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 cuts to the overseas aid budget is blocked — 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. the week of the british chairmanship

of the _ the week of the british chairmanship of the g7. _ the week of the british chairmanship of the g7, the government's failure to address — of the g7, the government's failure to address this issue will indisputably mean that hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths will result _ from tomorrow, anyone aged 25 to 30 in england will be invited for a covid vaccine. double child killer colin pitchfork who was jailed for life in the 1980s is approved to be released from jail. "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 bafta is awarded to... also coming up... will speak speaking to the winner of the bafta for best entertainment programme last night.

good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the first drug for almost 20 years to treat alzheimer's disease has been approved in the us. it's called aducanumab and it treats the underlying causes of alzheimers — the build—up of toxic proteins in the brain. alzheimers is the most common form of dementia and affects hundreds of thousands of people in the uk. but it could be at least a year before a decision is made about whether to approve the new drug here. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this is an historic moment in the battle against alzheimer's. for the first time, a drug has been approved which tackles notjust the symptoms but the underlying cause of this devastating disease.

aducanumab is not yet licensed in the uk, and available only as part of a clinical trial, like here at the national hospital for neurology in central london. this 68—year—old was diagnosed with alzheimer's ten years ago and had to stop working as a surgeon. he receives aducanumab every month via infusion. and is certain it has helped him. i felt that i wasn't getting so mixed up, my cognitive tests were improving quite markedly. two years ago, aducanumab was written off as a failure and the trial he was taking part in was abandoned. but the manufacturers, biogen, analysed more data and concluded those on the highest doses had better cognition, memory and language.

this is the brain of someone with early alzheimer's. the red areas show a build up of amyloid, a protein which can form toxic deposits. this is the same individual after a year of aducanumab. significant amounts of amyloid have been cleared. it might not be the best treatment in the world but, actually, what it will be is a start. and i think this is a proof point that this is something we can treat, this is a disease and therefore, with medical research, we will come up with answers. in recent years, over 100 promising alzheimer's drugs have flopped, so to now have a medicine that can potentially slow the disease is a huge moment and will encourage scientists to redouble their efforts and find even better treatments. he has been back on aducanumab for six months and says he is already beginning to feel the benefits. i've noticed that i'm getting less confused. although it's still there, it's not quite as bad.

and i'm just feeling that bit more confident now. aducanumab is suitable only for those with mild alzheimer's, when damage to brain function is still limited. it could take more than a year before uk regulators decide whether to approve the drug. if they do, demand here will be enormous. fergus walsh, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening, 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are harriet line, the chief political correspondent at the daily mail, and george eaton, who's the senior 0nline editor at the new statesman. from tomorrow, anyone aged between 25 and 29 in england will be able to book a coronavirus jab. the head of nhs england said the country was on the "home straight" of the biggest vaccination programme in its history, which launched just six months ago.

as our health editor hugh pym reports, wales is even closer to jabbing all adults. the welsh government says it will be the first to reach an important milestone — offering all aged 18 and over a first coronavirus vaccine dose, and that's the aim by next monday. the target for the uk as a whole is for all adults to be offered a firstjab by the end ofjuly. by any standards, this is a remarkable achievement and a tribute to the hard work of all those involved in the programme, to all of those doing the complex work of planning behind the scenes, and to the thousands of people vaccinating and helping to run the clinics across our country. it was welcome news for those in cardiff we spoke to today. the fact it's opened up to everyone, i think it means we canjust get to a state of normality quicker. i think that's a good thing, yeah. i know a lot of students in that

age range that, yeah, - definitely need to get it because they are out i and about a lot. wales is ahead of the other uk nations at the moment for the roll—out of first doses. 86.4% of the adult population have had a firstjab. in england, it'sjust over 76%. in scotland, just under that. and in northern ireland, 74.8% of those aged 18 and over have had the first dose. in england, from tomorrow, those aged 25 and over will be contacted and encouraged to book a jab online. over the remainder of this week, the nhs will send texts to people in these age groups and, of course, gps will be inviting people on their lists to come forward. there were no further clues on whether lockdown restrictions will be fully lifted in england onjune the 21st. if they are, limits on customer numbers indoors in restaurants and pubs will come to an end. there have been more warnings from the hospitality industry that they can't make ends meet under the current rules.

you are going to have a long—covid for the economy if you are not very careful. we have got {2.5 billion of historic rent debt that currently falls due in one hit on the 1st ofjuly. but ministers say more time is needed to assess the data. surge testing has been extended to areas of reading and wokingham in berkshire, after some cases of the variant first identified in india were detected. decisions on opening up onjune the 21st may not come until the weekend, as the government weighs up the needs of the economy and keeping the virus in check. hugh pym, bbc news. the latest government figures on coronavirus show that in the past 2a hours — one death was reported and there have been 5,683 new infections — which means an average of 5,111; new cases per day in the last week — that's up more than 50% in seven days.

more than 127,000 people have received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period, meaning more than 40.4 million people have now had theirfirstjab — 76.8% of uk adults. and the number of people who've had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period is almost 260,000. almost 28 million have had both doses — meaning 53% of uk adults are fully vaccinated. a group of conservative rebel mps have been thwarted in their bid to overturn £4 billion of government cuts to the overseas aid budget. their attempt to get a vote in the commons this afternoon — by changing legislation dealing with the uk's new science agency — was ruled out of order by the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle. however, there will now be a three hour long emergency debate on the government's plans tomorrow. but there will be no binding vote.

we can now speak to the former conservative international development secretary, justine greening. it's time for the government to hopefully think again about whether the decision taken by the treasury a number of months ago was really the right one under the circumstances. the government would argue and some of your tory mps would say it's precisely because of the pandemic

and that there have to be these cuts, and in fact the act of 2015 committee international development act specifically envisions that there might be circumstances when there might be circumstances when the .7% target cannot be met and the pandemic is that exceptional circumstance. the countryjust circumstance. the country just cannot circumstance. the countryjust cannot afford it. i circumstance. the country “ust cannot afford mi cannot afford it. i was the development _ cannot afford it. i was the development secretary i cannot afford it. i was the i development secretary when cannot afford it. i was the - development secretary when the cannot afford it. i was the _ development secretary when the act was passed and what was anticipated was passed and what was anticipated was in the circumstances the government set up a clear strategy for when it was going to get back to the 0.7% promise, that has not happened and crushed a few months ago the government won an election on a promise to stick to the 0.7% but i think the reality is that we have to look at how we are combating threats to this country, whether it is covid or insecurity, and how we do that smartly and he do that by working collaboratively with countries upstream. and i think more broadly if you believe in leveling

up broadly if you believe in leveling up at home that's not only the right thing to do for this country but better for our economy. in the same logic holds internationally and not only is this the right time to be backing away from it but it's also not the right decision in the first place. d0 not the right decision in the first lace. ,., , ., not the right decision in the first lace. y., ., place. do you agree with the view that some — place. do you agree with the view that some people _ place. do you agree with the view that some people have _ place. do you agree with the view that some people have been - that some people have been expressing that these cuts will cost many lives, avoidable deaths around the world potentially even hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths? i think it's inevitable. uk aid was saving _ i think it's inevitable. uk aid was saving lives _ i think it's inevitable. uk aid was saving lives around the world, whether— saving lives around the world, whether in refugee camps, providing crucial_ whether in refugee camps, providing crucial sanitation, food support.

the case i would make is doing the right thing around the world. we have been developing countries and trade within the future, we've been helping make countries more stable and secure which of course is one of the key ways that you can combat the huge amount of migration that we have seen in recent years. so i do hope that ministers will revisit this decision and think about it more carefully. and i do hope that quite quickly they will realise they need to reverse it. that quite quickly they will realise they need to reverse it.— need to reverse it. that the case ou are need to reverse it. that the case you are making _ need to reverse it. that the case you are making but— need to reverse it. that the case you are making but you - need to reverse it. that the case you are making but you will - need to reverse it. that the case you are making but you will be l you are making but you will be familiar with the view that many conservative party members were having witches that essentially charity begins at and especially in a pandemic at a time of national

crisis. and these are cuts but we are still giving something like 10 billion to the rest of the world. i think it's right that we stick up for the promises that we made and as i have said i think this is notjust a spend of money for the uk, i think it's a smart investment. the development secretary role in 2020, i was some of had a very critical eye and i went out around the world and saw exactly what we're doing as and saw exactly what we're doing as a country with that money and i think it's genuinely something that we should be proud of but absolutely notjust we should be proud of but absolutely not just delivering we should be proud of but absolutely notjust delivering and saving lives around the world but also absolutely in our interest here. i went to a lot of international meetings where i was there as a development secretary from a country that was

actually backing up the promises and rhetoric that we made with our action, and i listened to a lot of other ministers who would talk a good game but we all knew that actually in reality they were not backing up those words with actions, and i want to see britain as a country that does notjust and i want to see britain as a country that does not just talk and i want to see britain as a country that does notjust talk big, it does notjust make promises that we also deliver on those promises. and i think that's the right thing to do. just briefly there was an attempt to get this through the commons, a vote on this in the comments, that failed but it's good to be debated tomorrow. what is your view on that? is this something the commons should be deciding on? absolutely. it's clearly, as andrew mitchell suggests, a vote that would have passed today at the house of commons had the chance to express their will. a huge amount of respect for lindsay hoyle who is the speaker and he quickly had a very difficult decision to make but broadly must have taken the right one in saying that this particular amendment today

was not one that could be allowed under the rules. but clearly the speaker feels it is time for the house of commons to have its say on this decision, and i think that's the right role for parliament to play. so i think it is right that we get a chance to see mps have a debate tomorrow and they can represent their communities, and we can all see what the house of commons is then.— can all see what the house of commons is then. ., ~ , ., , . commons is then. thank you very much for our commons is then. thank you very much for yourtime- — 0ur our latest headlines now. 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 £4bn of cuts to the overseas aid budget is blocked — but the speaker calls on ministers to allow an "effective" vote on the issue. from tomorrow anyone aged 25 to 30 in england will be invited for a covid vaccine

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katie sha na han. prime minister, borisjohnson agrees with the culture secretary 0liver dowden that the england and wales cricket board went over the top by suspending 0llie robinson from all international cricket. the posts, from 2012 were revealed when the pace bowler was making his debut against new zealand last week at lord's. robinson has now been dropped from the squad and says he's "embarrassed" and "ashamed" of his actions. 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. well the second test against new zealand starts on thursday at edgbaston. england have recalled spinner dom bess, as coverfor robinson. bess is the only change to england's extended 16—man squad, as they look to win the series after the draw in the opening test at lord's. brighton defender, ben white said he was "beyond proud and honoured" after being called into the england squad for euros, which start on friday. he comes in for the injured trent alexander—arnold. white has only played 109 minutes of international football after making his debut on wednesday, before playing the full game against romania last night. he certainly impressed gareth southgate in their 1—nil win.

england's opening game is against croatia at wembley on sunday. liverpool's georginio wijnaldum is set to more to paris saint germain. we understand it's on a free transfer. the dutch midfielder has made 237 appearances for liverpool, winning the premier league and a champions league. he had been expected tojoin barcelona, but opted for mauricio pochettino's french side who finished second in the league last season. gymnast becky downie has confirmed her appeal against the decision to leave her out of the team gb squad for the olympics has failed. downie 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. 0n social media in the last half hour — she said she feels in the form of her life, and still loves the sport... and congratulated the others chosen for tokyo.

the world number one, novak djokovic survived a scare to reach the quarter—finals at the french open, after beating the italian teenager lorenzo musetti. the world number 76, in his first grand slam, played some great tennis in the first two sets, winning them both on a tie—break. but djokovic took control from there. musetti only won one more game, struggling with what seemed to be an abdominal injury. he retired from the match at four—love down in the fifth set. meanwhile, in the women's draw, coco gauff is through to her first grand slam quarter—final. it's after she beat 0ns jabeur in straight sets. rafael nadal�*s when he run extensive five sets as he looks for a record extending 14 french open title. meanwhile, in the women's draw, coco gauff is through to her first grand slam quarter—final. it's after she beat

0ns jabeur in straight sets. she's 17 now, and caused a sensation when she reached the fourth round at wimbledon two years ago. the american said winning the title at the emiliar romagna 0pen in parma last month has done her the world of good. it gave me a lot of confidence, especially on the clay so this is my first title on clay, so coming here, it gave me a lot of confidence and taught me a lot how to close matches and deal with the pressure on important points. and alfie hewett has successfully defended his mens wheelchair singles title with victory over shingo kunieda. hewett won in straight sets, 6—3 6—4, to earned his fifth grand slam singles title. he's now done the double of singles and doubles crowns at roland garros in successive years, after winning the doubles with gordon reid on sunday. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on.

thousands of british holiday—makers are scrambling to get home from portugal before new quarantine rules come into force in the early hours of tomorrow morning. portugal is being removed from the government's green travel list — just 3 weeks after british tourists were allowed to return there. queues have been building up at covid testing centres near faro airport — passengers need to test negative before being allowed to fly home. anyone who doesn't make it back before 4am tomorrow — will have to quarantine for up to 10 days. from portugal, jenny hill reports it's not how they thought their holiday would end. the airport in the algarve today, the last chance for those that don't want to quarantine to get home step is that we had to change our flight from wednesday to today. and it cost us £140 each which is disgusting. for esther and audrey it's been a stressful weekend. esther and audrey it's been a stressfulweekend. like esther and audrey it's been a stressful weekend. like many they struggle to secure the test they needed for the flight home. we paid more money — needed for the flight home. we paid more money since _ needed for the flight home. we paid more money since we _ needed for the flight home. we paid more money since we got _ needed for the flight home. we paid

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again for the better. well, there are still flight scheduled out of the algarve this evening, if an opportunity for this british tourists to make it home before the portugal goes on to the amber list. we met touristsjust said they could not pursue but did not want to cut the holiday short they are going to stay and enjoy the sunshine. just look at the beach come at the bar behind me. in a normal year it would be crammed with holiday—makers and that's a majority of them would be from the uk. that's why this decision has caused such shame and distress here. they will tell you that they are staying optimistic and they are hoping that things will get better and soon, but what they also say effectively cannot afford another year like 2020. g , ,:, the parole board says a man who raped and killed two schoolgirls can be freed from prison after serving more than 30 years. colin pitchfork was jailed for life after strangling lynda mann and dawn ashworth —

who were both 15 — in leicestershire in the 1980s. pitchfork was the first man convicted of murder on the basis of dna evidence. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker explained that ministers still have time to object to the decision, and are looking carefully at the possibility of a review. this was colin pitchfork�*s third review by the parole board, but a panel has now decided that at the age of 61 he is suitable for release. there will be numerous licensing conditions attached to that, and outlining his decision, the parole board has said that colin pitchfork made what's described as good progress in custody, and following that, in 2016, he was moved to an open prison. the parole board says public safety is its number one priority. however, this decision is provisional. it could be reviewed. and a person who could potentially request that review is thejustice secretary robert buckland. but in order to do that, there would need to be some sort of demonstration that the processor to arrive at this decision had been unfair or the decision itself had been irrational. now, the government ministers, we understand, are looking at the legal advice surrounding this. they have 21 days to decide.

but there are suggestions that the path to review could be quite narrow. but this is of course a government that has said it wants to prioritise tackling violence against women, and the government is pointing to tougher sentencing plans and a root and branch review of the parole board. but that would affect things in the future. in terms of this past case, one local conservative mp in leicestershire, alberto costa, has described today's decision by the parole board as appalling and he is calling on the government to push for that review. at least 40 people have been killed and dozens were injured after two trains collided in southern pakistan. the crash happened in a rural area near the city of ghot—ki when a train came off its track and careered into the path of another travelling in the opposite direction. secunder kermani reports. shouting. this baby, lifted to

safety, amidst the chaos. standing on top of an overturned carriage, passengers desperately try to help others clamber free. a train travelling from the city of karachi had come off the tracks. then another, going in the opposite direction, smashed into it. translation: that's our carriage, over there. i 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. some of the injured remain trapped by the wreckage. whilst helicopters helped carry others away. many of the most critical patients have been brought to this hospital, including six—year—old zunaira. both her legs are fractured, and both her parents are still missing. "it's the government's incompetence," says her relative.

"they need to ensure staff are properly trained." prime minister imran khan has promised to conduct a comprehensive investigation into railway safety in the country. but accidents in pakistan are common. this is at least the fourth major rail disaster in this part of the country alone in the past two years. 0rdinary, often poorer, families paying the price for years of under—investment. secunder kermani, bbc news, rahim yar khan. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor hello. 0nce hello. once the daytime showers and thunderstorms and user areas fade into the night and in the west with the cloud increase and patchy rain and drizzle push into northern ireland and western scotland later. most dry and probably clear skies and a comfortable night out there. with from the towns in city centres

chapters will drop back into singles figures. most sunny spells, but a lot more cloud for northern ireland and the damp and drizzly start. running up the early afternoon sunshine and through each of scotland before england or wales not as much cloud around compared with monday, blue skies and that will make it feel much warmer. it will turn 25 degrees in the london area and 22 for the east of scotland. then going into the evening, for the rain and drizzle returns northern ireland and across western scotland, and a lot more cloud across western areas over the next few days but patchy rain and drizzle, but even with that temperatures will be on the rise and for all recently humid. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the first new treatment for alzheimer's disease for nearly 20 years is approved in the united

states. it paves the way for its use here in the uk. a bid by rebel tory mps to overturn £4bn of cuts to the overseas aid budget is blocked — but the speaker calls on ministers to allow an "effective" vote on the issue. from tomorrow anyone aged 25 to 30 in england will be invited for a covid vaccine double child killer colin pitchfork who was jailed for life in the 1980s is approved to be released from jail �*0ver the top' — the prime minister and the culture secretary criticise the suspension of bowler 0llie robinson for racist and sexist tweets from the past kent county council is threatening the home secretary with legal action as it warns its services for unaccompanied child migrants are at breaking point for the second time in less than a year. they say — within just a couple of days —

they may no longer be able to accept new unaccompanied children seeking asylum. kent wants other local authorities to help. our home editor mark easton has the details. this morning, hidden by thick fog in the busiest shipping lane in the world, an inflatable dinghy crowded with migrants was floating without an engine. ship tracking reveals how a french patrol vessel escorted the stricken craft from just a couple of miles off their coast and handed it over to the uk authorities. it's a vile trade, with people traffickers keen to include children among their human cargo because that encourages the authorities to rescue the migrants more quickly. any unaccompanied children become the responsibility of kent county council. but with more than 100 arrivals last month and no sign of a slowdown, the council says it'll be forced to close its doors to child migrants within a matter of days. kent is now caring for 403 unaccompanied child asylum—seekers. that's almost double the number the home office says it should accept under its guidelines.

only one in five of arrivals have found accommodation in other local authorities, and kent says the currently voluntary transfer scheme must be made mandatory to share the burden. the council's conservative leader has begun legal proceedings against the home secretary. we have every reason to believe that there is still, at official level, resistance to mandation, to making it a mandatory system, which the legislation does allow for. and our problem has been that we do not believe, we do not see how the system can be lastingly effective without that. the home office is set to announce proposals for a revamped child transfer scheme in the next few days, but the home secretary is insisting it remains voluntary. we have to work upstream to stop these illegal crossings and break up these gangs that are facilitating the issue of illegal migration. the vast majority of the unaccompanied children are teenage boys, often arriving

scarred from long and perilous journeys. they can't sleep. they have night terrors. they're not living in - the sense that you'd expect a normal teenager to live. so, you compound those existing problems with a further delay- that they can't rationalise, - and then, you know, potentially it's a can of worms psychologically is what could happen. - kent county council is demanding clarity and resolve from the government, unconvinced that compensation and exhortation will be enough to deal with a crisis that threatens to engulf them. mark easton, bbc news, dover. 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 0fcom complaints. it won the audience vote for the tv moment of the year. i have to say thank you to the people that complained, to the people that did put all of that abuse out there online, because you showed the truth. you showed exactly why this performance and this moment was necessary.

romesh ranganathan. it was a hugely diverse set of bafta winners, right across the board, including romesh ranganathan for best entertainment performance. but he warned against complacency. it's long, steady changes that sort of get built into the system. so, you know, i hope that this isn't one of those things where we go, "this has been the most diverse ever," and then we sort of, 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.

sky arts' spoken word series �*life & rhymes' won the best entertainment programme award. let's speak now to its host — the poet benjamin zephaniah. congratulations. you were up against some pretty tough competition, strictly come dancing and saturday night take away and the masked singer, and you one! tt away and the masked singer, and you one! , :, :, : 4' :, away and the masked singer, and you one! , :, :, ~ ~ ., , one! it is amazing. and i know this is a bit of a — one! it is amazing. and i know this is a bit of a cliche _ one! it is amazing. and i know this is a bit of a cliche but _ one! it is amazing. and i know this is a bit of a cliche but i really i is a bit of a cliche but i really did not think we would win. i did say to some of my colleagues that if there is a judge that says, or, you know, a couple of people that agree that in the year of lockdown we should look for something different and speaks to people and give something of a voice to people in a year of lockdown where people have not really been able to express themselves we would but i thought it was quite unlikely that it happened.

and for anyone has not seen life & rhymes just tell us a little bit about it. rhymes 'ust tell us a little bit about it. �* , :, rhymes 'ust tell us a little bit about it. �*, :, :, , about it. it's a spoken word poetry trip show. — about it. it's a spoken word poetry trip show. it's _ about it. it's a spoken word poetry trip show, it's not _ about it. it's a spoken word poetry trip show, it's not a _ about it. it's a spoken word poetry trip show, it's not a competition, l trip show, it's not a competition, the poets come on and perform their piece and that i do a small interview. we use to describe it in the early days when we were thinking about it as a kind ofjules holland but with poetry rather than music. there when lockdown happened we had to do a lockdown version of it, and open air version which really, really worked. it was very atmospheric. so at the spoken word poetry and we did not fight or force it but it really happens be very diverse. you had voices from all kinds of people from all kinds of communities and sexuality, and all kinds of ethnic backgrounds. but it was just natural. and kinds of ethnic backgrounds. but it wasjust natural. and it kinds of ethnic backgrounds. but it was just natural. and it was young and old, it wasjust was just natural. and it was young and old, it was just speaking their truth through poetry. and i think that this really is a victory for

poetry and to spoken word. diverse, dedicated spoken word poetry show on british tv for the first time, it won an award for the first time. there is not convey true, a lot of poetry on british television and do you think it's partly because of the pandemic perhaps that this show really hit a nerve? t pandemic perhaps that this show really hit a nerve?— really hit a nerve? i think so. i mean, really hit a nerve? i think so. i mean. poetry _ really hit a nerve? i think so. i mean, poetry during _ really hit a nerve? i think so. i mean, poetry during the i really hit a nerve? i think so. i i mean, poetry during the pandemic really hit a nerve? i think so. i - mean, poetry during the pandemic has gotten very big anyway. you know, on social media platforms. i'm not going to name any. people are just using it as a way of expressing themselves because some people are locked in. people like me are creative people, and actually worked quite a lot through lockdown but there's other people stuck under the 20th floor of a tower block with the lift broken if you like they're being punished for no reason at all

and not causing their own, and if they read a poem and put on social media and sometimes it goes viral. that is just like somebody frustrated writing a poem in their kitchen. so i think that we i hate to say capitalise but we caught that moment and i think that's why we won it. ~ , :, :,, it. we were 'ust hearing the most diverse it. we were just hearing the most diverse afterwords _ it. we were just hearing the most diverse afterwords there - it. we were just hearing the most diverse afterwords there have i it. we were just hearing the most i diverse afterwords there have been, was that your view of it? were you proud to be part of that night? t proud to be part of that night? i was proud but what struck me most of all is not simply diversity but was that it was diverse but it was very, very good work. it was not because there were black or asian, or women or whatever, there were black or asian, or women orwhatever, orstraight there were black or asian, or women or whatever, or straight or gay, there were black or asian, or women orwhatever, orstraight or gay, it was really good work. i remember spending some time with michaela cole what she was just thinking about her show and telling me about

how she wanted to do it i wanted to direct it and really have control of it because it was her story. and it was just kind of chitchatting and now it's like wow, she has done it! so many different people being heard and that's what in my opinion makes britain grade, will be really show our true diversity in the very natural and organic way, not a forced way. it's people getting together and using arch to express themselves. that's what i'm most proud of what we do here in britain. very eloquently put it, as one would expect. thank you so much for being with us. and congratulations! well done. the prime minister has backed comments by the culture secretary that the decision to suspend 0llie robinson from the england cricket team for posting racist and sexist tweets was "over the top". 0liver dowden said the messages were "offensive and wrong" but added that the cricketer had apologised for the posts he wrote

when he was in his late teens. the england and wales cricket board said robinson had been suspended while a disciplinary investigation is conducted. well a little earlier, my colleague, reeta chakrabarti spoke to the former england cricket captain, david gower. he told her that what 0llie robinson had written was simply wrong. first of all, one has to always preface everything you say on this matter by saying that one entirely disagrees what was written in those tweets all those years ago. i mean, no one is condoning anything racist or sexist. so having done that, in the space of the last four or five days we've all had time to move on. consider, first of all, how the affair was brought to light which had nothing to do with ecb, for instance, doing their own research prior to the game which might or might not have made life easier for everyone concerned, but now that we know it is out there and know that we know he has apologised, now that we know he has already contrite and know that we know he is already eight, or nine years older than

he was when he first wrote those things, we imagine he has changed. i think most people in that position would have changed. so not to condone anything that happened all that time ago, but my view would have been, and is very straightforward, that you have a chance here not to suspend someone just when they have started, successfully, an international career, but to use this in a very different way and you can still have your investigation. you can still investigate what you want out of this affair but you say to him, look, carry on playing, that's fine, but you have under the role now which you are going to fulfil for us at the ecb and that is to be a sort of quasi ambassador on this topic. you are going to go out there and talk to county cricketers, to club cricketers, to anyone who wants to listen to you. and they don't have to be cricketers, they could be anyone. and you can tell them that first of all the views you held or put out in public all those years ago were wrong, and secondly, to be very, very careful about what you put on your social media. well, it's interesting

that you say that the cricketing board should have done its own investigations earlier, because if it had unearthed to these offensive messages, what action should then have taken? it would then have had to have done something, applied some sanction. yes. the point first of all about that is that you have control of the situation. and, let's face it, if you applied for a job, at a young person, not 27, 28 years old is applying for a job say come out of school or out of university, a lot of companies will do an internet trawl. and will find out what you put on facebook, will find out what you put on twitter, instagram, everything. and if you have done something wrong they will confront you with that at the interview. so what they are doing is preempting anything awkward. so ecb, 0k yes it takes time and effort and someone has to be delegated to do this if that is the system, but had they found out about it they would have had to have a very awkward conversation with the selectors, with himself. they could have imposed a moratorium at that stage but at least they would not have

been the ones surprised by this sudden release of historic tweets. let's get more now on the news that a group of conservative rebel mps have been thwarted in their bid to overturn £4 billion of government cuts to the overseas aid budget. zahid torres—rahman is the ceo and co—founder, business fights poverty — a business—led collaboration network focused on social impact. thank you very much for being with us. many conservative mps are saying that charity begins at home, it's a pandemic. money is scarce and widths cannot afford to give billions and billions in overseas aid can we have to cut it down a little bit. by

about £4 billion, what do you say to all of that? i about £4 billion, what do you say to all of that? :, all of that? i get the need to tie the amount _ all of that? i get the need to tie the amount of— all of that? i get the need to tie the amount of money _ all of that? i get the need to tie the amount of money we i all of that? i get the need to tie the amount of money we give . all of that? i get the need to tie j the amount of money we give in all of that? i get the need to tie i the amount of money we give in age to the economy, but that is why we give a percentage of our income overseas. just a couple of points, first of all its .7%, that's less than 1% we give away. the other thing is the bank of england is now saying we should get back to pre—pandemic levels by the end of 2021, so ijust don't see the rationale for doing this. 2021, so i just don't see the rationale for doing this. what you think the cost _ rationale for doing this. what you think the cost of _ rationale for doing this. what you think the cost of this _ rationale for doing this. what you think the cost of this will - rationale for doing this. what you think the cost of this will be? i rationale for doing this. what you l think the cost of this will be? some people very angry about these cuts say it could cost hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths around the world. :, �* , : thousands of avoidable deaths around the world. :, �* , ~ :, the world. that's right. and one examle the world. that's right. and one example of— the world. that's right. and one example of the _ the world. that's right. and one example of the uk _ the world. that's right. and one example of the uk has - the world. that's right. and one example of the uk has cut i the world. that's right. and one example of the uk has cut its i example of the uk has cut its support to water sanitation and hygiene by 80% in the middle of a pandemic. now clearly that impacts people on the ground. 9 million people on the ground. 9 million people by one estimate, but also we

are doing very well on the vaccines, no matter what is happening here at this pandemic is going red around the world and there's mutations that none of us are safe until all of us are safe. :, :, :: , :, are safe. imagine vaccines, one conservative — are safe. imagine vaccines, one conservative mp _ are safe. imagine vaccines, one conservative mp who _ are safe. imagine vaccines, one conservative mp who supports i are safe. imagine vaccines, one i conservative mp who supports this cut was actually saying we are giving the world the astrazeneca vaccine and what more do you want in terms of overseas aid?— vaccine and what more do you want in terms of overseas aid? when you look at the impact — terms of overseas aid? when you look at the impact of _ terms of overseas aid? when you look at the impact of what _ terms of overseas aid? when you look at the impact of what this _ terms of overseas aid? when you look at the impact of what this is _ terms of overseas aid? when you look at the impact of what this is going i at the impact of what this is going to dojust take at the impact of what this is going to do just take yemen for example. the cut there is like 60%, so this is going to really cost lives and also the climate summit we need to be investing in building people's

resilience. it’s be investing in building people's resilience. v , be investing in building people's resilience. �*, , :, ., be investing in building people's resilience. �*, , :, :, :, resilience. it's 'ust ahead of the g7 summit — resilience. it'sjust ahead of the g7 summit and _ resilience. it'sjust ahead of the g7 summit and it's _ resilience. it'sjust ahead of the g7 summit and it's that - resilience. it'sjust ahead of the i g7 summit and it's that embarrassing that we are the only member of the g7 were making this kind of cut in overseas aid. but g7 were making this kind of cut in overseas aid-— overseas aid. but it's not too late to show this _ overseas aid. but it's not too late to show this country _ overseas aid. but it's not too late to show this country because i overseas aid. but it's not too late to show this country because her| to show this country because her generosity and leadership and shower standing by reversing those decisions but you are right we were the only g7 country to go backwards of the stage. from a business perspective it does not make sense. a lot of the products that we source from overseas, the supply chains of those in the resilience of the chains depends on us investing in the social and economic development of those markets. bear in mind we are trying to build new trade relationships globally and you to be thinking about the broader contributions to the world. itruiith thinking about the broader contributions to the world. with the government — contributions to the world. with the government have _ contributions to the world. with the government have been _ contributions to the world. with the government have been saying i contributions to the world. with the | government have been saying today contributions to the world. with the i government have been saying today is that the original act that

envisaged, that set out the 0.7% international aid spending, we were always said that this could be changed depending on economic circumstance. and the pandemic is the most exceptional economic circumstance, everybody recognises that. this is a temporary move in a temporary cut, not a permanent cut. it's a temporary cut with immediate impact on long—term consequences. 0ne impact on long—term consequences. one of the things that make you proud to be british is the leadership of the british people and countries and charities have shown. and helping people when they need it most of that unit most right now so there's no excuse for this cut up white thank you the g7 summit is coming to cornwallthis week, and will be the biggest security operation that devon and cornwall police has ever had to deal with. five thousand extra officers have been drafted in from 43 other forces

including scotland to help police the event. but what about the challenges for those living and working around the areas most affected? bbc spotlight�*s tamsin melville reports. if you live or work around carbis bay, there have been warnings of inevitable g7 disruption. and now the signs of a so—called ring of steel are really ramping up. they have nearly completed the ring of steel so the large black fence that they have erected in front to cut off the hotel and the coastal paths. today there is a lot of activity in what is dubbed the red zone between both hotels being used for the summit. some say even though they are right in the middle, there are still in the dark. there was a question and answer session with police locally but every time you talk to someone you get a different answer. for example, if we walk out of the house, will we need to show id?

0ne officer said yes, two forms, even to walk across to tesco's, another said if you are working on foot you will not need anything. we are two days away from everything starting and we are unclear. at the pharmacy it will be business as usual and people are encouraged to plan ahead and the staff are gearing up to make sure they can get to work. we have make sure the id is in place and we have letters from the employer to say we are based here and the pharmacist will be here at the end of the week and has decided to cycle in, he was based in hell and he made sure that was the quickest way to be here. bookings at this vegetarian cafe have been hit hard over the days of the summit. with no prospect of compensation. thursday and friday we have known one table on both nights so it is a complete contrast to normal. we are a little bit busier on saturday and we are getting hundreds of inquiries for those days but we tell people that they are going to face challenging, challenges getting to us, most are put off, which is understandable. having the summer a summer like this during a pandemic splits opinion. polling is busy getting her flowerbeds ready for the world leaders.

it is only going to last three days. so that won't affect me. it will affect some people. but i mean, i think it is great for st ives. it is no problem for me, we are battening down the hatches for three days but my daughter has a place at st michael's hospital so she has had to take time off because the buses are not running so she was annoyed about that. the place is busy and everyone is buzzing, it's a big conversation. and i love it. the police and other agencies say they are doing all they can to keep residents informed, disruption to a minimum and everybody say. tamsin melville, bbc spotlight, carbis bay.

is schedule the journey forjuly the 20th and there's room for the founder of amazon, jeff bezos, says he and his brother will travel into space next month on his rocket company's first sub—orbital sightseeing trip. the world's richest man has scheduled the journey forjuly the 20th. and there's room for one more passenger — a third seat on the space—craft is being auctioned off — the current bid stands at almost three million dollars. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. heading to the edge of space. this is the new shepard rocket. so far, it's only flown with mannequins. now it's ready for its first real passengers, and jeff bezos, who owns the spacecraft, has announced he will be on board, along with his brother. it changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. it's one earth. i want to go on this flight because it's a thing i've wanted to do all my life. the rocket system will reach 100 kilometres above the earth, where passengers will experience about three minutes of weightlessness, and see the blackness of space and earth's covered horizon. in the future, anyone will be able to take a ride for around £150,000 a ticket. and it's not the only company to test if space tourism is commercially viable.

sir richard branson's virgin galactic space plane is expected to carry paying customers by the end of the year. spacex. separation confirmed. and seats on elon musk�*s spacex capsule cost millions to go into low earth orbit. for now, these trips are only for the super wealthy, but experts say prices should drop. for the young people today particularly, it will become a reality that they could save up some money and choose to go to space, not every day, but it could be something that you could choose to spend a chunk of your savings on, and experience a few minutes of weightlessness. landing gear deployed. the new shepard flight is due to take place injuly. the capsule carrying jeff bezos and his brother will descend back to earth with parachutes, marking the start of a new era in space tourism. rebecca morelle, bbc news.

a ballet school in london is hoping to make dance accessible for young muslim girls. the �*grace and poise' academy, is the first of its kind in the country, offering specially adapted classes in line with islamic teachings. pupils move to poetry instead of music and the classes are all female. shabnam mahmood reports. and softly down, let's go again, feet together. it's ballet, but not as we know it. plenty of moves, but no music. the girls here dance to poetry. when i reverted to islam, i wanted to create something that was accessible to the muslim community, and really encouraged that artistic value to the community. i think all girls should be able to go to ballet. it doesn't matter if it's ballet and you are muslim, you can still go.

i wanted to send khadija to ballet, but because of the islamic- perspective of things, | music and everything, i was not too sure, _ but i was so happy to hear that this is tailored for muslim children. i remember when we were younger, you kind of always— feel on the outside. you don't feel like you fit in almost. i there should be a lot more things like this just - tailored to our children. the school offers a unique syllabus, training girls to sit accredited ballet exams while exploring the relationship between poetry and islam. the way the poetry and the choreography works for the ballet movements is that they are very closely connected, so when you think of a movement for ballet, if it requires a specific image to help with the development of that movement, we will match the themes in the sort of images to that poetry so they work in harmony together. some would say that

by using poetry you are moving too far away from the classical style of ballet. i feel like ballet is always evolving, so it is always lovely to see more sort of explorative ways of working. there's not much representation of muslims in the world of ballet, but these girls are hoping the classes will help to bring change. when i am older, i want to become a professional ballet dancer and a be teacher. it has been a real blessing to work with such amazing children and have their positive impact that we have had. although the schools appeals directly to muslim girls, it is open to families with a broad range of beliefs with a passion for poetry. shabnam mahmood, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor hello. both the daytime showers and

thunderstorms and eastern areas fade into the night the west will see cloud increase and as rain and drizzle push into northern ireland later. most writing for the clear skies and a comfortable night out there. away from the towns in city centres temperatures will drop back into single figures. i find start for tuesday morning but sunny spells but damp drizzly start. brightening up but damp drizzly start. brightening up northern ireland with early afternoon sunshine, some hazy sunshine through each of scotland before england and wales not as much clout around compared with monday. we were skies that will make you feel much warmer and of a degree or two. 25 degrees the london area, 22 in the northeast of scotland. going to the evening for the rain and drizzle returns and across western scotland and a lot more clout across western areas of the next few days with patchy rain and drizzle but even with that temperatures will be on the rise and for all it will turn increasingly humid from midweek onwards.

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