number ten's former top adviser and the whatsapp messages that show what boris johnson really thought of his health secretary. the prime minister sent messages calling matt hancock "hopeless", another one describes the handling of ppe as a "disaster". this was at the start of the pandemic. dominic cummings was kicked out of number ten — now his revelations have given labour a new line of attack. the right honourable gentleman, now forever branded as hopeless hancock by his own leader. reporter: are you - hopeless, mr hancock? i don't think so. downing street says the pm has full confidence in mr hancock. also tonight...

compulsory vaccinations for care home staff in england if they want to stay in theirjobs looking after the frail and elderly. time for a handshake but did they agree on anything? joe biden meets russia's vladimir putin for the first time since becoming president. from floods to heat waves — an official report says the uk is not prepared for what climate change will bring. gareth bale advances again and touches it back for the second goal! that has finished it off! it's a piece of brilliance from gareth bale, tapped home by connor roberts! up for it till the end, the goal in added time that gave wales a 2—0 victory over turkey at the euros. and here's how it went down in cardiff. next, it's italy in rome. and join us for the papers at 1030 and 11:30pm tonight on the bbc news

channel for an in—depth look at all of the front pages. good evening and welcome to bbc news. we know today that last march — at the very start of the pandemic — borisjohnson regarded his health secretary, matt hancock, as "hopeless". we know because dominic cummings has just published what were meant to be private whatsapp messages between himself and the prime minister. it's the latest explosive intervention from mr cummings since he was sacked as mrjohnson�*s chief adviser last november after a bitter power struggle at the heart of government. downing street has refused to comment on the revelations, saying instead that the prime minister has full confidence in matt hancock. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. a convenient afternoon jog?

reporter: is this a vendetta, i mr cummings, with mr hancock? dominic cummingsjust happened to be seen for the cameras after chucking another grenade his old boss's way. he'd already been plain. in his view, the man in charge of the health system during the biggest emergency in decades wasn't up to it. i think that the secretary of state for health should have been fired for at least 15, 20 things. but the health secretary retaliated, the boss had been behind him all the way. i had the prime minister's wholesome support all the way through. remember how close dominic cummings and borisjohnson were. but, having promised evidence to back up his blasts from the outside, the former adviser has now published some of the messages the pair sent. in those crucial days at the start of the emergency, the adviser apparently messaged the prime minister accusing the health secretary of failing to ramp up testing. the prime minister seems to have replied in expletive—filled terms. later, mr cummings raised

concerns about ventilators. officials had admitted they'd been turning them down because of price mark—ups. borisjohnson seems to have replied, "it's hancock, "he has been hopeless." a month on, the prime minister, apparently in a message to dominic cummings wrote, "on ppe, it's been a disaster," and seemed to suggest taking hancock off and putting gove on. dominic cummings seems to have replied, this would have the severe risk of making it worse, not better. reporter: did you really thinki matt hancock was useless, sir? borisjohnson�*s team says they have full confidence in mr hancock, but dominic cummings was part of making the decisions that affected thousands of lives and deaths. strip away the personal animosity, the huge political bust up, and he's not the only voice critical of the government's handling of care homes, of testing, of the speed of lockdown. and no secretary of state wants to be asked this kind of question. are you hopeless, mr hancock?

i don't think so. "are you hopeless?" "i don't think so," he says. asked about his own competence ahead of a vote on covid today... the right honourable gentleman, now forever branded as hopeless hancock by his own leader. well, for many of our constituents, when they will be watching the news tonight, when they know that they failed to protect our borders, when they know that they allowed this variant to take off and when they saw that restrictions are being extended, i think many of our constituents will no doubt repeat the prime minister's expletive—laden sentiment. dominic cummings knows he'd hardly win a popularity contest, but the real fearfor number ten, given how close he was — what knowledge does he still guard that he can lob from far away? laura kuenssberg, bbc news. covid vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff in care homes for older people in england. announcing the plans, the health secretary matt hancock said it was a "sensible and reasonable step". but care organisations have warned

the move could put people off taking jobs in the sector — which is already facing a recruitment crisis. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson has this report. 82—year—old wendy at her care home in scarborough. her daughter—in—law says the has been covid free throughout the pandemic and would prefer staff to be vaccinated to keep it that way.— prefer staff to be vaccinated to keep it that way. everybody should be vaccinated _ keep it that way. everybody should be vaccinated wherever _ keep it that way. everybody should be vaccinated wherever possible. l keep it that way. everybody should be vaccinated wherever possible. i | be vaccinated wherever possible. i think lots of people have had anxieties about being vaccinated, but, if the majority of people aren't vaccinated, we wouldn't be in the position we are in today. the government _ the position we are in today. the government expected to give care home staff 16 weeks to get the vaccine orface being redeployed or losing theirjobs. 0ne care home manager told us mandatory vaccines are what she has been waiting for. we've had 12 months of this. i have seen _ we've had 12 months of this. i have seen the _ we've had 12 months of this. i have seen the sadness, i have seen the

stress _ seen the sadness, i have seen the stress and — seen the sadness, i have seen the stress and i— seen the sadness, i have seen the stress and i think, if we can, if we can keep — stress and i think, if we can, if we can keep people as safe as possible, then we _ can keep people as safe as possible, then we have got to do it. so can keep people as safe as possible, then we have got to do it.— then we have got to do it. so what are vaccinations _ then we have got to do it. so what are vaccinations rate _ then we have got to do it. so what are vaccinations rate like - then we have got to do it. so what are vaccinations rate like amongst| are vaccinations rate like amongst care home staff working with older people? well, across england, more than 80% have had at least one dose of the vaccine, but look in more detail and problems emerge. around 25% are unvaccinated, in cities like manchester and birmingham. and dig deeper and here, manchester and birmingham. and dig deeperand here, in the manchester and birmingham. and dig deeper and here, in the london borough of lambeth, around 30% of care home staff still haven't had a jab. but many insist workers that should have a right to choose and have described the policy as forced vaccinations. alison, a care worker in lincolnshire, says she will quit herjob rather than get the jab. it makes me feel sick, i don't want it for my personal reasons and i feel like we have been bullied into

having it now. ifeel like, after 27 years, i'm going to be made to look for something totally different. stand for something totally different. and care organisations are warning compulsory vaccinations could cause them significant difficulties. you cannot redeploy _ them significant difficulties. you cannot redeploy staff in a small care home because where'd you put them? _ care home because where'd you put them? most of the step on the fronttine. — them? most of the step on the frontline, it is a difficult circle to square _ frontline, it is a difficult circle to square. the government has very craftity— to square. the government has very craftity put _ to square. the government has very craftily put all of the onus on the care homes. craftily put all of the onus on the care homes— craftily put all of the onus on the care homes. �* ., .. ., , care homes. along with care homes, the government _ care homes. along with care homes, the government will _ care homes. along with care homes, the government will consult - care homes. along with care homes, the government will consult on - the government will consult on whether jabs should the government will consult on whetherjabs should be mandatory in the nhs, prompting questions about which other workplaces could adopt the new rules. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the latest official figures on the pandemic show that in the past 2a hours, nine deaths were reported and there have been just over 9,000 new infections, which means an average of 7,888 new cases per day in the last week. over 190,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, meaning over 42 million people have

now had theirfirstjab — that's nearly 80% of uk adults. the number of people who've had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period was 230,666. over 30 million people have had both doses, meaning nearly 60% of uk adults are fully vaccinated. now, as the vaccination programme has progressed, there's been speculation about whether children aged over 12 would get the jab. the bbc understands that teenagers are unlikely to be called anytime soon — not least because all available supplies are needed for adults. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. the uk was one of the first countries in the world to start vaccinating people against coronavirus. we began with the elderly and most vulnerable and worked down through the age groups. now, it's 21 and 22—year—olds in england. 0ver—18s will be able to start

booking theirs in the next few days, but then it stops. america started vaccinating teenagers last month. other countries, like israel, are doing it too. covid's probablyjust a tonne worse than getting a vaccine. weeks ago, the uk regulator decided that the pfizer vaccine is safe and effective for children older than 12, but don't expect a mass roll—out for teenagers. the joint committee that advises the government on vaccinations isn't expected to recommend they get it any time soon. the absolute risk to children of death is about one in a million. the benefit to society is that it will reduce one aspect of transmission. it's a very difficult decision. it's one that i'm glad i'm not making. right now, with so—called freedom day being pushed back until the 19th ofjuly, the government has a plan and doesn't want to waste a minute. we must use this time to protect as many people as we can as quickly as we can.

it set itself two targets — to get two—thirds of adults double—vaccinated and to offer a first dose to everyone over 18. but is there enough supply to meet that demand? well, it's thought we've got a stockpile of about 5 million doses of astrazeneca, so that should be plenty towards those second doses. there is a limit, though, and how quickly we can get on how quickly we can get through the under 405. they are being offered pfizer or moderna and there is no slack in the system there. it's believed the uk gets deliveries of about 1.5 million doses every week and then gives them out shortly afterwards. which means those appointments forfirst doses could end up being spread out over the next few weeks. catherine burns, bbc news. government advisers say the uk is woefully unprepared to deal with global warming — which they predict will hit us harder than first thought. a report by the independent climate change committee warns of more severe heatwaves, more intense rainfall

and increased flood risks. these maps show how the uk's maximum temperatures could change over the years up to 2080, with the south bearing the brunt of the rise. here's our science editor, david shukman. can the country handle a lot more of this? wildfires striking more often as droughts intensify, floods hitting more homes as temperatures rise and rainfall becomes heavier and travel disrupted by heat waves, as happened two years ago? the government's advisers say the uk is not ready for the impact of climate change. we only have to look back to last summer, when we had six days in august when temperatures in the south—east were 10 degrees above normal. i mean, that's extraordinary, and that's impacts of climate change hitting us now in the uk. and it's going to get worse.

the most acute risk, they say, is homes overheating. in the worst cases, this can even lead to deaths. this new flat is one of many with big windows and stunning views but temperatures that can shoot up inside. so the tenants ended up paying for air conditioning, the only option while having to work at home. i think it's, like, something we haven't really considered. we were only thinking about flats that get too cool in winter, but actually there's more flats now, especially among new builds, that get too hot in summer. and on very sunny days, we even had the windows open in december. planting more trees is one way to try to keep some homes a bit cooler, but the challenge of rising temperatures goes far beyond that. the report says that climate change is happening faster than previously thought and that efforts to adapt to it are falling way behind. and, for that, the committee blames the government. the advisers warned that the power network will be more of risk from new extremes of weatherjust

as all our cars are meant to go electric. and the millions of trees being planted to soak up carbon dioxide could be undermined in a hotter climate. so, how does the government respond to this? well, no minister is available, we're told. instead, a statement says... the advisers say the risks from climate change are escalating all the time, so they're hoping there will now be rapid moves to make the country safer. david shukman, bbc news. joe biden and russia's president vladimir putin have wrapped up some three hours of talks in geneva, the first meeting between the two men since mr biden entered the white house. the meeting comes at a time when relations between the two countries have been strained — to say the least. 0ur north america editor

jon sopel is in geneva. chard, they were enabling together, did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is — did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good _ did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good in _ did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good in itself _ did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good in itself to - thinks this is good in itself to speak to another leader face—to—face, so that was achieved. russian and american diplomats will resume relations after the ambassadors were recalled, but on substantive issues like cyber, election interference, human rights, ukraine, vladimir putin netted the various charges with a mixture of denial and deflection. —— met the various charges. best wishes and goodbye. and with those words, the swiss president left them to it. there was little in the way of theatrics or fanfare, and the body language suggested a good deal of wariness on both sides, as the us and russian presidents shook hands on the portico of this handsome 18th—century villa overlooking lake geneva.

in the library, they sat somewhat awkwardly. the reporter asked the russian president whether he feared the opposition leader alexei navalny. no comment. the american president was asked whether he trusted vladimir putin. he appeared to nod. he says, "there are a lot of issues that require the highest level of meeting." the us president concurred. as i said outside, i think it's always better to meet face—to—face. and then just shy of four hours after walking in, joe biden was walking out. the talks had not lasted as long as had been predicted. but if the talks had gone badly, president putin was playing it down. translation: both sides expressed their intention | to understand each other and to seek common ground. talks were quite constructive.

the president of the united states. then it was the american president's turn, once the aviators had come off. been a long day for you all. he said he had given vladimir putin a blunt message. i made it clear that we will not tolerate attempts to violate our democratic sovereignty or destabilise our democratic elections and we would respond. the bottom line is, i told president putin that we need to have some basic rules of the road. and he said he was satisfied with what had been achieved. it was important to meet in person, so there can be no mistake about or misrepresentations about what i wanted to communicate. i did what i came to do. this was more "clear the air" than "new dawn". the americans had set the bar low for this encounter, and on that basis, it met expectations. jon sopel, bbc news, geneva. the rate at which prices in the uk are rising is at its highest for almost two years.

in the year to may, inflation stood at 2.1%, driven by the rising cost of fuel and clothing. it is now above the bank of england's target of 2%, and will raise questions about whether interest rates should be increased. in the last hour, wales have beaten turkey at the delayed euro 2020 championship in azerbaijan, giving them a great chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the competition. the win sparked celebrations in the stadium and across the welsh nation. 0ur wales correspondent hywell griffiths is in baku for us. george, this was a real test for wales, with 30,000 turkish fans making this a heady, hostile environment on a hot and sticky night. but the team did not lose their heads and opened up the team in front of them, delivering a result to reward the few hundred

fans who had followed them to azerbaijan. surrounded by acl turkish support, the welsh fans arrive determined not to be drowned out by the noise and they were hoping that the weight of turkish expectation would soon be one down by their opponents. it is must win for— one down by their opponents. it 3 must win for both teams. one down by their opponents. it is - must win for both teams. outnumbered ma be, but must win for both teams. outnumbered may be. but wales _ must win for both teams. outnumbered may be, but wales outplayed _ must win for both teams. outnumbered may be, but wales outplayed turkey . may be, but wales outplayed turkey in the first half. gareth bale found aaron ramsey, who went for goal. turkey threatens, their captain shot just wide. but once again it was the connection between bale and ramsey that created space. 0n the third time of asking, a moment of brilliance. commentator: wales have the lead in baku, _

brilliance. commentator: wales have the lead in baku, 1-0. _ brilliance. commentator: wales have the lead in baku, 1-0. bale _ brilliance. commentator: wales have the lead in baku, 1-0. bale to - the lead in baku, 1-0. bale to ramsey. _ the lead in baku, 1-0. bale to ramsey. no — the lead in baku, 1-0. bale to ramsey, no mistake - the lead in baku, 1-0. bale to ramsey, no mistake this - the lead in baku, 1-0. bale to | ramsey, no mistake this time. hundreds celebrated in baku, thousands celebrated in wales as if they were part of the team. turkey came back aggressively, yilmaz threatening again. it worked in wales' faber, bale brought out on the edge of the box. penalty and the chance to seal it. it would have been too easy. bale left fans speechless, the game became breathless. as turkey battled to save the tournament, wales put their bodies on the line. danny ward save them for the second game in a row, and as the fans prayed for the final whistle. .. and as the fans prayed for the final whistle... commentator: 24} and as the fans prayed for the final whistle... commentator:-

whistle... commentator: 2-0 to wales! just _ whistle. . . commentator: 2-0 to wales! just enough _ whistle. . . commentator: 2-0 to wales! just enough time - whistle. . . commentator: 2-0 to wales! just enough time for - whistle. .. commentator: 2-0 to| wales! just enough time for connor roberts to deliver _ wales! just enough time for connor roberts to deliver some _ wales! just enough time for connor roberts to deliver some welsh - roberts to deliver some welsh delight. hywel griffith, bbc news, baku. live now to the fanzone in cardiff and tomos morgan. even though the red wall might have been lacking a few breaks in baku, the fans are told that their very best to try to carry some of that passion in the form of song all the way to azerbaijan, and it seems to have worked as wales got the win they so desperately needed. it has been a mammoth task. you in the vale sports arena, keeping the fans socially distanced as wales edge closer to the victory, fans needing to remain socially distanced here in wales, but nonetheless they have the victory they so desperately needed. the stars have come out in force for wales, gareth wayland aaron ramsey, cardiff has been let up tonight and wales will be the first home season to qualify for the knockout stages of euro 2020, and hopefully

replicate the successes they had in 2016. -- replicate the successes they had in 2016. —— gareth bale and aaron ramsey. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. another warm and humid day, temperatures peaking at 29 celsius in greater london, the atmosphere is becoming volatile, with thunderstorms on the doorstep, you might be woken overnight by the storms. this area looks quite nasty, it will continue to work in a north—east direction across sussex and greater london, where we could see localised surface water flooding in batches the first batch of storms overnight. there could be storms anywhere from dorset, somerset north and its. the amount of rain we get will vary but the biggest ones could bring localised surface water flooding. maggie, 18 degrees in the capital, fresherfor flooding. maggie, 18 degrees in the capital, fresher for scotland and northern ireland where it will be

mostly try. —— muggy, 18 degrees. semi spells under freshfields tomorrow, across the midlands, southern and eastern england another batch of heavy, thundery downpours bringing the risk of localised surface water flooding. bringing the risk of localised surface waterflooding. not bringing the risk of localised surface water flooding. not as hot in the east still quite muggy, fresh for scotland and northern ireland, 17 or 18 degrees. 0n for scotland and northern ireland, 17 or 18 degrees. on friday, further storms in the same area and another batch of storms heading our way, becoming more widespread through the weekend. with each batch of thunderstorms the very biggest could deliver 50 millimetres of rain na few hours, and to cause some localised surface water flooding so we are keeping a close on that. that's all for now, so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello.

the weather is looking quite turbulent for some of us over the next couple of days with showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, especially across the south and the east of the uk, where we have this humid air in place. further north and west, a very different feel. some much fresher air working its way in, and the boundary between those two air masses is marked up by this weather front. not much rain along this weather front. where we do have some rain is within the humid air mass as these weather systems drift close to the southeast of the uk. that is where we will see some thundery downpours through thursday, but also on into friday. further north and west, it looks drier, cooler and fresher. so, let's get into the detail. we'll see the showers and thunderstorms, maybe even longer spells of rain affecting central and eastern parts of england, particularly maybe getting across the midlands into east wales for a time, and then drifting up towards the northeast. but for the far west of england, parts of west wales

and certainly northern ireland and scotland, it looks drier. we'll see some spells of sunshine. 17 degrees in belfast, 23 in london — not as hot as it was on wednesday, but still quite humid. and then, as we head into the start of friday, we are likely to see some more showers and possibly thunderstorms drifting up towards the south. lowest temperatures for friday morning up towards the north and west, where we have the freshest air. maybe just 7 degrees there for glasgow. into friday, more rain in the forecast across the southeastern half of the uk, really. perhaps getting across the midlands and into parts of east wales, whereas parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland staying largely dry with some sunshine. 13 degrees in aberdeen, 20 in cardiff. little bit cooler by this stage down towards the south. now, as we get into the start of the weekend, high pressure will be with us at least for a time. saturday looks like the drier day of the weekend for most. could see the odd shower popping up through the day, i think increasing amounts of cloud into the afternoon,

but the vast majority looking dry and those temperatures lower than they have been —15—21 degrees. but a change as we go into sunday. bit of a pincer movement potentially with the weather system pushing up from the south and this low drifting in from the west. whichever way you slice it, there is the potential for some pretty heavy rain and places during sunday. there should be some drier, brighter gaps in between. and the temperatures, again, in most places between around 15—21 degrees, although perhaps a slightly more humid feel once again down towards the southeast. now, for monday, low pressure establishes itself as the big driver of the weather picture, really. so, on monday, we can expect showers or longer spells of rain. at this range, there's always going to be some uncertainty about the exact detail of where the wettest weather will be. could be quite breezy and places as well, and with that breeze starting to come down from the north, don't expect the temperatures to climb too far. 15—19, maybe 20 degrees. and low pressure will remain,

i think, the key driver of the weather, certainly for a good part of next week. initially, the winds coming down from the north behind the area of low pressure will bring some relatively cool air. temperatures potentially a little below the average for the time of year. later in the week, it looks likely that slightly warmer air will return from the southwest, but i don't think we're expecting the really high temperatures we've had over recent days. but through next week, cool, at least for a time, and there will be some spells of rain. in the shorter term, some thunderstorms in the forecast for some.

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: home and it cummings releases what staff messages that appear to show the prime minister saying the health secretary is hopeless. dominic cummings was kicked out of number ten. the right honourable gentlemen, now forever branded as hopeless hancock, by his own leader.— by his own leader. compulsory vaccinations _ by his own leader. compulsory vaccinations for _ by his own leader. compulsory vaccinations for care _ by his own leader. compulsory vaccinations for care home - by his own leader. compulsoryl vaccinations for care home staff by his own leader. compulsory - vaccinations for care home staff in england if they want to stay in theirjobs, looking after the frail and elderly. president biden and president putin meet for the first time, talking about strategic nuclear �*s motility and agreeing to