this is bbc news, i'm christian fraser in cornwall, where queen elizabeth has been hosting a lavish reception for world leaders attending the g7 summit. the venue: the eden project which houses the world's largest indoor rainforest, on the agenda: climate change. earlier, prime minister borisjohnson welcomed leaders to the first in—person talks for nearly two years, with the focus firmly on the coronavirus pandemic: we need to make sure that we learn the lessons from the pandemic, we need to make sure that we don't repeat some of the errors that were made. i'm shaun ley in london — also on the programme... a teenager who filmed the murder of george floyd by a police officer

is given a specialjournalism award by the pulitzer prize board. applause. and an emphatic win for italy in the opening match of euro 2020 as they beat turkey 3—0 at the olympic stadium in rome. hello, a warm welcome to falmouth in south—west england — just along the coast from the eden project, where leaders of the g7 countries have been attending a lavish reception with queen elizabeth to highlight the need to tackle climate change. earlier, uk prime minister boris

johnson predicted that the world's leading economies would bounce back from the coronavirus crisis but also urged his counterparts to learn from the mistakes of the pandemic. speaking at the start of the first in—person meeting in nearly two years, mrjohnson stressed the importance of ensuring that the recovery helped all parts of society. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the day's events. getting to this remote part of the country isn't easy. they've come from five continents to cornwall. but the winding last mile of the journey of the most powerful leaders in the world ended down on the beach. coronavirus kept prime ministers, presidents and millions of as a part but of the most powerful democracy is in the world are lining up together. some of them appear but they can't even get quite close enough. the prime minister wants a joint huge vow for a billion vaccines so the world can gather again too. official hellos done, time for vital talks behind closed doors.

thank you all very much for coming. it's genuinely wonderful to see everybody in person. we are building back better together and building back greener and building back fairer, and building back more equal and, how shall i come in a more gender neutral and perhaps a more feminine way, how about that? a reference to getting more girls into classrooms in developing countries. make the world a better place. that's the g7 theory at least. the first lady and the duchess of cambridge descended on the four and five—year—olds of connor downs academy in hayle today, unusually the royal family part of this week's big political push. and downing street reckons they've sailed over the first big hurdle, rebooting the so—called special relationship between the united states and the uk with a new name for a new chapter too.

so it's a relationship, we call it the deep and meaningful relationship, the indestructible relationship, it's a relationship that has endured for a very long time and has been an important part of peace and prosperity, both in europe and around the world. and when it comes to vaccine, you are making huge progress, about 100 million, but in the next few weeks the uk is only sending 5 million, you could have already sent vaccines to the developing countries, that hasn't happened. isn't there a danger you up talking big and making big promises but then you deliver something else? with great respect, laura, i think the people of this country should be very proud that of the 1.5 billion doses that have been distributed around the world to the poorest and neediest in the world, one in three come from the oxford astrazeneca deal

that the uk did and yes, we are putting in 5 million doses by september but we'll do 100 million before 12 months is out. that's a huge number of extra doses. that's one of the objections from outside. there are a few small but noisy bands of protesters who've made it to the fringes of the summit and trouble looms on a different front too. the uk is not at the eu table any more but the others are still huddle together with intense tension over how brexit has affected northern ireland, plotting perhaps how to take on borisjohnson on that tomorrow. that's a side bar to the main business though. a commitment to big democracies working together. the multilateralism, the german chancellor says, that's gone missing in recent years. if global cooperation really is on the way back, look who arrived to witness it. the monarchy in full force,

three generations of gladhanding, and prince charles tonight even suggesting what the politicians themselves should do. the next king told them if they can cooperate on covid, they should cooperate on the climate too. the fight against this terrible pandemic provides a crystal clear example of the scale and sheer speed at which the global community can tackle crises when we combine political will with business ingenuity and public mobilisation. ladies and gentlemen, we are doing it for the pandemic, so if you don't mind me saying so, we must also do it for the planet. after tonight's greenery at the eden project, leaders will talk about the environment in the next few days but the centre of the world stage was filled by the host of honour, who has walked it for longer

than the rest of them. seats out, handbag down, the queen's quip about how fun this really is. how's that? are you supposed to be looking as if you are enjoying it? yes. we have been enjoying ourselves in spite of appearances. appearances are a vital part of all of this. the other leaders crowding into be close to her, but agreed action in the next 48 hours is what matters and what will be left behind. the queen in the very good humour. that is a photo that every world leader enjoys. world leaders have pledged to donate one billion covid vaccines to poorer countries that are struggling to vaccinate their populations. in south africa, for example, only i% have had theirfirstjab. our science editor david shukman looks at whether today's pledge from g7 leaders will be enough.

coronavirus vaccines are starting to reach the remotest corners of the world. this team has come to a village in kenya. but the problem isn't so much giving out doses, but getting hold of them in the first place, to have any chance of getting even a fraction of each country immunised by the autumn. africa needs an extra 225 million doses. this will really require a massive effort, as our early projections indicate that without a significant boost in the availability of vaccines, only seven african countries will achieve this goal. so far, around the world, about 2 billion doses have been given and some 480 million people are now fully vaccinated. but that's still only 6.2% of the global population, and some regions have done far better than others. sub—saharan africa has received only i% of all vaccine doses, and 18 african countries have either

totally run out — like morocco and rwanda — or are due to run out in the next few weeks, including kenya and ghana. so, africa is really the... seems to be the last continent that will be vaccinated. it will be mid—to—end of next year, by our calculations. but currently, there simply aren't enough doses available for africa. they haven't procured enough doses. and the real problem is that africa is not producing any doses. they don't have any domestic production, apart from a little bit in south africa. so, what needs to happen? well, we've had a flurry of offers from the g7. the us promising 500 million doses, the uk 100 million, the eu the same, and japan, 30 million. but the medical charity the wellcome trust says the rich nations should be giving a billion doses this year, and also filling a gap in the funding of $18 billion for testing and for treatments in the poorest countries. and as a reminder of the urgency

of all this, uganda is the latest country to go back into lockdown, with schools closing and children sent home, as cases have suddenly shot up again. there is a clear route out of the pandemic but, as things stand, it will take time. david shukman, bbc news. well that reception at the eden project biosphere, underlined one of the main themes of this summit, climate change. i've been speaking to canada's minister of environment and climate change, jonathan wilkinson, who says his nation is on track to achieve its target to slash greenhouse gas emissions but that each g7 country must step up to meet theirs. it is an ambitious target, there's no question about that. particularly given the size of the oil and gas sector in this country. we have taken an approach which is to focus on all of the sectors and looking at ways

in which we can reduce emissions, certainly with respect to oil and gas, there are enormous opportunities to reduce emissions whether that's the use of hydrogen or carbon capture or a range of other things as we move towards the net zero future by 2050 that we need to. what concerns people when they look at cananda is you are putting a lot of new money into pipelines. the amount of oil produced in alberta is projected to double by 2030, and now we get news in the last few weeks that line five as it is called, the new pipeline, is being put under the world's largest source of freshwater. and that's the great lakes. you are promising things on climate change and yet we see very different things back home in canada. that's actually not true. if you look at the climate plan this government has put into place, it's perhaps the most detailed one in the world, i would put up against the climate plans in your country pretty much any day. and it certainly is focused

on ensuring that we are reducing emissions in every sector, not simply oil and gas but industrial sectors, the transportation sector and we are working closely with our american friends, working closely with the united kingdom and our european partners to ensure that we are all making progress, the progress we need to make to ensure that we achieve the targets we must if we are going to halt the global rise in temperature. givenjust how vital oil is to a community like alberta, is it politically expedient to agree some of the things you agreed here, like to end new subsidies for oil and coal, can you sell that in a community like alberta? i believe we can. one has to look at the challenge of climate change is an enormous economic opportunity for countries that are thoughtful about how they engage in and how early, and there is economic opportunities

for all regions including the oil and gas producing regions of this great country. it will ensure that we are able to provide good jobs for families and for kids as they grow. this is a science issue and our approach has to be driven to be driven by science, which is the world must achieve the net zero target and we have to find the pathways that are will work most effectively for for canada. that may be different for the united kingdom or germany but we have to arrive at the same end goal. idid speak i did speak to somebody on the fringes today, somebody who looks at those promises and sees whether they are being kept. she reminded me that what is a great here is crucially important because sst trajectory for what is then discussed at the g20 in october in rome, and subsequently what will be discussed at the un

climate change conference in glasgow cop 26 at the end of the year. it is crucially important the path that is sent down here, the way that it influences other countries who would join the g7 for talks later in the year. so the summit resumes tomorrow. a number of bilateral conversations that will be going on tomorrow between borisjohnson and the french president emmanuel macron and also with the european commission president ursula von der leyen and the prime minister, they will be watched very closely over theissue will be watched very closely over the issue of northern ireland and how the brexit trade negotiations are going in northern ireland. we know the difficulties there and how that overshadows the summit. but then they will get back to the main event. i should just say before i leave you the wind is starting to blow so we hope will blow the misle away from cornwall who knows tomorrow when the summit resumes we mightjust have some some time. we live in hope. i thought christian posh mccarran

was looking a little tasseled and that explains it. most of the misle is pushed away and more sunshine. —— kristin's hair was a little tasseled. you're watching bbc news — i'm shaun ley in london — let s get some of the day s other i'm shaun ley in london — politicians in pakistan are threatening penalties for those refusing covid vaccinations, in an effort to push more people to get a jab. the health ministry in punjab says sim cards belonging to unvaccinated residents will be blocked. in sindh, government employees will only be paid if they've had the vaccine. covid infections have fallen dramatically in pakistan but officials want the vaccination campaign to gather pace. around ten—million doses have been administered so far. regulators in the us have ruled that 60 million doses of thejohnson & johnson coronavirus vaccine will need to be discarded because of suspected contamination. the doses were produced in a factory in baltimore operated by emergent biosolutions, where federal regulators have been conducting a review over the course of several weeks. the secretary of state for the us state of georgia, brad raffensperger, has said election workers are continuing to receive threats over last year's presidential election result. in a tweet, mr raffesnperger said

false claims that the election had been stolen had led to threats of violence or death. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: fans celebrate in rome after italy beat turkey 3—0 at the opening match of the football euro 2020 championship. the day the british liberated the falklands and by tonight british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbimania at its height. the crowd pack to see the man who has raised great hopes for an end

to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse's guard parade for the start of trooping the colour. the queen looks worried, but recovers quickly. as long as the pay to go see me, i will get out there and kick - them down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to cross the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news, our top story. the queen hosts world leaders at a reception in cornwall as the g7 summit gets under way. as world leaders pledge covid vaccines to poorer countries — here in the uk, ministers are considering delaying the final lifting of coronavirus restrictions in england by up to four weeks.

the last stage of the government's road map out of lockdown was due to take effect in ten days' time — on june 21st. but there are growing concerns about the spread of the new delta variant and a rise in new cases. it's thought a delay of a few weeks would allow for the vaccination programme to take greater effect. the british prime minister will announce his final decision on monday. here's our health editor hugh pym. tonight there is increasing speculation that the lifting of restrictions in england will be delayed beyond during the 21st. senior health officials like doctorjenny harries, visiting bolton today, will brief ministers on the spread of the delta variant first identified in india as final decisions are made. one of the really critical points is to see what the effectiveness of the vaccine has been in preventing hospitalisation, serious illness and deaths, and that piece of work is literally still ongoing, because gladly we haven't had too many cases so far.

the latest figures on the delta variant show there'd been more than 42,000 cases in the uk byjune the 9th, up sharply on the previous week. in england, there'd been 223 hospital admissions byjune the 7th, up from 89 a week before. in the latest figures, most were unvaccinated, with only 20 having had both doses. we know now conclusively that it is about 60% more transmissible, which is obviously a worry. and we also know that if you are sick with the delta variant, you're more likely to end up in hospital. the doctors' union the british medical association and public health leaders have called for a delay in the lifting of restrictions in england. they say the vaccination programme has been a great success, but more time's needed to administer second doses and case numbers are rising rapidly. the office for national statistics survey of community infections suggests in england, one in 560 people had the virus last week. that's around 97,000, up from about 85,500

people the previous week. in wales, one in 1300, in scotland, one in 540, and in northern ireland, one in 700 people had the virus. in all three, the ons said, the trend was uncertain. any thought of delays to the road map is bad news for wedding venues like this one in warwickshire. they're expecting all limits on the number of guests to be lifted onjune the 21st. if that doesn't happen, they say, it'll be a huge blow. this is probably one of the worst things to have to go through, and the waiting has been really quite awful, to be honest. not only for us as a venue, but for the couples. it's a special day for them. and there are mixed views among people we spoke to in watford. they've done this since the start of lockdown. they tell you a date, and then they change it to another one. and that is really annoying because they should be more prepared. you just have to sit. and wait, sit and wait,

hold tight and get ready- for when everything comes back. for the public, it's sitting and waiting over the weekend while officials and ministers weigh up data on vaccinations and cases while officials and ministers consider the restrictions after during the 21st with an announcement due on monday. hugh pym, bbc news. a teenage girl who filmed the murder of george floyd has been awarded a special citation in this year's pulitzer prizes. darnella frazier was recognised for her courage and for highlighting the role ordinary people have to play in journalists' quest for truth. to play in journalists' i'm nowjoined by our correspondent david willis in los angeles. david, it is worth reminding people of these pictures went global. they had it impact notjust on the wider political campaign but even on the actual trial of derek chauvin, the man convicted of murdering george floyd. man convicted of murdering george flo d. ., ., , �* floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation — floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation by _ floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation by the _ floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation by the pulitzer - this citation by the pulitzer committee and acknowledged when i

think for citing what you just said by the extraordinary impact that those harrowing images had, notjust on people here in the united states, but around the world, without them, there might not have been the site of a white police officer being found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of george floyd, northe manslaughter in the death of george floyd, nor the global protest movement against police brutality in the favour of a racial equality. and early in the morning, in minneapolis, and this lady, darnella frazier, was out walking with her nine—year—old cousin, they were making their way to the local grocery store when she saw george floyd's arrest, she sent her cousin into the grocery store, record it on her cell phone, and kept recording for almost ten minutes. it was revealed a couple of weeks later that some now approaching 80% of the

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everybody talks about the girl who recorded george floyd's death but to actually be her is a different story. actually be her is a different sto . ., ~ i. actually be her is a different sto . ., . euro 2020 kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony, a year after being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. it kicked off in rome as italy took on turkey, with the first victory to the homeside as italy won 3—0. here's andy swiss. singing. the night that football has been waiting for. a suitably italian soundtrack in rome as opera singer andrea bocelli got the euros off to a spine—tingling start. because of covid, only 16,000 were allowed in but you would hardly have guessed it, as turkey and italy

emerged to deafening anticipation after a year—long delay, it was finally time. but not before the ball arrived in a slightly unusual fashion, via remote control car, and soon it was italy in the driving seat. their first owed little to luck, an own goal by turkey, but their dominance was beyond dispute. they coolly made it 2—0 before they rounded off their perfect night in perfect style. a hugely impressive win for italy. both they and this long—awaited tournament are off to some start. andy swiss, bbc news. in tennis, novak djokovic has handed 13—time french open champion rafael nadal only his third defeat in 16 years at the clay court tournament. djokovic — the world number one — triumphed 3—6, 6—3, 7—6, 6—2 in an epic showdown with the spaniard in the roland garros semi—finals. the serb remains on course to take a 19th major and become the first man in over 50

years to win all four grand slams twice. he'll face stefanos tsitsipas of greece in sunday's final. you have been watching bbc news. hello there. the hottest weather of the year so far awaits us as we head into the weekend. it's sunday that will be the hottest day of the two, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees in the very hottest areas. it's pretty humid across parts of england and wales on friday, but that humidity will be easing somewhat as we head into the first part of saturday morning. fresher air moving in for most. that said, it will stay pretty humid around the channel islands, still with some low cloud and some fog patches here to start saturday morning. otherwise, we've got broken cloud, and these are the kind of temperatures we'll have to start the day — around about 10—14 degrees for most, so a mild start to the day already. now, for saturday morning, really, across the northern half of the uk, you'll see patches of cloud.

eastern scotland probably having some decent sunshine. wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england as well having a largely fine and settled start to the day with plenty of sunshine, too. for most areas, the weather will brighten up, but it will turn cloudier and more humid in northern ireland and western scotland. it never gets that warm, for example, in stornoway — 1a degrees here. further southwards, that's where the highest temperatures will be. across england and wales, low to mid 20s once again. and for the cricket of edgbaston, unlike the first test, no chance of interruptions. this time around, it stays dry with lots of sunshine. and wales get their european football campaign under way in azerbaijan. it will stay dry with warm sunshine here. now, for the second half of the weekend, the weather's going to get even harder. high pressure building in for most of the uk, although we do have this pesky weather front moving into the far northwest, and ultimately, that will bring some rain across the far northwest of scotland. but otherwise, most parts of the country having some long spells of sunshine, and for many, it will be very, very warm and feeling really quite humid.

26 degrees in aberdeen. highs reaching 30 degrees in the hottest areas further south. never that warm across the northwest with that thicker cloud and the rain. it does mean as england start their european campaign against croatia at wembley, it's still going to be pretty warm — 27 celsius — and a warm night will follow sunday night. these are the temperatures, still, at 11 o'clock. a warm one for sleeping with those temperatures still well into the 20s. into next week, there will be some rain moving in to some northern areas of the uk, but it'll be still sunny and very warm further south.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley.

the latest headlines: britain's queen elizabeth has hosted a reception in cornwall for world leaders attending the g7 summit. among other senior royals attending the event — prince charles, who spoke to the leaders about his work on climate change. earlier, g7 leaders held talks on the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. they are expected to make a pledge to give one billion vaccine doses to poorer countries. a teenage girl who filmed the murder of george floyd has been awarded a special citation in this year's pulitzer prizes. she was recognised for highlighting the role ordinary people have to play in journalists' quest for truth. and italy have beaten turkey in the opening game of euro 2020, winning 3—nil in rome. the football tournament was postponed last year because of the pandemic.