lockdown onjune 21st, the health secretary says. he confirmed that the covid variant first identified in india is around 40% more infectious. that does make life more challenging for everybody and you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. but the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital, is broadly flat. we'll be asking how worried we should be about how transmissible the new variant is. also tonight: prince harry and meghan announce the birth of a baby girl, whom they've named lilibet diana. cuts to uk foreign aid could harm schooling and health in poorer countries — a warning from hundreds of charities and business leaders.

at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. music: the last post. a permanent memorial to the british fallen at d—day — after 77 years. and the bafta goes to michaela coel. and writer and actor michaela coel is the big winner at tonight's bafta tv awards, for her drama �*i may destroy you' good evening. the health secretary matt hancock says the new delta variant of coronavirus, first recorded in india, is about 40% more infectious than the version detected in kent.

he said this increased transmissibility is making �*more difficult' the decision on whether to lift all remaining restrictions in england on thejune the 21st. he stated that the government is "open" to a delay if needed. but mr hancock told the bbc that the number of people needing hospital treatment was "broadly flat", which means the vaccines are working. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. everyjab in every arm is another brick in a wall of immunity against coronavirus. but will that barrier be robust enough to hold back the delta variant, which is significantly more transmissible than previous strains and has led to a sharp increase in cases? ministers have just eight days before they must decide whether to lift all remaining restrictions in england. the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital, is broadly flat, and the majority appear to be those who've not

had a vaccine at all, and only a very small minority are people who've had both jabs. around three quarters of all cases caused by the delta variant are in unvaccinated people. just one in 25 are in those who've had both doses. and although the variant, first identified in india, seems more likely to cause severe illness, those in hospital are generally younger and recovering more quickly than patients admitted overwinter. scientists advising government are uncertain about what the coming weeks may bring in terms of the impact on the nhs. if hospitalisation rates remain flat, then i think there will be a substantial further easing of restrictions, possibly retaining the need to wear face coverings on public transport, maybe still encourage people to work from home if possible. and there were mixed views in london today about whether all remaining

restrictions should be lifted on the 21st ofjune. it's more because i'm vaccinated l right now that i would say yes, i but depending on the people, if you're not vaccinated, - i can understand if you're maybe not that comfortable. _ i would feel 0k sat next to someone on the train as long as they were wearing a mask, but i think the two going, social distancing and masks going at the same time, would probably be a bit much. it wouldn't bother me if we waited a couple of weeks intojuly because of the indian variant. i think that element of caution might be worthwhile in the long run for us. bolton, which was the area worst hit by the new variant, is now seeing a decline in cases and more importantly a fall in the number of covid hospital patients, which thankfully remained far lower than in previous peaks. in england, booking will open this week for the under—30s to get their first dose of vaccine. public support for covid immunisation remains very high in the uk. and with 27 million people

now fully immunised, many of those will be wondering when legal restrictions on their freedoms to meet and travel will finally be lifted. and fergus is here now. how worried should we be about the news that this variant is 40% more transmissible? that greater transmissibility is troubling and is proving a headache for those trying to predict the future shape of the outbreak here. backin future shape of the outbreak here. back in early may, the scientific advisory group, sage, said a 40% more transmissible variant could trigger a hospital peak bigger than we saw injanuary and that was way too pessimistic because it was before we knew that vaccines can hold the line against the delta of area. two doses give a very high level of protection. there is no doubt a further lifting of restrictions will lead to more cases but cases only matter if that leads to serious strain on the nhs, and

thatis to serious strain on the nhs, and that is by no means clear at the moment. ministers will be analysing the data right up to the last minute. new variants are now named after letters of the greek alphabet and we have had alpha through to delta and we have most of the alphabet to go through yet and i don't think people should obsess over each of the variance as long as vaccines protect against them, the best individuals can do is to get fully immunised.— best individuals can do is to get fully immunised. best individuals can do is to get full immunised. , ~ . , ., ~ fully immunised. fergus walsh, thank ou. the latest government figures on coronavirus show four people are reported to have died and there have been 5,3ai new infections in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 4,785 new cases per day in the last week. more than two hundred thousand people have received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period and over a0 million people have now had their firstjab — that's 76.6 percent of uk adults.

while the number of people who've had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period, is over 473,000 which takes the overall number who've had their second jab, to over 27.6 million meaning 52.5 percent of uk adults are now fully vaccinated. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced the birth of their second child — a girl named lilibet diana. the couple, who have not released any photos of the new baby, said she was born on friday at a hospital in santa barbara in california. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph, and her report contains some flashing images. it was a photo that announced a second baby was on the way. taken in the garden of their new home in california in february. and it was close to here at santa barbara cottage hospital that their daughter was born on friday, weighing £7 and ii was born on friday, weighing £7 and 11 ounces. in a statement, the couple said that they felt blessed.

she is more than we could have ever imagined and we remain gratefulfor the love and prayers we felt from across the globe. their daughter will be called lilibet diana mountbatten windsor and will be known as lily. it is a name loaded with royal significance. lilibet was the queen's childhood family nickname. diana, in honour of lily's late grandmother, the princess of wales. the big revelations in the couples interview with 0prah wales. the big revelations in the couples interview with oprah winfrey in march included future family plans. to in march included future family lans. ., ., ., in march included future family lans. ., . . ., plans. to have a boy, then a girl, what more _ plans. to have a boy, then a girl, what more can — plans. to have a boy, then a girl, what more can you _ plans. to have a boy, then a girl, what more can you ask— plans. to have a boy, then a girl, what more can you ask for? - plans. to have a boy, then a girl, what more can you ask for? now| plans. to have a boy, then a girl, i what more can you ask for? now we have got ourfamily, what more can you ask for? now we have got our family, the four of us and our two dogs. it's great. done. to is it. to and our two dogs. it's great. done. to is it. ., , and our two dogs. it's great. done. to is it-- lily's _ and our two dogs. it's great. done. to is it.- lily's older - to is it. to is it. lily's older brother _ to is it. to is it. lily's older brother archie _ to is it. to is it. lily's older brother archie was - to is it. to is it. lily's older brother archie was born - to is it. to is it. lily's older i brother archie was born while to is it. to is it. lily's older - brother archie was born while the couple still lived on the grounds of windsor castle. with royal great—grandparents nearby. two years

later, family tensions have changed the dynamic dramatically. lily will be raised in california by a duke and a duchess carving out a life outside of the royal family. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond is outside buckingham palace. jonny, what do you make of the name 7 well, two names so heavy with history, lilibet, the nickname of the queen as a young girl, as a young princess. and the name she left on the funeral wreath for her dear friend left on the funeral wreath for her dearfriend earl left on the funeral wreath for her dear friend earl mountbatten. left on the funeral wreath for her dearfriend earl mountbatten. it dear friend earl mountbatten. it doesn't dearfriend earl mountbatten. it doesn't get much more personal than that. i think what you can read into it is whatever the institutional rifts, for the queen there is great love and respect from the duke and duchess, love and respect and they have gone out of the way to mention at every opportunity they can. diana needs little explanation. her mother was taken from harry when he was 12

and from the palace, congratulations from the queen, prince charles and camilla, from william and kate and congratulations from here to california at the birth of young lily. california at the birth of young lil . ., ~ california at the birth of young lil . . ~ , ., , california at the birth of young lil. .g , . more than 1700 charities, business leaders and academics have signed a letter warning government cuts to foreign aid of almost £4 billion a year will hit the world's poorest communities and mean families go hungry. conservative mps are threatening a rebellion in the commons tomorrow. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is at westminster for us. how worried are ministers about this? there is plenty of reasons why ministers are well aware of this. more than 30 conservative mps, including theresa may have already publicly said that they want to change the government's mind and change the government's mind and change it via a vote in the commons tomorrow and they say that they are cautiously optimistic that they have the numbers to do it and they hope the numbers to do it and they hope the speaker will grant the vote, although that is not yet a

certainty. the conservatives promised at the last election that they would stick to a commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, but that was before the covid costs started mounting up and they have instead revised the number down to 0.5%, and they say that that is still generous by international comparisons and that the cut is popular, and supporters of the government make the point that if you or me were asked by a neighbour, should i continue to giving to charity even though i will run up a debt to doing so, we would probably say no and the logic is that the country should act in just the same way. that the country should act in 'ust the same way-fl that the country should act in 'ust the same wetfi the british normandy memorial for those who died in the d—day campaign during world war two has been officially opened on the 77th anniversary of the allied invasion of nazi—occupied france. the names of nearly 22,500 servicemen and women are inscribed on 160 columns overlooking "gold beach" — one of the three british landing sites in france.

hugh schofield reports now from ver—sur—mer. at last the veterans have what they've been pushing forfor years — a single focal point where future generations can come to learn of d—day and to honour the names of the thousands who sacrificed their lives. the ceremony was simple and attended by only a small number of people. because of covid, there were virtually no veterans in france. instead, in rather less clement weather, many of them gathered at the national memorial arboretum in britain and watched proceedings by a live transmission. including this message from prince charles. i can only hope that this serves to commemorate all those whose lives were lost during the events ofjune 191m and between d—day and the liberation of paris at the end of august 1944. there was a two—minute silence to honour the 22,442 names that are engraved

on the columns of memorial. and then, accompanied by the french defence minister, the uk's ambassador in paris declared the memorial open. the memorial was only completed a few weeks ago. the press has been kept away and because of covid, there are few visitors at the moment. as a result, the scale and the beauty of this place have come to many as a monumental surprise. it's set on a hill looking down on gold beach, where thousands came ashore on d—day. built in pale burgundy limestone, there's a central temple—like structure with a statue of three infrantrymen caught in the grip of an attack and then the cloister of pillars with the names of the dead and the dates they died as the normandy campaign progressed. for the veterans watching in england

today, a fit place to remember their friends and comrades. it should've been done years and years ago while a lot of us were still alive. i'm in me 100th year now, i'm lucky to keep going. i think it's wonderful, _ it's marvellous they can put this show on like this 77 years after. in france, the red arrows flew past in homage to the dead and then the flags raised, the memorial became what it's destined to remain, a place of contemplation and quiet memory. hugh schofield, bbc news, in normandy. two teenage boys have been charged with murdering dea—john reid , the ia year—old who was fatally stabbed in birmingham on monday. this evening a vigil was held in birmingham at the scene where he was killed six days ago. a 14—year—old and a a 16—year—old

are due to appear at birmingham magistrates' court tomorrow. it brings the number of people charged in connection with dea—john�*s death to five. it's seven years since war broke out in eastern ukraine between separatists backed by russia and the ukrainian government. since then, more than 13,000 people have been killed, and over a million uprooted from their homes. the conflict has had a devastating impact on elderly people, many of whom were trapped during fighting in the regions of donetsk and luhansk. our special correspondent fergal keane has reported on the war for the bbc since it began, and he's followed the stories of some of those directly affected. the war is in its seventh year. translation: everything is ruined or burned. - only the chimneys are left standing. our house burned down. there is no roof. there are more than 13,000 dead.

translation: even though seven years have passed, . i still feel like they're next to me. gunshots living on this front line, it took a rare determination not to flee your home. we first met svetlana six years ago. and that night saw how she and husband anatoly lived with constant war. anatoly was a beekeeper, and the couple among a handful of people determined to stay in the front line village of pesky. translation: just take a look. if i went to a city, _ i would be under shelling as well. somebody could shoot me or steal my car. i when we went back the following winter, a warm welcome. but the strain was growing.

translation: we are sad. it's not the right word to say we are sad. - of course we are. i want to cry. now, seven years after the war began, i'm returning to see what's happened to anatoly and svetlana. i knew they'd been forced to leave their home and the precious bees had died from chemical poisoning. there he is. but in their new home, farfrom the front, the welcome was still warm. laughter how lovely to see you! so, this is the new house. but no bombs and no shooting. and the generosity abundant. as usual, lunch. at 7a, they're making a new home. the old one is lost forever.

translation: we will never get back. we believe that pesky is almost destroyed. everything is ruined or burned. only the chimneys are left standing. our house burned down. there is no roof. but the bond between them is as strong as it's ever been in their more than 50 years of marriage. what makes you happy? what's the secret to being happy? translation: how could i not be happy with such a wife. _ translation: the best gift for me is you. - they've produced everything here themselves, and they really are just the most generous people. and, you know, notwithstanding everything that's happened to them because of the war,

it's just always heartening to visit them. you come here, you eat wonderfully and go away feeling that bit better about humanity. and with spring, anatoly has begun beekeeping once more... ..with new hives. translation: | just - like to take care of them. here's one bee, it'sj just one of 10,000. it's not that important on its own, but i feel sorry for it. _ it's so tiny. here you go. where are you going? look at her, little bandit. go away from here. she needs to go everywhere. but even away from the front line, life is hemmed in by the war. i'm on my way now to meet a woman i met seven years ago, early in the conflict, when she was one of the wounded carried across the front lines

on a day when her grandchildren were killed beside her. translation: i don't know how i'm going to survive this. _ the images of them are in front of my eyes. six—year—old karolina and nikita, aged 12 and disabled, were killed by a long—range shell. translation: even though seven years have passed, . i still feel like they're next to me. i cry often and deeply. it's very hard, but that's what it is with me. they're always next to me. but there is new life in yubov�*s world. dominik, age two, was born after the killing of his brother and sister. it's lovely to see you smile again.

translation: i'm smiling| because i live for him now. i have someone to take care about. he brings me joy. he comes to my place, knocks on the door and shouts grandma and comes in as if it's his own place and takes everything he wants. he's always happy when i tell him we're going out. he brings his things and off we go. the stories of yubov and dominik, of anatoly and svetla na are filled with loss. but they also speak of a tenacious humanity, refusing to yield to the cruelty of war. fergal keane, bbc news, eastern ukraine. michaela coel was the big winner

at the bafta tv awards tonight for her bbc drama, i may destroy you. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson was watching. i may destroy you. these bafta tv awards were dominated by one woman. michaela coel. the bbc one drama i may destroy you was based on michaela coel�*s experience of being sexually assaulted. it was named best miniseries and she was best actress, to go along with baftas she had already won for directing and writing the show. speaking backstage, she explained how making the programme had been cathartic. i'm getting a bit emotional. it was, to be honest, incredible. it really helped me get past some troubling stuff. and what it enabled me to do is sort of pair something quite tragic with something quite beautiful. i did used to think i could

read your mind at times. i don't know, maybe that's normal. bbc three's normal people was a huge word—of—mouth lockdown hit. here, its star, paul mescal, was named best actor. do you have any worries it's going to be the biggest thing you ever do? totally. that's, like, an intrusive thought. give up now, quit while you're ahead! and the most complained about tv programme of 2020 is now a bafta—winning show. diversity�*s black lives matter dance routine on britain s got talent lead to more than 25,000 0fcom complaints. it won the audience vote for the tv moment of the year. i have to say thank you to the people that did put all of that abuse out there online because you showed the truth. you showed exactly why this performance and this moment was necessary. these baftas were held in a covid—compliant tv studio, with nominees in performance categories allowed to attend if they wore a mask. others had to watch remotely, so when long lost family won

in the feature category, nicky campbell and davina mccall were seen celebrating on a sofa. casualty. and when casualty was named best soap, the biggest casualty was their broadband. it's hoped that by the time of the baftas next year, normal service will have been resumed. colin paterson, bbc news. now with all the day's sport, let's cross to chetan pathak at the bbc sport centre. good evening, england and scotland have won their final warm—up matches before euro 2020. scotland won 1—0 in luxembourg whilst england beat romania by a goal to nil in middlesborough. but for the second time in four days at the riverside stadium, a minority of supporters booed players as they took a knee before kick—off. katie gornall reports. days from the start of the tournament and still lots of gaps to fill. fans will have their own picks for the england opener against croatia, but they were unlikely to see many of them here. the key

players unavailable and this was an unfamiliar line—up. before they kicked a ball, they took a knee and again some felt the need to boot. booing. in the again some felt the need to boot. b00|ng. in the first thing and had chances against romania but one thing remained in their way as calvert—lewin and then sancho was denied by the crossbar. but romania could not cope with jack grealish, and that meant a penalty, and marcus rashford, captain for the first time stepped up. nervous? 0f rashford, captain for the first time stepped up. nervous? of course not. unlike england, romania are not going to the euros but still they forced the best from sam jon stone and another chance from the spot, this timejordan henderson. his first game since february and perhaps it showed. england head into the euros with a win but no one is getting carried away yet. the big question now for gareth southgate is which of those players on the standby list will replace the injured alexander—arnold. he says he will decide on the next 2a hours but scotland also played their final warm up match tonight against luxembourg. after a draw against the

netherlands, steve clarke's side arrived here confident and critical —— clinical thanks to adams. luxembourg will find more creative ways to stop them, but scotland failed to push home their advantage. still, this will be their first major tournament for 20 years and they have a spring in their step. lewis hamilton threw away the chance to reclaim the formula one championship lead, after a dramatic end to the azerbaijan grand prix. his rival max verstappen was leading — until the red bull driver crashed late on. but hamilton made a mistake when the race restarted, locking up his tyres and running into the escape road, finishing 15th. there was relief for red bull though, as sergio perez won the race. england bowler 0llie robinson has been suspended from all international cricket, pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted. the news came after england drew the first test against new zealand at lords. the tourists declared on 169—6 to leave england chasing 273 to win after lunch. but the target was never seriously pursued, dom sibley�*s

unbeaten 60 from 207 balls, helping to secure a draw. serena williams is out of the french open, after being beaten in the fourth round by kazakhstan�*s elena rybakina but there was delight for alfie hewett and gordon reid who've become the most successful all—british doubles pair, after a straight sets win in the wheelchair final. they've now won 11 grand slams together, after they beat stephane houdet and nicolas peifer in straight sets. that's all your sport for now. back to you, reeta. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello there. last week hello there. last week was the first week ofjune, but it was also half—term, and the weather could not have been better. we quite literally had sunshine topping and tailing the country as you can see by this weather watcher picture

sent in from fife. all the way down to cornwall, not a cloud in the sky, light winds, lots of sunshine. now, the warmth peaked on wednesday, and in fact, it was the warmest day of the year so far across scotland, northern ireland, wales and also into england. 0ur week ahead will be a little bit more mixed, unfortunately, particularly into the far north and west as we see weather frontsjust toppling in across an area of high pressure. that's going to bring some cloud and increasing strengthening wind, as well, at times, where the further south and east will keep some warmer, drier and sunny weather. so, let's take a look in a little more detail, then. for monday morning, it starts off a little on the cloudy side with the mist and fog shrouded the coast. that will thin and break. we'll see some sunshine developing, but into the afternoon, we could have a few sharp, particularly to the east, the pennines, some of these heavy and thundery. temperatures widely high teens, low 20s. just that little bit cooler into the far north and east.

now, as we move into tuesday, high pressure clings on across england and wales. across the top of that high, we'll start to see some weatherfronts pushing in. the winds will start to increase. we'll have a little bit of showery rain into northern ireland and western fridges of scotland and generally a little more cloud into scotland. sheltered eastern area should keep some sun and highs of 20 degrees, but we could see 22 celsius, 72 fahrenheit across south east england. now, as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, more of the same really. if anything, the isobars squeeze together and the winds are set to increase. some of the rain could be heavy along west—facing slopes, and there'll be more cloud generally pushing across northern england, wales and down into the south west. the best of the sunshine on wednesday into the south east, because the wind direction is coming from a south—westerly, it's going to be quite a humid feel to the day. temperatures widely into the low to mid—20s to the south, a little bit cooler further north. thursday into friday looks likely to see a good deal of dry weather, but again always the warmest

of the weather down to the south. that's it. take care.