this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. minimise travel, increase testing and support from the military — residents in north west england get extra help to fight a rise in cases of the delta variant. talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food — including sausages — moving between great britain and northern ireland. how america's wealthiest avoid income tax — fresh claims that some us billionaires pay little or no tax. a spokesperson for prince harry has dismissed a claim that he "never asked" the queen about naming his daughter lilibet, saying the prince spoke to his grandmother and was given her support. young people around the world have been hit hardest by the effects of coronavirus when it comes to income and employment, with young women the worst affected.

if you want to get in touch, you are very welcome on twitter, instagram or by e—mail. and coming up this hour — confirmation of the first "super—group" of whales seen in australia. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. health officials in north west england are stepping up coronavirus vaccinations and testing — to tackle the surge in cases of the delta variant first identified in india. yesterday, the government announced extra support for greater manchester and parts of lancashire. next monday the government is due to announce if restrictions in england will be lifted a week later.

the new package of support includes military assistance, and supervised in—school testing. new guidance recommends people "minimise travel in and out of the affected areas". residents are also being encouraged to get tested twice a week. our correspondent richard galpin has the story. in the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid restrictions being lifted later this month. but, instead, they face new measures, including advice to avoid meeting indoors and to minimise nonessential travel in and out of the area. this is due to the delta variant spreading fastest in greater manchester and lancashire. some in the hospitality industry say they are going to be hit again, just weeks after reopening. it's notjust accommodation providers but also taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers, souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants,

and, as i said before, until all the rules are actually specifically don't go in, or do go in, we need more clarity. the affected areas are bolton, which is already subject to surge testing, and the remaining nine boroughs of greater manchester. and also to the north of the city, blackburn and darwen, as well as most of lancashire, including burnley, preston and rossendale. in response, a big campaign of surge testing and vaccinating now under way to try to bring the situation under control, including here in kirklees, in west yorkshire. we've had a hugely positive response. we have done over 2000 tests through the door knocking within our key priority areas. we have also undertaken around 5000 tests in some key schools where we have seen an increase in cases. that has generated around 175 positive cases and those positive

cases we would not have normally found, because they are asymptomatic, and clearly gives us an opportunity to try to kill that chain of transmission. and it does seem the tactics used in bolton over the past month, with the area flooded with testing and people being encouraged to get vaccinated, are working. the infection rates have dropped by a quarter in the past ten days. richard galpin, bbc news. the director of public health for manchester, david regan, talked me through the latest data for his area, including details about increase in positive cases over the last week. in manchester, we have seen a 106% increase in the number of covid cases driven by the delta variant. 0k. what is the percentage increase in admissions to hospital in the last seven days? in manchester hospitals, we have seen a 22% increase but to reassure everybody, this was from a very low base,

from 27 cases up to 35. but we are mindful that as the number of cases in the community increases, there is a risk we will see more hospital admissions going forward. of those in hospital in total, how many had one jab, how many had two and how many were unvaccinated? i've been in touch with the medical director, of manchester hospital trust this morning, six of the 56 people currently in manchester hospitals have had two doses, ten had one dose and 35 had not been vaccinated. we are looking at the others but it is clear, a really important message, the people who have had one or two doses, many of them have other illnesses, and just as with the flu vaccine, other morbidities will play a part so the vaccine does offer protection but clearly, some people who have other illnesses are more at risk of hospital admission. ok, so these figures give us such a good perspective, actually,

because your first figure, there's been a 106% increase in covid positive cases in the last seven days, sounds obviously a lot and very dramatic but then you tell us that there's been just a 22% increase in hospital admissions with covid, from 27 patients up to 35. that is a really low number, especially when you compare it to january or last year. yes, of course. but i thinkjust to monitor this very closely, we want to encourage people who have not yet come forward for theirjab to come forward now. now is the time, while we are seeing cases rise, to really take up the offer of an appointment because the vaccine will offer that protection and we don't want to get back to the situation we saw injanuary when our hospitals were under severe pressure. totally, i mean, that is the key, getting the jabs and the second dose. i wonder how worried you are about the figures you have just given us, then? is it a cause for concern or do

you think we should keep things in perspective? i think we should keep things in perspective but clearly, as this variant is 40% more transmissible, we are likely to see a significant increase in cases in manchester and greater manchester over the next few weeks. but as bolton has shown us, the cases are coming down and if we can replicate that across the rest of greater manchester, we hope we will peak quickly and then bring cases down quickly and stabilise things once again but clearly, a very challenging period ahead. absolutely but from the figures you have given us, do you think the link between a positive case and a hospitalisation has now been broken by the vaccination? i do. i think there will be a small number of cases, as i have said, where people with other illnesses will still unfortunately be admitted but we know the vaccine is definitely breaking that link to hospitalisation and serious illness.

new data suggests that around eight in 10 adults in the uk had antibodies to coronavirus by the middle of may — meaning they've either had the infection or a vaccine. 0ur head of statistics robert cuffe told me how significant these figures are. in england about 80% of people have evidence of antibodies, same scotland and northern ireland, a bit higher, and a bit lower in scotland, 73%. -- higher, and a bit lower in scotland, 73%. —— evidence of antibodies, same as scotland. —— same as wales. the any pub is they tell you about the people who have had at least one jab and we know that isn't necessarily on its own enough to fight off an infection or to stop you getting seriously sick. really, we are looking at people who had two jabs to feel more secure. but looking at people who had two “abs to feel more securei to feel more secure. but broadly s-ueakin , to feel more secure. but broadly speaking. it _ to feel more secure. but broadly speaking. it is — to feel more secure. but broadly speaking, it is about _ to feel more secure. but broadly speaking, it is about 80% - to feel more secure. but broadly speaking, it is about 80% who . to feel more secure. but broadly i speaking, it is about 80% who have antibodies which you would say is a decent figure? it is antibodies which you would say is a decent figure?— decent figure? it is moving in the riaht decent figure? it is moving in the right direction. _ decent figure? it is moving in the right direction. everyone - decent figure? it is moving in the right direction. everyone who - decent figure? it is moving in the right direction. everyone who canj right direction. everyone who can fight off the virus even a little bit slows down the spread, gives us a better chance of a successful

unlocking so all of these numbers are moving in the right direction. they arejust not are moving in the right direction. they are just not saying it is time for everyone to go clubbing right now. ., , ., ~ for everyone to go clubbing right now. . , ., ~ ., ., now. ok! i was talking earlier to the director _ now. ok! i was talking earlier to the director of _ now. ok! i was talking earlier to the director of public _ now. ok! i was talking earlier to the director of public health - now. ok! i was talking earlier to the director of public health in i the director of public health in manchester who gave us some really interesting figures, positive cases interesting figures, positive cases in the region, greater magister, the last seven days, have gone up 106% which sounds like a lot but when you ask him about hammy people in total are in hospital with covid related illnesses, it is a total of 56, in total, with covid related illnesses, six of those 56 have had both doses, ten only one dose and the rest have not been vaccinated at all and are potentially younger people and have a much shorter stay in hospital. what he said was, we have to keep this in perspective. these figures are not the end of the world. doubling a small number is a small number. ~ ,,., , doubling a small number is a small number-_ but— doubling a small number is a small number._ but we - doubling a small number is a small number._ but we have l doubling a small number is a small| number._ but we have to number. absolutely. but we have to bear in mind — number. absolutely. but we have to bear in mind we _ number. absolutely. but we have to bear in mind we are _ number. absolutely. but we have to bear in mind we are not _ number. absolutely. but we have to bear in mind we are not in _ number. absolutely. but we have to bear in mind we are not in terror - bear in mind we are not in terror situations now, there are about 1000

people in hospital with coronavirus of the uk right now, as you most likely younger and unvaccinated, shorter stays, things like that and backin shorter stays, things like that and back injanuary, it was 40,000, shorter stays, things like that and back injanuary, it was 110,000,110 back injanuary, it was 40,000, 40 times higher so we are nowhere near that place in the world and the decision on monday won't be about protecting the nhs in the next week or three weeks. the issue is, if we see cases arising in the way they have at the moment, so the 0ns, the office for national statistics, said they went up about 60% in a week last week. if that keeps on going and we unlock, that will keep going higher and higher. and we unlock, that will keep going higherand higher. eventually, more cases will lead to more people ending up in hospital because not everyone is vaccinated. some people who get the vaccine, it does not work for them. and so, eventually, it could put pressure on the nhs but we don't know exactly how far it is going to go because we need to know firstly exactly how fast infections will spread and secondly, exactly what your chances are of getting seriously ill if you are singly vaccinated and faced with the delta variant. we don't quite know those

numbers yet. so the decision on monday is notjust about numbers yet. so the decision on monday is not just about the numbers yet. so the decision on monday is notjust about the models and the data, it is also going to require some balancing and judgment. the uk and the eu are meeting now in london to try to resolve the growing dispute about post—brexit trade arrangements in northern ireland. brussels has warned downing street not to take any further unilateral action to delay checks on products entering northern ireland from the rest of the uk. it has called for "constructive engagement" at the talks. ministers have urged the eu to show "common sense" in applying the northern ireland protocol. let's speak to our political correspondent rob watson. so explain this for the audience, what is happening today and why? always a good idea to go back to basics, probably, victoria. the problem in northern ireland is essentially caused by the kind of brexit that the british government has opted for, a sort of hard brexit, leaving the eu single market

and customs union, particularly the single market, which ensures you have the same regulations as everywhere across the eu. that creates this problem, 0k, we're going to have a border but we don't want to border on the island of ireland, it could be a target for paramilitaries so the uk government essentially agreed to a seaboard up in the irish sea between northern ireland and the rest of uk. —— to a border in the irish sea. what that has meant is there has been new trade frictions which previously didn't exist, including with things potentially like sausages! so these talks are aimed at trying to sort of simplify the procedures because it is now more complicated because effectively, northern ireland remains inside the eu's single market. 50 remains inside the eu's single market. , ., ., market. so in terms of the talks toda , market. so in terms of the talks today. what _ market. so in terms of the talks today, what are _ market. so in terms of the talks today, what are they _ market. so in terms of the talks today, what are they trying - market. so in terms of the talks today, what are they trying to l market. so in terms of the talks i today, what are they trying to do? we have got a withdrawal treaty. 0ur mps signed up to it and they signed up mps signed up to it and they signed up to it so what is happening now? very good point, victoria. so

essentially, as i say, what the eu and the uk are looking to do is to simplify the procedures. specifically, what the uk would like, to put this fairly crudely, is the uk would like more time to implement these changes. it is also asking the eu to do something that frankly, it does not like, to sort of bend the rules and say, yes, we know we are no longer members of the eu and that northern ireland is but you can't treat us like some other country, for goodness' sake, bend the rules a bit. but that is tricky because the eu is frankly a rules —based and regulation based setup. the other thing is that there is a suspicion on the side of brussels that essentially, british ministers, particularly those pressing for a hard brexit, either didn't understand the agreement they signed up understand the agreement they signed up to and mps voted for, or that they did but had no intention of sticking to it so there is not a massive amount of goodwill around. thank you forjoining us.

prince harry and meghan have responded to a buckingham palace suggestion that the queen was "never asked" about using her childhood nickname, "lilibet", for their daughter, who was born last week. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond gave me this update. they were responding to, as you said, a palace source who told the bbc the queen was never asked about the use of her childhood nickname for harry and meghan's second child, now known as lilibet diana mountbatten—windsor. back came a response from the sussex spokesperson saying that the queen was the first person, the first family member that harry spoke to and that during that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter lilibet, and the couple said if the queen had not been supportive, they would not have used the name so some contradiction with what a palace

source told the bbc and what a spokesperson for the duke and duchess of sussex are saying. there is probably a glimmer of light between the two versions, i suppose you could say that a conversation where one person thought that the other was being supportive is not the same as a conversation where one person thought they were being asked permission for something. sure. but it is a pretty direct contradiction otherwise and it is quite difficult to fight our way through who is telling what. but why is the palace briefing that the queen wasn't consulted? well, i think the palace source wanted to make it clear as a matter of public record and that is what is really important. they wouldn't be drawn on whether or not the queen was unhappy about the decision, but the reports that came out on monday and tuesday, some reports, said directly that the queen had given permission and i think that is what the palace source

wanted to make clear was not in their eyes the case. it is important to the palace, issues of public record, of what is said directly about various issues are very important to the palace and that i think is why this briefing came out. right, and does the queen authorise these briefings? would this be with her authority, today? yes, i think it is... unlikely, to say the very least that the person at the palace that i spoke to would have spoken without the say—so of the queen and people very close to her. that would have been, if not directly from the queen, then indirectly, yeah. the headlines on bbc news... minimise travel, increase testing and support from the military — residents in north west england get extra help to fight a rise in cases of the delta variant. talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food —

including sausages — moving between great britain and northern ireland. how america's wealthiest avoid income tax — fresh claims that some us billionaires pay little or no tax. adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by 0fcom. we all spent more than 3.5 hours online each day in 2020 — mostly shopping and on streaming services. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones has been looking at the figures. as the pandemic arrived, life moved online, whether it was exercising via youtube, ordering food via a few clicks rather than leaving home, or spending endless hours on video calls when we couldn't work or socialise face—to—face. before lockdown, i was only online very rarely. i do a lot of work on the computer, but i did not do

communication online. can you imagine life without it now? no. my daughter lives in france, my son lives in canada. i haven't seen them for obviously 15 months. my daughter had a little boy. i haven't seen her, so we keep in touch with them online and even had quite a big birthday party, that we used zoom for. in 2020, the uk embraced the internet as never before. with the average person spending over 3.5 hours a day online. much of that time was spent shopping. 0nline food and drink sales were up 82% on the previous year. and one of the big winners was tiktok, which had 3 million uk users six months before the pandemic, and now attracts 14 million every day. whether it is the morning video call to the grandchildren or updating the online shopping list on a tablet, we have got used to how vital these connected devices can be.

we have been spending more time online than the citizens of any other major european nation. but here is the question — is this a permanent change in our habits? i am sure there will be a lasting legacy from lockdown. for example, i suspect business travel might not rise to the same levels that we saw before. we have discovered the technology serves us pretty well. or when it comes to online shopping, we have discovered the convenience of having things delivered, but equally, i am sure i am not alone in missing the buzz, excitement and energy of being on the high street. even as things gradually get back to normal, the pandemic has accelerated the move online, which means technology is playing a bigger part in our lives for good and ill. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. let's talk now to andrew przybylski, the director of research at the oxford internet institute. good morning. you have looked at the

reports every year they come out. what do you take from this one? in a lot of ways. — what do you take from this one? in a lot of ways. i — what do you take from this one? in —. lot of ways, i think 2020 what do you take from this one? in 5. lot of ways, i think 2020 could what do you take from this one? in 5 lot of ways, i think 2020 could be understood as continuing a set of results that tell us that britons are online may be ten or 15 minutes more per day every year for the past decade. and so, this is an unstoppable train and while covid was a giant bump in the road, with some eccentricities, i'm not sure the story is very different than we might expect. fik. the story is very different than we might exnect-_ the story is very different than we mic-htexect. ., , ., ~ ., might expect. 0k. rory talked about streamin: might expect. 0k. rory talked about streaming services _ might expect. 0k. rory talked about streaming services in _ might expect. 0k. rory talked about streaming services in his _ might expect. 0k. rory talked about streaming services in his report - might expect. 0k. rory talked about streaming services in his report and| streaming services in his report and how much shopping we are doing online. presumably the number of uk adults are spending time on pornographic websites also went up during the pandemic? yes. pornographic websites also went up during the pandemic?— pornographic websites also went up during the pandemic? yes, i mean, i think the pandemic _ during the pandemic? yes, i mean, i think the pandemic and _ during the pandemic? yes, i mean, i think the pandemic and the - during the pandemic? yes, i mean, i think the pandemic and the report i think the pandemic and the report highlights that there is a kind of set of invisible infrastructures that either were well served or not well served by our society and the internet filled the gap. so for

example, four games, you know, two and three at —— two in three adults say they played games and nine in ten adolescents and young adults laid video games online and this was a hidden social infrastructure, more than half of these people said it helped them cope with lockdown. but in many cases, most of the spikes in activity that we saw were really centred around april and the november lockdowns so people would do all the things they normally do, whether it involves intimacy or shopping or what have you, but i think may more importantly, it exposed some of the weaknesses in our social infrastructure. areas like education really fell down. yes. in terms of spending more time online playing games, whether you are a child to an adult, i've got two teenage boys myself and they definitely spent more time on line and we let them because normally i'm quite a stickler for that because that was the way they socialised and chatted to their mates and that is when i could hear them laughing and

lockdown. , ., , ,., , lockdown. yes, absolutely. autobiographic _ lockdown. yes, absolutely. autobiographic lly, - lockdown. yes, absolutely. autobiographic lly, outside | lockdown. yes, absolutely. i autobiographic lly, outside of lockdown. yes, absolutely. - autobiographic lly, outside of the realm of science, there was a minecraft server setup for my kids, in year one and two, and that is where they met. the report had the perspectives and opinions of parents and overall, while there was a slackening of this idea of screen time being bad and the rules needing to be strict, somewhere between two thirds and three quarters of parents said that they were doing their best but they felt like they struck the right balance or they try to strike the right balance between analog and digital opportunities. but the right balance between analog and digital opportunities.— digital opportunities. but broadly, are ou digital opportunities. but broadly, are you saying _ digital opportunities. but broadly, are you saying that _ digital opportunities. but broadly, are you saying that you _ digital opportunities. but broadly, are you saying that you would... l are you saying that you would... during a pandemic, you would have seen, you would have expected that we would have spent more time online than we did?— than we did? yes, i would have exected than we did? yes, i would have expected much _ than we did? yes, i would have expected much more. - than we did? yes, i would have expected much more. like - than we did? yes, i would have expected much more. like with than we did? yes, i would have - expected much more. like with the kids on the minecraft server, i would have expected much more but this is the third or fourth would have expected much more but this is the third orfourth major piece of evidence that i have seen that shows there were bumps in the

first two weeks of the april lockdown, you know, people did much more activity online in those first few weeks but then we fell back to the inevitable march towards technology. the inevitable march towards technology-— the inevitable march towards technolou. ., ., ., technology. thank you for “oining us. authorities in the united states are investigating a leak of the tax details of many of the country's richest people, which appears to show they paid little or no income tax in recent years. those named include the amazon founder, jeff bezos, and the tesla boss, elon musk. the bbc has not been able to confirm the details. the white house said the leaking of confidential tax information was illegal. peter bowes has more details of the leak. the us government, the treasury department says any leaking of confidential information like this would be illegal and that the fbi has been informed, and is investigating this leak. so we don't know exactly where they got the information from.

they are describing it as a vast trove of detail from the irs, the internal revenue service, relating to some of america's richest people, dating back over 15 years. they claim to have seen these tax returns and as you outlined, certain individuals, and they are very specific on the years that they say these people paid absolutely nothing in terms of taxes. now, they are not accusing these multimillionaires of doing multibillionaires of doing anything illegal. what they are suggesting, and this really won't come as a surprise to many people, is that they are, to use a phrase, playing the system, playing the american system and it is all above the law. this is a system here of taxation based on income but it doesn't take into account the vast wealth of certain individuals through stocks and property, the wealth that is increasing, year—on—year. and it says they have employed techniques that are not accessible to ordinary people, and that is because they have these

great areas of wealth in stocks and property. most people in this country, of course, just live paycheque to paycheque and they are taxed on their salaries. british airways and ryanair are facing action for a possible breach of consumer law by failing to offer refunds for flights which customers could not legally take because of covid restrictions. the uk's competition and markets authority has launched an investigation. let's speak now to business presenter alice baxter. give us some of the details. yes, absolutely _ give us some of the details. yes, absolutely right, _ give us some of the details. yes, absolutely right, victoria, - give us some of the details. 15:3 absolutely right, victoria, during the three uk covid lockdowns, thousands of would—be travellers across the country were told they could no longer take the flights they had booked. so what a lot of they had booked. so what a lot of the airlines did in those instances is offered vouchers, offered the ability to switch the flights to a later date, took away the switching

finds that they would normally institute. from their perspective, they were very flexible and customer friendly. however, what the cmas lane, the competitions and markets authority, through the near 150,000 complaints they have received on this issue, is that simply wasn't good enough, that customers made these bookings in good faith, on the understanding that if they were not able to take the flights through circumstances totally out of their own control, indeed, a pandemic, with government lockdown restrictions attached to that, they should be entitled to a refund. the head of the cma has said that while we understand that airlines have had a tough time during the pandemic, people should not be left unfairly out of pocket for following the law. so they are saying that the likes of ba and ryanair have broken customer legislation, that they have broken consumer law. the cma as a body does

not have the power to hand down finds, victoria. the only because they have is to threaten to take the airlines to court. what they would rather do is work with the airlines, encouraging them to offer refunds towards their customers.- encouraging them to offer refunds towards their customers. thank you for “oininu towards their customers. thank you forjoining us- _ the headlines on bbc news... minimise travel, increase testing and support from the military — residents in north west england get extra help to fight a rise in cases of the delta variant. talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food — including sausages — moving between great britain and northern ireland. how america's wealthiest avoid income tax — fresh claims that some us billionaires pay little or no tax. a spokesperson for prince harry has dismissed a claim that he "never asked" the queen about naming his daughter lilibet — saying the prince spoke to his grandmother and was given her support. young people around the world have been hit hardest by the effects of coronavirus when it comes to income and employment,

with young women the worst affected. the coronavirus pandemic has hastened falling birth rates in much of europe, as couples' finances have been battered and divorce rates have increased. in italy, which has the world s second—oldest population, it's particularly marked, with births dropping to their lowest rate in 160 years. the most acute problem is on the island of sardinia, from where our italy correspondent mark lowen sent this report. tending the vines takes parental love. time and care that michaela and peano had planned for a baby, but with the pandemic, diverted to another slowly maturing project. a good year for italy's wine but not for its birth rate, now at its lowest since unification in 1861.

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learn about the life they are leading in a lesson about depopulation. different year groups are put together in the same class because there aren't enough of them. translation: we because there aren't enough of them. translation:— because there aren't enough of them. translation: we are only a few here and there are — translation: we are only a few here and there are three _ translation: we are only a few here and there are three older _ translation: we are only a few here and there are three older grades - and there are three older grades with me. , " ., , . ., with me. says 11 youds nicholas. lots of people — with me. says 11 youds nicholas. lots of people have _ with me. says 11 youds nicholas. lots of people have better - lots of people have better opportunities elsewhere which make sense as there's not much work around. , , ., , , sense as there's not much work around. , , . , , ., around. on this island, births are now under— around. on this island, births are now under one _ around. on this island, births are now under one per _ around. on this island, births are now under one per family, - around. on this island, births are now under one per family, and i around. on this island, births are now under one per family, and it | around. on this island, births are - now under one per family, and it has now under one perfamily, and it has one of the world's longest life expectancies. the new government plan fund child benefits and investment in nurseries, but it could be too late. italy's birth rate problem may be at its most acute here but sardinia is a microcosm of what is happening in much of europe, a demographic crisis thatis much of europe, a demographic crisis that is threatening economic growth, pension systems and public services. beauty alone can't sustain italy's future. nor can its four hoof

population, though they have brought simon home. he is one of some 100,000 italians who have recently returned from living abroad, opening a farm and hotel to try to save his hamlet. the pandemic, cutting births but helping to reverse the brain drain, too. in but helping to reverse the brain drain. too-— but helping to reverse the brain drain, too. . , ., ., drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 _ drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages _ drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages like - drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages like this - drain, too. in italy we have more than 5000 villages like this that l than 5000 villages like this that can disappear in the next ten years. we need to discover the world just to catch all the interesting stuff, but then we need to come back. aha, but then we need to come back. a greying country that is not renewing its young. italy is now in a race against time to fill its deepening generational void. against time to fill its deepening generationalvoid. marc against time to fill its deepening generational void. marc lohan, against time to fill its deepening generationalvoid. marc lohan, bbc news, sardinia. carbis bay in cornwall is preparing to host the g7 summit —

a meeting of the leaders of the world's seven largest advanced economies. keeping them safe is a huge operation for local police and has drawn officers from across the west country. john maguire reports. as the eyes of some of the world's richest and most powerful nations turn to a small cove in west cornwall, an electronic and physical ring of steel is securing the air, the sea and the land. the sites where the leaders will meet are surrounded by metal fences, and the thin blue line, police officers and security guards, are positioned every few metres. armed units provide very visible evidence of the seriousness of this major operation. this is the largest operation devon and cornwall police have ever undertaken. this is the largest event in 2021 within england, so a significant policing operation, but one that we have relished the challenge to plan and we are in a good position to deliver that.

devon and cornwall police are being supported by more than 5000 extra officers from right across the uk. some are being accommodated on this cruise liner moored on the south coast of the county in falmouth. for those living in carbis bay, daily life has started to look very different as the security tightens. as we can see, they have started building and 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 all of the coastal paths from anybody entering. sisters florence and maya sargent live on the hilljust above the bay. i think there has been general disruption and concern over how the town is going to be able to continue working — businesses. i work in a local cafe and my boss is choosing to stay open, whereas some of his friends who own other businesses have said they can't be bothered with the aggravation and hassle. this is of course a balancing act for the authorities.

protecting the vvips and their summit while trying to encourage residents to live life as normally as possible. florence sargent hopes the g7�*s legacy will stretch beyond the conference venues and into some of cornwall�*s deprived areas. we've had a chance to be so involved in everything that is happening, but i know a lot of other people, who, even if they are living just 20 minutes away, it is really hard to stay engaged with it. so i think it has been great to keep me more politically aware. there are designated protest sites, but they are far from the summit. police say they have trained for all eventualities. we are well planned for peaceful protests and hopefully it will stay at that. we have contingencies and plans that go beyond that, that we can scale up. but, like the pandemic, i would rather engage with peaceful protesters — engaging, explaining, and enforcement is for when it becomes violent. nobody wants that, least of all the demonstrators themselves. this is a major operation

on a narrow peninsula in the summer tourism season and during a global pandemic. the stakes are extremely high, and notjust for the seven leaders who will sit around the summit table here this weekend. the pandemic has hit labour markets around the world, affecting under—30s the most. more than 600 million young people, in their teens and early 20s, are estimated to be out of work, with young women worst affected. megha mohan reports. i've been looking for a job for almost two years. - i've not had a job for close to five years now. i am 24 years old and i am unemployed. from lebanon to kenya to the uk, youth unemployment is affecting millions around the world. the international labour 0rganisation says covid job losses have hit young women aged 15 to 24 the hardest. it's estimated that one

in every four women and more than one in three under 30 in lebanon are unemployed. the covid pandemic and economic crisis in the country have a field the problem. so pick me. hi, i am in my mid 20s. i live in beirut, lebanon. and i am currently unemployed. i am a pharmacist. i have applied for a lot ofjobs in the past few years. finding a job in the current situation is nearly impossible because of the pandemic and the lockdown. a lot of businesses are shutting down. every person has a degree and jobs are limited for younger people because we lack experience. the average age for women to get married in kenya is 19 years old and many young women leave education to raise a family. stella lives in africa's largest urban slum. i

when i got married my husband did not want me to work. - i was just staying at home. so finding a job has been difficult. igo and i go and clean people's houses. like the pandemic— i go and clean people's houses. like the pandemic has— i go and clean people's houses. like the pandemic has made _ i go and clean people's houses. like the pandemic has made jobs- i go and clean people's houses. like the pandemic has made jobs like - the pandemic has made jobs like cleaning — the pandemic has made jobs like cleaning harder— the pandemic has made jobs like cleaning harder to— the pandemic has made jobs like cleaning harder to find _ the pandemic has made jobs like cleaning harder to find as - the pandemic has made jobs like . cleaning harder to find as lockdown forces _ cleaning harder to find as lockdown forces people — cleaning harder to find as lockdown forces people to _ cleaning harder to find as lockdown forces people to stay _ cleaning harder to find as lockdown forces people to stay at _ cleaning harder to find as lockdown forces people to stay at home. - cleaning harder to find as lockdownl forces people to stay at home. 80% of ken ans forces people to stay at home. of kenyans working in forces people to stay at home. 1996 of kenyans working in informal forces people to stay at home.- of kenyans working in informaljobs like stella. it is of kenyans working in informal “obs like stella. , , . ., , like stella. it is difficult for us to feed our— like stella. it is difficult for us to feed our children, - like stella. it is difficult for us to feed our children, we - like stella. it is difficult for us to feed our children, we are i to feed our children, we are struggling _ to feed our children, we are struggling very _ to feed our children, we are struggling very hard. - to feed our children, we are struggling very hard. the i to feed our children, we are struggling very hard. the uk government _ struggling very hard. the uk government says _ struggling very hard. the uk government says more i struggling very hard. the uk government says more than | struggling very hard. the uk - government says more than 250,000 young people lost theirjobs last year. with young people with disability particularly affected. 24—year—old caitlin has struggled to find a job during the pandemic. the find a 'ob during the pandemic. the 'ob find a job during the pandemic. iie: job market find a job during the pandemic. tia: job market has been challenging for me because i have fibromyalgia. i was employed up until september 2020

and it was such a physicaljob, my body couldn't take it any more so i took the plunge to quit. i'm giving an online course and hopefully i'll be able to apply for more in the future stop at the pandemic has meant a global reset on the way we work. �* , . ., , meant a global reset on the way we work. �* , , . ., . work. and this could be the chance to tackle these _ work. and this could be the chance to tackle these barriers _ work. and this could be the chance to tackle these barriers young i work. and this could be the chance i to tackle these barriers young women especially face. we can talk now to 24—year—old monette allison, who has applied for more than 100 jobs in the last year, and abigail shapiro, ceo of the young women's trust, which is a charity supporting young women struggling to live on low or no pay. tell us how many jobs tell us how manyjobs you've applied for in the past year. i’sre tell us how many jobs you've applied for in the past year.— for in the past year. i've applied to about 100 — for in the past year. i've applied to about 100 jobs, _ for in the past year. i've applied to about 100 jobs, it's - for in the past year. i've applied to about 100 jobs, it's a - for in the past year. i've applied to about 100 jobs, it's a bit i for in the past year. i've applied i to about 100 jobs, it's a bit crazy. what response have you had? irlat what response have you had? not treat. i what response have you had? tint great. i haven't heard back from a lot of them but the majority is an interview and then it doesn't really

go anywhere. interview and then it doesn't really go anywhere-— interview and then it doesn't really . an here. ~ . ,, ., go anywhere. what kind of “obs where ou a- -l in: go anywhere. what kind of “obs where you applying for? t go anywhere. what kind of “obs where you applying for? music_ go anywhere. what kind of jobs where you applying for? music related i you applying for? music related “obs, you applying for? music related jobs. because _ you applying for? music related jobs, because i'm _ you applying for? music related jobs, because i'm a _ you applying for? music related jobs, because i'm a music- you applying for? music related i jobs, because i'm a music graduate. mostly in music admin or management. you have a smile on your face but i want to ask you what it's like to be constantly applying for jobs, want to ask you what it's like to be constantly applying forjobs, around 100 you say, and you still don't have a job? it 100 you say, and you still don't have a job?— 100 you say, and you still don't have a job? it gets discouraging, definitel . have a job? it gets discouraging, definitely. it _ have a job? it gets discouraging, definitely. it was _ have a job? it gets discouraging, definitely. it was hard _ have a job? it gets discouraging, definitely. it was hard at - have a job? it gets discouraging, definitely. it was hard at the i definitely. it was hard at the beginning of the pandemic when i first lost myjob. but i'm a very positive person and ijust believe that i will get a job at some point soon. i know it's hard but it will happen for me. it soon. i know it's hard but it will happen for me-_ happen for me. it definitely will ha en happen for me. it definitely will happen because _ happen for me. it definitely will happen because you're - happen for me. it definitely will happen because you're only i happen for me. it definitely willj happen because you're only 24, happen for me. it definitely will. happen because you're only 24, it's going to happen soon. what kind of help can you give people like this? thank you for sharing your

experience and sadly it is a familiar— experience and sadly it is a familiar story. one of the key things— familiar story. one of the key things governments need to look at is data _ things governments need to look at is data and — things governments need to look at is data and understanding who is most _ is data and understanding who is most affected byjob losses and redundancies and the extent of the gender— redundancies and the extent of the gender pay gap. it's really important we take into account intersectional discrimination. our research — intersectional discrimination. our research shows that young black women — research shows that young black women, young disabled women and young _ women, young disabled women and young parents are disproportionately affected _ young parents are disproportionately affected. untilwe young parents are disproportionately affected. until we have that data it's going — affected. until we have that data it's going to be difficult to provide _ it's going to be difficult to provide a solution for these groups. in provide a solution for these groups. in terms— provide a solution for these groups. in terms of— provide a solution for these groups. in terms of your experiences, she's not alone _ in terms of your experiences, she's not alone and there is support out there _ not alone and there is support out there we — not alone and there is support out there. we offer a free coaching service, — there. we offer a free coaching service, please look that up. it is really— service, please look that up. it is really important we make sure young women _ really important we make sure young women are _ really important we make sure young women are able to access jobs and are given _ women are able to access jobs and are given equal opportunities to progress — are given equal opportunities to progress. i think that means more secure _ progress. i think that means more secure contracts and more flexibility in roles. even before the pandemic, young women were doing

more unpaid _ the pandemic, young women were doing more unpaid work including childcare, kicking and cleaning and covid _ childcare, kicking and cleaning and covid has — childcare, kicking and cleaning and covid has increased this. flexible working _ covid has increased this. flexible working opportunities would reduce the likelihood of young women dropping out of the labour market and moving into lower paid jobs. how and moving into lower paid “obs. how are ou and moving into lower paid jobs. tints" are you affording to live? still living at home?— are you affording to live? still living at home? are you affording to live? still livin: at home? , , living at home? yes, i live with my arents living at home? yes, i live with my parents and _ living at home? yes, i live with my parents and i _ living at home? yes, i live with my parents and i also _ living at home? yes, i live with my parents and i also help _ living at home? yes, i live with my parents and i also help my - living at home? yes, i live with my| parents and i also help my brother, he launched his own business, a music related platform and i've been helping him start this business. he has the launch soon and that has been helping me get a bit of money in my pocket. you been helping me get a bit of money in my pocket-— been helping me get a bit of money in my pocket. you a performer? say ou're a in my pocket. you a performer? say you're a music _ in my pocket. you a performer? say you're a music graduate, _ in my pocket. you a performer? say you're a music graduate, what i in my pocket. you a performer? say you're a music graduate, what does| you're a music graduate, what does that mean in terms of what you want to do with your life? i’m that mean in terms of what you want to do with your life?— to do with your life? i'm a musician. _ to do with your life? i'm a musician, so _ to do with your life? i'm a musician, so i'm - to do with your life? i'm a musician, so i'm a - to do with your life? i'm a musician, so i'm a singer| musician, so i'm a singer songwriter, i guitar and sing,

mostly performances. i'm very much looking forward to venues opening and being able to get back out performing and sharing my music. that will help once restrictions are lifted. thank you very much, i wish you all the best. thejob lifted. thank you very much, i wish you all the best. the job will turn up you all the best. the job will turn up soon, definitely. thank you. mark hughes used to drive a lorry before he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, which is now in 85% of his bones. he was given six months to live, which should have triggered fast—track access to benefits support. mark has lived past this six month diagnosis and has had his benefit support cut. the marie currie cancer charity says he is being "punished for living too long". let's talk to mr hughes. and mark jackson is

from the marie curie end of life cancer charity. tell us how you are at the moment. i've just had a couple of bad days, my blood pressure has gone sky high due to the campaigning but it's all back to normal now. in myself, every day it's becoming a bit more of a struggle. i carry on with a smile on my face and i'll carry on campaigning the best i can to help people who can't speak for themselves. if you look at me, i look fine but not all terminal illnesses are quite open that people think. ~ ., ~ illnesses are quite open that people think. ~ . ~ ., illnesses are quite open that people think. ., ,, ., . illnesses are quite open that people think. . ~ ., . ., think. what kind of cancer do you have? festival— think. what kind of cancer do you have? festival i _ think. what kind of cancer do you have? festival i had _ think. what kind of cancer do you have? festival i had a _ think. what kind of cancer do you l have? festival! had a lumpectomy back in 2004 _ have? festival! had a lumpectomy back in 2004 -- — have? festival! had a lumpectomy back in 2004 -- first _ have? festival! had a lumpectomy back in 2004 -- first of _ have? festival! had a lumpectomy back in 2004 -- first of all. - have? festival! had a lumpectomy back in 2004 -- first of all. i i have? festival! had a lumpectomy back in 2004 -- first of all. i had i back in 2004 —— first of all. i had part of my lung removed. then it

spread to my lymph nodes and i carried on working for another ten years until i was given the diagnosis that the disease had spread to 85% of my pains and is now spreading to other parts of my body -- 85% of spreading to other parts of my body —— 85% of my bones. brute spreading to other parts of my body -- 85% of my bones.— spreading to other parts of my body -- 85% of my bones. we are told by medics that — -- 85% of my bones. we are told by medics that you _ -- 85% of my bones. we are told by medics that you have _ -- 85% of my bones. we are told by medics that you have around - -- 85% of my bones. we are told by medics that you have around six i medics that you have around six months to live? did they give you that figure?— months to live? did they give you that fiuure? ., , , ., that figure? letter was sent to the doctor, that figure? letter was sent to the doctor. who _ that figure? letter was sent to the doctor. who is _ that figure? letter was sent to the doctor, who is a _ that figure? letter was sent to the doctor, who is a good _ that figure? letter was sent to the doctor, who is a good friend i that figure? letter was sent to the doctor, who is a good friend of- that figure? letter was sent to the i doctor, who is a good friend of mine and doctor himself and my wife were in tears. as you can understand, i had already come to terms with the illness knowing it had gone to the lymph nodes, but something like this would happen. you can understand seeing my wife and doctor in tears was quite distressing, not only for me but also for them. in was quite distressing, not only for me but also for them.— me but also for them. in practical terms, me but also for them. in practical

terms. that _ me but also for them. in practical terms, that kind _ me but also for them. in practical terms, that kind of _ me but also for them. in practical terms, that kind of information i me but also for them. in practical. terms, that kind of information from the medics saying you have a certain number of months to live should have triggered this fast track access to benefits. what happened? basically, form the size — benefits. what happened? basically, form the size of— benefits. what happened? basically, form the size of war _ benefits. what happened? basically, form the size of war and _ benefits. what happened? basically, form the size of war and peace i benefits. what happened? basically, form the size of war and peace was i form the size of war and peace was sent which is my wife was coming to terms with my diagnosis, she was the main form filler as i was away for quite a long period. there she is going through the forms, she sent forms back and then a deluge of other forms arrived. she feels then in, send them back, they send a covering letter saying, sorry, this is the wrong form. then you're waiting for a letter to come back to be told that they passed it onto another department and they've lost the it was constantly grinding you down until another charity came in to help and filled in all the forms. the forms were sent off, my benefits

were stated to me and then the following day i got a small pension and my benefits were cut. i then went on to the dreaded home visit questions such as, can you wash yourself, where you are being very honest. i had my benefits completely stopped. i appealed and what i asked the person when i appealed was to contact the hospital doctors which they said no which i found quite disgusting. my benefits were reinstated with only half, with a covering letter saying, we will not bother you until 2025. in 2017, a form arrived, the same sort of form. i asked dwp what i should do, they knew nothing about it but knowing what they were like i filled it in and while we were checking the bank statements, bearing in mind this is

just before christmas and my mother—in—law was very sick, we checked the bank statements and it said on the form i had until december the 31st to fill it in but they had already stopped my benefits. we contacted the dwp again and they knew nothing about the benefits being stopped, so they said. yes, they reinstated them... they stopped because he was still alive? ., , ., , ., �* alive? the form festival shouldn't have been sent _ alive? the form festival shouldn't have been sent to _ alive? the form festival shouldn't have been sent to me, _ alive? the form festival shouldn't have been sent to me, they i alive? the form festival shouldn'tl have been sent to me, they stated alive? the form festival shouldn't i have been sent to me, they stated i wouldn't be bothered until 2025 unless there was a change but they had stopped the benefits before the form they had sent me, they had already stopped my money so i knew nothing about this, they knew nothing about this, they knew nothing about this, they knew nothing about it and they couldn't give me a reason. i had one of the ministers from amber rudd to's department contact me. i had already sorted out the problem, she went

away and came back and said she couldn't find a problem so it really was a disaster.— was a disaster. before i go to the representative _ was a disaster. before i go to the representative from _ was a disaster. before i go to the representative from marie - was a disaster. before i go to the representative from marie curie, | was a disaster. before i go to the i representative from marie curie, the bottom line i think for you is, if you've got a terminal diagnosis, just give that person the benefits. i think basically what should happen is as soon as the oncologist that did see that diagnosis, they should be the person that feels in the form, not your gp. they should automatically give you that form filled in and there should only be one department that deals only with the terminally ill people so they don't have this problem. the one thing i will say, even though at the moment the problems have been sorted out, every time a brown envelope from the dwp comes through the door, the stress that it causes my wife is unbelievable. it is like reliving

the nightmare. that shouldn't be happening to people like myself and it's happening to thousands of people. the reason i'm doing this and standing up for people is people are not like myself. some of them can't fight and i am prepared to take the battle to the government say that i don't have to deal with this or people in the future don't have to deal with this.— this or people in the future don't have to deal with this. mark jackson from marie curie, _ have to deal with this. mark jackson from marie curie, what _ have to deal with this. mark jackson from marie curie, what do - have to deal with this. mark jackson from marie curie, what do you i have to deal with this. mark jackson from marie curie, what do you think of this? ., , , from marie curie, what do you think of this? .,, , ~ from marie curie, what do you think of this? ., , ,, , from marie curie, what do you think ofthis? , ,, , ., of this? cases like mark's prove clearly that _ of this? cases like mark's prove clearly that the _ of this? cases like mark's prove clearly that the system - of this? cases like mark's prove clearly that the system isn't i clearly that the system isn't working _ clearly that the system isn't working for a dying people. what is supposed _ working for a dying people. what is supposed to happen is when you have a diagnosis _ supposed to happen is when you have a diagnosis of a terminal illness, you're _ a diagnosis of a terminal illness, you're supposed to have fast track access _ you're supposed to have fast track access to — you're supposed to have fast track access to all of the benefits of all you need — access to all of the benefits of all you need. there are two issues, unfortunately at the moment people are essentially required to prove how long — are essentially required to prove how long they have left to live to -et how long they have left to live to get that — how long they have left to live to get that support, that is impossible for many— get that support, that is impossible for many people and often not

possible — for many people and often not possible to prove you have less than six months — possible to prove you have less than six months to live. the other issue is the _ six months to live. the other issue is the cases— six months to live. the other issue is the cases like mark's if people outlive _ is the cases like mark's if people outlive their diagnosis they are essentially punished, they have to reapply— essentially punished, they have to reapply and often find at that point there _ reapply and often find at that point there benefits are cut. the key point _ there benefits are cut. the key point to— there benefits are cut. the key point to make is that these are not isolated _ point to make is that these are not isolated incidents. our analysis of data from — isolated incidents. our analysis of data from the dwp is that around 100 people _ data from the dwp is that around 100 people a _ data from the dwp is that around 100 people a month are dying having been rejected _ people a month are dying having been rejected for benefits. this people a month are dying having been rejected for benefits.— rejected for benefits. this isn't an isolated case. _ rejected for benefits. this isn't an isolated case. that _ rejected for benefits. this isn't an isolated case. that is _ rejected for benefits. this isn't an isolated case. that is a _ rejected for benefits. this isn't an isolated case. that is a terrible i isolated case. that is a terrible figure. to isolated case. that is a terrible fiaure. ., . ., figure. to the credit of the government, _ figure. to the credit of the government, they - figure. to the credit of the government, they have i figure. to the credit of the - government, they have recognised this need _ government, they have recognised this need to change, they have announced a review of the way the benefits _ announced a review of the way the benefits system treats terminally ill people but we are coming up to two years— ill people but we are coming up to two years since that review was announced. the government had said

they intend _ announced. the government had said they intend to change these rules and make — they intend to change these rules and make the system easier but we are no— and make the system easier but we are no closer to having that review published — are no closer to having that review published. it appears to be sitting on a desk— published. it appears to be sitting on a desk somewhere in the department for work and pensions and the key— department for work and pensions and the key message from marie curie is that we _ the key message from marie curie is that we appreciate the covid pandemic has caused delays but terminally ill people do not have time _ terminally ill people do not have time to— terminally ill people do not have time to wait for this to become a priority — time to wait for this to become a priority. the dwp needs to publish the outcome of its review as soon as possible _ the outcome of its review as soon as possible and — the outcome of its review as soon as possible and it needs to move on and make _ possible and it needs to move on and make these _ possible and it needs to move on and make these changes because otherwise many, _ make these changes because otherwise many, many— make these changes because otherwise many, many more people will end up in situations — many, many more people will end up in situations like this where they are either— in situations like this where they are either rejected for benefits or have _ are either rejected for benefits or have their— are either rejected for benefits or have their benefits stopped because they live _ have their benefits stopped because they live for too long.— they live for too long. thank you, we wish you _ they live for too long. thank you, we wish you all— they live for too long. thank you, we wish you all the _ they live for too long. thank you, we wish you all the best. - the department for work and pensions says it is not able to comment on mark hughes' specific case, but says "terminal illness is devastating, and our priority is dealing with people's claims quickly and compassionately

which we've continued to do throughout the pandemic. look at these images of loads of whales. this is a massive whale pod feeding off australia's coast. this video footage was captured by a drone off new south wales last year. a pod of that size is known as a super—group. and the so—called "bubble—net" feeding behaviour has never been documented off australia before. dr vanessa pirotta is from the marine predator research group at macquarie university in new south wales. she told me about the significance of the footage. this is so exciting, because we finally documented supergroup feeding as well as the use of bubble net by the east coast australian humpback whale population. this is two firsts for us in australia.

how many whales make up a supergroup? it was first defined off the waters of south africa, and it's seen there quite often. in australia we are also seeing this, so the definition referred to as more than 20 humpback whales in a group. in the supergroups we are seeing off australia, there are between 20 and 90 whales at any one time. massive groups, people there on the water described the water as bubbling up, it is just incredible to see. that circle which is called bubble net feeding, what is going on there? it is very clever because the humpback whales use their nostrils on the top of the head, they breathe airjust like you and i, and what they'll actually do is deliberately blow bubbles in a circular motion, so in a circular

motion around their food. they eat fish and krill and are deliberately making a bubble net around their prey and then come up underneath, they can do this independently or cooperatively, we've seen evidence of both last year, and they come up underneath and gobble up their prey. they then expel the water from the side of the mouths. toothless whales like the humpback whale have no teeth at all. in terms of capturing this footage, you've got an idea of where these whales are travelling from and to so are you just following them the whole time with a drone? that would require a lot of batteries. i know it would, i'm just intrigued to how you did it. in this case it was sheer luck, and this is a fantastic example of citizen science, conducted by nonscientists opportunistically, there

was a gentleman who captured it. he was flying a drone and was capturing the extent of this activity. 0ur scientists had a look and worked out something different was going on, we spoke to ecotourism companies also capturing these events which documents these two behaviours, it is very exciting and the whale world is abuzz with this new research. if you want to keep watching that footage, please go to the bbc website. landowners are being invited to apply for £15 million of government money from today for tree planting across england. the uk is aiming to treble

planting rates as part of the government's goal of reaching carbon net zero by 2050. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. if you have an allergy to pollen, worth mentioning that the pollen levels across england and wales today are moderate or high. in scotland and northern ireland, they are low. what is happening is, we've got a weather front advancing from the west, bringing in some cloud and rain. we also have some drizzle across parts of north—west england and the coast of wales and into the south—west but murky conditions with coastal mist and some hill fog as well. best of the brightness in central and eastern areas today. this is reflected in the temperatures. but we could well see some breaks in the cloud across northern ireland, north—east england and parts of north—east scotland. as we head on through the evening and overnight, more cloud will develop. it will be quite cloudy into tonight. again, some coastal mist and hill

fog and the rain coming in from the atlantic, eventually arriving in the western and northern isles through the course of the night. these are the overnight lows, not falling lower than 11—15 degrees north to south so once again, it is going to be quite a muggy night. that is how we start the day tomorrow, with a weather front in the north, here it is, not making much progress. you can see from the isobars it is going to be quite a breezy day, more notably in the north of the country, as the weather front sinks very slowly south with this rain. they will start on a cloudy note, the cloud will break up and we will see some sunny spells develop. these are average wind speeds. you can see in the north—west, it is a bit windier but with the gusts, we could have gusts of as much as 40 mph. and here are the temperatures, about 21 degrees in the far north of scotland to highs of maybe 24 as we push further south. into friday, we also start on quite a cloudy note. again, some dank conditions out towards the north and west but the cloud will continue to break up and we will see some

sunny skies develop. the temperatures, 13 in lerwick, 19 in aberdeen, to 25 in norwich. as we head on into the weekend, while it looks very much like high pressure is going to re—establish itself across the whole of the uk, so we will see a return to more settled conditions and if anything, for some of us, it is going to turn that bit hotter and it will still be pretty humid as well with a fair bit of sunshine around. to give you an idea of the kind of temperatures you can expect, we are looking at 14 in the north to 28, maybe 29 in the south.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 11... residents in greater manchester and lancashire are asked to minimise travel, as the region receives increased testing and support from the military — to fight a rise in cases of the delta variant. talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food — including sausages — moving between great britain and northern ireland. a spokesperson for prince harry has dismissed a claim that he "never asked" the queen about naming his daughter �*lilibet�* — saying the prince spoke to his grandmother and was given her support. british airways and ryanair are being investigated forfailing to offer refunds for flights which customers could not legally take because of covid restrictions. adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country,

according to research by 0fcom. and coming up this hour, more on how sales of halogen light bulbs are to be banned in the uk from september under government climate change plans. health officials in north west england are stepping up coronavirus vaccinations and testing — to tackle the surge in cases of the delta variant first identified in india. yesterday, the government announced extra support for greater manchester and parts of lancashire. next monday, the government is due to announce if restrictions in england will be

lifted a week later. the new package of support includes military assistance, and supervised in—school testing. new guidance recommends people �*minimise travel in and out of the affected areas'. residents are also being encouraged to get tested twice a week. 0ur correspondent richard galpin has the story. in the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid restrictions being lifted later this month. but, instead, they face new measures, including advice to avoid meeting indoors and to minimise nonessential travel in and out of the area. this due to the delta variant spreading fastest in greater manchester and lancashire. some in the hospitality industry say they are going to be hit again, just weeks after reopening. it's notjust accommodation providers but also, you know, taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers,

souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants, and, as i said before, you know, until all the rules are actually specifically don't go in, or do go in, we need more clarity. the affected areas are bolton, which is already subject to surge testing, and the remaining nine boroughs of greater manchester. and also to the north of the city, blackburn and darwen, as well as most of lancashire, including burnley, preston and rossendale. in response, a big campaign of surge testing and vaccinating now under way to try to bring the situation under control, including here in kirklees, in west yorkshire. we've had a hugely positive response. we have done over 2000 tests through the door knocking within our key priority areas. we have also undertaken around 5000 tests in some key schools where we've seen

an increase in cases. that has generated around 175 positive cases, and, obviously, those positive cases we would not have normally found, because they are asymptomatic, and clearly gives us an opportunity to try to kill that chain of transmission. and it does seem the tactics used in bolton over the past month, with the area flooded with testing and people being encouraged to get vaccinated, are working. the infection rates have dropped by a quarter in the past ten days. richard galpin, bbc news. we are going to continue the story injust a moment we are going to continue the story in just a moment and i've we are going to continue the story injust a moment and i've bring you some breaking news. the— court found that the company acted unlawfully when it gave a contract worth half £1 million to a company owned by one of friends of dominic cummings. the prime minister denied giving the

company the contract because they were friends but it was decided that mist and cummings failure to consider any other companies meant there was a real possibility that there was a real possibility that the decision making was biased and was therefore unlawful so the high court has found that the government acted unlawfully when it gave that contract with half £1 million to accompany one run by friends of the prime minister's former chief adviser, dominic cummings. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says the key thing he'd like to see is an increase in vaccine supply in the region — but the government said they were not looking at doing that at the moment. at the moment, we're going to stick with the advice we've received from thejcvi, our advisors, which say that it's better to continue to work down the age categories on a national basis, rather than adopt a regional or geographical approach. their advice has served us well so far as a country. they've got the good,

the big calls right since the start of the vaccine roll—out. so we're going to continue with that approach but try to do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for people in greater manchester to get to the vaccine centres or indeed to go to these mobile vaccine buses that will be out and about throughout the region over the course of the next few days and weeks. professor tracy hussell is an immunologist at the university of manchester. professor, thank you very much for joining us today on bbc news. before we get to what is happening now and what should happen next, take us back to why we have had this rise in cases of the delta variant in this part of england. i cases of the delta variant in this part of england-— part of england. i think any relaxation _ part of england. i think any relaxation of _ part of england. i think any relaxation of rules - part of england. i think any relaxation of rules we i part of england. i think any | relaxation of rules we would part of england. i think any i relaxation of rules we would be expecting the infections too, sort of, peak a little bit again. if you put that into perspective, there were 1800 people dying at the peak in january were 1800 people dying at the peak injanuary and were 1800 people dying at the peak in january and now we've only got 12

per week dying, so i injanuary and now we've only got 12 per week dying, so i think the infection is spreading and mostly probably introduced through international travel but it is also, sort of, transferring between a couple of communities, so in particular the south asian heritage where there are a loss of generationalfamilies where there are a loss of generational families and also people who can't work at home, probably got a larger workforce of people who need to be going to work so that is probably why the sort of, trans— vintage dharma transmission rate is a bit higher up. so looking at this new —— this new transmission rate is a bit higher up. at this new -- this new transmission rate is a bit higher up.— rate is a bit higher up. it is strikin: rate is a bit higher up. it is striking that _ rate is a bit higher up. it is striking that two _ rate is a bit higher up. it is striking that two thirds - rate is a bit higher up. it is striking that two thirds of i rate is a bit higher up. it is i striking that two thirds of people admitted to hospital with covid—19 are unvaccinated and the well—known rate of personal vaccinations so it breaks the infection between infection and hospitalisation or

infection and hospitalisation or infection and hospitalisation or infection and no hospitalisation, yes. so vaccination is definitely the way forward. do you agree with andy burnham that the 18 to 25—year—old age group should be vaccinated asap. i mean, the government has of course that it is not going to adopt a geographical approach would you think from a clinical approach right way to go about this? i clinical approach right way to go about this?— clinical approach right way to go about this? ~' ., ., about this? i think we need to do that because _ about this? i think we need to do that because it _ about this? i think we need to do that because it is _ about this? i think we need to do that because it is in _ about this? i think we need to do that because it is in that - about this? i think we need to do that because it is in that age i about this? i think we need to do i that because it is in that age group with the lifting of restrictions that the virus is actually spreading and a lot of those people are asymptomatic, so, e—mail, taking testing out into the community with foot soldiers is the right way to go. 50 foot soldiers is the right way to to. ., , , , go. so does it make sense, then, ou're go. so does it make sense, then, you're saying. — go. so does it make sense, then, you're saying. to _ go. so does it make sense, then, you're saying, to have _ go. so does it make sense, then, you're saying, to have a - you're saying, to have a geographical approach where you have a surge of cases in a particular area? i a surge of cases in a particular area? ~ ., a surge of cases in a particular area? ~' ., ., area? i think even though we have had a surge _ area? i think even though we have had a surge of _ area? i think even though we have had a surge of cases, _ area? i think even though we have had a surge of cases, the - area? i think even though we have j had a surge of cases, the numbers now are dropping, you know, in quite a few areas thanks to this extra testing, so i think i would support

the governmentjust to carry on as they are. the government 'ust to carry on as the are. ., the government 'ust to carry on as the are. . ., ., ,., they are. ok, and what about the 21st for that _ they are. ok, and what about the 21st for that final _ they are. ok, and what about the 21st for that final part _ they are. ok, and what about the 21st for that final part of - 21st for that final part of unlocking restrictions in england? would you advise a delay are not? it would depend on whether the number of hospitalisations and deaths actually go up. if they remain as low as they are, they have extremely i think we could go ahead with lifting all the restrictions. thank ou ve lifting all the restrictions. thank you very much _ lifting all the restrictions. thank you very much for _ lifting all the restrictions. thank you very much for your- lifting all the restrictions. thank you very much for your time i lifting all the restrictions. thank. you very much for your time today, professor. in the uk have either had covid or their covid jab, which the government will be interested ahead of its decision about lifting all restrictions — that decision is due monday. we can speak to our head of statistics. robert cuffejoins me. robert, what we know about this latest data, the indication of how many people who have either had co—that i had a jab, so the presence

of antibodies we are talking about here. —— either had covid—19. of antibodies we are talking about here. -- either had covid-19. about four in five — here. -- either had covid-19. about four in five people _ here. -- either had covid-19. about four in five people in _ here. -- either had covid-19. about four in five people in the _ here. -- either had covid-19. about four in five people in the uk - here. -- either had covid-19. about four in five people in the uk have i four in five people in the uk have antibodies. a bit higher in wales where the vaccine programme has been going a bit faster and a bit lower in scotland. england and northern ireland are banned on the same. now, this looks to be really reflecting people who have had their firstjob. the numbers for people who have had two jobs is quite a the numbers for people who have had twojobs is quite a bit lower than that that is important because of course it is that second jab that gives you the full protection against, kind of, getting very, very sick if you do contract coronavirus and one interesting feature if you state is i don't think it fully reflects past infections because the number of people they are saying have antibodies pretty much matters the number of people who have had their first dose of the vaccine, so there probably is, hopefully, a little bit of extra help and

immunity floating around there that has not been captured in this data from people who have been infected in the past may be able to fight of the virus. the numbers of all moving in the right direction and it is getting harder and harder of the virus to spread but these numbers suggest we are not yet at a stage where we can fully unlock and fully get out without expecting numbers to continue to rise in cases. 50. continue to rise in cases. so, whether— continue to rise in cases. so, whether we're _ continue to rise in cases. so, whether we're talking about the government at westminster or the devolved governments this is the source of data they are going to be looking at when they decide at what point to ease those final restrictions alongside how many people are being hospitalised and how many people who, unfortunately, are still dying from her bed. the numbers are still dying from her bed. tia: numbers dying from cave it's still moving downwards. slower than they used to there are still moving down. —— the numbers of people dying from covid—19. if you look at the north west of england, scotland and london as well we are seeing more people going into hospital and the total number of people in hospital is rising as well and they are the

furthest ahead in this early third wave, you might call it. they saw cases rise earliest and admissions go cases rise earliest and admissions 9° up cases rise earliest and admissions go up soonest now they are single people in hospital. the rest of the world is a ten —— the rest of the uk is at an earlier stage where we have only seen cases rise so far but we will publish the hospital admissions rise as well, just hopeless lonely. we now seeing on whether 12 and 15 involves should be vaccinated. == involves should be vaccinated. -- hosital involves should be vaccinated. 5» hospital admissions rise involves should be vaccinated. »» hospital admissions rise as well, just hopefully slowly. 5» hospital admissions rise as well, just hopefully slowly.— just hopefully slowly. -- we are talkin: just hopefully slowly. -- we are talking about _ just hopefully slowly. -- we are talking about whether _ just hopefully slowly. -- we are talking about whether 18-25 i just hopefully slowly. -- we are i talking about whether 18-25 should talking about whether 18—25 should be vaccinated... suggestion of what might happen amongst younger age groups with these vaccine numbers. the vaccine priority still looks to be getting people their second dose of the vaccine and i know we seeing a lot about young adults getting their first

a lot about young adults getting theirfirstjob at a lot about young adults getting their firstjob at the number of doses in the last week has been pretty skewed towards people getting the second jab because the approach throughout the pandemic has been to protect people from harm and there are two ways to do this. one is to vaccinate the people who get really sick if they catch it on the other is to vaccinate the people who will spread the virus a lot so that indirectly you are protecting the people you might catch in the priority has been pretty much throughout protect the people who could get really, really sick and thatis could get really, really sick and that is why we started with a high priority clinical groups than worked her way down the age group is now focusing on second doses.- her way down the age group is now focusing on second doses. thank you very much. — focusing on second doses. thank you very much. that _ focusing on second doses. thank you very much, that was _ focusing on second doses. thank you very much, that was robert - focusing on second doses. thank you very much, that was robert our i focusing on second doses. thank you very much, that was robert our head of statistics. passengers on a cruise ship touring the uk have been told they won't be allowed to disembark in scotland. the operator of the msc virtuosa says scotland's covid rules block it from entering the port of greenock. its 900 passengers left liverpool earlier this week and are also due to stop in belfast, southampton and the isle of portland.

landowners are being invited to apply for £15 million of government money from today for tree planting across england. we will bring you more on that story later. you're watching bbc news... prince harry and meghan have responded to claims from a buckingham palace source that the queen was "never asked" about them using her childhood nickname, "lilibet", for their daughter — who was born last week. a spokesperson for the couple said that the queen was the first person they'd called, and that they'd "shared their hope" of naming their daughter in her honour. the spokesperson said the couple would not have done so had the queen not been "supportive" of the move. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond explained why there was such a difference between the two versions of events: there is probably a glimmer of light between _ there is probably a glimmer of light between the two versions and you could _ between the two versions and you could say— between the two versions and you could say that a conversation where one person — could say that a conversation where one person thought that the other was being — one person thought that the other was being supported is not the same

as a conversation where the other person— as a conversation where the other person thought they were being asked permission _ person thought they were being asked permission to something but it is a pretty— permission to something but it is a pretty direct contradiction otherwise and it is quite difficult to fight— otherwise and it is quite difficult to fight our way through who is telling — to fight our way through who is telling what. i think the palace also wanted to make it clear as a matter— also wanted to make it clear as a matter of— also wanted to make it clear as a matter of public record and that is what's _ matter of public record and that is what's really important. they wouldn't _ what's really important. they wouldn't be drawn on whether or not the queen— wouldn't be drawn on whether or not the queen was unhappy about the decision — the queen was unhappy about the decision, but the reports that came out on _ decision, but the reports that came out on monday and tuesday, some reports. _ out on monday and tuesday, some reports, said directly that the queen— reports, said directly that the queen had given permission, and i think— queen had given permission, and i think that's — queen had given permission, and i think that's what the palace source wanted _ think that's what the palace source wanted to— think that's what the palace source wanted to make clear was not in their— wanted to make clear was not in their eyes— wanted to make clear was not in their eyes the case. uk and eu officials are meeting in london today to discuss the post—brexit relationship, led by lord frost for the uk and maros sefcovic for the eu. there's a particular focus on northern ireland, and the protocol which boris johnson's government signed up to last year, but now says it doesn't like.

and there's been a bit of a war of words in the run—up to today's meeting. 0ur reality check correspondent chris morris is with me. just give us an overview first of all about what they're talking about her day. all about what they're talking about her da . , ., , all about what they're talking about her da . , . , ., ~ all about what they're talking about her da . , . , ., ,, , her day. they have been talking this mornin: in her day. they have been talking this morning in two _ her day. they have been talking this morning in two formats, _ her day. they have been talking this morning in two formats, first - her day. they have been talking this morning in two formats, first of- her day. they have been talking this morning in two formats, first of all. morning in two formats, first of all anything called the partnership council and the partnership council is basically looking at the implementation of the trade agreement which was signed earlier this year. it is important because, essentially, they are going to be talking behind—the—scenes almost continuously from now on so constant possibilities of a flare—up. the second type of possibility is the joint committee which is really important because it is looking at the implication of the brexit withdrawal agreement which, of course, includes the northern ireland protocol. what was that about? we remember the main purpose was to avoid a hard land border. haifa was to avoid a hard land border. how many times — was to avoid a hard land border. how many times did _ was to avoid a hard land border. how many times did we say the phrase?

how many times? between the republic of ireland and northern ireland and now between the uk in the eu... in order to do that the government signed up to an alternative which meant there was an effective seaboard of the regulatory purposes between great britain and northern ireland and the government doesn't like the term sea border but that is what it is in terms of regulations and effects because it means all goods moving from great britain into northern ireland are subject to eu rules and that is the basis of much of the argument going on with the last few months. 50. of the argument going on with the last few months.— last few months. so, that is the structure for — last few months. so, that is the structure for the _ last few months. so, that is the structure for the talks _ last few months. so, that is the structure for the talks and i last few months. so, that is the structure for the talks and so i last few months. so, that is the structure for the talks and so in | structure for the talks and so in terms of the substance, what is all this about sausages, because that seems to be grabbing a lot of the headlines? it seems to be grabbing a lot of the headlines? , seems to be grabbing a lot of the headhnes? , , seems to be grabbing a lot of the headlines? , , ., ., seems to be grabbing a lot of the headlines? , , ., , ., headlines? it is. it is good tabloid fare, isn't headlines? it is. it is good tabloid fare. isn't it? _ headlines? it is. it is good tabloid fare, isn't it? the _ headlines? it is. it is good tabloid fare, isn't it? the good _ headlines? it is. it is good tabloid fare, isn't it? the good news i headlines? it is. it is good tabloid fare, isn't it? the good news is. fare, isn't it? the good news is there is no ban on frozen sausages but eu law does not allow the import of chilled meats, sausages, burgers which are chilled, from third countries like the uk into a single market. because northern ireland now

follows the rules of that single market it is included in that and that means that things like sausages aren't supposed to go from great britain to northern ireland and because there is so much trade in food across the irish sea there was a six month grace period to essentially allow companies to set “p essentially allow companies to set up supply chains which would either mean getting sausages and things locally in northern ireland or bringing them up from the republic of ireland but that expires in the month and part of right now is what happens next? the government says it is bonkers to suggest we can't do that but, again, this is something that but, again, this is something that borisjohnson knowingly signed that boris johnson knowingly signed up that borisjohnson knowingly signed up to. that boris johnson knowingly signed up to. the that borisjohnson knowingly signed up to. the eu is that boris johnson knowingly signed up to. the eu is saying you gotta follow our rules. and so what the eu are suggesting is a possibility is why don't you just sign a... agreement. if you sign an agreement like that, 80% of the checks we might need the next few months will just disappear. what that would mean, though, would be that the uk would have to align with eu rules at least temporarily, evils, which as

we know was one of the purposes of brexit to stop following eu rules so the uk position is rather different. it says eu it's been too legalistic and this is what david frost has said on twitter recently. we have always been open to some sort of agreement on veterinary rules it is just that we don't want one in which we have to align automatically to even google is because that would mean that we lose control of the way that we set our own laws. and so there is a debate, if you like, about the nature of cooperation. the uk once a much looser corporation but that doesn't really work with the strict rules of the eu single market. it the strict rules of the eu single market. , ., , the strict rules of the eu single market. , . , , market. it is a very practical illustration _ market. it is a very practical illustration of _ market. it is a very practical illustration of the _ market. it is a very practicall illustration of the conundrum market. it is a very practical- illustration of the conundrum that the two signs have. how difficult a nasty cut this tip speed get? —— could this dispute to get? it nasty cut this tip speed get? -- could this dispute to get? it could aet ve could this dispute to get? it could get very difficult _ could this dispute to get? it could get very difficult indeed _ could this dispute to get? it could get very difficult indeed because i could this dispute to get? it could i get very difficult indeed because we are that he had threats of legal action. the eu has already started

the threats of legal action which there were other grace periods involving other products which the eu unilaterally —— the uk unilaterally extended till october and the eu said it was supposed to discuss that with us and you can do that. but he's may negotiate on those things are said recently we will be robust and following legal action if we have two and then, of course, there is the broader context this week of the g7 where eu leaders will be and, of course, boris johnson will be in civiljoe biden and we know thejoe biden wears his irishness on his sleeve a little bit —— and so willjoe biden. we know he has said in the past is concerned about anything that might disrupt the situation in northern ireland and we think that you are is hoping he will put pressure on the uk to implement the protocol properly and i think the uk will say that will be counter—productive to try to persuade him to do that and i suspect he will probably want to take a middle past. the overall problem is that lord frost recently

said that the government underestimated what implementing the northern ireland protocol was going to mean and i think i can work out what it is going to mean signing that the very, very smart civil servants who also work the government also knew it was going to mean and i'm pretty sure those messages were passed on to ministers including the prime minister but it isjust it was including the prime minister but it is just it was a message they didn't want to hear when all they wanted to do was get brexit done so a lot of chickens are coming home to roost on the way the brexit deal was pushed through. the way the brexit deal was pushed throu~h. ., ~ the way the brexit deal was pushed throu~h. ., ,, i. , the way the brexit deal was pushed throu~h. ., ~ ,, , . the way the brexit deal was pushed throu~h. ., ~' ,, , . , through. thank you very much. chris morris. adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by 0fcom. we all spent more than three—and—a—half hours online each day in 2020 — mostly shopping and on streaming services. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones has been looking at the figures. as the pandemic arrived, life moved online, whether it was exercising via youtube, ordering food via a few clicks rather than leaving home, or spending endless hours on video calls when we couldn't work

or socialise face—to—face. before lockdown, i was only online very rarely. i mean, i do a lot of work on the computer, but i didn't do communication via online. can you imagine life without it now? no! no. my daughter lives in france, my son lives in canada. i haven't seen them for, obviously, 15 months. my daughter had a little boy. i haven't seen her, so we keep in touch with them via online, and even had quite a big birthday party, that we used zoom for. in 2020, the uk has embraced the internet as never before, with the average person spending over 3.5 hours a day online. much of that time was spent shopping. 0nline food and drink sales were up 82% on the previous year. and one of the big winners was tiktok, which had 3 million uk users six months before

the pandemic, and now attracts 14 million every day. whether it's the morning video call to the grandchildren or updating the online shopping list on a tablet, we have got used to how vital these connected devices can be. we've been spending more time online than the citizens of any other major european nation. but here's the question — is this a permanent change in our habits? well, i'm sure there will be a lasting legacy from lockdown. for example, i rather suspect that business travel may not rise to the same levels that we saw before. we have discovered the technology serves us pretty well. or when it comes to online shopping, we have discovered the convenience of having things delivered to us, but equally, i am sure i am not alone in missing the buzz, excitement and energy of being on the high street. even as things gradually get back to normal, the pandemic has accelerated the move online, and that means technology is playing a bigger part in our lives — for good and ill. rory cellan—jones, bbc news.

we saw him there in robbie's report. yih—choung tay, strategy and research group director at 0fcom. why do you think uk adults spend so long online? the why do you think uk adults spend so long online?— long online? the big picture is the uk was already — long online? the big picture is the uk was already on _ long online? the big picture is the uk was already on its _ long online? the big picture is the uk was already on its way - long online? the big picture is the uk was already on its way to i uk was already on its way to becoming an online nation but the pandemic makers accelerated are switched on my nations. it is hard to make one definitive reason, compared to other european countries because the semi—differences in culture and lifestyle patterns online and off—line but i think there is a hint when you look a different age groups and it is younger generation is really driving our time in younger generation is really driving ourtime in line younger generation is really driving our time in line with 15—16 —year—olds spending close to five

hours a day and you see countries with younger populations like the philippines who really lead the way in terms of the amount of time they spend on social media. that in terms of the amount of time they spend on social media.— in terms of the amount of time they spend on social media. at what point does a trend — spend on social media. at what point does a trend becomes _ spend on social media. at what point does a trend becomes something i spend on social media. at what point| does a trend becomes something that is absolutely here to stay? and which aspects of our online activity do you think are moving beyond trends to something that will become permanent fixtures? that trends to something that will become permanent fixtures?— permanent fixtures? that is a fascinating — permanent fixtures? that is a fascinating question - permanent fixtures? that is a fascinating question which i i permanent fixtures? that is a i fascinating question which i think lots of us are speculating over. we have seen these trends for some time but they have really kicked off in the last 12 months and much of that is going to stick —— how much of thatis is going to stick —— how much of that is going to stick and how much we are going to say gosh, we've missed seeing each other in person and we're going to revert to some of our behaviours, i think it is a little bit unclear but i think we have discovered that the technology we are actually using now actually works pretty well. so, for example, i think we may well see less time spent in offices, obviously having that debate in businesses around the country. that that debate in businesses around the count . �* , ..,

country. at their significant dancers country. at their significant dangers here _ country. at their significant dangers here as _ country. at their significant dangers here as well, i country. at their significant - dangers here as well, especially for children, young adults, in spending too much time online and not developing their lives in a way that older generations have, spending more time in terms of face—to—face conversations, face—to—face interactions? i conversations, face-to-face interactions?— interactions? i think that is unquestionably _ interactions? i think that is unquestionably a _ interactions? i think that is unquestionably a big - interactions? i think that is - unquestionably a big challenge. i, like about 50% of payments during lockdown have found it quite hard to get a sensible balance with the kids time spent online —— 50% of parents. that has been really quite hard with the lack of other things to do during lockdown. on the one hand, i think we need to not lose sight of the fact there were lots of benefits and going online. nine out of ten older children have said that they really valued social media to keep in touch with friends during lockdown but, conversely, half of 12-15 lockdown but, conversely, half of 12—15 —year—olds told us that they have had a negative experience online in 2020. for example, somebody they don't know reaching

out and wanting to befriend them. really fascinating report. thanks for talking to us about it. an expert from ofcom. the sale of halogen light bulbs is to be banned in the uk from september. the bulbs began to be phased out in 2018, and the government says their complete removal will cut carbon emissions and save consumers money. around two—thirds of bulbs sold in the uk are now led lights, which last five times longer and use less power. i'm joined now by emma munbodh, deputy money editor at the mirror online. and there, good to have you with us. as we mentioned, this has been coming for a while now, presumably to give us all a chance to get used to give us all a chance to get used to the idea and gradually start to replace bulbs? figs to the idea and gradually start to replace bulbs?— to the idea and gradually start to replace bulbs? to the idea and gradually start to relace bulbs? ~ , , ., ., replace bulbs? as you mentioned, the government — replace bulbs? as you mentioned, the government obviously _ replace bulbs? as you mentioned, the government obviously started - replace bulbs? as you mentioned, the government obviously started phasing them out in 2018. it is part of the wider pledged towards camino, tackling climate change and encouraging household to be more energy efficient and, yes, the ban comes into force in september this

year. it will mean that you won't be able to buy traditional old—fashioned light bulbs which would be... in supermarkets and going forward... means... willalso going forward... means... willalso go off the market. it is part of a wider pledge to remove 1.6 million tonnes of carbon from the environment every single year so it is a win—win for everyone, really, because the energy—saving and is protected in the longmont. the government estimates... if protected in the longmont. the government estimates. . .- protected in the longmont. the government estimates... if you look at the average _ government estimates... if you look at the average household, _ government estimates... if you look at the average household, then. -- | at the average household, then. -- in the at the average household, then. » in the long run. at the average household, then. -- in the long run. how _ at the average household, then. -- in the long run. how much - at the average household, then. -- in the long run. how much could i at the average household, then. -- | in the long run. how much could the averare in the long run. how much could the average household _ in the long run. how much could the average household may? _ in the long run. how much could the average household may? £75- in the long run. how much could the average household may? £75 as - in the long run. how much could the average household may? £75 as the| average household may? £75 as the average household may? £75 as the average saving based on the average home of four and two children with four adults but the issue with led light bulbs as they cost more in the supermarket similar old—fashioned light bulb is a bit cheaper. but,

the good news is they last longer, can last up to 30 years, which means you will quickly make that your money, which is where the money saving element comes into it. is it typically a straight switch from halogen to led or might there be other associated coasts like transformers being required and so on? , , , , , transformers being required and so on? , , , ,, .,�* on? so, led lights light bulbs don't have as high _ on? so, led lights light bulbs don't have as high colour— on? so, led lights light bulbs don't have as high colour rendering - on? so, led lights light bulbs don't have as high colour rendering is - have as high colour rendering is typical halogen light bulbs you can actually invest in an led compatible demo to improve that but to the naked eye it is hard for most people to notice and they will simply switch the light bulb to an led alternative and get there straightaway. since 2018, the government has actually been phasing out halogen only lamp so those are no likely to be on the market when now but if there are still a few in

the market it is not been completely banned in the ban won't come into force until later in the year and when that comes into force you will be able to buy lamps and lights that are halogen only, so it means no one will really use that they will switch over to led.- will really use that they will switch over to led. that was the de - u switch over to led. that was the deputy money — switch over to led. that was the deputy money editor— switch over to led. that was the deputy money editor at - switch over to led. that was the deputy money editor at the - switch over to led. that was the i deputy money editor at the daily mirror online. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. over the next few days and nights, you will notice that it is going to feel quite humid. today, we have got a lot of cloud in the north and west. some of that producing some drizzle and coastal mist and hill fog and the rain pushing up through the north—east of scotland, leaving some showers in its wake. central and eastern areas will see the lion's share of the sunshine in the highest temperatures but the cloud should still break up across parts of northern ireland, north—east scotland and north—east england. the cloud will return tonight. in fact, by the end of the night, it will be quite a cloudy affair,

still murky in the north and west with some rain arriving in the northern and western isles. these are the overnight lows so it is going to feel quite muggy once again tonight. tomorrow we start off with a lot of cloud, the cloud breaking up as we go through the day. more of a noticeable breeze in the south and gusty winds across the north and the rain making slow progress, pushing a bit further south across the north—west of scotland. temperatures by then, 1a to about 24. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: residents in greater manchester and lancashire are asked to minimise travel, as the region receives increased testing and support from the military — to fight a rise in cases of the delta variant. talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food — including sausages — moving between great britain and northern ireland. a spokesperson for prince harry has dismissed a claim that he "never asked" the queen about naming his daughter

lilibet — saying the prince spoke to his grandmother and was given her support. british airways and ryanair are being investigated forfailing to offer refunds for flights which customers could not legally take because of covid restrictions. adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by ofcom. london's high court has found britain's government acted unlawfully and with apparent bias when it gave a contract toa firm said to be run by friends of the prime minister's former chief adviser, dominic cummings. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. good morning. we're just two days away from the start of the european championship — and wales are the first of the home nations in action. they're in baku, where they take on switzerland on saturday. they're the third—youngest

squad in the competition, with just eight players suviving from the side that made the semi—finals in paris five years ago. joe allen is among them — and he knows it's important to get off to a good start. we were fortunate to win the first game in the grip last time and we know how much that helped us so the aim is the same. the swiss will be seeing the same. their aim will be identical to ours so it is going to be a tough game. they are a good side. we want to get off the mark with a win if we can. england's opening game is against croatia at wembley on sunday. former defender rio ferdinand says he's excited to see the side's young players in action — but he's aware of the pressures that social media can bring. he says he'd probably switch it off if he was playing now — and the platforms still aren't doing enough to combat abuse. we need to get to a place where online hate is dealt with the way

that it online hate is dealt with the way thatitis online hate is dealt with the way that it is being dealt with at times in the stadium. there has to be a consequence. at the moment people can go online and is about the abuse they want to spout but they are hiding behind an mod. there is no identification process may have to put in place to make sure they are visible —— an emoji. so people can feel safe and comfortable spouting abuse. wolves have appointed the former benfica boss bruno lage as their new manager, in place of nuno espirito santo, who left at the end of last season. he's eventually passed post—brexit regulations so he'll be be back in english football after a spell as carlos carvalhal�*s assistant at sheffield wednesday and swansea. lage won the portuguese title with benfica in 2019 but he left last year, after finishing second. great britain's women's squad will play zambia in a send—off match in stoke on the 1st ofjuly, before they head to tokyo for the olympics. the last time team gb played at the games

was in london 2012, when they reached the quarter—finals. there'll be a limited number of tickets on offer for the game against zambia, who have qualified for the olympics for the first time. 12—year—old skateboarder sky brown has made the gb team for the tokyo olympics. it was only a year ago that she suffered life—threatening injuries in a training fall but she said that made her even more determined. 15—year—old bombette martin will also represent team gb, as the sport makes its olympic debut. looking forward to watching some olympic skateboarding. england bowlerjames anderson has deleted a tweet mocking a team—mate's haircut, after more players were found to have posted offensive comments in the past. the tweet is from 11 years ago and anderson said he had changed as a person since then. this is the latest incident to come to light, following on from the suspension of ollie robinson by cricket's governing body. the organisers of parkrun have written to the prime minister, telling him they are fearful for the future of their events and stressing their importance

to the mental and physical health of local communities. the runs were originally due to resume last weekend but the date was put back tojune the 26th and that is now in doubt too. parkrun say the events have been deemed legal and safe to go ahead but they need government help to overcome the barriers they're facing from a number of councils, most notably in london. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. —— just after the one o'clock news at 1:30pm. a change in the law is needed to protect vulnerable people, often with dementia, from so—called "predatory marriages" — according to an mp. the term refers to someone being led into a marriage without the mental capacity to consent. fabian hamilton, the leeds north east mp, says marriage laws in england aren't fit for purpose and serve as an incentive for unscrupulous individuals to exploit the vulnerable for their estate and assets. luxmy gopal reports.

daphne is visiting the grave of her late mother, joan. joan was in her 90s and had dementia when, a few months before her death, a man 2a years herjunior married her without the family finding out until after she died. the man turned up at her gp surgery with a marriage certificate and it turned out he had married her secretly. the witnesses were his son and a lady from the pub, and none of the family and none of mum's friends knew about the marriage, and mum most certainly didn't because she couldn't remember more than four minutes. according to the registrar's written account afterwards, they believed joan did have the mental capacity to decide to wed but daphne says her mother's dementia ruled that out. she really struggled to remember her date of birth. she had no idea how old she was. she couldn't remember her address. we know that one of the registrars on the day said, are you sure she is fit to marry? and they had a little conversation and then, somehow, they decided to go ahead.

five months later, in march 2016, joan died and he inherited her house. under english law, marriage automatically revokes any previous wills. this means the spouse often gets the majority, if not all, of the deceased's estate, no matter how short the marriage. campaigners say this provides an incentive to exploit vulnerable people and an mp is trying to get the law changed. it is shocking that somebody can be married without really knowing the contract they have entered into, or that they have married at all, because of the dementia they are suffering from. so it is about time we updated our marriage laws that date back to the 19th century, and make sure that vulnerable individuals don't find themselves in that position ever again. daphne does not blame the registrars but wants more robust safeguarding so they can better identify potential victims of predatory marriage in future. it could happen to anyone's mum, anyone's father. it could happen to us when we get older. i just want it stopped.

a statement previously given to the bbc on behalf of the manjoan married, colman folan, said, "joan wanted to marry me and i believed at the time and still do that she had capacity to make that decision for herself." joan is buried in an unmarked grave owned by mr folan. daphne says she isn't even allowed to place a headstone on it. it makes it feel like she has been abandoned. she hasn't been abandoned by us. and we will never abandon her, till we can get some justice. she hopes, by pushing for a change in the law, she can get nearer some form of closure and prevent others from being exploited in theirfinal years. luxmy gopal, bbc news. a group of mps is calling on the government to introduce tougher measures to stop people smoking — and to consider banning cigarettes for under 21s. the all party parliamentary group has commissioned a report which says tobacco manufacturers should pay for projects to help people stop, particularly in communities where smoking does the most damage.

fiona trott reports. when i walked into that room to have my radiotherapy, i was thinking, "what am i doing to my body? it's burning from inside out." the consequence of a0 years of smoking. sue was treated for cancer of the larynx. it still affects her speech today. the pictures on the cigarette packets, i remember looking at them and, at first, going urgh. and then you get immune to them. you switch off from them, you really do. if the age limit had been 21 when i was 11 buying cigarettes, i wouldn't have ever got cigarettes. here in the north east there are thousands of patients like sue and figures from public health england suggest there are more deaths attributed to smoking in this region than anywhere else in england. it is why consultants like ruth sharrock welcome today's report. she says smoking has caused more damage here, where there are existing health inequalities.

we have always been facing a hard deal in the north east with the burden of smoking—related disease. we have had a high prevalence of smokers across the patch and in communities around the hospital here in gateshead, where the prevalence is 25%, up to 30% in sunderland, and then covid has just grossly exacerbated the problems. the report says schemes to help people stop should be paid for by tobacco manufacturers through a change in the health and social care bill. and, for young smokers, it recommends a consultation on raising the age at which people can buy tobacco from 18 to 21 years old. the fact that this report is out today, is getting political attention, is being discussed, can only be a good thing and can't come soon enough for us as clinicians. a government spokesperson said smoking rates were at a record low and it was on track to deliver its ambition to make england smoke—free with the new tobacco control plan being published later this year. what i do want is for my

grandchildren to hopefully have a smoke—free environment to grow up in. with investment, we can do smoke—free in 2030. fiona trott, bbc news, gateshead. the pandemic has hit labour markets around the world, affecting under—30s the most. more than 600 million young people, in their teens and early twenties, are estimated to be out of work, with young women worst affected. megha mohan reports. i've been looking for a job for two years. i've not had a job for close to five years now. i'm 24 years old and i'm unemployed. from lebanon to kenya to the uk, youth unemployment is affecting millions around the world. the international labour organisation says covid job losses have hit young women aged 15 to 2a hardest. it's estimated that one in every four women and more

than one in three under 30s in lebanon are unemployed. the covid pandemic and economic crisis in the country have fuelled the problem. so, pick me. hi, i'm aya. i'm in my mid—20s. i live in beirut, lebanon, and i'm currently unemployed. i am a pharmacist. i've applied for a lot ofjobs in the past few years. finding a job in the current situation is fairly impossible. because of the pandemic and the lockdown, a lot of businesses are cutting down. every person has a degree and jobs are limited for young people because we lack experience. the average age for women to get married in kenya is 19 years old and many young women leave education to raise a family. stella lives in africa's largest urban slum, kibera. when i got married my husband did not want me to work.

i was just staying at home. surviving without a job has been difficult. i go out and clean people's clothes, cleaning people's houses. but the pandemic has madejobs like cleaning harder to find as lockdown has forced people to stay at home. over 80% of kenyans work in informaljobs like stella. it is difficult for us to feed our children. we end up giving our children one meal a day. we are struggling very hard. the uk government says more than 250,000 young people lost their jobs last year, with young people with disabilities particularly affected. 24—year—old caitlin has struggled to find a job during the pandemic. thejob market has been pretty challenging for me because i have fibromyalgia, which is a chronic illness. i was employed up until september of last year, so 2020, but it was such a physical job my bodyjust couldn't

take it any more so i took the plunge to quit. at the moment i'm putting myself through an online course and hopefully i will be able to apply for more in the future. the coronavirus pandemic has meant a global reset on the way we work and this may be the chance to tackle these barriers that young women especially face. megha mohan, bbc news. sher verick is head of employment strategies unit at the international labour organization — which is a united nations agency which sets international labour standards. thank you very much for talking to us today. you surveyed people in 58 countries. tell us more about why young women, obviously oh young people were worst affected in terms of unemployment compared to older adults, but why why young women disproportionately affected compared to young men? that disproportionately affected compared to young men?— to young men? that is right. the crisis has had _ to young men? that is right. the crisis has had a _ to young men? that is right. the crisis has had a devastating - to young men? that is right. the i crisis has had a devastating impact on young people around the world.

estimates show in 2020 youth employment declined by 8.7% compared with 3.7% for adults. the decline has been much greaterfor young women in most countries we have looked at, particularly in middle income countries where the level of informality is is high in the labour market, the level of support coming from policies is less and lockdown measures have been very extreme. for young women in particular the greater decline is related to the fact that they were often working in sectors hard—hit by the crisis like hospitality and often for young mothers i would stress that the closure of schools and care services is also greatly affected them and force many of them to leave the labour force.— force many of them to leave the labour force. ., ., ., ~' labour force. the nature of the work clearly having _ labour force. the nature of the work clearly having an _ labour force. the nature of the work clearly having an impact. _ labour force. the nature of the work clearly having an impact. how- labour force. the nature of the work clearly having an impact. how do . labour force. the nature of the work | clearly having an impact. how do you take account of that when you begin to look at policies and strategies address this? it is

to look at policies and strategies address this?— address this? it is essential that we look at _ address this? it is essential that we look at the _ address this? it is essential that we look at the specific _ address this? it is essential that we look at the specific effects i address this? it is essential that| we look at the specific effects on dues, particularly young women, and unemployment isjust the dues, particularly young women, and unemployment is just the tip of the iceberg because this crisis has had an effect on the withdrawal from the labour force, an effect on the withdrawal from the labourforce, many an effect on the withdrawal from the labour force, many young an effect on the withdrawal from the labourforce, many young people not able to look forjobs because of lockdown measures and constrained in their ability to engage in the labour market and what is crucial is that policy continues to support the labour market but also targets young people and it is essential it targets the most vulnerable youth and particularly in countries hard—hit such as in latin america and middle income countries around the world. ., ,., and middle income countries around the world. ., the world. your report said where unemployment — the world. your report said where unemployment was _ the world. your report said where unemployment was rising - the world. your report said where unemployment was rising this - the world. your report said where | unemployment was rising this has the world. your report said where - unemployment was rising this has not generally been offset by a return to education, so apart from looking at ways to equalise a situation when it comes to employment what sort of strategies are needed around perhaps keeping young people in education in the first instance before the enter

the first instance before the enter the job the first instance before the enter thejob market? the first instance before the enter the job market? this the first instance before the enter the job market?— the job market? this is a really important _ the job market? this is a really important aspect _ the job market? this is a really important aspect of— the job market? this is a really important aspect of this - the job market? this is a really important aspect of this crisis. | the job market? this is a really i important aspect of this crisis. as we all know, education and training has been severely disrupted by the lockdown measures and it is only those who are lucky enough to have access to online learning that education and training has been able to continue, so when we look at the policy package, an integrated package, notably the measures that help people find jobs but also measures to allow people to access training and a lot will be needed to make up for the losses we have seen over the last one year plus and it is going to remain a priority in years to come. is going to remain a priority in years to come-— is going to remain a priority in years to come. is going to remain a priority in ears to come. ., ,, i. , . years to come. thank you very much for our years to come. thank you very much for vourtime- _ years to come. thank you very much for your time. from _ years to come. thank you very much for your time. from the _ for your time. from the international labour organisation. the high court has found the government acted unlawfully when it gave a contract worth £560,000 to a company run by friends of the prime minister's former chief adviser dominic cummings.

our special correspondent, lucy manning, joins us now. tell us about what has been happening in court.- tell us about what has been happening in court. this contract was awarded _ happening in court. this contract was awarded to _ happening in court. this contract was awarded to a _ happening in court. this contract was awarded to a company - happening in court. this contract| was awarded to a company called public first which does market research and people who run it also happened to befriends of dominic cummings. were taken to court by campaign group the good law project because they said that essentially dominic cummings was just rewarding his mates with this contract because it had not been put to competition. thejudge it had not been put to competition. the judge today found that the cabinet office, led by michael gove, although he did not have direct decision—making, had acted unlawfully and there was the problem of apparent bias. they found it was ok dominic cummings knew and was associates and friends with the

people who run the company but it was not ok that the cabinet office had not seen if other firms could do this work, if other companies could do this business, and she said it would lead fair—minded and informed observer to conclude there was a danger that the decision—maker was biased, so embarrassing for the government. has biased, so embarrassing for the government-— biased, so embarrassing for the government. has there been any reaction from — government. has there been any reaction from the _ government. has there been any reaction from the government i government. has there been any reaction from the government orj government. has there been any - reaction from the government or from anyone else or dominic cummings? yes, reaction from the government, the cabinet office says it has procedures in to deal with what they see is more of a procedural issue on this keeping record, that they welcome the fact the judgment said it was during a time of crisis and it was during a time of crisis and it was during a time of crisis and it was entitled to award contracts and there was no suggestion made by thejudge of actual and there was no suggestion made by the judge of actual bias on this. public first said it is proud of the work it did during the covid crisis

to help the country and the judge rejected a number of other claims that the good law project made on this and there was no criticism, but labour is saying that the government has been handing out projects to its needs and wants to know how the government plans to the money. thank ou for that government plans to the money. thank you for that update. _ canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau has spoken at a vigil for members of a muslim family who were run down and killed by a pick—up truck. police have charged a man with the murder. four people were killed. a nine—year—old boy who survived the attack remains in hospital in a stable condition. you should not have to face that hate in your communities, in your country. we can and we will act. we can and we will choose a better way. when someone hurts any of us, when someone targets any parent or child or grandparent, we must all stand

together and say no. no to hatred and to islamophobia. no to terror and to racism. it's the stuff of nightmares — being attacked by a crocodile while swimming. that's exactly what happened to a british woman while on holiday in mexico. melissa laurie — who's 28 and from berkshire — was with her formidable twin sister, georgia — on the right in this photo — who fought off the creature by repeatedly punching it in the face. they're both recovering in hospital, where melissa has been placed in a medically—induced coma to help the healing process. the twins' big sister — hana — has been talking about what happened. it's a little bit unclear at the moment because, obviously, time difference, and our priority, making sure that they are all right, means we have not been able to chat details too much.

but it seems like they were with a group of 25 people on a tour they had booked through their hostel and they asked if the water was safe and were told it was. so, evidently, not the case! we don't... yeah, they are not naive people. georgia and melissa are experienced with animals. georgia is a great diver, which is of course exactly how we think she has managed to save her life. it is a twin thing, magic twin stuff, meets her amazing training in water safety and just a real big dose of that famous laurie girl attitude. the education secretary, gavin williamson, has criticised some students at oxford university for removing a portrait of the queen from a common room. it's understood postgraduate students, who are members of what's known as the middle common room voted overwhelmingly for the move. the head of magdalen college says the students don't represent the college, but strongly supports free speech, political debate and the right to autonomy.

a herd of wild elephants — travelling hundreds of miles through china — has captured the imagination of millions of people across the country. the animals have reached the outskirts of kunming — a city of more than eight million people. theirjourney is being watched on social media — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. if you had just walked more than 500 kilometres, you might fancy a bit of a lie down, too. spread out like some giantjigsaw puzzle, the elephants of yunnan province take a more than deserved rest. well, most of them. why are they doing this? no one knows, but week after week, month after month, they have marched relentlessly onwards, with the occasional spot of help from the local authorities. translation: our staff members use excavators to make gentle slopes - on both sides of the river so they can pass through. the elephants successfully crossed the river after walking back and forth for several hours. as is the way these days, the whole thing has become big

news on social media. hashtags, fan art and memes abound. but a herd of wild elephants, each one potentially weighing up to four metric tonnes, and the citizens of southern china are not necessarily a good mix. in china now, most of the country, people are getting back to normal so there are no covid—19 restrictions in place, so people are moving around freely, and there have been cases in the past where elephants could actually kill somebody. hundreds of local officials have been assigned to protect the public and keep the elephants away from population centres. the ultimate goal — encourage the animals to pack up their trunks, metaphorically speaking, and head back home. tim allman, bbc news. what a fascinating story. i am going to have to follow the adventures and see how they get on. now it's time for a look at the weather.

hello again. if you have an allergy to pollen, worth mentioning that the pollen levels across england and wales today are moderate or high. in scotland and northern ireland, they are low. what is happening is, we've got a weather front advancing from the west, bringing in some cloud and rain. we also have some drizzle across parts of north—west england and the coast of wales and into the south—west but murky conditions with coastal mist and some hill fog as well. best of the brightness in central and eastern areas today. this is reflected in the temperatures. but we should well see some breaks in the cloud across northern ireland, north—east england and parts of north—east scotland. as we head on through the evening and overnight, more cloud will develop. it will be quite cloudy into tonight. again, some coastal mist and hill fog and the rain coming in from the atlantic, eventually arriving in the western and northern isles through the course of the night. these are the overnight lows, not falling lower than 11—15 degrees north to south, so, once again, it is going to be quite a muggy night.

that is how we start the day tomorrow, with a weather front in the north, here it is, not making much progress. you can see from the isobars it is going to be quite a breezy day, more notably in the north of the country, as the weather front sinks very slowly south with this rain. they will start on a cloudy note, the cloud will break up and we will see some sunny spells develop. these are average wind speeds. you can see in the north—west, it is a bit windier but, with the gusts, we could have gusts of as much as a0 mph. and here are the temperatures, about 21 degrees in the far north of scotland to highs of maybe 2a as we push further south. into friday, we also start on quite a cloudy note. again, some dank conditions out towards the north and west but the cloud will continue to break up and we will see some sunny skies develop. the temperatures, 13 in lerwick, 19 in aberdeen, to 25 in norwich. as we head on into the weekend, while it looks very much like high pressure is going to re—establish itself across the whole of the uk,

so we will see a return to more settled conditions and, if anything, for some of us, it is going to turn that bit hotter and it will still be pretty humid as well with a fair bit of sunshine around. to give you an idea of the kind of temperatures you can expect, we are looking at 1a in the north to 28, maybe 29 in the south.

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adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by ofcom. let's go to the house of commons for prime minister's questions. their for prime minister's questions. selflessness and dl helping their selflessness and devotion to helping others is an inspiration to us all. in addition to my duties in this house i have other such meetings later today. i very much echo the comments of the prime minister on the work of unpaid carers but after plenty of warm words for the victims a fire and we hire including from the prime minister himself the government

yesterday announced its legislative response to the acas report of doing absolutely nothing. when the furlough scheme ends, they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves mr speaker. . iask thoroughly ashamed of themselves mr speaker. . i ask him to devolve these powers to holyrood to the scottish government can. i want to be absolutely clear that it is an acceptable tea is filing and rehiring as a negotiating tactic. we welcome the acas reports that shows hire and fire should only be used to preventjob losses we have now had acas to produce clearer guidance to help employers with other options.— guidance to help employers with other options. 84,000 'obs for local people. i other options. 84,000 'obs for local people. legislating _ other options. 84,000 jobs for local people. legislating for- local people. legislating for planning password development

corporation which will work in tandem between our unique freeboard. this will have a huge impact on whether we can deliver on our vision for the east midlands. we need to deliver on that commitment to local people. deliver on that commitment to local --eole. ., , deliver on that commitment to local --eole. ~ ., , ., people. the east midlands can have no more fervent _ people. the east midlands can have no more fervent or _ people. the east midlands can have no more fervent or effective - no more fervent or effective champion and i congratulate my honourable friend the east midlands free port and all the benefits the real intubation will bring and i know he is about to have a meeting with ministerial colleagues to determine how the integrated rail plan can work with hs2 best to achieve his objectives. we plan can work with h52 best to achieve his objectives.- plan can work with h52 best to achieve his objectives. achieve his ob'ectives. we go to the leader of the — achieve his objectives. we go to the leader of the opposition, _ achieve his objectives. we go to the leader of the opposition, keir - leader of the opposition, keir starmen _ leader of the opposition, keir starmer. ., .. leader of the opposition, keir starmer. ., ,, , ., ~ leader of the opposition, keir starmer. ., ,, ~ .,~ leader of the opposition, keir starmer. ., ~ . starmer. thank you, mr speaker. we had the first — starmer. thank you, mr speaker. we had the first m — starmer. thank you, mr speaker. we had the first pm to _ starmer. thank you, mr speaker. we had the first pm to use _ starmer. thank you, mr speaker. we had the first pm to use since - starmer. thank you, mr speaker. we had the first pm to use since the - had the first pm to use since the prime minister and can be got married so can i offer my warm congratulations to the prime minister and his wife and wish them a happy life together. i have to say, i admire the way they manage to keep it secret. can ijoin with the prime minister on his comments about pair this week and can i also send our deepest sympathies to the four

people killed on sunday's terror attack in canada. it was, as the canadian prime minister said, and attack motivated by hatred and islamophobia we must mop all unite against that at home and canasta the payments to pass on our thoughts and condolences to the canadian prime minister when he sees in later this week. —— can i ask our prime minister. mr speaker, why does the prime minister think that his former minister described the government education plan is half—hearted in the skin feeling hundreds of thousands of children and not even close to meeting the scale of what is needed. , ., ., ., ., is needed. first of all, i want to thank kevin _ is needed. first of all, i want to thank kevin collins _ is needed. first of all, i want to thank kevin collins for - is needed. first of all, i want to thank kevin collins for his - is needed. first of all, i want to thank kevin collins for his work| is needed. first of all, i want to - thank kevin collins for his work was above all i want to thank actually pupils, parents, teachers that everything they have done. . in addition to the £14 billion that he

committed we are funding primary schools up to £4000 per head and in secondary schools up to 5150 and we are now putting another £3 billion into educational catch up with the biggest tutoring programme anywhere in the world, mr speaker, and it is based on the best evidence that we could find and that sir kevin could supply. mr could find and that sir kevin could suul _ ~ could find and that sir kevin could su..l_ ~ , supply. mr speaker, let me get this ritht. in supply. mr speaker, let me get this right. in february, _ supply. mr speaker, let me get this right. in february, the _ supply. mr speaker, let me get this right. in february, the prime - right. in february, the prime minister appoints an expert to come up minister appoints an expert to come up with a catch—up plan for education. a highly respected expert, consults widely, and comes with a plan. the treasury balks at it. and says we will only provide 10%, just one tenth of what is needed. the prime minister rolls over, whatever he says, and children lose out. so much of levelling up! let me help the prime minister with the numbers. the funding he announced last week is about £50 per

child per year and even if you added previous announcements in england it is only £310 per child for the past four years is in the us there is a catch—up plan works 1600 pounds per child and in the netherlands it is £2500 so can the prime minister explain when he was told by his experts who he appointed that only an ambitious fully funded catch—up plan would do, only an ambitious fully funded catch—up plan, why did he come up with something which, in the words of that same expert is too small, too narrow, and to slow? mr speaker, i think that the right honourable gentleman needs to do the maths! because actually he need to do some catch—up on his own mathematics because, in addition to the 14 billion i have already referred to, mr speaker, there was already another 1.5 billion a catch—up. this is a £3 billion

catch—up. this is a £3 billion catch—up planjust for catch—up. this is a £3 billion catch—up plan just for starters, catch—up. this is a £3 billion catch—up planjust for starters, mr catch—up plan just for starters, mr speaker, catch—up planjust for starters, mr speaker, and it includes the biggest programme of tuition of one, one to two, one to three tutorials anywhere in the world. and we all know mr speaker that there are schools too often in this country where children are getting private tuition thanks to the hard work at their parents. he asked about levelling up. what we want to do is get in on the side of all the kids who don't have access to that tutorial, mr speaker! to support them, and that is what i mean by levelling up, mr speaker! who does the primacy think he's kidding? he asked kevin collins to tell him what was necessary to catch up, kevin collins told him, and he said no! who does he think he is getting? the chancellor's decision, and i presume it was the chancellor's decision because it always is, to hold back investment that was needed as a completely false economy. the long—term costs are likely to be at least £100

billion, probably more, and he will be hardest hit? kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. mr speaker, if the government doesn't change because this will help us back for a generation. it is the difference between us and them because when labour says education is a number one piracy we mean it and that is why we published a bold £15 billion plan to catch—up on education for every child. we are putting that to a vote this afternoon. if the fine minister is really serious about this he would back the motion. will he do so? i back the motion. will he do so? i will tell you the difference between us and the party opposite, mr speaker, is that we put in the tough measures that are needed to give kids a better education across the country! when we rolled out the academies programme, mrs bacon, which is driven up standards, who opposed it? made it! when we put in tough measures to ensure discipline in schools, mr speaker, they opposed it. at the last election, mr

speaker, they even campaigned to get rid of ofsted, which is so vital. he put it on his manifesto to get rid of ofsted. will he now say that he not only supports our tuition programme but he supports our radical programme to support teachers with better training, £400 million we are now putting in, not only a starting salary for teachers that we have introduced but another 400 million to support better training for teachers. that is what we are backing in our party. they are serious, reforms based on evidence unlike anything he is producing. evidence unlike anything he is producing-— evidence unlike anything he is -troducin. , ., ., ., producing. just a moment, a little less shouting _ producing. just a moment, a little less shouting from _ producing. just a moment, a little less shouting from the _ producing. just a moment, a little less shouting from the site. - producing. just a moment, a little less shouting from the site. just l producing. just a moment, a little| less shouting from the site. just to remind _ less shouting from the site. just to remind the — less shouting from the site. just to remind the bench it is prime minister's questions and it isn't about— minister's questions and it isn't about the — minister's questions and it isn't about the agenda of the last election. ~ , , election. the prime minister, ofsted was not the — election. the prime minister, ofsted was not the question _ election. the prime minister, ofsted was not the question and _ election. the prime minister, ofsted was not the question and i _ election. the prime minister, ofsted was not the question and i am - election. the prime minister, ofsted was not the question and i am not i was not the question and i am not interested what they put on the agenda. pt. interested what they put on the a . enda. . ., , agenda. a more interesting in answering _ agenda. a more interesting in answering the _ agenda. a more interesting in answering the question. - agenda. a more interesting in answering the question. keirl answering the question. keir starmen _

answering the question. keir starmer. mr answering the question. keir starmer. ~ .,~ �*, .,~ starmer. mr speaker, let's meet take this very slowly _ starmer. mr speaker, let's meet take this very slowly for _ starmer. mr speaker, let's meet take this very slowly for the _ starmer. mr speaker, let's meet take this very slowly for the prime - this very slowly for the prime minister. the collins review commissioned by the government was very clear. the current proposed action is not taken the attainment gap will rise between ten and 24%. that was in the slide show on the banister last week. it talks about the various measures, so let's look at this more closely. which part of at this more closely. which part of a plan does he oppose? the planet has been voted on this afternoon? is it breakfast clubs for every child? does that he oppose that? is it quality mental health support in every school, does he oppose that? edit moped tutoring for every child that needs it? does he oppose that? all additional investment for children who have suffered the most? —— is it more tutoring for every child that needs it. which part of a plant does the primary subject to and if he doesn't object to it why doesn't he vote for it? ittht’ith and if he doesn't object to it why doesn't he vote for it? with great resect, doesn't he vote for it? with great respect. mr— doesn't he vote for it? with great respect, mr speaker, _ doesn't he vote for it? with great respect, mr speaker, i— doesn't he vote for it? with great respect, mr speaker, i do - doesn't he vote for it? with great respect, mr speaker, i do think l doesn't he vote for it? with great i respect, mr speaker, i do think i'm entitled to draw attention to what the labour party stood at the last

election and they haven't yet repudiated it and they did want to get rid of ofsted, mr speaker, but i will tell the right honourable gentleman, if he is now saying that he supports our tutoring programme, and that is what i think i understood from him just now, best of that is a good thing, because hitherto, what has happened is that the kids of well—off parents, thanks to their hard work, been able to rely on private tutoring. what the government is now doing it coming in on the side of all the other kids who don't get access to that. 6 million kids! 6 million children, mr speaker, 6 million children will have access to tuition thanks to this programme. it is a fantastic thing. it is a revolution in education for this country. if he is now saying that he supports it, mr speaker, then that is a good thing, though i have learnt in the course of the last year that his support can sometimes be evanescent. mr can sometimes be evanescent. m speaker, he pretends he is here for

the other kids! of the report says the other kids! of the report says the attainment gap will go up by ten to 24% of the action isn't taken and he is just rejected to 24% of the action isn't taken and he isjust rejected it! how can he be on the side of the other kids! we have been here before. free school meals, you turn. exams fiasco, you turn. no catch up. the financer has been all over the case when it comes to education and he is on the wrong side of it again. —— the prime minister has been all over it. this has been the first administration since the recovery in the uk needs to lead with a priority to vaccinate the world and the delta variant chosen safe and the spiders and celebrities say. the prime minister has made big promises on this but it is a truly global effort to make it happen —— to lead with a priority to vaccinate the world as the delta variant has shown that nobody is safe until everybody is safe. will

he lead with the g7 and make a clear commitment?— he lead with the g7 and make a clear commitment? ~ , ,., , ., ., commitment? absolutely, and what the --eole of commitment? absolutely, and what the people of this — commitment? absolutely, and what the people of this country _ commitment? absolutely, and what the people of this country also _ people of this country also understand is not only were we able to give one of the first authorisations for the astrazeneca, the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine, but also, thanks to the deal the government did between the oxford scientists and astrazeneca, we were able to ensure that one in three of the 1.5 billion doses that have been distributed around the world at the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. that is global britain in action to say nothing of the billions that we hope to raise in the g7 this week! peek like mr speaker, that would sound a lot better if the prime minister wasn't the only g7 leader crossing his aid budget! i hear what the prime minister says about vaccines, but we also need clear global agreement on global funding. hundreds of former leaders, businesses and development groups have called for exactly that kind of leadership at the g7. that is what

we need to see from the prime minister this weekend. mr speaker, the g7, bilateral discussions with president biden and the possibility of a new government in israel also provide a real chance to restart a meaningful middle east peace process. the appalling violence recently which chilled 63 children in gaza and two children in israel showsjust how urgent in gaza and two children in israel shows just how urgent this is. —— killed 63 children. the promise of an end to the occupation and a recognised sovereign palestinian state feels more distant than ever. so will the prime minister take the opportunity this weekend to press for renewed international agreement to finally recognise the state of palestine alongside a safe and secure israel to stop the expansion of illegal settlements and to get a meaningful peace process back up and running? mr

meaningful peace process back up and runnint ? ~ ,,, ., ,, .,, meaningful peace process back up and runnint? ~ .,~ , meaningful peace process back up and runnin? ~ w , ., running? mr speaker, it has been a long-standing _ running? mr speaker, it has been a long-standing objective _ running? mr speaker, it has been a long-standing objective of- running? mr speaker, it has been a long-standing objective of this - long—standing objective of this government and i think is common ground across this house that the solution for the middle east peace process is a two state solution and we continue to press for that and i have made that position plain in my conversations both of the palestinian authority and, of course, with israel. mr speaker, he attacks the government for failing to be sufficiently ambitious in our overseas a's dome i ate. i think i heard him say that compendious question and let me just tell him while he is gesturing at these benches, mr speaker, underthis benches, mr speaker, under this government benches, mr speaker, underthis government we have spent more and we have continued to spend more than labour ever did. labour ever did! under blair, under brown, even when they were spending money and brazilian dancers in hackney to raise consciousness, which is what they did to raise consciousness of global policy, mr speaker, we are spending tell —— global poverty. we

are spending £10 billion a year at a time of acute financial difficulty for this country and i think the british people know this is the right policy for the country and i think if labour members want to vote on that matter, mr speaker, may i just remind on the people of this country have an opportunity to vote on the way the government is handling it last month and the balance that we were striking and i think that they adjudicated firmly in favour of the government, mr speaker. they pontificate and prevaricate and procrastinate! felicity kendal, come on! ok. prevaricate and procrastinate! felicity kendal, come on! ok, mr seaker. felicity kendal, come on! ok, mr speaker- i— felicity kendal, come on! ok, mr speaker- i am — felicity kendal, come on! ok, mr speaker. i am very _ felicity kendal, come on! ok, mr speaker. i am very proud - felicity kendal, come on! ok, mr speaker. i am very proud of - felicity kendal, come on! ok, mr speaker. i am very proud of my l speaker. i am very proud of my government's record on the environment. and the fact that we have cut emissions at the fastest rate of any g7 country. i welcome the fact that the state in my

constituency has benefited from a green grant of almost £20 million to decarbonise. does my right honourable friend agree with me that we need to build back better in greenway and in a way that levels up all parts of the united kingdom? —— in a green way. i all parts of the united kingdom? -- in a green way-— in a green way. i do, and thank you mr speaker- _ in a green way. i do, and thank you mr speaker- my — in a green way. i do, and thank you mr speaker. my arable _ in a green way. i do, and thank you mr speaker. my arable friend - in a green way. i do, and thank you mr speaker. my arable friend is - mr speaker. my arable friend is absolutely right. that is why we committed a total of £3.8 billion to find energy improvement in performance, particularly of social rented homes. —— my honourable friend. rented homes. -- my honourable friend. ., ., ,, rented homes. -- my honourable friend._ thank| rented homes. -- my honourable - friend._ thank you friend. leader of the snp. thank you mr seaker friend. leader of the snp. thank you mr speaker and _ friend. leader of the snp. thank you mr speaker and i _ friend. leader of the snp. thank you mr speaker and i am _ friend. leader of the snp. thank you mr speaker and i am sure _ friend. leader of the snp. thank you mr speaker and i am sure we - friend. leader of the snp. thank you mr speaker and i am sure we are - mr speaker and i am sure we are looking forward to the european championships kicking off later this week. can i take the opportunity to wish all the best our country, scotland, and to remind the team it is time for heroes. later this week, the prime minister will walk into

the prime minister will walk into the g7 summit. as the only leader, the g7 summit. as the only leader, the only leader, prime minister, cutting development aid to the world's poorest. at the very moment, when global leadership is needed more than ever, this tory government is walking away from millions still struggling from the covid pandemic and a poverty pandemic. the prime minister has been hiding on this issue for months. this is a government on the run from their own moral and legal responsibilities and on the run, mr speaker, from their own backbenchers. but the prime minister can't heighten this issue any longer. and it can't run from democracy in this house. would he stand up today and commit to a straight vote in this house on his inhumane cuts as demanded by the speaker? prime minister, it is a very simple question. yes or no? and, by the way, mr speaker, which all the very best to scotland! and

england! and all the home nations he may be playing in this... i don't know when he is going to reciprocate mr speaker, but worth a shot i thought. oh, he did. very good, they go. that is nice of him. i think the answer is clear. the people of this country, as i said to the right honourable gentleman were given a vote on this and many of the very recently and i think they adjudicated very firmly in favour of the balance of the government is striking. we are in very difficult financial times but you shouldn't believe the lefty propaganda, mr speaker, that you hearfrom believe the lefty propaganda, mr speaker, that you hear from the people opposite. we are spending £10 billion overseas. we have actually increased... all they want to do is run this country down mr speaker when we have increased spending on girls education alone to half £1

billion. that is a fantastic sum of money to be spending a difficult stance. we should be proud. mr stance. we should be proud. m speaker, i don't think i have ever had the previous five minister called a leftist propagandist! just like the previous prime minister the honourable memberfor like the previous prime minister the honourable member for maidenhead. the simple fact of the matter is every single member of this house stood on a manifesto commitment of 0.7% in the prime minister has managed on that and the speaker said they should allow a vote on it. it is basic stuff. after a year dealing with the deadly virus, in a pandemic, no one is safe until everybody is safe. why can't the payments to get this? now is the time to support each other, not to walk away from those in need. people are dying and they need our help. the prime minister has the nerve to brag about the government's support for the vulnerable and at the very

same time he is slashing 4.5 billion from the world's poorest. in the wake of the g7, what kind of world leader washes their hands of responsibility by cutting water and hygiene projects by more than 80% in the middle of a pandemic? mr the middle ofa pandemic? mr speaker, i may say that i think the last contribution was absolutely disgraceful, because the people of this country have gone through a very difficult time, had to spend £407 billion supporting jobs, families, livelihood throughout the country and yet we are continuing to support international vaccination, £1.6 billion this country has contributed. i think £548 million to covax. let mejust contributed. i think £548 million to covax. let me just remind contributed. i think £548 million to covax. let mejust remind him at contributed. i think £548 million to covax. let me just remind him at the statistic i mentioned earlier. one in three, one in three of the vaccine is being distributed around the world to the poorest and the

neediest come from the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine supply. thanks to the deal this government did! does the name oxford—astrazeneca vaccine to new to sticking his craw? —— continue to sticking his craw? —— continue to sticking his craw? —— continue to sticking his crawl? can sticking his craw? -- continue to sticking his crawl?— sticking his craw? -- continue to sticking his crawl? can i welcome lans sticking his crawl? can i welcome plans outlined — sticking his crawl? can i welcome plans outlined by _ sticking his crawl? can i welcome plans outlined by the _ sticking his crawl? can i welcome plans outlined by the education i plans outlined by the education secretary last week which will oversee a tutoring revolution in this country, a proven way to help the most disadvantaged children to catch up. as a prime minister able to confirm that this is just one part of our wider plan to ensure that no child misses out as a consequence of disruption caused by this pandemic?— this pandemic? yes, mr speaker. i think my noble _ this pandemic? yes, mr speaker. i think my noble friend _ this pandemic? yes, mr speaker. i think my noble friend because - this pandemic? yes, mr speaker. i think my noble friend because the | think my noble friend because the whole point of the tutoring programme is that it is evidence—based and every tutoring programme, and i say that about 6 million peoples, children who can benefit, is equivalent to 3—5 months

of educational catch up. we're also going to be looking at increasing time in schools, and i hope that the loyal opposition, mr speaker, may use their influence with their paymasters in the unions to encourage them in that objection. the prime minister knows full well that the best way to reduce checks on the irish sea is to do a swiss style sps agreement with the european union. so far, he has decided not to do that. why is he prioritising cheap dodgy beef from australia over the concerns of the people in northern ireland and raising checks in the irish sea? ida. raising checks in the irish sea? no, mr speaker. _ raising checks in the irish sea? no, mr speaker, what we have favoured sizing is the right and the ability of the people of northern ireland to have access as they showed freely and uninterruptedly to goods and services from the whole of the uk, and we are working to ensure that we

protect the territorial and economic intake of history of our country. that is what matters. —— economic integrity of our country. that is what matters. -- economic integrity of our country.— integrity of our country. policy allows tens — integrity of our country. policy allows tens of _ integrity of our country. policy allows tens of thousands - integrity of our country. policy allows tens of thousands of i integrity of our country. policy | allows tens of thousands of key workers and local first—time buyers to buy a home every year at a discount of up to 50% from the market price. would he consider turbo—charging this policy by establishing a national [and commission to assemble public—sector land to facilitate the development of potentially hundreds of thousands of potentially hundreds of thousands of more half—price homes so more people can see the benefits of homeownership? i people can see the benefits of homeownership?— people can see the benefits of homeownershi? . ,, , ., ., homeownership? i thank my honourable friend. last homeownership? i thank my honourable friend- last year — homeownership? i thank my honourable friend. last year we _ homeownership? i thank my honourable friend. last year we delivered, - homeownership? i thank my honourable friend. last year we delivered, in - friend. last year we delivered, in spite of the difficulties, the highest number of new homes for over 30 years but his point is an extremely good one. all honourable members know we must find better, faster ways of releasing publicly owned land, brownfield sites for development, and that is exactly why we are looking at the suggestion he

makes. mr we are looking at the suggestion he makes. ~ ,,, ., ,, makes. mr speaker, the prime minister in _ makes. mr speaker, the prime minister in his _ makes. mr speaker, the prime minister in his very _ makes. mr speaker, the prime minister in his very first - makes. mr speaker, the prime| minister in his very first speech mentioned levelling up. my constituents want to know when it is going to start. the fact of the matter and i understand that he has lived a life of privilege and doesn't know much about the state sector, knows a lot about the private sector and education, what are the markers of success? he is dominic his head of his own industrial strategy council says that his levelling up with his management team will not be successful? my local kirklees council says it is so complex nothing is flowing down to the grassroots? when will we see the first signs of genuine levelling up in our country? i first signs of genuine levelling up in our country?— first signs of genuine levelling up in our country? i think what you are seeing across _ in our country? i think what you are seeing across the _ in our country? i think what you are seeing across the country _ in our country? i think what you are seeing across the country is - in our country? i think what you are seeing across the country is people | seeing across the country is people responding to massive investments, £640 billion of investment in roads,

schools, hospitals, policing, but bit by bit is transforming people's lights, hopes and opportunities and thatis lights, hopes and opportunities and that is fundamentally the difference between his side of the argument and ours. we believe that there is talent, genius, flair, and the whole country but opportunity is not evenly distributed and that is our ambition and that is what we're doing with our campaign for levelling up. if he is now saying, by the way, that he supports what we're doing on the tutoring revolution, because i know he is a great educational expert, than i am glad to hear it. thank you, mr speaker. my constituents have been the victims of illegal encampments, most recently at a park where local taxpayers have been left with a clean—up bill running into thousands of pounds and residents have been left feeling powerless following a sustained period of anti—social behaviour in the locality. in the prime minister tell us what steps we're taking now to ensure we stop this from happening in the future and allow residents and local

authorities to take back control of trespassing?— authorities to take back control of tres-tassin ? ~ ~ ,,, ., ,, trespassing? well, mr speaker, the olice trespassing? well, mr speaker, the police crime — trespassing? well, mr speaker, the police crime sentencing _ trespassing? well, mr speaker, the police crime sentencing act - trespassing? well, mr speaker, the police crime sentencing act and - police crime sentencing act and courts bill, my honourable friend, will be he is pleased to know, introduce a new criminal offence for a person intends to reside of his eyes on land with a vehicle without permission and causes significant damage can cause new penalties and guess he voted against that bail on a three line whip? does anybody know? it was my right honourable gentleman and his entire party! tbs, gentleman and his entire party! a few years ago, one of my elderly constituents with late stage dementia was married by a man he befriended her and upon her death a man subsequently inherited the whole of how the whole of her estate because under the law as it stands their marriage had revoked her previous will. hundreds of people since then have contacted me citing similar experiences but three registrars general have refused to meet me to discuss it. will the

prime minister now active in this cruel exploitation to an end? i thank the honourable gentleman for raising the concern that he has and the injustice that he mentioned. i will make sure that he gets a meeting as soon as possible with the relevant minister in the justice department. mr relevant minister in the 'ustice department relevant minister in the 'ustice deartment. ~ ., department. mr speaker, according to newsa er department. mr speaker, according to newspaper reports _ department. mr speaker, according to newspaper reports the _ department. mr speaker, according to newspaper reports the european - department. mr speaker, according to| newspaper reports the european union are unhappy with the negotiating style of the right honourable lord frost, but does my right honourable friend agree that, in fact, lord foster doing a superbjob friend agree that, in fact, lord foster doing a superb job of negotiating in the national interest? —— lord frost is. does he further agree with lord frost's assessment that the northern ireland protocol is currently applied is unsustainable and that matters would be considerably easier if the european union were to adopt a more pragmatic approach rather than the purest approach they are approaching at the moment? i

purest approach they are approaching at the moment?— at the moment? i thank my right honourable _ at the moment? i thank my right honourable friend _ at the moment? i thank my right honourable friend and _ at the moment? i thank my right honourable friend and i - at the moment? i thank my right honourable friend and i agree i at the moment? i thank my right. honourable friend and i agree with him completely, because i think that david frost, lord frost is doing an outstanding job and i venture to say, mr speaker, he is the greatest frost since the great frost of 1709! the prime minister has seen his adviser on ethics and standards of design over the failure to uphold the ministerial code. he has seen the ministerial code. he has seen the head of government's design design over his failure to uphold international law and he has seen his adviser on educational catch up resign over his failure to provide properfunding for resign over his failure to provide proper funding for children. why does the prime ministers think this keeps happening to him? i am indebted to — keeps happening to him? i am indebted to everyone - keeps happening to him? i �*iii indebted to everyone who says the government in whatever capacity. we have a lot of very tough decisions to make we will continue to get on

with delivering the people's priority and that we deliver value for money, don't waste taxpayers money and the ministers follow the ministerial code. in money and the ministers follow the ministerial code.— ministerial code. in april 1980 nine, 96 liverpool— ministerial code. in april 1980 nine, 96 liverpoolfans - ministerial code. in april 1980 nine, 96 liverpool fans were l nine, 96 liverpool fans were unlawfully killed at hillsborough, yet nobody has been successfully prosecuted for their part in those unlawful killings. the most recent trial collapsed because although it was accepted that police evidence had been altered, because it was evidence to a public enquiry, did not constitute perversion in the course ofjustice. will my right honourable friend urgently look at the ramifications of this judgment for current and future public inquiries and ensure that in future people are given the justice that has been so fully denied to the families of the hillsborough 96? —— cruelly denied. i

families of the hillsborough 96? -- cruelly denied.— cruelly denied. i thanked her for her question _ cruelly denied. i thanked her for her question and _ cruelly denied. i thanked her for her question and the _ cruelly denied. i thanked her for her question and the families i cruelly denied. i thanked her for her question and the families of| her question and the families of those who died in the hillsborough disaster, those who were injured, have shown tremendous courage and determination. she raises a particular issue about the recent court case that asked for a review of the law and i can give reassurance we always consider opportunities to review the law and how it operates if necessary and we will certainly be looking at the case she describes.— will certainly be looking at the case she describes. in case she describes. peter grant. in 'ust over case she describes. peter grant. in just over three _ case she describes. peter grant. in just over three years, _ case she describes. peter grant. in just over three years, the - case she describes. peter grant. in just over three years, the directorsj just over three years, the directors of blackmail born plc took £46 million of other people's money and made it disappear. small investors are the directors promised money would be secured face losing everything. most of the money, around £26 million, was only taken

by them after the financial conduct authority had compelling evidence from an expert witness but till then they thought the company was breaking the law but before any decisive action was taken. how many more scandals like this will it take before we have a regulatory environment fit for purpose that offers constituents proper protection against investment scams? i thank him for raising the case he does and i am afraid i have no advance notice and cannot comment on the case except to say if he was send me details we will get back to him as soon as we can. i am delighted — him as soon as we can. i am delighted southend-on-sea | him as soon as we can. i �*iii delighted southend—on—sea has been given the opportunity to become a city, but in the 50s, 60s and 70s, 1.5 million ladies were forced to give up their babies for adoption. by give up their babies for adoption. by any standards, that was cruel and the hurt is still felt by those ladies today. will he agree with me

that an apology should be given and an acknowledgement that forced adoptions was wrong by all those involved in the process? i adoptions was wrong by all those involved in the process?- adoptions was wrong by all those involved in the process? i echo his sentiments — involved in the process? i echo his sentiments about _ involved in the process? i echo his sentiments about southend i involved in the process? i echo his sentiments about southend but i involved in the process? i echo his i sentiments about southend but also what he says about those who have been affected by forced adoption. that led to forced adoption cannot occur because the law protects birth parents and he asks for an apology and i can tell him that the agencies involved in forced adoption in the past have apologised for their role and quite rightly. as was highlighted by the leaders of the opposition, during the pandemic

the opposition, during the pandemic the loss and learning has been absolutely catastrophic. the north—east is once again sadly trailing the field. some subjects more than double the loss. the attainment gap which has been mentioned between the most and least affluent areas eventually increased. the government was like catch up fund is too small, too narrow, too slow, comments echoed by the former education recovery group before the unfortunate resignation. parents in my constituency... you have a wonderfully privileged educational background, can you use it to explain how 20p per day helps kids in my patch catch up? i can

explain how 20p per day helps kids in my patch catch up?— explain how 20p per day helps kids in my patch catch up? i can tell him that aain in my patch catch up? i can tell him that again what _ in my patch catch up? i can tell him that again what he _ in my patch catch up? i can tell him that again what he is _ in my patch catch up? i can tell him that again what he is saying - in my patch catch up? i can tell him that again what he is saying is i that again what he is saying is completely wrong. the suns are huge that we are already investing in education and we have announced a £3 billion additional package of catch up billion additional package of catch up including the biggest notjust investing in teacher training, another 400 million to help teachers improve their qualifications, but also the biggest tuition programme in the history, the biggest anywhere in the history, the biggest anywhere in the history, the biggest anywhere in the world, and i will make a huge difference to young people in one speck and across the country. many kids are getting private tuition and lots are not and we want to level up. lots are not and we want to level u i _ . , , ., ., ., up. recently i met with someone who is based in west _ up. recently i met with someone who is based in west bromwich _ up. recently i met with someone who is based in west bromwich high i is based in west bromwich high street to hear about the fantastic work they have done over the years supporting the community on issues such as hate crime, bullying, mental

health, addiction and more. while the prime minister thanked them for their work and wish them the best of work with their charity bike ride from edinburgh to west bromwich next month? i from edinburgh to west bromwich next month? ., .. from edinburgh to west bromwich next month? . ,, ., ., , month? i thanked her for raising the im ortant month? i thanked her for raising the important work _ month? i thanked her for raising the important work of _ month? i thanked her for raising the important work of the _ month? i thanked her for raising the important work of the seat - month? i thanked her for raising the important work of the seat helpline l important work of the seat helpline uk and i am happy tojoin her in wishing the team the very best of luck —— the singh. wishing the team the very best of luck -- the singh.— wishing the team the very best of luck -- the singh. brexit is turning into a story — luck -- the singh. brexit is turning into a story of _ luck -- the singh. brexit is turning into a story of betrayal _ luck -- the singh. brexit is turning into a story of betrayal is. - luck -- the singh. brexit is turning into a story of betrayal is. first i into a story of betrayal is. first it was the unionists, know that fishermen, no the farmers facing a scared deal with australia. who comes next? considering the trade authority were to cut the protections on half of products previously protected by the eu and the steel industry and the vast supply chain they sustain in line. no. can i suggest to him that once

again he is completely missing the dynamism and optimism of so many people i meet in the agricultural sector for welsh people i meet in the agricultural sectorfor welsh lamb and beef around the world. why is he not thinking of this as an opportunity for experts instead of carrying in this way. welsh lamb, welsh beef, welsh farmers can do brilliantly from the deals we are opening up around the world and he should be championing welsh agriculture and welsh produce. i championing welsh agriculture and welsh produce-— championing welsh agriculture and welsh produce. i have been working with brilliant — welsh produce. i have been working with brilliant parish _ welsh produce. i have been working with brilliant parish councils - welsh produce. i have been working with brilliant parish councils in i with brilliant parish councils in east surrey to ensure we can get a better balance and hgv movements allowing local businesses to thrive but ensuring residents feel safe. i welcome the governmentlike work to clamp down on removing traffic offences but would he consider taking another look at the paris of the traffic commissioner to ensure we can find this balance? yes.

the traffic commissioner to ensure we can find this balance?— we can find this balance? yes. i thank her _ we can find this balance? yes. i thank her for _ we can find this balance? yes. i thank her for raising _ we can find this balance? yes. i thank her for raising this - we can find this balance? yes. i thank her for raising this point. | thank her for raising this point. traffic enforcement outside london can only be undertaken by the police but i will certainly look at the role of the traffic commissioner in the cases that she describes. {jut the cases that she describes. our reatest the cases that she describes. oi" greatest national asset, the best of this country, a record increase in funding, saved my life no question, my number one priority, all things the prime minister said about our nhs. yet award—winning south tyneside hospital has lost vital services and been told by his government to make further cuts to remain in services. later i am presenting a petition on behalf of over 4000 of my constituents against these cuts. they want him to help us save our hospital, and shall for once he is able to match his rhetoric with some action. will he?

yes, and all the changes that she mentions will be consulted on in the usual way. mentions will be consulted on in the usualway. i mentions will be consulted on in the usual way. i know that the executive medical director of the trust was recently quoted as saying this is about improving surgical services, not about downgrading anything, and she mentions cuts. this government this year alone has given another £92 billion to support our nhs on top of the huge commitments we already made. top of the huge commitments we already made-— top of the huge commitments we already made. yesterday we had a fantastic announcement _ already made. yesterday we had a fantastic announcement of - already made. yesterday we had a fantastic announcement of £25 i fantastic announcement of £25 million of investment into the town centre which allows us to build a new watersports facility, and you end your activity and give the town a much needed left. i am working with the council on other beds but in the meantime can i invite the prime minister to come to the mighty red car and see our plans for levelling up our area? i

red car and see our plans for levelling up our area? i thank him, who is a fantastic _ levelling up our area? i thank him, who is a fantastic advocate - levelling up our area? i thank him, who is a fantastic advocate for i levelling up our area? i thank him, who is a fantastic advocate for the | who is a fantastic advocate for the people of redcar and thanks at least partly to his advocacy we have announced deals to benefit redcar, the levelling up fund will help secure local investment in infrastructure and communities and as and when my diary permits i will be thrilled to come and join him for what i think he described as a lemon top. i what i think he described as a lemon to -. ., what i think he described as a lemon to i _ ., ., , , , what i think he described as a lemon tot, ., ., , ,, ., , top. i am now suspending the house for three minutes _ top. i am now suspending the house for three minutes to _ top. i am now suspending the house for three minutes to allow _ for three minutes to allow arrangements to be made... prime minister's questions _ arrangements to be made... prime minister's questions over- arrangements to be made... prime minister's questions over for i minister's questions over for another week. the main focus for keir starmer in his questioning of borisjohnson was the collins review into catch up education. you will be aware of the plan to put some additional money enter that tutoring for small groups or individual

children. keir starmer basically said that he courted what kevin cullen said when he stepped down from his role as education adviser saying the government's response to his suggested plan was too small, too narrow and too slow and keir starmer said to the prime minister who does he think he is kidding, this is a completely false economy, he said to borisjohnson that he was pretending he was there for other kids, kids who were more financially disadvantaged, to which the prime minister quoted what the government had said in the last couple of weeks about the additional tutoring, additional money that it is putting into education, but quite a ride over education funding in the commons during prime minister's questions today. brexit minister lord frost says there's been no breakthrough in this morning's talks with the eu

which were trying to resolve post—brexit trading problems. ahead of the discussions, lord frost warned that time was running out to reach agreement and called on the eu to adopt a "common sense" approach to checks on goods moving from great britain to northern ireland. this is what lord frost had to say in the last few minutes. the problem we have got is that the protocol is being implemented in a way causing disruption in northern ireland and we had from the frank and honest discussions today. they were not any breakthroughs. there are not any breakdowns either and we are not any breakdowns either and we are going to carry on talking. we need to very urgently find some solutions which support the belfast good friday agreement and the peace process in northern ireland and allow things to return to normal. what is the eu asking for your find so unacceptable?— so unacceptable? what the eu is insisting on _ so unacceptable? what the eu is insisting on is _ so unacceptable? what the eu is insisting on is that _ so unacceptable? what the eu is insisting on is that we _ so unacceptable? what the eu is insisting on is that we should i insisting on is that we should operate the protocol in the purest way. the reality as it is a very balanced document designed to support the peace process and deal with the very sensitive politics in

northern ireland. if we can find pragmatic solutions that work but that we will be very happy to work with them. ,., , that we will be very happy to work with them-— with them. sausages and chilled meats, with them. sausages and chilled meats. there — with them. sausages and chilled meats, there is _ with them. sausages and chilled meats, there is a _ with them. sausages and chilled meats, there is a ban _ with them. sausages and chilled meats, there is a ban effectively coming in at the end of this month on exports between great britain and northern ireland. are you prepared to extend the grace period and ignore the need to impose new controls? taste ignore the need to impose new controls? ~ ,. , , ., ignore the need to impose new controls? ~ ,. ,, ., , , . controls? we discussed that sub'ect amonst controls? we discussed that sub'ect amongst many �* controls? we discussed that sub'ect amongst many others i controls? we discussed that sub'ect amongst many others today. i controls? we discussed that subject amongst many others today. there | amongst many others today. there were not any breakthroughs on it. we continue to consider all our options on that. , ., ., continue to consider all our options on that. , ., continue to consider all our options onthat. ,., on that. the protocol says those checks would — on that. the protocol says those checks would come _ on that. the protocol says those checks would come in _ on that. the protocol says those checks would come in after- on that. the protocol says those checks would come in after six i checks would come in after six months. how do you expect the eu to do business with you when you go back on your word like this? the situation in _ back on your word like this? he situation in northern back on your word like this? tie: situation in northern ireland back on your word like this? ti2 situation in northern ireland is a sensitive one and the protocol is delicately balanced to support it. we do not see what risk is caused to northern ireland have chilled meats are imported there from gb. let's speak to our political

correspondentjessica parker. a p pa re ntly apparently not ruling out a unilateral extension of the grace period. does it feel like both sides are digging in? it period. does it feel like both sides are digging in?— period. does it feel like both sides are digging in? it feels reminiscent ofthe are digging in? it feels reminiscent of the previous _ are digging in? it feels reminiscent of the previous talks _ are digging in? it feels reminiscent of the previous talks where - are digging in? it feels reminiscent of the previous talks where both i of the previous talks where both sides reached deals which are to some extent being negotiated on in terms of their impact on the ground. interesting to hear lord frost seeing no breakthrough, no breakdown, so clearly the talks are going to continue but not really an indication yet that the two sides have come to any sort of terms that could lead to a pathway where they might be able to find some common ground. mentioning they have not yet heard from the eu side. it will be interesting to hear their interpretation of the talks that have taken place today. there is a broader tension again reflecting some of the things we have heard before by the uk is seeing it once to maintain its sovereignty and go its own way and the eu saying if you

want to continue doing business with us we need to protect our single market and standards and there is going to have to be some movement from your end, so it is an ongoing tension we have seen over many years still being played out, despite the fact we have left the european union, but there seems to be still lots of things to be ironed out. thank you very much for that. the headlines on bbc news: residents in greater manchester and lancashire are asked to minimise travel, as the region receives increased testing and support from the military — to fight a rise in cases of the delta variant. talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food — including sausages — moving between great britain and northern ireland. british airways and ryanair are being investigated forfailing to offer refunds for flights which customers could not legally take because of covid restrictions. the high court has found the government acted unlawfully when it gave a contract worth

£560,000 to a company run by friends of the prime minister's former chief adviser dominic cummings. ministers have denied any favouritism was shown towards the market research agency public first. but the judge decided a failure to consider other firms meant there was "real danger" of bias. public first looked into public understanding of coronavirus. our special correspondent, lucy manning, told us more about the court case. this contract was awarded to a company called public first which does market research and people who ran it also happened to befriends of dominic cummings. they were taken to court by campaign group the good law project because they said that essentially dominic cummings was just rewarding his mates with this contract because it had not been put to competition. the judge today found that the cabinet office,

led by michael gove, although he did not have direct decision—making, had acted unlawfully and there was the problem of apparent bias. she found it was ok dominic cummings knew and was associates and friends with the people who owned the company but it was not ok that the cabinet office had not seen if other firms could do this work, if other companies could do this business, and she said it would lead fair—minded and informed observers to conclude there was a danger that the decision—maker was biased, so embarrassing for the government. has there been any reaction from the government or from anyone else or dominic cummings? yes, reaction from the government, the cabinet office says it now has procedures in place to deal with what they say is more of a procedural issue on this keeping record, that they welcome the fact

the judgment said it was during a time of crisis and it was entitled to award contracts and there was no suggestion made by thejudge of actual bias on this. public first said it is proud of the work it did during the covid crisis to help the country and the judge rejected a number of other claims that the good law project made on this and there was no criticism, but labour is saying that the government has been handing out projects to its mates and wants to know how the government plans to recoup the money. lucy manning. british airways and ryanair are facing action for a possible breach of consumer law, by failing to offer refunds for flights which customers could not legally take because of covid restrictions. the uk's competition and markets authority has launched an investigation. earlier our business correspondent, alice baxter, gave us this update. during the three uk covid lockdowns, thousands of would—be travellers

across the country were told that they could no longer take the flights that they had booked, so what a lot of the airlines did in those instances is they offered vouchers, they offered the ability to switch those flights to a later date, they took away those switching fines that they would normally institute. from their perspective they were very flexible and customerfriendly, however what the cma are saying, the competition and markets authority, through the near 150,000 complaints they have received on this issue, is that that simply wasn't good enough. customers made these bookings in good faith on the understanding that if they were not able to take the flights, through circumstances totally out of their own control, indeed a pandemic which had government lockdown restrictions attached to it, they should be entitled to a refund. the head of the cma andrea coscelli has said that while we understand that airlines have had a tough time

during the pandemic people should not be left unfairly out of pocket for following the law, so they are saying that the likes of ba and ryanair have broken customer legislation, that they have broken consumer law. the sale of halogen lightbulbs is to be banned in the uk from september. the bulbs began to be phased out in 2018, and the government says their complete removal will cut carbon emissions and save consumers money. around two thirds of bulbs sold in the uk are now led lights, which last five times longer and use less power. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau has spoken at a vigil for members of a muslim family who were run down and killed by a pick—up truck. police have charged a man with the murder. four people were killed. a nine—year—old boy who survived the attack remains in hospital in a stable condition.

you should not have to face that hate in your communities, in your country. we can and we will act. we can and we will choose a better way. when someone hurts any of us, when someone targets any parent or child or grandparent, we must all stand together and say no. no to hatred and to islamophobia. no to terror and to racism. authorities in the united states are investigating a leak of the tax details of many of the country's richest people, which appears to show they paid little or no income tax in recent years. those named include the amazon founder, jeff bezos, and the tesla boss, elon musk. the bbc has not been able to confirm the details. the white house said the leaking of confidential tax information was illegal. peter bowes has more

details of the leak. the us government, the treasury department, says any leaking of confidential information like this would be illegal and that the fbi has been informed, and is investigating this leak. so we don't know exactly where they got the information from. they are describing it as a vast trove detail from the irs, the internal revenue service, relating to some of america's richest people, dating back over 15 years. they claim to have seen these tax returns and, as you outlined, certain individuals, and they are very specific on the years that they say these people paid absolutely nothing in terms of taxes. now, they are not accusing these multibillionaires of doing anything illegal. what they are suggesting, and this really won't come as a surprise to many people, is that they are, to use a phrase, playing the system, playing the american system and it is all above the law.

this is a system here of taxation based on income but it doesn't take into account the vast wealth of certain individuals through stocks and property, the wealth that is increasing, year—on—year. and it says they have employed techniques that are not accessible to ordinary people and that is because they have these great areas of wealth in stocks and property. most people in this country, of course, just live paycheque to paycheque and they are taxed on their salaries. it's the stuff of nightmares — being attacked by a crocodile while swimming. that's exactly what happened to a british woman while on holiday in mexico. melissa laurie — who's 28 and from berkshire — was with her formidable twin sister, georgia — on the right in this photo — who fought off the creature by repeatedly punching it in the face. they're both recovering in hospital, where melissa has been placed in a medically—induced coma to help the healing process. the twins' big sister — hana — has been talking about what happened.

it seems like they were with a group of 25 people on a tour and they askedif of 25 people on a tour and they asked if the water was safe and were told it was so evidently not the case. they are not naive people. georgia and melissa are experienced with animals. georgia is a great diver which is exactly how we think she has managed to save her life. magic twin staff meet her amazing training in water safety and just a big dose of that famous lorry girl attitude. a herd of wild elephants — travelling hundreds of miles through china — has captured the imagination of millions of people across the country. the animals have reached

the outskirts of kunming — a city of more than eight million people. theirjourney is being watched on social media — as tim allman explains. if you had just walked more than 500 kilometres, you might fancy a bit of a lie down, too. spread out like some giantjigsaw puzzle, the elephants of yunnan province take a more than deserved rest. well, most of them. why are they doing this? no one knows, but week after week, month after month, they have marched relentlessly onwards, with the occasional spot of help from the local authorities. translation: our staff members use excavators to make gentle slopes i on both sides of the river so they can pass through. the elephants successfully crossed the river after walking back and forth for several hours. as is the way these days, the whole thing has become big news on social media. hashtags, fan art and memes abound. but a herd of wild elephants, each one potentially weighing up to four metric tonnes,

and the citizens of southern china are not necessarily a good mix. in china now, most of the country, people are getting back to normal so there are no covid—19 restrictions in place, so people are moving around freely, and there have been cases in the past where elephants could actually kill somebody. hundreds of local officials have been assigned to protect the public and keep the elephants away from population centres. the ultimate goal — encourage the animals to pack up their trunks, metaphorically speaking, and head back home. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. the sunshine will linger from the east midlands eastwards the cloud is expanding further west on this particular weather front, albeit for

some. eventually it will bring some fresh air by the end of friday temporarily but for the rest of the day the best of the sunshine will be for the east midlands eastwards and the cloud as they can offer drizzly rain around the irish sea coasts but even where we have the clout it is warm. a little bit of brightness through northern ireland but warmer still where we have that unbroken sunshine and moderate to high levels of pollen. overnight the cloud will continue its progress eastwards with patchy rain in northern and western areas so it is going to be quite a close night, closer than last night, quite uncomfortable with high humidity for some. high pressure still holding on and bringing a lot of dry weather until thursday but weather front strung out to the north and west so we have a lot of gliding close proximity to the uk, more isobars on the chart for tomorrow particularly for northern ireland and scotland, so generally more cloud around although it will

tend to fend and break through the day allowing more sunshine for central areas in particular. the cloud picking up a eastern scotland and it could be warmer than today because we will see some breaks in the cloud but with more cloud to nibble away at the sunshine first angle get to work and temperatures might be a degree or two down. that cloud and its weather front starts to edge further south on friday. again patchy in nature so there will be some sunshine. it is just it is slightly fresher air heading in behind that weather front so even with it will be the sunshine coming through and it will be a bit fresher. as we go into the weekend high pressure re—establishes itself pushing those weak whether fronts and their attendant cloud out of the way so we should see the sunshine returning in abundance. it will of course be strong sunshine. we are only a week or two away from the longest day and it will become

hotter despite low humidity with temperatures rising to the high 20s by the end of sunday. there is more online.

surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated in england's covid hotspots in the north—west. it comes after a rise in cases of the delta variant first found in india. local leaders are now calling for more vaccines. the thing the government needs to do is also bring forward vaccine supplies in the high case areas, so over the two to three weeks, so over the next two to three weeks, have a surge vaccination programme. we'll be looking at whether there are adequate supplies of vaccine to step up the programme. also this lunchtime... the high court rules the government acted unlawfully over a covid contract worth half a million pounds given to a company run by friends of dominic cummings. no breakthrough, but no breakdown, after talks between the uk and the eu on northern ireland trade.

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