this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... the prime minister borisjohnson is en route to cornwall, where the uk is to host the g7 summit. "no breakthrough, but no breakdown" says the brexit minister lord frost after talks with the eu. but the bloc warns its patience is "wearing thin" about the northern ireland trade arrangements. of course, as you would understand of the fact that i mentioned that we are at a crossroads means that patients really is wearing very thin, and therefore, we have to you assess options that we have at our disposal. —— patience. surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in north west england, after a rise in cases of the delta variant, first found in india. the prime minister says any easing

of restrictions across england will depend on the efficacy of the roll—out. there were more than one million bookings for a covid—19 vaccine through the nhs website yesterday — a new record — as the vaccination programme opened up to people in their 20s. the high court rules the government acted unlawfully when the cabinet office minister, michael gove, awarded a covid contract worth half a million pounds to a company run by friends of dominic cummings. and carry on camping — pubs, farms, and stately homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary camping sites for longer. hello, good afternoon.

after months of preparation, borisjohnson prepares to play host to world leaders flying in for this weekend's g7 summit in carbis bay in st ives in cornwall. it's the first time the leaders have met face to face in two years. presidentjoe biden has left joint airbase andrews and will arrive in cornwall this evening. tomorrow, the prime minister, borisjohnson, will hold his first bilateral meeting with president biden. the three—day summit will officially begin on friday and last until sunday. so what's on the agenda? borisjohnson is keen for leaders to pledge their commitment to global covid vaccinations by the end of 2022. the post—covid economic recovery is high on their agenda. and pressure is growing on the leaders of the richer nations to provide more funding to deal with climate change. it's the first overseas visit for the joe biden since his election as us president. in the run—up to the summit, our north america editorjon sopel has been speaking to the us national security adviser, jake sullivan. if the administration were producing a bumper sticker for this trip, it would be "america is back".

that is certainly howjoe biden leaving andrews airbase this morning for his first overseas tour since becoming president would like it to be seen. the trump years are the past. predictable, traditional america is back. everyone happy on your end, recording on the micro and washington? a point underlined by the president's national security advisor speaking exclusively to the bbc. when we show up in cornwall, we will be there to help lead the g7 in ending the pandemic. we will be there with incredible domestic growth to help power our global economic recovery. i think we will be showing, through our deeds, that the united states is capable, right now, today, of actually delivering bold and decisive action to help solve problems that afflict people everywhere around the world. one domestic issue wherejoe biden could be expected to weigh in is on northern ireland, where the us is watching, with some unease, british attempts to amend or renegotiate

the northern ireland protocol that puts a de facto border for trade between mainland britain and the province. whatever way they find to proceed must, at its core, fundamentally protect the gains of the good friday agreement and not imperil that — and that is the message that president biden will send when he is in cornwall. and if he had any indication that it would imperil the good friday agreement, would thatjeopardise a future us—uk trade deal? i don't want to sit here today and negotiate in public around linkage or make some claim or threat. i would just say that our concern runs very deep on the northern ireland issue. it had been widely touted that a is—month—old travel ban on britons and europeans entering the us would be scrapped by president biden at the g7 summit, but that is clearly not going to happen anytime soon. when we are going to find out

about the reopening of the borders to allow people from the uk to travel into the us? i can't give you a timeframe on it, i'm afraid. i have to defer to the objective, evidence—based process and those of us at the white house don't dictate that process, don't shape that process, because it is left in the hands of the professionals. as final preparations are made in cornwall, there will be relief among g7 leaders to see a more familiar style of american president. less isolationist, more supportive of international bodies. less capricious. but there is unease, too, about how reliable a partner the us will be in the long term. jon sopel, bbc news. our political correspondent helen cattjoins me now. helen, the first big international leaders meeting in two years, isn't it? and boris is the host of it. lots of pressure on him? there is, these leaders _ lots of pressure on him? there is,

these leaders haven't _ lots of pressure on him? there is, these leaders haven't met - lots of pressure on him? there is, these leaders haven't met in - lots of pressure on him? there is, l these leaders haven't met in person at a long time, it'll be the first time borisjohnson has met the president, joe biden. obviously that relationship is always pretty key between a british prime minister and an american president. so i think there'll be a lot of scrutiny of how they hit it off otherwise. and of course, there's always a lot of pressure that comes with these summits as the host, like getting it right logistically to make sure it runs smoothly, but also so something comes out of it so it was worth meeting. and we knowjohnson�*s big pushis meeting. and we knowjohnson�*s big push is a commitment from the other g7 leaders to vaccinate the world by the end of 2022 against coronavirus. that's a goal that he's officially set himself in advance. so he'll certainly want to come to the end of the summit thinking they've got something out of it, they want something out of it, they want something to be achieved. and of course, this is a big moment, as well, as we know post breaks it, the uk is really keen to ensure it keeps up uk is really keen to ensure it keeps up its credentials in the world

stage. and this is a really big test of that. ., , stage. and this is a really big test of that. . , ., our correspondentjon kay is at carbis bay in cornwall where the g7 summit is taking place. he told us how the local community is reacting to the imminent arrival of the world's political leaders. a lot of pride and excitement that pictures will be shared all over the planet the next few days of world leaders elbow bumping on the beaches of cornwall. great pride that this county is hosting such a huge, huge event. but some people have real frustrations and misgivings about even before it starts. i spoke to one couple last night who are moving out of their house because theyjust can't bear it, the road closures, the military helicopters going ahead, the disruption that will take place over the next few days. st ives doesn't normally have a police station at all, but they just ives doesn't normally have a police station at all, but theyjust had 5500 extra officers, many of them armed, that have been draughted in from all over the uk to protect the

two hotels which will be hosting these meetings. i spoke to a fisherman this morning who went out onto the water to check his lobster pots, and he was turned back by a warship and told that he couldn't access that part of the water at the moment for security reasons. but there are winners too. hotels, save kate —— self catering businesses. the dog biscuits might end up going to the white house. benefits, misgivings, and a big question about what protests could bring. the prime ministers in — what protests could bring. the prime ministers in cornwall— what protests could bring. the prime ministers in cornwall now, _ what protests could bring. the prime ministers in cornwall now, speaking | ministers in cornwall now, speaking to the media about the g7 meeting. his first comments were about the increasing coronavirus delta variant cases. let's have a listen. rishi sunak suggesting he'd be happy with a four week delay to 21 june. would you think of that? the a four week delay to 21 june. would you think of that?— you think of that? the reason we would be doing _ you think of that? the reason we would be doing the _ you think of that? the reason we would be doing the steps - you think of that? the reason we would be doing the steps on - you think of that? the reason we would be doing the steps on the| you think of that? the reason we - would be doing the steps on the road

map with a five week interval is really to give us time to look at all the data as it comes in and assess the state of the pandemic before we go forward to the next step. so on monday, that four—week period will be up and we will have a look at where we are. i think what everyone can see very clearly is that cases are going up and, in some cases, hospitalisations are going up. i think what we need to assess is the extent to which the vaccine roll—out, which has been phenomenal, has built up enough protection in the population in orderfor us to go ahead to the next stage. and so, that's what we will be looking at. and their arguments being made one way or the other, but we will be driven by the data, we will be looking at that and we will be, as i said, sending it on down. how aware

ou that said, sending it on down. how aware you that g7 — said, sending it on down. how aware you that g7 could _ said, sending it on down. how aware you that g7 could be _ said, sending it on down. how aware you that g7 could be overshadowed l said, sending it on down. how aware l you that g7 could be overshadowed by trade? i’m you that g7 could be overshadowed by trade? �* ., ., ., ., trade? i'm not worried about that. -- how wary _ trade? i'm not worried about that. -- how wary are — trade? i'm not worried about that. -- how wary are you? _ trade? i'm not worried about that. -- how wary are you? it's - trade? i'm not worried about that. -- how wary are you? it's a - trade? i'm not worried about that. -- how wary are you? it's a big . —— how wary are you? it's a big moment, this is the first time in six months in office almost thatjoe biden, the us president, has been able to come overseas for a major trip. it's his first time on the european continent, it's the first time any of us really have been able to see each other face—to—face since the pandemic began will stop in the pandemic, let's face it, was a fairly scratchy period for the world. it was a pretty miserable period of competition and squabbling over ppe and all sorts of things. here at the g7, what we're looking at is making sure we have a new treaty on pandemic workings, building back greener, building back better, which is why we're looking at what's going on here in cornwall

with all the green technology, but also about the values we have in common and everything we want to do together. it is a huge agenda. fin together. it is a huge agenda. on the northern ireland protocol, you signed a deal saying there would be checks going between gb and gni. fin checks going between gb and gni. (et the northern ireland protocol, let's be absolutely clear that the purpose is to uphold the belfast good friday agreement, to make sure that we keep the balance in relationships and northern ireland, and of course there a north—south dimension to that, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, making sure that trade flows freely there. there's also an east—west dimension that's very clearly at the heart of the belfast good friday agreement. so what we want to do is make sure we can have a solution that guarantees the peace process and protects the peace process, but also

guarantees the economic and territorial integrity of the whole united kingdom. that's what it's all about. our reality check correspondent chris morris is with me. the prime ministers being quite bullish but there is a war of words going on between the uk and eu. just remind us of the northern ireland protocol? he remind us of the northern ireland rotocol? . . , remind us of the northern ireland rotocol? . ., , ., ,�* ., protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into — protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a _ protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade _ protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade war, _ protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade war, he - protocol? he clearly doesn't want it to turn into a trade war, he wants l to turn into a trade war, he wants to turn into a trade war, he wants to focus on the g7, and you can understand that. but the problem is theissues understand that. but the problem is the issues surrounding northern ireland have been with us five years now, and we've been talking about northern ireland an awful lot. why? because we know that when the uk decided to leave the eu, it meant the land border in ireland between northern ireland and the republic of ireland was about to become the only land border between the uk and the eu. there it is, they didn't want the return of a hard border with any

sort of check points. if you don't want a hard border there, the agreement which the government signed said that northern ireland would continue to follow eu rules when it came to goods. if you move goods from great britain into northern ireland, you have to have checks somewhere else. and that's why people talk about ac border down the irish sea. the government doesn't like the term c border, it implies passports. but it is a significant amount of checks on all sorts of goods, particularly on food, where an awful lot passes between the two. and that's the issue which is still really on the back unsolved. we've heard about sausages the last few days, but it is actually about all different foodstuffs, and it's difficult to resolve. �* , , ., foodstuffs, and it's difficult to resolve. �*, , ., ., resolve. there's been talks today between both _ resolve. there's been talks today between both sides. _ resolve. there's been talks today between both sides. what - resolve. there's been talks today - between both sides. what emerged? it didn't break down and there was an agreement to continue talking. but it was pretty clear that the atmosphere is not very good — as you say, there's been a war of words,

and david frost, the brexit negotiator as was now the man in charge of these negotiations, says the eu is insisting the northern ireland protocol, the agreement we were just talking about, the way that you want to interpret it is way too inflexible, very purest, as he says. he says that the key thing is that we add a little bit more practical and we find a better balance. so, the problem we have got is that the protocol is being implemented in a way which is causing disruption in northern ireland, and we had some pretty frank and honest discussions about that situation today. there weren't any breakthroughs, there aren't any breakdowns either, and we are going to carry on talking. what we really now need to do is very urgently find some solutions, which support the belfast good friday agreement and support the peace process in northern ireland and allow things to go back to normal. now the trouble with the british government's position is that they did sign up to this agreement. it wasn't forced on them by the eu, this is something borisjohnson�*s

government signed up to. in the details were there, they didn'tjust appear later. and i think from the eu's side, their view is that the uk is trying to wriggle out of an agreement it made because it doesn't like the consequences. lord frost's you opposite, his con or on the eu side, he said there were all sorts of ways in which the uk is not living up to the obligations it signed up to. me living up to the obligations it signed up te— signed up to. we are at a crossroads, _ signed up to. we are at a crossroads, that - signed up to. we are at a crossroads, that means l signed up to. we are at a - crossroads, that means patients really _ crossroads, that means patients really is — crossroads, that means patients really is wearing _ crossroads, that means patients really is wearing very, _ crossroads, that means patients really is wearing very, very- crossroads, that means patients really is wearing very, very thin. therefore — really is wearing very, very thin. therefore we _ really is wearing very, very thin. therefore we have _ really is wearing very, very thin. therefore we have to _ really is wearing very, very thin. therefore we have to assess - really is wearing very, very thin. therefore we have to assess alli really is wearing very, very thin. i therefore we have to assess all the options _ therefore we have to assess all the options that — therefore we have to assess all the options that we _ therefore we have to assess all the options that we have _ therefore we have to assess all the options that we have at _ therefore we have to assess all the options that we have at our - options that we have at our disposat _ options that we have at our disposat i_ options that we have at our disposal. i was _ options that we have at our disposal. i was talking - options that we have at ouri disposal. i was talking about options that we have at our - disposal. i was talking about the legal— disposal. i was talking about the legal action, _ disposal. i was talking about the legal action, about _ disposal. i was talking about the legal action, about arbitration, i disposal. i was talking about the . legal action, about arbitration, and of course _ legal action, about arbitration, and of course ihr— legal action, about arbitration, and of course i'm talking _ legal action, about arbitration, and of course i'm talking about - legal action, about arbitration, and of course i'm talking about the - of course i'm talking about the cross _ of course i'm talking about the cross retaliation. _ of course i'm talking about the cross retaliation. we _ of course i'm talking about the cross retaliation. we do- of course i'm talking about the cross retaliation. we do not. of course i'm talking about the i cross retaliation. we do not want this to _ cross retaliation. we do not want this to happen, _ cross retaliation. we do not want this to happen, therefore - cross retaliation. we do not want this to happen, therefore i- cross retaliation. we do not want this to happen, therefore i came| this to happen, therefore i came here _ this to happen, therefore i came here - _ this to happen, therefore i came here - we — this to happen, therefore i came here - we had _ this to happen, therefore i came here — we had a _ this to happen, therefore i came here — we had a very— this to happen, therefore i came

here — we had a very intense - this to happen, therefore i came - here — we had a very intense debate today— here — we had a very intense debate today and _ here — we had a very intense debate today and yesterday _ here — we had a very intense debate today and yesterday evening - here — we had a very intense debate today and yesterday evening with i today and yesterday evening with lord frost— today and yesterday evening with lord frost because _ today and yesterday evening with lord frost because their- today and yesterday evening with lord frost because their possiblej lord frost because their possible solutions — lord frost because their possible solutions is— lord frost because their possible solutions. , , , ., solutions. is it possible that the uk government _ solutions. is it possible that the uk government and _ solutions. is it possible that the uk government and fully - solutions. is it possible that the - uk government and fully understand what it was signing up for? i find that hard to _ what it was signing up for? i find that hard to believe. _ what it was signing up for? i find that hard to believe. i'm - what it was signing up for? i f “if. that hard to believe. i'm confident there were some competent civil servants who knew it. borisjohnson said there would be no checks in either direction on trade between great britain and northern ireland, even though there were internal documents which emerged at the time which said officials are saying precisely the opposite. so i think they did understand, it'sjust precisely the opposite. so i think they did understand, it's just that during that election campaign in which he won his thumping majority on the message of get brexiteers on, get brexiteers on was the thing they wanted to do, and that meant some of the details got kicked down the road. the details are still here and the eu is now saying you have to live up to what you signed up to. we have a difficult period over the next few weeks because at the end of

this month, this grace period in which sausage is now the chilled meat that can be sent from great britain to northern ireland, that expires. on one level, is this really an argument about sausages? that sounds absurd but it's one of the details they need to talk about. some fundamental issues are at play. on one side, we have the uk government saying this about the integrity of our country, the ability to trade internally between britain and northern ireland. on the other side, that you is saying this is about the integrity of our single market. northern ireland is signing up market. northern ireland is signing up to the rules, therefore it needs to abide by them, and the british government have signed an international treaty to say so. it's difficult in their public statements to see where compromise lies. we've said that in the past, so hopefully something will emerge before it gets more complicated.— more complicated. thank you very much, more complicated. thank you very much. chris- _

to name their daughter lily bet, the queen's childhood nickname. earlier today, the law firm schillings, which ask for the couple, has written to some news organisations saying the claim is false and defamatory. jonny dymond said two different versions of events had emerged. i different versions of events had emer: ed. ., , ., emerged. i mentioned there is a shver emerged. i mentioned there is a sliver of a _ emerged. i mentioned there is a sliver of a meeting _ emerged. i mentioned there is a sliver of a meeting point - emerged. i mentioned there is a | sliver of a meeting point between them, maybe it's an issue of interpretation, but let's wrack back a bit, sunday night we get an announcement from harry and megan about the naming of their second child, their daughter, who will be lilibet, which is the queen's childhood nickname given to her by her grandfather, george v, used by her grandfather, george v, used by her closest relatives, the name used on the funeral wreath of earl mountbatten. over the next few days, stories started to come out from various different sources citing generally friends of prince harry at

the queen had given permission for lilibet to be used. as you mentioned, a palace source told the bbc that she was never asked. within hours, there was a response from harry and meghan's spokesperson who said harry had spoken to his mother, the queen, as the first person to tell about the baby before the announcement was made, that he had shared their hope of naming their daughter lilibet, and that had she not been supportive, then they would not been supportive, then they would not have used the name. so two pretty contradictory accounts there of what happened. the palace source, at least, very keen to set the record straight as they sought, and equally harry and meghan very firm that they thought they had gone through all the proprieties involved. through all the proprieties involved-— through all the proprieties involved. ., coronavirus testing is being stepped up in areas of north—west england

to try to deal with the rise in cases of the delta variant first identified in india. the whole of greater manchester and lancashire will get help from the military to carry out extra tests — similar to what happened in bolton. but local leaders have asked for more doses in order to get people vaccinated more quickly. it comes as speculation continues about whether england's lockdown will be fully lifted on 21 june. this morning, new data showed that about eight in ten adults in the uk had covid antibodies. our health correspondent jim reed reports. manchester in thejune summer sun, but, beneath the surface here, covid infections have been rising from a low level, driven in part by the more transmissible delta variant, first found in india. i think we should keep things in perspective, but, clearly, as this variant is 40% more transmissible, we are more likely to see a significant increase in cases in manchester and greater manchester over the next few weeks. under new government guidance, residents are being advised to minimise travel into and out

of affected areas and meeting indoors is being discouraged. the affected areas are bolton and the remaining nine boroughs of greater manchester. also to the north of the city, blackburn, as well as most of lancashire, including burnley and preston. well, this isn't the law, it is extra guidance to help people and we are asking people to use a degree of personal responsibility and good judgment, but this isn't a return to the local lockdowns, for example, that we saw last year. in bolton, extra door—to—door testing and a vaccination drive now appears to have driven down infections. the idea is to use the same tactics in those other areas now seeing a rise in cases and hospital admissions. back injanuary, there were 4,346 people with covid in a hospital bed in the north—west. that fell to just 142 by the 19th of may but, since then, the number has slowly started

to rise again, now at 246. health officials say those in hospital do appear to be less sick than in previous waves, as vaccines protect the most vulnerable. local leaders would now like to see the roll—out speeded up. the thing the government needs to do is bring forward vaccine supplies in the high case areas so, over the next two to three weeks, have a surge of the vaccination programme in all parts of the country, where cases are higher and that would include here. that won'tjust be right for people here, it will be safer and better for everybody across the uk. government sources say supplies of the pfizer and moderna vaccines are limited, making it harder to offer extra doses to any one region. all of this matters, notjust to the 4 million people living in the north—west, but to the rest of the country, with less than a fortnight to go until final lockdown restrictions are due to be lifted across of england.

jim reed, bbc news. our health correspondent dominic hughes, who's in manchester, explained the challenge of implementing surge vaccination in the area. we heard injim's piece, andy burnham issuing that call for a surge of vaccinations in areas that are seeing a spike in infections driven by this delta variant first identified in india. now, that matters, because there are a large number of people under the age of 40 who are still not vaccinated and we know those people who are winding up in hospital, falling so ill that they need to be admitted to hospital, generally either have had only one dose of the vaccine or no vaccine at all, so the logic is, if you can surge the vaccine to those people, improve the number of people who are taking up the vaccine, 18 plus, then you can cut the pressure on the health system. the problem with that is that, while the uk government say they have a stockpile of around 5 million doses, almost all of that is astrazeneca, and that is not the vaccine

that is being offered to the under 40s. we import around 1.5 million doses of pfizer and moderna a week, but that wouldn't be enough to spread it around all the regions of the uk so the problem is, if you surge vaccinations in one area, there possibly isn't the supply available to guarantee that that wouldn't mean shortages in other regions. let's bring you the latest coronavirus figures. in the latest 24—hour period, the uk recorded 7,540 cases, and there were six deaths — that's within 28 days of a positive test. more than 40.7 million people have now had the first dose of the vaccine. the high court has found the government acted unlawfully when the cabinet minister, michael gove, awarded a contract worth £560,000 to a company run by ex colleagues of himself and the prime minister's then chief adviser, dominic cummings. ministers have denied that

favouritism was shown towards the market research agency public first. but the judge decided a failure to consider other companies 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 was a half £1 million contract awarded to a market research agency called public first, it was run by friends of dominic cummings, then the prime minister's chief adviser, and it was challenged to say that it should not have been awarded to this company. the judge found that on two of the accounts, that actually the government had not done anything wrong but on the final account, whether they had shown apparent bias, yes, that was right. she found that they had acted unlawfully, not specifically because of the connections between dominic cummings and these people but because no other companies were considered for this significant contract.

it is embarrassing for the government but mr cummings has been tweeting out his response and he says that this judgment is essentially saying that in the middle of a crisis, in the middle of a once—in—a—lifetime pandemic, you should be having in government a paper trail and concentrating on the paper trail rather than anything else. the cabinet office said that it is pleased that the court said there was no suggestion of actual bias and public first said it is proud of the work that it did over the covid crisis to help save lives. —— public first. labour has written to the prime minister for labour has written to the prime ministerfor an labour has written to the prime minister for an investigation labour has written to the prime ministerfor an investigation into minister for an investigation into whether michael gove ministerfor an investigation into whether michael gove has broke in the ministerial code in relation to the ministerial code in relation to the award of a contract to public first, and we've had a statement from a cabinet office spokesperson

who said, "the minister was not involved in the decision to award this contract. questions regarding the ministerial code will not arise and there'll be no investigation. any suggestion that there is a breach of the ministerial code is wrong." two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16—year—old boy outside a school in luton yesterday. the victim has not been formally identified, but his family has been informed. our correspondentjo black gave us this update from luton. bell this| bell this is a tragic loss of life, and another loss of life, a stabbing yesterday afternoon. it another loss of life, a stabbing yesterday afternoon. it happened at 4m yesterday afternoon. it happened at 4pm yesterday _ yesterday afternoon. it happened at 4pm yesterday afternoon _ yesterday afternoon. it happened at 4pm yesterday afternoon outside i yesterday afternoon. it happened at| 4pm yesterday afternoon outside the school where i'm standing right now, it happened just near these bollards. and as you might expect, there's been a heavy police presence all day. you might be able to see a police officer there, there's another couple of officers along the perimeter of the school — because thatis

perimeter of the school — because that is the entrance to the school, so it is really close. 4pm in the afternoon, you might expect it was quite busy here yesterday afternoon around that time outside the school. so the police will be hopeful that people saw what happened or saw what led up to the incident and might be able to help with their inquiries. now we know that that 16—year—old that went to hospital was declared dead a couple hours later, around 6pm. now two teenage boys have been arrested, one on suspicion of murder, the other on suspicion of violent disorder. both suspects needed hospital treatment for injuries, and they are still in police custody if at the moment. the school i'm standing out democrat at the moment has put out a statement on social media. it says...

that's the statement from the school. bedfordshire police also released a statement today, chief superintendentjohn murphy says... we have spoken to people who live around here and people are really saddened by what's happened. one woman was in tears, one gentleman told me that he doesn't expect this told me that he doesn't expect this to happen on this type of road — that's what he said. he expected this to happen may be closer to the town centre, we are a few miles outside the town centre of luton, and the mi motorway is about a quarter of a milejust and the mi motorway is about a quarter of a mile just over that direction. so people are really worried and saddened, and the police believe it is an isolated attack. they are of course asking for anybody who saw what happened to

come forward. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. hello. if you have the sunshine at the moment, it is likely to stay for the rest of the day, and it is warm out there, as well. but we don't have sunshine for everyone, more patchy cloud for the west around the irish sea coasts, quite misty and grey and drizzly. we have a weather front around the west of scotland and northern ireland, but even here in eastern parts of northern ireland we could have temperatures of 21. highly likely into the mid to high 20s further east because it's warm air. under the blanket of cloud, it will be quite muggy, and the rain creeps in across the northern isles, and the cloud creeps further east so, for most of us, it will be an uncomfortable night, a close night. probably more cloudy to start tomorrow, misty low cloud around even in central and eastern areas, but the cloud breaks, and further west once again, we have more cloud, a stronger breeze tomorrow, ushering in more rain late in the day, so temperatures with a bit more cloud possibly a degree or two down on today.

wish hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. borisjohnson is boris johnson is on borisjohnson is on the road to cornwall to the g7 summit. no breakthrough but no break down since the brexit minister after talks of the brexit minister after talks of the eu, but the block warns that patience is wearing thin about the northern ireland trade arrangements. search testing and the push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in northwest england. the prime minister says any easing of restrictions will depend on the efficacy of the vaccine roll—out. meanwhile, figures show that there is more thani million bookings for a covid—i9 vaccine through the nhs website yesterday. a new record. the high court rules the government acted unlawfully on the cabinet

office minister michael gove awarded a covid—i9 contract over half £1 million to a company run by dominic cummings. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's austin. it has suspended legal proceedings against barcelona and given to us. the three clubs involved in the european super league you might remember they did not pull out of the failed project, means there would not face further sanctions until further notice but meanwhile, the six english clubs involved will find a total of £2 million and threatened with further financial and sporting penalties by the premier league, it is understood the premier league, it is understood the money will go to grassroots and community projects in arsenal, spurs, liverpooland community projects in arsenal, spurs, liverpool and manchester united have already said that their

owners will be covering the costs. now to parents, —— parents were up for an adult, is through to another semifinal but the defending champion was pushed all the way to argentina and they were delighted today. some might of thought that they were inferred up said when there was one all but rafael nadal came in with four meanwhile, we have semifinals at the favourite in defending champion was dumped out in straight sets by maria. she will face barbara who did start well but she lost the first set on a tie—breaker and things went downhill from there. the american

really struggling at times and eventually winning it 7—6 6—3. kane williamson will miss the second test against england which starts tomorrow and resting his injured elbow. england have been practising today amid controversy of a number of offensive social media posts made in the past by members of the squad. i the ecb are looking up in each case individually after suspending them on sunday. individually after suspending them on sunda . ~ �* ., ., individually after suspending them onsunda .~ �* ., ., , ., on sunday. we've had to face up to some ugly — on sunday. we've had to face up to some ugly truths _ on sunday. we've had to face up to some ugly truths a _ on sunday. we've had to face up to some ugly truths a a _ on sunday. we've had to face up to some ugly truths a a few _ on sunday. we've had to face up to| some ugly truths a a few challenges moving forward and we are very much committed to moving the game forward and to make and get a better place a more inclusive and educating nurses further and we're going to have to own up to what is happened and accepted, but ultimately, want to

move forward in a positive way and keep going on this journey that we have started of trying to better our support and will continue to do that because that is how we all feel. england have named the one—off test match against india next week, the central spokes polar has impressed in the domestic trophy the season. we are being more professionalfor a while now and we're going to get people coming out of the woodwork and a few works ago, it was brilliant it was good to have two young quick players tearing in the trying to get me out and testing me and they really stood out.— and they really stood out. helen glover has _ and they really stood out. helen glover has been _ and they really stood out. helen glover has been named - and they really stood out. helen glover has been named in - and they really stood out. helen glover has been named in the i and they really stood out. helen - glover has been named in the score for tokyo 2020, going back by gold medals and real but then she took four years with the sport. she then

had a boy and a set of twins that she has been named alongside olympic silver medallist polly swan, british teams will make their debut at the games. more tennis on the website to with heather watson going head—to—head in the wimbledon warm—up and nottingham right now and thatis warm—up and nottingham right now and that is bbc build up to the european championship at 630. coronavirus testing is being stepped up in areas of north—west england to try to deal with the rise in cases of the delta variant first identified in india. the whole of greater manchester and lancashire will get help from the military to carry out extra tests, but local leaders have asked for more doses, in order to get people vaccinated more quickly. if you want to edit these astons, you must take control of this page let's speak now with the night time economy adviser for greater manchester, sacha lord.

what is your attitude to this package that is been agreed to? i think it is very much welcome. yesterday morning, there was a lot of anxiety amongst people who knew this news was coming and it was a press conference where they explained everything calmly, methodically, and he called on the assistance that we absolutely needed. in greater manchester, they have proven with boldness, the highest rate in the whole of the uk that if you gathered search testing, that if you gathered search testing, that you can bring the cases down and they have achieved that. so, it is time for action and quickly as well. ., , . ., , well. you will be particularly interested _ well. you will be particularly interested in _ well. you will be particularly interested in what _ well. you will be particularly interested in what is - well. you will be particularly interested in what is going l well. you will be particularly. interested in what is going on well. you will be particularly - interested in what is going on now because the figures to suggest that it is younger people were getting the virus now in its younger people who are most involved in the night—time economy.

who are most involved in the night-time economy.- who are most involved in the night-time economy. you're right. and how refreshing _ night-time economy. you're right. and how refreshing is _ night-time economy. you're right. and how refreshing is it _ night-time economy. you're right. and how refreshing is it to - night-time economy. you're right. and how refreshing is it to see - and how refreshing is it to see this. a million people looked on for appointments and that is fantastic news. and people showing up in hospitals in greater manchester, and to say from my understanding, they are rising slightly but it has not been a huge rise, they are busy but it's a backlog of conditions prior to covid—i9 that they're dealing with. the young people are the ones that go out in the industry are looking towards this date at the zist looking towards this date at the 21st ofjune we have to follow the 2ist ofjune we have to follow the data, not the dates because it is about, we need to see the hard evidence and it's not helping with these leaks and speculations in the chancellor yesterday talking about forward delay. matt had called to delay lifting some restrictions in the prime minister saying that he can't see anything of the data as of

yet and all eyes are on the 21st and i am hearing people say what difference would it make if hospitality was pushed back two weeks. the simple answer to that is would cost the industry £i.5 weeks. the simple answer to that is would cost the industry £1.5 billion and how manyjobs and businesses could that save for a sector and the fifth, we know it is absolutely on the cliff edge at the moment. find fifth, we know it is absolutely on the cliff edge at the moment. and if it is a delay. — the cliff edge at the moment. and if it is a delay. two — the cliff edge at the moment. and if it is a delay, two weeks _ the cliff edge at the moment. and if it is a delay, two weeks or— the cliff edge at the moment. and if it is a delay, two weeks or four - it is a delay, two weeks or four weeks, and do business for to stay open permanently, there would be preferable to risking a spike that would mean a lot down again further down the line. ii would mean a lot down again further down the line-— down the line. if the data shows that, then _ down the line. if the data shows that, then hands _ down the line. if the data shows that, then hands up, _ down the line. if the data shows that, then hands up, we're - down the line. if the data shows that, then hands up, we're not. down the line. if the data shows - that, then hands up, we're not going to argue with the data and i think every death is an absolute tragedy but today, i think the uk is reporting six. people in my sector, there just at the end of their tether. i do not have a pub or

restaurant. that is what i do. but i'm speaking to those people, not just in greater manchester but the whole of the uk and they've incurred so much debt that they've borrowed friends and families and loans, relationships, lost homes and they're all looking for the 21st of june as hoped. as you are right. the worse than they could happen is we are thrown back into another lockdown in the data if is showing that it should be pushed back for two weeks, then fine. i think the vast majority of operators would settle for that. but the data must show it. president biden has ordered his intelligence agencies to extend their investigations into the origins of covid—i9, fuelling the theory in washington that the virus may have been created in a chinese laboratory, rather than arising naturally in animals. our north america editor, jon sopel, asked the us national security

adviserjake sulivan about the lab leak theory. even the head of the who himself has said that we cannot take any of these, including the lab leak theory off the table. we have to look at it. we have been transparent in terms of the united states position on this and we look closely at this and considered what they considered to be two viable scenarios, one that it was caused by animal infections of the human and the other a leak from the lab and both they set up plausible. they cannot definitively determine which is right. beating that kind of approach based on evidence and based on the need for china in particular to come forward and be transparent is an approach that gather support. newsnight�*s diplomatic editor, mark urban, joins me. why is this theory getting more credence of the biden

administration?- credence of the biden administration? ., ., ., , administration? the dominant theory in scientific surface _ administration? the dominant theory in scientific surface was _ administration? the dominant theory in scientific surface was that - administration? the dominant theory in scientific surface was that this - in scientific surface was that this jumped the species gap. you heard about the loans and various other creatures that were brought to wet market system. a lot of people and talking to now, including distinguished virologists, they said it was 18 months of those going to be some solid evidence, will be have seen this by now? this is what happened with sars virus before. in a year, someone was able to find the genetic footprint in an animal or near identical virus that trumped the gap. the fact that people cannot find anything that really matches it is causing suspicion. it was, we know that under the trump administration, a certain amount of investigation was given to this but investigation was given to this but in a sense that it was put on the back burner and fascinating testimony and the bbc that they have attained now, someone who let their investigation very much looking at

the structure of the virus itself, here is david asher. you the structure of the virus itself, here is david asher.— the structure of the virus itself, here is david asher. you have of that that was _ here is david asher. you have of that that was descended - here is david asher. you have of that that was descended from i here is david asher. you have of. that that was descended from the province — that that was descended from the province that killed six or three miners — province that killed six or three miners and put three others in the hospital _ miners and put three others in the hospital is— miners and put three others in the hospital. is the first time a coronavirus transmitted, and that backbone — coronavirus transmitted, and that backbone was present. and totally bizarrely, — backbone was present. and totally bizarrely, it was a separate binder domain _ bizarrely, it was a separate binder domain like a penguin or an armadillo. how did they get together? but even more disturbingly, we found a human being. — disturbingly, we found a human being, humanised mice, and the arts of this— being, humanised mice, and the arts of this genetic combination coming together— of this genetic combination coming together is one of the millions by one national lab and another private university— one national lab and another private university lab to be consulted with said it _ university lab to be consulted with said it was — university lab to be consulted with said it was something of one 13.8

billion _ said it was something of one 13.8 billion. ~ ., ., ., . billion. what about china? will it ever except _ billion. what about china? will it ever except the _ billion. what about china? will it ever except the lab _ billion. what about china? will it ever except the lab leak - billion. what about china? will it ever except the lab leak theory? | ever except the lab leak theory? they responded to these latest revelations by saying it is not true. they reject the idea that experiments going on in the so—called enhancement experiments to sue but viruses in the search for possible new pandemics and fees are called gaming functions and if something leaked, they reject this explanation and it is hard to see a definitive proof is going to gather. someone may come up with an animal sample that does actually prove the theory ofjumping the species gap. of theory ofjumping the species gap. of the other possible route by which we might get definitive information is either through a whistle—blower or china revealing more or some form of intelligence and accepted communications of covering up. but

in truth, it is likely to remain a war of words. the headlines on bbc news... on route to cornwall where they are to host the g7 summit. no breakthrough but no breakdown as lord frost said after talks of the eu about the block warning that the patience is wearing thin about the northern ireland trade arrangements. as search testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stubbed up in northwest england. the prime minister says any easing of restrictions across england will depend on the efficacy of the vaccine roll—out.

campaigners are calling on the government to close legal loopholes to protect vulnerable people from so—called "predatory marriages". the term refers to someone being led into a marriage who doesn't have the mental capacity to consent. the cause has been taken up by a labour mp, who this lunchtime told the prime minister he had been contacted by hundreds of people who've been affected by the issue. 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 24 years herjunior married her without the family knowing until after she died. the witnesses were his son and a lady from the pub and none of the family or none of mum's friends knew about the marriage, and mum certainly didn't because she couldn't remember more than four minutes. according to the registrar's written account afterwards, they believed joan had 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 couldn't remember her address. we know that one of the registrars on the day said, "are you sure she's 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. will the prime minister now act to bring this cruel exploitation to an end? well, 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. daphne has been contacted by a growing number of families in the same situation and wants more robust safeguarding, so registrars can better identify potential victims of predatory marriage in future. it could happen to everyone'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 the 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 until we can get somejustice. she hopes a change in the law can bring her some form of closure and prevent others from being exploited in theirfinal years. luxmy gopal, bbc news. 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 community, 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, note to terror and to islamophobia, note to terror and to islamophobia, note to terror and to racism. the economic potential of 1.8 billion young people around the world risks being thrown away if leaders don't take the opportunity to deliver better skills and jobs — that's according to the world bank. they say those under 25 have borne the brunt ofjob and wage cuts as a result of the pandemic and costly lockdowns. our global trade correspondent dharshini david reports. sun, sand, and one of the highest

youth unemployment rates in europe. it's notjust tourism in cadiz in southern spain that's been hit by covid, but also the shipbuilding and aviation industry. and so the job prospects of engineering graduate, carmen. there aren't manyjobs right now. at least here in cadiz. most of my friends are really frustrated. the onlyjobs that they are required for are internships, so most of them are angry and frustrated because they have been working already. they have a bit of experience. and they are still required to be paid less and to work in worse conditions. her professor says a lack of opportunities predates covid. provoking many to leave the province. translation: ideally, they should finish their studying here, - work here, pay their taxes here,

create wealth here and start their businesses here. but it takes the creation of 36,000 companies to absorb all the unemployment in the province of cadiz. globally, more than a billion young people have missed out on employment, education and training. but so far, the battle against covid has been focused on protecting the physical health of the elderly. the brunt of this is being borne by young people to some extent because they are the ones who need those early opportunities. so it's in the interests of not widening inequality in society as a whole that more of an effort is made to support young people to finish their education and get into employment. what are the risks if those who can make a difference, policymakers, businesses, ignore that kind of advice? well, we are throwing away the potential of 1.8 billion young people. wherever you are, there is no easy solution. ignoring young people's prospects now could blight their lives for decades. alternatively, there's the opportunity to equip them better for the jobs of the future. darshini david, bbc news.

pubs, farms and stately homes are calling for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary camping sites for longer, and try to recoup losses from the past year. makeshift sites in england and wales are allowed to open for only 56 days a year. but a new campaign called carry on camping — says they have been a lifeline for many rural businesses. here's our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith. like every landlord, it's been tough for fiona seeing a totally empty pub for so much of the year. she's hoping for customers, and lots of them, over the next few months. but, rather than relying on passing trade, fiona has come up with a plan. hi, fiona, nice to meet you. what a gorgeous place you've got here, a lovely part of the world. it is. show me around. it's really not glamorous, it's quite simple, but effective, so we have toilets that are open all night, we can lock the pub up but leave the toilets open and then we have an outside tap. i was amazed, i thought, you know,

we might get one or two, maybe injuly or whatever, so, yeah, we've been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we've been open. those campers are crucial for fiona, not because of the money they pay to camp, but because of the money they spend in the pub. so we've got a big expanse that we don't really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while we've got this option, we will give it a whirl. with millions more people staying in the uk for their holidays this summer, loads of destinations are already at capacity and there's very few sectors that can increase the amount of space they have available as quickly as the camping sector. pubs have joined forces with grand stately homes with acres of sweeping land, and farmers able to spare a field or two, to ask the government to extend the length of time a makeshift campsite can run,

from two months to six months. 56 days is difficult because, generally, the biggest demand is at weekends, so it's difficult to kind of spread out 56 days, so it would be better if it was unhindered and it could run right through the summer season, because, often, we get really good septembers and there is high demand then for camping. a few extra weeks of campers buying more meals and drinking more pints are crucialfor fiona. it's the money that you can generate in the summer that helps us through the lean times in the winter. the government says it's keeping the rules under review and, with such huge demand for camping pitches, there should be plenty of business to go round. coletta smith, bbc news, in the peak district. 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, and 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. was very warm again we saw the sunshine persist. temperatures in the mid—20s were further west it was not sunny in fact it was quite grey around some parts of the irish sea

coast. the north sea coast maintain some sunshine for longer and the reason we have all of that cloud west this because this was drifting for the southwards of the loan weakening weather fronts to come in but they will pep up with time. a lot of cloud around to this evening, even the odd sharp shower through the west and is the cloud creeps eastwards, it will prevent the stopped us from falling in a warmer night in a muggy night as well. very notable or we have those clear skies first thing in the morning and we'll also see more cloud around and miss the conditions first thing tomorrow. our little precious closing in and more breeze around and more cloud. so, it is the partial solar eclipse which peaks later in the morning but please do not look directly at the the sun, but will have more cloud round with more proximity of the weather front to the west even further west we had more sunshine in recent days, there will be more cloud around itjust takes a while for the sun to work through and it

will come out in the afternoon. it could be the odd sharp shower and certainly a bit more breeze to contend with in the northern and western areas and perhaps heavy rain later. but it is still warm, warmer thanit later. but it is still warm, warmer than it it's been today in the northeast of scotland and parts of northern ireland in northeast england, premises areas some the higher temperatures with the wind. through friday, the weatherfront and those isobars with us but we change direction to a more south—westerly weather and cloudier weather pushing south but again, it is very tenuous this cloud. there will be some sunshine coming through and it will be strong sunshine you will feel pressured towards a few showers and so we are going to freshen things up and it will end of the weekjust a little bit. by the weekend, it will be reestablishing itself across the united kingdom and allow more sunshine to come through as a result, the temperatures will start to rise once again and become pretty hot by the end of the weekend and that means to purchase pushing

towards the first degree celsius and particularly in the eastern areas. more on the website.

with the eu over post—brexit trade in northren ireland end without agreement. ministers want an end to border checks on goods going to northern ireland from the rest of the uk. but that's what you signed up to, says the eu. the eu will not be shy in reacting swiftly, firmly, and resolutely to ensure that the uk abides by the international law obligations. in the last hour, borisjohnson says he's optimistic a deal can be done. also tonight... the cornish village that's used to welcoming tourists that's now host to the world's top leaders and 5,000 police officers. the latest official figures show eight out of ten people have covid antibodies, so what does that mean for a final lifting of restrictions?

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