this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: world leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall attend a lavish reception hosted by queen elizabeth, the focus on climate change. 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. cheering and applause. and an emphatic win for italy in the opening match of euro 2020 as they beat turkey 3—0.

hello and welcome to bbc news. leaders of the g7 group of wealthy nations have been attending a lavish reception hosted by queen elizabeth to highlight the need to tackle climate change. the eden project, in south—west england, consists of a series of bio—domes housing the world's largest indoor ra i nfo rest. let's ta ke let's take a look. here is the queen with the uk prime minister borisjohnson and the french president emmanuel macron. on the second day of the summit, the leaders are expected to sign a declaration aiming 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 journies of the most powerful leaders in the world

ended down on the beach. coronavirus kept prime ministers, presidents and millions of us apart. but now the leaders of some of the most powerful democracies 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 is 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 — 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, whatever you want to — 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 a huge progress — about 100 million. but in the next few weeks, the uk is only sending five million. you could have already sent vaccines to developing

countries. that hasn't happened. isn't there a danger you are 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. yes, we are putting in five million doses by september, but we'll do 100 million before 12 months is out. that's a huge number of extra doses. horn blares. 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 co—operate on covid, they should co—operate 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. laughter. if you could — 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.

so we we mentioned, the leaders have pledged to donate one billion covid vaccines to poorer countries that are struggling to vaccinate their populations. look at south africa, for example — only 1% of people have had theirfirstjab. our science editor david shukman looks at whether the g7 pledge 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 two 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 1% 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 10 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 raffensperger said false claims that the election had been stolen had led to threats of violence or death. 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. that citation being seen as an acknowledgement of the extraordinary impact that nearly ten minutes of cellphone footage had on people not only here in the united states 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 and he, incidentally, is due to be sentenced later this month. darnella frazier was walking

with her nine —year—old cousin to the grocery store on that fateful morning in may 2020 when she came across the arrest of a black man by a white police officer. she sent her cousin into the grocery store and she pressed record on her ceuphone and she pressed record on her cellphone and kept recording for more than ten minutes and that really is a tribute to the growing role that citizen journalism, so—called citizen journalism, so—called citizen journalism, is paying now, as far as 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 to the public�*s attention stories about george floyd but darnella frazier really has a special role and a special commendation now. our thanks to david willis.

this is bbc news. our main headlines: queen elizabeth has greeted g7 leaders on the first day of a summit in britain. she held a reception at the eden project biosphere in cornwall, underlining one of the summit�*s main themes — climate change. much of the summit�*s focus was on the pandemic, as borisjohnson said errors over the past 18 months mustn�*t be repeated. let�*s stay with that top story. charles kupchan is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, which is a non—partisan think tank, and also the former senior director for european affairs in the national security council under president obama. thank you for coming on the programme. we have a little problem with sound there. i will ask our first question and we will hopefully fix those glitches on the way. we will come to the issue of climate change and perhaps the pandemic which have dominated the first

day, but what i am interested in is what you think president biden will be pushing on this trip. what will he be talking about with the other world leaders, perhaps behind the curtain, behind the scenes? i think the big headlines will be "america is back, democracy is back after the troubles of the trump era, and democracies are once again meeting face—to—face, working together, sending a signal to the world that this system of government works". the symbolism isn�*t enough and that is why i think biden will need to come forward and forge a consensus on climate, on the pandemic, on global tax, and i think probably the hardest discussion will be about china and russia. biden wants to forge a united front of democracies to deal with autocracy in russia and china, i think he is going to have to give some ground to find demise with europeans who may not be spoiling for a fight

with either party. that may not be spoiling for a fight with either party.— with either party. that is interesting, _ with either party. that is interesting, a _ with either party. that is interesting, a potential. with either party. that is i interesting, a potential bit with either party. that is - interesting, a potential bit of persuasion needed from the biden administration to get europeans on board, for a more concerted effort to face the threats that china and russia face? i threats that china and russia face? ~ , threats that china and russia face? ~' , .,, face? i think the single most important — face? i think the single most important result _ face? i think the single most important result for - face? i think the single most important result for biden i face? i think the single most. important result for biden will be solidarity. a demonstration that the united states is back as a team player, that it stands shoulder to shoulder with its democratic allies, and when it comes to forging a consensus on china, i think he will say listen, let�*s find common ground, let�*s make sure that we send a signal that we are united. and yes, that may require giving a little bit of ground, because over the last few months he has talked about a clash between democracy and autocracy, a new ideological dividing line. i am autocracy, a new ideological dividing line. iam not autocracy, a new ideological dividing line. i am not sure his counterparts in asia or europe are comfortable with that kind of approach. so i am guessing what you will see is a more discreet focus on

repatriation of supply lines, standing up to china on trade, human rights, rather than this big ideological confrontation. that is really interesting and something we haven�*t had too much about. let�*s move on to things we have heard about, the focus on climate change and the pandemic, lessons learned from the pandemic. on those two issues, what do you think will come out of this? we issues, what do you think will come out of this?— come out of this? we already know that _ come out of this? we already know that on _ come out of this? we already know that on the _ come out of this? we already know that on the pandemic. come out of this? we already| know that on the pandemic we will see a pretty bold commitment to get 500 million doses from the united states, it looks like another 500 million from others, the question is when is that going to happen, we might hear more about that. on the pandemic, over the long—term, i think we�*re going to hear something about reform of the world health organization, what can we do to make sure this kind of thing doesn�*t happen again. and then on climate change, we are tracking toward a big meeting in the uk in november, so i don�*t expect to see big results here, but perhaps new commitments, new targets on

spending, on investment in green technology, on bringing down emissions. they will clearly say something that will set up the agreements that hopefully will be forthcoming in the big meeting in november. really interesting, great to have your analysis, thank you. next, here in the uk, the british government is said to be considering delaying the final lifting of coronavirus restrictions in england by up to four weeks. it was due to happen on 21 june, but there�*s growing concern about rapidly increasing cases of the delta variant first identified in india. borisjohnson 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 21 june. senior health officials like drjenny 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 by 9june, up sharply on the previous week. in england, there�*d been 223 hospital admissions by 7june, 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 on 21 june. 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 even after 21june, with an announcement due on monday. 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, on the left, and the former chair of the uk vaccine taskforce 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.

the euro 2020 tournament has got under way in rome with a spectacular opening ceremony, a year after being postponed because of the pandemic. italy took on turkey in the first match, winning 3—0. 24 countries will compete in 11 cities across europe — ——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. applause. 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 a 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. the bbc�*s italy 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 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 their remaining group matches, but a huge disappointment for them tonight. they were hoping for much more but the italians really have outshone them and outclassed them. 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. 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.

you can reach me on twitter — i�*m @lvaughanjones. 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 far north—west 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 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. 51 matches will be played in 11 countries over the next month.

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