this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines. a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats in chesham and amersham, taking a seat that for almost half a century was tory blue. the lib dem leader says this 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. ministers say they feel "deeply ashamed" of low conviction rates for rape cases in england and wales. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine, cuts the risk

of hospitalisation,by around 75%. and we are in coventry for the latest leg of our tour around britain. it is raining but not dampening the spirits of the city of culture. we speak to the creative director to see how much the pandemic is affecting their ambitions. and, a tale of heroism and survival. the woman who fought off a crocodile, to save her sister. it grabbed her on the leg and tried to death roll her and drag her away and it grabbed my wrist and my arm, so i had to beat it off with my other arm. and thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros.

the liberal democrats are celebrating a stunning by—election victory, after winning a seat that has been conservative for almost half a century. sarah green won chesham and amersham in buckinghamshire byjust over 8,000 votes, overturning a tory majority, of16,000. the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, says the conservatives have ignored local voters, and their "blue wall" of southern seats is now crumbling. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports from chesham. the liberal democrat party is duly

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high—speed rail line hs2 well nationally they support it. they also say proposed changes to the planning system played very badly with traditional voters. and voters in amersham were no longer displaying tribal loyalties. bier? displaying tribal loyalties. very ha . . l displaying tribal loyalties. very happy. very — displaying tribal loyalties. very happy. very happy- _ displaying tribal loyalties. very happy, very happy. let's see what -ets happy, very happy. let's see what gets done — happy, very happy. let's see what gets done now. | happy, very happy. let's see what gets done "ow-— gets done now. i couldn't possibly vote for the _ gets done now. i couldn't possibly vote for the tories _ gets done now. i couldn't possibly vote for the tories given - gets done now. i couldn't possibly vote for the tories given the - gets done now. i couldn't possibly| vote for the tories given the brexit fiasco. ~ , , ., , fiasco. the prime minister praised the conservative _ fiasco. the prime minister praised the conservative candidate - fiasco. the prime minister praised the conservative candidate in - the conservative candidate in chesham and amersham and remained defiant in the face of defeat. irate defiant in the face of defeat. we are a great _ defiant in the face of defeat. we are a great one nation party and we will continue — are a great one nation party and we will continue with— are a great one nation party and we will continue with their _ are a great one nation party and we will continue with their mission - will continue with their mission because — will continue with their mission because that _ will continue with their mission because that is _ will continue with their mission because that is the _ will continue with their mission because that is the best - will continue with their mission because that is the best way. will continue with their mission because that is the best way to deliver— because that is the best way to deliveriobs, _ because that is the best way to deliverjobs, and _ because that is the best way to deliverjobs, and prosperity- because that is the best way to i deliverjobs, and prosperity across the whole — deliverjobs, and prosperity across the whole country. _ deliverjobs, and prosperity across the whole country. 0ler _ deliverjobs, and prosperity across the whole country.— deliverjobs, and prosperity across the whole country. only last month the whole country. only last month the conservatives _ the whole country. only last month the conservatives took _ the whole country. only last month the conservatives took hartlepooll the conservatives took hartlepool from labour and some conservative mps are worried about all the talk of spending more on northern english seats could turn traditional voters off in the south. in seats could turn traditional voters off in the south.— seats could turn traditional voters off in the south. in remain voting, seats the south _

off in the south. in remain voting, seats the south of _ off in the south. in remain voting, seats the south of england - off in the south. in remain voting, seats the south of england they i off in the south. in remain voting, i seats the south of england they can serve the coalition has been weakened in the wake of brexit and liberal democrats frankly are the party best placed to profit from that and that is what they have managed to do in chesham and amersham. in managed to do in chesham and amersham-— managed to do in chesham and amersham. , ., ., ~ , ., amersham. in chesham and amersham the liberal democrats _ amersham. in chesham and amersham the liberal democrats have _ amersham. in chesham and amersham the liberal democrats have stormed - the liberal democrats have stormed to victory. it is still not clear whether this is a crisis for the conservatives which they will surpass or, as the lib dems claim, there is a change in the political climate. let's get more now on the win for the lib dems in the chesham by election. 0ur political correspondent iain watson there. with an emphatic victory for sarah green, to how much of an extent it did turn out to play a part in this and traditional conservative voters staying at home?— and traditional conservative voters staying at home? turnout was pretty aood for a staying at home? turnout was pretty good for a by-election _ staying at home? turnout was pretty good for a by-election at _ staying at home? turnout was pretty good for a by-election at 5296. - staying at home? turnout was pretty good for a by-election at 5296. much | good for a by—election at 52%. much lower than the last general election but certainly liberal democrats

would say they had successfully squeezed out some of the other parties. labour had more than 7000 votes in a bad year in 2019 and that went down tojust votes in a bad year in 2019 and that went down to just over 600, so many labour voters abandoning the party and voting tactically for the liberal democrats to get them over the line. the liberal democrats say that people understood how to vote tactically very well and they made sure the greens, who also opposed hsz, that sure the greens, who also opposed hs2, that their vote didn't grow at the expense of robo democrats. i don't know how many conservatives themselves may well have stayed at home but what the liberal democrats are claiming is that on the doorstep borisjohnson was less popular here thanit borisjohnson was less popular here than it has proved in seats where the conservatives have won over labour, especially during the 2019 general election. from the conservative point of view, they weren'tjust conservative point of view, they weren't just surprised, conservative point of view, they weren'tjust surprised, they conservative point of view, they weren't just surprised, they were shocked at the defeat on the scale of the defeat and they conservative candidate said liberal democrats didn'tjust throw candidate said liberal democrats didn't just throw the kitchen

candidate said liberal democrats didn'tjust throw the kitchen sink at this, but through the microwave, the cat and anything else that came to mind. he certainly thinks the liberal democrats fought a better campaign but they would say it is about more than this, it is about people feeling they have been taken for granted and seeing the lib dems in the south of england as a credible alternative. beyond this constituency. — credible alternative. beyond this constituency, are _ credible alternative. beyond this constituency, are there - credible alternative. beyond this constituency, are there any - credible alternative. beyond this| constituency, are there any wider conclusions to be drawn? it is conclusions to be drawn? it is frankly too — conclusions to be drawn? it is frankly too soon _ conclusions to be drawn? it is frankly too soon to _ conclusions to be drawn? it is frankly too soon to say - conclusions to be drawn? it 3 frankly too soon to say but let me point out what some have been doing in generalising from the specific. there was a claim made by ed davey that effectively the british political geography is changing, so loads of publicity around the conservatives bulldozing their way through the so—called red wall, but he says under the radar the lib dems have been doing very well in southern england, perhaps seats

where a majority voted to remain, and doing very well in local elections, and now we are beginning to see some of that in parliamentary elections and by—elections. labour did quite well in some southern seats as well with the mayoral contest, and perhaps we are beginning to see a realignment of british politics. but it could be slower in the south and not as spectacular as in the north, conservatives gaining more in the north than they are losing in the south. it is worth putting on another caveat. lib dems used to be the party of hugely successful and surprising by—election victories and protest votes, they talk about it almost as much as england supporters go on about 1966, and in bermondsey they managed to take the seat from labour in the 1980s, i gain that was seen as a huge success. so it could be that chesham and amersham goes the same way as some of those other

seats, spectacular at the time but ultimately if not immediately they go back to the party they most consistently voted for.- go back to the party they most consistently voted for. thank you very much _ consistently voted for. thank you very much for that. _ consistently voted for. thank you very much for that. i _ consistently voted for. thank you very much for that. i will- consistently voted for. thank you very much for that. i will be - very much for that. i will be getting the reaction of conservative mp bob seeley to that by—election result up to 30 pm. 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. and we'll be speaking to charlotte nichols, labour mp for warrington north, who is herself a survivor of sexual assault, about this subject at around 2:40. new research suggests a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine reduces the risk of an infection that needs hospital

treatment by around 75%. the figures from public health england also show the vaccines are effective on all the major known variants, including delta. all adults in england are now eligible to book their firstjab. with more, here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. the nhs is hoping to see more of this — long queues of over 18s waiting to get their first covid jab. with the more infectious delta variant now dominant in the uk and spreading fast among young adults, the pressure was on to get more jabs in arms. today is a huge milestone because every one aged 18 or above in the country can now book their covid vaccination. we have 26 million people 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, your friends, that keeps us all safe and hopefully gives us our summer back.

0ver—18s in northern ireland can already get theirjab. in scotland, all over—18s will have been offered a vaccine by the end of next week, while wales has already offered all adults a first dose. the concern over the delta variant has delayed lifting restrictions by four weeks. the latest data on the delta variant shows the number of confirmed cases has risen to just under 76,000, up by more than 33,000 in a week. since february, a total of 806 people have been hospitalised, and most hadn't had a vaccine or had only received one dose. only 84 of those admitted had received both doses. if you've had two doses of either vaccine, you are more or less guaranteed not to end up in hospital. your chances of ending up in hospital are reduced by more than 20 times, and even one dose, once you've had a chance to make an immune response to it, will very substantially reduce

the risk of ending up in hospital. the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests in the week to last saturday, covid infections were rising in england but are still much lower than earlier in the year. the trend is less certain in scotland, wales and northern ireland. i am very confident that we will be able to go through with step four of the road map on the timetable that i've set out, with treating july the 19th, as i said, as a terminus date. i think that, that is certainly what the data continues to indicate. despite an increase in infections, hospital admissions and deaths aren't rising at the same rate. the data will be closely watched, but early signs are promising. katharine da costa, bbc news. drugs company astrazeneca has claimed victory in its legal case against the eu after a court in brussels found that the bloc should not be given priority over other countries for vaccines.

the court ordered that astrazeneca deliver 80 million doses of its vaccine by the end of september, well below the 300 million that the eu had been seeking. the european commission said the firm would pay a financial penalty for each missed dose. astrazeneca said it would easily meet the target. the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader again, following edwin poots' resignation. he'd only be in charge for three weeks, but angered the party after agreeing a deal with sinn fein. 0ur correspondent, danjohnson, is at stormont and explained what the dispute is all about. that was all about laws to enact the irish language legislation here in northern ireland, to promote and protect that language. that had been the sticking point that had stopped sinn fein from supporting edwin poots�*s favourite candidate paul givan, but then there was a deal

struck between the parties overseen by the northern ireland secretary, that in effect, if these laws were not passed here by the autumn then they would be passed at westminster by the uk government. that was enough to bring sinn fein on board to support paul givan but it enraged many of the dup's own membership. they said that was a sign of edwin poots�*s weakness in leadership, that he had rolled over and giving too many concessions to quickly to sinn fein and effectively giving decision—making that should have rested here to the uk government if there was no progress. that is why there was no progress. that is why there was no progress. that is why there was a revolt and yesterday through the evening it was clear edwin poots had lost the confidence of his party and late last night he resigned from thejob of his party and late last night he resigned from the job of leader in just three weeks. make no mistake, it has been described as a crisis for the party, looking for a new leaderfor the for the party, looking for a new leader for the second time in less than a month. the favoured candidate

is likely to be jeffrey than a month. the favoured candidate is likely to bejeffrey donaldson but he hasn't announced his intentions yet. doctor clare rice is a researcher in northern ireland politics at newcastle university. good to have you with hours this afternoon. the pretty wide consensus seems to be that edwin poots had a plan as leader to take over from arlene foster but beyond that the plan was lacking. how damaging is this for the dup and how is the party going to try to stabilise the situation? . , party going to try to stabilise the situation? ., , ., situation? that is the million dollar question. _ situation? that is the million dollar question. it _ situation? that is the million dollar question. it can't - situation? that is the million dollar question. it can't be . dollar question. it can't be overestimated how damaging this whole episode is for the dup and how far the ripples of the episode will continue to impact the party going forward. in terms of what the party do to try to overcome these challenges, extremely difficult at this stage to see a clear way forward but stability has to be at the centre of any plan that comes to the centre of any plan that comes to the fore. you would hope that is at the fore. you would hope that is at the forefront of the minds of those members of the dup who will now be tasked with trying to find a new

leader and get them into place. because no matter who's doing the leading these same issues will confront them, working with other parties in the northern ireland assembly, some social issues, the issue of irish language. 0n assembly, some social issues, the issue of irish language. on that point, danjohnsonjust heard at stormont, explained of her viewers why that is such a key issue on all of this? , , ,., ., .,, of this? this is something that has been there for— of this? this is something that has been there for a _ of this? this is something that has been there for a long _ of this? this is something that has been there for a long time - of this? this is something that has been there for a long time in - of this? this is something that has| been there for a long time in terms of the irish language and legislative provisions they are in order to protect and enhance the language in northern ireland. the new decade new approach agreement signed injanuary 2020 agreed on irish language provisions within the wider package of culture measures, and there has been concern over how that legislation will be brought forward and implemented and how it should be designed and structured. we have seen in recent months that it has come to the fore of the contentions and the tensions between the dup and sinn fein particularly

in terms of how they do that. to a certain degree it has been misappropriated to an extent in that a lot of focus has been on the irish language aspect whereas it covers a range of legislation. as part of a tripartite approach to cultural issues, but it is the tension around the irish language is something symbolically associated with the national community and something sinn fein have been very vocal in trying to promote, and there is a politics and the symbolism around the legislation that for the dup it is very hard to be able to actually sell that as something that isn't somehow acquiescing to sinn fein or nationalist interests. i somehow acquiescing to sinn fein or nationalist interests.— nationalist interests. i asked you about how _ nationalist interests. i asked you about how the _ nationalist interests. i asked you about how the dup _ nationalist interests. i asked you about how the dup was - nationalist interests. i asked you about how the dup was going i nationalist interests. i asked you about how the dup was going to | nationalist interests. i asked you i about how the dup was going to try to stabilise the situation within the party, the other question about the party, the other question about the stability of the northern ireland assembly. can you see any implications on all of this it is happening for the stability of the assembly going forward? i

happening for the stability of the assembly going forward?- happening for the stability of the assembly going forward? i think it is fair to say _ assembly going forward? i think it is fair to say there _ assembly going forward? i think it is fair to say there are _ assembly going forward? i think it is fair to say there are serious i is fair to say there are serious question marks. the dup has internal strife it has to deal with but everything that happens within the party has a knock—on impact in terms of what happens within the executive, the political working relationships and the dynamics of the working relationships between the working relationships between the executive ministers, and in terms of the legislative agenda of the northern ireland assembly going forward. it has huge implications and we know the new first minister paul givan has a particular perspective when it comes to the irish language act although the speech yesterday spoke about reaching across the divide into trying to find ways forward, but it is going to make for a very rocky relationship and that is only going to be made all the more uncertain and unstable going forward as a result of this challenge being experience within the dup at the moment. . ~ experience within the dup at the moment. ., ,, , ., experience within the dup at the moment. . ~' , ., , experience within the dup at the moment. ., ,, , ., , . experience within the dup at the moment. ., ,, i. , . ., moment. thank you very much for that. we are going to talk about the

euros, you can't have failed to notice there is a fairly big game tonight. tonight, the england and scotland men's football teams meet in a major tournament for the first time in a quarter of a century. it's a match with huge implications for both nations�* euro 2020 hopes. england will qualify for the knockout stage with a win, while scotland need a victory, to keep their hopes alive in the competition. thousands of scotland fans have been arriving in london, for the game at wembley, as jane dougall reports. scotland fans have descended on london for a much anticipated match against the auld enemy. we're looking forward to it. we are going to beat england 2—0. i say 2—1, we will go for that, 2—1. we'll take it. we are very generous, it will give you one. i we're here for a stag do and a bit of football as well. have you got tickets for the game? no tickets, but we will be in a pub. the last time these two countries met in a major tournament was euro 96. it finished in a win for england, sealed with this memorable paul gascoigne goal. it's gascoigne. ..

0h, brillant! oh, yes! some will look back fondly on the skill and perhaps the infamous gazza celebrations. others, not so much. my foot slipped, my right foot slips. not to the extent that it's going to make a different to what gazza did. it's taken england's greatest ever footballer to do that to me. there's no shame in what happened to me with the goal and everything else. people actually seem to think that it keeps me awake at night, this goal. you can imagine last week, the week before the amount of stick and the amount of social media, every platform you can imagine, it's there and i'm getting it. this was just the start of the english celebrations last evening after that amazing match at wembley. typical gazza, he had. the water bottle neatly placed behind the goal, - ready to go for the celebrations. so he couldn't have i planned it any better. 25 years later, the stage is set for a repeat of the oldest international fixture in the world.

england already have a win under their belts in this tournament, but scotland go into the match following a loss. but the squad is happy to be underdogs and they already have a feel for playing in england. their training base is in the quiet town of darlington, where they've created something of a scottish embassy and developed a siege mentality ahead of this match. obviously there has to be belief, there has to be a confidence level that you can go to any team and play well against them, whether that's england at wembley or a different nation in a different country. you always have to have that self belief and that sort of level of arrogance where we can play and we are more than suited to be on this stage, as we've proven with the journey we've had to get here. confidence in the england camp is in abundance after scoring in their victory over croatia. then plays it into sterling! that will do nicely! they will consider themselves favourites, but scotland is a potential banana skin and the significance of this fixture isn't lost on the captain. we know what it means as players to represent england

and when you are playing a home nation like scotland, we know what that entails with the fans. it is about us performing on the pitch and tactically getting it right are making sure that we exploit whatever weaknesses they have on the day. there have been many battles between these two countries. some might argue none as bitter as those on the pitch. 0ur correspondentjames shaw is in glasgow. afan a fan zone they are behind you. i have to say, i was trying to dodge the puddles on the way to work, the weather looks rather nice there. scott mctominay and james's report talking about self belief. do the fans believe?— talking about self belief. do the fans believe? that is a very good cuestion. fans believe? that is a very good question- you — fans believe? that is a very good question. you can _ fans believe? that is a very good question. you can see _ fans believe? that is a very good question. you can see the - fans believe? that is a very good question. you can see the fan i fans believe? that is a very good l question. you can see the fan zone behind me. it is not full, probably

less than half full but come about liz30pm it will start to turn up and begin to get that atmosphere of excitement and anticipation but then you will get a sense of how much the scotland fans believe that their team deserves a win. of course the odds are against scotland, no one is going to argue with that but there is always the feeling if you are a fan that there might be an upset, anything can happen within those 90 minutes. and i am sure there is going to be an extraordinary atmosphere here injust a going to be an extraordinary atmosphere here in just a few hours' time. the one kind of dark cloud i suppose in this rather blue sky as covid, and nicola sturgeon alluded to that in the briefing she gave earlier today where she pleaded with scotland fans to be careful in london because thousands are there. she pleaded with them to be careful not to take chances, not to take risks that might mean they could bring the virus back to scotland, back to family and loved ones. and

she also had the message, if or when, as she put it, scotland scored a goal, and it is interesting that she phrased it like that, saying if and then when, presumably expressing the idea she is confident scotland will at least score a goal, but she said people should try to contain themselves if or when that happens, which is quite hard to imagine. if we do see goals scored here this afternoon, the scenes of uncontrolled abandoned and excitement that we will witness will be something not seen in scotland since, well, back in the 1990s when scotland was last in international competition. it scotland was last in international competition-— competition. it is going to be a very exciting — competition. it is going to be a very exciting and _ competition. it is going to be a very exciting and nail-biting i very exciting and nail—biting evening. thank you very much, james and the fun zone in glasgow. 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, i think i drew the long straw with the weather this week, and i think you are battling the elements but battling very well. we have elements but battling very well. - have actually got the shelter of the new coventry cathedral. i say new, the foundation stone laid in the 19505, the foundation stone laid in the 1950s, but the foundation stone laid in the 19505, but i the foundation stone laid in the 1950s, but i am hoping you can see what is left of the original cathedral which was obviously bombed during world war ii, but they have preserved and kept there so people never forget what happened during world war ii. 0ne never forget what happened during world war ii. one particular night, the german luftwaffe dropped 500 tonnes of bombs on the city killing

hundreds of people, destroying thousands of homes, in the end damaging two thirds of the buildings in the city, but that is why it is called the phenix city because it grows from there. coventry has been awarded the city of culture, due to open january awarded the city of culture, due to openjanuary one, obviously put back to may because of the restrictions, and they will introduce you now to their creative director. hello to you. and also neck from the assembly festival who will explain more about that in a moment. haifa festival who will explain more about that in a moment.— that in a moment. how has the pandemic— that in a moment. how has the pandemic affected _ that in a moment. how has the pandemic affected your - that in a moment. how has the i pandemic affected your ambitions for city of— pandemic affected your ambitions for city of culture? when you are planning _ city of culture? when you are planning a city of culture we wanted to turn _ planning a city of culture we wanted to turn the — planning a city of culture we wanted to turn the whole of coventry into a stage. _ to turn the whole of coventry into a stage, bring it to life with dance and music— stage, bring it to life with dance and music and theatre, encourage people _ and music and theatre, encourage people to — and music and theatre, encourage people to come out of their houses and come — people to come out of their houses and come onto the streets and take part in— and come onto the streets and take part in all— and come onto the streets and take part in all the great work we are doing _ part in all the great work we are doing but— part in all the great work we are doing but clearly with the government restrictions on the road

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it over. and you got it here at the last moment. the crew came in l it over. and you got it here at the l last moment. the crew came in the da after last moment. the crew came in the day after we _ last moment. the crew came in the day after we got — last moment. the crew came in the day after we got the _ last moment. the crew came in the day after we got the boxes - last moment. the crew came in the day after we got the boxes and, - last moment. the crew came in the | day after we got the boxes and, too tight _ day after we got the boxes and, too tight but _ day after we got the boxes and, too tight but we — day after we got the boxes and, too tight but we did _ day after we got the boxes and, too tight. but we did it. _ day after we got the boxes and, too tight. but we did it.— tight. but we did it. quite a few --eole tight. but we did it. quite a few peeple might — tight. but we did it. quite a few people might have _ tight. but we did it. quite a few people might have an _ tight. but we did it. quite a few people might have an idea - 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brought— the ashes after world war ii and brought the spirit of resilience into everything they do. it is a city of— into everything they do. it is a city of pioneers and innovation, and now as _ city of pioneers and innovation, and now as we — city of pioneers and innovation, and now as we move into the 21st century. _ now as we move into the 21st century. it— now as we move into the 21st century, it is very useful, very dynamic. _ century, it is very useful, very dynamic, lots of great energy and a caring _ dynamic, lots of great energy and a caring city~ — dynamic, lots of great energy and a caring city. we welcome many to come and live _ caring city. we welcome many to come and live in— caring city. we welcome many to come and live in the city from war—torn places _ and live in the city from war—torn places ail— and live in the city from war—torn places all over the world and just a great _ places all over the world and just a great place — places all over the world and just a great place to live, work and study. let's _ great place to live, work and study. let's talk _ great place to live, work and study. let's talk about music. i want to talk about the insurance i55ue let's talk about music. i want to talk about the insurance issue in a moment but first of all two tone music must feature.— moment but first of all two tone music must feature. coventry is the ci of two music must feature. coventry is the city of two tone- — music must feature. coventry is the city of two tone. we _ music must feature. coventry is the city of two tone. we have _ music must feature. coventry is the city of two tone. we have a - music must feature. coventry is the city of two tone. we have a big - city of two tone. we have a big event — city of two tone. we have a big event at — city of two tone. we have a big event at the herbert gallery of two tone music, the fashion and lyrics on the _ tone music, the fashion and lyrics on the whole ambience of the area. as terry— on the whole ambience of the area. as terry hall coming along? we have a bi event as terry hall coming along? we have a big event with _ as terry hall coming along? we have a big event with terry _ as terry hall coming along? we have a big event with terry hall, _ a big event with terry hall, curating _ a big event with terry hall, curating a long weekend of music that should be incredible, and working — that should be incredible, and working with gerry dimers... who that should be incredible, and working with gerry dimers... who set u . working with gerry dimers... who set u- the two

working with gerry dimers... who set no the two tone _ working with gerry dimers... who set up the two tone label. _ working with gerry dimers... who set up the two tone label. he _ working with gerry dimers. .. who set up the two tone label. he will- working with gerry dimers... who set up the two tone label. he will be - up the two tone label. he will be doinu a up the two tone label. he will be doing a number— up the two tone label. he will be doing a number of— up the two tone label. he will be doing a number of things - up the two tone label. he will be - doing a number of things throughout the year. _ doing a number of things throughout the year, but notjust to doing a number of things throughout the year, but not just to tone and we want — the year, but not just to tone and we want to— the year, but not just to tone and we want to embrace many other genres. — we want to embrace many other genres, electronic music invented by delia derbyshire. no genres, electronic music invented by delia derbyshire.— genres, electronic music invented by delia derbyshire._ rave i delia derbyshire. no relation. rave music that started _ delia derbyshire. no relation. rave music that started in _ delia derbyshire. no relation. rave music that started in coventry, - delia derbyshire. no relation. rave music that started in coventry, the | music that started in coventry, the 24 hour— music that started in coventry, the 24 hour rave began here, so all those _ 24 hour rave began here, so all those genres and more, we want to make _ those genres and more, we want to make sure — those genres and more, we want to make sure we are really celebrating through— make sure we are really celebrating through the year. how make sure we are really celebrating through the year.— make sure we are really celebrating through the year. how can you put on music events — through the year. how can you put on music events a _ through the year. how can you put on music events a year _ through the year. how can you put on music events a year when _ through the year. how can you put on music events a year when they - through the year. how can you put on music events a year when they could | music events a year when they could be dropped have to change at the last minute if you can't get insurance. can you get insurance? you can't get insurance for covid and it— you can't get insurance for covid and it is— you can't get insurance for covid and it is one _ you can't get insurance for covid and it is one of the massive challenges for the music and arts industry. — challenges for the music and arts industry, so everyone in the sector is working — industry, so everyone in the sector is working closely with government to encourage them to back an insurance _ to encourage them to back an insurance policy that can really help _ insurance policy that can really help us — insurance policy that can really help us to _ insurance policy that can really help us to get our industry back on its feet— help us to get our industry back on its feet again. the music industry is realty— its feet again. the music industry is really suffering but so is theatre. _ is really suffering but so is theatre, dance and all live arts, so we are _

theatre, dance and all live arts, so we are really— theatre, dance and all live arts, so we are really hoping there will be solutions— we are really hoping there will be solutions coming soon because at the moment— solutions coming soon because at the moment we _ solutions coming soon because at the moment we are having to put on live events _ moment we are having to put on live events not _ moment we are having to put on live events not knowing if they are going to he _ events not knowing if they are going to be cancelled or going ahead and also the _ to be cancelled or going ahead and also the capacity has been massively reduced _ also the capacity has been massively reduced. ~ ., ., a also the capacity has been massively reduced. ~ a . ,, i. reduced. well, good luck, thank you to both of you _ reduced. well, good luck, thank you to both of you. for— reduced. well, good luck, thank you to both of you. for younger - reduced. well, good luck, thank you to both of you. for younger viewers, if i mayjust try to both of you. for younger viewers, if i may just try and to both of you. for younger viewers, if i mayjust try and describe what to tone music is, essentially music with a political voice, kids growing up with a political voice, kids growing up in this country in the 19705 were listening to 5ka and reggae. it promoted racial harmony, hence two tone, and it was music with a political voice. tone, and it was music with a politicalvoice. it tone, and it was music with a political voice. it talked about riots in britain in those days. it talked about unemployment, it talked about antiracism. i5 talked about unemployment, it talked about antiracism. is that about right? that a enough description? absolutely. lead the world. more from coventry _ absolutely. lead the world. more from coventry a _ absolutely. lead the world. more from coventry a little _ absolutely. lead the world. more from coventry a little later - absolutely. lead the world. more from coventry a little later and i i from coventry a little later and i hope the two tone description was accurate, i know you will tell me if i am wrong.

now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. some wet conditions out and about across central and eastern areas. a brisk wind to go with it as well. that has cool things down, 5till that has cool things down, still high humidity, lots of spray and standing water. in contrast, is sunshine for parts of northern ireland and scotland. and also the western fringes of england and wales. the rain does move out of the way through this evening and overnight and we lose the humidity of it, so a more comfortable night for sleeping in the south and east along with the rest of the uk. a bright start on saturday, with quite a bit of cloud for the sunshine to work its way through, but it should do. the ad shower around, some are gathering in the south of the day go on, but temperatures will be a

little higherfor on, but temperatures will be a little higher for england then they have been today on a par with the today elsewhere across the uk. more rain due saturday night and into sunday. more on the website. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the conservative blue wall as his party wins the chesham and amersham by—election. ministers say they feel "deeply ashamed" of low conviction rates for rape cases in england and wales. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk of hospitalisation,by around 75%. a tale of heroism and survival. the woman who fought off a crocodile, to save her sister. it grabbed her on the leg and her behind and tried to

death—roll her and drag her away. so, i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so, i had to beat it off with my other arm. and thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. not long to wait now, until one of football's biggest and oldest rivalries, kicks off at wembley. it's england against scotland at the euros — and there really is a lot riding on this, for pride, as well as points in group d. john watson is there for us.

and the atmosphere must be building nicely ahead of this one. despite the poor weather. yes, good afternoon from a very wet wembley and it's set to continue raining up until kick—off. england and scotland prepared to face each other in this crucial second group game for both teams. it is a huge match, isn't it? the pride, the passion so much at stake. scotland will be wanting a victory since they lost their opening game. england won here against croatia. these matches so infrequent these days between these two great sides. the first time that they've met at a major men's tournament in 25 years. it is a game that needs no introduction but you can only imagine what the sense of fun will be like for both sides

leading into this match. a5 fun will be like for both sides leading into this match. as we were hearing there, though scotland supporters who have travelled and in their thousands, supporters who have travelled and in theirthousands, making supporters who have travelled and in their thousands, making their voices heard here in the capital. they will be watching in pubs bars around the capital. but for those fans who have tickets to watch it here, some 3000 of them, they will be making sure that their voices will be heard at kick—off, eight o'clock tonight. and more important for scotland to get a result here? will they feel more pressure perhaps? i think so, they will be desperate to do so. they are not coming in off the back of a victory a5 not coming in off the back of a victory as england are. they did get after winning start with so much expectation a5 after winning start with so much expectation as they made their first appearance in this major tournament for such a long time. but while still the results wasn't there, steve clarke will stress to his players that there was plenty to players that there was plenty to play upon. i think there will be a

boost to gavin with the return of kieran tierney on defence. you anticipate that steve clarke will shuffle his pack a little bit. the key thing is they will not want to be beaten. a5 key thing is they will not want to be beaten. as we know with the nature of the tournament, the four best placed sides to go through and qualify. if they can potentially earn a draw and pick up a point then they certainly have something to play for heading into their final match against croatia. they will be backin match against croatia. they will be back in front of their home fans for that. so i think the key thing for them is not to lose. that is no easy task against the seat england side. such a platter of talent. keeping england out for 90 minutes will be difficult but that is something that steve clarke will stress to his players. don't lose to gave. —— don't lose today. john watson for a set wembley. cannot wait for that

match. one match already underway this afternoon. it's the group e game between slovakia and sweden, in st petersburg. > the latest score is 0—0. it is live on bbc one. slovakia can make the last 16 with a win, after they beat poland in their opening game. england's women have forced india to bat again — as they look to seal victory in the one—off test match in bristol. a stunning start to day three, saw them bowl the visitors out for 231. well off england's first innings total of 396. sophia ecclestone with three wickets today. india are 41—1, in the start to their second innings. after rain briefly held things up after lunch... this the third of the four day match. that's all the sport for now. ministers have apologised to rape victims, for the low number of prosecutions and convictions

in england and wales. just 3% of cases resulted in someone being charged in 2019 and 2020, down from 13% five years ago. the government has admitted budget cuts are partly to blame, and has promised to introduce reforms. here's june kelly. 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 in the courts is minuscule. the words of some of those who have witnessed and experienced how the criminal justice system treats rape complainants. one 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. an apology is worth nothing to me unless they are actually going to change. you know what?

if they want, you know, to kind of make this any better for those victims who have been through this, then reopen the 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. kitty gardner works as an independent sexual violence advisor 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 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 them owns back more quickly. ——get their phones back. the plan is also to publish regular scoreboards which will show how different parts of the criminal justice system are performing. and to focus on the behaviour of suspects rather than judging victims. there will be a new framework for police and prosecutors. this is a tanker that will take a little time to turn, and it's one where we have to be very careful to make sure that we build a new operating model, if you like, a new way of investigating and prosecuting rape, that we build it in a way that is sound and just and provides, you know, good, solid, britishjustice. while all who work in this area welcomed the idea of a review, the charity rape cri5i5 said there had been a lack of engagement with those on the front line, as well as victims and survivors. june kelly, bbc news.

we hope totalk to charlotte nichols, labour mp for warrington north, who is herself a survivor of sexual assault, but didn't report her experience to the police. an nhs trust has been fined more than 700—thou5and pounds, for failing to provide safe care and treatment. east kent hospitals nhs trust, was prosecuted by the care quality commission, following the death of baby harry richford, and the treatment of his mother, sarah, in 2017. the headlines on bbc news... the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the conservative blue wall — as his party wins the chesham and amersham by—election new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine, cuts the risk of hospitalisation, by around 75%.

and thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros. police in greece say the husband of a 20 year old british woman, has admitted killing her and staging an armed robbery to cover up the crime. babis anag—nostopoulos, confessed to murdering caroline crouch last month, at their home in a suburb of athens. mrs crouch who was born in the uk, moved with her parents to greece a5 a child. nick beake has more details. consoling his british mother—in—law in the graveyard yesterday, babis anagnostopoulos had led the family in mourning for his wife, caroline. brutally murdered by burglars, he said. but he had killed her. loving birthday messages on instagram now a lie. just like his account of what happened in the family home last month. caroline was just 20 years old. she had moved to a greek island

as a child, and she was now a young mum herself. this was the moment plain—clothes officers confronted babis anagnostopoulos, asking him to come with them. they had worked out from phone and smartwatch data he had made up his story. the helicopter pilot, used to being at the controls, was flown to athens, where he will now face trial. the man who played the grieving husband now being vilified by a furious greek public. the notting hill carnival in london has been cancelled for the second year in a row. the event, which is normally attended by about two million people, was due to take place over the august bank holiday. but the organisers said it would not be going ahead, due to uncertainty over the easing of coronavirus restrictions. a british woman who saved her sister's life by fighting off a crocodile has been speaking about the moment it attacked. the pair were swimming in a lagoon

in mexico when the croc tried to drag 28—year—old melissa laurie under water. her twin georgia had to fend off repeated attacks by punching the creature, while trying to pull her sibling to safety. she's been speaking to will grant. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist is the only outward sign of georgia laurie's recent encounter with a crocodile. but the horrific attack which almost killed her twin sister melissa has left much deeper, emotionalscars. i heard her scream and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. my worst fear became a reality is that i have probably lost her, that she is dead. their nightmare began here at the manialtepec lagoon, and their unlicensed german guide told the tour group they could swim in these waters, despite it being hatching season for crocodiles.

i grabbed her body, pulled her towards me and wrapped her around my chest. she was blue and i tried to revive her. then the crocodile came along, so i'd beat it. and it went away but then she started going into a fit, flailing her arms and legs. i think she thought it was still attacking her. i tried to calm her down and then it came back. so i beat it off again, but i was trying to hold her head up at the same time so she didn't take in any more water and beat it off. and then it went away and i dragged her body away to safety and then a boat came along. but unfortunately, they couldn't get close enough with the boat and it took a little while and then it came back for a third time. that is when i sustained the most injuries

because it grabbed her on the leg and her behind and try to death roll her and drag her away. i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia's quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this part of mexico are rare, but rarer still is to survive one and tell the story afterwards. the twins are pretty unique in that regard, but the scars of their experience, both emotional and physical could take a lifetime to fade. she thought that this was the way she was going to go and she wasn't ready. she was thinking of me in herfinal moments. what is going to happen to georgia? you know, it's really harrowing that she was feeling that way. i am counting my lucky stars that someone was looking

out for us. will grant, bbc news. the duchess of cambridge is backing a new project aimed at "transforming" the lives of young children. she says the royal foundation for early childhood, will raise awareness of the importance of the first five years of a child's life, and also help "create a happier society". daniela relph reports. the youngest in society are now the biggest part of the duchess of cambridge's royal work. she says that she's learnt the hardest social challenges often begin in the earliest years of childhood. for her, improving the lives of the very young i5 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. when the 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 aids 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 adult hood. daniela relph, bbc news.

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 14 billion streams, and has worked with a wide range of artists from justin bieber to rihanna. earlier thom geier executive editor of the entertainment and business magazine the wrap told us whether he thought david guetta was worth the money warner music is spending. he certainly has the track record to back it up but he has not working nearly as much that bob dylan got for selling his back catalogue for $300 million. this is a very innovative deal. we see no wave of the cells in the last year or so. they seem to have mushroomed with everyone from paul simon, the beach

boys, neilyoung, stevie nicks, shakira. also with a back catalogue in publishing rates. but this is for a recording so that is an innovative twist on the deals we've seen. artists do get a significant amount of money from streaming sand it is consistent money. even if it is smaller than what they were getting from radio, it is a consistent money. forthe from radio, it is a consistent money. for the artist, from radio, it is a consistent money. forthe artist, it from radio, it is a consistent money. for the artist, it is good because they have not been able to tour and see any revenue from concert sales for the past year. it is a good way of cashing in on a momentum where they are not able to make big bucks on stage. let's return to the low conviction rates for rape cases in england and wales. i'm joined now by charlotte nichols, labour mp for warrington north, and shadow minister for women and equalities who is herself a survivor of sexual assault — but didn't report her

experience to the police. thank you very much forjoining u5 thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news this afternoon. you have been calling for some time for a pre—and post trial survivor support package. if there is what has been announced the sort of thing you are looking for? i announced the sort of thing you are looking for?— looking for? i think that the government _ looking for? i think that the government wants - looking for? i think that the government wants to - looking for? i think that the government wants to end i looking for? i think that the i government wants to end the looking for? i think that the - government wants to end the rape review, what is and it is a massive missed opportunity. there is nothing in it in terms of the package of measures i have been calling for, and it doesn't admit any extra funding to address these issues. i just feel like it is lacking ambition and it is not going to deliver what it needs to. 50. ambition and it is not going to deliver what it needs to. so, some ofthe deliver what it needs to. so, some of the things _ deliver what it needs to. so, some of the things in _ deliver what it needs to. so, some of the things in this _ deliver what it needs to. so, some of the things in this review, - deliver what it needs to. so, some of the things in this review, the . of the things in this review, the government is saying it is allowing victims to prerecord their evidence to spare them having to go to court, focus more on the suspect behaviour and not the accuser, make sure that phones taken away for evidence

gathering are returned within a day. beyond that, what were you looking for? i beyond that, what were you looking for? ~' , . ., for? i think, the peace around -hones for? i think, the peace around phones is _ for? i think, the peace around phones is very _ for? i think, the peace around phones is very important, - for? i think, the peace around - phones is very important, because they are not saying where they say they are not saying where they say they are not saying where they say they are going to focus on the suspects rather than treating the victims as the person that is on trial, in most cases, there is no need to take the phone at all. so, returning it quicker, actually doesn't solve the issue. it is a massive intrusion into people's privacy, and i think fundamentally what it is privacy, and i think fundamentally what it i5 i5 privacy, and i think fundamentally what it i5 is testing the credibility of the victim rather than focusing attention on the perpetrator. there will be a minority of cases where it is necessary to take the victim phone, but i think the fact that the starting point for a lot of police for ci5 i5 starting point for a lot of police for ci5 is deeply troubling. i know for ci5 is deeply troubling. i know for a fact that it puts a lot of

young women of reporting. because it should be about _ young women of reporting. because it should be about building _ young women of reporting. because it should be about building confidence, l should be about building confidence, shouldn't it? the number of women who have been attacked feel that they can step forward and tell their story. do you think and it will help for example that they don't have to appear in a court room? i for example that they don't have to appear in a court room?— appear in a court room? i think it will have a _ appear in a court room? i think it will have a bit _ appear in a court room? i think it will have a bit of— appear in a court room? i think it will have a bit of an _ appear in a court room? i think it will have a bit of an impact, - appear in a court room? i think it will have a bit of an impact, butl appear in a court room? i think it. will have a bit of an impact, but we are seeing rape conviction rates at their historic lowest point, around 1.6%. window, a5 their historic lowest point, around 1.6%. window, as in my own experience, that a number of women understandably look at those figures and think there is no point in coming forward. i don't think that the measures that have been spoken about in this review are going to be enough to drastically transformation a leak changed the justice system to put survivors at its heart. anything short of that is not going to address the issue. fin short of that is not going to address the issue.- short of that is not going to address the issue. on the basis of what is in this _ address the issue. on the basis of

what is in this review, _ address the issue. on the basis of what is in this review, would - address the issue. on the basis of what is in this review, would you i address the issue. on the basis of. what is in this review, would you as shadow ministerfor what is in this review, would you as shadow minister for women and inequalities, encourage women who have been attacked nonetheless to come forward? i have been attacked nonetheless to come forward?— come forward? i will always encourage _ come forward? i will always encourage women - come forward? i will always encourage women to - come forward? i will always encourage women to go - come forward? i will always encourage women to go to | come forward? i will always i encourage women to go to the come forward? i will always _ encourage women to go to the police, but i can understand the myriad of reasons why people might not want to. and i think that it is most important, ratherthan to. and i think that it is most important, rather than trying to ask why people don't go to the police to make sure that people have to help and support that they need, whether it is through the health service, to things like counselling, and indeed independent victim support advisors. they are all the things that would give people the confidence to come forward. 50 a5 give people the confidence to come forward. 50 as i said, i would encourage people to do so, but i understand, as has been my own experience, why people might choose not to firm —— further traumatise themselves after going through that experience. you

themselves after going through that exerience. ., ., . experience. you mention funding a moment ago- _ experience. you mention funding a moment ago. there _ experience. you mention funding a moment ago. there secretary - experience. you mention funding a moment ago. there secretary have said budget cuts are partly to blame for the record low. have you been told that there is no money to implement any of these recommendations in the review? i recommendations in the review? i think if there was going to be money, the government would have announced it, and the fact that they haven't and have released this review suggests to me that they are not serious. it is one of those things that they are not going to be able to fundamentally change things, having already admitted that funding is a part of the problem, without committing the funding to fix it. if they are not going to say today what that funding is going to be, then i think we are going to keep waiting for it, frankly, which isn't good enough. for it, frankly, which isn't good enou:h. . ., . ., , , . ., enough. charlotte nicholls, shadow mp for women _ enough. charlotte nicholls, shadow mp for women and _ enough. charlotte nicholls, shadow mp for women and inequalities. - enough. charlotte nicholls, shadow. mp for women and inequalities. thank you very much for your time. now it's time for a look

at the weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. this is a weather watcher picture taken early run. where we have the sunshine, the pollen levels are very high through parts of north—west england, but lower and more comfortable levels further east because the rain arrived. it arrived overnight and has been persistent so far today giving driving conditions and some flooding. a whole month's worth of falling since the rain began and it is likely to continue for a few hours yet. further north and west it is a different weather picture. we have some sunshine, and clouds bubbling up. they could be the ad shower across northern ireland. but the odd breeze here. with rain there is quite a bit of pressure so quite a brisk ring wind coming off the north sea but we haven't lost the humidity. where not at wembley, it

doesn't look for this evening. touch and go whether that rain has cleared so not great news for the england and scotland match. it could be a pretty wet affair. the rain does clear away, a few showers left behind as we go through the match, pulling away out to the north—east to prove a trying night and more comfortable for sleeping in southern and eastern areas on a par with last night in the north and west. some clear skies and fine whether to start saturday. there will be quite a bit of cloud over england and wales and it will have to work its way through, but it does look like the dry half of the weekend. the showers come and go as we head to the afternoon in particular. temperatures on a par with today for most, but higher in the north sea coast compared with today. on saturday night and into sunday, another area of rain potentially northwards, and pressure approaches

from the north—west. devil is in the details as we approach the weekend. we'll see some heavy rain working its way northwards. an unsettled looking picture for sunday. temperatures if we do get some sunshine still getting into the high teens and low 205. keep up—to—date on the website including the warnings.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines. a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats in chesham and amersham, taking a seat that for almost half a centuy was tory blue. the lib dem leader says this 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. ministers say they feel "deeply ashamed" of low conviction rates for rape cases in england and wales. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around 75%.

and we are live in coventry talking to people who live here. this is also a big student city and pandemic notwithstanding, the rain notwithstanding, the rain notwithstanding, where are all the students? a tale of heroism and survival. the woman who fought off a crocodile, to save her sister. they grabbed her on the leg and try to death roll her and drag her away, so i was beating it on the snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm, sol had to beat it off with my other arm. and — thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros.

a very good afternoon to you. the liberal democrats are celebrating a stunning by—election victory, after winning a seat that has been conservative for almost half a century. sarah green won chesham and amersham in buckinghamshire byjust over 8,000 votes, overturning a tory majority, of16,000. the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, says the conservatives have ignored local voters, and their "blue wall" of southern seats is now crumbling. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports from chesham. you mentioned the blue wall, they have constructed one here, the liberal democrats trying to emphasise that they have smashed through the blue wall of conservative voters, turning a

16,000 conservative majority into chesham and amersham into an 8000 majority for the liberal democrats. this came as a surprise to many in for local conservatives, it came as a shock. the liberal democrat party is duly elected. the lib dems say they have created a political shock wave, their candidate sarah green winning by a wide margin, gaining over half the votes cast. what happens when a really powerful orange force goes against a blue wall? the liberal democrats say they can demolish conservative majorities in the same way boris johnson's party tore through the labour stronghold in the north at the last election. what is interesting in the last campaign as we knocked on doors and people kept saying to us, you're the first politicians to knock on our doors and ask opinions since i have lived here. and i have lived here 40 years or 30 years or 20 years. people in this area have been taken for granted by the conservatives then that is why they have turned to us in such huge numbers.

the conservatives didn't expect to lose here. the liberal democrats grabbed a brick from the blue wall by relentlessly campaigning on local issues. a candidate opposed to high—speed rail line hs2 while nationally they support it. they also say proposed changes to the planning system played very badly with traditional voters. and voters in amersham were no longer displaying tribal loyalties. very happy, very happy. let's see what gets done now. i couldn't possibly vote for the tories given the brexit fiasco. the prime minister praised the conservative candidate in chesham and amersham and remained defiant in the face of defeat. we are a great one| nation party and we will continue with our mission to unite and level up - because that is the best way to deliverjobs, and prosperity across the whole country. l only last month the conservatives took hartlepool from labour and some conservative mp5 are worried about all the talk of spending more on northern english

seats could turn traditional voters off in the south. in remain voting, middle class seats the south of england they can conservative coalition has been weakened in the wake of brexit and liberal democrats frankly are the party best placed to profit from that and that is what they have managed to do in chesham and amersham. in chesham and amersham the liberal democrats have stormed to victory. it is still not clear whether this is a crisis for the conservatives which they will soon pass or, as the lib dems claim, there is a change in the political climate. the liberal democrats here certainly squeezed the very life out of the labour vote to get over the line against the conservatives but they say the bigger point is that the political geography in britain is now changing. we all know about the seats labour lost to the conservatives at the last election but they say beneath the radar the lib dems have been doing very well,

and that they are best placed to take the conservatives on in the south of england, but before we get too carried away don't forget that have been amazing liberal democrat by—election results in the past, bermondsey in the 19805, but time and again they have been re—gained by the parties are held them for the longest. it is too soon to say whether there will be any permanent shift in the political landscape. ministers have apologised to rape victims, for the low number of prosecutions and convictions in england and wales. just 3% of cases resulted in someone being charged in 2019 and 2020, down from 13% five years ago. the government has admitted budget cuts are partly to blame, and has promised to introduce reforms. here's june kelly. 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 in the courts is minuscule. the words of some of those who have witnessed and experienced how the criminal justice system treats rape complainants. one 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. an apology is worth nothing to me unless they are actually going to change. you know what? if they want, you know, to kind of make this any better for those victims who have been through this, then reopen the 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. kitty gardner works as an independent sexual violence advisor 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 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 scoreboards which will show how different parts of the criminal justice system are performing. and to focus on the behaviour of suspects rather than judging victims. there will be a new

framework for police and prosecutors. this is a tanker that will take a little time to turn, and it's one where we have to be very careful to make sure that we build a new operating model, if you like, a new way of investigating and prosecuting rape, that we build it in a way that is sound and just and provides, you know, good, solid, britishjustice. while all who work in this area welcomed the idea of a review, the charity rape cri5i5 said there had been a lack of engagement with those on the front line, as well as victims and survivors. june kelly, bbc news. new research suggests a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine, reduces the risk of an infection that needs hospital treatment by around 75%. the figures from public health england, also show the vaccines are effective on all the major known variants, including delta. all adults in england are now eligible to book their firstjab. with more, here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. the nhs is hoping to see more

of this — long queues of over 185 waiting to get their first covid jab. with the more infectious delta variant now dominant in the uk and spreading fast among young adults, the pressure was on to get more jabs in arms. today is a huge milestone because every one aged 18 or above in the country can now book their covid vaccination. we have 26 million people fully protected with both doses, which is vital, but for the millions of people in their 205 and 305 who haven't yet taken up that offer, make this weekend the moment when you come forward and get that protection for you, your friends, that keeps us all safe and hopefully gives us our summer back. over—185 in northern ireland can already get theirjab. in scotland, all over—185 will have been offered a vaccine by the end of next week, while wales has already offered all adults a first dose. the concern over the delta variant has delayed lifting restrictions by four weeks.

the latest data on the delta variant shows the number of confirmed cases has risen to just under 76,000, up by more than 33,000 in a week. since february, a total of 806 people have been hospitalised, and most hadn't had a vaccine or had only received one dose. only 84 of those admitted had received both doses. if you've had two doses of either vaccine, you are more or less guaranteed not to end up in hospital. your chances of ending up in hospital are reduced by more than 20 times, and even one dose, once you've had a chance to make an immune response to it, will very substantially reduce the risk of ending up in hospital. the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests in the week to last saturday, covid infections were rising in england but are still much lower than earlier in the year. the trend is less certain in scotland, wales and northern ireland. i am very confident that we will be

able to go through with step four of the road map on the timetable that i've set out, with treating july the 19th, as i said, as a terminus date. i think that, that is certainly what the data continues to indicate. despite an increase in infections, hospital admissions and deaths aren't rising at the same rate. the data will be closely watched, but early signs are promising. katharine da costa, bbc news. a belgian court has ordered drugs company astrazeneca to deliver 50 million doses of its vaccine to eu members by the end of september — well below what the eu had been seeking. both sides claimed victory, with the european commission stressing the firm would pay a financial penalty for each missed dose and the company promising it would easily meet the target. the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader again, following edwin poots' resignation.

he'd only been in charge for three weeks, but angered the party after agreeing a deal with sinn fein. our correspondent, danjohnson, is at stormont and explained what the dispute is all about. that was all about laws to enact the irish language legislation here in northern ireland, to promote and protect that language. that had been the sticking point that had stopped sinn fein from supporting edwin poots�*s favourite candidate paul givan, but then there was a deal struck between the parties overseen by the northern ireland secretary, that in effect, if these laws were not passed here by the autumn then they would be passed at westminster by the uk government. that was enough to bring sinn fein on board to support paul givan but it enraged many of the dup's own membership. they said that was a sign of edwin poots�*s weakness in leadership, that he had rolled over and giving too many concessions to quickly to sinn fein

and effectively giving decision—making that should have rested here to the uk government if there was no progress. that is why there was a revolt and yesterday through the evening it was clear edwin poots had lost the confidence of his party and late last night he resigned from the job of leader in just three weeks. make no mistake, it has been described as a crisis for the party, looking for a new leader for the second time in less than a month. the favoured candidate is likely to bejeffrey donaldson but he hasn't announced his intentions yet. the headlines on bbc news. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the conservative blue wall — as his party wins the chesham and amersham by—election. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine, cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around 75%.

and thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros. 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. and this is a student city, three universities here, but pandemic notwithstanding, rain notwithstanding, rain notwithstanding, where are the students came back we can speak to the chief academic officer or

promised of coventry university. where are all your students? there are uuite where are all your students? there are quite a — where are all your students? there are quite a lot _ where are all your students? there are quite a lot of _ where are all your students? there are quite a lot of students - where are all your students? it” are quite a lot of students around, we have 5—6000 currently in semester, the summer semester, but they are studying a little bit on campus and a majority online as with many universities.— many universities. what has it been like for the last _ many universities. what has it been like for the last year? _ many universities. what has it been like for the last year? at _ many universities. what has it been like for the last year? at has - many universities. what has it been like for the last year? at has been i like for the last year? at has been really quite _ like for the last year? at has been really quite extraordinary, - like for the last year? at has been really quite extraordinary, a - really quite extraordinary, a difficult time for students. young people come to university notjust for the academic learning but for the experience and to be together and form friendships and so on. that has been really tough and ifeel really sad that experience has been lost to a whole generation.- really sad that experience has been lost to a whole generation. there is a whole campaign _ lost to a whole generation. there is a whole campaign for _ lost to a whole generation. there is a whole campaign for students - lost to a whole generation. there is a whole campaign for students to i lost to a whole generation. there is i a whole campaign for students to get refunds because they have not had that student experience. have you given any money back to your students? taste given any money back to your students?— given any money back to your students? ~ . �* ., students? we haven't refounded tuition fees _ students? we haven't refounded tuition fees because _ students? we haven't refounded tuition fees because we - students? we haven't refounded tuition fees because we think- students? we haven't refounded tuition fees because we think we have provided the tuition in the learning outcomes and the degree but what we have done is put in place,

in collaboration with student union, a batch of around employability, support for students, things like software they use in their professional career, so we have extended licenses to allow them to build those portfolios. so extended licenses to allow them to build those portfolios.— build those portfolios. so trying to su ort build those portfolios. so trying to sopport her _ build those portfolios. so trying to support her students _ build those portfolios. so trying to support her students in _ build those portfolios. so trying to support her students in other - build those portfolios. so trying to i support her students in other ways. what about those who have not been able to live in the accommodation they planned to on—campus? taste able to live in the accommodation they planned to on-campus? we have rebated students _ they planned to on-campus? we have rebated students who _ they planned to on-campus? we have rebated students who have _ they planned to on-campus? we have rebated students who have not - they planned to on-campus? we have rebated students who have not been i rebated students who have not been able to be in accommodation and we have allowed students to get out of a licence if they want to leave accommodation. it has been interesting in the january through april lockdown that many students have come back to university, because their mental health, being apart from friends, has been suffering, and that was certainly something the government allowed and we have been providing support and facility for students to come together. facility for students to come to . ether. . facility for students to come together-— facility for students to come to . ether. . , , together. that is interesting. the last lockdown _ together. that is interesting. the last lockdown by _ together. that is interesting. the last lockdown by consensus - together. that is interesting. the last lockdown by consensus was i together. that is interesting. the i last lockdown by consensus was the hardest one and you found more

students came back because they wanted to be around other people. absolutely. we started after christmas with about 35% of students in accommodation. by the end of the lockdown that was up to around 70%. gosh. what about hardship for students, they are borrowing to pay tuition fees, maintenance grants, and often students would have jobs on a saturday during a week. presumably that has not been able to happen? the presumably that has not been able to ha en? ,., . , presumably that has not been able to hauen? , happen? the government has put in lace a happen? the government has put in place a considerable _ happen? the government has put in place a considerable amount - happen? the government has put in place a considerable amount of- place a considerable amount of hardship support and we do our own so we have disbursed about £2.5 million to students to support them. actual cash?— actual cash? actual cash and hardshi - actual cash? actual cash and hardship as _ actual cash? actual cash and hardship as well _ actual cash? actual cash and hardship as well as _ actual cash? actual cash and hardship as well as lots - actual cash? actual cash and hardship as well as lots of i hardship as well as lots of technology to allow people who do not have technology to continue with their learning so we have done all sorts of things to support students. in the first lockdown in particular, even food parcels for students who were stranded, international

students particularly were in difficult circumstances and couldn't travel home so we supported them in lots of ways and the student union has been fantastic. haida lots of ways and the student union has been fantastic.— has been fantastic. how many international— has been fantastic. how many international students - has been fantastic. how many international students do i has been fantastic. how many international students do you | has been fantastic. how many i international students do you have? about one third of our students. 50. about one third of our students. so, come september, do you think everything is going to be back to normal or are you changing the way you deliver the university experience?— you deliver the university exerience? , . you deliver the university exerience? , , . . . experience? everybody talks about a new normal- — experience? everybody talks about a new normal. such _ experience? everybody talks about a new normal. such an _ experience? everybody talks about a new normal. such an annoying i experience? everybody talks about a l new normal. such an annoying phrase. what does it — new normal. such an annoying phrase. what does it mean? _ new normal. such an annoying phrase. what does it mean? exactly. _ new normal. such an annoying phrase. what does it mean? exactly. what i new normal. such an annoying phrase. what does it mean? exactly. what it . what does it mean? exactly. what it means for us — what does it mean? exactly. what it means for us as _ what does it mean? exactly. what it means for us as we _ what does it mean? exactly. what it means for us as we are _ what does it mean? exactly. what it means for us as we are going - what does it mean? exactly. what it means for us as we are going to i what does it mean? exactly. what it means for us as we are going to be i means for us as we are going to be getting back to as much on—campus time as we possibly can but we have learned some really good things through the pandemic. like the way in which you don't need to put 200 people into a lecture hall to talk at them for an hour, you can do that online in preparation meaning i can do more time with tutors in smaller groups where learning takes place but absolutely coming back to campus is the key message. we hope to be offering the sports and social

societies and student union that really make the campus vibrant and so on. . , , ., really make the campus vibrant and soon. . , , really make the campus vibrant and so on. . , y ., ~ so on. finally, why do you think --eole so on. finally, why do you think people come — so on. finally, why do you think people come to _ so on. finally, why do you think people come to study _ so on. finally, why do you think people come to study here i so on. finally, why do you think people come to study here in i people come to study here in coventry?— people come to study here in covent 7�* , ., ., . coventry? because of our excellent student experience _ coventry? because of our excellent student experience and _ coventry? because of our excellent student experience and graduate i student experience and graduate employment prospects. coventry i5 student experience and graduate employment prospects. coventry is a wide access university. that means we admit students from incredibly diverse backgrounds and we are very proud of the diversity of the student population but we have huge aspiration for them to get into great careers and we don't accept it is only students going to a certain small group of universities that can go on to lead society and lead change. go on to lead society and lead chance. . . . go on to lead society and lead chance. . , . , ., change. that is what we prepare our students for- — change. that is what we prepare our students for. you _ change. that is what we prepare our students for. you are _ change. that is what we prepare our students for. you are putting - change. that is what we prepare our students for. you are putting the i students for. you are putting the fight up to oxford and cambridge. absolutely. the fight up to oxford and cambridge. absolutel . . . . . . absolutely. the chief academic officer from — absolutely. the chief academic officer from coventry _ absolutely. the chief academic. officer from coventry university. more from us a little later. tonight, the england and scotland men's football teams meet in a major tournament for the first time in a quarter of a century.

it's a match with huge implications for both nations�* euro 2020 hopes. england will qualify for the knockout stage with a win, while scotland need a victory, to keep their hopes alive in the competition. thousands of scotland fans have been arriving in london, for the game at wembley, as jane dougall reports. scotland fans have descended on london for a much anticipated match against the auld enemy. we are going to beat england 2—0. i say 2—1, we will go for that, 2—1. we'll take it. we are very generous, we'll give you one. i we here for a stag do and a bit of football as well. have you got tickets for the game? no tickets, but we will be in a pub. the last time these two countries met in a major tournament was euro 96. it finished in a win for england, sealed with this memorable paul gascoigne goal... it's gascoigne. .. oh ,brillant! oh, yes! some will look back fondly on the skill and perhaps the infamous gazza celebrations.

others, not so much. my foot slipped, my right foot slips. not to the extent that it's going to make a different to what gazza did. it's taken england's greatest ever footballer to do that to me. there's no shame in what happened to me with the goal and everything else. people actually seem to think that it keeps me awake at night, this goal. you can imagine last week, the week before the amount of stick and the amount of social media, every platform you can imagine, it's there and i'm getting it. this was just the start of the english celebrations last evening after that amazing match at wembley. typical gazza, he had. the water bottle neatly placed behind the goal, - ready to go for the celebrations. so he couldn't have i planned it any better. 25 years later, the stage is set for a repeat of the oldest international fixture in the world. england already have a win under

their belts in this tournament, but scotland go into the match following a loss. but the squad is happy to be underdogs and they already have a feel for playing in england. their training base is in the quiet town of darlington, where they've created something of a scottish embassy and developed a siege mentality ahead of this match. obviously there has to be belief, there has to be a confidence level that you can go to any team and play well against them, whether that's england at wembley or a different nation in a different country. you always have to have that self belief and that sort of level of arrogance where we can play and we are more than suited to be on this stage, as we've proven with the journey we've had to get here. confidence in the england camp is in abundance after scoring in their victory over croatia. then place it into sterling... that will do nicely! they will consider themselves favourites, but scotland is a potential banana skin and the significance of this fixture isn't lost on the captain. we know what it means as players to represent england and when you are playing a home nation like scotland, we know

what that entails with the fans. it is about us performing on the pitch and tactically getting it right are making sure that we exploit whatever weaknesses they have on the day. there have been many battles between these two countries. some might argue not as bitter as those on the pitch. our correspondentjames shaw is in glasgow with some of the scotland fans. i have to say, it looks very relaxed and chilled out. i suspect it might not be quite the same later on. that is riuht. it not be quite the same later on. that is right- it is — not be quite the same later on. that is right. it is very _ not be quite the same later on. trust is right. it is very relaxed and partly because they are watching this game between sweden and slovakia which is a pretty lacklustre game and nobody is getting excited about it but the contrast between this game which scotland fans have no stake in at the moment and the game starting at 8pm tonight between their team and

england, the contrast couldn't be greater. there could not be a higher stakes game for scotland fans. i was talking to some of the people out there earlier on and it is that strange mix of nerves, some people saying they couldn't sleep last night because they were too nervous, that kind of not in their stomach, but also the feeling anything could happen. it is a game of football, 90 minutes, where the unexpected could happen and i think that is what people were hoping for. some people say to — one, others saying a draw would be a very good result for scotland, which i think it's probably true. there is a cloud on the horizon, a covid shaped cloud and nicola sturgeon the first minister referred to it in her briefing earlier today. she said she hoped the scotland fans who have gone to london to enjoy the atmosphere ahead of the game will be careful that they don't risk catching the virus and bring it back to friends and family in scotland.

the same thing applies here, the scottish government sees this as a low—risk area because it is quite highly regulated. people want to be moving around, drinks and refreshments are brought to the tables so there is no mixing but the first minister said she hoped people would contain themselves if or when scotland scored a goal, and that actually is quite hard to imagine. that is the thing that everyone here is hoping for. whether a win or not, a goal is what scotland fans want, to have something to celebrate, and if and when that happens, this place, which will be the biggest gathering of scotland fans pretty much anywhere in the uk, i think we'lljust much anywhere in the uk, i think we'll just absolutely explode. much anywhere in the uk, i think we'lljust absolutely explode. we'll 'ust absolutely explode. thank ou we'lljust absolutely explode. thank ou for we'lljust absolutely explode. thank you for giving _ we'lljust absolutely explode. thank you for giving us _ we'lljust absolutely explode. thank you for giving us a _ we'lljust absolutely explode. thank you for giving us a sense _ we'lljust absolutely explode. thank you for giving us a sense of - we'lljust absolutely explode. thank you for giving us a sense of the i you for giving us a sense of the build up. james short in glasgow at the fan zone. our correspondent frankie mccamley is at kings cross station in london where fans are arriving. we had scottish fans,

we've had english fans arriving from yesterday, people congregating in the streets around here. i mean, there is a sea of tartan army wherever you look. you will see a scottish football fan. just here, withjust had one of the pubs that is attached to the station where people have been coming from 6am this morning, getting very, very excited. the only thing that is dampening spirits likely as the weather, but not here actually, it is not dampening spirits at all. scotty, how you feeling? confident. confident? yes. yeah? do you think scotland is going to take it home. it's been 23 years in the making. football is coming home and it's going back to scotland tonight. 1-0. 1-0? and how you feeling coming into london, now lockdown has finally lifted to an extent. don't do london, don't come to london. it's been brilliant. and did you come last night? we came down yesterday. yesterday. and where are you planning on watching the match? have you got tickets? yeah, we've booked into a place near paddington, so we are all sorted.

so, you're going to be in paddington. so you're not going to see it... we not going to be in the game, which is going to enjoy the atmosphere, we going to rock wembley from here. and lionel, have you got tickets to wembley? none of us have. some officials are saying if you don't have tickets, don't come down here. what is your response to that? they told us that about 20 years ago, and 100,000 people came down. so, there were 25 this time without tickets. nothing changes, we'll be there. you're going to be here, and you are here. you are here en masse, it looks like. there are thousands of scots in london. how does it feel, the atmosphere, being down here? oh, it's great. great, love it. absolutely loving. the atmosphere is brilliant. everybody is getting on, scottish, english, we are all getting on great together. and there are only two and a half thousand tickets to go to wembley, that was reduced from nearly 20,000. what did you think about that? it is what it is. it should be open, but... super—duper tommy cooper. they should be 80,000. should be 80,000.

but unfortunately not. and usually you would be heading to fan zones, trafalgar square. where are you going to be going? i think we are going to paddington, there's like a big pub and they're going to take us all. there are 50 of us going. yeah. so, just going to enjoy the atmosphere. no different than being in a stadium together, in a pub together. yeah, a bit of that. you're going to make your own party, aren't you? and let'sjust head round here. # no scotland, no party. gamely trying to compete there with the singing. a wandering walrus called wally has surprised residents of the isles of scilly, apparently trying to hitch a ride on a local boat. a number of rubber dinghies were burst by the creature as it tried to clamber aboard, at st mary's.

it's the latest sighting of wally, who was spotted off wales in march, cornwall in may and spain just a fortnight ago. conservation experts are monitoring his welfare, and say he's fine. it's hoped wally will return north to his native home, in the arctic soon. i hope he gets to wherever he needs to be. i hope he gets to wherever he needs to be. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. some wet conditions out and about across central and eastern areas. a brisk wind to go with it as well. that has cooled things down, still high humidity, lots of spray and standing water. in contrast, sunshine for parts of northern ireland and scotland. fairweather cloud here. and also the western

fringes of england and wales. the rain does move out of the way through this evening and overnight and we lose the humidity of it, so a more comfortable night for sleeping in the south and east along with the rest of the uk. so, a bright start on saturday, with quite a bit of cloud for the sunshine to work its way through, but it should do, and it does look like the quieter day of the weekend, drier with some sunshine coming through, some more cloud gathering is the day goes on. temperatures will be a little higherfor is the day goes on. temperatures will be a little higher for england than they were today on a par with today across the uk. more rain due on sunday. more on the website. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the conservative blue wall — as his party wins the chesham and amersham by—election. ministers say they feel "deeply ashamed" of low conviction rates

for rape cases in england and wales. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine, cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around 75%. a tale of heroism and survival. the woman who fought off a crocodile, to save her sister. it grabbed her on the leg and her behind and tried to death—roll her and drag her away. so, i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so, i had to beat it off with my other arm. and thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros. sport, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. not long to wait now, until one of football's biggest and oldest rivalries,

kicks off at wembley. it's england against scotland at the euros — and there really is a lot riding on this, for pride, as well as points in group d. john watson is there for us. points in group d. a points in group d. lot of talk of the respect coming from a lot of talk of the respect coming from the english camp coming from this match. how much animosity can we expect when the sides meet later on? i we expect when the sides meet later on? ., �* ~' we expect when the sides meet later on? ., �* ,, ., ., we expect when the sides meet later on? ., �* ,, . we expect when the sides meet later on? ., �* 4' . . , on? i don't think too much animosity when ou on? i don't think too much animosity when you consider— on? i don't think too much animosity when you consider there _ on? i don't think too much animosity when you consider there is _ on? i don't think too much animosity when you consider there is a - on? i don't think too much animosity when you consider there is a huge i when you consider there is a huge amount of respect from both sides and consider that a lot of club players play their football together, john mcginn playing first scotland and tyrone ming i5 together, john mcginn playing first scotland and tyrone ming is playing for aston villa and representing england as well. so a lot of these players play their club football together as well so there is a huge amount of respect, but the occasion is very different. we had marcus rashford to speaking to the media this week and he played in the game when the two teams last faced each other. this was back in 2017 and he

said the occasion was very different. it is a match like no other end i think that is what the players will be feeling when they step out here a little later on. we have already seen the scotland fans making their voices heard. many don't have tickets but they have beenin don't have tickets but they have been in the capital watching the game in bars and pubs across the city. but for those coming in here, some 3000 scotland fans we anticipate here at wembley stadium, they will certainly be making their voices heard later on. here they will certainly be making their voices heard later on.— voices heard later on. here with a crucial player _ voices heard later on. here with a crucial player is _ voices heard later on. here with a crucial player is going _ voices heard later on. here with a crucial player is going to - voices heard later on. here with a crucial player is going to be i voices heard later on. here with a crucial player is going to be in i crucial player is going to be in this one? i crucial player is going to be in this one?— crucial player is going to be in this one? i think a lot of focus will fall on _ this one? i think a lot of focus will fall on england's - this one? i think a lot of focus will fall on england's defence. j this one? i think a lot of focus i will fall on england's defence. we know the manchester united defender harry maguire has declared himself fit. we'll see whether gareth southgate picks him or not to start. likely he will start with tyrone mings alongside another. he will be desperate for harry maguire to get some minutes under his belt after

not playing football since may after picking up an injury for manchester united. i'm sure he will be introduced may be in the last group game for them. for scotland, introduced may be in the last group game forthem. for scotland, it introduced may be in the last group game for them. for scotland, it is what steve clarke chooses to do. the return of kieran tierney i5 what steve clarke chooses to do. the return of kieran tierney is of huge significance. he is one of the huge journey players that in scotland having their squad. it is just how he chooses to shuffle his pack, picks jay adams who did not start the last game, continues with linden takes up front. but i think a huge focus undoubtedly with the both teams. but it is such a unique occasion, and a5 teams. but it is such a unique occasion, and as you say the first time they have faced each other at a major men's tournament in 25 years. it really is a game which needs no introduction, and the atmosphere is going to build nicely for kick off here at 8pm tonight.—

going to build nicely for kick off here at 8pm tonight. looking forward to it. thank here at 8pm tonight. looking forward to it- thank you _ here at 8pm tonight. looking forward to it. thank you very _ here at 8pm tonight. looking forward to it. thank you very much _ here at 8pm tonight. looking forward to it. thank you very much indeed i to it. thank you very much indeed for that. one match is underway this afternoon. we're into the second half of the group e game between slovakia and sweden, in st petersburg. the latest score i51—0 to sweden. it is live on bbc one. slovakia can make the last 16 with a win after they beat poland in their opening game. england's women have been dominant on day 3, of their one—off test against india. but the rain in bristol has hampered progress a little. they made the perfect start, eventually bowling india out for 231, forcing them to follow on. england with a first innings total of 396. india are 57—1 in their second innings now, but the weather has stopped play at the moment. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. police in greece say the husband of a 20 year old british woman,

has admitted killing her and staging an armed robbery to cover up the crime. babis anagnostopoulos, confessed to murdering caroline crouch last month, at their home in a suburb of athens. mrs crouch who was born in the uk, moved with her parents to greece a5 a child. nick beake has more details. consoling his british mother—in—law in the graveyard yesterday, babis anagnostopoulos had led the family in mourning for his wife, caroline. brutally murdered by burglars, he said. but he had killed her. loving birthday messages on instagram now a lie. just like his account of what happened in the family home last month. caroline was just 20 years old. she had moved to a greek island as a child, and she was now a young mum herself. this was the moment plain—clothes officers confronted babis anagnostopoulos, asking him to come with them. they had worked out from phone and smartwatch data he had made up his story. the helicopter pilot, used to being at the controls, was flown to athens, where he will now face trial.

the man who played the grieving husband now being vilified by a furious greek public. more now on the liberal democrats dramatic victory in the chesham and amersham by—election. their candidate sarah green won the seat by over 8,000 votes — overturning the conservative majority of 16,000. the leader of the lib dems, sir ed davey said the result would send shockwaves through british politics, and that it was a clear sign that the conservative 'blue wall�* was crumbling. boris johnson described the conservative defeat a5 disappointing. we can speak to the conservative mp for the isle of wight, bob seely. thank you very much for your time this afternoon. in the analysis of this afternoon. in the analysis of this recent cup —— this result, hs2 i5 this recent cup —— this result, hs2 is being named as a factor. i this recent cup -- this result, hs2 is being named as a factor.- is being named as a factor. i think it is down to _ is being named as a factor. i think it is down to two _ is being named as a factor. i think it is down to two issues _ is being named as a factor. i think it is down to two issues in - is being named as a factor. i think. it is down to two issues in chesham and amersham. think the leader is

proving very admirable. it's not about leadership or the overall direction of the country i would suggest. i think in amersham in chesham it specifically about two issues, hs2 although there is an issues, hs2 although there is an issue all the way up the hs2 net line. we have lost that argument sadly. but i think probably more concerning for us, there is undoubtedly a significant planning angle to this defeat a5 undoubtedly a significant planning angle to this defeat as well. i was up angle to this defeat as well. i was up canvassing and talking to voters there myself, and the message was, hsz there myself, and the message was, hs2 apart, the national message was about planning and housing pressure on that area, but that can stick jewellery represents hundred —— there are many conservative areas. ids, there are many conservative areas. a minister speaking behalf and the government this morning said there

would have to be a fairly significant post match analysis was how he put it. from what you are saying, it is really not that complicated the issues at stake here. ~ . , complicated the issues at stake here. ~ , , ,, ., here. well he is very knowledgeable and has expert _ here. well he is very knowledgeable and has expert knowledge _ here. well he is very knowledgeable and has expert knowledge and i and has expert knowledge and opinions. from me having spoken to people in chesham and amersham there were two things raised on the doorstep and it was hs2 and planning. planning is a consistent issue that if you talk to many voters throughout the southeast and indeed where their conservatives lost overall control in part because people are of concern about housing and planning but also broader environmental issues. that's why in the island we've got a campaign to be a new highland park status. we want to protect the quality—of—life. and where we are providing housing, it's got to be for young and local people first. one quick example, in

areas of outstanding national beauty, 80% of planning positions go through. that's quite a high percentage. we need especially beautiful and royal areas of britain, we need to be providing housing for local young people and not allow housing developers to get some sort of developers to build the sort of housing we don't need in our communities. that is an throughout britain. �* , ., communities. that is an throughout britain. . . communities. that is an throughout britain. . , communities. that is an throughout britain. . . , . britain. and you said that is an issue in a _ britain. and you said that is an issue in a number— britain. and you said that is an issue in a number of— britain. and you said that is an issue in a number of currentlyl issue in a number of currently conservative constituencies. so how concerned are you going forward that this could be a problem, whether it is in future by—elections of the next general election although we are awhile from that. taste next general election although we are awhile from that.— next general election although we are awhile from that. we know it is are awhile from that. we know it is a roblem are awhile from that. we know it is a problem because _ are awhile from that. we know it is a problem because we _ are awhile from that. we know it is a problem because we did - are awhile from that. we know it is a problem because we did not i are awhile from that. we know it is a problem because we did not do l are awhile from that. we know it is| a problem because we did not do so well in the south. we had the stirrings of a problem. we went to the government last year with the mutant algorithm and said we need to resort and to give the government

its credit, it rethought and pulled the algorithm. why are we not legally prioritising brownfield sites? why are we not putting a tax on greenfield sites? we are giving the developers free land basically. 0k, the developers free land basically. ok, they've got to pay for it, but there is no tax on it. you get more tax developing on brownfield sites and developing homes then you do on greenfield sites. we need the government and the planning bill to massively prioritise brownfield sites to show we are listening to the people of this country.- sites to show we are listening to the people of this country. sorry to interru t. the people of this country. sorry to interrupt- has _ the people of this country. sorry to interrupt. has your _ the people of this country. sorry to interrupt. has your party _ the people of this country. sorry to interrupt. has your party been i interrupt. has your party been focusing too much on the red wool seats in the north and not showing the southeast constituencies and of loving attention? he. the southeast constituencies and of loving attention?— loving attention? no, i don't agree with this that — loving attention? no, i don't agree with this that we _ loving attention? no, i don't agree with this that we don't _ loving attention? no, i don't agree with this that we don't need i loving attention? no, i don't agree with this that we don't need a i loving attention? no, i don't agree| with this that we don't need a lobby for the south. a5 with this that we don't need a lobby for the south. as a southern mp i am very happy to make sure we get a lot of support and attention to my red wool colleagues, because i want mod

to be back in parliament after the next election because they do a lot more for their constituencies and labour. but we have got to get planning right. even in red walls sites, —— seats that make what they don't want is their towns and communities left empty and development going to greenfield sites outside those communities. some of those areas have less greenfield than i've got behind me. you said this was not about boris johnson. really? the buck stops with him doesn't it? it johnson. really? the buck stops with him doesn't it?— him doesn't it? it did does but he is a treat him doesn't it? it did does but he is a great figure _ him doesn't it? it did does but he is a great figure in _ him doesn't it? it did does but he is a great figure in their _ him doesn't it? it did does but he is a great figure in their dominant figure in the age. but we need to get this right. hs2, that train has left the station. there may be further pain all the way at that line. i don't know about that but i know we can do something about planning, and the critical thing here, we can't give the developers a

free ride. we can't be the new planning bill to be the developer charter. we need it to be community centred about planning, levelling up and respecting the environment. we need a levelling up lead planning, community led planning and green planning. we got to get those ingredients right because otherwise we're going to unpick this fantastic mosaic that the prime minister has constructed. mosaic that the prime minister has constructed-— mosaic that the prime minister has constructed. . ,, , ., , . ., constructed. thank you very much for our time. wales is postponing the further easing of coronavirus restrictions for another four weeks because of the surge in cases of the delta variant. the welsh government hopes to dispense another half a million doses of vaccine during the pause. our scientific advisers believe that the united kingdom is at the pre—peak stage of a third wave of this pandemic. wales may be two to three weeks behind what is happening

in england and in scotland. tens of thousands of cases have now been confirmed there, and there is widespread transmission and now reports of increased hospital admissions a5 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 data that we have about the current public health context. we have looked at the latest modelling available from swansea university and we have looked at our advice from our own expert technical

advisory and from the uk sage committee. the increase in spread of a 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 their regulations overcoming 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 help us to manage the impact of this new wave of infections. and 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 full

delay could help to reduce the peak number of daily hospital admissions ijy 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 co—coronavirus. the first minister of wales mark drakeford. from today, current restrict nicola sturgeon has announced resrictions on travel between scotland and manchester and birmingham due to the high levels of covid in the cities. the announcement at a coronavirus

briefing in holyrood. nonessential travel is no longer prohibited. however, anyone needing to travel to the republic of ireland, underalan's to travel to the republic of ireland, under alan's rules you will be required to self—isolate when you arrive there. when we are introducing restrictions and travel between scotland and cities in england, manchester and salford have currently high levels of coronavirus, so nonessential travel between scotland and those cities will not be permitted from monday. it is already prohibited between scotland and bolton and blackpool in darwin. the greater lancashire and manchester area —— greater manchester area —— greater manchester and lancashire area, i urge you to rethink the journeys. anyone simply planning a visit, this is disappointing, but rates of

covidien 19 in these cities are particularly high at the moment, and these restrictions are intended to minimise the risk of exacerbation there are indeed allowing more virus to come back here to scotland. the third point i want to highlight is about the main talking point for most people over the talk of today i would imagine. the football later this evening. scotland — england game this evening will be a great occasion or at least we hope so, and let me briefly take this opportunity to wish steve clarke and the whole of the scotland team the very best for that match tonight. the country will be cheering you on. it's only natural that many of us want to watch this game with friends, that sense of being in a shared experience make watching our national team so special. i don't relish being the one that has to keep saying this but i have a duty to keep saying this. please remember

if you are watching the match tonight continue to take care, in particular if you are gathering inside your own house or somebody else's house. please stick to the limits, and that at the moment is six people from three households. the point of these limits is to try to restrict the spread of the virus because indoors we know is much higher risk than outdoors. and please remember to take the basic precautions. keep the windows open, wash your hands regularly and please be especially careful around people who aren't fully vaccinated or might be more vulnerable, and even be careful or if hopefully when scotland score some goals. i know these precautions are tiresome for everybody in every context and particularly tiresome when people are trying to enjoy the normal present pleasures of a football match, but this virus does not care about football. it is not scotland or england fan but only cares about spreading from one person to another so all of us have to work hard to

try to deny it as far as we can the opportunities to spread. the duchess of cambridge is backing a new project aimed at "transforming" the lives of young children. she says the royal foundation for early childhood, will raise awareness of the importance of the first five years of a child's life, and also help "create a happier society". daniela relph reports. the youngest in society are now the biggest part of the duchess of cambridge's royal work. she says that she's learnt the hardest social challenges often begin in the earliest years of childhood. for her, improving the lives of the very young i5 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. when the 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 aids say she doesn't want to just be a figurehead in this area. she wants to generate and lead to practical change, to help prevent childhood challenges becoming a crisis in adult hood. daniela relph, bbc news. a british woman who saved her sister's life

by fighting off a crocodile has been speaking about the moment it attacked. the pair were swimming in a lagoon in mexico when the croc tried to drag 28—year—old melissa laurie under water. her twin georgia had to fend off repeated attacks by punching the creature, while trying to pull her sibling to safety. she's been speaking to will grant. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist is the only outward sign of georgia laurie's recent encounter with a crocodile. but the horrific attack which almost killed her twin sister melissa has left much deeper, emotionalscars. i heard her scream and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. my worst fear became a reality is that i have probably lost her, that she is dead. their nightmare began here at the manialtepec lagoon, and their unlicensed german guide told the tour group they could swim in these waters, despite it being hatching season for crocodiles.

i grabbed her body, pulled her towards me and rested her on my chest. she was blue and i tried to revive her. then the crocodile came along, so i'd beat it. and it went away but then she started going into a fit, flailing her arms and legs. i think she thought it was still attacking her. i tried to calm her down and then it came back. so i beat it off again, but i was trying to hold her head up at the same time so she didn't take in any more water and beat it. and then it went away and i dragged her body away to safety and then a boat came along. but unfortunately, they couldn't get close enough with the boat and it took a little while and then it came back for a third time. that is when i sustained the most injuries because it

grabbed her on the leg and her behind and try to death roll her and drag her away. i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia's quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this part of mexico are rare, but rarer still is to survive one and tell the story afterwards. the twins are pretty unique in that regard, but the scars of their experience, both emotional and physical could take a lifetime to fade. she thought that this was the way she was going to go and she wasn't ready. she was thinking of me in herfinal moments. what is going to happen to georgia? you know, it's really harrowing that she was feeling that way. i am counting my lucky stars that

someone was looking out for us. will grant, bbc news. now, it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. a weather watch picture taken earlier in the day in west wales. an abundance of sunshine, but where we have it the pollen levels are very high through parts of north—west england, but lower and more comfortable levels further east because the rain arrived. it rained overnight. it has persisted so far today giving difficult driving conditions and further likely flooding. the met office warning 5ay5 further likely flooding. the met office warning says that is a whole month's worth of rain so far. it could well get turned surgery. further west it is a different weather picture. they could be the other shower across parts of north west scotland and northern ireland but a gentle breeze here. with an

area of rain it is always high pressure so quite breeze coming from the north sea but it is still muggy out there. high temperatures where we have that sunshine and red light breeze for the south and west. at wembley it doesn't look good for this evening. it is touch and go as to whether that ring were clear. not great news for the match, and their fans could be heading in for a pretty wet affair. a5 fans could be heading in for a pretty wet affair. as you go to the match, pulling wave through the north sea to for a drying out. some more comfortable sleeping in southern areas with large and clear skies and some fine weather to start saturday. there will be quite a bit of pride for england and wales that sunshine will have to work its way through. there will be the odd showerjust through. there will be the odd shower just about anyway but there should be the dry half of the weekend. temperatures on a date for most but higher in southern and

eastern areas away from the north sea coast. compared to today when we have the cloud in the rain and the north brisk wind. another area of rain potentially coming northwards and pressure coming from the south—west. the devil is in the detail as we head into sunday. we could see some heavy rain working its way northwards getting into scotland and leaving some showers behind. another settled it for sunday really. temperatures getting into high teens and low 205. a5 sunday really. temperatures getting into high teens and low 205. as ever you can find out more information and keep up—to—date on their website.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines. a shock by—election win for the liberal democrats in chesham and amersham, taking a seat that for almost half a century was tory blue. the lib dem leader says this 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. ministers say they feel "deeply ashamed" of low conviction rates for rape cases in england and wales. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around 75%.

a tale of heroism and survival. the woman who fought off a crocodile, to save her sister. it grabbed her on the leg and tried to death roll her and drag her away, so i was beating it on the snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm, so i had to beat it off with my other arm. and — thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros. the liberal democrats are celebrating a stunning by—election victory, after winning a seat that has been conservative for almost half a century.

sarah green won chesham and amersham in buckinghamshire byjust over 8,000 votes, overturning a tory majority, of16,000. the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, says the conservatives have ignored local voters, and their "blue wall" of southern seats is now crumbling. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports from chesham. you mentioned the blue wall, they have constructed one here, the liberal democrats trying to emphasise that they have smashed through the blue wall of conservative voters, turning a 16,000 conservative majority in chesham and amersham into an 8000 majority for the liberal democrats. this came as a surprise to many in for local conservatives, it came as a shock. the liberal democrat party is duly elected. the lib dems say they have created a political shock wave, their candidate sarah green winning by a wide margin, gaining over half the votes cast.

what happens when a really powerful orange force goes against a blue wall? the liberal democrats say they can demolish conservative majorities in the same way boris johnson's party tore through the labour stronghold in the north at the last election. what is interesting in the last campaign as we knocked on doors and people kept saying to us, you're the first politicians to knock on our doors and ask opinions since i have lived here. and i have lived here 40 years or 30 years or 20 years. people in this area have been taken for granted by the conservatives then that is why they have turned to us in such huge numbers. the conservatives didn't expect to lose here. the liberal democrats grabbed a brick from the blue wall by relentlessly campaigning on local issues. a candidate opposed to high—speed rail line hs2 while nationally they support it. they also say proposed changes to the planning system played very badly with traditional voters. and voters in amersham were no longer displaying tribal loyalties.

very happy, very happy. let's see what gets done now. i couldn't possibly vote for the tories given the brexit fiasco. the prime minister praised the conservative candidate in chesham and amersham and remained defiant in the face of defeat. we are a great one| nation party and we will continue with our mission to unite and level up - because that is the best way to deliverjobs, and prosperity across the whole country. l only last month the conservatives took hartlepool from labour and some conservative mp5 are worried about all the talk of spending more on northern english seats could turn traditional voters off in the south. in remain voting, middle class seats the south of england they can conservative coalition has been weakened in the wake of brexit and liberal democrats frankly are the party best placed to profit from that and that is what they have managed to do in chesham and amersham.

in chesham and amersham the liberal democrats have stormed to victory. it is still not clear whether this is a crisis for the conservatives which they will soon pass or, as the lib dems claim, there is a change in the political climate. the liberal democrats here certainly squeezed the very life out of the labour vote to get over the line against the conservatives but they say the bigger point is that the political geography in britain is now changing. we all know about the seats labour lost to the conservatives at the last election but they say beneath the radar the lib dems have been doing very well, and that they are best placed to take the conservatives on in the south of england, but before we get too carried away don't forget that have been amazing liberal democrat by—election results in the past, orpington in the '605, bermondsey in the 19805, but time and again they have been re—gained by the parties are held them for the longest. it is too soon to say

whether there will be any permanent shift in the political landscape. ministers have apologised to rape victims, for the low number of prosecutions and convictions in england and wales. just 3% of cases resulted in someone being charged in 2019 and 2020, down from 13% five years ago. the government has admitted budget cuts are partly to blame, and has promised to introduce reforms. here's june kelly. 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 in the courts is minuscule. the words of some of those who have witnessed and experienced how the criminal justice system treats rape complainants.

one 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. an apology is worth nothing to me unless they are actually going to change. you know what? if they want, you know, to kind of make this any better for those victims who have been through this, then reopen the 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. kitty gardner works as an independent sexual violence advisor 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 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 scoreboards which will show how different parts of the criminal justice system are performing. and to focus on the behaviour of suspects rather than judging victims. there will be a new framework for police and prosecutors. this is a tanker that will take a little time to turn, and it's one where we have to be very careful to make sure that we build a new operating model, if you like, a new way of investigating and prosecuting rape, that we build it in a way that is sound and just and provides, you know, good, solid, britishjustice. while all who work in this area welcomed the idea of a

review, the charity rape cri5i5 said there had been a lack of engagement with those on the front line, as well as victims and survivors. june kelly, bbc news. new research suggests a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine reduces the risk of an infection that needs hospital treatment by around 75%. the figures from public health england, also show the vaccines are effective on all the major known variants, including delta. all adults in england are now eligible to book their firstjab. with more, here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. the nhs is hoping to see more of this — long queues of over 185 waiting to get their first covid jab. with the more infectious delta variant now dominant in the uk and spreading fast among young adults, the pressure was on to get more jabs in arms. today is a huge milestone because every one aged 18 or above in the country can now book their covid vaccination.

we have 26 million people fully protected with both doses, which is vital, but for the millions of people in their 205 and 305 who haven't yet taken up that offer, make this weekend the moment when you come forward and get that protection for you, your friends, that keeps us all safe and hopefully gives us our summer back. over—185 in northern ireland can already get theirjab. in scotland, all over—185 will have been offered a vaccine by the end of next week, while wales has already offered all adults a first dose. the concern over the delta variant has delayed lifting restrictions by four weeks. the latest data on the delta variant shows the number of confirmed cases has risen to just under 76,000, up by more than 33,000 in a week. since february, a total of 806 people have been hospitalised, and most hadn't had a vaccine or had only received one dose. only 84 of those admitted had

received both doses. if you've had two doses of either vaccine, you are more or less guaranteed not to end up in hospital. your chances of ending up in hospital are reduced by more than 20 times, and even one dose, once you've had a chance to make an immune response to it, will very substantially reduce the risk of ending up in hospital. the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests in the week to last saturday, covid infections were rising in england but are still much lower than earlier in the year. the trend is less certain in scotland, wales and northern ireland. i am very confident that we will be able to go through with step four of the road map on the timetable that i've set out, with treating july the 19th, as i said, as a terminus date. i think that, that is certainly what the data continues to indicate. despite an increase in infections, hospital admissions and deaths

aren't rising at the same rate. the data will be closely watched, but early signs are promising. katharine da costa, bbc news. italy will reintroduce a five—day quarantine on arrivals from britain while easing rules for other countries. people from the us, canada, japan and other eu countries will be allowed in without curbs, if they can prove they've had a jab or recently tested negative. a belgian court has ordered drugs company astrazeneca to deliver 50 million doses of its vaccine to eu members by the end of september, well below what the eu had been seeking. both sides claimed victory, with the european commission stressing the firm would pay a financial penalty for each missed dose and the company promising it would easily meet the target. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen is claiming it is a victory for europe.

she has tweeted "the courtjudgment ordering astrazeneca to deliver to us rapidly 50 million doses is good news for our vaccination campaign. it is also a clear recognition that our advance purchase agreements have a sound legal basis." let's get more with our europe correspondent mike sanders. good afternoon. at the end of the day, this is a a lot less than the eu was looking for.— day, this is a a lot less than the eu was looking for. that is right, astrazeneca _ eu was looking for. that is right, astrazeneca says _ eu was looking for. that is right, astrazeneca says it _ eu was looking for. that is right, astrazeneca says it is _ eu was looking for. that is right, astrazeneca says it is very i eu was looking for. that is right, i astrazeneca says it is very pleased with the judgment, and says astrazeneca says it is very pleased with thejudgment, and says it astrazeneca says it is very pleased with the judgment, and says it can easily meet the target. there was a big row initially about the pace of the eu vaccination programme and ursula von der leyen herself came in for a lot of criticism for paying too much attention to this sound legal basis and in so doing, she actually missed a trick, because people like the united kingdom got in the first and got the orders ahead of them, and the big row was

because astrazeneca production plants in the european union were actually supplying doses to britain and not the european union itself, and not the european union itself, and so there was a bit of bad blood, and so there was a bit of bad blood, and in some ways this judgment goes some to saving face both sides. thtnd some to saving face both sides. and broadl , some to saving face both sides. and broadly. how— some to saving face both sides. and broadly, how is the vaccination programme going across the eu because you talked about criticism earlier this year, that included criticism of the plan to run it pretty much centrally rather than allowing each country on the block to be in charge of their own destiny. to be in charge of their own destin . . .. ., ., to be in charge of their own destin . ., ., , ., . destiny. the vaccination programme is certainly picking _ destiny. the vaccination programme is certainly picking up _ destiny. the vaccination programme is certainly picking up and _ is certainly picking up and astrazeneca points out it is already the biggest supplier to the european union. the european union has had problems in persuading people to take the vaccine. there were a lot of delays while it decided whether or not the vaccine was suitable for people of various age ranges, and it

may not be suitable for the older age group and then reverse their position. there was a controversy about norwegian research that suggested it might be associated with blood clots. but of course a lot of experts have said the risk of blood clots i5 lot of experts have said the risk of blood clots is far outweighed by the risk of catching the coronavirus and therefore the vaccine, which ever vaccine it is, should be used, and astrazeneca stocks are available and people are being urged to take them. thank you very much for the latest on that case. some latest figures just through to others. the uk has reported 10,476 new cases of covid today and 11 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. the figures are also showing that 42.5 million people have received their first vaccine dose

and 30.9 million people had received both shots survey vaccination, so the latest data coming through on the latest data coming through on the situation regarding covid. the democratic unionist party is looking for a new leader again, following edwin poots' resignation. he'd only been in charge for three weeks, but angered the party after agreeing a deal with sinn fein. our correspondent, danjohnson, is at stormont and explained what the dispute is all about. that was all about laws to enact the irish language legislation here in northern ireland, to promote and protect that language. that had been the sticking point that had stopped sinn fein from supporting edwin poots�*s favoured candidate paul givan, but then there was a deal struck between the parties overseen by the northern ireland secretary, that in effect, if these laws were not passed here by the autumn then they would be passed at westminster by the uk government.

that was enough to bring sinn fein on board to support paul givan but it enraged many of the dup's own membership. they said that was a sign of edwin poots�*s weakness in leadership, that he had rolled over and giving too many concessions to quickly to sinn fein and effectively giving decision—making that should have rested here to the uk government if there was no progress. that is why there was a revolt and yesterday through the evening it was clear edwin poots had lost the confidence of his party and late last night he resigned from the job of leader in just three weeks. make no mistake, it has been described as a crisis for the party, looking for a new leader for the second time injust over a month. the favoured candidate is likely to bejeffrey donaldson but he hasn't announced his intentions yet. the headlines on bbc news. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the conservative blue wall — as his party wins the chesham

and amersham by—election. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around 75%. and — thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros. we are going to be talking very soon about the big game but first, let's look at this story. an nhs trust has been fined more than 700—thou5and pounds, for failing to provide safe care and treatment. east kent hospitals nhs trust, was prosecuted by the care quality commission, following the death of baby harry richford, and the treatment of his mother, sarah, in 2017. 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. welcome back to coventry and let me introduce you now to somebody who works for mind in coventry and warwickshire. thank you very much for talking to us. in terms of mental health, how challenging would you say the last year has been? it has been a challenging year, i would say so, for various different reasons. there has been a whole need to move our whole organisation into their own homes and we had to do that quite quickly, within days, so

the challenge was logistically to try to make sure that everybody had equipment in terms of phones and laptops and the things that we have come to rely on, but some of the software that we needed in order to be able to speak with people in their own homes, so logistically it has been a challenge but then in terms of people and being able to reach people in their own homes, making sure that our staff were ready in just everybody looking after mental health, 50... home ready in just everybody looking after mental health, so... how do ou think after mental health, so... how do you think the _ after mental health, so... how do you think the pandemic _ after mental health, so... how do i you think the pandemic exacerbated people's mental health? the you think the pandemic exacerbated people's mental health?— people's mental health? the social isolation is the _ people's mental health? the social isolation is the thing _ people's mental health? the social isolation is the thing that _ people's mental health? the social isolation is the thing that has i people's mental health? the social isolation is the thing that has had i isolation is the thing that has had the biggest impact. we know that with mental health, being able to connect with people, being able to have other people to rely on the really important in terms of keeping people's mentally well, and cutting that off and having people in their own homes are not able to connect with loved ones, not being able to

use their usual support networks, has been massive in terms of mental health and impact on well—being. harte health and impact on well-being. how do out health and impact on well-being. how do you try to — health and impact on well—being. how do you try to help people? is it talking? i5 do you try to help people? is it talking? is that the key? some of it has been around _ talking? is that the key? some of it has been around talking. _ talking? is that the key? some of it has been around talking. some i talking? is that the key? some of it has been around talking. some of. talking? is that the key? some of it l has been around talking. some of the work has involved making sure people in their homes are remaining safe and well, lots of it has been around trying to bring groups of people together, even from their own home, so we have been able to use the kind of video platforms to be able to do that, so that people can still connect with one another, so some one—to—one work, group based, but also pre—recorded sessions so people can access in that way. tbts also pre-recorded sessions so people can access in that way.— also pre-recorded sessions so people can access in that way. as we emerge from this pandemic, _ can access in that way. as we emerge from this pandemic, do _ can access in that way. as we emerge from this pandemic, do you _ can access in that way. as we emerge from this pandemic, do you think i can access in that way. as we emerge from this pandemic, do you think we | from this pandemic, do you think we are going to see a surge in people coming forward to haven't already with mental health problems? there is a predicted _

with mental health problems? there is a predicted surge, _ with mental health problems? there is a predicted surge, so _ with mental health problems? ii—iiff is a predicted surge, so people are talking about some key groups in particular, so we are very much focused on children and young people locally. we know that children and young people have been impacted on in terms of the lockdown and the isolation. so we are predicting young people. also people who have never experienced mental health difficulties before, so some people would have experienced for the first time their own difficulties with their mental health, or they may have observed a loved one, a family or a friend experiencing mental health, so we expect some people who have never used those services to need them. young people we think locally and then perhaps people who have not experienced mental health difficulties previously. thtnd have not experienced mental health difficulties previously.— difficulties previously. and have ou tot difficulties previously. and have you got enough _ difficulties previously. and have you got enough staff _ difficulties previously. and have you got enough staff and i difficulties previously. and have | you got enough staff and enough resources to meet that challenge? i resources to meet that challenge? i don't think we had enough staff to

start off with. resources as well. it is one of the areas in which we will always need more, notjust with coventry but lots of voluntary and community sectors as well. we know that we still need to do this work, we need to work with lots of other people, lots of other professionals in terms of school and health, so it is notjust the people... it is not i5 notjust the people... it is not just our business, if you like, it is every bit as business and it is something we need to make sure we are reaching out and connecting with people at home, with schools and everybody. people at home, with schools and eve bod . . ~ people at home, with schools and eve bod . . ,, i. people at home, with schools and everybody-— people at home, with schools and eve bod. . ., . ,, ., everybody. thank you for talking to us, kee everybody. thank you for talking to us. keep op — everybody. thank you for talking to us. keep up the _ everybody. thank you for talking to us, keep up the good _ everybody. thank you for talking to us, keep up the good work, - everybody. thank you for talking to us, keep up the good work, thanki everybody. thank you for talking to i us, keep up the good work, thank you very much. and that's it from our broadcast from coventry today. thank you very much for your company. as

promised, more on tonight's big game. the countdown is on to one of the oldest rivalries in football. england and scotland face each other in the euros tonight. it's the first time the men's teams will meet in a major tournament for a quarter of a century — and it has huge implications for both nations�* hopes. england will qualify for the knockout stage with a win, while scotland need a victory, to keep their hopes alive in the competition. thousands of scotland fans have been arriving in london, for the game at wembley, as jane dougall reports. police had to step in to keep rival fans apart arriving at king's cross railway station in london. england fans threw smoke grenades at scottish fans outside a pub. shortly after scottish fans were moved inside. let's talk to our sports correspondentjohn watson in wembley four hours. looking rather windy. lovely to see the sunshine in glasgow in the fan zone earlier. the

weather not looking quite so clement behind you. but hopefully all the action will be on the pitch tonight. give us your sense of what it is like in the build—up to the game. hello from a very wet wembley. absolutely torrential throughout most of the afternoon and a break in the rain now but i think more of it could sweep in that around kick—off. wet weather for the fans and players later on. interesting in regards to the fans having made the trip down many in their thousands, from scotland, arriving in the capital to watch the game, some 3000 heading down to wembley to watch the game, from what i have seen so far it is very good—natured a5 from what i have seen so far it is very good—natured as you would imagine. in my hotel last night lots of scotland fans came down the night before certainly enjoying themselves later and into the evening, but it has been good—natured, and i think they are enjoying the occasion in they are enjoying the occasion in the atmosphere because as we know,

matches between england and scotland are so infrequent now. we had the home nations championship which stopped back in the mid—19 805 and england and scotland haven't played each other a great deal since. england have the upper hand only losing ones to scotland since 1985, but a huge amount at stake, not least for scotland. their main aim coming into this, theirfirst major men's tournament in 23 years was to get out of the group. were they to lose against england it would make that very difficult to do so i think they will want to try and get a positive result, something they can build on and have a chance of progressing into their final group game, but it is all set up beautifully and it will be a fascinating contest and what is the oldest rivalry in international football. a fascinating contest when kick—off comes at hbm tonight. the kick-off comes at hbm tonight. the fans kick—off comes at hbm tonight. the fans sounding in fine voice as i talk to you. as you say, scotland

admit they are the underdogs but what do you think they will be looking to do to gain the upper hand? i looking to do to gain the upper hand? ~' ., looking to do to gain the upper hand? ,, ., , . hand? i think to start with, it will be interesting _ hand? i think to start with, it will be interesting to _ hand? i think to start with, it will be interesting to see _ hand? i think to start with, it will be interesting to see what i hand? i think to start with, it will be interesting to see what steve | be interesting to see what steve clarke does this with regards to selection because to get a positive result they won't want to lose and there is a huge breadth of attacking quality gareth southgate has at his disposal so it will be interesting to see what he does with team selection. scotland has been boosted with the return of kieran tierney in defence, a genuine world—class player. he will be stressing to his team that while he didn't get the result they would have wanted losing to the czech republic there were signs on that performance that there are things to build upon. i think they will be quite conservative and fairly tight to begin with, they won't want to give away an early goal and i think the same will apply for england so it could be fairly cagey on the opening first half but as we know, it will be interesting and certainly with england they have and certainly with england they have a huge amount of firepower on the bench and it will be interesting to

see what gareth southgate does with regards to selection because he has a key player back in the harry maguire. he could stick with the team that started that victory over croatia but you look at the england bench with the likes of marcus rashford to didn't start last time, jadon sancho, so many young and exciting players, so many who didn't feature when england produced that brilliant run to the semifinals of the world cup. 50 gareth southgate will feel confident and if he were to get a win that would see england progress to the knockout stage so i think that is the aim for england. in the light of what we saw them produce at the world cup in russia we know the main aim has to be to get to the semifinals and see what they produce beyond that if they get to the final which will be staged at wembley onjuly11. to the final which will be staged at wembley on july 11.— to the final which will be staged at wembley on july 11. en'oy the game if ou are wembley on july 11. en'oy the game if you are watching i wembley on july 11. enjoy the game if you are watching tonight. - wembley on july 11. enjoy the game if you are watching tonight. i i if you are watching tonight. i certainly will be. timefor look at the weather with helen willetts.

a weather weather put back what your picture from earlier in the day. where we have the sunshiny pollen levels are high. they are lower, more comfortable levels further east and that is because the rain arrived overnight, persisted through the day giving difficult driving conditions and further likely flooding. a whole month's worth falling since the reign began and it is likely to continue for a few hours and could turn thundery. further north and west a different picture, fairweather cloud bubbling up and could be the odd shower across parts of north—west scotland and northern ireland but a gentle breeze whilst with the rain it is an area of low pressure so a brisk wind of the north sea, the temperature is lowered but not losing the humidity. some of the highest temperatures where we have that sunshine. light breeze in the north and west. not

for wembley this evening. touch and go whether the rain clears so not good news for the scotland— england match and it could be a pretty wet affair for the fans match and it could be a pretty wet affairfor the fans heading in. if you shower is left behind as we go through the match pulling into the nursery to leave a drier night and losing the humidity is a more comfortable for sleeping in southern and eastern areas, largely clear skies, some fine weather to start saturday, quite a bit of cloud for england and wales, sunshine having to work its way through and the odd shower just about anywhere but looks like the drier half of the weekend, showers coming and going into the afternoon driven on by the strong june sunshine. the temperature on a par with today for most but away from the north sea coast, compared to today where we had the brisk wind. saturday night into sunday brings another area of rain potentially northwards, low pressure approaching, devil in the detail as we head into sunday, looks like we

will see some heavy rain northwards into scotland, further showers behind, an unsettled picture for sunday. the temperature getting into the high teens and low 205 but as ever you can find out more information and keep up—to—date on the website including the warnings. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey promises to knock down the conservative blue wall, as his party wins the chesham and amersham by—election. ministers say they feel "deeply ashamed" of low conviction rates for rape cases in england and wales. new data shows a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine cuts the risk

of hospitalisation by around 75%. a tale of heroism and survival. the woman who fought off a crocodile to save her sister. it grabbed her on the leg and her behind and tried to death—roll her and drag her away. so, i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so, i had to beat it off with my other arm. and thousands of scotland fans are in london for tonight's big match against england at wembley in the euros. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good afternoon. lots of excitement building ahead of one of one of football's oldest rivalries. england against scotland at wembley, for their all—important euro 2020 group match. it's the first time they're meeting a major men's tournament for 25 years, so emotions will be running high, as kick off approaches. jane dougall is there for us now.

great to see you. is there more pressure on scotland who are yet to get off the mark in this tournament? absolutely. the pressure is certainly on them because they have to get something on this match if they want to have any chance of staying in the competition at all. their first match against the czech republic ended in a 2—0 repeat. the second incredible goaljust catching the scotland goalkeeper off his line. when steve clarke the scotland head coach analysed that match, took a look at the performance and not the result, he said there were a lot of positives to take from it. scotland did notjust take those chances they were given, but may be on another day, scotland could have won three or 4—0. they didn't do that and if they get those chances tonight, they have to finish them, because the likelihood is 8p a tough opponent like england they won't get

half as many chances as they did in that match. half as many chances as they did in that match-— half as many chances as they did in that match. . ., . ., , that match. england other favourites and to have a — that match. england other favourites and to have a stellar _ that match. england other favourites and to have a stellar line _ that match. england other favourites and to have a stellar line and - that match. england other favourites and to have a stellar line and a i that match. england other favourites and to have a stellar line and a lot i and to have a stellar line and a lot of names in their starting line—up. what can they do to upset the odds. —— what can stop scotland do? tbs, lat -- what can stop scotland do? a lot of them travel _ -- what can stop scotland do? a lot of them travel down _ -- what can stop scotland do? a lot of them travel down to _ —— what can stop scotland do? lot of them travel down to london for this. of course, on paper, england should win this match, looking at the fifa rankings alone. england are ranked fourth in the world. scotland are only 44th, but this is something like a derby, isn't it? the passion and grudges perhaps that the scottish bring. all of those rankings and statistics go out of the window, don't they? not necessarily all of the scots that went down to london have tickets but there has been a lot of screening and encouragement their team. a party as been started in some areas

of london. inside wembley there is going to be 2800 scotland fans here and they imagine they will sound a lot louder than their numbers. they will certainly be raising the roof and supporting scotland because scotland need to get something out of this match tonight if they are to have any hope of getting through to the knockout stages.— have any hope of getting through to the knockout stages. thank you very much for that. _ the knockout stages. thank you very much for that. in _ the knockout stages. thank you very much for that. in wembley - the knockout stages. thank you very much for that. in wembley ahead i the knockout stages. thank you very much for that. in wembley ahead of| much for that. in wembley ahead of the big match this evening. sweden are a step closer to a place in the last 16 after they beat slovakia one—nil in st petersburg this afternoon. not much happened in the group e match before the break but sweden improved in the second half and came closer after this incredible run from the impressive alexander isak. newcastle's martin dubravka kept that out but he went on to concede a penalty later in the half and emil forsberg tucked it away as the swedes built on the draw with spain in their opening match. england's women have been dominant on day 3, of their one—off test against india. but the rain in bristol has

hampered progress a little. they made the perfect start, eventually bowling india out for 231, forcing them to follow on. england with a first innings total of 396. india were 83—1 at tea, in their second innings now. the world test championship final between india and new zealand hasn't got underway. heavy rain at southampton means the first day has been called off. there is provision for an extra day to be played in the one—off test. it was set to be a big day at queen's with three brits in action in the quarter—finals, but the british summertime weather has taken its grip instead. there's been no play in london so far, with dan evans due to face no play until now, dan evansjust about to get under way against top seed matteo berrettini with cameron norrie and 19—year—old jack draper going head to head in an all british match, with a place in the semifinal at stake... that's all the sport for now.

wales is postponing the further easing of coronavirus restrictions for another four weeks because of the surge in cases of the delta variant. the welsh government hopes to dispense another half a million doses of vaccine during the pause. the first minister mark drakeford said the delta variant had spread throughout wales in just a few short weeks. our scientific advisers believe that the united kingdom is now at the pre—peak stage of a third wave of this pandemic. wales may be two to three weeks behind what is happening in england and in scotland. tens of thousands of cases have now been confirmed there, and there is widespread transmission 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 data that we have about the current public health context. we have looked at the latest modelling available from swansea university and we have looked at our advice from our own expert technical advisory cell and from the uk sage committee. the increase in spread of a 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

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 help us to manage the impact of this new wave of infections. and 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 co—coronavirus. nicola sturgeon has announced resrictions on travel between scotland and manchester and birmingham due to the high levels of covid in the cities.

the first minister made the announcement at a coronavirus briefing in holyrood. as you know, we continue to keep travel restrictions under review, and i can confirm some changes that will come into effect over the weekend. from today, current restrictions on travel will delete back on travel between scotland and bedford will be lifted, so nonessential travel to and from bedford is permitted again. we have also now lifted restrictions on travel between scotland and the republic of ireland. again, that means nonessential travel is no longer prohibited, however anyone planning to travel to the republic of ireland should note that under ireland's current rules, you will require to self—isolate when you arrive there. i regret however that we are introducing restrictions on travel between scotland and two cities in england, manchester and salford. they already have high levels of covid—19, and so, from monday onwards, nonessential travel between scotland

and those cities is not permitted. nonessential travel is already prohibited between scotland and bolton and blackburn with darwen. so anyone travelling elsewhere in greater manchester or lancashire area, i would ask to think carefully about whether your journey is really necessary, because we do see cases rising across that region. i realise that for those with family or friends in manchester or salford orfor anyone who is planning a visit, this is disappointing, but rates of covid—19 in these cities are particularly high at the moment, and these restrictions are intended to minimise the risk of either exacerbating the situation there or indeed allowing more virus to come back here to scotland. the third point i want to highlight is about the main talking point for most people over the course of today, i would imagine, which is the football later this evening. scotland—england game at wembley tonight will be a great occasion, we hope it will be a great occasion,

and let me just briefly take this opportunity to wish steve clarke, andy robertson and the whole of the scotland team very, very best of luck for that match tonight. the whole country will be cheering you on. it is only natural that many of us want to watch this game with friends, you know, that sense of being in a shared experience is one of the many things that make watching and national team so special. please, and i don't relish being the one that has to keep saying this, but i have a duty to keep saying this, please remember if you are watching the match tonight to continue to take care, in particular if you are gathering inside your own house or somebody else's house. please stick to the limit. that, at the moment, is six people from three households. the point of these limits is to try to restrict spread of the virus, because indoors, we know, is much higher risk than outdoors. and please remember to take the basic precautions. keep the windows open, wash your hands regularly and please be especially careful around people

who aren't yet fully vaccinated or who might be more vulnerable, and be careful if and hopefully when scotland score. i know these precautions are tiresome for everybody and every context, and they are particularly tiresome when people are trying to enjoy the normal pleasures of a football match, but this virus doesn't care about football. it's not a scotland or england fan, it cares about spreading from one person to another. so all of us still have to work hard to try to deny it, as far as we can, the opportunities to spread. let's get more now on tonight's england v scotland feature. thousands of scotland fans have been arriving in london, for the game at wembley, as well as england fans, most let mejust let me just say for our viewers, before i start to talk to you, we had arranged for a scotland fan to

talk to you alongside you, but unfortunately we are not able to get in touch with him for this. for the moment it is you. how are you feeling about the game? it's a big one, isn't it? i’m feeling about the game? it's a big one. isn't it?— feeling about the game? it's a big one, isn't it? i'm buzzing. exciting tame. one, isn't it? i'm buzzing. exciting game- nervous— one, isn't it? i'm buzzing. exciting game. nervous ahead _ one, isn't it? i'm buzzing. exciting game. nervous ahead of - one, isn't it? i'm buzzing. exciting game. nervous ahead of the i one, isn't it? i'm buzzing. exciting| game. nervous ahead of the game one, isn't it? i'm buzzing. exciting i game. nervous ahead of the game but i think we can do it. it's a big game, england and scotland. if we win it puts us a step closer to the knockout, but that's what we want. it's just a big knockout, but that's what we want. it'sjust a big game knockout, but that's what we want. it's just a big game at the moment but i think we can do it. itruthdt it'sjust a big game at the moment but i think we can do it.— but i think we can do it. what do ou think but i think we can do it. what do you think southgate's _ but i think we can do it. what do you think southgate's men i but i think we can do it. what do you think southgate's men need | but i think we can do it. what do i you think southgate's men need to do to get a win tonight? get you think southgate's men need to do to get a win tonight?— to get a win tonight? get the goals in earl . i to get a win tonight? get the goals in early. ithink— to get a win tonight? get the goals in early. i think we're _ to get a win tonight? get the goals in early. i think we're going - to get a win tonight? get the goals in early. i think we're going to i to get a win tonight? get the goals in early. i think we're going to win| in early. i think we're going to win 2-0. in early. i think we're going to win 2—0. we've got enough quality in our squad. we can do it. 2-0. we've got enough quality in our

squad. we can do it.— squad. we can do it. everyone loves addictin: squad. we can do it. everyone loves addicting score, _ squad. we can do it. everyone loves addicting score, so _ squad. we can do it. everyone loves addicting score, so you _ squad. we can do it. everyone loves addicting score, so you are - squad. we can do it. everyone loves addicting score, so you are going i addicting score, so you are going for 2—0, so let's see. you started a group called black 109, made up of fans who will sit at the same stance. many of block 109 going to be there tonight? mast stance. many of block 109 going to be there tonight?— stance. many of block 109 going to be there tonight? most of the people who are in here _ be there tonight? most of the people who are in here in _ be there tonight? most of the people who are in here in our— be there tonight? most of the people who are in here in our group - who are in here in our group tonight, we go home or away for most of the games. we started a few years ago to try and increase the atmosphere at home games at wembley, but we do other stuff like charity draws, we launched an appeal a few months ago to raise money for gros berry —— grocery support. we just like a family. we like a big family and we go to most of the games and most of us are here tonight. thtnd most of us are here tonight. and what it is it _ most of us are here tonight. and what it is it like _ most of us are here tonight. and what it is it like going to this game tonight in the pandemic? i believe you are fully vaccinated and are you having to show some proof of

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last year—and—a—half and i think this sort of game brings everyone together for that. this sort of game brings everyone togetherforthat. it's this sort of game brings everyone together for that. it's going to mean a lot for all the fans, i know. thank you so much for talking to us. and enjoy the game.— thank you so much for talking to us. and enjoy the game. and en'oy the game. thank you. come on, and enjoy the game. thank you. come on. england! — and enjoy the game. thank you. come on. england! -— and enjoy the game. thank you. come on, england! . the— and enjoy the game. thank you. come on, england! . the england _ and enjoy the game. thank you. come on, england! . the england block- and enjoy the game. thank you. come on, england! . the england block 109. on, england! . the england block 109 sunporters- — on, england! . the england block 109 sunporters- we _ on, england! . the england block 109 supporters. we weren't _ on, england! . the england block 109 supporters. we weren't able - on, england! . the england block 109 supporters. we weren't able to - on, england! . the england block 109 supporters. we weren't able to beat l supporters. we weren't able to beat to the scotland fan who had arranged to the scotland fan who had arranged to speak to. some communication issues there. hopefully we will have some input from supporters from the england and the scotland side from the in the build—up to the game. police in greece say the husband of a 20 year old british woman, has admitted killing her and staging an armed robbery to cover up the crime. babis anagnostopoulos, confessed to murdering caroline crouch last month, at their home in a suburb of athens. mrs crouch who was born in the uk, moved with her parents

to greece as a child. nick beake has more details. consoling his british mother—in—law in the graveyard yesterday, babis anagnostopoulos had led the family in mourning for his wife, caroline. brutally murdered by burglars, he said. but he had killed her. loving birthday messages on instagram now a lie. just like his account of what happened in the family home last month. caroline was just 20 years old. she had moved to a greek island

as a child, and she was now a young mum herself. this was the moment plainclothes officers confronted babis anagnostopoulos, asking him to come with them. they had worked out from phone and smartwatch data he had made up his story. the helicopter pilot, used to being at the controls, was flown to athens, where he will now face trial. the man who played the grieving husband now being vilified by a furious greek public. a british woman who saved her sister's life by fighting off a crocodile has been speaking about the moment it attacked. the pair were swimming in a lagoon in mexico when the croc tried to drag 28—year—old melissa laurie under water. her twin georgia had to fend off repeated attacks by punching the creature, while trying to pull her sibling to safety. she's been speaking to will grant. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist is the only outward sign of georgia laurie's recent encounter with a crocodile. but the horrific attack which almost killed her twin sister melissa has left much deeper, emotionalscars. i heard her scream and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. my worst fear became a reality is that i have probably lost her, that she is dead.

their nightmare began here at the manialtepec lagoon, and their unlicensed german guide told the tour group they could swim in these waters, despite it being hatching season for crocodiles. i grabbed her body, pulled her towards me and rested her on my chest. she was blue and i tried to revive her. then the crocodile came along, so i'd beat it. and it went away but then she started going into a fit, flailing her arms and legs. i think she thought it was still attacking her. i tried to calm her down and then it came back. so i beat it off again, but i was trying to hold her head up at the same time so she didn't take in any more water and beat it. and then it went away and i dragged her body away to safety and then a boat came along. but unfortunately, they couldn't get close enough with the boat and it

took a little while and then it came back for a third time. that is when i sustained the most injuries because it grabbed her on the leg and her behind and tried to death roll her and drag her away. i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia's quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this part of mexico are rare, but rarer still is to survive one and tell the story afterwards. the twins are pretty unique in that regard, but the scars of their experience, both emotional and physical could take a lifetime to fade. she thought that this was the way she was going to go and she wasn't ready. she was thinking of me in herfinal moments. what is going to happen to georgia?

you know, it's really harrowing that she was feeling that way. i am counting my lucky stars that someone was looking out for us. will grant, bbc news. the duchess of cambridge is backing a new project aimed at "transforming" the lives of young children. she says the royal foundation for early childhood, will raise awareness of the importance of the first five years of a child's life, and also help "create a happier society". daniela relph reports. the youngest in society are now the biggest part of the duchess of cambridge�*s royal work. she says that she's learnt 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. when the 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 aids say she doesn't want to just be a figurehead in this area. she wants to generate and lead to practical change, to help prevent childhood challenges becoming a crisis in adult hood. 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 lit in her honour, as her daughter explained. i lit the lighthouse by pressing a button last night. it has not been let for many years. it's the first time ever once it has come out of commission. it was absolutely fantastic and even in the fog the light went everywhere and i understand the french lighthouse people also knew so not to panic

when they saw it alight. it was absolutely fantastic. a wandering walrus called wally has surprised residents of the isles of scilly, apparently trying to hitch a ride on a local boat. a number of rubber dinghies were burst by the creature as it tried to clamber aboard, at st mary's. it's the latest sighting of wally, who was spotted off wales in march, cornwall in may and spain just a fortnight ago. conservation experts are monitoring his welfare, and say he's fine. it's hoped wally will return north to his native home, in the arctic soon. now, it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. this is a weather watcher picture taken earlier in the day in west wales. so, an abundance of sunshine. where we have the sunshine, this pollen levels are pretty high, in fact very high in parts of north—west england, but they are lower and more

comfortable levels further east because the rain arrived. it rained overnight, it has persisted so far through the day giving difficult driving conditions and some further likely flooding. predictions of 50 to 70 millimetres of rain on the met office warnings, that's a whole months worth falling since the rain began, and it's likely to continue for a few hours yet. it could well turn thundery. but further north, and west, it is a different weather picture. we've got some sunshine, the fair weather clouds bubbling up, could be the odd shower across parts of north—west scotland and northern ireland, but a gentle breeze here. whilst with our rain, it is also an area of low pressure, so there is quite a brisk wind coming in from the north sea, so temperatures are really lowered, but we have not lost the humidity. it's still muggy out there. some of the highest temperatures where we have that sunshine, with a lighter breeze further south and west. not at wembley, it doesn't look, not for this evening. in fact, it is touch and go whether that rain is clearing. so not great news for that scotland and england match, it could be the fans heading in a pretty wet affair. it is likely to be. but the rain does clear away,

perhaps a few showers left behind as we go to the match, pulling a way out into the north sea to leave a drier night, and we are losing their humidity as well so more comfortable for sleeping in the southern and eastern areas, on a par with last night further north and west. largely clear skies, some fine weather to start saturday. i think there will be quite a bit of pride for england and wales and sunshine will have to work its way through, and there will be the odd shower just about anywhere, but it does look like the dry half of the weekend, showers coming and going as we head into the afternoon in particular, driven on by that strong sunshine. temperatures on a par with today for most, but higher in southern and eastern areas, away from the north sea coast. compared with today where we had all the cloud and the rain and that brisk wind. saturday night into sunday brings an area of rain potentially northwards, north pressure from the south—west. so, the devil is in the detail as we head into sunday. it looks like we will see some heavy rain working its way north, perhaps getting its way into scotland further showers following on behind. an unsettled looking picture for sunday really. temperatures, as we do get some

sunshine, still getting into the high teens in the low 20s. but as ever, you can find out more information and keep up—to—date on the website, including the warnings.

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