the government is considering a delay of up to four weeks to the final lifting of covid restrictions in england, which was due to take place in nine days�* time. there's growing concern about rapidly—increasing cases of the delta variant, first identified in india. charlotte gallagher has the details.

the white house has confirmed the gathering a lot of leaders have confirmed a plan to build infrastructure in the world's poorest areas. it is the brainchild ofjoe biden who came to the summit promising to form alliances to counter china's growing influence. let speak to the bbc�*s correspondent in carbis bay.

joe biden has spoken about the concerns around china and in the past he played down the threat of china and said that it was not something he believed the us was in competition with. he's now changed his mind and once this global alliance against china's glowing influence —— growing influence. china spent billions in infrastructure around the world and things like railways and ports and train stations and this is the thing thatjoe biden wants to push up against so they have introduced multibillion—dollar plans which they say is a higher quality alternative to china's belt and road infrastructure project. it will cost billions and there is a question of who will fund it. they're hoping to get funding from the international

monetary fund and there are plans thatjoe biden has to work with congress as well but the administration has said in the past that it doesn't want countries to pick between china and america and other countries but this is something thatjoe biden is particularly focused on. i think the question is, well his european allies get on board? i can't imagine european countries will want to have the cold war with china. ironically the cold war with china. ironically the us in the �*70s with richard nixon ended the cold war with china. china is now incredibly powerful and the uk is due to host a climate conference later this year. they will want to get china on board because china is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. we expect talks will be happening around that in the hotel behind me.

help us understand that change of heart from presidentjoe biden, on one hand saying we're not in competition with china as you highlighted to now saying we launching our own initiative to counter china's project. it’s launching our own initiative to counter china's project. counter china's pro'ect. it's really interesting h counter china's project. it's really interesting because _ counter china's project. it's really interesting because he _ counter china's project. it's really interesting because he made - counter china's project. it's really. interesting because he made these comments in 2019 to an audience in ior in which he uttered the phrase i'm sure will haunt him in which he said china is not going to eat our lunch —— iowa. the growing influence of china is something he has realised he can't be complacent about and china's ambitions in the us looks at russia also. vladimir putin is someonejoe biden will be meeting with after the summit is over and russia as a country they also see as a threat but a different kind of threat, russia they see as one that is meddling in elections and they have accused russia of cyber hacking but with china it's the economic power of china and the

military confidence of china as well. joe biden now recognises and certainly his administration has said in the past that china does throw, impose this threat to america and western democracies. he believes in this opinion piece he wrote for the washington post that one of the biggest defining challenges of our time are western democracies versus authoritarian regimes. what he now needs to do is convince his european allies to feel the same way. we await further _ allies to feel the same way. we await further details on that project and updates from you throughout the course of the day. the ongoing dispute is around the brexit agreement and how it affects trade with northern ireland. boris johnson has been meeting with key

players from the eu, firstly emmanuel macron. the messages he has been getting have been quite stern, with him saying that borisjohnson needs to stick to his words on the northern ireland protocol. we've also been hearing from the european union, also saying that boris johnson needs to stick to his word as well. meanwhile the german chancellor angela merkel has been commenting on the matter. the pair are expected to address the friction caused by the post—brexit trade deal. then it was the two most seniorfigures from the deal. then it was the two most senior figures from the eu as deal. then it was the two most seniorfigures from the eu as ijust mentioned, ursula von der leyen and charles michel. they said the eu was united in demanding that britain implement the entire agreement. mr johnson has said the eu has to be pragmatic and willing to compromise. lots to get through here with our political correspondent. rob watson, bring us up to speed with your take

on what you make of what these leaders have had to say. . its immensely serious because what is at stake here is peace and stability in northern ireland, a province which has long been troubled until the peace agreement came along. just as fundamentally, the future relationship between the european union and the uk and the british government. so where are we? it seems to me, based on the conversations we've had between borisjohnson and eu leaders, the readouts that we've had, that if anything at this summit, the tensions between london and brussels and the european s has heightened and the european s has heightened and there is no prospect of an agreement and we are in a tense and, i was going to use the word ugly, but certainly a very tense stalemate here. we but certainly a very tense stalemate here. ~ . , ., ., here. we are past the stage of formalities _ here. we are past the stage of formalities with _ here. we are past the stage of

formalities with those - here. we are past the stage of - formalities with those pleasantries, those formal photo shoots, but as you describe those tensions are playing out beneath the surface. really important, especially for a global audience to understand what the northern ireland protocol actually is. the northern ireland protocol actually is— the northern ireland protocol actuall is. ., , , actually is. the reason why there is tension now _ actually is. the reason why there is tension now between _ actually is. the reason why there is tension now between the _ actually is. the reason why there is tension now between the uk - actually is. the reason why there is tension now between the uk and i tension now between the uk and europeans over northern ireland goes like this. the europeans feel as though the brits haven't stuck to an agreement that they reached about how to deal with northern ireland after brexit. essentially that deal was in order to avoid any kind of physical border on the island of ireland which could be a target for paramilitary activity, it would stay in the single market for parliamentary reasons and therefore you would have a trade border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk in the irish sea. what has happened is that the mainly protestant community in northern

ireland which favours continuity with the uk have said we feel less british and the europeans are saying that the british government by constantly attacking this arrangement, this protocol that they signed up to and praised, are encouraging the protestants in their anger instead of saying to them, we've left the eu, you're going to have to suck it up a bit. in return, the counterarguments from the uk, put bluntly and crudely, if the eu is really that bothered about peace and stability in northern ireland they would help us bend the rules a bit and not have too many checks on goods between britain and northern ireland. sorry, it's a long explanation, but it has what it is. this is the first time these leaders have met since the pandemic began. what can be achieved with these face—to—face interactions, if anything, on this matter? fin face-to-face interactions, if anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish _ anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish matter, _ anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish matter, i'm - anything, on this matter? on the nothern irish matter, i'm not - anything, on this matter? on the | nothern irish matter, i'm not sure very much. downing street has told

us they weren't expecting progress here, they are not expecting progress in the hours afterwards and there is a suspicion on the eu side that once the summit is out of the way, the uk may welljust walk away from the northern ireland protocol. we don't know that, the uk government is still saying that it's happy to stick to these agreements that it made with the eu but they need to be reworked. as i said at the start, there's absolutely no prospect of an agreement at the moment between the eu and the uk and i should add in this detail because a lot of people would say, why doesn't the eu cut the uk a bit of slack? it's partly that they don't particularly trust or respect boris johnson and there is what you might call a moraljeopardy. there is a sense amongst eu leaders that boris johnson never really levelled with the british people about some of the potential downsides to brexit. you might think that's fair or not fair

but that is certainly what a lot of eu leaders feel. it but that is certainly what a lot of eu leaders feel.— but that is certainly what a lot of eu leaders feel. it looks glorious where you _ eu leaders feel. it looks glorious where you are. _ eu leaders feel. it looks glorious where you are. i'm _ eu leaders feel. it looks glorious where you are. i'm very - eu leaders feel. it looks glorious where you are. i'm veryjealous!| eu leaders feel. it looks glorious l where you are. i'm veryjealous! it is! let's get some of the day s other news. the russian president, vladimir putin, has said relations between moscow and the united states are at their lowest point in years. he was speaking to the american network, nbc news, ahead of his meeting withjoe biden next week. mr putin brushed off questions about being described as a "killer" by his us counterpart, dismissing the label as "hollywood macho". the leading hong kong pro—democracy campaigner, agnes chow, has been released from prison after serving seven months for her involvement in an unauthorised rally. a group of her supporters gathered to cheer her as she was picked up in a car. the french authorities have deployed specialist teams to try to contain and disperse two oil slicks that are drifting towards the coast of the island of corsica in the mediterranean. the slicks of heavy— grade oil, thought to have been

dumped by a ship, were detected on friday by a surveillance plane. one is less than a kilometre off corsica's east coast. thousands of people have taken part in a march in canada, to rememberfour members of a muslim family who died in what prime ministerjustin trudeau said was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred. a man has been charged with multiple counts of murder following the incident in london in ontario last weekend. maan al—yasiri reports. after tragedy, solidarity with placards trumping love over division. thousands of canadians turned out to march in support of a muslim family who died when they were struck by a pick—up truck last sunday. police have described the incident as a hate crime. the family

spans three generations and died while enjoying an evening walk near their home in london, ontario. i9—year—old their home in london, ontario. 19—year—old boy is the only survivor. among those marching in their memory, a mix of people from all faiths and backgrounds. it their memory, a mix of people from all faiths and backgrounds.- all faiths and backgrounds. it feels reall aood all faiths and backgrounds. it feels really good that — all faiths and backgrounds. it feels really good that people _ all faiths and backgrounds. it feels really good that people support . all faiths and backgrounds. it feels| really good that people support us. . you forget how good humans are. prime ministerjustin trudeau has described the incident as terrorism and has vowed to clamp down on terrorist groups and online hate. this is alarming for the whole community, regardless if you are a christian or a muslim or ajewish person or a hindu. the

christian or a muslim or a jewish person or a hindu.— christian or a muslim or a jewish person or a hindu. the suspect is due to appear— person or a hindu. the suspect is due to appear in _ person or a hindu. the suspect is due to appear in court _ person or a hindu. the suspect is due to appear in court on - person or a hindu. the suspect isj due to appear in court on monday charged with four counts of first—degree murder and one of attempted murder. g7 leaders launch a new global plan to help poorer countries build infrustructure, in a bid to combat the influence of china. meanwhile, eu leaders warn borisjohnson to keep his word on their brexit deal, amid tensions over trade with northern ireland. mrjohnson calls for compromise. the euro 2020 tournament has got underway 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. here's andy swiss. singing nessun dorma. 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. singing continues. cheering and 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's merih demiral, but their dominance was beyond dispute. ciro immobile 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.

the british government is considering a delay of up to four weeks to the final lifting of covid restrictions in england —— which was due to take place in nine days' time. there's growing concern about rapidly increasing cases of the delta variant, first identified in india. charlotte gallagher has the details. the final countdown to so—called freedom day, or is it? people in sheffield queueing up for their vaccine in anticipation ofjune the 21st, which was meant to be when all limits on social contact would be lifted, a return to normality after 15 months of restrictions and uncertainty. i'm buzzing. i'm a bit tired. i have been excited all night and all day yesterday. very excited. kind of nervous, i will get over

the needle phobia later. - but that is now looking increasingly unlikely, because of a growing number of cases of the delta variant, first identified in india. i don't think we can afford again to make a bad decision and open up on the 21st and then within a few weeks we realise that was the wrong decision and we're having to go all the way back. although the vaccines are having a massive impact and they are keeping the disease under control, we are dealing with this delta variant which is spreading much more quickly. the number of covid hospital admissions is slowly rising, too, but many patients seem to be younger people who are getting less sick. the people relying on restrictions lifted for their livelihoods think a delay will be incredibly tough. this nightclub was meant to be fully reopening on during the 21st. 0wner stuart glenn is worried about how much more money they will lose. we lose tens and thousands of pounds of revenue every week from

not being open. it's a massive loss. this is the bounce back. we are totally preparing to make up for some of the things that we have not had in the last 15 months. everybody is expecting it to happen. government sources say they are still considering their options and no final decision has been made. but the road map out of lockdown appears to have hit another major pothole. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. a lobster fisherman in the united states has decribed being partially swallowed by a whale as he was out diving. michael packard, from cape cod, in the state of massachusetts, says he felt a huge bump and everything went dark. he began struggling until the creature spat him out. aruna iyengar has the story. he's sore and limping a little, but he's lived to tell the tale. michael packard, a lobster diver

for a0 years, was out diving with his friend when he was swallowed by a whale. all of a sudden, ijust felt this huge bump, and everything went dark, and i could sense that i was moving, and i was like, "oh, my god, did ijust get bitten by a shark?" and i was actually in his mouth probably a good 30 seconds. but i still had my regulator in my mouth, i was still breathing. and i wasjust wondering, actually, one of the things that went through my mind wasjust, "my god, what if he does swallow me? and here i am, i'm breathing air,

am i am going to breathe in this whale's mouth until my air runs out?" crazy stuff. i thought to myself, "ok, this is it." this is, i'm finally... i'm going to die. and i thought about my kids and my wife. and really, there was no getting out of there. it was... and then all of a sudden, he went up to the surface and just erupted and started shaking his head and i just got thrown in the air and landed in the water, and i was free, and ijust floated there. luckily, his diving mate was on hand to rescue him. scientists say humpback whales don't attack humans, and this one must have gulped up the diver by mistake while feeding. others have come up close with these usually timid creatures. last november, this kayaker in california had a close encounter. michael thinks he dislocated his knee. his legs are bruised, but he's now been discharged from hospital. whilst in the whale's mouth, he says he thought of his family. they really don't want me to be

a diver, but it's my passion, and they respect that. they know there's nothing they can do about it, and as soon as i'm healed up, i'll be back in the water. aruna iyengar, bbc news. queen elizabeth has had a busy couple of days. first, she raised a few smiles when she took part in the group photograph at the g7 meeting in cornwall. she asked the gathering of leaders, "are you supposed to be looking as if you are enjoying yourselves?" her prime minister, borisjohnson, replied for everyone, saying yes. then she was asked to cut a ceremonial cake at the eden project — an ecological tourist attraction located near to the g7 summit in cornwall. but rather than use a knife, she was handed a sword, the better part of a metre long. she was offered an alternative, but made it clear that she was quite

capable of handling the weapon and sliced away with competence. let's get more now on our main story this hour — the g7 summit in cornwall. it's being held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and in the past hour, borisjohnson has told the bbc that his government will continue to look at the data before making a decision to delay the next planned easing of coronavirus restrictions in the uk. take a listen. what i can certainly say is that we are looking at the data continually and we will say more on monday when the decision comes due but what you can certainly take is that the road map was always cautious but irreversible and in order to have an irreversible and in order to have an irreversible road map, you've got to be cautious and we will be spelling

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world and is a matter for concern, but we've got amongst the toughest border restrictions into this country. border restrictions into this count . ., v border restrictions into this count . ., country. that's not the case, pakistan _ country. that's not the case, pakistan and _ country. that's not the case, pakistan and bangladesh - country. that's not the case, | pakistan and bangladesh were country. that's not the case, - pakistan and bangladesh were already on the list and in the month of april you had tens of thousands of people going backwards and forwards between india and the uk.— between india and the uk. pakistan had 13 times _ between india and the uk. pakistan had 13 times as _ between india and the uk. pakistan had 13 times as many _ between india and the uk. pakistan had 13 times as many variants - between india and the uk. pakistan had 13 times as many variants of. had 13 times as many variants of interest as india at that stage yet we put india on the red list on april the 23rd. it was days before it was even identified as a variant under investigation.— under investigation. you've seen euro ean under investigation. you've seen european leaders _ under investigation. you've seen european leaders this _ under investigation. you've seen european leaders this morning, | under investigation. you've seen - european leaders this morning, there is a lot of tension over the northern ireland protocol. what did you say to them, is there any prospect of a compromise or are you prepared to budge?— prospect of a compromise or are you prepared to budge? there was quite a lot of misunderstanding _ prepared to budge? there was quite a lot of misunderstanding around - prepared to budge? there was quite a lot of misunderstanding around the i lot of misunderstanding around the eu alliance, the situation in northern ireland and the balance of the good friday agreement, the peace process, and i was in a gentle way

getting across what that means. i think we will have some pragmatic solutions. if we don't, i think that what our friends have also understood is that it's the crown duty of the uk government to uphold the territorial integrity of the united kingdom and that's what we're going to do. we'll do whatever it takes to make sure of that. defiant words from boris johnson in conversation with the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. he touched on the handling of the pandemic and the northern ireland situation, with him assuring that the upholding of territorial integrity of the united kingdom is the paramount concern of the bbc. lots more from cornwall on that g7 summit coming up here on bbc

world news. heat and humidity levels are on the up heat and humidity levels are on the up as we see increasing sunshine through the uk and into tomorrow, more of you will see skies like we saw earlier in paignton. there will be more cloud across ireland and scotland, a few isolated showers to the north and west of scotland, the vast majority dry. the breeze is strongest here but compared to yesterday, less of a breeze and although there is a fresher feel compared to the past few days, it'll still feel pretty warm out there, temperatures up to 2a or 25 across the south, 19 or 20 across parts of eastern scotland. into this evening and overnight, cloud continues across parts of scotland and northern ireland and there will be

some rain later in 0rkney and shetland and may be the hebrides. most will stay dry, clearest in england and wales and it could be fresher than last night across central and eastern areas of england, temperatures down to single figures but humid air back in the west and that's because we have high pressure in the south, low pressure towards the south of iceland, strengthening southwesterly flow all the way from the tropical mid—atlantic. some rain in 0rkney and shetland and certainly later in the hebrides. more sunshine in the rest of scotland and northern ireland, hazy at times with sunny spells for the rest of us and us humidity levels creep up, so do the temperatures. 28, 29, may be 30 celsius across central and southern england, so if you are heading off to the second test, be prepared for strong sunshine overhead in edgbaston, no interruptions to play expected and it will remain hot and

sunny through the afternoon for england in there first match at wembley in euro 2020. that humid feel continues into sunday night but we'll see some rain as parts of scotland and northern ireland, a few thunderstorms might break out further south but notice the temperatures into monday morning staying in the upper teens. it will be an uncomfortable night to get sleet in. that humid air glass across southern and eastern areas. cooler elsewhere with one or two showers. —— it will be uncomfortable to get some sleeping in.

hello, this is bbc news. iam i am victoria derbyshire. the headlines: after the ceremonial events of last night,

the serious talks at the g7 get under way. for the uk prime minister, issues over northern ireland hang over his talks with fellow european leaders. meanwhile, the us president's focus will be on forming an alliance of countries to combat the influence of china. the uk government is considering delaying the lifting of england's remaining coronavirus restrictions by up to four weeks, after a spike in cases involving the india or delta variant. and wales and england fans are gearing up for their team's chances this weekend in the euros — last night in the opening game, italy beat turkey. music: god save the queen the queen's official birthday has been marked with a scaled—back parade in the grounds of windsor castle, led by the scots guards, due to covid. and a lobsterfisherman in the us describes how he just narrowly escaped being swallowed by a humpback whale. now on bbc news...

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