this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. hundreds of police raid the offices of the pro—democracy apple daily newspaper in hong kong, and arrest five of its senior executives the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack. children's services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them.

ryanair and the owner of manchester, london stansted and east midlands airports jointly launch a legal challenge against the government over its international travel traffic light system. china launches a spacecraft carrying the first astronauts to its new space station. the mission is seen as a landmark step in establishing beijing as a major space power. 1,000 hazel dormice are released into woodland sites in the uk — as part of efforts to save the tiny mammals under threat. hello, and welcome if you re

watching in the uk or around the world. new data suggests that the covid epidemic in england is growing — mainly driven by younger age groups who are not yet vaccinated. the analysis from imperial college london's react—1 study looked at the period from 20th may to 7thjune and found that of the over 108,000 people tested 135 were positive — which is a rise from 0.1% to 0.15%. most of the cases were found among five— to 12—year—olds — and 18— to 24—year—olds. the r number — which is the number of people the average infected person would infect — was an estimated 1.44. the analysis also suggest a strengthening link between cases and hospital admissions, which is also reflected in the government's daily data for the uk — with the number of new cases beginning to rise again,

with a seven—day average of 7,888 cases, as well as an increase in hospital admissions — with over 1,000 patients admitted in the last seven days. however, daily deaths still remain low, with a seven—day average of nine deaths across the uk. i've been speaking to the director of the react study, professor paul elliott. we did our survey between the 20th may and 17th ofjune, and over 100,000 people took part. what we found during that period there has been exponential growth in the virus from the quite low levels we got to in our last survey which was april—may. rapid growth with the r number above one. but in the older people,

we saw that this weakening of the association between infection rate and hospitalisations and death has maintained, and it is actually in the younger people as you said where people have not been vaccinated on the whole. i might have missed it, but what is the variant leading this growth? yes, we really saw a big change from our last survey which was primarily the alpha variant or kent variant, which has now been replaced mainly by the delta variant which is, the end of our survey there was around 90% estimated of infections with the delta event, that was first described in india. of the population that is vaccinated, primarily i am assuming the older population, are there any concerns there, is that infection rate more or less subdued now because they are vaccinated?

we do know that there is very good protection from having both vaccines, so both doses, so it is really important if people are offered the opportunity to get a vaccine, they have the first dose and the second dose. the protection is very high. the issue here is we have exponential growth being driven by the younger people, and it is really important to get those vaccines out to the younger adults, and that is obviously the plan in the next four weeks to do that. when you say younger adults, could you clarify that age group please? the plan is to get the vaccine out to everyone over the age of 18, and we did see the highest rates in the 18—24—year—olds as well as some younger children. new data from the office of national statistics shows that people who have been vaccinated

were less likely to have symptoms or have a high viral load — that's compared with those who tested positive for covid—19 without being vaccinated. the risk of a new infection after being vaccinated was highest during the first 21 days after receiving the jab — after which the risk strongly decreased. positive cases after being vaccinated were mostly found in those under a0 and those working in patient—facing health care roles, and care homes, as well as people with a larger household size and greater deprivation. let's take you live to disneyland paris now which has reopened its doors this morning — with a number of covid safety measures in place. the theme park is welcoming visitors back again, after being forced to close their doors due to covid. the new safety measures mean that only a limited number of guests are allowed in the park daily, and anyone aged six and over must wear a mask.

social distancing restrictions have been implemented in queues, on rides and in restaurants. and the weather looks dry there, wonderful. hong kong police have arrested five senior figures from the pro—democracy newspaper, apple daily, including the three top editorial staff — under security laws imposed by beijing. the five — including the editor—in—chief ryan law — were detained in a dawn raid on the offices of the paper, which has opposed china's tightening grip on hong kong. police say they're suspected of colluding with foreign powers to endanger national security. computers and mobile phones were seized, along with more than us $2 million worth of apple daily�*s assets. the owner of the newspaperjimmy lai has already been put on trial over similar accusations — which could carry a life term. 0ur reporter danny vincent, is inside the apple daily building in hong kong.

here he is talking about the paper's owner, jimmy lai. last yearjimmy lai was paraded through when he was arrested actually at home and taken back to this building. he is currently facing time in prison for another charge but also facing national security law charges, these are the same laws the authorities, the police say they suspect the executives, editors arrested today, they suspect they also violated. this law is almost a —year—old, when it was first introduced the authorities said it would only affect a small number of people, some say it was designed to try to end the protest movement, the 2019 protest movement which saw back—to—back protests for almost a yearin back—to—back protests for almost a year in hong kong. but todayjanice will feel it is notjust the pro—democracy movement that has been under attack,

pro—democracy movement that has been underattack, but pro—democracy movement that has been under attack, but they fear press freedom and journalism itself is now targeted —— but todayjournalists. mark simon is an advisor tojimmy lai and former executive with apple daily parent company next digital. he explained about what this move by the authorities means for the papers future. it is not really where it leaves apple daily, it is where it leaves hong kong. basically they are not happy with their ability to shut down the free press in hong kong. apple daily is the largest news media group there, it is also pro—democracy. and so i guess they finally came to their wits end, and they want to finish this off before the first anniversary of the national security law. so essentially it is not up to us any more, it is up to the chinese communist party. they seem to be able to put a man in space but they can't tolerate somebody talking in the streets of hong kong about freedom and democracy. how long we last i don't know. it could be days, it could be weeks.

if we can get our bank accounts unfrozen, we have enough money last 18 months, and let me be very clear, apple daily hong kong is cashflow positive. this is not a money—losing operation. we have tremendous support from the people of hong kong, we have an incredibly large subscription base. we are doing fine. the market wants us. it is the communist party that doesn't. the inquiry into the 2017 manchester arena suicide bombing is publishing the first of its reports later — focusing on security arrangements at the venue. 22 people were killed and hundreds injured in the attack when salman abedi detonated a home—made device, as parents and families gathered to collect loved ones leaving ariana grande�*s concert. i've been speaking sir peter fahy who is a former chief constable of greater manchester police. he said many recommendations will come out of the inquiry to help venues deal with situations

like this in the future. it is going to be a very tough day for the _ it is going to be a very tough day for the family is bringing it all back— for the family is bringing it all back and _ for the family is bringing it all back and the inquiry is continuing and there — back and the inquiry is continuing and there are more reports to come out of— and there are more reports to come out of it _ and there are more reports to come out of it this— and there are more reports to come out of it. this report will look at the security arrangements around the venue _ the security arrangements around the venue. numberone the security arrangements around the venue. number one it was quite complicated because the venue was on part of— complicated because the venue was on part of a _ complicated because the venue was on part of a building which was owned by network rail so it came under the british_ by network rail so it came under the british transport police. whereas the surrounding area and general approach — the surrounding area and general approach to terrorism was under the greater— approach to terrorism was under the greater manchester police. this is a feature _ greater manchester police. this is a feature that — greater manchester police. this is a feature that railway stations are becoming retail centres and there needs— becoming retail centres and there needs to — becoming retail centres and there needs to be clarity on who is responsible. the other issue is the security— responsible. the other issue is the security agencies and how they prepare — security agencies and how they prepare for what is likely to be the next type — prepare for what is likely to be the next type of attack. this was a very unusual _ next type of attack. this was a very unusual attack in terms of the way this individual targeted young people — this individual targeted young people coming out of the concert vehue _ people coming out of the concert venue with an explosive device. the

agencies, _ venue with an explosive device. the agencies, police, security agencies had been _ agencies, police, security agencies had been focusing on things that had happehed _ had been focusing on things that had happened in mumbai in india and in frante— happened in mumbai in india and in france where people go in with fire arms— france where people go in with fire arms and _ france where people go in with fire arms and essentially kill large numbers— arms and essentially kill large numbers of people. that affected in a way _ numbers of people. that affected in a way how _ numbers of people. that affected in a way how the fire and ambulance service _ a way how the fire and ambulance service responded as well because that is_ service responded as well because that is what they prepared for. there — that is what they prepared for. there are _ that is what they prepared for. there are going to be important recommendations coming out but the challenge _ recommendations coming out but the challenge for the police and agencies and people running venues, in charge _ agencies and people running venues, in charge of— agencies and people running venues, in charge of shopping centres and all sorts— in charge of shopping centres and all sorts of— in charge of shopping centres and all sorts of different places, is what — all sorts of different places, is what is — all sorts of different places, is what is likely to be the next type of attack — what is likely to be the next type of attack because it might not be of this nature — this nature. you - this nature. you mentioned recommendations this naurat — you mentioned recommendations being in that report today, what would you expect to see? we know that we have martin's law being widely discussed, i will come to that to get your opinion. in terms of recommendations but would be the obvious ones? the obvious one would be to make

sure it _ the obvious one would be to make sure it is _ the obvious one would be to make sure it is clear who is responsible for different parts, particularly of cities _ for different parts, particularly of cities where you have more parts owned _ cities where you have more parts owned by— cities where you have more parts owned by private companies, private security— owned by private companies, private security companies, in this case it was network rail, and the british transport — was network rail, and the british transport police, that needs to be clarified — transport police, that needs to be clarified. people running concert venues. — clarified. people running concert venues, big events, crowded places, shopping _ venues, big events, crowded places, shopping centres, there needs to be more _ shopping centres, there needs to be more responsibility on them, better training, _ more responsibility on them, better training, better cooperation with the security industry. they have looked — the security industry. they have looked at — the security industry. they have looked at how private security guards — looked at how private security guards at _ looked at how private security guards at the venue reacted but it has to— guards at the venue reacted but it has to be — guards at the venue reacted but it has to be about all those agencies train together and share information with the _ train together and share information with the security services to anticipate what is likely, the next type of— anticipate what is likely, the next type of attack, the next nature of the threat — type of attack, the next nature of the threat. it may not necessarily be of _ the threat. it may not necessarily be of the — the threat. it may not necessarily be of the nature they are looking at in this— be of the nature they are looking at in this inquiry.

the chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts — or taikonauts — as it calls them — has successfully docked with the country's space station, around seven hours after blasting off. the crew is the first to man the still incomplete station and their mission will be to continue its construction. they will spend a full three months on the station before heading back to earth. it's china's first manned mission in five years and is a huge step forward for the chinese national space administration as beijing looks to establish itself as a major space power. here's our correspondent jonathan amos with more. it sees a very clear military dimension to chinese space activity and for the time being it is simply not possible for nasa for example to get involved with projects with china but that is not necessarily the case with other nations, other

blocks that are involved on the international space station. so we see experiments being hosted on this new chinese space station from europe. there is an investigation into cancer which is being led from norway in the next few weeks the indians have a telescope on the outside of the module that will be looking at the emissions coming from exploded stars. and the chinese have made it clear they are open to seeing foreign nationals coming aboard this space station at some point in the future. one would expect probably russian cosmonauts will be the first may be to do that. russia and china cooperate in many areas of space activity and they share technology. and we have seen for example one european astronaut go to china to learn mandarin. this is europe's first international space station commander when she goes up there soon. she is an

amazing woman who speaks an extraordinary number of marriages and is now learning mandarin. so other nations feel more open about china. the united states though currently not. we will have to see how that develops. the headlines on bbc news: the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. hundreds of police raid the offices of the pro—democracy apple daily newspaper in hong kong, and arrest five of its senior executives the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack. nominations for northern ireland's first and deputy first ministers are expected later today after a stalemate over irish language laws was resolved.

northern ireland secretary brandon lewis said the dup and sinn f in intended to nominate at the "earliest opportunity". let's get more on this with our correspondent danjohnson. take us through where we are and what is next. there were talks going on in belfast late into the early hours of this morning but it sounds like an agreement has been reached between the two main parties at stormont and the two main parties at stormont and the uk northern ireland secretary brandon lewis. the sticking point was about the protection for the irish language act, measures that were promised when power—sharing resumed at the start of last year but they had not been enacted and with the change of first minister that occurred when arlene foster stepped down on monday, sinn fein had taken the chance to refuse to re—nominate its deputy first minister because it wanted extra guarantees on protection for the irish language. it could not get that from the dup, it said it had lost trust in the dup leadership and

in their proposed nomination for first minister, so it has taken the intervention of the northern ireland secretary at westminster and a promise that if the two parties cannot now enact that irish language legislation here at stormont, that it will go through the westminster parliament if there hasn't been progress by the end of september or october. so that deal seems to have 0ctober. so that deal seems to have been enough to bring the two main parties back into agreeing a new first minister and deputy first minister, they are expected to be sworn in later today around midday and that means the executive here, the devolved government, can get on with the decisions it has to make, most depressingly, relaxing the lockdown. for our world audiences, could you underline how important the discussion around the irish language actually is. it is an issue that has kept coming back again and again and it was something that was enshrined in the

agreement that brought the parties back into power—sharing at the start of 2020. that was after three years of 2020. that was after three years of no devolved government here in northern ireland. getting the two parties back into government was a big deal. the enhanced status of the irish language is something sinn fein and nationalists have wanted to see and was promised as part of that deal but there had not been the progress that was agreed perhaps because of everything else going on last year. with the change of first minister earlier this week sinn fein saw an opportunity to get extra guarantees and it was concerned the replacement first minister the preferred candidate of the dup paul givan couldn't be trusted and would not make the progress they thought they had been promised and wanted to see. it has taken the intervention of the northern ireland secretary and a promise he will intervene further and take that legislation through the parliament at westminster if there is no progress here on those issues through the

stormont government over the next few months. to many that will be a side issue because the pandemic is the most pressing business and the threat had been while this political deadlock carried on decisions could not be made on how to tackle the pandemic, what steps to take, and how to relax the restrictions, that is what everyone has been waiting for. restrictions, relaxation is restrictions were proposed for monday but needed to be ratified today by the executive. without a leadership those decisions could not take place. now hopefully if this goes to plan today a new leadership team will be in place which means they can move on and address those issues. save the children says more than 700,000 rohingya children are facing severe discrimination and

denial of their most basic rights because of their statelessness in the countries they've fled to. nearly four years after much of the rohingya population was driven out of myanmar by the military, the charity warns the children are vulnerable to sexual abuse, trafficking and forced labour. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head — in bangkok told me more. time is the critical issue and is why save the children and they are not the first agency to highlight this, but every year that goes by you have to things happening, one, a weariness with the rohingya story, nothing changes, people lose interest. at the same time every year that goes by where these people are stuck in this dreadful limbo, particularly harms the prospects for younger generations. you have to think about the conditions inside the largest camps in bangladesh where there is no, they are crammed into areas totally unsuitable for that number of people. the bangladesh government has been credited with its generosity in taking in so many rohingya but does not want them just to be accepted long term as part of the population,

they want them to go back to my and ma. clearly that is not possible particularly with a country now taken over by the mitchie that carry out ethnic cleansing four years ago. it means no provision is being made for permit education facilities for children, it is limited what they get. they don't have any status, they are vulnerable to very dangerous conditions in the camps with criminal gangs running rife. that is replicated if they get out of the camps and get to malaysia or thailand or indonesia, they have no status that either so the children do not get an education, live in permanent insecurity. this is a staggering number of children with no future and have been in this situation for many years. children's services in england are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them — according to a new report. an independent review into council—run social care, says the system does not provide enough early support — and needs urgent investment and reform. here's our social affairs

correspondent alison holt. what can you see? playing and exploring in the shade at this children's centre in hertfordshire helps children and parents make the most of life together. it's the sort of community support that today's report says should be much more widely available to all families. certainly for these parents, it means a lot. very important for the mum and the baby, obviously, for the mum to meet new friends and to get advice and tips for themselves and also for their baby. full of information that new parents need, _ because we don't have a lot of information. i mean, you can go on the internet, but to actually speak to someone, going to the services, and they're absolutely fantastic. but the independent review says spending by councils in england on general advice and support for families has been cut by a third in recent years, with money shifting to crisis services. the review concludes that,

too often, families end up being investigated by children's services, not supported. it says teenagers in particular are being failed by the current system, and that too many children are ending up in care. the report author says investment and reform of the system can't be put off. if we carry on like this, it will both become more expensive and continue to be inadequate in the support it gives to children and families, and so we need to change, you know, there is no option here where children's social care won't cost more money in the short term. the question is, do we invest in reform, or do we carry on as we are and see services not a good enoughjob? in response to the review, the government says it is putting extra money into targeting educational support earlier in the lives of young people to make sure all children have the same opportunities. alison holt, bbc news.

president biden has arrived back in the united states — after a busy trip to europe. he met fellow leaders at the g7 and nato and the european union. last on his itinerary was a face—to—face summit with president putin of russia. topics included nuclear arms control, opposition figure alexi navalny and russian cyber—attacks. from geneva — gary 0'donoghue reports. back in washington after six days away, joe biden has spent his time reassuring allies and confronting an enemy. the final leg of his tour saw him sweep into geneva, closely followed by one of america's biggest adversaries, vladimir putin. in an attempt to stabilise a relationship that has gone badly wrong. it was just a handshake but with expectations so low, it looked like a good start.

afterwards, vladimir putin said that meeting had been frank and fruitful. he is very constructive, very balanced like i expected. he is very experienced and you could tell that at first glance. this what i think is on hold is that we speak the same language, that doesn't mean that we have to look into our eyes and our souls. no, we have to represent our countries, the relationship is a pragmatic one, primarily. on several areas of american concern, ukraine, cyberattacks and the treatment of russian opposition figures, president putin pushed back hard. for his part, joe biden said they had set out some rules of the road but he wouldn't stop raising human rights, press freedom and russia's actions in the ukraine, in what he called a positive meeting. he said ambassadors would return to each other�*s countries. ladies and gentlemen,

the president of united states. and there would be discussions on nuclear proliferation. we discussed in detail the next steps our countries will take on arms control measures, the steps we need to take to reduce the risk of unintended conflict, and i am pleased that we have agreed today to launch a bilateral strategic stability dialogue. joe biden faced two big foreign policy challenges during this trip. first to reassure allies in his actions that america could be relied upon once again after the trump era. and second, to halt a dangerous slide in russian relations. the building blocks to achieve both of those ends have been put in place but the hard work on the detail begins now. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news. the famously sleepy dormouse was once a common sight in english woodland, but the species has been in severe decline. a scheme to reintroduce the tiny

rodents to their native habitat has now reached a milestone — with the one thousandth captive—bred animal being released. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the story. tiny, nocturnal and under threat. dormice, the only uk rodents with furry tails have been quietly disappearing from our countryside. can i give you these four bags, if you do half a scoop in each of those. now, in a mission that started in 1993 to bring them back to woodlands across the country, these conservationists are preparing to release their 1000th captive—bred doormats. —— dormouse. their chosen home is this carefully managed woodland in north lancashire. we know 100 years ago dormice were widespread throughout england, wales, and they reached as far north as the scottish border. but we know in the last 100 years they have been lost from 17 english counties. so in a national context, the decline is quite severe.

it has been a painstaking team effort. the animals were born at london zoo and after health screenings and nine weeks' quarantine, the 30 rodents were transported more than 250 miles to this remote spot. why go to all of this effort for this one species? they lived here originally, they belong here. so even if you improve the habitat of the area, some of the species are missing and they can't come back themselves. if you can bring them back, then, you are putting them into that jigsaw of what the overall ecosystem should be like. and that is what the dormouse is providing, is part of thatjigsaw and putting it back together. 0n the final stretch of theirjourney, i had the privilege of very carefully carrying two dormice to their new home. i am not expecting them to come out at all. they are quite cosy in there. quite cosy in there and they will settle in. this large cage with extra food and water will provide protection for a pair of the animals. is that 0k there? letting them settle into their new habitat before conservationists open the door. the team is keeping the exact

location of the release a secret to protect the animals. their work does not stop today. it is a real tangle. it would be easier to navigate if you were a dormouse! ah, 0k. this is one of our footprint tunnels. they would move along the branch and this is how you track? they move through a real tangled thicket of branches through the woodland, and they will be able to pass through this tunnel and then leave footprints on the inside on a piece of paper which we can then identify because they are very distinctive footprints. that will give us a real track on where the mice are moving to in the woodland. keeping track of their new arrivals will help researchers monitor the state of the habitat. the dormouse thrives in areas where other species thrive. so a good woodland for dormouse habitat is a good woodland for woodland birds. it is a good woodland for wild flowers and butterflies. it shows your woodlands are in a good state. the hope is like dormice already

reintroduced elsewhere in england, they will breed this summer, replacing a tiny piece of an ecosystem jigsaw that has been missing for a century. victoria gill, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. hundreds of police raid the offices of the pro—democracy apple daily newspaper in hong kong, and arrest five of its senior executives. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later, into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack. children's services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. ryanair and the owner of manchester, london stansted and east midlands airports,

jointly launch a legal challenge against the government over its international travel denmark's christian eriksen will be fitted with a heart—starting device following his collapse on the pitch during euro 2020. the midfielder, who is 29, suffered cardiac arrest in his side's defeat by finland in copenhagen on saturday. 0ur sports reporter is following the story. what is the latest? the danish team _ story. what is the latest? the danish team doctor— story. what is the latest? tie: danish team doctor has said story. what is the latest? ti9 danish team doctor has said that story. what is the latest? ti9: danish team doctor has said that he will be fitted with an icd implant, a small device that can treat people that have had dangerous, abnormal heart conditions. it controls

pacing, and defibrillation. we know that daley blind, a former team—mate of christian eriksen at ajax, was fitted with one of these after being diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation a couple of years ago. it is positive news on that front for christian eriksen. it was a troubling thing to see what happened to him on saturday against finland in their opening match at the euro 2020 tournament. it is positive on that front. we will wait to see what the prognosis is for his career. we know that italy are more stringent when it comes to players with heart conditions continuing at top level. christian eriksen has sat up and talk to team—mates and thanked people for all the positive messages he had received since that game. denmark play late on against belgium for their second match in the competition, which is on the bbc live at 5pm. and there will be a tribute to christian eriksen for everything he has been through and to the people who saved his life as

well. :, ~ to the people who saved his life as well. :, ,, , :, to the people who saved his life as well. :, ~' , :, , to the people who saved his life as well. :, ,, i. , : to the people who saved his life as well. :, ~ ,, , : :, to the people who saved his life as well. :, ,, i. , : :, :, well. thank you very much for that, gavin. ryanair, manchester airport and other travel businesses are beginning a legal challenge — to try to get the government to give more details about how it decides on its covid �*traffic light�* travel system. they say decisions are being made in an "opaque" way, making it impossible to plan. jet2 and easyjet holidays also say they don't understand why destinations with low infection rates — like mallorca — are not on the green list. i have been speaking to our business reporter simon browning. the transport and travel industry is angry with the government in how it has handled the green list. remember the chaos a couple of weeks ago when, all of a sudden on may 17th, the government put 12 countries on the green list including portugal, and we saw a huge exodus, a ramp up of tourism into portugal

and two weeks later the government changed the guidance and put it on the amber list. the tourism industry was angry. they were told that there would be a green watch list, part of the new way that travel would operate and if a country was at risk of going into the other category there would be more warning. that didn't happen and within four days portugal went from green to amber, leaving tens of thousands of british holiday—makers scrambling to get back. the tourism industry and the big airlines, transport companies, want the government to start being clearer and more transparent with how these decisions are made, because the tourism bosses and transport industry don't feel like they are getting the necessary information on how these data and how these decisions are made. michael 0'leary says that the uk's traffic light system has been an absolute shambles from the start. the stop—go policy is causing untold damage to the aviation industry, and frustrating and upsetting millions of british families when they see their holiday plans and family visits disrupted by the government's mismanagement of international travel.

the government has said it has supported the travel sector throughout this period, with funding, and can't actually comment on any legal challenges that are ongoing at the moment. let's turn our attention to the americas. in brazil, indigenous groups have clashed with police during protests over a government bill to legalise mining and farming inside their reservations, which has until now been banned. indigenous leaders say it would also speed up the destruction of the amazon forest and other vulnerable environments. courtney bembridge has the story. bow and arrows on one side, riot shields and pepper spray on the other. several hundred indigenous brazilians gathered in brasilia on wednesday. they are protesting against the bill that would open up protected indigenous lands to commercial agriculture and mining, and they took their fight

to the headquarters of the government's indigenous affairs agency. translation: an organisation that should protect and watch over- the rights of indigenous peoples and our territories, _ is the first to attack us. is the first to commit - a crime indigenous peoples. translation: we are not going to leave. we are not going to retreat. we are not afraid. it has been 520 years of struggle and resistance. and we will stay here until they respect us. the legislation was originally proposed in 2007, but it is being pushed again by far right president, jair bolsonaro. he has long argued that the natural resources of indigenous lands must be put to use for the economic welfare of indigenous groups and the country. these protesters want to ensure that that doesn't happen. courtney bembridge, bbc news.

police in rome have diffused a home—made explosive device that was found _ home—made explosive device that was found on— home—made explosive device that was found on a _ home—made explosive device that was found on a car near the olympic stadium. — found on a car near the olympic stadium, just hours before the euro 2020 _ stadium, just hours before the euro 2020 ctash — stadium, just hours before the euro 2020 clash between italy and switzerland.— 2020 clash between italy and switzerland. :, , switzerland. the bone was reported to have been _ switzerland. the bone was reported to have been filled _ switzerland. the bone was reported to have been filled with _ switzerland. the bone was reported to have been filled with bolts - switzerland. the bone was reported to have been filled with bolts and i to have been filled with bolts and gunpowder —— the bomb. it was on the vehicle of a local government official. spain and portugal have got funding from the eu multi—billion rescue plan. it is a mixture of loans and grants to boost their economies. spain will receive 140 billion euros, and portugal will get 60 billion. still in europe, france is to lift its night—time coronavirus curfew, from sunday, allowing people to leave home at night without official

justification, for the first time since october, and from thursday, they will no longer be obliged to wear a mask outside, except when in queues. halfords says sales of electric bikes and electric scooters have almost doubled in a year. the retailer said that had contributed to a 72% rise in annual profits, to £96 million. e—scooters have become a common sight in many towns and cities and while private use is still illegal in the uk, government trials are underway in places like luton, cambridge and northampton. some say they have become a nuisance and the guide dogs charity wants better enforcement of the rules. so how are the trials going? sam read reports.

supporters say that they are green, easy—to—use, and reduce congestion on cycleways like this. but e—scooter trials have also seen problems. elaine is partially sighted and has had bad experiences while walking in milton keynes with her guide dog, inca. i heard some screaming and sort of like turned a bit, and all of a sudden i was hit from the right side, which knocked me over onto inca, and then i realised that it was two young people riding a scooter, an e—scooter. you know, it is getting to be an issue, now. that, you know, you just get scared to go out. over—18s can hire scooters using an app. three companies are part of the trial around milton keynes. all have safety features. we have had training with london vision, so all of london vision's guidance has gone into our training, which every user must undertake before they start. but there is undoubtedly more we can do. these are part of the trials and we are evolving and adapting. as you can see, campbell park,

where we are now, we have reduced the speed down to ten mph, at the request of the park's trust because we have got so many people walking here. one company has seen over 100,000 milton keynesjourneys since august. but pedestrians are not quite so sure. they are scary when they suddenly bomb past you. i love the e—scooters. they are one of the best things about living here. there are quite a lot of e—scooters that have just been left. _ and itjust looks really untidy. the only way that you can ride one legally at the moment is to hire one in a place that is part of a government trial. riding a privately—owned one is still illegal in a public place. it doesn't mean that you don't see them, though. there is no trial in peterborough but private ones are still causing concern. the issue in peterborough is causing lots of anti—social behaviour. it is becoming more prevalent as youngsters use these

to get about the streets. it seems a good idea, but we have got to have regulation on it, to be honest, because we cannotjust let people willy—nilly ride up and down pavements terrorising people as they drive past. the government says local trials can now extend into next year. ministers will decide what happens longer term, but it seems increasingly likely that e—scooters will become a more common sight. sam read, bbc news. this week on bbc news we're reporting from across the uk to find out what you think about life during and after the pandemic and the impact it's had on your businesses and communities. we'll be hearing from residents of all these locations throughout the week. yesterday we visited lincoln, and tomorrow we'll be in coventry. today, alice baxter is in taunton for us, to look at how the local wedding industry has been impacted by the pandemic.

good morning, just outside of taunton in the grounds of st audries park, 100 acres of rolling deer park, 100 acres of rolling deer park, an historic manor house in the centre. it is a very well—known wedding venue in these parts. i am here all day talking to the people who work here and the other contractors who come here to help the local community host these fabulous weddings that it is famed for, and to discuss how the last 15 months have been, because it has been a very difficult time for the wedding industry. many people feel like they have been forgotten by some of the government support measures. i'mjoined by some of the government support measures. i'm joined by a local hair and make—up specialist vicky wyatt. talk me through how difficult the past 15 months has been for you and your business, helping out brides getting their hair and make—up done

for the big day. getting their hair and make-up done for the big day-— for the big day. domain biggest difficulty has — for the big day. domain biggest difficulty has been _ for the big day. domain biggest - difficulty has been re-accommodating difficulty has been re—accommodating dates -- _ difficulty has been re—accommodating dates -- the — difficulty has been re—accommodating dates —— the main biggest difficulty. it is notjust about us finding — difficulty. it is notjust about us finding a — difficulty. it is notjust about us finding a date for them they have to collaborate everything that puts the wedding _ collaborate everything that puts the wedding together such as the venue, the flowers. it is a huge industry, and so _ the flowers. it is a huge industry, and so much _ the flowers. it is a huge industry, and so much goes into a wedding day. all of— and so much goes into a wedding day. all of the _ and so much goes into a wedding day. all of the different parts. when brides have to postpone the big day they cannot necessarily get the next date they want because of that. bringing everyone together has been a huge _ bringing everyone together has been a huge task for the brides and their suppliers — a huge task for the brides and their suppliers. you a huge task for the brides and their su liers. :, :, :_ a huge task for the brides and their su . liers. :, ., , ., suppliers. you are saying that normally by — suppliers. you are saying that normally by this _ suppliers. you are saying that normally by this time - suppliers. you are saying that normally by this time of - suppliers. you are saying that normally by this time of year| suppliers. you are saying that. normally by this time of year you would have done 20 weddings and you've only done four. 50. would have done 20 weddings and you've only done four.— would have done 20 weddings and you've only done four. so, i have a weddin: you've only done four. so, i have a wedding here _ you've only done four. so, i have a wedding here on _ you've only done four. so, i have a wedding here on sunday. - you've only done four. so, i have a wedding here on sunday. i - you've only done four. so, i have a wedding here on sunday. i think. you've only done four. so, i have a l wedding here on sunday. i think that is the _ wedding here on sunday. i think that is the third _ wedding here on sunday. i think that is the third date we have had to change — is the third date we have had to change to— is the third date we have had to change to accommodate her. so, it has been _ change to accommodate her. so, it has been a — change to accommodate her. so, it has been a difficult year. lots of

extra _ has been a difficult year. lots of extra admin involved, correspondence and things _ extra admin involved, correspondence and things. we've had to cancel a lot as _ and things. we've had to cancel a lot as well— and things. we've had to cancel a lot as well because sometimes you have dates — lot as well because sometimes you have dates booked, and so it has been _ have dates booked, and so it has been a _ have dates booked, and so it has been a challenge.— have dates booked, and so it has been a challenge. some of that admin has been around _ been a challenge. some of that admin has been around accessing _ been a challenge. some of that admin has been around accessing some - been a challenge. some of that admin has been around accessing some of. has been around accessing some of the government grants that have been available to you throughout the past 15 months. how positive and helpful have they been? brute 15 months. how positive and helpful have they been?— have they been? we are an established _ have they been? we are an established business. - have they been? we are an established business. the i have they been? we are an - established business. the wedding is only a _ established business. the wedding is only a percentage of our turnover. so being _ only a percentage of our turnover. so being established and everything, i so being established and everything, i have _ so being established and everything, i have found the grants to be very beneficial— i have found the grants to be very beneficial in keeping the business stable _ beneficial in keeping the business stable i— beneficial in keeping the business stable. i feel for people that are either— stable. i feel for people that are either freelancing on their own, or new businesses that have started up, that have _ new businesses that have started up, that have much bigger outgoings, because _ that have much bigger outgoings, because as an established business, i because as an established business, i find _ because as an established business, i find it— because as an established business, i find it has— because as an established business, i find it has kept as level, sol can imagine it has been very difficult _ can imagine it has been very difficult for some people. we were in a strong — difficult for some people. we were in a strong position before. you

have been _ in a strong position before. you have been going _ in a strong position before. tl’f7l. have been going for over 30 years. a positive story, there. but going ahead, you have been inserting covid clauses into appointment contracts. we have done that with all contracts. we have a contract with our brides, — contracts. we have a contract with our brides, so that they are happy about— our brides, so that they are happy about what— our brides, so that they are happy about what we are offering and vice versa, _ about what we are offering and vice versa. and — about what we are offering and vice versa, and we have written a new one into the _ versa, and we have written a new one into the contract about, in the event — into the contract about, in the event of— into the contract about, in the event of cancellation, so that the brides— event of cancellation, so that the brides feel comfortable that they can book— brides feel comfortable that they can book us, and, in the event of another— can book us, and, in the event of another lockdown, they know where they stand _ another lockdown, they know where they stand prior to booking. you are doinu a they stand prior to booking. you are doing a bride _ they stand prior to booking. you are doing a bride this _ they stand prior to booking. you are doing a bride this coming _ they stand prior to booking. you are doing a bride this coming sunday . they stand prior to booking. you are | doing a bride this coming sunday and she has postponed her wedding four times. , , :, :, times. this is the third or fourth date new _ times. this is the third or fourth date now. she _ times. this is the third or fourth date now. she booked - times. this is the third or fourth date now. she booked back- times. this is the third or fourth date now. she booked back in l times. this is the third or fourth i date now. she booked back in 2017 initially _ date now. she booked back in 2017 initially. you can imagine the correspondence i have had with her. ican— correspondence i have had with her. i can only— correspondence i have had with her. i can only imagine. many thanks, vicky wyatt. we will be here talking

to various people involved in whatever capacity with the wedding industry here, because it was announced earlier this week that, as ofjune 21, unlimited number of gets were allowed at weddings but social distancing measures had to be included and all locations have to abide by covid rules, so not quite the easing many had been hoping for, but we will be getting insights from the local wedding industry. apologies to viewers, we had some problems with the sound there. a transatlantic summit on adoption will take place to discuss why black children are being left behind compared to their white counterparts, when it comes to finding them families. it is hosted by the special guardianship and leadership board which is hoping talks will help find solutions to the problem. joining me live now is dr krish kandiah, who is the chair of that board.

i'm also joined by michelle goode who has adopted five children over the last 18 years. hello to both of you. thank you for your time. hello to both of you. thank you for yourtime. i'm going hello to both of you. thank you for your time. i'm going to start with you, dr krish, how big a problem is this? :, , , ., you, dr krish, how big a problem is this? :, , , :, :: , you, dr krish, how big a problem is this? :, , , :, i: , : :, this? there has been a 50% reduction in the number — this? there has been a 50% reduction in the number of _ this? there has been a 50% reduction in the number of black— this? there has been a 50% reduction in the number of black children - in the number of black children getting adopted in the last five years. so, now early 60 out of 3000 and 60 children who get adopted are black. we think there is a huge challenge and we want to make sure that every child that needs adoption gets the family they need. truth? that every child that needs adoption gets the family they need.— gets the family they need. why is that? there _ gets the family they need. why is that? there has _ gets the family they need. why is that? there has been _ gets the family they need. why is that? there has been a _ gets the family they need. why is| that? there has been a breakdown gets the family they need. why is - that? there has been a breakdown of trust between — that? there has been a breakdown of trust between the _ that? there has been a breakdown of trust between the black— that? there has been a breakdown of trust between the black community l trust between the black community and the whole social work sector. we need to help bridge that. the government has made some good intimations that they are keen to do that and put some money and energy behind it so we need to come up with some good solutions to help rebuild that trust. ~ : : that trust. michelle, five children who have adopted. _

that trust. michelle, five children i who have adopted. congratulations. however, would you agree with what dr krish has just said, however, would you agree with what dr krish hasjust said, and is there a trust issue?— a trust issue? there is a trust issue. unfortunately - a trust issue? there is a trust issue. unfortunately some i a trust issue? there is a trust. issue. unfortunately some social services — issue. unfortunately some social services are not sensitive to the culture, — services are not sensitive to the culture, to _ services are not sensitive to the culture, to our culture, and there is that— culture, to our culture, and there is that hesitancy to have social services — is that hesitancy to have social services involved in your life and to scrutinise you, which needs to be done _ to scrutinise you, which needs to be done to— to scrutinise you, which needs to be done to adoptive parents. we to scrutinise you, which needs to be done to adoptive parents.— done to adoptive parents. we are talkin: done to adoptive parents. we are talking about _ done to adoptive parents. we are talking about race. _ done to adoptive parents. we are talking about race. i _ done to adoptive parents. we are talking about race. i am - done to adoptive parents. we are talking about race. i am going - done to adoptive parents. we are talking about race. i am going to | talking about race. i am going to ask you. of the five children, can you take us through the mixture that you take us through the mixture that you have? my you take us through the mixture that ou have? ~ , , you take us through the mixture that ou have? g , , ' you have? my eldest is 21. then i not a you have? my eldest is 21. then i got a 20-year-old, _ you have? my eldest is 21. then i got a 20-year-old, an _ you have? my eldest is 21. then i i got a 20-year-old, an 80-year-old, you have? my eldest is 21. then i - got a 20-year-old, an 80-year-old, a got a 20—year—old, an 80—year—old, a six-year-otd _ got a 20—year—old, an 80—year—old, a six—year—old and a five—year—old. i have _ six—year—old and a five—year—old. i have four _ six—year—old and a five—year—old. i have four boys. and they are all of mixed _ have four boys. and they are all of mixed heritage. my four boys are siblings — mixed heritage. my four boys are siblings. they all have the same

dad~ _ siblings. they all have the same dad~ and — siblings. they all have the same dad. and the girl is from another family _ dad. and the girl is from another family 0" — dad. and the girl is from another famil . :, family. on the mixed heritage, when we talk about — family. on the mixed heritage, when we talk about transracial _ family. on the mixed heritage, when we talk about transracial adoption, i we talk about transracial adoption, identity becomes a real problem. dr krish, i'll come to you first, but michelle, if you can help me with that. , , :, :, , :,, that. identity is a real problem. many black _ that. identity is a real problem. many black children _ that. identity is a real problem. many black children get - that. identity is a real problem. | many black children get adopted that. identity is a real problem. - many black children get adopted into white families and feel they don't belong either in the white community or the black community, so that is something the summit will look at, how they can look at continuity around transracial adoption, but we would love to see black adopters for black children were possible. michelle, how do you broach race? brute michelle, how do you broach race? we are happy, we are very diverse. we have _ are happy, we are very diverse. we have got— are happy, we are very diverse. we have got good parents, some of them black. _ have got good parents, some of them black. some _ have got good parents, some of them black, some of them white, and they

play an— black, some of them white, and they play an active part in all of our kids— play an active part in all of our kids lives _ play an active part in all of our kids lives i— play an active part in all of our kids lives. i very much ensure that all of— kids lives. i very much ensure that all of them — kids lives. i very much ensure that all of them that are there for them, whether— all of them that are there for them, whether emotionally, around race, practically— whether emotionally, around race, practically doing things orjust doing — practically doing things orjust doing things with the boys, teaching them how— doing things with the boys, teaching them how to stand up and go to the toilet _ them how to stand up and go to the toilet it _ them how to stand up and go to the toilet it is — them how to stand up and go to the toilet. it isjust different things that i_ toilet. it isjust different things that i have to do. i am a single adopter, — that i have to do. i am a single adopter, so _ that i have to do. i am a single adopter, so i don't have that male role model— adopter, so i don't have that male role model within the home, but i make _ role model within the home, but i make sure — role model within the home, but i make sure that that male role model is their— make sure that that male role model is their assad home and ready to play an— is their assad home and ready to play an active part in their lives. i play an active part in their lives. i have _ play an active part in their lives. i have a — play an active part in their lives. i have a sneaking suspicion that you will not be at five. ma; i have a sneaking suspicion that you will not be at five.— will not be at five. my home is not big enough — will not be at five. my home is not big enough to _ will not be at five. my home is not big enough to take _ will not be at five. my home is not big enough to take any _ will not be at five. my home is not big enough to take any more. - will not be at five. my home is not big enough to take any more. orl will not be at five. my home is not big enough to take any more. or i | big enough to take any more. or i would _ big enough to take any more. or i would. an— big enough to take any more. or i would. : : , :, :, , big enough to take any more. or i would. : , :, :, , , would. an exceptional case study there with michelle _ would. an exceptional case study there with michelle but _ would. an exceptional case study there with michelle but this - would. an exceptional case study there with michelle but this is - would. an exceptional case study there with michelle but this is a l there with michelle but this is a transatlantic summit. what do you hope that international element will bring to this issue? are there international case studies that you hope to learn from? can you give us

some of them? the hope to learn from? can you give us some of them?— hope to learn from? can you give us some of them? : :. , :, some of them? the americans have the same problem — some of them? the americans have the same problem we _ some of them? the americans have the same problem we do, _ some of them? the americans have the same problem we do, that _ some of them? the americans have the same problem we do, that black - same problem we do, that black children wait the longest and are least likely to be adopted but they have been trying things we haven't tried before. one group is called the dave thomas foundation and they work with children to help them identify who they think would be a great adopterfor them. identify who they think would be a great adopterforthem. it identify who they think would be a great adopter for them. it could be a sunday school teacher, sports coach, a teacher from school, and they help that adoption take place, so they will be speaking at the summit. i love the film apollo 13, when there was a problem with a spaceship, they looked the best minds in a room until they came out with a solution. that is our plan today, we will be in a zoom room for six hours and failure is not an option, we need to make sure that this injustice for black children who don't get adopted is fixed. the colour of a child's skin should not determine whether they get adopted or not. i determine whether they get adopted or not. :, :, , :,' or not. i want to finish off with michelle. _ or not. i want to finish off with michelle, but _ or not. i want to finish off with michelle, but very _ or not. i want to finish off with michelle, but very quickly, - or not. i want to finish off with michelle, but very quickly, if l or not. i want to finish off with - michelle, but very quickly, if these children are not adopted, what

happens? children are not adopted, what ha ens? , children are not adopted, what hauens? , , :, , :, children are not adopted, what ha ens? , , :, , :, :, :, happens? sadly the statistics around children who — happens? sadly the statistics around children who stay _ happens? sadly the statistics around children who stay in _ happens? sadly the statistics around children who stay in foster _ happens? sadly the statistics around children who stay in foster care, - children who stay in foster care, and i a foster parent, foster care is brilliant, but if they age out of foster care at 18, to no ongoing family connections, the stats are terrible, they are more likely to end up homeless, criminalised or exploited, and we don't think that is good for anyone. you exploited, and we don't think that is good for anyone.— exploited, and we don't think that is good for anyone. you do not make a child feel — is good for anyone. you do not make a child feel unwanted, _ is good for anyone. you do not make a child feel unwanted, do _ is good for anyone. you do not make a child feel unwanted, do you? - a child feel unwanted, do you? michelle, if you could change anything about the current process, what message would you send out to families wanting to adopt a black or mixed heritage trial? l families wanting to adopt a black or mixed heritage trial?— mixed heritage trial? i would say that i mixed heritage trial? i would say that i want _ mixed heritage trial? i would say that i want our _ mixed heritage trial? i would say that i want our community - mixed heritage trial? i would say that i want our community to - mixed heritage trial? i would say that i want our community to do | mixed heritage trial? i would say - that i want our community to do what we have _ that i want our community to do what we have always done. we have always taken _ we have always done. we have always taken children into our homes informally, and i'm asking you now to make _ informally, and i'm asking you now to make that space that you have got in your— to make that space that you have got in your heart— to make that space that you have got in your heart and in your home, to actually— in your heart and in your home, to actually make that step, and go out and take _ actually make that step, and go out and take a — actually make that step, and go out and take a child in your home. there are many— and take a child in your home. there are many children out there that need _ are many children out there that need a _ are many children out there that need a loving home, and know that

tonight, _ need a loving home, and know that tonight, they will be there without anyone _ tonight, they will be there without anyone to — tonight, they will be there without anyone to take care of them, they will age _ anyone to take care of them, they will age out of the system and they will age out of the system and they will not _ will age out of the system and they will not have any families and that really— will not have any families and that really hurts my heart.— really hurts my heart. michelle goode, really hurts my heart. michelle goode. and — really hurts my heart. michelle goode, and dr— really hurts my heart. michelle goode, and dr krish, _ really hurts my heart. michelle goode, and dr krish, thank- really hurts my heart. michelle | goode, and dr krish, thank you really hurts my heart. michelle - goode, and dr krish, thank you and good luck with the summit. five, michelle, goodness me! so often when we talk about lebanon — we're bringing you bad news. it's a poor country that's experienced decades of sectarian division — and has had to provide shelter to thousands of refugees. but it's also the home of unesco world heritage sites — and a beautiful landscape. three french adventurers wanted to witness it first hand — in an unusual way. tim allman reports. for all its troubles, let there be no doubt, lebanon is truly stunning. a country of history, mystery and of spectacle. for these three men, there's only one way to truly appreciate it.

fred, vincent and aurelien are wingsuit flyers, so if they want to have a look around, they take to the skies. jumping out of a helicopter, they glide across the lebanese countryside, seeing the country's highest peak and flying through the khadijah valley in the forest of the cedars of god. like a trio of caped superheroes, they seem to defy gravity in a fairly nonchalant way. translation: it's cool that we're the first people to fly over this country. in the end, reality asserts itself, and they parachute down to earth. an unprecedented an extraordinary trip across an extraordinary country. tim allman, bbc news.

before we go — have a look at this — it's a diamond believed to be the third largest ever found. it's been put on display in botswana. the country is well known for its diamonds. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. there are still some thunderstorms for some of us in the forecast over the next few days and nights but of course not all of us will see them. this afternoon you can see how the thunderstorms push into the north sea but we have also got this line of showery rain and some of those will have some thunderstorms in them as well. brightening up for south—west england and wales, and sunny skies in northern ireland, northern england and scotland. with just a peppering of showers in the north and west. in the sunshine, 18 degrees will feel quite pleasant but it will be muggy once again across the far south east. pollen levels today are high or very

high for much of the uk, something to bear in mind if you are spending any time outside. this evening and overnight we lose this line of showers and any thunderstorms left in it. we will have a dry interlude with clear skies before the next showers come up across the channel islands and parts of southern and south—eastern england. those will also be thundery. still muggy in the south east, fresher and more comfortable to sleep in as we push further north and west. tomorrow we will have all these showers in the far south east. some of them again will be thundery. some cloud ahead of them and there will be breaks in the cloud. it is the west and parts of the north that see the lion's share of the sunshine. temperatures up to 18 in glasgow and liverpool, 21 in cardiff. as we head through friday night into saturday, we still have all of this rain, showery rain coming into the south—eastern corner. dry conditions elsewhere with variable cloud, and on saturday we see the remnants of the rain move away,

a ridge of high pressure across us, and things become more settled. there will be a few showers in the west but most of us will stay dry. you can see what is waiting in the wings. these are saturday's temperatures, feeling fresher with highs up to 20 or 21, so pleasant in the sunshine. what we have on saturday night is a weather front moving northwards and another one coming in from the atlantic. it will be fairly wet on sunday, all of this advancing northwards, drying out a touch behind it, and bright ahead of it as well. these are our temperatures, 12 in the north, highs of 21 in the south east.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later, into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack. children's services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. britain and the united states have agreed a deal to resolve the trade dispute over airbus and boeing for the next five years. denmark's christian eriksen is to be fitted with a heart—starting device following his collapse on the pitch during euro 2020.

this week on bbc news, reporting from right across the uk looking at life through the pandemic and looking at how your community and business has been affected. today i am in beautiful somerset talking to the local wedding industry and asking how they have been coping. new data suggests that the covid epidemic in england is growing, mainly driven by younger age groups who are not yet vaccinated. the analysis from imperial college london's react—1 study, looked at the period from 20th may to seventhjune and found that of the over 108,000 people tested — 135 were positive, which is a rise from 0.1% to 0.15%.

most of the cases were found among five to 12—year—olds, and 18 to 24 year olds. the r number, which is the number of people the average infected person would infect, was an estimated 1.44. there has also been positive news regarding infections in those who have been vaccinated — people who have been vaccinated were less likely to have symptoms or have a high viral load, that's compared with those who tested positive for covid—19 without being vaccinated. the risk of a new infection after being vaccinated was highest during the first 21 days after receiving the jab, after which the risk strongly decreased. positive cases after being vaccinated were mostly found in those under 40 and those working in patient—facing health care roles and care homes, as well as people with a larger household size and greater deprivation. and there was a trend towards lower positivity rates

post—vaccination in rural areas. professor paul elliot is director of the react study. we did our survey between the 20th may and 17th ofjune, may and 7th ofjune, and over 100,000 people took part. what we found during that period there has been exponential growth in the virus from the quite low levels we got to in our last survey, which was april—may. rapid growth with the r number above one. but in the older people, we saw that this weakening of the association between infection rate and hospitalisations and death has maintained, and it is actually in the younger people as you said where people have not been vaccinated on the whole. with me is our head of statistics robert cuffe. i read through a whole load of

statistics, great to have you with us, talk us through the evidence on milder infections. brute us, talk us through the evidence on milder infections.— milder infections. we already knew if ou aet milder infections. we already knew if you get vaccinated _ milder infections. we already knew if you get vaccinated you _ milder infections. we already knew if you get vaccinated you are - milder infections. we already knew if you get vaccinated you are less i if you get vaccinated you are less likely to get really sick and end up in hospital. this study swabs people at random, you pick up a mild and asymptomatic infections. that enables different analyses, first i have seen after vaccination people are less likely to report symptoms. secondly when you pick them up and find them you will see they have less virus in their body. those are not necessarily incredibly surprising, we have seen the benefits pointing us in this direction from many other sources, but it is a new piece of evidence supporting the big effect of vaccines. it is helpful as well because if you have less virus in your body, hopefully less chance of passing it on to someone else. all good news and supporting the effect

of the vaccines.— of the vaccines. there looked to be more infections _ of the vaccines. there looked to be more infections after _ of the vaccines. there looked to be more infections after pfizer - of the vaccines. there looked to be more infections after pfizer than i more infections after pfizer than astrazeneca. brute more infections after pfizer than astrazeneca— more infections after pfizer than astrazeneca. ~ :, :, , astrazeneca. we have to be careful because most _ astrazeneca. we have to be careful because most of— astrazeneca. we have to be careful because most of the _ astrazeneca. we have to be careful because most of the people - astrazeneca. we have to be careful because most of the people who i because most of the people who received the pfizer vaccine, they received the pfizer vaccine, they received it in kind ofjanuary when infections were really high. most people with astrazeneca, they received march or later when infections were lower. i think that analysis is comparing the time of the year and how many infections were floating around rather than necessarily the vaccines. it is an issue with the analysis as a whole because most of the evidence we see and there are people infected with the alpha variant earlier in the year. we are not sure if it applies 100% the same to the delta variant. we know the vaccines still do help with delta over the effect is blunted. we do not have the precise numbers to support that. brute

blunted. we do not have the precise numbers to support that.— blunted. we do not have the precise numbers to support that. we have the reactor study — numbers to support that. we have the reactor study saying _ numbers to support that. we have the reactor study saying the _ numbers to support that. we have the reactor study saying the growing - reactor study saying the growing number of cases are in the younger, unvaccinated groups. it is number of cases are in the younger, unvaccinated groups.— unvaccinated groups. it is the fascinating — unvaccinated groups. it is the fascinating part _ unvaccinated groups. it is the fascinating part of _ unvaccinated groups. it is the fascinating part of the - unvaccinated groups. it is the fascinating part of the react l unvaccinated groups. it is the - fascinating part of the react study. the epidemic is on the rise in general but it is the groups, the younger populations, under 35s, you look at the numbers, the incidence rates doubling or more. over 50s, op but nudging up, not by the same amount. some is behavioural, older adults mix less, have fewer contacts so you tend to see slower spreading or it's moving later into the age groups, the virus. and the earlier vaccinated age groups are not seeing the same rises. we are notjust seeing that in the random swabs of cns seeing that in the random swabs of 0ns or react, but we are seeing it

in case numbers. during the epidemic first we saw it rise in younger adults than older adults but a different rise this time round. this time up in the younger adults but over 60s not going up at all. even though we have moved into a new error, the delta variant with slightly different numbers. —— new era. slightly different numbers. -- new era. : :, :, , era. pfizer cleared for 15-year-olds about the decision _ era. pfizer cleared for 15-year-olds about the decision is _ era. pfizer cleared for 15-year-olds about the decision is yet _ era. pfizer cleared for 15-year-olds about the decision is yet to - era. pfizer cleared for 15-year-olds about the decision is yet to be - era. pfizer cleared for 15-year-oldsl about the decision is yet to be made on whether it would be used. would you get your children vaccinated? would you prefer not to? @bchoannag

on twitter. the inquiry into the 2017 manchester arena suicide bombing is publishing the first of its reports later — focusing on security arrangements at the venue. 22 people were killed and hundreds injured in the attack, when salman abedi detonated a home—made device, as parents and families gathered to collect loved ones leaving ariana grande's concert. i'm joing now by nick aldworth who is a former senior counter terrorism chief and security commentator. the report specifically focusing on the role of the security operation. he was reported on various occasions and it was not properly followed through. we do not obviously know what might have been different had he been properly stopped but why do you think it is that those warnings and concerns articulated were not properly acted on?— properly acted on? thank you for aaivin me properly acted on? thank you for giving me some _ properly acted on? thank you for giving me some time _ properly acted on? thank you for

giving me some time to - properly acted on? thank you for giving me some time to talk- properly acted on? thank you for. giving me some time to talk about this, you are right. what we cannot say is whether the outcome would have been any different at all. what we do know without any sort of disruption or intervention there was a detonation and 22 people died and many more were injured. why people don't intervene in those circumstances can be for a range of different reasons. some people expressing concern about racial profiling, others mayjust be feared of what might happen if they do and others mightjust be negligent and not take seriously or follow through what they are being told. from my perspective, the most disappointing thing that came out of the enquiry was across 2017 people were actively encouraged to report what they saw.

you tell us, at least give us a chance to do something about it. there seems to have been a fundamental failure there seems to have been a fundamentalfailure in there seems to have been a fundamental failure in the security operation and police following through on that opportunity. that above all is very disappointing because it really does impact on the confidence the public should have on what happens when they report things. i what happens when they report thins. :, :, :, :, what happens when they report thinus. :, :, :, :, ,:, :, things. i want to read out some of the evidence _ things. i want to read out some of the evidence on _ things. i want to read out some of the evidence on what _ things. i want to read out some of the evidence on what happens - things. i want to read out some of i the evidence on what happens when concerns were raised, what the process was that unfolded from that. one man, christopher wilde, was waiting with his partner to pick up his daughter. he had earlier approached salman abedi and asked him what was in his rucksack but he did not respond. he thought salman abedi looked nervous and out of place so he raised those concerns with a security guard who was guarding an emergency exit but told the enquiry he felt fobbed off. another eight minutes before those concerns were relayed to a colleague who said he had a bad feeling when he worked at salman abedi but he did

not approach because he did not think he had enough evidence and feared being branded a racist. that was echoed byjulie merchant who said when she roasted they did not seem interested. were not particularly suspicious but she said i think we were aware of being overtly un—pc. that is one reason why concerns are not followed through but what lessons can be learned from this going forward? unacceptable that was a condition that individuals overlaid on themselves to not acting. we saw the wave of terrorism heading towards our shows in 2015. we saw a rise, five people died in westminster. they should be no reason why at that point the people responsible for the security operation at the manchester arena were not taking the roles and

theirjobs arena were not taking the roles and their jobs seriously. arena were not taking the roles and theirjobs seriously. what are the evidence showed in the enquiry, we are grateful to stjohn's team, the barristers, the enquiry showed people were aware of those threats, there was a risk assessment but somebody had overlaid a non—precise condition on how they looked at those risk assessments. that condition was, is it likely to happen to us? that is a dangerous game to play and does not feature in risk assessment anywhere. you are effectively playing russian roulette were maybe five out of six times you will get away with it but once there will get away with it but once there will be consequences. people did not act when they should have acted. it would be awful of me to overlay a large dose of hindsight and say it would have been different because they might not have been, at least

we might have had a fighting chance to resolve this in an alternative way. police had resources available to deal with suicide terrorism. there are resources available in manchester. perhaps by people doing the job manchester. perhaps by people doing thejob properly manchester. perhaps by people doing the job properly we manchester. perhaps by people doing thejob properly we might have had thejob properly we might have had the chance of bringing these resources to a point where we could have dealt with that terrorist. figs have dealt with that terrorist. as ou have dealt with that terrorist. as you say, easily looked back on with hindsight and we are waiting to see what the report says. but he was a man walking about with a backpack taller than his head, laden with shrapnel. is the only way to stop that getting into the area which he got into comedy fourier, actually people spotting that and asking questions? not other ways to scan for that? to stop him even getting to where he was?— for that? to stop him even getting to where he was? there are lots of different ways _ to where he was? there are lots of different ways of _ to where he was? there are lots of different ways of dealing _ to where he was? there are lots of different ways of dealing with - to where he was? there are lots ofj different ways of dealing with that. one of the things i would offer to viewers is that there is an enormous

amount of technology and infrastructure available. what i am hoping will come out of the enquiry is a recommendation we move away from the discretionary provision of security and towards a mandated provision of security, granted proportionate to the risk and costs involved but those things are available from credible providers. they can be identified to people long before they move into an area where they are a threat to others. probably many of you viewers will be aware we have been campaigning on martyrs law, making it a requirement on big events and venues and others. —— martha's love. == on big events and venues and others.

-- martha's love-— -- martha's love. -- law what we have campaigned _ -- martha's love. -- law what we have campaigned for— -- martha's love. -- law what we have campaigned for is _ -- martha's love. -- law what we have campaigned for is that - -- martha's love. -- law what we l have campaigned for is that owners and operators of places the pub ago will have to take steps towards identifying risks and threats, undertake vulnerability assessments to understand what risks you face, where it is proportionate to do so mitigate those risks and then afterwards, or part of that overall sequencing, is to have a plan. how to deal with _ sequencing, is to have a plan. how to deal with that _ sequencing, is to have a plan. firm to deal with that event when it happens at your venue. the ability to bring first a quick way, save lives, coordinate your resources effectively. —— bring first aid quickly. it is all available through the policing website, the training is freely available, what we are

asking the government to do is to make that mandatory and move away from just being discretionary. that sounds very simple, straightforward advice that should be followed for any big event. advice that should be followed for any big event-— advice that should be followed for any big event. what you are saying is there is no _ any big event. what you are saying is there is no guarantee _ any big event. what you are saying is there is no guarantee that - is there is no guarantee that process is actually gone through. how often is it and isn't it gone through at these big events? lots of oruanisers through at these big events? lots of organisers undertake _ through at these big events? lots of organisers undertake risk _ through at these big events? lots of organisers undertake risk and - through at these big events? lots of organisers undertake risk and threatj organisers undertake risk and threat assessments but quite often what interviews with the mitigation of risk is the cost. more importantly what we see is too many people undertake risk assessments for the venues and then subconsciously validate what they have done. there is not enough testing, exercising and checking to see what you have come up with does work. it would be wrong of me not to highlight the fact that the driving this reform has been the mother of the murdered

at the venue martyn. that is initiated the spark that became the campaign for martyn's law. depending on the size of— campaign for martyn's law. depending on the size of the _ campaign for martyn's law. depending on the size of the venues, _ campaign for martyn's law. depending on the size of the venues, how - campaign for martyn's law. depending on the size of the venues, how deep . on the size of the venues, how deep the pockets are of the people running the events whether it will actually happen? the running the events whether it will actually happen?— running the events whether it will actually happen? the examples he cited at the — actually happen? the examples he cited at the very _ actually happen? the examples he cited at the very beginning - actually happen? the examples he cited at the very beginning of- actually happen? the examples he cited at the very beginning of the l cited at the very beginning of the interview are examples of free security. people being aware, looking out for suspicious behaviour. that costs nothing and the training to actually get your security guard force to be able to do that is similarly free. some measures are very simple, things like changing how we all queue could change their vulnerability to vehicle attack. simple metal

detecting wands and arches could check for people with weapons. most of their staff and most securities procedural and procedure usually means it is low or no cost. tater? means it is low or no cost. very interesting _ means it is low or no cost. very interesting to _ means it is low or no cost. very interesting to talk _ means it is low or no cost. very interesting to talk to, _ means it is low or no cost. very interesting to talk to, thank - means it is low or no cost. very interesting to talk to, thank you forjoining us, former security counterterrorism chief. we will get the results of the report later and bring you a detail as we get it. the headlines on bbc news... the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. children's services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later, into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack. children's services in england

are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them — according to a new report. an independent review into council—run social care, says the system does not provide enough early support — and needs urgent investment and reform. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. what can you see? playing and exploring in the shade at this children's centre in hertfordshire helps children and parents make the most of life together. it's the sort of community support that today's report says should be much more widely available to all families. certainly for these parents, it means a lot. very important for the mum and the baby, obviously, for the mum to meet new friends and to get advice and tips for themselves and also for their baby. full of information that new parents need, _ because we don't have a lot of information. i mean, you can go on the internet, but to actually speak to someone, going to the services,

and they're absolutely fantastic. but the independent review says spending by councils in england on general advice and support for families has been cut by a third in recent years, with money shifting to crisis services. the review concludes that, too often, families end up being investigated by children's services, not supported. it says teenagers in particular are being failed by the current system, and that too many children are ending up in care. the report author says investment and reform of the system can't be put off. if we carry on like this, it will both become more expensive and continue to be inadequate in the support it gives to children and families, and so we need to change, you know, there is no option here where children's social care won't cost more money in the short term. the question is, do we invest in reform, or do we carry on as we are and see services not a good enoughjob? in response to the review, the government says it is putting

extra money into targeting educational support earlier in the lives of young people to make sure all children have the same opportunities. alison holt, bbc news. a highly decorated police officer convicted of possessing a child abuse video has won an appeal against her dismissal from the met police. superintendent robyn williams lost herjob last year, but a police appeals tribunal found that her sacking was "unfair". the independent panel concluded it was "unreasonable" to sack ms williams after her conviction and determined that her dismissal should be replaced with a final written warning. our corresponent charlotte wrightjoins me now. how did this video end up on her phone? hersistersent how did this video end up on her phone? her sister sent it and she had it on her phone after a whatsapp

message. she wasn't aware it was on her phone she said. the court accepted she did not view the footage at her trial. the jury was not convinced she was unaware of it being on her phone, she received to the conviction of a girl being sexually abused and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service at the time. to 200 hours of community service at the time. :, , : :, , :, the time. to be clear, is it an offence to — the time. to be clear, is it an offence to receive _ the time. to be clear, is it an offence to receive something| the time. to be clear, is it an - offence to receive something that was not solicited?— was not solicited? yes, it was on her phone _ was not solicited? yes, it was on her phone and — was not solicited? yes, it was on her phone and she _ was not solicited? yes, it was on her phone and she was _ was not solicited? yes, it was on her phone and she was criticised | was not solicited? yes, it was on i her phone and she was criticised for not going on to then reported and when we talk about whether she should be sacked from herjob as a police officer, she was told it was unacceptable to fail to report the matter and could have caused significant harm to the child and the —— in the video. she was told at the —— in the video. she was told at the time last year it amounted to

gross misconduct, that police officers cannot police effectively if they are found to have broken the law. the police superintendents association said there were very compact circumstances around this conviction. the independent panel basically said that sacking was both unfair and unreasonable and instead she should have received a final written warning. how has the met responded to this? they are waiting for the final report to come out, they say, not expected for another week or so so we have not heard the full detail around the decision. they said they will await full judgment and once received will consider the ruling and engaged with robyn williams's representatives she says she has been engaging with community and involved in community initiatives during the pandemic but says she is delighted to return to

the work she loves, serving communities in london. we will have to wait to hear from the met police to wait to hear from the met police to find out what that looks like when the full report comes out. the uk and the united states say they've reached a deal to resolve a trade dispute over boeing and airbus. ensuring tariffs remain suspended. the agreement comes two days after the european union also reached a truce with the us in their near 17—year conflict over aircraft subsidies. i'm joined by our correspondent dharshini david. how controversial and significant has this agreement then? this has been one of those long running battles. as you say over 17 years, items such as whisky, cashmere and fine wind have become perhaps unconventional weapons. a couple of years ago it was ruled that the us and europe, the eu as it was then, had the right to impose tariffs, import charges on each other�*s goods

as part of the dispute as to whether or not each side was unfairly subsidising. the manufacturer of aircraft. over the last few days, first of all a pause from the us and eu. we had already seen some post earlier in the year, the terrace, but we have heard of this will carry on for another five years in which time they will try to hammer out a permanent solution about the row over aircraft manufacturer. for now, a sigh of relief and perhaps a boost for... manufacturers and producers were caught out. there was discussions with liz truss. we have not heard about the free—trade deal we were told perhaps was in the offing last year. it is on post for

a while the new us representative takes a closer look at that and the uk is really keen to get this went done. guess what, £1 uk is really keen to get this went done. guess what, e1 of every six of our trade is with america, a far larger part than with australia. we have heard liz truss talking about thatjust have heard liz truss talking about that just this have heard liz truss talking about thatjust this morning. lots of questions still to be answered but for the moment some good news for some of our exporters.— some of our exporters. thank you, dharshini david. _ ryanair, manchester airport and other travel businesses are beginning a legal challenge, to try to get the government to give more details about how it decides on its covid �*traffic light�* travel system. they say decisions are being made in an "opaque" way, making it impossible to plan. jet2 and easyjet holidays also say they don�*t understand why destinations with low infection rates, like mallorca, are not on the green list. nominations for northern ireland�*s first and deputy first ministers are expected later. the power—sharing crisis at stormont appears to have been averted following a late night deal over irish language laws.

that paved the way for leaders to be appointed. our correspondent dan johnson has been following developments in belfast. talks going on here in belfast very late into the early hours of this morning but it sounds like an agreement has been reached between the two main parties here at stormont and the uk, northern ireland secretary brandon lewis. the sticking point was about the protection for the irish language, measures actually promised when power—sharing resumed here at the start of last year. they had not been enacted and with the change of first minister that occurred when arlene foster stepped down here on monday, sinn fein had taken a to re—nominate its deputy first minister because it wanted extra guarantees on protection for the irish language. it could not get that from the dup, saying it was trust in the dup leadership and their proposed first minister nomination poll given. it has taken

a promise that if the two parties cannot now enact the irish language legislation it will go through the westminster parliament if there has not been progress in stormont by the end of september. the deal seems to have been enough to have brought the two main parties it did —— into agreeing. the first and deputy first minister are expected to be sworn in and around midday and it means the devolved government here in northern ireland, the executive, can get on with the decisions that has to make, most personally about relaxing the work here. —— most presently about relaxing the lockdown. to try to tempt travellers back,

this morning one provider is attempting to break the record for the fastest journey from london to glasgow. it�*s hoped that as well as raising money for charity, the effort will also highlight the ease of travelling by train. hello again. over the next few days and nights for some of us there will be thundery showers in the forecast some of which could be torrential. we have had that already this morning from this line moving into the north sea. we have another line of showers at some of which will be thundery across the south east. across scotland, northern england, west wales and the south west, as well as northern ireland, we will see the lion�*s share of the sunshine this afternoon. but some breaks in that cloud will allow temperatures to scoot up to 25 degrees in the south—east. we will have a dry spell overnight before the next band of showers come up from the south moving across southern england, the channel islands and parts of the south—east, and some of those will be thundery. muggy in the south, fresher in the north under clearer skies. so it is the north that sees the lion�*s share of the sunshine tomorrow. in the south east once again we have all the showers, some torrential, some with some thunder and lightning, and still pretty muggy. temperatures between 17 and 21, but a fresher 12—18 in the north.

hello, this is bbc news — withjoanna gosling. the headlines: the covid epidemic in

england is growing — a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later into the security operation at the ariana grande concert — 22 people died in the attack. children�*s services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. denmark�*s christian eriksen will be fitted with a heart—starting device — following his collapse on the pitch during euro 2020. britain and the united states have agreed a deal to resolve the trade dispute over airbus and boeing for the next five years. sport — and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here�*s chetan.

—— gavin. the danish football association have confirmed that christian eriksen will have a heart starter device fitted, as he recovers from a cardiac arrest. it�*s a measure often taken due to rhythm disturbances following the condition. eriksen collapsed just before half time during denmark�*s defeat to finland last saturday. the danes play their second match against belgium, back in copenhagen, at five o clock this afternoon we will be quite emotional to go back, and we know that we will have unbelievable support by our fans, by the whole country. these emotions, we have to prepare that. as soon as the referee whistles, we have to make sure that we are ready for that, to perform and play a football match. well, the former england cricketer james taylor had sudden cardiac episode five years ago that ended his playing career and nearly took his life. he had an internal defibrillator fitted and is currently head scout

for the england cricket team. taylor offered this advice for eriksen. talk to people that you trust, also open _ talk to people that you trust, also open up _ talk to people that you trust, also open up to— talk to people that you trust, also open up to people that have had a similar— open up to people that have had a similar experience, just so that you learn _ similar experience, just so that you learn and _ similar experience, just so that you learn and have an understanding of the situation, because nobody really knows, _ the situation, because nobody really knows, every case is really different, butjust to knows, every case is really different, but just to get a knows, every case is really different, butjust to get a common ground _ different, butjust to get a common ground with somebody who has been through— ground with somebody who has been through something similar. for bris me armbar— through something similar. for bris me armbar would be a similar guide to touch, _ me armbar would be a similar guide to touch, because we have been so similar _ to touch, because we have been so similar. fabrice was brilliant, i done _ similar. fabrice was brilliant, i done a — similar. fabrice was brilliant, i done a document of him. just to get an understanding and to open up. the atp tournament at queens resumes in just under half an hour from now. they�*ve reached the last 16 stage. dan evans is first on court against france�*s adrian mannarino. after that, andy murray faces italian matteo berrettini. yesterday we may have seen murray�*s successor. 19—year—old jack draper became the youngest british player, to reach an an atp quarterfinal, since murray in 2006. he beat the world number 39

alex bublik, of khazakstan. he�*ll face fellow brit, cameron norrie in the last eight tomorrow. well, queens always means that wimbledon is just around the corner. the tournament starts onjune 28 with the finals due to be played in front of capacity crowds. as it stands, the all england club is expecting naomi osaka to compete. she�*s been taking time away from the court since withdrawing from the french open for mental health reasons amid a storm caused by her refusal to fulfil media duties. it's it�*s probably important to recognise that along with the other grand slams and the tories, we are always looking to evolve and improve what we do. to that end, we have started a consultation around how we might improve our media operations. that consultation is to include notjust the players, but the media and all of those engaged in that space. we are all striving to do things better. —— tours. and the us open gets under way little later, golf�*s third major of the year. phil mickelson became the oldest

ever winner of a major, with victory in the us pga last month. another man hoping to keep the flame alive for the older players on tour is lee westwood. the englishman, who�*s 48, tees off this evening. westwood recently married his long time girlfriend and caddie, helen, and wondered if their relationship on the course would stay the same. this week is good to be new, it's going _ this week is good to be new, it's going to — this week is good to be new, it's going to be — this week is good to be new, it's going to be as husband and wife, so it might _ going to be as husband and wife, so it might change. she might give me the elbow— it might change. she might give me the elbow a bit more often. it's a very— the elbow a bit more often. it's a very relaxed relationship anyway, we 'ust very relaxed relationship anyway, we iust enjoy— very relaxed relationship anyway, we just enjoy ourselves, try and have a good _ just enjoy ourselves, try and have a good time — just enjoy ourselves, try and have a good time out there. does just enjoy ourselves, try and have a good time out there.— good time out there. does it count as our good time out there. does it count as your honeymoon? _ good time out there. does it count as your honeymoon? should i good time out there. does it count as your honeymoon? should do, . as your honeymoon? should do, shouldn't it? _ as your honeymoon? should do, shouldn't it? i— as your honeymoon? should do, shouldn't it? i keep _ as your honeymoon? should do, shouldn't it? i keep telling i as your honeymoon? should do, shouldn't it? i keep telling her. shouldn't it? i keep telling her that, _ shouldn't it? i keep telling her that, but— shouldn't it? i keep telling her that, but i_ shouldn't it? i keep telling her that, but i think she has got her eye on— that, but i think she has got her eye on someone when i don't take lolf eye on someone when i don't take golf clubs — that�*s just about it, but a reminder that you can follow england womens�* progress on day two of their test match against india on the bbc website — that�*s bbc.co.uk/sport. there�*s also commentray on radio 5 live sports extra. thank you, gavin, apologies for

getting your name wrong. i couldn�*t see you at all. it getting your name wrong. i couldn't see you at all-— hong kong police have arrested five senior figures from the pro—democracy newspaper, apple daily, including the three top editorial staff — under security laws imposed by beijing. the five — including the editor in chief, ryan law — were detained in a dawn raid on the offices of the paper, which has opposed china�*s tightening grip on hong kong. police say they�*re suspected of colluding with foreign powers to endanger national security. computers and mobile phones were seized, along with more than $2 million worth of apple daily�*s assets. the owner of the newspaper, jimmy lai, has already been put on trial over similar accusations — which could carry a life term. our reporter, danny vincent, spoke to us inside the apple daily building in hong kong about the paper�*s owner, jimmy lai. last yearjimmy lai was paraded through when he was arrested actually at home and taken back to this building. he is currently facing time in prison for another charge but also facing national security

law charges, these are the same laws the authorities, the police say they suspect the executives, editors arrested today, they suspect they also violated. this law is almost a year old, when it was first introduced the authorities said it would only affect a small number of people, some say it was designed to try to end the protest movement, the 2019 protest movement which saw back—to—back protests for almost a year in hong kong. but today journalists will feel it is notjust the pro—democracy movement that has been under attack, but they fear press freedom and journalism itself is now targeted. mark simon is an adviser tojimmy lai and a former executive with apple daily�*s parent company, next digital. he gave us this assessment of what the arrests meant for the paper�*s future. it is not really where it leaves apple daily, it is where it leaves hong kong.

basically they are not happy with their ability to shut down the free press in hong kong. apple daily is the largest news media group there, it is also pro—democracy. and so i guess they finally came to their wits end, and they want to finish this off before the first anniversary of the national security law. so essentially it is not up to us any more, it is up to the chinese communist party. they seem to be able to put a man in space but they can�*t tolerate somebody talking in the streets of hong kong about freedom and democracy. how long we last i don�*t know. it could be days, it could be weeks. if we can get our bank accounts unfrozen, we have enough money last 18 months, and let me be very clear, apple daily hong kong is cashflow positive. this is not a money—losing operation. we have tremendous support from the people of hong kong, we have an incredibly large subscription base. we are doing fine. the market wants us. it is the communist party that doesn�*t.

save the children says more than 700,000 rohingya children are facing severe discrimination and denial of their most basic rights because of their statelessness in the countries they�*ve fled to. nearly four years after much of the rohingya population was driven out of myanmar by the military, the charity warns the children are vulnerable to sexual abuse, trafficking and forced labour. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, in bangkok, told me more. time is the critical issue and is why save the children — and they are not the first agency to highlight this — but every year that goes by you have to things happening, one, a weariness with the rohingya story, nothing changes, people lose interest. at the same time every year that goes by where these people are stuck in this dreadful limbo, particularly harms the prospects for younger generations. you have to think about the conditions inside the largest camps in bangladesh where there is no, they are crammed into areas totally unsuitable for that number of people. the bangladesh government has been credited with its generosity in taking in so many rohingya but does not want them just

to be accepted long term as part of the population, they want them to go back to myanmar. clearly that is not possible particularly with a country now taken over by the military that carried out ethnic cleansing four years ago. it means no provision is being made for permanent education facilities for children, it is limited what they get. they don�*t have any status, they are vulnerable to very dangerous conditions in the camps, with criminal gangs running rife. that is replicated if they get out of the camps and get to malaysia or thailand or indonesia, they have no status that either so the children do not get an education, live in permanent insecurity. this is a staggering number of children with no future and have been in this situation for many years. this week on bbc news, we�*re reporting from across the uk to find out what you think about life during and after the pandemic and the impact it�*s had

on your businesses and communities. we�*ll be hearing from residents of all these locations throughout the week. yesterday we visited lincoln, and tomorrow we�*ll be in coventry. today, alice baxter is in taunton for us to look at how the local wedding industry has been impacted by the pandemic. you just caught me by the piano in it drawing room of the saint audrey�*s part, where we are here today. it�*s a beautiful wedding venue, it is a glorious manor house. this place is absolutely dripping with history and beauty. but do not be filled by the surroundings because it has been a tough 15 months for the wedding industry. could hope be on the horizon of better days to come when boris johnson and i was a limited number of guests would be allowed to come

to covid secured venues, but social distancing bills are in place. not quite what the industry was hoping for, but that there are signs of things to come. today we are talking to people from all aspects of the wedding industry, focusing back now on third, because what is a wedding without the food, without the cake? joining me now is a cake maker, maria. wonderful to talk to you. this is a demonstration of the kind of cake you can make. how difficult has it the past 15 months been for a year? has it the past 15 months been for a ear? �* , , :, , ., has it the past 15 months been for a ear? �*, , :, , :, :, , year? it's been really tough, really heartbreaking. _ year? it's been really tough, really heartbreaking. my _ year? it's been really tough, really heartbreaking. my business i year? it's been really tough, really heartbreaking. my business dried i year? it's been really tough, really i heartbreaking. my business dried up overnight. _ heartbreaking. my business dried up overnight, but notjust for me, it is the _ overnight, but notjust for me, it is the couples too who have had to postpone _ is the couples too who have had to postpone the wedding, sometimes several— postpone the wedding, sometimes several times. postpone the wedding, sometimes severaltimes. it postpone the wedding, sometimes several times.— several times. it has been very difficult for _ several times. it has been very difficult for you. _ several times. it has been very difficult for you. you _ several times. it has been very difficult for you. you have i difficult for you. you have explained to me that you have not

been able to access any of the government grants or support packages. government grants or support ackaues. :, , :, government grants or support packages-— government grants or support ackaues. :, , :, ,, packages. no. the year they assessed the rants, packages. no. the year they assessed the grants. l — packages. no. the year they assessed the grants. i did _ packages. no. the year they assessed the grants, i did have _ packages. no. the year they assessed the grants, i did have another- the grants, i did have another part-time _ the grants, i did have another part—time job. as a result, the grants, i did have another part—timejob. as a result, i the grants, i did have another part—time job. as a result, i could not access— part—time job. as a result, i could not access any of them. i'm one that fell through— not access any of them. i'm one that fell through the cracks. talk not access any of them. i'm one that fell through the cracks.— fell through the cracks. talk to me about the numbers _ fell through the cracks. talk to me about the numbers involved. i fell through the cracks. talk to me about the numbers involved. howl fell through the cracks. talk to me i about the numbers involved. how many cakes would you have made in a typical year? cakes would you have made in a typicalyear? how cakes would you have made in a typical year? how many have you made? what sorts of things have you been asked to make?— made? what sorts of things have you been asked to make? normally i would make between — been asked to make? normally i would make between 60-70 _ been asked to make? normally i would make between 60-70 cakes _ been asked to make? normally i would make between 60-70 cakes a - been asked to make? normally i would make between 60-70 cakes a year. i make between 60—70 cakes a year. last make between 60—70 cakes a year. last year— make between 60—70 cakes a year. last year i — make between 60—70 cakes a year. last year i made a few smaller ones for smaller— last year i made a few smaller ones for smaller weddings. but they have reduced _ for smaller weddings. but they have reduced in— for smaller weddings. but they have reduced in size. some of them are 'ust reduced in size. some of them are just two— reduced in size. some of them are just two or— reduced in size. some of them are just two or three tiers, where as they— just two or three tiers, where as they would — just two or three tiers, where as they would normally be four or five. smaller _ they would normally be four or five. smaller weddings, they would normally be four or five. smallerweddings, people they would normally be four or five. smaller weddings, people wanting smaller case. normally you can charge around £400 for a big cake like this. for charge around £400 for a big cake like this. :, ,:, ,, ,

like this. for something like this, it's a lot more. _ like this. for something like this, it's a lot more. but _ like this. for something like this, it's a lot more. but for— like this. for something like this, it's a lot more. but for an - like this. for something like this, | it's a lot more. but for an average cake _ it's a lot more. but for an average cake. :, �* , it's a lot more. but for an average cake. :, �*, :, :, it's a lot more. but for an average cake. that's a huge loss of income. you explain — cake. that's a huge loss of income. you explain to _ cake. that's a huge loss of income. you explain to me _ cake. that's a huge loss of income. you explain to me like _ cake. that's a huge loss of income. you explain to me like you - cake. that's a huge loss of income. you explain to me like you have i cake. that's a huge loss of income. | you explain to me like you have got six children. how have you survived over the last 15 months? my husband has a part-time _ over the last 15 months? my husband has a part-time job, _ over the last 15 months? my husband has a part-time job, we _ over the last 15 months? my husband has a part-time job, we have - over the last 15 months? my husband has a part-time job, we have lived i has a part—time job, we have lived off his _ has a part—time job, we have lived off his earnings and our savings. you are — off his earnings and our savings. you are in— off his earnings and our savings. you are in contact with lots of other contractors and people involved in at the wedding industry here in somerset. how have your colleagues found that? it here in somerset. how have your colleagues found that?— here in somerset. how have your colleagues found that? it has been the same for _ colleagues found that? it has been the same for everybody. _ colleagues found that? it has been the same for everybody. some i colleagues found that? it has been i the same for everybody. some have managed _ the same for everybody. some have managed to get grants, but we have all been _ managed to get grants, but we have all been in _ managed to get grants, but we have all been in the same vote. haste managed to get grants, but we have all been in the same vote.— all been in the same vote. have you started to see _ all been in the same vote. have you started to see life _ all been in the same vote. have you started to see life coming _ all been in the same vote. have you started to see life coming back- all been in the same vote. have you started to see life coming back to i started to see life coming back to the industry? are the order is starting to come back in? taste the industry? are the order is starting to come back in? we have orders for this _ starting to come back in? we have orders for this year, _ starting to come back in? we have orders for this year, most - starting to come back in? we have orders for this year, most have i starting to come back in? we have l orders for this year, most have been postponed _ orders for this year, most have been postponed from last year. once restrictions are lifted, weddings are going — restrictions are lifted, weddings are going to go ahead and it is going — are going to go ahead and it is going to — are going to go ahead and it is going to be a busy year. what was our going to be a busy year. what was your reaction _ going to be a busy year. what was

your reaction to _ going to be a busy year. what was your reaction to that _ going to be a busy year. what was. your reaction to that announcement this week? : :, :, , :, ,, this week? another heartbreak. social distancing, _ this week? another heartbreak. social distancing, and _ this week? another heartbreak. social distancing, and then i this week? another heartbreak. social distancing, and then you | this week? another heartbreak. i social distancing, and then you get the messages from your bride is asking _ the messages from your bride is asking to— the messages from your bride is asking to postpone again. it is so difficult, isn't _ asking to postpone again. it is so difficult, isn't it? _ asking to postpone again. it is so difficult, isn't it? weddings- difficult, isn�*t it? weddings involve so many different contractors and are different element is that it is not easy to get a new date in the diary? trio. get a new date in the diary? no, because we _ get a new date in the diary? no, because we are _ get a new date in the diary? no, because we are fully booked, dates are really— because we are fully booked, dates are really limited next year also. trying _ are really limited next year also. trying to— are really limited next year also. trying to fit the diary? no, because we are _ trying to fit the diary? no, because we are fully— trying to fit the diary? no, because we are fully booked, dates are really — we are fully booked, dates are really limited next year also. trying — really limited next year also. trying to _ really limited next year also. trying to fit them in is hard. thank ou for trying to fit them in is hard. thank you for your _ trying to fit them in is hard. thank you for your time _ trying to fit them in is hard. thank you for your time and _ trying to fit them in is hard. thank you for your time and talking i trying to fit them in is hard. thank you for your time and talking to i trying to fit them in is hard. thank| you for your time and talking to us. thank you for sharing your beautiful cakes. hopefully the beginnings of better times ahead. a torrid time of it, the wedding industry, over the past 15 months. hopefully, venues like this will begin to creep back into life and we will have more uprise taking their photos here,

looking blooming marvellous in the process. —— more braids. the headlines on bbc news: the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. children�*s services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack. in brazil, indigenous groups have clashed with police during protests over a government bill to legalise mining and farming inside their reservations, which has until now been banned. indigenous leaders say it would also speed up the destruction of the amazon forest and other vulnerable environments. courtney bembridge has the story. bow and arrows on one side, riot shields and

pepper spray on the other. several hundred indigenous brazilians gathered in brasilia on wednesday. they are protesting against the bill that would open up protected indigenous lands to commercial agriculture and mining, and they took their fight to the headquarters of the government�*s indigenous affairs agency. translation: an organisation that should protect and watch over- the rights of indigenous i peoples and our territories is the first to attack us. is the first to commit - a crime indigenous peoples. translation: we are not going to leave. _ we are not going to retreat. we are not afraid. it has been 520 years of struggle and resistance, and we will stay here until they respect us. the legislation was originally proposed in 2007, but it is being pushed again by far—right president, jair bolsonaro. he has long argued that the natural resources of indigenous lands must be put to use for the economic welfare of

indigenous groups and the country. these protesters want to ensure that that doesn�*t happen. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the images of danish footballer christian eriksen collapsed on the pitch at the euros last weekend after suffering a cardiac arrest sent shockwaves around the world. tonight, denmark take to the field again, and thanks to the quick thinking of his team—mates and access to a defibrillator, eriksen is alive to cheer them on. his resuscitation has prompted calls for the life—saving equipment to be made available in more public spaces, as graham satchell reports. saturday afternoon, and the world stood still, praying for danish footballer christian eriksen. as players formed a protective ring, medical staff used a defibrillator to shock eriksen�*s heart back into action.

it was absolutely shocking and it was upsetting to see. you still don�*t expect to see stuff like that on live tv. benjones was watching the game with his seven—year—old son, oscar. he had a heart attack and they had this thing called a therm... defibrillator. ..defibrillator, and they help you if you've had a heart attack. it sends electricity to your heart and it starts re—going again. oscar was so moved by what he saw that he started a gofundme run. he wants to raise money for a defibrillator for his football team. we wanted to run a mile every day for 26 days to raise money to get one for our team and other teams, the teams that are older than us and don't have some.

the question he asked me was, "what happens if it happens at our football match?" it took my breath away, the question, really. as an fa coach and the coach of his football team, we are trained to use one but we don�*t have one, so, yeah, i�*m very proud of him. i think at seven years old to want to do that is phenomenal. "apply pads to patient's bare chest as shown in picture. _ press pads — firmly to patient's skin." defibrillation in combination with chest compression can be vital in saving someone�*s life. people should not be afraid to use them because you just press the on button and it explains exactly what you need to do, so people should just go ahead and do it. every minute that someone doesn�*t act to do something for someone who has had a cardiac arrest, the chance of survival is reduced by 10%.

there are a growing number of so—called public access defibrillators. more than 100,000 in total, in shopping centres, some workplaces and transport hubs but they are used in just 3% of cardiac arrests outside hospital. part of the problem is no—one knows exactly where they all are, so the british heart foundation is now working on a national database. the importance of that is that the ambulance service in the local area know where that defibrillator is and how to get access to it and be able to tell the person who rings 999 for help looking to use that defibrillator to save someone�*s life. there have been calls for a change in the law so defibrillators become mandatory in workplaces and other public areas. there is no doubt that using one helped to save eriksen�*s life, who was conscious when he left the field on saturday and is now in a stable condition in hospital. oscar will be running for the next

25 days as he tries to protect the players at his football club. graham satchell, bbc news. the famously sleepy dormouse was once a common sight in english woodland, but the species has been in severe decline. a scheme to reintroduce the tiny rodents to their native habitat has now reached a milestone — with the 1000th captive bred animal being released. our science correspondent, victoria gill, has the story. tiny, nocturnal and under threat. dormice, the only uk rodents with furry tails have been quietly disappearing from our countryside. can i give you these four bags, if you do half a scoop in each of those. now, in a mission that started in 1993 to bring them back to woodlands across the country, these conservationists are preparing to release their 1000th captive—bred dormouse. their chosen home is this carefully managed woodland in north lancashire.

we know 100 years ago dormice were widespread throughout england, wales, and they reached as far north as the scottish border. but we know in the last 100 years they have been lost from 17 english counties. so, in a national context, the decline is quite severe. it has been a painstaking team effort. the animals were born at london zoo, and after health screenings and nine weeks�* quarantine, the 30 rodents were transported more than 250 miles to this remote spot. why go to all of this effort for this one species? they lived here originally, they belong here. so even if you improve the habitat of the area, some of the species are missing and they can't come back themselves. if you can bring them back, then you are putting them into that jigsaw of what the overall ecosystem should be like. and that is what the dormouse is providing, it is part of thatjigsaw and putting it back together. on the final stretch of theirjourney, i had the privilege of very carefully carrying two dormice to their new home.

i am not expecting them to come out at all. they are quite cosy in there. quite cosy in there and they will settle in. this large cage with extra food and water will provide protection for a pair of the animals. is that 0k there? letting them settle into their new habitat before conservationists open the door. the team is keeping the exact location of the release a secret to protect the animals. their work does not stop today. it is a real tangle. it would be easier to navigate if you were a dormouse! ah, 0k. this is one of our footprint tunnels. they would move along the branch and this is how you track? they move through a real tangled thicket of branches through the woodland, and they will be able to pass through this tunnel and then leave footprints on the inside on a piece of paper which we can then identify because they are very distinctive footprints. that will give us a real track on where the mice are moving to in the woodland. keeping track of their new arrivals will help researchers monitor the state of the habitat.

the dormouse thrives in areas where other species thrive. so a good woodland for dormouse habitat is a good woodland for woodland birds. it is a good woodland for wild flowers and butterflies. it shows your woodlands are in a good state. the hope is, like dormice already reintroduced elsewhere in england, they will breed this summer, replacing a tiny piece of an ecosystem jigsaw that has been missing for a century. victoria gill, bbc news. lebanon is a poor country that�*s experienced decades of sectarian division — and provides shelter to thousands of refugees. but it�*s also the home of unesco world heritage sites and a beautiful landscape. three french adventurers wanted to witness it first hand — in an unusual way. tim allman reports. for all its troubles, let there be no doubt, lebanon is truly stunning. a country of history, mystery and of spectacle. for these three men, there�*s only one way to truly appreciate it.

fred, vincent and aurelien are wingsuit flyers, so if they want to have a look around, they take to the skies. jumping out of a helicopter, they glide across the lebanese countryside, seeing the country�*s highest peak and flying through the khadijah valley in the forest of the cedars of god. like a trio of caped superheroes, they seem to defy gravity in a fairly nonchalant way. translation: it's cool that we're the first people to fly _ over this country. in the end, reality asserts itself, and they parachute down to earth. an unprecedented an extraordinary trip across an extraordinary country. tim allman, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again.

there are still some thunderstorms for some of us in the forecast over the next few days and nights but of course not all of us will see them. this afternoon you can see how the thunderstorms push into the north sea but we have also got this line of showery rain and some of those will have some thunderstorms in them as well. brightening up for south—west england and wales, and sunny skies in northern ireland, northern england and scotland. just a peppering of showers in the north and west. in the sunshine, 18 degrees will feel quite pleasant but it will be muggy once again across the far south—east. pollen levels today are high or very high for much of the uk, something to bear in mind if you are spending any time outside. this evening and overnight we lose this line of showers and any thunderstorms left in it. we will have a dry interlude with clear skies before the next showers come up across the channel islands and parts of southern and south—eastern england. those will also be thundery. still muggy in the south east, fresher and more comfortable to sleep in as we push further

north and west. tomorrow we will have all these showers in the far south—east. some of them again will be thundery. some cloud ahead of them and there will be breaks in the cloud. it is the west and parts of the north that see the lion�*s share of the sunshine. temperatures up to 18 in glasgow and liverpool, 21 in cardiff. as we head through friday night into saturday, we still have all of this rain, showery rain coming into the south—eastern corner. dry conditions elsewhere with variable cloud, and on saturday we see the remnants of the rain move away, a ridge of high pressure across us, and things become more settled. there will be a few showers in the west but most of us will stay dry. you can see what is waiting in the wings. these are saturday�*s temperatures, feeling fresher with highs up to 20 or 21, so pleasant in the sunshine. what we have on saturday night is a weather front moving northwards and another one coming in from the atlantic.

it will be fairly wet on sunday, all of this advancing northwards, drying out a touch behind it, and bright ahead of it as well. these are our temperatures, 12 in the north, highs of 21 in the southeast.

this is bbc news — the headlines: the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later, into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack. children�*s services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. britain and the united states have agreed a deal to resolve the trade dispute over airbus and boeing for the next five years. denmark�*s christian eriksen is to be fitted with a heart—starting device following his collapse on the pitch during euro 2020. this week on bbc news

we are reporting from right across the uk looking at life through the pandemic and asking how your community and your business have been affected. today i am in beautiful somerset talking to the local wedding industry and asking how they�*ve been coping. new data suggests that the covid epidemic in england is growing , mainly driven by younger age groups who are not yet vaccinated. the analysis from imperial college london�*s react—1 study, looked at the period from 20th may to seventh june. over 108,000 people were tested — and 135 were positive, a rise from 0.1% to 0.15%.

most of the cases were found among five to 12—year—olds, and 18 to 24 year olds. the r number, which is the number of people the average person with the virus infects, was an estimated 1.44. but there has been positive news for infected people who have been vaccinated. these people were less likely to have symptoms or have a high viral load, compared with those who caught the illness without being vaccinated. the risk of a new infection after being vaccinated was highest during the first 21 days after receiving the jab, after which the risk strongly decreased. positive cases after the jab were mostly found in those under 40 and those working in patient—facing health care roles and care homes, as well as people with a larger household size and greater deprivation. and there was a trend towards lower positivity rates after vaccination in rural areas. professor paul elliot is director of the react study.

we did our survey between the 20th may and 7th ofjune, and over 100,000 people took part. what we found during that period there has been exponential growth in the virus from the quite low levels we got to in our last survey, which was april—may. and rapid growth with the r number above one. but in the older people, we saw that this weakening of the association between infection rate and hospitalisations and death has maintained, and it is actually in the younger people as you said where people have not been vaccinated on the whole. our head of statistics robert cuffe told me more about the ons data and what it means. this is a bit different to what we already knew because we already knew if you get vaccinated you are less likely to get really, really sick and end up in hospital. this study swabs people

at random, you pick up mild and asymptomatic infections. that enables different analyses, first they have seen after vaccination people are less likely to report symptoms. secondly when you pick them up and find them you will see they have less virus in their body. those are not necessarily incredibly surprising, we have seen the benefits pointing us in this direction from many other sources, but it is a new piece of evidence supporting the big effect of vaccines. it is hopeful as well because if you have less virus in your body, hopefully less chance of passing it on to someone else. all good news and supporting the effect of the vaccines. there looked to be more infections after pfizer than astrazeneca. we have to be careful because most of the people

who received the pfizer vaccine, that they looked at in this study, they received it in kind of january when infections were really high. most people with astrazeneca, they received march or later when infections were lower. i think that analysis is comparing the time of the year and how many infections were floating around rather than necessarily the vaccines. it is an issue with the analysis as a whole because most of the infections we see there are people infected with the alpha variant earlier in the year. we are not sure if it applies 100% the same to the delta variant. we know the vaccines still do help with delta over the effect is blunted. we do not have the precise numbers to support that. we have the react study saying the growing number of cases are in the younger, unvaccinated groups. it is the fascinating part of the react study. confirming what we know kind of.

the epidemic is on the rise in general but it is the groups, the younger populations, under 35s, you look you look at the react numbers, the incidence rates doubling or more. over 50s, up but nudging up, not by the same amount. some is behavioural, older adults mix less, have fewer contacts so you tend to see slower spreading or it�*s moving later into the age groups, the virus. and the earlier vaccinated age groups are not seeing the same rises. we are notjust seeing that in the random swabs of 0ns or react studies, but we are seeing it in case numbers. during the epidemic first we saw it rise in younger adults than older adults but a different pattern this time round.

this time up in the younger adults but over 60s really catching at all. even though we have moved into a new era, the delta variant with slightly different numbers. we were expecting nominations for northern ireland�*s first and deputy first ministers this lunchtime but that�*s been plunged into doubt again. danjohnson is in belfast for us — what�*s the latest? last—minute agreement apparently after midnight last night but all up and they are now. dan, what is happening?— and they are now. dan, what is happening? the hearing has 'ust started here fl happening? the hearing has 'ust started here at i happening? the hearing has 'ust started here at stormont i happening? the hearing has 'ust started here at stormont to i happening? the hearing hasjust i started here at stormont to confirm the new first minister and deputy first minister. there had been doubt this morning even after the last minute deal was reached around 1am to bring the parties back together here this morning and agree on a new leadership team for the stormont executive. about 30 minutes to an hour ago senior members of the democratic unionist party expressed concerns about the way the deal had been done and what it might mean for

decision—making here at stormont. the hearing has now commenced here at the chamber and we are expecting nominated first minister to take up this position with a deputy from sinn fein. we should have a new leadership team so the parties can get back to making decisions here because there are important new decisions to be made. there was not a leadership team in place to talk about lifting restrictions. they can get on with the important decisions like relaxing covid measures here. it went down to the wire as to whether this was going to be happening now are not indicates the strength of feeling any difficulties on the road ahead? it

strength of feeling any difficulties on the road ahead?— on the road ahead? it has been a difficult few _ on the road ahead? it has been a difficult few days. _ on the road ahead? it has been a difficult few days. since - on the road ahead? it has been a difficult few days. since arlene . difficult few days. since arlene foster stepped down as first minister a mother and the parties could not agree on a replacement, leading to a deadlock in place for the last few days with sinn fein wanting reassurances on issues like protection of the irish language. that had held things up. the risk was of no agreement was reached, no new first minister in a week, every political crisis with westminster having to intervene. an important meeting in the calendar today to agree the next steps on the covid recovery road. and everyone�*s mind that probably brought parties back together and focused minds late into the night here yesterday with northern ireland secretary brandon lewis trying to bring the parties

back together, chairing a meeting. getting them on with making the important decisions as northern ireland tries to get round to lifting restrictions. after all the shenanigans and hold—ups things are now progressing in a positive way, we expect the confirmations in the next few minutes and hopefully people can get back to the work here of the important work at stormont. paul givan stands poised. the inquiry into the 2017 manchester arena suicide bombing is publishing the first of its reports later —

focusing on security arrangements at the venue. 22 people were killed and hundreds injured in the attack, when salman abedi detonated a home—made device, as parents and families gathered to collect loved—ones leaving ariana grande�*s concert. sir peter fahy is a former chief constable of greater manchester police. he says many recommendations will come out of the inquiry to help sir peter fahy is a former chief constable of greater manchester police. he says many recommendations will come out of the inquiry to help venues deal with situations like this in the future. tough day, bringing it all back. this report will look at the security arrangements around the venue who thought it was complicated because part of the building was owned by network rail and came under the british transport police were as clearly the surrounding area and general approach to terrorism was on the greater manchester police. we are seeing that is a feature that railway stations are becoming retail centres and the needs to be clarity on who is responsible for what. the other issue, how the security agents prepare for what is likely to be the next type of attack. this was a very unusual attack in terms of the way this individual targeted young

people coming out of a concert venue with an explosive device. the agencies, the police, the security agencies, the police, the security agencies had been preparing, focusing on things like happened in mumbai, india and france where people got in with firearms and essentially kill large numbers of people, and that affected in a way how the fire and ambulance service responded as well because that is what they prepare for. clearly there will be important recommendations coming out today but the challenge for the police and other agencies and people running venues and in charge of shopping centres and all sorts of different places, what is likely to be the next type of attack? it might not necessarily be of this nature. and we'll have live coverage of the publication of the report from two o'clock when it is released. and later on the bbc news channel you can see a special programme about some of the key security failings that enabled salman abedi to carry out his attack.

the manchester arena inquiry: security in the spotlight is on at 8.30 this evening and also on the bbc iplayer. hong kong police have arrested five senior figures from the pro—democracy newspaper, apple daily, including the three top editorial staff — under security laws imposed by beijing. the owner of the newspaper, jimmy lai, has already been put on trial over similar accusations — which could carry a life term. last yearjimmy lai was paraded through when he was arrested actually at home and taken back to this building. he is currently facing time in prison for another charge but also facing national security law charges, these are the same laws the authorities, the police say they suspect the executives, editors arrested today, they suspect they also violated. this law is almost a year old, when it was first introduced

the authorities said it would only affect a small number of people, some say it was designed to try to end the protest movement, the 2019 protest movement which saw back—to—back protests for almost a year in hong kong. you're watching bbc news... the headlines on bbc news... the covid epidemic in england is growing. a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. children's services in england — a new report says they are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later, into the security operation at the ariana grande concert. 22 people died in the attack.

the images of danish footballer christian eriksen collapsed on the pitch at the euros last weekend after suffering a cardiac arrest, sent shockwaves around the world. tonight, denmark take to the field again, and thanks to the quick thinking of his team—mates and access to a defibrillator, eriksen is alive to cheer them on. his resuscitation has prompted calls for the life—saving equipment to be the atp tournament in queens is back under way. andy murray faces berrettini later. first dan evans against mannarino. these are the white pictures from queen's club right now. evans's two games up in

the first set in that one and you can watch the action live on the bbc sport website and the red button. there you are. but see if evans can get through to the last eight. the tournament starts on the 28th of june with the finals due to be paid in front of capacity crowds, wimbledon. they are expecting naomi of sachar to compete. she has been taking away —— taking time away due to mental health reasons. it is robabl to mental health reasons. it is probably important _ to mental health reasons. it is probably important to recognise that alon- probably important to recognise that along with the other grand slams and the tourers _ along with the other grand slams and the tourers we are always looking to evolve _ the tourers we are always looking to evolve and _ the tourers we are always looking to evolve and approve what we do and have started a consultation on how we improve — have started a consultation on how we improve our media operations. that is_ we improve our media operations. that is to — we improve our media operations. that is to include the players and

medie _ that is to include the players and medie -- — that is to include the players and media. —— naomi 0saka. see that is to include the players and media. -- naomi osaka.- media. -- naomi osaka. see the website for— media. -- naomi osaka. see the website for the _ media. -- naomi osaka. see the website for the latest _ media. -- naomi osaka. see the website for the latest score - media. -- naomi osaka. see the website for the latest score with | website for the latest score with the england women's cricketers. and the england women's cricketers. and the golf tees off this afternoon. britain and the united states have agreed a deal to resolve the trade dispute over airbus and boeing for the next five years. the uk and the united states say they've reached a deal to resolve a trade dispute over boeing and airbus, ensuring tariffs remain suspended. the agreement comes two days after the european union also reached a truce with the us in their near i7—year conflict over aircraft subsidies. i've been speaking to our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. as you say over 17 years, items such as whisky, cashmere and fine wine have become perhaps unconventional weapons. a couple of years ago it was ruled that the us and europe,

the eu as it was then, had the right to impose tariffs, import charges on each other�*s goods as part of the dispute as to whether or not each side was unfairly subsidising the manufacturer of aircraft. over the last few days, first of all a pause from the us and eu. we had already seen some tariffs paused earlier in the year, but we have heard of this will carry on for another five years in which time they will try to hammer out a permanent solution about the row over aircraft manufacturer. for now, a sigh of relief and perhaps a dram for whisky exporters and cashmere and manufacturers and producers who were caught out. there was discussions with liz truss. we have not heard about the free—trade deal we were told

was in the offing last year. it is on pause for a while the new us representative takes a closer look at that and the uk is really keen to get this went done. keen to get this one done. guess what, £1 of every six of our trade is with america, a far larger part than with australia. we have heard liz truss talking about that just this morning. lots of questions still to be answered but for the moment some good news for some of our exporters. thank you, dharshini david. ryanair, manchester airport and other travel businesses are beginning a legal challenge, to try to get the government to give more details about how it decides on its covid �*traffic light�* travel system. they say decisions are being made in an "opaque" way, making it impossible to plan. jet2 and easyjet holidays also say they don't understand why destinations with low infection rates, like mallorca, are not on the green list. children's services in england are more focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them — according to a new report. an independent review into council—run social care,

says the system does not provide enough early support — and needs urgent investment and reform. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. what can you see? playing and exploring in the shade at this children's centre in hertfordshire helps children and parents make the most of life together. it's the sort of community support that today's report says should be much more widely available to all families. certainly for these parents, it means a lot. very important for the mum and the baby, obviously, for the mum to meet new friends and to get advice and tips for themselves and also for their baby. full of information that new parents need, because we don't have a lot of information. i mean, you can go on the internet, but to actually speak to someone, going to the services, and they're absolutely fantastic. but the independent review says spending by councils in england on general advice and support for families has been cut by a third in recent years, with money

shifting to crisis services. the review concludes that, too often, families end up being investigated by children's services, not supported. it says teenagers in particular are being failed by the current system, and that too many children are ending up in care. the report author says investment and reform of the system can't be put off. if we carry on like this, it will both become more expensive and continue to be inadequate in the support it gives to children and families, and so we need to change, you know, there is no option here where children's social care won't cost more money in the short term. the question is, do we invest in reform, or do we carry and reform, or do we carry on as we are and see services not a good enoughjob? in response to the review, the government says it is putting extra money into targeting educational support earlier

in the lives of young people to make sure all children have the same opportunities. alison holt, bbc news. a highly decorated police officer convicted of possessing a child abuse video has won an appeal against her dismissal from the met police. superintendent robyn williams lost herjob last year, but a police appeals tribunal found that her sacking was "unfair". the independent panel concluded it was "unreasonable" to sack her after her conviction and determined that her dismissal should be replaced with a final written warning. earlier we heard from our correspondent, charlotte wright who talked us through the appeal. her sister sent it and she had it on her phone after a whatsapp message.

she had in turn received it from her partner. she wasn't aware it was on her phone she said. the court accepted she did not view the footage at her trial. the jury was not convinced she was unaware of it being on her phone, she received to the conviction of a girl being sexually abused and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service at the time. to be clear, is it an offence to receive something that was not solicited? yes, it was on her phone and she was criticised for not going on to then report it and when we talk about whether she should be sacked from herjob as a police officer, she was told it was unacceptable to fail to report the matter and that could have caused significant harm to the child in the video. she was told at the time last year it amounted to gross misconduct, that police officers cannot police effectively if they are found to have broken the law. the police superintendents

association said there were very complex circumstances around this conviction. the independent panel basically said that sacking was both unfair and unreasonable and instead she should have received a final written warning. how has the met responded to this? they are waiting for the final report to come out, they say, not expected for another week or so so we have not heard the full detail around the decision. they said they will await full judgment and once received will consider the ruling and engage with robyn williams's with robyn williams's representatives. she says she has been engaging with community and involved in community initiatives during the pandemic but says she is delighted to return to the work she loves, serving communities in london. we will have to wait to hear from the met police to find out what that looks like when the full report comes out. the famously sleepy dormouse was once a common sight in english woodland, but the species has

been in severe decline. a scheme to reintroduce the tiny rodents to their native habitat has now reached a milestone — with the 1000th captive bred animal being released. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the story. tiny, nocturnal and under threat. dormice, the only uk rodents with furry tails, have been quietly disappearing from our countryside. can i give you these bags, if you do half a scoop in each of those. now, in a mission that started in 1993 to bring them back to woodlands across the country, these conservationists are preparing to release their 1000th captive—bred dormouse. their chosen home is this carefully managed woodland in north lancashire. we know 100 years ago dormice were widespread throughout england, wales, and they reached as far north as the scottish border. but we know in the last 100 years they have been lost from 17 english counties. so in a national context, the decline is quite severe. it has been a painstaking

team effort. the animals were born at london zoo and after health screenings and nine weeks' quarantine, the 30 rodents were transported more than 250 miles to this remote spot. why go to all of this effort for this one species? they lived here originally, they belong here. so even if you improve the habitat of the area, some of the species are missing and they can't come back themselves. if you can bring them back, then you are putting them into that jigsaw of what the overall ecosystem should be like. and that is what the dormouse is providing, is part of thatjigsaw and putting it back together. 0n the final stretch of theirjourney, i had the privilege of very carefully carrying two dormice to their new home. i am not expecting them to come out at all. they are quite cosy in there. quite cosy in there and they will settle in. this large cage with extra food and water will provide protection for a pair of the animals. is that 0k there? letting them settle into their new habitat before conservationists open the door.

the team is keeping the exact location of the release a secret to protect the animals. their work does not stop today. it is a real tangle. it would be easier to navigate if you were a dormouse! ah, 0k. this is one of our footprint tunnels. they would move along the branch and this is how you track? they move through a real tangled thicket of branches through the woodland, and they will be able to pass through this tunnel and then leave footprints on the inside on a piece of paper which we can then identify because they are very distinctive footprints. that will give us a real track on where the mice are moving to in the woodland. keeping track of their new arrivals will help researchers monitor the state of the habitat. the dormouse thrives in areas where other species thrive. so a good woodland for dormouse habitat is a good woodland for woodland birds. it is a good woodland for wild flowers and butterflies. it shows your woodlands are in a good state.

the hope is like dormice already reintroduced elsewhere in england, they will breed this summer, replacing a tiny piece of an ecosystem jigsaw that has been missing for a century. victoria gill, bbc news. some breaking news about a shooting in germany, hearing that one person has been killed and another seriously injured in a shooting in a western german town and media suggests a suspect is on the loose. more as we get it. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. over the next few days and nights for some of us there will be thundery showers in the forecast some of which could be torrential. we have had that already this morning from this line moving into the north sea. we have another line of showers at some of which will be thundery across the south east. across scotland, northern england, west wales and the south west, as well as northern ireland,

we will see the lion's share of the sunshine this afternoon. but some breaks in that cloud will allow temperatures to scoot up to 25 degrees in the south—east. we will have a dry spell overnight before the next band of showers come up from the south moving across southern england, the channel islands and parts of the south—east, and some of those will be thundery. muggy in the south, fresher in the north under clearer skies. so it is the north that sees the lion's share of the sunshine tomorrow. in the south east once again we have all the showers, some torrential, some with some thunder and lightning, and still pretty muggy. temperatures between 17 and 21, but a fresher i2—18 in the north.

hello, this is bbc news — withjoanna gosling. the headlines: the covid epidemic in england is growing — a study suggests much of the growth is being driven by younger age groups not yet immunised. the inquiry into the manchester arena terror attack will publish its first report later, into the security operation at the ariana grande concert — 22 people died in the attack. children's services in england — a new report says they are more

focused on "investigating" struggling families than helping them. the dup's paul givan and sinn fein's michelle o'neill have been nominated as northern ireland's first and deputy ministers. denmark's christian eriksen will be fitted with a heart—starting device — following his collapse on the pitch during euro 2020. britain and the united states have agreed a deal to resolve the trade dispute over airbus and boeing for the next five years. save the children says more than 700,000 rohingya children

are facing severe discrimination and denial of their most basic rights because of their statelessness in the countries they've fled to. nearly four years after much of the rohingya population was driven out of myanmar by the military, the charity warns the children are vulnerable to sexual abuse, trafficking and forced labour. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, in bangkok, told me more. time is the critical issue and is why save the children — and they are not the first agency to highlight this — but every year that goes by you have to things happening, one, a weariness with the rohingya story, nothing changes, people lose interest. at the same time every year that goes by where these people are stuck in this dreadful limbo, particularly harms the prospects for younger generations. you have to think about the conditions inside the largest camps in bangladesh where there is no, they are crammed into areas totally unsuitable for that number of people. the bangladesh government has been credited with its generosity in taking in so many rohingya but does not want them just to be accepted long term as part of the population, they want them to go back to myanmar. clearly that is not possible particularly with a country now taken over by the military that carried out ethnic cleansing four years ago.

it means no provision is being made for permanent education facilities for children, it is limited what they get. they don't have any status, they are vulnerable to very dangerous conditions in the camps, with criminal gangs running rife. that is replicated if they get out of the camps and get to malaysia or thailand or indonesia, they have no status that either so the children do not get an education, live in permanent insecurity. this is a staggering number of children with no future and have been in this situation for many years. in brazil, indigenous groups have clashed with police during protests over a government bill to legalise mining and farming inside their reservations, which has until now been banned. indigenous leaders say it would also speed up the destruction of the amazon forest and other vulnerable environments. courtney bembridge has the story.

bow and arrows on one side, riot shields and pepper spray on the other. several hundred indigenous brazilians gathered in brasilia on wednesday. they are protesting against the bill that would open up protected indigenous lands to commercial agriculture and mining, and they took their fight to the headquarters of the government's indigenous affairs agency. translation: an organisation that should protect and watch over- the rights of indigenous i peoples and our territories is the first to attack us. is the first to commit - a crime indigenous peoples. is the first to commit _ a crime indigenous peoples. a crime against indigenous peoples. translation: we are not going to leave. _ we are not going to retreat. we are not afraid. it has been 520 years of struggle and resistance, and we will stay here until they respect us. the legislation was originally proposed in 2007, but it is being pushed again by far—right president, jair bolsonaro. he has long argued that the natural resources of indigenous lands must be put to use for the economic welfare of

indigenous groups and the country. these protesters want to ensure that that doesn't happen. courtney bembridge, bbc news. this week what we are reporting on the impact of covid on your lives and businesses. yesterday revisiting and businesses. yesterday revisiting a link and tomorrow will be coventry. today, alice baxter is in taunton for us to see how the wedding industry has been impacted by the pandemic. you join me here in the grounds of the beautiful scene audrey park in the heart of somerset, a perfect wedding venue. do not be filled by the perfection

of the scene, it has been a torrid 15 months for the industry. a glimmer of hope for brighter things to come when borisjohnson made the announcement last week that unlimited numbers of guests will be allowed at weddings, but social distancing is still in force and these venues have to be covid—secure. perhaps not what's on in the industry were hoping to hear. i'm joined now by a veteran of the industry, andy collins. they do fantastic firework displays at weddings in somerset and across the country. we are standing here on the patch of grass where you would normally in non—covid times a set of one of your amazing displays for the venue, but you have not been doing much of that over the last 15 months?— much of that over the last 15 months? , . , . ., , months? pretty much since the last lockdown -- — months? pretty much since the last lockdown -- first _ months? pretty much since the last lockdown -- first lockdown - months? pretty much since the last lockdown -- first lockdown last - lockdown —— first lockdown last march, we fired four shows. the

industry has dried up completely. you normally do about 200, 300 weddings a year?— weddings a year? yes, we are significantly — weddings a year? yes, we are significantly down _ weddings a year? yes, we are significantly down at - weddings a year? yes, we are significantly down at the - weddings a year? yes, we are - significantly down at the moment. talked me through some of the challenges that have come your way over this pandemic period. efren challenges that have come your way over this pandemic period. even with 'ust the over this pandemic period. even with just the wedding _ over this pandemic period. even with just the wedding site _ over this pandemic period. even with just the wedding site alone, - over this pandemic period. even with just the wedding site alone, there i just the wedding site alone, there is a huge amount of having to shunt customers into the following year depending on restrictions. from our point of view, we have had to bring thyroxine in the hope that weddings will take place and other displays will take place and other displays will take place and other displays will take place. —— bring fireworks in a full has come at huge cost to us with absolutely no return. in essence, we have had to run a business without any turnover. you had a thought _ business without any turnover. you had a thought in your industry that bonfire night would happen back in november, so you imported tens of thousands of pounds worth of stock. you how to store and ensure, and then did not show to anybody. we are

sat on the containers _ then did not show to anybody. we are sat on the containers of— then did not show to anybody. we are sat on the containers of prepared - sat on the containers of prepared stock to do events and at the edges have not been any events. this week, how has that — have not been any events. this week, how has that impacted _ have not been any events. this week, how has that impacted your _ have not been any events. this week, how has that impacted your business, and the announcement at the beginning of the week. have you started to see the trickle of more orders? ,, , , , ., , ., orders? surprisingly, no. they have been several _ orders? surprisingly, no. they have been several cancellations - orders? surprisingly, no. they have been several cancellations already. | been several cancellations already. the wedding couple who were going to get married, they have no longer got work, so we are at the luxury item that has been knocked on the head in essence. we are trying to come up with alternatives. we have had some guests coming on behalf of the bride and groom with ideas. discos cannot go ahead so that is a lull in the evening, so we are trying to come up with affordable shows or alternative ideas that the bride and groom can use as opportunities to fill that gap and help wedding couples, and that will help us and. this gap and help wedding couples, and that will help us and.— that will help us and. as weddings have shrunken _ that will help us and. as weddings

have shrunken over _ that will help us and. as weddings have shrunken over the _ that will help us and. as weddings have shrunken over the past - that will help us and. as weddings have shrunken over the past 15 - have shrunken over the past 15 months, certain elements you cannot do without in a wedding, but perhaps the fireworks display is the one that you can easily knock off the list? ,,., , that you can easily knock off the list? , , , ., that you can easily knock off the list? , i, ., , list? sadly, yes. for some couples, it is the one — list? sadly, yes. for some couples, it is the one thing _ list? sadly, yes. for some couples, it is the one thing they _ list? sadly, yes. for some couples, it is the one thing they want, - list? sadly, yes. for some couples, it is the one thing they want, but i it is the one thing they want, but we are generally the first thing to go. with everything going on, as an industry we have probably had the least amount of support and trying to keep everything going. egg might have you been able to access any sort of government support or grants? we have been able to furlough on a very low level, we have had very few grants. combined, it has not even been enough to pay for the insurance we need for the fireworks. 0bviously, while not displaying, we have to store them somewhere and still require them to be ensured and have security systems on them. the course runs into tens of thousands, with nothing coming back in. —— the cost. we have been

going since 2007. you back in. -- the cost. we have been going since 2007.— going since 2007. you are an established _ going since 2007. you are an established company, - going since 2007. you are an established company, will. going since 2007. you are an| established company, will you going since 2007. you are an - established company, will you be able to weather this storm? do you think the lack of turnover will damage you are remarkably order is there a future for your company? luckily, as we are a family business, over the years we have kept accounts so we have ridden the storm. we are not going anywhere and we will hopefully come through the other side of this. the downside, we have lost 15 months of turnover in which we will not be getting back, so it will inevitably stall everything we were hoping to do over the coming years. everything we were hoping to do over the coming years-— the coming years. hopefully, bit by bit, the the coming years. hopefully, bit by bit. the industry — the coming years. hopefully, bit by bit, the industry can _ the coming years. hopefully, bit by bit, the industry can come - the coming years. hopefully, bit by bit, the industry can come back - the coming years. hopefully, bit by| bit, the industry can come back into the full magic that you used to wow your guests with. good to talk with you, thank you for talking with us. we will be here all day

new data suggests that the covid epidemic in england is growing , mainly driven by younger age groups who are not yet vaccinated. the analysis from imperial college london's react—i study, looked at the period from 20th may to seventh june. 0ver108,000 people were tested — and 135 were positive, a rise from 0.1% to 0.15%. most of the cases were found among five to i2—year—olds, and 18 to 2a year olds. the r number, which is the number of people the average person with the virus infects, was an estimated 1.44. but there has been positive news for infected people who have been vaccinated. these people were less likely to have symptoms or have a high viral load, compared with those but there has been positive news for infected people who have been vaccinated. these people were less likely to have symptoms from jabbing under—18s, although the medicines regulator has now approved the use of the pfizer

jab for 12—15 year olds. advice from the jcvi is expected soon. meanwhile, the deputy director general of israel's health ministry has said this morning that effective herd immunity is impossible without vaccinating children. israel began its roll—out of the pfizer vaccine for children two weeks ago. here to discuss the science and the moral issues around vaccinating children who are not at risk of getting seriously ill from covid themselves. professor beate kampmann, director of the vaccine centre at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine — she is also a paediatrician. and jane mclaughlin, mum of three in glasgow. and dr renee hoenderkamp is a mum and a gp and serge cefai, executive headteacher at st thomas the apostle school in peckham and headteacher at sacred heart academy in brixton. welcome, all of you. professor, are we entering different territory looking at under 18 is getting vaccinated because of the fact it is not necessarily about benefit to themselves and protection against themselves and protection against the dam getting ill, it is about the greater good?— the dam getting ill, it is about the greater good? good afternoon, this is clearly an — greater good? good afternoon, this is clearly an important _ greater good? good afternoon, this is clearly an important question - greater good? good afternoon, this is clearly an important question as. is clearly an important question as the transmission particularly of the

delta variant continues in the community and obviously now that the vaccines are protecting those who already had of them, the proportion of those who had not yet had them will grow, including children and young people. the privatisation of the second shot at the moment i think overshadows the discussion around whether children should also be put forward right now. as you said we have not yet had the recommendation of the jc vi, it said we have not yet had the recommendation of thejc vi, it is not completely new territory because for rubella for example we had vaccinated also children, in order to protect pregnant women against viral disease that could infect the foetus. it is not uncharted territory and is not entirely true children do not suffer from territory and is not entirely true children do not sufferfrom covid, just not the same level of illness as we have seen in adults. children themselves will also benefit from themselves will also benefit from the vaccination. it is a toss—up between privatisation and the health service and available safety data and i think this is where thejc vi

is currently pontificating. do and i think this is where the 1c vi is currently pontificating.- is currently pontificating. do we move on to _ is currently pontificating. do we move on to the _ is currently pontificating. do we move on to the under _ is currently pontificating. do we move on to the under 18 - is currently pontificating. do we move on to the under 18 is - is currently pontificating. do we move on to the under 18 is was| is currently pontificating. do we i move on to the under 18 is was the of ratings have been vaccinated? once we have given two doses to those most vulnerable, once we have some increased safety data from the roll—out of teenage vaccinations and other countries, i believe that is the right thing to do, yes.- the right thing to do, yes. jane, ou do the right thing to do, yes. jane, you do want _ the right thing to do, yes. jane, you do want your _ the right thing to do, yes. jane, you do want your children i you do want your children vaccinated. tell us a bit more about your situation and what your children think about it. i your situation and what your children think about it. i have got a 17 and a — children think about it. i have got a 17 and a 15 _ children think about it. i have got a 17 and a 15 and _ children think about it. i have got a17anda15anda_ children think about it. i have got a 17 and a 15 and a 12-year-old. l children think about it. i have got i a 17 and a 15 and a 12-year-old. the a 17 and a 15 and a i2—year—old. the i7—year—old has lost a lot of time at school through having to be sent home because somebody in his class has covid symptoms so has missed a lot of schooling. the younger two haven't, for some reason, and that has really affected their schooling.

i am quite happy for them to have vaccinations. they are going to have the hpv vaccination. my son has arthritis, he has had a steroid, has been on medication for the last two years. covid is going to be with us for many years in whatever form, and so for that future reason, i would be happy for them to be vaccinated. jane makes the point about disruption at school being a factor in why she and her i7—year—old would like children to be vaccinated. how does that play for you? i'm glad at the bbc is talking about this in— i'm glad at the bbc is talking about this in a _ i'm glad at the bbc is talking about this in a very adult way, because this in a very adult way, because this is— this in a very adult way, because this is hot— this in a very adult way, because this is not either, or. what has to happen— this is not either, or. what has to happen is— this is not either, or. what has to happen is proper conversations about what is _ happen is proper conversations about what is really harmful. from the ethical— what is really harmful. from the ethical point of view, there is no

question— ethical point of view, there is no question that young pupils, they will not — question that young pupils, they will not perhaps die from it covid. we know — will not perhaps die from it covid. we know that the cases are a very smelt _ we know that the cases are a very small. should be then sent all our vaccinations abroad because people will continue to die in the more per hour and _ will continue to die in the more per hour and vulnerable country. what is not being _ hour and vulnerable country. what is not being taken into account as what other— not being taken into account as what other harm _ not being taken into account as what other harm is going on in terms of childreh's— other harm is going on in terms of children's education and well—being? ithink— children's education and well—being? i think this _ children's education and well—being? i think this is something that has not been — i think this is something that has not been taken into account by scientists _ not been taken into account by scientists. as a result, it is easy to compare _ scientists. as a result, it is easy to compare children that might not .et to compare children that might not get very— to compare children that might not get very ill, it might not even know they had _ get very ill, it might not even know they had it — get very ill, it might not even know they had it come up with other people — they had it come up with other people in— they had it come up with other people in the world who could possibly— people in the world who could possibly die. as an education are, i want _ possibly die. as an education are, i want schools to get back to normal, education _ want schools to get back to normal, education needs to recover, because we don't _ education needs to recover, because we don't know, i do not know, i am guessing _ we don't know, i do not know, i am guessing that the harm is far more than we _

guessing that the harm is far more than we imagine, that having any impediment on schools opening as normal— impediment on schools opening as normal is — impediment on schools opening as normal is causing far more harm than you could _ normal is causing far more harm than you could ever imagine. i am afraid iam— you could ever imagine. i am afraid lam in— you could ever imagine. i am afraid lam inthe— you could ever imagine. i am afraid i am in the camp of vaccinating our children. _ i am in the camp of vaccinating our children, getting back to normal, because — children, getting back to normal, because i— children, getting back to normal, because i think there is an awful lot of— because i think there is an awful lot of stuff— because i think there is an awful lot of stuff still going on at we still do — lot of stuff still going on at we still do not know about in terms of the consequences of covid. it is not 'ust the consequences of covid. it is not just about _ the consequences of covid. it is not just about hospitalisations and the death— just about hospitalisations and the death of— just about hospitalisations and the death of the vulnerable. i think our children— death of the vulnerable. i think our children have to be put up a little bit on _ children have to be put up a little bit on the — children have to be put up a little bit on the priority list because we do not _ bit on the priority list because we do not know the damage being done, but i am _ do not know the damage being done, but i am quite worried about the depth _ but i am quite worried about the depth of— but i am quite worried about the depth of it. but i am quite worried about the depth of it— but i am quite worried about the deth of it. i. ., ., , ., depth of it. renee, you are a gp and a mum, depth of it. renee, you are a gp and a mum. you — depth of it. renee, you are a gp and a mum. you do _ depth of it. renee, you are a gp and a mum, you do not _ depth of it. renee, you are a gp and a mum, you do not think— depth of it. renee, you are a gp and a mum, you do not think it - depth of it. renee, you are a gp and a mum, you do not think it should i depth of it. renee, you are a gp and | a mum, you do not think it should be vaccinated. how do you respond to the point is that serge was making there about making our kids the priority? he there about making our kids the riori ? . ~ , there about making our kids the riori ? ., ,, , ,., , priority? he makes some very valuable points, _ priority? he makes some very valuable points, and - priority? he makes some very valuable points, and i- priority? he makes some very valuable points, and i will- priority? he makes some very i valuable points, and i will address them _ valuable points, and i will address them all— valuable points, and i will address them all because _ valuable points, and i will address them all because they _ valuable points, and i will address them all because they are - valuable points, and i will address them all because they are all- them all because they are all important _ them all because they are all important i_ them all because they are all important. i am _ them all because they are all important. i am completely. important. i am completely pro-vaccine _ important. i am completely pro—vaccine. my— important. i am completely pro—vaccine. my daughter.

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doctor, when we are vaccinating kids who do— doctor, when we are vaccinating kids who do not— doctor, when we are vaccinating kids who do not die — doctor, when we are vaccinating kids who do not die this— doctor, when we are vaccinating kids who do not die this disease, - doctor, when we are vaccinating kids who do not die this disease, that - who do not die this disease, that risk is _ who do not die this disease, that risk is too — who do not die this disease, that risk is too great. _ who do not die this disease, that risk is too great. the _ who do not die this disease, that risk is too great. the risk- who do not die this disease, that risk is too great. the risk is - risk is too great. the risk is greater— risk is too great. the risk is greater than— risk is too great. the risk is greater than the _ risk is too great. the risk is greater than the benefit. i risk is too great. the risk is - greater than the benefit. when the israeli _ greater than the benefit. when the israeli health _ greater than the benefit. when the israeli health minister— greater than the benefit. when the israeli health minister says - greater than the benefit. when the israeli health minister says we - israeli health minister says we cannot— israeli health minister says we cannot get— israeli health minister says we cahhot get her— israeli health minister says we cannot get her herd _ israeli health minister says we cannot get her herd immunityl israeli health minister says we - cannot get her herd immunity without vaccinating _ cannot get her herd immunity without vaccinating children, _ cannot get her herd immunity without vaccinating children, of— cannot get her herd immunity without vaccinating children, of course - cannot get her herd immunity without vaccinating children, of course we - vaccinating children, of course we can _ vaccinating children, of course we can we _ vaccinating children, of course we can we get — vaccinating children, of course we can we get them _ vaccinating children, of course we can. we get them from _ vaccinating children, of course we can. we get them from the - vaccinating children, of course we i can. we get them from the vaccines, but we _ can. we get them from the vaccines, but we also _ can. we get them from the vaccines, but we also get — can. we get them from the vaccines, but we also get it _ can. we get them from the vaccines, but we also get it from _ can. we get them from the vaccines, but we also get it from these - 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are getting covid. i think we need to revisit how we are treating - are getting covid. i think we need i to revisit how we are treating these class _ to revisit how we are treating these class bubbles, _ to revisit how we are treating these class bubbles, sending _ to revisit how we are treating these class bubbles, sending them - to revisit how we are treating these class bubbles, sending them home| class bubbles, sending them home even when — class bubbles, sending them home eveh when they— class bubbles, sending them home even when they have _ class bubbles, sending them home even when they have negative - class bubbles, sending them home i even when they have negative tests, not letting _ even when they have negative tests, not letting them _ even when they have negative tests, not letting them go _ even when they have negative tests, not letting them go back— even when they have negative tests, not letting them go back for- even when they have negative tests, not letting them go back for ten - not letting them go back for ten days _ not letting them go back for ten days i— not letting them go back for ten days i agree _ not letting them go back for ten days. i agree with _ not letting them go back for ten days. i agree with the _ not letting them go back for ten days. i agree with the head - not letting them go back for ten . days. i agree with the head teacher from that— days. i agree with the head teacher from that perspective, _ days. i agree with the head teacher from that perspective, but - days. i agree with the head teacher from that perspective, but not- days. i agree with the head teacher from that perspective, but not at. from that perspective, but not at the expense _ from that perspective, but not at the exoehse of— from that perspective, but not at the expense of risking _ from that perspective, but not at the expense of risking the - from that perspective, but not at the expense of risking the heart. from that perspective, but not at. the expense of risking the heart. he the expense of risking the heart. hi: how do the expense of risking the heart. how do you respond to those concerns?— how do you respond to those concerns? , ., . , ., concerns? first of all, it is not uuite concerns? first of all, it is not quite accurate _ concerns? first of all, it is not quite accurate that _ concerns? first of all, it is not quite accurate that no - concerns? first of all, it is noti quite accurate that no children concerns? first of all, it is not - quite accurate that no children have died of acute or long covid. i know of two children who were previously fit and well and now in intensive care units in north—west london hospitals with active covid disease. the myocarditis signal is being investigated as we speak, much like what happened with the blood clots, the denominators and the background incidences of those occurrences are being very carefully studied and the jcvi is very much aware of this

signal which might well be related to the vaccination. lecturers hold our horses and let them do theirjob properly to actually explain if anything is related that are not before we jump to conclusions. i think the protection of the most vulnerable with two doses of vaccination needs to be a priority right now whilst we carefully assess whether that is anything in this. as has to be done with the blood clot story, there is a risk to benefit ratio assessment to be done. we need to be very clear why we are vaccinating people, first of all, to protect the most vulnerable from a severe disease but also to have an impact on community transmission. the fact that is possible, as has been showing in the uk through the fact that the proportion of those who are not vaccinated now is now going up in the chain of transmission significantly. jane, do comments like _ transmission significantly. jane, do comments like we _ transmission significantly. jane, do comments like we were _ transmission significantly. jane, do comments like we were hearing - transmission significantly. jane, do i comments like we were hearing there from the doctor give you cause to

pause and think again or are you aware of these arguments and confident? i aware of these arguments and confident?— confident? i get concerned all throu~h confident? i get concerned all through covid _ confident? i get concerned all through covid when _ confident? i get concerned all through covid when we - confident? i get concerned all through covid when we are i confident? i get concerned all. through covid when we are told confident? i get concerned all- through covid when we are told there are three _ through covid when we are told there are three children in america who have _ are three children in america who have this — are three children in america who have this heart problem. i do not want _ have this heart problem. i do not want to— have this heart problem. i do not want to use — have this heart problem. i do not want to use the word scaremongering, but these _ want to use the word scaremongering, but these incidences, yes, they happen, — but these incidences, yes, they happen, but they are in the absolute mirrority~ _ happen, but they are in the absolute minority. we have to think what is for the _ minority. we have to think what is for the greater good. no medicine, not even _ for the greater good. no medicine, not even paracetamol, is without risi

vaccinated _ want to rush out and get my children vaccinated tomorrow, i am still waiting — vaccinated tomorrow, i am still waiting for— vaccinated tomorrow, i am still waiting for my second vaccine, i want _ waiting for my second vaccine, i want everybody to have their second vaccine, _ want everybody to have their second vaccine, and — want everybody to have their second vaccine, and then move on. and then move _ vaccine, and then move on. and then move onto _ vaccine, and then move on. and then move onto who are considered the healthy— move onto who are considered the healthy children. i think we have to have a _ healthy children. i think we have to have a look— healthy children. i think we have to have a look at these things with a bit of— have a look at these things with a bit of perspective and not listen to the very— bit of perspective and not listen to the very small cases, where things have possibly gone wrong. great to have possibly gone wrong. great to have ou have possibly gone wrong. great to have you all — have possibly gone wrong. great to have you all on. _ have possibly gone wrong. great to have you all on. we _ have possibly gone wrong. great to have you all on. we are _ have possibly gone wrong. great to have you all on. we are out - have possibly gone wrong. great to have you all on. we are out of - have possibly gone wrong. great to have you all on. we are out of time for now, but we are still awaiting the decision from the jcvi for now, but we are still awaiting the decision from thejcvi and i am sure we will revisit it. perhaps we can talk to you again when we do. thank you for taken time to share your views, perspectives and expertise with others. halfords says sales of electric bikes and electric scooters have almost doubled in a year. the retailer said that had contributed to a 72% rise in annual profits, to £96 million. e—scooters have become a common sight

in many of our towns and cities, and while private use is still illegal, government trials are underway in places like luton, cambridge and northampton. some say they have become a nuisance and the guide dogs charity wants better enforcement of the rules. sam read reports from milton keynes, home to the uk's first full—scale trial. supporters say that they are green, easy—to—use, and reduce congestion on cycleways like this. but e—scooter trials have also seen problems. elaine is partially sighted and has had bad experiences while walking in milton keynes with her guide dog, inca. i heard some screaming and sort of like turned a bit, and all of a sudden i was hit from the right side, which knocked me over onto inca, and then i realised that it was two young people riding a scooter, an e—scooter. you know, it is getting to be an issue, now. that, you know, you just get scared to go out. over—185 can hire scooters using an app. three companies are part of the trial around milton keynes. all have safety features. we have had training with london vision, so all of london vision's guidance

has gone into our training, which every user must undertake before they start. but there is undoubtedly more we can do. these are part of the trials and we are evolving and adapting. as you can see, campbell park, where we are now, we have reduced the speed down to ten mph, at the request of the park's trust because we have got so many people walking here. one company has seen over 100,000 milton keynes journies since august. but pedestrians are not quite so sure. they are scary when they suddenly bomb past you. i love the e—scooters. they are one of the best things about living here. there are quite a lot of e—scooters that have just been left. _ and itjust looks really untidy. the only way that you can ride one legally at the moment is to hire one in a place that is part

of a government trial. riding a privately—owned one is still illegal in a public place. it doesn't mean that you don't see them, though. there is no trial in peterborough, but private ones are still causing concern. the issue in peterborough is causing lots of anti—social behaviour. it is becoming more prevalent as youngsters use these to get about the streets. it seems a good idea, but we have got to have regulation on it, to be honest, because we cannotjust let people willy—nilly ride up and down pavements terrorising people as they drive past. the government says local trials can now extend into next year. ministers will decide what happens longer term, but it seems increasingly likely that e—scooters will become a more common sight. sam read, bbc news. in a moment, it's the bbc news at one with reeta chakrabarti, but first, it's time for a look at the weather with helen.

humid air remains in the southern and eastern areas for the majority, it is a brighter and a little fresher. a little shower is for the north and west. temperatures in the south and east with more cloud around means it will be more humid, meaning a close an uncomfortable night for sleeping, further rumbles of fish thunder, further showers in a central and eastern areas. that could be lively downpours at times. for most again with the humidity having diminished it will be a fresher at night for sleeping. a brighter day tomorrow with some sunshine. development to the south could see some heavy rain migrating off words, pushing towards the welsh borders. although temperatures are down today, it will still be muggy out and about.

the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing is about to publish its findings on security at the venue. 22 people were killed, and hundreds injured in the atrocity in 2017. bereaved relatives say there were many missed opportunities to stop the bomber, salman abedi. we'll be looking ahead to what is expected by many to be a critical report. also this lunchtime... the covid epidemic grew in england in the days leading up tojune 7th — but there are signs the rise is beginning to slow. a man is found guilty of murdering two women — 21 years apart. child protection services in england focus too much on investigating troubled families, and not enough on helping them, says a new report. and how a therapy dog used

by emergency services helped to save the life of a young woman.