good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: remembering more than 20,000 british servicemen who died during the normandy landings. a new memorial�*s opened on the 77th anniversary of d—day. pupils are urged to take a covid test before returning to school after half term, amid rising infections. the stars will be back on the red carpet, but some are just a hologram. it's the baftas pandemic style. burns battles for england. he scores a century — but england still have work to do, as new zealand have the edge going into the final day of the opening test at lord's.

good morning. for scotland and northern ireland it is more straightforward today. looks like it will be dry and are sunnier than it was yesterday. england and wales, more cloud around with dad and drizzly weather, at the sky opens up. —— damp. join me laterfor all the details. it's sunday the sixth ofjune. our top story: a memorial to british and commonwealth troops who died on d—day is to be opened in normandy today. the monument honours the more than 22,000 servicemen who died on the day and in the fighting that followed. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield reports. d—day, the normandy campaign, the thousands of tradition and commonwealth soldiers who died. is that future generations are going to going to come to honour their memory. part temple of remembrance, part place of contemplation, the

british normandy memorial is a place of serene beauty. at its centre, a statue of three infantrymen caught in battle. and on its 160 columns, the names, ranks and ages of all those who were killed. as the years passed and the numbers of those who fought in the campaign dwindle, it is the fulfilment of a promise. the ins - iration is the fulfilment of a promise. the inspiration for _ is the fulfilment of a promise. tue: inspiration for it is the fulfilment of a promise. tte: inspiration for it came from the veterans themselves. they wanted to have one single place where all the comrades who lost their lives, serving under general montgomery, can be remembered together. and i think they felt with the passing of time it was important there was a single place where people could come to reflect, to think about what happened, to realise the importance of what happened in 19114 and how it is still relevant today. the of what happened in 1944 and how it is still relevant today.— is still relevant today. the most ulorious is still relevant today. the most glorious thing — is still relevant today. the most glorious thing about _ is still relevant today. the most glorious thing about the - is still relevant today. the most i glorious thing about the normandy memorial is the setting. 0n glorious thing about the normandy memorial is the setting. on a hill, overlooking gold beach. to the west, clearly visible the remains of

mulberry artificial harbour, and below us, the sands where on the morning of during the sixth 19114, thousands of british and commonwealth troops came pouring off their transports. gold beach was at their transports. gold beach was at the centre of the landings, the americans on one side, the canadians on the others. here, british soldiers scored early success but it was the start of a long and bitter fight to the lanes and villages of rural normandy. not tilljuly did the allies take the key city, opening the way to paris. among those killed in the later fighting was the man who parachuted in as a signals officer on detail —— on d—day. his son comes often with his children and grandchildren to visit the grave. fix, children and grandchildren to visit the rave. �* ., ~ ., the grave. a hero. when i saw all the grave. a hero. when i saw all the stories _ the grave. a hero. when i saw all the stories in _ the grave. a hero. when i saw all the stories in the _ the grave. a hero. when i saw all the stories in the letters - the grave. a hero. when i saw all the stories in the letters and - the grave. a hero. when i saw all the stories in the letters and all | the stories in the letters and all of that that related to what he had done. i will often think of him, even now, i think of him. and think what a wonderfuljob he did. it can

mean, he is one of so many when you think of all these others who were equally brave and who lost their lives. , , . equally brave and who lost their lives. _ ., , , ., ., lives. this year, because of covid, there is no — lives. this year, because of covid, there is no d-day _ lives. this year, because of covid, there is no d-day tourism. - lives. this year, because of covid, there is no d-day tourism. the i there is no d—day tourism. the hotels are empty. but the people of normandy haven't forgotten and the famous pegasus bridge over the canal is once again % —— the scene of france re—enactors. the petition will have to wait a little to see the beaches again and we live in the minds the site —— excitement and sacrifice of those terrible days. one thing is sure, when they do come, it is here at the normandy memorial that they will gather. and hugh schofield is in the town of ver—sur—mer in normandy, where the memorial has been built. it is going to be a very poignant day. tt it is going to be a very poignant da . , ., . ., , day. it is, of course. it will get under way _ day. it is, of course. it will get under way here _ day. it is, of course. it will get under way here in _ day. it is, of course. it will get under way here in four - day. it is, of course. it will get under way here in four hours l day. it is, of course. it will get| under way here in four hours or day. it is, of course. it will get - under way here in four hours or so. you can see behind me there are only

a small number of chairs set out, ab 100 official guests. the british ambassador is going to be here and the french defence minister will be here. any hopes they had before getting a manor run, borisjohnson, a member of the royalfamily, has been stymied, i covid. nonetheless it is an important and poignant moment, as the opening of this centre. and as anyone who has ever been here, itjust bowls you over. it is the most remarkably beautiful place. i havejust been it is the most remarkably beautiful place. i have just been out there looking over the sea yet again at the exact moment, dawn, the sun coming up, when the first landings were taking place. you still get that three saw. because this place is looking right over the beaches, you are drawn straight back into the moment and i think anyone who comes here, and they will be coming in

their tens, here, and they will be coming in theirtens, hundreds here, and they will be coming in their tens, hundreds of thousands, in the years to come, will feel this really, really deeply. it is a wonderful place. lii. really, really deeply. it is a wonderful place.— really, really deeply. it is a wonderful place. really, really deeply. it is a wonderful lace. . ~' , wonderful place. u, thank you very much, we wonderful place. u, thank you very much. we were _ wonderful place. u, thank you very much, we were back _ wonderful place. u, thank you very much, we were back -- _ wonderful place. u, thank you very much, we were back -- be - wonderful place. u, thank you very much, we were back -- be back. wonderful place. u, thank you very i much, we were back -- be back with much, we were back —— be back with you over the course of the day. —— —— hugh. very impressive looking. d—day veterans here will gather at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, to watch a live transmission of the opening ceremony. graham satchell is there this morning. good morning, graham. what is happening for us there? good morning. _ happening for us there? good morning, rachel. _ happening for us there? good morning, rachel. in - happening for us there? good morning, rachel. in normal. morning, rachel. in normal circumstances, the d—day veterans and families of those who were killed in normandy would be in northern france. but of course, nothing is normal because of covid so covid restrictions mean veterans can't travel. they will be here instead in staffordshire, the chairs are laid out, socially distanced. we are laid out, socially distanced. we are exposing around 100 veterans and 300 family members. they will be a small service here so the stages are set up where you can see, a screen

just on the other side. as you say, they will be able to watch the event in france live this morning. the hugely significant day for the veterans because, if truth be told, they were slightly frustrated and more than a little disappointed that there was a memorial to american service personnel who had fallen in normandy, a memorial to canadian service personnel who had fallen, but nothing for british troops are so they campaigned for this memorial, they raised funds for it. you will know harry billings done in cornwall, he raised thousands in thousands of pounds for this memorial that will be unveiled today. it is, they say, a really massively significant moment that their friends, massively significant moment that theirfriends, their massively significant moment that their friends, their mates, massively significant moment that theirfriends, their mates, their colleagues, who died with them on the beaches of northern france, their names should be carved in stone and never forgotten. graham, thank ou stone and never forgotten. graham, thank you so — stone and never forgotten. graham, thank you so much. _ stone and never forgotten. graham, thank you so much. and _ stone and never forgotten. graham, thank you so much. and in - stone and never forgotten. graham, thank you so much. and in fact, - stone and never forgotten. graham, thank you so much. and in fact, we | thank you so much. and in fact, we will hear more from harry billings, breakfast knows him well, later in the programme. and we'll have lots more coverage throughout the morning from ver—sur—mer in normandy

and the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. the government is urging pupils in england to take covid tests before returning to school after the half—term break. it comes as the health secretary warned that a "huge proportion" of the latest covid cases are in children. helena wilkinson reports. what has helped keep classrooms open has been a major testing programme which has been in place since march. schools and colleges have been testing pupils regularly. it has allowed them to identify asymptomatic cases and isolate them asymptomatic cases and isolate them as quickly as possible. tomorrow, most children will go back after their half term break. writing in their half term break. writing in the telegraph this morning, the health secretary matt hancock said a huge proportion of the latest cases are in children, and that is why he and the education secretary gavin williamson are urging secretary school —— secondary school pupils

and college students to get a test before they return. the association of school and college leaders say they broadly support the measure but feel it has come very late in the day. as testing continues, so too does the vaccination programme. a decision will need to be made about whether12—15 —year—olds should get the jab. according to the telegraph, children could start getting it as early as the summer. a government source told the paper that under current modelling, they would be ready to begin by early september at the latest. ministers are waiting for advice from the uk's vaccines committee before making a decision. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the prime minister is expected to call on fellow leaders at the g7 to pledge to vaccinate the world's population against coronavirus by the end of next year. boris johnson will tell representatives it would be the "single greatest feat" in medical history. world leaders are set to gather

in cornwall on friday. more than 1,000 charities, business leaders and academics have written to the government to reverse the decision to cut foreign aid this year. it comes after the government said it would still spend more than £10—billion in foreign aid this year. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. the chancellor, rishi sunak, announced late last year that he was going to cut the uk aid budget from 0.7% of the national income to 0.5% — that's a reduction of about £4 billion. now, he said at the time that was a temporary measure, and it was because of the pandemic. now, in their letter, the charities and the academics say, well, that cut is having a real impact on the ground. they say that as a result, families are going hungry, girls are not going to school and vaccines are expiring on shelves. and they argue that there is no justifiable economic need for the cut and that's, they say, because forecasts suggest that by the end of this year, the economy will have returned back to its pre—pandemic levels.

and they also say that the uk is hosting the g7 this week. they say that if the uk calls on other leaders to do more, well, that's going to risk ringing hollow. now, on the government side, the government says it's going to spend £10 billion this year, 2021, on aid. a uk government spokesman said the seismic impact of the pandemic had forced it to take tough but necessary decisions, but the government was committed to returning to spending 0.7% when the fiscal situation allows. the bafta awards ceremony will be broadcast later on bbc one, celebrating the best on—screen talent and tv programmes of 2020. steve mcqueen�*s five—part series small axe leads the way with six nominations. i may destroy you, normal people and the crown are also in the running, as our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. a small axe, large after hopes.

steve mcqueen�*s bbc series of standalone films telling black british stories has the most nominations at today's after tv awards. six, including sean parkes best act or the mangrove episode. he is thrilled the show has done so well. ~ . .., is thrilled the show has done so well. ~ ., .., ,_ is thrilled the show has done so well. ., , , is thrilled the show has done so well. ., , well. what can i say, it puts a smile on _ well. what can i say, it puts a smile on my _ well. what can i say, it puts a smile on my face. _ well. what can i say, it puts a smile on my face. but - well. what can i say, it puts a smile on my face. but for- well. what can i say, it puts a i smile on my face. but for some reason puts the pressure on as well, i don't really know why, it makes me more nervous. tt i don't really know why, it makes me more nervou— more nervous. if you say you are nervous, — more nervous. if you say you are nervous, that _ more nervous. if you say you are nervous, that suggests - more nervous. if you say you are nervous, that suggests to - more nervous. if you say you are nervous, that suggests to me i more nervous. if you say you are. nervous, that suggests to me that you do care whether you win or not. of course because there is this of course because there is this buildup, right? there is everyone around you wishing you well. but that said, fortunately, show is there to watch is in we did that. that is the most important thing. that is the most important thing. that is the most important thing. that is what i have two tell myself when i get a little bit too nervous about what is going to happen on the weekend! ., , ,

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it is so exciting. when i was nominated for a bafta. .. it is so exciting.— it is so exciting. today's ceremony will be different _ it is so exciting. today's ceremony will be different from _ it is so exciting. today's ceremony will be different from usual, i it is so exciting. today's ceremony | will be different from usual, taking place in a covid compliant tv studio. nominees in the performance categories can attend but in what is believed to be an award show first, those that can't make it have the option of appearing on the red carpet as a hologram. colin paterson, bbc news. bazaar, isn't it? i guess that is ersonal bazaar, isn't it? i guess that is personal choice _ bazaar, isn't it? i guess that is personal choice as _ bazaar, isn't it? i guess that is personal choice as to - bazaar, isn't it? i guess that is personal choice as to whetherl bazaar, isn't it? i guess that is i personal choice as to whether that actually happens for you but i don't know, it would be a weird experience. t know, it would be a weird experience.— know, it would be a weird exerience. ., �* ~ ., , ., experience. i don't know, give us a wave! and — experience. i don't know, give us a wave! and that _ experience. i don't know, give us a wave! and that hologram... - experience. i don't know, give us a wave! and that hologram... i i experience. i don't know, give us a wave! and that hologram... i don'tj wave! and that hologram... i don't know. and whether it's a phone, a scarf or pair of glasses — many of us have accidentally lost something on a train or a station platform. but staff at a station near glasgow were a bit surprised when passengers reported a rather unusual bit of lost property — a monkey! the primate, believed to be a marmoset, was spotted at cambuslang station yesterday afternoon.

the good news is that he was quickly reunited with his family — scotrail tweeted that he tucked into a tin of fruit before he went home. just to gather himself. let's have a look at today's front pages. the sunday mirror focuses on yesterday's deal reached by the g7 economies to make big companies pay more tax. the paper says the labour party want the money raised to be used to fund schools and hospitals. the sunday telegraph says plans are being draw up to start vaccinating 12— to 15—year—olds from august. the paper reports that the jabs is expected to be recommended for younger teenagers. the duke and duchess of cambridge could start spending more time in scotland — in a bid to help save the union.

that's the headline on the front page of the sunday times. and one of the top trending topics online is the 77th anniversary of the d—day landings. people are already tweeting ahead of the official opening of the british normandy memorial. pa rt part of that celebration today, the commemoration in normandy, is the red arrows, flying again for the first time since 2019. this is a photograph of them appearing yesterday at the midlands as show. they will be heading over the channel to do a fly past over the new memorial in normandy, a little later. , ., ., , , later. news of new gongs being handed out _ later. news of new gongs being handed out stop _ later. news of new gongs being handed out stop this _ later. news of new gongs being handed out stop this will - later. news of new gongs being i handed out stop this will perhaps not be a surprise to many, but it is worth a mention, kate bingham, who did had up the uk vaccine task

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apparently, according to the express, it is fast becoming the country's 50 emergency service. they have a 95% recovery rate. callouts are on the increase. there are some stats that will interest you. 24% of men and 14% of women lose their wedding rings. now, why do more men lose their wedding rings? i don't know. �* ., ., know. i've got mine on. if i lose it down the — know. i've got mine on. if i lose it down the back _ know. i've got mine on. if i lose it down the back of _ know. i've got mine on. if i lose it down the back of the _ know. i've got mine on. if i lose it down the back of the sofa, - know. i've got mine on. if i lose it down the back of the sofa, we i know. i've got mine on. if i lose itj down the back of the sofa, we will give molly a call with his metal detector. but i am not sure this is made of metal. it is a bit cheaper. this one is a good one and the sunday times. it says, tailor your trash. plastic cups from festivals to be spun into clothes. there is a growing trend, as we all know, for recycled plastics and things to be used and turned into clothes. so that sea of rubbish that you often see at the end of festivals, or we used to, back in the good old days, i am sure they will come back, but there is a way now to turn them into clothes, which is good.—

clothes, which is good. these days, increasingly. _ clothes, which is good. these days, increasingly. you — clothes, which is good. these days, increasingly, you buy _ clothes, which is good. these days, increasingly, you buy a _ clothes, which is good. these days, increasingly, you buy a cup - clothes, which is good. these days, increasingly, you buy a cup for i clothes, which is good. these days, increasingly, you buy a cup for a i increasingly, you buy a cup for a quid, then you go and get it reused, or used to in the old days. so we have a number of those plastic caps which have just lasted, have a number of those plastic caps which havejust lasted, and they have a number of those plastic caps which have just lasted, and they are great, but what did fight yesterday? the dog. i think it went back to a festival we went to about four or five years ago. but once the dog got hold of it... five years ago. but once the dog got hold of it- - -— hold of it... where you serving it out our hold of it... where you serving it out your guests _ hold of it... where you serving it out your guests is _ hold of it... where you serving it out your guests is the _ hold of it... where you serving it out your guests is the best - out your guests is the best glassware?— out your guests is the best classware? , . ., , ., glassware? pretty much, that is all we are reduced _ glassware? pretty much, that is all we are reduced to _ glassware? pretty much, that is all we are reduced to in _ glassware? pretty much, that is all we are reduced to in our— glassware? pretty much, that is all we are reduced to in our cupboard l we are reduced to in our cupboard these days. we are reduced to in our cupboard these days-— we are reduced to in our cupboard these da s. ., , ., , ., , these days. lots of people had been sittin: in these days. lots of people had been sitting in the — these days. lots of people had been sitting in the garden _ these days. lots of people had been sitting in the garden enjoying - these days. lots of people had been sitting in the garden enjoying a - sitting in the garden enjoying a drink in the last few days because it has been a nice few days. darren, surely that is not somebody upright and early who has taken that, but has to a sunset? no, no, this is a sunrise. somebody has been a bright and early. the sun comes up very early at this time of year. this picture was taken by a weather watcher in scotland. it is a lovely picture here. we are going to find some sunshine today in scotland

and across northern ireland. england and across northern ireland. england and wales, things are more complicated. more cloud around, as it brightens up we will trigger some showers. they are will turn a bit heavyin showers. they are will turn a bit heavy in sunbury. at the moment, we still have a very weak weather front across england and wales. that area of cloud is producing some low cloud. drizzle and patchy rain around at the moment. especially all the way from the west country up through the midlands. northern england in particular could stay a bit dull and damp. further south, it is likely to brighten up. that could trigger these hit and miss, heavy but potentially sunbury showers. scotland and northern ireland likely to stay dry. there will be some sunshine here, temperatures around 17 or 18. showers few and far between, they will still be around this evening, the small chance of a shower at lourdes today, i'm afraid. then those showers move out into the north sea and it will be drier overnight with more mist and fog

actions around. double figures for many other parts of the uk. some areas of cloud around tomorrow, some areas of cloud around tomorrow, some areas of cloud around tomorrow, some areas of sunshine breaking through. more showers are likely to develop. these are more likely across east anglia, north of the eastern side of england, perhaps into eastern areas of scotland and further west, a better chance of staying completely dry, with some sunshine. temperatures tomorrow similar to those of today. picking at 21 or 22 celsius. if we look further ahead into tuesday, weak weather front is just brushing, flirting with the north—west of the uk. higher pressure towards the south—east. it will be northern ireland, western scotland, that will see more cloud, may a few spots of rain, more cloud also for the north—west of england and wales, but further south and further east, it is likely to be dry and the temperatures will rise, especially noticeable across eastern parts of scotland. further on from that we have the jet stream, this is

the upper—level window and steers areas of low pressure. the jet streams to the north—west of the uk. that is where the pressure will be under some weather fronts as well. further south and east we maintain this idea of it being drier underneath an area of high pressure. so this really sums up the week ahead. more cloud towards the north—west of the uk, most remaining rain across western parts of scotland, further south and east across the uk, where pressure is going to be higher, it will be dry. more sunshine around as well, but it should be getting a bit warmer also. likely to find highest temperatures in the south—east of england, up to 26 degrees. pretty much where we were earlier on last week. that's it from me, back to you. now, iam not now, i am not alone wearing one contact lens. now, i am not alone wearing one contact lens-— contact lens. andrea says it is a name contact lens. andrea says it is a game changer- _ contact lens. andrea says it is a game changer. i— contact lens. andrea says it is a game changer. i am _ contact lens. andrea says it is a game changer. i am glad - contact lens. andrea says it is a game changer. i am glad that i contact lens. andrea says it is a l game changer. i am glad that has been verified _ game changer. i am glad that has been verified by _ game changer. i am glad that has been verified by another- game changer. i am glad that has been verified by another human. l game changer. i am glad that has - been verified by another human. yes, i am not the — been verified by another human. yes, i am not the only _ been verified by another human. yes, i am not the only odd _ been verified by another human. yes i am not the only odd person who does it. 6:23pm. now, where else are you likely

to find a bargain book or rare vinyl sat alongside a punnet of strawberry�*s and some fresh meat to take home? the traditional market has long been a hub for local people, but there are fears traders are being priced out — as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. at one end, chips and gravy. at the other, she about. different memories that menus being dished up at either end of preston market. the victorian hall at an expensive facelift three years ago, but they kept the cheaper outside trading area too. i years ago, but they kept the cheaper outside trading area too.— outside trading area too. i think it is areat. i outside trading area too. i think it is great. i think _ outside trading area too. i think it is great. i think the _ outside trading area too. i think it is great. i think the building - outside trading area too. i think it is great. i think the building here | is great. i think the building here is great. i think the building here is really good, they have done a really good job of it. it is really good, they have done a really good job of it.— is really good, they have done a really good job of it. really good “0b of it. it means you can have really good job of it. it means you can have trendy _ really good job of it. it means you can have trendy cafes... - really good job of it. it means you can have trendy cafes... it - really good job of it. it means you can have trendy cafes... it is - really good job of it. it means you can have trendy cafes... it is nice| can have trendy cafes... it is nice to see something _ can have trendy cafes... it is nice to see something that _ can have trendy cafes... it is nice to see something that looks - can have trendy cafes... it is nice to see something that looks a - can have trendy cafes... it is nice to see something that looks a bitj to see something that looks a bit more modern.— to see something that looks a bit more modern. and traditional traders. more modern. and traditional traders l— more modern. and traditional traders. i prefer _ more modern. and traditional traders. i prefer the _ more modern. and traditional traders. i prefer the old - more modern. and traditional traders. i prefer the old market. | traders. i prefer the old market. there rrot _ traders. i prefer the old market. there rrot a _ traders. i prefer the old market. there not a lot _ traders. i prefer the old market. there not a lot in _ traders. i prefer the old market. there not a lot in here, - traders. i prefer the old market. there not a lot in here, there's i traders. i prefer the old market. i there not a lot in here, there's no clothes, _ there not a lot in here, there's no clothes, it— there not a lot in here, there's no clothes, it is— there not a lot in here, there's no clothes, it is only one clove store. like clothes, it is only one clove store. like lots _ clothes, it is only one clove store. like lots of— clothes, it is only one clove store. like lots of towns, it is tough to get that balance right. the

difference _ get that balance right. inez difference between the get that balance right. iu9 difference between the stores get that balance right. iu9: difference between the stores inside and outside, you do have a good mixture here, don't you? academics from the university _ mixture here, don't you? academics from the university of— mixture here, don't you? academics from the university of leeds - mixture here, don't you? academics from the university of leeds have i from the university of leeds have spent three years researching market customers across the uk. law spent three years researching market customers across the uk. low income urou s, customers across the uk. low income grouos. elderly _ customers across the uk. low income groups, elderly people, _ customers across the uk. low income groups, elderly people, elderly - groups, elderly people, elderly women, and also ethnic minorities and new migrants. these people are particularly benefiting from the produce and also the social interaction.— produce and also the social interaction. :, . , ., produce and also the social interaction. :, . ., interaction. councils are facing a conundrum- _ interaction. councils are facing a conundrum. they _ interaction. councils are facing a conundrum. they need - interaction. councils are facing a conundrum. they need to - interaction. councils are facing a| conundrum. they need to attract interaction. councils are facing a - conundrum. they need to attract more people into town centres and lots are pinning their hopes and identified market generate that money. identified market generate that mone . ., :, , ., money. local authorities are driven by accountants. _ money. local authorities are driven by accountants. joe _ money. local authorities are driven by accountants. joe is _ money. local authorities are driven by accountants. joe is worried - money. local authorities are driven | by accountants. joe is worried plush markets will — by accountants. joe is worried plush markets will price _ by accountants. joe is worried plush markets will price people _ by accountants. joe is worried plush markets will price people out. - by accountants. joe is worried plush markets will price people out. we i markets will price people out. we need to markets will price people out. 9 need to make sure that we don't take away from people that need access to that affordable food, and adjust subsequently looking up some the market and that is all that will exist. :, , ~' market and that is all that will exist. :,, ,, :, market and that is all that will exist. ,, :, ., ,, , :, exist. those kind of markets would alienate the _ exist. those kind of markets would alienate the customers _ exist. those kind of markets would alienate the customers that - exist. those kind of markets would alienate the customers that we - exist. those kind of markets would l alienate the customers that we have been looking at. because they are

expensive — been looking at. because they are expensive markets, they are very much _ expensive markets, they are very much driven by quality or leisure. stallholders here certainly think they provide good value, as well as that all—important chart. iher;r they provide good value, as well as that all-important chart.— that all-important chart. they look u on ou that all-important chart. they look upon you more _ that all-important chart. they look upon you more as _ that all-important chart. they look upon you more as a _ that all-important chart. they look upon you more as a friend - that all-important chart. they look upon you more as a friend than - that all-important chart. they look upon you more as a friend than a l upon you more as a friend than a trader. i am on first name terms with a lot of people. you get brought things, somebody brought me a couple of pies for my lunch today. stallholders have knowledge and experience, they can actually talk to the _ experience, they can actually talk to the customer and give advice. a bil to the customer and give advice. big thing to the customer and give advice. a big thing for us, but seems to be very nonular. _ big thing for us, but seems to be very nonular. is— big thing for us, but seems to be very popular, is local— big thing for us, but seems to be very popular, is local grown - very popular, is local grown produce _ very popular, is local grown produce. because _ very popular, is local grown produce. because we - very popular, is local grown produce. because we can i very popular, is local grown i produce. because we can keep very popular, is local grown - produce. because we can keep the cost down — produce. because we can keep the cost down because _ produce. because we can keep the cost down because we _ produce. because we can keep the cost down because we go - produce. because we can keep the cost down because we go straightl produce. because we can keep the i cost down because we go straight to the growers — cost down because we go straight to the growers for— cost down because we go straight to the growers-— the growers. for regular market shoppers. _ the growers. for regular market shoppers. these _ the growers. for regular market shoppers, these stores - the growers. for regular market shoppers, these stores are - the growers. for regular market| shoppers, these stores are likely the growers. for regular market - shoppers, these stores are likely to feed friendships as well as filling fridges. colletta smith might news, preston. and now all i can think about is pie and chips. and now all i can think about is pie and chi s. :, and now all i can think about is pie and chi s. . , ., and chips. even at this time of the mornin: ? and chips. even at this time of the morning? yeah. _ and chips. even at this time of the morning? yeah. if— and chips. even at this time of the morning? yeah. if you _ and chips. even at this time of the morning? yeah. if you presentedl and chips. even at this time of the | morning? yeah. if you presented it to me now. — morning? yeah. if you presented it to me now, honestly, _ morning? yeah. if you presented it to me now, honestly, i— morning? yeah. if you presented it to me now, honestly, i would - morning? yeah. if you presented it to me now, honestly, i would put. morning? yeah. if you presented it i to me now, honestly, i would put my face in it. :, to me now, honestly, i would put my face in it. . �* , face in it. charming. gavin, let's have a look— face in it. charming. gavin, let's have a look at _ face in it. charming. gavin, let's have a look at the _ face in it. charming. gavin, let's have a look at the sport. - face in it. charming. gavin, let's have a look at the sport. i - face in it. charming. gavin, let's have a look at the sport. i can i have a look at the sport. i can

totally agree _ have a look at the sport. i can totally agree with _ have a look at the sport. i can totally agree with you - have a look at the sport. i can totally agree with you about i have a look at the sport. i can i totally agree with you about the pies. _ totally agree with you about the pies, 100%. sport, yes. rory burns, this man — pies, 100%. sport, yes. rory burns, this man he _ pies, 100%. sport, yes. rory burns, this man he ironically helped england _ this man he ironically helped england yesterday, so... do you know, england yesterday, so... do you know. there _ england yesterday, so... do you know, there is _ england yesterday, so... do you know, there is a _ england yesterday, so... do you know, there is a gorgeous - england yesterday, so... do you i know, there is a gorgeous picture, england yesterday, so... do you - know, there is a gorgeous picture, i must go and find it, of his wife and tiny baby in the stands watching him yesterday. obviously loving every minute stop sign lovely to see the fans back. it is in full house, of course, but it is good to see fans back at the cricket. that is what you want to see in the test match. this is one of the undersides england has played in a home test going back of a miniseries. so to be tested against new zealand, who are the world's test side, is actually pretty good. but burns helped them out massively yesterday. the cricketers need to dig into one final day, if they are to save against new zealand. england's cricketers need to dig in for one final day if they're to save the first test against new zealand. the tourists will resume this morning on 62/2, a lead of 165 runs. a century from rory burns had given england a bit of hope on a day

where not much went right for them with the bat, as patrick gearey reports. test cricket is unusual in sport and life in that you get time to think. on friday, rain and no play, sojoe read could carefully plan his innings. first bowl yesterday morning, new zealand gave him a lot more time to ponder. now, instead of watching rainfall, it would be wickets, courtesy of tim southee, he removed ollie pope, than dan lawrence. and poorjames bracey. in the first innings of his first test, gone before his first run. england fans watching a batting collapse, step back to normality. to hold it together, rory burns was going through an ordeal of an innings. dropped at slip, bopped on behalf of twice, and still he batted on, battled on. going through to a street fighting century. not enough to catch new zealand. the bad batsmen added to their leads. they were more than 150 ahead when ollie robinson thought he had kane williamson. no—one else did, really. still, he got the captain to check. as it turned out, the kiwi skipper

was out, and joe root�*s they finished as it started, with a surprise. roger federer says he may pull out of the french open if there is too much risk to his knee, and to his wimbledon prospects, if he plays on. he came past dominik koepfer in a tough four—setter which took more than 3.5 hours, and that was only his sixth match since double knee surgery. federer will decide today whether to carry on. he's due to play matteo berrettini in the fourth round tomorrow. britain's cameron norrie had a good run at roland garros, but he's out — beaten by the defending champion rafael nadal in straight sets. nadal is aiming for a record—extending 14th french open title. he faces jannik sinner in the last 16. world number one novak djokovic is also through. women's defending champion iga swiatek is safely through, but there's been another big name exit — elina svitolina was soundly beaten by barbora krejchikova. the fifth seed won just

five games in the match. a week today, england will be playing their first match at the delayed european championship when they face croatia at wembley. this evening, they face romania in theirfinal warm—up match, and manager gareth southgate is feeling optimistic with the tournament just around the corner. the future for our team, when you look at the age of all of those players, is really exciting. and it means that we can play in different ways. we have got the balance of the squad to play different systems, and ourjob again, as always, is to prepare the team for each opposition, find the best way of planning for each opponent, and we feel better equipped to cope with different sorts of tactical challenges as well. scotland continue their preparations for euro 2020 when they face luxembourg this afternoon. meanwhile, wales played out a goalless draw against albania in cardiff, in their final match before the tournament starts. neco williams going closest for the home side in a game of few chances. lewis hamilton says it's "one of the greatest feelings" to be starting the azerbaijan grand prix

from the front row, after fearing he wouldn't even get into the top ten on the grid. he'll be just behind charles leclerc on the grid. world champion hamilton and his mercedes team struggled at the last race in monaco and were off the pace for most of practice in baku. but after trying some "extreme things" according to boss toto wolff, hamilton qualified second behind the leclerc�*s ferrari, who secured a second surprise pole position in a row. championship leader max verstappen starts from third. matt gillett -- matt gillett —— massively anxious to know if we were going to get into the top ten. == know if we were going to get into the top ten-— know if we were going to get into thetoten. , ., ., , the top ten. -- massively anxious. that was my _ the top ten. -- massively anxious. that was my goal, _ the top ten. -- massively anxious. that was my goal, to _ the top ten. -- massively anxious. that was my goal, to get - the top ten. -- massively anxious. that was my goal, to get into - the top ten. -- massively anxious. that was my goal, to get into the l that was my goal, to get into the top ten. i am proud of everyone for being open—minded and working so hard. st helens have won the women's challenge cup for the first time, after thrashing york city knights. saints were the pre—match favourites and showed why by running in seven tries in a 311—6 win — amy hardcastle with the pick of them. it was the first time in two years that the final had been held,

due to the pandemic. and st helens' men made it into their challenge cup final, after an entertaining game against hull fc. saints led by 18 points before hull fought back to within three. but regan grace capitalised on a mistake — running nearly the length of the pitch to score the decisive try. it finished 33—18 — and st helens will face warrington in september's final. britain's geraint thomas will have to beat a team—mate if he's to win the criterium du dauphine, which is an important warm—up race for this month's tour de france. thomas won this event before winning the tour in 2018. he finished ninth on the penultimate stage, to move up to third overall, but he's half a minute behind his ineos grenadiers team—mate and race leader richie porte. jockey adam kirby likes to spring a suprise — and he did so at epsom yesterday, winning the derby on the 16—to—1 shot adayar. the clear favourit bolshoi ballet was unplaced, as adayar won by four and a half lengths.

trained by charlie appleby and ridden by adam kirby, he shot clear in the final furlong to upset the odds. last summer, kirby rode the biggest—priced winner in royal ascot history when he won on the 150—1 outsider nando parrado. it was a bit of a change around during the week. he was supposed to ride on another horse.— ride on another horse. worked well for him. 5 thanks, _ ride on another horse. worked well for him. 5 thanks, gavin. _ today's opening of the british normandy memorial would not have been possible without phenomenal efforts of fundraisers who contributed towards the £30 million needed for the project. one of them was veteran harry billinge. we first met harry on breakfast two years ago, since then he's gone on to raise tens of thousands of pounds. let's take a look at his remarkable journey. i'v e i've never seen anything like it in my life. you have the ships lie ring over your head and germans firing from inland. our generation saved the world. i'm very sad, but choked.

you are absolutely entitled to, we are grateful. you are absolutely entitled to, we are grateful-— you are absolutely entitled to, we are grateful. don't thank me, i am no hero, are grateful. don't thank me, i am no hero. i — are grateful. don't thank me, i am no hero. i was— are grateful. don't thank me, i am no hero, i was lucky. _ are grateful. don't thank me, i am no hero, i was lucky. all— are grateful. don't thank me, i am no hero, i was lucky. all the - are grateful. don't thank me, i am| no hero, i was lucky. all the heroes are dead and i will never forget them as long as i live.- them as long as i live. there is about 35 quid _ them as long as i live. there is about 35 quid there, _ them as long as i live. there is about 35 quid there, harry. - them as long as i live. there is i about 35 quid there, harry. when them as long as i live. there is - about 35 quid there, harry. when i collect money _ about 35 quid there, harry. when i collect money for _ about 35 quid there, harry. when i collect money for the _ about 35 quid there, harry. when i collect money for the memorial, i | collect money for the memorial, i get a great calmness over me. i lost a lot of good men. young men. boys of 16. , , , , ., of 16. this is it. this is what ou've of 16. this is it. this is what you've been _ of 16. this is it. this is what you've been raising - of 16. this is it. this is what you've been raising money. of 16. this is it. this is what - you've been raising money towards and you've never seen this before. no, never. and you've never seen this before. no. never-— no, never. how does it make you feel? because — no, never. how does it make you feel? because the _ no, never. how does it make you feel? because the work _ no, never. how does it make you feel? because the work you - no, never. how does it make you feel? because the work you are i feel? because the work you are doing, it is now concrete, it is tangible, it is there, you can touch it. ~ , tangible, it is there, you can touch it. : , ., tangible, it is there, you can touch it. 9 , ., ., ., , tangible, it is there, you can touch it. we 'ust have a 'ob to do. all these it. we just have a 'ob to do. all these fellas, _ it. we just have a 'ob to do. all these fellas, did _ it. we just have a job to do. all these fellas, did such - it. we just have a job to do. all these fellas, did such a - it. we just have a job to do. all these fellas, did such a good i it. we just have a job to do. all i these fellas, did such a good job. all these men, these wonderful men.

mr harry billinge... for all these men, these wonderful men. mr harry billinge. . ._ mr harry billinge. .. for services to charitable fundraising. _ mr harry billinge. .. for services to charitable fundraising. i _ mr harry billinge. .. for services to charitable fundraising. i never - charitable fundraising. i never ex - ected charitable fundraising. i never expeeted any _ charitable fundraising. i never expected any medal. - charitable fundraising. i never| expected any medal. collected charitable fundraising. i never i expected any medal. collected a charitable fundraising. i never - expected any medal. collected a few pounds or £1000, i went to do it for the fellas who never came back. this metal is for the memory of everyone of them fellas. 22,4112 men! killed in a day. it has never left me. never left me. i came home, so many boy that would never come home. i love them all. everybody, loved one another. that is a marvellous thing, love is stronger than death. he isjust he is just an extraordinary he isjust an extraordinary man, isn't he? i hope he feels an enormous sense of pride when he sees the finished memorial because when

we show you pictures of it this morning, it looks absolutely stunning. morning, it looks absolutely stunning-— morning, it looks absolutely stunninu. ., ., stunning. you can't watch that without getting _ stunning. you can't watch that without getting a _ stunning. you can't watch that without getting a lump - stunning. you can't watch that without getting a lump in - stunning. you can't watch that without getting a lump in yourj without getting a lump in your throat, can you? we will more talk about the new d—day memorial. well, you have seen it, it has been opened officially today. this week, the travel show is embarking on an epicjourney across the uk as businesses begin to welcome tourists back. ade adepitan kicks off the four—part special with a trip to the scottish highlands and islands. you gotta love it! proper british coastline. we have are on an adventure across the uk as it opens up for travel again. yes! we're open! from rugged coastlines... ..to breathtaking landscapes. and natural habitats. you see that?

ourjourney will take us across the four nations that make up the united kingdom. and we're doing it sustainably in an all electric revamp of an iconic british motor. this week, i'm in scotland. meeting the conservationists restoring britain's biggest national park. we want to see the forest continue to march right up the hills. zipping through some spectacular scenery... and tasting some traditional bikes with a tiktok superstar stop how do you say cheers in gaelic? i begin my scottish odyssey in inverness. the uk 's northernmost city and the so—called capital of the highlands.

in a normal year, well over a quarter of a million foreign tourists stop off here on their way to exploring the region's rolling vistas of mountains, forests and locks. it's a city that is used to visitors but i'm willing to bet they've never seen anything quite like this! i wonder what people make of this when they see me driving around in it. it's definitely distinctive. apparently, we've already made it in the local facebook group. hi, guys! got a little woo there, a little whoop—dee—woo! it's our travel show van, and this prototype is a reimagining of an old iconic morris motor. the first vehicle built by the company since the 19805 and it's all electric.

now, the original morrisj type came out in 19118 alongside the classic morris minor, which was the first british car to reach a million sales. so what we've done is stuck some portable hand controls on the car so i can drive it with my hands. and because it's a van and there's plenty of room in there, we just stuck my wheelchair in the back and away we go, on our uk road tour for the travel show. each country in the uk has decided on its own timetable out of lockdown. in scotland, areas are graded from the most severe, level four, all the way down to level zero. concerns about new variants have slowed the move to level one

in some parts, but visitors' attractions and accommodations are allowed to open their doors with rules in place for face coverings and social distancing. here in inverness, they're still finding ways of adapting. at culloden, the site of britain's last pitch battle 275 years ago, the national trust has had to change some of their big anniversary plans. we would normally have an anniversary with around 1500 people here on site, clearly that is not possible under covid, at all. we decided to go completely online, which then gave us the opportunity to attract a worldwide audience. you went global. absolutely, we went global! so we were able to offer this event for free because we did it, a lot of it is pre—recorded content, did not matter what time zone you were in and the other side

of it is, we had people engage with it and more have since the event. it's more than we could have possibly have expected. on the banks of the river ness the pandemic forced this luxury hotel to close just eight months after it first opened. now, they are making up for lost time. we effectively risk analysed everything we were doing, fortunately in this hotel, we have a lot of space so we can't manage social distancing but then of course, as everybody knows, the perspex screens, the masks, the visors, etc etc, our operation's much more expensive to run nowadays. efficiencies in terms of room cleaning is way off the scale from where we were. both katie and tony agree that this summer's going to be crucial in getting the local tourism industry back on track.

the reality is, across the whole of the highlands, tourism has been significantly affected. it's a huge part of our economy and if we can have a good summer, if we can tell our stories and sell our scones, and engage people in the story of culloden, it's going to make a big difference. our best guess at this moment in time is that this year will be a staycation year and we really need our uk residents to get behind us and help us because we have had a very tough time. with things opening up again, i'm going to travel across the highlands towards the outer hebrides of scotland's extraordinary west coast.

and i am going to do it with the help of our travel show van, with an occasional break for the odd charge! my first stop is the uk's largest national park, the cairngorms. i've heard there is an ambitious 200 year plan to restore this landscape. but i'm not sure our little van is up to the off—road bits so unfortunately, i've had to switch temporarily to an old—fashioned gas guzzler. excellent. it's a long jump down, this. so, dan, where are we? we're in the cairngorm national park, abernethy forest, owned by the rspb but part of the cairngorm connect partnership. it's absolutely beautiful,

can you tell me what cairngorm connect is? it's a partnership between four didn't [and owning organisations and what we're trying to do is restore natural processes, we're trying to get the first to go back to its natural tree line, we're restoring peatlands which will help take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and where we have rivers that have been altered, we're making them more natural by restoring them to their natural channels. excuse my ignorance, to my untrained eye this looks pretty natural to me. why would you say it needs to be restored? well, we've been working here for the last 30 years and if you'd come here 30 years ago you probably would not be able to see many young trees at all. it's the largest chunk of caledonian pine forest we've got left but it's being constrained by grazing animals and burning and man's intervention for a couple of hundred years, so we want to see the forest continue to march right up the hills and if we are able to come back in a couple of hundred

years we would hopefully see trees on the skyline up there as well. wow! the partnership use a range of methods to help restore the landscape, including planting trees and managing deer numbers. this part of the cairngorms is owned by the royal society for the protection of birds. and their on—site visitor centre at lock martin has reopened after a big renovation. this place looks shiny and new. it is, the first month of opening after two years of being closed. the centre's biggest draw is this observation area, looking out onto a tall platform containing an osprey nest. all right, so you can see the nest in the far distance. it's quite a large nest, it's over a metre wide. and we need that nest to be big because the chicks get really big, really fast. it looks quite far away from here.

it looks far away but it is actually one of the best spots to see them, even from the windows, and we have our live cameras up there, you can have a really good look at them on the nest. it's incredible to think that they travel all the way from west africa, here, to the highlands of scotland. yes, they migrate at the end of march, the beginning of april from senegal in west africa, portugal, spain, takes them about 1—2 months to come all the way here. they are beautiful birds and they are the only bird of prey that exclusively feeds on fish. pescatarians? pescatarians, they are, yes, they like their trout! for the early part of the 20th century these birds were hunted to extinction in the uk. conservation work led to their successful reintroduction and over the past few decades, their numbers have steadily grown. today it's estimated there are around 250 breeding

pairs across britain. all the natural processes we talked about, that produces bigger, safer habitats for wildlife to thrive and the link with ospreys, i suppose, is quite symbolic. the first ospreys to come back to britain came back to loch garten in the '50s and we are hoping that cairngorm cam connect will bring back lots more nature as we move forward through 200 years. but there is more to the cairngorms than walks and wildlife. adventure companies offer zip lining, cannoning and something called white water tubing, riding one of these rubber rings downriver. i was hoping to give it a go but the conditions were a little wild. what was the issue about the tubing today? the river was too high, it's in flood, it would not be safe, we could not stop you and you would keep going. where do the rapids end? the north sea. ok, that is an issue!

now that lockdown is easing, are you starting to see pent—up demand? yeah, absolutely. the may bank holiday weekend, the first big weekend, was sold out. we are in a lucky position, we have got this space and fresh air. you are the perfect activity centre for covid because of all the space? in the past, i would say about half of all visitors were coming from the continent, we will not have that this year but we have been so busy with uk clients, we were sold out last summer, busiest summer ever, last summer. we're expecting the same this year. well, i might not be able to get out on the river, i have a go on one of the longest zip lines. i am feeling a bit more nervous, i was quite chilled about this, i was like, everyone does this, the kids do it and now, looking down into the gorge, well, might nether regions have got a little bit tighter! put your hands on top.

and then i'll go? and then, drop your shoulders... i am not sure i can do this. you will be fine! ade whoops. next on myjourney across scotland, i am travelling across country to catch a ferry to the outer hebrides. look at that! do you know what, i am getting quite worried, the charger�*s going down a little bit faster than i thought it would. next time i see somewhere to pull over, i will and then,

look on the phone, on the app. ok, it's saying there is a charge point at a place called fort augustus. loch ness? great! i mean, scotland is new to me, when it comes to charge points. but it doesn't feel to me like you are going to run out. there are more than 1500 charge points across scotland but fully charging the van at one of these stations can leave you hanging around a bit. a lot of people have said this to me, aren't you going to get really bored, sitting at a charge points, waiting for the car to charge? but actually, after a long drive, it's nice, itjust makes you take a breath, and pause, and enjoy thejourney. this ferry takes over 5 million passengers to the scottish islands every year.

or at least every normal year! that number was more than halved in 2020. i am heading to harris, one of the many islands that make up the outer hebrides. a collection of 119 islands in all, stretching for 130 miles. and i arrive in time for that one essential hallmark of the british summer. look at the weather! it's bleak. i guess this is what you get when you come to holiday in the uk! it's a different type of holiday. just a few weeks ago, i wouldn't have been able to do this journey because for most of the year, travel between here and the mainland

hasn't been allowed. to stop coronavirus from taking hold in these closed off communities. and they've been relatively successful. when i arrived in may, they'd recorded less than 300 cases since the pandemic began. to help keep it that way, we followed government advice and took two lateral flow tests before coming over. but i'm really interested to find out what it's been like for the people living out here who've not been able to leave the islands. i'm on my way to meet a resident who was born and raised on neighbouring lewis, and luckily, we catch a break in the weather. if it was raining, i'd be worried. it would be slippery. it's good work.

fingers crossed, this is where my house is going to be. it's a we bit of an area at the moment. that is a doer upper. it is a wee bit of a doer—upper, but i think you can see why. my granny was born in that house down there, this is a very important croft for the family. you'll find with people from the hebridean islands, we're very proud of where we're from, we are scottish but we're a wee bit distinct with their own language and culture and identity. the community, you imagine in a wee village like this very important. we are social species, aren't we? as much as you want to come and live somewhere really remote, we need that contact every now and again. yes, it's been amazing how folk have really made sure that everybody has been ok. that if you're a wee boy who does not see his pals any more or an old granny who's not seeing theirfamily, they're getting a little bit of community feel,

even if it's from a distance. as a proud hebridean, he has been sharing videos of island life on his tiktok account where he has become a bit of a sensation. over lockdown, he racked up 10 million views as the hebridean baker, posting dozens of traditional recipes. hello there! ade! welcome to adepitan taxis. well, it's been quite an adventure, to say the least. it's been really quite special to be able to promote the islands. i do gaelic lessons but mostly baking, my favourite ones are when i have a classic bake, maybe it's like a tiramisu. but i give it a wee scottish twist. how would you give

it a scottish twist? well, there's no harm in throwing a wee bit of whiskey in! ah, yes! so, where are we heading now? we are going to make the traditional bake called a duff. they call it a cootie dumpling on the mainland. nice. but the first stop is an important stop because my aunt, who's 92, makes the best duff on the island. his aunt entrusts us with her special ingredient for a perfect pudding. her own home—made three—fruit marmalade. a spoonful of this in the duff. a spoonful of that? that will make itjust perfect? how do i say thank you in gaelic? and with that, we get to work on making some duff. it starts off really easily.

this traditional scottish dessert is made with fruits and spices, then wrapped in a cloth and steamed. look at that! this is baking gold! service with a smile and a scottie dog. wherever food goes, the dog goes as well. and here is the duff! the texture is slightly different. i thought it would be like a typical fruitcake. but it's more wet. i think it's absolutely lovely, delicious. i think the marmalade has made a difference. i was going to say, if it wasn't for that marmalade... but what are your feelings about the island opening up again for tourism?

are you not worried about covid potentially taking hold of the community, like it's never done before? i think we have to stay and be conscious for a long time yet. but i think the island has done really well in making sure that people are safe, the vaccination programme has gone really, really well but it also, for us hebrideans, who haven't been able to venture very far, for us to be able to see other parts of the uk would be nice as well. how do you say cheers in gaelic? slainte. slainte! the main town on the outer hebrides is stornoway, home to around 6000 people. and it's here that the first leg of our british roadtrip comes to an end. i think with all the covid rules and restrictions, a lot of us have just got used to staying at home.

but then i've come out here. and immersed myself in all of this nature and got to meet actual real people, notjust faces on a laptop or phone screen. i think it's fair to say that nothing will ever be the same again after the pandemic. but if it teaches us to cherish more moments like this and to travel in a more mindful and responsible way, then maybe we can make it a change for the better! and in two weeks' time, ourjourney across the uk continues. for the second leg of our road to recovery tour, i am crossing england's biggest county from seaside to countryside. yes! we made it. to see how the people and places of north yorkshire are emerging from lockdown.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: remembering more than 20,000 british servicemen who died during the normandy landings. a new memorial�*s opened on the 77th anniversary of d—day. pupils are urged to take a covid test before returning to school after half term, amid rising infections. the stars will be back on the red carpet, but some are just a hologram. it's the baftas pandemic style. rory burns keep england in the fight at lord's. he scores a century — but there's plenty to do, as new zealand have the edge going into the final day of the opening test.

hello there, good morning. for scotland and northern ireland it's more straightforward today. looks like it will be a dry sunnier day than it was yesterday. england and wales, though, well, we've more cloud around — some damp, drizzly weather. as it brightens up, we could trigger some heavy showers. join me laterfor all the details. it's sunday the sixth ofjune. our top story: a memorial to british and commonwealth troops who died on d—day is to be officially opened in normandy today. the monument honours the more than 22,000 servicemen who died on the day and in the fighting that followed. our correspondent hugh schofield reports. d—day, the normandy campaign. the thousands of british and commonwealth soldiers who died to liberate europe. it's here that future generations are going to going to come to honour their memory. part temple of remembrance,

part cloister of contemplation, the british normandy memorial is a place of serene beauty. at its centre, a statue of three infantrymen caught in the grip of battle, and on its 160 columns, the names, ranks and ages of all those who were killed. as the years pass and the numbers of those who fought in the campaign dwindle, it is the fulfilment of a promise. the inspiration for it came from the veterans themselves. they wanted to have one single place where all the comrades who lost their lives, serving under general montgomery in 19114, can be remembered together. and i think they felt that with the passing of time it was important there was a single place where people could come, to reflect, to think about what happened, to realise the importance of what happened in 19114 and how it is still relevant today. the most glorious thing about the normandy memorial is the setting. on a hill, plum overlooking gold beach. to the west, clearly visible off arromanches,

the remains of mulberry artificial harbour. and below us, the sands, where, on the morning ofjune 6 19114, thousands of british and commonwealth troops came pouring off their transports. gold beach was at the centre of the landings — the americans on one side, the canadians on the others. here, british soldiers scored early success, but it was the start of a long and bitter fight through the lanes and villages of rural normandy. not till latejuly did the allies take the key city of caen, opening the way to paris. among those killed in the later fighting was desmond smallman—tew, who parachuted in as a signals officer on d—day. his son michael was a boy at the time. he lives in france now and comes often with his children and grandchildren to visit the grave. i hero—worshipped him, really, when i saw all the stories in the letters and all of that that related what he had done. i will often think of him, even now, i think of him,

and think what a wonderfuljob he did. but, i mean, he is one of so many when you think of all these others who were equally brave and who lost their lives. this year, because of covid, there is no d—day tourism. the hotels are empty. but the people of normandy haven't forgotten and the famous pegasus bridge over the orne canal is once again the scene of france re—enactors. british visitors will have to wait a little to see the beaches again and relive in their minds the excitement and the sacrifice of those terrible days. one thing is sure, when they do come, it is here at the normandy memorial that they will gather. hugh schofield, bbc news, normandy. and hugh schofield is in the town of ver—sur—mer in normandy, where the memorial has been built. it looks stunning there today, hugh. we are lucky, the weather today and

yesterday has been glorious after the week before which was not very nice at all. you can catch me as the sun comes up now well into the morning, looking out over the river bay, and you can imagine that on that dayjune six, 19114, the sea behind us here would have been absolutely covered in the ships and across the channel overnight and right now, the trips would be pouring onto the beaches, coming up the hill below them. —— below the memorial here. all this comes to mind when one is here. every time i get here, i get the same three saw and it is all the more intense on the day itself and on the morning like this and on a setting like this. now in this memorial, all of this. now in this memorial, all of this is made very, real. there aren't many of us because it has onlyjust opened, we have all been absolutely blown over by the beauty of the place, by the craftsmanship,

the sense of permanence that it creates and this feeling of contemplation which overcomes one as one wanders around the colonnades, with the names of all the 22000 and more men, and a few women, who died. it really is a splendid place and it will be where people come for generations to come.- will be where people come for generations to come. you, thank you so much. generations to come. you, thank you so much- -- — generations to come. you, thank you so much- -- hugh- — you heard the word frisson, you can imagine the hairs sticking up on the back of your neck. and we'll have lots more coverage throughout the morning from ver—sur—mer in normandy and the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. which itself is an amazing place. the government is urging pupils in england to take covid tests

before returning to school after the half—term break. it comes as the health secretary warned that a "huge proportion" of the latest covid cases are in children. helena wilkinson reports. what's helped keep classrooms open has been a major testing programme which has been in place since march. schools and colleges have been testing pupils regularly. it's allowed them to identify asymptomatic cases and isolate them as quickly as possible. tomorrow, most children will go back after their half term break. writing in the telegraph this morning, the health secretary matt hancock said a huge proportion of the latest cases are in children,

and that is why he and the education secretary gavin williamson are urging secondary school pupils and college students to get a test before they return. the association of school and college leaders say they broadly support the measure but feel it has come very late in the day. as testing continues, so too does the vaccination programme. a decision will need to be made about whether 12—15—year—olds should get the jab. according to the telegraph, children could start getting it as early as the summer. a government source told the paper that under current modelling, they would be ready to begin by early september at the latest. ministers are waiting for advice from the uk's vaccines committee before making a decision. helena wilkinson, bbc news. we can get more on this with our political correspondent helen catt. helen, how seriously is the government taking this? the numbers among children and therefore this plan to test them all. ~ ~' .,

therefore this plan to test them all. ~ ~ ., ., , all. we know the government is takin: all. we know the government is taking the _ all. we know the government is taking the delta _ all. we know the government is taking the delta variant - all. we know the government is taking the delta variant that - all. we know the government is| taking the delta variant that first originated in india, very seriously. they are watching how that is going across the country and testing is a large part of the strategy for dealing with it. as you heard in helen's story, matt hancock sang a huge proportion of the cases are in children and there is a recognition that coming back from the school holidays, this is the first holiday since indoor mixing has been allowed, that is where you are getting this pushed today from the health secretary and the education secretary to say yes, take that test today. fin secretary to say yes, take that test toda . ., ., , ., , . secretary to say yes, take that test toda. ., ., . , today. on another story which is makin: today. on another story which is making some — today. on another story which is making some of _ today. on another story which is making some of the _ today. on another story which is making some of the headlines i today. on another story which is i making some of the headlines this morning, the government facing more pressure to reverse its decision following the cut in foreign aid. tell us a bit more about that. last earthe tell us a bit more about that. last year the chancellor _ tell us a bit more about that. last year the chancellor announced the uk was going to cut the aid we send abroad from 0.7% of the national income to 0.5%. that is a cut of around £4 billion. tomorrow, a group of conservative mps are hoping to try and overturn that in parliament, including the former prime

ministers, theresa may. today, more than 100,000 -- ministers, theresa may. today, more than 100,000 —— figures from charities, academia, saying that this cut has already meant that families are going hungry, girls aren't going to school and vaccines aren't going to school and vaccines are expiring on the shelves. they said there is not a great enough economic need for the cut and later in the g7 if you uk are trying to do —— are trying to get other countries do more combat risks ringing hollow. the government is saying they will spend £10 billion on foreign aid and while the seismic effect of the pandemic has caused it to take tough measures, they say they will go back to spending 0.7% when the fiscal situation allows. the prime minister is expected to call on fellow leaders at the g7 to pledge to vaccinate the world's population against coronavirus by the end of next year. boris johnson will tell representatives it would be the "single greatest feat" in medical history. wold leaders are set to gather

in cornwall on friday. the bafta awards ceremony will be broadcast later on bbc one, celebrating the best on—screen talent and tv programmes of 2020. it has been a really good year for drama as well. steve mcqueen's five—part series small axe leads the way with six nominations. viewers will still get to see their favourite stars on the red carpet, and those who can't attend the awards in person will make an appearance in hologram form. but there are no fans by the red carpet anyway. you would be tempted to poke your finger through the hologram. the to poke your finger through the holouram. , ., ., ., , hologram. the photographer saying, . ive hologram. the photographer saying, rive us a hologram. the photographer saying, give us a wave! _ hologram. the photographer saying, give us a wave! none _ hologram. the photographer saying, give us a wave! none of _ hologram. the photographer saying, give us a wave! none of us - hologram. the photographer saying, give us a wave! none of us knows i give us a wave! none of us knows when this is _ give us a wave! none of us knows when this is going _ give us a wave! none of us knows when this is going to _ give us a wave! none of us knows when this is going to work- give us a wave! none of us knows when this is going to work but - give us a wave! none of us knows when this is going to work but all| when this is going to work but all of us are curious to see. it might well be part of the whole idea behind it so we will tune in later. one thing that is pretty certain, the red carpet is likely to be dry, i think. they won't be any rain on

the holograms, darren. a glorious morning, by the looks of it. indie the holograms, darren. a glorious morning, by the looks of it. we will see, not morning, by the looks of it. we will see. not so — morning, by the looks of it. we will see, not so sure. _ morning, by the looks of it. we will see, not so sure. i'm _ morning, by the looks of it. we will see, not so sure. i'm quite - morning, by the looks of it. we will see, not so sure. i'm quite a - morning, by the looks of it. we will see, not so sure. i'm quite a fan i morning, by the looks of it. we will see, not so sure. i'm quite a fan of| see, not so sure. i'm quite a fan of being a hologram myself, mind you. nice to be on a red carpet rather than this robbie grey one i am on at the moment. there is some rain on the moment. there is some rain on the forecast, roger, actually. this is a weather watcher picture first thing this morning, a lovely sunrise at first link. there is a lot of cloud here in northamptonshire and a lot of cloud for england and wales. a change of fortune today for scotland and northern ireland, we have some sunshine coming through. for england in particular, they will be some showers and perhaps even longer spells of rain around as well. we have an old weather front has just moved in from the atlantic yesterday. it was in the west. today it is moving its way slowly eastwards across england and wales. underneath all that cloud, this is where we are already seeing some rain and drizzle coming through, particularly in the west midlands and it will work its way into more northern england. it may well

brighten up further south but that could trigger a few sharp showers for scotland and northern ireland. much more straightforward. sunny spells here. a chance it will stay fine and dry with temperatures around 17 or 18 degrees. ahead of this rain we have in the midlands towards the south—east, east anglia, this is where we will see the highest cabbages but not quite as warm as yesterday. the wetter weather around this evening, threat of a sharp showers as they will move away into the north sea overnight. it does become dry overnight. more mist and fog patches around again and probably the lowest images will be in scotland where we have the clearest guys for longer. it will be six or seven degrees in rural areas. some trying to start the day with areas of cloud around tomorrow. we will trigger a few more sharp showers, perhaps heavy and injury, possibly across eastern scotland more likely eastern england down towards lincolnshire and east anglia. the further west you are more likely to stay dry and the temperatures are similar to what we were expecting today, so around 18— 22 degrees. from monday into

tuesday, we have this weather front coming in off the atlantic. it is very weak and mainly affecting north—western parts of the uk. they will be more cloud for western —— northern ireland and scotland. rain and drizzle, not very much. some of the cloud putting it england and wales the further south and east it is likely to be dry with the best of the sunshine probably a bit warmer on tuesday in that sunshine in particular, but even over parts of eastern scotland where it is dry and bright here, those temperatures are rising. looking further ahead, the jet stream his here, the upper level wind which steers areas of low pressure weather fronts which mainly affects north—western parts of the uk. higher pressure as you had further south—east. uk. higher pressure as you had furthersouth—east. for uk. higher pressure as you had further south—east. for many parts of the country over the week ahead it is going to be dry. we have the early showers on monday and then those fade away. we have more cloud, really, for north—western parts of the uk over the weekend. the best of any rain will be western areas of scotland. furthersouth any rain will be western areas of scotland. further south and east over the uk, high—pressure mince dry weather and more sunshine, at least

it is getting warmer again with temperatures probably peaking at 26 celsius which is not too bad. warmer than today. i celsius which is not too bad. warmer than toda . , ., ., than today. i will try not to anticipate _ than today. i will try not to anticipate what _ than today. i will try not to anticipate what you - than today. i will try not to anticipate what you are - than today. i will try not to i anticipate what you are about than today. i will try not to - anticipate what you are about to say next time was up you are the matter —— you are the master of the weatherboard and i will stick to what i don't know. —— what you don't know. what i don't know. -- what you don't know. :, :, what i don't know. -- what you don't know. ., :, , what i don't know. -- what you don't know. , ., ., , ~ know. looks better towards next week so we will take — know. looks better towards next week so we will take that, _ know. looks better towards next week so we will take that, definitely. - students across england will be heading back to the classroom tomorrow morning following half term — but before they do, the government is urging them to get tested, to avoid any further transmission of covid. let's talk now with geoff barton, who's from the association of school and college leaders. this seems sensible, and most families and pupils will be used to this regime of regular testing, won't they?— this regime of regular testing, won't the ? , ,, ,., ., won't they? yes, i think so. i mean, at the end — won't they? yes, i think so. i mean, at the end of— won't they? yes, i think so. i mean, at the end of a _ won't they? yes, i think so. i mean, at the end of a fairly _ won't they? yes, i think so. i mean, at the end of a fairly bleak _ won't they? yes, i think so. i mean, at the end of a fairly bleak week- at the end of a fairly bleak week around education, when the great ambitions have shrivelled away somewhat, it is a reminder that those 50 million tests which have been taking place last year, largely

in the vanguard of doing that have been school and college leaders, and they have done an extraordinaryjob. the only thing i would say is that todayis the only thing i would say is that today is a slightly odd day to be reminding parents of that, given that if i wanted to get a test today, i tried ordering one last night, actually, and i won't get it for two days. a week ago, when the secretary of state was doing the rounds on the media on wednesday, it feels to me to embargo it and announce it the day before schools and colleges go back is a little bizarre. nevertheless, itake and colleges go back is a little bizarre. nevertheless, i take a broader point. yes, this is one way we can protect ourselves and demonstrate we are doing our bit to protect other people through the use of the lateral flow tests. {sine of the lateral flow tests. give credit to schools _ of the lateral flow tests. give credit to schools and - of the lateral flow tests. give credit to schools and teachers, quite rightly, but also credit to parents and carers, who get their kids to do this, or teenagers, mostly twice a week, for those that do. and on the issue of having test kits at home, actually, if anybody else's houses like ours, we have got loads at home, the kids get sent home with them regularly, and i

there are more tests languishing in drawers not doing much then there is an urgent need for them at this stage. an urgent need for them at this stare. , ~ :, an urgent need for them at this stare. , ~ ., , , .,,._ stage. yes, i think that is probably riuht. i stage. yes, i think that is probably right- ithink— stage. yes, i think that is probably right. i think the _ stage. yes, i think that is probably right. i think the point _ stage. yes, i think that is probably right. i think the point i _ stage. yes, i think that is probably right. i think the point i would - right. i think the point i would make is that essentially, when we were setting our schools and colleges up you will remember, to be like field hospitals, what that was partly to do was to make sure that testing regime could be put in place, but also helping to reassure young people about how to do that test properly. you are absolutely right that parents have embraced that process, and it is as normal as making sure your child cleans their shoes and does their homework, as it were. it is part of the responsibility that parents have in tandem with the schools, and all credit to them.— tandem with the schools, and all credit to them. 9 . ., ,., , , credit to them. what about the issue of vaccinations, _ credit to them. what about the issue of vaccinations, and _ credit to them. what about the issue of vaccinations, and it _ credit to them. what about the issue of vaccinations, and it has _ credit to them. what about the issue of vaccinations, and it has got - credit to them. what about the issue of vaccinations, and it has got to - of vaccinations, and it has got to be the next big one for school—age children. the pfizerjab, as we now know, has been approved by the regulatory authority. but doesn't necessarily mean it is going to be rolled out to 12—15 year olds, but there are reports of the papers this morning suggesting that will happen in august, possibly early september.

i can imagine that actually been quite a logistical challenge, as we get the end of the summer holidays and the start of the new school year in england. and the start of the new school year in encland. 9, and the start of the new school year in encland. . ,., and the start of the new school year in england-— in england. yeah, so, the people i reresent in england. yeah, so, the people i represent our _ in england. yeah, so, the people i represent our education, - in england. yeah, so, the people i represent our education, we - in england. yeah, so, the people i represent our education, we don't| represent our education, we don't want to be in a position where we are making any decisions on clinical grounds. nevertheless, what we know is that venue variant appears to have more of an impact on the younger generation, 12—18 year olds in particular, so there may well be an argument those people should be part of the vaccination programme. we want to make sure that the jcvi has given the go—ahead for that. in terms of the logistics, if what that means is that that vaccination programme is going to take place in a school ground or a college, in order to do this as quickly as possible on a mass scale, i think thatis possible on a mass scale, i think that is something we would simply accept, like we have accepted so many changes in the logistical ways we have had to run over the past year. we have had to run over the past ear. : ., we have had to run over the past ear. : . , year. and in generalterms, comfortable _ year. and in generalterms, comfortable with _ year. and in generalterms, comfortable with the - year. and in generalterms, comfortable with the idea i year. and in generalterms, | comfortable with the idea of year. and in generalterms, - comfortable with the idea of young teenagers getting vaccinations which are probably really for the benefit of the older generations, given that young people are unlikely to be made very poorly by this virus? ishiellll.

young people are unlikely to be made very poorly by this virus?— very poorly by this virus? well, i think there _ very poorly by this virus? well, i think there is _ very poorly by this virus? well, i think there is a _ very poorly by this virus? well, i think there is a couple _ very poorly by this virus? well, i think there is a couple of - very poorly by this virus? well, i think there is a couple of words | think there is a couple of words around that, again. if that is what the doctors say is the right thing because of the wavy virus is changing, then we be fine. there is an ethical issue, you are reporting today about the prime minister talking about vaccinating the world, so there is an argument for saying, hold on, why aren't we going to be vaccinating our young people who are less prone to the virus when there are people who are hugely vulnerable in other parts of the world where the vaccines could be going? and i think a lot of people would raise the ethical question around it. ultimately, what this will do is allow us to have protection across schools and colleges and allow us to focus on proper recovery for education, which is clearly what is needed after the figures we saw on friday. needed after the figures we saw on frida . , 9, needed after the figures we saw on frida . , ., , ., ., needed after the figures we saw on frida . , . , . :, . friday. yes, that is a row that i susect friday. yes, that is a row that i suspect the _ friday. yes, that is a row that i suspect the brew _ friday. yes, that is a row that i suspect the brew and - friday. yes, that is a row that i suspect the brew and go - friday. yes, that is a row that i suspect the brew and go on - friday. yes, that is a row that i suspect the brew and go on forj friday. yes, that is a row that i i suspect the brew and go on for a while. just in general terms as well, i am while. just in general terms as well, iam mindful of while. just in general terms as well, i am mindful of the fact that most gcse and a—level students will be coming to the end of their assessments at the moment, which

because they are assessments and is not proper exams, boundless stress for the pupils and for their schools. what is your assessment of how well but process has been managed this term?— how well but process has been managed this term? again, teachers have had a pretty — managed this term? again, teachers have had a pretty anxious _ managed this term? again, teachers have had a pretty anxious time - managed this term? again, teachers have had a pretty anxious time with l have had a pretty anxious time with all of this. what the government has called jesus teacher assessed grades, and what that can sound like his, your teacher is going to make a decision about what grade you, rachel, get in history, and therefore you are prone to being accused of being overly subjective. the reality is that what teachers have done is marshall the best evidence they can to work with our colleagues to make sure that they have quality assured that, but was submitted to the awarding organisations on 18june intervene organisations on 18 june intervene in organisations on 18june intervene in a slightly earlier period than usual on results day, young people will get those results. all i can say is that teachers, leaders, exams offices, have done everything they so far to make sure that this year we don't get the fiasco of last year, but those grades are a fair representation. but we also protect the teacher in this, because it

isn't about individual teachers sticking their fingers in the deciding what grade you got, it is a pretty rigourous process and it has been a tough time for teachers and leaders in all credit to them.- leaders in all credit to them. thank ou, and leaders in all credit to them. thank you. and credit _ leaders in all credit to them. thank you, and credit to _ leaders in all credit to them. thank you, and credit to every _ leaders in all credit to them. thank you, and credit to every family - leaders in all credit to them. thank you, and credit to every family that has been through this. i know that you have, you have had gcses and a—levels, and you have come out the other side. a—levels, and you have come out the otherside. hat a-levels, and you have come out the other side. 9, , a-levels, and you have come out the other side.- well, _ a-levels, and you have come out the other side.- well, nearly. - other side. not yet! well, nearly. wait until the _ other side. not yet! well, nearly. wait until the end _ other side. not yet! well, nearly. wait until the end of _ other side. not yet! well, nearly. wait until the end of the - other side. not yet! well, nearly. wait until the end of the first - other side. not yet! well, nearly. i wait until the end of the first week of august. wait until the end of the first week of auuust. : 9, wait until the end of the first week of auuust. : ., , ., wait until the end of the first week of auuust. �* ., , . , ., wait until the end of the first week of auuust. �* ., , ., , ., ., of august. another strange year for students. of august. another strange year for students- it — of august. another strange year for students. it has _ of august. another strange year for students. it has been _ of august. another strange year for students. it has been difficult. - students. it has been difficult. finuers students. it has been difficult. fingers crossed _ students. it has been difficult. fingers crossed for _ students. it has been difficult. fingers crossed for everybody | fingers crossed for everybody involved. as we've just been hearing, vaccinations for 12—to—15—year—olds could be rolled out as early as august. a final decision is yet to be made whether this entire age group should be given the jab, after pfizer was given the green light by the uk. we're joined now by one of our regular gps, dr ellie cannon. ali, good morning to you. thank you very much for talking to us. gosh, i

mean, leaving out all the arguments to one side, to get all of that age group vaccinated, potentially during the month of august, must present some fairly big challenges for people like you.— people like you. yes, well, particularly. _ people like you. yes, well, particularly, as _ people like you. yes, well, particularly, as you - people like you. yes, well, | particularly, as you pointed people like you. yes, well, - particularly, as you pointed out, and at his school holidays, so it would be a difficult time to get a hold of teenagers. and actually, we are very good at school programmes for vaccinations in this country, thatis for vaccinations in this country, that is how we give our teenagers their teenage and also, the entire hpv programme is run by school nurses. schools are certainly a better way to get teenage people vaccinated. i better way to get teenage people vaccinated. , ,., ~' better way to get teenage people vaccinated. , ., ., , vaccinated. i spoke to professor callum simple _ vaccinated. i spoke to professor callum simple this _ vaccinated. i spoke to professor callum simple this week, - vaccinated. i spoke to professor callum simple this week, whom vaccinated. i spoke to professor- callum simple this week, whom you will be familiar with, he is a member of the sage committee. he was talking about, if you immunise that particular age group, there is obviously an ethical argument as

well, younger people are less likely to get seriously ill with covid, so should they be vaccinated over and above vulnerable groups in other parts of the world who might need those same vaccines? it is when medicine becomes an ethical issue as well, isn't it? medicine becomes an ethical issue as well. isn't it?— well, isn't it? well, it really does. well, isn't it? well, it really does- it— well, isn't it? well, it really does- it is— well, isn't it? well, it really does. it is this _ well, isn't it? well, it really does. it is this argument i well, isn't it? well, it really. does. it is this argument that well, isn't it? well, it really i does. it is this argument that we have heard is in recent weeks about putting on your own oxygen mask before the oxygen mask of the vulnerable person next to you. there is always going to be risks and benefits and ethical discussions around vaccinations. we have had this for years with the flu vaccination programme in this country, where really, we vaccinated primary school age children to protect vulnerable older people. we have a similar issue with regards to other vaccinations. have a similar issue with regards to othervaccinations. i have a similar issue with regards to other vaccinations. i think thejci that w other vaccinations. i think thejci thatjcvi are obviously well versed in these decisions, certainly on the ground, in general practice, what i can tell you is that teenagers and

their parents are very keen to be vaccinated, for a whole variety of reasons. i think that is something we really have to take into account. in terms of the different variants we are seeing, obviously they now have new names, the so—called indian variant is now known as the delta variant, there have been hotspots around the country with that. how concerning is it for you, where you are? : 9. concerning is it for you, where you are? �* ., ., concerning is it for you, where you are? ., ., , , ., concerning is it for you, where you are? ., ., ,9 ., , concerning is it for you, where you are? .,,, are? again, on yes, what i see is very different _ are? again, on yes, what i see is very different from _ are? again, on yes, what i see is very different from what - are? again, on yes, what i see is very different from what we i are? again, on yes, what i see is very different from what we are i very different from what we are talking about on television and in the papers, and that is really that people are not that keen to get tested, they are certainly not keen to isolate, and our gp surgeries are really full of people trying to sort out their other health problems. people have been waiting for a long time. they are almost, not comfortable with covid, but are getting used to this idea of living

with covid and getting sort of back to real life, because we are not in a hotspot. people have got a lot of other things that they want to get sorted out, whether that is trivial things like going on holiday with a vaccination passport to very, very important and significant medical issues. and i am finding that really interesting, the difference between what i see in practice and in real life, versus the sort of commentary and what we are hearing from government. it and what we are hearing from government-— and what we are hearing from government. it is an interesting oint ou government. it is an interesting point you make. _ government. it is an interesting point you make, and _ government. it is an interesting point you make, and obviouslyl government. it is an interesting i point you make, and obviously many people will be looking atjune 21, we will get a decision tomorrow on june 1a. forthis we will get a decision tomorrow on june 1a. for this final unlocking. what you are saying, people are very keen to see that go ahead.— keen to see that go ahead. people really are- — keen to see that go ahead. people really are. the _ keen to see that go ahead. people really are. the measures - keen to see that go ahead. people really are. the measures are i keen to see that go ahead. people really are. the measures are only| really are. the measures are only ever going to be as good as the public who are implementing them, and if there is no longer the

appetite for people to get tested, for people to isolate, for people to follow the instructions on the covid app, and we can implement as many measures as we like, but they won't be effective. i think there is now a group of people, a large group of people, who are vaccinated, to have a level of immunity, who are ready to start real life again on the 21st ofjune. i think the government are very much going to have to take that into consideration. mi. very much going to have to take that into consideration.— into consideration. ali, thank you very much. _ into consideration. ali, thank you very much. as — into consideration. ali, thank you very much, as always, _ into consideration. ali, thank you very much, as always, for- into consideration. ali, thank you very much, as always, for talking j into consideration. ali, thank you i very much, as always, for talking to us. we are very grateful. it was doctor ellie cannon, one of our gps, talking about holidays. just a note onjune 21, we were talking earlier about how significant that change will be, in theory, it goes ahead, to people's daily lives. i think at the moment, even within current restrictions, at least we get out and about. it is even within current restrictions, at least we get out and about.- least we get out and about. it is a bit more normality. _ least we get out and about. it is a bit more normality. yes, - least we get out and about. it is a bit more normality. yes, but i least we get out and about. it is a bit more normality. yes, but it i least we get out and about. it is a | bit more normality. yes, but it will still nonetheless _ bit more normality. yes, but it will still nonetheless be _ bit more normality. yes, but it will still nonetheless be very _ bit more normality. yes, but it willj still nonetheless be very important for businesses and nightclubs and so

on. but yes, speaking of holidays, the news that portugal is to be taken of the green travel list has led to holiday makers scrambling to book flights to make it back to the united kingdom for tuesday, when it all changes. the change means anyone returning from that day will have to isolate for ten days. kate palmer is an employment law and hr specialist and shejoins us now. thank you, because you're the person we need to talk to about this. if you are stuck, effectively, abroad in portugal, suddenly there is this of green to amber, as an employee, when you come back, what are your rights or obligations in terms of returning to work?— rights or obligations in terms of returning to work? good morning, rachel. it returning to work? good morning, rachel- it is _ returning to work? good morning, rachel. it is really _ returning to work? good morning, rachel. it is really difficult, i rachel. it is really difficult, isn't it? because the change has been instigated with such short notice. the core of any employment relationship is a fundamental right for the employee to be treated fairly and reasonably, and if that

doesn't happen, they may have recourse to litigation or legal action or so forth. the reality is that in the year we have had, no employer or employee wants that at all. so what has to be done is a really meaningful discussion now, because 4am tuesday is going to come around quickly. a meaningful discussion now between employer and employee about what that period of self isolation is going to look like in terms of nature of absence and the monetary payment that will attract, because there are various options that could lead to in terms of how the employer is going to position it. so the key to that now is a really meaningful discussion, employer and employee, to discuss the options available on the table. what i would say is, it is out of the employee plasma control. they didn't go to portugal knowing they would have to self isolate. the advice would be to any employer, take an empathetic approach and think about a solution that ideally will be mutually agreeable and

beneficial. fin will be mutually agreeable and beneficial. ., ., beneficial. on the other hand, i su ose beneficial. on the other hand, i suppose you — beneficial. on the other hand, i suppose you could _ beneficial. on the other hand, i suppose you could say - beneficial. on the other hand, i suppose you could say there i beneficial. on the other hand, i suppose you could say there is | suppose you could say there is always a risk that this will happen, and you go on holiday knowing that. there is a group of people for whom this is relatively straightforward. we have to come back and self isolate, but you can work from home, thatis isolate, but you can work from home, that is fine, your employer is happy with that, fine, or well and good. if you can't work from home, what are the options? presumably maybe some annual leave that you can take, maybe it is unpaid leave some people will be required to take, which is again unaffordable for many. figs will be required to take, which is again unaffordable for many. as you sa , we again unaffordable for many. as you say. we had — again unaffordable for many. as you say. we had a _ again unaffordable for many. as you say, we had a plethora _ again unaffordable for many. as you say, we had a plethora of _ again unaffordable for many. as you say, we had a plethora of calls i again unaffordable for many. as you say, we had a plethora of calls on i say, we had a plethora of calls on thursday and friday with employers panicking and employees panicking. lots of those employers took the option for the employee to work at home, which is conducive for all. what i would say, however, is that there is a menu of options available. it could be there is a mutually agreed extended period of annual leave, or it could be that the employer enforces a period of extended annual leave, which does happen, in reality. another alternative is, you know, many

employees over the pandemic have approved lots of toil, time off in lieu, and have banked such. that could be an option for this period of self isolation. unfortunately, the stark reality is that many employees that employers out there who simply can't afford to pay for a further ten days absence, and the reality is that lots of employees, unfortunately, are there for a financial detriment and the period is being classified as unpaid. that is being classified as unpaid. that is the difficulty, _ is being classified as unpaid. that is the difficulty, it _ is being classified as unpaid. that is the difficulty, it is _ is being classified as unpaid. that is the difficulty, it is financially stressful for the employer and the employee. in that case, you might say, don't take the risk. don't go abroad at all. but on the other hand there are benefits to going away, taking a break, and coming back refreshed and potentially more productive. refreshed and potentially more productive-— refreshed and potentially more roductive. ~ , ~ ., productive. absolutely. and after the ear productive. absolutely. and after the year many — productive. absolutely. and after the year many have _ productive. absolutely. and after the year many have had, - productive. absolutely. and after the year many have had, they i productive. absolutely. and after. the year many have had, they need productive. absolutely. and after- the year many have had, they need a break. people need a break. and employers are walking that fine line of operational demands and requirements, progressing the business for financial success, as

opposed to your employee, unfortunately, if they are not engaged, if they do not have high motivation or morale, the reality is they are not going to be productive. so, you know, you really want to come up with a mutually agreeable solution that benefits all parties. so the employee can ideally go away, come back, there is a solution that suits all and then ultimately you can have a productive, highly motivated and engaged employee who can then take the business forward. good advice for any of them, if they are listening. i5 good advice for any of them, if they are listening-— are listening. is 'ust after 7:30am. we are are listening. is 'ust after 7:30am. we here — are listening. isjust after 7:30am. we are here until— are listening. isjust after 7:30am. we are here until nine _ are listening. isjust after 7:30am. we are here until nine o'clock. i we're on bbc one until 9:00 this morning, after which it's the andrew marr show. and the man himself can tell us what's in store. will the great unlocking go—ahead? a really hard decision for ministers, genuinely. i am joined really hard decision for ministers, genuinely. iamjoined by really hard decision for ministers, genuinely. i am joined by matt hancock the health secretary, to

talk about that but also tony blair, the former prime minister, by leap __ by the former prime minister, by leap —— by labour's shadow foreign secretary and talking about the cutting aid programme. possibly a great rebellion from tory mps and i have so bob geldof talking about that. stay with us. we'll have the sport in a few minutes. good morning welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. a memorial to british and commonwealth troops who died on d—day is to be opened in normandy later this morning.

veterans unable to travel to the town of ver—sur—mer, where it's been built, will watch on from the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. graham satchell is there this morning. good morning. unfortunately because of covid, it means the veterans are not able to travel to northern france this year so they are going to be here in staffordshire. you can see all the chairs laid out for them. they are expecting about 100 veterans. then there are these larger screens that you can see up so they will be able to watch the events in northern france, live. as you say, the memorial commemorates not only those who died on the day itself, but the more than 20,000 british servicemen who died liberating northern france. with us this morning is paul harris whose grandfather george hanks was one of those, that is right, isn't it paul? maybe you could tell us a bit more about your grandfather. iie maybe you could tell us a bit more about your grandfather.— maybe you could tell us a bit more about your grandfather. he was 'ust about your grandfather. he was 'ust a farm worker. fl

about your grandfather. he was 'ust a farm worker, a i about your grandfather. he was 'ust a farm worker, a normal i about your grandfather. he was 'ust a farm worker, a normal man, i about your grandfather. he was just a farm worker, a normal man, he i a farm worker, a normal man, he wasn't _ a farm worker, a normal man, he wasn't a — a farm worker, a normal man, he wasn't a fighting man at all that he did what— wasn't a fighting man at all that he did what he had to do and was called up. did what he had to do and was called up he _ did what he had to do and was called up. he didn't die on d—day itself, a week— up. he didn't die on d—day itself, a week later~ — up. he didn't die on d—day itself, a week later. he fought all the way through— week later. he fought all the way through to the battle of normandy, to the _ through to the battle of normandy, to the final day. his through to the battle of normandy, to the final day.— to the final day. his story remains somethin: to the final day. his story remains something of— to the final day. his story remains something of a — to the final day. his story remains something of a mystery _ to the final day. his story remains something of a mystery in - to the final day. his story remains something of a mystery in the i something of a mystery in the family, didn't it? you decided to properly research what had happened to him. 9. v properly research what had happened to him. . �*, ., ~ to him. that's right. i always knew that he was _ to him. that's right. i always knew that he was killed _ to him. that's right. i always knew that he was killed in _ to him. that's right. i always knew that he was killed in lower- to him. that's right. i always knew. that he was killed in lower normandy in a place _ that he was killed in lower normandy in a place but i didn't know the circumstances or what he had done during _ circumstances or what he had done during his — circumstances or what he had done during his time there. it was only when _ during his time there. it was only when my— during his time there. it was only when my mum gave me a box of letters that were _ when my mum gave me a box of letters that were written by him to my grandmother during the campaign that i grandmother during the campaign that i really— grandmother during the campaign that i really started to dig into things and what — i really started to dig into things and what happened. so i really started to dig into things and what happened.— i really started to dig into things and what happened. so he was able to write home. — and what happened. so he was able to write home, not _ and what happened. so he was able to write home, not from _ and what happened. so he was able to write home, not from the _ and what happened. so he was able to write home, not from the front - and what happened. so he was able to write home, not from the front line i write home, not from the front line but from, able to write home and explain to your grandmother what was happening? explain to your grandmother what was ha enin: ? 9 explain to your grandmother what was haenin? 9 ., happening? well, it was all censored- _ happening? well, it was all censored. the _ happening? well, it was all censored. the letters i happening? well, it was all censored. the letters were | happening? well, it was all. censored. the letters were all happening? well, it was all- censored. the letters were all very fluffy— censored. the letters were all very fluffy and _ censored. the letters were all very fluffy and very nice but he could only write — fluffy and very nice but he could only write during periods of rest so they would — only write during periods of rest so they would obviously have a fight

for a _ they would obviously have a fight for a few — they would obviously have a fight for a few days and then a few days rest. _ for a few days and then a few days rest. and — for a few days and then a few days rest, and then he would write every day. rest, and then he would write every da . : 9. rest, and then he would write every da . �* . ., ., ., day. amazing to find that box of letters. indeed, _ day. amazing to find that box of letters. indeed, yes. _ day. amazing to find that box of letters. indeed, yes. my- day. amazing to find that box of- letters. indeed, yes. my grandmother had read them — letters. indeed, yes. my grandmother had read them but _ letters. indeed, yes. my grandmother had read them but my _ letters. indeed, yes. my grandmother had read them but my mother - letters. indeed, yes. my grandmother had read them but my mother was i letters. indeed, yes. my grandmother. had read them but my mother was only one-year-old _ had read them but my mother was only one—year—old when my grandfather was killed so she _ one—year—old when my grandfather was killed so she couldn't bring herself to read _ killed so she couldn't bring herself to read them and it was when she handed _ to read them and it was when she handed them to me that i dug into them _ handed them to me that i dug into them to— handed them to me that i dug into them to find out what happened. maybe _ them to find out what happened. maybe you should tell us a bit about how he died and his final resting place. how he died and his final resting lace. , place. right, ok. he died in this lace place. right, ok. he died in this place called _ place. right, ok. he died in this place called entry _ place. right, ok. he died in this place called entry which - place. right, ok. he died in this place called entry which was i place. right, ok. he died in this place called entry which was a i place. right, ok. he died in this. place called entry which was a very small— place called entry which was a very small agricultural commune. there were _ small agricultural commune. there were minefields, machine—gun nests, hazookas _ were minefields, machine—gun nests, hazookas -- _ were minefields, machine—gun nests, bazookas —— etretat to be turned into a _ bazookas —— etretat to be turned into a nasty— bazookas —— etretat to be turned into a nasty rattle of 450 men killed. — into a nasty rattle of 450 men killed. of— into a nasty rattle of 450 men killed, of which one was sadly my grandfather. he killed, of which one was sadly my grandfather-— killed, of which one was sadly my urandfather. ., , ., ., grandfather. he was died on the farm and was buried _ grandfather. he was died on the farm and was buried in _ grandfather. he was died on the farm and was buried in the _ grandfather. he was died on the farm and was buried in the farm? - grandfather. he was died on the farm and was buried in the farm? he i grandfather. he was died on the farm and was buried in the farm? he was i and was buried in the farm? he was buried in an apple orchard. they have lots of apple trees and he was

killed by mortar attack in the farm. his grave was tendered, wasn't it? by his grave was tendered, wasn't it? by a 12—year—old boy for years and years on that farm. s yes indeed. there was a guy who was 12 years old at the time. == there was a guy who was 12 years old at the time-— at the time. -- nazi ss soldiers would point _ at the time. -- nazi ss soldiers would point a — at the time. -- nazi ss soldiers would point a gun _ at the time. -- nazi ss soldiers would point a gun at _ at the time. -- nazi ss soldiers would point a gun at him i at the time. -- nazi ss soldiers would point a gun at him and i at the time. -- nazi ss soldiers i would point a gun at him and demand things— would point a gun at him and demand things from _ would point a gun at him and demand things from the farm. he saw some nasty— things from the farm. he saw some nasty things. but he was buried on the spot— nasty things. but he was buried on the spot before being moved a few years _ the spot before being moved a few years later — the spot before being moved a few years later to the commonwealth war graves _ years later to the commonwealth war graves for— years later to the commonwealth war graves. forthose years later to the commonwealth war graves. for those years he was buried — graves. for those years he was buried there, young albert would look after — buried there, young albert would look after the grave. he would put flowers _ look after the grave. he would put flowers on — look after the grave. he would put flowers on there. and look after the grave. he would put flowers on there.— look after the grave. he would put flowers on there. and you met him ears flowers on there. and you met him years later? _ flowers on there. and you met him years later? we — flowers on there. and you met him years later? we did. _ flowers on there. and you met him years later? we did. we _ flowers on there. and you met him years later? we did. we were i years later? we did. we were fortunate _ years later? we did. we were fortunate to _ years later? we did. we were fortunate to meet _ years later? we did. we were fortunate to meet him. it i years later? we did. we were fortunate to meet him. it was amazing — fortunate to meet him. it was amazing because it was a lifetime ago. _ amazing because it was a lifetime ago, it really is will stop it was way. _ ago, it really is will stop it was way. way— ago, it really is will stop it was way, way before i was born and it seems _ way, way before i was born and it seems so — way, way before i was born and it seems so far away that this man was still with— seems so far away that this man was still with us — seems so far away that this man was still with us and able to show us exactly— still with us and able to show us exactly where my grandfather had laid. when we met him, he was in his

80s. _ laid. when we met him, he was in his 80s, standing tall. he was smartly dressed _ 80s, standing tall. he was smartly dressed in — 80s, standing tall. he was smartly dressed in his suit with his medals on and _ dressed in his suit with his medals on and he — dressed in his suit with his medals on and he was guarding the very spot that my— on and he was guarding the very spot that my grandfather had laid. it that my grandfather had laid. [i shows that my grandfather had laid. it shows how important what happened was to the french. how important was it to you that your grandfather's name will be on this memorial that is being unveiled this morning? it is. he went off to fight and left my grandmother a widow with a young baby and _ grandmother a widow with a young baby and he gave up everything. to liberate _ baby and he gave up everything. to liberate the normans and the rest of europe _ liberate the normans and the rest of europe i_ liberate the normans and the rest of europe. i know how grateful the people — europe. i know how grateful the people are over there. he gave us what _ people are over there. he gave us what we _ people are over there. he gave us what we have now and that memory has to be preserved. what we have now and that memory has to be preserved-— to be preserved. yes, we should never forget- — to be preserved. yes, we should never forget. indeed, _ to be preserved. yes, we should never forget. indeed, no. i to be preserved. yes, we should never forget. indeed, no. paul, | never forget. indeed, no. paul, thank you— never forget. indeed, no. paul, thank you very _ never forget. indeed, no. paul, thank you very much _ never forget. indeed, no. paul, thank you very much indeed. i never forget. indeed, no. paul, i thank you very much indeed. the service takes place injust thank you very much indeed. the service takes place in just a couple of hours. as we stay, in ver—sur—mer, in normandy. around 100 veterans also who are determined that the men that they fought with on the beaches and through normandy should never be forgotten.—

should never be forgotten. graham, thank ou should never be forgotten. graham, thank you very _ should never be forgotten. graham, thank you very much _ should never be forgotten. graham, thank you very much indeed. - should never be forgotten. graham, thank you very much indeed. we i should never be forgotten. graham, | thank you very much indeed. we will be live in normandy after eight o'clock. due to paul harris for telling us his story of private george hanks. an amazing story. and the man who tendered the grave on the man who tendered the grave on the farm, just, amazing. ihei;r the man who tendered the grave on the farm, just, amazing.— the farm, 'ust, amazing. they will be so the farm, just, amazing. they will be so many _ the farm, just, amazing. they will be so many individual _ the farm, just, amazing. they will be so many individual stories i be so many individual stories like that behind all those names on that memorial. more to come a bit later. 7:30 a.m., time for some sport. celebrating rory burns' a century. that picture behind you there, taken from many different angles. there is this really sweet picture. there is his wife and i have done extensive research into this, his baby there, five month old, there to watch her daddy get that century yesterday. as we say, the crowds were fairly few in number but the important people were there. he in number but the important people were there. 9. , 9. . were there. he really needed it as well because _ were there. he really needed it as well because he _ were there. he really needed it as well because he has _ were there. he really needed it as well because he has had _ were there. he really needed it as well because he has had a - were there. he really needed it as well because he has had a bit i were there. he really needed it as well because he has had a bit of. were there. he really needed it as well because he has had a bit of a| well because he has had a bit of a tough time batting for england as of late. hasn't scored that many runs and he needed this performance to effectively secure his place in the

team. he lost his way a bit at the end of the tour in india. this century for rory burns, absolutely fantastic, against new zealand was not great to see the family and crowds enjoying it as well stop england's cricketers will need to dig in for one final day to make sure they can save the first test against new zealand. a century from rory burns gave england a glimmer of hope yesterday — he scored 132, but england were bowled out for 275 — more than 100 runs behind. ollie robinson struck twice late in the day with the ball — as new zealand closed on 62—2 — extending their lead to 165. roger federer says he may pull out of the french open if there's too much risk to his knee, and to his wimbledon prospects, if he plays on. he came past dominik koepfer, in a tough four—setter which took more than 3.5 hours, and that was only his sixth match since double knee surgery. federer will decide today whether to carry on. he's due to play matteo berrettini in the fourth round tomorrow but he said now could be the "perfect time to take a rest".

cameron norrie had a good run at the french open but he's out, meaning there are no british players left in the singles. he did fall to the defending champion, though, as rafa nadal continues his bid for a 14th title at roland garros. he's on course to meet novak djokovic in the semi—finals. michael redford has more. the surface fit for a king and there is only one of them at roland garros. this is roughly nadal�*s castle. his throne is rarely threatened. just two defeats for the spaniard in 16 years, an indication of the task ahead for cameron norrie, but the british star has earned his right to be here, an excellent clay—court season so far means he could break into the world's top 40 for the first time in about 40 is still some way from the best. nadalthrowing about 40 is still some way from the best. nadal throwing his class throughout the first set, from defence to attack, and point was one, as was the first set. a feeling of deja vu, perhaps, for cameron norrie, who has lost his last meetings with nadal. the time for a

break? perhaps was not not long, nadal drew level and norrie wasn't finished. a second successive break. norrie on the rise and quickly brought back down again. norrie stretched and scattered. nadal simply sublime. and from there, norrie sensed his accent. two sets — zero down, the spaniard knows how to find all of the corners of this court. and as the clock ticked past two hours, norrie had out stayed his welcome. wityk hopes ended at the french open for another year. nadal�*s hopes for extending another title, very much alive —— british's hopes. novak djokovic is also into week two. he eased past lithuania's just losing six games along the way to stop no—one has been at the top of the world rankings longer than djokovic. it is now the right time for him to reign at roland garros, too. michael redford, bbc news. only three of the top ten women's seeds are left in paris, after another upset. elina svitolina won just five games against the unseeded

czech barbora krejcikova, who until recently was a doubles specialist, before winning her maiden singles title in strasbourg last month. england and scotland continue their preparations for euro 2020 later, but wales's last match before the tournament ended in a goalless draw against albania in cardiff — neco williams going closest for the home side in a game of few chances. lewis hamilton says it's "one of the greatest feelings" to be starting the azerbaijan grand prix from the front row, after fearing he wouldn't even get into the top ten on the grid. he'll be just behind charles leclerc. world champion hamilton and his mercedes team struggled at the last race in monaco — and were off the pace for most of practice in baku. but after trying some "extreme things" according to boss toto wolff, hamilton qualified second behind the leclerc�*s ferrari, who secured a second surprise pole position in a row. championship leader max verstappen starts from third. it's been a great weekend for st helens in rugby league. their women's side won the challenge cup for the first

time, after thrashing york city knights. saints were the pre—match favourites and showed why by running in seven tries in a 34—6 win — amy hardcastle with the pick of them. it was the first time in two years that the final had been held, due to the pandemic. and st helens' men made it into their challenge cup final, after an entertaining game against hull fc. saints led by 18 points before hull fought back to within three. but regan grace capitalised on a mistake — running nearly the length of the pitch to score the decisive try. it finished 33—18 — and st helens will face castleford in next month's final. england's mel reid has fallen way off the pace at the women's us open, after a dreadful third round of 78. in contrast, the american lexi thompson put together a flawless round, with five birdies, to claim a one—shot lead heading into the final round. thompson has one major to her name, and that came back in 2014. and talk about mixed fortunes. john rahm had a very dramatic day

at the memorial tournament in ohio. he looked on course to retain his title, and win a first prize of over a million pounds, when he moved six shots clear of the field in the third round, but as he walked off the 18th green he was told he'd tested positive for covid—19 and had to withdraw and self—isolate. and with the olympics getting ever closer, the team gb boxing squad is taking shape. charley davison was among those to claim a place in tokyo, less than two years after returning to the sport following a seven year break in which she had three children. she beat sandra drabik in a dominant performance. there in a dominant performance. we are. i tell you what was there we are. i tell you what, that was a great comeback and a lovely story. fantastic names, caroline dubois is also going to the olympics. her brother daniel had a comeback last night was not he fractured his eye socket in november. good to see him back. great day for the dubois family. what about forjohn rahm? being told to self isolate. i

what about forjohn rahm? being told to self isolate-— to self isolate. i am sure he will be in the _ to self isolate. i am sure he will be in the running _ to self isolate. i am sure he will be in the running for _ to self isolate. i am sure he will be in the running for future i be in the running for future tournaments, he is a strong player. thank you, gavin. here's darren with a look at this morning's weather. not necessarily wall—to—wall sunshine today? no, not really, more of a change of fortunes. they went to watch a picture first, we have got some cloud around, sunshine, a bit of mist and fog. this was in temperature. while there is some sunshine for parts of england and wales, i think the best of the sunshine today is going to be across scotland and northern ireland, much brighter than it was yesterday, for england in particular, there is going to be some rain or some showers, we have only got some of that right now, obviously, with band of cloud moving slowly east across england and wales, this weather front came in from the atlantic to western areas yesterday, now that is moving into england and wales, producing some rain and drizzle. if it brightens up towards the south in the afternoon and we get some

sunshine, that could trigger some heavy showers. the best of the sunshine, i think, heavy showers. the best of the sunshine, ithink, is heavy showers. the best of the sunshine, i think, is going to be for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures here around 1718, head of the wetter weather in the midlands. we could see some showers here as we head into this evening, moving out into the north sea overnight. cloud tends to break a bit, we will get some more mist and fog touches here and there and where we have the clearest guys in scotland in rural areas it will be down to six or seven degrees. a chilly start here, perhaps. some sunshine around tomorrow morning. some areas of cloud as well, could trigger a few showers, possibly having unfunded. mainly for eastern england, all the way from east anglia up towards the north—east of england, one or two showers into eastern areas of scotland the further west you are, with some sunshine. let's move further on from

monday and into tuesday. we are starting to draw air in from the atlantic, a bit more of a breeze in the north—western uk. more cloud from northern ireland into scotland, particularly in the west, some of it pushing down into england and wales, but the further south and east you are, it will stay dry and they will be some sunshine. warmer as well for many parts of the country on tuesday, where temperatures are beginning to rise. what we will find over the week ahead is that we are going to draw in tropical maritime air coming from a long way south, it will be turning more humid and we have still got lower pressure towards the north—west of the uk with some stronger wind and weather fronts around as well. what we are setting up over the next week as a north—west south—east splits to the weather. the north—western parts of the uk will see more cloud and a stronger breeze as well. but there may well be rain around as well. no great amounts for most of the rain, probably more across western parts of scotland. further south and east across the uk it will be dry with

more sunshine. it is going to be getting warmer, temperatures going back up to 25 or 26 degrees. it will feel warm eventually, back to you. we will be back with the headlines after eight o'clock, including being live in normandy for the opening of the d—day memorial, the 77th anniversary today. all that is after this week's click. it's one of the most famous stories ever written. it's actually called travels into several remote nations of the world in four parts byjonathan swift, first a surgeon and then a captain of several ships. but you probably know it better as

gulliver's travels. well, what have we got here? 300 years after the book was written, i'm following in the footsteps of its author, jonathan swift, to the place that inspired him to write the novel in the first place. this is belvedere house in county westmeath, bang in the centre of ireland. so the story goes jonathan swift was standing about here, looking across the lake where there is actually a place called lilliput! and he thought, wow, those people in the distance are really small. and the rest is history! i said why isn't there a giant gulliver here in belvedere house? paddy dunning is a music manager and a proprietor of several museums. he's rubbed shoulders with the likes of u2, rem and dame shirley bassey, and now he wants to make some icons of his own. we designed a beautiful statue in wood, larch wood, and we

would build a viewing tower from the heart, and inside would be a heritage centre, a museum, dedicated not just to jonathan swift but the writers of the county. so that was where it started. it didn't end there though, did it? so we came up with what is the concept now, which is a statue that has a matrix skin and now we've just launched the giant project, which is the search for 21 sites to build 21 giants around the world. voiceover: people of the world, welcome to the giant. _ the giant will be an interactive visitor attraction centred around a huge human—shaped moving structure with cafes, restaurants, shops, and a museum to boot, literally, at the boot! the project is currently being masterminded at paddy's residential recording studio grouse lodge and it's caught the attention of eric fraad, an opera director, music producer, movie—maker and all—round creative who wanted to make sure the statue could represent

absolutely anybody. one of the possibilities was a gigantic statue, and it's androgynous, and therefore with the leds — not projected, but actually revealed on it — that it makes it a much more spectacular and transformable, rather than a static image. what kind of shape did you end up going for? essentially, it is an amalgamation of the facial shape of a man, a woman and a child. the human eye cheats, the human eye fills in so much that's not there. if you give it a hint, it will fill in an awful lot and that is part of what it is. is it big enough, do you think? and bear in mind, this is only a small scale concept model.

it will be covered with millions and millions of pixels of addressable leds. that is all fed to controllers — the more control you have over the leds, then the greater spectral variations you can have with colour, with intensity. we've managed to get this big massive movement up to the sky, the winning pose, so that's a big massive movement. these are 60, 80 foot—long arms that would weigh tonnes. if the giant is - on top of the ground on top of the museum, you'd need an acre. i interestingly, somebody in new york has been on and they can do - it on airspace. and that is really interesting. what do you mean by airspace?

airspace means they will put it on top i of an existing building. because of covid, a lot of the citiesl are looking at how are they going to get tourism back, _ how are they going to get people back into their countries - and their cities? what is the draw going to be? we do think that the the technology that we've got will be the future of statues and there won't be just an image of one person. we think that images will change as society changes. and in fact, the image that paddy thinks would draw most attention is the image of you. part of the visitor experience will involve getting your whole body scanned and then thrown up onto the statue for all to see. voiceover: the world 's most awe-inspiring selfie! _ you can look up and you will become the giant. you're calling this the world's biggest selfie. it's the world's biggest selfie. there's nothing like

it on the planet. you cannot ignore it, can you. no, it's so big, it's going to be gigantic. poor, poor, foolish little people, look what you've done. with goliath ambitions, the giant company hopes to raise hundreds of millions of dollars and plans to roll out the first five by the end of this year. one thing's for sure — the scope of that task will be enormous! when i first heard about this project, i thought it was nuts. but then i got here and i saw the scale model of the head and i started to understand how it could work, and the technology needed to bring this to life is proven, it's just coloured leds, so maybe the main question is whether people will want it? but we're living in the century of the selfie, so, i kinda have a feeling they will. now, if there's one thing i know about lj rich,

it's that she loves her thrills. here she is on a vr roller—coaster from a few years ago. and so, when we found out legoland add a new flying theatre ride, well, there was only one person we could really send to find out how it works. like many of us, i often dreamed of flying as a child. i think that's why i love thrill rides and theme parks — secure the harness, forget your daily worries and simply escape into the sky for a few beautiful minutes. 0h! i'm gonna crash! this is the newly opened flight of the sky lion at legoland, the uk's first flying theatre ride and i'm lucky enough to be in before it opens to the public. it's like vr, but without the headset! the only person on one of seven gondolas spread across three floors.

the ultimate in social distancing. it's a wonderful and complex mix of creativity and technology. behind—the—scenes, the maintenance team kindly put the ride into manual. when the ride starts, the gondola rotates towards and into a concave 20 metre high screen. here's a close—up of the motorised mechanics in action, which are surprisingly quiet. there are three for each access, allowing for a 30 degree swing, a 23 degree pitch, and three degrees of yaw, that's left and right. during the ride, fragrant mist is sprayed from on—board canisters so we can smell sea air or... baby lava dragon burps. it's clear how much the video, lighting and music add to the atmosphere. the site, the sound, the smell, the movement, the music! to me, as overwhelming as it is, i know how the technology works

but even knowing how it works, it works on my body, physically, in a way that's quite astounding. inside the control room, the ride operator monitors the gondola's precise movements, and theo is one of those responsible for working out exactly how it's moving and when. on the computer first we would understand where those peaks are and where those drops are. and we'd programme that in and then we'd essentially go for a ride, and we'd film that ride and also speak whilst we're riding it and we had a big digital metre on the ride so we could say, at two minutes ten, we need to bring this movement back. or we need to exaggerate, that big drop, at three minute ten, we gotta bring that forward. the video creators also need to have intimate knowledge of how the ride moves. one of the first things we actually start with

is what we kinda call the ride envelope, what are those degrees of motion, three degrees, forward, back, pitch and roll, things like that. so all those kind of mechanical engineering things are built into the way we work with our camera. even though the right envelope might be x, we trick your brain into y, because even though maybe the seat moves just a little bit down, if we the continue the camera further down, and slow down the way the seat moves down and speed up the camera, you have the sense that you're going much faster than you may actually be, or you may be going at a steeper rate of descent than you actually are, so it's understanding the mechanical engineering side of it and then how we actually trick your brain. outside, the sculptures hold 1.76 million lego bricks. they're hybrid lego animals which move when you access them through the app, a kind of augmented reality contactless safari. and, post covid, the park's director is optimistic people will eventually return, even though some of us are

still risk averse. the last year obviously has been very, very challenging with the pandemic and we've had to have a number of measures in place such as social distancing so we've had to reduce the amount of people coming actually into the park in the first place. we do collaborate with our competitors, on something like this, it's very important we as an industry can reopen and get guests coming through the doors again for the longer—term recovery. there'sjust time for one more ride. that was lj, having the time of her life! and that's it for the short cut edition of this week, the full length edition is waiting for you right now on iplayer, and don't forget you can find us on social media any time you fancy. we're on youtube, facebook, instagram and twitter, @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. our headlines today: remembering more than 20,000 british servicemen who died during the normandy landings. a new memorial�*s opened on the 77th anniversary of d—day. pupils are urged to take a covid test before returning to school after half term, amid rising infections. the stars will be back on the red carpet, but some are just a hologram. it's the baftas, pandemic style. rory burns keeps england in the fight at lord's. he scores a century — but there's much work ahead, as new zealand have the advantage going into the final day of the opening test.

good morning. for scotland and northern ireland it's more straightforward today, it looks like it will be drier and sunnier than yesterday but england and wales have more cloud around, some damp drizzly weather and as it brightens up that could trigger some heavy showers. join me laterfor the details. it's sunday the 6th ofjune. our top story: a memorial to british and commonwealth troops who died on d—day is to be officially opened in normandy today. the monument honours the more than 22,000 servicemen who died on that day exactly 77 years ago and in the fighting that followed. our correspondent hugh schofield reports. d—day, the normandy campaign. the thousands of british and commonwealth soldiers who died to liberate europe. it's here that future generations are going to going to come to honour their memory. part temple of remembrance, part cloister of contemplation, the british normandy memorial is a place of serene beauty.

at its centre, a statue of three infantrymen caught in the grip of battle, and on its 160 columns, the names, ranks and ages of all those who were killed. as the years pass and the numbers of those who fought in the campaign dwindle, it is the fulfilment of a promise. the inspiration for it came from the veterans themselves. they wanted to have one single place where all the comrades who lost their lives, serving under general montgomery in 1944, can be remembered together. and i think they felt that with the passing of time it was important there was a single place where people could come, to reflect, to think about what happened, to realise the importance of what happened in 1944 and how it is still relevant today. the most glorious thing about the normandy memorial is the setting. on a hill, plumb overlooking gold beach. to the west, clearly visible off arromanches, the remains of the mulberry artificial harbour.

and below us, the sands, where, on the morning ofjune 6th 1944, thousands of british and commonwealth troops came pouring off their transports. gold beach was at the centre of the landings — the americans on one side, the canadians on the others. here, british soldiers scored early success, but it was the start of a long and bitter fight through the lanes and villages of rural normandy. not till latejuly did the allies take the key city of caen, opening the way to paris. among those killed in the later fighting was desmond smallman—tew, who parachuted in as a signals officer on d—day. his son michael was a boy at the time. he lives in france now and comes often with his children and grandchildren to visit the grave. i hero—worshipped him, really, when i saw all the stories in the letters and all of that that related what he had done. i will often think of him, even now, i think of him, and think what a wonderful job he did. but, i mean, he is one of so many

when you think of all these others who were equally brave and who lost their lives. this year, because of covid, there is no d—day tourism. the hotels are empty. but the people of normandy haven't forgotten and the famous pegasus bridge over the orne canal is once again the scene of french re—enactors. british visitors will have to wait a little to see the beaches again and relive in their minds the excitement and the sacrifice of those terrible days. one thing is sure — when they do come, it is here at the normandy memorial that they will gather. hugh schofield, bbc news, normandy. talking a lot more about that in the final are of the programme this morning. the government is urging pupils in england to take covid tests before returning to school after the half—term break.(pres)it comes as the health secretary warned that a "huge proportion" of the latest covid cases are in children. helena wilknison reports. what's helped keep classrooms open

has been a major testing programme which has been in place since march. schools and colleges have been testing pupils regularly. it's allowed them to identify asymptomatic cases and isolate them as quickly as possible. tomorrow, most children will go back after their half term break. writing in the telegraph this morning, the health secretary matt hancock said a huge proportion of the latest cases are in children, and that is why he and the education secretary gavin williamson are urging secondary school pupils and college students to get a test before they return. the association of school and college leaders say they broadly support the measure but feel it has come very late in the day. ifi if i wanted to get a test today, i tried ordering one last night and i won't get it for two days. this

could have been a reminder we got a week ago when the secretary of state was doing the rounds of wednesday, it feels like to embark on it and announce it the day before schools and colleges go back is a little bizarre. as testing continues, so too does the vaccination programme. a decision will need to be made about whether 12—15—year—olds should get the jab. according to the telegraph, children could start getting it as early as the summer. a government source told the paper that under current modelling, they would be ready to begin by early september at the latest. ministers are waiting for advice from the uk's vaccines committee before making a decision. helena wilkinson, bbc news. we can get more on this with our political correspondent helen catt. it feels like the government is in a race against the rise of infections as we head toward student the 21st, the next date in the road map for england. the next date in the road map for encland. 9 .., ,

the next date in the road map for encland. 9 , ., the next date in the road map for enland. 9 , .,. england. when it comes to children ministers are _ england. when it comes to children ministers are concerned _ england. when it comes to children ministers are concerned ahead i england. when it comes to children ministers are concerned ahead of i ministers are concerned ahead of them going back to school, i'm told thatis them going back to school, i'm told that is because the fact you heard in that report that a large proportion of cases have shown up among children and that has white you are getting desperate between the education secretary and the health secretary to make sure children are tested before they go back to school. this is the first time they will have gone back after a holiday in which indoor mixing has been a loud and we now cases in general have risen and the government is watching all that with one eye onjune the 21st, monitoring the spread of the virus and in particular the delta variant which first originated in india so testing notjust in schools but more widely in communities is a huge part of that. 9. ~ in communities is a huge part of that. ., ,, , ., the prime minister is expected to call on fellow leaders at the g7 to pledge to vaccinate the world 5 population against coronavirus by the end of next year. boris johnson will tell representatives it would be the "single greatest feat" in medical history.

wold leaders are set to gather in cornwall on friday. the former prime minister sirjohn major has called on borisjohnson to reverse the decision to cut foreign aid this year, and to "let compassion prevail". a group of more a thousand academics, business people and charities have warned the government that cuts to foreign aid will undermine the uk's credibility. in a letter, they say families are going hungry as a result of the reduction. the bafta tv awards ceremony will be broadcast later on bbc one, 7pm, celebrating the best on—screen talent and tv programmes of 2020. and there are so many good shows as well. steve mcqueen's five—part series small axe leads the way with six nominations. viewers will still get to see their favourite stars on the red carpet, as those who can't attend the awards in person will make an appearance in hologram form. we have no idea what this will look like, you can see for yourselves

later. translucent, i expect, later. translucent, iexpect, i later. translucent, i expect, i expect he may be able to see through them. but here is the man himself, darren with our weather. mixed fortunes across the uk today, it was cloudy across more of scotland and northern ireland yesterday but the sun is out, it looks like a decent date there, in england and wales there was more cloud, some areas have been dull and damp especially in the west midlands, more rain here that could work its way into parts of northern england, where south the cloud may thin at times as we head into the afternoon allowing some sunshine but that could trigger some heavy or thundery showers, generally dry across scotland and northern ireland with sunshine and temperatures of 17 or 18, with sunshine and temperatures of 17 or18, highest temperatures with sunshine and temperatures of 17 or 18, highest temperatures were still bright across east anglia and the south of england. this evening we still have the threat of some

rain, that will move east and then out into the north sea overnight, the cloud breaks up, more mist and fog patches and it will be clearest for longest in scotland so temperatures in rural areas down to 6 or 7 degrees by morning. monday should start dry, some sunshine, the mist will lift, cloud will bubble up to give the threat of heavy showers from east anglia north into the north—east of england, perhaps one or two in eastern scotland that further west a better chance of staying trite with some sunshine and temperatures on monday similar today, 18—22 . essentially we have a north west south east split ahead, the northwest will see a stronger breeze a chance of rain, further south and east it will be dry, more sunshine and getting warmer, temperatures back up to 25 or 26

celsius. thank you, darren. a spectacular new memorial that will honour the 22,442 fallen british servicemen and women who died in the d—day landings and the battle of normandy will be unveiled today. the british normandy memorial, overlooks gold beach, where troops stormed ashore on this day in 1944. let's speak now to the former head of the british army, lord richard dannatt. hejoins us from he joins us from the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire because due to covid you are not able to travel to normandy, i'm sure you would have been there but i note you would have been there but i note you have seen the memorial, i wonder what you make of it. it’s you have seen the memorial, i wonder what you make of it.— what you make of it. it's quite a remarkable _ what you make of it. it's quite a remarkable memorial _ what you make of it. it's quite a remarkable memorial and i what you make of it. it's quite a remarkable memorial and as i what you make of it. it's quite a | remarkable memorial and as you described it in a fantastic location, a 50 acre site overlooking gold beach and the remains of the mulberry harbour, and the architect has designed this incredible

memorial with the pillars that include the names of the 22,442 servicemen under british command who lost their lives during the normandy campaign. it's a shame we cannot all be there this morning that it will now stand there for posterity and remaining veterans and their families will be able to go for years to come and find the names of comrades and loved ones who lost their lives in normandy in the most spectacular setting. it their lives in normandy in the most spectacular setting.— spectacular setting. it cost £30 million to build. _ spectacular setting. it cost £30 million to build. if— spectacular setting. it cost £30 million to build. if you - spectacular setting. it cost £30 million to build. if you people i spectacular setting. it cost £30 i million to build. if you people are getting in touch saying what a shame it has taken this long to have a memorial to these individuals. you're right, it's a reflection on the quirky way we brits do things, there are many memorials in normandy directed by regimens and parts of the army to commemorate their part of the battle but hitherto we have not had a national memorial and it was felt at the 70th anniversary of

d—day seven years ago that this had to be put right so the normandy memorial trust was formed, the government has contributed a fair amount of the money, the public and some generous benefactors have raised a lot as well and work was started. the site was inaugurated two years ago and then it was ready to be open to the public last autumn but covid prevented that so today at last we are formally opening the site and it will be there to welcome people in the future for many years to come and it's the proper thing to have done the but perhaps should have done the but perhaps should have done the but perhaps should have done it 30 or 40 years ago. you mentioned some of the individual fundraisers, we followed some on breakfast over recent months over the last couple of years and i'm thinking of haribo lunch, one of the few remaining survivors who are still with us today.—

few remaining survivors who are still with us today. harry billinge personifies _ still with us today. harry billinge personifies what _ still with us today. harry billinge personifies what is _ still with us today. harry billinge personifies what is best - still with us today. harry billinge personifies what is best about i still with us today. harry billinge| personifies what is best about the cohort and he and norman batts were determined that this boil should be put in place as quickly as possible. harry has been fundraising in all weathers and raised a tremendous amount of money and that personifies the spirit behind this project that maybe it is a project we should have done as quickly as possible but the generosity of the british public has gone a long way to make it happen, as indeed people can still contribute to this, you want to the normandy memorial trust website and sign up to be a guardian because putting it in place is one thing but looking after it is important so this is something everyone can play a role in if they wish.— a role in if they wish. going into the future _ a role in if they wish. going into the future we _ a role in if they wish. going into the future we still _ a role in if they wish. going into the future we still have - a role in if they wish. going into the future we still have a i a role in if they wish. going into the future we still have a few i a role in if they wish. going into the future we still have a few ofj the future we still have a few of those brave men and women who were involved in d—day and towards the

end of the second world war but as the year goes by never fewer of them still alive and it's so important that the generations that come never forget what happened 77 years ago that in conflict.— that in conflict. you're right, we are delighted _ that in conflict. you're right, we are delighted that _ that in conflict. you're right, we are delighted that i _ that in conflict. you're right, we are delighted that i think i that in conflict. you're right, we are delighted that i think 108 i are delighted that i think 108 normandy veterans will be here at the national memorial arboretum today and there are cheap you live in france that will be there at best a mayor this morning but for all of us who study history and want to learn from events in the past, the moral will stand as an everlasting memorial to the greatest amphibious operation ever to have taken place in history, probably we will never see its like in future and it played a significant role in ending the second world war and bringing peace and freedom to europe so it is a moment of great significance, the opening of this memorial at long

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be seamlessly wired in to gather and i think that will make it extraordinarily special. lord llywelyn the british ambassador will be on site and he will cut the ribbon and with them will be the chairman of the normandy memorial trust, lord ricketts, so they will be present as the memorial is opened and the rest of us willjoin the live stream as part of the major commemoration which this year is being held in the uk, and hopefully next year we will be back normandy as we always have been on the 6th of june. 9. ~ as we always have been on the 6th of june. 9, ~' ,, as we always have been on the 6th of june. . ~' i:, :, as we always have been on the 6th of june. . ,, i. ., i. june. thank you for your time, we wish ou june. thank you for your time, we wish you well. _ june. thank you for your time, we wish you well, lord _ june. thank you for your time, we wish you well, lord richard i june. thank you for your time, we i wish you well, lord richard dannatt, former head of the british army. and you mentioned that memorial itself in normandy which looks stunning. we will be live from there after 8:30pm. a "huge proportion" of the latest covid cases are in children — that's according to the health secretary matt hancock,

as cases continue to slowly rise across the uk. it's been reported that 12 to 15—year—olds could begin to be vaccinated by august — if the jab is given the final go ahead. we'rejoined now by calum semple, who's a professor of outbreak medicine and child health at the university of liverpool. is it time to startjabbing our teenagers? is it time to start 'abbing our teenagersa_ is it time to start 'abbing our teenagers? i'm not sure it is. although _ teenagers? i'm not sure it is. although a — teenagers? i'm not sure it is. although a large _ teenagers? i'm not sure it is. although a large proportion i teenagers? i'm not sure it is. | although a large proportion of infections currently are in children, the overall number of infections is vastly reduced from what it was during wave one and wave two. children are not severely affected by this disease, the biggest effect upon them is loss of education and the damage of social isolation from their peers. so why would we do this? they do have a role to play in transmission, it's not as much as adults but as they

become teenagers can the biology of a child is more like an adult�*s so they do play a role in transmission and vaccination reduces the chance of a symptomatic infection 20 filled and even if you are infected after vaccination, the chance of transmission is reduced by half so here we have been vaccinating children may need to protect the public which we do for other like influenza, the main reason to vaccinate children is to protect granny and grandpa but if we haven't got enough vaccine in the world and you want to do most to save lives, then sending the vaccine to africa or india, places that need it, would have a greater impact so there is a moral and ethical balance between doing most for most people with global benefit and doing most for society, the well—being in our country and that is why there were

some difficult decisions for policymakers. some difficult decisions for policymakers-— some difficult decisions for oli makers. ., policymakers. you're not saying you are auainst policymakers. you're not saying you are against vaccinating _ policymakers. you're not saying you are against vaccinating teenagers i are against vaccinating teenagers per se, the pfizer vaccine has been approved, you are happy it is safe for them, approved, you are happy it is safe forthem, it's approved, you are happy it is safe for them, it's whether they are the group of people who need it most urgently when you are looking at this on a global scale.— this on a global scale. that's riaht, this on a global scale. that's right. and — this on a global scale. that's right. and a _ this on a global scale. that's right, and a better— this on a global scale. that'sj right, and a better argument this on a global scale. that's i right, and a better argument could be made where you have particular hotspots and you want to do everything you can to get control of an outbreak in a particular community so you can think about targeting it. another argument might be left with winter coming and less social restrictions, all the other respiratory viruses will be coming out, if you use symptom —based self—isolation process, a child will catch more typical winter virus, not necessarily covid and they will be sent home and told to isolate and take this test whereas if they have been vaccinated we may be able to

say if you have been vaccinated and you have a cough and cold, it's unlikely to be covid so you could still stay at school, that kind of concept might come back but it's hard to know how this will play out. and we wait to get a decision from that gc vi at and we wait to get a decision from that gc v! at some stage about their art reports today that perhaps as early as august and into september they would like to start vaccinating teenagers. in the meantime the way you try and stop transmission is by identifying a symptomatic cases which is why the government does not saying all kids going back to school must take a lateral flow test in england. are you confident that system is being used widely enough and is effective in identifying cases and stopping further transmission? it’s cases and stopping further transmission?— cases and stopping further transmission? �*, . ., , ., transmission? it's a great question, we know when _ transmission? it's a great question, we know when lateral _ transmission? it's a great question, we know when lateral flow - transmission? it's a great question, we know when lateral flow tests i transmission? it's a great question, we know when lateral flow tests are used well that they identify about nine out of ten of children and

adults most likely to be infectious. that's not perfect but nothing is, and even the vaccine isn't perfect, it's reducing 19 out of 20 cases of disease and asymptomatic disease but as a mitigation measure, self testing has a role to play so i think it is the right thing to say let's boost up the testing but what worries me slightly about the language coming out is saying that there is a large number of infections among children, in absolute terms we still have far fewer infections than we did in wave one and wave two and we shouldn't be laying all this on the children, we know most infections occur in the household and most infections occur in the 20 two 40—year—olds who have not been vaccinated. children,

especially younger children should not be stigmatised by this. i suppose all eyes are especially in england or onjune the next step in the road map went in theory all social distancing restrictions will come to an end but i think there are four key measures that the government says it will measure this by and one of those is cases arising, which they are at the moment, then hospitalisations and deaths and the impact of variants so how confident are you with everything going on in the delta variant which seems to be driving transmission but we will hit that june 21 date? it transmission but we will hit that june 21 date?— june 21 date? it is tantalisingly close and the _ june 21 date? it is tantalisingly close and the problem - june 21 date? it is tantalisingly close and the problem is i june 21 date? it is tantalisingly close and the problem is we i june 21 date? it is tantalisingly i close and the problem is we haven't quite got all the data in. we are starting to see a different pattern in the demographic of the ages and sexes of people coming into hospital and we have very different data on the likelihood of severe disease in

hospital but it is very small numbers so there is typically a three—week delay between what happens in the community and what happens in the community and what happens in the community and what happens in hospitals and and more of a delay before you see the death and what the scientists would like is another couple of weeks of data to inform that. there are some worrying signs in the community, we note the new indian variant is definitely more transmissible and there is some evidence that increases your risk of going into hospital so that is a concern and there is also early data to shape thanks to vaccination we could have broken the link between disease in the community and hospitalisations but we haven't got quite enough data. that will come through in the next week or so, i'm glad it's not me who will be making the decision, it's the job of scientists to get the best data to the politicians and for them to make that decision.— that decision. could i ask, do you think it would _ that decision. could i ask, do you think it would be _

that decision. could i ask, do you think it would be sensible - that decision. could i ask, do you think it would be sensible to i that decision. could i ask, do you think it would be sensible to wait| that decision. could i ask, do you i think it would be sensible to wait a week or two to delight that moved to the next stage? it week or two to delight that moved to the next stage?— the next stage? it would be sensible for us to get — the next stage? it would be sensible for us to get the _ the next stage? it would be sensible for us to get the best _ the next stage? it would be sensible for us to get the best data _ the next stage? it would be sensible for us to get the best data to - the next stage? it would be sensible for us to get the best data to the i for us to get the best data to the politicians and for them to decide, i will not be swayed on this one. the trouble with scientists is if you give us new data we will change our minds and that's what you want. you need people who are open to the dative so until i see the data i'm not going to say one way or the other. 9 9. not going to say one way or the other. 9 ., , ., not going to say one way or the other. 9 ., i. ,., . ,, ., not going to say one way or the other. 9 ., , ., ,., . ,, ., ., other. we will drag you back on in a coule of other. we will drag you back on in a couple of weeks _ other. we will drag you back on in a couple of weeks and _ other. we will drag you back on in a couple of weeks and force _ other. we will drag you back on in a couple of weeks and force your i other. we will drag you back on in a | couple of weeks and force your hand flare. thank you, professor calum semple from the university of liverpool. we will round up the sport a little bit earlier because we will be off to the normandy memorial and the national arboretum in staffordshire so gavin is here and you were talking about the cricket and a terrific performance with the bat

yesterday. rory burns, effectively saved them at lord's, it was great to see cricket back at lord's day out a lot to rory burns because he needed that century. that is what england's cricketers need to do today, they need to dig in. the tourists will resume this morning on 62 for two — a lead of 165 runs. a century from rory burns had given england a bit of hope on a day where not much went right for them with the bat — as patrick gearey reports. test cricket is unusual in sport and life, in that you get time to think. on friday, rain meant no play, sojoe root could carefully plan his innings. first ball yesterday morning, new zealand gave him a lot more time to ponder. but now, instead of watching rain fall, it would be wickets — courtesy of tim southee, who removed ollie pope, then dan lawrence. and poorjames bracey, in the first innings of his first test, gone before his first run. england fans watching a batting collapse,

a step back to normality. to hold it together, rory burns was going through an ordeal of an innings. dropped at slip, bopped on the head twice, and still he batted on, battled on — going through to a street fighting century. not enough to catch new zealand. and their batsmen added to their lead. they were more than 150 ahead when ollie robinson thought he had kane williamson. no—one else did, really. still, he got the captain to check. as it turned out, the kiwi skipper was out, and joe root�*s day finished as it started — with a surprise. patrick gearey, bbc news. roger federer says he may pull out of the french open if there is too much risk to his knee, and to his wimbledon prospects, if he plays on. he came past dominik koepfer in a tough four—setter which took more than three and a half hours — and that was only his sixth match since double knee surgery. federer will decide today whether to carry on — he's due to play matteo berrettini

in the fourth round tomorrow. britain's cameron norrie had a good run at roland garros but he's out — beaten by the defending champion rafael nadal in straight sets. nadal is aiming for a record—extending 14th french open title — he faces jannik sinner in the last 16. world number one novak djokovic is also through. women's defending champion iga swiatek is safely through but there's been another big name exit — elina svitolina was soundly beaten by barbora krejchikova — the fifth seed won just five games in the match. only three of the top ten women's seeds have made it into the second week. a week today, england will be playing their first match at the delayed european championship when they face croatia at wembley. this evening, they face romania in theirfinal warm up match — and manager gareth southgate is feeling optimistic with the tournament just around the corner. the future for our team, when you look at the age of all of those players, is really exciting. and it means that we can play in different ways. we've got the balance of the squad

to play different systems, and ourjob again, as always, is to prepare the team for each opposition, find the best way of playing for each opponent, and we feel better equipped to cope with different sorts of tactical challenges as well. wales fans were back after 18 months away for their final friendly before the euros. but they witnessed a game of few chances, as they drew 0—0 with albania in cardiff — neco williams going closest for the home side. scotland continue their preparations when they face luxembourg later. lewis hamilton said it was "one of the greatest feelings" to be starting the azerbaijan grand prix from the front row, after mercedes struggles continued. he'll be just behind charles leclerc on the grid. after their problems in monaco, they were off the pace for most of practice in baku. but after trying what team boss toto wolff described as some "extreme things", hamilton managed to qualify second, behind the ferrari of leclerc, who secured a second surprise pole position in a row. championship leader max verstappen starts from third.

massively anxious not knowing whether we can even get into the top ten. that was my real goal, to try and just get into the top ten so to be on the front row is incredible and i'm just proud of everyone britain's geraint thomas has some catching up to do on the final stage of the criterium de dauphine — an important warm up race for the tour de france. thomas won this event before taking the tour three years ago. he finished ninth yesterday, to move up to third overall, but he's half a minute behind his ineos grenadiers team—mate and race leader richie porte. that is building up to a big summer of sport, that later this month and we also have wimbledon later this month and the olympics. and all the papers today have euro 2021, wall planner, and it starts next week, so it's suddenly upon us, i cannot wait for that, will be a

busy boy. we'll have to get some sleep in before it starts. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and rogerjohnson. today's opening of the british normandy memorial would not have been possible without phenomenal efforts of fundraisers who contributed

towards the £30 million needed for the project. one of them was veteran harry billinge. we first met harry on breakfast two years ago, since then he's gone on to raise tens of thousands of pounds. let's take a look at his remarkable journey. i've never seen anything like it in my life. you had the ships firing over your head and you had the germans firing at you from inland. i'm very sorry i'm a bit choked. you are absolutely entitled to, we are grateful to you. thank you. don't thank me, and don't say i'm a hero. i'm no hero, iwas lucky, i'm here. all the heroes are dead and i'll never forget 'em as long as i live. there's about 35 quid there, harry. when i collect money for that memorial, i get a great calmness over me. i lost a lot of good men. young men! boys of 16.

this is it. this is what you've been raising money towards and you've never seen this before. no, never. how does it make you feel? because the work you're doing, it's now concrete, it's tangible, it's there, you can touch it. marvellous. we just had a job to do. all these fellas did a good job. all these men, these wonderful men. mr harry billinge, for services to charitable fundraising. a few pounds or £1,000, i went to do it for the fellas that never came back. this medal is for the memory of every one of them fellas. 22,442 men! killed in a day! and it's never left me, never left me. i came home, so many poor devils never came home.

i loved them all. everybody who was a normandy veteran loved one another, and that's a marvellous thing — love is stronger than death. travel restrictions mean british veterans will be commemorating from the national arboretum in staffordshire. in a moment we'll speak to our reporter graham, who is there this morning. first our correspondent hugh schofield is in the town of ver—sur—mer in normandy, where the memorial has been built. it will be a very poignant day today. preparations are really getting under way now and it will all be kicking off here in an hour or so. all be kicking off here in an hour orso. i all be kicking off here in an hour or so. i don't know if you can hear a bagpipe playing somewhere. there is quite a lot of securityjust arrived but it is a beautiful day, the view is extraordinary, exquisite and the memorial is extraordinary and the memorial is extraordinary and exquisite and to talk about it i

am very pleased to be joined by lord peter ricketts who is chairman of the memorial trust. he described this place is a bit of a sleeping beauty, it comes as a big surprise to me to see quite how big and beautiful it is and it is a monumental reveal you've got today. yes, it has been a construction site until very recently. now we are ready to show the british public of what these years of hard work and the generosity of so many people have produced. i think we have produced the place of real power and beauty and i hope it will be a favourite for british visitors to the normandy beaches from here on. it is a wonderful site overlooking gold beach we are so many landed. it is sad we can't have so many of our veterans here today but we hope to have them in september. remind us of

the conception behind us. for 70 five years or more there has not been a memorial. there have been plenty of visits and everyone has had a fulfilling time coming to see the beaches but there has been our growing call for this single focus. that cole came from the veterans themselves. we have cemeteries up and down the course but there is no one place all the comrades serving together under british command whatever nationality is sadly lost their lives under commemorated in one place. the veterans wanted a place of memory that would be peaceful and reflective but also capture the idea they were all comrades together and they wanted to be united in death as well as the wear and life and that is what this memorial does. 22,442 names never before recorded together. the ceremonies — before recorded together. the ceremonies will _ before recorded together. the ceremonies will be getting under way here quite soon but the audience

will be of course a very restricted one. 100 or so seats out here. in normal times it would be much larger and may be royalty here and certainly the president of france was intending to come but nonetheless it is good to be a moving and poignant moment and i know that at least one british veteran sia somewhere and i also have the sun of a veteran who died here. yourfather have the sun of a veteran who died here. your father desmond have the sun of a veteran who died here. yourfather desmond died on the 22nd ofjuly in the fighting and let's remind yourself that most people commemorated here did not die on d—day, they died in the battle of normandy. we met yesterday at the gravesite of your father which was a very moving experience. you said

then that you are very happy that there is no this memorial. why is it fitting? it’s there is no this memorial. why is it fittin: ? �* . there is no this memorial. why is it fittini? h , , fitting? it's fitting because it was somethin: fitting? it's fitting because it was something that _ fitting? it's fitting because it was something that was _ fitting? it's fitting because it was something that was lacking i fitting? it's fitting because it was something that was lacking and i fitting? it's fitting because it was i something that was lacking and the british cemeteries are dispersed and he at last we have a memorial where everyone is together and i am so happy to think that my father is here engraved in one of the pillars as having lost his life during the normandy battle.— as having lost his life during the normandy battle. as having lost his life during the normand battle. 9 ., ., ., normandy battle. what would he have felt about this? _ normandy battle. what would he have felt about this? he _ normandy battle. what would he have felt about this? he would _ normandy battle. what would he have felt about this? he would have - normandy battle. what would he have felt about this? he would have been i felt about this? he would have been as amazed as _ felt about this? he would have been as amazed as i _ felt about this? he would have been as amazed as i am _ felt about this? he would have been as amazed as i am and _ felt about this? he would have been as amazed as i am and certainly i felt about this? he would have been | as amazed as i am and certainly very proud and we have to thank those who had the idea of having it and then building itand making it into something so really wonderful. you

have been visiting your father's grave since 1954, you were there at the tenth anniversary of the d—day commemorations and have been coming regularly ever since. at what point did it start according to you that was not enough, that cemeteries were not enough and it needed something more? i not enough and it needed something more? . . , , not enough and it needed something more? . .y , :, more? i always felt how the americans _ more? i always felt how the americans had _ more? i always felt how the americans had their - more? i always felt how the americans had their big i more? i always felt how the i americans had their big cemetery with the memorial and all that and the british were sort ofjust left and right cemeteries and nothing that was together. and now they are altogether here and what could be a better place to be and i shall certainly be coming back here in future years, so long as i am there. today, for instance, there are my children, my grandchildren and my great—grandchildren who are present and that will go on from generation to generation because they will

always be here and because they are also proud of him. that always be here and because they are also proud of him.— also proud of him. that is extremely movin: also proud of him. that is extremely moving testimony _ also proud of him. that is extremely moving testimony you _ also proud of him. that is extremely moving testimony you have - also proud of him. that is extremely moving testimony you have given i also proud of him. that is extremely moving testimony you have given to | moving testimony you have given to us, so thank you very much and thank you to lord peter ricketts. it is a glorious day here and we're looking forward to a really wonderful ceremony soon. d—day veterans here will gather at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, to watch a live transmission of the opening ceremony. graham satchell is there this morning. yes, a hugely important day i think for the veterans and the families of those who died in the normandy landings and the fighting in france for the france to be commemorated

finally. we are in staffordshire at the arboretum and we think there will be about 108 veteran sia. i am delighted to bejoined by one will be about 108 veteran sia. i am delighted to be joined by one of them, george batts, 77 years ago you would still be at sea? you were an is—year—old man, a boy, really. what was your job is—year—old man, a boy, really. what was yourjob on d—day? shifter 18-year-old man, a boy, really. what was yourjob on d-day?_ was your 'ob on d-day? after we got on the was yourjob on d-day? after we got on the beach — was yourjob on d-day? after we got on the beach i _ was yourjob on d-day? after we got on the beach i was _ was yourjob on d-day? after we got on the beach i was clearing - was yourjob on d-day? after we got on the beach i was clearing mines i on the beach i was clearing mines and booby—traps in the immediate area because the germans had on every field around the back of the beach active minds. a lot of the fields didn't have them but you can't take the chance and you couldn't use the automatic equipment

because there was too much shrapnel around. so you had to prod for them. it sounds like a terrifying job trying to clear mines from the beach. was it? it trying to clear mines from the beach. was it?— trying to clear mines from the beach. was it? it was a terrifying 'ob beach. was it? it was a terrifying job because _ beach. was it? it was a terrifying job because if — beach. was it? it was a terrifying job because if you _ beach. was it? it was a terrifying job because if you made - beach. was it? it was a terrifying job because if you made a - beach. was it? it was a terrifying l job because if you made a mistake you went to wherever you were going. but we were so highly trained. i had done six months solid on explosives, mines and everything else, getting fit. and with it, it came automatically. i'm not going to say we weren't frightened and then only says they are not frightened, they are telling phelps. but with it you were so used to doing it that in a way it was anotherjob and in different circumstances. it’s different circumstances. it's amazinu different circumstances. it's amazing the _ different circumstances. it's amazing the number of veterans who say it is just the job, you know it wasn't and know it wasn't because people lost their lives in huge

numbers, more than 2a,000 over the course of that campaign in northern france. let's talk about the memorial which opens today. you are the mastermind behind us. yes. memorial which opens today. you are the mastermind behind us.— the mastermind behind us. yes, i started campaigning _ the mastermind behind us. yes, i started campaigning for _ the mastermind behind us. yes, i started campaigning for a - the mastermind behind us. yes, i l started campaigning for a memorial in 2012 and some people helps, i got rebuffed and others said i was mad, you will never get it done but the more i had people say you will not get it done the more determined i was. , y ., get it done the more determined i was. , , f get it done the more determined i was. , , , ., get it done the more determined i was. , ,' was. fibre you rebuffed, do you think? i was. fibre you rebuffed, do you think? | think _ was. fibre you rebuffed, do you think? i think they _ was. fibre you rebuffed, do you think? i think they might - was. fibre you rebuffed, do you think? i think they might have l was. fibre you rebuffed, do you - think? i think they might have been friuhtened think? i think they might have been frightened because _ think? i think they might have been frightened because they _ think? i think they might have been frightened because they had - think? i think they might have been frightened because they had seen l think? i think they might have been l frightened because they had seen the americans which cost millions and the canadian one cost millions and i think they were scared stiff of me talking about big money. it was one of those things. it is talking about big money. it was one of those things.— of those things. it is amazing that it is finally being _ of those things. it is amazing that it is finally being unveiled - of those things. it is amazing that it is finally being unveiled today. | it is finally being unveiled today. how do you feel about that? i it is finally being unveiled today. how do you feel about that? heel how do you feel about that? i feel so roud,

how do you feel about that? i feel so proud. to _ how do you feel about that? i feel so proud, to think _ how do you feel about that? i feel so proud, to think it _ how do you feel about that? i feel so proud, to think it was - how do you feel about that? i feel so proud, to think it was my - how do you feel about that? uteri so proud, to think it was my baby, and also to think that we are now honouring all the friends that we left behind. when you lose friends like that, and you don't necessarily lose them one at a time, you can lose them one at a time, you can lose seven or eight or nine or ten together, i don't think that happens in any other walk of life. and they are never forgotten. in any other walk of life. and they are neverforgotten. you think about them every day. but you get a reminder every day. but every time thatis reminder every day. but every time that is a special thing like this which brings it back in more truth than ever. . , �* ., than ever. vital, isn't it, that the names of— than ever. vital, isn't it, that the names of your — than ever. vital, isn't it, that the names of your friends _ than ever. vital, isn't it, that the names of your friends who - than ever. vital, isn't it, that the names of your friends who died l names of your friends who died alongside you on the beaches fighting on the streets are carved in stone forever. it’s fighting on the streets are carved in stone forever.— in stone forever. it's absolutely essential because _ in stone forever. it's absolutely essential because over - in stone forever. it's absolutely essential because over the - in stone forever. it's absolutely l essential because over the years in stone forever. it's absolutely i essential because over the years i have attended a lot of schools and

we veterans are now getting old cultures so with the best will in the world we can't last forever. —— codgers. eventually with the memorial of ver—sur—mer it is going to be the school, visit normandy and world war i every year. and it is going to be left of them. so consequently it is essential that they show what my generation went through, not to show off so the don't do it. i go to schools and talk and say never have another world war, they are not funny. and i think the kids and the students listen and my latest campaign is to

get an education centre in normandy. we wish you luck in that, george, and all you are double debt of gratitude not only for your service on d—day but for fighting and getting this memorial done. thank you so much for that. we have the rain in glorious old blighty while they have the sun in normandy. charge is quite diplomatic about being rebuffed and privately he will tell you this memorial was perhaps more of a struggle than it could have been but with that sort, it's back to you. i don't know if it was this thing earlier to him saying it should have been built lio this thing earlier to him saying it should have been built a0 or 50 years earlier. there will be more on bbc news channel later this morning.

this is where we say goodbye to you. is there anything you can do about the weather in staffordshire? it's a much better day in northern ireland and scotland. the cloud we had in those areas yesterday has moved its way to england and wales which is why we are seeing outbreaks of rain and drizzle, notjust in staffordshire but in derbyshire as well. you can see this sewn of thick cloud mainly across england moving slightly eastwards. it is bringing rain and drizzle and even if it brightens up across more southern areas that could trigger some heavier, perhaps thundery showers. it will brighten up and turn more dry across wales and the south—west

but the best of the sunshine across scotland and northern ireland. a good chance of staying dry and temperatures 17 or 18 degrees. we could sneak up to a high of 21 in the south—east of england ahead of the south—east of england ahead of the showers. we still have the threat of rain pushing east as we head into this evening before heading out into the north sea overnight. it does become dry later on. we will see a few more mist and fog patches farming and where we have the clear skies longer in scotland this is where we will see the lower temperatures on monday morning. it should be a dry start and mist and fog patches lifting and there could be a few more heavy and thundery showers across east anglia and lincolnshire and parts of north—east england in one of two parts of south scotland. else we driver sunshine and temperatures similar to today. on tuesday we have high pressure across much of the uk keeping it dry but towards the

north—west. these weak fronts will move on from the atlantic which means more cloud across northern ireland and western scotland and may be drizzle. mainly dry for england. we will get some sunshine and temperatures will start to rise as well. as we head further into the week we will find these weather fronts and areas of low pressure running to the north—west of the uk. stronger winds but further south and east higher pressure which means the weather looks quite different. setting up a north west south east split. north—west parts of the uk with the atlantic breeze bringing more cloud and some rain but for south—eastern areas and will be dry, sunny and the temperatures are set to rise. have a good day, whatever the weather.

the bafta awards ceremony will be broadcast later on bbc one, celebrating the best on—screen talent and tv programmes of 2020. steve mcqueen s five—part series small axe leads the way with six nominations. i may destroy you, normal people and the crown are also in the running, as our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. a small axe, large after hopes. steve mcqueen's bbc series of stand—alone films telling bafta tv awards. six, including sean parkes best act or the mangrove episode. he is thrilled the show has done so well. what can i say, it puts a smile on my face. but for some reason puts the pressure on as well, i don't really know why, it makes me more nervous. if you say you are nervous, that suggests to me that you do care about whether you win or not. of course because there

is this build—up, right? there is everyone around you wishing you well. but that said, fortunately, the show is there to watch as in we did that. that's the most important thing. that is what i have two tell myself when i get a little bit too nervous about what is going to happen on the weekend! your majesty. these baftas are rewarding the best tv of 2020, the year of lockdown when people binge watched like nothing before. that is reflected here with four nominations for the crown... two women running the shop. that is the last thing this country needs. and four for i may destroy you, michaela coel's female revenge drama.

how are you doing? great, as long as i'm around people. while bbc three's word—of—mouth hit normal people is up for three. best actor. cool thing to be able to say. i know it is quite trivial but it is very cool. it is huge. i don't know, remember when i was nominated for a bafta... it is so exciting. today's ceremony will be different from usual, taking place in a covid compliant tv studio. nominees in the performance categories can attend but in what is believed to be an award show first, those that can't make it have the option of appearing on the red carpet as a hologram. colin paterson, bbc news tv critic and broadcaster scott bryan joins us now. this will look and feel a bit different tonight. what is all this about holograms? the idea is they will try to

replicate some sense of energy in the room by either having stars as holograms are on the red carpet where fans would normally be on either side, asking them questions being beamed in. ithink it either side, asking them questions being beamed in. i think it is trying to address awards show fatigue. i think people are getting a bit tired of having just people essentially on seem from home pretty much like what i'm doing here. ——zoom. viewing figures have gone down on quite a few of the major ceremonies in the last few months and i think they're trying to get new ideas and give it a bit more life. it new ideas and give it a bit more life. . , , ., ., , new ideas and give it a bit more life. , ., ., , new ideas and give it a bit more life. ., ., , , ., life. it has been a really good year for auali life. it has been a really good year for quality drama. _ life. it has been a really good year for quality drama. absolutely - for quality drama. absolutely phenomenal. _ for quality drama. absolutely phenomenal. if— for quality drama. absolutely phenomenal. if you - for quality drama. absolutely phenomenal. if you look - for quality drama. absolutely phenomenal. if you look at i for quality drama. absolutely i phenomenal. if you look at the miniseries category i think it is the highest answer you have ever been. you have adult, material, i

may destroy you, small axe. it has never been stronger. when lockdown happened we binged them all. i think it will be really celebrated. the james graham drama on itv failed to get anything under the dead the true crime drama series starring david tennant. and the michael sheen and david tennant show filmed during lockdown staged did not get any. but there are some notes going towards there are some notes going towards the tv shows that if i had so many challenges. strictly has been nominated and that was alive sure having to take place live each week during two different lockdown is. and the aunt and deck saturday night

takeaway. ——ant and dec. it will be interesting to see what major banners this evening. —— what other major winners. banners this evening. —— what other majorwinners. d0 banners this evening. -- what other major winners-_ major winners. do you think small axe isjustified? _ major winners. do you think small axe is justified? absolutely - axe isjustified? absolutely terrific series _ axe isjustified? absolutely terrific series addressing i axe isjustified? absolutely terrific series addressing a | axe is justified? absolutely - terrific series addressing a lack of storytelling from part of our society to make sure it is now much more inclusive and reflective and i think it was a great history lesson telling us partly about black history but also different stories that had never really been shown on tv before and i also think there is something in i may you. —— destroy. she has already won with writer and

best director and is up tonight for lead actress and also many. if i may destroy you does not get all four i will be really surprised because thatis will be really surprised because that is a kind of show that only comes around every few years along with small axe.— with small axe. when i watch clips of it now i get _ with small axe. when i watch clips of it now! get a — with small axe. when i watch clips of it now i get a visceral _ with small axe. when i watch clips of it now i get a visceral reaction . of it now i get a visceral reaction to it because it was so got wrenching and so many ways. if that was like a big night out plus the hangover, normal people was like a warm bath and a different vibe. its, warm bath and a different vibe. very different vibe and that was at the start of lockdown and everyone has been a little sad and being single seeing people and relationships. but it was really

touchingly made. sometimes you see a tv adaptation of the book and they feel they have to go and change so much about it and make 30 minute episodes but really giving it pacing. but also casting brilliantly. i think it will give that touching element that i think people really, really loved. and there is another adaptation of a sally rooney booked on the way. we have daisy mae cooper and charlie cooper nominated for the final series of tests, country and the ball be a posthumous nomination for paul ritter. friday night dinner is another sure we have binged watched and so sad that he died at the age of sa but it has touched so many peoples lives. of 54 but it has touched so many peoples lives-— of 54 but it has touched so many peoples lives. there has been so much love _

peoples lives. there has been so much love for _ peoples lives. there has been so much love for paul _ peoples lives. there has been so much love for paul ritter- peoples lives. there has been so much love for paul ritter and - peoples lives. there has been so l much love for paul ritter and such sad news. i hope this nomination will show is amazing and acclaimed talent, notjust in comedy but insidious drama as well. i think the success which had ten years of friday night dinner has built momentum and what lockdown did, many people watched right back to series one right back up to date and is a show feels bigger in the last year. also another show i am so happy to be nominated as ghosts done by the hollywood histories team. and what i love about it is every single character has their opportunity to shine. normally in sitcoms one or two people are chosen as the favourites and everyone gets lost in there. what i love is how democratic it is but also how fun it is as well. ., ~ it is but also how fun it is as well. . ,, , ., it is but also how fun it is as well. . ,, i. .

that's all fom us this morning. we are going to leave you with the shot of the brand—new british war memorial officially being opened today on the 75th anniversary of d—day. --77th.

a single place for all the comrades who lost their lives serving under general montgomery in 1944 can be remembered together. borisjohnson will tell global leaders he wants the whole world to be vaccinated against coronavirus, by the end of next year. uk pupils are urged to take a covid

test before returning to school after half term, amid rising infections.