hello, good morning. i'm victoria derbyshire. the headlines this morning. boris johnson faces a possible defeat in the house of commons over the government's cut to the overseas aid budget. former labour prime minsiter gordon brown says the cuts amount to a life and death situation. we're actually deciding who lives and who dies. particularly at this point, where if we withdraw the money for vaccination, it's the equivalent of pulling away the needle from a kid or an adult who is sick, who needs the vaccination. should the government be sticking to the law and its manifesto promise on overseas aid or is it ok with you that they temporarily cut the £4 billion from the overseas aid budget? get in touch on twitter and instagram or e—mail me.

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good morning. just days before he hosts the g7 summit of world leaders in cornwall, the prime minister is facing a rebellion in the commons — over the government's cut to the overseas aid budget. mps say the decision to reduce the funding by almost £4 billion a year could results in tens of thousands of preventable deaths. ministers say the move is temporary, but necessary for now. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin reports now on the potential impact of the cuts. inside you will see people receiving service. so this is the sexual reproductive health side. erune estavera, an aid worker with the international planned parenthood federation shows us around a clinic here in mozambique. dealing mainly with reproductive health issues for women.

it's busy, many women having travelled a long way to get medicines and contraceptives. erune says the work here is saving many lives, thanks to money provided by the uk and other donors. he cannot believe the british government is now planning to stop funding. very sad, this will be a disaster. the first question for the government is, why, and who will continue to do this, for those young people in rural areas and even in the cities, who receive the service in our clinics who will no longer receive the service for free? they will not have access. so they are at risk of getting stis, hiv, and unwanted pregnancies, and as a consequence, they will die. charities are also warning the cuts come at what is already a difficult time, with dangerous tropical diseases such as guinea worm, bilharzia, and trachoma, which causes blindness,

being neglected. millions of lives in africa, they say, are being put at risk. the government has reduced spending on foreign aid this year from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%, due, it says, to the seismic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. it's a cut of almost £4 billion. in response, a group of 28 rebel conservative mps and two former prime ministers, theresa may and sirjohn major, have promised to back an amendment to a bill being voted on in the commons today. this would reverse the foreign aid cut next year. the amount of money we're talking about here is i% of what we spent last year, rightly, tackling covid. and i%, in the treasury's books, is practically a rounding error. and we shouldn't be trying to fill that by taking it out of money that is going to help people that are starving, or people

who are very sick and ill and deprived in the poor world. in a statement, the foreign, commonwealth and development office said tough but necessary decisions had been made on how best to spend taxpayers�* money. they are committed to restoring foreign aid spending to the level of 0.7% of national income when the fiscal situation allows. all eyes are now on the commons, which will determine the fate of many aid projects around the world like the work at this clinic here in mozambique. richard galpin, bbc news. the former labour prime minister gordon brown says now is not the time to cut back foreign aid. it's a life and death issue. we are actually deciding who lives and who dies, particularly at this point, where if we withdraw the money for vaccination, it's the equivalent of pulling away the needle from a kid or an adult who is sick and needs the vaccination. a 90% cut, for example, in support for polio vaccination.

and, you know, there's an all—party consensus, all parties, for 25 years, that we need 0.7%. we need to play our role in the world by being one of the leaders in aid. and really, this is not the right time to pull things away. because, basically, this is when the poorest countries need help most. and i can see how it can be financed. we're about to get a huge payment from the international monetary fund of $23 billion. that covers this cut six times over, so it makes absolutely no economic sense but particularly no moral sense. and it's in our self interest, of course, to see others vaccinated, because nobody�*s safe till everybody�*s safe. the conservative party committed to spending 0.7% on foreign aid in its 2019 manifesto. andrew bridgen is one of the conservative mps in favour of the aid cut that amounts to almost £4 billion.

we have still got a 0.5% of the aid budget that mega aid budget which is £10 billion. it was correct, it was in our manifesto, that we put 0.7% but what wasn't in the manifesto was that the world would face in the uk would face the challenges of a massive covid—i9 pandemic. but would face the challenges of a massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken _ massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken any _ massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken any other _ massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken any other promises l haven't broken any other promises from the manifesto, despite the pandemic, just this one. just from the manifesto, despite the pandemic, just this one. pandemic, 'ust this one. just hang on, pandemic, just this one. just hang on. victoria- _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so what _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so what we _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so what we have - on, victoria. so what we have actually given the world is a vaccine, a viable vaccine, through 0xford astrazeneca, subsidised by the uk taxpayer at cost. it is the only vaccine that is going to be used in any quantity by the developing world, it is the only one they could possibly afford. and that does not count as foreign aid or foreign aid budget at all. but mr britton. .. the _ foreign aid budget at all. but mr britton. .. the vaccine _ foreign aid budget at all. but mr

britton. .. the vaccine won't - foreign aid budget at all. but mr| britton. .. the vaccine won't save britton... the vaccine won't save people's lives if they don't have access to food or access to clean drinking water.— drinking water. there is a £558 million donation _ drinking water. there is a £558 million donation that _ drinking water. there is a £558 million donation that we - drinking water. there is a £558 million donation that we have l drinking water. there is a £558 - million donation that we have made to the covax fund to provide vaccinations for countries who have no access to vaccine, and we are dealing with the acute crisis. the fact is, you know, i was sold to the 0.7% back in 2013 by david cameron. it had been a target, and aspiration, since 2006 under the labour government. they only ever hit 0.5% on the aid budget twice and i was promised that bias adopting and delivering on 0.7% —— by us adopting and delivering on 0.7% for the aid budget, we would embarrass all the major economies to match us and quite honestly, that hasn't happened. and quite honestly, that hasn't happened-— happened. your conservative colleague _ happened. your conservative colleague david _ happened. your conservative colleague david davis - happened. your conservative colleague david davis says i happened. your conservative j colleague david davis says 10 million people will lose their access to clean water, that is life—saving clean water. 0ver

life—saving clean water. over 200,000 people will lose their access to food. these are people who are already starving. so they say people will die as a result of these cuts to the uk overseas aid budget. what the uk has done by providing 0xford astrazeneca at cost, 0xford astrazeneca has foregone about £35 billion of revenue this year and next year... billion of revenue this year and next year- - -_ billion of revenue this year and next year- - -— billion of revenue this year and next ear... , �* ., next year... sorry, i'm not asking about, next year... sorry, i'm not asking about. i'm _ next year... sorry, i'm not asking about. i'm not — next year... sorry, i'm not asking about, i'm not asking _ next year... sorry, i'm not asking about, i'm not asking about - next year... sorry, i'm not asking about, i'm not asking about the l about, i'm not asking about the vaccine. the vaccine is not included in the overseas aid budget. i'm not asking about 19.— asking about 19. well, you should be. what asking about 19. well, you should be- what is _ asking about 19. well, you should be. what is the _ asking about 19. well, you should be. what is the most _ asking about 19. well, you should be. what is the most important . asking about 19. well, you should . be. what is the most important thing that the whole world needs now, is vaccines. we are the only country... you are deflecting from the issue. we have foregone £7 billion per year, this year and next, of corporation tax on the profits of astrazeneca because we have given it away to the world. figs astrazeneca because we have given it away to the world. $5 i astrazeneca because we have given it away to the world.— away to the world. as i made the oint away to the world. as i made the point earlier. _ away to the world. as i made the point earlier, the _ away to the world. as i made the

point earlier, the vaccine... - away to the world. as i made the point earlier, the vaccine... the | point earlier, the vaccine... the vaccine won't save people's lives if they don't have access to clean drinking water or food. fir they don't have access to clean drinking water or food. or there is a war, or whatever, _ drinking water or food. or there is a war, or whatever, not _ drinking water or food. or there is a war, or whatever, not every - drinking water or food. or there is a war, or whatever, not every one j drinking water or food. or there is i a war, or whatever, not every one of the many problems in the world, and there are many tragedies around the world, can be laid on the shoulders of the uk taxpayer. h0 world, can be laid on the shoulders of the uk taxpayer.— world, can be laid on the shoulders of the uk taxpayer. no one is saying that. as of the uk taxpayer. no one is saying that- as the — of the uk taxpayer. no one is saying that. as the bbc — of the uk taxpayer. no one is saying that. as the bbc so _ of the uk taxpayer. no one is saying that. as the bbc so often _ of the uk taxpayer. no one is saying that. as the bbc so often points - that. as the bbc so often points out, we that. as the bbc so often points out. we no _ that. as the bbc so often points out, we no longer— that. as the bbc so often points out, we no longer control- that. as the bbc so often points out, we no longer control a - that. as the bbc so often points i out, we no longer control a quarter of the globe any more and we can't take the responsible itty for everything around what. h0 take the responsible itty for everything around what. no one is su: caestin everything around what. no one is suggesting that — everything around what. no one is suggesting that all _ everything around what. no one is suggesting that all the _ everything around what. no one is suggesting that all the failings - suggesting that all the failings around the world should be placed on the of the uk taxpayer. another of your conservative colleagues, who is fighting this cut, says the only people who will be happy with it are extremist groups like boko haram in nigeria, who will fill the gap, extremist group al—shabab, who will fill the gap left by withdrawing uk aid in somalia, and russia's president putin, who will fill the gap with the withdrawal of uk aid from libya. is that what you want? i

think you are choosing the most extreme examples.— think you are choosing the most extreme examples. sorry, these were examles extreme examples. sorry, these were examples from _ extreme examples. sorry, these were examples from your _ extreme examples. sorry, these were examples from your conservative - examples from your conservative colleague. examples from your conservative collea . ue. ~ examples from your conservative colleauue. ~ ~ , . colleague. well, i think they are wron: colleague. well, i think they are wrong and _ colleague. well, i think they are wrong and l _ colleague. well, i think they are wrong and i will _ colleague. well, i think they are wrong and i will argue _ colleague. well, i think they are wrong and i will argue against i colleague. well, i think they are i wrong and i will argue against them in the chamber this afternoon. at the end of the day, now we are out of the european union, we have got control of our own trade policy, we should be making our aid into trade, a sustainable economic growth. i would like to see the foreign aid department coming forward with suggestions for selective free trade deals so that these developing countries have tariff free access to our markets and we can make their economic growth sustainable. i5 our markets and we can make their economic growth sustainable. is this what levelling _ economic growth sustainable. is this what levelling up _ economic growth sustainable. is this what levelling up really _ economic growth sustainable. is this what levelling up really means - economic growth sustainable. is this what levelling up really means for. what levelling up really means for the conservatives, then? spending £22 per primary school pupil to catch up six months of lost learning and cutting money to the very, very poorest people on the earth? the aenerosi poorest people on the earth? iia: generosity of the poorest people on the earth? i“i2 generosity of the british poorest people on the earth? ii2 generosity of the british people is legendary and the generosity of this government, in that anyone who wishes to give money to any charity,

whether domestic or overseas, and there raise a plethora of charity set up in the uk to do this, you can give money and the government will give money and the government will give you the tax back on that donation as well. that is extremely generous. we are in the height of a worldwide pandemic. we are giving £7 billion, £8 billion and eight and we will be giving away all of those surplus vaccines that we backed many horses in the development of a viable vaccine. we will deliver astrazeneca. that is what the world needs and we will be the most generous country in the world with aid when you count all of those things that we are giving as well. some of your messages, mohammed on twitter says it is disheartening, disappointing and embarrassing we are doing this in the time of a global pandemic. the government is taking away aid that saves lives. is this the global britain that boris johnson continually talks about? whereas this e—mail says, we has beenin whereas this e—mail says, we has been in a budget deficit for many, many years and so every penny we

give, we have to borrow, and it is our grandchildren who will be paying it back all of their lives. we are still the third biggest giver of aid in the world and frankly other than an emergency natural disaster relief, should there be any aid at all until we are relief, should there be any aid at all untilwe are in relief, should there be any aid at all until we are in budget surplus? we can choose to donate as individuals but there are also many poor people here in the uk. your views are welcome. get in touch on twitter and instagram or e—mail me. regulators in the us are expected to decide later today whether to approve a new treatment for alzheimer's disease. aducanumab would be given as a monthly infusion targeting a protein that builds up in the brains of alzheimer's patients. it has a chequered history, with many doctors remaining sceptical, but if it's given the green light, it would be the first new alzheimer's treatment since 2003. child migrants arriving at dover may be turned away by kent county council within days as its services are overwhelmed,

the authority has said. the council has begun legal action against the home office, accusing the government of refusing to deal with the problem of unaccompanied child migrants arriving in small boats. the home office insists it's encouraging other local authorities to play their part in supporting the children. the conservative leader of kent county council, roger gough, says the nation is not sharing the burden. 0ur big concern is that under current circumstances and where we're heading, we are not able to provide a safe or decent service, the service that we want to able to provide, and that is why we are both warning of that and taking the other steps that we are. we have issued a letter before action to the home office and this goes back to what we mentioned a moment ago, the so—called national transfer system. that was brought in after a previous crisis, the last crisis bar one, of this kind in 2015. in the 2016 immigration act, that, among other things,

gives the home secretary the power to mandate transfers across the rest of the country. that is something which government has been extremely reluctant to do. a spokesperson for the home office said: "we recognise the longstanding role that kent county council has "played in supporting unaccompanied asylum—seeking children "and are extremely grateful for their contribution. more than 30 people have reportedly been killed in a collision between two express trains in southern pakistan. officials said that one train travelling in the ghotki district in sindh province had derailed and landed on another track. a second train packed with passengers then collided with it and overturned. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani

gave this update from lahore. this took place in the early hours of the morning and, as you say, one train was travelling from the port city of karachi in the south of the country to the city of sougata in the east. and that came off its track. shortly after that, another train travelling in the opposite direction ploughed into it. now, rescue workers are still at the scene. they're focused in particular on a number of carriages, which are overturned. there are some really grim videos coming out from the scene, as well. it's believed that a number of passengers are still trapped in some of those overturned carriages. it's feared the death toll could rise further as the day goes on. helicopters have been mobilised to take some of the injured to hospitals, because this happened in a pretty rural area. the headlines on bbc news... boris johnson faces a possible defeat in the house of commons over the government's cut to the overseas aid budget. two passenger trains have

collided in pakistan, killing at least 30 people. to delay or not to delay. a week to go until the decision is made on whether to lift the remaining lockdown restrictions in england. prime minister borisjohnson is to urge leaders of other wealthy countries to commit to vaccinating the world against covid—19 by the end of next year. but the former prime minister gordon brown says setting it as a target is no guarantee and more commitment is needed. it is the right message, we need to vaccinate everybody, because nobody is safe until everybody is safe. but he is not doing enough. this is a promise and not a plan. you see, what he's proposing is to share doses, so our excess doses will go somewhere else but that will only raise about 500 million vaccines. we need 10 billion vaccines to be provided to vaccinate the rest of the world. so what we need is a burden sharing agreement, so we create

this virtuous circle. we agree to underwrite, all the richest countries, the vaccination of the world, we build up manufacturing capacity, we have manufacturing happening in every continent and we get everybody vaccinated. it is pretty simple. it's got to be done and you can't solve itjust by dose sharing, which is basically the leftovers from britain going somewhere else. back to our main story, and the possible vote later by mps on the government's decision to cut back overseas aid. aid agencies have warned the cut will kill tens of thousands of desperate people who rely on british aid, but supporters of the government's plan say it's both necessary and popular. the uk gives much of its humanitarian aid to yemen, and we can speak now to aaron brent, the yemen country director for the charity care international. he joins us from the rebel—held capital sanaa. thank you forjoining us. i wonder,

talking about the rebel held capitol, why don't you explain to the audience who want to learn more how unstable yemen is generally and why? how unstable yemen is generally and wh ? , ., ., ., ., how unstable yemen is generally and wh ? ., ., ., ,, how unstable yemen is generally and wh ? ., ., ., ~' i., , why? good morning and thank you very much for having — why? good morning and thank you very much for having me _ why? good morning and thank you very much for having me on. _ why? good morning and thank you very much for having me on. indeed, - why? good morning and thank you very much for having me on. indeed, i - why? good morning and thank you very much for having me on. indeed, i am i much for having me on. indeed, i am in sanaa and as people might know, yemen has been at war now for almost seven years. because of that, the situation in yemen is desperate. normal yemenis have been facing this situation, a war situation and an economic collapse, now, for going on seven years, and humanitarian aid provided by ngos and the united nations is one of the things that has helped them to survive and this is why we are really concerned about the aid cuts, especially from the uk side. the uk has been a global leader in humanitarian aid and especially in yemen, they have been a strong and consistent voice and the bottom line is, millions of yemenis, to be honest, depend upon

that humanitarian aid from the uk to stay alive, to put it bluntly. tell me how the _ stay alive, to put it bluntly. tell me how the money is spent, then. when you say it is actually about them staying alive, how do you spend them staying alive, how do you spend the money? for them staying alive, how do you spend the mone ? ., ., , .,, them staying alive, how do you spend the money?— them staying alive, how do you spend the mone ? ., ., , .,, ., the money? for example, as care, we are one charity — the money? for example, as care, we are one charity that _ the money? for example, as care, we are one charity that is _ the money? for example, as care, we are one charity that is part _ the money? for example, as care, we are one charity that is part of- the money? for example, as care, we are one charity that is part of a - are one charity that is part of a consortium, including others like 0xfam, action against harder and save the children that work to provide monthly food baskets in the form of cash that goes to families and helps them be able to purchase their basic food needs for the month. without that cash or that food basket, there is no real way for them to have an income or access to food. this is food we are talking about, a basic amount of food and this is basically something they need to stay alive. the impacts of the aid cuts mean that for us, as care, the funding from the uk would stop at the end ofjune, that is less than 30 days away. the more than 1 less than 30 days away. the more than1 million people we have helped over the last years, with the uk's

generous support, are going to be left with nothing. bud generous support, are going to be left with nothing.— generous support, are going to be left with nothing. and how much do ou cive left with nothing. and how much do you give those _ left with nothing. and how much do you give those families _ left with nothing. and how much do you give those families per - left with nothing. and how much do you give those families per month | left with nothing. and how much do | you give those families per month to spend on that food from this aid budget? spend on that food from this aid bud . et? . . spend on that food from this aid budtet? .,. ., , spend on that food from this aid budtet? ., , . , spend on that food from this aid budaet? ., , . ,., budget? each family receives a standard food _ budget? each family receives a standard food basket _ budget? each family receives a standard food basket which - budget? each family receives a standard food basket which is l budget? each family receives a l standard food basket which is set budget? each family receives a - standard food basket which is set in coordination with the un and is kind of a standard and it is around £44, £45 per month so a minimum, small amount but enough to ensure their basic food needs. we are not talking about extravagant things, if you can imagine, it is only £45 to buy basic things like flour, cooking oil, sugar. they say the minimum you need for a family to be able to sustain itself. 50 for a family to be able to sustain itself. , ., ' :: , ~ itself. so 'ust over £10 per week but ou itself. so just over £10 per week but you say _ itself. so just over £10 per week but you say that. _ itself. so just over £10 per week but you say that. at _ itself. so just over £10 per week but you say that. at the - itself. so just over £10 per week but you say that. at the end - itself. so just over £10 per week but you say that. at the end of l itself. so just over £10 per week i but you say that. at the end ofjune if these cuts go ahead. —— these cuts will stop —— this. at the end ofjune. you know many people is what this cut, one, it is popular, according to a new gulf pole at the end of last year, with the majority in the uk, that in the middle of a

pandemic, we have spent billions, hundreds of billions of pounds and we have a massive overdraft. and one article from a conservative mp at the weekend said over reliance on overseas aid, with some corrupt governments using the money to enrich themselves, has fostered a culture of welfare dependency on a grand scale. culture of welfare dependency on a grand scale-— grand scale. well, you know, one thin i grand scale. well, you know, one thing i can _ grand scale. well, you know, one thing i can assure _ grand scale. well, you know, one thing i can assure you _ grand scale. well, you know, one thing i can assure you as - grand scale. well, you know, one thing i can assure you as care - grand scale. well, you know, one thing i can assure you as care is l thing i can assure you as care is that we are taking very careful use of any donations, and we ensure it goes directly to the people who need it the most so there is a very strict way that you look after this money and ensure it goes to the families directly. there is no alternative for them. yemen is a country at war for seven years. ideally, what we would all like to see is a ceasefire and peace deal. this is the best way. but in the meantime, that aid is essentialfor people to stay alive, basically. the

uk has been a global leader on this subject, has made commitments to having 0.7% of its budget dedicated to overseas aid, and this has also increased funding from other donors increased funding from other donors in the past. so we would really like to see that uk, the uk that is the global britton, a world leader in this, that has a strong voice and cannot only help push for a ceasefire and a peace deal but also continue to set the example and the gold standard for humanitarian aid. thank you forjoining us. aaron brown, in yemen, there, from care international. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl named lilibet diana. the couple — who have not yet released any photos of the new baby — said she was born on friday at a hospital in california. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. it was a photo that announced a second baby was on the way.

taken in the garden of their new home in california back in february. and it was close to here at santa barbara cottage hospital that their daughter was born on friday, weighing 7 lbs, 11 oz. in a statement, the couple said they felt blessed. their daughter will be called lilibet diana mountbatten—windsor. she will be known as lili. it's a name loaded with royal significance. lilibet was the queen's childhood family nickname. diana, in honour of lili's late grandmother, the princess of wales. the big revelations in the couple's interview with oprah winfrey in march included future family plans. to have a boy and then a girl, what more can you ask for? but now we've got our family, we've got the four of us and our two dogs, it's great. done, done?

two is it? done. two is it, two is it. lili's older brother archie was born while the couple still lived in the grounds of windsor castle, with royal great—grandpa rents nearby. two years later, family tensions have changed the dynamic dramatically. lili will be raised in california, by a duke and duchess carving out a life outside of the royal family. daniela relph, bbc news. people using dating apps in the uk can now display a badge on their profiles to show they have been vaccinated against covid. the scheme has been set up by apps including tinder, hinge and bumble in partnership with the government. those displaying the sticker will be rewarded with free credits or access to premium features — although there will be no way of verifying if they have genuinely had the jab. electric rental scooters —

which are already being tried out in more than 30 towns and cities across the uk — are being introduced to six london boroughs today. the government is assessing the risks and benefits of the scooters, but critics say they are a menace to pedestrians and other road users. this report by our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, contains footage of road accidents involving scooters from the start. electric scooters have been involved in some horrific accidents, like this one in lithuania. thank goodness, this time, the rider walked away. joyriders on rental e—scooters put themselves in danger. but they also put others at risk. they're a threat to pedestrians and to other road users. and the scooters themselves get in the way. users leave them all over the place, littering our streets. elaine knows the risks. she is partially sighted and relies on inca to help

guide her around town. i heard some screaming, and then the next thing i knew, i'd actually been hit by somebody that had come round the corner, gone straight into me, i then lost my balance, ended up falling on inca. bruised my elbow and my knee, which then meant, you know, you just don't go out. the department for transport told the bbc the incident is a matterfor the police. 31 towns are already part of the government's e—scooter rental trials, with six london boroughs getting e—scooter rental schemes today. the aim is to learn more about the risks and benefits of e—scooters, says the department for transport. it believes they can help reduce congestion and pollution, but wants to make them safer and to find ways to reduce bad behaviour. let's give this thing a go. you kick it off its stand, you get on, give ita push, and, whoa, whoa!

so the government believes these things can encourage us all to leave our cars at home. the idea is they kind of extend the transport network by giving us another way to get around. whoa, it goes quite fast! and the operators of the london scheme say many of the issues people have with e—scooters can be addressed. we are using designated parking areas, so when you finish your ride, you go to lock the scooter on your app, you go to press "end ride", if you're outside of a parking zone, what we'll do is actually show you within our app where the nearest appropriate parking location is, and how you can get there. some environmental campaigners are saying now private e—scooters should be legalised too. the research shows that private e—scooters are what really get people out of their cars. because they own them, they're not leaving them around. screaming. so if you hate

e—scooters, be warned. the chances are, you will be seeing more of them in our towns and cities in the years to come. justin rowlatt, bbc news, milton keynes. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. after a cloudy start to the day, things continuing to brighten up. more of us will see some sunny spells, albeit hazy at times and there will still be a few showers in the forecast, even into the afternoon, and some of the showers will be heavy and thundery, more likely in eastern areas. we will hang on to some low cloud along the coast of north—east scotland through the day and some of that clearing from the south—east coast of england. temperatures ranging from 13 in the north to 24 in the south. through this evening and overnight, we lose the showers. there will be some clear skies, so mist and fog pockets forming. thick cloud coming from the west, heralding the arrival of a weather front which will bring some showery outbreaks of rain by the end of the night, and breezy conditions

across the north west. but it's not going to be a cold night. tomorrow, we still have a weather front in the west with all of this cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain and the breeze. as we push further south and east, drier and brighter conditions with some sunshine and highs up to 25. hello, this is bbc news, with victoria derbyshire. the headlines: boris johnson faces a possible defeat in the house of commons over the government's cut to the overseas aid budget. former labour prime minsiter, gordon brown, says the cuts amount to a life and death situation. we're actually deciding who lives and who dies. particularly at this point, where if we withdraw the money for vaccination, it's the equivalent of pulling away the needle from a kid or an adult who is sick, who needs the vaccination. two passenger trains have collided in pakistan killing at least 30 people.

to delay or not to delay? it's a week to go until a decision is made on whether to lift the remaining lockdown restrictions in england. buckingham palace says the queen is delighted by the news the duke and duchess of sussex have had a second child — lilibet diana. michaela coel. .. and michaela coel is the big winner at the tv baftas — winning three awards for her drama i may destroy you — which is based on her own experience of being sexually abused. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. good morning. news this morning that brighton defender ben white is in the england squad for the european championship, which starts on friday. he replaces trent alexander—arnold. white has only played 109 minutes of international football, making his debut on wednesday, before playing the full game against romania, last night.

the 23—year—old did well in the 1—lwin and he's been selected ahead of james ward prowse who many had thought would be in the final squad. last night, it took england more than an hour before they made a mark — a penalty from marcus rashford the only goal of the game, in his first match as captain. scotland manager steve clarke said he has selection headaches all over the pitch, after che adams gave them a 1—0 win away to luxembourg. the scots play their first match against the czech republic at hampden a week today. belgium are still worried about the fitness of kevin de bruyne going in to their campaign — but the manchester city midfielder has been named the pfa player of the year for the second season in a row. he played a key role role as city won their third premier league title in four years.

his team mate, phil foden, was named young player of the year. chelsea's fran kirby took the women's award. england bowler 0llie robinson has been suspended from international cricket, while an investigation continues into racist and sexist tweets he posted when he was a teenager. they're from 2012 and 2013 and they came to light as he made his test debut against new zealand. he's been dropped from the squad and he said he was "embarrassed" and "ashamed". joe root said it has been tough for the england side to deal with. ididn't i didn't really know how to take it on the surface. but i think the most important thing is that 0llie is part of this dressing room and we had to support him, we had to try and do everything that we could to give him an opportunity to learn and to understand that he has to do better.

the first test ended in a draw at lord's, with england resisting the temptation to take on a run—chase, after new zealand batted on before declaring at lunch. neither side got close to victory, and they shook hands on the draw. roger federer says he decided to withdraw from the french open to protect his fitness. he came through a gruelling match in the third round and he wants time to recover ahead of wimbledon. and another 39—year—old is out. serena williams suffered a shock defeat in her quest for a record a equalling 24th grand slam. she was beaten in straight sets in the fourth round by elena ribar—kina. alfie hewett and gordon reid have become the most successful all—british doubles pair, thanks to a straight—sets win in the wheelchair final. they've now won 11 grand slams together. hewett is also into the singles final later this week. now, with the olympics looming, places on team gb are at stake — and dina asher—smith looks to be heading for tokyo.

she was in great form racing in the netherlands, winning the 100—metres in a season's best time. confirmation will come at the british athletics championships in manchester at the end of this month. alastair brownlee has conceded he has next to no chance of defending his 0lympic triathlon title after being disqualified from the world series event in leeds. he was ruled to have dunked a rival during the swimming leg. his brotherjonny has already qualified for tokyo and race winner alex yee looks likely to take the other place in tokyo games. i've really struggled over the last three or four months with an injury and i needed a bit of a miracle today. i've done everything i can in the last three months. i've trained as hard as i can, i've, you know, i've done all the medical treatment i can, i've had the best support team i possibly could have. i've done everything i could, and, eh, i needed a bit of luck today and i didn't get it. that's all the sport for now.

thank you very much and thank you for your message with the foreign aid budget. this for your message with the foreign aid budaet. , , ., ., aid budget. this is from peter, who sa s while aid budget. this is from peter, who says while i— aid budget. this is from peter, who says while i sympathise _ aid budget. this is from peter, who says while i sympathise with - aid budget. this is from peter, who says while i sympathise with the i says while i sympathise with the plight of those in need, when i see organisations and charities like care international with members of staff with salaries over £36,000 a year and a a year, i am loath to support these organisations out of uk taxpayer funds. support these organisations out of uk taxpayerfunds. neville support these organisations out of uk taxpayer funds. neville says i think the cut to the aid budget is absolutely evil. every two minutes a child will die of malaria. as i am writing this e—mail to you, another child has died because of malaria. if you give enough money so people can overcome these issues, they can work and thrive and won't need aid in the future. you are welcome to get touch. message me on twitter. there's a week to go until the government announces

whether or not remaining restrictions on social contact will end in england onjune 21st. some scientists are calling for a delay, following a rise in the number of cases of the delta variant, first identified in india. tim muffett reports. the summer solstice, june 21st, the day on which this and this is due to end in england. whereas this and this should be allowed once more. but will that happen? in seven days' time, the government will make its decision, and doubts are growing, along with an increase of cases of the delta variant of coronavirus which was first identified in india. personally, i would very much like to see masks remaining in place. we've got to consider delaying the opening up that was planned on the 21st and wait and see what happens in terms of the number of hospital admissions,

and, sadly, the number of deaths that may result. ijust need to hug my mum! the current plan for all restrictions on social contact to end on the same day is dividing opinion. it's more because i'm vaccinated right now that i would say yes, but depending on the people, if you're not vaccinated, i can understand you're maybe not that comfortable. i'd 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 that element - of caution might be worthwhile in the long run for us. surge testing is being ramped up in a number of places. from today, postcodes in reading and wokingham, for example, will be amongst places being targeted. i'm hoping that we get at least 50% of people coming forward. and even that would pick up a lot of positive tests we didn't know about before. so even that would be a success for us. now, to help people, what we're going to do is we're

actually going to hand out postcards and leaflets to households, so it's not even necessarily reliant on them reading the media. booking will open in england this week for under 30s to get their first dose of vaccine. on this there is widespread agreement. more jabs in more arms means a faster route back to normality. tim muffett, bbc news. time is running out for uk passengers to get back from portugal before the latest quarantine measures come into force. those who arrive after 4am tomorrow will have to self isolate for 10 days. brits have been scrambling for flights after portugal was removed from the green listjust weeks after it was added — leaving many families with no option but to spend more. adam mclean has been speaking to some of them. from 4am tomorrow, portugal is on the amber list. for those hoping to beat the deadline, time is running out. the government say the change is due

to a doubling of infection rates in the country. my brother has school. we managed to put him on a flight earlier. but it was also quite stressful, because my mum gets quite stressed because her travelling by herself with my brother. she sent us a photo and there was such a huge line all the way up to the entrance of the airport. instead of the two hours that you would usually go, it would be like three and a half, if not four hours, that you would have to go there. instead of a family holiday, it is just me and my dad now left here. this trip was not cheap. this trip was quite expensive because they created this bottleneck of portugal, portugal being the only country that people can travel. so that drove the prices up. so this was a pretty expensive trip, considering all the tests we need to go through. now we need to go through another test, which gives us an extra £100 per test.

while tens of thousands of holiday—makers have managed to fly home so far to avoid ten days of quarantine, for mick and niall the journey home from porto was not simple. we arrived to board our flight from porto to manchester. we had our tickets checked a couple of times and our information, our documents, that we're required to bring along with us. when we were just about to board the aircraft, ourfinal check, the ryanair staff said we did not have the right test information for our covid status. they disembarked us, popped us back out the other side of the airport and left us to it. we've spent the rest of the day with this queue behind us, queueing for another type of covid test. airlines increased capacity over the weekend as people tried to get home before 4am tomorrow. the rules mean everyone returning from portugal from then on must isolate for ten days. well, we're very frustrated, obviously, because this holiday

was a holiday we had last year but was rearranged for this year. and because it was on the green list, portugal, we had to go. we couldn't rearrange it. so we thought it'd be good to go. with the government's promise of notification of seven days, we were only coming for a week so we thought everything would be fine. then to find on the second day that we were here that they'd moved the goalposts and suddenly it's a mad panic trying to find a flight and get tests and the sort of things, we ran out of time on flights and everything. so, we're very frustrated. critics say portugal's moved to the amber list will damage jobs and confidence. for holiday makers there, it's taken the shine off the trip abroad. you can't get away from the fact that the whole testing procedure, and the fact that the country turned amber so quickly, puts a complete stress on every day. and we've all decided that actually, because of all the stuff you have to go through, especially when travelling as a family with children, we will not be doing it again. in a statement, transport secretary

grant schapps said... but many families in portugal say not enough notice was given. thanks very much for making my life a misery and ruining what should have been a good holiday for the family, and a long—awaited one. and yes, we do accept that things change. but you need to give people time to get home. these four, five days, whatever it was, has not been enough time for tens of thousands of people, who by the way, followed his guidance and went to a green—listed country. when on the amber list, uk tourists shouldn't visit portugal, according to government advice. but tour operator tui says half of passengers booked to travel there this month still planned to go ahead with their trips. adam mcclean, bbc news. tv stars celebrated their work at the bafta awards last night.

michaela coel�*s i may destroy you was the big winner, taking best leading actress, director and drama writer. 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 own experience of being sexually assaulted. how did last night end? it was named best miniseries and she was best actress. to go along with baftas she'd 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 believe 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, intrusive thought, give up now, quit while you're ahead. but fingers crossed it won't be. where are you going to put it? probably mum and dads, i'd say? yeah, yeah. i100% wouldn't be in this position, standing on a kind of fake red carpet talking about a bafta that i've just won, if it wasn't for them. what are their names? paul and dervla. they're going to be looking forward to this, aren't they? yes, yes, yes. get the kettle on. exactly! 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 led 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 complained, 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. romesh ranganathan. it was a hugely diverse set of bafta winners, right across the board, including romesh ranganathan for best entertainment performance. but he warned against complacency. it's long, steady changes that sort of get built into the system. so, you know, i hope that this isn't one of those things where we go, "this has been the most diverse ever, and then we sort of, "we've got that, let's move back". i hope that it continues and we continue moving on. 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 that 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. let's speak now to film and tv critic anna smith. what for you were the highlights? well, triumph with i may destroy you and it was wonderful she gave a shout out to the intimacy coordinator, that is a conversation getting a lot louder over the last few years. i was thrilled for diversity. to think that the most complained about moment actually became triumphant. it was a great win for diversity in general this year. win for diversity in general this ear, �* . ., ., win for diversity in general this ear, �*. ., ., ., win for diversity in general this ear. ~. ., ., ., ., ~ win for diversity in general this ear. �* . ., ., ., ., " ., win for diversity in general this ear. ~. ., ., ., ., ~ ., ., year. michaela coel talking to colin patterson said _ year. michaela coel talking to colin patterson said writing _ year. michaela coel talking to colin patterson said writing and - year. michaela coel talking to colin patterson said writing and filming l year. michaela coel talking to colin patterson said writing and filming i | patterson said writing and filming i may destroy you had been cathartic

in a way for her. it may destroy you had been cathartic in a way for her.— in a way for her. it interesting that taps _ in a way for her. it interesting that taps into _ in a way for her. it interesting that taps into the _ in a way for her. it interesting that taps into the old - in a way for her. it interesting that taps into the old adage, l in a way for her. it interesting - that taps into the old adage, write about what you know and bringing forward perhaps painful moments and we have seen this in a lot of writers and directors, the most personal stories, the truth can really resonate. it must have been a very painful process. but we have seen the result and it has resonated with people around britain so much. the issues around consent are finally being brought into more tv and film and discussion. it is a brave thing she did at the results speakfor brave thing she did at the results speak for themselves. what brave thing she did at the results speak for themselves. what does an intimacy coach _ speak for themselves. what does an intimacy coach do _ speak for themselves. what does an intimacy coach do onset? _ speak for themselves. what does an intimacy coach do onset? first - speak for themselves. what does an intimacy coach do onset? first of. intimacy coach do onset? first of all, the intimacy coach do onset? first of all. they make — intimacy coach do onset? first of all, they make sure _ intimacy coach do onset? first of all, they make sure the - intimacy coach do onset? first of all, they make sure the set - intimacy coach do onset? first of all, they make sure the set feels| all, they make sure the set feels safe and secure and not threatening, enclosed set. not many members of crew peering at everyone. they help to coordinate how love scenes actually work. they make sure that everyone talks about it beforehand and knows exactly what is going to happen. i think talking to a lot of

actors as i do my podcast, in the past, that wasn't the case. 0ften past, that wasn't the case. often they found themselves in a difficult situation with lots of people looking at them. now, and intimacy coordinator make sure everyone is well prepared and feeling safe and secure and has talked everything through. that is really important. they also think about how the scene is then portrayed to the public and how people watching it actually perceive what's going to happen. i think talking to a lot of actors as i do my podcast, in the past, that wasn't the case. 0ften i do my podcast, in the past, that wasn't the case. often they found themselves in a difficult situation with lots of people looking at them. now, intimacy coordinator make sure everyone is well prepared and feeling safe and secure and has talked everything through. that is really important. they also think about how the scene is then portrayed to the public and how people watching it actually perceive what is going on. yeah. notjust about love scenes, obviously, it is about love scenes, obviously, it is about sexual assault scenes, rape and so on. you mentioned diversity, what does it mean to the public that the black lives matter inspired dance that they did on pgt was the second most complained about to 0fcom? and in a public vote, it is now the must see moment at the baftas -- pgt. it now the must see moment at the baftas -- pgt-— baftas -- pgt. it speaks of a polarised _ baftas -- pgt. it speaks of a polarised society. _ baftas -- pgt. it speaks of a polarised society. those - baftas -- pgt. it speaks of a polarised society. those two l polarised society. those two extremes. i was moved by ashley banjo's speech when he thanked people who had complained. he

hopefulness and his optimism is what i want to embrace, the idea that this has shown us how extreme we can be in our view in this country but hopefully the overwhelming support in the end for this has meant people have opened their minds more and voting for more openness. i really hope it is a positive sign.- hope it is a positive sign. thank ou ve hope it is a positive sign. thank you very much- _ the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson faces a possible defeat in the hosue of commons — over the government's cut to the overseas aid budget. two passenger trains have collided in pakistan — killing at least 30 people. a cleaner, greenerform of transport or a menace to motorists — electric scooters are introduced in parts of london from today. after almost a decade of campaigning, d—day veterans have finally been able to see their dream of a national memorial in normandy to honour theirfallen comrades become a reality.

it was officially opened at yesterday's d—day commemoration event but, due to travel restrictions, many british veterans and their families had to watch the ceremony virtually. harry billinge raised tens of thousands of pounds for the memorial, and john maguire was with him to watch the grand opening. guard of honour! guard of honour, �*shun! thank you, lads, and god bless you, thank you. he always insists that he's not a hero, but try telling that to the friends and supporters who joined harry billinge to witness his dream become a reality. as a teenager, he was one of the first onto the normandy beaches on the day. beaches on d day. and he's been back since, most recently for the 75th

anniversary two years ago, when he sat on the bbc breakfast sofa and told us of the comrades he'd left behind. i was lucky, i'm here. all the heroes are dead, and i'll neverforget them as long as i live. yesterday, he returned to the sofa. sun shines on the righteous. the guest of honour at a special screening of the official opening of the british normandy memorial. a cause he's championed and raised tens of thousands of pounds to build. i want to say a very special good morning to one of our greatest champions, mr harry billinge. i know he's watching with his many friends in st austell this morning. harry, you've been an inspiration, and we do thank you. he will talk to everybody - and anybody and that's why he's raised so much money for this. monumental memorial to those that gave their lives. harry is a big part of our community and for him, for us to be able to be here with him is amazing. he does it from his heart, and he's done what he does

for the boys that didn't come home, so. he is out collecting, - he's out collecting three or four times a day, i in the market all day, collecting, all day yesterday - he was collecting and all weekend. i so he dedicates his life savingl for his past comrades and that. he would, of course, have loved to be there, to touch the stones that bear the names of 22,442 people under british command who died in the battle of normandy, those who never made it home. despite having to watch via satellite link, this in no way obscures the enormous regard and admiration in which we hold our veterans, or diminishes our debt of gratitude to the more than 22,000 men and women whose names are now permanently inscribed in stone in this place of honour above gold beach. instead of northern france, par near st austell and the next best

thing as harry was surrounded with those he loves and who love him. i can't thank millions of people, millions who have written to me, from all over the world, and who have subscribed to that memorial. it means more to me than anything. to everyone who has ever given a small amount to those who have given a great amount, i really humbly thank you, one and all. don't call me sir, my name is harry! hip hip, hurray! i spent most of it crying, didn't i? ijust really wanted him to be there, on the opening, - and i think that was... it'sjust so sad, but. it was very powerful.

i cry all the time anyway, so, nothing new there! i he's happy, now that he's done what he needed to do. he's done an amazing job, hasn't he? yeah. we're just absolutely proud to have him here, to be honest. he's just an inspirational character. he's just, what he's done for the normandy trust and also, he'sjust an inspiring man. part of today's ceremony, forming a guard of honour, the men who wear the same beret and badge as harry. modern day commando engineers, men for whom harry is a great inspiration. it'sjust the influence he has on us, and sort of like trying to aspire to be as good as what those guys did on that day, just so inspirational. just the sacrifice he made is, we wouldn't be where we are now if it wasn't for that. do you hope to get over and see the memorial? oh, yeah, i'll be there. if i have to swim! so, with the ceremonies over, how else would this 96—year—old spend his sunday afternoon?

of course, raising even more money, now for an education centre at the memorial to teach future generations of the sacrifices made by his, the greatest generation. john maguire, bbc news, cornwall. what a man. four giant cooling towers at a former power station in staffordshire have been demolished. mesmerising, isn't it? the 117 metre concrete towers, which have dominated rugeley�*s skyline for decades, were destroyed with explosives on sunday morning. the site will now be used for housing. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello, again. for many of us, it has been a cloudy

start to the day but a mild one. the cloud already thinning and breaking, allowing some sunny skies develop but we will still hang on to some showers even into the afternoon but especially in eastern areas where they could be heavy and thundery. high pressure is in charge of our weather but we do have approaching weather fronts from the west. they will thicken up of the cloud in the west throughout the course of the afternoon. and tonight eventually we will start to see some rain from them. but we continue with the showers in eastern areas. not all of us catching one. a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine. close to the north—east coastline, we will have low cloud, mist and murk, which will linger much of the day. we've also got some of that across the south—east coast line. that should tend to move away as we go through the afternoon. 0ur temperature range 13 in the north to 24 in the south. through this evening and overnight, we say goodbye to the showers, they move off into the north sea. there will be some clear skies and a pocket of mist and fog forming and a weather front bringing in more cloud. by the end of the night, showery outbreaks of rain and a breeze, as well. not a cold night in prospect, similar, actually, to the one last

night with temperatures in double figures for many. so, tomorrow, here is our weather front, bumping into this area of high pressure. the isobars a bit more squeezed in the north, so here it will be breezy, once again. and you can see the extent of the cloud cover from the weather front and some showery outbreaks of rain. at times, we could see some drizzle coming out of the cloud from cumbria but brighter skies north—east scotland and for the rest of england and wales with temperatures ranging from 13 in the north to 25 in the south. now, tuesday into wednesday, we still have high pressure in charge. it sinks a little further south but we have some weather fronts crossing us and you can see, too, the isobars. although they are not squeezed, they are a bit closer together so it will be breezier in the south and it will be today or tomorrow. will be breezier in the south than it will be today or tomorrow. and at the same time, the inroads that the weather fronts are making are producing some cloud and also some, again, showery outbreaks of rain. it will feel quite muggy, as well, during the course of wednesday, especially in the south. these are our temperatures, 13 to about 25 degrees. and then for the ensuing few days,

still muggy during the course of thursday and friday. the weather front moves across us, not much rain in it and for most, it will be dry.

this is bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. boris johnson faces a possible defeat in the house of commons over the uk government's cut to the overseas aid budget. the former labour prime minister gordon brown says the cuts amount to a life and death situation. we're actually deciding who lives and who dies. particularly at this point, where if we withdraw the money for vaccination, it's the equivalent of pulling away the needle from a kid or an adult who is sick, who needs the vaccination. should the government be sticking to the law and its manifesto promise on overseas aid? or is it ok with you that they cut £4 billion from the international aid budget — temporarily, they say? get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @vicderbyshire — or email me, victoria@bbc.co.uk.

two passenger trains have collided in pakistan,