this is bbc news with the latest headlines ahead of the g7 summit of global leaders, prime minister borisjohnson pledges to donate 100—million vaccine doses to developing countries over the next year. we have on order over 500 million doses so we are donating 100 million doses, we are beginning with 5 million in the next few weeks. that will be delivered by the end of september. the prime minister has hailed the alliance between the us and the uk as an "indestructible relationship". we'll be live from cornwall throughtout the day to bring you all the latest from the summit. the prime minister has also said that he and president biden are working together to resolve the row about the death

of harry dunn, killed after a collision involving a car driven by a us citizen. local public health officials are urging the government to delay lifting the last coronavirus restrictions in england which is due to take place on the 21st ofjune. and birdwatchers�* joy after white—tailed eagles appear on loch lomond for the first time in more than 100 years. good morning. today is the first day of the g7 summit — a meeting of the world's seven largest established advanced economies.

let's go now to cornwall. ben brown is there for us. good morning — i'm here at tregenna castle — the resort in st ives, cornwall in the south west of england which is hosting world leaders for the g7 summit. this event will see the leaders of canada, the eu, france, germany, italy, japan, the us and uk gathering in person for the first time since the pandemic. the early morning missile as it is called, the mist and drizzle, has now lifted. it's becoming a somewhat brighter day, i am now lifted. it's becoming a somewhat brighter day, iam pleased now lifted. it's becoming a somewhat brighter day, i am pleased to say! yesterday, uk prime minister boris johnson had his first face to face meeting with the us presidentjoe biden. ahead of that meeting, mrjohnson pledged the uk would donate more than 100 million vaccines to poorer countries in the next year. it comes after the us president said his administration would provide 500 million doses of vaccine to low income countries. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports.

summits can sometimes be talking shops, where the pictures of world leaders rubbing shoulders — or at least elbows — are not matched by policy decisions that change lives. well, this g7 could be different, for the wealthy nations which make up this group have a chance to take real action to tackle the covid pandemic. in africa, only about 2% of people have been vaccinated, compared to rates of more than 50% in some western countries. so that's why britain is promising to donate 100 million surplus doses of vaccine over the next year, distributed largely through the global covax mechanism. the uk is really stepping up to the plate, but so is everybody here at the g7. the americans are making a big contribution, and we hope to be telling you more in the next couple of days about the the overall g7 contribution, because there's no point in us just vaccinating the uk — we need to vaccinate the world.

president biden has gone much further, promising 500 million doses to poorer countries over the next 12 months, with g7 countries expected to pledge one billion doses in total. but will it be enough? not everyone is convinced. this g7 is meeting while the pandemic rages and what has been promised is some dose sharing. but it's not coming at the urgency that we need, it's not coming at the volume that we need, and it's not coming with the financing that we need. what campaigners want is notjust more money to buy doses, but also for richer countries to share technical know—how so they can produce the vaccines themselves. so, as world leaders begin to arrive in cornwall for the start of the summit, the challenge they face is how best to cooperate — on covid, on climate change, on fixing the world economy. and, for once, their decisions could matter. james landale, bbc news, cornwall.

to give you an idea of the global disparity on vaccines, one pressure group said the same number of people had been vaccinated in cornwall as have been vaccinated in the 22 poorest countries in africa. the uk vaccines minister nadhim zahawi said "it's right" the prime minister has made this global vaccine pledge. it will obviously run into the billions in the sense that we've got to vaccinate the whole world, and at the moment those low and middle income countries, africa, for example, has only vaccinated about 2% of its adult population so we need to make a really big effort. i think it's right that the prime minister has announced this, we have on order over 500 million doses so we are donating 100 million doses, we are beginning with 5 million in the next few weeks. that will be delivered by the end of september. 25 million by the end

of this year and then the balance, 70 million, next year. president biden has come forward with 500 million doses that the us will donate to low and middle income countries and of course, we hope that the g7 will reach a billion doses. there is, as you would expect, enormous security around this g7 summit. 5000 extra police drafted in, that's on top of 1500 police from devon and cornwall, there is a worship standing by off the coast here as well. —— there is a war ship. residents down the road in the small seaside village of carbis bay are used to a rush of visitors at this time of year. but, with world leaders and several members of the royal family heading to the area, thousands of police officers, rather than holiday—makers are filling the streets. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal has taken to two wheels to find out how the area is preparing for its debut on the world's political stage.

what a picture—perfect view. but this isn't a holiday. spot the security. there's lots of them, including armed officers, there's warships on the bay, and that is because of what is happening in a hotel over there, where world leaders are meeting for the g7 summit. so, what is it like being here? let's go for a cycle. as you can see, the security begins as soon as you leave your front door, and it's notjust officers from devon and cornwall here, but police officers have been brought in from all around the country to police the g7 summit. hi, are you all right? we have our passes. may i ask where you are going today? we are having a little cycle around the village. i'm from the bbc. that is my pass. that proves... 0k, perfect. ..i need to be here. there are so many police officers here.

we have just seen a double—decker bus go past full of police officers. it really emphasises how they have beefed up security here in cornwall, ahead of the summit. but there is huge traffic here, and you can see why a lot of local residents aren't happy about the summit. it's a real disruption to them, especially as tourist season is starting and people are slowly coming out of lockdown, as well. to have the summit here, forsome, is a hindrance, but there are also those people who recognise that it is a massive opportunity for cornwall to be shown off on the global stage. look at that pub. we are now cycling away from the main road. more police officers. i have had to come off my bike and walk it down the path, because the main road here has been blocked off for some distance now.

there it goes — all that security for one us motorcade. and people here can expect way more than that over the next few days. we can now speak to lord stern — ig patel professor of economics and government and chair of the grantham research institute on climate change and the environment at the london school of economics. thank you for being with us. let's start with that promise of britain giving 100 million vaccine doses to the rest of the world, do you welcome that?— the rest of the world, do you welcome that? ~ , ,., , ., ., welcome that? absolutely and we have to see that in — welcome that? absolutely and we have to see that in the _ welcome that? absolutely and we have to see that in the context _ welcome that? absolutely and we have to see that in the context of _ welcome that? absolutely and we have to see that in the context of the - to see that in the context of the understanding that unless the whole world has tackled the covid, it will

be much more dangerous for all of us. so it's the right thing to do, but it is also in our own best interests and we should also see it interests and we should also see it in the context of the promise that the prime minister has sought and recommended to vaccinate everybody by the end of 2022. so we have to take that as the target, get on with it quickly, and work back from there and we will need probably around $50 billion, 20 or 30 billion next year, to make that happen with all the logistics involved, the work involved in getting vaccines to people as well as producing them. this summit is very much looking further ahead as well into post—pandemic economic recovery. that's going to be a very long, hard road. how do you see it panning out? well, basically, in the g7 countries, we've got to and much of the rest of the world, increase investment by a couple of percentage points for gdp. and that means

really taking the amount we invest as a fraction of our income and output, back to where it was 15 or 20 years ago. that will really drive a recovery and we have to change the nature of that investment so it's all green, sustainable, and there are tremendous opportunities there to make those investments. there is plenty of savings to finance them, but we need is the commitment to that form of growth in the policy is to draw the investment through. and that will give us a real sustainable recovery, what we don't want is a recovery, what we don't want is a recovery like the roaring 20s100 years ago, after the second world war, sorry, after the first world war, sorry, after the first world war, of course, 100 years ago, in the roaring 20s, where it was consumption led and we need investment led, steady growth with investment led, steady growth with investment of the right kind. that would be enormously attractive to get people back to work, drive out of the recession from covid and tackle the still bigger crisis, the lasting crisis of climate change.

those are really the twin challenges of this g7 summit. the pandemic, how to get out of it, recover from it, but also, further ahead, climate change. but also, further ahead, climate chan . e. , but also, further ahead, climate chance. , ., , , but also, further ahead, climate chance. , , ., ., change. they absolutely are and we have to tackle _ change. they absolutely are and we have to tackle them _ change. they absolutely are and we have to tackle them together - change. they absolutely are and we have to tackle them together and l change. they absolutely are and we l have to tackle them together and we have to tackle them together and we have to tackle them together and we have to tackle them by increasing our investment in the right kind of investment. we failed to do that, as i mentioned, after the first world war, properly, we failed to do that after the global financial crisis, a dozen or so years ago. i hope we have learned that lesson, i hope we have learned that lesson, i hope we have a deeper understanding both of covid and the huge crisis in the climate and i hope we will get that investment going. it has to be in the g7 countries but we also have to find the finance to help the investment in the developing and emerging market countries. so i do hope that as well as the finance commitment to delivery on the vaccines, we also have a strong

commitment to increase climate finance. again, that will be in the interests of us all but it also is interests of us all but it also is in the special interests of the poor world, head earliest and hardest by climate change, but are the least responsible for causing it through history. responsible for causing it through histo . ., ., ., , history. there a lot to be done. is the g7, history. there a lot to be done. is the 67, this — history. there a lot to be done. is the g7, this rather— history. there a lot to be done. is the g7, this rather strange - the g7, this rather strange assortment of richer countries, is this the right vehicle to be driving this the right vehicle to be driving this kind of global change? it is. this kind of global change? it is, ou this kind of global change? it is, you know. _ this kind of global change? it is, you know. a _ this kind of global change? it is, you know. a big _ this kind of global change? it is, you know, a big collection - this kind of global change? it is, you know, a big collection of - this kind of global change? it 3 you know, a big collection of the rich countries. you know, it is a very substantial fraction, perhaps, around a third of the world �*s gdp so it is very valuable, it is a group that we have, it exists, it works, we can make it work, and i hope we will. but we also have to work with the g20's which brings in, you know, the very big countries like china and india and south

africa and brazil and so on. and the 620, africa and brazil and so on. and the g20, working closely with the g7, can really make a difference. though the 620 can really make a difference. though the g20 is around three quarters of the g20 is around three quarters of the world �*s income so if the g7 and 620 the world �*s income so if the g7 and g20 were closely together, that really can change what happens and the leader of the g20 this year is italy, they are there at carbis bay, they are the joint presidents of cop26, the big meeting in glasgow in november to try and push forward action on climate change. so i really think this g7 is of fundamental importance, the first meeting of the g7 leaders since the crisis. it's the first meeting since joe biden became president of the united states. changing the whole outlook of internationalism. it's in the year of cop26, collaborating closely with italy on the g20, it's

a very special moment in history, we have to get investment of the right kind back it going again to drive the recovery and the transformation that we need of our economy and climate change. it's almost like bretton woods, after the second world war, you put the g7 and g20 together, its closure crucially important that we get strong decisions over the next few days. we are very grateful to you for your time and maybe just to confuse people a little bit more, we will have some of those countries that you mention, south korea, australia, india to name a few, joining the g7, to make what is called the de 11, they will be joining later in this summit! we will have much more from here at the g7 summit throughout the day but for now, back to the studio.

the prime minister says that he and president biden are "working together" on the case of harry dunn, who was killed after his motorbike collided with a car driven by a us citizen. the 19—year—old died in northamptonshire almost two years ago. the driver of the car — anne sacoolas — claimed diplomatic immunity and returned to the us but prosecutors want her to face trial in the uk for causing death by dangerous driving. borisjohnson discussed the case withjoe biden yesterday. he's actively engaged in the case. as you know, he has his own personal reasons for feeling very deeply about the issue, and he was extremely sympathetic. but this is not something that either government can control very easily because there are legal processes that are still going on. but he did express a great deal of sympathy, as, indeed, this government continues to do for the family of harry dunn. harry dunn's mother

charlotte charles says she would welcome a meeting with the pm and would also like to discuss the situation with president biden. she told the bbc that the family were still upset about their last meeting with the former president donald trump. we got invited to the white house. we thought we were just meeting with a senior official, and then when we got there, we quickly realised that it was actually president trump, as it was at the time. but sadly, we were told that anne sacoolas was in the room next door to us. we shouldn't have been shocked, with mr trump's past record but we were. you know, we were still in shock from having only lost harry seven or eight weeks before, and our brains are still very foggy now. they don't operate like they used to. but only seven weeks into losing harry, they were a complete mess. we were a complete mess. we still are a complete mess. so to have it sprung on us that she was in the next room,

we didn't have any therapists, we didn't have any mediators, as did she not have any either, so we really didn't feel it was the right thing to do for her and for us, to have that nasty surprise sprung on us. so we quite rightly said no to that meeting. we would hope that president biden wouldn't do that. we don't think for a second that it would enter his mind to do that. so as much as we would still really like to meet prime ministerjohnson, we very much would welcome a meeting with president biden, too, to perhaps give us a bit of a better impression of what us presidents can be. radd seiger is the spokesman for harry dunn's family. thank you so much forjoining us. i think when i spoke to you after the meeting that charlotte was talking

about at the white house, i think, if i remember correctly, you said she described it almost as being like an ambush. so when boris johnson says that for now president biden is extremely sympathetic and that he and the president are working together on this case, what does that mean in practice? goad does that mean in practice? good morninu. does that mean in practice? good morning- let _ does that mean in practice? good morning. let me _ does that mean in practice? good morning. let me explain - does that mean in practice? good morning. let me explain to - does that mean in practice? (emf. morning. let me explain to your viewers, because this is operating at three different levels so you have the political and diplomatic level which is where the president and prime minister and their officials are getting involved. and it seems to us now that they are working hard to clear a path towards a potential prosecution. but in this country, prosecutions are run by the crown prosecution service and are controlled by the judges crown prosecution service and are controlled by thejudges in crown prosecution service and are controlled by the judges in court. so this appears to us to be a

positive step forward, now we have a president who appears to be at least receptive to our case and the nation , s receptive to our case and the nation �*s case thatjustice must be done following the tragic death of harry but it now seems to be in the hands of the crown prosecution service and the lawyers there to actually move things forward at a practical level. and also there is the question of having anne sacoolas �*s diplomatic immunity removed, at what stage are we up with that, as far as you are aware? , ., , . ., aware? yes, to be clear, if her diplomatic— aware? yes, to be clear, if her diplomatic immunity _ aware? yes, to be clear, if her diplomatic immunity remains l aware? yes, to be clear, if her| diplomatic immunity remains in place, if it's not waived, there can be no prosecution so it seems to us, as a family, that is what is being openly discussed now between the president and the prime minister and it's what the family and the nation have been crying out for for all of these months, it doesn't matter who you are, even if you have diplomatic immunity, it should not be used in the circumstances but let's be

honest, this was not america �*s finest hour in terms of treating its closest ally very well. and we are just, honestly, thrilled that president biden is now in place and clearly taking a completely different approach to it. we have 'ust heard different approach to it. we have just heard some _ different approach to it. we have just heard some of— different approach to it. we have just heard some of what - different approach to it. we have | just heard some of what charlotte has had to say about all of this, what else can you tell us about the family �*s reaction to these latest developments? to family 's reaction to these latest developments?— family 's reaction to these latest developments? to be honest, it's a miracle to me _ developments? to be honest, it's a miracle to me that _ developments? to be honest, it's a miracle to me that they _ developments? to be honest, it's a miracle to me that they get - developments? to be honest, it's a miracle to me that they get out - developments? to be honest, it's a miracle to me that they get out of l miracle to me that they get out of bed each day. they are suffering intensely. they won't mind me saying that they are all seeking psychiatric help and you and i might understand what is going on with the diplomatic and political levels but they do not and they really struggle to comprehend that these two world leaders, you know, on this day of all days, ortalking leaders, you know, on this day of all days, or talking about their son who is from rural northamptonshire, it still blows the mind. and i think they are overwhelmed by it and you

know, i've got charlotte sitting not very far away from me, she is in floods of tears and reallyjust contemplating what the next hour is. clearly, we are all pleased but equally anxious to see that things move ahead as quickly as possible. radd seiger, thank you so much for talking to us. spokesperson for the family of harry dunn. local public health leaders are urging the government to delay the final lifting of coronavirus restrictions in england, planned for later this month. the association of directors of public health is warning that fully unlocking onjune 21st risks an increase in hospital admissions and could reverse progress that has been made. matt graveling reports. monday, the 21st ofjune. it's been a key date in most of our diaries for months — the day on which the nation can unmask, and sit as close to as many friends as we like. but hasjune the 21st come too soon?

ministers say they will confirm by monday if the lifting of all remaining legal restrictions in england will still go ahead on this date. but some scientists want a delay to allow more time to examine the spread of the variant first identified in india, and the impact on hospital numbers. but the hospitality industry says that another delay will mean some businesses are forced to close their doors for good. the association of directors of public health say covid is not going to disappear on the 21st ofjune, and lifting all measures risks reversing the progress we've made. that it could leave us vulnerable to new variants, alongside an increase in the number of people in hospital. their message to the government is simple — extend current measures because patience now will pay off later. it's a big decision, and one that's still being made. these are the tough decisions that

government have to make. we've had to make them all along. you know, there's a lot of people who want to go slower, there's a lot of people who want to go faster. the impact on business is devastating. the impact on events and the summer events is devastating. there is nothing easy about these decisions. i haven't seen the data. the government is getting the data. with a decision expected in the coming days, both scientists and the government agree... ..that monday the 21st ofjune needs to be more about the data than the date. matt graveling, bbc news. the uk economy grew by its fastest monthly level since july last year. gdp figures out today — that's the total value of all goods and services created — show that the economy grew by 2.3% in april. much of that growth has come as restrictions on shops and the high street eased, but also from pubs, restaurants and hospitality. our business presenter ben thompson in chiswick for us this morning.

i know you are gauging the reaction to the possibility that the final easing of restrictions might be delayed by a few more weeks. what sort of impact would that have on the growth we are starting to see? yes, it is really interesting, you're right. that growth figure that looks back to april, we should be very aware this is a backward —looking indicator, telling us what has already happened and quite rightly, the focus now is on what happens next. and that possible delay to reopening beyond the 21st ofjune has caused a lot of concern, particularly in the hospitality industry. but also for things like gymnasiums, cinemas as well, desperate to shake off the final restriction so they can properly open their doors and get people back in and filled their venues to capacity because a lot of businesses i've been speaking to say yes, we may look like we are open but we are

not able to get as many customers through the doors, we are contending with things like restrictions on the rule of six, mask wearing, social distancing. which means many pubs and restaurants are barely breaking even, many reporting a loss, one in four pubs not open at all because theyjust four pubs not open at all because they just don't four pubs not open at all because theyjust don't have the space. and so it is a huge concern if there is any delay to reopening about what it could mean because things like rent payments will come and they savour them, it could be the difference between coming out of the end of this pandemic and having survived, or having to shut the doors for good. i've been speaking to a lot of businesses around the country and they've been telling me it is very crucial for their business that there is no delay to that reopening on the 21st ofjune. there hasn't been much to dance about at the chalk nightclub in brighton for more than a year now. the bar is closed and the dance floor is empty. we were a smaller venue that was next door. and we... we did a massive expansion

which opened in september 2019. about a million quid was invested in getting this place to what it is now, and it managed to operate for six months before it was closed. so in terms of the business model, it's been extra, extra problematic for us. and so any delay to reopening could threaten the survival of the industry. i think that what's going to happen is that we'll be allowed to open injuly. i think that what's going to be required is more people need to be vaccinated. for this individual business, the most important thing is not having to be locked down again — ever, ever. that's what will cause a problem — closing september, october, november, december, january. that would cause us the biggest problem in the world. this pub was closed for nearly nine months, but with social distancing, mask—wearing and the rule of six, it is open — but it is far from business as usual. we show them to the table. we sit them down. we've had a board made that tells

them what beers we've got. we take their order. we go back to the bar, we pull the drinks and we bring it to them. so, basically, you know, we've had to employ extra staff to, you know, to work alongside me. it's cost us roughly around £20,000 to invest in more tables and chairs to house the people, to paint all our benches to make the place more appealing. new figures show that most pubs arejust breaking even. many are making a loss. we're open, and i'd rather not look back. i'd rather be very, very, very positive and look forward. and we keep looking forward to when we can open properly. whatever happens upstairs, you still have to come down and smile. and it's been very, very difficult to smile but we keep smiling, and we keep going. but easing restrictions isjust part of the challenge — finding enough customers has

proved much harder. naomi's coffee shop in birmingham relies on passing trade that disappeared overnight. we get at least one day a week, two days a week that are still exceptionally quiet. today has been very much that way. and it's just so unpredictable. that's the hardest part. we waited, you know, long enough to have indoor seating, which definitely has helped, but it's still not enough. we still need... we need the office workers to come in and part of our business is takeaway — we set it up so we offer breakfast that workers can grab and then take back to their office. and we need... we need everyone back to work. i think we can probably keep going till the end of the summer. we have a two—year break clause and we're really starting to question whether we will have to leave then. so wejust need... we need things to pick up because we're just really hanging on by a thread.

changes to the current plan — even ifjust a short delay — aren't just a frustration. they could mean the difference between surviving this pandemic and closing the doors for good. so, a taste of what has happened around the country and here at this pub in chiswick, just on the banks of the river, they were saying their concern is getting people back through the doors, that spontaneous drink that you might pop in for a bit of lunch if you have been out shopping, they've not been able to do that because you need to boo, make sure you have obeyed all the protocols. there is a restaurant owner that was here with me earlier, a restaurant in the city of london, and he says his tables are now on furlough because he can't get them filled to capacity. i spoke to a gymnasium owner, he's worried about paying rent because many of his members cancelled their membership in the pandemic and they are slow to

come back. he's also spent a lot of money making that gym saved by removing equipment and changing how they operate. so loads of businesses now have got their eye on the 21st ofjune to make sure they can get back to some sort of normality. for me and you, a couple of weeks today, here or there may not sound like a lot but for many of them that i have spoken to, they say any delay the lifting of those final restrictions that will prevent them operating as normal, could be in some cases, the difference between surviving this pandemic and having to shut the doors for good.— pandemic and having to shut the doors for good. thank you so much for that. i think _ doors for good. thank you so much for that. i think the _ doors for good. thank you so much for that. i think the weather - doors for good. thank you so much for that. i think the weather is - for that. i think the weather is helpful at least we can say the weather is helpful when it comes to sitting outside. matt taylor has the full because now, some sunshine? it will take some time but lots of sunshine around for alfresco dining

this weekend and it is going to get hotel's of you. 0ut there at the moat there is a lot of clout and some patchy rain and drizzle. a few showers across parts of north and west scotland, northern ireland and a zonal sicker cloud spreading southwards across england and wales. there is mainly through wales and south—west england. humid towards the south—east corner and a bit fresher and breezy other than north and recent days but pleasant enough when you see the sunny breaks later. this evening and overnight, cloud will come and go with a few showers in 0rkney and shetland but most will be dry. whilst it will still be a mountain of night, compared to recent nights, not as humid as it has been, certainly for the northern half of the country with temperatures in rural parts back down to single figures. tomorrow, evenif down to single figures. tomorrow, even if we start with a bit of clout, there will be a fair bit of sunshine developing for a time although it turns hazy in northern ireland and western parts of scotland data and temperatures are similar to today but without the humidity in the south—east corner and then as we go into sunday, lots of sunshine and increasingly hot, temperatures up to maybe 28 or 29 for some. temperatures up to maybe 28 or 29 forsome. goodbye temperatures up to maybe 28 or 29 for some. goodbye for now.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. ahead of the g7 summit of global leaders, prime minister boris johnson pledges to donate 100 million vaccine doses to developing countries over the next year. the prime minister has also said that he and president biden are working together to resolve the row about the death of harry dunn, killed after a collision involving a car driven by a us citizen. local public health officials are urging the government to delay lifting the last coronavirus restrictions in england, due to take place on the 21st ofjune. and the delayed euro 2020 will get under way tonight in rome. 2a teams will contest the tournament, including england, scotland and wales. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning.

the wait is finally over. the delayed euro 2020 tournament kicks off in rome, before wales are the first home nation in action tomorrow, with england and scotland following on sunday and monday. a month of football lies ahead across 11 different countries. adam wild looks ahead. amongst the home nations, there are those who can hardly wait, those who have had to wait far too long and those carrying, as always, the weight of expectation. and the tournament that kept football waiting is finally here. for scotland, arriving at their training base in darlington this week, the significance of their presence is not lost on anyone. their first major tournament this century, evoking memories of campaigns past and igniting hopes for the future. we've got a great group here. we are unbeaten a good few games now so i think we are going into the tournament in very high spirits and looking to progress. the world cup back in 1998 was the last time scotland's men made one of football's big stages.

since then, more than two decades of disappointment. they begin against czech republic on monday. if scotland's recent past is there to be overcome, for wales, it is there to be recreated. commentator: what a turn, what a goal! i their adventures at the last euros rose was one of welsh their adventures at the last euros was one of welsh football's greatest summers, carrying on all the way to the semifinals. 2021's group of players know there's a lot to live up to. i've nothing but good memories of that tournament. i'm just excited to go at it again. there's that expectation that we've built for ourselves this time that, you know, we are expected to get some results now. wales, for now, are based out in baku, but back home, england are readying themselves with an optimism befitting their potential. now is probably the best chance we have ever had to achieve something so big in a tournament. we definitely have a good enough team to go all the way in this tournament. # it's coming home, it's coming home # it's coming, football's coming home...#.

a european championship played at least in part on home shores will stir for some powerful memories of 25 years ago. commentator: brilliant, oh, yes! at euro 96, england and scotland famously met and they will do so again next week. a year later than planned. the wait, then, almost over. adam wild, bbc news. alan shearer was the top scorer when england last played at home in the european championships 25 years ago. he's very optimistic about the prospects for gareth southgate's side. have got —— we have got some really young, talented players, some really exciting talent and if gareth can get them playing, which we all hope he can do, then you just never know. i have been on the end of it where i said about euro 96 where we did not get off to the best start but then all of a sudden, we put in a performance against scotland and then the dutch, then you think, we are onto something, hear and i

think, that is what we are hoping gareth and the boys can do. my one concern for scotland is where the goals are going to come from. they've got some very good players in there, who are experienced players and play at the highest level in the premier league. and again, ithink level in the premier league. and again, i think very much like wales, their opening game is key. england and scotland fans will be at wembley and hampden, for their opening matches, and fans are back at edgbaston as test cricket is back there. and they were reminded that england are still prone to batting collapses, too. there were 18,000 spectators enjoying themselves in the stands in birmingham. that long thing is known as a beer snake. and there's someone in a boris mask chasing a virus. good distractions for the england fans, who weren't enjoying much of the early action, asjoe root�*s side wobbled in the second test against new zealand. however, 50s from rory burns and dan lawrence means they'll resume this morning in much better shape on 258—7. theres an epic encounter in the men's french open semifinal later. 20—time grand slam winner and 13—time champion at roland garros rafa nadal taking

on the 18—time major winner novak djokovic. while in the women's draw, barbora krejcikova of the czech republic will play russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova in the women's final tomorrow. krejcikova came through an epic semi against maria sakkari that lasted more than three hours, winning the deciding set on herfifth match point. pavlyuchenkova won her semi in straight sets. one of great britain's big hopes at the tokyo 0lympics, dina asher—smith, dominated the women's 200 metres at the diamond league in florence. she won comfortably with a season's best performance of 22.6 seconds as she continues her preparations for the olympics. meanwhile, laura muir came third in the 1500 metres. the excitement is beginning ahead of the euros. that's all the sport for now, but can ijust direct you to a new bbc sport podcast which launches today.

dan roan and guests will be analysing the big sports stories. you can listen and subscribe to the sports desk every friday via bbc sounds. let's head to cornwall now where the g7 summit of world leaders is getting under way. ben brown is there for us. good morning. sunshine yet —— no sunshine yet although sunshine yet —— no sunshine yet althouthoe biden was saying when he was chatting tojon sopel, who need sunshine when you've got such a beautiful country? and it is a very beautiful country? and it is a very beautiful part of the country. i'm here at tregenna castle, the resort in st ives, cornwall in the south west of england which is hosting world leaders for the g7 summit. very much two centres of attention, the pandemic, how to vaccinate the world and mastermind an economic recovery from the world from the pandemic and also climate change. slightly confusingly, not only other 67 slightly confusingly, not only other g7 leaders here but also arriving this weekend, leaders of four other countries, the so—called democratic

11, so australia, south korea, and south africa. we can now speak tojulia gillard, chair of the global partnership for education, and former pm of australia. thank you forjoining us. we will talk about education in a moment but first, what are your hopes for this 67 first, what are your hopes for this g7 summit, with so much work to do in helping the world recover from the pandemic?— in helping the world recover from the andemic? , , . the pandemic? yes, there is so much work to do and _ the pandemic? yes, there is so much work to do and if _ the pandemic? yes, there is so much work to do and if we _ the pandemic? yes, there is so much work to do and if we have _ the pandemic? yes, there is so much work to do and if we have learned - work to do and if we have learned anything from the pandemic, it is that a problem behind one nation's borders does not stop there. it comes out and affects the rest of the world and so i think the g7 needs to be focused on that from a health perspective. what do we need to do to enter the pandemic? we need to do to enter the pandemic? we need to vaccinate the world. but also, from an education perspective, because if we want to live in a world of peace and prosperity, that is about educating every child, particularly every girl and alongside the health crisis has gone school closures, so there is much to

do to make sure that progress in the development of education in poorer parts of the world is not lost. find parts of the world is not lost. and i know a lot _ parts of the world is not lost. and i know a lot of _ parts of the world is not lost. and i know a lot of experts are saying the pandemic has really destroyed the pandemic has really destroyed the chances for many children around the chances for many children around the world. one report said something like 2a million girls may never get back into the classroom because of the pandemic. back into the classroom because of the pandemic— back into the classroom because of the pandemic. yes, there are some very disturbing _ the pandemic. yes, there are some very disturbing figures _ the pandemic. yes, there are some very disturbing figures out - the pandemic. yes, there are some very disturbing figures out there, . very disturbing figures out there, and at the global partnership for education, we have seen that in earlier health crises like the ebola epidemic, when schools close for a health reason and then reopen sometime later, the most marginalised children, particularly the girls, may not make it back to school, they might become subject to child marriage, going to child labour, be put by families on domestic duties rather than going back to education. in this pandemic, we have mobilised with $500 million

of resources to try to maintain educational continuity and to make sure children come back to school. but we need to do so much more, which is why girls education needs to be on the agenda and is on the agenda at the g7 and we are looking forward under the leadership of prime ministerjohnson and the president of kenya, president kenyatta, to the global education summit which will be held in london in latejuly, where we are hoping to raise 5 billion us dollars to support education worldwide. in terms of australia's role, as i mentioned australia is now part of the wider gathering this weekend. do you think australia can make a meaningful contribution to these global discussions and debates in cornwall this weekend? weill. global discussions and debates in cornwall this weekend?— global discussions and debates in cornwall this weekend? well, i am a ve roud cornwall this weekend? well, i am a very proud australian _ cornwall this weekend? well, i am a very proud australian so _ cornwall this weekend? well, i am a very proud australian so i _ cornwall this weekend? well, i am a very proud australian so i always - very proud australian so i always think we could make a meaningful contribution to global debate, and i

am sure that prime minister morrison will be there, discussing with other leaders the issues we have just canvassed, both the recovery from the pandemic and vaccinating the world. but over time, australia has also been a very strong supporter of the global partnership for education, and i have been asking my australian friends and colleagues in the government to step up and to raise their hand with a very ambitious pledge towards gpe later this year. ambitious pledge towards gpe later this ear. ~ . ., ambitious pledge towards gpe later this ear. . ., ., this year. what about vaccinations? we have heard _ this year. what about vaccinations? we have heard a _ this year. what about vaccinations? we have heard a promise _ this year. what about vaccinations? we have heard a promise from - this year. what about vaccinations? | we have heard a promise from boris johnson, 100 million surplus doses will be given by the uk. joe biden has promised half a billion doses, do you think australia will be promising doses to the rest of the world and the poorer countries of the world? i’m world and the poorer countries of the world?— world and the poorer countries of the world? i'm afraid i don't have an insiaht the world? i'm afraid i don't have an insight into _ the world? i'm afraid i don't have an insight into the _ the world? i'm afraid i don't have an insight into the current - an insight into the current government thinking but i do hope that australia plays its part alongside other nations in both addressing the need to vaccinate the world and of course the education

work. , . world and of course the education work. �* ., , ., world and of course the education work. , . , ., ., ~ world and of course the education work. �* ., , ., ., ~ i., , work. julia gillard, thank you very much indeed _ work. julia gillard, thank you very much indeed for _ work. julia gillard, thank you very much indeed for being _ work. julia gillard, thank you very much indeed for being with - work. julia gillard, thank you very much indeed for being with us. i work. julia gillard, thank you very l much indeed for being with us. the former australian prime minister, there. as i say, the twin challenges of this summit over the next three days, really, pandemic recovery and climate change as well which we will be examining throughout the day. we'll have much more from the summit throughout the day, but for now back to the studio. more from ben coming up. some research now from public health england about the delta variant of covid—19, and public health england says latest research suggests the delta variant is associated with an approximately 60% increased risk of household transmission compared to the alpha variant. rather better

news, though, public health england says the data also suggests the vaccination programme continues to mitigate the impact of the delta variant, the one first identified in india, in populations who have high two dose vaccine coverage. this is why we are hearing the repeated message to get vaccinated and if you have had your first dose, to message to get vaccinated and if you have had yourfirst dose, to make sure you get the second vaccine as well because it seems according to the latest data that the vaccine programme is mitigating the impact of the delta variant where you have areas where there are high two dose vaccine coverage. regular and strenuous exercise increases the risk of motor neurone disease in people who are genetically vulnerable — according to a study. researchers at the university of sheffield say the number of high profile athletes who have developed the disease is not a coincidence. the scientists say nobody should stop exercising as a result of the study, but they hope the findings could lead to ways of screening people who may be at higher risk.

the research was headed by professor dame pam shaw, who is the director of the neuroscience institute at the university of sheffield. asa as a clinician, doing clinics for patients with mnd, i have always suspected that being a fit, athletic sort of person is a risk factor, but the studies that have been done until now in the medical literature has been controversial. some studies have shown the link and other studies have not confirmed that and i think the step forward with the research we have just published is that it confirms there is a causal link between being the sort of person that does strenuous, regular physical activity, and the development of mnd, but not in everyone, only in genetically susceptible individuals. qm. everyone, only in genetically susceptible individuals. ok, so you were seeing _ susceptible individuals. ok, so you were seeing enough _ susceptible individuals. ok, so you

were seeing enough people - susceptible individuals. ok, so you were seeing enough people who i susceptible individuals. ok, so you l were seeing enough people who did susceptible individuals. ok, so you i were seeing enough people who did a lot of exercise and who had motor neurone disease to make you suspicious that there was some sort of, like, it was more thanjust suspicious that there was some sort of, like, it was more than just a coincidence, so how are you able to identify the link? we coincidence, so how are you able to identify the link?— identify the link? we used new techniques- — identify the link? we used new techniques. in _ identify the link? we used new techniques. in the _ identify the link? we used new techniques. in the study - identify the link? we used new techniques. in the study we . identify the link? we used new l techniques. in the study we have just published, we took three approaches, and the first approach was to use sophisticated technique called mendelian randomisation, and what that means, in a nutshell is that you study the genetic architecture of hundreds of thousands of individuals who have completed a physical exercise questionnaire and from that, you can identify the genetic variations that predispose the person to be an athlete, to have a high level of physical activity. you then take another big genetic set of data to

identify the risk factors for mnd, and you put the two together. so the first set is the exposure, which is high levels of physical activity. the second genetic set is the outcome, which is the development of motor neurone disease. qm. outcome, which is the development of motor neurone disease.— motor neurone disease. ok, so what is the message _ motor neurone disease. ok, so what is the message now? _ motor neurone disease. ok, so what is the message now? should - motor neurone disease. ok, so what is the message now? should people| is the message now? should people reduce their exercise levels? i think we are not at the stage where we can say that in a robust way yet. what we need to do, we have identified the body's stress response to acute physical activity, and the suspicion is that patients susceptible to mnd don't mount the full physiological stress response so we need to dig down into those complex pathways to pull out precisely the genetic risk factors. but we did take one subset of

patients with mnd who have the commonest genetic cause of the disease, it is caused by a mutation in a gene and 10% of mnd patients will have that change so we looked carefully at the history of physical exercise in those patients that had the c9 change and what we found is if you have that genetic risk factor, and you have high levels of physical activity as part of your lifestyle, then you develop the mnd at a younger age compared to those who don't have high levels of physical activity.— physical activity. sorry to interrupt- _ physical activity. sorry to interrupt. no _ physical activity. sorry to interrupt. no problem. i physical activity. sorry to | interrupt. no problem. so physical activity. sorry to - interrupt. no problem. so are you talkin: interrupt. no problem. so are you talking about _ interrupt. no problem. so are you talking about starting _ interrupt. no problem. so are you talking about starting some - interrupt. no problem. so are you talking about starting some kind l interrupt. no problem. so are you| talking about starting some kind of screening programme, is that what you would hope to do? we screening programme, is that what you would hope to do?— you would hope to do? we are not read to you would hope to do? we are not ready to do _ you would hope to do? we are not ready to do that _ you would hope to do? we are not ready to do that yet. _ you would hope to do? we are not ready to do that yet. we _ you would hope to do? we are not ready to do that yet. we need - you would hope to do? we are not ready to do that yet. we need to l ready to do that yet. we need to delve into the specific genetic changes that predispose an

individual, and that is notjust one thing. it is going to be a complex mixture of genetic variation so the next step in our programme is to delve into that and then i hope we would be able to identify the genetic risk factors which, when combined with a lifestyle that involves high levels of physical activity, predisposes the person to develop mnd. and the ultimate aim is to be able to predict risk, to allow people to make lifestyle choices, but more importantly, it may enable us to take up preventative strategies. us to take up preventative strategies-— us to take up preventative strategies. us to take up preventative strateuies. ., ., ., strategies. professor dame pamela shaw talking _ strategies. professor dame pamela shaw talking to _ strategies. professor dame pamela shaw talking to me _ strategies. professor dame pamela shaw talking to me earlier. - a new study has found that almost half the plastic polluting the seas comes from takeaway food and drinks. scientists from the university of cadiz in spain analysed 12 million pieces of litterfound in waters across the world.

they said they were surprised such a high proportion was made up of plastic bottles, knives, forks, food containers and wrappers. a british woman who was attacked by a crocodile in a mexican lagoon last weekend is now out of a medically—induced coma. 28—year—old melissa laurie was saved by her twin sister, georgia, who fought off the reptile by repeatedly punching it in the face. in a message shared with bbc�*s newsbeat, georgia said her sister is awake and "happy to see her". i want to let you know that i saw mel earlier and she is doing much better, she is doing really good. they took the tube out of her. she's been breathing on her own very well. she can't talk because of the soreness in her throat from the tube. they said that when they were explaining the procedure to her before they did it, that she understood and comprehended everything. she recognised me, knew who i was. seemed happy to see me.

and, yeah, she's doing much better. starbucks says it's experiencing shortages of ingredients in the us as demand soars and supply chains are stretched by the reopening of the economy. one report suggests there are problems sourcing 25 ingredients. for weeks, customers have been complaining that outlets had run out of their favourite items, from drink syrups to baked goods. the video game firm ea says it's been targeted by hackers who've stolen valuable software. it said the source code for fifa 21, part of its hugely popular football game franchise, had been taken. ea's statement came in response to vice news reporting that cyber criminals were trying to sell the software on various dark web forums. it's been more than a century since britain's largest bird of prey, the sea eagle, has been spotted on loch lomond near glasgow.

but during the quiet months of lockdown, the birds returned to nest. now, with activity and footfall increasing around the popular spot, there are fears that they could be scared away. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been to loch lomond for us. out on patrol in the waters of loch lomond, the rangers who make sure any visitors here, both human and animal, remain safe, are now looking out for britain's largest bird of prey, too. have you seen these birds? i have, indeed. there is no mistaking them. they are absolutely huge. it was more shock at first. we are used to seeing ospreys and buzzards, gulls, crows, anything like that, loads of different wildlife birds. but seeing a white—tailed eagle, it's a good feeling. with their eight—foot wingspan, sea eagles, or white—tailed eagles, were once hunted to extinction. but successfully reintroduced, there are now thought to be over 150 breeding pairs. as their numbers have grown, the territory they can be spotted in has spread.

i don't think my luck�*s in today, unfortunately. no sign today, no. the loch lomond pair arrived during the quiet of lockdown. experts hope, even as it gets busier again, they will choose to stay. very heavily protected, so we are obviously avoiding disturbance of them, but they are wonderful birds to see back. the fear we have is the birds will be disturbed from people either walking and getting too close to the nest, orfrom being on the water, either kayaking orjet skiing. but the hope is that won't happen and the birds will come back next year and they will breed successfully and we will have a breeding pair of sea eagles on loch lomond. these waters, quiet today, can get noisy. just to let you know we have set up an exclusion zone in this area. we are restricting all traffic. so there is now a restricted area around where the birds have built a nest and a campaign to make sure people know to stay away. it is nice to see the sea eagles, as well. but, as a last resort, anyone who does get too close faces

the threat of a prison sentence or a £5,000 fine. that is a big sanction. it is, but it is very important to protect our key wildlife species. what does it say about the loch, birds like this coming back? with the return of ospreys to loch lomond, with the return of white—tailed eagles, we start to see a better balance of the wildlife. but not everyone is happy to see the birds return. in some locations, sea eagles have attacked lambs. and while this hasn't happened here, farmers are concerned and warn they will be counting their livestock. they want something that is easy. a newborn lamb, young lamb, is an easy kill. it is very worrying, because it can decimate a sheep flock. it is more than a century since sea eagles have been seen nesting this close to glasgow. their reappearance means a new balance is needed between all those who use these waters.

but conservationists hope that, with a little help, they will stay, breed and flourish. the full —— beautiful images from loch lomond. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello, little bit more sunshine and for some of you who have had grey sky so far today and even in places like cornwall, where we have seen scenes like this in the past few days, beamed out across the world, there will be some blues guys around this weekend. in fact, much more sunshine developing across the country this weekend, still quite humid, if you are not enjoying that, and for some, as the sun comes out, it will feel particularly hot. today, howeverfeels it will feel particularly hot. today, however feels a it will feel particularly hot. today, howeverfeels a bit it will feel particularly hot. today, however feels a bit fresher. weather fronts pushing today, however feels a bit fresher. weatherfronts pushing in from today, however feels a bit fresher. weather fronts pushing in from the north and west. the northern half of the country will have a slightly fresh feel. those weather fronts still producing a few showers across the north and west of scotland, northern ireland come into the afternoon. some drizzly light rain

into wales and south—west england and then a zone of thicker cloud through the midlands towards the wash as we go through the afternoon. to the south and east of that, still some sunshine, to the north, a better chance of some afternoon sunshine compared with this morning and more of a breeze, which is helping to bring in slightly fresher conditions. still pleasant enough in the sunshine but to the south—east, still very humid with temperatures like yesterday, 2a or 25 degrees. that means of course it will be humid for those heading to the cricket. maybe not quite so much to the end of the afternoon. lots of cloud and the outside chance of a bit of drizzle during the middle part of the day but we will see a lot of play if not a complete day's play today. this evening and overnight, showers over northern ireland and 0rkney and shetland, partly clear skies across the rest of the country, still a fair bit of cloud but compared to last night and the night before, temperatures down a bit. while it still will be mild, it won't be quite as muggy as we start the weekend. for the weekend, the humid airwill start the weekend. for the weekend, the humid air will be back because high pressure is building, pushing up high pressure is building, pushing up from the azores and we start to bring in some pretty warm air around

it once again but we will also see increasing amounts of sunshine. 0n increasing amounts of sunshine. on saturday, any morning cloud will break up for many, and we will see some good sunny spells into the afternoon. a few showers for 0rkney and shetland and some high clouds drifting in and turning the skies milky across northern ireland and western scotland. it stops the temperature rise here but elsewhere, after a slightly fresher start, a very pleasant day with damages for many in the high teens if not low to mid 20s. into sunday, early morning mist and fog clears and lots of sunshine for the vast majority. some cloud and rain for the hebrides and lewis and harris later but for most, it is going to be a sunny day and a hot one. 26 in the east of scotland and we get close to 30 across parts of the midlands and south—east england. see you soon.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. ahead of the g7 summit of global leaders uk prime minister borisjohnson pledges to donate 100—million vaccine doses to developing countries over the next year. we have on order over 500 million doses so we are donating 100 million doses, we are beginning with five million in the next few weeks. that will be delivered by the end of september. borisjohnson has hailed the alliance between the us and the uk as an "indestructible relationship". we'll be live from cornwall throughout the day to bring

you all the latest from the summit.