this is bbc news. the headline: double child killer colin pitchfork, who was jailed for life in the 1980, is approved to be released from jail but one local mp is appalled at the decision it would be immoral, wrong, and frankly dangerous, to release this disgraceful murderer of two children. the government's plan to cut foreign aid temporarily could face a significant rebellion in the commons today from its own backbenches. i would look and say, you've just got to have a very close look at the damage that you're doing. if you're going to kill people with this, which i think is going to be the outcome in many areas, we need to reverse those immediately. even with the measures that we are taking because of the pandemic, we will still be investing £10 billion in international aid. but the reason why the government is bringing this measure forward is because we are in the middle

of a pandemic. packed airports and queues for tests. the dash for british holiday—makers to get back from portugal before quarantine starts tomorrow. "over the top". the prime minister and the culture secretary criticise the suspension of bowler ollie robinson for racist and sexist tweets from the past. child migrants arriving in dover may be turned away as the local authorities struggles to cope with an influx of people crossing the channel. and love them or loathe them, e—scooters are to be rented out as part of a trial in uk cities.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a double child killer, who was the first murderer to be convicted using dna evidence, has been deemed ready for release after a decision by the parole board. colin pitchfork was jailed for life for killing two 15—year—olds, lynda mann and dawn ashworth, in leicestershire in the 1980s. at the time of his conviction, the lord chiefjustice said he doubted it would ever be safe to release him. today, the government has indicated it will take legal advice over whether it can challenge the decision. alberto costa is the mp for south leicestershire — he said it would be "immoral, wrong and frankly dangerous" to release colin pitchfork from jail. look, let's remember that during thejohn worboys situation, the parole board made terrible errors ofjudgment in that situation and it did end up in a judicial review and it did end up with my then conservative ministerial colleagues proposing changes to the parole board rules, very welcome changes, and that pitchfork back then, his hearing was rescheduled.

so the parole board certainly played politics back then, one might argue, and the message today is the parole board has made the decision, there is a process, that process is now in the hands of the secretary of state forjustice. it is right that he takes legal advice. he also, like me, is a politician, we stood on a manifesto commitment to be very tough on people that commit these forms of crimes and that includes people that are in prison. to consider releasing pitchfork, who committed these rapes and brutal murders against two innocent teenage girls, is wrong by anyone�*s standards. and i would press my colleagues in government to reconsider that decision, get the parole board to reconsider and if necessary, let's make further changes to the parole board rules. if the parole board isn't fit for purpose, and it might not be having made this decision, then let's argue that position, let's change the rules to make sure people like pitchfork are kept behind bars. there has not been any one of my constituents over the six

years that i have been an mp that have said anything other than do everything you can, mr costa, to keep pitchfork behind bars. and i am fighting tooth and nail to make sure that pitchfork is not been released, and i will continue to do that. we can speak to our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. hejoins me now. why is colin pitchfork deemed to be fit for release now? at why is colin pitchfork deemed to be fit for release now?— fit for release now? at the time of his conviction _ fit for release now? at the time of his conviction when _ fit for release now? at the time of his conviction when he _ fit for release now? at the time of his conviction when he was - fit for release now? at the time of his conviction when he was given l fit for release now? at the time ofj his conviction when he was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years, they said the crimes were so sadistic and he was so deeply ingrained and a danger to society, he doubted whether or not he would ever be safe for release. the reason being is because a life sentence includes the possibility of release on licence and therefore management in the community at a point if the parole board becomes convinced it is no longer necessary to hold that

person in prison for public protection. in the case of colin pitchfork, he is 61 and has been imprisoned for three years and the evidence which was presented to the parole board in march found he has responded in their conclusion fairly well to treatment. for instance they went through 1100 patients of evidence —— pages. we learned today that he has been on a temporary day release from an open prison in recent years. he has been held in a prison from 2016 where there are no rules or walls around the prison so you can come and go as part of rehabilitation. at the time of his offending psychologist said he was obsessed with six and violence and control of women and unable to form relationships or understand his own angen relationships or understand his own anger. now they think he has addressed his offending. a few years

ago they concluded there was no more work needed to be done on his offending within prison because he had reached a certain point of rehabilitation and they concluded that he could be safely managed in the community. that doesn't mean he's free because he is subject to 30 plus conditions on his movements, he has to wear a tag, he has to talk regularly to probation officers, he can't have any unsupervised conduct with children. it's a difficult balancing exercise but the parole board think it is no longer necessary to hold him inside the jail. necessary to hold him inside the “ail. ~ ., , ., , necessary to hold him inside the “ail. ., , . jail. what powers does the justice secretary have — jail. what powers does the justice secretary have to _ jail. what powers does the justice secretary have to alter _ jail. what powers does the justice secretary have to alter this? - jail. what powers does the justice | secretary have to alter this? many ears a . o secretary have to alter this? many years ago the _ secretary have to alter this? many years ago the secretary _ secretary have to alter this? many years ago the secretary of- secretary have to alter this? plan; years ago the secretary of state secretary have to alter this? ij�*ia�*iy years ago the secretary of state had the power to keep people locked up forever and throw away the key but that was changed over time to a judicial process where ministers made the decision. in this case he

has 21 days to decide whether he wishes to appeal and say that the parole board got this one wrong. but the grounds for that are very tight and limited. he has to show that the decision was irrational, that on the basis of the evidence it was irrational to come to this conclusion all their were some other unfairness. the families of his victims, they can petition the justice secretary to launch that review but in practice it can be very difficult for the parole board decision to be overturned. if they want to review it, seniorjudges brought in to look up a decision and the evidence and examine whether there is a case to reconsider but it's a very narrow window. the government's plan to cut foreign aid temporarily could be facing a significant rebellion in the commons, as a group of conservative mps has strongly criticised the move as �*morally

devastating', and lacking in �*global leadership'. ministers want to cut the aid budget by around £4 billion this year, arguing it will still be contributing around £10 billion, and that the pandemic means spending has to be curbed. but it's up to the speaker to decide whether the amendment put forward by the rebels should be voted on in the commons later today. here's our political correspondent iain watson. pre—pandemic, the uk was a leader in providing overseas aid. last november the chancellor announced what he described as a temporary cut, saying the spending would go back up again when public finances improved. today, his conservative critics say they want to ensure the cuts really are temporary and they want a commitment from the government to increase aid from the beginning of next year. you've just got to have a very close look at the damage you are doing. if you're going to kill people with this, which i think is going to be the outcome in many areas, we need to reverse this immediately. a fall in aid, down from 0.7% of national income

to 0.5%, sounds small. but aid agencies say it could have a huge impact on those living in developing countries and that lives are being put at risk. the uk will spend nearly £4 billion less in overseas aid this year. former prime ministers have spoken out, including gordon brown. there has been an all—party consensus for all parties for 25 years that we need 0.7% and we need to play our role in the world by being one of the leaders in aid. this is not the right time to pull things away because basically this is when the poorest countries need help most. so the political pressure is piling up on the government. but its opponents, inside and outside the conservative party, could be defeated, not in a vote, but because of house of commons procedures. the government has argued that its critics have hijacked another quite different piece of legislation to try to force through a vote on international aid. and they want the speaker of the

house of commons to roll this out. and the government says it's still spending more generously on aid than almost all comparable countries. last year alone, we were the third largest provider of international aid globally. and even with the measures that we are taking because of the pandemic, we will still be investing - £10 billion in international aid. but the reason why the government is bringing this matter forward - is because we are in the middle of a pandemic and the treasury| has spent £470 billion - propping up the economy. this lunchtime, the government's critics will hope the speaker will come to their aid and provide a vote on whether the cuts can go ahead, but that's far from certain. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. british tourists are scrambling to return to the uk from portugal before the need to quarantine comes into force early tomorrow morning. holiday—makers have told the bbc of their struggle to get back amid a shortage

of tests and flights. caroline davies reports. queues for covid tests at the airport. today is the last day travellers can come back from portugal without having to quarantine. and for some, it's not been an easyjourney. when we were just about to board the aircraft, our final check, the ryanair staff said we did not have the right test. they disembarked us, popped us back out the other side of the airport and left us to it, basically. we have spent the rest of the day with this queue behind us, queuing for another type of covid tests. others say it's left a bitter taste after a longed—for holiday. 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 or 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. the government announced on thursday that portugal, which was at the time one of the main tourist destinations on the green list, will be turning amber after arise in cases and concerns about a new mutation of the virus. but the portuguese government have said they don't understand the logic in the decision, and neither do the travel industry. how is the industry now dealing about the summer? i think they are just in utter despair. i think itjust beggars belief, especially when you've got countries coming out like spain today saying that brits no longer need to have their vaccine passports and no longer need to show a negative covid test to go to the country. countries are opening up and britain is closing down, and i think people are just confused and frustrated as to why that's happening. the transport secretary has said the public has always known that travel will be different this year and we must continue to take a cautious approach to reopening international travel in a way that protects public health

and the vaccine roll—out. the summer is crucial for the travel industry. this decision has made many worried, and some are calling for sector specific support. if the government is going to have this kind of risk at the time, then it's going to be really difficult to see how we can have that summer season. best case scenario that we get three months in the summer. if we cannot have that season, then ultimately, we are going to have to be having a very serious conversation with the treasury about what they can do to support us through to the end of the year. the department for transport has previously said that it estimates the air transport industry will have received around £7 billion in government support by september 2021. the future of summer travel and the industry's fortunes are still up in the air. caroline davies, bbc news. kent county council has warned that child migrants arriving at dover may be turned away within days because its services are overwhelmed. it's begun legal action

against the home secretary, saying the government is refusing to deal with the problem of unaccompanied youngsters who travel in small boats. it says more than 240 children have arrived alone so far this year. mark easton reports. already this year, 4,000 migrants have reached the uk coast having set out from france in small boats. among them, around 250 unaccompanied children — 60 more than in the same period in 2020. the challenge right here and now is that day after day we see these small boats coming through. we see the organised gangs expanding, and expanding the routes, and very worryingly more vulnerable children are coming in, especially young girls and children. three quarters of those are being cared for in kent, with the county's director of children's services warning he'll no longer be able safely to accept new arrivals from the end of this week. the council's lawyers have issued a formal claim forjudicial review against the home secretary, demanding the government require other english local authorities to share the burden.

in a statement, the leader of kent county council, roger gough, has said, "the wholly disproportionate strain on kent's children's services continues to be overlooked. we must ensure that all uk local authorities with capacity share in the support of these children. enough is enough." the fact is that there is a capacity issue in the area. with things like college places for these young people. and it is really... there are loads and loads of councils standing by to accept these young people, but the reason the scheme has failed in the past is because it's not being funded properly by central government. it costs money to look after young people. a consultation on making the currently voluntary child migrant transfer scheme mandatory closed more than eight months ago, but the home secretary has yet to publish any response. the home office says its proposed reforms of immigration policy will put the people smugglers out of business. mark easton, bbc news.

sir roger gale is the conservative mp for north thanet in kent. how would you characterise the work that kent county council has done to look after these children? kent county has _ look after these children? kent county has made _ look after these children? kent county has made an _ look after these children? merit county has made an amazing effort to make sure that no child suffers. but we have a crisis point last year in september when we were overwhelmed with unaccompanied minors. at that point the government instigated a review. that was nine months ago. no action has been taken to improve the situation since. now we are at crisis point again. kent simply cannot go on safely taking any more unaccompanied minors. the undertaking was given clearly the intention was that these kids would be dispersed around the country but

that hasn't happened. the home secretary has the power to mandate that and she should get on and do it. 50 that and she should get on and do it. ., , that and she should get on and do it. so what is the necessary legal compulsion _ it. so what is the necessary legal compulsion to — it. so what is the necessary legal compulsion to get _ it. so what is the necessary legal compulsion to get this _ it. so what is the necessary legal compulsion to get this to - it. so what is the necessary legall compulsion to get this to happen? it. so what is the necessary legal - compulsion to get this to happen? we compulsion to get this to happen? - like to think it would happen voluntarily. the government has had nine months to think about it and nine months to think about it and nine months to instigate action and we are told we have a dynamics home secretary who is determined to solve the problem so let's see it solved. we need to sort this. other counties have to take these children and if necessary they have to fund it but kent cannot go on taking more and more unaccompanied minors. without the capacity and resources to do it. it's practically not possible. to what extent would it help if government gave kent enough money to look after all of the children or is it more thanjust look after all of the children or is it more than just the cash? it’s

look after all of the children or is it more than just the cash? it more than 'ust the cash? it's not siml a it more than just the cash? it's not simply a question _ it more than just the cash? it's not simply a question of— it more than just the cash? it's not simply a question of money. - it more than just the cash? it's not simply a question of money. all. it more than just the cash? it's not| simply a question of money. all the money in the world won't solve the problem is as far as kent is concerned. we are at capacity in terms of resources. 0ther concerned. we are at capacity in terms of resources. other counties have available resources. 0ther have available resources. other counties have made it clear they will do the job if they haven't the money to go with it. the home secretary has to get to grips with this issue and take the right decisions now. the last thing kent wants is to take the government to court. they have served notice before action because is the first step but they should not come down to a judicial review, they should come down to common sense and political decisions. i come down to common sense and political decisions.— political decisions. i 'ust want to talk to you t political decisions. i 'ust want to talk to you about _ political decisions. i just want to talk to you about the _ political decisions. i just want to talk to you about the issue - political decisions. i just want to talk to you about the issue of i political decisions. i just want to | talk to you about the issue of the foreign aid budget being cut from 0.7% to 0.5%. if this amendment is called today in the commons, how will you vote and why? i am

called today in the commons, how will you vote and why?— called today in the commons, how will you vote and why? i am one of the sponsors _ will you vote and why? i am one of the sponsors of— will you vote and why? i am one of the sponsors of the _ will you vote and why? i am one of the sponsors of the amendment i will you vote and why? i am one of. the sponsors of the amendment and will you vote and why? i am one of i the sponsors of the amendment and i shall vote for it. politically because we are supposed to be a global power. we have the g7 summit taking place this week. we need to set an example to the world and one way to do that is by honouring our own laws and the law says not .7% is the sum of money we should be giving. and if we create a vacuum internationally and don't give the aid then that vacuum will be filled ljy aid then that vacuum will be filled by china, by the russians, by russian states like azerbaijan and we shall be pushing democracy into the hands of communist dictatorships. we are talking about pulling the rug from under programmes which are providing clean drinking water to some of the poorest people in the world. education for some young women who

would never otherwise get education. is that really how we want to see the uk portrayed around the world? i don't think so. the government says it is still spending £10 billion so we have got to pull —— tighten our belts because of the pandemic. we are talking as one of the richest countries in the world still about 0.7% of gross national income. that of course is has fallen during the pandemic so it means less now than it did a year ago and 0.5% means a lot less now than it did a year ago. we can afford it. we know that the pandemic has cost the country shed loads of money and it's going to take time to repair it but we also know we have a duty to the poorest people in the world and i'm proud of the fact the uk is one of those

leading the vaccination programmes and making vaccines available. that is something we can be very proud of. i don't believe cutting aid to some of the poorest people in the world is a clever view. its dog whistle politics.— world is a clever view. its dog whistle politics. thank you very much. gulwali passarlay is a former refugee, who came to this country aged 13, crossing the channel smuggled in the back of a refrigerated lorry. he now works as an advocate for refugees and is co—founder of the charity my bright kite, which supports migrant children. how much do you believe people are aware of the dangers of the crossings they are about to make when they set off from france to britain? , ~' .,

when they set off from france to britain? , ~ ., �*, ., ., , britain? they know it's dangerous but not to the _ britain? they know it's dangerous but not to the extent _ britain? they know it's dangerous but not to the extent that - britain? they know it's dangerous but not to the extent that it - britain? they know it's dangerous but not to the extent that it is. i but not to the extent that it is. smugglers prey on people's vulnerability and the reason it's happening is because we don't have safe roules— happening is because we don't have safe routes for the people to come to the _ safe routes for the people to come to the uk — safe routes for the people to come to the uk. they may be aware it is dangerous— to the uk. they may be aware it is dangerous and are taking a risk but ultimately— dangerous and are taking a risk but ultimately it's the government's responsibility to provide them with le-al responsibility to provide them with legal and _ responsibility to provide them with legal and safer routes to come here. to what _ legal and safer routes to come here. to what extent would you commend what kent county council has been doing for over 200 children who have arrived on the shores? i doing for over 200 children who have arrived on the shores?— arrived on the shores? i think kent has done a — arrived on the shores? i think kent has done a very — arrived on the shores? i think kent has done a very good _ arrived on the shores? i think kent has done a very good job. - arrived on the shores? i think kent has done a very good job. i - arrived on the shores? i think kent has done a very good job. i was - arrived on the shores? i think kent has done a very good job. i was in| has done a very good job. i was in kent _ has done a very good job. i was in kent 13— has done a very good job. i was in kent 13 years ago. they did not accept — kent 13 years ago. they did not accept my— kent 13 years ago. they did not accept my age and there were a few disputes— accept my age and there were a few disputes but they supported me over with university. i think it's unfair for kent — with university. i think it's unfair for kent to— with university. i think it's unfair for kent to be expected to look after _ for kent to be expected to look after unaccompanied minors. the government needs to find a way to dispose _ government needs to find a way to dispose people fairly. i have

travelled across britain and some local_ travelled across britain and some local authorities have zero unaccompanied minors and they have spaces _ unaccompanied minors and they have spaces and _ unaccompanied minors and they have spaces and places in schools who would _ spaces and places in schools who would benefit of having more young people _ would benefit of having more young people as — would benefit of having more young people. as well as colleges. i think kent has _ people. as well as colleges. i think kent has done its best and i am sure it could _ kent has done its best and i am sure it could continue doing that but there _ it could continue doing that but there are — it could continue doing that but there are hundreds of local authorities across the uk and i feel the government needs to ensure young people _ the government needs to ensure young people are — the government needs to ensure young people are dispersed fairly so there is no unnecessary burden on one local— is no unnecessary burden on one local authority.— is no unnecessary burden on one local authority. how do you make them do that? _ local authority. how do you make them do that? by _ local authority. how do you make them do that? by force _ local authority. how do you make them do that? by force or- them do that? by force or voluntarily. _ them do that? by force or voluntarily. most - them do that? by force or voluntarily. most local- them do that? by force or- voluntarily. most local authorities have not— voluntarily. most local authorities have not done it voluntarily. there needs— have not done it voluntarily. there needs to _ have not done it voluntarily. there needs to he — have not done it voluntarily. there needs to be some more incentive for them _ needs to be some more incentive for them to— needs to be some more incentive for them to do— needs to be some more incentive for them to do so because usually local authorities... i was fostered in bolton — authorities... i was fostered in bolton. bolton would not take me because _ bolton. bolton would not take me because they knew they would get less money so they need to be a

fairness — less money so they need to be a fairness in — less money so they need to be a fairness in how it is funded. usually— fairness in how it is funded. usually unaccompanied minors need more _ usually unaccompanied minors need more support with mental health and so on _ more support with mental health and so on so _ more support with mental health and so on so more incentives and there has to— so on so more incentives and there has to he _ so on so more incentives and there has to be legislation for people to be has to be legislation for people to he dose _ has to be legislation for people to be dose dispersed. what has to be legislation for people to be dose dispersed.— has to be legislation for people to be dose dispersed. what about the arc ument be dose dispersed. what about the argument we _ be dose dispersed. what about the argument we should _ be dose dispersed. what about the argument we should be _ be dose dispersed. what about the argument we should be deterring l argument we should be deterring people from coming to the uk rather than opening up safe routes? that’s than opening up safe routes? that's not a aood than opening up safe routes? that's not a good argument. _ than opening up safe routes? that's not a good argument. people - than opening up safe routes? that's not a good argument. people are coming _ not a good argument. people are coming because of wars and conflicts in places— coming because of wars and conflicts in places like syria and iraq and people — in places like syria and iraq and people will continue to risk their lives _ people will continue to risk their lives we — people will continue to risk their lives. we want to welcome people who are most— lives. we want to welcome people who are most in_ lives. we want to welcome people who are most in need and this new immigration plan will restrict

people — immigration plan will restrict people with refugee status to bring their spouses and children in. i feel it's — their spouses and children in. i feel it's not a reasonable argument to say— feel it's not a reasonable argument to say that — feel it's not a reasonable argument to say that it will increase people. it's to say that it will increase people. it's about — to say that it will increase people. it's about wars and conflicts and persecution and we have a moral obligation— persecution and we have a moral obligation to welcome people. only with a _ obligation to welcome people. only with a small number of people coming here the _ with a small number of people coming here the crisis, we should not be blaming — here the crisis, we should not be blaming unaccompanied minors, it's the government was unable to process the government was unable to process the applications. more and more people _ the applications. more and more people are coming in the small boats because _ people are coming in the small boats because of— people are coming in the small boats because of the means have reduced. we spent _ because of the means have reduced. we spent millions to build wars and -- walls _ we spent millions to build wars and -- walls and — we spent millions to build wars and —— walls and fences... we spent millions to build wars and -- walls and fences. . .— -- walls and fences... that's not the reason _

-- walls and fences... that's not the reason they _ -- walls and fences... that's not the reason they are _ -- walls and fences... that's not the reason they are given - -- walls and fences... that's not the reason they are given any . -- walls and fences... that's not - the reason they are given any money. the government gives money to the french— the government gives money to the french authorities and the use it... but not _ french authorities and the use it... but not with— french authorities and the use it... but not with the instructions to behave in that way. thank you very much for talking to us. the prime minister has backed culture secretary oliver dowden in saying the england and wales cricket board has gone "over the top" by suspending ollie robinson for old sexist and racist messages posted on social media. in a tweet, oliver dowden said the texts were offensive and wrong but they were written a decade ago and the england cricket board should think again about his suspension. the prime minister's official spokesman said mrjohnson is "supportive" of the culture secretary's comments. vithushan ehantharajah is a sports jouranlist for the independent. hejoins me now from west london.

what do you think of the ecb decision to suspend ollie robinson? i think it was the only course of action they could have taken on two fronts, one being that they have tried to made an attempt to make the game more open. i suppose it started outwardly on wednesday morning on the morning of the first test when england and new zealand players stood side by side and the england players were wearing black —— black t—shirts. then during the day those tweets came out and they had to issue another statement. on the second front, in terms of suspending i think it's right by ollie robinson as well. it would be counter—productive if there was an

ongoing investigation and he was around the test squad. it needs full attention from both parties. it made perfect sense to me. he attention from both parties. it made perfect sense to me.— perfect sense to me. he has said he is sorry and — perfect sense to me. he has said he is sorry and ashamed, _ perfect sense to me. he has said he is sorry and ashamed, it _ perfect sense to me. he has said he is sorry and ashamed, it was - perfect sense to me. he has said he is sorry and ashamed, it was a - is sorry and ashamed, it was a decade ago, shouldn't there be some point at which there is a cut off with things you've said when you were an adolescent idiot no longer have resonance? iie were an adolescent idiot no longer have resonance?— were an adolescent idiot no longer have resonance? he was 18 or 19 and an one have resonance? he was 18 or 19 and anyone who — have resonance? he was 18 or 19 and anyone who wants _ have resonance? he was 18 or 19 and anyone who wants to _ have resonance? he was 18 or 19 and anyone who wants to believe - have resonance? he was 18 or 19 and anyone who wants to believe he - anyone who wants to believe he hasn't changed, i don't think that's right, we should give people the benefit of the doubt. but this investigation is not necessary looking at him further, it's an investigation to help him because it will be a chance for him to tell his side to the ecb in terms of where he was at that point and how those

tweets came about and how much he had grown since. it's not something that should be done publicly. he has apologised. i think it's totally right by those two parties that they go into these investigations with a pretty open mind and an understanding that those tweets were apparent. 2012 wasn't that long ago really. i remember that language still being frowned upon. they need to talk to him and understand where this all came from. haifa to talk to him and understand where this all came from.— this all came from. how did they go about rehabilitating _ this all came from. how did they go about rehabilitating him _ this all came from. how did they go about rehabilitating him and - about rehabilitating him and bringing him back into the team? it's pretty straightforward to be honest because it's just a conversation between those two. one of the things that has performed a part of this investigation is whether he was attached to a county at the time because that would affect how much they could do. he

will have to show —— maybe do some community service and talk about things he himself uncovered and also any subsequent ban is going to be backdated so if they give him a one test ban that will be backdated to this test he has missed. goad test ban that will be backdated to this test he has missed.— test ban that will be backdated to this test he has missed. good to get our this test he has missed. good to get your perspective- — this test he has missed. good to get your perspective. thank _ this test he has missed. good to get your perspective. thank you. - now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there. sunshine or cloud, a fairly warm day again out there, but for some, there are some downpours around — particularly to the northeast of england, eastern parts of scotland through the rest of today and into the evening. even the odd rumble of thunder with them as well.

most places will be dry, temperatures to finish the day there in the 20s for the vast majority. now, let's go to this evening and overnight. the showers, the thundery ones, will depart from eastern areas, most places will become dry for a time, but thickening cloud will bring patchy rain and drizzle into western scotland, maybe northern ireland towards tomorrow morning. a mild night in northern ireland, a little bit fresher elsewhere, temperatures down into single figures, but certainly you know it's a cold start to tomorrow morning. into tuesday, we will see some good, long sunny spells develop across england and wales, away from some western coast, much more sunshine than today. lots of cloud through scotland, northern ireland, and in western areas, could always threaten a little bit of light rain or drizzle. but even with that, temperatures will be still climbing up into the teens for many. most places into the 20s. and to go with that warming theme which continues through the week, it's also going to turn increasingly humid too. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:

double child killer colin pitchfork, who was jailed for life in the 1980s, is approved to be released from jail — but one local mp is appalled at the decision. it would be immoral, wrong, and frankly dangerous, to release this disgraceful murderer of two children. the government's plan to cut foreign aid temporarily could face a significant rebellion in the commons today from its own backbenches. packed airports and queues for tests — the dash for british holiday—makers to get back from portugal before quarantine starts tomorrow. �*over the top' — the prime minister and the culture secretary criticise the suspension of bowler ollie robinson for racist and sexist tweets from the past. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello, nice to see you.

prime minister borisjohnson has backed comments made by culture secretary — oliver dowden. dowden saying the ecb went over the top in suspending ollie robinson from international cricket, while an investigation continues into racist and sexist tweets he posted when he was 18 and 19. 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". dowden said the tweets were offensive and wrong, but they were written by a teenager — who's now a man and has rightly apologised. and former england captain david gower agrees. i am still of the opinion that the correct way forward here was not to suspend, but to say ok, right, let's learn from this, let's make you learn from this, make him do the equivalent of community service, go out there amongst county cricketers, cricketers of any ilk, and spread the word. social media is not a thing to be abused and these are things not to say. not long to the european championships now. brighton defender ben white said

he was "beyond proud and honoured" after being called into 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. he was impressive in the 1—0 win and he's been selected amid stiff competition. england's opening game is against croatia at wembley on sunday. i do not think he was one of the favourites to be in that line—up. i think there were two others, ward—prowse and lingard were touted to maybe get the nod to come in there but he has gone for ben white and he must be a very, very excited young man this morning. once you have got your place in the team, you want to keep it and think that you're going to go all the way. we obviously know that things change throughout a tournament over a month. players can come in, that 26th man can come in, like ben white, and he will not be starting but he might be that man that makes a difference come the end of the tournament. wales are travelling to baku,

for their opening game against switzerland on saturday. the squad set off from cardiff this morning. it's their first major tournament since the euros in france five years ago, where they reached the semi—finals. gymnast becky downie has been left reeling by the decision to omit her from the team gb squad for the tokyo olympics. she missed the final selection trial last month following the sudden death of her brotherjosh. she was given an additional chance to make it, just day's before her brother's funeral, and she believed she'd done enough. the organisation gymnasts for change said it was incomprehensible, and criticised the lack of care shown by british gymnastics. coco gauff is through to her first grand slam quarterfinal, after beating ons jabeur at the french open. she's 17 now, and caused a sensation when she reached the fourth round at wimbledon two years ago, before doing the same at the australian open in 2020. and it was a confident performance that saw her go one better — she won 6—3, 6—1. and she'll face barbora krejcikova, who's also through to the last

eight of a grand slam for the first time. it was another powerful display from the czech, who swept aside the former us open champion sloane stephens, dropping just two games. krejcikova had already knocked out the fifth seed elina svitolina. that's all the sport for now. thank you. let's get more now on the government's decision to reduce the funding for overseas aid. critics have warned the decision could result in tens of thousands of preventable deaths. charities says people are already going hungry as a result of the cuts, and clinics are closing. our world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, reports on how the money is spent. inside you will see people receiving service. so this is the sexual reproductive health side. erune estaleva, 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, 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. imagine the pain, the excruciating pain of having multiple eyelashes in your eye, day in, day out, rubbing in your eyeball. how awful is that? 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. for the people of yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, which has been afflicted by civil war, the cuts in uk aid are a real worry. 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 that people, millions of people in yemen, depend on that humanitarian aid from the uk to stay alive. 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. while the uk does still spend a significant amount of money on overseas aid, there is clearly concern about the impact the cuts will have and the message they bring. richard galpin, bbc news. at least 40 people have been killed in a collision between two express trains in southern pakistan. officials said that one train derailed and landed on another track. a second train packed with passengers then collided with it. more than a hundred people have also been injured in the incident, which took place in the ghotki district of sindh province — north of hyderabad. it is not yet clear what caused the derailment. our correspondent in pakistan secunder kermani sent this report. this accident took place

in the early hours of the morning as a train travelling from karachi to the eastern city of sougata came off its track. a few minutes later, as passengers were still scrambling to safety, another train travelling in the opposite direction ploughed into it. translation: that is our carriage over there. - we were getting down. the children were, too. then the other train slammed into us, right into our carriage. i don't know what happened after that. my wife, my daughter and my friend all died. as a result of this horrific accident, a number of carriages overturned and rescue workers have been trying to both retrieve dead bodies from inside them and search for any surviving passengers. this happened in a fairly rural area, so most of the victims have been taken to the city of rahim yar khan, around two hours' drive away. helicopters have also been mobilised to try and help transport the injured. accidents on pakistan's railways are, unfortunately, fairly common.

around two years ago, for example, more than 70 people were killed when a fire broke out on a train. the prime minister imran khan has said that he is shocked by this latest incident and has ordered a comprehensive inquiry into safety on the railways. there has been criticism of successive governments, including his own, of not having done enough to invest in improving standards. reporting from pakistan. thailand has begun mass vaccinations to try to curb a recent third wave of covid—19. thailand initially contained the pandemic, a success which made acquiring vaccines appear less urgent. but surging cases and hospitals nearing capacity has changed that. 80% of the country's almost 180,000 infections have happened in the past two months. thailand hopes to administer nearly seven million doses this month, and 100 million by the end of the year. it is anxious to reopen its borders to foreign tourists — their absence has had a ruinous impact on the economy. jonathan head is in bangkok,

where people are being vaccinated. from what we have seen at this not yet open, brand—new railway station, and many other big places where they are organising this vaccine roll—out has gone pretty well. it's showing off the known capabilities and proficiency of thailand's generally very good health system, but the government is still facing criticism over why it started this vaccine programme so late. now, thailand made a decision last year to manufacture the astrazeneca vaccine here in thailand, made by a company that was little known, hadn't made a vaccine before and was also owned by the king, that means it really can't be scrutinised. and there are a lot of questions really over whether this company can provide thailand with enough vaccine. but also, it's taken this long for that company to get to the stage where they can make the vaccines to a suitable standard. now, the government has set itself a very ambitious target of 100 million doses this year.

that way they hope they can catch up with other parts of the world which are already vaccinating, and crucially, reopen the all—important tourist industry. but 100 million doses is a lot. it looks as though they can probably vaccinate enough people every day in different parts of thailand to reach that target, but the real question is whether they can get enough vaccine. the local astrazeneca supplier says it will provide 61 million doses, but again, there are questions over whether they can reach that target. the government is also trying to buy all the other different vaccines, the pfizers, the modernas, thejohnsons on the international market. and of course, it's competing with dozens of other governments trying to do the same thing. so, while this is a good start, many people question whether the thai government can catch up, having done so well to contain the coronavirus here last year with very, very few cases. they are now facing up to 4000

new infections every day. this is a race against new variants of the coronavirus and escalating cases and the speed of a vaccine programme that has only reallyjust got going. jonathan had. the headlines on bbc news... a double child killer who was jailed for life in the 1980s is approved to be released from jail. colin pitchfork was the first person to be convicted of murder by dna fingerprinting. the government's plan to cut foreign aid temporarily could face a significant rebellion in the commons today from its own backbenches. packed airports and queues for tests — the dash for british holiday—makers to get back from portugal before quarantine starts tomorrow. in a week's time, minsters must decide whether to press ahead with the final stage of unlocking in england. the decision on whether or not to continue with masks and social distancing has been complicated by the rapid spread of the new delta variant, first found in india, and there is division among

scientists about the way ahead. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. but with increasing coronavirus cases, the 21st ofjune about may be broken. while the number of people admitted to hospital with the delta variant is rising, dodi said not significantly, scientists warned more opportunities the virus has been has spread, the more likely variants will arise. with the final decision on the rules given seven days' time, their calls for a short delay. days' time, their calls for a short dela . ~ ., , ., , delay. we want this to be the last lockdown that _ delay. we want this to be the last lockdown that we _ delay. we want this to be the last lockdown that we ever _ delay. we want this to be the last lockdown that we ever go - delay. we want this to be the last lockdown that we ever go into, i delay. we want this to be the last. lockdown that we ever go into, and we do not want to go into a river situation, which would be much more damaging for the businesses, and long—term welfare. so that is why people are calling for a few more weeks, not necessarily months,

before we unlock fully. every jab that takes place strengthens the shield of immunity against coronavirus. the uk's successful roll—out has now reached young adults. in northern ireland and much of wales, a jab is available to over 18s, while in scotland and england, it's anyone over 30. though england is preparing to invite those in their 20s this week. but with many poorer countries trailing far behind, former prime minister gordon brown has urged wealthy nations to help fund global vaccinations. it is possible to ramp up the production of vaccines in such a way that we don't have to make a choice between vaccinating our young and making of the world and vulnerable people, nurses, doctors, health care workers putting lives at risk every day. younger people are less likely to die or face severe complications from coronavirus, so there is a suggestion that they might be more hesitant to get a vaccine. to encourage them, dating apps are encouraging users to display a badge

if they have been vaccinated. while there is no way of verifying whether they are genuine, this on my data says it is reassuring. for me, having vaccine badges allows people to make a more informed choice. i would only feel comfortable updating knowing that i'm with someone who is safe in doing so and protect— someone who is safe in doing so and protect the _ someone who is safe in doing so and protect the wider society, so i would — protect the wider society, so i would date people that are vaccinated. scientists and businesses are demanding the government must make a decision soon. it suggested wearing face coverings and working from home might be extended and if 21 june is delayed, talk to will only be until some point in july. anna collinson, bbc news. greece says people living on its islands are being prioritised for covid jabs, as it pushes to win back holiday—makers to its most popular destinations. the country has set a target of vaccinating all residents by the end of the month, in what it's calling "operation blue freedom". our europe correspondent nick beake

reports from the island of milos. reaching the serenity of the greek islands has been a distant dream during much of the pandemic. but milos is now waking up and sprucing up, getting ready to welcome back visitors with open arms. for yannis, a diving instructor, there will be customers once more, descending to the shipwreck he discovered. these ancient food jars, thought to be more than 2000 years old, still visible. but it's modern medicine, in the form of the covid vaccine, that's raising his spirits. translation: this year, there is the vaccination. i we are vaccinated, most of our customers are vaccinated, we also have the tests, and we're not afraid. we know if someone has the virus or not, and this is how we go on. greece has been prioritising its islands when it comes to covid vaccinations, that's because so many

of them are hugely dependent on tourism. and they want to show that they are as safe as possible as they compete with destinations right across europe trying to win back their visitors. they've nearly vaccinated all of the locals on milos, as well as the summer workers from the mainland. but are they worried about visitors from further afield bringing with them new covid variants? if they are careful and they do their tests before they come here, they are vaccinated, and they wear their masks in public places, everything will be fine. we don't have to be super stressed. in 2020, greece welcomed only a quarter of its usual visitors. and it's notjust the bars and restaurants that want to see the numbers bouncing back. milos' goat cheese producers would be in business again. as the hotels reopen, the orders come in. "everything here is a chain,"

the boss tells us. and stella, whose honey is said to be the best on the island, is praying that better times and tourists are just around the corner. the tourists are very important for my shop. because they buy marmalade and sweets for their presents for families and friends, and they are really important to come back soon. at milos primary school, these young greek philosophers have been contemplating the pandemic. "our hearts hurt," the lyrics go. everyone's hope is that freedom returns. the greek islands have started their summer serenade, but many visitors will have to work a little longer before they can come here and surrender their hearts. nick beake, bbc news, milos. some firms are struggling to secure summer items like garden furniture, picnic baskets and outdoor toys,

as consumers prepare to holiday in the uk. about 60% of british suppliers have experienced import delays in the past month, according to customs clearance platform klearnow. let's speak now to our business correspondent alice baxter. it's a combination of the glorious british weather that we are finally getting to enjoy and ongoing covid restrictions, the removal of portugal, more and more of us are looking to staycation, which means more of us are wanting those staycation items, garden furniture, garden toys, tents, chairs, picnic baskets, oilfor camping garden toys, tents, chairs, picnic baskets, oil for camping fires, garden toys, tents, chairs, picnic baskets, oilfor camping fires, you name it. everyone wants to buy them, which is why supply chains have broken down. a lot of smaller retailers that we have been talking to have particularly pointed to the

six day long suez canal blockage that we experienced back in may and the clog ripple out effect that, container ships with clogs of all of the supplied —— with backlogs, including china in particular. we have also seen other leisure centres like hotels, restaurants, also wanting these outdoor equipment so they can move some of their infrastructure outdoors in order to comply with ongoing covid restrictions, which means that the demand for things like outdoor seating and tents, etc, is even more high and intense than usual. so the net result is that although we are enjoying the british sun at last, we cannot necessarily get our hands on the all—important chairs and tables that we need to have our holiday beverages and the rest outside. so the result is that although we are

looking forward to occasions, can we organise on the supplies —— looking forward to staycation, more and more retailers say we need to sort out the supply issue because with crucial bank holidays coming up, smaller businesses say they might not be able to meet demand. mice. not be able to meet demand. alice, thank ou not be able to meet demand. alice, thank you very _ not be able to meet demand. alice, thank you very much. _ not be able to meet demand. alice, thank you very much. alex - not be able to meet demand. alice, thank you very much. alex baxter. l electric scooters have become a common sight in towns and cities across the uk. they're a convenient and clean way to get around, but many pedestrians and road users see them as a hazard, and it's still only legal to use them on private land. ministers are keen to weigh up their risks and benefits, and now london isjoining other cities in a pilot scheme to rent them out. justin rowlatt reports. 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. 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. 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. 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 matt taylor. hello. after that cold may we had, june certainly got off to a warm start across much of the country. if you take a look across europe, the whites, yellows, the oranges an indication that temperatures through this week staying at or above average. the deeper red starting to appear in the uk chart an indication of things getting warmer still and notjust warm, increasingly humid for most of us through this week, especially from midweek onwards. but with humid air comes a fair bit of cloud and increasing chance of patchy rain in the north and west. today's rain, though, is in the form of showers, some heavy and thundery across north east england and eastern parts of scotland in particular. most will be dry, some hazy sunshine here and there. thicker cloud towards

the west, but temperatures widely into the 20s. now, as we go into this evening and overnight, the showers in the east will fade away. we will see clear skies here, but thicker cloud, a bit more breeze developing out towards the west and increasing chance of light drizzle across parts of the western isles and western scotland into tomorrow morning. temperatures in rural areas down to single figures tonight, double figures in most. not a cold start tomorrow by any means. high pressure still in charge, high pressure keeps things dry, but weather fronts try to push on from the north and west and that will bring an increased amounts of cloud again, sunshine hazier across western areas if you see it, but parts of western scotland and northern ireland having a generally cloudy day. a few spots of light rain or drizzle, but much more sunshine around tomorrow for england and wales and it's here temperatures will be climbing into the mid—20s, for some up to 25 degrees, for instance in the london area. but in eastern scotland, 22 your high. then through into wednesday, we have a deep area of low pressure pushing up towards iceland and that will bring some weather fronts but also draw in that increasingly humid air i mentioned all the way

from the mid—atlantic and so temperatures will rise further. plenty of cloud in the west and there will be that rain or drizzle coming and going. the wettest places are said to be the western parts of scotland. there may be the odd shower to eastern scotland, but away from some western coastal hills in england and wales, most will have sunny spells and notice the temperatures continue to lift up a little bit as 22 with sunshine in the north east of scotland. and through thursday and friday, thursday will be a fairly cloudy day for most and most staying dry. a bit of sunshine for friday and while it will be fresh in northern ireland and scotland, it will turn more humid across england and wales and that and that is sure as well, but by day and night. take a look at what is happening in sheffield from midweek onwards the temperatures will generally be in the midteens. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines: double child killer colin pitchfork, who was jailed for life in the 1980s, is approved to be released from jail. but one local mp is appalled at the decision it would be immoral, wrong, and frankly dangerous, to release this disgraceful murderer of two children. the government's plan to cut foreign aid temporarily could face a significant rebellion in the commons today from its own backbenches. packed airports and queues for tests. the dash for british holidaymakers to get back from portugal before quarantine starts tomorrow. "over the top." the prime minister and the culture secretary criticise the suspension of bowler ollie robinson for racist and sexist tweets from the past. and the billionaire owner of amazon, jeff bezos, says he will travel to space next month,

and if you want tojoin him it will cost $2.8 million. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a double child killer, who was the first murderer to be convicted using dna evidence, has been deemed ready for release after a decision by the parole board. colin pitchfork was jailed for life for killing two 15—year—olds, lynda mann and dawn ashworth, in leicestershire in the 1980s. at the time of his conviction, the lord chiefjustice said he doubted it would ever be safe to release him. today, the govenment has indicated it will take legal advice over whether it can challenge the decision. alberto costa is the mp for south leicestershire. he said it would be "immoral, wrong and frankly dangerous" to release colin

pitchfork from jail. look, let's remember that during thejohn worboys situation, the parole board made terrible errors ofjudgment in that situation and it did end up in a judicial review and it did end up with my then conservative ministerial colleagues proposing changes to the parole board rules, very welcome changes, and that pitchfork back then, his hearing was rescheduled. so the parole board certainly played politics back then, one might argue, and the message today is the parole board has made the decision, there is a process, that process is now in the hands of the secretary of state forjustice. it is right that he takes legal advice. he also, like me, is a politician, we stood on a manifesto commitment to be very tough on people that commit these forms of crimes and that includes people that are in prison. to consider releasing pitchfork, who committed these rapes and brutal murders against two innocent teenage girls, is wrong by anyone's standards. and i would press my colleagues in government to reconsider that

decision, get the parole board to reconsider and if necessary, let's make further changes to the parole board rules. if the parole board isn't fit for purpose, and it might not be having made this decision, then let's argue that position, let's change the rules to make sure people like pitchfork are kept behind bars. there has not been any one of my constituents over the six years that i have been an mp that have said anything other than do everything you can, mr costa, to keep pitchfork behind bars. and i am fighting tooth and nail to make sure that pitchfork is not been released, and i will continue to do that. the government's plan to cut foreign aid temporarily could be facing a significant rebellion in the commons, as a group of conservative mps has strongly criticised the move as �*morally devastating�* and lacking in �*global leadership.�* ministers want to cut the aid budget by around £4 billion this year, arguing it will still be contributing around £10 billion, and that the pandemic means spending has to be curbed.

but it�*s up to the speaker to decide whether the amendment put forward by the rebels should be voted on in the commons later today. here�*s our political correspondent iain watson. pre—pandemic, the uk was a leader in providing overseas aid. but last november the chancellor announced what he described as a temporary cut, saying the spending would go back up again when public finances improved. today, his conservative critics say they want to ensure the cuts really are temporary and they want a commitment from the government to increase aid from the beginning of next year. you�*ve just got to have a very close look at the damage you are doing. if you�*re going to kill people with this, which i think is going to be the outcome in many areas, we need to reverse this immediately. a fall in aid, down from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%, sounds small. but aid agencies say it could have a huge impact on those living in developing countries and that lives are being put at risk. the uk will spend nearly £4 billion

less in overseas aid this year. former prime ministers sirjohn major, david cameron, theresa may, tony blair and now gordon brown, have spoken out. there has been an all—party consensus — all parties — for 25 years that we need 0.7% and we need to play our role in the world by being one of the leaders in aid. this is not the right time to pull things away because, basically, this is when the poorest countries need help most. so the political pressure is piling up on the government. but its opponents, inside and outside the conservative party, could be defeated — not in a vote, but because of house of commons procedures. the government has argued that its critics have hijacked another quite different piece of legislation to try to force through a vote on international aid. and they want the speaker of the house of commons to rule this out. and the government says it�*s still spending more generously on aid than almost all comparable countries. last year alone, we were the third largest provider

of international aid globally. and even with the measures that we are taking because of the pandemic, we will still be investing £10 billion in international aid. but the reason why the government is bringing this measure forward is because we are in the middle of a pandemic and the treasury have spent £470 billion propping up the economy. this lunchtime, the government�*s critics will hope the speaker will come to their aid and allow a vote on whether the cuts should be reversed next year, but that�*s far from guaranteed. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. let�*s speak to the conservative mp and former international development secretary, andrew mitchell. he�*s leading the rebellion of tory mps. the rebellion of tory mps. government and its support say the government and its supporters say the cuts are temporary. why should we go into further debt to

finance foreign aid? why are you intent on challenging them? in the centre of a global _ intent on challenging them? in the centre of a global pandemic- intent on challenging them? in the centre of a global pandemic for - intent on challenging them? in the j centre of a global pandemic for the reasons— centre of a global pandemic for the reasons which several former prime ministers _ reasons which several former prime ministers have said, now is absolutely the wrong time to be cutting — absolutely the wrong time to be cutting our support for the poorest in the _ cutting our support for the poorest in the world. this week britain is sharing _ in the world. this week britain is sharing the —— chairing the g7 sharing the —— chairing the 67 conference _ sharing the —— chairing the 67 conference in cornwall, we are leading — conference in cornwall, we are leading the richest nations on ways of helping — leading the richest nations on ways of helping with all of this and britain — of helping with all of this and britain is _ of helping with all of this and britain is the only country that is cutting _ britain is the only country that is cutting its — britain is the only country that is cutting its aid. all the others are maintaining or increasing it. france has embraced the 0.7 commitment. germany— has embraced the 0.7 commitment. germany are — has embraced the 0.7 commitment. germany are spending more than that. the americans are trying to add an extra _ the americans are trying to add an extra $15— the americans are trying to add an extra $15 billion. so britain, having — extra $15 billion. so britain, having for the last two decades been a reat— having for the last two decades been a real development leader, at the critical— a real development leader, at the critical moment when we have the leadership— critical moment when we have the leadership of the g7 critical moment when we have the leadership of the 67 what is happening but britain is going into reverse _ happening but britain is going into reverse and it's very bad for

britain's _ reverse and it's very bad for britain's reputation. it has already been _ britain's reputation. it has already been criticised by parliamentarians across _ been criticised by parliamentarians across the — been criticised by parliamentarians across the g7 and it's very bad for the poorest— across the g7 and it's very bad for the poorest in the world who will suffer— the poorest in the world who will suffer very grievously from this decision — suffer very grievously from this decision. , ., , . ., decision. there is a piece of legislation _ decision. there is a piece of legislation that _ decision. there is a piece of legislation that enshrines i decision. there is a piece of. legislation that enshrines how decision. there is a piece of- legislation that enshrines how much britain is supposed to spend, how can the governmentjust dispense with that? can the government 'ust dispense with that? ., �* , ., can the government 'ust dispense with that? ., �*, ., , with that? that's a very good point and one of— with that? that's a very good point and one of the _ with that? that's a very good point and one of the most _ with that? that's a very good point and one of the most senior - with that? that's a very good point | and one of the most senior lawyers in the _ and one of the most senior lawyers in the land — and one of the most senior lawyers in the land and the former director of public— in the land and the former director of public fronts and is has said the government is acting unlawfully. but that underlines the importance of having _ that underlines the importance of having a — that underlines the importance of having a vote in parliament. we are sent to _ having a vote in parliament. we are sent to westminster by our constituents, many of our constituents, many of our constituents to care deeply about what is _ constituents to care deeply about what is a — constituents to care deeply about what is a controversial issue but members— what is a controversial issue but members of parliament should have their say— members of parliament should have their say and since all 650 of us committed to this at the last general— committed to this at the last general election just 18 months ago ithink— general election just 18 months ago i think the — general election just 18 months ago i think the government, if the speaker— i think the government, if the speaker does decide to call this close. — speaker does decide to call this close, will suffer a defeat tonight. what _ close, will suffer a defeat tonight. what if _ close, will suffer a defeat tonight. what if he — close, will suffer a defeat tonight. what if he doesn't choose to call

what if he doesn�*t choose to call it? what would your next step be? obviously we will use all of the parliamentary procedures we can but the new— parliamentary procedures we can but the new clause offers an olive branch — the new clause offers an olive branch to _ the new clause offers an olive branch to the government and says why don't— branch to the government and says why don't you bring it back next year _ why don't you bring it back next year and — why don't you bring it back next year and if— why don't you bring it back next year and if they give us that commitment we will go away. but bringing _ commitment we will go away. but bringing it — commitment we will go away. but bringing it back next year is in accordance with what the government said because they said they would bring _ said because they said they would bring it— said because they said they would bring it back on fiscal circumstances improved and the governor— circumstances improved and the governor of the bank of and has said that by— governor of the bank of and has said that byjanuary next year in the first quarter of the economy will be back to _ first quarter of the economy will be back to pre—covid levels. so the government should accept our olive branch, _ government should accept our olive branch, accept the new clause or make _ branch, accept the new clause or make it — branch, accept the new clause or make it clear they will bring back to 07— make it clear they will bring back to 0~7 and — make it clear they will bring back to 0.7 and then we can crack on with other— to 0.7 and then we can crack on with other things — to 0.7 and then we can crack on with other things. we to 0.7 and then we can crack on with other things-— other things. we should find out at about 3:30pm _ other things. we should find out at about 3:30pm about _ other things. we should find out at about 3:30pm about that _ other things. we should find out at - about 3:30pm about that amendment. thank you forjoining us. british tourists are scrambling to return to the uk from portugal before the need to quarantine comes into force early tomorrow morning. holidaymakers have told the bbc

of their struggle to get back amid a shortage of tests and flights. caroline davies reports. queues for covid tests at the airport. today is the last day travellers can come back from portugal without having to quarantine, and for some it�*s not been an easyjourney. when we were just about to board the aircraft, our final check, the ryanair staff said we did not have the right test. they disembarked us and popped us back out the other side of the airport. and left us to it, basically. we�*ve spent the rest of the day with this queue behind us, queueing for another type of covid test. others say it�*s left a bitter taste after a longed—for holiday. thanks very much for making my life a misery and ruining what should have been a good holiday for the family, and a long long—awaited holiday. and yes, we do accept that things change, but you need to give people time to get home. you know, this four or 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. the government announced on thursday that portugal, which was at the time one of the main tourist destinations on the green list, will be turning amber after a rise in cases and concerns about a new mutation of the virus. but the portuguese government have said they don�*t understand the logic in the decision and neither do the travel industry. how is the industry now feeling about the summer? i think they are just in utter despair. i think itjust beggars belief, especially when you�*ve got countries coming out, like spain today, saying that brits no longer need to have their vaccine passports, they no longer need to show a negative covid test to get into the country. countries are opening up and britain is closing down, and i think people are just confused and frustrated as to why that�*s happening. the transport secretary has said "the public has always known that travel will be different this year and we must continue to take a cautious approach to reopening international travel in a way that protects public health and the vaccine roll—out." the summer is crucial for the travel industry. this decision has made many worried,

and some are calling for sector—specific support. if the government is going to have this kind of risk appetite, then it�*s going to be difficult to see how we can have that summer season. the best case scenario is we get three months in the summer. if we cannot have that season, then ultimately we�*re going to have to have a very serious conversation with the treasury about what they can do to support us through to the end of the year. the department for transport has previously said it estimates the air transport industry will have received around £7 billion in government support by september 2021. the future of summer travel and the industry�*s fortunes are still up in the air. caroline davies, bbc news. the prime minister has backed culture secretary oliver dowden in saying the england and wales cricket board has gone "over the top" by suspending ollie robinson for old sexist and racist messages posted on social media. in a tweet, oliver dowden said

the texts were offensive and wrong but they were written a decade ago and the england cricket board should think again about his suspension. the prime minister�*s official spokesman said mrjohnson is "supportive" of the culture secretary�*s comments. earlier i asked vithushan ehantharajah, a sportsjouranlist for the independent, what he thought of the decision to suspend ollie robinson i think it was the only course of action they could have taken on two fronts. one being that they have tried to made an attempt to make the game more open. i suppose it started outwardly on wednesday morning on the morning of the first test when the england and new zealand players stood side by side and the england players were wearing black t—shirts. then during the day those tweets came out and they had to issue another statement.

on the second front, in terms of suspending him, i think it�*s right by ollie robinson as well. it would be counter—productive if there was an ongoing investigation and he was around the test squad. it needs full attention from both parties. it made perfect sense to me. he has said he is sorry and ashamed, it was a decade ago, shouldn�*t there be some point at which there is a cut off with things you�*ve said when you were an adolescent idiot and it no longer has resonance? he was 18 or 19 and anyone who wants to believe he hasn�*t changed, i don�*t think that�*s right, we should give people the benefit of the doubt. but this investigation is not

necessary looking at him further, it�*s an investigation to help him because it will be a chance for him to tell his side to the ecb in terms of where he was at that point and how those tweets came about and how much he has grown since. it�*s not something that should be done publicly. he has apologised. i think it�*s totally right by those two parties that they go into these investigations with a pretty open mind and an understanding that those tweets were abhorrent. 2012 wasn�*t that long ago really. i remember that language still being frowned upon. they need to talk to him and understand where this all came from. let�*s get more on the news that

a man who raped and murdered two fifteen year old girls has been judged fit for release by the parole board after 33 years in jail. colin pitchfork attacked lynda mann and dawn ashworth in leicestershire in the 1980s. earlier our legal correspondent, dominic casciani, explained how someone like colin pitchfork could ever be considered for parole. at the time of his conviction when he was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years, they said the crimes were so sadistic and he was so deeply ingrained and a danger to society, they doubted whether or not he would ever be safe for release. the reason being is because a life sentence includes the possibility of release on licence and therefore management in the community at a point, if the parole board becomes convinced it is no longer necessary to hold that person in prison for public protection. in the case of colin pitchfork, he is 61 and has been imprisoned for 33 years and the evidence which was presented to the parole board in march found he has responded, in their conclusion, fairly well to treatment.

for instance they went through 1100 pages of evidence. we learned today that he has been on temporary day release from an open prison in recent years. he has been held in a prison from 2016 where there are no walls around the prison so you can come and go as part of rehabilitation. at the time of his offending, a psychologist said he was obsessed with sex and violence and control of women and unable to form relationships or understand his own anger. now they think he has addressed his offending. a few years ago they concluded there was no more work needed to be done on his offending within prison because he had reached a certain point of rehabilitation and they concluded that he could be safely managed in the community. that doesn�*t mean he�*s free because he is subject to 30

plus conditions on his movements, he has to wear a tag, he has to talk regularly to probation officers, he can�*t have any supervised conduct with children. it�*s a difficult balancing exercise but the parole board think it is no longer necessary to hold him inside the jail. what powers does thejustice secretary have to alter this? many years ago the secretary of state had the power to keep people locked up forever and throw away the key but that was changed over time to a judicial process where ministers made the decision. in this case thejustice minister has 21 days to decide whether he wishes to appeal and say that the parole board got this one wrong. but the grounds for that are very tight and limited. he has to show that the decision was irrational, that on the basis

of the evidence it was irrational to come to this conclusion or there was some other unfairness. the families of his victims, they can petition thejustice secretary to launch that review but in practice it can be very difficult for the parole board decision to be overturned. if they want to review it, a seniorjudge is brought in to look at the decision and the evidence and examine whether there is a case to reconsider, but it�*s a very narrow window. kent county council has warned that child migrants arriving at dover may be turned away within days because its services are overwhelmed. it�*s begun legal action against the home secretary, saying the government is refusing to deal with the problem of unaccompanied youngsters who travel in small boats. it says more than 240 children have arrived alone so far this year. mark easton reports. already this year, 4000 migrants

have reached the uk coast having set out from france in small boats. among them, around 250 unaccompanied children — 60 more than in the same period in 2020. the challenge right here and now is that day after day we see these small boats coming through. we see the organised gangs expanding, and expanding the routes, and very worryingly more vulnerable children are coming in, especially young girls and children. three quarters of those are being cared for in kent, with the county�*s director of children�*s services warning he�*ll no longer be able safely to accept new arrivals from the end of this week. the council�*s lawyers have issued a formal claim forjudicial review against the home secretary, demanding the government require other english local authorities to share the burden. in a statement, the leader of kent county council, roger gough, has said, "the wholly disproportionate strain on kent�*s children�*s services continues to be overlooked. we must ensure that all uk local authorities with capacity share in the support of these children.

enough is enough." the fact is that there is a capacity issue in the area. with things like college places for these young people. and it is really... there are loads and loads of councils standing by to accept these young people, but the reason the scheme has failed in the past is because it�*s not being funded properly by central government. it costs money to look after young people. a consultation on making the currently voluntary child migrant transfer scheme mandatory closed more than eight months ago, but the home secretary has yet to publish any response. the home office says its proposed reforms of immigration policy will put the people smugglers out of business. mark easton, bbc news. in a week�*s time, minsters must decide whether to press ahead with the final stage of covid unlocking in england. the decision on whether or not to continue with masks and social distancing has been complicated by the rapid spread of the new delta

variant, first found in india, and there is division among scientists about the way ahead. here�*s our health correspondent, anna collinson. often large occasions with many guests, weddings during the pandemic have had to be more restrained. in just two weeks�* time, restrictions on life events like these are due to be lifted, but with increasing coronavirus cases, the 21st ofjune vow may be broken. while the number of people admitted to hospital with the delta variant is rising — though it�*s said not significantly — scientists warn the more opportunities the virus has to spread, the more likely new variants will arise. with a final decision on the rules due in seven days�* time, there are calls for a short delay. we want this to be the last lockdown we ever go into and we do not want to go into a reverse situation which would be much more damaging for the economy, for people�*s businesses and long—term welfare. so that�*s why people are calling for a few more weeks,

not necessarily months, before we unlock fully. every jab that takes place strengthens the shield of immunity against coronavirus, and the uk�*s successful roll—out has now reached young adults. in northern ireland and much of wales, a jab is available to over—18s, while in scotland and england, it�*s anyone over 30. though england is preparing to invite those in their 20s this week. but with many poorer countries trailing far behind, former prime minister gordon brown is urging wealthy nations to help fund global vaccinations. it is possible to ramp up the production of vaccines in such a way that we don�*t have to make a choice between vaccinating our young and making sure the rest of world and vulnerable people, nurses, doctors, health care workers, who are putting their lives at risk every day. younger people are less likely to die or experience complications from coronavirus, which has raised fears they may be more hesitant to get vaccinated. to encourage them, dating apps, including tinder, bumble and hinge, are enabling users to display

a badge on their profile to show they have had a jab. while there is no way of verifying whether they are genuine, this online dater says it�*s reassuring. for me, having the vaccine badges does allow me to make a more informed choice to be safe. i would only feel comfortable dating knowing that i'm being safe in doing so to sort of protect the wider society. so for me personally, i would date people that are vaccinated. as the scheduled exit from lockdown draws closer, scientists and businesses are demanding the government must make a decision soon. it suggested wearing face coverings and working from home may be extended and ifjune 21st is delayed, it�*s hoped it will only be until some point injuly. anna collinson, bbc news. and the health secretary, matt hancock, is making a statement to the house of commons shortly about the way ahead. we�*ll bring that to you live. jeff bezos, the founder of the online retailer, amazon, says he and his brother willjourney

into space on his rocket company�*s first suborbital sightseeing trip. the journey is scheduled forjuly the 20th. a third seat on the space—craft is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. the current bid stands at $2.8 million. electric scooters have become a common sight in towns and cities across the uk. they�*re a convenient and clean way to get around, but many pedestrians and road users see them as a hazard, and it�*s still only legal to use them on private land. ministers are keen to weigh up their risks and benefits and now london isjoining other cities in a pilot scheme to rent them out. justin rowlatt reports. 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. elaine maries 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. 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. 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 matt taylor. hello there. sunshine or cloud, a fairly warm day again out there, but for some, there are some downpours around — particularly to the northeast of england, eastern parts of scotland through the rest of today and into the evening. even the odd rumble of thunder with them as well. most places will be dry, temperatures to finish the day there in the 20s for the vast majority. now, let�*s go to this evening and overnight. the showers, the thundery ones, will depart from eastern areas, most places will become dry for a time, but thickening cloud will bring patchy rain and drizzle into western scotland, maybe northern ireland towards tomorrow morning. a mild night in northern ireland, a little bit fresher elsewhere, temperatures down into single figures, but certainly you know it�*s a cold start to tomorrow morning. into tuesday, we will see some good, long sunny spells develop across england and wales, away from some western coast,

much more sunshine than today. lots of cloud through scotland, northern ireland, and in western areas, could always threaten a little bit of light rain or drizzle. but even with that, temperatures will be still climbing up into the teens for many. most places into the 20s. and to go with that warming theme which continues through the week, it�*s also going to turn increasingly humid too.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: double child killer colin pitchfork, who was jailed for life in the 1980s is approved to be released from jail — but one local mp is appalled at the decision. it would be immoral, wrong, and frankly dangerous, to release this disgraceful murderer of two children. the government�*s plan to cut foreign aid temporarily could face a significant rebellion in the commons today from its own backbenches. packed airports and queues for tests — the dash for british holiday—makers to get back from portugal before quarantine starts tomorrow. �*over the top�* — the prime minister and the culture secretary criticise the suspension of bowler ollie robinson for racist and sexist tweets from the past. let�*s get more now on the government�*s decision to reduce the funding for overseas aid. critics have warned the decision

could result in tens of thousands of preventable deaths. charities say people are already going hungry as a result of the cuts, and clinics are closing. our world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, reports on how the money is spent. inside you will see people receiving service. so this is the sexual reproductive health side. erune estaleva, 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, 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. imagine the pain, the excruciating pain of having multiple eyelashes in your eye, day in, day out, rubbing in your eyeball. how awful is that? 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. for the people of yemen, one of the world�*s poorest countries, which has been afflicted by civil war, the cuts in uk aid are a real worry. 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 that people, millions of people in yemen, depend on that humanitarian aid from the uk to stay alive. 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. while the uk does still spend a significant amount of money on overseas aid, there is clearly concern about the impact the cuts will have and the message they bring. richard galpin, bbc news.

at least 40 people have been killed in a collision between two express trains in southern pakistan. officials said that one train derailed and landed on another track. a second train packed with passengers then collided with it. more than 100 people have also been injured in the incident which took place in the ghotki district of sindh province — north of hyderabad. it is not yet clear what caused the derailment. our correspondent in pakistan secunder kermani sent this report. this accident took place in the early hours of the morning as a train travelling from karachi to the eastern city of sougata came off its track. a few minutes later, as passengers were still scrambling to safety, another train travelling in the opposite direction ploughed into it. translation: that is our carriage over there. - we were getting down. the children were, too. then the other train slammed into us, right into our carriage. i don't know what happened after that.

my wife, my daughter and my friend all died. as a result of this horrific accident, a number of carriages overturned and rescue workers have been trying to both retrieve dead bodies from inside them and search for any surviving passengers. this happened in a fairly rural area, so most of the victims have been taken to the city of rahim yar khan, around two hours�* drive away. helicopters have also been mobilised to try and help transport the injured. accidents on pakistan�*s railways are, unfortunately, fairly common. around two years ago, for example, more than 70 people were killed when a fire broke out on a train. the prime minister imran khan has said that he is shocked by this latest incident and has ordered a comprehensive inquiry into safety on the railways. there has been criticism of successive governments, including his own, of not having done enough to invest in improving standards. reporting from pakistan.

poland has begun to vaccinate 12—15 year olds against covid—19. from today, parents can register their children in this age group to receive a pfizer biontech vaccination. jabs will first be available from vaccination points and then from schools from september. the uk could follow suit after the medicine regulator approved the pfizer vaccine for use in 12—15 year olds last week. 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 knowing if they have genuinely had the jab. we are waiting to find out whether an amendment by rebel conservative mps will be chosen for discussion in the comments this afternoon. this is

regarding the government�*s decision to reduce foreign aid spending from 0.7% of gni to 0.5%. this is what our political editor, i won�*t tell you that, we�*re going straight to the speaker. i�*ee you that, we're going straight to the speaker-— you that, we're going straight to the seaker. �* ., ., , the speaker. i've told the house in my statement _ the speaker. i've told the house in my statement on _ the speaker. i've told the house in my statement on the _ the speaker. i've told the house in my statement on the 29th - the speaker. i've told the house in my statement on the 29th of - the speaker. i've told the house in i my statement on the 29th of january, 2020, as speaker of the house, i�*m committed to transparency and i respect and trust the advice from clerks in the cells. as the house will know, and as this states, the chair is not expected to give reasons for the decision on the selection of amendments. however, on an exceptional basis, i want to say something about why new clause four has not been selected. i am doing so on this occasion because the high level of interest on the new clause in and outside it. the amendments and new causes which are not within the scope of the bill right to order. the scope of the bill

represents reasonable limits of this collective purposes as defined by its existing clauses and schedules. in this instance, having taken advice from the house�*s senior clarks and the officer of beakers council, i have deemed that new clause four to be outside the scope of the bill. new clause four is therefore not selected and may not be debated today. i do wish to make a further point. as we all know, the government has standing orders control over the base of the house and considers on any given day, and its control is particularly strong when it comes to the initiation of public expenditure. under the international development, official development assistance target, act 2015, it is a duty of the secretary of state to ensure that the target for official development assistance toward the amount of 0.7% of gross

national income is met by the united kingdom each year. up until now, however, the house has not, and i repeat not had an opportunity for a decisive vote on maintaining the uk's decisive vote on maintaining the uk�*s commitment of the statue or tory target of 0.7% —— of this statutory target. i suggest that the government have a way to have this important matter debated and allow the house formally to formally take an effective decision. i should say that on an exceptional basis, i would consider whether to hear any applications by 5:30pm today to be held in debate tomorrow. application should read my office by no later than five o�*clock this afternoon. after explaining my decision, in this case, i will take one point of order and that is from the lead memberfor the proposed order and that is from the lead

member for the proposed amendment. thank you very much. further to your statement, _ thank you very much. further to your statement, of— thank you very much. further to your statement, of course, i completely accept _ statement, of course, i completely accept that you are the referee on these _ accept that you are the referee on these matters and that that is that. but, mr_ these matters and that that is that. but, mr speaker, the government front— but, mr speaker, the government front bench are treating the house of commons with disrespect, they are avoiding _ of commons with disrespect, they are avoiding a _ of commons with disrespect, they are avoiding a vote on the commitments that each— avoiding a vote on the commitments that each of— avoiding a vote on the commitments that each of us made individually and collectively at the last general election— and collectively at the last general election on a promise made internationally and in the opinion of some — internationally and in the opinion of some of— internationally and in the opinion of some of britain's leading lawyers, _ of some of britain's leading lawyers, the government is acting unlawfully. mr speaker, had we secured— unlawfully. mr speaker, had we secured a— unlawfully. mr speaker, had we secured a vote on the new clause tonight, — secured a vote on the new clause tonight, i— secured a vote on the new clause tonight, i can assure the house it would _ tonight, i can assure the house it would have — tonight, i can assure the house it would have security offended the house _ would have security offended the house by— would have security offended the house by no less than a majority of nine and _ house by no less than a majority of nine and probably around 20 votes. in nine and probably around 20 votes. in the _ nine and probably around 20 votes. in the week— nine and probably around 20 votes. in the week of the british chairmanship of the g7, the government's failure to address this issue _ government's failure to address this issue will— government's failure to address this issue will indisputably mean that hundreds— issue will indisputably mean that hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths _ hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths will result. it is already

attracting criticism from all around the other— attracting criticism from all around the other members of the g7. attracting criticism from all around the other members of the 67. what advice _ the other members of the 67. what advice do _ the other members of the 67. what advice do you have for my right honourable and honourable friends and i_ honourable and honourable friends and l to _ honourable and honourable friends and i to seek to stop the government from writing rushed all over parliament in this way and seeking to board _ parliament in this way and seeking to board our democratic rights as members — to board our democratic rights as members of the house of commons was? can i members of the house of commons was? can i think— members of the house of commons was? can i think the _ members of the house of commons was? can i think the member for giving me can i think the memberfor giving me advance notice of his point of order? on the first point, the government may have behaved unlawfully, i have to advise him that that will be a matter for the court to determine, not me. i know that he has worked very hard and looking at that if that is needed. on his more general point, i�*ve already expressed my view that the house should be given the opportunity to make an effective, and i repeat, and effective decision on this matter. i have also indicated that i will be prepared to accept an application today for an emergency debate tomorrow. and i

would say i shared the house�*s frustration, it is quite right that this house should not continue with this, but we must suit in the right way and i believe the government must respect and need to come forward. i totally agree with the honourable member, not only for this house, but the country needs that this is debated and an effective decision debated. at the data record and hope the government will take up that challenge and give this house it�*s due respect that it deserves. we the elective members, this house should be taken seriously and the government should be accountable here. so i wish and hope very quickly that this is taken on board. i don�*t want this to drag on. and if not, we will then look to find other ways in which we can move forward. before i call the secretary of state, — before i call the secretary of state, i_ before i call the secretary of state, i would like to point out that the — state, i would like to point out that the british— that the british sinai which interpretation _ that the british sinai which interpretation for - that the british sinai which interpretation for the - that the british sinai which - interpretation for the statement will be available to watch on

parliament —— sign language interpretation will be on parliament tv. i would like to update the house on our work — tv. i would like to update the house on our work to _ tv. i would like to update the house on our work to beat _ tv. i would like to update the house on our work to beat this _ tv. i would like to update the house on our work to beat this pandemic i on our work to beat this pandemic and to— on our work to beat this pandemic and to make sure that the world is prepared _ and to make sure that the world is prepared for the pandemics of the future _ prepared for the pandemics of the future. tomorrow we marked six months — future. tomorrow we marked six months since the world began vaccinating against covid—19 in coventry— vaccinating against covid—19 in coventry hospital. and in that time, we have _ coventry hospital. and in that time, we have vaccinated over 40 million people _ we have vaccinated over 40 million people here in the uk and 2 billion doses— people here in the uk and 2 billion doses have — people here in the uk and 2 billion doses have been delivered across the globe _ doses have been delivered across the globe as— doses have been delivered across the globe. as of today, 76% of uk adults have been— globe. as of today, 76% of uk adults have been vaccinated at least once and 52% _ have been vaccinated at least once and 52% of — have been vaccinated at least once and 52% of adults have had two jabs. the pace _ and 52% of adults have had two jabs. the pace on — and 52% of adults have had two jabs. the pace on the vaccine roll—out has been _ the pace on the vaccine roll—out has been extraordinary. this saturday alone, _ been extraordinary. this saturday alone, the — been extraordinary. this saturday alone, the team delivered over 675,000 — alone, the team delivered over 675,000 jobs and i am delighted to be able _ 675,000 jobs and i am delighted to be able to— 675,000 jobs and i am delighted to be able to tell the house —— 600 75,000 — be able to tell the house —— 600 75,000 jabs, and from this week we will start— 75,000 jabs, and from this week we will start offering vaccinations to

people _ will start offering vaccinations to people under 30, will start offering vaccinations to people under30, bringing will start offering vaccinations to people under 30, bringing us ever closer— people under 30, bringing us ever closer to — people under 30, bringing us ever closer to the goal of offering a vaccine — closer to the goal of offering a vaccine to _ closer to the goal of offering a vaccine to all adults in the uk by the end — vaccine to all adults in the uk by the end of— vaccine to all adults in the uk by the end of next month. from tomorrow morning. _ the end of next month. from tomorrow morning. we _ the end of next month. from tomorrow morning, we will open up vaccination to people _ morning, we will open up vaccination to people aged 25 — 29. over the remainder— to people aged 25 — 29. over the remainder of this week, the nhs will send text— remainder of this week, the nhs will send text messages to people in these _ send text messages to people in these age groups and gps will be inviting _ these age groups and gps will be inviting people on their lists to come — inviting people on their lists to come forward. i'm sure that we have all been _ come forward. i'm sure that we have all been cheered by the images we have seen— all been cheered by the images we have seen up so many eligible young people _ have seen up so many eligible young people coming forward and lining up to get— people coming forward and lining up to get the _ people coming forward and lining up to get the jab, showing that the enthusiasm for the jab is notjust the preserve of older generations, people _ the preserve of older generations, people of— the preserve of older generations, people of this country know what it takes _ people of this country know what it takes to _ people of this country know what it takes to keep themselves and the people _ takes to keep themselves and the people around them safe. the latest estimates _ people around them safe. the latest estimates indicate the vaccination programme has averted over 39,000 hospitalisations and over 13,000

deaths — hospitalisations and over 13,000 deaths. so the vaccination brings us help. _ deaths. so the vaccination brings us help. and _ deaths. so the vaccination brings us help, and i'm sure the whole house willioin _ help, and i'm sure the whole house willioin me — help, and i'm sure the whole house willjoin me in thanking people for their perseverance and patience as i have waited for their turn. mr speaker, _ have waited for their turn. mr speaker, for all this great progress, there is no room for complacency. the delta variant, first identified in india, has made the race — first identified in india, has made the race between the virus and this vaccination — the race between the virus and this vaccination effort tighter. although the size _ vaccination effort tighter. although the size of the growth advantage of the size of the growth advantage of the delta _ the size of the growth advantage of the delta variant is unclear, the recent— the delta variant is unclear, the recent best scientific estimate is ”p recent best scientific estimate is up and _ recent best scientific estimate is up and advantage of at least 40% over the — up and advantage of at least 40% over the previously dominant alpha variant, _ over the previously dominant alpha variant, the — over the previously dominant alpha variant, the so—called kent variant. the delta _ variant, the so—called kent variant. the delta variant now makes up the vast majority of all new infections in this— vast majority of all new infections in this country. over the past week, we have _ in this country. over the past week, we have seen case rates rise, particularly in the northwest of england — particularly in the northwest of england. but we know also that are search _ england. but we know also that are search testing system could help hold this — search testing system could help hold this growth. in bolton, case

rates _ hold this growth. in bolton, case rates over— hold this growth. in bolton, case rates over the last fortnight have been _ rates over the last fortnight have been falling and we have expanded the approach taken in bolton to other— the approach taken in bolton to other areas also, and we will roll-out _ other areas also, and we will roll-out to _ other areas also, and we will roll—out to other areas as necessary. i also want to encourage everybody _ necessary. i also want to encourage everybody in those areas to get the tests on _ everybody in those areas to get the tests on offer, no matter where you live, regular— tests on offer, no matter where you live, regulartests tests on offer, no matter where you live, regular tests can help give us all safe _ live, regular tests can help give us all safe we — live, regular tests can help give us all safe. we know that the test, trace _ all safe. we know that the test, trace and — all safe. we know that the test, trace and isolates system has a vital _ trace and isolates system has a vital role — trace and isolates system has a vital role to play in keeping all this under control. the most important _ this under control. the most important tool we have is that vaccination programme. we know that the vaccine _ vaccination programme. we know that the vaccine isn't breaking the link between — the vaccine isn't breaking the link between infections, hospitalisations and deaths, a link that was rock—solid back in the autumn. despite — rock—solid back in the autumn. despite the rising cases, hospitalisations have been broadly flat. hospitalisations have been broadly flat the _ hospitalisations have been broadly flat. the majority of people in hospital— flat. the majority of people in hospital with tee appeared to be those _ hospital with tee appeared to be those who have not —— with covid appear— those who have not —— with covid appear to — those who have not —— with covid appear to be _ those who have not —— with covid appear to be those who have not had the vaccine — appear to be those who have not had the vaccine i— appear to be those who have not had the vaccine. i went to a big house with new— the vaccine. i went to a big house with new information. as of the 3rd ofjune _

with new information. as of the 3rd ofjune -- — with new information. as of the 3rd ofjune -- i— with new information. as of the 3rd ofjune —— iwant with new information. as of the 3rd ofjune —— i want to update the house — ofjune —— i want to update the house at _ ofjune —— i want to update the house. at the 12,383 cases of the delta _ house. at the 12,383 cases of the delta variant, 464 went on to delta variant, 464 went onto present— delta variant, 464 went on to present at emergency care and 126 people — present at emergency care and 126 people were admitted to hospital. at these _ people were admitted to hospital. at these 126— people were admitted to hospital. at these 126 people, 83 were unvaccinated, 28 had received one dose, _ unvaccinated, 28 had received one dose. and — unvaccinated, 28 had received one dose, and just three had received both doses of vaccine. we should all be reassured by this because it shows— be reassured by this because it shows that those vaccinated groups who previously made up the vast majority — who previously made up the vast majority of hospitalisations are now in the _ majority of hospitalisations are now in the minority. so the jabs are working. — in the minority. so the jabs are working, we have to keep coming forward _ working, we have to keep coming forward to— working, we have to keep coming forward to get them, and that includes — forward to get them, and that includes violate that second jab, which _ includes violate that second jab, which we — includes violate that second jab, which we know gives better protection against the delta variant _ protection against the delta variant. the competence in the jab comes— variant. the competence in the jab comes from — variant. the competence in the jab comes from the fact that they are working _ comes from the fact that they are working and they're the best way out of the _ working and they're the best way out of the pandemic. no one wants our

freedoms _ of the pandemic. no one wants our freedoms to be restricted a single day longer than is necessary. i know the impact _ day longer than is necessary. i know the impact that these restrictions have all— the impact that these restrictions have all the things we love, honour business _ have all the things we love, honour business days, on health. —— on our mental— business days, on health. —— on our mental health. it is too soon to make _ mental health. it is too soon to make decisions on step four, the road _ make decisions on step four, the road map— make decisions on step four, the road map has always been guided by data, _ road map has always been guided by data. and _ road map has always been guided by data, and we need four weeks between steps to— data, and we need four weeks between steps to see _ data, and we need four weeks between steps to see the latest data and a further _ steps to see the latest data and a further week to give notice of our decisions — further week to give notice of our decisions. so we will assess the data _ decisions. so we will assess the data and — decisions. so we will assess the data and announce the outcome a week from today _ data and announce the outcome a week from today. under the restrictions have _ from today. under the restrictions have not— from today. under the restrictions have not been easy, and with the vaccine _ have not been easy, and with the vaccine programme moving at such place, _ vaccine programme moving at such place. l'm — vaccine programme moving at such place, i'm confident that one day soon, _ place, i'm confident that one day soon, freedom will return. to do this, _ soon, freedom will return. to do this, we — soon, freedom will return. to do this, we must stay vigilant, especially at this time when schoolchildren are returning to classrooms after the half term break — classrooms after the half term break. and when we are saying the highest _ break. and when we are saying the highest rises in positive cases among — highest rises in positive cases among secondary school age children. with schools returning today, it is

vital that — with schools returning today, it is vital that every secondary school a -e vital that every secondary school age child — vital that every secondary school age child takes a test twice a week. this is— age child takes a test twice a week. this is to _ age child takes a test twice a week. this is to protect them, is to help keep— this is to protect them, is to help keep schools open and a stop transmission. this is crucial to stop— transmission. this is crucial to stop the — transmission. this is crucial to stop the spread and to protect the education — stop the spread and to protect the education of your peers. while the evidence _ education of your peers. while the evidence shows that the impact of covid _ evidence shows that the impact of covid in _ evidence shows that the impact of covid in children is usually minimal, _ covid in children is usually minimal, we also note there is higher— minimal, we also note there is higher transmissibility among children, so the message to all parents — children, so the message to all parents have secondary children is to please — parents have secondary children is to please get your child tested twice — to please get your child tested twice a — to please get your child tested twice a week to help keep the pandemic under control and help on the road _ pandemic under control and help on the road to— pandemic under control and help on the road to recovery. the house will also be _ the road to recovery. the house will also be aware that are independent regulator. — also be aware that are independent regulator, the mhra, has conducted a review— regulator, the mhra, has conducted a review of— regulator, the mhra, has conducted a review of the pfizer beyond tech 'ob. review of the pfizer beyond tech job. having already concluded that the vaccine is dashing pfizer biontech jab. it is safe for people over 16 _ biontech jab. it is safe for people over 16 and they've also now concluded that it is safe for

children— concluded that it is safe for children between 12 and 15 years old, children between 12 and 15 years old. with— children between 12 and 15 years old, with the benefits vaccination clearly _ old, with the benefits vaccination clearly outweighing any risk. so i can confirm to the house that i have asked _ can confirm to the house that i have asked the _ can confirm to the house that i have asked the jcvi, the committee that advises _ asked the jcvi, the committee that advises us — asked the jcvi, the committee that advises us on vaccinations, to come with clinical — advises us on vaccinations, to come with clinical advice on vaccinating 12-17 _ with clinical advice on vaccinating 12—17 —year—olds. and we will listen to that _ 12—17 —year—olds. and we will listen to that clinical advice just as we have _ to that clinical advice just as we have done — to that clinical advice just as we have done throughout the pandemic. people _ have done throughout the pandemic. people in _ have done throughout the pandemic. people in this country know the vaccines— people in this country know the vaccines are the way out, but this pandemic— vaccines are the way out, but this pandemic won't be over until it is over— pandemic won't be over until it is over everywhere. this week, the prime _ over everywhere. this week, the prime minister will host 67 over everywhere. this week, the prime minister will host g7 leaders in cornwall, where he will work to persuade — in cornwall, where he will work to persuade our allies to join the uk in our— persuade our allies to join the uk in our historic commitment to vaccinate _ in our historic commitment to vaccinate the whole world against covid-19 — vaccinate the whole world against covid—19 by 2022. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has already proven — astrazeneca vaccine has already proven to — astrazeneca vaccine has already proven to be a vital tool in this effort, — proven to be a vital tool in this effort, with more than half a billion— effort, with more than half a billion doses now release for supply around _ billion doses now release for supply around the — billion doses now release for supply around the world. and crucially, it is delivered — around the world. and crucially, it is delivered at cost. in my view,

this approach, providing vaccines that cost— this approach, providing vaccines that cost is— this approach, providing vaccines that cost is the best way to vaccinate the world and i believe that developing a vaccine in our countries — that developing a vaccine in our countries to manufacture it at cost is the _ countries to manufacture it at cost is the greatest gift this nation could've — is the greatest gift this nation could've given the world during this pandemic — could've given the world during this pandemic i— could've given the world during this pandemic. i headed this week's g7 leader's— pandemic. i headed this week's g7 leader's summit, i met with ministers _ leader's summit, i met with ministers and guests from some of the world's— ministers and guests from some of the world's largest democracies in oxford _ the world's largest democracies in oxford. our new clinic —— clinical trials. _ oxford. 0ur new clinic —— clinical trials. show— oxford. our new clinic —— clinical trials, show greater collaboration across _ trials, show greater collaboration across borders and the result will be faster— across borders and the result will be faster access to approved treatments and vaccines. we reach agreement— treatments and vaccines. we reach agreement with industry leaders to cut the _ agreement with industry leaders to cut the time it takes to develop and deploy— cut the time it takes to develop and deploy new diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines tojust 100 deploy new diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines to just 100 days. deploy new diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines tojust 100 days. and i believe _ and vaccines tojust 100 days. and i believe that — and vaccines tojust 100 days. and i believe that as a result of what we have agreed in oxford, there are people _ have agreed in oxford, there are people who will live who otherwise might _ people who will live who otherwise might have died. and i can think of no greater— might have died. and i can think of no greater outcome than that. in

summary, — no greater outcome than that. in summary, beating this pandemic is an international imperative, but it continues— international imperative, but it continues to be a domestic duty that falls on _ continues to be a domestic duty that falls on each and everyone of us to keep— falls on each and everyone of us to keep up— falls on each and everyone of us to keep up the — falls on each and everyone of us to keep up the basics like hands, space and fresh _ keep up the basics like hands, space and fresh air, to get regular tests, and fresh air, to get regular tests, and when — and fresh air, to get regular tests, and when you get the call, get both jabs. _ and when you get the call, get both jabs, because that is a way we can stop the _ jabs, because that is a way we can stop the spread and get out of this and restore the freedoms we hold dear safely and together. and i commend the statement to the house. i now commend the statement to the house. i now call— commend the statement to the house. i now call the shadow house secondary. i now call the shadow house secondary-— i now call the shadow house seconda . �* ., ., secondary. i'm grateful to the secular state _ secondary. i'm grateful to the secular state for _ secondary. i'm grateful to the secular state for advance - secondary. i'm grateful to the secular state for advance side j secondary. i'm grateful to the i secular state for advance side of his statement and i am also grateful that he _ his statement and i am also grateful that he has— his statement and i am also grateful that he has confirmed that the government's approach continues to be driven— government's approach continues to be driven by the data, not dates. we do face. _ be driven by the data, not dates. we do face. as— be driven by the data, not dates. we do face, as we often have done throughout the last 15 months, some uncertainty, but we do know that the delta _ uncertainty, but we do know that the delta variant is now the dominant variant— delta variant is now the dominant variant in— delta variant is now the dominant variant in the uk. we know that 73% of the _ variant in the uk. we know that 73% of the delta — variant in the uk. we know that 73% of the delta cases are in unvaccinated people, we know that

one dose _ unvaccinated people, we know that one dose offers less protection against — one dose offers less protection against this particular variant, and although— against this particular variant, and although hospitalisations are low, we know— although hospitalisations are low, we know that if they see an increase in hospitalisations, that will put significant pressures on the nhs as they are _ significant pressures on the nhs as they are trying to deal with the care _ they are trying to deal with the care backlog. and we also note that lon- care backlog. and we also note that long tee _ care backlog. and we also note that long tee is — care backlog. and we also note that long tee is significant and debilitating for many people. —— along _ debilitating for many people. —— along covid. i am an optimist and i believe _ along covid. i am an optimist and i believe the — along covid. i am an optimist and i believe the vaccination is ultimately our way through this, so can i_ ultimately our way through this, so can i ask— ultimately our way through this, so can i ask him whether he is able to id can i ask him whether he is able to go further— can i ask him whether he is able to go further on vaccination? is he able _ go further on vaccination? is he able to— go further on vaccination? is he able to do— go further on vaccination? is he able to do more to drive up vaccination rates in those areas that i_ vaccination rates in those areas that l have _ vaccination rates in those areas that i have seen the delta variant take-off— that i have seen the delta variant take—off and where uptake remains low? _ take—off and where uptake remains low? such— take—off and where uptake remains low? such as blackburn, or my own city of _ low? such as blackburn, or my own city of leicester. is he able to narrow — city of leicester. is he able to narrow the _ city of leicester. is he able to narrow the timeframe between the first dose _ narrow the timeframe between the first dose and the second dose, given— first dose and the second dose, given that — first dose and the second dose, given that we know that one dose is not as— given that we know that one dose is not as protective as we would like? and you _ not as protective as we would like? and you will— not as protective as we would like? and you will a seen that wales are

now vaccinating everyone over 18 from _ now vaccinating everyone over 18 from the — now vaccinating everyone over 18 from the week. can he tell us when england _ from the week. can he tell us when england will follow? yesterday he talked _ england will follow? yesterday he talked about the outbreaks amongst schoolchildren and young people, we know that _ schoolchildren and young people, we know that children can transmit the virus _ know that children can transmit the virus and _ know that children can transmit the virus and that children can be at particular— virus and that children can be at particular risk of long covid, so in that contest, white mask wearing is no longer— that contest, white mask wearing is no longer mandatory in secondary schools? — no longer mandatory in secondary schools? and asked the committee to look at _ schools? and asked the committee to look at vaccination for children, something i pressed him on a number of times— something i pressed him on a number of times at— something i pressed him on a number of times at the dispatch box. can he .ive of times at the dispatch box. can he give us _ of times at the dispatch box. can he give us a _ of times at the dispatch box. can he give us a timeframe on when he expects — give us a timeframe on when he expects the joint committee to report— expects the joint committee to report on— expects the joint committee to report on that front? he talks about the g7. _ report on that front? he talks about the g7. and — report on that front? he talks about the g7, and this pandemic has certainly— the g7, and this pandemic has certainly shown that in an interconnected world where climate change _ interconnected world where climate change and biodiversity loss, working _ change and biodiversity loss, working internationally to prevent outbreaks is in our interest. none of us _ outbreaks is in our interest. none of us is _ outbreaks is in our interest. none of us is safe — outbreaks is in our interest. none of us is safe until all of us are safe. — of us is safe until all of us are safe. that _ of us is safe until all of us are safe, that is not a slogan, there is

a fact— safe, that is not a slogan, there is a fact of— safe, that is not a slogan, there is a fact of the — safe, that is not a slogan, there is a fact of the situation wherein. so that means — a fact of the situation wherein. so that means working internationally, not cutting international aid for a start. _ not cutting international aid for a start. but— not cutting international aid for a start, but it also means working globally — start, but it also means working globally on our vaccination efforts. people _ globally on our vaccination efforts. people seem today that gordon brown and tony— people seem today that gordon brown and tony blairand people seem today that gordon brown and tony blair and other ex world leaders _ and tony blair and other ex world leaders have put forward a g7 burden sharing _ leaders have put forward a g7 burden sharing plan that would vaccinate the world. — sharing plan that would vaccinate the world. will this government support— the world. will this government support it? and finally, i welcome what _ support it? and finally, i welcome what he _ support it? and finally, i welcome what he said about research. research _ what he said about research. research in science is our way through— research in science is our way through this pandemic and is our way through— through this pandemic and is our way through securing so many diseases and ailments, but he will know that while _ and ailments, but he will know that while we _ and ailments, but he will know that while we are in this pandemic and when _ while we are in this pandemic and when gps — while we are in this pandemic and when gps are stretched and front line staff — when gps are stretched and front line staff are stretched, patients are unaware that a whole load of gpa held patient data is about to be transferred to nhs. i am not opposed to nhs— transferred to nhs. i am not opposed to nhs data being used for public .ood to nhs data being used for public good research, but some of the most sensitive _ good research, but some of the most sensitive data shared with gps by patient _ sensitive data shared with gps by patient incompetence of years ago,

potentially when in a state of vulnerability, such as termination of pregnancy, matters of domestic or sexual— of pregnancy, matters of domestic or sexual abuse issues, substance abuse or alcohol— sexual abuse issues, substance abuse or alcohol abuse, that is set to be shared _ or alcohol abuse, that is set to be shared with— or alcohol abuse, that is set to be shared with nhs digital and potentially used by commercial interests, and yet hardly anyone knows _ interests, and yet hardly anyone knows about it. and the hours about safeguards. — knows about it. and the hours about safeguards, patient confidentiality, so given— safeguards, patient confidentiality, so given the secrecy, given the haste _ so given the secrecy, given the haste and — so given the secrecy, given the haste and the difficulties in opting out, haste and the difficulties in opting out. will— haste and the difficulties in opting out, will he not now consider abandoning this, pausing this for now and — abandoning this, pausing this for now and launching a transparent consultation process with patients and clinicians on how best confidential data can be shared or research — confidential data can be shared or research purposes?— research purposes? secretary of state. thank _ research purposes? secretary of state. thank you _ research purposes? secretary of state. thank you very _ research purposes? secretary of state. thank you very much, - research purposes? secretary of. state. thank you very much, firstly he raises the _ state. thank you very much, firstly he raises the question _ state. thank you very much, firstly he raises the question of— state. thank you very much, firstly he raises the question of breaking | he raises the question of breaking sure that — he raises the question of breaking sure that we reduce transmission amongst — sure that we reduce transmission amongst children. it is true that the increase in case rate has been

predominantly amongst children, especially secondary school age children — especially secondary school age children. and the testing regime among _ children. and the testing regime among secondary school age children has been _ among secondary school age children has been enthusiastically taken up by the _ has been enthusiastically taken up by the schools across the country. it is by the schools across the country. it is very _ by the schools across the country. it is very important as we returned from _ it is very important as we returned from half— it is very important as we returned from half term that that is reinstated in full twice a week, every— reinstated in full twice a week, every child being tested. it made a bil every child being tested. it made a big difference in helping to keep schools— big difference in helping to keep schools open, both making sure that whole _ schools open, both making sure that whole bubbles did not have to go home _ whole bubbles did not have to go home because of somebody tested positive _ home because of somebody tested positive at home before they went in, positive at home before they went in. it— positive at home before they went in, it meant that the whole bubble didn't— in, it meant that the whole bubble didn't have — in, it meant that the whole bubble didn't have to go home, and keeping schools— didn't have to go home, and keeping schools open and preventing the transmission up to older age people who might _ transmission up to older age people who might be more badly affected. the testing in schools is incredibly important — the testing in schools is incredibly important to make sure that we can keep as _ important to make sure that we can keep as much education as possible between _ keep as much education as possible between now and the summer. and he asks about— between now and the summer. and he asks about the jcvi advice on

children's— asks about the jcvi advice on children's vaccination, that will be available — children's vaccination, that will be available in — children's vaccination, that will be available in a matter of weeks, i know— available in a matter of weeks, i know they— available in a matter of weeks, i know they on it now and i will of course _ know they on it now and i will of course come to the house and explain the proposed approach as soon as we have that _ the proposed approach as soon as we have that or— the proposed approach as soon as we have that or mould advice. finally he asks _ have that or mould advice. finally he asks about —— when we have that format— he asks about —— when we have that formal advice. he asks about —— when we have that formaladvice. i'm he asks about —— when we have that formal advice. i'm glad he said how important _ formal advice. i'm glad he said how important he thought research based on data _ important he thought research based on data is— important he thought research based on data is within the nhs, because it isnt— on data is within the nhs, because it isn't life—saving and it has been used _ it isn't life—saving and it has been used incredibly —— it is life—saving and has _ used incredibly —— it is life—saving and has been used powerfully during the pandemic and one of the reasons that the _ the pandemic and one of the reasons that the uk— the pandemic and one of the reasons that the uk is a place where we discovered some of the life—saving treatment— discovered some of the life—saving treatment for covid like dexamethasone is because of the powerful— dexamethasone is because of the powerful use of data. just that discovery— powerful use of data. just that discovery of dexamethasone, which was discovered using nhs data, has saved _ was discovered using nhs data, has saved over— was discovered using nhs data, has saved over1 million lives around the world. — saved over1 million lives around the world. he also rates the issue of this— the world. he also rates the issue of this data — the world. he also rates the issue of this data belonging to gps being passed _ of this data belonging to gps being passed to — of this data belonging to gps being passed to nhs digital. data about

kids or— passed to nhs digital. data about kids or my or anybody else's medical condition— kids or my or anybody else's medical condition does not belong to any gp, it belongs— condition does not belong to any gp, it belongs to the citizen, it belongs _ it belongs to the citizen, it belongs to the patient, that is the approach — belongs to the patient, that is the approach that we should take. and i absolutely— approach that we should take. and i absolutely agree with him that it is important — absolutely agree with him that it is important to do these things right and properly, but i am glad that the vast majority of people are strongly onside _ vast majority of people are strongly onside for— vast majority of people are strongly onside for the use of their data to improve _ onside for the use of their data to improve lives and save lives and that is— improve lives and save lives and that is the — improve lives and save lives and that is the approach were going to take in— that is the approach were going to take in building a modern data platform — take in building a modern data platform for the nhs so that we can make _ platform for the nhs so that we can make sure — platform for the nhs so that we can make sure that we use all of this modern — make sure that we use all of this modern asset to improve individual care and _ modern asset to improve individual care and improve research, and therefore — care and improve research, and therefore all of our care, whilst preserving the highest standards of safety _ preserving the highest standards of safety and privacy. which will be enhanced — safety and privacy. which will be enhanced by a more modern use of data. _ enhanced by a more modern use of data. so _ enhanced by a more modern use of data. so l'm — enhanced by a more modern use of data. so i'm glad he is onside for the use _ data. so i'm glad he is onside for the use of— data. so i'm glad he is onside for the use of data in the nhs, but you have to _ the use of data in the nhs, but you have to be — the use of data in the nhs, but you have to be onside when you actually

put that _ have to be onside when you actually put that into practice, it's not just— put that into practice, it's not just warm _ put that into practice, it's not just warm words, it's about making it happen — just warm words, it's about making it happen it— just warm words, it's about making it ha en. . just warm words, it's about making ithauen. , . ,, it happen. it is incredibly encouraging _ it happen. it is incredibly encouraging that - it happen. it is incredibly encouraging that just - it happen. it is incredibly l encouraging that just three it happen. it is incredibly - encouraging thatjust three cases out of 12,000 cases of the delta variant were double jab. but is a debate inside government now about a potential short, temporary extension of the restrictions to allow more people to get both jabs or a more permanent slowing down of the easing of actions? because that is a massive difference to all of our constituents in terms of what may happen in the announcement next week. secondly, could he look at one particular group of being particularly hard hit over the last year, parents of disabled children. people know about my constituent laura wilde, who took her nine—year—old daughter who has cerebral palsy to lanzarote nine—year—old daughter who has cerebral palsy to la nza rote for physical therapy that she was unable to get in england, and i was looking at quarantine rules when she comes

back, can we show more flexibility and exceptional cases like that? in the case of laura wilde, i am very— in the case of laura wilde, i am very happy_ in the case of laura wilde, i am very happy to look at how that case can fit _ very happy to look at how that case can fit with — very happy to look at how that case can fit with the exemptions that do already— can fit with the exemptions that do already apply for travel for medical purposes— already apply for travel for medical purposes along of course with the testing _ purposes along of course with the testing regime to make sure it's done _ testing regime to make sure it's done in — testing regime to make sure it's done in a — testing regime to make sure it's done in a safe way. i am very happy to talk— done in a safe way. i am very happy to talk to _ done in a safe way. i am very happy to talk to colleagues at the home office _ to talk to colleagues at the home office about allowing that to happen. on his first point, it is reassuring _ happen. on his first point, it is reassuring that there is such a clear— reassuring that there is such a clear breakage of the previously link through to hospitalisations and that is— link through to hospitalisations and that is very good news. this is why we have _ that is very good news. this is why we have this — that is very good news. this is why we have this effort to get everyone vaccinated — we have this effort to get everyone vaccinated as soon as possible. speaking — vaccinated as soon as possible. speaking to those directly in their

late 20s _ speaking to those directly in their late 20s who are able to book a jab from _ late 20s who are able to book a jab from tomorrow and others who might feel that _ from tomorrow and others who might feel that in _ from tomorrow and others who might feel that in their age group they are unlikely to die of covid, the best— are unlikely to die of covid, the best way— are unlikely to die of covid, the best way for us to get our freedoms back and _ best way for us to get our freedoms back and get back to normal is for everyone — back and get back to normal is for everyone to — back and get back to normal is for everyone to come forward and get the 'ob. everyone to come forward and get the job. it _ everyone to come forward and get the job. it really— everyone to come forward and get the job. it really matters that we will come _ job. it really matters that we will come forward because it's the safest way out. _ come forward because it's the safest way out. on— come forward because it's the safest way out. on the specific question he asked _ way out. on the specific question he asked about how we were thinking about— asked about how we were thinking about the — asked about how we were thinking about the 21st ofjune step, the honest— about the 21st ofjune step, the honest answer is it is too early to say. _ honest answer is it is too early to say. i_ honest answer is it is too early to say. i tried — honest answer is it is too early to say. i tried to give a studiously neutral— say. i tried to give a studiously neutral answer on the tv yesterday which _ neutral answer on the tv yesterday which some — neutral answer on the tv yesterday which some people interpreted as .un- which some people interpreted as gung ho _ which some people interpreted as gung ho and others as overly restrictive, that is the nature of uncertainty i'm afraid. it's too early— uncertainty i'm afraid. it's too early to— uncertainty i'm afraid. it's too early to say. we are looking at all of the _ early to say. we are looking at all of the data — early to say. we are looking at all of the data and the road map itself sets out _ of the data and the road map itself sets out the approach we will take which _

sets out the approach we will take which is _ sets out the approach we will take which is that there is step four and then four— which is that there is step four and then four distinct pieces of work which _ then four distinct pieces of work which our— then four distinct pieces of work which our reports on what should happen— which our reports on what should happen after step four on social distancing, internationaltravel, certification and the rest. we will seriously— certification and the rest. we will seriously follow the road map process — seriously follow the road map process that has been set out with four weeks— process that has been set out with four weeks to accumulate the data and then— four weeks to accumulate the data and then take a decision whether weeks _ and then take a decision whether weeks ago and we will come forward and the _ weeks ago and we will come forward and the prime minister will make those _ and the prime minister will make those decisions and announce them in a week's— those decisions and announce them in a week's time. | those decisions and announce them in a weeks time-— a week's time. i note the secretary of state is still _ a week's time. i note the secretary of state is still considering - a week's time. i note the secretary of state is still considering ending l of state is still considering ending all social— of state is still considering ending all social distancing _ of state is still considering ending all social distancing measures - of state is still considering ending all social distancing measures onl all social distancing measures on the 21st — all social distancing measures on the 21st of — all social distancing measures on the 21st ofjune _ all social distancing measures on the 21st ofjune but _ all social distancing measures on the 21st ofjune but does - all social distancing measures on the 21st ofjune but does he - all social distancing measures on the 21st ofjune but does he not. the 21st ofjune but does he not think— the 21st ofjune but does he not think that — the 21st ofjune but does he not think that would _ the 21st ofjune but does he not think that would be _ the 21st ofjune but does he not think that would be dangerous. the 21st ofjune but does he notl think that would be dangerous in the 21st ofjune but does he not- think that would be dangerous in the face of— think that would be dangerous in the face of rising — think that would be dangerous in the face of rising cases _ think that would be dangerous in the face of rising cases of— think that would be dangerous in the face of rising cases of the _ face of rising cases of the significantly— face of rising cases of the significantly more - face of rising cases of the . significantly more infectious face of rising cases of the - significantly more infectious delta variant. _ significantly more infectious delta variant. would _ significantly more infectious delta variant. would it— significantly more infectious delta variant. would it not— significantly more infectious delta variant. would it not be _ significantly more infectious delta variant. would it not be better. significantly more infectious delta variant. would it not be better to| variant. would it not be better to actually— variant. would it not be better to actually adhere _ variant. would it not be better to actually adhere to _ variant. would it not be better to actually adhere to the _ variant. would it not be better to. actually adhere to the government mantra _ actually adhere to the government mantra of— actually adhere to the government mantra of being _ actually adhere to the government

mantra of being guided _ actually adhere to the government mantra of being guided by- actually adhere to the government mantra of being guided by data - actually adhere to the government i mantra of being guided by data and not dates — mantra of being guided by data and not dates. while _ mantra of being guided by data and not dates. while it's— mantra of being guided by data and not dates. while it's welcome - mantra of being guided by data and not dates. while it's welcome thatl not dates. while it's welcome that half of— not dates. while it's welcome that half of are — not dates. while it's welcome that half of are fully _ not dates. while it's welcome that half of are fully vaccinated - not dates. while it's welcome that half of are fully vaccinated and - half of are fully vaccinated and scotland — half of are fully vaccinated and scotland has _ half of are fully vaccinated and scotland has already— half of are fully vaccinated and scotland has already started i scotland has already started vaccinating _ scotland has already started vaccinating those _ scotland has already started vaccinating those over- scotland has already started vaccinating those over 18, l scotland has already started | vaccinating those over 18, he scotland has already started - vaccinating those over 18, he must be aware _ vaccinating those over 18, he must be aware that _ vaccinating those over 18, he must be aware that one _ vaccinating those over 18, he must be aware that one dose _ vaccinating those over 18, he must be aware that one dose of - vaccinating those over 18, he must be aware that one dose of the - be aware that one dose of the current — be aware that one dose of the current vaccines _ be aware that one dose of the current vaccines only- be aware that one dose of the current vaccines only provides be aware that one dose of the - current vaccines only provides 33% protection — current vaccines only provides 33% protection so— current vaccines only provides 33% protection. so does _ current vaccines only provides 33% protection. so does he _ current vaccines only provides 33% protection. so does he accept- current vaccines only provides 33% protection. so does he accept thatj protection. so does he accept that means— protection. so does he accept that means we — protection. so does he accept that means we cannot _ protection. so does he accept that means we cannot rely _ protection. so does he accept that means we cannot rely on - protection. so does he accept that means we cannot rely on single i protection. so does he accept that i means we cannot rely on single dose vaccination _ means we cannot rely on single dose vaccination to — means we cannot rely on single dose vaccination to control— means we cannot rely on single dose vaccination to control this _ means we cannot rely on single dose vaccination to control this variant i vaccination to control this variant without _ vaccination to control this variant without social _ vaccination to control this variant without social distance _ vaccination to control this variant i without social distance measures. myself _ without social distance measures. myself and — without social distance measures. myself and many— without social distance measures. myself and many other _ without social distance measures. myself and many other mps - without social distance measures. i myself and many other mps repeatedly called for _ myself and many other mps repeatedly called for hotel— myself and many other mps repeatedly called for hotel quarantine _ myself and many other mps repeatedly called for hotel quarantine to _ myself and many other mps repeatedly called for hotel quarantine to be - called for hotel quarantine to be applied — called for hotel quarantine to be applied to — called for hotel quarantine to be applied to all _ called for hotel quarantine to be applied to all arrivals _ called for hotel quarantine to be applied to all arrivals in - called for hotel quarantine to be applied to all arrivals in the i called for hotel quarantine to be applied to all arrivals in the uk i called for hotel quarantine to be i applied to all arrivals in the uk to prevent— applied to all arrivals in the uk to prevent exactly— applied to all arrivals in the uk to prevent exactly the _ applied to all arrivals in the uk to prevent exactly the situation i applied to all arrivals in the uk to prevent exactly the situation we i applied to all arrivals in the uk to i prevent exactly the situation we now face. prevent exactly the situation we now face he _ prevent exactly the situation we now face. he repeatedly— prevent exactly the situation we now face. he repeatedly claimed - prevent exactly the situation we now face. he repeatedly claimed home i face. he repeatedly claimed home quarantine — face. he repeatedly claimed home quarantine was _ face. he repeatedly claimed home quarantine was working _ face. he repeatedly claimed home quarantine was working but - face. he repeatedly claimed home quarantine was working but does i face. he repeatedly claimed home. quarantine was working but does he not accept _ quarantine was working but does he not accept that _ quarantine was working but does he not accept that the _ quarantine was working but does he not accept that the importation i quarantine was working but does he not accept that the importation and| not accept that the importation and now dominance _ not accept that the importation and now dominance of— not accept that the importation and now dominance of the _ not accept that the importation and now dominance of the delta - not accept that the importation and now dominance of the delta variant shows _ now dominance of the delta variant shows that — now dominance of the delta variant shows that isn't _ now dominance of the delta variant shows that isn't true. _ now dominance of the delta variant shows that isn't true. with - now dominance of the delta variant shows that isn't true. with the i shows that isn't true. with the current— shows that isn't true. with the current rise _ shows that isn't true. with the current rise in _ shows that isn't true. with the current rise in cases— shows that isn't true. with the current rise in cases in- shows that isn't true. with the current rise in cases in the i shows that isn't true. with the i current rise in cases in the delta variant— current rise in cases in the delta variant threatening _ current rise in cases in the delta variant threatening the - current rise in cases in the delta variant threatening the progress made _ variant threatening the progress made during _ variant threatening the progress made during almost _ variant threatening the progress made during almost five - variant threatening the progressj made during almost five months variant threatening the progress i made during almost five months of lockdown _

made during almost five months of lockdown does— made during almost five months of lockdown does he _ made during almost five months of lockdown does he regret _ made during almost five months of lockdown does he regret the - made during almost five months of. lockdown does he regret the decision to delay— lockdown does he regret the decision to delay adding — lockdown does he regret the decision to delay adding india _ lockdown does he regret the decision to delay adding india to— lockdown does he regret the decision to delay adding india to the - lockdown does he regret the decision to delay adding india to the red - to delay adding india to the red list? _ to delay adding india to the red list? in— to delay adding india to the red list? in light— to delay adding india to the red list? in light of— to delay adding india to the red list? in light of the _ to delay adding india to the red list? in light of the disruption l list? in light of the disruption caused — list? in light of the disruption caused by— list? in light of the disruption caused by the _ list? in light of the disruption caused by the shambles i list? in light of the disruption caused by the shambles of. list? in light of the disruption - caused by the shambles of changing portugal— caused by the shambles of changing portugal plasma _ caused by the shambles of changing portugal plasma classification - caused by the shambles of changing portugal plasma classification this i portugal plasma classification this week— portugal plasma classification this week does— portugal plasma classification this week does he _ portugal plasma classification this week does he recognise _ portugal plasma classification this week does he recognise this- portugal plasma classification this week does he recognise this has. portugal plasma classification this i week does he recognise this has done neither— week does he recognise this has done neither holiday— makers _ week does he recognise this has done neither holiday— makers nor— week does he recognise this has done neither holiday— makers nor the - neither holiday— makers nor the travel _ neither holiday— makers nor the travel industry— neither holiday— makers nor the travel industry any _ neither holiday— makers nor the travel industry any favours i neither holiday— makers nor the travel industry any favours so i neither holiday— makers nor the i travel industry any favours so well he now _ travel industry any favours so well he now get— travel industry any favours so well he now get rid _ travel industry any favours so well he now get rid of— travel industry any favours so well he now get rid of the _ travel industry any favours so well he now get rid of the traffic - travel industry any favours so well he now get rid of the traffic light i he now get rid of the traffic light system — he now get rid of the traffic light system and _ he now get rid of the traffic light system and tighten _ he now get rid of the traffic light system and tighten border- he now get rid of the traffic light i system and tighten border quarantine policy— system and tighten border quarantine policy so _ system and tighten border quarantine policy so we _ system and tighten border quarantine policy so we avoid _ system and tighten border quarantine policy so we avoid importing - system and tighten border quarantine policy so we avoid importing more i policy so we avoid importing more vaccine _ policy so we avoid importing more vaccine resistant— policy so we avoid importing more vaccine resistant variants - policy so we avoid importing more vaccine resistant variants and i vaccine resistant variants and safely — vaccine resistant variants and safely open _ vaccine resistant variants and safely open up _ vaccine resistant variants and safely open up our— vaccine resistant variants and safely open up our domesticl vaccine resistant variants and - safely open up our domestic economy and society. _ safely open up our domestic economy and society. he — safely open up our domestic economy and society. he talked _ safely open up our domestic economy and society. he talked today - safely open up our domestic economy and society. he talked today about i and society. he talked today about the uk _ and society. he talked today about the uk vaccinating _ and society. he talked today about the uk vaccinating the _ and society. he talked today about the uk vaccinating the world - and society. he talked today about the uk vaccinating the world so i and society. he talked today aboutl the uk vaccinating the world so can he say— the uk vaccinating the world so can he say how— the uk vaccinating the world so can he say how many— the uk vaccinating the world so can he say how many doses _ the uk vaccinating the world so can he say how many doses the - the uk vaccinating the world so can he say how many doses the uk - the uk vaccinating the world so can he say how many doses the uk has| he say how many doses the uk has donated _ he say how many doses the uk has donated to — he say how many doses the uk has donated to kovac's _ he say how many doses the uk has donated to kovac's and _ he say how many doses the uk has donated to kovac's and does - he say how many doses the uk has donated to kovac's and does that l donated to kovac's and does that mean _ donated to kovac's and does that mean the — donated to kovac's and does that mean the government _ donated to kovac's and does that mean the government will- donated to kovac's and does that. mean the government will support donated to kovac's and does that - mean the government will support the sharing _ mean the government will support the sharing of— mean the government will support the sharing of intellectual _ mean the government will support the sharing of intellectual property- mean the government will support the sharing of intellectual property and - sharing of intellectual property and technology— sharing of intellectual property and technology and _ sharing of intellectual property and technology and the _ sharing of intellectual property and technology and the trips _ sharing of intellectual property and technology and the trips waiver - sharing of intellectual property and technology and the trips waiver asi technology and the trips waiver as to increase — technology and the trips waiver as to increase global— technology and the trips waiver as to increase global vaccine - to increase global vaccine production? _ to increase global vaccine production?— to increase global vaccine roduction? t, , l, to increase global vaccine roduction? t, , t, t, production? there was quite a lot that needs _ production? there was quite a lot that needs sorting _ production? there was quite a lot that needs sorting in _ production? there was quite a lot that needs sorting in that. - production? there was quite a lot

that needs sorting in that. she i that needs sorting in that. she complains that i acted on portugal when _ complains that i acted on portugal when we _ complains that i acted on portugal when we saw the data and yet she complains — when we saw the data and yet she complains that i didn't act on india before _ complains that i didn't act on india before we — complains that i didn't act on india before we had the data. you can't have _ before we had the data. you can't have it _ before we had the data. you can't have it both — before we had the data. you can't have it both ways. she asked me to follow _ have it both ways. she asked me to follow data — have it both ways. she asked me to follow data not dates but then asked me to _ follow data not dates but then asked me to prejudge the data by making a decision— me to prejudge the data by making a decision about the 21st ofjune right— decision about the 21st ofjune right now. i am confused about that one because i know the scottish government have been themselves reopening. that is a reasonable decision— reopening. that is a reasonable decision for the scottish government but its— decision for the scottish government but it's a _ decision for the scottish government but it's a bit— decision for the scottish government but it's a bit rich then for the snp spokesman — but it's a bit rich then for the snp spokesman to have a go at us for deciding — spokesman to have a go at us for deciding to — spokesman to have a go at us for deciding to look at the data over the next — deciding to look at the data over the next week rather than prejudging that decision. it's quite hard to listen — that decision. it's quite hard to listen and _ that decision. it's quite hard to listen and not respond and explain what's _ listen and not respond and explain what's actually going on. the third point _ what's actually going on. the third point is _

what's actually going on. the third point is on — what's actually going on. the third point is on international vaccination. absolutely this country has stepped up to the plate. of the 2 bitiion— has stepped up to the plate. of the 2 billion doses delivered around the world _ 2 billion doses delivered around the world hatt— 2 billion doses delivered around the world half a billion have been the oxford _ world half a billion have been the oxford astra—zeneca vaccine which was developed by oxford astra—zeneca and uk _ was developed by oxford astra—zeneca and uk taxpayers money and as a gift to the _ and uk taxpayers money and as a gift to the world. of course we don't rule out — to the world. of course we don't rule out donating excess doses but only when — rule out donating excess doses but only when we have excess doses and i'm only when we have excess doses and i'm sure _ only when we have excess doses and i'm sure she — only when we have excess doses and i'm sure she will accept that that that is— i'm sure she will accept that that that is a — i'm sure she will accept that that that is a position agreed not only by the _ that is a position agreed not only by the uk — that is a position agreed not only by the uk government but also by the devotved _ by the uk government but also by the devolved administrations because we want to— devolved administrations because we want to make sure the people who we serve _ want to make sure the people who we serve get _ want to make sure the people who we serve get the chance to be vaccinated as soon as possible. when it comes _ vaccinated as soon as possible. when it comes to— vaccinated as soon as possible. when it comes to intellectual property we support— it comes to intellectual property we support intellectual property rights in this— support intellectual property rights in this country. you couldn't get drugs _ in this country. you couldn't get drugs to— in this country. you couldn't get drugs to market in the way we managed _ drugs to market in the way we managed here without support for international property because you have to _ international property because you have to put billions of pounds of

researching to get the returns over the medium term. but what we did do was more _ the medium term. but what we did do was more than a year ago we agreed with oxford — was more than a year ago we agreed with oxford and astra—zeneca that they would be no charge for the intellectual property rights on this vaccine _ intellectual property rights on this vaccine around the world. i am delighted — vaccine around the world. i am delighted that others are starting to take _ delighted that others are starting to take the same approach. we have been on _ to take the same approach. we have been on this— to take the same approach. we have been on this more than a year now so it's a _ been on this more than a year now so it's a bit— been on this more than a year now so it's a bit rich— been on this more than a year now so it's a bit rich to — been on this more than a year now so it's a bit rich to hear a lecture from — it's a bit rich to hear a lecture from north— it's a bit rich to hear a lecture from north of the border. we will leave that _ from north of the border. we will leave that they. _ from north of the border. we will leave that they. that _ from north of the border. we will leave that they. that was - from north of the border. we will leave that they. that was the - from north of the border. we will. leave that they. that was the health secretary mark —— matt hancock answering questions about the june 21 date for lifting the remaining restrictions that were brought in. obviously it's a devolved matter and other parts of the uk make their minds up. he did say that over

25—year—olds can come forward for a vaccine as of tomorrow and also the joint committee on vaccination will take a look at the possibility of offering their pfizer vaccination to 12 to 15 different roles. —— —year—olds. we are going to have a look at foreign aid in a second but first of all let me tell you about this. regulators in the united states have approved biojen's drug as a first treatment to address the underlying cause of alzheimer's disease. it's a bit controversial but they have chosen to do it.

so biojen so bio jen getting so biojen getting that approval from the us regulators. mps will not be given a vote tonight on the government's decision to cut britain's overseas aid budget. around a0 conservative mps are calling on borisjohnson to restore his general election commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on foreign aid, having temporarily cut it to 0.5%. in the past hour, the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsey hoyle, told mps the framing of the debate was out of order, but that he would consider a request this afternoon for an emergency debate tommorow. one of the leading rebel tory mps, andrew mitchell accused the government of "riding

roughshod" over parliament. of course, i completely accepted that you are the referee on these matters and that is that, but, mr speaker, the government front bench are trading the house of commons with disrespect. they are avoiding a vote on the commitments that each of us made individually and collectively at the last general election, on a promise made internationally, and in the opinion of some of britain's leading lawyers, the government is acting unlawfully. mr speaker, had we secured a vote on the new clause tonight, i can assure the house it would've secured the assent of the house by not less than a majority of nine, and probably of around 20 votes. mr speaker, in the week of the british chairmanship of the g7, the government's failure to address this issue will indisputably mean that hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths will result. it is already attracting criticism from all round the other members of the g7. what advice, mr speaker,

do you have for my right honourable and honourable friends and i to seek to stop the government from riding roughshod over parliament in this way and seeking to thwart our democratic rights as members of the house of commons? sir lindsey hoyle urged the government to give parliament a say. i share the house's frustration. it is quite right that this house should not continue to be taken for granted, but we must do it in the right way. and i believe the government need to respect and need to come forward. i totally agree with the honourable member. not only for this house, but the country needs that this is debated and heard and an effective decision taken. i now put that on the record and help the government will take up that challenge and give this house it's due respect that it deserves. we are the elected members, this house should be taken seriously and the government should be accountable here, so i wish and hope, very quickly, that this is taken on board. i don't want this to drag on.

and if not, we will then look to find other ways in which we can move forward. a double child killer, who was the first murderer to be convicted using dna evidence, has been deemed ready for release, after a decision by the parole board. colin pitchfork was jailed for life for killing two is—year—olds, lynda mann and dawn ashworth, in leicestershire in the 19805. at the time of his conviction, the lord chiefjustice said he doubted it would ever be safe to release him. today the govenment has indicated it will take legal advice over whether it can challenge the decision. alberto costa is the mp for south leicestershire. he said it would be "immoral, wrong and frankly dangerous" to release colin pitchfork from jail. look, let's remember that during thejohn worboys situation, the parole board made terrible errors ofjudgment in that situation and it did end up in a judicial review and it did end up with my then conservative

ministerial colleagues proposing changes to the parole board rules, very welcome changes, and that pitchfork back then, his hearing was rescheduled. so the parole board certainly played politics back then, one might argue, and the message today is the parole board has made the decision, there is a process, that process is now in the hands of the secretary of state forjustice. it is right that he takes legal advice. he also, like me, is a politician, we stood on a manifesto commitment to be very tough on people that commit these forms of crimes and that includes people that are in prison. to consider releasing pitchfork, who committed these rapes and brutal murders against two innocent teenage girls, is wrong by anyone's standards. and i would press my colleagues in government to reconsider that decision, get the parole board to reconsider and if necessary, let's make further changes to the parole board rules. if the parole board isn't fit for purpose, and it might not be having made this decision, then let's argue that position, let's change the rules to make sure

people like pitchfork are kept behind bars. there has not been any one of my constituents over the six years that i have been an mp that have said anything other than do everything you can, mr costa, to keep pitchfork behind bars. and i am fighting tooth and nail to make sure that pitchfork is not been released, and i will continue to do that. earlier our legal correspondent, dominic casciani, explained how someone like colin pitchfork could ever be considered for parole. at the time of his conviction when he was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years, they said the crimes were so sadistic and he was so deeply ingrained and a danger to society, they doubted whether or not he would ever be safe for release. the reason being is because a life sentence includes the possibility of release on licence and therefore management in the community at a point, if the parole board becomes convinced it is no longer necessary to hold that person

in prison for public protection. in the case of colin pitchfork, he is 61 and has been imprisoned for 33 years and the evidence which was presented to the parole board in march found he has responded, in their conclusion, fairly well to treatment. for instance they went through 1100 pages of evidence. we learned today that he has been on temporary day release from an open prison in recent years. he has been held in a prison from 2016 where there are no walls around the prison so you can come and go as part of rehabilitation. at the time of his offending, a psychologist said he was obsessed with sex and violence and control of women and unable to form relationships or understand his own anger. now they think he has addressed his offending.

a few years ago they concluded there was no more work needed to be done on his offending within prison because he had reached a certain point of rehabilitation and they concluded that he could be safely managed in the community. that doesn't mean he's free because he is subject to 30 plus conditions on his movements, he has to wear a tag, he has to talk regularly to probation officers, he can't have any supervised conduct with children. it's a difficult balancing exercise but the parole board think it is no longer necessary to hold him inside the jail. what powers does thejustice secretary have to alter this? many years ago the secretary of state had the power to keep people locked up forever and throw away the key but that was changed over time to a judicial process where ministers made the decision. in this case thejustice minister

has 21 days to decide whether he wishes to appeal and say that the parole board got this one wrong. but the grounds for that are very tight and limited. he has to show that the decision was irrational, that on the basis of the evidence it was irrational to come to this conclusion or there was some other unfairness. the families of his victims, they can petition thejustice secretary to launch that review but in practice it can be very difficult for the parole board decision to be overturned. if they want to review it, a seniorjudge is brought in to look at the decision and the evidence and examine whether there is a case to reconsider, but it's a very narrow window.

we are told that in the last 24—hour display has been one death reported of someone who tested positive for 19 in the last 28 days. in terms of the number of new cases reported, the number of new cases reported, the last 2a hours, that's 5683 compared with 5341 yesterday. we know that sometimes the weekend figures and quite accurate and they often come out lower than the reality. in terms of the number of people who have received the first dose of the jab, that has gone up to 40.4 million and those having a second dose is now over 27 million. british tourists are scrambling to return to the uk from portugal before the need to quarantine comes into force early tomorrow morning. holidaymakers have told the bbc of their struggle to get back amid a shortage of tests and flights. caroline davies reports.

queues for covid tests at the airport. today is the last day travellers can come back from portugal without having to quarantine, and for some it's not been an easyjourney. when we were just about to board the aircraft, our final check, the ryanair staff said we did not have the right test. they disembarked us and popped us back out the other side of the airport. and left us to it, basically. we've spent the rest of the day with this queue behind us, queueing for another type of covid test. others say its left a bitter taste after a longed—for holiday. thanks very much for making my life a misery and ruining what should have been a good holiday for the family, and a long long—awaited holiday. and yes, we do accept that things change, but you need to give people time to get home. you know, this four or 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. the government announced on thursday that portugal, which was at the time one of the main tourist destinations on the green list, will be turning amber after a rise in cases and concerns about a new mutation of the virus. but the portuguese government have said they don't understand the logic in the decision and neither do the travel industry. how is the industry now feeling about the summer? i think they are just in utter despair. i think itjust beggars belief, especially when you've got countries coming out, like spain today, saying that brits no longer need to have their vaccine passports, they no longer need to show a negative covid test to get into the country. countries are opening up and britain is closing down, and i think people are just confused and frustrated as to why that's happening. the transport secretary has said "the public has always known that travel will be different this year and we must continue to take a cautious approach to reopening international travel in a way that protects public health and the vaccine roll—out." the summer is crucial for the travel industry.

this decision has made many worried, and some are calling for sector—specific support. if the government is going to have this kind of risk appetite, then it's going to be difficult to see how we can have that summer season. the best case scenario is we get three months in the summer. if we cannot have that season, then ultimately we're going to have to have a very serious conversation with the treasury about what they can do to support us through to the end of the year. the department for transport has previously said it estimates the air transport industry will have received around £7 billion in government support by september 2021. the future of summer travel and the industry's fortunes are still up in the air. caroline davies, bbc news.

let's return to our breaking news. tell us about the drug and what it does. . ~ tell us about the drug and what it does. . ,, , ., ., . , does. thank you for having me. this is a product — does. thank you for having me. this is a product that _ does. thank you for having me. this is a product that is _ does. thank you for having me. this is a product that is newly _ does. thank you for having me. this is a product that is newly approved l is a product that is newly approved and there has been a great deal of interest and controversy around it. it acts by working to remove or reduce levels of amyloid in the brain. i'm allowed is implicated somehow in the disease process of alzheimer's disease. lots of controversy around the drug and a lot of uncertainty as to whether it really works. lot of uncertainty as to whether it really works— lot of uncertainty as to whether it reall works. ~ , ., really works. why the controversy? the product —

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disease that have been devastated by this illness. their caregivers have faced enormous burden. that urgency is felt by many but the bottom line is felt by many but the bottom line is that to the regular tory standards require the evidence to be persuasive and in this setting i and most of the scientists that i have heard of felt that threshold simply hadn't been met.— heard of felt that threshold simply hadn't been met. then why have they civen it hadn't been met. then why have they given it approval? _ hadn't been met. then why have they given it approval? you _ hadn't been met. then why have they given it approval? you would - hadn't been met. then why have they given it approval? you would have - hadn't been met. then why have they given it approval? you would have to | given it approval? you would have to ask the fda — given it approval? you would have to ask the fda but — given it approval? you would have to ask the fda but what _ given it approval? you would have to ask the fda but what | _ given it approval? you would have to ask the fda but what i can _ given it approval? you would have to ask the fda but what i can say - given it approval? you would have to ask the fda but what i can say is - ask the fda but what i can say is that there is an enormous amount of need. that unmet need is palpable and motivating. its ever present. but it can't trump science, it can strap regular tory standards. even those who are enthusiastic about the

products, what they say is that the data is murky, it's not great, the data is murky, it's not great, the data is murky, it's not great, the data is a fee, but there is tremendous unmet need and my point is that that unmet need cannot take the place of regular tory standards that have earned the fda and regulators in other settings around the world the respect of worldwide. not only could it be a waste of money but it could be giving people an —— expectations when they are really desperate. you an -- expectations when they are really desperate.— really desperate. you raise a very im ortant really desperate. you raise a very important potential— really desperate. you raise a very important potential collateral - really desperate. you raise a very i important potential collateral harm from this which is the false hope that it may give and also the ways in which they —— this may affect the research development programmes of others that are searching for

products to treat alzheimer's disease. ~ . . , ., disease. we will wait and see how far it gets- — disease. we will wait and see how far it gets- we _ disease. we will wait and see how far it gets. we really _ disease. we will wait and see how far it gets. we really appreciate i far it gets. we really appreciate you talking to us. thank you. the world's richest man, jeff bezos, is going into space for a sight—seeing trip next month. the amazon founder willjoin his brother and the winner of an auction for a seat on his rocket company's first suborbital trip. we can talk to our science correspondent, jonathan amos. this is a remarkable thing to do but when you've got much —— that much money what you spend it on? jeff bezos is a — money what you spend it on? jeff bezos is a space geek, let's call him that. he has been fascinated by space since he watched the apollo programme as a child. it is said

that he sells $1 billion of stock every year just to fund his hobby that he sells $1 billion of stock every yearjust to fund his hobby of making rockets and he has this rocket with a capsule on the top and it's called new shepherd and it will take six people to the edge of space. 50 about 100 kilometres up and then you come back down via parachute. you get a feel minutes of weightlessness. you can float around the cabin and take pictures and then climb back in the seat and land softly in the west ticks again desert. —— west texas desert. he wants his brother come with —— with him and he is auctioning one of the other seats. him and he is auctioning one of the otherseats. i him and he is auctioning one of the other seats. i wasjust him and he is auctioning one of the other seats. i was just looking at the auction which is going live at the auction which is going live at the moment and we are close to $3 million so i don't know how much money spare you have but you have still got time to put a bid in. i

still got time to put a bid in. i think i need to save up a bit longer. what is he planning to do longer. what is he planning to do long term? he longer. what is he planning to do long term?— longer. what is he planning to do lona term? , ., ., _, , long term? he is going to compete with elon musk, _ long term? he is going to compete with elon musk, that— long term? he is going to compete with elon musk, that of— long term? he is going to compete with elon musk, that of a - long term? he is going to compete| with elon musk, that of a rocketeer entrepreneur who basically seems to send everything up into space the us space agency wants to send up at the moment. he wants to compete in that arena. he has big rockets coming and one of them is called new glenn afterjohn glenn the first american to orbit the earth. you can see the fascination he has with space. he has an even bigger rocket called new armstrong on the design sheet which is obviously neil armstrong. this is what he wants to do now and he has stood back a little bit from fronting the amazon retail side of his empire to spend more time on

this, on his hobby. so you are going to see him more often in those press conferences talking about space and what we can do in space and how we might manufacture things in space or live in space. this is going to be his thing now.— live in space. this is going to be his thin now. . ~ ,, , . now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there. sunshine or cloud, a fairly warm day again out there, but for some, there are some downpours around — particularly to the northeast of england, eastern parts of scotland through the rest of today and into the evening. even the odd rumble of thunder with them as well. most places will be dry, temperatures to finish the day there in the 20s for the vast majority. now, let's go to this evening and overnight. the showers, the thundery ones, will depart from eastern areas, most places will become dry for a time, but thickening cloud will bring patchy rain and drizzle into western scotland, maybe northern ireland towards tomorrow morning. a mild night in northern ireland, a little bit fresher elsewhere,

temperatures down into single figures, but certainly you know it's a cold start to tomorrow morning. into tuesday, we will see some good, long sunny spells develop across england and wales, away from some western coast, much more sunshine than today. lots of cloud through scotland, northern ireland, and in western areas, could always threaten a little bit of light rain or drizzle. but even with that, temperatures will be still climbing up into the teens for many. most places into the 20s. and to go with that warming theme which continues through the week, it's also going to turn increasingly humid too. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... fresh hope for alzheimers sufferers as the first new treatment for the condition in nearly two decades is approved by regulators in the united states. frustration for conservative rebels as they're denied the chance to reverse the government's plan to temporarily cut foreign aid.

double child killer colin pitchfork who was jailed for life in the 19805 is approved to be released from jail. the vaccine roll out ramps up further — over—255 in england will be able to able to book their first jab from tomorrow. the first new treatment for alzheimer's for nearly 20 years has been approved by regulators in the united states. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa is with me. what more do we know about this drug? this is a really significant moment because over the last decade, about 100 alzheimer's drugs have actually failed, so aducanumab is a drug that aims to slow the progression of memory and thinking problems in the early stages of the disease. and it is a first alzheimer's drug for nearly 20 years and it is the first on the market that targets the cause

of the disease rather than easing symptoms. 50 it has given us a monthly infusion and it targets amyloid, which is a protein that builds up in clumps in the brain, and the treatment has a controversial history. there has been a lot of interest in the media about this because of late stage trials look to the drug and they were paused in march 2019 because the analysis showed that the drug didn't work any better than a placebo, but then later that same year, the manufacturer biogenic went back, reevaluated the same data, it does work if it is given in higher doses. today, the us regulator, the fda, has given its approval. it noted the controversy, that not all doctors agree with the data, but the fda says we examine the clinical trial findings with a fine tooth comb, we listen to the perspectives of the patient�*s community, we reviewed all relevant data and ultimately decided to use the

accelerated approval pathway, way speeding up drugs that they say it's a benefit for patients with serious diseases where there is an unmet need, there is an expectation of clinical benefits despite some residual uncertainty regarding that benefit. they go on to say that when a new drug is approved like this, there will be a stage four, phase four, and this is where drug companies are required to conduct post approval studies to verify the clinical benefits. and that if they cannot prove the data is having an effect, then the fda has procedures in place that could lead to removing the drug from the market. so this is early stages, but it will be welcome we used for charities and campaigners who say it is great news for people who have been waiting so long for news of treatments. harm for people who have been waiting so long for news of treatments. norm is needed, certainly, _ long for news of treatments. norm is needed, certainly, thank— long for news of treatments. norm is needed, certainly, thank you - long for news of treatments. norm is needed, certainly, thank you very - needed, certainly, thank you very much. sorry, wrong camera, round up from bbc sport.

prime minister borisjohnson has backed comments made by culture secretary — oliver dowden. dowden saying the ecb went over the top in suspending ollie robinson from international cricket, while an investigation continues into racist and sexist tweets he posted when he was 18 and 19. they came to light as he made his test debut against new zealand. robinson has been dropped from the squad and he said he was "embarrassed" and "ashamed". dowden said the tweets were offensive and wrong, but they were written by a teenager — who's now a man and has rightly apologised. former england batsman michael carberry feels he deserves his punishment and more. if it was down to me, he wouldn't be playing test cricket. i don't believe this is a problem where you can rehabilitate someone, that is my first opinion. for one instance don't tell me that this was a one—off situation that ali robinson decided to express his racist, sexist views. this is stuff you were taught, not born this way, you reap what you sow, you go put the

disgusting tweets out there in the world, this is the blowback. brighton defender ben white said he was "beyond proud and honoured" after being called into 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. he was impressive in the 1—0 win and he's been selected amid stiff competition. england's opening game is against croatia at wembley on sunday. i do not think he was one of the favourites to be in that line—up. i think there were two others, ward—prowse and lingard were touted to maybe get the nod to come in there but he has gone for ben white and he must be a very, very excited young man this morning. once you have got your place in the team, you want to keep it and think that you're going to go all the way. we obviously know that things change throughout a tournament over a month. players can come in, that 26th man can come in, like ben white, and he will not be starting but he might be that man

that makes a difference come the end of the tournament. the ripple assent to leave for paris enter man on a free transfer, he has made 237 appearances for the verbal, winning the premier league and the champions league. he had been expected tojoin champions league. he had been expected to join barcelona champions league. he had been expected tojoin barcelona but champions league. he had been expected to join barcelona but opted france that finished second in the league instead. gymnast becky downie has been left reeling by the decision to omit her from the team gb squad for the tokyo olympics. she missed the final selection trial last month, following the sudden death of her brotherjosh. she was given an additional chance to make it, just days before her brother's funeral, and she believed she'd done enough. the organisation gymnasts for change said it was incomprehensible. alice kinsella, twinsjennifer and jessica gadirova, and amelie morgan are the four chosen to go. novak djokovic is through to the quarterfinals, been given a scare by the italian teenager, in the first grand slam he played some great

tennis in the first two sets, winning them both on a tie—break. but djokovic took control from there on in. he won only one more game, struggling with what seemed to be an abdominal injury. he conceded the match at fall of down in the fifth set. coco gauff is through to her first grand slam quarterfinal, after beating ons jabeur at the french open. she's 17 now, and caused a sensation when she reached the fourth round at wimbledon two years ago. she won in straight sets and said winning the title at the emilia romagna open in parma last month has done her the world of good. it gave me a lot of confidence, especially on the clay. it was my first title on clay, so coming here give me a lot of confidence and taught me a lot how to close matches and deal with the pressure on important points. find and deal with the pressure on important points.— and deal with the pressure on important points. and deal with the pressure on imortant oints. �* ., ,, . , important points. and out the us has successfully — important points. and out the us has successfully defended _ important points. and out the us has

successfully defended his _ important points. and out the us has successfully defended his title, - successfully defended his title, straight sets, 6—3, 6—4, to his fifth title for grand slam, he is now done a doubles and singles grounds in successive years after winning the doubles with gordon reed on sunday. that's all the sport for now. stars of the small screen celebrated their work at the tv 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 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, 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? really? 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 ofcom 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, kind 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 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. i'm joined by ita o'brien, an intimicacy co—ordinator who worked on i may destroy you. thank you very much forjoining us. for anyone who is not quite sure what an intimacy coordinator does, please explain. 50 what an intimacy coordinator does, please “plain-— please explain. so an intimacy coordinator _ please explain. so an intimacy coordinator is _ please explain. so an intimacy coordinator is a _ please explain. so an intimacy coordinator is a practitioner i please explain. so an intimacy i coordinator is a practitioner brings a professional structure to the

process to the intimate content of tv or theatre, just like a stunt coordinator might, so are bringing open communication and consented touch unclear choreography so that the director's vision can be served and the actors can be personally safe so they can be artistically bringing the best of their skills to the intimate content.— bringing the best of their skills to the intimate content. michaela coel dedicated her _ the intimate content. michaela coel dedicated her best _ the intimate content. michaela coel dedicated her best actress - the intimate content. michaela coel dedicated her best actress bafta i the intimate content. michaela coel dedicated her best actress bafta to | dedicated her best actress bafta to you and she said that people like you and she said that people like you allow actors to show exploitation of screening without exploiting the actors, a very important differentiation because imm imagining a lot of actors are very vulnerable in those roles. that is riuht. very vulnerable in those roles. that is right- she — very vulnerable in those roles. that is right. she spoke _ very vulnerable in those roles. trust is right. she spoke about for the role of the intimacy coordinator, how it was messy, embarrassing, and in particular, her saying internal devastation for the actor when, without a clear process, that they

were asked to do something you overstep their own boundaries and left that actor feeling vulnerable, harassed, abused in some way, and thatis harassed, abused in some way, and that is where the coordinator now allows us to be professional and have those communications. most important they, to put in place agreement and consent, that is a touch of the explicit content and nudity that we can now consider the work and the door telling and allow the actors to be personally safe —— the actors to be personally safe —— the storytelling, to allow the actors to bring their best skills possible. actors to bring their best skills ossible. ~ . , ~ actors to bring their best skills ossible. ~ . , ,, actors to bring their best skills ossible. . , ,, . possible. what sounds like you are an advocate _ possible. what sounds like you are an advocate and _ possible. what sounds like you are an advocate and a _ possible. what sounds like you are an advocate and a facilitator- an advocate and a facilitator amongst many other things. do you ever get to the point where you have to say to a director, i am sorry, you just cannot do what you think you just cannot do what you think you need to do. the you just cannot do what you think you need to do.— you need to do. the marvellous asect of you need to do. the marvellous aspect of the — you need to do. the marvellous aspect of the intimacy - you need to do. the marvellousl aspect of the intimacy guidelines you need to do. the marvellous i aspect of the intimacy guidelines is actually the biggest body of work happens before the day on the set. 50 if we have done or worked well, so if we have done or worked well, we will have had a conversation with the director, we will have heard

their vision, we will have heard their vision, we will have heard their vision, we will have heard their vision, we'll will of spoken to the actors and say we note the director's vision, what is ok, what are your concerns and telling us what are your requirements, what is ok for you, nudity was, related to sexual content, touch, we communicate that. there are clear rehearsals, time made for rehearsals just as you would with the dance or a fight so that it means that by the time you get to set or you get the piece up on a theatre performance, that everything is known and that has been journeyed, that everything is known and that has beenjourneyed, said the director can still get the vision that they want, respecting the actors' boundaries while being empowered and autonomous, all working together to make that so you do not end up having a situation where they're suddenly and after being asked to do something that is outside of their consent. i being asked to do something that is outside of their consent.— outside of their consent. i would love to talk _ outside of their consent. i would love to talk some _ outside of their consent. i would love to talk some more, - outside of their consent. i would love to talk some more, it i outside of their consent. i would love to talk some more, it is i love to talk some more, it is absolutely fascinating. you have written a book about it and i think i might like to dip in and see what you do. thank you very much. thank

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development systems. life-saving and life-changing development systems. some very big names and very _ development systems. some very big names and very well-known - development systems. some very big names and very well-known senior i names and very well—known senior politicians are behind this, but the government says it's a temporary cut, its essential and other commentators said why on earth would we be funding for native when we are in a massive debt ourselves in this country, what is your response? emir; country, what is your response? only one of our g7 — country, what is your response? only one of our g7 partners at friday will be cutting aid in the face of a pandemic, all of the other partners are maintaining or increasing the rate and that is because we face some devastating process love problems across the world, whether it is the famine that is in some countries or the pandemic that is causing so much pain. so when we have to jab the world, would we have to help the world not go hungry, this is the last time that britain should be stepping back. what should be stepping back. what im acts should be stepping back. what impacts are — should be stepping back. what impacts are using _ should be stepping back. what impacts are using already i should be stepping back. what impacts are using already was not just one example —— what are you seeing already? in just one example -- what are you seeing already?— just one example -- what are you seeing already? in yemen, children and women — seeing already? in yemen, children and women are _ seeing already? in yemen, children and women are dependent - seeing already? in yemen, children

and women are dependent on i and women are dependent on humanitarian aid, the aid that helps with food and with medicine. 93% of kids need that aid, get the uk government has inexplicably and inexcusably cut aid to yemen by 60%. there is no doubt allies have already been lost because of the aid cuts, there's more come. —— no doubt that lives have been lost. what cuts, there's more come. -- no doubt that lives have been lost.— that lives have been lost. what you sa to the that lives have been lost. what you say to the saying — that lives have been lost. what you say to the saying that _ that lives have been lost. what you say to the saying that charity i that lives have been lost. what you | say to the saying that charity comes at home and that there are a lot of people that are needed this country, not like in yemen, but people who have slipped into poverty here in lostjobs because of the pandemic. charity begins at home, but it does not have to end there. save the children has programmes helping children here in the uk, 4 million children here in the uk, 4 million children —— for the children in our country that live in poverty, because of conditions out of their choosing order making. we have the situation in yemen, south sudan we have two thirds of people desperately food insecure. in syria we have an entire generation that

has no nothing but war, and yet the uk government has turned his back on them and cut is aided by one third to them. children everywhere deserve our solidarity and support. thank our solidarity and support. thank ou ve our solidarity and support. thank you very much- _ at least 40 people have been killed in a collision between two express trains in southern pakistan. officials said that one train derailed and landed on another track. a second train packed with passengers then collided with it. more than a hundred people have also been injured in the incident which took place in the ghotki district of sindh province, 0ur pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani, is at a nearby hospital. we are about two hours drive away from the side of the terrible train crash and the hospital here is where the most seriously critical ill patients are being brought. i've just been inside the ward speaking to some of them and their families, really heartbreaking stories. i was just talking to a relative of a six—year—old girl who had both of

her legs fractured and the staff —— in this accident, both of her parents missing and the concern that they may not be found. worried that they may not be found. worried that the death toll could rise, 40 people confirmed as having died, over 100 injured. it began early this morning when a train that was travelling from the city to the eastern city came off its tracks, shortly after that, another train travelling in the opposite direction ploughed into it. and essaysjust the the opposite direction ploughed into it. and essays just the latest —— and this is the latest disaster in pakistan, not only here but in this area, and there is a lot of anger as well as grief as these repeated disasters are taking place. kent county council has warned that child migrants arriving at dover may be turned away within days, because its services are overwhelmed. it's begun legal action against the home secretary,

saying the government is refusing to deal with the problem of unaccompanied youngsters who travel in small boats. it says more than 240 children have arrived alone so far this year. mark easton reports. already this year, 4000 migrants have reached the uk coast having set out from france in small boats. among them, around 250 unaccompanied children — 60 more than in the same period in 2020. the challenge right here and now is that day after day we see these small boats coming through. we see the organised gangs expanding, and expanding the routes, and very worryingly more vulnerable children are coming in, especially young girls and children. three quarters of those are being cared for in kent, with the county's director of children's services warning he'll no longer be able safely to accept new arrivals from the end of this week. the council's lawyers have issued a formal claim forjudicial review against the home secretary, demanding the government require other english local authorities to share the burden.

in a statement, the leader of kent county council, roger gough, has said, "the wholly disproportionate strain on kent's children's services continues to be overlooked. we must ensure that all uk local authorities with capacity share in the support of these children. enough is enough." the fact is that there is a capacity issue in the area. with things like college places for these young people. and it is really... there are loads and loads of councils standing by to accept these young people, but the reason the scheme has failed in the past is because it's not being funded properly by central government. it costs money to look after young people. a consultation on making the currently voluntary child migrant transfer scheme mandatory closed more than eight months ago, but the home secretary has yet to publish any response. the home office says its proposed reforms of immigration policy will put the people smugglers out of business. mark easton, bbc news.

electric scooters have become a common sight in towns and cities across the uk. they're a convenient and clean way to get around, but many pedestrians and road users see them as a hazard, and it's still only legal to use them on private land. ministers are keen to weigh up their risks and benefits, and now london isjoining other cities in a pilot scheme to rent them out. justin rowlatt reports. 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. elaine maires 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. 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.

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 matt. rita is with you at five o'clock. hello. after that cold may we had, june certainly got off to a warm start across much of the country. if you take a look across europe, the whites, yellows, the oranges an indication that temperatures through this week staying at or above average. the deeper red starting to appear in the uk chart an indication of things getting warmer still and notjust warm, increasingly humid for most of us through this week, especially from mid week onwards. but with humid air comes a fair bit of cloud and increasing chance of patchy rain in the north and west. today's rain, though, is in the form of showers, some heavy and thundery across north east england and eastern parts of scotland in particular. most will be dry, some hazy sunshine here and there. thicker cloud towards the west, but temperatures widely into the 20s. now, as we go into this evening and overnight, the showers in the east will fade away. we will see clear skies here, but thicker cloud, a bit more breeze developing out towards the west and increasing chance of light drizzle across parts of the western isles and western scotland into tomorrow morning. temperatures in rural areas down

to single figures tonight, double figures in most. not a cold start tomorrow by any means. high pressure still in charge, high pressure keeps things dry, but weather fronts try to push on from the north and west and that will bring an increased amounts of cloud again, sunshine hazier across western areas if you see it, but parts of western scotland and northern ireland having a generally cloudy day. as few spots of light rain or drizzle, but much more sunshine around tomorrow for england and wales and it's here temperatures will be climbing into the mid—20s for some up to 25 degrees, for instance in the london area. but in eastern scotland, 22 your high. then through into wednesday, we have a deep area of low pressure oushing up towards iceland and that will bring some weather fronts but also draw in that increasingly humid air i mentioned all the way from the mid—atlantic and so temperatures will rise further. plenty of cloud in the west and there will be that rain or drizzle coming and going. the wettest places are said to be the western parts of scotland. there may be the odd shower to eastern scotland, but away from some western coastal hills in england and wales, most will have sunny spells and notice the temperatures continue to lift up a little bit as 22 with sunshine

in the north east of scotland. and through thursday and friday, thursday will be a fairly cloudy day for most and most staying dry. a bit of sunshine for friday and while it will be fresh in northern ireland and scotland it will turn more humid across england and wales and that and that is sure as well, but by day and night. take a look at what is happening in sheffield from mid week onwards the temperatures will generally be in the mid teens. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines — the first new treatment for alzheimer's disease for nearly 20 years is approved in the united states, paving the way for its use in the uk. a bid by rebel tory mps to overturn £4 billion of government cuts to the overseas aid budget is blocked in the commons, but the speaker calls on ministers to allow an "effective" vote on the issue. this house should be taken seriously, and the government should be accountable here. so, i wish and hope very quickly that this is taken on board. i don't want this to drag on. and if not, we will then look to find other ways in which we can move forward. in the week of the british chairmanship of the g7, the government's failure to address this issue will indisputably mean that hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths will result.