running through a field of corn . running through a field of corn somewhere- _ . running through a field of corn somewhere. john, _ . running through a field of corn somewhere. john, do _ . running through a field of corn somewhere. john, do you - . running through a field of corn somewhere. john, do you want l . running through a field of corn. somewhere. john, do you want to . running through a field of corn - somewhere. john, do you want to look at the times? — daisy mentioned this about the message of lockdown, which is looking more and more pessimistic the closer we get to monday. that was when the prime minister had to decide whether or not the following monday should be freedom day, as he once dubbed it.— once dubbed it. we've been working our way through _ once dubbed it. we've been working our way through the _ once dubbed it. we've been working our way through the prime - once dubbed it. we've been working| our way through the prime minister's road map— our way through the prime minister's road map for easing lockdown, and on monday. _ road map for easing lockdown, and on monday, we _ road map for easing lockdown, and on monday, we have the decision on whether— monday, we have the decision on whether we go ahead with the final step _ whether we go ahead with the final step. when we have the other stages, it seemed _ step. when we have the other stages, it seemed quite obvious in the run up it seemed quite obvious in the run up that_ it seemed quite obvious in the run up that it — it seemed quite obvious in the run up that it was going to go ahead and there _ up that it was going to go ahead and there wasn't any problems, but as we've _ there wasn't any problems, but as we've seen. — there wasn't any problems, but as we've seen, numbers have been picking — we've seen, numbers have been picking up _ we've seen, numbers have been picking up. the number of people going _ picking up. the number of people going into — picking up. the number of people going into hospital and deaths hasn't — going into hospital and deaths hasn't been rising at the same rate. it is hasn't been rising at the same rate. it is looking — hasn't been rising at the same rate. it is looking like government are sounding — it is looking like government are sounding gloomy about this. a two

week_ sounding gloomy about this. a two week extension to the lockdown, or week extension to the lockdown, or we could _ week extension to the lockdown, or we could have a four week extension to the _ we could have a four week extension to the lockdown. one of the arguments being made in the times is if you _ arguments being made in the times is if you have _ arguments being made in the times is if you have a _ arguments being made in the times is if you have a two week lockdown, that's _ if you have a two week lockdown, that's possibly creating more confusion for business. it doesn't provide _ confusion for business. it doesn't provide certainty we want to know when _ provide certainty we want to know when they're opening, but if you did a lockdown, — when they're opening, but if you did a lockdown, it would be more confident— a lockdown, it would be more confident that you would be able to open _ confident that you would be able to open i_ confident that you would be able to open. i think by that, approaching the school— open. i think by that, approaching the school holiday.— the school holiday. daisy, the times's second _ the school holiday. daisy, the times's second headline, - the school holiday. daisy, the times's second headline, sub| times's second headline, sub headline on here is fears that this will have to be extended. this is the danger of dates over data. when the danger of dates over data. when the data is ambiguous, you make a decision one way, and then have to revise it a couple weeks later. there may be a good case for saying actually, leave it that bit longer rather than keep raising hopes and having to keep disappointing them. although i kind of think that ship has sailed already. i totally take your point about data, but of course

we all know you can pretty much get the data to tell you anything you want. that's why so often, scientists have been very uneasy about being this human shield that the politicians have been using for a very long time. they know they can be interpreted or misinterpreted in any way they want, but they can be held to following the data. i think we're all sick of that now and when you look at the data, it's very often not all the data. it's just some of it. we still haven't got some of it. we still haven't got some of it. we still haven't got some of the data out of schools and how many kids have got coronavirus, so there are so many bits of the jigsaw we're not quite sure about. it just seems to jigsaw we're not quite sure about. itjust seems to me that both parties are now paralysed because of things like watching matt hancock, watching dominic cummings, knowing what happens when you really have to

answer for your actions. what happens when you really have to answerforyouractions. nobody what happens when you really have to answerfor your actions. nobody ever answer for your actions. nobody ever seems answerfor your actions. nobody ever seems able to say... matt hancock tried to say we didn't know what we were doing because we couldn't have known. ihla were doing because we couldn't have known. ., ., ., , , . , known. no one has experienced this before. known. no one has experienced this before- ihut — known. no one has experienced this before- ihut we _ known. no one has experienced this before. but we always _ known. no one has experienced this before. but we always expect - before. but we always expect politicians — before. but we always expect politicians and _ before. but we always expect politicians and scientists - before. but we always expect politicians and scientists to i before. but we always expect i politicians and scientists to have all the answers, and ijust think quite often they don't, and we need to accept they don't sometimes. they just need to be brave and make a decision and stick to it.— decision and stick to it. john, there was — decision and stick to it. john, there was an _ decision and stick to it. john, there was an interesting - decision and stick to it. john, i there was an interesting insight that matt hancock offered this morning when he said "i wish with hindsight that when people told me we don't think it can be transmitted... " he wished he'd overruled that advice and use a more common sense approach. until we know for certain, let's not take the risk. it almost could be a comfort blanket to say the scientists say this, therefore we could opt out. that

this, therefore we could opt out. at the start, we weren't certain on any of these _ the start, we weren't certain on any of these things, and that's why a lot of— of these things, and that's why a lot of mistakes were made. if you went— lot of mistakes were made. if you went back— lot of mistakes were made. if you went back in time with lots of things. — went back in time with lots of things, but ministers probably wish they did _ things, but ministers probably wish they did they didn't do, the big issues — they did they didn't do, the big issues with matt and hawk is care homes _ issues with matt and hawk is care homes -- — issues with matt and hawk is care homes —— matt hancock. that's something _ homes —— matt hancock. that's something he was asked about this morning _ something he was asked about this morning. he was saying he didn't have _ morning. he was saying he didn't have the — morning. he was saying he didn't have the testing capacity at the time _ have the testing capacity at the time to— have the testing capacity at the time to do it.— have the testing capacity at the time to do it. one thing we don't have the capacity _ time to do it. one thing we don't have the capacity is _ time to do it. one thing we don't have the capacity is vaccine - have the capacity is vaccine production. however ha rd we however hard we try, we can't produce the volume we need for everybody who needs them at the moment, certainly not gallipoli. we knowjoe biden promises to you something even he is saying will be delivered to the next year —— not globally. pfizer imap warning, why are they making that connection? the vaccine road map has been

successful. we got some data in the mail about— successful. we got some data in the mail about how one of the targets was getting all over 50s double jab tiy was getting all over 50s double jab by the _ was getting all over 50s double jab by the 21st ofjune. it looks like that is— by the 21st ofjune. it looks like that is something that is going to happen, — that is something that is going to happen, but the i raises concerns that it _ happen, but the i raises concerns that it looks like it's going to be less availability of the pfizer gym, which _ less availability of the pfizer gym, which is _ less availability of the pfizer gym, which is one of the jabs young people — which is one of the jabs young people have to get. this looks like it could _ people have to get. this looks like it could potentially cause problems in the _ it could potentially cause problems in the next few weeks —— pfizerjab. the next _ in the next few weeks —— pfizerjab. the next target is giving everybody there _ the next target is giving everybody there first — the next target is giving everybody there first by the into the july —— end of— there first by the into the july —— end ofjuty. _ there first by the into the july -- end ofjuly-_ there first by the into the july -- end ofjul . ., ,., ., _, end ofjuly. for some weeks to come. one of the interesting _ end ofjuly. for some weeks to come. one of the interesting things - end ofjuly. for some weeks to come. one of the interesting things about i one of the interesting things about our vaccine roll—out is because we are much less sceptical than most other countries, certainly in europe and probably the world, our take—up is — although we could say it's better — it is a lot better than

other countries. if you compare us to france, are much more sceptical, they are offering anybody who wants a jab age aye, and they can get one. but of course, that's not as good as it sounds. many fewer people than we are because not that many people want them. are because not that many people want them-— are because not that many people wantthem. ., , ., , ., ., want them. back to statistics. now ou can want them. back to statistics. now you can read _ want them. back to statistics. now you can read things _ want them. back to statistics. now you can read things differently - want them. back to statistics. now you can read things differently and| you can read things differently and what their meaning is. we will return when we speak again in a0 minutes. thank you both very much for being with us. we will look at hopefully more papers. responding what's on the website as well. coming up next, sport and whether and i'll be back at the top of the hour. good evening. i'm tulsen tollett and this

is your sports news, where we start with cricket, and it's been a day of fluctuating fortunes at edgbaston on the opening day of the second test between england and new zealand, with the home side closing on 258—7. half centuries from rory burns and dan lawrence masked some of england's struggles with the bat, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. facing ugly truths, that's what the captain says england's cricketers are doing. before play, t—shirts for inclusion, while an investigation into historical tweets continues. please have your mobile phones open displaying your lateral flow test results. towards normality, 18,000 supporters allowed for this test match test event. well, for these spectators their motivation and really the whole purpose of this occasion is entertainment. james anderson in his record—breaking test appearance rory burns with an early sign of timing. england were cautious in the first drawn test. here was a chance to be bold, brave.

in the stands, no distancing required. jacket optional. dom sibley was steady, but gradually expanding. it was joe root next. but rory burns was doing it his way. he resisted and the energy going in the grandstands. tom latham is the captain, leading by example — ouch. tough game, strong opponents, no consolation. a virus now being chased by a vaccine, ever topical. dan lawrence, another young batsman with potential. england needed him now. it was a day of sunshine and scenes we once took for granted. joe

wilson, bbc news. it's difficult and they pulled really well. itjust... it was pretty difficult. they batted really well and it just shows _ they batted really well and it just shows as — they batted really well and it just shows as you get through, it's not quite _ shows as you get through, it's not quite comfortable. barbora krejcikova is through to a first ever grand slam final after she beat greece's maria sakarri in three sets at the french open. the match lasted well over three hours and saw the unseeded czech take the win in the third set on herfifth match point for a 7—5, a—6, 9—7 victory — having earlier saved a match point herself. and she'll now play anastasia pavlyuchenckova, who beat tamara zidansek, the russian won the first set as her opponent double faulted. and then pavlyuchenkova,

who's the higher ranked and more experienced player at the age of 29, went on to win in straight sets, 7—5 6—3. she'd lost her previous six grand slam quarterfinals, and now she's in the final. joe salisbury said he didn't expect to win his second major title as he won the mixed doubles alongside desirae krawczyk. jo konta is searching for success in the wimbledon warm—up event in nottingham. she's into the last eight after a three—set win over kateryna kozlova. katie boulter is also through after beating heather watson. it was an incredibly tough match. i mean, _ it was an incredibly tough match. i mean. she's— it was an incredibly tough match. i mean, she's obviously— it was an incredibly tough match. i mean, she's obviously playing - it was an incredibly tough match. i i mean, she's obviously playing well, and she's— mean, she's obviously playing well, and she's beaten— mean, she's obviously playing well, and she's beaten so— mean, she's obviously playing well, and she's beaten so many— mean, she's obviously playing well, and she's beaten so many great- and she's beaten so many great players — and she's beaten so many great players it — and she's beaten so many great players. it was— and she's beaten so many great players. it was not _ and she's beaten so many great players. it was not could - and she's beaten so many great players. it was not could be - and she's beaten so many great players. it was not could be a l players. it was not could be a straightforward _ players. it was not could be a straightforward match - players. it was not could be a straightforward match and . players. it was not could be a straightforward match and iti straightforward match and it definitely— straightforward match and it definitely proved _ straightforward match and it definitely proved to - straightforward match and it definitely proved to be - straightforward match and it definitely proved to be so, l straightforward match and it . definitely proved to be so, but straightforward match and it - definitely proved to be so, but i'm 'ust definitely proved to be so, but i'm just reaiiy— definitely proved to be so, but i'm just reaiiy happy— definitely proved to be so, but i'm just reaiiy happy to _ definitely proved to be so, but i'm just really happy to have - definitely proved to be so, but i'm just really happy to have fought i just really happy to have fought hard and — just really happy to have fought hard and comes— just really happy to have fought hard and comes are _ just really happy to have fought hard and comes are a _ just really happy to have fought hard and comes are a match- just really happy to have fought| hard and comes are a match the just really happy to have fought i hard and comes are a match the so just really happy to have fought - hard and comes are a match the so —— it's reatiy— hard and comes are a match the so —— it's reaiiy great~ — dina asher smith underlined her credentials as one of the favourites for gold in tokyo

this summer by setting a new meeting record at the florence diamond league in the 200 metres. world champion over this distance, asher smith, clocked 22.06 seconds — her fastest time this year. laura muir meanwhile finished third in the 1500 metres, well behind winner sifan hasan. the dutch athlete was racing just a week after breaking the 10,000—metre world record, only to have that mark bettered two days later. there was one super league match this evening with a crowd of a,000 witnessing hull fc coming from behind to win 30—12 at castleford tigers. jason gary scored a debut try at 17 years of age to hand the hosts the early lead, but from there on, it was hull who took control as adam swift and mahe fonua both notched doubles to see them move level on points with fourth—placed warrington. england have been beaten in the semifinal of the euro hockey championships. they lost 3—2 to germany, with brendan creed's mistake allowing the germans to score what proved a decisive third

in the first quarter. they'll play belgium for the bronze medal. wembley stadium could be half full for the knockout stages of euro 2020, under plans currently being worked on by the government and the fa. it's understood a0,000 supporters could be allowed into the ground, though that's yet to be finalised. for the first two group matches, the capacity will be 22,500. and it's less than 2a hours to go now until the start of the long—awaited tournament. wales are in action saturday, england croatia is on sunday, with scotland playing the czech republic on monday. plenty of build—up on bbc news tomorrow, and you can follow the opening game of the tournament, turkey versus italy, on bbc one from 7 o'clock, with coverage on bbc radio 5 live, too. that's all the sport for now. you can download the app as well. bye—bye.

hello. another warm and muggy night, quite uncomfortable for sleeping. but it is going to freshen up in the day ahead. behind this cold weather front, which is a fairly weak affair, the rain will fizzle out as it pushes its way south. we have lost a mist and low cloud and hill fog, coastalfog lost a mist and low cloud and hill fog, coastal fog across southern and western areas to clear away. it brightens for a time in land. the onslaught of rain seeking southwards. behind it, somewhat brighter weather coming through, but showers will whisk through the north of scotland on a brisk breeze. but there will be equally some sunshine and round as well. it will feel fresher and temperatures will be lower across the northern half of the country, still warm in the south. some strong sunshine getting through and even further north, it's still strong. as we get into the weekend, the northwest will see most of the cloud. we'll see some time developing further south, and that's

where we will see high temperatures, at least 30 by sunday.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. from the white house to the west of england — president biden meets with britain's prime minister in cornwall, using his first overseas trip to give new meaning to an old relationship. there's so much they want to do together with us. from security, nato, to climate change. it is fantastic. it is a breath of fresh air. with all eyes on cornwall — president biden announces the us will donate half a billion doses of the pfizerjab to help poorer countries get their populations vaccinated america will be the arsenal of vaccines and ourfight