he said. he said, the adequacy of the barracks were simply not good enough. there was overcrowding, lack of ventilation as well as detention like conditions for the men meaning that in part to the men have been subjected to false and present as well. he said the issue here is accommodation where they are supposed to be living voluntarily while their cases for asylum are assessed. each of the six men who have brought this case against the home secretary argued that they had well—founded fears of persecution, they had been tortured and subjected people trafficking before reaching what they hoped would be safety in the uk. some of them had mental health issues, ptsd and so on, yet they have been held in these conditions where at least one of the men said it reminded them of the treatment they had been subjected to in their home countries, effectively a prison camp, which is why they brought this case and the fact that they have won today now means that

they have won today now means that they can claim damages against the home secretary for their treatment and it also potentially, because of the nature of the judgment, paves the nature of the judgment, paves the way for other men who were healthier to also try to bring other similar claims if they can bring similar claims if they can bring similar evidence that they have been ill treated by the home secretary for —— other men who were held here. what are the plans for this place? we have not heard about plans for napier but there are around 260 people, we understand, currently held here while their claims are being processed. thejudge had concern about the length of time people were being held and the risks that presented to their mental health, but also in the context of a pandemic, there seems to be no plan at the moment to close napier despite local opposition, despite political opposition and also opposition from the men themselves, so we are waiting to hear what home office does on this. they could potentially appeal, but we do not know what their position is yet. you, dominic.

a man has been charged with the murder of 14—year—old dea—jean reid, who was killed in birmingham on monday. 35—year—old michael shields from castle bromwich appeared at birmingham magistrates' court. police say the schoolboy was racially abused before he was stabbed to death. the headlines on bbc news: six asylum seekers — formerly housed at napier barracks in kent — have won a legal challenge against the government, after a high courtjudge found their accommodation failed to meet a "minimum standard". the government is expected to reveal later today whether any new countries will be added to england's green list for quara ntine—free foreign travel. the government is facing a rebellion that could force them to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. former prime minister theresa may

has joined a group of tory mps opposing the government's plans to cut the foreign aid budget. the government is facing a rebellion in parliament next week, as mps attempt to force it to reverse the cuts. the conservative rebels say they have enough support to win a vote. earlier i spoke to one of the rebels — former immigration minister and mp for romsey and southampton north, caroline nokes there's been an awful lot of work go on to find a bill in the commons that we could attach a new clause or amendment to so that there could be a vote in the commons. it gives us a chance. of course, as adam said, we are entirely in the hands of the speaker at this point, as to whether he selects the new clause for a vote. but i'm hopeful. i'm very hopeful he will and i think it's an important issue that we should be voting on in the commons. why? there are far more, some would say that there are far more important issues here at home.

well, look, we are talking about famine relief globally, we are talking about access to clean water in a pandemic so that people can wash, we are talking about access to girls' education, which the prime minister made a huge commitment to, describing it as the swiss army knife that solved a myriad of problems and challenges, and we are talking about women's rights to access to contraception, which prevents them from having unwanted pregnancies, which prevents unsafe abortions, and indeed, could prevent 250,000 maternal and child deaths. and i think it's crucially important that we debate this properly. i am really saddened that we haven't had the opportunity to do so previously. we legislated in order to bring in the commitment to 0.7, but there hasn't been any opportunity to have a commons vote, a meaningful commons vote on it, until this point. so what we're talking about here is soft diplomacy, and i'm sure that a lot of the british public could well understand when we talk about education and health, but there are some projects that

people do question over the relevancy of them, and people do talk about terrorism, yes. do you have evidence that it does work and it does continue to work? i think we've got an enormous amount of evidence that britain's aid works. you only have to look at the aid spent injordan for all those refugees coming out of syria, you only have to look at the fact that we are seeing girls educated across the globe who wouldn't previously have had those opportunities, and it's absolutely crucially important that we recognise the soft power, if you talk to experts in the ministry of defence, they will always say that britain's soft power as part of its aid programme has a hugely beneficial impact. opposition parties in israel have agreed to join forces and form a new coalition government involving eight parties, in a deal which would end benjamin

netanyahu's time in power. under the agreement, the head of the right—wing yamina party, naftali bennett, would serve as prime minister first. in august 2023, he would then be replaced by yair lapid, leader of the centrist yesh atid party. another key player in the plans is the arab islamist raam party leader, mansourabbas, who was also pictured signing the agreement. the deal — which still has to be approved by the israeli parliament — would mean the end of benjamin netanyahu's 12—year tenure as prime minister. if next week's vote in parliament fails, there is a risk israel would have to hold another election, the fifth in 2.5 years. it comes almost two weeks after israel and palestinian militants agreed a ceasefire following an 11—day conflict in which more than 250 people were killed, most in gaza.

mark lobel reports. an image of profound change. a right—wing jewish nationalist, centrist, and unprecedentedly an arab islamist. charting israel's way forward. two weeks after the country was on a war footing, political foes warmly pledging to work together on a range of issues. translation: education, welfare, employment, i economic development, planning and construction, housing shortage and, of course, the eradication of crime and violence. there are many things in this agreement that benefit arab society as well as israeli society as a whole. unveiling the eight party agreement, formerfinance minister yair lapid is to take over as prime minister in two years from the right—wing nationalist naftali bennett. no fan of the two state solution, and keen on expanding israeli settlements in occupied palestinian lands.

not that anyone is mentioning the peace process in all this. the labour party leader wrote... it was an historic day. these israelis are ecstatic at the prospect of the country's longest serving prime minister netanyahu being replaced. my fellow protesters and i were in the streets for more than a year, so it is a great celebration, we are hopeful for this change. the bbc caught up with him. 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? he can still stop this from becoming a reality by peeling off politicians before a crucial parliamentary vote within days. it is not inconceivable that this government will fall short of the 61 seat majority and you can be assured that netanyahu will do everything

possible to sabotage it by trying to work to get defectors. but there is no denying a major shift in israeli politics is now looking likely. benjamin netanyahu has tweeted this morning saying: "all right—wing knesset members must oppose this dangerous left—wing government. " that was shortly after the announcement. and i'm nowjoined by richard pater who is the chief executive of britain israel communications and research centre in israel. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. so, we had that sweet, i don't know if you heard it or you have read it from mr netanyahu. we are likely to see a lot more of that then over the next few days.

absolutely. there will be incredible pressure on the right—wing factions that have agreed to join this national unity government. there will be pressure particularly on backbenchers to peel them away back to netanyahu's right—wing camp and so we will see exactly how that plays out in the days ahead. as you mentioned in the report, the crucial marker is the vote to approve the government, but also a technical vote to change the speaker which is currently to change that to be someone from the new government so that is to look out for in the days ahead. [30 look out for in the days ahead. do ou look out for in the days ahead. do you think this is an historic moment for the country and why? absolutely. i think it is for the country and why? absolutely. i think it is a — for the country and why? absolutely. i think it is a very _ for the country and why? absolutely. i think it is a very powerful— i think it is a very powerful historic moment. the fact that such divergent ideological parties from the hard left, who haven't been in

government for over two decades, to the hard right have come together, it is almost inconceivable to think about these two parties in particular merit and yet mina sharing government guidelines and you add to that the unprecedented historical precedent when you have an islamist party also joining this, which i think is the most significant aspect that has happened over the last few weeks through those negotiations.— over the last few weeks through those negotiations. richard, if they are so divergent, _ those negotiations. richard, if they are so divergent, how— those negotiations. richard, if they are so divergent, how on _ those negotiations. richard, if they are so divergent, how on earth i those negotiations. richard, if they are so divergent, how on earth are | are so divergent, how on earth are they going to come together on an issue like the palestinian issue? so i issue like the palestinian issue? 5r i think they are going to largely try and avoid the palestinian question. i do not think that even though naftali bennett may want to have aspirations to alnwick some of the land and others on the left want a full recall of israel's presents, they are unlikely to deal with that in substance. the are more likely to

focus on a consensus civilian agenda, rehabilitating the economy after a virus, investment in infrastructure, in education, in building new hospitals. this seems to be the focus. bud building new hospitals. this seems to be the focus.— building new hospitals. this seems to be the focus. and you sound as if ou are to be the focus. and you sound as if you are hopeful _ to be the focus. and you sound as if you are hopeful that _ to be the focus. and you sound as if you are hopeful that it _ to be the focus. and you sound as if you are hopeful that it is _ to be the focus. and you sound as if you are hopeful that it is going i to be the focus. and you sound as if you are hopeful that it is going to i you are hopeful that it is going to work, they are going to manage to govern. work, they are going to manage to overn. , ., work, they are going to manage to overn. , . ~' work, they are going to manage to overn. , . ,, .., govern. yes, i mean, i think we can be cautiously _ govern. yes, i mean, i think we can be cautiously optimistic _ govern. yes, i mean, i think we can be cautiously optimistic at - govern. yes, i mean, i think we can be cautiously optimistic at this i be cautiously optimistic at this stage that this could really come through, but ijust want stage that this could really come through, but i just want to emphasise the point of the historic nature of the united listjoining this coalition because they have diverged from traditional positions of is really — arab politics and signposted that they are in favour of integration into israeli society. they all look in for real influence. as i said, they have never been part of the government and i think in the last year or so, the context of the

peace treaties with the uae and bahrain has also sent a message to israeli arabs that they could be a crucial bridge in connecting the jewish and arab societies and playing a lead role in the future prosperity for everyone. {lilia prosperity for everyone. 0k, richard, _ prosperity for everyone. 0k, richard, thank _ prosperity for everyone. 0k, richard, thank you _ prosperity for everyone. 0k, richard, thank you very i prosperity for everyone. 0k, richard, thank you very much indeed. health ministers from the rich and powerful g7 countries are meeting in oxford, with a key focus on preventing new diseases emerging and causing pandemics. but there are urgent calls from un agencies, charities and scientists around the world for these countries to also deal with the current pandemic by sharing their supplies of covid vaccines now. the bbc�*s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. covid—19 has ravaged every corner of the globe, but as rich countries vaccinate millions of people every day to protect them against the deadly virus, some poorer nations are yet to vaccinate a single person.

ever since india stopped exporting covid vaccines because of the crisis there, countries in africa have been counting down their last doses. here in ghana, there's been a very successful roll—out of the first dose of vaccines for the most at—risk groups. their second doses are now due, but officials are unclear on when they will arrive. it is deeply unfair. of the almost two billion doses that have been administered globally, sub—saharan africa has still received about 1% of all these vaccines. we have ten countries that have already completely run out of doses. we have countries like morocco, countries like rwanda, lesotho, eswatini, that have used up all their doses, but we also have a number of countries that will use up all their vaccine in the next couple of years. those are countries like uganda — we have countries like kenya, seychelles, egypt. meanwhile, richer countries have bought up most of the global supplies of doses, and are pushing full steam ahead with their

vaccination programmes. g7 countries the uk, us and canada have vaccinated more than half of their populations. germany, italy and france well over a third. japan's uptake has been much slower, but not because they're short on supplies. the health ministers of those countries are meeting in oxford, at the university which created the world's most widely used covid vaccine. now the co—creator of the oxford astrazeneca jab is calling on world leaders to share that vaccine more fairly. it's not a vaccine that should only be used in high—income countries. it can be produced at low cost and very large amounts and distributed easily and it really now needs to be distributed around the world along with other vaccines, as well to get as many people immunized as quickly as possible. the un agency unicef wants g7 countries, together with the eu, to donate 20% of their doses injune, july and august to help plug the massive gap in vaccines for poorer nations. for the uk, that would mean sharing

just over four million doses this month, and five million injuly. for the us, it's almost 27 million doses injune, and 16 million injuly. the agency says, crucially, that countries can do all this without disrupting their own domestic roll—out plans. in the immediate term, africa needs about 20 million doses for people who are due for their second dose. if we do not get these doses, we get back to the virus circulating and possibly mutating yet again, coming up with new variants that affect the world and take us all back to square zero. but with manufacturers unable to keep up with demand, and a few rich countries hoarding so many of the current supplies, it's the world's poorest who remain last in line. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. yesterday was the peak of this warm spell. we are seeing some showers.

with weather fronts around today, it has been a rather cloudy start, but conditions should brighten up this afternoon. these are the weather fronts slowly pushing northwards, very weakfeatures bringing no more than some showers for western scotland and northern england. the sunshine should reappearfor england, wales and the far north of scotland. we are picking up our air source from the atlantic but with some warmth and humidity across the south—east, we could still make 25 to maybe 27 degrees. any showers across the north clear away and it becomes drier for many, but then we look at this cluster of rainstorms which could be heavy and sundry moving up from france affecting the channel islands, the south—east quadrant of england, another warm and muggy night here but cool and fresh further north and west.

hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. six asylum seekers — formerly housed at napier barracks in kent — have won a legal challenge against the government, after a high courtjudge found their accommodation failed to meet a "minimum standard". the government is expected to reveal later today whether any new countries will be added to england's green list for quara ntine—free foreign travel. ministers are facing a rebellion that could force them to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. opposition parties in israel have struck a deal to form a new government that would oust benjamin netanyahu — the country's longest—serving prime minister. health ministers from the world's most powerful countries are meeting in oxford, with a focus on preventing the next pandemic.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here's chetan pathak. good morning, england are on the hunt for early wickets on day two of the first test against new zealand at lord's. devon conway dominated day one with an unbeaten century and he's still proving hard to shift. the president of tokyo 2020, seiko hashimoto, insists she's100% certain the olympics will go ahead, but is warning the games "must be prepared" to proceed without spectators in the event of a coronavirus outbreak. there are just 50 days until the opening ceremony on the 23rd ofjuly. no international fans will be allowed at the olympics, or at the paralympics which follow. japan is dealing with a fourth wave of coronavirus cases, with ten areas of the country under a state of emergency.

the japanese people are undoubtedly feeling anxiety and frustration about hosting the games in tokyo. the reality is that voices have been raised in opposition. if an outbreak should happen during the games that amounts to a crisis or an emergency situation i believe we must be prepared to have these games without any spectators. england are sweating over the fitness of trent alexander arnold this morning, after the liverpool right back was injured during theirfriendly win over austria last night. gareth southgate says they'll know more in the next day or two there was just one goal in the game, arsenal's bukayo saka getting his first for england shortly before the hour mark. before the game started some fans booed as players took a knee ahead of kick off — something that concerned the england manager: i did hear it.

it's not something, on behalf of our black players that i wanted to hear, because it feels as though it is a criticism of them. i think we have got a situation where some people seem to think it is a political stand that they don't agree with. that's not the reason that the players are doing it. we are supporting each other. scotland were so close to beating the netherlands in portugal. jack hendry scored first and then kevin nisbet put them 2—1 up here — just after coming on as a substitute. but in the 89th minute, former manchester united forward memphis depay scored a brilliant free—kick to snatch a draw. scotland were without seven players in the squad afterjohn fleck tested positive for coronavirus. and ten—man wales were beaten 3—0 by the world champions france, antoine griezmann scoring the second after kylian mbappe had given them the lead in nice. ousmane dembele then added a third. wales had to play for over

an hour with ten men after neco williams was shown a red card midway through the first half. just days after he led them into league one with victory at wembley morecambe say derek adams has left the club "to pursue "an opportunity elsewhere. " adams led the the shrimps to victory in their play—off final against newport county on monday. he's been linked with the manager's job at bradford city — which would mean a return to league two. cameron norrie is the only brit left in the singles draw at the french open and he plays south africa's lloyd harris in the second round this afternoon. meanwhile serena williams' latest attempt at winning a 24th grand slam continues in paris, the seventh seed is through to the third round after a hard—fought win over romania's mihaela buzarnescu. williams took the first set 6—3, then lost the second on a tiebreak. but she took the decider 6—1, to set up a meeting with fellow—american danielle collins. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for

you in the next hour. more now on international travel from england — as passengers and the travel industry await an update on the government's so—called green list of destinations, which don't require tourists to quarantine on return. to talk about this is lisa minot, the travel editor at the sun. lisa joins us now. what are you expecting to hear later today? what i would like to see and what i think i'm going to see will be two different things. there will be minimal changes to the green list, if any at all. the government i thought moment are focused on trying to get to that during the 21st day, the end of social distancing restrictions in the uk. at the moment they are looking to look internally, ratherthan moment they are looking to look internally, rather than expand that list of countries we can visit without any kind of quarantine

restrictions. what is also worrying as there has been thought that perhaps portugal's cases are rising, could see that change from a greenness destination, which would be devastating. at the moment that is practically the only place that brits can go on holiday without significant restrictions. do you think the traffic light system has worked? i do you think the traffic light system has worked?- do you think the traffic light system has worked? i think it is still giving _ system has worked? i think it is still giving people _ system has worked? i think it is still giving people a _ system has worked? i think it is still giving people a huge i system has worked? i think it is i still giving people a huge amount of confusion. people are now saying, the idea you have got these traffic lights, but at the same time the garment is saying we are not good to hesitate to move countries very quickly from one part of the traffic light system to the next. there was going to be a green watchlist, this would give the travel industry some notice of a country was perhaps going to go on to amber or red. you would hope with the update today we would hope with the update today we would see portugal come if there are concerns going bet if there are concerns, going on to eight watchlist. people in the country i

don't are not sure what that entails, the various different bands of the traffic light system. have you had a feel for how the holidays have gone the last few weeks? ~ , ., , holidays have gone the last few weeks? , ., , , weeks? will there be a pause? yes. that is what — weeks? will there be a pause? yes. that is what travel _ weeks? will there be a pause? yes. that is what travel companies i weeks? will there be a pause? yes. that is what travel companies are i that is what travel companies are seeing. we are already seeing the likes ofjet seeing. we are already seeing the likes of jet saying seeing. we are already seeing the likes ofjet saying they seeing. we are already seeing the likes of jet saying they are seeing. we are already seeing the likes ofjet saying they are not going to restart the programme until june 2a at the earliest. on the beach are no longer selling holidays for the summer, they cannot guarantee how this will go ahead. this fur industry that has had iii guarantee how this will go ahead. this fur industry that has had 1a or 15 months this fur industry that has 1131114 or 15 months are virtually no income, it is just devastating.— it isjust devastating. what about liber's continued _ it isjust devastating. what about liber's continued call— it isjust devastating. what about liber's continued call to - it isjust devastating. what about liber's continued call to just - it is just devastating. what about| liber's continued call to just scrap the embolus altogether. how liber's continued call to 'ust scrap the embolus altogether. how likely is that? it would at least bring clarity. but it would be devastating for the industry and devastating for people. travelling abroad is notjust about holidays, it is friends, as this.

there has to be some leeway they are to let people come up once we have had such fantastic success with our vaccination system in the uk there should be some element of return to a gradual return to some sort of normality. thank you. this afternoon we'll be answering your questions on international travel. we'll be putting them to travel industry experts at two thirty so send in your questions using the hash tag bbc your questions or by emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. a greater focus must be placed on self—harm among the uk s over—65 population, because of the increased risks associated with the pandemic.

that s the view of professor nav kapur, who developed the nice guidelines on self—harm. he says factors such as social isolation, bereavement and a reluctance to access gps are known to increase the likelihood of self—harm among older adults, and all have been made worse by the pandemic. new figures show over—65s are admitted to hospital in england around 5,000 times each year as a result of self—harm. adam eley has been to meet wendy, who has struggled during the pandemic. i don't deal well with the unknown, and restrictions didn't seem to be clearing, with no end to this pandemic. so thoughts of self—harm were creeping in when there didn't seem to be anything else. wendy has struggled with self—harm since her 20s. now 68, she says the pandemic has caused her added anxieties, with her mum being hospitalised after a covid infection. trying to get her care

sorted was when i felt at my most delicate, really, mentally, emotionally. all of that on my shoulders, i was falling apart underneath. that's when i ended up harming myself. new data shows that over—65s are hospitalised around 5,000 times a year as a result of self—harm or self poisoning in england. social isolation, bereavement and a reluctance to visit doctors are said to be factors, and all have been made worse by the pandemic. professor nav kapur helped write the nice guidelines on self—harm, and is warning that if older individuals don't get support, it can leave them at a much greater risk of taking their own lives. in one of the studies we did, older adults who hurt themselves were about 150 times more likely to die by suicide than older adults who hadn't.

i think emphasising that every episode of self—harm needs to be taken seriously, especially in older adults, is a really important clinical message. even now, sometimes self—harm is regarded — as a low—risk behaviour by some clinicians. for wendy, the support of friends, loved ones and doctors is vital, but hasn't always been possible during the pandemic. i haven't been singing in my choir, couldn't see my partner because we live in separate houses. i would normally have been able to go and present myself at my gp surgery, pre—pandemic. that wasn't available to me. the charity mind says it is important that we all look out for older adults, who may be struggling with self—harm. it's really important . not to be judgmental. just giving people space to talk is really, really powerful. - we could also look at ways - of helping them to find support, talking therapies, peer support, helping someone - navigate that system. wendy agrees that simple gestures

can make a big difference. be kind. have a cup of tea and a chat. somehow, you just feel better. adam eley, bbc news. the nhs s national mental health the bbc that support is available for individuals through face—to—face gp appointments, expanded community mental health teams, talking therapy sessions and its newly opened 24/7 crisis lines. we can now speak to sarah kessling, from the self—harm and suicide prevention service harmless. thank you forjoining as. a lot of people are going to be surprised by this story. there is the perception that it this story. there is the perception thatitis this story. there is the perception that it is teenagers who are self harming, that is where the crisis is. yes, definitely. topics such as

self—harm are topics that have perhaps been shrouded in an awful of stigma and taboo, and the stereotypes creep through and provide an pictures. self—harm doesn't discriminate. that is a coping mechanism, a way of dealing with the stress. it can affect anybody. as a service we choose not to discriminate. we have an all age self—harm pathway that used to support anybody who might be self harming. it is secret crisis. we heard in that report, some recommendations, be nice, have a chat, talk to people. it is a difficult subject to bring up though. it people. it is a difficult sub'ect to bring up thought people. it is a difficult sub'ect to bring up ibougbfi people. it is a difficult sub'ect to bring up though. it is. if you think about it, bring up though. it is. if you think about it. if _ bring up though. it is. if you think about it, if we _ bring up though. it is. if you think about it, if we look _ bring up though. it is. if you think about it, if we look at _ bring up though. it is. if you think about it, if we look at mental - about it, if we look at mental health, that is something that we have got better at talking about over the years. self—harm is perhaps

the younger of that topic in terms of comfort levels, that is education plays a vital role in enabling people to feel more comfortable around this topic. and not fear seeing the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing. art the services provided by the nhs sufficient? i think we are working really hard. at harmless we work locally and nationally. we work with the nice guidance. we are trying to work more holistically and person centred. there is the stuff we could be doing better? yes. are there perhaps gaps in those areas? i think so. we need to continue the positive work we are doing, to bring together the community aspect, and the most

streamlined statutory nhs services as well. there are lots of different things we can do. for example, if somebody does not feel able to go to their gp, we as a service do not expect people to come to our service, we will meet them in the community. to dry to reach out to people in different ways. when you say that they could be things that we could do better, is that what you are referring to, going out into the community, or are there other things, other solutions? it is a varied one. education is key. part of our service, we deliver training to anybody, notjust professionals, but to members of the public, so they are able to have those conversations and nowhere to signpost. or how to feel comfortable talking around these topics. all the way up to then being able to work with organisations. if somebody is able to go chat to the gp but they

know they would be judged chatting to their gp, but if they are not comfortable doing that, a community organisation such as ourselves might meet them at the back of the pub, in the gym, at the park, somewhere we know they will be able to disclose the distress for them appropriately. looking at the underlying issues, we mentioned that a lot of it was exacerbated by the pandemic. there were many people at home who have no expensive self—harm and will be saying, why would you want to that yourself? that's a good question. if it is not something that you have a lot of experience around, personally or professionally, it can be difficult to understand. the best description i can give is you imagine you have had a bad day, and you have gone home, and you have stub your toe. in that minute you have stub your toe,

you are not thinking of anything else, only your stop to talk full stop that is like a very basic understanding of why somebody might ensure hurt themselves in order to make themselves feel better. the distress is so intolerable that injury is the only way to be able to cope with dealing with that. and if you've been affected by these issues you can go to bbc.co.uk/actionline for details of organisations offering information and support, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. borisjohnson is facing a major parliamentary rebellion over his policy to reduce foreign aid because of the economic impact of the pandemic.

rebel conservative mps say they have enough support to defeat ministers in a vote next week, and force them to increase aid in 2022. let's speak to preet gill, the shadow secretary of state for international development. thank you forjoining us. how much support do you give these rebels? it is important, if we look at the names, it shows the cross breadth of support within the conservative party. this is not a party political issue, it is the g7 summit next week, we are the only g7 nation to have cat aids, signalling a retreat from the world stage in the midst of a global pandemic. britain and the

british people will not be turning our backs on the worlds purists during this pandemic. this is the right thing to do. this is something that the conservative mp stood on a manifesto commitment that they were committed to 0.7%. but priorities change. people in the uk are suffering.— uk are suffering. saving lives is a clear priority _ uk are suffering. saving lives is a clear priority for _ uk are suffering. saving lives is a clear priority for the _ uk are suffering. saving lives is a clear priority for the british - clear priority for the british public. whether that is a life here are a life anywhere else in the world, this pandemic has shown the interconnectedness. the british public, absolutely, there has been more global awareness of that interconnectedness. if we do not work together and cooperate. i talked to at the indian variant, one of the programmes it has been cat is a research programme at the tracking invariance. the government did not carry out any impact assessment and

made cuts to this. this is important. the public has to feel safe but they has a sense of solidarity, in relation to vaccines, if we do not help support the rest of the world get back —— get vaccinated, we will see mutations of the virus, we will continue to see lockdown is, nobody wants to see this. breaking news concerning the napier barracks in folkestone in kent. a home office spokesperson has said that during the height of the pandemic, to ensure asylum seekers were not left destitute, additional accommodation was required at extremely short notice. such

accommodation provided asylum seekers a safe and secure place to stay. throughout this period our accommodation providers and subcontractors have made improvements to the site and continue to do so. it is disappointing that this judgment was reached on the basis of the site prior to the significant improvement works which have taken place in difficult circumstances. the napier statement goes on to say, it would appear to operate and provide safe and secure accommodation, they will consider the ruling and their next steps. in conjunction with this, we understand, information centre as by our home affairs correspondent, that the home office has not yet decided whether or not it is going to appeal thejudgment. but as whether or not it is going to appeal the judgment. but as you have just heard of that statement, no plan so

far to close the facility in the short term because it is essential in its role as providing temporary accommodation for cross channel arrivals. that is all part of the high courtjudgment that was passed today, at the barix was not suitable for migrants. it was a case brought by six migrants who said they had suffered detrimentally, particularly in relation to mental health. the european court ofjustice has ruled that eu rules guaranteeing equal pay for male and female workers can be invoked in a dispute over pay for thousands of tesco workers, in a blow for the supermarket giant. the eu's top court indicated that pay conditions for shop—floor workers can be compared with the company's distribution staff. but tesco says the roles

have different pay rates because of differences in skills and demands required — and that this has nothing to do with gender. the case could take years to conclude. it's one of the most recognisable items of clothing in history — and now princess diana's wedding dress is going back on public display for the first time in 25 years. the gown forms part of a new exhibition at kensington palace in london — ellie price reports. this item includes strobe ring images. —— strobing images. it was the wedding, the dress.

even the archbishop of canterbury described the day as the stuff of fairy tales. 750 million people tuned in worldwide to watch. 600,000 people tried to see for themselves, along the route from saint paul's to buckingham palace. and out come the bride and groom. diana, the dress, the wedding, it marked the moment, a huge shift in the relationship between public and press and the royal family. it was the beginning of di—mania, this huge obsession with this young 20—year—old girl, this absolute obsession with her that was never going to wane. the wedding took place on a warm wednesday in latejuly almost a0 years ago. it was a bank holiday. and for those who didn't line the streets of london, it was essential viewing on the telly. what were you doing that day? i got dressed up in my mum's wedding dress to watch the royal wedding. how old were you? i was about six. i was 17. did it feel like a fairy tale? it did. yeah, any girl's dream. ijust think everybody was so pleased - to see them together and married. it was just essential viewing.

nobody i knew didn't watch it. the dress is on display for the first time in 25 years at kensington palace. all 25 feet of train, 10,000 mother—of—pearl sequins, and lots and lots of taffeta ruffles. along with the other items in the collection, including this life—size test garment of the coronation gown of queen elizabeth, the queen mother, from 1937, it's a challenge to keep these dresses in their full royal glory. the ones that are in store, we monitor the environment they are in. we look at things like relative humidity, the temperature, pests are also a very big problem. everything is packed in acid—free boxes and tissue paper. and then obviously things that are on display, there are slightly different criteria. so we look at light levels. but we also do a little bit of hands—on conservation work. the dress has been loaned to the exhibition by her sons, the princes. it goes on displayjust a few weeks before what would have been

diana's 60th birthday. a bittersweet reminder that life is rarely as simple as happily ever after. that's what everybody�*s been waiting for. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. yesterday was the peak of this warm spell, with ten which is reaching 28 celsius, making it the warmest day of the year so far. we saw some changes late in the day yesterday and overnight, with weather fronts spreading northwards to introduce more cloud and showery bursts of rain. that is how we start the day and with plenty of cloud around but improving into the afternoon. this weather front moves northwards, barely anything on it, it is a very weak feature. it will squeeze out some showers for southern and western parts of scotland and perhaps northern england. but after that skies will brighten nicely for england and wales, northern ireland and northern scotland. temperatures are lower than in recent days,

mostly in high teens and low 20s. in the south—east, still some warmth and humidity, but today will be the last of the high temperatures. many places will turn drier through the day. we are looking to the south—east, this cluster of rain which could be heavy and thundery, coming out of france and pushing towards the south—east of england. a warm and muggy night, but fresher to the north and west. the heavy perhaps thundery rain across the south—east and east anglia hangs on through the day, so it could be quite damp as that rain hangs about. further west, it stays dry with some sunshine and temperatures high teens although 20s celsius. those values are closer to what we expect for the time of year. that thundery low moves

away over the weekend, and then weak weather fronts work their way in from the atlantic, bringing the odd shower and cloud, but the pressure will continue to build so there will be barely anything on these weather fronts. this weak weather front could bring some showers into western areas, but for many areas it will be dry with the temperatures into the high teens, low 20s. a similar story on sunday, the odds shower around but with pressure building from the south—west, things will remain light and we should see some good sunny spells around. remember the earlyjune sunshine is very strong, so temperatures reaching high teens to low 20s celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the high court rules the home office decision to house cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestone broke the law. we're due to hear an update on england's traffic light system for international travel later will more countries he added to the quarantine—free "green list" and could portugal be taken off it? we've got to protect the progress that we've made here at home whilst, of course, allowing for travel where it is safe to do so, so you've got to follow the data. the government is facing a rebellion that could force them to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. opposition parties in israel strike a deal to form a new government that would oust benjamin netanyahu — the country's longest—serving prime minister.

health ministers from the world's most powerful countries meet in oxford, with a focus on preventing the next pandemic. and nasa announces two new missions to venus to understand why earth's nearest neighbour became so inhospitable, while our planet thrived. the high court has ruled that the home office's decision to house cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestone broke the law. around 200 men contracted covid while sleeping in dormitories at the centre. six asylum seekers brought the legal challenge,

calling the conditions 'appalling'. the ruling paves the way for a damages claim against the home secretary, priti patel. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani gave me this update. this is a really quite critical and damning judgment against the home office this morning from the high court. it concerns the men who have been housed here at napier barracks behind me. you can make out the perimeterfence here with the barbed wire although the men do have some liberty to come and go. in essence, six men who were held here claimed that their treatment had been completely unlawful and today, mrjustice lyndon, a seniorjudge at the high court has agreed. he said effectively the home office breached all its minimum standards of care towards people here and help them in conditions which, at one point, by the end of february, almost 200 men held in dormitories of up to 28 had contracted covid—i9. there was an enormous outbreak.

public health england had warned the home office prior to the opening of napier that this could happen. there had been further concerns via safety inspectors that napier was not a safe environment and then there was actually a blaze when some of the men who were here set alight part of the premises and this case has come to court and this is really very, very criticaljudgment by the judge against the home secretary for let me read you some of the things he said. he said, the adequacy of the barracks were simply not good enough. there was overcrowding, lack of ventilation as well as detention like conditions for the men meaning that in part to the men have been subjected to false imprisonment as well. he said the issue here is accommodation where they are supposed to be living voluntarily while their cases for asylum are assessed. each of the six men who have brought this case against the home secretary argued that they had well—founded fears of persecution,

they had been tortured and subjected people trafficking before reaching what they hoped would be safety in the uk. some of them had mental health issues, ptsd and so on, yet they have been held in these conditions where at least one of the men said it reminded them of the treatment they had been subjected to in their home countries, effectively a prison camp, which is why they brought this case and the fact that they have won today now means that they can claim damages against the home secretary for their treatment and it also potentially, because of the nature of the judgment, paves the way for other men who were held here to also try to bring other similar claims if they can bring similar evidence that they have been ill treated by the home secretary. what are the plans for this place? in the last hour, the home office have released a statement saying:

that was the statement from the home office following that ruling at the high court. anyone in england hoping to go on a foreign holiday will find out today if there'll be any changes to the government's so—called green list of destinations — countries which don't require tourists to quarantine on their return. at present the only major holiday

destination on the list is portugal. let's remind ourselves of the traffic light system. red list countries are those the uk government says are at the highest risk from covid, and should not be visited "except in the most extreme of circumstances". travellers must self—isolate for ten days in a government—approved quarantine hotel on arrival in the uk. those arriving in the uk from an amber list country must also quarantine for ten days though this can be at home. the government says people should not go on holiday to places on the amber list. it may be possible to end quarantine early if you use the correct system. holidaymakers can visit green list countries without having to quarantine upon return.

it includes a small number of places and only portugal and iceland accept uk tourists. the health secretary, matt hancock, had this to say — ahead of today's announcement on travel. of course i understand why people want to travel, of course i do, but we have to make sure we keep this country safe, especially because the vaccine programme is going so well. we have seen the number of people in hospital go right down, the number of people who sadly are dying from covid come right down and we have got to protect the progress that we have made here at home whilst, of course, allowing for travel where it is safe to do so, so you've got to follow the data. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma is here now. a lot of people waiting to hear what

matt hancock says later. let's talk first about what sort of impact this could have on the industry and why this is so important. it is could have on the industry and why this is so important.— this is so important. it is really interesting _ this is so important. it is really interesting because _ this is so important. it is really interesting because foreign - this is so important. it is really - interesting because foreign travel, clearly they have had a really hard time over the past year. we have had bans on flights, borders closed and so countries like spain, for example, or italy where a lot of brits tend to go on holiday, they are going to be really impacted by this, particularly if you look at the costa del sol, for example, a city like marbella is a popular destination and there were concerns about how brexit would impact tourism, so this will certainly have an impact on their livelihoods. they cannot plan ahead as well. there have been lots of complaints from travel operators and hotels and other tourist spots that because these announcements are coming quite late in the summer, we are inching right now, that they have not been able to prepare for a service if they end up on a green list. there have been — they end up on a green list. there have been some _ they end up on a green list. there have been some positives, - they end up on a green list. there l have been some positives, though, haven't there? there have been some

winners, particularly locally. yes. winners, particularly locally. yes, domestically. _ winners, particularly locally. yes, domestically, people _ winners, particularly locally. yes, domestically, people have - winners, particularly locally. nee: domestically, people have done well, so hotels and lots of areas in the uk that perhaps would lose out to the likes of spain and italy and other european destinations are seeing bookings do quite well, however, they have had long times, months and months of lockdown without being open so whether that will make up for lost time and lost revenue crucially is hard to tell right now. revenue crucially is hard to tell right nova— revenue crucially is hard to tell riiht now. �* ., , ., ., right now. and the economies of a lot of countries, _ right now. and the economies of a lot of countries, a _ right now. and the economies of a lot of countries, a lot _ right now. and the economies of a lot of countries, a lot of _ right now. and the economies of a lot of countries, a lot of eu - lot of countries, a lot of eu countries, britain's economy obviously, our tourism industry has also suffered, but important for the likes of spain and portugal as well. portugal is one of the countries on the green list at the moment, so it has done quite well over the past few weeks. again, we do not know if that will compensate for the months and months of lockdown, that is under question at the moment, people are speculating and lots of experts think it will go on to the amber list which will mean it may not be the go to holiday destination. the

government have been quite bold the go to holiday destination. the government have been quite hold to stress that the enbrel list is not a list of countries that you should go on holiday to at the green list is the list of countries for holidays and we do not expect the traditional big countries to end up on that list, we expect much smaller countries and more nations to be added to the red list as well, so thatis added to the red list as well, so that is also come this afternoon. 0k, that is also come this afternoon. ok, thank you very much indeed. we will be covering and waiting for that announcement later here on bbc news. we will stay with this story. with me now isjim eastwood, he is the global sales director at travel counsellors, a leading independent travel company with over 1,900 travel franchisees. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. this announcement matters to you. it here on bbc news. this announcement matters to yon-— matters to you. it certainly does. all the announcements _ matters to you. it certainly does. all the announcements provide i matters to you. it certainly does. i all the announcements provide even more clarity because there is that great pent—up demand from consumers, but we need the clarity as to where is safe to travel to or not. what

is safe to travel to or not. what are ou is safe to travel to or not. what are you hoping _ is safe to travel to or not. what are you hoping to _ is safe to travel to or not. what are you hoping to hear- is safe to travel to or not. what are you hoping to hear today? | are you hoping to hear today? listen, you want all announcements to be sensible. what consumers are hoping for is the likes of spain, the us and i think may more realistically, they would take the blair ight, perhaps the greek islands and things like that, —— the balearics, but you are requiring the announcements which can be volatile and it has never been more important to speak to a trusted travel advisor, just like you would seek legal advice from a lawyer. these days, it is necessary, because of the complexity, to get travel advice from a travel expert.— the complexity, to get travel advice from a travel expert. what would you advise people — from a travel expert. what would you advise people to _ from a travel expert. what would you advise people to do _ from a travel expert. what would you advise people to do moving - from a travel expert. what would you advise people to do moving forward l advise people to do moving forward for the rest of this year? this pandemic certainly looks to be here to stay, doesn't it, for the end of fenty 21? to stay, doesn't it, for the end of fen 21? ~ ., ., to stay, doesn't it, for the end of fen 21? ., . ., fenty 21? we tend not to speculate too much. fenty 21? we tend not to speculate too much- we _ fenty 21? we tend not to speculate too much. we tend _ fenty 21? we tend not to speculate too much. we tend to _ fenty 21? we tend not to speculate too much. we tend to prioritise - fenty 21? we tend not to speculatej too much. we tend to prioritise the customer and have a very personalised approach and what that means in reality is that consumers

have options and even if the options are limited, the consumer will want to travel, if they want to travel, and they can decide not to if they do not, so staying close to the consumer, understanding what is important to them, where they would like to go and what they are prepared to do in terms of testing and self isolation, it all comes down to having that personalised approach and i find what we are hearing from our travel counsellors, almost 1500 across the uk, 2000 globally, they are saying that consumers want to travel but they want to travel safely and different markets in which we operate are making different announcements at different times, so it is all about staying informed and that is ourjob as the expert and hopefully we can convey that to the consumer. moving forward, convey that to the consumer. moving forward. what _ convey that to the consumer. moving forward, what would _ convey that to the consumer. moving forward, what would you _ convey that to the consumer. moving forward, what would you do - forward, what would you do differently, then? i forward, what would you do differently, then? forward, what would you do differentl , then? , , ., , differently, then? i suppose it does not come down _ differently, then? i suppose it does not come down to _ differently, then? i suppose it does not come down to what _ differently, then? i suppose it does not come down to what we - differently, then? i suppose it does not come down to what we would . differently, then? i suppose it does| not come down to what we would do differently. i look at other markets and what other governments are deciding to do. matt hancock spoke so eloquently there about the necessity to do what is right and

obviouslyjudge the data as well. we are also subject to the data, we are subject to the government announcements, but we are more subject to what is sensible and right for the consumer. what we would like to see is the ability of people to travel freely. testing is now in place and people are getting used to that. what they probably don't like getting used to is the volatility and i think there will be more subject to change but, again, more subject to change but, again, more opportunity for people to get to where they want to go to. {lilia to where they want to go to. 0k, thank you — to where they want to go to. 0k, thank you very — to where they want to go to. 0k, thank you very much _ to where they want to go to. 0k, thank you very much for that. we are going to bring you some breaking news concerning the queen. this is coming to us from buckingham palace and it has been announced that buckingham palace will meet us presidentjoe biden and the first lady, jill presidentjoe biden and the first lady, jill biden at windsor castle on sundayjune the 13th, so the

president of the united states and the first lady will be travelling to windsor castle on sundayjune the 13th to meet the queen for her, of course, this will be the 13th us president that she will be meeting. former prime minister theresa may has joined a group of tory mps opposing the government's plans to cut the foreign aid budget. the government is facing a rebellion in parliament next week, as mps attempt to force it to reverse the cuts. the conservative rebels say they have enough support to win a vote. earlier i spoke to one of them — former immigration minister and mp for romsey and southampton north, caroline nokes. there's been an awful lot of work go on to find a bill in the commons that we could attach a new clause or amendment to so that there could be a vote in the commons. it gives us a chance. of course, as adam said, we are entirely in the hands

of the speaker at this point, as to whether he selects the new clause for a vote. but i'm hopeful. i'm very hopeful he will and i think it's an important issue that we should be voting on in the commons. why? there are far more, some would say that there are far more important issues here at home. well, look, we are talking about famine relief globally, we are talking about access to clean water in a pandemic so that people can wash, we are talking about access to girls' education, which the prime minister made a huge commitment to, describing it as the swiss army knife that solved a myriad of problems and challenges, and we are talking about women's rights to access to contraception, which prevents them from having unwanted pregnancies, which prevents unsafe abortions, and indeed, could prevent 250,000 maternal and child deaths. and i think it's crucially important that we debate this properly. i am really saddened that we haven't had the opportunity to do so previously. we legislated in order to bring in the commitment to 0.7,

but there hasn't been any opportunity to have a commons vote, a meaningful commons vote on it, until this point. so what we're talking about here is soft diplomacy, and i'm sure that a lot of the british public could well understand when we talk about education and health, but there are some projects that people do question over the relevancy of them, and people do talk about terrorism, yes. do you have evidence that it does work and it does continue to work? i think we've got an enormous amount of evidence that britain's aid works. you only have to look at the aid spent injordan for all those refugees coming out of syria, you only have to look at the fact that we are seeing girls educated across the globe who wouldn't previously have had those opportunities, and it's absolutely crucially important that we recognise the soft power, if you talk to experts in the ministry of defence, they will always say that britain's soft power as part

of its aid programme has a hugely beneficial impact. the headlines on bbc news: six asylum seekers — formerly housed at napier barracks in kent — have won a legal challenge against the government, after a high courtjudge found their accommodation failed to meet a "minimum standard". the government is expected to reveal later today whether any new countries will be added to england's green list for quara ntine—free foreign travel. the government is facing a rebellion that could force them to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan pathak. thank you, good afternoon. it is all

happening at the cricket finally for england. devon conway — on his test debut — has past the 150 run mark for new zealand on the second day of the first test against new zealand at lords. but england have made a breakthrough — mark wood getting his first wicket of the match. henry nicholls out for 61. and he's just dismissed bj watling for one. new zealand are currently 292—5. the president of tokyo 2020, seiko hashimoto, insists she's100% certain the olympics will go ahead, but is warning the games "must be prepared" to proceed without spectators in the event of a coronavirus outbreak. there are just 50 days until the opening ceremony on the 23rd ofjuly. no international fans will be allowed at the olympics, or at the paralympics which follow. japan is dealing with a fourth wave of coronavirus cases, with 10 areas of the country under a state of emergency. translation: the japanese people are

undoubtedly feeling _ translation: the japanese people are undoubtedly feeling anxiety _ translation: the japanese people are undoubtedly feeling anxiety and - undoubtedly feeling anxiety and frustration about hosting the games in tokyo, and so the reality is that voices are being raised in opposition. if an outbreak should happen during the games, that amounts to a crisis or an emergency situation, then i believe we must be prepared to have these games without any spectators. and cameron norrie — the only brit left in the singles draw at the french open — plays south africa's lloyd harris in the second round in the next hour. some breaking news to bring you. women's world number one ashleigh barty was forced to retire through injury. that means poland's magda linette is through to the third round at roland garros. the 2019 champion barty has been struggling with a hip injury. england are sweating over the fitness of trent alexander—arnold after the liverpool right back was injured during theirfriendly win over austria last night. gareth southgate says they'll know more in the next day or two.

there was just one goal in the game, arsenal's bukayo saka getting his first for england shortly before the hour mark. before the game started, some fans booed as players took a knee ahead of kick off — something that concerned the england manager: idid hear i did hear it. it's not something on behalf of our black players that i wanted to hear because it feels as though it is a criticism of them. i think we have got a situation where some people seem to think it's a political stand that they don't agree with. that is not the reason that the players are doing it. we are supporting each other. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on our top story. the high court has ruled

that the home office s decision to house cross—channel migrants in a run—down barracks in folkestone broke the law. let's speak to satbir singh, chief executive at thejoint council for the welfare of immigrants. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. your reaction, first, to the ruling today? the news. your reaction, first, to the ruling today?— ruling today? the ruling itself is not surprising — ruling today? the ruling itself is not surprising because - ruling today? the ruling itself is not surprising because anybody| not surprising because anybody familiar with the conditions at the barracks will know that human beings should not be kept in conditions like that, much less people who are recovering from the trauma of conflict or persecution and even more so in a pandemic. the home secretary was found to have unlawfully, essentially, detained people in that facility, knowing full well that it was in breach of covid guidance and nobody was surprised, but we were all heartbroken to learn, that there were a series of covert outbreaks there. it is a pretty shocking act for the government to have done this and i am relieved that the courts

have quite vocally and forcefully said that this was unacceptable. what do you make of the statements that the government has responded with and part of their defence is that they needed the accommodation at extremely short notice? igrgieii. that they needed the accommodation at extremely short notice?— at extremely short notice? well, the government — at extremely short notice? well, the government should _ at extremely short notice? well, the government should look _ at extremely short notice? well, the government should look at - at extremely short notice? well, the government should look at its - at extremely short notice? well, the government should look at its own l government should look at its own numbers. asylum applications in the uk were down by nearly a quarter last year. what the home secretary did was she worked to quit up a public hysteria about a small number of people fleeing persecution trying to find a safe home here in the uk and on the back of that, she detained people. this was not accommodation. the court has found that people were unlawfully detained, that there was false imprisonment that took place. people at points were prevented from leaving that accommodation. there is no excuse for keeping people in conditions like that during a pandemic. hundreds of people caught covid. we knew it was going to happen, the home secretary knew full

well, but she did it anyway because she was more interested in the headlines than people's lives. what headlines than people's lives. what would ou headlines than people's lives. what would you like _ headlines than people's lives. what would you like to _ headlines than people's lives. what would you like to see _ headlines than people's lives. what would you like to see happen next? the government have said that they are keeping napier open, they will continue running it. i are keeping napier open, they will continue running it.— continue running it. i think the government— continue running it. i think the government will— continue running it. i think the government will find - continue running it. i think the government will find itself - continue running it. i think the l government will find itself again facing problems in a few months' time because the conditions in the barracks are untenable and the court has underlined that point today. you cannot lock people up ten to a room during a pandemic. you cannot do that in the best of times. the best thing for the government to do right now is to close the barracks and take a long hard look at itself and asked, are we the country that when people are fleeing horrible things and want to find a home here, are we the country that provides them with a place where they can rebuild their lives, have their claims fairly assessed, or are we the place that locks them up in an abandoned military barracks because the pictures look good for our social media and our political campaigning? i think most people in this country would want britain to be the former,

not the country that pretty patel wants us to be.— not the country that pretty patel wants us to be. again, 'ust to refer back to the — wants us to be. again, just to refer back to the statement, _ wants us to be. again, just to refer back to the statement, they - wants us to be. again, just to refer back to the statement, they said i back to the statement, they said that there were improvement works that there were improvement works that were taken and made at the napier barracks site. are there other accommodation locations that we should be worried about? there were barracks _ we should be worried about? there were barracks also _ we should be worried about? there were barracks also operated - we should be worried about? there were barracks also operated at - were barracks also operated at penalty which there have been changes in government policies on that, but there have been outsourced providers, private contractors brought in to run these facilities, keeping people in pretty horrific conditions that most of us, if not all of us would say unacceptable. they are charging the government to operate these facilities. the government seems to have no qualms with the way they are run. people are kept in squalid conditions. during the pandemic, we have seen people forced to share bedrooms and catching covid, getting seriously ill. there are a lot of lessons to

be learned across the entire asylum accommodation system and the government need to learn that there is a line to be drawn between accommodation and attention. it is wrong to detain people, but you should not be using the accommodation system as a means to unlawfully detain people who are claiming asylum and have a right to have their claims heard.— have their claims heard. thank you ve much have their claims heard. thank you very much indeed. _ a man has been charged with the murder of 14—year—old dea—jean reid, who was killed in birmingham on monday. police say the schoolboy was racially abused before he was stabbed to death. 35—year—old michael shields from castle bromwich appeared at birmingham magistrates' court. opposition parties in israel have agreed to join forces and form a new coalition government involving eight parties, in a deal which would end benjamin netanyahu's time in power. under the agreement, the head of the right—wing yamina party, naftali bennett, would serve as prime minister first. in august 2023, he would then be replaced by yair lapid,

leader of the centrist yesh atid party. another key player in the plans is the arab islamist raam party leader, mansourabbas, who was also pictured signing the agreement. the deal — which still has to be approved by the israeli parliament — would mean the end of benjamin netanyahu's 12—year tenure as prime minister if next week's vote in parliament fails, there is a risk israel would have to hold another election, the fifth, in 2.5 years. it comes almost two weeks after israel and palestinian militants agreed a ceasefire following an 11—day conflict in which more than 250 people were killed, most in gaza. mark lobel reports. an image of profound change — a right—wing jewish nationalist, a centrist, and unprecedentedly an arab islamist charting israel's way forward.

two weeks after the country was on a war footing, political foes warmly pledging to work together on a range of issues. translation: education, welfare, employment, - economic development, planning and construction, housing shortage and, of course, the eradication of crime and violence. there are many things in this agreement that benefit arab society as well as israeli society as a whole. unveiling the eight party agreement, formerfinance minister yair lapid is to take over as prime minister in two years from the right—wing nationalist naftali bennett. no fan of the two state solution, and keen on expanding israeli settlements in occupied palestinian lands. not that anyone is mentioning the peace process in all this. the labour party leader wrote... it was an historic day. having secured her party a place on

an influentialjudicial committee an influential judicial committee with plenty an influentialjudicial committee with plenty more horse trading to come. these israelis are ecstatic at the prospect of the country's longest serving prime minister netanyahu being replaced. my fellow protesters and i were in the streets for more than a year, so it is a great celebration, we are hopeful for this change. the bbc caught up with him. 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? he can still stop this from becoming a reality by peeling off politicians before a crucial parliamentary vote within days. it is not inconceivable that this government will fall short of the 61 seat majority and you can be assured that netanyahu will do everything possible to sabotage it by trying to work to get defectors. but there is no denying a major shift in israeli politics is now looking likely.

benjamin netanyahu has tweeted this morning saying: "all right—wing knesset members must oppose this dangerous left—wing government." now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. yesterday was the peak of this current warm spell. we have started to see more clouds move up from the south, a few showers, some of which were heavier which met with weather fronts around across the country today, it has been a rather cloudy start, but condition should brighten up start, but condition should brighten up into the afternoon. here other weather fronts i am talking about, slowly pushing northwards, but very weak features bringing slowly pushing northwards, but very weakfeatures bringing no more than a few spots of rain to southern and western scotland, perhaps one or two across northern england but for many after a cloudy start, sunshine should appear in wales, northern ireland, the far north of scotland as well. a cooler day as we pick up our windows from the south—west but

with some warmth and humidity across the south—east, we could still make 25 or 27 degrees. any showers across the north clear away and it becomes drier for many but then we looked at this cluster of rain, some of which could be heavy or thundery moving up from france affecting the channel islands, the south—east quadrant of england's, another warm and muggy night here, but cooler and fresher further north. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. six asylum seekers — formerly housed at napier barracks in kent — have won a legal challenge against the government, after a high courtjudge found their accommodation failed to meet a "minimum standard". the government is expected to reveal later today whether any new countries will be added to england's green list for quara ntine—free foreign travel. ministers are facing a rebellion that could force them

to reverse their cuts to the overseas aid budget. opposition parties in israel have struck a deal to form a new government that would oust benjamin netanyahu — the country's longest—serving prime minister. the health secretary matt hancock has been speaking about the global vaccination programme, along with cuts to the uk's international aid. he was speaking before a meeting in oxford of g7 health ministers. it is incredibly important. we are coming together to work out how we can get over this pandemic all across the world. clearly we are making good progress here in the uk but this is not over until it is over everywhere. that includes vaccinating right around the world. the biggest single contribution that we can make is the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. now half

a billion doses have been delivered globally, most of them in lower and middle income countries. i will be working with my g7 partners and how we keep expanding that global vaccination effort and also how we as a world can be better prepared in the future, especially for these diseases that cross the boundary between animals and humans, and make sure that we have a better early warning system. because it is inevitable there will be problems at this in the future.— this in the future. what is your messa . e this in the future. what is your message going _ this in the future. what is your message going to _ this in the future. what is your message going to be - this in the future. what is your message going to be to - this in the future. what is your message going to be to your. this in the future. what is your- message going to be to your fellow health ministers today? igrgie message going to be to your fellow health ministers today?— message going to be to your fellow health ministers today? we need to work together— health ministers today? we need to work together to _ health ministers today? we need to work together to expand _ health ministers today? we need to work together to expand access - health ministers today? we need to work together to expand access to i work together to expand access to vaccines globally. the biggest contribution that we can make is making sure that, especially in low and middle income countries, that these vaccines are available at cost. that is what we have done with the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. that is what we need to see more of other vaccine companies have made moves in

that direction, like pfizer, which are welcome. but ultimately we are only going to get out of this global pandemic went the whole world is able to get out. that is why it is important that we work together with the g7 partners and others to make sure that we can get out of this together. speaking of helping the developing world, many of your college next week are proposing to rebel against this reduction to the foreign aid budget. this reduction to the foreign aid budiet. ~ , ., this reduction to the foreign aid budiet.~ ,, , this reduction to the foreign aid budiet.~ , , , this reduction to the foreign aid budiet.~ , , budget. will you be supporting them? no. we budget. will you be supporting them? no- we have — budget. will you be supporting them? no- we have a — budget. will you be supporting them? no. we have a very _ budget. will you be supporting them? no. we have a very generous - no. we have a very generous international aid programme. we have difficult fiscal times here in the uk because of the pandemic. the biggest contribution that we can make to ending this pandemic is the fact that we put the investment income are here in oxford, to develop the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine, and now, with astrazeneca, we make it available at cost to the whole world. that does not take heed, that takes british science and

then making sure that we make that available generously to everybody, at cost, without taking a charge for the intellectual property. that is a sort of thing we can do to help the whole world get out of this pandemic. we are going to hear more later today about countries that may or may not be added to the green list. as health secretary how concerned are you about this because you might have you lobbied for countries to stay on the amber list, for example? are you worried in general about british people going abroad at the moment? igrgie british people going abroad at the moment? ~ ., british people going abroad at the moment? . ., ., ., ., ., moment? we have got to follow the data. of course _ moment? we have got to follow the data. of course i _ moment? we have got to follow the data. of course i understand - moment? we have got to follow the data. of course i understand why i data. of course i understand why people want to travel. of course i do. but we have got to make sure that we keep this country safe, especially with the vaccine programme doing so well. we have seen the number of people in hospital, right down. the number of people who sadly are dying from covid come right down. we have got

to protect the progress we have made here at home, whilst of course allowing for travel is safe to do so. ., �* ., allowing for travel is safe to do so. i, �* ., ., allowing for travel is safe to do so. ., ., ., ., ., ., so. you've got to follow the data. switch to education. _ so. you've got to follow the data. switch to education. the - so. you've got to follow the data. i switch to education. the resignation yesterday over the schools recovery plan, has this government failed a generation of children? bio. plan, has this government failed a generation of children?— generation of children? no. the consequences — generation of children? no. the consequences of _ generation of children? no. the consequences of the _ generation of children? no. the consequences of the pandemic. generation of children? no. the i consequences of the pandemic are obviously serious. children have not been able to get all the education they needed. a plan is to make sure that everybody can get that education back. the education secretary is doing a greatjob bringing that plan together and working incredibly hard to make sure children get the recovery of the education that they need to. this has been one of the toughest years, particularly for children. there is general dismay at the lack of money here. where you personally

surprised by how repose? the education _ surprised by how repose? the: education secretary has surprised by how repose? tt9: education secretary has been working incredibly hard to deliver a package of support to make sure that children can recover that education, any education that has been lost over the last year, because of the consequences of the pandemic. boris johnson had — consequences of the pandemic. boris johnson had indicated _ consequences of the pandemic. boris johnson had indicated that more money could be coming down the road. is this the treasury overruling number ten? t is this the treasury overruling number ten?— is this the treasury overruling number ten? ., ., ,, ., ., number ten? i do not know and i didn't want _ number ten? i do not know and i didn't want to _ number ten? i do not know and i didn't want to get _ number ten? i do not know and i didn't want to get into _ number ten? i do not know and i didn't want to get into any - number ten? i do not know and i didn't want to get into any of- number ten? i do not know and i i didn't want to get into any of that. what i do know is that gavin williamson is doing a greatjob working on this to make sure he ensures children can get that education to recover from what has been a very difficult year. that education to recover from what has been a very difficult year.— been a very difficult year. that was the health secretary _ been a very difficult year. that was the health secretary matt - been a very difficult year. that was the health secretary matt hancock| the health secretary matt hancock speaking a short time ago. there are urgent calls from un agencies, charities and scientists for g7 members to share their supplies of covid vaccines

with poorer countries. i'm nowjoined by dr seth berkley who is the chief executive of gavi, the vaccine alliance, which works globally to vaccine people against infectious diseases. thank you forjoining us. there is going to be a lot of pressure put on world leaders to either bring their vaccines forward or donate to the pot of money. vaccines forward or donate to the pot of money-— vaccines forward or donate to the pot of money. which is more urgent riiht pot of money. which is more urgent right now? — pot of money. which is more urgent right now? they _ pot of money. which is more urgent right now? they are _ pot of money. which is more urgent right now? they are both _ pot of money. which is more urgent right now? they are both urgent. i pot of money. which is more urgent| right now? they are both urgent. we need money because we are still purchasing doses and to do that you have to do advance purchase agreements. if you look at where the world this right now, there has been 1.5 billion doses delivered from high income countries, now more than one third of citizens have received at least one dose. if you look at the low income countries it is less than 1%. in a global pandemic you

are only safe unless everyone is safe. what we need now is doses to deal with the crisis we have today, but then also be able to purchase adequate doses to get everybody, those at highest risk, to begin to tamp down the global pandemic. if we don't we're going to continue to see variants pop up and that puts everybody at risk, notjust variants pop up and that puts everybody at risk, not just those countries that are not vaccinated. i am sure you are more than aware of the numbers that certain countries have been buying. you talk about these advance purchase agreements. for those that do have surpluses, would you able to name our list some of the countries that right now are in a position to donate? if genie of the countries that right now are in a position to donate?— in a position to donate? if we look at what happened, _ in a position to donate? if we look at what happened, it _ in a position to donate? if we look at what happened, it is _ in a position to donate? if we look at what happened, it is important| in a position to donate? if we look. at what happened, it is important to understand how we got here. when we started this work we have no idea whether any of these vaccines were going to work. countries that had the resources said, we are going to

hedge our bets, we are notjust good to order one vaccine, we are going to order one vaccine, we are going to put together a portfolio, that is what the uk has done, the us has done, european union, etc. what happens is we found out that it was not that difficult to make a vaccine for this organism, so they ended up with multiple successful vaccines, and so we are straight right now there is at least a 1.5 billion doses a surplus that exists. the challenge is trying to get some of those loosened up. many countries want to fully immunise everybody in those countries but that we do not deal with the health care workers at high risk in other countries, as i said, we will not be able to end the pandemic, and that is bad for everybody. 1.5 billion surplus vaccines, that would vaccinate the population of the african continent essentially. what is your message? it is notjust

the african continent. it has to be all countries. the way we have worked inaccurately with our partners to think about back sitting all health workers worldwide, then moving to high risk. the elderly is a smaller number in lower income countries. covering those, those with comorbidities. then moving to broader based coverage. we do not know if we need boosters. we do not know if we need boosters. we do not know of any specific vaccines against variance. we have to prepare for those as well. that is how we're going to end this crisis globally. it is always a pleasure to speak to you. more now on international travel from england — as passengers and the travel industry await an update on the government's so—called green list of destinations, which don't require tourists to quarantine on return. let's speak to virginia messina —

she is from the world travel and tourism council, which is a forum that works with governments for the travel and tourism industry. talk to me about what you hope will happen this afternoon. we hope the government would not go for a similar strategy to what it did last summer, given that the vaccination roll—out is so advanced. we would hope to see more flexibility in terms of the countries that are on that so—called green list. of course the less restrictive message + less restrictive message + less restrictive for amber. the government still has a conservative approach, pretty much risk avoidance. it is not taking advantage of the success of their vaccination deployment. cautious but understandable, you

would agree? yes. i was a thing to matt hancock saying we must follow the data. the data is strong in the uk. there has not been death for some time. the government has been successful in that sense. the riskier is that the uk will lose its place as a competitive destination. we are already seeing other markets in europe, particularly, at have clear strategies in place to reopen international travel this summer, which is of course a critical season. for most of them they will be welcoming millions of vaccinated americans and that will provide a boost to their economies. {fluid americans and that will provide a boost to their economies. could you rive as a boost to their economies. could you give as a few _ boost to their economies. could you give as a few examples? _ boost to their economies. could you give as a few examples? you - boost to their economies. could you give as a few examples? you said i give as a few examples? you said that i countries with clear strategies.— that i countries with clear strategies. added the right strategies? _ strategies. added the right strategies? they _ strategies. added the right strategies? they are - strategies. added the right - strategies? they are considering a number of things. not only for vaccinated travellers, rapid testing on arrival. greece came out with a

road map hack in march. we recently heard from spain and italy. they will be welcoming fully vaccinated travellers. they will start reopening sectors. it is not without measure. it is a risk—based approach they are considering. testing, health and hygiene protocols, alongside vaccinated travellers. the sector needs to restart. the g7 leaders will be addressing global economy, they will not be a global economic recovery without international travel. you have mentioned vaccination passports. it looks like these will feature, contagion feature, further down the line. what would be your advice to the uk government about how to put in place a better strategy from this afternoon? what

would you have liked to have seen are like to hear announced? the ruestion are like to hear announced? the question here, _ are like to hear announced? tt9 question here, as you mentioned, the uk has a cautious approach. they are only considering potentially islands of the territory where cases are low. as we said, there are countries like the us that is potentially a low—risk country, it is a significant market. opening that travel would have an impact, not just for the uk, but globally. it is having that balance between travel and health. and the economy. we must not forget that our sector employed 330 millionjobs in 2019. more than 60 line have been lost. we need to strike the right balance. we would like to see more flexibility, more countries that are low risk, that have low levels of infection and a fast vaccination roll—out, for people to be able to go there

safely, and also combined with rapid testing, instead of pcr test which is restrictive for amber countries. we are hearing from one of our transport correspondence that no new countries are going to be put onto the green list. let me break it down for you. the green list. let me break it down foryou. bbc the green list. let me break it down for you. bbc understands no more countries or territories will be added to that list of green countries. the full list is expected to be announced later today. still possible that some will be removed from the list. also there could be some countries going on to that red list. your reaction, please come up to date news that no new countries will be put onto the uk's green list. : : , will be put onto the uk's green list. . ., , ., ., , ., list. the challenge is not only that the will list. the challenge is not only that they will not _ list. the challenge is not only that they will not be _ list. the challenge is not only that they will not be new _ list. the challenge is not only that they will not be new countries - list. the challenge is not only that they will not be new countries but| they will not be new countries but also, if you think about countries in that category, only three weeks

ago, people started making plans. portugal is a huge market for the uk travellers. three weeks ago st people started making plans on booking trips. suddenly, now they are on a watchlist or an ambulance. that is providing huge disruption for travellers, businesses, the countries themselves. it is that ever changing system. it is not going to help put travellers confidence back. people want to travel but if the measures are so restrictive and so inconsistent, changes every three weeks, it is unlikely that we are going to see travel pic back up as we would hope to see. : .. travel pic back up as we would hope to see. :, ~' ,, , travel pic back up as we would hope to see. ., ,, , . borisjohnson is facing a major parliamentary rebellion over his policy to reduce foreign aid because of the economic impact of the pandemic.

rebel conservative mps say they have enough support to defeat ministers in a vote next week, and force them to increase aid in 2022. theresa may and several former cabinet ministers are among those demanding the government returns to the commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid. joining me now is helen thompson, head of programmes at care international uk. thank you forjoining us. do you welcome, or rather what do you make of this move by the rebel mps? igrgihat of this move by the rebel mps? what this move by — of this move by the rebel mps? what this move by the _ of this move by the rebel mps? bignsgit this move by the rebel mps of this move by the rebel mps? “big"ngt this move by the rebel mps does is give the prime minister an opportunity to showcase, by reversing the reductions at the started to take effect already on uk

aid. in the midst of a global pandemic now is not the time to be reducing aid to those around the world who need it most. the decision to reduce aid will take life—saving support away from millions of people. women and girls are likely to be the most affected by those reductions as well. we have seen that in the huge reductions to the un services on reproductive health rights. some of our own programmes in that area have also been reduced. without that support, more women will die in childbirth, over things like unsafe abortions. this is an opportunity for the prime minister to back the manifesto commitment and return to that 0.7% commitment. there is a lot of pressure on the government financially at the moment. they themselves have said they had to make some difficult

decisions. we are in the middle of a pandemic. decisions. we are in the middle of a nandemic. , , ., , decisions. we are in the middle of a nandemic. , , . , ., , pandemic. yes, but uk aid budget was designed pandemic. yes, but uk aid budget was desi . ned to pandemic. yes, but uk aid budget was designed to fluctuate _ pandemic. yes, but uk aid budget was designed to fluctuate with _ pandemic. yes, but uk aid budget was designed to fluctuate with the - pandemic. yes, but uk aid budget was designed to fluctuate with the uk - designed to fluctuate with the uk economy. it is 0.7% of national income. we saw last year that there were already significant reductions to the uk aid budget in line with the smaller size of the uk economy. it was designed to be affordable in any circumstance. the way that these reductions to 0.5% are being made, and in such a compressed timeframe, has meant that assistance that was orally promised and that people are relying on, is being taken away. that means any situation where the uk is about to host g7 we are breaking promises that were already made to other countries around the world and we do not believe that this the actions of a truly global

britain. a cargo ship carrying chemicals is sinking off the coast of sri lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. the x—press pearl had been on fire for almost a fortnight before the blaze was put out this week. hundreds of tonnes of oil from fuel tanks could leak into the sea, devastating nearby marine life. tanya dendrinos reports. a pristine coastline and a looming environmental disaster. the x—press pearl has been ablaze for two weeks, and despite the efforts of the sri lankan and indian navies, it is sinking, with 350 tonnes of oil on board. translation: there are two possibilities. | either all the fuel has caught fire, or the oil could still be there. if the oil is still there, we have already taken precautionary steps to handle that situation in case there is a leak. on wednesday, attempts were made to tow the vessel to deeper waters

to minimise marine pollution. but attempts were later abandoned. beaches along the west coast have been littered with debris, and the government has banned fishing along an 80—kilometre stretch of coastline. boats lie covered on the shore, and livelihoods are on the line. translation: the ship has dealt a death blow to our lives. - we can't go to sea, which means we can't make a living. the singapore—flagged container vessel was carrying close to 1,500 containers — including 25 tonnes of nitric acid and several other dangerous chemicals. sri lankan officials believe the fire was caused by a nitric acid leak, which the crew had been aware of since may 11. translation: similar incidents have taken place in other countries, - and those governments have taken steps to get compensation. we hope to get compensation in accordance with local and international law. we will never give up on that effort. we will calculate the cost

from the beginning of this incident. questions have now been raised about why the ship was allowed into sri lankan waters after being rejected by two other nations. a police complaint has been lodged against the captain, with a court order issued to prevent them — along with the chief engineer and an additional engineer — from leaving the country. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the european court ofjustice has ruled that eu rules guaranteeing equal pay for male and female workers can be invoked in a dispute over pay for thousands of tesco workers, in a blow for the supermarket giant. the eu“s top court indicated that pay conditions for shop—floor workers can be compared with the company's distribution staff. but tesco says the roles have different pay rates because of differences in skills and demands required — and that this has nothing to do with gender. the case could take years to conclude.

it's one of the most recognisable items of clothing in history — and now princess diana's wedding dress is going back on public display for the first time in 25 years. the gown forms part of a new exhibition at kensington palace in london. ellie price has more — and a warning that the report conttains flashing images. it was the wedding, the dress. even the archbishop of canterbury described the day as the stuff of fairy tales. 750 million people tuned in worldwide to watch. 600,000 people tried to see for themselves, along the route from saint paul's to buckingham palace. and out come the bride and groom. diana, the dress, the wedding, it marked the moment, a huge shift in the relationship between public and press and the royal family.

it was the beginning of di—mania, this huge obsession with this young 20—year—old girl, this absolute obsession with her that was never going to wane. the wedding took place on a warm wednesday in latejuly almost a0 years ago. it was a bank holiday. and for those who didn't line the streets of london, it was essential viewing on the telly. what were you doing that day? i got dressed up in my mum's wedding dress to watch the royal wedding. how old were you? i was about six. i was 17. did it feel like a fairy tale? it did. yeah, any girl's dream. ijust think everybody was so pleased - to see them together and married. it was just essential viewing. nobody i knew didn't watch it. the dress is on display for the first time in 25 years at kensington palace. all 25 feet of train, 10,000 mother—of—pearl sequins, and lots and lots

of taffeta ruffles. along with the other items in the collection, including this life—size test garment of the coronation gown of queen elizabeth, the queen mother, from 1937, it's a challenge to keep these dresses in their full royal glory. the ones that are in store, we monitor the environment they are in. we look at things like relative humidity, the temperature, pests are also a very big problem. everything is packed in acid—free boxes and tissue paper. and then obviously things that are on display, there are slightly different criteria. so we look at light levels. but we also do a little bit of hands—on conservation work. the dress has been loaned to the exhibition by her sons, the princes. it goes on displayjust a few weeks before what would have been diana's 60th birthday. a bittersweet reminder that life is rarely as simple as happily ever after. that's what everybody“s been waiting for.

just to remind you that the bbc understands that no more countries or territories are set to be added to the green list of destinations, foreign destinations. this is going to be confirmed later today when we hear from the government. make sure you stay with us for that. in a moment it will be the bbc news at one. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. temperatures have dropped back. it will be mostly dry with spells of sunshine. through the end of today

we will see showers across the southern islands, perhaps south—eastern counties of england, showers in northern ireland later on. breezy in western areas. light winds elsewhere. highest temperatures today across eastern parts of england. 25, 20 six celsius in a few places. also doing quite well across the north—east of scotland. this evening most places will be fine, clear spells overnight. one or two showers will affect south—east england, east anglia, perhaps north—eastern wind as well. the odd shower in northern ireland. in between, some clear spells. miles and muddy across eastern areas. tomorrow, more showery rain across south—eastern parts. patchy rain into the west and northern ireland. the odd shower in scotland. for most another fine and largely sunny day. to the afternoon, across the south—east of eglin, into the london area, perhaps east anglia, some showers are possible. most other parts will be dry. these

temperatures are around what we would expect them to be this time of year. the odd shower possible in northern ireland. one or two isolated showers possible across scotland. most places dry with sunshine. the weekend, frontal systems on the chart, but high pressure is going to stayjust about in charge. that means weather fronts as they do pushing will be weak. we will see some cloud and patchy rain into northern ireland and west of scotland through saturday. the odd heavy burst through the afternoon. elsewhere it is fine with spells of sunshine. sunday, looking like a dry day for the vast majority. the remnants of that old weather front producing some extra cloud, may be the odd shower into the afternoon. top temperatures on sunday, 23 celsius in london, highs of 18 celsius in london, highs of 18 celsius in london, highs of 18

celsius in glasgow.

disappointment for holidaymakers with no new countries added to england's green list of places travellers can go without quarantine. there had been speculation some greek and spanish islands could be added to the list as well as malta, but the government has insisted it has to be cautious. we've got to protect the progress that we've made here at home whilst of course allowing folk to travel where it's safe to do so, so you've got to follow the data. there are reports portugal may be moved to the higher—risk amber list. we'll have the latest with our transport correspondent. also this lunchtime: one of the firearms officers who shot usman khan at fishmongers“ hall tells an inquest he feared he wouldn't go home that night because he thought the killer

was wearing a suicide belt.