this is bbc news 7 these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. i'm lu kwesa i'm lukwesa burak. green, sarah louise of the liberal democrat party is duly elected. cheering in the uk, the conservatives suffer a crushing defeat in the chesham and amersham parliamentary by—election in england — as the liberal democrats win with a large majority. the party's leader says, it's sent a "shock wave through british politics". people talked about the red wall in the north but forgotten about the blue wall in the south and that's going to come tumbling down if this result is mimicked across this country. ministers have apologised to rape victims in england and wales

for the lack of prosecutions in recent years — promising to reform the system to ensure investigations focus more on attackers in future. i feel really sad that it's taken this for them to listen. an apology is worth nothing to me unless they're actually going to change. from today, anyone who's 18 or over, in england can book a coronavirus vaccine, in what's being described as the final push to protect the country. hello, i'm victoria derbyshire, today broadcasting live from coventry in the latest leg on our trip around britain to find out what people's lives have been like over the last 12 months and how they are reflecting on the future. will spectators be allowed into venues at the tokyo olympics? there's disagreement between health officials and politicians over what should be permitted.

singing when you hear that noise of the tartan army _ singing when you hear that noise of the tartan army boys! _ and — thousands of scotland fans make their way to wembley for tonight's big match against england in the euros. hello and welcome if you re or around the world. we start in england. borisjohnson�*s governing conservative party have suffered a major political upset to the liberal democrats in the chesham and amersham parliamentary by—election. the lib dem won the seat with a majority of over 8,000 votes. the contest was triggered by the death of the former cabinet minister, dame cheryl gillan. the conservatives had held the seat

for nearly 50 years. well, sarah green, who won the seat for the lib dems, said the tories had taken local voters for granted. tonight, the voice of chesham and amersham is unmistakable. together we have said enough is enough, we will be heard, and this government will listen. this campaign has shown that, no matter where you live or how supposedly safe a constituency may appear to be, if you want a liberal democrat member of parliament you can have a liberal democrat member of parliament. 0ur political correspondentjessica parker is at westminster. jessica, has the alarm started through the tory party yet? i jessica, has the alarm started through the tory party yet? i think there is alarm, _ through the tory party yet? i think there is alarm, particularly - through the tory party yet? i think there is alarm, particularly in - there is alarm, particularly in certain seats in the south of england. there are a number of seats that have now been held by for years, but were formally liberal

democrats dumb democratic seats, seats like winchester, romsey in the south as well, and i think there will be mps who are nervous today looking at that result, that by—election result, and one conservative mp for the south i spoke to this morning said this result should send shock waves into no 10. of course, there are soon mitigating factors, by—elections can throw up unusual results, i certainly think that's what the government may point to today but for the liberal democrats, they are absolutely delighted. their leader sir ed davey reacting this morning. i think this will send a shock wave through british politics. liberal democrats have had good wins in the past but this is our best ever by—election victory and if it was repeated across the south literally dozens of conservative seats would fall to the liberal democrats. people talked about the red wall in the north, but forgotten about the blue wall in the south and that's going to come tumbling

down if this result is mimicked across this country. something sir ed davey talks about there i think will be on the lips of quite a few people today. this question as to whether boris johnson, his government's successful focus in trying to win seats in the midlands and north, has come at a cost and that some people in the south, traditional tory heartland shires like cheshire and amersham, now feel to some extent neglected. —— chesham and amersham. we will hear pushback from the ministers this morning. we have heard from kit malthouse. we definitely haven't seen that in the south—east at all. i mean, it's not very long ago, only a month or so ago, that we had massive results in the local elections and i think in chesham and amersham, we've got 26 out of 27 councillors. i mean, in my home borough, basingstoke and deane, not very far away, we took the council control with a sort of clean sweep. so as i say, something interesting has happened in chesham and amersham. disappointing, obviously, and we'll have to try and analyse over the next few months what exactly that is so that we can

take it back with a thumping majority at the next opportunity. locally there were a few issues that were being talked about, so as we have been hearing, some potentially unpopular planning reform is causing concerns, of course hs2, the high—speed rail link as well. but it is interesting because i think for borisjohnson and his government more broadly, there has been this sense recently that he is still up in the polls, that they won the hartlepool by—election recently. does this to some extent mean that that kind of political cloak of invisibility starts to slip a little bit, showing conservatives are beatable? 0f bit, showing conservatives are beatable? of course, what the conservatives will say and what we will hear today as it is a mid—term government, the electorate can want to punish mid—term governments in by—elections. but of course, that's a slightly difficult argument for the conservatives to make this morning given they did just win

hartlepool not so long ago. gk. hartlepool not so long ago. 0k, jessica parker, _ hartlepool not so long ago. 0k, jessica parker, thank you very much for that. we have an update on some figures concerning the delta variant in england. this is coming via public health england. 806 people in england have been admitted to hospital with the delta variant of covid—19, that is as ofjune14, thatis covid—19, that is as ofjune14, that is a rise of 423 on the previous week. of 806,527 were unvaccinated, 135, 17%, were more than 21 days after the first dose of vaccine and 84 were more than 14 days after the second dose. i'm going to repeat that... of the 806, 527 were vaccinated 135 were more than 21 days after their first dose

of the vaccine and 84 of the 806 were more than 14 days after their second dose. there have been 73 deaths in england of people who had the delta variant, and that is of june 14, and they were people who died within 28 days of a positive test. of that number of deaths, 34 were unvaccinated. ten were more than 21 days after the first dose and 26 were more than 14 days after the second dose. we will be going through these figures laterjust the second dose. we will be going through these figures later just to break them down again for you. that is a summary of the latest figures concerning the delta variant coming to us from public health england. ministers have apologised to rape victims in england and wales for the lack of prosecutions in recent years, and promised to reform the system to ensure investigations focus more on attackers in future. they've proposed a series of measures to improve

the prosecution rate, following a record fall to just 3% in recent years. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly reports. the words of some of those who witnessed and experienced how who've witnessed and experienced how the criminaljustice system treats rape complainants. 0ne rape survivor whose attacker escaped justice has waived her anonymity to speak out. i feel really sad that it's taken this for them to listen and an apology is worth nothing to me unless they're actually going to change.

you know what, if they want some kind, you know, to kind of make this any better for those victims who have been through this, then reopen their cases because they know that they've let 98% of rapists free. catherine was told that messages on her phone undermined her case. she sent them because she didn't want to aggravate her attacker, who threatened her with a knife. complainants sometimes have to give up their phones for months as police gather evidence. like how to support people. kitty gardner works as an independent sexual violence adviser, helping victims. when you think about the idea of having to hand over your phone and it potentially being gone for 18 months, that's a really massive thing to ask of someone. our whole world is on our phone and you're asking someone who's already feels really vulnerable to give that up. as part of its rape review, the government says that in the coming years it's aiming to process up to 10,000 mobile phones a year at the early stages

of an investigation so some victims should get their phones back more quickly. the plan is also to publish regular score boards, which will show how different parts of the criminaljustice system are performing, and to focus on the behaviour of suspects rather thanjudging victims. there'll be a new framework for police and prosecutors. while all who work in this area welcomed the idea of a review, the charity rape crisis said there had been a lack of engagement with those on the front line, as well as victims and survivors. june kelly, bbc news. joining me now is katie russell from rape crisis england and wales. thank you forjoining us. would it be fairfor me thank you forjoining us. would it be fair for me to say you are not happy with this review? i be fair for me to say you are not happy with this review?- be fair for me to say you are not happy with this review? i think that is fair, happy with this review? i think that is fair. yes- — happy with this review? i think that is fair. yes- we _ happy with this review? i think that is fair, yes. we are _ happy with this review? i think that is fair, yes. we are disappointed, l is fair, yes. we are disappointed, there is no two ways about that. strong rhetoric is important,

undoubtedly. it is unprecedented for the government to have apologised, and it's important that they have acknowledged the systemic failings, the need for cultural change. but as one of your contributors just said, these powerful words are meaningless unless they are backed up with decisive, radicalaction. this unless they are backed up with decisive, radical action. this is what we have been calling for at rape crisis england and well is, a member rape crisis centres, victims themselves come up for a number of years now and this is why the government decided to do a review in the first place which of course we welcomed but we are disappointed that the recommendations they have come out with today are not bolder, don't go far enough, don't show enough urgency, don't have enough detail, and crucially, are not accompanied with resourcing. because systemic change of long—term cultural problems like this, of the crashing failure of the criminal justice system for so many victims and survivors of traumatic crimes, it can't be done for free and it

can't be done with tinkering around the edges. it is holistic wholesale change we are looking for which requires investment. 50 change we are looking for which requires investment.— change we are looking for which requires investment. so what would ou have requires investment. so what would you have done? _ requires investment. so what would you have done? you _ requires investment. so what would you have done? you obviously - requires investment. so what would you have done? you obviously know what is needed. we you have done? you obviously know what is needed.— what is needed. we put forward a number of _ what is needed. we put forward a number of detailed _ what is needed. we put forward a - number of detailed recommendations in november 2020 and dummigan a report called the decriminalisation 0f rape because that is how serious we thought the situation was and we called for proper accountability of the crown prosecution service, the school because recommendation today doesn't go far enough and doesn't have enough detail. we called for specialist pathways for police and prosecutors so that this would be a dedicated job for certain professionals who would want to be there, who would be properly cared for, and we called for a special commission to look at the role of juries in rape trials to see whether there was a more inquisitorial, alas adversarial way to conduct rape trials to make them more effective, less re—traumatising for survivors, and we called for significant

investment in specialist support services for victims and survivors, advocacy services, yes, but also the specialist independent therapeutic services that a rape crisis centres provide to go if with that, and we called for an equalities analysis of the criminaljustice system in relation to sexual offences because we know that there are certain individuals, lack and manner women, for example, disable survivors, who have even less access to justice at the moment and unless we know who is reporting into the criminaljustice system and who is receiving justice, then we cannot properly hope to address those inequalities in the system —— black and minority women. there is less dumb and very little analysis in this report. essentially, what you have done is create a shadow rape review. lots of recommendations there. what do the government say in response to that? they received it positively, they made encouraging sounds, as they have done with yesterday's press statement and ministerial interviews since. and again we welcome that. we

feel we have been listening to to an extent, but thatjust hasn't translated yet into any sort of concrete actions that we can see. and even the timelines in the review that has been published, they are just very unambitious. even the relatively modest proposal is the government is making, many of them would not actually come to fruition for another year, would not actually come to fruition foranotheryear, or even would not actually come to fruition for another year, or even two, because it involves more pilots, more consultations. we have the evidence of what works in terms of specialist support for victims and survivors already. there has already been a pilot, for example, of pre—recorded cross examinations for victims and survivors in rape cases. so there are many things we could be doing now to support those very many victims and survivors who are being let down by the criminaljustice system today. let down by the criminal 'ustice system today-fl let down by the criminal 'ustice system today. let down by the criminal 'ustice s stem toda . . ,, ., system today. 0k. katie russell from rae system today. 0k. katie russell from ra -e crisis system today. 0k. katie russell from rape crisis england _ system today. 0k. katie russell from rape crisis england and _ system today. 0k. katie russell from rape crisis england and wales, - system today. 0k. katie russell from rape crisis england and wales, thankj rape crisis england and wales, thank you very much. more now on the news that from today, anyone who's over 18

in england can book a coronavirus vaccine, in what's being described as the final push to protect the country. the head of the nhs in england, sir simon stevens, urged all adults to get the jab. today is a huge milestone because everybody in this country aged 18 and above can now book their covid vaccination. we've got 26 million people who are fully protected with both doses, which is vital, but for the millions of people in their 20s and 30s who haven't yet taken up that offer, make this weekend the moment when you come forward and get that protection for you, for your friends. it keeps us all safe and, hopefully, gives us our summer back. two more questions. is there a shortage of the pfizer vaccine? should we be expecting to see some of the roll—out slowed down in the next few weeks and will that then, you know, hold us back from meeting the july 19th unlocking, so to speak? the nhs has delivered this vaccination programme at record speed, ahead of target for each

of the milestones. we've got the vaccine coming on—line week by week, now through the 19th july and as long as that continues to be the case, then we can offer every adult the vaccination that will protect not only them but their families, their friends and the country as a whole. no shortages? we have got vaccine coming on—line each week for the next four and five weeks and as long as it continues to do that, the nurses, the pharmacists, the volunteers across the health service are ready to vaccinate everybody who wants to come forward and get theirjabs. a planned relaxation of covid restrictions in wales on monday won't now go ahead because of concerns about the delta variant. the rule change is being put on hold for a month to allow more people

to have their second jab. some small changes in the current rules are being made though, for example wedding numbers will be able to increase indoors. i'm going to bring some news to you coming in concerning the notting hill carnival that takes place in london. we are being told that organisers of the notting hill carnival have made the decision to take the event of the streets. this is its 55th year. this move, it is reported, comes as the delay to what has been dubbed freedom day which had been duejune 21, social distancing measures are still in place, which means that it would be devastating for europe's biggest street party to go ahead. we have been hearing from the organiser matthew philip, the notting hill carnival was forced online last year, if you have been following

this, because of the pandemic and is normally attended by around 2 million people. so the board of the carnival said that we will not be on the streets due to the ongoing uncertainty and risk covid—19 cases. you're watching bbc news. we have been covering events that have been taking place in chesham and amersham in the south—east of england where the liberal democrats have been holding a rally following a victory in that by—election. this is chesham and these are live scenes and we are waiting for the leader of the lib dems ed davey to come. there he is. he's coming to speak to supporters. shall we listen in to what he has to say? shall we listen in to what he has to sa ? ., ~ , ., shall we listen in to what he has to sa? .~g

shall we listen in to what he has to sa? ., ., shall we listen in to what he has to sa? .mg ., say? thank you, everybody, who has heled in say? thank you, everybody, who has helped in this — say? thank you, everybody, who has helped in this by-election. _ say? thank you, everybody, who has helped in this by-election. you've i helped in this by—election. you've worked so hard, and i think electing sarah green is sending a message to the whole of the country. the liberal democrats came here as the underdogs. we campaigned hard and we are sending a shock wave through british politics. applause this was one of our best ever by—election results. i've been to a lot of by—elections over the years and i've seen some good results. this is a great result for the liberal democrats. a huge swing to us. and do you know what, i think there are many conservatives, conservative mps across the country, who are now worried. there is a blue wall. people have been talking about the red wall. i think after chesham and amersham had after sarah green's fantastic victory they'll be talking

about how the liberal democrats are the main threat to the conservatives in huge swathes of the country. and our message of a fairer, greener, more caring country will resonate. the voters in chesham and amersham have felt ignored, they have felt taken for granted. liberal democrats listened to them. we whether community champions, we stood up for their concerns about the environment. and sarah green, an amazing candidate, is going to take those concerns with me and the whole liberal democrat team to parliament to hold this appalling tory government to account. to hold this appalling tory covernment to account. , ~ , government to account. cheering and applause. so, ladies and gentlemen, i mentioned a blue wall a few minutes ago and an orange force.

laughter do you know what happens when a really powerful strong orange force goes against a blue wall? stand back. let me show you. cheering applause the geography of british politics was redrawn yesterday thanks to sarah green's fantastic victory. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. applause studio: we were hoping to hearfrom sarah green who won that seat. but that was the leader of the liberal democrats ed davey. i think the keywords that are going to be played on by the party are the blue wall and the orange force, and you probably saw the wall built behind

him knocked down by an orange hammer saying that the blue wall across the home counties are now at risk and the lib dems have a fair chance of gaining seats and doing quite well at the next general election. let's move on. the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader, after edwin poots stepped down afterjust three weeks in charge. he had faced an internal revolt after agreeing a deal with sinn fein and the westminster government to ensure paul givan became first minister. mr poots will remain in the post until a successor is elected. emma little—pengelly — who was until last month special adviser to the former first minister, arlene foster. thank you forjoining us. , emma. what did you make of events taking place yesterday?— what did you make of events taking place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful — place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful number _ place yesterday? gosh, it has been a

very eventful number of _ place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful number of hours - place yesterday? gosh, it has been a very eventful number of hours but i very eventful number of hours but certainly an eventful number of weeks here for the dup and in northern ireland. i don't think anybody predicted what was going to happen as yesterday unfolded. as we have seen, it ended up with the new dup party leader edwin poots resigning afterjust 21 days as dup leader. resigning after 'ust 21 days as dup leader. , ., , ., ., ,�* , leader. the dup was in edwin poots's dna. this leader. the dup was in edwin poots's dna- this must _ leader. the dup was in edwin poots's dna. this must be _ leader. the dup was in edwin poots's dna. this must be hugely _ dna. this must be hugely disappointing for him. who do you think should take over? yes. disappointing for him. who do you think should take over?— think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing _ think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing for - think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing for him - think should take over? yes, it is clearly disappointing for him and| think should take over? yes, it is. clearly disappointing for him and it must be very difficult, of course, many people want to be a leader of a party. it would appear he had planned this for some considerable time. he took the leadership in quite a brutal way from arlene foster and that had left a bad taste in many mouth surround that and ill feeling across the party about the way it has done done that been done.

he started his leadership in a difficult set of circumstances over the course of the last two to three weeks and he's had a bit of a nightmare introduction to his leadership. and certainly over the last 24, 48 hours we have seen that that became fatal for his leadership in terms of his handling of the nomination of first minister. so now the dup will have to move forward to elect a new leader. edwin poots's leadership campaign, his first contested leadership campaign for the dup, and its almost 50 years in its history, and a short time after that we have another leadership, the prospect of another leadership campaign here. so i suspect that for the dup they will want to avoid some of the issues that happen in terms of the issues that happen in terms of the issues that happen in terms of the contested leadership campaign of the contested leadership campaign of edwin poots and jeffrey donaldson last time. we will want to see something a bit more stable and try and bring the party back together because that's what they need to do because that's what they need to do because this of course has played out in the media and in the public as a bit of a pantomime so far.

would jeffrey donaldson be that stable figure that the party needs? i think most people would predict that sirjeffrey donaldson would put his name forward. i think at this stage he is of course the front runner. but that is without saying who else is likely to go forward, if anybody at all. some people are feeling that this may be a leadership contest with only one candidate. given how sore people are in terms of the last contested one, as i said, a few weeks ago. but of course the nominations will open. i don't know if anybody else will put their name forward but i suspect the dup will want this to be a relatively short campaign, try to keep it very much in house and trying to heal some of those wounds and try and move forward with the huge challenge now both in terms of the big political issues in northern ireland, the protocol, the restoration of the institutions, what's going to happen with the first minister, but also in terms of

the political party, trying to bring the political party, trying to bring the party back together in what has been a very difficult transition for them from the arlene foster leadership through to edwin poots and now into the new leader. find leadership through to edwin poots and now into the new leader. and of course, and now into the new leader. and of course. there _ and now into the new leader. and of course, there is _ and now into the new leader. and of course, there is still— and now into the new leader. and of course, there is still that _ and now into the new leader. and of course, there is still that vote - and now into the new leader. and of course, there is still that vote for i course, there is still that vote for the first minister. ijust want course, there is still that vote for the first minister. i just want to ask you something quickly. the dup members asked him to delay this process. he said that he was a listening leader. could you give us some insight into why he didn't delay? i some insight into why he didn't dela ? ~' ., some insight into why he didn't dela ? ~ ., ., , , delay? i think one of the biggest issues, delay? i think one of the biggest issues. the _ delay? i think one of the biggest issues, the fatal _ delay? i think one of the biggest issues, the fatal issue for - delay? i think one of the biggest issues, the fatal issue for edwin | issues, the fatal issue for edwin poots, was that during the leadership campaign we didn't hear a lot about the policy changes he was going to carry out. but what we did here was that he wanted to do decision—making within the democratic unionist party differently from what had happened previously. so he made a promise to elected representatives for example that they would be much more involved in the decisions of the party. but what we have seen is late on wednesday night, i think it was after 11 o'clock at night, a deal

was struck between sinn fein and the british government, and apparently with the democratic unionist party leader, that he would nominate on thursday, and trying to get sinn fein to nominate, so of course in northern ireland you cannot nominate a first minister unless you also don no —— nominate a deputy leader between the two parties, sinn fein and the dup so we needed both on board. sinn fein agreed to nominate but only after the british government agreed to pass what is a devolved issue, the cultural legislation of the irish language at westminster. edwin poots made a leadership decision very late on wednesday night that he was going to nominate. that was concerned by the secretary of state who came out late on wednesday night and said that. now, he appears to have done that without any consultation with his colleagues. the meeting with his colleagues. the meeting with his colleagues was called for thursday morning but the nomination process

was already scheduled. i think that is what has caused major concerns. there wasn't an opportunity for edwin poots's colleagues to consider either whether this was a good approach, orwhether either whether this was a good approach, or whether it should happen on thursday, it was rushed through and rushed through, as we know now, against the consent of the majority of the elected representatives of the dup. so certainly, i think what has happened here is he made a promise that they would be involved in the decisions. but in reality in the first test of that which happened on wednesday and thursday this week he failed that test and that was fatal to his leadership. test and that was fatal to his leadership-— test and that was fatal to his leadershi -. ., , leadership. emma little-pengelly, thank ou leadership. emma little-pengelly, thank you very _ leadership. emma little-pengelly, thank you very much _ leadership. emma little-pengelly, thank you very much for _ leadership. emma little-pengelly, thank you very much for that. - leadership. emma little-pengelly, l thank you very much for that. thank ou. 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've been hearing from residents

of all these locations throughout the week. yesterday we visited taunton, and today. victoria derbyshire is in coventry, speaking to businesses and residents about the impact of continuing coronavirus restrictions. and much more. welcome to coventry, good morning. i'm going to introduce you to mr and mrs daly. they are newly married. they met during lockdown and they married when restrictions eased. hello to you, congratulations.— restrictions eased. hello to you, congratulations._ i. restrictions eased. hello to you, i congratulations._ i love congratulations. thank you! i love this love story. _ congratulations. thank you! i love this love story. tell— congratulations. thank you! i love this love story. tell us _ congratulations. thank you! i love this love story. tell us how - congratulations. thank you! i love this love story. tell us how you i this love story. tell us how you met. ~ ., �* , ., this love story. tell us how you met. ., �* , ., ., ., met. we met on bumble and after that finall met met. we met on bumble and after that finally met up- — met. we met on bumble and after that finally met up- we _ met. we met on bumble and after that finally met up. we spoke _ met. we met on bumble and after that finally met up. we spoke for _ met. we met on bumble and after that finally met up. we spoke for a - finally met up. we spoke for a coule finally met up. we spoke for a couple of _ finally met up. we spoke for a couple of hours _ finally met up. we spoke for a couple of hours one _ finally met up. we spoke for a couple of hours one night i finally met up. we spoke for a couple of hours one night and| finally met up. we spoke for a i couple of hours one night and the next day — couple of hours one night and the next day we agreed to meet, restrictions had eased but i think we would — restrictions had eased but i think we would have met anyway! keep that auiet! we we would have met anyway! keep that quiet! we just — we would have met anyway! keep that quiet! we just clicked. _ we would have met anyway! keep that quiet! we just clicked. after— we would have met anyway! keep that quiet! we just clicked. after about i quiet! we 'ust clicked. after about two quiet! we just clicked. after about two months _ quiet! we just clicked. after about two months you — quiet! we just clicked. after about two months you moved _ quiet! we just clicked. after about two months you moved in. -

quiet! we just clicked. after about two months you moved in. yeah, l quiet! we just clicked. after about i two months you moved in. yeah, we moved in. — two months you moved in. yeah, we moved in. we _ two months you moved in. yeah, we moved in, we have _ two months you moved in. yeah, we moved in, we have spent _ two months you moved in. yeah, we moved in, we have spent four i two months you moved in. yeah, we moved in, we have spent four nightsj moved in, we have spent four nights apart since. moved in, we have spent four nights apart since-— apart since. since we met on the 14th of apart since. since we met on the 1�*tth ofjuly- _ apart since. since we met on the 14th of july. and _ apart since. since we met on the 14th ofjuly. and got _ apart since. since we met on the 14th ofjuly. and got married i apart since. since we met on the 14th ofjuly. and got married on| 14th ofjuly. and got married on the... 14th ofjuly. and got married on the- -- go _ 14th ofjuly. and got married on the... go on. _ 14th ofjuly. and got married on the... go on. we _ 14th ofjuly. and got married on the... go on. we were - 14th ofjuly. and got married on| the... go on. we were supposed 14th ofjuly. and got married on i the... go on. we were supposed to set the... go on. we were supposed to get married — the... go on. we were supposed to get married on _ the... go on. we were supposed to get married on the _ the... go on. we were supposed to get married on the 13th _ the. .. go on. we were supposed to get married on the 13th of- the... go on. we were supposed to get married on the 13th of march i the... go on. we were supposed to | get married on the 13th of march but couldn't_ get married on the 13th of march but couldn't because of restrictions. when _ couldn't because of restrictions. when everything reopened in terms of weddings _ when everything reopened in terms of weddings on the 29th of march, we -ot weddings on the 29th of march, we got the _ weddings on the 29th of march, we got the first slot that we could, simply— got the first slot that we could, simply because it didn't really matter— simply because it didn't really matter to us, then we ended up being on bbc_ matter to us, then we ended up being on bbc midlands today. we had four actual— on bbc midlands today. we had four actual guests buti on bbc midlands today. we had four actual guests but 1 million on bbc midlands today. we had four actual guests buti million people sharing _ actual guests buti million people sharing our wedding! actual guests but1 million people sharing our wedding!— actual guests but1 million people sharing our wedding! superb. many congratulations. _ sharing our wedding! superb. many congratulations. who _ sharing our wedding! superb. many congratulations. who proposed i sharing our wedding! superb. many congratulations. who proposed to l congratulations. who proposed to who? i congratulations. who proposed to who? , ., ,.,, congratulations. who proposed to who? , ., do congratulations. who proposed to who?— do you i who? i did the proposing. do you want to recreate _ who? i did the proposing. do you want to recreate that _ who? i did the proposing. do you want to recreate that for - who? i did the proposing. do you want to recreate that for us i who? i did the proposing. do you want to recreate that for us now, j want to recreate that for us now, dwayne? i want to recreate that for us now, dwa ne? ., �* ~ ., want to recreate that for us now, dwa ne? .,�* ~ ., ., dwayne? i don't know if you want me to recreate — dwayne? i don't know if you want me to recreate the _ dwayne? i don't know if you want me to recreate the whole _ dwayne? i don't know if you want me to recreate the whole thing. - dwayne? i don't know if you want me to recreate the whole thing. we i dwayne? i don't know if you want me to recreate the whole thing. we were in bed. to recreate the whole thing. we were in bed- maybe _ to recreate the whole thing. we were in bed. maybe not, _ to recreate the whole thing. we were in bed. maybe not, what _ to recreate the whole thing. we were in bed. maybe not, what about- to recreate the whole thing. we were in bed. maybe not, what about the i in bed. maybe not, what about the words? basically, _ in bed. maybe not, what about the words? basically, i— in bed. maybe not, what about the words? basically, i said, _ in bed. maybe not, what about the words? basically, i said, if- in bed. maybe not, what about the words? basically, i said, if you i words? basically, i said, if you were asked — words? basically, i said, if you were asked to _ words? basically, i said, if you were asked to marry _ words? basically, i said, if you were asked to marry me, i words? basically, i said, if you were asked to marry me, whatj words? basically, i said, if you i were asked to marry me, what would you say? and she said yes. and i said, will you marry me? and she said, will you marry me? and she

said yes. i said, will you marry me? and she said es. . , , ., �* said yes. iabsolutely love it. i'm so ha - said yes. iabsolutely love it. i'm so happy for— said yes. iabsolutely love it. i'm so happy foryou- _ said yes. i absolutely love it. i'm so happy for you. we _ said yes. i absolutely love it. i'm so happy for you. we work i said yes. i absolutely love it. i'm i so happy for you. we work together as well, so happy for you. we work together as well. you — so happy for you. we work together as well, you moved _ so happy for you. we work together as well, you moved in _ so happy for you. we work together as well, you moved in in _ so happy for you. we work together as well, you moved in in the - so happy for you. we work togetherj as well, you moved in in the august and we _ as well, you moved in in the august and we set — as well, you moved in in the august and we set up the business in september and and we set up the business in septemberand we were and we set up the business in september and we were in the office the next _ september and we were in the office the next morning and it was like, shall_ the next morning and it was like, shall we — the next morning and it was like, shall we just booked the wedding? because _ shall we just booked the wedding? because you met during lockdown and got married as soon as the restrictions eased, do you think you have a different perspective on things as a couple? i have a different perspective on things as a couple?— have a different perspective on things as a couple? i think it's a bit more intense. _ things as a couple? i think it's a bit more intense. with - things as a couple? i think it's a | bit more intense. with lockdown there is nowhere to go, so you can't go on really nice dates all over the place. there is not really many people you can go and meet. you are kind of stuck with each other! laughter i think some of that intensity kind ofjust sort of... bud i think some of that intensity kind ofjust sort of. . ._ i think some of that intensity kind ofjust sort of. . .— ofjust sort of... and also being together. _ ofjust sort of... and also being together. so — ofjust sort of... and also being together. so a _ ofjust sort of... and also being together, so a lot _ ofjust sort of... and also being together, so a lot of _ ofjust sort of... and also being together, so a lot of couples i ofjust sort of... and also being | together, so a lot of couples i'm sure _ together, so a lot of couples i'm sure have — together, so a lot of couples i'm sure have found it intense being together— sure have found it intense being together for such a long time because _ together for such a long time because you couldn't go anywhere, there _ because you couldn't go anywhere, there is— because you couldn't go anywhere, there is no— because you couldn't go anywhere, there is no escape from each other. ithink— there is no escape from each other. i think that — there is no escape from each other. i think that kind of helped us realise — i think that kind of helped us realise we were meant for each other because _ realise we were meant for each other because we _ realise we were meant for each other because we thought if we can stick it with _ because we thought if we can stick it with each other, and we are not very— it with each other, and we are not

very clingy— it with each other, and we are not very clingy people usually. so, 0k, very clingy people usually. so, ok, i very clingy people usually. so, ok, i can— very clingy people usually. so, ok, i can stomach you 24 hours a day! that's _ i can stomach you 24 hours a day! that's good! — i can stomach you 24 hours a day! that's good!— i can stomach you 24 hours a day! that's nood! . ., ., ,. ., ., that's good! what do you love about dwa ne? we are very similar. to the point i savings _ we are very similar. to the point i savings and — we are very similar. to the point i savings and in that would annoyed me about— savings and in that would annoyed me about previous partners but it means he knows _ about previous partners but it means he knows me very really well. one of the things— he knows me very really well. one of the things i_ he knows me very really well. one of the things i was looking for in a life partner was somebody who could hold me _ life partner was somebody who could hold me to— life partner was somebody who could hold me to account when i need to be held to _ hold me to account when i need to be held to account, in a way i can kind of deal— held to account, in a way i can kind of deal with— held to account, in a way i can kind of deal with and he does that really. — of deal with and he does that really, really well because not everybody needs to be told, you know? _ everybody needs to be told, you know? in — everybody needs to be told, you know? ., ~ everybody needs to be told, you know? . ~ ., everybody needs to be told, you know? . ~' . . , know? in a kind and patient way, obviously- _ know? in a kind and patient way, obviously. and _ know? in a kind and patient way, obviously. and can _ know? in a kind and patient way, obviously. and can i _ know? in a kind and patient way, obviously. and can i ask - know? in a kind and patient way, obviously. and can i ask you i know? in a kind and patient way, obviously. and can i ask you why | know? in a kind and patient way, i obviously. and can i ask you why you fell in love with her?— fell in love with her? everything, she is awesome, _ fell in love with her? everything, she is awesome, really - fell in love with her? everything, she is awesome, really good i fell in love with her? everything, she is awesome, really good at l she is awesome, really good at music, at poetry, she is an amazing human being. music, at poetry, she is an amazing human being-— music, at poetry, she is an amazing human being- i— music, at poetry, she is an amazing human being.- i know! i music, at poetry, she is an amazing human being.- i know! do. music, at poetry, she is an amazing i human being.- i know! do you human being. oh, you! i know! do you know what? —

human being. oh, you! i know! do you know what? it — human being. oh, you! i know! do you know what? it will _ human being. oh, you! i know! do you know what? it will never _ human being. oh, you! i know! do you know what? it will never last! - human being. oh, you! i know! do you know what? it will never last! so i know what? it will never last! so when you look back at the last 12 months and then reflect on your future together, first of all, do you think you would have met anyway if it wasn't for lockdown, what do you reckon? i’m if it wasn't for lockdown, what do you reckon?— you reckon? i'm not sure i would have even _ you reckon? i'm not sure i would have even been _ you reckon? i'm not sure i would have even been on _ you reckon? i'm not sure i would have even been on the _ you reckon? i'm not sure i would have even been on the dating i you reckon? i'm not sure i would l have even been on the dating apps you reckon? i'm not sure i would i have even been on the dating apps as hard as— have even been on the dating apps as hard as i_ have even been on the dating apps as hard as i was. when everything close downs _ hard as i was. when everything close down, for— hard as i was. when everything close down, for the first month everyone was like. _ down, for the first month everyone was like, this is new, novelty. then furlough _ was like, this is new, novelty. then furlough aiming so certain people were _ furlough aiming so certain people were very— furlough aiming so certain people were very happy because they didn't have to _ were very happy because they didn't have to worry. whereas i work for myself, _ have to worry. whereas i work for myself, we — have to worry. whereas i work for myself, we both do, so we were still working _ myself, we both do, so we were still working but — myself, we both do, so we were still working. but it focused my mind certainlym _ working. but it focused my mind certainly... and i don't know if i want _ certainly... and i don't know if i want to— certainly... and i don't know if i want to do— certainly... and i don't know if i want to do this on my own. i don't know— want to do this on my own. i don't know if— want to do this on my own. i don't know if i_ want to do this on my own. i don't know if i want to be locked down for months _ know if i want to be locked down for months and — know if i want to be locked down for months and months and months on my own. months and months and months on my own i_ months and months and months on my own i don't _ months and months and months on my own. i don't know how people are dealing _ own. i don't know how people are dealing with that. it is own. i don't know how people are dealing with that.— dealing with that. it is very hard for some people, _ dealing with that. it is very hard for some people, really - dealing with that. it is very hard for some people, really hard. i dealing with that. it is very hard i for some people, really hard. yeah, eah. for some people, really hard. yeah, yeah- really — for some people, really hard. yeah, yeah. really hard. _ for some people, really hard. yeah, yeah. really hard. so _ for some people, really hard. yeah, yeah. really hard. so to _ for some people, really hard. yeah, yeah. really hard. so to have i yeah. really hard. so to have somebody — yeah. really hard. so to have somebody even _ yeah. really hard. so to have somebody even to _ yeah. really hard. so to have somebody even to express i yeah. really hard. so to have i somebody even to express what you are going _ somebody even to express what you are going through during this time certainly— are going through during this time certainly became really important

and i_ certainly became really important and i realised i wanted someone to settle _ and i realised i wanted someone to settle down with. so that was my intention— settle down with. so that was my intention when i went on to bumble anyway, _ intention when i went on to bumble anyway, right, i'm going to find someone — anyway, right, i'm going to find someone-— anyway, right, i'm going to find someone.- was _ anyway, right, i'm going to find someone.- was your i anyway, right, i'm going to find someone. yeah. was your intention to find someone — someone. yeah. was your intention to find someone to _ someone. yeah. was your intention to find someone to spend _ someone. yeah. was your intention to find someone to spend the _ someone. isai was your intention to find someone to spend the whole someone. fez—”i was your intention to find someone to spend the whole of your life with?— your life with? probably not my whole life- _ your life with? probably not my whole life. just _ your life with? probably not my whole life. just lockdown! - your life with? probably not my - whole life. just lockdown! laughter i think lockdown _ whole life. just lockdown! laughter i think lockdown changed _ whole life. just lockdown! laughter i think lockdown changed my - i think lockdown changed my perception of dating, as well. i wasn't really looking for that before and then having that time to myself and really having time to sort of understand myself as well, it kind of made me realise i want to do find someone, do want to be married and do want to have that beautiful family. married and do want to have that beautifulfamily. so it changed married and do want to have that beautiful family. so it changed a lot, it really did change my perspective. lot, it really did change my nominative-— lot, it really did change my perspective. lot, it really did change my --ersective. �*, , . , , ., perspective. it's been a big period of reflection. _ perspective. it's been a big period of reflection, hasn't _ perspective. it's been a big period of reflection, hasn't it? _ perspective. it's been a big period of reflection, hasn't it? there - perspective. it's been a big period of reflection, hasn't it? there are| of reflection, hasn't it? there are lots of— of reflection, hasn't it? there are lots of people. we have changed so much _ lots of people. we have changed so much i_ lots of people. we have changed so much. i would lots of people. we have changed so much. iwould never lots of people. we have changed so much. i would never have just gone i met somebody without letting people know or _ met somebody without letting people know or having more phone calls than we did~ _ know or having more phone calls than we m we _ know or having more phone calls than we did. we had literally two calls and then— we did. we had literally two calls and then were like, this feels

right — and then were like, this feels right, let's meet and to see. do you think there — right, let's meet and to see. do you think there was _ right, let's meet and to see. do you think there was a _ right, let's meet and to see. do you think there was a bit _ right, let's meet and to see. do you think there was a bit of _ right, let's meet and to see. do you think there was a bit of because - right, let's meet and to see. do you think there was a bit of because of. think there was a bit of because of what was going on in the world a bit of, life is short, we don't know what's round the next corner? absolutely, very much so. we have looked _ absolutely, very much so. we have looked at _ absolutely, very much so. we have looked at our project health is wealth— looked at our project health is wealth is_ looked at our project health is wealth is that we turned vegan at the end _ wealth is that we turned vegan at the end of— wealth is that we turned vegan at the end of last year as well. you start— the end of last year as well. you start looking at what's going on and how can _ start looking at what's going on and how can you help yourself, your immune — how can you help yourself, your immune system and be better and do better— immune system and be better and do better for— immune system and be better and do better for the earth as well from an environmental point of view? i think a lot of— environmental point of view? i think a lot of people have reflected on what's _ a lot of people have reflected on what's really important, how much do you need _ what's really important, how much do you need and who do you need as well around _ you need and who do you need as well around you? _ you need and who do you need as well around you? so i think it's been... it's around you? so i think it's been... its definitely — around you? so i think it's been... it's definitely focused our mind and our heart _ it's definitely focused our mind and our heart genuinely goes out to people — our heart genuinely goes out to people who have been planning their wedding _ people who have been planning their wedding for two years and had guests and aspirations that may never get realised. _ and aspirations that may never get realised, certainly not in the way they thought. we always knew our wedding _ they thought. we always knew our wedding would be small and weird, like us! _ wedding would be small and weird, like us! �* , like us! laughter listen. _

like us! laughter listen, i'm - like us! laughter listen, i'm so - like us! laughter | listen, i'm so happy like us! laughter - listen, i'm so happy to meet like us! laughter _ listen, i'm so happy to meet you. lovely to meet you.— lovely to meet you. then you for talkin: to lovely to meet you. then you for talking to us _ lovely to meet you. then you for talking to us and _ lovely to meet you. then you for talking to us and we _ lovely to meet you. then you for talking to us and we wish - lovely to meet you. then you for talking to us and we wish you - lovely to meet you. then you for talking to us and we wish you a l lovely to meet you. then you for i talking to us and we wish you a long and happy and healthy life. thank you. take care, thank you.- you. take care, thank you. thank ou. in you. take care, thank you. thank you- in the _ you. take care, thank you. thank you. in the next _ you. take care, thank you. thank you. in the next hour— you. take care, thank you. thank you. in the next hour we - you. take care, thank you. thank you. in the next hour we change | you. take care, thank you. thank i you. in the next hour we change the tone and talk— you. in the next hour we change the tone and talk to _ you. in the next hour we change the tone and talk to some _ you. in the next hour we change the tone and talk to some coventry - you. in the next hour we change the tone and talk to some coventry city| tone and talk to some coventry city fans. forall tone and talk to some coventry city fans. for all i know they may have a romantic story also and find out what they think about the england and scotland game tonight. victoria, thank you very much, live from coventry. following on from last week's g7 meeting in cornwall eyes are now turning to chorley, where preparations are beginning for the g7 speakers' conference later this year. the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, will welcome the presidents and speakers of the national parliaments, or their representatives, from countries including canada, france, germany, japan and the usa. i can now speak to sir lindsay hoyle, who's at in chorley. thank you forjoining us. first of all, can you explain to our viewers

what is a g7 speakers conference? the g7 speakers conference is an important conference, it's about speakers getting together and discussed their parliaments on what's happening and we have a theme to the conference. our theme will be security with openness. how to keep security with openness. how to keep security and parliaments are safe at the same time, allowing people to come to parliament. it is that openness, the challenge between the two, that will be the theme and it is bringing the seven speakers together as well as the european president. so it is a big event, a big conference and i am in chorley, where we will host that conference. the sun is shining. this is what it will be like in september. we are going to give them the theme of chorley, the theme of lancashire and more importantly, have serious discussions about protection of parliament, security, following...

canada had their attack with terrorism, how do we protect democracy and at the same time ensuring they are still people's parliaments?— ensuring they are still people's arliaments? , . , parliaments? some big names coming, seak a parliaments? some big names coming, speak a nancy — parliaments? some big names coming, speak a nancy pelosi _ parliaments? some big names coming, speak a nancy pelosi coming _ parliaments? some big names coming, speak a nancy pelosi coming along - parliaments? some big names coming, speak a nancy pelosi coming along as l speak a nancy pelosi coming along as lovers very quickly, what actually happens with the outcomes of these summits customer last year i believe the summit was dealing with the environment. how was it taken forward? in environment. how was it taken forward? , , . , forward? in the sense that we first of all, forward? in the sense that we first of all. and — forward? in the sense that we first of all, and nancy _ forward? in the sense that we first of all, and nancy pelosi, _ forward? in the sense that we first of all, and nancy pelosi, it - forward? in the sense that we first of all, and nancy pelosi, it was - forward? in the sense that we first | of all, and nancy pelosi, it was her suggestion we came to chorley. that is why we are here foster she said i have been to london many times, i would like to come to your district. we would like to give that nice lancashire welcome but it is about a theme. how do we take that forward, with our theme, this is about security, about sharing the knowledge we all hold. it's about how do we protect democracy? how do we protect their security? we will

be able to share that and put that investment back in. i can take that back to westminster, learning what happened in america with the attack, the mob rule on capitol hill, talking to the canadians. i will be able to tell them about the experience we had when that attack took place. so it is the fact that we will discuss, we will openly share, the impact of social media, it's about how we deal with social media, the worries they bring, the threats that are carried out on their platforms. so it is how do we deal with those companies as well? saying you have a responsibility, you have to do ensure that democracy survives. it's making them have that responsibility. so we will take it back to each parliament. it will be the experience, the knowledge we share and working together for the future of democracy. you know, in fairness, it is the one thing terrorists hate. they hate our values, they hate our parliaments and they hate the way that we can

share democracy. they don't like it. it is our fight for the future of democracy. 50 it is our fight for the future of democracy-— it is our fight for the future of democra . �*, ., , democracy. so it's not 'ust when we talk about the h democracy. so it's notjust when we talk about the physical _ democracy. so it's notjust when we talk about the physical openness i democracy. so it's notjust when we talk about the physical openness of| talk about the physical openness of parliament. you keep bringing up the example of the us capitol and we are talking about the threat on social media, for example. realistically, though, do you think parliaments will continue to be as open as they have been to their public terror, their citizens?— have been to their public terror, their citizens? . , . ., their citizens? that is what we have to achieve and _ their citizens? that is what we have to achieve and that _ their citizens? that is what we have to achieve and that is _ their citizens? that is what we have to achieve and that is what - their citizens? that is what we have to achieve and that is what is - their citizens? that is what we have to achieve and that is what is so - to achieve and that is what is so important because in the end, i always say it is the people's parliament. it is making sure people have access and security of that. it is the weekend the anniversary of the murder ofjo cox. that she was murdered in her constituency, meeting her constituents, working for them, a rising star of politics

was taken away from us. how do we protect and ensure an mp is safe but at the same time can meet with constituents, but also that we protect parliament where they speak? it is the fact people will use these platforms that is a worry. it's about having people coming into parliament, making it secure. making sure we have a ring of security that allows the feel of democracy, the feel of parliament to come to them. i want to see the schoolchildren coming back again into parliament. i want to see the visitors visiting their mp, want to see the visitors visiting theirmp, making want to see the visitors visiting their mp, making sure that openness is there. so it is a real challenge, to make sure we can still have that in a modern world because without it, democracy begins to fail. it is the investment of young people in the investment of young people in the future as well, making sure that young people understand how important parliament is. sir lindsay ho le, i important parliament is. sir lindsay hoyle. lwant— important parliament is. sir lindsay hoyle. i want to _ important parliament is. sir lindsay hoyle, i want to remind _ important parliament is. sir lindsay hoyle, i want to remind you - important parliament is. sir lindsay hoyle, i want to remind you of- important parliament is. sir lindsay| hoyle, i want to remind you of some words that were said earlier this week. once again we see downing

street running roughshod over members of parliament, we are not accepting it and i am at the stage where i'm beginning to look for other avenues if we do not treat this house seriously. ifind it totally unacceptable. this is referring to your annoyance at the prime minister announcing the next steps, in terms of the covid road map. i believe borisjohnson agreed to speak to you. because of that happened and what did he say to you? well, it wasn't about agreeing, the prime minister came to see me, he came to my office to sit down. we had a very open conversation. it was very cordial and we came up with solutions, solutions going forward. if you are going to make a statement when parliament is sitting, parliament needs to hear it at the same time. it was about working together and that is why it was so important. yes, iwas together and that is why it was so important. yes, i was very annoyed because that is myjob. i have got to protect and ensure that parliament, the home of democracy,

the fact that backbenchers are treated and that they should be asking the question is when statements are made that affect their constituents. and we have this new agreement. we have a new way forward and that was so, so important, for me and the house and looking after the house. that is my job and that is what i am there, i am there to serve the house. sir lindsay hoyle, thank you very much indeed, thank you.— indeed, thank you. thank you. beautiful day _ indeed, thank you. thank you. beautiful day in _ indeed, thank you. thank you. beautiful day in chorley. - health officials injapan are at odds with the country's politicians over whether to allow spectators at the olympics, which begin next month. covid advisor says banning all fans is the least risky option. but the japanese prime minister and the president of the tokyo organising committee have both said they want spectators. it comes as authorities are starting a covid—i9 vaccination campaign for people who are due to work at the games. ourjapan correspondent

rupert wingfield—hayes has the latest. shigeru omi, and a group of experts and he is one of the most senior advisers to the japanese government throughout the last year and a half on covid and in his report, he says, "no spectators would be the most desirable situation for the olympics and for stopping the spread of covid during the olympics and would be the most effective way to ensure that the covid pandemic here doesn't get any worse." if spectators are allowed, he has said that they should be kept to a minimum, below the current level that the japanese government has said it believes is safe and that also, people shouldn't really be allowed to move around japan. so only people from the local areas where the events are being held should be allowed to attend. so if you're in tokyo, you can go to events in tokyo. if you are up in hokkaido, you could go to the marathon events.

or if you are down in shizuoka, you can go to the cycling events but people shouldn't really move in between. that his recommendation and as you said in your introduction, it's very different from what the president of the tokyo olympics, seiko hashimoto, has said she would recommend to the government when it makes its decision next week on exactly how they are going to sort out spectators. mrs hashimoto last night, in a television interview, said she was going to recommend that they go with the current situation or the current regulations for holding sporting events injapan and that is that if you're not under a state of emergency, you can have up to 10,000 spectators at a sporting event or fill the stadium to 50%. if, as seems likely, the japanese government next week adopts that recommendation then we could see, for example, at the opening ceremony or at the main stadium in tokyo, up to 36,000 people in the stadium during the sporting... the big sporting events and that's something that obviously sports fans

and olympic officials are keen to see but obviously the health officials here think that is a huge risk. that was rupert wingfield—hayes earlier. public health england s weekly covid—i9 variant cases data show that numbers of the delta variant in the uk continue to rise. let's talk to the bbc�*s head of statistics robert cuffe. he will take us through those figures. i could have done it on screen but if you could break it down for us, please, robert. it shouldn't be surprising we are seeing the numbers of the delta variant rising across the uk and that has been reflected in this report. we have seen some more information on the number of people that get sick with it, go into hospital and how many of those have had the jab and how many have been double jabbed. the key numbers are, when you look at the number of people who have, who go into hospital with the variant, about 800 people over all. that is up almost

doubled in a week. most of those have not been vaccinated at all. so the majority of people who are going into hospital with the delta variant have never been vaccinated and the vast majority have only received one jab or none. we saw aboutjust over 75 people in total since february have died after known infection with the delta variant. those numbers are still very, very low. about a third of those are people who have been double jabbed. a third might seem on the face of it to be a worrying number but hopefully, eventually, everyone who gets very sick or dies after infection will have been double jabbed because everybody wants or needs a vaccination will have got one. so part of what we are seeing here is not that the delta is much more likely to kill people but it is the number of people in

society who have been vaccinated is going up and up and up and they will take up more and more and more of the deaths we see. it will look like they are coming from the double jab, not because they are not working but because there are more of them. the aood news because there are more of them. the good news l — because there are more of them. the good news i would take from that is there is a clear connection with the effectiveness of the vaccination programme?— effectiveness of the vaccination programme? effectiveness of the vaccination roramme? ~ , , ., programme? absolutely, people who haven't received _ programme? absolutely, people who haven't received a _ programme? absolutely, people who haven't received a vaccine _ programme? absolutely, people who haven't received a vaccine or - programme? absolutely, people who haven't received a vaccine or a - haven't received a vaccine or a single vaccine, less than 20% of the population forced up if they are accounting for more than 20% or more than halve or two thirds of cases of people who get sick or die, that is suggesting the vaccine is effective. we have had further good news on that today. we thought that the delta variant blunts the effect of vaccines a little bit, reduces the chance of the first dough stopping you getting the affection but we have had a new analysis of those people going on to require hospital treatment. what that shows is that one jab reduces your chance of

getting sick with coronavirus and needing to go to hospital by three quarters, it doesn't matter if it is pfizer or astrazeneca or the delta variant or another one, equally effective and that is new and good news. ., , . ~ , ., , news. 0k, robert, thank you very much indeed. _ polls have opened in iran to elect a new president. the vote comes at a sensitive time for the country — with the future of the 2015 nuclear deal hanging in the balance, and us sanctions still battering the?economy. sara monetta looks at why this election is so important. iran's presidential election race is on. the main foreign policy issue — its nuclear programme. former us president donald trump opposed the nuclear deal. this was a horrible one—sided deal that should never, ever have been made. he withdrew from it and reimposed sanctions on iran. the burden of the sanctions, together with the corruption in the country, meant a volatile economy. that led to deadly protests in 2017

and 2019 when hundreds were killed. iran wants us sanctions to be lifted so it can address its economic crisis. ultra conservatives in the country have traditionally opposed the nuclear deal. they called it a betrayal. but now they say they are willing to negotiate to revive it. should a hard—line president be elected, it's likely he'll be more hostile towards the west. and even though it's the supreme leader who decides the country's nuclear policy, the president would set the tone for the negotiations — a tone that might make it more difficult to reach a new nuclear deal that is vital for the safety and stability of the middle east. sara monetta, bbc news. football's oldest rivalry takes centre stage at wembley tonight, when england and scotland meet in the euros. it's the first time they've played each other in a major tournament for 25 years and it's one of the most anticipated of the championship.

our scotland reporter, alexandra mackenzie, sent us this update from glasgow, as scotland fans prepared to make theirjourneys down to wembley for tonight's match. we've been here for a few hours now. we've been watching the tartan army appear and then head south on the trains. i think thousands have gone now, between today and yesterday, but we do still have some lucky fans here. stuart and mark, first we just take a while to have a look at the kilts here. we've got the mclachlan tartan, is that right? 0k. and you're brothers and you're one of the lucky ones who have actually, you've actually got tickets for wembley, how did you manage that? it was just through a mutual friend who has good contacts. she managed to pull out all the stops, so a big, huge thank you to my friend. so, it's great, yeah. absolutely, to have friends like that! you were also at the scotland/morocco game in 1998

so you are used to disappointment. so how are you feeling today? nervous, very nervous butjust enjoying the moment at the same time, you know? it's been 22, 23 years since the last major, since we played morocco, so i think you've got to appreciate these moments when they do come along. no bigger than scotland/england. stuart, we've also got your brother mark here. you're heading down together. mark, what's it like to be heading down to london? it's fantastic, really i looking forward to it. the last game i was at was probably a couple of years ago _ with covid and everything, i so this is our first game live in a stadium for a couple of years and what a game to be going to! | scotland/england, really looking forward to it. . a bit nervous as well, i though, as stuart said. yes, mixed feelings. absolutely. what are your predictions for the score? i would happily take i a draw, to be honest. i would like tuesday's game to have some kind of meaning to it- so i think if we can get a point today, then it means we go i

into tuesday's game and we've still got a chance of qualifying. j so, yeah, take a draw, to be honest. i'm more optimistic. i'm going to go 2—1 scotland. john mcginn in the 90th minute. 0k, right, you heard it here first. now, stuart, you found an ex—schoolmate here that you haven't seen for years. so we have linda. you don't have tickets for the game, unfortunately, so what are your plans? down, obviously, with- the tartan army on the train. first time travelling i with the tartan army, so really excited. igot a pub booked tonight, so i'ml here with my husband and my son. we're really looking - forward to the atmosphere. first person i met was stuart, who i went to school with. i how important is it to be watching the game in london rather than a pub here? really exciting to bej going to london, it's a once—in—a—lifetime thing, | to get down there and to be part of the army and be i down in london when it's all going on, so excited! very quickly, your prediction? 0h, 2—1, definitely. with stuart, a wee mcginn goal would just be lovely. _ fantastic. well, hopefully that is

what is going to happen, you heard it here first. these guys have got to go and get their train and hopefully see their team win later today. alexandra mckenzie there. david guetta, the producer behind hits like titanium, i got a feeling and hey mama, has sold his back catalogue to warner music for a nine—figure sum. it's been reported that the french star made about £72 million in the deal, which also covers his future recordings. the 52—year—old has sold 50 million records and racked up more than ill billion streams, and has worked with many artists, including justin bieber and rihanna. dame vera lynn's family are launching an appeal to raise funds for a memorial statue for the late singer, with a song released to help raise money. this comes on the anniversary of her death and as a meadow on the famous white cliffs of dover has been renamed in her memory.

dame vera entertained troops with morale—boosting visits to the front line during the second world war. last night, a lighthouse standing atop the cliffs was lit in her honour. you're watching bbc news. rita chakra barti will rita chakrabarti will be with you at the top of the hour the stock now look at the weather. hello. whilst for many to the north and west it's a pleasant, sunnyjune day. for those across central and eastern england it's a completely different story. the storm clouds have gathered, some torrential downpours around today, with some persistent rain, and we could see the risk of flooding with one or two spots getting close to a month worth of rain before the day is out. that is keeping pollen levels down, though, good news for the hay fever sufferers. but elsewhere, it is going to be a difficult day, particularly across parts of north—west england. it's here where we do have the sunshine, one or two isolated showers still in the far north of scotland. but across a good part of central eastern england, we've got

further heavy rain to come throughout the afternoon. most persistent through the east midlands, down into one —— towards central southern england and torrential thunderstorm is to go with it towards the south—east and potentially across the channel islands for a time. so the forecast is not great for those heading off to wembley for england against scotland later. feeling cool in the breeze as well with those further downpours expected. in fact, quite a wind blowing today across parts of eastern england, whereas elsewhere, just a gentle breeze. with the sunshine out, very pleasant, temperatures 19, 20 degrees in western scotland, highs around 20, 21 in west cumbria, west wales and down into the west of cornwall. still quite humid, though, towards the south and east of england, temperatures not as high as recent days. there is some heavy, thundery rain with us into the evening, affecting north—east england for a time before gradually clearing overnight. most will be dry into the start of the weekend with temperatures in rural parts in the north and west down into single figures. so into saturday, early cloud and breeze towards those eastern parts of england, one or two isolated showers. a few very isolated showers

in the west, but for the vast majority, it's the driest, brightest day of the weekend, good long sunny spells into the afternoon. and feeling fairly pleasant in the sunshine, the best of which across central and western areas, temperature wise up to around 22, maybe 23. mid to high teens across eastern coasts. as we go through saturday night and into sunday morning, the next round of wet and potentially thundery weather moves up from france. this one a bit more widespread compared with what we are seeing today, so many places will see cloud, outbreaks of rain coming and going. the best of the drier and brighter weather to the north of scotland. brightening up towards southern parts of england and south wales but here with the sunshine out, we could set off one or two heavy and thundery showers. 20 degrees here. but a distinctly cool if not chilly day for eastern scotland and eastern parts of england. bye for now.

this is bbc news with me, reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 11: the conservatives suffer a crushing defeat in the chesham and amersham by—election — as the liberal democrats win the green of the sarah —— a available of the liberal democrat party is duly elected. the conservatives suffer a crushing defeat in the chesham and amersham by—election — as the liberal democrats win with a large majority. the party's leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the blue wall of conservative seats — and says the victory has sent a "shock wave through british politics". latest data shows the number of people admitted to hospital in england with the delta variant of covid—19 has more than doubled since last week, but almost half were unvaccinated. ministers have apologised to rape

victims in england and wales for the lack of prosecutions in recent years — promising to reform the system to ensure investigations focus more on attackers in future. i feel really sad that it's taken this for them to listen. an apology is worth nothing to me unless they're actually going to change. from today, anyone who's 18 or over, in england can book a coronavirus vaccine, in what's being described as the final push to protect the country. hello, victoria derbyshire, we are live from coventry today, in the latest in our very informal tour across the country. we are talking to people here about what their lives have been like in the last 12 months, and how they feel about the future. the twin on how she saved her sister from the jaws of a crocodile in mexico which was dragging her under water. i saw her getting taken

underneath the water and my worst fear became a reality, is that i have probably lost her, that she's dead. when you hear the noise of the tartan army boys! and thousands of scotland fans make their way to wembley for tonight's big match against england in the euros. hello, good morning. the liberal democrats have pulled off a stunning upset— winning the chesham and amersham by—election from the conservatives — with a majority of over 8,000 votes. the contest in buckinghamshire was triggered by the death of the former cabinet minister, dame cheryl gillan. the conservatives had held the seat

for nearly 50 years. sarah green, who won the constituency for the lib dems said the tories had taken local voters for granted. as you can see, sarah green got more than 21,500 votes — the conservative candidate, peter fleet in a distant second with just over 13,000 votes. and if we look at the vote share, the lib dems with more than half of the votes cast, the conservatives on 35.5%. then you have the greens in third with just under ll%, and labour who got more 12% of the vote in the 2019 general election in fourth with just over 1% of the vote, and in the process losing their deposit. the leader of the liberal democrats ed davey, said he was overjoyed by the by—election result. tonight, the voice of chesham and amersham is unmistakable. together, we have said enough is enough, we will be heard, and this government will listen. this campaign has shown that, no matter where you live or how

supposedly safe a constituency may appear to be, if you want a liberal democrat member of parliament you can have a liberal democrat member of parliament. that, of the keen eyed amongst you, that was the winner of the by—election, sarah green. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey said he was overjoyed by the by—election result. this is a great result for the liberal democrats, huge swing to us, and do you know what? i think there are many conservatives, conservative mps must dash across the country you our way. there is a blue wall. people have been talking about the red wall. i think, after trashing, alison and sarah green's amazing victory, they'll be talking about the blue wool, they will be talking about how liberal democrats are the main threat to the conservatives in huge swathes of the country. the conservative mp and policing minister, kit malthouse said even though

he was disappointed by the result — he rejected ed davey�*s assertion that many tory seats across the south of england were at risk. we definitely haven't seen that in the south—east at all. i mean, it's not very long ago, only a month or so ago, that we had massive results in the local elections and i think in chesham and amersham, we've got 26 out of 27 councillors. i mean, in my home borough, basingstoke and deane, not very far away, we took the council control with a sort of clean sweep. so as i say, something interesting has happened in chesham and amersham. disappointing, obviously, and we'll have to try and analyse over the next few months what exactly that is so that we can take it back with a thumping majority at the next opportunity. and that was the minister kit malthouse. there has been a steep rise in the weekly reported cases of the delta variant of coronavirus, the latest figures have shown. public health england said there had been 33,630 new cases of the delta

variant first identified in india in the week tojune the 16th, taking the number of confirmed cases to 75,953 — a 79% increase on the previous total. phe also found that one dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine reduces the hospitalisation risk by about three quarters for the delta variant. we can now speak to adam finn who's a professor of paediatrics at the university of bristol and a member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. good morning to you professor finn. what are we to make of these figures, because that will be felt as being alarming for a lot of people? those hospitalisations having increased.— people? those hospitalisations having increased. yes, and rightly so, rita. this _ having increased. yes, and rightly so, rita. this variance _ having increased. yes, and rightly so, rita. this variance that i having increased. yes, and rightly so, rita. this variance that is i having increased. yes, and rightly so, rita. this variance that is nowj so, rita. this variance that is now taking over from the alpha variant

is clearly significantly more infectious, more likely to transmit from one person to another and regrettably, is also more likely to end you up in hospital if you are lucky enough to get it, then the alpha variant was. so we are now not just seeing an increase in cases, we are seeing an increase in optimisations as well. as predicted, there is a bit of a delay, before that happens and i suppose the one bit of good news around this is that the rate of rise of hospitalisation is not as fast as the rate of rise in cases, so we are preventing a lot of hospitalisations by the vaccine programme, but not all of them. 50. programme, but not all of them. so, can ou programme, but not all of them. so, can you put — programme, but not all of them. so, can you put them into some sort of context for us because macau protected our people for having the double dose of the vaccine? that protected our people for having the double dose of the vaccine?- double dose of the vaccine? that is the one dose _ double dose of the vaccine? that is the one dose of— double dose of the vaccine? that is the one dose of really _ double dose of the vaccine? that is the one dose of really good - double dose of the vaccine? that is the one dose of really good news, | the one dose of really good news, that people who have had two doses of either of these vaccines, we

deliver make you more or less guaranteed to not end up in hospital, your chances are reduced ljy hospital, your chances are reduced by more than 20 times of ending up in hospital, and even one dose, once you've had a chance to make a immune response to it, will very substantially reduce the risk of ending up in hospital. so the vaccines still work when it comes to preventing people getting seriously ill, not absolutely and totally all of the time, but nearly all of the time. so the race is really on it now between the vaccine programme and the wave three of the delta variant. , ,, ., and the wave three of the delta variant. , , variant. interesting. so is it the case then _ variant. interesting. so is it the case then that _ variant. interesting. so is it the case then that we _ variant. interesting. so is it the case then that we are _ variant. interesting. so is it the case then that we are now i variant. interesting. so is it the l case then that we are now seeing more people being faith vaccinated, because of that, inevitably, the numbers of who have had a vaccine will end up in hospital —— the people who have had a vaccine will end up on how that number will go up? it end up on how that number will go u . ? , , ., ., ., ., up? it is important not to misinterpret _ up? it is important not to misinterpret these i up? it is important not to i misinterpret these figures, up? it is important not to - misinterpret these figures, people might fall into the trap of thinking that in fact there are hospitalise people and potentially even people who are dying have been affected,

but that proves that the vaccines do not work. there is absolutely not the case. what is showing us is that the case. what is showing us is that the vast majority of at—risk people are now vaccinated, and so the population coming into hospital is mostly people have had vaccine. the risk of ending up in hospital are much, much higher if you have not been vaccinated, but the will of course always be a few in whom the vaccines don't work. in course always be a few in whom the vaccines don't work.— course always be a few in whom the vaccines don't work. in terms of who is endin: vaccines don't work. in terms of who is ending up — vaccines don't work. in terms of who is ending up in _ vaccines don't work. in terms of who is ending up in hospital, _ vaccines don't work. in terms of who is ending up in hospital, do - vaccines don't work. in terms of who is ending up in hospital, do we i vaccines don't work. in terms of who is ending up in hospital, do we knowj is ending up in hospital, do we know anything about them in terms of their age profile?— their age profile? centre near bristol where _ their age profile? centre near bristol where we _ their age profile? centre near bristol where we are - their age profile? centre near bristol where we are now i their age profile? centre near- bristol where we are now beginning to see cases coming in, the number of cases have been a bit lower in the south—west up until now. —— certainly near bristol. my colleague tell me they are now seeing younger people coming up, it is notjust old people coming up, it is notjust old people ought very largely old people, as recently, we had middle—aged people, and young people coming in as well. so certainly, the age profile of hospital i ——

hospital admissions has changed since last way. bind hospital admissions has changed since last way.— since last way. and we have had ministers urging _ since last way. and we have had ministers urging today - since last way. and we have had ministers urging today anyone i since last way. and we have had i ministers urging today anyone over the age of 18 to guidebook their vaccine and we would presumably add your voice to that? —— go and book their vaccine. your voice to that? —— go and book theirvaccine. because your voice to that? —— go and book their vaccine. because that is the way ahead? it their vaccine. because that is the way ahead?— way ahead? it certainly is. ifi would emphasise, _ way ahead? it certainly is. ifi would emphasise, if- way ahead? it certainly is. ifi would emphasise, if you i way ahead? it certainly is. if i| would emphasise, if you aren't living in an area where there are lots of cases, now is the time to get immunised because it takes times for these vaccines to work and you really do want to get the protection before the virus arrives, to avoid the risks of getting the infection. so don't neglect to get forward and get immunised, even if your perception is that your locality is not particularly a problem at the moment. it might well be next week or the week after.— or the week after. thank you very much, or the week after. thank you very much. very _ or the week after. thank you very much, very clear _ or the week after. thank you very much, very clear advice, - or the week after. thank you very l much, very clear advice, professor adam finn from the university of bristol, thank you.

a planned relaxation of covid restrictions in wales on monday won't now go ahead because of concerns about the delta variant. the rule change is being put on hold for a month to allow more people to have their second jab. some small changes to the current rules are being made though, for example, wedding numbers will be able to increase indoors. first minister mark drakeford will be holding a covid briefing at 12:15 — we'll bring you that live here on bbc news channel. let's get more now on the win for the lib dems in the chesham by election —— our political correspondent iain watson there. a huge win for the liberal democrats, gleeful, but what does this mean for the conservatives? i think it means several things, actually, for the conservatives, firstly that planning to fight the by—election come at a basic level, the campaign that the liberal democrats was saying was one of theseis democrats was saying was one of these is they have fought, it looked

like a safe seat on paper for the conservatives, 16,000 majority, it has been conservatives since its inception, since 1974, so some conservative activists are worried perhaps are not enough resources were put in, although borisjohnson did visit the constituency. there is that concern, and the defeated conservative candidate did say that the liberal democrats did say everything at this, notjust the liberal democrats did say everything at this, not just the kitchen sink, microwave, the caps, the dining table, everything! planning in another sense, this was another big local issue here, government changes the planning laws. this liberal democrat argued, to just speed laws. this liberal democrat argued, tojust speed up laws. this liberal democrat argued, to just speed up the appropriate development that local people did not want. —— inappropriate element. the isle of wight mp in the last ten minutes has been critical of saying that this is in danger of putting the replacement for the wrong housing, and that the government should rethink, before extremity theresa may had streamed out, planning laws as well, that they will be some that the conservatives

had to focus on more immediately, but the bigger question which the local —— liberal democrats want to raise is whether the political geography of britain is beginning to change, the conservatives doing very well in former labour seats, in northern england, but if we look at some of the result is that the lib dems got, in some of the southern english councils back in may, they are making inroads in traditional conservatives there. some places that voted to remain, back in 2016. when i spoke to the lib dems need earlier, they suggested that boris johnson was not as popular here on the doorstep as where the conservatives took a labour seat from hartlepool. ministers have apologised to rape victims in england and wales for the lack of prosecutions in recent years, and promised to reform the system to ensure investigations focus more on attackers in future. they've proposed a series of measures to improve the prosecution rate, following a record fall to just 3 percent in recent years.

our home affairs correspondent, june kelly reports. i think it's really important that people do report, but at the same time, my gut instinct is to just say don't bother. they didn't think that a jury would believe that he had raped me. i actually felt suicidal. if you're a rapist, the likelihood of you being held to account i in the courts is minuscule. the words of some of those who've witnessed and experienced how the criminaljustice system treats rape complainants. one rape survivor, whose attacker escapedjustice, has waived her anonymity to speak out. i feel really sad that it's taken this for them to listen and an apology is worth nothing to me unless they're actually going to change. you know what, if they want some kind, you know, to kind of make this any better for those victims

who have been through this, then reopen their cases because they know that they've let 98% of rapists free. catherine was told that messages on her phone undermined her case. she sent them because she didn't want to aggravate her attacker, who'd threatened her with a knife. complainants sometimes have to give up their phones for months as police gather evidence. like how to support people... kitty gardner works as an independent sexual violence adviser, helping victims. when you think about the idea of having to hand over your phone and it potentially being gone for 18 months, that's a really massive thing to ask of someone. our whole world is on our phone and you're asking someone who's already feeling really vulnerable to give that up. as part of its rape review, the government says that in the coming years, it's aiming to process up to 10,000 mobile phones a year at the early stages of an investigation, so some victims should get their phones back more quickly. the plan is also to publish

regular scoreboards, which will show how different parts of the criminaljustice system are performing, and to focus on the behaviour of suspects rather than judging victims. there'll be a new framework for police and prosecutors. while all who work in this area welcomed the idea of a review, the charity rape crisis said there had been a lack of engagement with those on the front line, as well as victims and survivors. june kelly, bbc news. joining me now is kate ellis, a solicitor from the centre for women'sjustice. it's a charity that challenges discrimination in the justice system around male violence against women and girls. good morning to you. just first of all, there has been an apology this morning from ministers, for the lack of prosecutions, but how significant

do that is? it of prosecutions, but how significant do that is? i i . , , do that is? it is clearly very significant. _ do that is? it is clearly very significant. what _ do that is? it is clearly very significant. what we i do that is? it is clearly very significant. what we have l do that is? it is clearly very i significant. what we have seen in the four work to this report is ministers say they are deeply ashamed the way that victims have been failed, particularly over the last five years, we have seen a real decline in the volume of prosecutions, so that is very significant, but i was listening to the interview with catherine earlier, a survivor, who had been through the system and not seen her case taken to trial, and i listened to her comments about how disappointing and unsatisfactory it felt to have seen this apology, and i think that maybe in part because many victims and survivors —— survivors reading this report will feel that an apology somewhat meaningless if there has not been a thorough interrogation of the reasons why has been such a decline. i do feel unfortunately that this review has been a missed opportunity, because the government has been supposedly investigating the state of rape investigations and prosecutions for two years now. there is not really any analysis

here as to the reasons why we have seen such a collapse in rape prosecutions.— seen such a collapse in rape rosecutions. ~ . i, , i, ~ seen such a collapse in rape rosecutions. ~ i, i, , i, ~ prosecutions. what do you think the reasons are? _ prosecutions. what do you think the reasons are? i'm _ prosecutions. what do you think the reasons are? i'm sure _ prosecutions. what do you think the reasons are? i'm sure there - prosecutions. what do you think the reasons are? i'm sure there are i reasons are? i'm sure there are multile reasons are? i'm sure there are multiple factors, _ reasons are? i'm sure there are multiple factors, is _ reasons are? i'm sure there are multiple factors, is notable i reasons are? i'm sure there are \ multiple factors, is notable that ministers have really distancing themselves from any comment as to themselves from any comment as to the impact of austerity. and also cuts to the criminaljustice system, i think that we do need to look at policy decisions that have been made by the crown prosecution service, by policing bodies, over the last five years, that may have contributed to the decline in prosecutions. this report has seen very anxious —— has seemed very anxious not to do that, and that there may be has been a whole range of factors. notably, in a research report that was published alongside this review, although there is not really any firm conclusion in that research reports, as to the reasons other primary reasons for the decline, there are references to police officers are feeling that there has been a shift in the approach to rape

prosecutions. particularly on the part of the cps, and some police officers even using the phrase, why bother? when talking about the fact that they feel forgotten —— reluctant to refer as many cases is used to to the cps because the cps seems so much less inclined to prosecute cases then there were a years ago. it prosecute cases then there were a ears a . o. , prosecute cases then there were a ears auo. , . , prosecute cases then there were a earsauo. ,. , , ., years ago. it is an extremely state of affairs, when _ years ago. it is an extremely state of affairs, when you _ years ago. it is an extremely state of affairs, when you have - years ago. it is an extremely state | of affairs, when you have ministers promising to reform the system, when investigations should focus more on attackers then victims in the future. it is hard to look at any other section of the justice system where the owners —— the onus might be so much on the victim. i where the owners -- the onus might be so much on the victim.— be so much on the victim. i think that is one _ be so much on the victim. i think that is one of _ be so much on the victim. i think that is one of the _ be so much on the victim. i think that is one of the elements - be so much on the victim. i think that is one of the elements of. be so much on the victim. i think| that is one of the elements of the report that has been more welcome. it is the recognition that rape investigations have become far too centred on victims' credit ability, which is not to say of course, that police officers and prosecutors should not approach cases with an open mind, and bearing in mind their obligations to disclose any undermining evidence to the defence, but what we see now is that it a

victim reports to the police, as we had earlier, she is often asked to hand over her mobile phone, his or her mobile phone, to the police for a long period of time, so that large amounts of personal data can be examined for any material that may be undermining. we have heard stories of the police going to victims' employers and former employers to ask questions about their credibility, whether there was anything that ever drew attention to the honesty of their lack of honesty in the workplace. request perhaps being made of social services and therapists for vast amounts of records about victims, and their personal lives and i think it is a real problem. it is a tearing victims from reporting and it is making it harderfor victims from reporting and it is making it harder for prosecutors to build strong cases that can be taken to court. . ~ build strong cases that can be taken to court. ., ~ build strong cases that can be taken to court. . ~' , build strong cases that can be taken to court. ., ~ ,, , . to court. 0k, thank you very much, that is kate — to court. 0k, thank you very much, that is kate ellis, _ to court. 0k, thank you very much, that is kate ellis, from _ to court. 0k, thank you very much, that is kate ellis, from the - to court. 0k, thank you very much, that is kate ellis, from the centre | that is kate ellis, from the centre of women'sjustice. that is kate ellis, from the centre of women's justice. thank you. 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 taunton, and today, victoria derbyshire is in coventry, speaking to businesses and residents about the impact of continuing coronavirus restrictions. victoria? victoria ? thank you victoria? thank you very much. it is raining, wherever i go, i seem to take the ring with me, but it is beautiful because we are at the top of the steps to the old coventry cathedral, which many of you will know was bombed during the second world war, they have kept this bit preserved, to remember what happened during world war ii, and over here, we have the modern coventry cathedral, and i don't know if you can hear, but the organist is practising right now, we are being serenaded, it is beautiful. we talk to people who live here, working, but what the last 12 months have been like, so let me introduce you to sonny, how are you? we have

germany, vicki, andrew, and margaret. germany, vicki, andrew, and margaret-— germany, vicki, andrew, and maraaret. . ., ., germany, vicki, andrew, and maraaret. ., ., . ~ margaret. welcome all of you. thank ou ve margaret. welcome all of you. thank you very much _ margaret. welcome all of you. thank you very much for — margaret. welcome all of you. thank you very much for coming _ margaret. welcome all of you. thank you very much for coming and - margaret. welcome all of you. thank you very much for coming and being| you very much for coming and being on bbc news. thank you for your patience as well. sonny, you are the founder of sky—blue support, tell us about that. we founder of sky-blue support, tell us about that. ~ ., ., ., ., about that. we hand out free food in the city every _ about that. we hand out free food in the city every saturday, _ about that. we hand out free food in the city every saturday, a _ about that. we hand out free food in the city every saturday, a different l the city every saturday, a different location right in the city, we pack up location right in the city, we pack up food parcels for people who are struggling for food, and that is in the natural we do. haifa struggling for food, and that is in the natural we do.— struggling for food, and that is in the natural we do. the naturalwe do. how long have you been doin: the naturalwe do. how long have you been doing that _ the naturalwe do. how long have you been doing that for? _ the naturalwe do. how long have you been doing that for? we _ the naturalwe do. how long have you been doing that for? we started - the naturalwe do. how long have you been doing that for? we started in . been doing that for? we started in february this _ been doing that for? we started in february this year. _ been doing that for? we started in february this year. it _ been doing that for? we started in february this year. it is _ been doing that for? we started in february this year. it is growing i february this year. it is growing and growing, trying to give more and more back to the community. gk. and growing, trying to give more and more back to the community. 0k, and ou, what more back to the community. 0k, and you. what kind — more back to the community. 0k, and you. what kind of _ more back to the community. 0k, and you, what kind of people _ more back to the community. 0k, and you, what kind of people have - more back to the community. 0k, and you, what kind of people have you - you, what kind of people have you been helping? what people have been coming to you for food? i5 been helping? what people have been coming to you for food? is a coming to you for food? is a rainbow- — coming to you for food? is a rainbow. it _ coming to you for food? is a rainbow. it is _ coming to you for food? is a rainbow. it is true _ coming to you for food? is a rainbow. it is true representing who coventry— rainbow. it is true representing who coventry is, — rainbow. it is true representing who coventry is, the team that we have. we have _ coventry is, the team that we have. we have people like asylum seekers, students, _ we have people like asylum seekers, students, people who mightjust pass by who— students, people who mightjust pass by who might have been isolating through— by who might have been isolating through the pandemic and just want a

chat and _ through the pandemic and just want a chat and a _ through the pandemic and just want a chat and a coffee and some want to speak— chat and a coffee and some want to speak to _ chat and a coffee and some want to speak to it— chat and a coffee and some want to speak to. it is more thanjust selling — speak to. it is more thanjust selling food, we are there and we kind ofm — selling food, we are there and we kind ofm it— selling food, we are there and we kind of... it creates a treaty spirit — kind of... it creates a treaty spirit. generally the areas that we io spirit. generally the areas that we go to— spirit. generally the areas that we go to our— spirit. generally the areas that we go to our low income, supplies, homelessness issues,... community homelessness issues, . .. community spirit _ homelessness issues, . .. community spirit if— homelessness issues,... community spirit. if there is any hot food that— spirit. if there is any hot food that we — spirit. if there is any hot food that we have left, vouchers and things _ that we have left, vouchers and things for— that we have left, vouchers and things for supermarkets, we can deliver— things for supermarkets, we can deliver them for homeless shelters. what is _ deliver them for homeless shelters. what is the — deliver them for homeless shelters. what is the dementia patient? mental health and dementia _ what is the dementia patient? mental health and dementia homes. - what is the dementia patient? mental health and dementia homes. let - what is the dementia patient? mental health and dementia homes. let me | health and dementia homes. let me brina in health and dementia homes. let me bring in vicky- _ health and dementia homes. let me bring in vicky. what _ health and dementia homes. let me bring in vicky. what do _ health and dementia homes. let me bring in vicky. what do you - health and dementia homes. let me bring in vicky. what do you think - bring in vicky. what do you think about the fact that what you are doing is needed in britain in 2021? i think the pandemic has had a massive — i think the pandemic has had a massive effect— i think the pandemic has had a massive effect anyway, - i think the pandemic has had a massive effect anyway, i- i think the pandemic has had a massive effect anyway, i think| i think the pandemic has had a i massive effect anyway, i think we are connected... _ massive effect anyway, i think we are connected... trying _ massive effect anyway, i think we are connected... trying to- massive effect anyway, i think we are connected... trying to get- massive effect anyway, i think we i are connected... trying to get back into work— are connected... trying to get back into work on— are connected... trying to get back

into work on that _ are connected... trying to get back into work on that service _ are connected... trying to get back into work on that service has - are connected... trying to get back into work on that service has beenl into work on that service has been so needed — into work on that service has been so needed with— into work on that service has been so needed with many— into work on that service has been so needed with many people - into work on that service has been so needed with many people out i into work on that service has beenl so needed with many people out of work _ so needed with many people out of work it— so needed with many people out of work it is— so needed with many people out of work... it is sad... _ so needed with many people out of work... it is sad... i'm“— so needed with many people out of work... it is sad...— work... it is sad... i'm sorry, it is a bit— work... it is sad... i'm sorry, it is a bit windy. _ work... it is sad... i'm sorry, it is a bit windy, so _ work... it is sad... i'm sorry, it is a bit windy, so viewers - work... it is sad... i'm sorry, it. is a bit windy, so viewers watching around the country may not be able to hear. let's get that microphone near andrew, to hear. let's get that microphone nearandrew, he to hear. let's get that microphone near andrew, he introduced himself to me as, hi, i mind a vicar,! i would never have guessed! you are telling us about the christian faith and the seek face working together. yes, because on the table, before... i knew nothing about the seek face. so i organised for these two to come to the church and we talk to the congregation about all the similarities and we saw that face, christian and sikh, have the key aims to worship the divine and... this

aims to worship the divine and... as you can say that, we could hear the peaceable organist playing the organ in coventry cathedral! andrew, carreon! to in coventry cathedral! andrew, carreon! ., , ., carreon! to worship the divine, and there are two _ carreon! to worship the divine, and there are two key _ carreon! to worship the divine, and there are two key things _ carreon! to worship the divine, and there are two key things of- carreon! to worship the divine, and there are two key things of both - there are two key things of both faiths. it is great, fantastic to bring that into action, working together. bring that into action, working touether. a . bring that into action, working touether. ., , ., bring that into action, working touether. ., ., ., bring that into action, working touether. . ., ., ., together. margaret, you are one of the volunteers. _ together. margaret, you are one of the volunteers. why _ together. margaret, you are one of the volunteers. why do _ together. margaret, you are one of the volunteers. why do you - together. margaret, you are one of the volunteers. why do you do - together. margaret, you are one of the volunteers. why do you do it? | together. margaret, you are one ofj the volunteers. why do you do it? i enjoy helping people. i could meet people _ enjoy helping people. i could meet people and i have people to full back on — people and i have people to full back on. we ring people to our church— back on. we ring people to our church and _ back on. we ring people to our church and meals and we have people coming _ church and meals and we have people coming in _ church and meals and we have people coming in from outside. and you see the smiles _ coming in from outside. and you see the smiles on their faces when they come _ the smiles on their faces when they come in _ the smiles on their faces when they come in with a bag of food. i�*m come in with a bag of food. i'm auoin to come in with a bag of food. i�*m going to briefly ask all of you, go back along the line, if i may, how do you feel about the last year? what are you thinking about for the future? �* . , , what are you thinking about for the future? �* ., , , ., . ., future? and has been a challenging ear, but future? and has been a challenging year. but now— future? and has been a challenging year, but now we _ future? and has been a challenging year, but now we are _ future? and has been a challenging year, but now we are coming - future? and has been a challenging year, but now we are coming out i future? and has been a challenging year, but now we are coming out of lough dan, you can see the light at

the end of the tunnel. there is going to be great. —— lockdown. bit of nobleness stop —— norman s. for of nobleness stop -- norman s. for me of nobleness stop —— norman s. for me personally it has been quite productive, i have tried to make the most _ productive, i have tried to make the most of— productive, i have tried to make the most of a _ productive, i have tried to make the most of a bad situation, i think a lot of— most of a bad situation, i think a lot of people have. we would not have _ lot of people have. we would not have done — lot of people have. we would not have done this if i would not have had to— have done this if i would not have had to be — have done this if i would not have had to be at home for a whole year, so yeah. _ had to be at home for a whole year, so yeah. and — had to be at home for a whole year, so yeah, and i think it is something that i_ so yeah, and i think it is something that i will_ so yeah, and i think it is something that i will think about with my grandkids one day. and so to bring something — grandkids one day. and so to bring something to the situation. i think there _ something to the situation. i think there is— something to the situation. i think there is a — something to the situation. i think there is a strong sense of community after coming out of that time. i have _ after coming out of that time. i have found it really challenging. if this is— have found it really challenging. if this is the — have found it really challenging. if this is the apocalypse? i discovered that apocalypse means revelation and a lot has _ that apocalypse means revelation and a lot has been revealed, i have learnt — a lot has been revealed, i have learnt a — a lot has been revealed, i have learnt a lot _ a lot has been revealed, i have

learnt a lot about myself, it has been _ learnt a lot about myself, it has been a — learnt a lot about myself, it has been a spiritual revelation, i have learnt _ been a spiritual revelation, i have learnt a _ been a spiritual revelation, i have learnt a lot— been a spiritual revelation, i have learnt a lot about the world and the community, it has been an eye—opener and as— community, it has been an eye—opener and as you _ community, it has been an eye—opener and as you have been saying for that has time, _ and as you have been saying for that has time, i_ and as you have been saying for that has time, i have learnt more and it has time, i have learnt more and it has been _ has time, i have learnt more and it has been hopeful —— helpful that way, _ has been hopeful —— helpful that way, but — has been hopeful —— helpful that way, but it— has been hopeful —— helpful that way, but it has been tough for so many _ way, but it has been tough for so many i_ way, but it has been tough for so man . ., ., , ., way, but it has been tough for so man. ., ., �* many. i have felt that you shouldn't leave things- _ many. i have felt that you shouldn't leave things. if _ many. i have felt that you shouldn't leave things. if you _ many. i have felt that you shouldn't leave things. if you want _ many. i have felt that you shouldn't leave things. if you want to - many. i have felt that you shouldn't leave things. if you want to do i leave things. if you want to do something. _ leave things. if you want to do something. do— leave things. if you want to do something, do it. _ leave things. if you want to do something, do it. don't- leave things. if you want to do i something, do it. don't rearrange, enjoy— something, do it. don't rearrange, enjoy life. — something, do it. don't rearrange, enjoy life. and _ something, do it. don't rearrange, enjoy life, and just— something, do it. don't rearrange, enjoy life, and just we _ something, do it. don't rearrange, enjoy life, and just we have - something, do it. don't rearrange, enjoy life, and just we have all- enjoy life, and just we have all learned — enjoy life, and just we have all learned to— enjoy life, and just we have all learned to take _ enjoy life, and just we have all learned to take things - enjoy life, and just we have all learned to take things not i enjoy life, and just we have all learned to take things not for. learned to take things not for granted — learned to take things not for granted in _ learned to take things not for granted in the _ learned to take things not for granted in the past. - learned to take things not for granted in the past. —— - learned to take things not for granted in the past. —— we i learned to take things not for. granted in the past. —— we have learnt _ granted in the past. —— we have learnt to— granted in the past. —— we have learnt to take _ granted in the past. —— we have learnt to take things _ granted in the past. —— we have learnt to take things a - granted in the past. —— we have learnt to take things a grant i granted in the past. —— we have learnt to take things a grant in. granted in the past. —— we have i learnt to take things a grant in the past, _ learnt to take things a grant in the past, but — learnt to take things a grant in the past, but now— learnt to take things a grant in the past. but now we _ learnt to take things a grant in the past, but now we should - learnt to take things a grant in the past, but now we should be - learnt to take things a grant in the| past, but now we should be happy. life is _ past, but now we should be happy. life is not — past, but now we should be happy. life is not a — past, but now we should be happy. life is not a rehearsal. _ past, but now we should be happy. life is not a rehearsal. lilie- past, but now we should be happy. life is not a rehearsal.— life is not a rehearsal. we are knocking _ life is not a rehearsal. we are knocking on — life is not a rehearsal. we are knocking on doors,! _ life is not a rehearsal. we are knocking on doors,! let i life is not a rehearsal. we are i knocking on doors,! let mccann back over the side. _ knocking on doors,! let mccann back over the side, i'm _ knocking on doors,! let mccann back over the side, i'm telling _ knocking on doors,! let mccann back over the side, i'm telling that i over the side, i'm telling that you're an english supporter! don't call me a journalist for nothing! how are you feeling about tonight? i'm going to bet on england to win!

definitely— i'm going to bet on england to win! definitely england are going to win. we know that. ijust definitely england are going to win. we know that. i just feel a definitely england are going to win. we know that. ijust feel a little bit arrogance, can scotland are going to be so up for this. {act bit arrogance, can scotland are going to be so up for this. got in the bar. going to be so up for this. got in the bag- l'm _ going to be so up for this. got in the bag. i'm going _ going to be so up for this. got in the bag. i'm going to _ going to be so up for this. got in the bag. i'm going to be - going to be so up for this. got in | the bag. i'm going to be watching going to be so up for this. got in i the bag. i'm going to be watching at home with my mum and my dad, a few cold ones as well. abs]!!! home with my mum and my dad, a few cold ones as well.— cold ones as well. all right, listen, thank _ cold ones as well. all right, listen, thank you _ cold ones as well. all right, listen, thank you all i cold ones as well. all right, listen, thank you all of i cold ones as well. all right, j listen, thank you all of you, cold ones as well. all right, i listen, thank you all of you, thank you for coming down and standing in cold, in the beautiful ruins of the old coventry cathedral and keeping up old coventry cathedral and keeping up the good work. thank you very much. cake take care, thank you very much. cake take care, thank you very much. that message from margaret, gosh, life is not a rehearsal! we don't know what is round the next corner, so go for it. studio: thank you so much, victoria there industry —— in coventry. the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader, after edwin poots stepped down afterjust three weeks in charge. he had faced an internal revolt after agreeing a deal with sinn fein

and the westminster government to ensure paul givan became first minister. mr poots will remain in the post until a successor is elected. jon tonge is a professor of politics at the university of liverpool — who has written extensively about the democratic unionist party. hello, their professor. this must be one of the most short lived leadership in uk politics ever. just briefl , leadership in uk politics ever. just briefly. how _ leadership in uk politics ever. just briefly, how did this happen? 504| briefly, how did this happen? 504 hours in the _ briefly, how did this happen? “3:04 hours in the job briefly, how did this happen? l3:04 hours in the job is briefly, how did this happen? “3:24 hours in the job is all that edwin poots lasted. the only thing he narrowly won the leadership contest. he was confined to... with members of west mr parliament, and it now looks like the runner—up in that contest raced, —— that to contestant race, that he might be contest raced, —— that to contestant race, that he might he succeeded as leader anyway. basically, there is a shambles is what we saw in the ddp, what you do have there is the do's nomination for first minister, in the northern ireland assembly, paul givan, he will remain in place for

the moment, so will sinn fein's deputy first minister, michelle o'neill, so the position is secure for now, but there is a vacuum at the top of the ddp. they need to sort out a new leader very quickly and decide who they want as first minister —— first minister, want to stay in place or whether he should be replaced by someone and the whole renomination process starts again. the problems yesterday will not go away. sinn fein is demanding irish language position —— provision that was provided 15 years ago, and re—recorded recently, and sinn fein, thatis re—recorded recently, and sinn fein, that is the bottom line sinn fein, if they're going to nominate the deputy first minister, if they don't nominate, then the whole pack of cards comes tumbling down. and nominate, then the whole pack of cards comes tumbling down. and it is not very long — cards comes tumbling down. and it is not very long ago _ cards comes tumbling down. and it is not very long ago that _ cards comes tumbling down. and it is not very long ago that we _ cards comes tumbling down. and it is not very long ago that we had i cards comes tumbling down. and it is not very long ago that we had no i not very long ago that we had no power share instalment? yes. not very long ago that we had no power share instalment?- not very long ago that we had no power share instalment? yes, it has been absolutely _ power share instalment? yes, it has been absolutely 40% _ power share instalment? yes, it has been absolutely 40% of _ power share instalment? yes, it has been absolutely 40% of the - power share instalment? yes, it has been absolutely 40% of the time, i been absolutely 40% of the time, powell has been dissolved since 1999, and we had a three—year

hiatus, from the mac up to 2019 was only put back together with agreements such as irish language provision, ulster british commissioner to be appointed as well, and the ddp and sinn fein agreed that in 202020 under pressure from the british and irish governments, but that has been prevented. that is partly because of the stringency of the pandemic, but it also reflected a lack of trust between the two parties. the support bases are not very divided as well, on whether they should be irish language provision. nationalist voters are wobbly do want it, but you can't magic up the consensus in the assembly, any more than you can magic up a consensus outside the assembly. but that was what was agreed back in 2020. in your opinion is it about northern ireland politics, or has brexit also had an effect?—

had an effect? brexit has fuelled the divisions _ had an effect? brexit has fuelled the divisions between _ had an effect? brexit has fuelled the divisions between unionisml had an effect? brexit has fuelled i the divisions between unionism and nationalism. relations between the dup and sinn fein are pretty toxic much of the time. they fundamentally disagree on the font —— de northern ireland protocol which has deepened divisions, you've seen unrest amongst loyalist who have taken to the street and rioted only last april. so there are clear tensions within it and the longer you have a political vacuum at the top in northern ireland, the greater the dangers. so, we need to sort out who will be the deputy and first minister otherwise northern ireland will be plunged into an election which no one really wants and will simply increase divisions within the polity. simply increase divisions within the oli . ~ . simply increase divisions within the oli . ., , polity. what happens in the immediate _ polity. what happens in the immediate future? - polity. what happens in the immediate future? we i polity. what happens in the immediate future? we waitj polity. what happens in the i immediate future? we wait for a leadership election? _ immediate future? we wait for a leadership election? we - immediate future? we wait for a leadership election? we wait i immediate future? we wait for a leadership election? we wait forj immediate future? we wait for a i leadership election? we wait for the dup to sort out its leadership, whether it will be an election or simply a coronation of someone, given that it had its first leadership contest only a few weeks ago, sirjeffrey donaldson is favourite but he cannot be first

minister anyway because he sits at westminster, so he would have to decide whether to keep a poll giving in place as the dup first minister or not. —— to keep paul givan in place. wrap potentially looking at the collapse of stormont and a fresh set of elections which will not actually solve anything in themselves but will increase the divisions that are already all too evident within northern ireland. good to talk to you, professor. thank you. football's oldest rivalry takes centre stage at wembley tonight when england and scotland meet in the euros. it's the first time they've played eachother in a major tournament for 25 years — and it's one of the most anticipated of the championship. our correspondent frankie mccamley is at kings cross station in london where fans are arriving. we will see her very shortly! good

morninu. we will see her very shortly! good morning- we _ we will see her very shortly! good morning. we are _ we will see her very shortly! good morning. we are live _ we will see her very shortly! (ems. morning. we are live outside king's cross station. this is where thousands of english and scottish fans have been heading to come and celebrate a head of that match. many arrived last night. we saw thousands congregating outside here getting ready for the match. there was a real, big atmosphere. this morning, lots of fans already getting ready for the match. craig isjoining me now. you are live on bbc news, are you having a good time? haifa“ now. you are live on bbc news, are you having a good time?— now. you are live on bbc news, are you having a good time? how do you feel? we you having a good time? how do you feet? we are — you having a good time? how do you feel? we are in _ you having a good time? how do you feel? we are in good _ you having a good time? how do you feel? we are in good spirits, - you having a good time? how do you feel? we are in good spirits, we i you having a good time? how do you feel? we are in good spirits, we are | feel? we are in good spirits, we are scottish— feel? we are in good spirits, we are scottish fans and we always have hope _ scottish fans and we always have hope above anything else. hopefully we can— hope above anything else. hopefully we can cause an upset tonight. we will see _ we can cause an upset tonight. we will see what happens. you we can cause an upset tonight. we will see what happens.— will see what happens. you are soundin: will see what happens. you are sounding very _ will see what happens. you are sounding very confident, i will see what happens. you are sounding very confident, do i will see what happens. you are| sounding very confident, do you think you're going to win and take it home? it think you're going to win and take it home? , ., , , it home? it is optimism with scotland fans, _ it home? it is optimism with scotland fans, we _ it home? it is optimism with scotland fans, we thought . it home? it is optimism with i scotland fans, we thought that on monday, — scotland fans, we thought that on monday, we — scotland fans, we thought that on monday, we have _ scotland fans, we thought that on monday, we have not _ scotland fans, we thought that on monday, we have not been - scotland fans, we thought that on monday, we have not been at i scotland fans, we thought that on monday, we have not been at a i monday, we have not been at a tournament— monday, we have not been at a tournament for— monday, we have not been at a tournament for years, - monday, we have not been at a tournament for years, so - monday, we have not been at a tournament for years, so it i monday, we have not been at a tournament for years, so it is. monday, we have not been at a i tournament for years, so it is great tournament for years, so it is great to be _ tournament for years, so it is great to be here, — tournament for years, so it is great to be here, but _ tournament for years, so it is great to be here, but the _ tournament for years, so it is great to be here, but the team _ tournament for years, so it is great to be here, but the team is- tournament for years, so it is greatl to be here, but the team is stronger

than it— to be here, but the team is stronger than it has— to be here, but the team is stronger than it has been— to be here, but the team is stronger than it has been for— to be here, but the team is stronger than it has been for a _ to be here, but the team is stronger than it has been for a good - to be here, but the team is stronger than it has been for a good while, i than it has been for a good while, so there _ than it has been for a good while, so there is— than it has been for a good while, so there is no— than it has been for a good while, so there is no reason— than it has been for a good while, so there is no reason why - than it has been for a good while, so there is no reason why we i than it has been for a good while,| so there is no reason why we can't win tonight — so there is no reason why we can't win tonight it— so there is no reason why we can't win tonight. it will— so there is no reason why we can't win tonight. it will be _ so there is no reason why we can't win tonight. it will be difficult i win tonight. it will be difficult because — win tonight. it will be difficult because they _ win tonight. it will be difficult because they have _ win tonight. it will be difficult because they have a - win tonight. it will be difficult because they have a good i win tonight. it will be difficult l because they have a good side. win tonight. it will be difficult - because they have a good side. you not here because they have a good side. you got here last _ because they have a good side. got here last night and decided to come ahead of time. why was that? lute come ahead of time. why was that? we 'ust come ahead of time. why was that? we just wanted to soak up the atmosphere _ just wanted to soak up the atmosphere. there - just wanted to soak up the atmosphere. there were l just wanted to soak up the atmosphere. there were aj just wanted to soak up the i atmosphere. there were a few just wanted to soak up the _ atmosphere. there were a few trains down _ atmosphere. there were a few trains down before — atmosphere. there were a few trains down before us— atmosphere. there were a few trains down before us and _ atmosphere. there were a few trains down before us and we _ atmosphere. there were a few trains down before us and we wanted i atmosphere. there were a few trains down before us and we wanted to i atmosphere. there were a few trains down before us and we wanted to bej down before us and we wanted to be in amongst _ down before us and we wanted to be in amongst it. — down before us and we wanted to be in amongst it, obviously— down before us and we wanted to be in amongst it, obviously safely, i down before us and we wanted to be in amongst it, obviously safely, it i in amongst it, obviously safely, it has been — in amongst it, obviously safely, it has been great, _ in amongst it, obviously safely, it has been great, all— in amongst it, obviously safely, it has been great, all of— in amongst it, obviously safely, it has been great, all of the - in amongst it, obviously safely, itl has been great, all of the scotland fans are _ has been great, all of the scotland fans are in — has been great, all of the scotland fans are in good _ has been great, all of the scotland fans are in good spirits— has been great, all of the scotland fans are in good spirits and - has been great, all of the scotland fans are in good spirits and we i has been great, all of the scotlandj fans are in good spirits and we just wanted _ fans are in good spirits and we just wanted to— fans are in good spirits and we just wanted to enjoy _ fans are in good spirits and we just wanted to enjoy the _ fans are in good spirits and we just wanted to enjoy the party. - fans are in good spirits and we just wanted to enjoy the party. we i fans are in good spirits and we just| wanted to enjoy the party. we have not been _ wanted to enjoy the party. we have not been here — wanted to enjoy the party. we have not been here for— wanted to enjoy the party. we have not been here for years _ wanted to enjoy the party. we have not been here for years and - wanted to enjoy the party. we have not been here for years and years l not been here for years and years and we _ not been here for years and years and we are — not been here for years and years and we are wondering _ not been here for years and years and we are wondering when- not been here for years and years and we are wondering when it i not been here for years and years| and we are wondering when it will happen— and we are wondering when it will happen again _ and we are wondering when it will happen again you— and we are wondering when it will happen again-— and we are wondering when it will happen again. you threw down this mornin: , happen again. you threw down this morning. didn't — happen again. you threw down this morning, didn't you? _ happen again. you threw down this morning, didn't you? six _ happen again. you threw down this morning, didn't you? six o'clock i morning, didn't you? six o'clock flirht morning, didn't you? six o'clock flight from _ morning, didn't you? six o'clock flight from edinburgh _ morning, didn't you? six o'clock flight from edinburgh into i morning, didn't you? six o'clock i flight from edinburgh into gatwick then we _ flight from edinburgh into gatwick then we got the train along here at about— then we got the train along here at about 1030. then we got the train along here at about 1030-— then we got the train along here at about 1030. i, , a, i,, , about 1030. how is the atmosphere for ou? about 1030. how is the atmosphere for you? like _ about 1030. how is the atmosphere for you? like you — about 1030. how is the atmosphere for you? like you say, _ about 1030. how is the atmosphere for you? like you say, it _ about 1030. how is the atmosphere for you? like you say, it is - about 1030. how is the atmosphere for you? like you say, it is an - for you? like you say, it is an opportunity — for you? like you say, it is an opportunity to _ for you? like you say, it is an opportunity to come - for you? like you say, it is an opportunity to come down - for you? like you say, it is an opportunity to come down to | for you? like you say, it is an| opportunity to come down to a for you? like you say, it is an - opportunity to come down to a home tournament, sold off, to soak up the atmosphere, and hopefully cause an upset _ atmosphere, and hopefully cause an u set. ., atmosphere, and hopefully cause an uset. ., ., ., ., upset. have a wonderfultime, and aood upset. have a wonderfultime, and good luck- —

upset. have a wonderfultime, and good luck- we _ upset. have a wonderfultime, and good luck. we have _ upset. have a wonderfultime, and good luck. we have lots _ upset. have a wonderfultime, and good luck. we have lots more - upset. have a wonderfultime, and good luck. we have lots more fans} good luck. we have lots more fans here thought outdoor cheering lots of exciting scottish fans. danny, you came down yesterday, didn't you? how are you feeling? brilliant, top of the pops two! you came down — brilliant, top of the pops two! you came down last _ brilliant, top of the pops two! came down last night, didn't you? some people said don't come down unless— some people said don't come down unless you — some people said don't come down unless you have a ticket? we some people said don't come down unless you have a ticket?— unless you have a ticket? we had been told that _ unless you have a ticket? we had been told that it _ unless you have a ticket? we had been told that it was _ unless you have a ticket? we had been told that it was only - unless you have a ticket? we had been told that it was only for- been told that it was only for business. _ been told that it was only for business. so— been told that it was only for business, so here _ been told that it was only for business, so here we - been told that it was only for business, so here we are. i been told that it was only for. business, so here we are. you been told that it was only for business, so here we are. you have come to support — business, so here we are. you have come to support your— business, so here we are. you have come to support your team, - business, so here we are. you have come to support your team, how. business, so here we are. you have | come to support your team, how are you feeling, how is the atmosphere at? is you feeling, how is the atmosphere at? , ., , , , at? is absolutely 'umping, super-confident, j- at? is absolutelyjumping, super-confident, 1-0, - at? is absolutelyjumping, | super-confident, 1-0, john at? is absolutelyjumping, - super-confident, 1-0, john mcginn! they chant. some very confident scottish fans _

they chant. some very confident scottish fans here _ they chant. some very confident scottish fans here at _ they chant. some very confident scottish fans here at king's - they chant. some very confident scottish fans here at king's cross. scottish fans here at king's cross this morning. scottish fans here at king's cross this morning-— scottish fans here at king's cross this morning. thank you, frankie, hard to get _ this morning. thank you, frankie, hard to get a _ this morning. thank you, frankie, hard to get a word _ this morning. thank you, frankie, hard to get a word in _ this morning. thank you, frankie, hard to get a word in edgeways. l hard to get a word in edgeways. let'sjoin gavin in hard to get a word in edgeways. let's join gavin in the hard to get a word in edgeways. let'sjoin gavin in the bbc hard to get a word in edgeways. let's join gavin in the bbc sport centre. a lot of atmosphere on the streets. we centre. a lot of atmosphere on the streets. ~ ., �* ., streets. we don't have the same rivalry here. _ streets. we don't have the same rivalry here, but _ streets. we don't have the same rivalry here, but it _ streets. we don't have the same rivalry here, but it is _ streets. we don't have the same rivalry here, but it is one - streets. we don't have the same rivalry here, but it is one of - streets. we don't have the same rivalry here, but it is one of the l rivalry here, but it is one of the oldest rivalries in international football. the oldest rivalry in international football takes centre stage at euro 2020 tonight, with england and scotland up against each other at wembley in their second match in group d. it's their first meeting at a major tournament for a quarter of a century. england will guarantee their place in the last 16 with a win, after beating croatia in their opening fixture. while scotland will not be able to finish in the top two if they lose to england and the czech republic get a result against croatia in the earlier game. a huge game, but england manager gareth southgate, who played in that game 25 years ago, says he won't be building up the rivalry. when we were growing up, erm, the home internationals were one of the few games you saw live

at the end of the season, and england/scotland every year was a massive occasion. now it's played less regularly. obviously lots of the players are friends within their clubs. we know the rivalry. but i think, yeah, i certainly haven't felt the need to build that up with the players. i want them to approach it like any other game of football, and focus on playing well. it's a game that the players all want to play in. - what we have to do is make sure that they're prepared properly for it. - in terms of team talk, the team talk really is| to go through the tactical side of the game, - the organisational side of the game. the actual nuts and bolts of getting the players up for the matches - is going to be really easy, - because we know it's a big game, we know we need to get i something from the game, and that's what we aim to do. elsewhere, belgium are through to the knockout stages after a 2—1win over denmark. it was denmark's first game since christian eriksen needed emergency treatment after collapsing on the pitch last saturday and they were ahead inside two minutes. yussuf poulsen with the early goal.

all the players stopped to applaud on the tenth minute in honour of eriksen as he continues his recovery in hospital. nice gesture, there. belgium though came back strongly, scoring twice to win the game, substitute kevin de bruyne with the winner. elsewhere, the netherlands booked their spot in the last 16 beating austria in amsterdam to win group c with a game to spare. ukraine also beat north macedonia 2—1. it's emerged this morning that tottenham are not considering gennaro gattuso as their new manager. some spurs fans reacted angrily to stories linking gattuso with the job yesterday. that was communicated to the club by the tottenham hotspur supporters trust. gattuso left as the manager of fiorentina on thursday, england's women are in a strong position against india as they look to clinch victory in the one—off test match in bristol. building on their fantastic finish to the second day —

they've taken three more wickets this morning. sophia ecclestone getting taniya bhatia, and harmanpreet kaur. india now 197 for 8 as they try and avoid the follow on... in reply to england's first innings total of 396. but the world test championship final between india and new zealand hasn't got underway yet because of heavy rain in southampton. the toss has been delayed and there will be no play before lunch. the weather forecast also doesn't look good for the rest of the day. terrible conditions. american russell henley has the clubhouse lead at us open after a first round four under par. a 90—minute delay to the start of play at torrey pines meant 36 players didn't finish because of fading light. rory mcllroy managed to finish his round, an exciting day for the brits at queens today — jack draper and cameron norrie play each other this afternoon in the quarter—finals. before that, dan evans will face italy's matteo berrettini. it's after he beat

the two—time queens champion andy murray, in straight sets, in the second round. top seed berrettini proving too much for murray — who was looking to build some form ahead of wimbledon later this month. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. maybe with a bit more atmosphere ahead of the england— scotland match. gavin, thank you. the twin sister of a british woman who was attacked by a crocodile in a mexican lagoon earlier this month has spoken to the bbc about her ordeal. the 28—year—old twins were swimming when melissa laurie was dragged underwater by the reptile. her sister, georgia fought off the crocodile by repeatedly punching it in the face. speaking to will grant, she recalls the moment she realised her sister was in trouble. so, we saw it and my sister said, "oh, look, there's a crocodile," so we swam away and my friends said to try and get the bank. so we swam away, but i saw it coming towards us — they move very silently, they look like they're moving

slowly, but they're moving and everything isjust... just very quiet. so, yeah. we knew it was coming and we didn't know how quickly it would catch up to us. so i realised she was in trouble when i actually heard her scream and her saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble and i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. me and my two friends were all calling out for her, "melissa, melissa, where are you?" and nothing. so, that was when i was really worried because obviously, i saw her getting taken underneath the water and my worst fear became a reality, was that i have probably lost her, that she's dead. you don't realise until you are in that moment how you're going to deal with the situation, whether you'll fight or flight, and in that moment, honestly, i think most people would be a flight kind of person. you're so scared, you want to run away from danger, but you can't because you've got to protect

the people that you love and fight for them and try and save them, so i was terrified, i was really terrified, because i didn't know where she was and if i couldn't find her, what do i do? how long do i stay? and how do i live with that on my conscience? what a brave woman, melissa laurie, who fought off a crocodile to help save her sister, georgia. new figures from the uk's food and drink federation show that exports to the european union fell dramatically in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period in 2020. the combined effects of brexit and the pandemic saw british food and drink exports to the eu fall by 47%. let's speak now to dominic goudie, head of international trade at the food and drink federation. good morning, dominic. which products have been worst hit? ianthem products have been worst hit? when we look across _ products have been worst hit? when we look across the _ products have been worst hit? when we look across the board _ products have been worst hit? when we look across the board at - products have been worst hit? tame“! we look across the board at every

category, it has been pretty badly impacted by this but the worst categories are those products like seafood, dairy products and meat. they face the most difficult amounts of paperwork and processes to get through, and because they have short sheu through, and because they have short shelf lives and any sort of delay means that they are quickly products that the customers on the eu side don't want to buy. d0 that the customers on the eu side don't want to buy.— that the customers on the eu side don't want to buy. do you think that this is down — don't want to buy. do you think that this is down to _ don't want to buy. do you think that this is down to brexit _ don't want to buy. do you think that this is down to brexit or _ don't want to buy. do you think that this is down to brexit or the - this is down to brexit or the pandemic? what is your feeling? clearly there is an impact on both sides, but when we look at the data from last year, we can see that the impact of the pandemic on the hospitality industry across the eu has had the impact of 10— on exports, so, if you take that out, you have a significant volume of lost exports, down to the impact of

the new trading cooperation agreement, and how businesses are getting their goods physically to the eu. ., ., , getting their goods physically to the eu. ., the eu. the government has said in the eu. the government has said in the ast the eu. the government has said in the past that _ the eu. the government has said in the past that some _ the eu. the government has said in the past that some of _ the eu. the government has said in the past that some of this - the eu. the government has said in the past that some of this will - the eu. the government has said in the past that some of this will be i the past that some of this will be down to teething problems. do you think we are you on that— think we are you on that absolutely es, i do. think we are you on that absolutely yes. i do- we _ think we are you on that absolutely yes, i do. we saw— think we are you on that absolutely yes, i do. we saw in _ think we are you on that absolutely yes, i do. we saw in the _ think we are you on that absolutely yes, i do. we saw in the first - think we are you on that absolutely yes, i do. we saw in the first few i yes, i do. we saw in the first few months of the year, a degree of stockpiling at the end of last year but most of those stockpiles are products that can sit on shelves for months if not years, like scotch whisky and wine, but those are being eroded and used up, so these are real problems that are here to stay unless we can find solutions application of the bill are putting application of the bill are putting a new support to help businesses get their goods abroad. any experts doing well? looking further afield you can see that with the opening of hospitality in china and japan and elsewhere in the far east, we have

seen a return to growth in some of those markets, but, really, when we look at the eu, the one country that stands out as lithuania, where we've had a huge rise in the exports of mackerel and chocolate from a low base, it is negative across all of the rest of the eu.— base, it is negative across all of the rest of the eu. what needs to ha en the rest of the eu. what needs to happen now. _ the rest of the eu. what needs to happen now, because, _ the rest of the eu. what needs to happen now, because, clearly, i the rest of the eu. what needs to l happen now, because, clearly, you want to see trade up and running to its previous levels? ladle want to see trade up and running to its previous levels?— its previous levels? we set out a [an for its previous levels? we set out a plan for government _ its previous levels? we set out a plan for government on - its previous levels? we set out a plan for government on how - its previous levels? we set out a plan for government on how we | its previous levels? we set out a i plan for government on how we can address these issues and we are waiting on a response from the department for international trade from proposals that we set out looking at how we can better support businesses in overcoming some of these hurdles, where it is possible to get through them, but at the moment we are waiting to see if they take us up on that, otherwise there is the opportunity to move the trade deal with the eu in terms of the application and we know that the eu

side will face the same struggles early next year when the new models come into force.— come into force. thank you very much, come into force. thank you very much. that _ come into force. thank you very much. that is — come into force. thank you very much, that is dom _ come into force. thank you very much, that is dom goudie. - the organisers of the notting hill carnival have called off the even for the second year in a row. it's after the lifting of covid—19 restrictions in england were delayed. notting hill carnival was forced online last year due to the pandemic and is normally attended by around two million people. the husband of a young british woman supposedly killed during a robbery at their greek home has confessed to her murder. caroline crouch was found dead next to her baby on the island of alonissos. let's talk to our correspondent nick beake. nick, a very tragic story, how has this emerged, the fact that she was murdered? aha, this emerged, the fact that she was murdered? �* , . . , ., , this emerged, the fact that she was murdered? , . . , . murdered? a very tragic story, and one that has _ murdered? a very tragic story, and

one that has shocked _ murdered? a very tragic story, and one that has shocked people - murdered? a very tragic story, and one that has shocked people in - one that has shocked people in greece ever since last month. all along the husband had said that this was a very brutal, deadly robbery, that three armed men burst into their house overnight on the 11th of may last month, and that they then killed caroline crouch. however yesterday, greek police say that the husband confessed that he had in fact killed his wife. she was a british citizen who moved to the greek islands at the age of eight. what seems to have happened is that the greek police had been monitoring him for the past month, as he led the family in mourning. he gave the eulogy at the funeral of his wife. but they were examining his firm that shows that he was moving in the house on the name that he claimed he had been tied up by these robbers and they were able to analyse his

wife's phone, her smartphone, and also her smart watch, which had been monitoring her breathing and that contradicted his account and faced with this evidence he confessed to the killing of his wife. this with this evidence he confessed to the killing of his wife.— the killing of his wife. this must have ut the killing of his wife. this must have put the _ the killing of his wife. this must have put the country _ the killing of his wife. this must have put the country into - the killing of his wife. this must! have put the country into shock, because they lived on alonissos which i happen to know is a very peaceful, sleepy little island. lthallium peaceful, sleepy little island. when the funeral took _ peaceful, sleepy little island. when the funeral took place _ peaceful, sleepy little island. when the funeral took place the - peaceful, sleepy little island. tame"! the funeral took place the whole island came to a standstill to remember caroline. the actual killing took place on the outskirts of athens, where the couple lived, they spent time on the island as well but certainly the greek public watched as the husband spoke to tv reporters the day after the killing in a very calm, measured way. he gave quite detailed information about the robbery which, of course, it seems was now a complete fabrication, was alive, and so, it

was something that captured people's imagination. they thought it was tragic. if you look at comments today on social media there is intense anger that this man had claimed to be a loving, caring husband for the past month or so, leading the family in grief when all along he had plunge the family into morning, because he, by his own admission, it would seem, had killed his wife. . ~ admission, it would seem, had killed his wife. ., ~' ,, �* . ~' polls have opened in iran to elect a new president. the vote comes at a sensitive time for the country — with the future of the 2015 nuclear deal hanging in the balance, and us sanctions still battering the?economy. with me now is fawaz gerges, professor of international relations, london school of economics. good morning, professor. just tell us, about the situation, the political situation at the moment in

iran, because the outgoing president has made an appeal to the iranian people to get out today and vote. are they going to heed his appeal, do you think? i are they going to heed his appeal, do you think?— are they going to heed his appeal, do you think? i doubt it very much. in fact there _ do you think? i doubt it very much. in fact there is _ do you think? i doubt it very much. in fact there is increasing _ do you think? i doubt it very much. in fact there is increasing evidence | in fact there is increasing evidence that the turnout will be the lowest in any presidential elections ever, since the 1979 revolution. many iranians, i'm saying millions of iranians, i'm saying millions of iranians, believe that the result of these elections is predetermined, that the winner has already been selected, that the elections is basically been engineered, by the ultraconservative and the guardian council, which is a very undemocratic party. just to give your viewers an example of what i am

talking about. out of 600 candidates, 600 iranian candidates, who had run for this presidential elections, the guardian council, which is controlled by the islamic republic, allowed only seven candidates to run in the elections. most of them are unknown, so there is a great deal of despair, a great deal of anger and a growing dissatisfaction, and that is why we believe that the turnout will be, in fact, if it reaches a0%, it will be quite a surprise. in fact, if it reaches 40%, it will be quite a surprise.— fact, if it reaches 4096, it will be quite a surprise. in a sense, one wants to ask. — quite a surprise. in a sense, one wants to ask, why _ quite a surprise. in a sense, one wants to ask, why are _ quite a surprise. in a sense, one wants to ask, why are electionsl wants to ask, why are elections taking place? the person who will take over from the president, taking place? the person who will take overfrom the president, how are they likely to be different? domain candidate, the choice

candidate —— the main candidate for the guardian council and the ultraconservative is is a person ibrahim raissi, who is the chief judiciary of the islamic republic and he was appointed by the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini in 2015, and more importantly, the reason why the body of clerics, the guardian council, decided to limit the number of candidates, there is a widespread belief in iran, among mainstream and liberals and reformists, that ibrahim raissi is being groomed by the revolutionary guard, the special operations forces, who succeeded khomeini as a supreme leader, he's 82 years old, this is notjust about the next president but the supreme

leader of iran, which is the highest party in the islamic republic. let me add just one qualification here. the iranian people have a tendency to surprise their leaders and surprise the world. they might turn out in droves, but this could frustrate the ambitions of the guardian council and elect a centrist candidate, who was ahead of central bank in iran. triers; central bank in iran. very interesting. _ central bank in iran. very interesting. we _ central bank in iran. very interesting. we have - central bank in iran. very interesting. we have got| central bank in iran. very i interesting. we have got to central bank in iran. very interesting. we have got to leave it there, i'm afraid. thank you so much, professor. the duchess of cambridge is launching a new centre today, aimed at raising awareness of the importance of the first five years of a child's life. the royal foundation centre for early childhood will aim to improve later life by highlighting what can be done in the crucial first years. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports.

the youngest in society are now the biggest part of the duchess of cambridge's royal work. she says she's learned that the hardest social challenges often begin in the earliest years of childhood. for her, improving the lives of the very young is the social equivalent of managing climate change. it is a bold ambition. the new centre will pull togetheracademics, medics, psychologists and a whole range of early years expertise under one organisation. working closely with others, the centre hopes to raise awareness of why the first five years of life are just so important for our future life outcomes and what we can do as a society to embrace this golden opportunity to create a happier, more mentally healthy, more nurturing society. by working together, my hope is that we can change the way we think about early childhood and transform lives for generations to come — because i truly believe big change starts small.

some of the science behind it all is extraordinary... when they duchess spoke to the bbc last year, it was clear that her work with young families was where she was going to focus her energy. palace aides say she doesn't want to just be a figurehead in this area — she wants to generate and lead practical change, to help prevent childhood challenges becoming a crisis in adulthood. daniela relph, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. whilst for many to the north and west it's a pleasant, sunnyjune day. for those across central and eastern england it's a completely different story. the storm clouds have gathered, some torrential downpours around today, with some persistent rain, and we could see the risk of flooding with one or two spots getting close to a month's worth of rain before the day is out. that is keeping pollen levels down, though, good news for the hay fever sufferers. but elsewhere, it is going to be a difficult day, particularly across parts of north—west england. it's here where we do

have the sunshine, one or two isolated showers still in the far north of scotland. but across a good part of central eastern england, we've got further heavy rain to come throughout the afternoon. most persistent through the east midlands, down towards central southern england and torrential thunderstorms to go with it towards the south—east and potentially across the channel islands for a time. so the forecast is not great for those heading off to wembley for england against scotland later. feeling cool in the breeze as well with those further downpours expected. in fact, quite a wind blowing today across parts of eastern england, whereas elsewhere, just a gentle breeze. with the sunshine out, very pleasant, temperatures 19, 20 degrees in western scotland, highs around 20, 21 in west cumbria, west wales and down into the west of cornwall. still quite humid, though, towards the south and east of england, temperatures not as high as recent days. there is some heavy, thundery rain with us into the evening, affecting north—east england for a time before gradually clearing overnight. mostly dry into the start of the weekend with temperatures in rural parts in the north and west down into single figures. so into saturday, early cloud

and breeze towards those eastern parts of england, one or two isolated showers. a few very isolated showers in the west, but for the vast majority, it's the driest, brightest day of the weekend, good long sunny spells into the afternoon. and feeling fairly pleasant in the sunshine, the best of which across central and western areas, temperature—wise up to around 22, maybe 23. mid to high teens across eastern coasts. as we go through saturday night and into sunday morning, the next round of wet and potentially thundery weather moves up from france. this one a bit more widespread compared with what we are seeing today, so many places will see cloud, outbreaks of rain coming and going. the best of the drier and brighter weather to the north of scotland. brightening up towards southern parts of england and south wales but here with the sunshine out, we could set off one or two heavy and thundery showers. 20 degrees here. but a distinctly cool if not chilly day for eastern scotland

this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: green, sarah louise of the liberal democrat party is duly elected. the conservatives suffer a crushing defeat in the chesham and amersham by—election, as the liberal democrats win with a large majority. the party's leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the blue wall of conservative seats — and says the victory has sent a "shock wave through british politics". latest data shows the number of people admitted to hospital in england with the delta variant of covid—19 has more than doubled since last week — but almost half were unvaccinated. ministers have apologised to rape victims in england and wales for the lack of prosecutions in recent years — promising

to reform the system to ensure investigations focus more on attackers in future. i feel really sad that it's taken this for them to listen. an apology is worth nothing to me unless they're actually going to change. from today, anyone who's 18 or over, in england can book a coronavirus vaccine, in what's being described as the final push to protect the country. hello, good afternoon, in our tour of britain this week today, we are in coventry, right now, we are inside coventry cathedral, we are here to talk to people who live here, to look back on the last12 months and to look ahead to the future. the twin on how she saved her sister from the jaws of a crocodile in mexico by punching it in the face. i saw her getting taken underneath the water and my worst fear became a reality, is that i have probably lost her, that she's dead.

they chant: when you hear the noise of the tartan army boys! _ and — thousands of scotland fans make their way to wembley for tonight's big match against england in the euros. hello, good afternoon. the liberal democrats have pulled off a stunning upset, winning the chesham and amersham by—election from the conservatives, with a majority of over 8,000 votes. the contest in buckinghamshire was triggered by the death of the former cabinet minister, dame cheryl gillan — the conservatives had held the seat for nearly 50 years. as you can see sarah green got more than 21,500

votes — the conservative candidate, peter fleet in a distant second with just over 13,000 votes. and if we look at the vote share, the lib dems polled more than half of the votes cast, with the conservatives on 35.5%. then you have the greens in third with just under 4%, and labour who got more 12% of the vote in the 2019 general election, come in fourth with just over 1% of the vote, and in the process, they lost their deposit. the new mp for chesham and amersham, sarah green, said the tories had ta ken local voters for granted. tonight, the voice of chesham and amersham is unmistakable. together, we have said enough is enough, we will be heard, and this government will listen. this campaign has shown that, no matter where you live or how supposedly safe a constituency may appear to be, if you want a liberal democrat member of parliament you can have a liberal democrat member of parliament.

the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey said he was overjoyed by the by—election result. this is a great result for the liberal democrats, a huge swing to us, and do you know what? i think there are many conservatives, conservative mps across the country who are worried. there is a blue wall. people have been talking about the red wall. i think, after chesham and amersham sarah green's amazing victory, they'll be talking about the blue wool, they will be talking about how liberal democrats are the main threat to the conservatives in huge swathes of the country. the conservative mp and policing minister, kit malthouse said even though he was disappointed by the result, he rejected ed davey�*s assertion that many tory seats across the south of england were at risk. we definitely haven't seen that in the south—east at all. i mean, it's not very long ago,

only a month or so ago, that we had massive results in the local elections and i think in chesham and amersham, we've got 26 out of 27 councillors. i mean, in my home borough, basingstoke and deane, not very far away, we took the council control with a sort of clean sweep. so as i say, something interesting has happened in chesham and amersham. disappointing, obviously, and we'll have to try and analyse over the next few months what exactly that is so that we can take it back with a thumping majority at the next opportunity. with a thumping opportunity. we can speak now to the conservative candidate in the chesham and amersham by—election, peter fleet. what is your analysis of what happened, why did it happen? ladle what is your analysis of what happened, why did it happen? we have to be humble- — happened, why did it happen? we have to be humble. it _ happened, why did it happen? we have to be humble. it was _ happened, why did it happen? we have to be humble. it was clearly _ happened, why did it happen? we have to be humble. it was clearly a - to be humble. it was clearly a thumping defeat, not what i was looking for, not what we were campaigning for. i think is you just heard there from kit malthouse, we

need to see this exceptional by—election results but in the context of the unique circumstances we face here in chesham and amersham. we face here in chesham and amersham-— we face here in chesham and amersham. . . . , amersham. under those circumstances are? firstly. — amersham. under those circumstances are? firstly. i— amersham. under those circumstances are? firstly, ithink— amersham. under those circumstances are? firstly, i think you _ amersham. under those circumstances are? firstly, i think you have _ are? firstly, i think you have commented _ are? firstly, i think you have commented on _ are? firstly, i think you have commented on it _ are? firstly, i think you have commented on it before - are? firstly, i think you have commented on it before i - are? firstly, i think you have i commented on it before i think are? firstly, i think you have - commented on it before i think the liberal democrat party were able to land the ideas on top of... because i was other things to run, so it has not been quite the same context. the liberal democrat date white democrats have done a superjob, telling a role in the constituency, over and over again, this is that this was not about change in government, this was the opportunity to express, in the strong possible terms, to government those things. those are anxious to and whatever we think about the benefits of h52 the rest of the country, in chesham and

amersham is only a cost, it is a huge environmental cost from hs two, and florence machine digging the tunnel, actually kicked off on the first day of campaigning. there's also the fair amount of scaremongering that we have not seen yet. the premise to shows me that will assure faster redevelopment on brownfield sites, affordable housing on site, what we need in chesham and amersham, not the destruction of our countryside. the lib dems have repeated over and over again that that was the fear. they were successful. 50 that was the fear. they were successful.— that was the fear. they were successful. , ., ., , .. successful. so you did not succeed in persuading _ successful. so you did not succeed in persuading people _ successful. so you did not succeed in persuading people of— successful. so you did not succeed in persuading people of your - successful. so you did not succeed in persuading people of your own i in persuading people of your own argument? as you say that the lib dems poured a lot of resources into chesham and amersham, but cabinet ministers worship visiting it is not as if there was not an intense physical focus on it. as if there was not an intense physicalfocus on it. i wonder what you think it means in terms of the

wider picture and a possible realignment of political loyalties here. there's been a lot of talk, as you say, with the lib dems talking about breaking the blue wall, you would say i'm from jeff —— that is premature, sure, but there are worries in constituencies like chesham and amersham, which are that people feel that are not being listened to, that they will have been a remain constituency, they do not feel that the conservatives other party party to represent them? as i said, we have to be humble and our defeat, it is a big defeat, so we have to reflect on that and listen to what the electorate same. my listen to what the electorate same. my point is that i would not start and it's very easy for the lib dems to write off, write this up as some huge revival in their fortunes, just remember that in the national opinion polls, they're pulling single deserts. these were very much localised issues in chesham and amersham. —— single digits. they are

very concerned, about the green belt, in chesham and amersham, they have been told that it will be very bad, and i do believe it will be, based on the assurances i have had from the prime minister. we tried to project that we would protect the green belt, by increasing the chiltern area of outstanding natural beauty, to the chilton park, but we try to advance that positive agenda, and yes, you're right, i was delighted to be supported by nine cabinet ministers, but we were unable to park the entire conservative party uk operations in one constituency in the way that the lib dems were. as to the broader context, i would just highlight how, in the best single day ahead in the campaign, from the prime minister when he came to visit us in cheshire, absolutely mobbed in the high street. but cheshire, absolutely mobbed in the hiuh street. �* . , ., ., high street. but it was not enough, it was nice — high street. but it was not enough, it was nice seeing _ high street. but it was not enough, it was nice seeing you, _ high street. but it was not enough, it was nice seeing you, but - high street. but it was not enough, it was nice seeing you, but these . it was nice seeing you, but these were not enough. it it was nice seeing you, but these were not enough.— it was nice seeing you, but these were not enough. it was nice scenes, rita, buti were not enough. it was nice scenes, rita, but i think— were not enough. it was nice scenes, rita, but i think it — were not enough. it was nice scenes, rita, but i think it was _ were not enough. it was nice scenes, rita, but i think it was genuine, - rita, but i think it was genuine, people coming out from every shop in

every home to say hello, to the prime minister and welcome him, but thatis prime minister and welcome him, but that is not something you do. but ou have that is not something you do. but you have just lost a seat that had a 16,000 majority. this! you have just lost a seat that had a 16,000 majority-— you have just lost a seat that had a 16,000 majority. 16,000 ma'ority. as i said, we have to be 16,000 majority. as i said, we have to be humble _ 16,000 majority. as i said, we have to be humble in _ 16,000 majority. as i said, we have to be humble in our— 16,000 majority. as i said, we have to be humble in our defeat. - 16,000 majority. as i said, we have to be humble in our defeat. what i 16,000 majority. as i said, we have| to be humble in our defeat. what i'm trying to direct address to you is that we should have agreed that we should not read too much into this, there are very local circumstances in chesham and amersham, we have a tunnel boring under the countryside, we have people deeply concerned about these fears that have been spread by the liberal democrats that we will conquer over the concrete —— countryside, i think time will tell. that was something of an exaggeration.— that was something of an exaggeration. that was something of an exa: aeration. , ., . ~ that was something of an exaneration. , ., . ~ ., exaggeration. very good to talk to ou, thank exaggeration. very good to talk to you. thank you — exaggeration. very good to talk to you, thank you very _ exaggeration. very good to talk to you, thank you very much - exaggeration. very good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed, | you, thank you very much indeed, thatis you, thank you very much indeed, that is peter fleet, though, the conservative candidate in chesham and amersham. some unused to bring you, that time of morning where some of the coronavirus figures are emerging, and the office for national statistics says that an estimated one in 520 people in england had covid—19 in the latest week. that is compared to a previous

figure of one in 560. you can see that they're in wales, one in 1500, and in northern ireland, one in 1610, and one in 600 in scotland. in comparison, it has gone up. that is in line with what we know, that the delta variant is producing an increasing number of cases. ministers have apologised for failing rape survivors, following a record fall in prosecutions and convictions in england and wales in recent years. just 3% of reports resulted in somebody being charged in 2019 and 2020 - down from 13% five years ago. a government review has outlined steps aimed at increasing convictions and ensuring that investigations focus more on attackers than victims. let's talk now to nazir afzal who was the cps�*s chief prosecutor

for north west england from 2011 to 2015. good afternoon to you mr afza. —— mr afzal. this review —— review, has it produced anything surprising for you? produced anything surprising for ou? ., ., , produced anything surprising for ou? ., . , . ~ , produced anything surprising for ou? ., .~ , ., produced anything surprising for ou? ., , . , you? know, it has taken us two years to know what — you? know, it has taken us two years to know what we _ you? know, it has taken us two years to know what we knew _ you? know, it has taken us two years to know what we knew ten _ you? know, it has taken us two years to know what we knew ten years - you? know, it has taken us two years to know what we knew ten years ago. i feel like i to know what we knew ten years ago. ifeel like i have gone in a time machine and gone back to 2012, 2013, when we realised how poor we were back then. we did some things that were appropriate to do, they were re—announced last night because the last four or five years have been at a shambles. we have taken away normal —— enormous amounts of resources from policing and prosecutions and some of the ngos that are private —— provided support to victims, and that has meant that

when in 2015 or 2016, we have probably the highest conviction rate for rape in our history, we have one in five years to the worst in our history, and that is all down to government policy, and government choices. 50 government policy, and government choices. , ., . ., choices. so it is not a decade of failure? so _ choices. so it is not a decade of failure? so 2015, _ choices. so it is not a decade of failure? so 2015, 26 _ choices. so it is not a decade of failure? so 2015, 26 he - choices. so it is not a decade of failure? so 2015, 26 he was - choices. so it is not a decade of. failure? so 2015, 26 he was having —— using a high rate of convictions, what has happened in the interim? what we did in the two may 2015, we would investigate the suspect and not just focus on would investigate the suspect and notjust focus on the of the victims. we said that we would resource the teams in place, we said that we would start with a dash we started with a principle of believing the complaint because we're so sceptical beforehand and that meant that more victims came forward. there were some high—profile successes, those encouraged victims to speak up, and be courageous in coming forward, and also, we provided an enormous amount of support to the charities that gave support to victims. that is what we did and it worked. what we have done since is we have gone back to port resourced services, we have

gone to focusing on the presidency of the victim rather than the suspects, we have gone back to not believing the complainant. —— paul resourced. the met said, two or three years ago, an officer of the met, said she was uncomfortable believing the complainant. if you are burgled, you would believe someone if they said they had been in burgled. we don't investigate, but that is what we ask. we believe cases of rape, the containers, and i'm afraid that what they are suggesting in this new report is that what we have always known, there will be more can delay of bringing it in the meantime, thousands, thousands of rape victims are not getting the justice they deserve. are not getting the 'ustice they deserve. . are not getting the 'ustice they deserve. , ., , , deserve. there is though, surely, some merit _ deserve. there is though, surely, some merit in _ deserve. there is though, surely, some merit in one _ deserve. there is though, surely, some merit in one getting - deserve. there is though, surely, some merit in one getting from i deserve. there is though, surely, i some merit in one getting from the government, that the present state of affairs is failing victims to getting an apology from ministers? and three, also coming through with these proposals again and again because it does signal a sign that

there is a change in culture on the way. but there are different expectations. and from govan and from ministers. —— government. that is the optimistic line. but from ministers. -- government. that is the optimistic line.— is the optimistic line. but the less 0 timistic is the optimistic line. but the less optimistic is _ is the optimistic line. but the less optimistic is that _ is the optimistic line. but the less optimistic is that it _ is the optimistic line. but the less optimistic is that it has _ is the optimistic line. but the less optimistic is that it has taken - is the optimistic line. but the less. optimistic is that it has taken many years to say what we said two years. —— two years ago. some of the legislation they are relying on, we have had those for 22 years, but we are just not seen plenty —— intimately in promoting it. i'm very concerned and the postcode that well, the result of being available. because of covid—19, we have got massive delays in the justice system, and the victims do not stay with us, stay with the prosecution if they have to wait for five years, i am not as optimistic as the report suggest, absolutely, they should apologise. as they have apologise, i believe, but apologies are not enough, actions... and from the lack of apology, forfive enough, actions... and from the lack of apology, for five years, tens of thousands of victims, mostly women, have not got the justice they

deserve. that is more than a tragedy, that is absolutely shocking. tragedy, that is absolutely shocking-— tragedy, that is absolutely shockina. ., . ., tragedy, that is absolutely shockin. ., . ., . ., shocking. you said a moment ago, that what other _ shocking. you said a moment ago, that what other area _ shocking. you said a moment ago, that what other area of _ shocking. you said a moment ago, that what other area of the - shocking. you said a moment ago, | that what other area of the criminal justice system which you see this sort of blaming of the victim? this investigation of the victim, rather than the attacker, but does it speak to a certain estate the mac extent, to a certain estate the mac extent, to the difficulty of mitigating and then prosecuting these cases which are very intimate and in which there were frequently only the two people involved, the attack and the victim. they are very difficult. i have always said that the sexual offences are properly the most difficult to prosecute, particularly when you have one person's word against another, but in this day and age, for example, there seems to be mobile phone of the complaint, —— they seized, and the government and

are committed to giving up back, that given the opportunity to examine that, but the do not necessarily automatically sees the suspect was my mobile phone. or go to his computer records, or talk to people know him, to understand whether or not he has got a certain product —— a certain privity, or how he feels that women, all the misogyny that drives his behaviour. we need to rebalance the justice system, that is notjust focusing on the grid ability of the victim, but properly investigating the suspect. i can show that we do that, when we that, we were bringing many, many more cases to justice. qm. that, we were bringing many, many more cases to justice.— that, we were bringing many, many more cases to justice. more cases to 'ustice. 0k, thank you very much- — more cases to justice. 0k, thank you very much- that _ more cases to justice. 0k, thank you very much. that is _ more cases to justice. 0k, thank you very much. that is nazir— more cases to justice. 0k, thank you very much. that is nazir afzal, - more cases to justice. 0k, thank you very much. that is nazir afzal, who i very much. that is nazir afzal, who was the crown prosecution services chief prosecutor for north west england. thank so much. fin chief prosecutor for north west england. thank so much. on cue. -- thank you- — england. thank so much. on cue. -- thank you. we'll— england. thank so much. on cue. -- thank you. we'll take _ england. thank so much. on cue. -- thank you. we'll take you _ england. thank so much. on cue. -- thank you. we'll take you shortly - england. thank so much. on cue. -- thank you. we'll take you shortly to l thank you. we'll take you shortly to cardiff where _ thank you. we'll take you shortly to cardiff where the _ thank you. we'll take you shortly to cardiff where the first _ thank you. we'll take you shortly to cardiff where the first minister - cardiff where the first minister mark drakeford is due to give a briefing on the coronavirus was that he is excited to give more details on a four week

pause to the planned relaxation of covid—19 restrictions there. that is due to the rise of the delta variant. i'm being told we go straight to him now. we variant. i'm being told we go straight to him now. we have seen a sustained week _ straight to him now. we have seen a sustained week on _ straight to him now. we have seen a sustained week on week _ straight to him now. we have seen a sustained week on week increase i straight to him now. we have seen a sustained week on week increase in | sustained week on week increase in the rate of coronavirus cases across wales. this is because the new delta variant has been taking hold. you will see all of this on the slide thatis will see all of this on the slide that is now up here —— appearing. cases fell steadily since their peak in the winter, to the very low levels you can see in that graph, which in the very lowest levels, at the end of last month... the slide shows what has happened since march, the blue line is the all wales rate, and the darker line is full cases in people aged under 25. and you will see, that since the end of may, we

have seen cases beginning to rise sharply once again across wales. they believe that there is a particularly steep rise in cases among people aged under 25. when i was here one fortnight ago, there were fewer than 100 cases per 100,000 people. in wales. today, that rate is 23.6, and there are two local authority areas with rates now back above 50 per 100,000 people. the positivity rate over the same period has more than doubled to 2.4%. the pattern that you see on that slide is being driven by the new delta variant. two weeks ago, there were 97 confirmed cases in wales, and most of those were linked to known clusters in the north and the south—east of wales. yesterday,

that figure had risen to just under 490 reported cases. and that number will be higher again today. the most recent information from public health wales suggests that eight out of ten of new cases of coronavirus in wales are of that new delta variant. in a north wales, this week, 97% of all new cases were from the delta variant of coronavirus. that's delta variant is now in widespread circulation, in wales. more than two thirds of new cases are coming from contacts that people are coming from contacts that people are making in the community. now, all this means is that injust are making in the community. now, all this means is that in just a few weeks the delta variant has entered entered wales and spread quickly

throughout the country. this is a sustained and exhilarating pattern of transmission. it is notjust in the north and the south—east of wales, but in all parts of our country. that means that we are once again facing a serious public health situation. our scientific advisers now believe that the united kingdom is at the pre—peak stage of a third wave of this pandemic. wales may be two or three weeks behind what is happening in england and scotland. tens of thousands of cases have now been confirmed in both countries, and where there is widespread transmission in those countries, and now reports of increased hospital admissions as well. in the last week, the first minister of scotland and the prime ministerfor england have both paused their plans to

relax coronavirus restrictions because of concern about the delta variant. today i have to announce that we will be doing the same. here in wales. we have reached this conclusion by carefully considering all the detail that we have about the current public health context. we have looked at the latest information available from swansea university and the advice from our own expert technical advisors, and from the uk sage committee. the increase in spread in the delta variant and growth in coronavirus cases therefore means that we will not be going ahead with any new alert level one indoor relaxations this week or any further relaxations to the regulations over the coming

three week cycle. this means that there will be a four—week pause in lifting of restrictions. and that pause will allow us to focus on vaccinating even more people to allow us to manage the impacts of this new wave of infections. we start from a good place here in wales. we have the lowest coronavirus rates of any part of the united kingdom and the highest vaccination rates. a four—week delay could help to reduce the peak number of daily hospital admissions by up to half and this is at a time when the nhs is very busy in wales, today, supporting all of our health care needs, notjust treating coronavirus. although we will be

delaying making any substantial changes to the regulations, we are able to make some small amendments, to make this regulation is easier to understand and to apply to everyday life. thus, from monday of next week, the size of the venue and a risk assessment will determine how many people can attend an indoor wedding or a civil partnership reception or a funeral wake. we will also now begin the reopening of residential outdoor education centres, starting with primary school age children. we will amend the regulations to bring grass roots music and comedy venues into line with the line for hospitality. we are going to update the regulations so that they reflect the latest evidence about how businesses can take all reasonable measures to reduce risk on their premises, clarifying the rules about who is

distancing for groups of six people. our pilot programme of events will continue over the coming weeks, in theatre, sports and other sectors, it will run during the rest ofjune and intojuly, testing ways in which large numbers of people can gather safely in those venues. today, we will also issue updated guidance about hospital visiting, including the new use of testing to help people to be able to visit sick relatives. we are publishing as well, a statement by our scientific advisers, about the use of face coverings in schools. there will be no immediate change to our current position, but we will work with schools, local authorities, and teaching unions, to find ways for the future which means that face coverings do not have to be worn in every classroom throughout every

day. now, ourfocus overthe every classroom throughout every day. now, ourfocus over the next four weeks will be on vaccinating as many people as possible so that we can maximise the protection this gives us against this awful virus. as you can see from this slide, a fantastic vaccination programme has provided nearly two and a quarter million first doses. —— 2.25 million. that is 88% of the whole aduu million. that is 88% of the whole adult population of wales. and we continue to have the best vaccination rates in the uk and some of the best in the world, due to the hard work of all of our vaccination teams. this week, we reached our target of offering all eligible adults a vaccine, six weeks earlier than we had originally thought that would be possible. but i want to say this, very seriously, to everybody

today, that those offers will not protect people and less everyone turns up for the vaccination appointment. —— unless. overthe next four weeks, we will offer more than half a million doses to help prevent a fresh wave of serious illnesses, and most of those now will be second doses because we have completed or are completing the first dose programme. will be speeding up the second doses to make sure people get the full protection vaccine offers. my plea to people todayis vaccine offers. my plea to people today is to please come forward for your vaccination for the invitations that you will receive, over the next few weeks, to complete that full to dose course. —— two dose. we putting half a million dose vaccine programme into that in the next four weeks, but the only way will get

500,000 people vaccinated is if those 500,000 people come forward to be vaccinated. more people who are fully vaccinated, the better our chances are of protecting ourselves, and preventing the current situation from going backwards. we will then avoid the need to tighten restrictions, to control increasing hospitalisations. while the growth in coronavirus cases in wales from the new delta variant is now inevitable, the level of harms associated with that are not. how we deal with a rising number depends on the actions we all take together and of course, that means saying yes to both doses of the vaccine. he speaks

welsh. were not take questions from journalists. i will —— we will now take questions. the deputy chief medical officer will be on friday, i will be back and here on monday, i beg your pardon, and i will be back on friday of next week, to update you about the very latest situation and to answer questions. and the first questions today... studio: 0k, first questions today... studio: ok, we're going to leave that briefing now by the first minister mark drakeford, she was saying that a third wave of the coronavirus is already under way in wales, he says, that the lifting of restrictions is being put back by four weeks, so there is a four—week delay in the easing of covid—19 restrictions. he said there was a steep rise of cases in the under 25 is and that eight out of ten cases are now of the delta variant, which

first emerged in india. he urged everybody to get their vaccines, saying that this was the way out of the restrictions. this week on bbc news we are reporting from across the uk on what you think about life during and after the pandemic and the impact it has had on your businesses and communities. we'll be hearing from residents of all these locations throughout the week. yesterday we visited taunton, and today victoria derbyshire is in coventry, speaking to businesses and residents about the impact of continuing coronavirus restrictions. victoria. thank you very much. we are alongside _ victoria. thank you very much. we are alongside the _ victoria. thank you very much. we are alongside the old _ victoria. thank you very much. we are alongside the old coventry - are alongside the old coventry cathedral. in the background the new coventry cathedral. i don't know if you can hear the organistjust tinkling the ivories, do you say that for an organ? it is a 5000 pipe

organ, on my twitterfeed that for an organ? it is a 5000 pipe organ, on my twitter feed you that for an organ? it is a 5000 pipe organ, on my twitterfeed you can see her playing the organ. it is stunning. and they are raising money to keep after the upkeep because it takes a lot of money to maintain it. we talk to residents about how they are feeling about the future and we are feeling about the future and we are talking to brian, one of the owners of the newly opened telegraph hotel, you are due to open in 2020, not great timing, what happened? it not great timing, what happened? it was supposed to be september then back to _ was supposed to be september then back to november, then we had the announcement when the whole country went up— announcement when the whole country went up one _ announcement when the whole country went up one tier so we have opened a rooftop— went up one tier so we have opened a rooftop bar— went up one tier so we have opened a rooftop bar early on the 14th of april. _ rooftop bar early on the 14th of april, then subsequently managed to open up _ april, then subsequently managed to open up the main hotel in the main village _ open up the main hotel in the main village which is where we are at the moment _ village which is where we are at the moment. ., . , , ., village which is where we are at the j moment-— it moment. how has it been going? it has been a — moment. how has it been going? it has been a challenge. _

moment. how has it been going? it has been a challenge. an _ moment. how has it been going? it has been a challenge. an £80 - moment. how has it been going? it i has been a challenge. an £80 million investment— has been a challenge. an £80 million investment that we were expecting, not to— investment that we were expecting, not to have — investment that we were expecting, not to have to deal with covid. —— £18 million — not to have to deal with covid. —— £18 million. the rates are struggling based on the community, the business community, and that not helping _ the business community, and that not helping in _ the business community, and that not helping in terms of booking a hotel room _ helping in terms of booking a hotel room. when we first decided to make this investment it was something like 82%— this investment it was something like 82% occupancy midweek. supported by the business community. two very— supported by the business community. two very strong universities, jaguar land rover. — two very strong universities, jaguar land rover, big regional employers based _ land rover, big regional employers based on _ land rover, big regional employers based on the city. that has been completely decimated. on the plus side. _ completely decimated. on the plus side. the _ completely decimated. on the plus side, the tourist market, which has never— side, the tourist market, which has never been — side, the tourist market, which has never been perceived as coventry's strong _ never been perceived as coventry's strong point, hence, we hope that would _ strong point, hence, we hope that would be — strong point, hence, we hope that would be transformed with the city of culture, but at the weekend bookings— of culture, but at the weekend bookings have started to pick up, this weekend for instance we are up to 62% _ this weekend for instance we are up to 62% occupancy, which is really pleasing —

to 6296 occupancy, which is really -rleasin. �* , .,, to 6296 occupancy, which is really -rleasin. �* , ., , pleasing. are there people outside coventry staying — pleasing. are there people outside coventry staying in _ pleasing. are there people outside coventry staying in their _ pleasing. are there people outside coventry staying in their hotel - pleasing. are there people outside coventry staying in their hotel at i coventry staying in their hotel at the weekend are people who live here? �* ., . , ., here? both, the latter is the one that has surprised _ here? both, the latter is the one that has surprised us, _ here? both, the latter is the one that has surprised us, and - here? both, the latter is the one that has surprised us, and we i here? both, the latter is the one | that has surprised us, and we are getting _ that has surprised us, and we are getting a — that has surprised us, and we are getting a strong interest from people — getting a strong interest from people in the city coming for a night — people in the city coming for a night out. _ people in the city coming for a night out, a bit of a break out i suppose — night out, a bit of a break out i suppose from covid restrictions, and they can _ suppose from covid restrictions, and they can come and have a nice meal on the _ they can come and have a nice meal on the rooftop bar, we have been blessed _ on the rooftop bar, we have been blessed with some nice weather, then they stay— blessed with some nice weather, then they stay in— blessed with some nice weather, then they stay in the rooms, and ironically— they stay in the rooms, and ironically the best room we have is by far— ironically the best room we have is by far the — ironically the best room we have is by far the most popular. it is named after the _ by far the most popular. it is named after the founder of the telegraph. telegraph hotel is in the building of the old newspaper, the coventry telegraph. it of the old newspaper, the coventry teler-rah. ~ ., of the old newspaper, the coventry teler-rah. . r, of the old newspaper, the coventry teler-rah. ~ fl , telegraph. it was run by the trinity mirror group. _ telegraph. it was run by the trinity mirror group, and _ telegraph. it was run by the trinity mirror group, and we _ telegraph. it was run by the trinity mirror group, and we acquired - telegraph. it was run by the trinity mirror group, and we acquired it i mirror group, and we acquired it when _ mirror group, and we acquired it when it _ mirror group, and we acquired it when it had been on the market and unoccupied for a quite a period of time _ unoccupied for a quite a period of time and _ unoccupied for a quite a period of time and we have worked hard at keeping _ time and we have worked hard at keeping the 1960s cool feel to it,,

and we _ keeping the 1960s cool feel to it,, and we have discussed that with some of the _ and we have discussed that with some of the original artefacts from the print— of the original artefacts from the print that — of the original artefacts from the print that reflect its former use. it is an— print that reflect its former use. it is an interesting building to walk— it is an interesting building to walk round.— it is an interesting building to walk round. ~ ., ~ walk round. when do you think you will be back— walk round. when do you think you will be back to _ walk round. when do you think you will be back to those _ walk round. when do you think you will be back to those occupancy - will be back to those occupancy rates of 80% during the week? that rates of 8096 during the week? that de-ends rates of 8096 during the week? that de ends on rates of 8096 during the week? that depends on what _ rates of 80% during the week? that depends on what the government does with covid _ depends on what the government does with covid restrictions and how the business _ with covid restrictions and how the business community starts to feel about— business community starts to feel about booking events. it is notjust coventry— about booking events. it is notjust coventry related. obviously, we are close _ coventry related. obviously, we are close to _ coventry related. obviously, we are close to the — coventry related. obviously, we are close to the nec, web conferencing, that would _ close to the nec, web conferencing, that would make a big difference the occupancy— that would make a big difference the occupancy rates. when the university start back _ occupancy rates. when the university start back in — occupancy rates. when the university start back in earnest in september, that will— start back in earnest in september, that will hopefully help with visitor— that will hopefully help with visitor numbers, and certainly helped — visitor numbers, and certainly helped with the business community is starting _ helped with the business community is starting to think differently. we are getting inquiries, which we hadn't — are getting inquiries, which we hadn't had at all for business events— hadn't had at all for business events in— hadn't had at all for business events in terms of booking in the hotel. _ events in terms of booking in the hotel. so— events in terms of booking in the hotel, so that is positive signs. have _ hotel, so that is positive signs. have you — hotel, so that is positive signs. have you had some sleepless nights?

more than a few, i suppose. with any new business, you are trying to run a business — new business, you are trying to run a business in — new business, you are trying to run a business in hospitality, let alone open _ a business in hospitality, let alone open a _ a business in hospitality, let alone open a brand—new business, it has been _ open a brand—new business, it has been a _ open a brand—new business, it has been a massive challenge. there have been a massive challenge. there have been some _ been a massive challenge. there have been some tears and tantrums along the way _ been some tears and tantrums along the way i_ been some tears and tantrums along the way. i think i have done both! probably— the way. i think i have done both! probably in — the way. i think i have done both! probably in equal measure. i try to keep— probably in equal measure. i try to keep my— probably in equal measure. i try to keep my tears out of the way. things are looking _ keep my tears out of the way. things are looking more positive. bear in mind _ are looking more positive. bear in mind we _ are looking more positive. bear in mind we have the commonwealth games coming _ mind we have the commonwealth games coming to— mind we have the commonwealth games coming to birmingham. we are 20 minutes— coming to birmingham. we are 20 minutes on— coming to birmingham. we are 20 minutes on the train from birmingham. there are lots of positive — birmingham. there are lots of positive things to look forward to as well — positive things to look forward to as well. ,., ., x' positive things to look forward to as well. ,., ., a . ~ positive things to look forward to as well. w . ~ ,~. , as well. good luck, thank you very much, as well. good luck, thank you very much. one — as well. good luck, thank you very much. one of— as well. good luck, thank you very much, one of the _ as well. good luck, thank you very much, one of the owners - as well. good luck, thank you very much, one of the owners of - as well. good luck, thank you very much, one of the owners of the i much, one of the owners of the recently opened telegraph hotel. coventry is the city of culture this yearfor coventry is the city of culture this year for the next 12 months, coventry is the city of culture this yearfor the next 12 months, and we will be talking to one of the directors of that this afternoon. thank you, victoria derbyshire, in coventry.

borisjohnson is in west yorkshire where he's been giving his reaction to his party's huge defeat in the chesham and amersham byelection. he's also been talking about the latest situation with covid 19 . yes it was certainly a disappointing result. and it was an outstanding local candidate. there were particular circumstances there, and we are getting on with delivering our agenda for the whole country. that is what one nation conservatism is all about. we have been uniting and levelling up, within regions and across the country. you know, i think it is a bit peculiar, a bit bizarre, i won in london twice, and just in the last month, we had gains in basildon, maidstone, basingstoke and all over the place, so we are a

great one nation titans in skase party, and we will continue to unite and level up the nation because that is the best way to deliverjobs, prosperity, across the whole country. prosperity, across the whole count . �* . . prosperity, across the whole count . . , . , . prosperity, across the whole count . . , . ., country. and is at the start of significant — country. and is at the start of significant pushback - country. and is at the start of significant pushback on - country. and is at the start of significant pushback on your i significant pushback on your planning reforms? i significant pushback on your planning reforms?— significant pushback on your planning reforms? i think there is some misunderstanding - planning reforms? i think there is some misunderstanding about. planning reforms? i think there is| some misunderstanding about the planning reforms. perhaps even some wilful misunderstanding, on the part of some of our opponents. what we want is sensible plans to allow development on brownfield sites. we are not going to build on green belt sites. we will not build all of the countryside. but i do think that young people growing up in this country should have the chance of homeownership. that is what we are focusing on. it is a great dream for young people, in their 20s, 30s, that they currently don't have, in

the way that they perhaps had a few decades ago. that is something that we want to bring back. we want to make it easier, and that is what we are about. ., . .. a, are about. you have called matt hancock useless, _ are about. you have called matt hancock useless, do _ are about. you have called matt hancock useless, do you - are about. you have called matt hancock useless, do you have i are about. you have called matt i hancock useless, do you have faith in him? i hancock useless, do you have faith in him? . _, . in him? i have confidence in matt hancock and _ in him? i have confidence in matt hancock and indeed _ in him? i have confidence in matt hancock and indeed all _ in him? i have confidence in matt hancock and indeed all of - in him? i have confidence in matt hancock and indeed all of the - hancock and indeed all of the government to have been dealing with covid throughout the pandemic and when you look at the vaccine roll—out that has been delivered by the nhs, it is absolutely outstanding, and i would just remind you that today, under the leadership of matt and the nhs, we have now done, i think, of matt and the nhs, we have now done, ithink, 80% of matt and the nhs, we have now done, i think, 80% of adults in this country have had a firstjam, and we are now asking 18—year—olds to come forward, —— a firstjab. that is

progress, and that is down to the work of the nhs, with matt at the top of it. work of the nhs, with matt at the to ofit. �* work of the nhs, with matt at the toofit. ~ , work of the nhs, with matt at the toofit. ~ ::f work of the nhs, with matt at the toofit. in , top of it. also there is a 5096 rise happening _ top of it. also there is a 5096 rise happening here. _ top of it. also there is a 5096 rise happening here, how— top of it. also there is a 5096 rise happening here, how do - top of it. also there is a 5096 rise happening here, how do you - top of it. also there is a 5096 rise - happening here, how do you guarantee that the all of the main restrictions will be lifted? i that the all of the main restrictions will be lifted? i am confident that _ restrictions will be lifted? i am confident that we _ restrictions will be lifted? i am confident that we will - restrictions will be lifted? i am confident that we will be - restrictions will be lifted? i —n confident that we will be able to go through this step forward of the road map on the timetable that i have set out, treating july 19 as a terminus date. that is certainly what the data continues to indicate. will you be among thousands of fans at wembley, will you be allowed their? ~ ., . ., ., their? we will do what we need to do to keep the —

their? we will do what we need to do to keep the country _ their? we will do what we need to do to keep the country safe _ their? we will do what we need to do to keep the country safe from - their? we will do what we need to do to keep the country safe from covid. | to keep the country safe from covid. that will be our priority. and we will be talking to uefa about what they want, and see if they can make some sensible accommodations, but the priority obviously has to be public health.— the priority obviously has to be public health. the priority obviously has to be ublic health. a, . ., ., public health. moving away from, on the situation — public health. moving away from, on the situation in _ public health. moving away from, on the situation in northern _ public health. moving away from, on the situation in northern ireland, i the situation in northern ireland, what happens under the circumstances? it what happens under the circumstances?- what happens under the circumstances? , . . circumstances? it is important that the northern _ circumstances? it is important that the northern ireland _ circumstances? it is important that the northern ireland government i the northern ireland government should be stable, it should enjoy support from across parties, which it does, that good, it is back up and running, and what we want to do as the uk is ensure that we look after the stability of northern ireland, and the peace process, and of course, the union, and the movement of goods, people, services and government through all parts of

the union, and that is what we are going to do. thank you. boris johnson. _ going to do. thank you. boris johnson, taking _ going to do. thank you. boris johnson, taking questions - going to do. thank you. boris johnson, taking questions on| going to do. thank you. boris. johnson, taking questions on a going to do. thank you. boris johnson, taking questions on a range of issues including reaction to the chesham and amersham by—election, and also the vaccination programme. he also spoke about football. football's oldest rivalry takes centre stage at wembley tonight when england and scotland meet in the euros. it's the first time they've played eachother in a major tournament for 25 years — and it's one of the most anticipated of the championship. our correspondent frankie mccamley is at king's cross station in london where fans are arriving. some of them are already pretty excited. . . some of them are already pretty excited. . , , . excited. that is the understatement ofthe excited. that is the understatement of the year! — excited. that is the understatement of the year! we've _ excited. that is the understatement of the year! we've had _ excited. that is the understatement of the year! we've had scottish - of the year! we've had scottish fans, english fans arriving from yesterday, people congregating in the streets nearby. wherever you look you will see a scottish football fan just here, we are

look you will see a scottish football fanjust here, we are in one of the pubs that is attached to the station. people have been arriving since six o'clock this morning, getting very excited. the weather is not dampening spirits. scotty, how are you feeling? confident. it scotty, how are you feeling? confident-— scotty, how are you feeling? confident. , , . , confident. it has been 22 years in the making. _ confident. it has been 22 years in the making. do — confident. it has been 22 years in the making, do you _ confident. it has been 22 years in the making, do you think- confident. it has been 22 years in the making, do you think you - confident. it has been 22 years in the making, do you think you will win? ., ., the making, do you think you will win? , ., ., win? football is coming home to scotland, win? football is coming home to scotland. 1-0. — win? football is coming home to scotland, 1-0, grant _ win? football is coming home to scotland, 1-0, grant hanley! - win? football is coming home to | scotland, 1-0, grant hanley! how does it feel— scotland, 1-0, grant hanley! how does it feel to _ scotland, 1-0, grant hanley! how does it feel to be _ scotland, 1—0, grant hanley! fin" does it feel to be coming to london now that lockdown has finally been lifted? it now that lockdown has finally been lifted? . , , , . now that lockdown has finally been lifted?_ you i lifted? it has been brilliant. you came yesterday? _ lifted? it has been brilliant. you came yesterday? and _ lifted? it has been brilliant. you came yesterday? and where - lifted? it has been brilliant. you i came yesterday? and where were lifted? it has been brilliant. you - came yesterday? and where were you planning on watching the match, have you got tickets? we planning on watching the match, have you got tickets?— you got tickets? we have booked into a lace you got tickets? we have booked into a place near — you got tickets? we have booked into a place near paddington, _ you got tickets? we have booked into a place near paddington, so - you got tickets? we have booked into a place near paddington, so we - you got tickets? we have booked into a place near paddington, so we are i a place near paddington, so we are all sorted — a place near paddington, so we are all sorted. we're just to enjoy the atmosphere, we are going to rock wembley — atmosphere, we are going to rock wemble . . , ., ., atmosphere, we are going to rock wemble . . ., , .,

wembley. have you got tickets for wemble ? wembley. have you got tickets for wembley? some _ wembley. have you got tickets for wembley? some officials - wembley. have you got tickets for wembley? some officials are - wembley. have you got tickets for i wembley? some officials are saying if you have not got tickets, don't come down here.— if you have not got tickets, don't come down here. they told us to do that 20 years _ come down here. they told us to do that 20 years ago — come down here. they told us to do that 20 years ago and _ come down here. they told us to do that 20 years ago and 100,000 - come down here. they told us to do i that 20 years ago and 100,000 came down _ that 20 years ago and 100,000 came down it— that 20 years ago and100,000 came down it will— that 20 years ago and 100,000 came down it will be — that 20 years ago and 100,000 came down. it will be 25,000 _ that 20 years ago and100,000 came down. it will be 25,000 this- that 20 years ago and 100,000 came down. it will be 25,000 this time - down. it will be 25,000 this time without— down. it will be 25,000 this time without tickets. _ down. it will be 25,000 this time without tickets. nothing - down. it will be 25,000 this time| without tickets. nothing changes, down. it will be 25,000 this time - without tickets. nothing changes, we will be _ without tickets. nothing changes, we will be there — without tickets. nothing changes, we will be there. you — without tickets. nothing changes, we will be there-— will be there. you are here en masse, will be there. you are here en masse. it _ will be there. you are here en masse, it looks _ will be there. you are here en masse, it looks like. - will be there. you are here en masse, it looks like. there i will be there. you are here en | masse, it looks like. there are thousands of scots in london. how does it feel, the atmosphere, being down here? the does it feel, the atmosphere, being down here?— down here? the atmosphere is brilliant, everybody _ down here? the atmosphere is brilliant, everybody is - down here? the atmosphere is brilliant, everybody is getting i down here? the atmosphere is i brilliant, everybody is getting on, scottish. — brilliant, everybody is getting on, scottish, english, getting on great together — scottish, english, getting on great torether. , :: :: , ., scottish, english, getting on great torether. , ii: , ., ., ., together. only 2500 tickets to go to wemble . together. only 2500 tickets to go to wembley- that _ together. only 2500 tickets to go to wembley. that was _ together. only 2500 tickets to go to wembley. that was reduced - together. only 2500 tickets to go to wembley. that was reduced from i wembley. that was reduced from nearly 20,000, what did you think about that? it nearly 20,000, what did you think about that?— about that? it should be open, but suer about that? it should be open, but super duper. _ about that? it should be open, but super duper, tommy _ about that? it should be open, but super duper, tommy cooper! i about that? it should be open, but i super duper, tommy cooper! should be 80,000. where — super duper, tommy cooper! should be 80,000. where will— super duper, tommy cooper! should be 80,000. where will you _ super duper, tommy cooper! should be 80,000. where will you be _ super duper, tommy cooper! should be 80,000. where will you be going? i super duper, tommy cooper! should be 80,000. where will you be going? are| 80,000. where will you be going? are aroin to 80,000. where will you be going? are going to paddington, _ 80,000. where will you be going? are

going to paddington, there _ 80,000. where will you be going? are going to paddington, there is - 80,000. where will you be going? are going to paddington, there is a i 80,000. where will you be going? are going to paddington, there is a big i going to paddington, there is a big pub that _ going to paddington, there is a big pub that is — going to paddington, there is a big pub that is going _ going to paddington, there is a big pub that is going to _ going to paddington, there is a big pub that is going to take _ going to paddington, there is a big pub that is going to take all- going to paddington, there is a big pub that is going to take all of- going to paddington, there is a big pub that is going to take all of us, | pub that is going to take all of us, 50 others. — pub that is going to take all of us, 50 others. so— pub that is going to take all of us, 50 others, so we _ pub that is going to take all of us, 50 others, so we are _ pub that is going to take all of us, 50 others, so we are going i pub that is going to take all of us, 50 others, so we are going to i pub that is going to take all of us, i 50 others, so we are going to enjoy that _ 50 others, so we are going to enjoy that. the _ 50 others, so we are going to en'oy that. ~ . 50 others, so we are going to en'oy that. ~ , , , that. we will be in the pub together- _ that. we will be in the pub together. better— that. we will be in the pub together. better than i that. we will be in the pub together. better than the l that. we will be in the pub i together. better than the stadium. # 0. _ together. better than the stadium. # 0, scotland will party!— together. better than the stadium. # 0, scotland will party! there you to, # 0, scotland will party! there you no, a # 0, scotland will party! there you go. a clear— # 0, scotland will party! there you go, a clear message _ # 0, scotland will party! there you go, a clear message from - # 0, scotland will party! there you go, a clear message from the i go, a clear message from the scottish fans here. irate go, a clear message from the scottish fans here.— go, a clear message from the scottish fans here. we heard it loud and clear, thank _ scottish fans here. we heard it loud and clear, thank you _ scottish fans here. we heard it loud and clear, thank you very _ scottish fans here. we heard it loud and clear, thank you very much i and clear, thank you very much indeed, frankie. former scotland player pat nevinjoins me now from the bbc newsroom. he will be commentating on the match for bbc radio 5 live. this is the most entrenched of all football rivalries, isn't it, england against scotland. just describe what the match means for both sides. that is

a very good — match means for both sides. that is a very good question. _ match means for both sides. that is a very good question. it _ match means for both sides. that is a very good question. it means i a very good question. it means different things to both sides these days. in days gone past, when i was playing in this picture back in the 19805, it playing in this picture back in the 1980s, it possibly met the same to both teams. they were desperate to beat each other. it was a fantastic rivalry. however, now, it is more important to the scots, to come down to wembley to stop it is almost like a pilgrimage. it feels like a pilgrimage for those fans to come down. and to give england, who are a world—class side, we admit that, if we can give them a bloody nose and give us a little bit of a chance of getting through to the next level, we would be absolutely delighted, because we know that everything is against us, england are a better team, playerfor player, it is against us, england are a better team, player for player, it is at home, at wembley, england started well, we did not start quite so well, we did not start quite so well, so everything is against us in this picture, but we have the passion, as you can see, there, and i'm hoping, many scots are hoping,

in scotland and around the world, that that is enough to get us being competitive in this game. it is that that is enough to get us being competitive in this game.- competitive in this game. it is the ho -e that competitive in this game. it is the hope that keep — competitive in this game. it is the hope that keep you _ competitive in this game. it is the hope that keep you going i competitive in this game. it is the hope that keep you going in i competitive in this game. it is the j hope that keep you going in these situations, do you think that scotland can cause a shock? if situations, do you think that scotland can cause a shock? if you have watched _ scotland can cause a shock? if you have watched them _ scotland can cause a shock? if you have watched them play _ scotland can cause a shock? if you have watched them play football i scotland can cause a shock? if gm, have watched them play football for as long as most of us have we know that shocks and surprises and upsets happen, they have already happened in this tournament. it is not out with the balance of possibilities. that is the hope that gives you that belief but it is the hope that kills you, every scotsman there is that, as well! if we do not play to our very best and don't get the tactics perfectly right and anything goes wrong, scotland will lose this game, but it's got to get everything right and england have a slight off day, and england have a slight off day, and we get a little bit of luck, which scotland did not get in the first game against the czech republic, then there is a possibility. but a lot of caveats and a lot of ifs in that answer.

will you be commentating with your help or your head? that will you be commentating with your help or your head?— help or your head? that is a brilliant question. _ help or your head? that is a brilliant question. i'm i help or your head? that is a brilliant question. i'm going j help or your head? that is a i brilliant question. i'm going to try hard to keep my head involved. i am allowed on this one occasion, because we have chris waddle on the england side, and myself, i'll be standing by the pitch, and i don't care if it will be raining hard, i'm just delighted to be in the stadium, and i think i can give a scottish angle to the situation. it is the only time in the bbc when we are actually allowed to be slightly, not bias, but to give a fair point for your team, so bias, but to give a fair point for yourteam, so i bias, but to give a fair point for your team, so i will give the scottish viewpoint, but if we had a stinker, i'm afraid that i will have to say that, too.— stinker, i'm afraid that i will have to say that, too. whichever way it noes, we to say that, too. whichever way it goes. we hope — to say that, too. whichever way it goes, we hope that _ to say that, too. whichever way it goes, we hope that you _ to say that, too. whichever way it goes, we hope that you enjoy i to say that, too. whichever way it goes, we hope that you enjoy it. i to say that, too. whichever way it i goes, we hope that you enjoy it. pat nevin. the twin sister of a british woman who was attacked by a crocodile in a mexican lagoon earlier this month has spoken to the bbc about her ordeal. the 28—year—old twins were swimming when melissa laurie was dragged underwater by the reptile. her sister, georgia fought off the crocodile by repeatedly punching it in the face.

speaking to will grant, she recalls the moment she realised her sister was in trouble. so, we saw it and my sister said, "oh, look, there's a crocodile," so we swam away and my friends said to try and get the bank. so we swam away, but i saw it coming towards us — they move very silently, they look like they're moving slowly, but they're moving and everything isjust... just very quiet. so, yeah. we knew it was coming and we didn't know how quickly it would catch up to us. so i realised she was in trouble when i actually heard her scream and her saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble and i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. me and my two friends were all calling out for her, "melissa, melissa, where are you?"

and nothing. so, that was when i was really worried because obviously, i saw her getting taken underneath the water and my worst fear became a reality, was that i have probably lost her, that she's dead. you don't realise until you are in that moment how you're going to deal with the situation, whether you'll fight or flight, and in that moment, honestly, i think most people would be a flight kind of person. you're so scared, you want to run away from danger, but you can't because you've got to protect the people that you love and fight for them and try and save them, so i was terrified, i was really terrified, because i didn't know where she was and if i couldn't find her, what do i do? how long do i stay? and how do i live with that on my conscience? georgia laurie, talking about her extreme bravery in saving her sister, melissa. president biden has signed a bill creating a public holiday to commemorate the end of slavery

in the united states. mr biden called the move "one of the greatest honours" of his presidency. he signed the legislation two days before the holiday itself, known as juneteenth. congress had approved it with overwhelming support. the 19th ofjune celebrates the emancipation of the last enslaved african—americans. an historic moment acknowledging america's history. presidentjoe biden establishing a national holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the united states. applause and all in the presence of 94—year—old opal lee, the grandmother of juneteenth. how on earth am i supposed to express thejoy? how am i supposed to express all the years that we've worked and for it to come to fruition on the backs of so many people?

the significance of the occasion not lost on these new leaders. i think this will go down, for me, as one of the greatest honours i will have had as president. not because i did it, you did it — democrats and republicans. when we establish a national holiday, j it makes an important statement. national holidays are l something important. these are days when we as a nation have decided to stop _ and take stock and often i to acknowledge our history. juneteenth is a celebration of the freedom and empowerment of african—americans. its origin is june 19th 1865. but on the back of the year that sparked the black lives matter movement, it's clear there's still a mountain to climb in the ongoing fight for racialjustice.

we've still got much work to do and we see this as a great beginning to... ..do something about the disparities in our country. 94—year—old activist, opal lee ending that report by tanya dendrinos. the duchess of cambridge is launching a new centre today, aimed at raising awareness of the importance of the first five years of a child's life. the royal foundation centre for early childhood will aim to improve later life by highlighting what can be done in the crucial first years. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. the youngest in society are now the biggest part of the duchess of cambridge's royal work. she says she's learned that the hardest social challenges often begin in the earliest years of childhood. for her, improving the lives of the very young is the social equivalent of managing climate change. it is a bold ambition.

the new centre will pull togetheracademics, medics, psychologists and a whole range of early years expertise under one organisation. working closely with others, the centre hopes to raise awareness of why the first five years of life are just so important for our future life outcomes and what we can do as a society to embrace this golden opportunity to create a happier, more mentally healthy, more nurturing society. by working together, my hope is that we can change the way we think about early childhood and transform lives for generations to come — because i truly believe big change starts small. some of the science behind it all is extraordinary... when they duchess spoke to the bbc last year, it was clear that her work with young families was where she was going to focus her energy. palace aides say she doesn't want to just be a figurehead in this area — she wants to generate and lead practical change, to help prevent

childhood challenges becoming a crisis in adulthood. daniela relph, bbc news. dame vera lynn's family are launching an appeal to raise funds for a memorial statue for the late singer, with a song released to help raise money. this comes on the anniversary of her death and as a meadow on the famous white cliffs of dover has been renamed in her memory. dame vera entertained troops with morale—boosting visits to the front line during the second world war. last night, a lighthouse standing atop the cliffs was [it in her honour, as her daughter explained. they lit the light... or, at least i lit the lighthouse by pressing a button last night. it hasn't been lit for many, many, many years. this is only the third time ever, once it had come out of commission. it was absolutely fantastic, even in the fog, the light

went everywhere, and i understand that the french lighthouse people also knew not to panic when they saw it alight... so it was absolutely fantastic. the daughter of dame vera lynn, who looks much like her. the notting hill carnival will be taken off the streets in its 50—50. in a statement, the board of the notting hill carnival said it had taken the difficult decision after lifting of covid restrictions have been delayed. with social distancing measures potentially still in place, the organiser warned that this would be devastating for europe's biggest street party. notting hill carnival was forced online last year due to the pandemic and is normally attended by around two million people.

david guetta has sold his back catalogue to warner brothers music for a nine figure some. the 52—year—old has sold 50 million records, and he has racked up more than 14 billion streams, and has worked with many artists including justin bieber and rihanna. worked with many artists including justin bieberand rihanna. in worked with many artists including justin bieber and rihanna. in a moment, with a full round—up of news, it is the bbc news at one, with clive myrie. first, time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. ,., ., . ., ., , look at the weather with helen willetts. _, ., . ., ., , , look at the weather with helen willetts. . , , . willetts. good afternoon, this is a weather watch _ willetts. good afternoon, this is a weather watch is _ willetts. good afternoon, this is a weather watch is picture - willetts. good afternoon, this is a weather watch is picture taken i weather watch is picture taken earlier in west wales. an abundance of sunshine. where we have a sunshiny pollen levels pretty high. what they are lower, more comfortable levels further east, and thatis comfortable levels further east, and that is because the rain arrived. it

rained overnight. this system is leading to difficult driving conditions and flash flooding, with a whole month's worth of rain beginning as the rain began. further north and west a different weather picture. sunshine, fair weather clad bubbling up, the odd shower across parts of north—west scotland, but a gentle breeze, whilst with the rain it is an area of low pressure, so temperatures are lowered, and where we have that sunshine, over the south and west, but at wembley it doesn't look, not this evening. not great news for the england versus scotland match, it could be a pretty wet affair for the fans heading in. it clears, with some showers left behind to go through the match. pulling away into the north sea to leave a drier night, but more

comfortable for sleeping in, and some fine weather to start saturday. there will be a bit of cloud for england and wales. the sunshine will have to work its way through, with the odd showerjust about have to work its way through, with the odd shower just about anywhere, but it looks likely drier half of the weekend with showers coming and going heading the afternoon in particular driven by that strong sunshine. temperatures today on a par with the day for most, compared to today when we had all of the cloud and rain and wind. sunday, saturday night into sunday brings another area of rain potentially northwards. low pressure approaches from the south—west. the devil is in the detail heading into sunday. looks like we will see some heavy rain working its way northwards, getting into scotland, further showers following on, then an unsettled looking picture for sunday. temperatures, if we get some sunshine, into the high teens, the low 20s. you can find out more information on the website.

a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats, taking a seat that for almost half a century was tory blue. victory in chesham and amersham, say the lib dems, is the beginning of the end of the conservatives electoral blue wall. liberal democrats came here as the underdogs. but we campaigned hard and we are sending a shock wave through british politics. cheering and applause. but how worried should the conservatives be? also this lunchtime: new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk

of hospitalisation by around 75%. ministers apologise to rape victims after just 3% of cases