this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. more support for greater manchester to increase vaccinations and testing. it's where the indian or delta variant of covid is spreading fastest. this includes rapid response teams, putting in extra testing, military support and supervised in—school testing. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the test on offer. the sun is out, the beaches are ready but where are the tourists? anger across the travel industry over the government's travel guidance. a metropolitan police officer has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and rape of sarah everard. she disappeared while walking home in march.

wayne couzens accepts he killed ms everard, but he won't enter a plea till medical reports are completed. the international criminal court in the hague upholds the conviction against the former bosnian serb military leader ratko mladic, "the butcher of bosnia", for crimes of genocide. how global crime gangs were tricked into sharing their secret plans — hundreds are arrested in a worldwide sting organised by the fbi. and coming up, a lucky escape for molly the labrador, who impaled herself on a stick and whose life was saved in a four—hour—long operation to remove it. the whole of greater manchester

and parts of lancashire are going to be given extra support to fight off what is now the fastest spread of the delta variant of covid first indentified in india. there'll be increased testing and vaccinations. new guidance also recommends people "minimise travel in and out of the affected areas". sojoining bolton — which was already subject to surge testing are the remaining 9 boroughs of greater manchester. and to the north of the city — blackburn and darwen — is joined by most of lancashire — including burnley, preston and rossendale. more now from manchester and our health corresopndent dominic hughes. here in greater manchester this evening it does feel all a little bit grimly familiar. greater manchester, along with big parts of lancashire facing extra restrictions, the rest of the country simply does not. a big surge in coronavirus cases across the northwest. and yet this time is different. we have vaccines that work, this with these new measures are advice, they are not law but it does feel a little bit like we have

been here before. is it back to the bad old days for the northwest of england? a spike in covid cases linked to the delta variant first detected in india across greater manchester and much of lancashire has prompted what ministers are calling a strengthened package of support. advice to travel less, test more and keep get—togethers outdoors. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the tests on offer. we know that this approach can work, we have seen it work in south london and in bolton in stopping a rise in the number of cases. this is a part of the country that, since the pandemic began pretty much, has barely been out of restrictions so many people here in manchester and across northwest england may well view these new measures with an air of weary resignation. but ministers will point

to what has happened in bolton, where a surge in cases linked to the indian variant has been successfully tackled with a mixture of a big push on vaccinations and testing. the infection rate in bolton, part of greater manchester, is now following. but it took a concerted effort to reach parts of the community it found hard to access testing or vaccinations. local leaders say they now want to see these same efforts right across the region. this is not about asking for more than greater manchester's fair share. it is about saying we've got an opportunity now with the resources on the ground and the extra support we have got from the military to go much faster in the next three weeks. on a sun—soaked afternoon in manchester, students aiden and liv believe people are reaching the end of their tethers. i think people are getting fed up. especially now that it's nice weather people just want to go out and have fun... i don't think another. lockdown would work. because i don't think many people would i listen to it, just - don't want to really be

indoors all the time and _ we want to get out and do stuff. at a friend for the first time in nine months hopes this isn't the prelude to more restrictions. it's been locked out after lockdown, so this bit of freedom that we are tasting, if that was also taken away, i don't know how people would cope. mentally, physically, it's just exhausting. search testing will help identify cases, but it's vaccinations that are the key to stopping the virus and keeping the gradual easing of restrictions we have all enjoyed on track. so now we are likely to see the sort of things that we have been reporting on in bolton in recent weeks spread out across greater manchester and parts of lancashire. so that's things like search testing, people going door—to—door testing people. military support on the street, there's vaccination buses going to hard—to—reach communities, and they will be hoping that the success they have seen in bolton where infections have fallen by around a quarter over the last ten days can be replicated across the region. back to you.

the latest official figures on the pandemic show that in the past 2a hours — 13 deaths were reported — and there have been 6,048 new infections — which means an average of 5,526 new cases per day in the last week. nearly 113,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period meaning more than 40.5 million people have now had theirfirstjab — 77% of uk adults. the number of people who've had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period, is over 306,000. more than 28.2 million have had both doses — meaning nearly 54% of uk adults are fully vaccinated. now i'm joined by the virologist dr eleanor guant, research fellow at the roslin institute — the animal science research centre — which is part of the

university of edinburgh. how worried are you by the situation and in particular in the northwest of england? 50 and in particular in the northwest of england?— and in particular in the northwest of encland? , ., ., of england? so the situation in the northwest of _ of england? so the situation in the northwest of england _ of england? so the situation in the northwest of england is _ of england? so the situation in the northwest of england is quite - northwest of england is quite concerning. and we are seeing rapidly increasing case numbers with the delta variant. and this is mirroring what we are seeing in other parts of the country already but this has been brought under control and other parts of the country like bolton and in south london. so we expect that we can manage the situation and we do need to be aware of that and aware that this can happen in other regions as well stop luke to think the measures of the government have taken including guidance recommending people minimise travel in and out of the other areas is that sensible and wise? we would be ideally limiting travel in those areas but we did not close the travel border with india

and several hundred importations of this variant on into the uk so it seems hypocritical to say that we can allow international travel but that we are going to restrict local travel off of the back of that. so seems practical to enforce that at that stage. did seems practical to enforce that at that staue. , ., , ., seems practical to enforce that at that stage-— seems practical to enforce that at that state. , ., ., , ., ~ ., that stage. did he was a mistake not to have five — that stage. did he was a mistake not to have five stops _ that stage. did he was a mistake not to have five stops travel _ that stage. did he was a mistake not to have five stops travel from - that stage. did he was a mistake not to have five stops travel from india l to have five stops travel from india much earlier on?— to have five stops travel from india much earlier on? very much though. it's very clear — much earlier on? very much though. it's very clear what _ much earlier on? very much though. it's very clear what was _ much earlier on? very much though. it's very clear what was happening i it's very clear what was happening in india was really quite catastrophic and that there was potentially a new significant variant circling their and that we did not implement travel restrictions earlier. and we would be will we are in now.— restrictions earlier. and we would be will we are in now. what does all this mean in — be will we are in now. what does all this mean in terms _ be will we are in now. what does all this mean in terms of— be will we are in now. what does all this mean in terms of the _ be will we are in now. what does all this mean in terms of the plan - be will we are in now. what does all this mean in terms of the plan to i this mean in terms of the plan to lift all remaining restriction into england onjune the 21st, can i go ahead now? so england on june the 21st, can i go ahead now?— ahead now? so what we need to understand is _ ahead now? so what we need to understand is whether _ ahead now? so what we need to understand is whether we - ahead now? so what we need to understand is whether we have l understand is whether we have managed to break the bond between

cases and hospitalisations and deaths through the use of the vaccination programme. so our vaccination programme. so our vaccination is going to prevent hospitalisation or not, and it's too early to say whether that's the case. we are seeing an extensional increase the number of cases but remember it takes several weeks for us to see those manifests as hospitalisation, so i expect the 25th ofjune is just too early to say whether that will happen and therefore a very high risk strategy to be for that date.— to be for that date. people in the hos - itali to be for that date. people in the hospitality industry _ to be for that date. people in the hospitality industry and - to be for that date. people in the i hospitality industry and businesses and so on are saying the scientist to people like you are always saying give us a few more weeks, just a little bit more time in terms of restrictions.— little bit more time in terms of restrictions. yeah, i appreciate that everyone _ restrictions. yeah, i appreciate that everyone wants _ restrictions. yeah, i appreciate that everyone wants to - restrictions. yeah, i appreciate that everyone wants to get - restrictions. yeah, i appreciatel that everyone wants to get their businesses up and running but we've got one of the highest death rates in the world because we took that approach of doing things to lay and

throwing caution to the wind. but now we have one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. but onl 4096 vaccination rates in the world. but only 4096 of _ vaccination rates in the world. emit only 40% of the total population are currently vaccinated which is insufficient to prevent the expense of growth that we are now seeing with this variant.— of growth that we are now seeing with this variant. what number do ou want with this variant. what number do you want to _ with this variant. what number do you want to see — with this variant. what number do you want to see in _ with this variant. what number do you want to see in terms - with this variant. what number do you want to see in terms of- with this variant. what number do | you want to see in terms of people that have had both vaccinations before we can have it and to all restrictions? have you got a target percentage in mind?— restrictions? have you got a target percentage in mind? modelling has su: nested percentage in mind? modelling has suggested it _ percentage in mind? modelling has suggested it something _ percentage in mind? modelling has suggested it something between i percentage in mind? modelling has| suggested it something between 60 and 70% that will prevent us from seeing further ex financial increases in the virus, that we are looking for something like that and need people to have both doses of vaccine and to beaks after the second dose to have that full potential. second dose to have that full potential-— second dose to have that full otential. ,, ., . ~' . . , second dose to have that full otential. ,, ., ., ~' ., ., , ., potential. see or talk at least a month after — potential. see or talk at least a month afterjune _

potential. see or talk at least a month afterjune the _ potential. see or talk at least a month afterjune the 21st? - month afterjune the 21st? potentially if things are under control we could consider bringing that a little bit forward because we will have little bit of leeway for right now the situation is not under control so we are really not in a position to ease restrictions further. . ~ position to ease restrictions further. ., ~ , ., position to ease restrictions further. . ~' , ., , position to ease restrictions further. ., ~ , ., , . 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 in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are anna mihailova, who's the deputy political editor at the mail on sunday, and thejohn kampfner, the broadcaster and author of a new book called why the germans do it better. the boss of ryanair michael 0'leary has again denounced the uk government's foreign travel policy. there's been widespread frustration across the travel industry following the decision to switch portugal from the green list to the amber. but the government insists its position remains clear and people should not be travelling to destinations on either the amber or red lists. 0ur transport correspondent

caroline davies reports. the deep blues of greece's islands, the mediterranean coves in spain and the sun—drenched beaches of portugal — all now on the amber list, legal to go to, but against government advice. there were few passengers heading out this morning from gatwick. i just think they should've made it red or green, you know, you can either go or you can't. well, to be fair, i haven't seen my family for a while, so i would be going anyway regardless. psychologically i really feel like i need to go. i gatwick is very quiet today. there were only around 60 flights in or out. the industry had never thought it was going to reach 2019 passenger levels. many people will choose to stay in the uk this year, but it also hadn't predicted there would be so few countries on the green list and it's still trying to work out how that affects its operations. 0perators are deciding whether to fly to amber list countries anyway. jet2 has currently decided it won't. a family of four coming back having all those tests, it's a lot of money. people can't afford it.

and also, it's all right for white collar workers saying, "oh, well, i work from home for ten days in quarantine," if you're a hospitality worker, a supermarket worker, you can't do that. so, therefore, it's just a nonstarter for a lot of our customers. other operators like tui, easyjet and ryanair are flying to amber destinations, although flights aren't full. ministers today said that people should not be travelling there for holidays. many people, myself included, are coming to the conclusion that we should all be staying home and enjoying the beautiful weather here in the uk. you should not be travelling to countries on that amber list or the red list. the industry says it's causing more confusion. well, i can think of no better. reason for uk citizens to travel abroad to europe this summer other than to avoid the incompetent - ministers there who will be holidaying at home. - why are these government ministers . telling vaccinated british citizens .

and their families that they should stay at home? _ it's mindless, and it makes no sense. i the next review of countries to go on the list will happen in less than three weeks' time, but at the moment, the industry feels the tide is pulling against them. caroline davies, bbc news. the metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping sarah everard. the 33 year—old went missing in march as she walked home from a friend's house in south london. her body was found a week later in woodland near ashford in kent. couzens made his appearance at the old bailey on a video link. the court heard he accepted responsibility for ms everard's death but he was not asked to enter a plea on the charge of murder. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. just walking home. sarah everard should have expected to get there safely and if she faced danger, a policeman should have helped.

instead that police officer, wayne couzens, admitted today he had raped and kidnapped the 33—year—old. couzens, with his head bowed, twice replied, "guilty, sir," when asked how he wanted to plead. sarah everard disappeared while walking home by clapham common. today in court wayne couzens also accepted responsibility for her killing, but he wasn't asked to plead guilty or not guilty on the murder charge because the court wants medical reports before then. the marketing executive had so much to live for, a job in london, a boyfriend, a loving family. couzens was a police protection officer who gave her none. the everard family made the painful journey to court today. they had described sarah as bright, beautiful, a shining example to us all. after she disappeared in march, a massive search led by the metropolitan police resulted in the shock that a kidnapper

and rapist and suspected murderer was in their ranks. a week later, sarah's remains were finally discovered, hidden in woodland in kent 30 miles from couzens' family home in deal. couzens is charged with murdering her some time between the 2nd and 10th of march. the loss of a daughter, sister and girlfriend cannot be fully comprehended, but the country reflected their grief, united in its sadness for the everard family, and its anger that women were not, and never have been, safe on the streets. from royalty to local residents, they came for sarah and for women everywhere. in a month wayne couzens will appear in court again still accused of murder. an officer who has already betrayed his position and left so many women feeling unsafe, but most of all a betrayal of sarah everard and her right

to arrive home safely. lucy manning, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... areas of greater manchester and lancashire are to get extra testing and military support, after a rise in covid cases. the boss of ryanair criticises the government's traffic—light travel system, as uk holiday—makers scramble to get home after portugal joined the amber list today. the death of sarah everard in march — a serving metropolitan police officer pleads guilty to her kidnapping and rape. a worldwide sting organised by the fbi has led to the arrests of hundreds of suspected members of organised crime. gangs around the world were tricked into using a secure messaging app — what they didn't know is that the app was developed by agents who were able to monitor millions of messages about drug dealing, money laundering and planned murders. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has the story.

a shipment of tuna cans coming from ecuador into europe with more than 600 kilos of cocaine hidden inside, all discovered by law enforcement. more cocaine wrapped up with a batman label, a picture of it sent on a phone that criminals thought was secure, but which was really a trap. that trap was sprung today as law enforcement around the world made their move, with a wave of arrests against multiple organised crime groups. criminals believe that using a system called anom secured their communications. the problem was that the person behind it was an undercover informant for the fbi. they started by giving 50 devices to criminals in australia, people like this man, hakan ayik, now on the run, who in turn recommended it to others, unwittingly helping the authorities.

so, how did it all work? the system was run by the fbi and australian federal police, who were able to access communications between 10,000 devices. 20 million messages were intercepted from more than 90 countries. details about drug deals, money—laundering and planned murders were accessed. it was effectively a wiretap on the criminal underworld around the globe. the biggest users of the device were in germany, spain, the netherlands, serbia and australia. there are some investigations in the uk, although the device was not widely used here. the amount of intelligence that we received was staggering. from seizing drugs, guns and millions of dollars in multiple currencies to addressing more than 150 threats to life. in australia, there've been more than 200 arrests. police say the information even helped thwart a machine—gun attack in a cafe.

and in europe today, there was more evidence of the operation's success. for nine months, we have been receiving intelligence to build criminal cases, and we have also had information that has helped us to prevent more than ten planned murders within sweden. this operation has dealt a serious blow to organised crime, not only because of those arrested, but because those still at large will not be sure who or what they can trust. gordon corera, bbc news. health and social care staff in england are so exhausted that the situation is an �*emergency�* and could even put the future of the nhs at risk — that's the warning from a group of mps. the department of health and social care says it is doing everything to support their wellbeing. katherine da costa reports. lineremiah's been a nurse for 25 years, with experience of working under pressure in both critical

care and a&e. but, like many in her profession, the intensity of the last 16 months has left them physically and emotionally exhausted. liz needed counselling when she hit breaking point. we talk about "it's ok to not be ok" — but actually it's not ok. we shouldn't be in that situation in the first place. i, myself, i'm not going to lie, i fell apart during the first pandemic, and had some intensive counselling and it required some certified time off work. i've managed for the last year, but at what cost? a report by mps found the nhs was short of 50,000 nurses going into the pandemic. it said the covid crisis had exacerbated existing problems. the health service is still under significant pressure, dealing with emergencies and trying to clear a record backlog of operations. former health secretaryjeremy hunt, now chair of the health and care select committee

which commissioned the report, says longer—term thinking is needed. we need a total overhaul of workforce planning, because there is a failure in the system. it takes seven years to train a doctor, three years to train a nurse, and it's never enough of a priority for the department of health and social care and the treasury when it comes to spending reviews to spend this money on doctors and nurses that you're not going to see for many years hence. health unions have warned excessive workloads across the nhs and social care risk staff leaving their profession early. if that happens, it would be catastrophic for our health service, at a time when we are facing the biggest backlog of care we've ever known. while unions back calls to boost recruitment, they want more to be done in the short term to tackle staff burn—out — something health leaders say is being addressed. we recognise the fact that people are going to feel tired, they are going to feel in a state of real exhaustion, so the health and well—being is critical and we've

got a range of services in place. for some areas it is additional funding, like in general practice, for other areas it is counselling and talking therapies, mental health and well—being hotlines, text support which is 21w. the department of health and social care says it's doing everything to support the well—being of staff and that the government's backed the nhs every turn. but those on the front line fear there's still no letup in sight. katherine da costa, bbc news. well, we can speak to lucy warner, who's the chief executive of nhs practitioner health — which originally offered help to doctors, who were struggling with mental health problems — often brought on by pressures at work. it now offers help and services to all nhs staff in england and scotland. thank you very much for being with us. just tell us, do you recognise

what has been called the burn—out of so many staff in the health service? absolutely. listening to the story there, it's similar to a lot of stories that we are hearing from people up and down the service who are accessing our nhs practitioner health and that we see more people in the last 12 months registering with us then in the last 12 years so this is a significant increase for people reaching out for help right now. is people reaching out for help right now. , ., , , people reaching out for help right now. is that purely because of the andemic now. is that purely because of the pandemic pretty _ now. is that purely because of the pandemic pretty much? _ now. is that purely because of the pandemic pretty much? i - now. is that purely because of the pandemic pretty much? i think- now. is that purely because of the| pandemic pretty much? i think the andemic pandemic pretty much? i think the pandemic certainly _ pandemic pretty much? i think the pandemic certainly has _ pandemic pretty much? i think the pandemic certainly has not - pandemic pretty much? i think the| pandemic certainly has not helped, when other people were suffering beforehand but i think what has been positive about the pandemic is more of a focus on recognising the value of a focus on recognising the value of our staff and we need healthy staff we need to look after them and after them support when they are struggling. so there's been a lot of offer is made available and i think people have been taking those up in record numbers. we have certainly

seen that in our service. but i agree the pandemic certainly has had an impact and we have seen the impact, and infact an impact and we have seen the impact, and in fact we are publishing a report tomorrow that will tell the story of the people who have access to our services in a sort they have been facing the impact on their mental health from the last year. impact on their mental health from the last year-— the last year. when you say people are struggling. _ the last year. when you say people are struggling. is — the last year. when you say people are struggling, is that _ the last year. when you say people are struggling, is that with - the last year. when you say people are struggling, is that with what. are struggling, is that with what they have seen, is that their workload, is that exhaustion through working very long shifts relentlessly? what exactly is it and can you put your finger on what it is? i can you put your finger on what it is? ~ . , can you put your finger on what it is? ~' . , , ., , can you put your finger on what it is? ~' ., , , ., , ., is? i think in the early stages what we were seeing — is? i think in the early stages what we were seeing was _ is? i think in the early stages what we were seeing was severe - is? i think in the early stages what. we were seeing was severe anxiety, stress, people really concerned with the workload and what was going on but i think right now what we are seeing is as those described there, exhaustion, tiredness, fatigue and people who were struggling to sleep at night because they simplyjust could not switch off. and at very low mood, all of those symptoms that i think he would describe as burn—out. i think he would describe as burn-out— i think he would describe as burn-out. �* , ., burn-out. and in terms of the future and how to —

burn-out. and in terms of the future and how to change _ burn-out. and in terms of the future and how to change all _ burn-out. and in terms of the future and how to change all of _ burn-out. and in terms of the future and how to change all of this, - burn-out. and in terms of the future and how to change all of this, part . and how to change all of this, part of the answer asjeremy hunt was of the answer as jeremy hunt was staying in that reportjust training more staff so that we just have more nurses and doctors and so on, and to just think a bit more about the years ahead? i just think a bit more about the years ahead?— just think a bit more about the ears ahead? ~' , ., years ahead? i think it is true that we recognise _ years ahead? i think it is true that we recognise that _ years ahead? i think it is true that we recognise that there _ years ahead? i think it is true that we recognise that there have - years ahead? i think it is true that| we recognise that there have been gaps in the workforce and that those gaps in the workforce and that those gaps need filling, but i think even more importantly than that we need to focus on the staff we already have and we need to make sure that those people are feeling right now that they want to leave, that they are encouraged and supported to remain in the workforce, and for those people that are feeling unwell and feeling like they need time to recover that they are given that time, they are given the support and treatment and help that they need to recover so that they stay the workforce for the long—term. what workforce for the long-term. what ou said workforce for the long-term. what you said people — workforce for the long-term. what you said people when _ workforce for the long—term. what you said people when they come to you said people when they come to you in there clearly burnt out? how do you help them? thea;r you in there clearly burnt out? how do you help them?— do you help them? they are not alone. do you help them? they are not alone- 5000 _ do you help them? they are not alone. 5000 people _ do you help them? they are not alone. 5000 people in - do you help them? they are not alone. 5000 people in the - do you help them? they are not alone. 5000 people in the last i do you help them? they are not. alone. 5000 people in the last year registered as patients, and that's just doctors and dentists, we are

not open to all nhs staff in england and scotland. so they are not alone, they are not the only one feeling that way, it's fairly understandable. i've worked in the nhs my entire life and i don't think i've ever worked as hard as i have in the last 15 months or so. everybody is feeling it and they have done the right thing by reaching out and getting some help. as a range of things we can do and we can connect them with therapist, we can connect them with therapist, we can connect them with therapist, we can provide medication if that's going to help and we can provide them with the tools that they need to be able to get back to work feeling welcome a feeling that they can tackle the next stage. we know there's a backlog and waiting list and when others in a credible effort going on to deliver the vaccine programme and we need our staff healthy and well so that we can end “p healthy and well so that we can end up with healthy and well patients at the end of it. see up with healthy and well patients at the end of it— the end of it. see you are really carin: the end of it. see you are really caring for— the end of it. see you are really caring for the — the end of it. see you are really caring for the carers. _ the end of it. see you are really caring for the carers. that - the end of it. see you are really caring for the carers. that is - the end of it. see you are really| caring for the carers. that is the idea and the _ caring for the carers. that is the idea and the general— caring for the carers. that is the idea and the general objective. l caring for the carers. that is the | idea and the general objective. if we don't look after our staff how on earth will they care for the rest of us? ., ., ., ., .,

us? you are doing a great 'ob. chief executive nhs * us? you are doing a great job. chief executive nhs practitioner - us? you are doing a great job. chief executive nhs practitioner health, | executive nhs practitioner health, thank you. the former bosnian serb commander ratko mladic has had his conviction for genocide upheld. the final decision, rejecting his appeal, was taken by the international criminal court in the hague — and this was his reaction. mladic shook his head as the 5 judges confirmed his life sentence. that was originally imposed in 2017 after he was convicted of personally overseeing the massacre of nearly 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys in srebrenica in 1995. here's the prosecutor speaking after the verdict. the time has come to accept the truth. mladic ranks amongst the most notorious war criminals in modern history. he intentionally used his military command to attack, kill, torture, rape and expel innocent civilians for no reason other than their ethnicity and their religion. he inflamed ethnic hatred and lied to those he pretended to defend

in order to justify his crimes. families of the victims have been giving their reaction. with more on the events that led up to the srebrenica massacre, here's the bbc�*s anna holligan. mladic was the face of an audacious military campaign, the hands—on enforcer of a political plot engineered at the top to make sections of bosnia's muslim population disappear. i would say that's probably one of the most important individuals in the determining how the war would play out in bosnia. his responsibility and how the prosecution argued the case is that basically he was at the top of a certain pyramid of violence. it began with persecution, propaganda that turned neighbours against one another and families had fled to a united nations base, a designated safe zone expecting protection.

when mladic and his bosnian serb army arrived, he reassured the displaced crowds with chocolates for the children and promises of a safe passage. then separated the women from their sons, husbands and fathers. in the four days that followed, approximately 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys were executed. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. if you don't like the humidity, the nights are set to get a little bit more uncomfortable over the coming days as humidity levels continue to rise and be dragged in more cloud. tonight, plenty of cloud across the western areas. some rain and drizzle at times, northern ireland, western scotland, even the odd heavier burst, could see some patchy and light drizzle towards the

western fringes of england and wales. temperatures sticking in double figures for most of the towns and city centres at least. there will be some morning sunshine, particularly through england and wales. clouding over a bit more, though, compared with past few days with some rain and drizzle at times to the north and the west. scotland, northern ireland, it's going to be slightly wetter at times compared with tuesday. especially in the morning. the afternoon should be a little bit brighter, especially for northern ireland. but even with the cloud in place, temperatures into the low 20s, where the best of the sunshine is in the east, we will see temperatures around 21 to 26 degrees. the cloud pushes more extensively across the country, then come into wednesday evening, overnight with a very humid start to thursday. that humid air is with us over the next few days, further patchy rain in the north and the west and then getting hot for the weekend. hello, this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines — more support for greater manchester to increase vaccinations and testing. it's where the indian

or delta variant of covid is spreading fastest. this includes rapid response teams, putting in extra testing, military support and supervised in—school testing. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the test on offer. the sun is out, the beaches are ready but where are the tourists? anger across the travel industry over the government's travel guidance. a metropolitan police officer has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and rape of sarah everard. she disappeared while walking home in march. wayne couzens accepts he killed ms everard, but he won't enter a plea till medical reports are completed. the international criminal court in the hague upholds the conviction against the former bosnian serb military leader ratko mladic, "the butcher of bosnia", for crimes of genocide.

just days before england start their euros campaign, marcus rashford has told the bbc that taking the knee sends a powerful message and the team will continue to do it. there were boos from a small section of fans when the team made the anti—racism gesture at the start of their final warm—up game against romania on sunday. natalie pirks look at the challenges the team will face both on and off the field. it's important in tournaments to get off to a winning start. gareth southgate played the media at darts today hoping to continue a relationship that's been largely supportive, unlike a vocal minority of fans lately. so, the game about to begin. well, that is quite a reaction to the players taking the knee. that is... that was a lot of booing there. players kneeling for racial equality has proved a gesture to divisive for some.

for any supporters who continue to boo during the tournament, though, recent england captain marcus rashford has a message. we're notjust going to quit because some people disagree with it for whatever reasons, so that's our thought process behind it. we're going to stick at it. we believe that it's a strong and powerful message, and because we believe that, why would we not do it in a massive european tournament? if people are booing, i feel like it's something they need to address with themselves as to why they're booing it. rather optimistically, southgate says they'll park talk of booing fans now and move on to football. the big dilemma he has is how to balance exuberance with experience. he has a squad full of attacking players playing most of their games at home. it's been a while since england could say that. 25 years ago was the summer of three lions penalty heartbreak and gazza. 0h, brilliant! oh, yes!

the semifinal reached by england then remains their best effort at a euros. fast forward to today, one of the sport's most exciting young talents is sporting a freshly bleached barnet. so, you are ok with called that? no, i don't mind that. i think he's a great player, so i don't mind that at all. phil folden has had a breakthrough season for champions manchester city. he wasn't born in �*96, but feels this team can go even further. i think we have a great balance on the squad. yeah, i think we where really strong this time, and i think we can win it. it's gone behind! england are out of the european championship! southgate showed his young side a motivational video of england highlights this morning. this defeat to iceland at the last euros won't have been on it.

but their run into the semis in russia captivated the nation. they're playing croatia on sunday, the same opponents that ended the world cup adventure. it is croatia's night in moscow. the difference this time? expectations are much higher. natalie pirks, bbc news. people aged between 25—29 in england are now able to book an appointment for their first coronavirus jab. vaccines are already available for anyone 18 and over in wales and northern ireland. the move in england brings the uk a step closer to meeting the target to offer all adults a vaccine by the end ofjuly. jim reed has more. lines snaking round twickenham stadium in west london last week. at a handful of pop—up sites like this, younger age groups have already been offered vaccines. now, though, all those over 25 in england should be able to book an appointment online. the nhs says demand has been strong this morning, with virtual queues of 10,000 people. some were incorrectly told they were not eligible, though nhs digital said that technical problem has now been fixed. the opening up and the return

of our freedoms is only possible... this all means, says the government, that the goal of vaccinating all adults with a first dose by the end ofjuly is now in sight. i'm sure that we've all been cheered by the images that we've seen of so many eligible young people coming forward and lining up to get the jab, showing that the enthusiasm for the jab is notjust the preserve of older generations. in england, 76.4% of adults have had a first vaccine dose. in scotland, it's the same. in northern ireland, where it's just over 75%, all over—18s can already book a jab. that's also the case in wales, where 86.5% have already received that first dose, one of the highest rates in the world. it just means we can get to a state of normality quicker, and it allows bars and clubs and even libraries and universities to get back to normal sooner. so, we're really looking forward

|to kind ofjust being able to do| what we want to and travel a bit more _ in england, nhs leaders say the decision to extend the roll—out to over—25s comes six months to the day after margaret keenan was the first person to receive a covid vaccine outside clinical trials. there's still a way to go, and that's why this latest opening up is so important. so, for our younger adults, when you get that text message, when you get that invitation, it is really crucial that you take that offer up, book yourjab, come and get it. even with the vaccine roll—out, the government says extra vigilance is still needed. it's thought the india or delta variant of the virus can spread at least 40% more quickly than the older kent or alpha strain. so, the message from scientists is to turn up to that vaccine appointment if and when you're offered it. jim reed, bbc news. the children's charity unicef has warned that millions ofjabs

could be wasted if poorer nations get them "in one go". lily caprani, the charity's vaccine lead, said developing countries didn't have the resources to distribute and administer large stockpiles. she's been speaking to sima kotecha. with some countries ordering millions of covid vaccines, there are those who have very limited supplies. according to the world health organization, less than 1% of afghanistan's population has been vaccinated, whilejust10,000 people have had theirfirstjab in south sudan, a country with a population of 11 million. fewer than 2% of the hundreds of millions of vaccine doses administered globally have been in africa. several high—profile celebrities have waded in on the debate. they've signed a letter calling on g7 nations to donate 20% of their vaccines by the end of this august.

signatories include david beckham, orlando bloom and olivia colman. in herfirst uk interview, the lead on covid vaccines at unicef told bbc newsnight there was no time for procrastination. the unintended consequence of saving all these vaccines up till christmas time is that countries won't be able to absorb them and roll them out, and therefore they could end up going to waste. we could see millions of doses of vaccines not used and expiring, and that would be a tragedy. the uk government told us it will share the majority of any future surplus vaccines when they're available. i asked miss caprani, "should the vulnerable in developing countries be prioritised over the young in the uk?" now, at some point, no doubt, we will need to vaccinate under—18s, but the priority at this moment has to be making sure that all of the vulnerable and priority groups around the world get vaccines.

so, is unicef saying that vulnerable people abroad should be vaccinated before british children? we're saying that the priority for all of every country, the uk and all of the g7 nations, is to find a clear pathway out of the global pandemic, and the clearest pathway to do that is to make sure that every vulnerable group in every country is vaccinated. all governments are obliged to look after their people, and leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall will weigh up how to do that while not shying away from what unicef is calling a global responsibility. sima kotecha, bbc news. the dup leader edwin poots has announced that paul givan is to replace arlene foster as northern ireland's new first minister. mr poots has been unveiling his new team at stormont. mr givan said it was a huge task to follow the dup's founder ian paisley, and his successors peter robinson and arlene foster,

whom he referred to as "giants". there's a huge responsibility that comes with this position, particularly in serving the people of northern ireland as we come through the covid pandemic, the recovery that's needed in our economy, within our education system, and meeting the needs of the people. we have a huge task when it comes to tackling our waiting lists and we need to get to work, so what we now need is an effective transition that needs to take place next week so that we have that smooth delivery of governance, and that is something that i look forward to doing. the environment secretary, george eustice, has said it would be "bonkers" if sausages made in great britain couldn't be sold in northern ireland because of the row about post—brexit border arrangements. britain is considering extending a grace period so that shops in northern ireland can continue selling chilled meats produced in the rest of the uk. but brussels has warned it will act firmly if the uk doesn't stick to the letter of part of the brexit deal known as the the

northern ireland protocol. here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy. keeping supermarket shelves stocked in northern ireland has become a lot more complicated since the uk left the eu, and the movement of chilled meat products like sausages and chicken nuggets from britain is about to be banned when a grace period finishes at the end of this month. there is an outright ban, a prohibition on those goods flowing. so, it's not possible to comply, and we have to ask questions in the cold light of day, does it really make sense to ban the sale of sausages and chicken nuggets manufactured in great britain from being sold anywhere in northern ireland? clearly, that is bonkers. the uk government's already upset the eu by unilaterally changing the dates on when new rules for food products come into force. and now it risks doing that again because

unless it gets some agreement, shoppers in northern ireland will no longer be able to buy the likes of scottish haggis and cumberland sausages any more. the brexit deal meant that food which comes over the irish sea from britain is now subject to new paperwork and checks to avoid checks on the sensitive land border with the irish republic. but the new arrangements are still causing disruption for businesses. uk suppliers are now only waking up to the realities of paperwork the complexity of moving goods to gb to ni, and so those delays are happening at ports, hauliers are having hassle. loyalists believe the new brexit arrangements are a betrayal of northern ireland and a weakening of their british identity. 0ur prime minister, borisjohnson, who sold northern ireland down . the river to achieve his brexit! protest parades are now regularly being held. how to approach the tensions over brexit will be one of the biggest challenges for northern ireland's

new first minister. it was announced today he is the man nominated to take over from arlene foster. the uk and eu meet tomorrow, with the supermarket industry urging both sides to find compromise. it's going to be up to the uk and the eu. what we need them to do is live up to their commitments, where they said that the protocol would be put in place with the least disruption to northern ireland communities. the eu has warned that if the uk takes matters into its own hands again by changing the rules of the deal, there could be financial consequences. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. two men have been arrested after the french president, emmanuel macron, was slapped in the face during a visit to the south east of france. in a video circulating on social media, mr macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to tain—l�*hermitage outside the city of valence. a man slaps mr macron before

officers quickly move in. a number of major websites are back online after a widespread outage that left many unable to access critical services such as the uk government's website. gov.uk was among a list of sites affected, the location for things like passport applications and vehicle taxing. some newspaper websites were affected, too. the problem was caused by a technical hitch linked to an external services company. the headlines on bbc news — areas of greater manchester and lancashire are to get extra testing and military support, after a rise in covid cases the boss of ryanair criticises the government's traffic—light travel system, as uk holidaymakers scramble to get home after portugaljoined the amber list today. the death of sarah everard in march — a serving metropolitan police officer pleads guilty to her kidnapping and rape.

next month's by—election in batley and spen is being seen as a big test for the labour party. the seat, held by labour's tracey brabin until she stood down to become mayor of west yorkshire, is a must—win for the party. but it's a tight contest, with the tories pushing hard to build on recent wins in traditional labour areas in the region. a number of smaller parties are also standing. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to voters and party members. the pitch is rolled, and it's all to play for. these voters are at the heart of a fierce contest to choose their next mp, and at this local bowls club, they know what they want delivered. bus service is not all that brilliant for people like older people who need them. the high street, probably. it's very sad in batley, i think. many here talk of the need to understand an area that

can feel overlooked. the conservatives know what working men's aspirations are, _ whereas the labour party usually | tell us what our aspirations are. | the tories have recently shifted the political landscape, tapping into frustration in post—industrial areas with the promise of a better future. it's what their candidate, ryan stevenson, wants to replicate in this once—thriving textile town. and this local community leader and new tory member thinks there is a chance. i think it's just about people not feeling that, look, just because i'm born in a certain town or live in a certain town, i'm never going to be able to earn as much money or get as good a job as somebody in the south. if that perception can change, but it's backed up by real opportunities, then i think people will be happy about that. but labour's roots here do run deep. we only do it for labour. i working class will vote for labour, i always have done and always will do. this was the seat ofjo cox

before she was murdered. her legacy is still felt. now her sister, kim leadbeater, is standing for labour, pledging to be a local champion. and this party member and local volunteer thinks their candidate's community ties could be key. for a long time since the mantra of the northern powerhouse, we haven't actually seen anything change on the ground, and the increase in poverty over the last ten years has been really sad for me to watch. so, that's why i think the labour party needs to win. there's a lot at stake in this contest for the two main parties, but in particular labour. a win here is crucial after the party's recent losses in the region. but the contest here is complicated, with different factors at play. at the general election, a local independent party came third with a chunk of the vote, and this time a host of smaller parties and some high—profile candidates are standing. among them, george galloway, a controversial former mp who's

causing nerves in labour with his pitch to the area's sizable muslim community. at this local centre, which focuses on welfare and wellbeing, there is scepticism among the more senior members about the political mainstream. why do we only have two main parties? why is there just, you know, labour or conservative? you know, how democratic is that? i'm going to be thinking a lot more than what i used to do before. - a lot of people in this constituency, that's. what they'll be doing as well. this will be a fierce fight, with so much at stake for the political contenders and the community, too. alex forsyth, bbc news, batley and spen. and you can find a full list of candidates on the bbc website. that's bbc.co.uk. when the former us president bill clinton wrote a novel with the authorjames patterson three years ago, it became an instant bestseller. now the pair have teamed up again to write the president's daughter, a thriller about a former president

who embarks on a dramatic mission to rescue his kidnapped daughter. so, how much of their fiction is based on fact? they've given their only uk interview to our arts correspondent rebecca jones. ready? "she wanted to laugh orjoke at the thought of being kidnapped, but the hard look in that secret service agent's eyes, so much like dad's, kept her mouth shut." so, how did the writing process work? master patterson here would give me a list of assignments, which are basically — tell us how we're going to say this without screwing it up. he was so shocked that somebody would actually give him some things to do, some tasks. i loved it. i'm well aware that most people in the end found politics boring if it takes you more than 15 seconds to say what you're doing.

if a lot of people read this book and like the thriller, they'll pick up some things about the presidency. the authenticity is the key thing for us. how much of the plotline is inspired by real events? were there ever specific threats made against your daughter, chelsea? well, if there were, i still wouldn't talk about them. my daughter, like other adult children of presidents, loses secret service protection when you leave the white house. and normally, that's fine because there's no real danger. but when i left, 9/11 hadn't happened yet. bin laden still had me under a fatwa because i had tried so hard to kill him, or at least capture him. and so i was worried about anybody in my family being collateral damage. you look at things like the storming of the capitol, whatver, and you go,

"oh, my god, how can we write fiction that could compete with what's going on in the world?" it was horrible, but if you want to live in a country where everything is about politics, everything is polarised, you're 100% right, and if you're not, you're100% wrong, this is where we're going. and you might as well get used to it. in terms of advising joe biden, he's about to come to the uk for g7 summit. should he be pushing for those g7 countries to fund a global vaccination programme? i don't want to put it like that. he's got to take his own advice. i think the g7 has a big obligation to get this vaccine out as quickly as possible to poorer countries. look at all these variants that keep coming up. all this is going to come back to the uk and united states. yourwife, hillary, is also writing a thriller. so, how is that working? we're going to kick her butt! we're scared to death. this is highly competitive, and it's a good book. yeah, he's read it. he says it's terrific.

i've read it, it's really good. but these two have set the bar high. their first book sold more than 3 million copies. rebecca jones, bbc news. a british tourist fought off a crocodile three times as it attacked her identical twin during a holiday in mexico. 28—year—old twins georgia and melissa laurie were swimming in mexico when melissa was dragged underwater by the reptile. her sister georgia managed to get her sister to safety by hitting the crocodile repeatedly. both sisters are now in hospital in mexico. a 17—month—old black labrador called molly has had a miraculous escape after a freak accident which saw a metre—long stick penetrate her body. it missed her major organs by a fraction, and vets were able to remove it without causing any major damage.

phil mackie's been to meet her and takes up the story. this was molly two months ago, impaled on a giant stick. but don't worry — here she is today, all better. she's full of energy, and that sometimes gets her into trouble, like the day she chased her ball down a bank. her owner amy heard a sudden squeal and found molly with a stick in her chest. i thought that was it then, because half of it was out. and where it went in, itjust looked like it could've gone straight through. didn't know what to do, but then we just knew we had to get her help as soon as we could. she's back today for a checkup with the man who operated on her. the x—rays show how far the stick had gone in, narrowly missing some major organs. the stick wasjust underneath her lung, and then it had gone through her diaphragm. and again, similarly, it sort of moved... her liver wasjust moved upwards, so if it'd been a little bit further up, it could've quite easily have lacerated her liver and then she could've bled really severely.

what's it like seeing molly now? it's great. to see them walking out, fixed and happy with their owners, that's the best bit, really. so, molly is clearly a lot better now. there you go, molly — and it's amazing, really, considering this is the stick that went in, and this is the rest of it, a metre long, and she's completely fine. but for now, it's safe, open spaces and soft toys and nothing sharp to be seen anywhere. phil mackie, bbc news, derby. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. over the next few days, sunshine may not be quite as abundant for many of you as it has been for some over the week so far, but what will be evident is that even with the cloud around, it's going to be warm, pretty humid. a little bit more rain at times for the north and west, but not substantial amounts of rain. you can see from the rainfall chart for the rest of the week, only a few splashes are really mounting up towards the west.

it's western scotland with the heaviest of the bursts, with the highest of the totals, but central and eastern areas, little if no rain around at all. but i did mention there is not going to be quite as much sunshine. the reason is we are dragging in south—westerly winds, tropical maritime air, all the way and from the mid atlantic. this is the cloud that was in place from where we are dragging the air from through tuesday, and so through tuesday night into wednesday, more of that will push across western areas. greater chance of some heavier bursts of rain at times for scotland, northern ireland. but rain and drizzle will come and go, a bit damper for some in the far west of england and wales. clea rest of skies, central and eastern areas. rural parts, may dip down into single figures. but overall, night on night, it's getting milder at the moment. temperatures in double figures for most as we start wednesday. wednesday, high pressure southeast of us, low pressure to the northwest, hence we are bringing those south—westerly winds across the country. more cloud around generally again, further rain at times on and off across scotland and northern ireland, particularly in the morning. greather chance northern, western england and wales of seeing some rain or drizzle from the thicker cloud. there will still be some sunny breaks here and there, best of which central and eastern parts, 20—26, the high.

but even the cloudier west will see temperatures in the low 20s. with that great amount of cloud in place as we go through wednesday night into thursday morning, the daytime warmth does not escape as easily. it is going to be quite a muggy and oppressive night, temperatures not dropping below around 15 or 16 degrees for some of you as we start thursday morning. here's the chart into thursday, the azores high, deep low towards iceland. and that's going to strengthen the winds. breeziest day of the week, particularly to the north and of the country. further splashes of rain are coming and going, dampest conditions in shetland and into the hebrides. some breaks in the cloud. overall, a fairly cloudy day, but even with the cloud, temperatures widely into the 20s. it will be, as i said, quite a humid and muggy day, and because we've got that heat and warmth in place, when we get to the weekend, high pressure building in, increasing amounts of sunshine. temperatures will climb further. and certainly as we go into the weekend, we could see temperatures getting closer and closer to 30 degrees across parts of england in particular.

this is bbc news. it's got the makings of a movie, with very real—life consequences. an fbi operation nets hundreds of arrests in dozens of countries. but there were no mission impossible—style heroics or dramatic car chases, just an encrypted messaging app, and a bit of new age trickery. the end result is what officials are calling a watershed moment in their battle against organized crime groups, drug dealers and even outlaw motorcycle gangs. crime comes in many forms these days. we're also looking at the latest run of ransomware attacks. the ceo of colonial pipeline was on capitol hill today, defending his company's payout to hackers. also in the programme... the us vice president is in mexico, trying to find fixes to a multi—national migrant problem.

at home, progressives within her own party aren't happy with what they're seeing.