this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. world leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall attend a lavish reception hosted by the queen elizabeth with climate change the focus. earlier at the summit, world leaders discussed plans to donate one billion covid vaccines to poorer countries. a teenager who filmed the murder of george floyd is given a specialjournalism award by the pulitzer prize board. 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 and welcome to the programme. leaders of the g7 group of wealthy nations have been attending a lavish reception hosted by queen elizabeth in south—west england, to highlight the need to tackle climate change. the eden project consists of a series of bio—domes housing the world's largest indoor rainforest. here is the queen with the uk prime minister borisjohnson and the french president emanuel macron. at the g7 summit, leaders are expected to sign a declaration aimed at preventing further global pandemics. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg:

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

back more equal and, how shall i say, 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 still huddle together with intense tension over how brexit has affected northern ireland, plotting perhaps how to take on boris johnson 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 glad handing, 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 in to be close to her, but agreed action in the next 48 hours is what matters and what will be left behind. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. 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 one % 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. let s get some of the day's other news.

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 the johnson & 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. the 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. i'm nowjoined by our correspondent david willis in los angeles. incredible to think that darnella frazier was just 17 when she filmed that tragic event. just how much of an impact hair video has also. you're absolutely right. it is extraordinary. that citation being seen as an acknowledgement as the

extraordinary impact that nearly ten minutes of cell phone footage had on people not only here in the us but also around the world. the pulitzer board paid tribute to darnella frazier�*s courage as they put it. as well as sparking a global protest movement to get rid of police racism, it also was crucial in the trial of derek chauvin, the white minneapolis police officer who was found guilty of the murder and manslaughter of george floyd. he incidentally is due to be sentenced later this month. ~ _, , ., to be sentenced later this month. ~ , ., ., month. when it comes to what this means _ month. when it comes to what this means for _ month. when it comes to what this means for citizens - this means for citizens journalism come up with context. a pulitzer prize board awaiting this for this video. that is right. darnella frazier was walking with a nine—year—old cousin to the grocery store on that fateful morning in may of 2020. when she came across the arrest of a

black man by white police officer, she sent her cousin into the grocery store and she pressed record on her cell phone and kept recording for more than ten minutes and that really is a tribute to the growing role that citizen journalism is playing now as far as the journalism and putting stories on record for the general public is concerned. the local minneapolis newspaper, the star tribune, and the associated press were also honoured in these pulitzer awards for their role in bringing it to the public attention, stories about george floyd, but darnella frazier really has a special role in a special commendation now. ,, . ., , .,~ now. she certainly does. thank ou, now. she certainly does. thank you. david- _ stay with us on bbc news, still to come... we'll head to rome where football fans have been

gathering in the streets en masse for the first time since the start of the pandemic — to watch italy win the opening match of euro 2020. 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

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, the latest headlines. queen elizabeth hosts world leaders at a reception in cornwall as the g7 summit gets under way. much of the focus was on the pandemic as borisjohnson said errors over the past 18 months mustn't be repeated. 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 — onjune 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. 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 consider the restrictions after during the 21st

with an announcement due on monday. hugh pym, bbc news. key figures from the uk's covid vaccine programme, and community volunteers who helped during the pandemic, lead the queen's birthday honours list. oxford vaccine developer professor sarah gilbert and the former chair of the uk vaccine task force kate bingham are both recognised with damehoods. the approval of the oxford — astrazeneca jab in december came after experts worked at breakneck speed to develop an effective vaccine. final results from a scientific trial in indonesia to combat dengue fever show it can be sharply reduced by an experimental technique using bacteria. scientists in the city of yogyakarta released millions of mosquito eggs infected with the bacteria which is harmless to humans but prevents the insects from passing on dengue. results show a 77 percent

cut in infections. 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. our correspondent mark lowen was at the stadio olimpico in rome. well, 3—0, a thumping victory for italy and some very dejected, very quiet turkish fans coming out of stadio olimpico in rome now. and the joyous italian fans beginning to come out. we heard the roars of the italian fans from inside the stadium for those three successive goals.

all the happier they are playing here to a home crowd in rome. and even happier still that they are hosting the very first match. they've hosted the very first match of the euros 2020 championship, having been the first country in europe to be crushed by covid, now the first host of the euro 2020 championship, a sign in itself of how far this country has come since the darkest days of the pandemic last year. it has had a devastating impact on this country, the second highest death toll in europe and yet the numbers have dropped considerably to the extent they have felt able to host 16,000 spectators inside the stadio olimpico. they all had to show either a negative covid test or a covid vaccination before they went in. they were treates to some sublime football and dominating football by the italian team and the fantastic opening ceremony as well. the italians really feel they are confident now going through this tournament. they feel they have a young,

rejuvenated team, full of rejuvenated team, full confidence in roberto mancini, and it has really paid off tonight. they feel they can go far in this tournament. the turks, rather sad, very disappointed. they have a chance to make it up in there remaining group matches, but a huge disappointment for them tonight. they were hoping for much more but the italians really have outshown them and outclassed them. in tennis, world number one, novak djokovic has handed 13—time french open champion rafael nadal his third defeat in 16 years at the clay court tournament. djokovic, triumphed 3—6, 6—3, 7—6, 6—2 in an epic showdown against the spaniard in the roland garros semi—finals — where authorities spectacularly overruled the 11pm curfew allowing spectators to stay for the full duration of the match. the serb remains on course to claim his 19th major and become the first man in more than 50 years to win all four grand slams twice. he'll face stefanos siprias

of greece in sunday's final. a flotilla of boats has sailed down the thames in london to mark the 400th anniversary of the mayflower returning to the uk after its voyage to america carrying some of the earliest settlers. rotherhithe was central to the start of its journey; it was the home of the captain, and the site of its return, as tolu adeoye reports. on the thames at rotherhithe, a small flotilla of boats heading for westminster. many don't know this was the mayflower�*s home port and from where it originally set sail in 1620, the first stage of its epicjourney to america, carrying passengers hoping for a new life. the early settlers would become known as the pilgrims and their arrival helped shape the history of the nation. as we celebrate this momentous occasion, americans continue to draw inspiration from the courageous men, women and children who set sailfour centuries ago,

paving a path for future generations and creating an enduring bond between our nations. it appears that only one of the pilgrim fathers actually came from southwark, but there were lots of links to this area in the crew, including the captain, who was also part owner of the mayflower. he actually used to drink at this pub. back then, it was the spread eagle. it has since been renamed the mayflower. david came to see today's flotilla, he lives locally. the captain is buried here in the church here in rotherhithe and it is really the home of that a pilgrim voyage. when the mayflower returned to rotherhithe, it had messages from the crew and passengers confirming their safe arrival in america. with the us president currently visiting the uk, the anniversary couldn't be more timely. tolu adeoye, bbc london.

a lot more on the other stores in the website. have more analysis so it is happening at the g7 summit. —— other stories. the global leaders have been meeting in the presence of queen elizabeth and other members of the royal family. a lot more online. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbckasiamadera. goodbye for now. 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 — 14 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 hotter.

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. the latest headlines: world leaders of the g7 countries discuss plans to donate one billion coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries. later today, they're expected to sign a pledge aimed at preventing further global pandemics. the �*carbis bay declaration�* will propose a series of measures to prevent a repeat of the covid—19 crisis. a teenage girl in the us who filmed the murder of george floyd by a white police officer in minneapolis has been awarded a special citation in this year's pulitzer prizes. darnella frazier�*s film, shot on her mobile phone, went viral and sparked global protests for racial justice. the biggest international sporting event since the outbreak of the pandemic, the euro 2020 football tournament, has opened in rome. in the first game italy beat turkey 3—0 in front

of 16,000 mask—wearing fans. now on bbc news, world questions.