good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today. health leaders call for answers over a covid vaccine booster programme — it comes as more than a million bookings forjabs were made this weekend. as the race continues to vaccinate the whole of the uk, i'm at university hospital coventry, where the world's first covid vaccine was given. the person who received that was 91—year—old margaret keenan.

in her first ever interview since making medical history, she had this message for anyone still having doubts. please do have the jab. there's nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle just to save your life and to save other lives. please have it done. what about the business is waiting for the vaccine to be rolled out further? i am for the vaccine to be rolled out further? iam in for the vaccine to be rolled out further? i am in liverpool where they were hoping today would be a return to normal. instead they are asking how manyjobs will be lost as the weight goes on. defeat for wales, but it feels like a victory. they're through to the knockout stage of the euros, despite losing to italy in rome. their manager says it's "phenomenal". good morning. it is the summer solstice and for many it is going to be a dry day with variable amounts of cloud, a few showers, except in the south, where it is going to be cloudy and breezy with some rain.

good morning. it's monday, the 21st ofjune. our top story. senior health leaders say the government must start planning now for covid boosterjabs, due to be given in the autumn. they say there are questions to be asked about combining the covid and flu vaccination programmes, and warn the window for planning is limited. it comes as england's young adults continue to respond to the call to get a vaccine, with more than a million appointments made over the weekend. here's our health correspondent anna collinson. all adults in england can now receive a coronavirus vaccine, and demand is high. nhs england says more than one million appointments have been booked since over 185 became eligible. over the weekend football stadiums, including here in tottenham, have transformed into large vaccination centres. and these long queues of people will be a heart—warming sight for health officials who say the more people who are jabbed, the sooner ourfreedom can return.

we are losing much of our lives. i am more than happy to get it if we can go back to normal. especially with going to university in september, we're hoping that we can have a normal life. i am expecting that. by the end of the year, for people who are vaccinated, borders will be much — - it will be easier to cross borders. so i'll be able to go back. to india, meet my parents, go back to singapore, meet my friends. - all adults in wales and northern ireland can also book a vaccine. so can over 185 in glasgow. but for the rest of scotland, people need to be over 30. but while the successful roll—out rolls on, doctors fear the finish line is not yet in sight. with the government saying it's continuing to plan for a booster programme later in the year, the royal college of gps is warning covid pressures will be here for a long time to come, and many within the nhs agree. we need to recognise that what comes next is going to be really quite challenging. we've got to answer some very important questions, like when do the double doses, the immunity offered by that, when does that start to fade?

do we need to offer a different vaccine when we do the boosters in the autumn, if we do do boosters? can we combine covid—i9 jabs with flu jabs? and are we going to vaccinate children? if so, when and where are we going to do that? today was supposed to be the day england completely unlocked. but that has been delayed untiljuly 19th, which means legal limits on social contact remain. the scottish government's travel ban to parts of greater manchester is also now in place following concerns about high infection rates, a decision branded completely disproportionate by the mayor, andy burnham. normally a live music venue, over the weekend, the historic peace hall in halifax became the stage for a pop—up clinic. in a race with a variant which spreads more easily, increasing the number ofjabs is the current goal. but already attention is turning to how the nhs will manage a long term vaccination programme alongside all of its other vital work. anna collinson bbc news.

we know that dan is in coventry. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. this was due to be freedom day to day the 21st ofjune. lots of questions still to be answered? yes. questions still to be answered? yes, the reason they _ questions still to be answered? yes, the reason they delayed the last step of— the reason they delayed the last step of the lifting of the lockdown in england was to give the vaccination programme more time to work _ vaccination programme more time to work this _ vaccination programme more time to work. this extra four weeks means many— work. this extra four weeks means many millions more people will have had their_ many millions more people will have had their second dose of the vaccine, _ had their second dose of the vaccine, which gives them an extra layer— vaccine, which gives them an extra layer of— vaccine, which gives them an extra layer of protection, which is probably— layer of protection, which is probably the best line of defence against _ probably the best line of defence against the new delta variant that first emerged in india. also, the government has to wait for some _ also, the government has to wait for some science. we are already used

two doses— some science. we are already used two doses of the same vaccine, but scientists_ two doses of the same vaccine, but scientists are looking for a dose of vaccine _ scientists are looking for a dose of vaccine might get better protection. then it _ vaccine might get better protection. then it is _ vaccine might get better protection. then it is a — vaccine might get better protection. then it is a case of which is the best— then it is a case of which is the best accommodation you also have to wait for— best accommodation you also have to wait for the _ best accommodation you also have to wait for the jcvi expert to work out groups— wait for the jcvi expert to work out groups should be prioritised. they may decide different groups that need _ may decide different groups that need to— may decide different groups that need to be prioritised, or a smaller group _ need to be prioritised, or a smaller group of— need to be prioritised, or a smaller group of people need to be prioritised for a booster programme, compared _ prioritised for a booster programme, compared to the vaccination programme. very long time we going to have _ programme. very long time we going to have to— programme. very long time we going to have to keep an eye on heavy virus _ to have to keep an eye on heavy virus mutated in few different variations that emerge in other parts _ variations that emerge in other parts of— variations that emerge in other parts of the one time, because that might— parts of the one time, because that might affect what kind get given as part of— might affect what kind get given as part of the booster you use. you have _ part of the booster you use. you have to — part of the booster you use. you have to look at your vaccine programme as well, tojoin up. the one thing _ programme as well, tojoin up. the one thing with the government seemed very confident is supply. uk has got

hundreds— very confident is supply. uk has got hundreds of millions of doses of these _ hundreds of millions of doses of these new vaccines. there is a lot to think— these new vaccines. there is a lot to think about over the next few months — to think about over the next few months and potentially over the next few years _ months and potentially over the next few ears. �* ., months and potentially over the next few ears. . . ., ~ months and potentially over the next few ears. . . ., ,, , ., months and potentially over the next few ears. �* . . ~' i., 4' ., few years. adam, thank you. i know ou will few years. adam, thank you. i know you will be — few years. adam, thank you. i know you will be watching _ few years. adam, thank you. i know you will be watching the _ few years. adam, thank you. i know i you will be watching the programme because matt hancock is going to be talking to dan at about half past eight this morning. new flexible season tickets go on sale today, which aim to benefit commuters who don t need to travel every day. the tickets can be used on any eight days within a month—long period, with no requirement to decide which days in advance. here's our business correspondent katie prescott. staring at a departures board is no longer a daily chore for many. even before covid the number of passengers using season tickets was falling, as more people went part—time or worked from home. now that train has left the station. we're sort of doing hybrid working at the moment, which has given us a choice to work at home or in the office a few days a week. i work between london and leicester,

so it's quite good. it's quite good for me really, i can kind of pick the days and it works really well. covid has shown us that we can work from home, but i think probably three days a week, maybe two days from home, will be the norm going forward. the change in the way we commute, how and if we need to commute at all, has been transformed by the pandemic. the aim of these new tickets is to give part—time passengers access to the same savings and benefits as regular weekly commuters, butjust paying for the days they travel. recognition by the train companies that flexible working is here to stay. the new tickets will allow passengers in england to travel on any eight days in a 28 day period, or twice a week. it will be a paperless system, allowing travellers to tap smart cards or scan their mobiles at the station. and passengers would need to choose the days they travel in advance. but passenger groups say people still need to be careful which tickets they buy. the flexible season tickets

that go on sale today will be good news for some, but not for all. so it's important that people use the calculator that's been put onto the national rail enquiries website. it may be that the traditional season ticket is still better value, so it's great there still remains both options. the rail companies would like to see government change the rules underpinning the ticket system, to make them even more flexible in future. we want to go even further and totally reform the fares system so people can have tap in and tap out technology, and commuters all across the country benefit from that, instead of having to buy a ticket up front and know their in advance. this is just the first step in major reforms of the roadways announced last month. you can start using the new tickets a week monday. katie prescott, bbc news. the prime minister will face pressure from his own mps today, not to go through with changes to planning laws, which some fear could make it easier to develop green belt land. the issue is thought to have been

a factor in the conservatives losing the previously safe seat of chesham and amersham to the lib dems in a by—election last week. the government says the policy has been misunderstood, and will give communities a say in the planning process. the theft of catalytic converters from cars across england, wales and northern ireland has more than doubled over the last two years, according to research from consumer charity which. the converters — which help to reduce pollution — contain precious metals like platinum and palladium. north wales saw the highest spike in thefts, while the west midlands had the largest number overall. organisers of the tokyo olympics are expected to decide today whether to allow spectators into the games. overseas fans have already been banned from attending the games, which start onjuly 23rd, but home fans are still awaiting a decision. a coronavirus state of emergency in tokyo was only lifted yesterday.

ten past six. carol has the weather. it was kind of mixed over the weekend. good morning. absolutely right. good morning everybody. today is fairly mixed as well. it is the summer solstice, the longest day. beautiful sunrise in the highlands. the weather this week will be changeable. a cool week ahead. where to start in the south of england. it will turn showery. this is what we currently have. this rain coming in across southern counties. it is very slowly moving northwards. it could get as far as south wales and north of the south midlands through the day. the cloud will build here. we have a weak weather front moving out of scotland with its cloud and to guard showering to england. in between all of these fronts we are looking at dry conditions with the sunshine. the best of this will be

in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland. it would be breezy in the south today. and breezy dan day north sea coastline. that were peg back the temperatures. generally in the south at this time of the year we would be looking at 20, 21. at best we're looking at 18. in the north it is closer 16. this evening and overnight this rain tends to peter out. they will be areas of cloud and also some clear skies. under the clear skies in sheltered glands in scotland, the temperature could dip as low as freezing. they could dip as low as freezing. they could be a touch of frost. as we come further south, temperatures holding up. tomorrow we say goodbye to this rain. there will be a fair bit of sunshine around tomorrow. more cloud building in the south—east. we do have a weather front waiting in the wings in the west. that will thicken the cloud. heralding the arrival of rain. tomorrow's temperatures, 12 in the

north to 20 in the south. thank you. today could have been a magic monday for pubs and restaurants in england. but the long—awaited lifting of covid restrictions has been delayed by four weeks. nina's in liverpool with more on this. it looks lovely this morning. very calm. good morning. very calm, very quiet. good morning. you can overstate just how significant during the 21st were supposed to be for businesses in liverpool and across the country. just have a look around here. this will reflect a city or town near you. there is the river mersey, there is the museum, the hilton hotel, retail park, a street food diner, every single one of these businesses will have been impacted in some way by the four week delay. multiply that by every town and city in the country and to get a sense of how significant this

delay is. let's look at some of the numbers. figures out this morning, show that 73% of bars are still closed. social distancing often making it unviable to open. the cost of extending for hospitality for that four week window, that is estimated revenue is down by £3 billion collectively. and the estimate is that a dad puts another 300,000 jobs at risk. that is because of the reduction of revenue in two hospitality venues. loads of museums around here. it is a fascinating part of the world steeped in history. all of these places are reducing capacity. they are down to a third of normal capacity, museums and attractions. it is absolutely huge. it is not just the museums themselves. it is gift shops and cafes. james knows about the reduction in hospitality. he runs three restaurants in liverpool.

wonderful they are too. when you heard about the four week extra delay. what does that mean in terms of numbers?— delay. what does that mean in terms of numbers? ., ., , of numbers? there are two elements. the first is the — of numbers? there are two elements. the first is the numbers. _ of numbers? there are two elements. the first is the numbers. you - of numbers? there are two elements. the first is the numbers. you are - the first is the numbers. you are looking at about 20 to 25% of the forecasted revenue for the next four weeks will be lost. that is the first impact. the second impact is the confidence. as soon as announcement comes out, what we see is a drop in confidence and of the numbers will drop immediately. is numbers will drop immediately. is that literacy —— literally noticeable overnight? that literacy -- literally noticeable overniuht? �* , noticeable overnight? overnight. as soon as the — noticeable overnight? overnight. as soon as the pmi _ noticeable overnight? overnight. as soon as the pmi delivers _ noticeable overnight? overnight. as soon as the pmi delivers any - noticeable overnight? overnight. as soon as the pmi delivers any news l soon as the pmi delivers any news about the love dance, we see a drop in almost immediately.— in almost immediately. that's what m prime in almost immediately. that's what my prime minister. _ in almost immediately. that's what my prime minister. you _ in almost immediately. that's what my prime minister. you are - in almost immediately. that's what| my prime minister. you are battling with the test and trace app. in one way protects the public but in another if one person goes down the whole restaurant is shut?— whole restaurant is shut? exactly. we are seeing _ whole restaurant is shut? exactly. we are seeing big _ whole restaurant is shut? exactly. we are seeing big issues - whole restaurant is shut? exactly. we are seeing big issues in - we are seeing big issues in liverpool. in manchester a lot of my friends have had to close restaurants in the past few weeks. it is starting to creep into

liverpool as well. it is starting to creep into liveroolaswell. , ., ., . , liverpool as well. operationally it is makin: liverpool as well. operationally it is making it _ liverpool as well. operationally it is making it difficult. _ liverpool as well. operationally it is making it difficult. do - liverpool as well. operationally it is making it difficult. do you - liverpool as well. operationally itj is making it difficult. do you think the government understands what it is like to be close to opening and then pull the plug? i is like to be close to opening and then pull the plug?— then pull the plug? i don't think then pull the plug? i don't think they possibly — then pull the plug? i don't think they possibly can. _ then pull the plug? i don't think they possibly can. i _ then pull the plug? i don't think they possibly can. i think- then pull the plug? i don't think they possibly can. i think there | then pull the plug? i don't think. they possibly can. i think there is a perception you can lock the door and then come back and reopen and everything is like you left it. what it takes a lot of time to prep the food, to get your supply chain back up food, to get your supply chain back up and running. there is an issue with the supply chain. they struggle just as much as ours. it is not a tab you can turn on and off. there are a good — tab you can turn on and off. there are a good luck. _ tab you can turn on and off. there are a good luck. you're _ tab you can turn on and off. there are a good luck. you're opening . tab you can turn on and off. there are a good luck. you're opening a | are a good luck. you're opening a pub in the coming days. there is increasing outrage from people like james that yes, the extension has happened but there has not been an extension of all the support which people are saying should have happened. but the cbi, the confederation of british industry, say the economy is set to grow by 8% this year. higher than initial estimates. there is a lot of pent up spent ready to come out. some

businesses say that will not get them over the hump. inevitably more jobs will go in the next few weeks. thank you, nina. really interesting. the uk's vaccination roll—out, which began just over six months ago, has now seen 70 million doses delivered. and it all started with a single jab at university hospital coventry. dan is there this morning. that really was a moment of history, wasn't it? good morning, dan. goad wasn't it? good morning, dan. good mornina, wasn't it? good morning, dan. good morning, louise. _ wasn't it? good morning, dan. good morning, louise. good _ wasn't it? good morning, dan. (13mm morning, louise. good morning everybody. welcome to coventry hospital. we are on the roof of the main building. it is slightly chilly. we are waiting for it to warm up. we've got a packed programme for you. loads ofjust coming your way. to give you an idea of the scale of this place, it is a medical hub for the whole of this region. there are more than 8000 staff. we have broadly drawn with us today. anybody who knows and uses

this hospital, knows how difficult it is to get a car parking spot. more than a thousand beds, 26 operating theatres. as louise was talking about the vaccine numbers, this region, the midlands has given out more jabs than any other across the uk. this morning we are focusing onjust one, the the uk. this morning we are focusing on just one, the first one back in december. but if you cast your mind back to last december, margaret keenan — maggie to herfriends — was the first person in the world to get a covid—19 jab outside of clinical trials. it happened three floors below us in this main hospital building. it was given by a nurse — matron may parsons, and the two women are now good friends. last week i had the privilege of meeting them for their first interview and a tour of the hospital. good morning. it is tuesday, 8th december. our top story... this is margaret keenan who you can see there. she is 90... today has been dubbed v—day in the uk, as the first doses of the corona vaccine are being injected. se llama margaret keenan...

at 6:31 this morning, a grandmother in a donated christmas sweater, made history. the world famous maggie keenan. lovely to see you. here you are on the wall of the hospital as well. i cannot believe sometimes, you know. at the time, did it feel as momentous, as important as does probably looking back now? oh, yes, it did. it did feel very important at the time. and you're quite famous now, maggie? people are happy for me, you know. so come with us. maggie may. yes, maggie may. where's rod stewart when you need him? exactly. i don't know. we're all waiting for him to come. you've got this, you know, this beautiful bond now, which is not only between you two, but i suppose between everybody who watched that day as well. that's true. yes, that's true, yes. and it's nice, because i think now we're a family. i know. sort of like bonded with that one. and i think sometimes it's

really nice to see family who you haven't seen for so long. it is, it is. i'm just going to be put this in your arm, 0k? 0k. relax your arm for me. it was a sort of a private moment that happened in a room in this hospital, but it was also something which millions of people watched on tv. and i think it's fair to say, maggie, it gave hope to so many people as well? this was the whole meaning. this is what i said a thousand times over. you know, i hope that has got the ball rolling. this wonderful injection has been offered to them. that was kind of something monumental for me in my career, because i've never been in the limelight. and i think it's a really big responsibility as well from my side to actually represent the nurses, the doctors, the health care workers that, you know, that work in the nhs, that we do a lot of great things that we don't kind of normally shout about. and the day before that, we had to — i had to plan maggie's wardrobe, because i didn't want her coming down in her gown. is this where the t—shirt came from? yeah.

applause. well, look at this. maggie, this is the — you know this t—shirt very well. you've made this famous around the world. idid. yes, idid. indeed. would you like me to sign it for you? 0h! so you've been doing a good trade ever since maggie wore this, have you? it's been amazing. we would normally only sell about 400 or 500. i and we've sold over 5,000. . we can't stop it, i don't think. everybody loves it. lots of people are wearing it to have theirjab. - i know. throughout the world. there are people in germany wearing your t—shirt. - exactly. so i love the fact that it's unashamedly a christmas t—shirt, and you're still selling it injune! i know! it can be christmas any day, can't it? wise words, maggie, very wise words.

in terms of the international interest after that jab back in december, what has that been like for both of you? do you talk about that? i had a letterfrom somebody, which i thought was really lovely. the words she's written at the bottom of the letter was, "what a courageous lady?" aw. — and that was just it. and i thought, well, you know, she thought, i've done something really good. i didn'tjust do it for me. why would i do it for me? i did it for everybody around. both of you will know there will be people watching this, thinking, that's great, but i don't want to have the jab. i mean, do you have a message for them, who might be seeing this? oh, yes, yes, yes. whatever you thought before, please do have the jab. there's nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle just to save your life and to save other lives. please have it done. the people that we're getting in the hospital recently, that are hospitalised, are not vaccinated, and i think we need to be able to tell those people that are deciding otherwise, to kind of consider and reconsider what they, you know, they're kind of taking

on and the decisions that — what's going to happen because of their decision. and this is on the corridor outside the room where it all happened. and i don't think there's any patients in there at the minute, so shall we go in? yes. i'm sure you can remember exactly where it happened, the pair of you. it's very weird, isn't it? this is like a quiet corner of the hospital. and on that day in december, you know, the whole world was watching on that day. we were happy to kind of take them with us. yeah, that's true, yeah. you think about all the many millions of people in the uk that have been vaccinated since you were number one — patient number one. in there. more than 50 million, maggie, from that day. you can't get your head around that, can you? i mean, it's incredible. i can't believe it, honestly. yeah. i don't know if, you know, but may got invited out to dinner on that day as well — is that right? yeah! 0h, yay! someone rang the hospital... what happened to me? yes, did you get invited as well? no, i didn't get invited. but an old friend, phoned me straight away, he phoned me at the hospital, and it was the doctor that

gave me the telephone number that he phoned me. so i said, "oh, dear, i haven't heard from him for 1h years." so that was it. he hasn't asked me out yet though. 0h! you didn't go on the date, did you, may? no. you're happily married, aren't you? lam. i'm happily unmarried, because i couldn't get anyone to compare, so. aw. and this is to philip, your late husband? yes, yeah. i didn't realise that you were a bit of an nhs pioneer because — is this right? — you were one of the first people to get the bcg jab for tb back in the 19505 as well? yeah. they sort of picked me, i don't know why! there must be something about me! i mean, you're 91 now. yeah. still going strong. yeah. what are your sort of plans for..? oh, dear. i don't plan too far in the future, dan, not what i'm going to do next year or anything. i just take it as it comes and enjoy every... ..enjoy every day, really. you know? can i say it's been a real pleasure to speak to you both? i remember presenting

on that day, watching you — it felt like a really big step forward for everybody in the united kingdom and around the world as well. so to sit here and talk to you now, today, a few months on, and see you both doing so well, is fantastic. thank you. it's my pleasure. it's my pleasure, it's my pleasure indeed. it's nice to chat. it's my pleasure. what a lovely lady. maggie keenan and may parsons. may will be live with their september state this morning. alongside the chief executive of the hospital as well. and we will hear plenty more from margaret later. she is 91 now. as she was —— where she was like working in a localjewellery store until she was 86. we are on the roof of the hospital. the vaccination centre is actually in the car park. we are going to be live in there this morning. that is fully working and operational. they have given out so manyjabs from their base in

coventry hospital across the midlands. also on the programme today, we are going to be having doctor chris smith and professor linda bauld sitting in our grass chairs, which are a little bit too slender. i'm not sure they can take my considerable romp. i am fully wedged in. we are also going to be live on an orthopaedic ward. and the health secretary, matt hancock, will be joining us exclusively live on bbc breakfast this morning at half past eight. lots of questions to put to him. i'm sure you have got some for him. do send your questions in for doctor chris and professor linda. they love to answer your questions. we will have plenty of time to go through them later. lots to come from coventry. louise is in the studio. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. for the first time new flexible rail season tickets go on sale today, allowing londoners and those

travelling in and out of the city to save money if they now work more at home. it comes in response to the large drop in rail passengers over the pandemic. train companies have lost millions of pounds, and they hope this might be a way making money — by offering tickets which can be used for any eight days in a one—month period. another new ticket goes on sale today too — it's a ticket for the new marble arch mound. the temporary grass—covered viewing platform will be 25 metres in height and have a viewing platform where you'll be able to see over the west end. you will be able to climb it from saturday. it's hoped it will attract people back to the area. an lgbtq+ barbershop in east london which started as a pop—up salon is celebrating its tenth anniversary. open barbers started in the back of a pub, but became so popular it had to move to its own salon in shoreditch.

the idea behind it is that hair has no gender. everyone is welcome, and it was an idea that was created from experience. my dad'd take me to his barber's, but they would turn me away because i'm a trans person and at that time they would say they don't do women's hair. and then i tried to go to my mum's salon, but they only really were trained in, like, more feminine styles. so i ended up kind of falling between the gap of the masculine barber's and the feminine hair salon. and there wasn't really anything for people like me. let's take a look at the travel situation now. minor delays on the victoria line because of an incident in stockwell.

now the weather with kate. good morning. it is, of course, the longest day today, so plenty of sunlight — but it's not especially sunny. we've not had a bad start, bit of high cloud, some brightness out there, but i'm afraid it is going to turn rather wet. once again, we've got a front coming up from the south, bringing with it some heavy and persistent rain. there is a chance you might get a rumble or two of thunder, but it is going to stay rather damp through the afternoon. it stalls across us. we've got a breeze, as well — an east—northeasterly breeze — and temperatures struggling — maximum todayjust 15 celsius. now, overnight tonight, it starts off fairly damp. we'll still see some outbreaks of rain this evening, but gradually it should start to retreat, becoming drier towards the end of the night. the minimum temperature at around ten celsius. now into tomorrow, it is looking like a better day — we've got a ridge of high pressure building in so we should see that cloud break up and we'll get some sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures still in the mid—teens, but improving as we head

through wednesday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, you're watching bbc breakfast with me, louise minchin, in the studio — and dan walker at university hospital coventry. we're marking what should have been the day that lockdown restrictions were lifted in england — and one of the many expert voices we'll be hearing from this morning is dr nighat arif, who is one of our regular gps. shejoins us now from buckinghamshire. good from buckinghamshire. morning. good from buckinuhamshire. morninu. ., [i] supposedly good morning. good morning. it was supposedly freedom _ good morning. good morning. it was supposedly freedom day, _ good morning. good morning. it was supposedly freedom day, we - good morning. good morning. it was supposedly freedom day, we know. good morning. good morning. it was supposedly freedom day, we know it| supposedly freedom day, we know it has been delayed. lots of things coming out today, not least that scientists say they would like the government to start planning for the disease micro—vaccine, the booster, to be given out at the same time as the flu jab. give us an idea of the logistics of that. i the flu jab. give us an idea of the logistics of that.— logistics of that. i think we have

to remember — logistics of that. i think we have to remember that _ logistics of that. i think we have to remember that today - logistics of that. i think we have to remember that today people | logistics of that. i think we have . to remember that today people will be so disappointed, especially those in the recreational industry, hospitality, and people were expecting we would be back to normal, whatever normal is coming down, so bear with us as doctors and scientists, we are doing our best and a booster vaccine in autumn time, the research is still going on. we don't know that even after being fully vaccinated, two doses, how much your immunity lasts. we are still seeing what the real time data is around the world. and therefore a booster vaccine makes sense to me as a clinician. we do it for lots of different vaccines, hepatitis, also another virus, and we also tweak vaccines along the way. the reason we do this is because we want to make sure we have full immunity all the time, you get a handle on the variance that will crop up, because invariably variants will crop up and

thatis invariably variants will crop up and that is because the virus spreads very rapidly throughout our community stopped the more contagious virus, the more quickly it will change and mutate and therefore we need to make sure we get a handle on that so that the vaccines we currently have, the vaccination programme on the weekend, i think it is something ridiculous like1 weekend, i think it is something ridiculous like 1 million weekend, i think it is something ridiculous like1 million people were vaccinated and a 60% of the aduu were vaccinated and a 60% of the adult population has been vaccinated, so to make sure that hard work of the vaccinated programme carries on being as effective as it is means we will be tweaking out we look at vaccines along the way. i tweaking out we look at vaccines along the way-— tweaking out we look at vaccines alonuthewa. ~ ., ., �* ~' ., along the way. i know you don't know the answer to — along the way. i know you don't know the answer to this _ along the way. i know you don't know the answer to this but _ along the way. i know you don't know the answer to this but there - along the way. i know you don't know the answer to this but there is - along the way. i know you don't know the answer to this but there is talk i the answer to this but there is talk about combining it with flu vaccination programme. could it be in the same actualjab or what are your thoughts? in the same actual 'ab or what are your thoughts?— your thoughts? again, we do that with lots of— your thoughts? again, we do that with lots of different _ your thoughts? again, we do that with lots of different vaccines - with lots of different vaccines already. we do that with children's immunisations, diphtheria, etc. this is something that is not unusual, there are loads of vaccines we can buy. it is still something i note

that my colleagues, epidemiologists and immunologists, will be looking at because we want to make sure that we minimise the side effects because if you give a vaccine, that triggers an immune response and if you get people in the population who are at mass vaccinated and they get a severe immune response, at the minute we know you get headaches, temperature, aches and pains, and in women in particular it may delay or make their period, that make their period, quickly. we want to make sure that if we do combine something it is done as safely as possible and also to minimise the rest to the population. it won't surprise me if they do that in the future. importantly, we know about the delta vaccine and what can you tell us about... sorry, the delta variant. i know you will pick me up at 6:30am!

i will correct you on that. i hate correcting people! double vaccination of the finds it vaccine and the astrazeneca vaccine, it is really promising against the delta virus. the delta variant is obviously the most dominant one we have in the uk at the moment. we need to get a handle on that quickly. the numbers are so encouraging because the vaccination programme is going so well, over eight teams in england have been invited to be vaccinated and we have had walk—in clinics through the weekend and people in their droves thankfully came, despite the hesitancy of this information we are still tackling. if you get two doses of the pfizer vaccine, 96% less chance of being hospitalised so you are protected against hospitalisation. if you get the option astrazeneca vaccine, two doses, 92%, which are really encouraging figures. that means it eases the pressure on the nhs and the whole point are one of the

reasons of lockdown is we want to ease the pressure on our nhs, which is such a finite and precious resource. quite lovely speak to you as ever. ., ~' resource. quite lovely speak to you as ever. . ~ , ., sally is allowed in the studio because dad isn't here! it has been a long time. it because dad isn't here! it has been a long time-— a long time. it is 15 months since i have sat here. _ a long time. it is 15 months since i have sat here. it _ a long time. it is 15 months since i have sat here. it is _ a long time. it is 15 months since i have sat here. it is really - a long time. it is 15 months since i have sat here. it is really strange l have sat here. it is really strange but nice! hello! i'm not over there any more. kind of a weird morning because in lots of ways wales are celebrating... not in lots of ways, they are celebrating, full stop. wales are through to the last 16 of euro 2020, despite losing to italy in theirfinal group match. matteo pessina scored the only goal of the game in rome, just before half time and wales played the last half an hour with ten men, after ethan ampadu was given his marching orders for that tackle — but the result left them second in their group,

so they're through to the knockout stage. another massive achievement, i think. everyone writes us off all the time, so, eh, to go and prove everyone wrong again and get out of the group stages is a great achievement for us. obviously now we look forward to the next game and, yeah, we're going to go out to try to win it. i've just said i couldn't be any more proud of that group - of players, you know. coming to play against italy with a record — i i think they've not got beat - since '99, something like that. so it's an incredible record. you know, the first two i games they got maximum points, scored six goals. we knew we were in for a tough test. and then you go down to ten men, and then you fear the worst. - but having the faith i've goti in those players to dig deep, and dig a trench at i times if they have to, and put their tin hats on, you know, they deserve all the credit - they're going to get. they are getting plenty of credit this morning, i can tell you. mark hutchings was watching the action at an italian restaurant in cardiff. not n ot ofte n not often you get two sets of happy fans after a match. good morning.

good morning. absolutely. they were happy— good morning. absolutely. they were happy on _ good morning. absolutely. they were happy on both counts in both teams -- and _ happy on both counts in both teams -- and both— happy on both counts in both teams —— and both teams progress. it was never— —— and both teams progress. it was never in _ —— and both teams progress. it was never in doubt for wales. well, maybe — never in doubt for wales. well, maybe a — never in doubt for wales. well, maybe a bit. wales are proving again something _ maybe a bit. wales are proving again something of an immovable object at the euros. _ something of an immovable object at the euros. a — something of an immovable object at the euros, a bit like this monolith to gareth — the euros, a bit like this monolith to gareth bale. there is one for each _ to gareth bale. there is one for each of— to gareth bale. there is one for each of the _ to gareth bale. there is one for each of the welsh team dotted at landmarks around wales and against and much _ landmarks around wales and against and much fancied italian team, it was an— and much fancied italian team, it was an incredible performance by wales— was an incredible performance by wales and — was an incredible performance by wales and for those of us watching in rome _ wales and for those of us watching in rome but at home, we found different— in rome but at home, we found different ways to watch, as we did with one _ different ways to watch, as we did with one family with only slightly divided _ with one family with only slightly divided loyalties! cheers, mate! a narrow defeat for wales. it's never tasted so good. for these wales—supporting welsh italians, seeing both teams progress is something to see. is something to savour. it was a game watched remotely by thousands of welsh fans who were due to be at the game, but who gave up their tickets in line with travel advice — like restaurant owner gianpiero. but i kept the wrong one because,

obviously, being welsh italian, ijust held onto the last minute to see it he would be a green in this... but i couldn't, so i gave it some family back homejust yesterday, the ticket. so i'm here. 0h! this was no sunday evening stroll — an italian goal, a welsh red card and the switzerland—turkish scoreline placing a guaranteed last—16 place on the line. but wales held their nerve, and so — just about — did theirfans. yeah, it was very nerve—racking. i think that's what got us on the edge of our seats. i mean, the red card was quite questionable — i don't know if it should have been a red card but, you know, we got through in the end. that's what's important. definitely, we'll keep going. i've looked at it and i'm not scared of anyone — i the way we're playing, - not scared of any of the teams, because when it when it . matters, we pull through. you know, it would have been beautiful to draw, maybe even nick it but, hey, listen, we're happy — you know what i mean? as you can see, the atmosphere, we're going to get going now and get ready for the next round. it's becoming a habit, this. but italy — and, more notably, wales — another place

in the last—16 of the euros. this is no time to leave the party. so the welsh love in with the euros which _ so the welsh love in with the euros which made all the way to the semifinal— which made all the way to the semifinal in 2016 is up and running again _ semifinal in 2016 is up and running again next — semifinal in 2016 is up and running again. next stop amsterdam against russia _ again. next stop amsterdam against russia or— again. next stop amsterdam against russia or in — again. next stop amsterdam against russia or in finland, that will be decided — russia or in finland, that will be decided later today. wales at the euro is— decided later today. wales at the euro is the sequel, so far has not disappointed. euro is the sequel, so far has not disappointed-— euro is the sequel, so far has not disappointed. absolutely right, we will be watching. _ disappointed. absolutely right, we will be watching. we _ disappointed. absolutely right, we will be watching. we continue - disappointed. absolutely right, we will be watching. we continue to i will be watching. we continue to watch, thank you very much indeed. spain'sjon rahm has won his first major — the us open at torrey pines in california. a closing round of 67 gave him victory by a single shot from louis oosthuizen. rahm said it was karma — the win came just two weeks after he tested positive for coronavirus and was forced to withdraw from a pga tour event he was leading by six shots. cameron norrie said he would "keep pushing for more" after he lost in the final at queen's club. he was beaten in three sets by the top seed, matteo berrettini, who'd also knocked out andy murray and dan evans. that's norrie's third defeat

in a final this year — but he said it had still been a special week. max verstappen has turned up the pressure on lewis hamilton in the fight for the formula one world title. verstappen started on pole but a mistake at the first corner handed the lead to hamilton. red bull changed their strategy and got the better of mercedes, verstappen overtaking hamilton with a lap to go, to claim his third win of the season and extend his lead in the drivers' championship. saracens are back in rugby union's premiership, after one season. they thrashed ealing trailfinders 57—15 in the championship play—off to secure promotion, tom whiteley crashing over with their final try. the four—time premiership champions were relegated last season as punishment for multiple salary cap breaches. we will be spending the morning enjoying a little bit of glorious wales celebration. did

enjoying a little bit of glorious wales celebration.— enjoying a little bit of glorious wales celebration. did you see how he did a somersault? _ wales celebration. did you see how he did a somersault? brilliant. - he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's _ he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's catch _ he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's catch up - he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's catch up on - he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's catch up on the | brilliant. let's catch up on the weather. _ carol has it, there was sunshine, rain, everything this weekend. lruie rain, everything this weekend. we had rain, everything this weekend. - had the whole caboodle. good morning. we have a bit of that today but if beautiful start as you can see from our weather watchers picture in shropshire with a bit of mist around, that will lift. it is the summer solstice today so we have more daylight hours in our day and to give you an idea of sunset times... a lot more daylight than we had are going to have. this week will be rather cool, wet to start in the south, remain at the moment and it will be showery and cloudy later in the week. for some, also windy. we have this weather front coming up from the south, bringing the rain but also a ridge of high pressure across the north so things here are

more settled. here is the rain, steadily coming in across the southern areas as we go through the early hours today and it is very slowly moving northwards. not making a huge amount of progress. it may make it as far as south wales later, but cloud will build ahead of it in the midlands and here we can see the odd spot later in the day. at the same time, a week where front syncing out of scotland into northern england and the final of wales, can produce the odd spot but in between we are looking at sunshine, best in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland. white circles represent average wind speeds and it will be quite breezy at times across southern england. here, temperatures between 15 and 18 degrees so a bit below average, should be around 20 to 22, depending where you are. in the sunrise it will feel quite nice and it will continue like that as we go through the day with temperatures 1a to 18 degrees. through this evening and overnight, the rain tends to be dry, clad in the south, we're skies

across much of the uk. temperatures will fall away under those clear skies, perhaps as low as freezing in sheltered glens in scotland but when we have the cloud in the south temperatures will remain. tomorrow, this ridge of high pressure across many of us, when the front not far away and another coming from the west. put that together and it will be a dry and sunny day for many. the weather front in the south pushing away as we go through the day with rain, but cloud building across western scotland and northern ireland with some patchy rain coming in through the course of the day. that is a week weather front which will sink southwards, taking cloud and patchy rain across scotland, northern england, northern ireland, but further south it will be drier and brighter with temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees as you was, 15 to 18, it may be 19 in newcastle. quite nice in coventry, i believe.

welcome to coventry hospital. we showed you the roof of the main building earlier. today at the moment we are inside the vaccination centre because it is so busy, and it has been moved to this purpose built infrastructure in the main car park. it is very busy in here this morning. some of our nurses, sandra is in charge, good morning, lovely to see you. talking about all those adults in the uk getting theirjabs. chinese 18, getting his, first man in this morning. is doing the business. this is part of that waiting room. this is professor kiran patel, the chief medical officer at coventry hospital. very busy for the last few months. lovely to speak to you, thank you for being with us. huge operation here. one of the things we were speaking about this morning is this booster programme. we will be talking to the health secretary matt hancock about this later. from your perspective i know you have been snowed underfor

many months and have been running a really well oiled operation. how do you see that booster programme working, what sort of things have you been told, and how will you do it at this hospitalfor been told, and how will you do it at this hospital for people been told, and how will you do it at this hospitalfor people in been told, and how will you do it at this hospital for people in the midlands?— this hospital for people in the midlands? , . , ., midlands? the plant is after the summer we _ midlands? the plant is after the summer we will— midlands? the plant is after the summer we will be _ midlands? the plant is after the summer we will be running - midlands? the plant is after the summer we will be running a . midlands? the plant is after the - summer we will be running a booster programme to open up access to the vaccine programme to as many people as possible because that is clearly one of the best routes out of the pandemic across the country. in pandemic across the country. in terms of some of the work you are doing here, something you have been really passionate about is, while people i sitting around and waiting after their vaccine, particularly those who have to wait for 15 minutes after pfizer, is you have been taking that opportunity to check other things are working and running smoothly, like a health mot. what gave you that idea? iutrui’hen running smoothly, like a health mot. what gave you that idea?— what gave you that idea? when i had m own what gave you that idea? when i had my own vaccine _ what gave you that idea? when i had my own vaccine in _ what gave you that idea? when i had my own vaccine in december- what gave you that idea? when i had my own vaccine in december last - my own vaccine in december last year, i was sat here and was surrounded by people on their smartphones and i thought, wouldn't it be great if we could do something really productive to improve people's health with that 15 minute

period? we have generated an online tool where people can talk about their cardiovascular risk factors and also early symptoms of cancer, the two biggest killers in the country. the two biggest killers in the count . ., , , the two biggest killers in the count . . , , ., the two biggest killers in the count . . ,, ., ., country. that is being looked at and rolled out elsewhere _ country. that is being looked at and rolled out elsewhere in _ country. that is being looked at and rolled out elsewhere in the - country. that is being looked at and rolled out elsewhere in the country. we are planning to scale it up throughout the nhs as we are rolling it out across our programme here. lruie it out across our programme here. we will see one of these health mot is happening, but when we speak to matt hancock at 8:30am, you are on the front line, what would you like to say, what would your question for him be? it say, what would your question for him be? ., , , say, what would your question for him be? . , , ., say, what would your question for him be? ., , ., ., , ., ., him be? it has been a tough year for eve one him be? it has been a tough year for everyone and — him be? it has been a tough year for everyone and we _ him be? it has been a tough year for everyone and we need _ him be? it has been a tough year for everyone and we need to _ him be? it has been a tough year for everyone and we need to come - him be? it has been a tough year for everyone and we need to come out | him be? it has been a tough year for i everyone and we need to come out and get back to normal as soon as possible but i believe we can get out and be healthier on the way out to. , , ., ., ., ., to. give us an idea of the scale of operation — to. give us an idea of the scale of operation here. _ to. give us an idea of the scale of operation here. i— to. give us an idea of the scale of operation here. i know— to. give us an idea of the scale of operation here. i know you - to. give us an idea of the scale of operation here. i know you are i to. give us an idea of the scale of i operation here. i know you are open earlierfor operation here. i know you are open earlier for us operation here. i know you are open earlierfor us this operation here. i know you are open earlier for us this morning operation here. i know you are open earlierfor us this morning but there has been nearly 70,000 jabs handed out here and you must be quite proud that you wear number one here with maggie keenan. what rare here with maggie keenan. what we gave that well's first, we are proud of. we have donated over 65,000

individuals here and across coventry and warwickshire we will be going close to1 million. and warwickshire we will be going close to 1 million.— close to 1 million. lovely to speak to ou, close to 1 million. lovely to speak to you. thank _ close to 1 million. lovely to speak to you, thank you. _ close to 1 million. lovely to speak to you, thank you. i _ close to 1 million. lovely to speak to you, thank you. i know - close to 1 million. lovely to speak to you, thank you. i know you - close to 1 million. lovely to speak to you, thank you. i know you arej to you, thank you. i know you are busy. talking about those health mot is, this is nick, the legionnaires, and debbie. one of these mot this happening now. when us through what you have on your screen and what you are talking to debbie about. this you have on your screen and what you are talking to debbie about.— are talking to debbie about. this is debbie, are talking to debbie about. this is debbie. one _ are talking to debbie about. this is debbie, one of— are talking to debbie about. this is debbie, one of our— are talking to debbie about. this is debbie, one of our patients - are talking to debbie about. this is debbie, one of our patients and . are talking to debbie about. this isj debbie, one of our patients and we are going through her health screening tool. very quick background at the moment and it is available in lots of different languages. we have done her blood pressure and debbie says it is normally ok but i think it is slightly raised at the moment! laughter understandable, you are live on tv. how has it been for you? did you know about this when you came in, has it been explained, not stressful? bill has it been explained, not stressful?— stressful? all explained excellently. _ stressful? all explained excellently. i _ stressful? all explained excellently. i didn't - stressful? all explained l excellently. i didn't know stressful? all explained - excellently. i didn't know about it but it _ excellently. i didn't know about it but it is _ excellently. i didn't know about it but it is an — excellently. i didn't know about it but it is an ideal opportunity to be able to— but it is an ideal opportunity to be able to come in and people that are

relatively— able to come in and people that are relatively healthy, come in and have a health— relatively healthy, come in and have a health check, have their blood pressure — a health check, have their blood pressure taken, cholesterol tested, pressure ta ken, cholesterol tested, and it _ pressure taken, cholesterol tested, and it is— pressure taken, cholesterol tested, and it is fantastic that if there is any underlying issue then it gets found _ any underlying issue then it gets found out— any underlying issue then it gets found out quickly as opposed to further— found out quickly as opposed to further down the line when it is less likely— further down the line when it is less likely to get results. that is the important — less likely to get results. that is the important point. _ less likely to get results. that is the important point. when - less likely to get results. that is i the important point. when people haven't been going to their gp stop this is the opportunity to do that. a fantastic opportunity. you may come in and be healthy and not know there is anything there. this is a 50 minute check, we can do a background run—through, see if there are any health factors you may not consider, family history, this will also save you a personalised e—mail with guidance and advice if you need it down the line on what you need to look at next and if there is something here we can refer to a gps take it further. something here we can refer to a gps take it further-— take it further. lovely to speak to ou. i take it further. lovely to speak to you- i will — take it further. lovely to speak to you- i will let— take it further. lovely to speak to you. i will let you _ take it further. lovely to speak to you. i will let you get _ take it further. lovely to speak to you. i will let you get on. - take it further. lovely to speak to you. i will let you get on. thanks| you. i will let you get on. thanks to all of our guests here at the vaccination centre. something else we are looking at on the programme today... i didn't think i would be

double scuba—diving but the midlands is a bit of a hotbed. graham is not too far in rugby, looking how that could potentially be a treatment for covid. good morning. good morning. iam in a hyperbaric chamber in rugby, just up the road from you. this is the midlands diving chamber. normally used treating divers with the bends. it delivers pure oxygen under high pressure and here they have just been starting to use it for people with long covid, so the symptoms include breathlessness, fatigue and brain fog this delivers oxygen under high pressure to all of the organs of the body and it has been having really amazing results. long covid is an absolutely massive problem in the uk, they reckon more than1 million people have it. so what is being done? we have been to a covid rehabilitation centre in leatherhead in surrey to find out. cheering.

whenjocelyn left hospital last year, she had no idea just how long it would take to recover. evenjust to talk was an effort for me. even just this time, i was really breathless, very short of breath, even at rest. i was so frail. i was so ill. i was so extremely vulnerable, really. jocelyn is not alone. this is raj leaving intensive care. i could not stand — my foot would just drop. there wasn't strength. i could not stand. after closing my eyes, everything — body would just shake. doing so well. and done. i never imagined i had to learn to re—walk. yeah. oh, good, well done. covid left raj with long—lasting problems. damage to the kidney, damage to the heart and neurological damage into my legs. i still have to walk

with the walking stick. jocelyn and raj have become friends. they were on the same ward at epsom hospital in surrey. staff at the hospital quickly realised patients would need significant help with so—called long covid. there are now more than a million people in the uk suffering long—term after—effects of the virus. i've seen it described as the pandemic after the pandemic. i think long covid is undoubtedly an umbrella term for lots of different conditions — ongoing fatigue, breathlessness, lots of impact on patients' mental health, problems with sleep, sometimes cardiac issues, and a whole range of different symptoms. in...and out, and again. an exercise class — just part of the rehab programme run by the epsom and st helier hospital trust. to come here, it opened my mind to see how young people were. you've got young... they look really fit. you've got my age — 50—odd — but, you know, the different ages.

this virus takes anyone. it will take anyone as prisoner. bernie became seriously ill at christmas. long covid has taken all my confidence in the sense that i've been so frightened to jog, i've been so frightened to even walk. my other half had to hold me physically to walk up to the end of the road. and i thought, "come on, bernie!" you know, "you'vejogged 5k, why can't you do this?" so lots of people tell us about feeling anxious, perhaps a bit low in mood. the impact of long covid is notjust physical — a key part of the programme here is a regular mental health session. so when i woke up from ecmo i couldn't move a muscle, so the physios have worked absolute wonders on me. haley's just 31. she's a teaching assistant and also became ill in december last year. although it has been hard to get back and there has been sort of the mental—health side of things with the anxiety and the health

anxiety about worrying about getting it again and things like that, i am also looking forward to just normality. the rehab programme runs for six weeks at a time. they've seen improvements in breathlessness, fatigue, mental health, quality of life. bernie is a police sergeant and she's just back at work. so if you're a criminal in croydon, and the surrounding area, watch out — bernie's about. well, she's getting there. she's coming back with a vengeance. she's getting there. a year after they left hospital, jocelyn and raj are also on the mend. my mum cries every time she speaks with me because she knows what i have gone through and it's difficult whenever i talk to her — it is emotional thing for me, but they have just helped me come out of it. they are my family now. jocelyn is a junior sister at the hospital where she caught covid and eventually

became a patient. this programme was set up by her colleagues in the first place specifically to help her. i'm really proud of being the reason why they set up this covid rehab programme. and after six weeks of rehab, intense exercise, i was able to walk on my own. can you imagine? i was so happy! it's been a long road for raj and jocelyn. some may never fully recover, butjocelyn is now back at work on the respiratory ward at epsom hospital, once again helping people to fight this virus. i'd like to say thank you tojocelyn and raj and everybody in leatherhead, quite difficult to talk about this and they did it brilliantly. the government says it is pumping an extra £100 million

into the treatment of people with long covid but your don't have a gps organisation say they need to keep on top of this because this is a problem that will get worse as time goes on. hyperbaric chamber, doctor timothy robbins. explain to me how this helps patients with long covid. they come to the chamber for ten days, _ they come to the chamber for ten days, they— they come to the chamber for ten days, they breathe in high pressure, pure oxygen under high pressure and we have _ pure oxygen under high pressure and we have seen some really quite transformational results. what kind of things? — transformational results. what kind of things? we see patients in clinical— of things? we see patients in clinical were unable to work, drive, benefit _ clinical were unable to work, drive, benefit. they have the treatment and come _ benefit. they have the treatment and come out _ benefit. they have the treatment and come out absolutely transformed and delighted _ come out absolutely transformed and delighted with the treatment they have been able to benefit from popular — have been able to benefit from popular walking and running again at that kind _ popular walking and running again at that kind of thing a. summer sports peopie _ that kind of thing a. summer sports people have been able to get back to professional sports. professional drivers— professional sports. professional drivers who have not been able to drive, _ drivers who have not been able to drive, they— drivers who have not been able to drive, they can get back to work and peopie _ drive, they can get back to work and peopie in— drive, they can get back to work and people in office job so fatigued they can't work in the office and

they— they can't work in the office and they are — they can't work in the office and they are able to go back to employment and livelihood which is so important. employment and livelihood which is so important-— so important. thank you very much indeed for that. _ so important. thank you very much indeed for that. we _ so important. thank you very much indeed for that. we will _ so important. thank you very much indeed for that. we will have - so important. thank you very much indeed for that. we will have more | indeed for that. we will have more from here and speak to one of the patient who has used this chamber later in the programme. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. for the first time, new flexible rail season tickets go on sale today, allowing londoners and those travelling in and out of the city to save money, if they now work more at home. it comes in response to the large drop in rail passengers over the pandemic. train companies have lost millions of pounds, and they hope this might be a way making money, by offering tickets which can be used for any eight days in a one—month period. another new ticket goes on sale today too — it's a ticket for the new marble arch mound. the temporary grass—covered viewing

platform will be 25 metres high and have a viewing platform, where you'll be able to see over the west end. you will be able to climb it from saturday. it's hoped it will attract people back to the area. an lgbtq+ barbershop in east london which started as a pop—up salon, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. open barbers started in the back of a pub, but became so popular, it had to move to its own salon in shoreditch. the idea behind it is that hair has no—gender. everyone is welcome, and it was an idea that was created from experience. my dad'd take me to his barber's, but they would turn me away because i'm a trans person and at that time they would say they don't do women's hair. and then i tried to go to my mum's salon, but they only really were trained in, like, more feminine styles. so i ended up kind of falling between the gap of the masculine barber's and the feminine hair salon. and there wasn't really

anything for people like me. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. on the roads, there's a lane closed on the a2 out of town at the danson interchange for resurfacing. in loughton, the high road is closed for repairs to a burst water main. and there's no woolwich ferry today because of industrial action. now the weather with kate. good morning. it is, of course, the longest day today, so plenty of sunlight — but it's not especially sunny. we've not had a bad start, bit of high cloud, some brightness out there, but i'm afraid it is going to turn rather wet. once again, we've got a front coming up from the south, bringing with it some heavy and persistent rain. there is a chance you might get a rumble or two of thunder, but it is going to stay rather damp through the afternoon. it stalls across us. we've got a breeze, as well — an east—northeasterly breeze — and temperatures struggling —

maximum todayjust 15 celsius. now, overnight tonight, it starts off fairly damp. we'll still see some outbreaks of rain this evening, but gradually it should start to retreat, becoming drier towards the end of the night. the minimum temperature at around ten celsius. now into tomorrow, it is looking like a better day — we've got a ridge of high pressure building in so we should see that cloud break up and we'll get some sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures still in the mid—teens, but improving as we head through wednesday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today. health leaders call for answers over a covid vaccine booster programme — it comes as more than a million bookings forjabs were made this weekend as the race continues to vaccinate the entire uk, this morning we are at coventry hospital. we've brought the breakfast mike ross over of the mailing building on a gorgeous morning in the midlands. this is where the first covid vaccine was handed out. and the person you received it was 91—year—old margaret

keenan. and in theirfirst—ever interview since giving —— getting thatjab interview since giving —— getting that jab she interview since giving —— getting thatjab she is talking about a message she has for anybody with doubts. please do have the jab. there is nothing — please do have the jab. there is nothing to— please do have the jab. there is nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle _ nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle to — nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle to save your life and to save other— needle to save your life and to save other lives — needle to save your life and to save other lives. please have it done. on the day that would have seen lockdown restrictions lifted in england — so called freedom day — we'll be talking to the health secretary matt hancock at 8.30. what about the business is waiting for the vaccine to be further rolled out? i am in liverpool, where all of these museums, restaurants and shops were hoping today would be the day they returned to normal. instead, some are asking, can we survive the next four weeks? defeat for wales, but it feels like a victory. they're through to the knockout stage of the euros, despite losing to italy in rome. their manager says it's "phenomenal". is the truth out there? the us government prepares to publish a long awaited report into the existence of ufos.

good morning. for many of us today it is going to be dry. variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine and a few showers, exceptin some sunshine and a few showers, except in the south where we have more rain, cloud, breezy conditions and feeling cooler. good morning. it's monday, the 21st ofjune. our top story. senior health leaders say the government must start planning now for covid boosterjabs, due to be given in the autumn. they say there are questions to be asked about combining the covid and flu vaccination progammes, and warn the window for planning is limited. it comes as england's young adults continue to respond to the call to get a vaccine, with more than a million appointments made over the weekend. here's our health correspondent anna collinson. all adults in england can now receive a coronavirus vaccine, and demand is high. nhs england says more than one million appointments have

been booked since over 185 became eligible. over the weekend football stadiums, including here in tottenham, have transformed into large vaccination centres. and these long queues of people will be a heart—warming sight for health officials who say the more people who are jabbed, the sooner ourfreedom can return. we are losing much of our lives. i am more than happy to get it if we can go back to normal. especially with going to university in september, we're hoping that we can have a normal life. i am expecting that. by the end of the year, for people who are vaccinated, borders will be much — - it will be easier to cross borders. so i'll be able to go back. to india, meet my parents, go back to singapore, meet my friends. - all adults in wales and northern ireland can also book a vaccine. so can over 18s in glasgow. but for the rest of scotland, people need to be over 30. but while the successful roll—out rolls on, doctors fear the finish line is not yet in sight. with the government saying its continuing to plan for a booster programme later in the year,

the royal college of gps is warning covid pressures will be here for a long time to come, and many within the nhs agree. we need to recognise that what comes next is going to be really quite challenging. we've got to answer some very important questions, like when do the double doses, the immunity offered by that, when does that start to fade? do we need to offer a different vaccine when we do the boosters in the autumn, if we do do boosters? can we combine covid—19 jabs with flu jabs? and are we going to vaccinate children? if so, when and where are we going to do that? today was supposed to be the day england completely unlocked. but that has been delayed untiljuly 19th, which means legal limits on social contact remain. the scottish government's travel ban to parts of greater manchester is also now in place following concerns about high infection rates, a decision branded completely disproportionate by the mayor, andy burnham. normally a live music venue, over the weekend, the historic peace hall in halifax became

the stage for a pop—up clinic. in a race with a variant which spreads more easily, increasing the number ofjabs is the current goal. but already attention is turning to how the nhs will manage a long term vaccination programme alongside all of its other vital work. anna collinson bbc news. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. this was supposed to be so—called freedom date but there are so many unanswered questions, things to still plan, aren't there?- unanswered questions, things to still plan, aren't there? yeah, the reason the — still plan, aren't there? yeah, the reason the final— still plan, aren't there? yeah, the reason the final step _ still plan, aren't there? yeah, the reason the final step of _ still plan, aren't there? yeah, the reason the final step of lifting - still plan, aren't there? yeah, the reason the final step of lifting the | reason the final step of lifting the lockdown was delayed was to give four more weeks so millions more people could that —— get their second dose of the vaccine, which is the best way of protecting against the best way of protecting against the delta variant first identified in india, because you are much more protected from having to go to hospital with covid from the second jab than by the firstjab, and by quitea jab than by the firstjab, and by quite a long way. on the issue of what happens in the autumn and

winter with the booster programme, the government is to wait for some science. there is a big study going on at the moment looking at the different combinations of vaccines and whether having a second vaccine, so a third dose of a second vaccine, gives you much more protection than a third dose of the same vaccine. scientists are studying that quite extensively. then we will have to get the advice from the committee of advisors, the jcvi, get the advice from the committee of advisors, thejcvi, the ones who have done the priority groups. they may decide only a percentage of the population in different age groups needs a boosterjab. the government says they will be a plan for a booster programme in due course. they have just got to wait for all that data. and for those decisions to be made by other people. they are confident there will be plenty of jabs to go around. there are lots of new vaccines about to be approved or in development. the uk has placed

orders for tens of millions of doses. so getting access to the actual injections is the easy part. the slightly trickier parties working out who gets them and how the nhs does that for the next few and years. the nhs does that for the next few and ears. �* ., the nhs does that for the next few and ears. . . ., ,, i. we will be speaking to the health secretary matt hancock at half past eight. the woman who received the world's first covid vaccine jab outside of clinical trials, has urged others to follow her lead. margaret keenan, who is 91, had the first dose of the pfizer vaccine in coventry in december of last year. she's given her only interview to bbc breakfast, and said that people should not hesitate to get theirjab. i didn'tjust do it for me. why would i do it for me? i did it for everybody around. you know, for me — for me, yes, but for everybody else, for the nhs and everyone else involved. whatever you thought before, please do have the jab. there's nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle just to save your life and to save other lives.

we will be speaking more to her later in the programme. we have got a long interview with her. wales fans will be waking up with a smile on their faces, despite losing 1—0 to italy in rome yesterday. that's because they're still going through to the knockout stage of the euros after coming second in their group. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is in rome. it isa it is a strange result but want to celebrate, isn't it?— it is a strange result but want to celebrate, isn't it? oh, absolutely. des-ite celebrate, isn't it? oh, absolutely. despite the — celebrate, isn't it? oh, absolutely. despite the defeat _ celebrate, isn't it? oh, absolutely. despite the defeat the _ celebrate, isn't it? oh, absolutely. despite the defeat the players - celebrate, isn't it? oh, absolutely. despite the defeat the players will| despite the defeat the players will wake up in rome this morning with a huge sense of relief, because the result here and the result in baku between switzerland and turkey meant they finished group e in second place and can travel to amsterdam for the next game next saturday. the game last night was an intense and intimidating affair. italy had not lost a home competitive fixture in italy this century. and italy started off by far the most potent

team. after 39 minutes they scored. welsh hearts started to sink, thinking many more could follow, particularly in the second half when ethan and perdu was given a red card. wales were down to ten men for well over half an hour. that is when the red wall really stuck together goalkeeper danny ward are saving their bacon several times. gareth bale could have potentially equalised late on. but his misdirected volley showed a frustrating night for wales up front. wales really showed resilience and defence. by only losing 1—0, the goal difference, particularly because of the result in baku, meant wales went through. they had shown some real steel. this is only the third time wales have been at a major football tournament. nobody is a welsh football fan takes qualification for granted. many will now start to remember the dreams of

2016 when wales did qualify and carry on all the way to the semifinals. they may face russia in the next round, a team wales defeated 3—0 last time. for now it is just savouring that rarebit of welsh footballing history, going through and having the chance to beat a team in the knockout stages. i think you had it right with savour it. brilliant. thank you. new flexible season tickets go on sale today, which aim to benefit commuters who don t need to travel every day. the tickets can be used on any eight days within a month—long period, with no requirement to decide which days in advance. here's our business correspondent katie prescott. staring at a departures board is no longer a daily chore for many. even before covid the number of passengers using season tickets was falling, as more people went part—time or worked from home. now that train has left the station. we're sort of doing hybrid

working at the moment, which has given us a choice to work at home or in the office a few days a week. i work between london and leicester, so it's quite good. it's quite good for me really, i can kind of pick the days and it works really well. covid has shown us that we can work from home, but i think probably three days a week, maybe two days from home, will be the norm going forward. the change in the way we commute, how and if we need to commute at all, has been transformed by the pandemic. the aim of these new tickets is to give part—time passengers access to the same savings and benefits as regular weekly commuters, butjust paying for the days they travel. recognition by the train companies that flexible working is here to stay. the new tickets will allow passengers in england to travel on any eight days in a 28 day period, or twice a week. it will be a paperless system, allowing travellers to tap smart cards or scan their mobiles at the station. and passengers won't need to choose the days they travel in advance.

but passenger groups say people still need to be careful which tickets they buy. the flexible season tickets that go on sale today will be good news for some, but not for all. so it's important that people use the calculator that's been put onto the national rail enquiries website. it may be that the traditional season ticket is still better value, so it's great there still remains both options. the rail companies would like to see government change the rules underpinning the ticket system, to make them even more flexible in future. we want to go even further and totally reform the fares system so people can have tap in and tap out technology, and commuters all across the country benefit from that, instead of having to buy a ticket up front and know their plans in advance. this is just the first step in major reforms of the roadways announced last month. you can start using the new tickets a week monday. katie prescott, bbc news. 12 minutes past seven. there was

also at this weekend with the weather. carol is going to look at it. it is summer solstice and it was so light, so early this morning. absolutely. good morning. what is happening today is a real mixture. if we look at the weather watchers picture from ayrshire, this is kilmarnock. you can see some blue skies. it is not like that everywhere. it is not going to be like that everywhere as we go through this week. rather cool this week. where to start in the south, showery with cloud and windy for some later in the week. here is your wet start in the south. this is swanage, where we have had rain for a wee while. that is right the way across southern areas. moving north through the day. we have a week where the front moving through scotland, taking its cloud and patchy rain into northern england. for the rest of us, some sunshine. variable cloud and mostly dry. you

can see the northern extent of this rain. we could see the odd spot into the midlands. cool with an onshore breeze across the north sea coastline. the best of the sunshine in northern ireland and much of scotland. except for those showers you can see in the east. this evening and overnight the rain starts to fade. some cloud in the south. clear skies for much of the rest of the uk mean here it will be chilly. cold enough in some sheltered glens for a sum the temperature could fall to freezing. as we come further south, especially where we have got to the cloud, temperatures at 11 degrees. tomorrow we say goodbye to any remnants of this rain. a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine. the cloud building in scotland and northern ireland, heralding the arrival of the next weather front, ireland, heralding the arrival of the next weatherfront, which ireland, heralding the arrival of the next weather front, which will introduce some rain. temperatures 12 and directed 20 in cardiff. thank you, carol.

we'll be going back to university coventry hospital shortly, where the world's first coronavirus vaccine was administered outside of clinical trials back in december. it's also one of 17 nhs hubs across england which received special funding to help ease the backlog of patients waiting for operations, which has built up during the pandemic. the latest figures from nhs england show that more than five million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of april this year. that's the highest number since comparable figures started being recorded in 2007. more than 380,000 people had been waiting for more than a year — that's around 35 times the figure before the pandemic. and more than 2,500 patients had been waiting at least two years for planned operations. hernia operations and orthopaedic treatment were among the procedures with the longest wait times. dan can pick up on that, as he is on the orthopaedics ward at university hospital coventry.

looking absolutely stunning this morning. you have been telling us a little bit about the hospital and the work they have been doing. yeah, rood the work they have been doing. yeah, good morning- — the work they have been doing. yeah, good morning- we _ the work they have been doing. yeah, good morning. we are _ the work they have been doing. yeah, good morning. we are live _ the work they have been doing. yeah, good morning. we are live at - good morning. we are live at coventry hospital this morning. we thought we would try to show you where the rubber hits the road. this is an orthopaedic ward. it has been a busy night here in the hospital. it is about to be a shift changeover. this is the nurse's station. louise is here. she started her shift at 7:30pm last night. about to finish. a busy night for louise, so the last thing she needs is a camera being shoved in her face! let's find out how it's going, with professor richard king, orthopaedic consultant. good morning. thank you for being with us. her heart has it been to try and catch up with all those operations, all those patients who have not been seen for the past year to 18 months? it is have not been seen for the past year to 18 months?— to 18 months? it is going to be

incredibly difficult. _ to 18 months? it is going to be incredibly difficult. we - to 18 months? it is going to be incredibly difficult. we are - to 18 months? it is going to be incredibly difficult. we are not| incredibly difficult. we are not even — incredibly difficult. we are not even close to catching up. for us as the front— even close to catching up. for us as the front line — even close to catching up. for us as the front line staff it feels like we have — the front line staff it feels like we have just run a marathon. covid has been _ we have just run a marathon. covid has been that marathon. at times we have been_ has been that marathon. at times we have been staggering. we sort have staggered _ have been staggering. we sort have staggered over the line. now we have an enormous hill to climb and people are tired _ an enormous hill to climb and people are tired it— an enormous hill to climb and people are tired. it is difficult. canl are tired. it is difficult. can i ask ou are tired. it is difficult. can i ask you about _ are tired. it is difficult. can i ask you about mental- are tired. it is difficult. can i- ask you about mental well-being? ask you about mental well—being? first, have patience. understandably, when people come into hospitals, most people don't like hospitals, they are worried about themselves, family members, their health for the future. what do you think the impact has been an patient mental health? i you think the impact has been an patient mental health?— patient mental health? i think in some ways _ patient mental health? i think in some ways it _ patient mental health? i think in some ways it has _ patient mental health? i think in some ways it has been _ patient mental health? i think in i some ways it has been horrendous. we know that _ some ways it has been horrendous. we know that a _ some ways it has been horrendous. we know that a proportion of patients who are _ know that a proportion of patients who are struggling, waiting for any replacement or a hip replacement, a of them _ replacement or a hip replacement, a of them would feel as if they would be better— of them would feel as if they would be better prepared. the number of patients— be better prepared. the number of patients in— be better prepared. the number of patients in that position has doubled. patients are feeling so

drained. — doubled. patients are feeling so drained, struggling somewhat, and the ladies —— but the delays that covid _ the ladies —— but the delays that covid has — the ladies —— but the delays that covid has brought horrendous for people — covid has brought horrendous for --eole. ~ ., covid has brought horrendous for ..eole, . ., ., covid has brought horrendous for o-eole.~ ., ., , covid has brought horrendous for n-eole. . . . , . people. what about the staff, what about ou, people. what about the staff, what about you. are _ people. what about the staff, what about you, are you _ people. what about the staff, what about you, are you ok? _ people. what about the staff, what about you, are you ok? yeah, i people. what about the staff, what | about you, are you ok? yeah, sure. we are pretty _ about you, are you ok? yeah, sure. we are pretty resilient _ about you, are you ok? yeah, sure. we are pretty resilient people. i about you, are you ok? yeah, sure. we are pretty resilient people. but. we are pretty resilient people. but the prospect of climbing up this mountain— the prospect of climbing up this mountain it now, is a bit daunting if i'm _ mountain it now, is a bit daunting if i'm honest. we mountain it now, is a bit daunting if i'm honest-— mountain it now, is a bit daunting if i'm honest. we are struggling to hear ou if i'm honest. we are struggling to hear you a — if i'm honest. we are struggling to hear you a little _ if i'm honest. we are struggling to hear you a little bit _ if i'm honest. we are struggling to hear you a little bit of— if i'm honest. we are struggling to hear you a little bit of this - hear you a little bit of this morning. i will put that point to the health secretary, matt hancock, who was live on the blog at half past eight this morning. it may be a stupid question, but have you got a date in mind, ora stupid question, but have you got a date in mind, or a time stupid question, but have you got a date in mind, ora time in mind stupid question, but have you got a date in mind, or a time in mind when you want to be able to catch up and return to something like normal? ihla. return to something like normal? no. years? five — return to something like normal? no. years? five years, ten years?

inaudible. it will take years. sorry if you are unable to hear— it will take years. sorry if you are unable to hear us _ it will take years. sorry if you are unable to hear us this _ it will take years. sorry if you are unable to hear us this morning. | it will take years. sorry if you are l unable to hear us this morning. we will be back shortly. we are talking to dr gregor smith and professor linda bauld. —— doctor chris smith. what dan was trying to say was we are going to hearfrom doctor chris smith and professor linda bauld later. you will know them well. many apologies for the sand on that. we are really trying to hear from the doctor. i think we could hear quite a lot of what he was saying. also,

we will be hearing from margaret keenan, the first person to have the covid vaccine back in december. a long interview with her. and matt hancock is here at half past eight. what else has been going on? with many of us turning to online shopping during the pandemic, there's been a huge increase in demand for places to store everything. new research shows the amount of large warehouse space taken by online shops has grown by more than six hundred percent over the last six years. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking when you click the "buy" button online, chances are your purchase will come from here. it's a warehouse city near northampton, and it's about to get even bigger. it's a great location for logistics because over there you can see the m1 motorway. i've been in the sector for nearly 30 years and i've never seen demand like it. we're building buildings speculatively, which means we haven't got a customer lined up, and we're letting them before we finish. that doesn't often happen. and the sheds are getting bigger.

this will be royal mail's, new parcel hub. high street shops may be closing, but there is a race for space in logistics. this is the result of our growing appetite for online shopping, and shows just how quickly retail is changing. injust six years, the amount of large warehouse space has risen by 32% — to 566 million square feet. that's like adding nearly 2,400 football pitches. and we're going to need a lot more. if notjust about online retail. it's about automotive and manufacturing. as we move to electric vehicles, we're going to need battery plants and their supply chain. and as a result of brexit, companies want to store more inventory in the uk. they'll need an army of workers, too — amazon alone is recruiting 10,000 staff this year. asif lost his job at a luxury hotel and has now changed career.

the hospitality industry completely shut down. i was fortunate that i got a job and it's very different — it's logistics. before, i was in the hospitality industry. now it's entirely different. but the aim is the same — to look after the customers. warehousing is becoming an ever—bigger part of our economy. we should absolutely see this as part of our national infrastructure. without this, society can't function. they were unfashionable not that long ago, but these big sheds sure are hot property now. emma simpson, bbc news, northamptonshire. a much—anticipated declassified report on ufos is due to be delivered to the united states congress by the end of the month. leaked information says no evidence of alien activity was found, but nor was it ruled out entirely. our west coast correspondent sophie long has the details. my gosh! they're all going against the wind, the winds 120 knots west.

an encounter between a us navy fighterjet and an unidentified flying object — or what the pentagon prefers to call an "unidentified aerial phenomenon". look at that thing! it's rotating! lieutenant commander alex dietrich was an operational fighter pilot for ten years. she was with three other pilots on a routine training flight when they witnessed an unidentified object in the skies off the coast of southern california — now known as tic—tac, due to its resemblance to the mints. it was travelling very fast and very erratically, and we couldn't anticipate which way it was going to turn, or couldn't understand how it was manoeuvring the way that it was or the propulsion system. this official footage from the us department of defense, published for the first time in 2017, totally changed the debate surrounding ufos.

reports of strange objects in the sky that were once ridiculed are now seen as having potentially serious national security implications. leslie kean, who broke that story, says the stigma attached was intentional. there was actual sort of a policy to use ridicule to kind of damp the whole thing down — that goes back to the '50s, and it became just part of a culture and since then, we were just kind of left with this attitude of ridicule and the culture, and we weren't hearing anything about it from our government. not only was that damaging to witnesses but also — say some who spent years working inside the pentagon — to security. this is a mammoth intelligence failure. we haven't suffered the consequences we did in pearl harbor and 9/11, but the problems are precisely the same. you had a radar operator seeing japanese bombers and fighters approaching, he didn't report it to anybody, the information didn't get up the chain. 9/11, we had cia and fbi not talking and not sharing information.

in this case it's worse — we've got more like ten agencies not talking and sharing information. we travelled to area 51, a military base deep in the nevada desert, which — like what the us government knows about ufos — is shrouded in secrecy. some believe — though have no evidence — that a ufo is being reverse—engineered behind the gates few have clearance to enter. those who've been mocked for monitoring the skies here, convinced we are not alone, now feel vindicated. the ufo community has been seeking a disclosure for 50—plus years or more, and i think this is a good step forward for the ufo community, for the government to acknowledge the existence of the phenomenon, and let people know that there's something going on out there on a regular basis. whatever its conclusions, for many, publication of the report alone marks an important milestone on the path to understanding these unexplained encounters. sophie long, bbc news,

in the nevada desert. absolutely fascinating. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. for the first time, new flexible rail season tickets go on sale today, allowing londoners and those travelling in and out of the city to save money, if they now work more at home. it comes in response to the large drop in rail passengers over the pandemic. train companies have lost millions of pounds, and they hope this might be a way making money, by offering tickets which can be used for any eight days in a one—month period. another new ticket goes on sale today too — it's a ticket for the new marble arch mound. the temporary grass—covered viewing platform will be 25 metres high and have a viewing platform where you'll be able

to see over the west end. you will be able to climb it from saturday. it's hoped it will attract people back to the area. an lgbtq+ barbershop in east london which started as a pop—up salon is celebrating its 10th anniversary. open barbers started in the back of a pub, but became so popular it had to move to its own salon in shoreditch. the idea behind it is that hair has no gender. everyone is welcome, and it was an idea that was created from experience. my dad'd take me to his barber's, but they would turn me away because i'm a trans person and at that time they would say they don't do women's hair. and then i tried to go to my mum's salon, but they only really were trained in, like, more feminine styles. so i ended up kind of falling between the gap of the masculine barber's and the feminine hair salon. and there wasn't really anything for people like me. let's take a look at

the travel situation now. minor delays between paddington and heathrow airport due to a signal failure at paddington. now the weather with kate. good morning. it is, of course, the longest day today, so plenty of sunlight — but it's not especially sunny. we've not had a bad start, bit of high cloud, some brightness out there, but i'm afraid it is going to turn rather wet. once again, we've got a front coming up from the south, bringing with it some heavy and persistent rain. there is a chance you might get a rumble or two of thunder, but it is going to stay rather damp through the afternoon. it stalls across us. we've got a breeze, as well — an east—northeasterly breeze — and temperatures struggling — maximum todayjust 15 celsius.

now, overnight tonight, it starts off fairly damp. we'll still see some outbreaks of rain this evening, but gradually it should start to retreat, becoming drier towards the end of the night. the minimum temperature at around ten celsius. now into tomorrow, it is looking like a better day — we've got a ridge of high pressure building in so we should see that cloud break up and we'll get some sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures still in the mid—teens, but improving as we head through wednesday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in an hour. hello, this is breakfast with me, louise minchin, in the studio and dan at university hospital coventry on what should have been a huge day in england's return to some kind of normality after covid. as we know, that has been delayed. we will talk about that all a little

bit later. also here is sally with good news for wales. not a great result... �* ., good news for wales. not a great result... �* . , ., ., result... brilliant news of a defeat. wales have made it through to the last 16 of euro 2020, despite losing 1—0 to italy in rome. they finished second in their group above turkey on goal difference. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. they came, they saw, but conquer? well, the welsh fans arrived in rome with expectations tempered. their hosts hadn't lost a competitive match at home this century. we're here, we're having fun, that's the main thing. a draw, wales finish second, italy finish top, i'm happy. italy lined up with eight changes from their last game. but if they were weakened, they weren't showing it — belotti acrobatic in attack. italy coach roberto mancini seemed to be working his magic. wales' first chance fell to veteran

defender chris gunter. 102 caps for his country, but still no goal. italian pressure soon paid off — pessina's precision giving them the lead at the break. pessina for italy! worn down, wales enjoyed a little luck. but their judgement wavered. ethan ampadu off, and now they were clinging on. stamped on his ankle. danny ward resisted the one—way traffic. nothing was heading in the right direction. and it's helped on for bale. puts it over. but at the final whistle, relief all round — from rome to back home. outclassed, but out of the group and into the next round. wales now head to amsterdam, still believing. i couldn't be any more proud of that group of players. coming to play against italy with a record — the first two games

they got maximum points, scored six goals, we knew we were in for a tough test. and then you go down to ten men and then you fear the worst, but having the faith i've got in those players to dig deep, and dig a trench at times if they have to put their tin hats on, they deserve all the credit they're going to get. forget the result, as long as we got through, that's all that matters. amsterdam and holland will be a good night out and a good play. _ i think we'll play denmark. outclassed for most of the game, outnumbered for most of the second half. all that really matters is that wales are out of their group and into the next round, but fly on to amsterdam believing that they can progress even further in this tournament. hywel griffith, bbc news, rome. the former wales striker iwan roberts was watching in rome — and we can talk to him now. good morning to you, and first of all, after that tremendous results last night, how are you feeling? i last night, how are you feeling? i think it's fair to say i have not

enjoyed — think it's fair to say i have not enjoyed a _ think it's fair to say i have not enjoyed a welsh loss since october 2015 when — enjoyed a welsh loss since october 2015 when we went to bosnia and lost 2-0 but— 2015 when we went to bosnia and lost 2—0 but that results went our way which _ 2—0 but that results went our way which means we qualify for the european — which means we qualify for the european championships in france, our first— european championships in france, our first major tournament since 1958~_ our first major tournament since i958~ it— our first major tournament since 1958. it has been a roller—coaster, i 1958. it has been a roller—coaster, i didn't— 1958. it has been a roller—coaster, i didn't enjoy the second of last night _ ididn't enjoy the second of last night as— i didn't enjoy the second of last night as a — i didn't enjoy the second of last night as a welshman. i couldn't because — night as a welshman. icouldn't because of— night as a welshman. i couldn't because of what was at stake. i have not enjoyed — because of what was at stake. i have not enjoyed any of the three games, if i not enjoyed any of the three games, if i am _ not enjoyed any of the three games, if i am totally honest. they have been _ if i am totally honest. they have been tight, close, tense but we have proved _ been tight, close, tense but we have proved a _ been tight, close, tense but we have proved a lot — been tight, close, tense but we have proved a lot of people wrong, i think — proved a lot of people wrong, i think. when the groups were drawn we looked _ think. when the groups were drawn we looked at _ think. when the groups were drawn we looked at who we were in the group with an _ looked at who we were in the group with an everybody thought we were the weakest side. we finished fourth, — the weakest side. we finished fourth, i— the weakest side. we finished fourth, i looked at it and thought we fourth, ! looked at it and thought we will— fourth, i looked at it and thought we will be — fourth, i looked at it and thought we will be battling with switzerland and turkey for the second spot and i thought— and turkey for the second spot and i thought italy would win the group, they are _ thought italy would win the group, they are a — thought italy would win the group, they are a very good side. we proved a lot of— they are a very good side. we proved a lot of people wrong and what this team _ a lot of people wrong and what this team has, — a lot of people wrong and what this team has, it has a spirit and togetherness and the character that you don't— togetherness and the character that you don't often see at international level _ you don't often see at international level you — you don't often see at international level. you see it at club level but it is not _

level. you see it at club level but it is not something you see at international level. they enjoy each other's _ international level. they enjoy each other's company and they have to have _ other's company and they have to have all— other's company and they have to have all those qualities last night, especially— have all those qualities last night, especially in those last 35 minutes whenr _ especially in those last 35 minutes when, as— especially in those last 35 minutes when, as robert said, it was tin hatsr _ when, as robert said, it was tin hats, we — when, as robert said, it was tin hats, we develop our lives, heroic effort _ hats, we develop our lives, heroic effort and — hats, we develop our lives, heroic effort and we knew that switzerland were leading 3—1 and the goal difference had gone from plus two to plus five _ difference had gone from plus two to plus five in _ difference had gone from plus two to plus five in favour of wales. fantastic— plus five in favour of wales. fantastic night, i have to say. you are worried if you are not enjoyed a minute of it. you have to find a way to start enjoying watching wales because you have more matches. let's talk about the performance. the result went to the right way although it was a defeat at how well did they perform on the pitch? was it good enough for you? i did they perform on the pitch? was it good enough for you?— it good enough for you? i look at all three games _ it good enough for you? i look at all three games and _ it good enough for you? i look at all three games and we - it good enough for you? i look at all three games and we haven't l all three games and we haven't played — all three games and we haven't played well in two. the opener against — played well in two. the opener against switzerland and the one last night, _ against switzerland and the one last night, we _ against switzerland and the one last night, we haven't kept the ball well enough. _ night, we haven't kept the ball well enough, not maintained possession. we have _ enough, not maintained possession.

we have given it to wait far too sloppy— we have given it to wait far too sloppy in— we have given it to wait far too sloppy in those games. that aspect of game _ sloppy in those games. that aspect of game has to improve in the next round, _ of game has to improve in the next round, in _ of game has to improve in the next round, inthe— of game has to improve in the next round, in the last 16. we don't score — round, in the last 16. we don't score enough goals. defensively we are rock _ score enough goals. defensively we are rock solid, high to beat, we don't _ are rock solid, high to beat, we don't concede too many goals. in the last lo _ don't concede too many goals. in the last 16 competitive games only once have we _ last 16 competitive games only once have we conceded more than one and that was— have we conceded more than one and that was to _ have we conceded more than one and that was to belgium, the best side in the _ that was to belgium, the best side in the world. defensively, i have every— in the world. defensively, i have every faith— in the world. defensively, i have every faith in this side but we struggled to score goals and last night, _ struggled to score goals and last night, you know, we have two great chances _ night, you know, we have two great chances to— night, you know, we have two great chances to level things up. aaron ramsey— chances to level things up. aaron ramsey went through is probably the best chance of the game for gareth bale _ best chance of the game for gareth bale you _ best chance of the game for gareth bale. you would expect gareth to score _ bale. you would expect gareth to score that, — bale. you would expect gareth to score that, the folly of his left foot but — score that, the folly of his left foot but he is going through one of these _ foot but he is going through one of these sticky times now, having in 13 competitive — these sticky times now, having in 13 competitive games, i think it is, for wales — competitive games, i think it is, for wales. we have to keep the ball better, _ for wales. we have to keep the ball better, move it better, move it quicker— better, move it better, move it quicker and we have to be clinical in front— quicker and we have to be clinical in front of— quicker and we have to be clinical in front of goal, take these chances when _ in front of goal, take these chances when they— in front of goal, take these chances when they come our way. we in front of goal, take these chances when they come our way.— in front of goal, take these chances when they come our way. we did 'ust watch the gareth i when they come our way. we did 'ust watch the gareth bale i when they come our way. we did 'ust

watch the gareth bale miss i when they come our way. we did just watch the gareth bale miss which, i watch the gareth bale miss which, when you watch it again, it is agony, isn't it? as i said, there is more football to come from wales now and i believe it is your big in a few days, when you have to watch wales play again on your birthday? i wales play again on your birthday? i am, i am. wales play again on your birthday? i am, lam. it is not wales play again on your birthday? i am, i am. it is not a wales play again on your birthday? i am, lam. it is not a big wales play again on your birthday? i am, i am. it is not a big one, thankfully— am, i am. it is not a big one, thankfully stop there will not be any presence being opened on the day. any presence being opened on the day the _ any presence being opened on the day. the best present i can have on saturday _ day. the best present i can have on saturday in — day. the best present i can have on saturday in amsterdam is a welsh wing, _ saturday in amsterdam is a welsh wing, which would take us through to the quarterfinal. that would make me happy— the quarterfinal. that would make me happy welshman —— a welsh winner. how far— happy welshman —— a welsh winner. how far can — happy welshman —— a welsh winner. how far can they go? if happy welshman -- a welsh winner. how far can they go?— how far can they go? if we can play like we did — how far can they go? if we can play like we did against _ how far can they go? if we can play like we did against turkey, - how far can they go? if we can play like we did against turkey, that i like we did against turkey, that first half. — like we did against turkey, that first half, a good 45 minutes i have seen _ first half, a good 45 minutes i have seen from — first half, a good 45 minutes i have seen from wales since france in 2016 _ seen from wales since france in 2016 if— seen from wales since france in 2016 if we _ seen from wales since france in 2016. if we can reproduce that, we can go— 2016. if we can reproduce that, we can go a _ 2016. if we can reproduce that, we can go a long way, maybe get to another— can go a long way, maybe get to another quarterfinal. with a little bit of _ another quarterfinal. with a little bit of luck. — another quarterfinal. with a little bit of luck, and every team needs luckr _ bit of luck, and every team needs luck. you — bit of luck, and every team needs luck, you never know, maybe a semifinal— luck, you never know, maybe a semifinal again.

luck, you never know, maybe a semifinalagain.| luck, you never know, maybe a semifinal again.— luck, you never know, maybe a semifinal again. i love it, iwan, thank you— semifinal again. i love it, iwan, thank you very _ semifinal again. i love it, iwan, thank you very much _ semifinal again. i love it, iwan, thank you very much indeed. i semifinal again. i love it, iwan, l thank you very much indeed. try semifinal again. i love it, iwan, i thank you very much indeed. try and enjoy the football if you can, and happy birthday. england manager gareth southgate says captain harry kane will start tomorrow's match against the czech republic — their final group game. kane has been looking a little lacklustre, and he failed to get a shot on target in the win over croatia and the draw with scotland — but southgate says he is fundamental to the side. this isn'tjust about harry — this is about how we play as a team to get the best from him, and it's hugely important. he's our most important player, he's the one that, really, has scored and created more goals than anybody else across a long period of time, so to get him at his best level and to get him operating at the level we know he can is a critical factor for us doing well in this tournament. spain'sjohn rahm said it was "karma", after spain'sjon rahm said it was "karma", after he won his first major,

the us open at torrey pines in california. he closed with a round of 67 to win by a single shot. he only emerged from isolation five days before the tournament started, after he tested positive for covid—19 and had to withdraw from a pga tour event whilst leading by six shots. cameron norrie said he would "keep pushing for more", after he lost in the final at queen's club. he was beaten in three sets by the top seed, matteo berretini, who'd also knocked out andy murray and dan evans. that's norrie's third defeat in a final this year — but he said it had still been a special week. max verstappen has turned up the pressure on lewis hamilton in the fight for the formula one world title. verstappen started on pole but a mistake at the first corner handed the lead to hamilton. red bull changed their strategy and got the better of mercedes, verstappen overtaking hamilton with a lap to go, to claim his third win of the season and extend his lead in the drivers' championship. and finally, to an extraordinary national league play—off final.

torquay were were a goal down against hartlepool in the fifth minute of injury time when the torquay goalkeeper lucas covolan scored, to take the game to extra time. i love it when a goalkeeper to score is! he was on the losing side, though — it went to penalties, and it took 14 of them to decide it — hartlepool returning to the football league, four years after they were relegated. wasn't that so tense? it was so tense. quite _ wasn't that so tense? it was so tense. quite look— wasn't that so tense? it was so tense. quite look at _ wasn't that so tense? it was so tense. quite look at the - wasn't that so tense? it was so i tense. quite look at the excitement! absolute joy. tense. quite look at the excitement! absolute joy-— absolute 'oy. thank you very much, see ou absolute joy. thank you very much, see you later- _ today could have been a magic monday for pubs and restaurants in england — but the long—awaited lifting of covid restrictions has been delayed by four weeks. nina's in liverpool with more on this. it is lovely and calm. beautifully

calm. it is lovely and calm. beautifully calm- you _ it is lovely and calm. beautifully calm. you really _ it is lovely and calm. beautifully calm. you really can't. - it is lovely and calm. beautifully calm. you really can't. i - it is lovely and calm. beautifully calm. you really can't. i was i it is lovely and calm. beautifully| calm. you really can't. i wasjust thinking, iam calm. you really can't. i wasjust thinking, jam in calm. you really can't. i wasjust thinking, i am in liverpool think about her closest town or city and stick a pin in it and think about the layers of businesses surrounding it that will have been impacted by this extension of restrictions. here you have the tate gallery, dozens of bars and restaurants around the dock, right behind the liverpool arena and the maritime museum, the hilton hotel. good morning. more hotels there travel lodge, liverpool one shopping centre, all of them hugely impacted by this extension of restrictions. the decision was taken just six days before today. how much of an impact has that have nationally overall? it is thought that 73% of buyers are still closed. they have decided it is just not viable to open up the moment because social distancing restrictions. the overall cost to hospitality, so the reduction in revenue, is estimated

to be close to £3 billion. the impact of that, it is thought, is that 300,000 jobs in the sector are now vulnerable. and attractions like museums, they are reduced to around a third of capacity. let's find out why. kate is head of the museum of liverpool and also works with the maritime museum. lovely to see you. down to one third, why is that? brute museum. lovely to see you. down to one third, why is that?— one third, why is that? we need to make sure — one third, why is that? we need to make sure we _ one third, why is that? we need to make sure we follow _ one third, why is that? we need to make sure we follow government | make sure we follow government guidance — make sure we follow government guidance and keep our visitors and staff safe — guidance and keep our visitors and staff safe so we took the decision to reduce — staff safe so we took the decision to reduce capacity to one third to make _ to reduce capacity to one third to make sure — to reduce capacity to one third to make sure that people could socially distance _ make sure that people could socially distance from each other and still feel comfortable while they are in our museums.— feel comfortable while they are in our museums. ~ ., , ., , ., our museums. like many others who have had to — our museums. like many others who have had to pivot _ our museums. like many others who have had to pivot almost _ our museums. like many others who have had to pivot almost entirely i have had to pivot almost entirely online rate comes to looking at that has thrown up some issues. brute online rate comes to looking at that has thrown up some issues. we took the decision — has thrown up some issues. we took the decision to _ has thrown up some issues. we took the decision to move _ has thrown up some issues. we took the decision to move over _ has thrown up some issues. we took the decision to move over to - the decision to move over to pre—booking online before visitors come _ pre—booking online before visitors come to— pre—booking online before visitors come to us— pre—booking online before visitors come to us and that is a big change for a _ come to us and that is a big change for a lot— come to us and that is a big change for a lot of— come to us and that is a big change for a lot of visitors, they are used to being — for a lot of visitors, they are used to being able to come whenever they want _ to being able to come whenever they want. just— to being able to come whenever they want, just turn up on and when or

preplanned — want, just turn up on and when or preplanned and we have found that some _ preplanned and we have found that some visitors are really struggling with booking, not all visitors have a smartphone for example can access the internet — a smartphone for example can access the internet. has been a big shift for us _ the internet. has been a big shift for us. ., ~ the internet. has been a big shift for us. . ,, ., ., for us. talk to me about the impact on revenue- — for us. talk to me about the impact on revenue- lt— for us. talk to me about the impact on revenue. it is— for us. talk to me about the impact on revenue. it is one _ for us. talk to me about the impact on revenue. it is one of _ for us. talk to me about the impact on revenue. it is one of those i for us. talk to me about the impact j on revenue. it is one of those days, isn't it? we — on revenue. it is one of those days, isn't it? we have _ on revenue. it is one of those days, isn't it? we have all— on revenue. it is one of those days, isn't it? we have all these - on revenue. it is one of those days, isn't it? we have all these plans i isn't it? we have all these plans and lovely people talking and we have sound issues. apologies again, we will be back with nina in liverpool a little bit later. fingers crossed carol will talk to us! . , ,., , fingers crossed carol will talk to us! . , fingers crossed carol will talk to us! , ., fingers crossed carol will talk to us! �* , , ., ., us! absolutely, good morning! how are ou?| us! absolutely, good morning! how are you? i am _ us! absolutely, good morning! how are you? i am well, _ us! absolutely, good morning! how are you? i am well, thank - us! absolutely, good morning! how are you? i am well, thank you. i i are you? i am well, thank you. i ho -e are you? i am well, thank you. i hope you _ are you? i am well, thank you. i hope you are — are you? i am well, thank you. i hope you are at _ are you? i am well, thank you. i hope you are at home _ are you? i am well, thank you. i hope you are at home or - are you? i am well, thank you. i l hope you are at home or wherever are you? i am well, thank you. i i hope you are at home or wherever you are. this morning is a wet start for some but not as cold, and for others a cold start but bright with sunshine. this week is quite changeable, it would be cool for the time of year, the wet start in the south and showery rain and quite

gusty winds later in the week. today it is the summer solstice, commonly known as the longest day. we have more hours of daylight. in lerwick, there will be 18 hours and 55 minutes of daylight. in st helier, 16 hours and 48 minutes of daylight for you. we have is when a friend coming up, quite cloudy injersey and bringing some rain across southern counties. also this ridge of high pressure is keeping things fine and settled for the rest of the uk. the rain has been fairly persistent as we have gone through the course of the morning, it is slowly edging north and will continue to do so as we go through the day and it will throw more cloud ahead of it. we could see some spots of rain in the midlands later. at the same time, we weather front moving out of scotland and northern england, through northern ireland and north wales, it will introduce cloud at times and the odd spot of rain. the longest will be a the

north and west of scotland and also northern ireland. one or two showers in eastern scotland and cool along the north sea coastline with an onshore flow and quite breezy across the south with temperatures below average for the time of year, about 15 to 18 degrees. they should be around 20 to 22. as we head through the day, one thing you will notice if you are in north—west england or in the midlands is the pollen levels. they are high but are lower than they have been for the rest of the uk. tonight, what is left of the rain tends to fade. a lot of cloud left in southern areas, the north we have clear skies. that will allow the temperature to fall away, as low as freezing in sheltered glens. this morning the temperature was just 1.1 in parts of scotland. a chilly night to come for some but tomorrow with this ridge of high pressure across us, settle for most with some sunshine and we say goodbye to this weather front. sunshine and we say goodbye to this weatherfront. there is another one

waiting in the wings, though. we start off with rain in the far south—east and then we are looking at a fair bit of cloud around. in the west. as of different approaches. that will introduce some patchy rain with temperatures tomorrow in the search i'm feeling quite nice, 12 to about 20 degrees. that is how it is looking for now. back to dan. that is how it is looking for now. ltack to dan-_ that is how it is looking for now. back to dan. ., ,, i. , . ., back to dan. thank you very much for that, carol. — back to dan. thank you very much for that, carol. that — back to dan. thank you very much for that, carol. that is _ back to dan. thank you very much for that, carol. that is the _ back to dan. thank you very much for that, carol. that is the weather i back to dan. thank you very much for that, carol. that is the weather for i that, carol. that is the weather for most of the uk. we can give you the picture from coventry. we are live in coventry hospital and we have lovely drone pictures showing you the vast expanse of this place. 8000 staff, gives you an idea of having people work here and get an idea of how many people come here every day, well over 1000 beds, 26 operating theatres and we are talking about all sorts, including, you may rememberfrom last all sorts, including, you may remember from last december, all sorts, including, you may rememberfrom last december, when maggie keenan was the very first person in the world to get the covid jab and that took place three floors

below us on the first floor at the hospital. i am delighted to say, as well as all the other things we have been looking at, we have been live in a vaccination centre, on the orthopaedic ward. we have our breakfast favourites with us, on a very windy roof. apologies for not giving you the right coverage but you are in our lovely fake graphs chairs. doctor linda bauld and doctor chris smith. thank you for all the those who have sent in questions today. also some of the big topics and we will also speak to matt hancock about that at 8:30am. chris, this issue of boosterjabs, we are speaking to staff in the vaccination set about the work they are doing. where are we with where we might be with the booster programme, he will be responsible for that, the roll—out, when we will know that it's a question that many viewers will be thinking had one jab, looking forward to the best, maybe had to, what's next? what looking forward to the best, maybe

had to, what's next?— had to, what's next? what we anticipate _ had to, what's next? what we anticipate is — had to, what's next? what we anticipate is what _ had to, what's next? what we anticipate is what we - had to, what's next? what we anticipate is what we will i had to, what's next? what we| anticipate is what we will need had to, what's next? what we i anticipate is what we will need to be able to boost immunity. as far as we can tell, immunity to coronaviruses, as a group of viruses, is not long—lived. in some people it might be but in the majority you will probably become susceptible again. with that in mind, we probably need some kind of annual top up, mind, we probably need some kind of annualtop up, and mind, we probably need some kind of annual top up, and given that we already have a process for doing this for the flu, it makes sense to use the learning and all the experience we have going back decades for how we do surveillance and make vaccines and update vaccines and get them into the most vulnerable groups for flu and we do the same thing coronavirus. broadly the same thing coronavirus. broadly the people who are most at risk from flu are most at risk from coronavirus infections so it makes sense to use all of that learning has to do this. we do have some idea as to who will probably be prioritised for those sorts of booster jabs. prioritised for those sorts of boosterjabs. probably those at prioritised for those sorts of booster jabs. probably those at the top of the jcvi list and probably the people who were vaccinated first

who were asked of that list because the most time will have elapsed by autumn by the time we need to give those boosters. we are probably looking at them all probably prioritising those people at the top of the list of the first time to start with. of the list of the first time to start with-— of the list of the first time to start with. . ., ., ,, ., start with. linda, we have talked on many occasions _ start with. linda, we have talked on many occasions about _ start with. linda, we have talked on many occasions about learning i start with. linda, we have talked on many occasions about learning to i many occasions about learning to live with the virus. this is part of the next steps but it doesn't underestimate the huge scale of the job this will continue to be. it is. job this will continue to be. it is, and also there _ job this will continue to be. it is, and also there is _ job this will continue to be. it is, and also there is a _ job this will continue to be. it is, and also there is a really - job this will continue to be. it is, and also there is a really important trial, _ and also there is a really important trial, the _ and also there is a really important trial, the comboost trial that started — trial, the comboost trial that started in september. they were looking _ started in september. they were looking at — started in september. they were looking at people who have both doses, _ looking at people who have both doses, 70 — looking at people who have both doses, 70 days after the first dose, and giving — doses, 70 days after the first dose, and giving them a third of different types _ and giving them a third of different types of— and giving them a third of different types of vaccine. we expect results from that _ types of vaccine. we expect results from that to inform that. the nhs has had _ from that to inform that. the nhs has had to— from that to inform that. the nhs has had to step up to deliver doses and we _ has had to step up to deliver doses and we will— has had to step up to deliver doses and we will keep doing that for the foreseeable future. we should not underestimate the efforts but the update _ underestimate the efforts but the update has been so good, we hope

that will— update has been so good, we hope that will happen for a boosters. lots that will happen for a boosters. lots of— that will happen for a boosters. lots of questions from our viewers around what doctor susan hopkins was saying about the number of people who need to be vaccinated before it society can open up. the figure she suggested yesterday was 70%. you are a virologist. we often throw these sorts of questions at you, doctor chris smith, do you agree with 70%, enough, too much to mark we don't know, because economic these numbers are predictions based on mathematical models of how diseases. we note that with some infections you need to vaccinate a very high fraction of the population to harp deliver., that is —— you have a person who is susceptible and the more people there are who cannot catch the infection and the greater the distance between those two individuals. i really infectious disease unit 95% protection. for a

less transmissible disease you may be able to get down to 50% or 60%. we think for this coronavirus it will be somewhere between the two. 75% seems a reasonable estimate. the fly in the ointment is that it assumes everybody broadly possible spectrum of age is immune, or 75% of them are. in the country at the moment we have prioritised by age for the vaccination so there are lots of young people who are still waiting to be vaccinated so there is currently a corridor route society which is young people who are currently susceptible so it is not as simple as saying 75% and we have done and dusted because that are also people who have a higher likelihood of being in work, school, parties, public transport. it is not as simple as saying it is a number we go for and then we are fine if it doesn't work as simply as that. i doesn't work as simply as that. i really important point to make. many people will be watching this morning thinking, ok, when we open up, what figured do we hit before we open up?

it is really important that it is notjust it is really important that it is not just a it is really important that it is notjust a simple equation and there are all sorts of factors to come into that before we can get back to a slice of normality. brute into that before we can get back to a slice of normality.— a slice of normality. we also need to look internationally _ a slice of normality. we also need to look internationally and - a slice of normality. we also need to look internationally and see i a slice of normality. we also need | to look internationally and see how other— to look internationally and see how other countries are doing and how many— other countries are doing and how many are — other countries are doing and how many are vaccinated. it is a gradual process _ many are vaccinated. it is a gradual process. there is no doubt vaccines will have _ process. there is no doubt vaccines will have an — process. there is no doubt vaccines will have an impact notjust on reducing — will have an impact notjust on reducing the number of people in hospital. — reducing the number of people in hospital, but also the vaccines eventually will prevent transmission of more _ eventually will prevent transmission of more than they currently are because — of more than they currently are because people if we have more people — because people if we have more people vaccinated it means that virus _ people vaccinated it means that virus has — people vaccinated it means that virus has fewer places to travel, not as— virus has fewer places to travel, not as many places to go. you have lost one _ not as many places to go. you have lost one of— not as many places to go. you have lost one of our questions.— not as many places to go. you have lost one of our questions. those are the questions _ lost one of our questions. those are the questions from _ lost one of our questions. those are the questions from viewers - lost one of our questions. those are the questions from viewers so i i the questions from viewers so i should pick it up. this is from mark, who says, the virus can mutate again beforejuly mark, who says, the virus can mutate again before july the 19th mark, who says, the virus can mutate again beforejuly the 19th and then again beforejuly the 19th and then again and again. we have talked a lot about mutations and various variants. when do we say we have to live with this, especially if we

have been double vaccinated? this also touches on the ethical question of acceptable deaths will stop from listening to both of you before, a bad year for flu would be 20,000 deaths. an average year is 7000. is that something we have to factor in when it comes to living with coronavirus? i when it comes to living with coronavirus?— when it comes to living with coronavirus? ~' , ., coronavirus? i think we focus on the reali , coronavirus? i think we focus on the reality. which _ coronavirus? i think we focus on the reality. which is _ coronavirus? i think we focus on the reality, which is that _ coronavirus? i think we focus on the reality, which is that this _ reality, which is that this coronavirus is not going away, not anytime soon. it is something we therefore to live with rather say we can get rid of. with that in mind we have to have a strategy for how we will live with it. we anticipate that it will behave a bit like the flu, probably be seasonal, so it will peak in winter and drop—down in the summertime. we know who the vulnerable people are, we know how we can stop it. at the moment with the vaccines. we know it's changes in the same way flu changes. we do surveillance with flu, look where it is going, how it is changing and

update vaccines accordingly and we update vaccines accordingly and we update vaccinations accordingly. we have to use that as a model and say we have done our absolute best to protect the most vulnerable people to the greatest extent that we can and at that point we say that we have done our best and obviously we hope that science can continue to add additional solutions along the way but we have done our utmost to stop it to the greatest extent we can. if stop it to the greatest extent we can. , ., ., , , . ., can. if you have 'ust switched on, we are can. if you have just switched on, we are approaching _ can. if you have just switched on, we are approaching 8am, - can. if you have just switched on, we are approaching 8am, you i can. if you have just switched on, i we are approaching 8am, you might be wondering what has happened to breakfast. we are on the roof of coventry hospital this morning looking at all sorts of issues. we have the health secretary coming up later. this is the hospital where the first covid vaccination in the world was handed out in december and we are talking to doctor chris smith and professor linda bauld, regular experts we speak to one breakfast. professor, one from leanne in sheffield. good morning, leanne. she, like many people, is asking about the vaccination of children. when you think we will know about that? will it be the summer holidays, if they at all? brute

that? will it be the summer holidays, if they at all? we are waitinr holidays, if they at all? we are waiting for— holidays, if they at all? we are waiting for guidance _ holidays, if they at all? we are waiting for guidance from i holidays, if they at all? we are waiting for guidance from the l holidays, if they at all? we are i waiting for guidance from the jcvi. we have _ waiting for guidance from the jcvi. we have already seen the pfizer vaccine — we have already seen the pfizer vaccine deliver its results, a trial of over— vaccine deliver its results, a trial of over 2012 to 15—year—olds so we should _ of over 2012 to 15—year—olds so we should know very soon. the us has given— should know very soon. the us has given first — should know very soon. the us has given first doses to millions of teenagers. canada, algeria, israel, etc. teenagers. canada, algeria, israel, etc there— teenagers. canada, algeria, israel, etc. there are different arguments for and _ etc. there are different arguments for and against doing it but the key argument — for and against doing it but the key argument is if it is advised we know from _ argument is if it is advised we know from the _ argument is if it is advised we know from the trial it is safe and effective _ from the trial it is safe and effective teenagers and it will add to population immunity and, given the self— to population immunity and, given the self isolation from school if they— the self isolation from school if they come into contact with someone who is— they come into contact with someone who is positive, vaccinations where teenagers — who is positive, vaccinations where teenagers can help with that but let's wait— teenagers can help with that but let's wait to see what the decision is. ., . ., ., ., is. touching on that, quite a few questions _ is. touching on that, quite a few questions asking, _ is. touching on that, quite a few questions asking, that _ is. touching on that, quite a few questions asking, that if- is. touching on that, quite a few questions asking, that if you i questions asking, that if you isolation. the health secretary might have something to say about this later. the concept of if you have had two vaccinations and come into contact with someone who has the virus, normally you would have to isolate but that may be removed. is that part of the discussion? thus

is that part of the discussion? as we look ahead we have to move away from a _ we look ahead we have to move away from a model of requiring isolation for everyone who comes into contact with a _ for everyone who comes into contact with a positive case. we know there is a study— with a positive case. we know there is a study under way and it is important. _ is a study under way and it is important, but we also note the usa is already— important, but we also note the usa is already giving advice that if you have _ is already giving advice that if you have had — is already giving advice that if you have had both doses, we put in days after that— have had both doses, we put in days after that you don't have to isolate _ after that you don't have to isolate. we have to wait and see my personal— isolate. we have to wait and see my personal view is we are moving in that direction and we need to give good _ that direction and we need to give good information to people if that is advised — good information to people if that is advised. the good information to people if that is advised. , ., ., , is advised. the plan would become in lace of is advised. the plan would become in place of that — is advised. the plan would become in place of that 10-day _ is advised. the plan would become in place of that 10-day isolation, i is advised. the plan would become in place of that 10-day isolation, we - place of that lo—day isolation, we understand something like a daily test to try to make sure there is still... those people are being looked at and checked but don't have to isolate. it is looked at and checked but don't have to isolate. , . ., to isolate. it is all about gathering _ to isolate. it is all about gathering data - to isolate. it is all about gathering data and - to isolate. it is all about| gathering data and there to isolate. it is all about i gathering data and there is to isolate. it is all about - gathering data and there is no perfectly right way until we find out what is the best way, and the way you do that is have an open mind about what might work, do various studies, data and say, well, this strategy looks like a good compromise between practicability,

safety and not having a massive dramatic impact on people's lives, because at the moment everything we are doing, especially lockdown, is an enormous impact on lice, education, mental health as much as anything else. that is a very high price to pay. if we can do it without that huge impact and stay equally say, that is a much better solution. ., ., , , ., ., solution. virologist question. from brian. solution. virologist question. from brian- good _ solution. virologist question. from brian. good one, _ solution. virologist question. from brian. good one, brian, _ solution. virologist question. from brian. good one, brian, and - solution. virologist question. from i brian. good one, brian, and everyone watching. if the delta variant is 60% more transmissible, how do we know this is down to the very itself and not the fact that we are now mixing more as there are fewer restrictions injanuary? the mixing more as there are fewer restrictions in january? the best wa to restrictions in january? the best way to think _ restrictions in january? the best way to think about _ restrictions in january? the best way to think about this - restrictions in january? the best way to think about this is - restrictions in january? the best way to think about this is we - way to think about this is we originally had the kent variant, b117. originally had the kent variant, 8117. ~ u, originally had the kent variant, b117. . u, ., originally had the kent variant, 8117. ~ ., ., , ., originally had the kent variant, b117. ., ., , ., ., ., 3117. we call that the alpha variant is now stocking _ 3117. we call that the alpha variant is now stocking up _ 3117. we call that the alpha variant is now stocking up the _ 3117. we call that the alpha variant is now stocking up the alpha - 3117. we call that the alpha variant is now stocking up the alpha form, or whatever, they are so complicated, i will go with the old way of naming because i know where i stand. we way of naming because i know where i stand. ~ ~' ., way of naming because i know where i stand. ~ ~ ., ., way of naming because i know where i stand. ~ ., ., , stand. we know that was causing the vast majority — stand. we know that was causing the vast majority of _ stand. we know that was causing the vast majority of cases _ stand. we know that was causing the vast majority of cases in _ stand. we know that was causing the vast majority of cases in this - vast majority of cases in this country. when the delta agent, the

indian subtype to variance, came into the country, it has displaced or replaced the kent variant as the cause of most of our cases. across the board we are reading the genetic codes of almost all of the cases we are diagnosing in the country now and it is accounting for well into the 90s of percent of cases. in order to do that, it must have some kind of advantage over what was already spreading. if it was just our behaviour that was accounting for the increase in cases, you would not see one virus strain replacing the other. the fact that the indian subtype to a delta variant has replaced the indigenous one we had here to start with argues it is more infectious, and has therefore begun to account for the vast majority of cases. to account for the vast ma'ority of cases. ., ~' to account for the vast ma'ority of cases. . ~ , ., ., ., to account for the vast ma'ority of cases. . ~ i. ., ., . cases. thank you for that. we drew some very — cases. thank you for that. we drew some very complicated _ cases. thank you for that. we drew some very complicated stuff- cases. thank you for that. we drew some very complicated stuff that i cases. thank you for that. we drew i some very complicated stuff that you sometimes but you answer it so well. professor. abdul says, what is the recommended leather period between the second dose of the vaccine and then possibly a booster? can i throw

another question? some people are getting in touch saying, my second doseis getting in touch saying, my second dose is booked for beyond july the 19th, should now be cancelled and try to rebook something before the 19th ofjuly? pare try to rebook something before the 19th ofjuly?— 19th ofjuly? are over 40. for abdul's question. _ 19th ofjuly? are over 40. for abdul's question. we - 19th ofjuly? are over 40. for abdul's question. we don't i 19th ofjuly? are over 40. for. abdul's question. we don't know 19th ofjuly? are over 40. for- abdul's question. we don't know what the duration— abdul's question. we don't know what the duration of the second dose would _ the duration of the second dose would he — the duration of the second dose would be for a booster, but the would be fora booster, but the comment— would be for a booster, but the comment based —— check out the cup boost _ comment based —— check out the cup boost study— comment based —— check out the cup boost study will tell us. the people in that _ boost study will tell us. the people in that study have to be 70 days post _ in that study have to be 70 days post second dose. after waning immunity— post second dose. after waning immunity we know that at least the people _ immunity we know that at least the people in_ immunity we know that at least the people in the original trials are only— people in the original trials are only around nine months post second dose now_ only around nine months post second dose now so— only around nine months post second dose now so we will know more what boosters _ dose now so we will know more what boosters are — dose now so we will know more what boosters are probably likely in the autumn— boosters are probably likely in the autumnjust for the most boosters are probably likely in the autumn just for the most vulnerable but we _ autumn just for the most vulnerable but we are _ autumn just for the most vulnerable but we are not delivering them at the moment so let's wait and see. in terms _ the moment so let's wait and see. in terms of— the moment so let's wait and see. in terms of appointments, irrespective of the _ terms of appointments, irrespective of the july— terms of appointments, irrespective of the july date, if you are given an appointment that is longer than eight _ an appointment that is longer than eight weeks after your second dose,

if you _ eight weeks after your second dose, if you are _ eight weeks after your second dose, if you are 40 or above, going to the system _ if you are 40 or above, going to the system it— if you are 40 or above, going to the system. it depends where you are in the uk _ system. it depends where you are in the uk but _ system. it depends where you are in the uk but each devolved nation in the uk but each devolved nation in the uk _ the uk but each devolved nation in the uk you — the uk but each devolved nation in the uk you can do this and we've got to try— the uk you can do this and we've got to try to— the uk you can do this and we've got to try to get— the uk you can do this and we've got to try to get an earlier date that takes _ to try to get an earlier date that takes you — to try to get an earlier date that takes you closer to eight weeks after— takes you closer to eight weeks after your— takes you closer to eight weeks after your second dose date. thank ou. i after your second dose date. thank you- i those _ after your second dose date. thank you. i those chairs _ after your second dose date. thank you. i those chairs are _ after your second dose date. thank| you. i those chairs are comfortable? i'm thinking maybe not in the garden — i'm thinking maybe not in the garden. you would not have to cut the grass — garden. you would not have to cut the crass. . ~ , ., garden. you would not have to cut the crass. . ~ i. ~ garden. you would not have to cut the crass. . ~ . ., garden. you would not have to cut the crass. . ~' , ., . ., ., the grass. thank you. we have made ou sit on the grass. thank you. we have made you sit on all— the grass. thank you. we have made you sit on all sorts _ the grass. thank you. we have made you sit on all sorts of _ the grass. thank you. we have made you sit on all sorts of things - the grass. thank you. we have made you sit on all sorts of things over - you sit on all sorts of things over the last few months. thank you for answering so many of those questions. answering so many of those questions-— answering so many of those ruestions. ., ., , , ., questions. thanks, all the best of. thank ou questions. thanks, all the best of. thank you for— questions. thanks, all the best of. thank you forjoining _ questions. thanks, all the best of. thank you forjoining us _ questions. thanks, all the best of. thank you forjoining us here - questions. thanks, all the best of. thank you forjoining us here at. thank you forjoining us here at coventry hospital, we are at coventry hospital, we are at coventry hospital, we are live until i'm 15 am. the headlines coming your way shortly.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today... health leaders call for answers over a covid vaccine booster programme — it comes as more than a million

bookings forjabs were made this weekend. good morning. as the race continues to vaccinate the whole of the uk, i'm at university hospital coventry, where the world's first covid vaccine was given. it went into the arm of 91—year—old margaret keenan. she has been speaking us exclusively today, and has this message for anyone who still has doubts. please do have the jab. there's nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle just to save your life and to save other lives. please have it done. and remember, this was meant to be the day that it should have been freedom day, until those restrictions were extended. we will be speaking live to the health secretary at half past eight.

defeat for wales, but it feels like a victory. they're through to the knockout stage of the euros, despite losing to italy in rome. they'll find out tonight who they'll be facing next. good morning. for many of us that it is going to be dry. the best of the sun in the north and west. persistent rain across the south and here it would be breezy and cool. good morning. it's monday, the 21st ofjune. our top story. senior health leaders have warned the government that it must start planning now for covid boosterjabs, which are due to be given in the autumn. they say time is limited, and there are questions to be asked about combining the covid and flu vaccination progammes. it comes as england's young adults continue to respond to the call to get a vaccine, with more than a million appointments made over the weekend. here's our health correspondent anna collinson. all adults in england can now receive a coronavirus vaccine, and demand is high.

nhs england says more than one million appointments have been booked since over 18s became eligible. over the weekend football stadiums, including here in tottenham, have transformed into large vaccination centres. and these long queues of people will be a heart—warming sight for health officials who say the more people who are jabbed, the sooner ourfreedom can return. we are losing much of our lives. i am more than happy to get it if we can go back to normal. especially with going to university in september, we're hoping that we can have a normal life. i am expecting that. by the end of the year, for people who are vaccinated, borders will be much — - it will be easier to cross borders. so i'll be able to go back. to india, meet my parents, go back to singapore, meet my friends. - all adults in wales and northern ireland can also book a vaccine. so can over 18s in glasgow. but for the rest of scotland, people need to be over 30. but while the successful roll—out rolls on, doctors fear the finish line is not yet in sight.

with the government saying it's continuing to plan for a booster programme later in the year, the royal college of gps is warning covid pressures will be here for a long time to come, and many within the nhs agree. we need to recognise that what comes next is going to be really quite challenging. we've got to answer some very important questions, like when do the double doses, the immunity offered by that, when does that start to fade? do we need to offer a different vaccine when we do the boosters in the autumn, if we do do boosters? can we combine covid—i9 jabs with flu jabs? and are we going to vaccinate children? if so, when and where are we going to do that? today was supposed to be the day england completely unlocked. but that has been delayed untiljuly 19th, which means legal limits on social contact remain. the scottish government's travel ban to parts of greater manchester is also now in place following concerns about high infection rates, a decision branded completely disproportionate by the mayor, andy burnham. normally a live music venue,

over the weekend, the historic peace hall in halifax became the stage for a pop—up clinic. in a race with a variant which spreads more easily, increasing the number ofjabs is the current goal. but already attention is turning to how the nhs will manage a long term vaccination programme alongside all of its other vital work. anna collinson bbc news. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. i keep reminding myself this was supposed to be, in england at least, freedom day in many ways. a of things to look at today?- freedom day in many ways. a of things to look at today? yes, under the original— things to look at today? yes, under the original plan, _ things to look at today? yes, under the original plan, the _ things to look at today? yes, under the original plan, the rule - things to look at today? yes, under the original plan, the rule of- things to look at today? yes, under the original plan, the rule of six - the original plan, the rule of six indoors, — the original plan, the rule of six indoors, the rule of 30 outdoors, would _ indoors, the rule of 30 outdoors, would have — indoors, the rule of 30 outdoors, would have disappeared today. potentially we would have had more people _ potentially we would have had more people iri— potentially we would have had more people in pubs and no limits on the number— people in pubs and no limits on the number of— people in pubs and no limits on the number of people that can go to football— number of people that can go to football matches, theatre or the cinema — football matches, theatre or the cinema. that has been delayed by four weeks— cinema. that has been delayed by four weeks to give millions more people _ four weeks to give millions more people the chance to get the second dose of— people the chance to get the second dose of the vaccine. that is the

best— dose of the vaccine. that is the best way— dose of the vaccine. that is the best way to protect against the new delta variant that was first identified in india. in terms of then— identified in india. in terms of then further on and this issue of a booster— then further on and this issue of a booster programme, the government say they— booster programme, the government say they are _ booster programme, the government say they are working on a plan for that _ say they are working on a plan for that it _ say they are working on a plan for that it will— say they are working on a plan for that. it will be published in due course — that. it will be published in due course. they have been saying that for some _ course. they have been saying that for some time. they have to wait for some _ for some time. they have to wait for some science. there is a big study going _ some science. there is a big study going on— some science. there is a big study going on at— some science. there is a big study going on at the moment to look at what _ going on at the moment to look at what combination of vaccines work best _ what combination of vaccines work best we _ what combination of vaccines work best. we are all pretty used to the idea that _ best. we are all pretty used to the idea that you get two doses of the same _ idea that you get two doses of the same vaccine. but scientists are looking — same vaccine. but scientists are looking at— same vaccine. but scientists are looking at whether you can get a third _ looking at whether you can get a third dose — looking at whether you can get a third dose from a second vaccine. so what _ third dose from a second vaccine. so what is _ third dose from a second vaccine. so what is the _ third dose from a second vaccine. so what is the best kind of recipe for success— what is the best kind of recipe for success there? then also the government will have to follow the advice _ government will have to follow the advice from their advisers who make decisions _ advice from their advisers who make decisions about who get the vaccine. the now— decisions about who get the vaccine. the now famousjcvi committee are the ones _ the now famousjcvi committee are the ones who do all the different a-e the ones who do all the different age groups and priority groups, they will have _ age groups and priority groups, they will have to — age groups and priority groups, they will have to decide who would be best and — will have to decide who would be best and first in line to get these hooster— best and first in line to get these boosterjab. where the government is very confident though is on supply. they say— very confident though is on supply. they say there are lots of new very

effective _ they say there are lots of new very effective vaccines coming on stream soon and _ effective vaccines coming on stream soon and the uk has placed orders for tens— soon and the uk has placed orders for tens of— soon and the uk has placed orders for tens of millions.— for tens of millions. adam, thank ou. for tens of millions. adam, thank you- back— for tens of millions. adam, thank you- ltack with — for tens of millions. adam, thank you. 3ack with dan _ for tens of millions. adam, thank you. 3ack with dan later. - for tens of millions. adam, thank you. 3ack with dan later. also . for tens of millions. adam, thank| you. 3ack with dan later. also the you. back with dan later. also the health secretary, matt hancock, will be talking to dan at half past eight. the prime minister will face pressure from his own mps today not to go through with changes to planning laws, which some fear could make it easier to develop green belt land. the issue is thought to have been a factor in the conservatives losing the previously safe seat of chesham and amersham to the lib—dems in a by—election last week. the government says the policy has been misunderstood, and will give communities a say in the planning process. new flexible season tickets go on sale today, which aim to benefit commuters who don t need to travel every day. the tickets can be used on any eight days within a month—long period, with no requirement to select the dates in advance. passenger groups welcomed the change but said it's important to check the costs, because the new tickets won't be the best option for everyone. the theft of catalytic converters

from cars across england, wales and northern ireland has more than doubled over the last two years, according to research from consumer charity which. the converters — which help to reduce pollution — contain precious metals like platinum and palladium. north wales saw the highest spike in thefts, while the west midlands had the largest number overall. organisers of the tokyo olympics are expected to decide today whether to allow spectators into the games. overseas fans have already been banned from attending the games, which start onjuly 23rd, but "home" fans are still awaiting a decision. a coronavirus state of emergency in tokyo was only lifted yesterday. here's carol with a quick look at the weather. i love the facts and figures you have about the solstice. all i can tell you, it's very light in the morning now. it is. you really do notice it. it

is the summer solstice today. the weather this week is changeable. we have a right variety across the uk today. this week it is going to be cool today. this week it is going to be cool. a wet start in the south. showery later in the week. more cloud. forsome showery later in the week. more cloud. for some of us a noticeable breeze. we have got rain coming in across southern england. this is fairly persistent. to the south of that later we could see the flash of lightning. through the day as it moves further north we could see some rain getting in to the midlands as the cloud built ahead of it. at the same time we have got another weather front sinking south. that is sinking into northern england and north wales with the odd shower. along the north sea coastline we have an onshore flow. you it will feel cooler. for northern ireland and much of scotland, we will have a dry and sunny day, by the odd shower across the west. temperatures today getting up to 20 degrees. that will be about it. tonight we see the rain fade. they will be more cloud in its

wake. under clearskies fade. they will be more cloud in its wake. under clear skies the temperature will fall away. a cold night, particularly in sheltered glens, where temperatures could falter freezing. further south, overnight lows of ii. into tomorrow, we say goodbye to any remnants of this rain. some cloud left in its wake. a lot of dry weather and sunshine tomorrow. in the west we have a new weather front approaching. that will introduce thicker cloud into western scotland and northern ireland, and eventually we will see some rain. temperatures ranging from 12 in the north to 20 in the south. thank you. speak to you later. ten past eight. just over six months ago, the eyes of the world were on university hospital coventry, and on two women who were about to write their names into the history books. dan is back there today, on what should have been another milestone moment. it has been lovely seeing you out and about. and hearing so much about the hospital and what is going on.

good morning. good morning. i do miss sitting next to louise on the sofa but we have got our lovely red sofa but we have got our lovely red sofa here on the roof of university hospital commentary. we have got the health secretary coming your way in about 20 minutes. this is a very busy hospital, as is every single hospital around the uk. there is a vaccination centre packed with people in the car park. that has been put together in the last few months. there have been thousands of people going through there. 43 million of us have already had one dose of the vaccine. there are 31 million people in the uk who have now been double jabbit. as louise was saying cast your mind back to december, you will remember the face and the name margaret keenan, maggie to herfriends. she was patient number one, the first person in the world and he were to get the covid jab. it happened on the first floor of this very hospital. and the

person who administered that was a may parsons. the lovely part of the story is those two women have now become close friends. we will be speaking to made live on the programme in a moment. earlier, a few days ago last week, i came back to this hospital, managed to grab a few hours with both maggie and with me. it was lovely to talk to them both. an exclusive interview, the first time they have both been talking since thatjab. they also gave us little tour. good morning. it is tuesday, 8th december. our top story... this is margaret keenan who you can see there. she is 90... today has been dubbed v—day in the uk, as the first doses of the corona vaccine are being injected. se llama margaret keenan... at 6:31 this morning, a grandmother in a donated christmas sweater, made history. the world famous maggie keenan. lovely to see you.

here you are on the wall of the hospital as well. i cannot believe sometimes, you know. at the time, did it feel as momentous, as important as does probably looking back now? oh, yes, it did. it did feel very important at the time. and you're quite famous now, maggie? people are happy for me, you know. so come with us. maggie may. yes, maggie may. where's rod stewart when you need him? exactly. i don't know. we're all waiting for him to come. you've got this, you know, this beautiful bond now, which is not only between you two, but i suppose between everybody who watched that day as well. that's true. yes, that's true, yes. and it's nice, because i think now we're a family. i know. sort of like bonded with that one. and i think sometimes it's really nice to see family who you haven't seen for so long. it is, it is. i'm just going to be put this in your arm, 0k? 0k. relax your arm for me. it was a sort of a private moment that happened in a room in this hospital, but it was also something which millions of people watched on tv.

and i think it's fair to say, maggie, it gave hope to so many people as well? this was the whole meaning. this is what i said a thousand times over. you know, i hope that has got the ball rolling. this wonderful injection has been offered to them. that was kind of something monumental for me in my career, because i've never been in the limelight. and i think it's a really big responsibility as well from my side to actually represent the nurses, the doctors, the health care workers that, you know, that work in the nhs, that we do a lot of great things that we don't kind of normally shout about. and the day before that, we had to — i had to plan maggie's wardrobe, because i didn't want her coming down in her gown. is this where the t—shirt came from? yeah. applause. well, look at this. maggie, this is the — you know this t—shirt very well. you've made this famous around the world. idid. yes, idid. indeed. would you like me to sign it for you? 0h!

so you've been doing a good trade ever since maggie wore this, have you? it's been amazing. we would normally only sell about 400 or 500. i and we've sold over 5,000.| we can't top it, i don't think. everybody loves it. lots of people are wearing it to have theirjab. - i know. throughout the world. there are people in germany wearing your t—shirt. - exactly. i love the fact that it's unashamedly a christmas t—shirt, and you're still selling it injune! i know! it can be christmas any day, can't it? wise words, maggie, very wise words. in terms of the international interest after that jab back in december, what has that been like for both of you? do you talk about that? i had a letterfrom somebody, which i thought was really lovely. the words she's written at the bottom of the letter was, "what a courageous lady." aw. and that was just it.

and i thought, well, you know, she thought, i've done something really good. i didn'tjust do it for me. why would i do it for me? i did it for everybody around. both of you will know there will be people watching this, thinking, that's great, but i don't want to have the jab. i mean, do you have a message for them, who might be seeing this? oh, yes, yes, yes. whatever you said or thought before, please do have the jab. there's nothing to it. don't be afraid of a needle just to save your life and to save other lives. please have it done. the people that we're getting in the hospital recently, that are hospitalised, are not vaccinated, and i think we need to be able to tell those people that are deciding otherwise, to kind of consider and reconsider what they, you know, they're kind of taking on and the decisions that — what's going to happen because of their decision. and this is on the corridor outside the room where it all happened. and i don't think there's any patients in there at the minute, so shall we go in? yes. i'm sure you can remember exactly where it happened, the pair of you. it's very weird, isn't it?

this is like a quiet corner of the hospital. and on that day in december, you know, the whole world was watching on that day. we were happy to kind of take them with us. yeah, that's true, yeah. you think about all the many millions of people in the uk that have been vaccinated since you were number one — patient number one. in there. more than 50 million, maggie, from that day. you can't get your head around that, can you? i mean, it's incredible. i can't believe it, honestly. yeah. i don't know if, you know, but may got invited out to dinner on that day as well — is that right? yeah! 0h, yay! someone rang the hospital... yes, did you get invited as well? no, i didn't get invited. but an old friend, phoned me straight away, he phoned me at the hospital, and it was the doctor that gave me the telephone number that he phoned me. so i said, "oh, dear, i haven't heard from him for 14 years." so that was it. he hasn't asked me out yet though. 0h! you didn't go on the date, did you, may? no. you're happily married, aren't you? i am. i'm happily unmarried, because i couldn't get anyone to compare, so.

aw. and this is to philip, your late husband? yes, yeah. i didn't realise that you were a bit of an nhs pioneer because — is this right? — you were one of the first people to get the bcg jab for tb back in the 1950s as well? yeah. they sort of picked me, i don't know why! there must be something about me! i mean, you're 91 now. yeah. still going strong. yeah. what are your sort of plans for..? oh, dear. i don't plan too far in the future, dan, not what i'm going to do next year or anything. i just take it as it comes and enjoy every... ..enjoy every day, really. you know? can i say it's been a real pleasure to speak to you both? i remember presenting on that day, watching you — it felt like a really big step forward for everybody in the united kingdom and around the world as well. so to sit here and talk to you now, today, a few months on, and see you both doing so well, is fantastic. thank you. it's my pleasure. it's my pleasure, it's my pleasure indeed. it's nice to chat. it's my pleasure.

maggie keenan, amazing woman. 91 years old. she looks amazing for 91. she was local —— working at a local jewellery shop until she was 86. matron may parsonsjoins me now, alongside professor andrew hardy, who is the chief executive of university hospital coventry. good morning to both of you. i know it's a bit chilly up here this morning. we won't keep you for too long. may lovely to see you again. andy, you must be incredibly proud that a huge slice of global history happened a few floors below us? absolutely. beyond proud, really. i can't— absolutely. beyond proud, really. i can't put— absolutely. beyond proud, really. i can't put it— absolutely. beyond proud, really. i can't put it into words. it was a culmination _ can't put it into words. it was a culmination of the great work that the 10,000 people have done to be entrusted _ the 10,000 people have done to be entrusted to be the first side of the world's first vaccination. it has brought the world's media

attention here. it has been a fabulous _ attention here. it has been a fabulous boost for the staff, to recognise what they have done. it has been — recognise what they have done. it has been the toughest of years. that has been the toughest of years. that has been _ has been the toughest of years. that has been a _ has been the toughest of years. that has been a real positive. gn has been the toughest of years. that has been a real positive. on a ractical has been a real positive. on a practical and _ has been a real positive. on a practical and a _ has been a real positive. on a practical and a personal- has been a real positive. on a practical and a personal note, may, i think it will encourage a lot of people watching today that you and maggie were not only there for the cameras that day, you are still good friends, you're still in regular contact and she comes back the time? yes, she is our guest for the 5th of july. _ yes, she is our guest for the 5th of july, when — yes, she is our guest for the 5th of july. when we _ yes, she is our guest for the 5th of july. when we are _ yes, she is our guest for the 5th of july, when we are raising - yes, she is our guest for the 5th of july, when we are raising funds- yes, she is our guest for the 5th of july, when we are raising funds for| july, when we are raising funds for the nhs _ july, when we are raising funds for the nhs with— july, when we are raising funds for the nhs with a _ july, when we are raising funds for the nhs with a tea _ july, when we are raising funds for the nhs with a tea party. - july, when we are raising funds for the nhs with a tea party. she - july, when we are raising funds for the nhs with a tea party. she is i july, when we are raising funds for. the nhs with a tea party. she is the guest _ the nhs with a tea party. she is the guest of— the nhs with a tea party. she is the guest of honour~ _ the nhs with a tea party. she is the guest of honour. was _ the nhs with a tea party. she is the guest of honour.— guest of honour. was it a special rivile . e guest of honour. was it a special privilege to _ guest of honour. was it a special privilege to you _ guest of honour. was it a special privilege to you to _ guest of honour. was it a special privilege to you to be _ guest of honour. was it a special privilege to you to be involved i guest of honour. was it a special privilege to you to be involved in i privilege to you to be involved in that? we saw some of the logistics of the day itself. i know you have administered so manyjabs, but not so many with the world's cameras lined up? so many with the world's cameras lined u - ? , , ., so many with the world's cameras linedu? , lined up? yes, it is an absolute privilege- _ lined up? yes, it is an absolute privilege- lt _ lined up? yes, it is an absolute privilege. it is _ lined up? yes, it is an absolute privilege. it is something - lined up? yes, it is an absolute privilege. it is something really new to — privilege. it is something really new to me _ privilege. it is something really new to me i_ privilege. it is something really new to me. i do _ privilege. it is something really new to me. i do a _ privilege. it is something really new to me. i do a lot— privilege. it is something really new to me. i do a lot of- privilege. it is something really new to me. i do a lot ofjabs. i privilege. it is something really. new to me. i do a lot ofjabs. and no one _ new to me. i do a lot ofjabs. and no one is— new to me. i do a lot ofjabs. and no one is really— new to me. i do a lot ofjabs. and no one is really watching - new to me. i do a lot ofjabs. and no one is really watching apart. new to me. i do a lot ofjabs. and i no one is really watching apart from the person— no one is really watching apart from the person getting _ no one is really watching apart from the person getting it. _ no one is really watching apart from the person getting it. i—

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still carried on. we carried on doing the job as best we - still carried on. we carried on. doing the job as best we could. there _ doing the job as best we could. there was_ doing the job as best we could. there was no— doing the job as best we could. there was no let _ doing the job as best we could. there was no let up _ doing the job as best we could. there was no let up for- doing the job as best we could. there was no let up for us. - doing the job as best we could. there was no let up for us. so. doing the job as best we could. there was no let up for us. sol thihk_ there was no let up for us. sol think it's — there was no let up for us. sol think it's really _ there was no let up for us. sol think it's really important - there was no let up for us. sol think it's really important to . there was no let up for us. so i. think it's really important to look after— think it's really important to look after our— think it's really important to look after our staff. _ think it's really important to look after our staff.— think it's really important to look after our staff. yeah. the message seems to be _ after our staff. yeah. the message seems to be be _ after our staff. yeah. the message seems to be be have _ after our staff. yeah. the message seems to be be have to _ after our staff. yeah. the message seems to be be have to get - after our staff. yeah. the message seems to be be have to get on - after our staff. yeah. the message | seems to be be have to get on with it, even though there is so much to do. when you hear about potentially the boosterjab programme, which we will get some more detail on from the health secretary in the next few minutes, hopefully, does that concern you? are you worried about was going to do that, how it is going to be administered, or are you just going to crack on? i going to be administered, or are you just going to crack on?— just going to crack on? i think the amount of— just going to crack on? i think the amount of volunteers, _

just going to crack on? i think the amount of volunteers, the - just going to crack on? i think the | amount of volunteers, the success just going to crack on? i think the . amount of volunteers, the success of the vaccination, _ amount of volunteers, the success of the vaccination, is _ amount of volunteers, the success of the vaccination, is just _ amount of volunteers, the success of the vaccination, is just a _ amount of volunteers, the success of the vaccination, is just a testament l the vaccination, is just a testament to what— the vaccination, is just a testament to what everybody— the vaccination, is just a testament to what everybody can _ the vaccination, is just a testament to what everybody can achieve - the vaccination, is just a testament to what everybody can achieve if. to what everybody can achieve if they put — to what everybody can achieve if they put their _ to what everybody can achieve if they put their minds _ to what everybody can achieve if they put their minds together. l to what everybody can achieve if they put their minds together. i | they put their minds together. i don't _ they put their minds together. i don't realty— they put their minds together. i don't really have _ they put their minds together. i don't really have any— they put their minds together. i don't really have any worries i they put their minds together. i i don't really have any worries about the booster— don't really have any worries about the booster programme _ don't really have any worries about the booster programme because . don't really have any worries about| the booster programme because we have done _ the booster programme because we have done it — the booster programme because we have done it. we've _ the booster programme because we have done it. we've got _ the booster programme because we have done it. we've got the - the booster programme because we have done it. we've got the first- have done it. we've got the first one _ have done it. we've got the first one we — have done it. we've got the first one we have _ have done it. we've got the first one. we have been— have done it. we've got the first one. we have been successful. have done it. we've got the first| one. we have been successful in have done it. we've got the first- one. we have been successful in the roll-out _ one. we have been successful in the roll-out with — one. we have been successful in the roll—out. with everybody _ one. we have been successful in the roll—out. with everybody putting - roll—out. with everybody putting their— roll—out. with everybody putting their minds _ roll—out. with everybody putting their minds and _ roll—out. with everybody putting their minds and their— roll—out. with everybody putting their minds and their strength. their minds and their strength together, _ their minds and their strength together, it— their minds and their strength together, it is _ their minds and their strength together, it is going _ their minds and their strength together, it is going to - their minds and their strength together, it is going to be - their minds and their strength- together, it is going to be another successfut— together, it is going to be another successful roll—out— together, it is going to be another successful roll—out like _ together, it is going to be another successful roll—out like the - together, it is going to be another successful roll—out like the first i successful roll—out like the first one _ successful roll-out like the first one. .«r ., successful roll-out like the first one. , . ., one. speaking to your consultant on the orthopaedic _ one. speaking to your consultant on the orthopaedic ward _ one. speaking to your consultant on the orthopaedic ward earlier, - one. speaking to your consultant on the orthopaedic ward earlier, i - the orthopaedic ward earlier, i asked him when things might get back to something like normal, he said he didn't nobody mentioned five years, maybe ten years. is that part of the planning, to get back to where you are? . planning, to get back to where you are? , . ., are? the first thing we have to acce -t is are? the first thing we have to accept is nothing _ are? the first thing we have to accept is nothing will - are? the first thing we have to accept is nothing will be - are? the first thing we have to accept is nothing will be the i are? the first thing we have to i accept is nothing will be the same as it was — accept is nothing will be the same as it was before covid. everything has changed. we have to live with covid _ has changed. we have to live with covid in _ has changed. we have to live with covid in the — has changed. we have to live with covid in the same way as flu. we have _ covid in the same way as flu. we have to _ covid in the same way as flu. we have to reset the expectations about how tong _ have to reset the expectations about how long patients wait and how much work we _ how long patients wait and how much work we can— how long patients wait and how much work we can do. the great thing is technology— work we can do. the great thing is technology moved on so quickly, we learned _ technology moved on so quickly, we learned so _ technology moved on so quickly, we learned so many lessons. who would have thought 12 months ago we could vaccinate _ have thought 12 months ago we could vaccinate all these people in what

was only— vaccinate all these people in what was only six months? so we are learning — was only six months? so we are learning constantly. it willjust be a new _ learning constantly. it willjust be a new normal. learning constantly. it will 'ust be a new normafi learning constantly. it will 'ust be a new normal. ~ . a new normal. what will your message beta the health _ a new normal. what will your message beta the health secretary _ a new normal. what will your message beta the health secretary this - beta the health secretary this morning? he is going to be live the programme. morning? he is going to be live the programme-— morning? he is going to be live the rouramme. ., , , ., programme. one of the lessons from the pandemic— programme. one of the lessons from the pandemic has _ programme. one of the lessons from the pandemic has been _ programme. one of the lessons from the pandemic has been that - programme. one of the lessons from the pandemic has been that all - programme. one of the lessons from the pandemic has been that all parts| the pandemic has been that all parts of the _ the pandemic has been that all parts of the public sector are interlinked. we are reliant on each other _ interlinked. we are reliant on each other we — interlinked. we are reliant on each other. we need long—term planning for health _ other. we need long—term planning for health and social care committee including _ for health and social care committee including healthy —— social care funding — including healthy -- social care fundinu. ., , . . funding. for me it is about mental health. obviously _ funding. for me it is about mental health. obviously there _ funding. for me it is about mental health. obviously there is - funding. for me it is about mental health. obviously there is now - funding. for me it is about mental health. obviously there is now a i funding. for me it is about mental. health. obviously there is now a big focus _ health. obviously there is now a big focus on _ health. obviously there is now a big focus on mental— health. obviously there is now a big focus on mental health, _ health. obviously there is now a big focus on mental health, not- health. obviously there is now a big focus on mental health, notjust - health. obviously there is now a big focus on mental health, notjust forj focus on mental health, notjust for staff trut— focus on mental health, notjust for staff but for— focus on mental health, notjust for staff but for people _ focus on mental health, notjust for staff but for people in _ focus on mental health, notjust for staff but for people in the _ staff but for people in the conrnrunitx _ staff but for people in the community. i— staff but for people in the community. i think- staff but for people in the community. i think we're i staff but for people in the - community. i think we're probably going _ community. i think we're probably going to _ community. i think we're probably going to have _ community. i think we're probably going to have to _ community. i think we're probably going to have to focus _ community. i think we're probably going to have to focus and - community. i think we're probably going to have to focus and put - community. i think we're probably. going to have to focus and put more work into— going to have to focus and put more work into the — going to have to focus and put more work into the health _ going to have to focus and put more work into the health services. - work into the health services. lovely— work into the health services. lovely to _ work into the health services. lovely to speak— work into the health services. lovely to speak to _ work into the health services. lovely to speak to you - work into the health services. lovely to speak to you both. i work into the health services. - lovely to speak to you both. thank you. lovely to see again. some agree last week. what are you doing next week?! we will mention some of those points to the health secretary. matt hancock will be here in the next few minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning, i'm asad ahmad. for the first time, new flexible rail season tickets go on sale today, allowing londoners and those travelling in and out of the city to save money, if they now work more at home. it comes in response to the large drop in rail passengers over the pandemic. train companies have lost millions of pounds, and they hope this might be a way making money, by offering tickets which can be used for any 8 days in a one—month period. another new ticket goes on sale today too — it's a ticket for the new marble arch mound. the temporary grass—covered viewing platform will be 25 metres high and have a viewing platform, where you'll be able to see over the west end. you will be able to climb it from saturday. it's hoped it will attract people back to the area. an lgbtq+ barbershop in east london which started as a pop—up salon, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. open barbers began

in the back of a pub, but became so popular, it had to move to its own salon in shoreditch. the idea behind it is that hair has no gender. everyone is welcome, and it was an idea that was created from experience. my dad'd take me to his barber's, but they would turn me away because i'm a trans person and at that time they would say they don't do women's hair. and then i tried to go to my mum's salon, but they only really were trained in, like, more feminine styles. so i ended up kind of falling between the gap of the masculine barber's and the feminine hair salon. and there wasn't really anything for people like me. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

now the weather with kate. good morning. it is, of course, the longest day today, so plenty of sunlight — but it's not especially sunny. we've not had a bad start, bit of high cloud, some brightness out there, but i'm afraid it is going to turn rather wet. once again, we've got a front coming up from the south, bringing with it some heavy and persistent rain. there is a chance you might get a rumble or two of thunder, but it is going to stay rather damp through the afternoon. it stalls across us. we've got a breeze, as well — an east—northeasterly breeze — and temperatures struggling — maximum todayjust 15 celsius. now, overnight tonight, it starts off fairly damp. we'll still see some outbreaks of rain this evening, but gradually it should start to retreat, becoming drier towards the end of the night. the minimum temperature at around ten celsius. now into tomorrow, it is looking

like a better day — we've got a ridge of high pressure building in so we should see that cloud break up and we'll get some sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures still in the mid—teens, but improving as we head through wednesday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with me — louise minchin — in the studio and dan walker at coventry hospital. we'll bring you more from there shortly but first let's check in with kym and gethin to find out what's on morning live after breakfast today. good morning, both. good morning. coming up on morning live, with half the nation suffering from hay fever this summer — that's more of us than ever before — a top allergy expert tells us why it's worse than ever, and what you can do to stop the symptoms. with news today that a double dose of the _

with news today that a double dose of the vaccine — with news today that a double dose of the vaccine could _ with news today that a double dose of the vaccine could lead _ with news today that a double dose of the vaccine could lead to - with news today that a double dose of the vaccine could lead to an - with news today that a double dose of the vaccine could lead to an end i of the vaccine could lead to an end to isolation, — of the vaccine could lead to an end to isolation, we _ of the vaccine could lead to an end to isolation, we will— of the vaccine could lead to an end to isolation, we will be _ of the vaccine could lead to an end to isolation, we will be talking - to isolation, we will be talking about — to isolation, we will be talking about that _ plus, one in ten of us have now had our social media accounts hacked — and today we've a warning from this dance—loving couple who ended up locked out of their account by someone demanding money for them to get back access to their precious photos and videos. i and with anxiety levels doubling i during lockdown, more of us have experienced panic attacks. we'll be talking to therapist - mandy saligari about how to know when you're having one and more importantly, how to _ keep them in check. also coming up, withjust one week to go until wimbledon, former british number one laura robson tells us who she reckons will triumph on centre court this year. in front of a full crowd of course. amazing! — plus, it became a huge lockdown trend after loads of people - with more time on their hands took it up for the first time. _ janette manrara swaps the paso doble for the piping bag - as she tries her hand at cake decorating. l it doesn't look so bad at this point, — it doesn't look so bad at this point, does it?— and you can never have enough strictly sparkle — katya's here to put us through our paces in today's strictly fitness.

and she's got a workout you can do at your desk or on the sofa so there's no excuse! you can do it from the studio, you can do— you can do it from the studio, you can do it _ you can do it from the studio, you can do it on — you can do it from the studio, you can do it on location in coventry... on a _ can do it on location in coventry... on a rooftop— can do it on location in coventry... on a rooftop in the wind. absolutely, _ on a rooftop in the wind. absolutely, with - on a rooftop in the wind. absolutely, with those i on a rooftop in the wind. . absolutely, with those nice on a rooftop in the wind. - absolutely, with those nice chairs he has _ absolutely, with those nice chairs he has up — absolutely, with those nice chairs he has up there. no excuses. see you at 9.15. i will pass on that message. thank you very much. we were hoping for a milestone day today — as england was due to lift its covid restrictions and return to some sort of normality. that's been delayed by four weeks to allow more of us to be vaccinated — and dan is at the place where the world's very first covid jab outside of clinical trials was delivered. he has been talking to the woman who got it. good morning, so much to talk about. good morning. ifeel we have had a work—out today walking around coventry hospital so i might miss that one from morning live. maggie keenan, 91 now, and back in december she was the very first patient

anywhere in the world to getjab. we have been speaking to the consultants, professors and those trying their hardest to cope with the pressure the nhs is under. we will do promise to speak to the health secretary. i'm joined now by the health secretary matt hancock, who's in westminster. thank you very much, health secretary, for spending time with us today. loves to get through with you. lots of questions from our viewers and some of the staff at the hospital. can we start first with the prospect of a boosterjabs? speaking of the man in charge of the vaccination here at coventry hospital, where they have done thousands ofjabs in the last few months, then questions about when they will know, how it will work and he will be expected to run it. taste he will be expected to run it. we are he will be expected to run it. , are working on the boosterjab programme. we have seen over the past six months the unbelievable success of the vaccination programme

and the enthusiasm of people to come forward, and we know that after you get that second jab you get a very strong protection, but there is more protection still that we think that you can get from a boosterjab and we are currently trialling which combinations ofjabs are the most effective and when we know the results of that, then we will set out the full plans for the booster programme over the autumn. if you think about it, also, there have been tens of thousands of people, both people who work in the nhs, loads of volunteers, and a whole group of people who have been working on delivering itjabs and so we have to make sure we get the logistics right. for instance, gps have been so heavily involved in this vaccination effort but gps have also got to do their dayjob so that is something we are working hard on it now and in the next few weeks when we get the clinical data

through on what is the most effective combination to have, whether if you have had two astrazeneca jabs then it may be a pfizerjab gives you the extra protection, we will set out the details of the booster programme for the autumn. 50 details of the booster programme for the autumn-— the autumn. so we will get that detail in the _ the autumn. so we will get that detail in the next _ the autumn. so we will get that detail in the next few _ the autumn. so we will get that detail in the next few weeks. i the autumn. so we will get that - detail in the next few weeks. thank you very much on that issue. speaking to the chief executive of the hospital here, a startling assessment of the waiting time situation that many hospitals around the uk have. many viewers will be experiencing that. his quote was, we need to completely reset the expectation of waiting times for patients. is that the message from you this morning, as well?- patients. is that the message from you this morning, as well? well, we have not a you this morning, as well? well, we have got a big _ you this morning, as well? well, we have got a big and _ you this morning, as well? well, we have got a big and challenging - have got a big and challenging backlog that has been caused by the pandemic. you know, the nhs has had to turn its focus to covid over the last year, and especially when cases were really high there some things

the nhsjust couldn't were really high there some things the nhs just couldn't do and we need to recover. there is currently 5.1 million people that waiting list but there is also millions of people who have not come forward with a condition that maybe it has not been... it may have been niggling rather than acutely serious and they have been waiting until the nhs is in a better position to be able to come forward. and so we do expect that number to rise. now, thankfully, the number of people waiting over a year has started to fall, and that is because the nhs is already doing a huge amount to get through this backlog. it has already turned its attention, now the number of cases of covid are thankfully very low, to getting through the backlog, so we are making some progress against it, but this is going to be a huge effort over the months to come. and it is something

we are very focused on supporting. what are —— one of the leading orthopaedic consultants told us we didn't expect normality to return for something like five years, maybe ten, is he right? i for something like five years, maybe ten. is he right?— ten, is he right? i think we have sorted faster— ten, is he right? i think we have sorted faster than _ ten, is he right? i think we have sorted faster than that. - ten, is he right? i think we have sorted faster than that. we - ten, is he right? i think we have| sorted faster than that. we have already put an extra £1 billion in and that is one of the reasons we have been able to get the long term weight, with a year, which were almost zero, there were just over 1000 people waiting over a year before the pandemic, that is much higher, just under 400,000. we have been able to make progress against the longest of waits but this will be a big effort, certainly for the months, maybe for a couple of years, but we are determined to sort it faster than at that time frame set out by the orthopaedic consultant in coventry. but that is partly because we need to put in the extra £1 billion, we need to make sure the whole nhs is focused on delivering

this, and stopping people from getting ill in the first place. the other comes — getting ill in the first place. the other comes chief executive here, andy hardy, was about social care. can you fill him and the rest of us in on what is happening with that? i sat down with the prime minister in january last year, i understand there has been a pandemic since then, but he is at the social care plan would be weeks away then. there is meant to be, was meant to be a big meeting with you and him tomorrow that we understand that number 10 now say that is not happening. what is on the table with social care? are you meeting the prime minister to discuss it this week? i prime minister to discuss it this week? ~ . prime minister to discuss it this week? ~ , . week? i meet the prime minister all the time to talk— week? i meet the prime minister all the time to talk about _ week? i meet the prime minister all the time to talk about all _ week? i meet the prime minister all the time to talk about all the - week? i meet the prime minister all the time to talk about all the areas | the time to talk about all the areas in my portfolio. but the time to talk about all the areas in my portfolio-— in my portfolio. but specifically on social care- _ in my portfolio. but specifically on social care. the _ in my portfolio. but specifically on social care. the prime _ in my portfolio. but specifically on social care. the prime minister's l social care. the prime minister's commitment _ social care. the prime minister's commitment is _ social care. the prime minister's commitment is to _ social care. the prime minister's commitment is to ensure - social care. the prime minister's commitment is to ensure that i social care. the prime minister's| commitment is to ensure that we social care. the prime minister's - commitment is to ensure that we have the plan to tackle social care, published this year, there is a huge amount of work that is going on on this subject and absolutely i will

not get into private conversations at the timing of those. that is not important. what matters is that we have a clear commitment to resolve this very long—standing issue and, at the same time, make sure that we keep the improvements that we have been able to make during the pandemic going. for instance, the relationship between hospitals and getting the social care so that we want leave hospital when they are clinically able to do so and are not held up in hospital, that so—called discharge arrangements, they have been improved significantly during the pandemic so there is improvements we commit in the here and now but also a long—term reform agenda that we are working on and we will come out with the decisions from that when they are ready. so 'ust from that when they are ready. so just to try to tie you down that, there will be a plan for social care by the end of this year.— by the end of this year. that's ri . ht. by the end of this year. that's right- you _ by the end of this year. that's right. you can _ by the end of this year. that's right. you can tie _ by the end of this year. that's right. you can tie me - by the end of this year. that's right. you can tie me down i by the end of this year. that'sj right. you can tie me down on by the end of this year. that's i right. you can tie me down on that.

on the internal process, i am not going to get into it. for your viewers, what i can commit to is the prime minister has been absolutely clear that he will set out the plan for the long—term reform of social care at this year, and in the meantime we will get on with improving it, and in particular the relationship between the nhs and social care which has got stronger during the pandemic. ok. social care which has got stronger during the pandemic.— social care which has got stronger during the pandemic. ok. can i talk to ou during the pandemic. ok. can i talk to you about _ during the pandemic. ok. can i talk to you about demand _ during the pandemic. ok. can i talk to you about demand for— to you about demand for vaccinations? a huge day on sunday. across the uk more than any other day since the end of march in terms of numbers of people vaccinated. lots of people booking their vaccinations, as well. flan lots of people booking their vaccinations, as well. can we keep u . vaccinations, as well. can we keep u- with vaccinations, as well. can we keep up with demand? _ vaccinations, as well. can we keep up with demand? yeah, _ vaccinations, as well. can we keep up with demand? yeah, the i vaccinations, as well. can we keep l up with demand? yeah, the demand vaccinations, as well. can we keep i up with demand? yeah, the demand has been fantastic. people are really coming forward and doing their part. if i can pay tribute to my chris keenan... i saw the video you have been playing this morning —— to maggie keenan. interviews with margaret and with may. the example

they set which is come forward with enthusiasm. it will be painless, quick, and so many millions and millions of people have follow through on that is now any adult can come forward and get the jab. since we announced that we have seen this fantastic demand of people coming forward to get theirjabs and it matters because we know the vaccine works and helps to protect you and protect life but also helps us to lift these restrictions that we are all living under. the more people getjabbed the more restrictions we can lift and that is what is really good about this very strong demand. specifically on that issue, i am sure you saw susan hopkins suggesting restrictions could be lifted if we get to 75% of the population being double vaccinated. if that were to happen, does that mean restrictions could be lifted before the 19th ofjuly? what is the government thinking on that at the moment? taste government thinking on that at the moment? ~ . ., ., ~ government thinking on that at the

moment? ~ . ., ., ,, . government thinking on that at the moment? ~ . . . . moment? we are looking at the data and we have — moment? we are looking at the data and we have said _ moment? we are looking at the data and we have said we _ moment? we are looking at the data and we have said we will _ moment? we are looking at the data and we have said we will take - moment? we are looking at the data and we have said we will take a i and we have said we will take a specific look two weeks into the four week delay we had to put in place to get more people vaccinated. we will do that. but i have every confidence that the more people get vaccinated, the easier it is, the safer it is, to lift restrictions. and, you know, we had to have the delay in order to get more people vaccinated, especially those in vaccines, to protect people. we are being careful, we are being cautious, but we also have... i have a high degree of confidence that this vaccine will get us out of this and there were people who come forward, easy and that will be. just to give you one statistic on that, since the 6th ofjune, over the ten days after that, we halved the number of people who have had one jab but not had two jabs we were

over 50. we have reduced by half the number of people who don't yet have that full protection. that is a big achievement of the team and all those people coming forward for the crucial second jab which is so important. we have done more than! million of those second jabs of the people over 50 in just that ten day period. we are getting there, we are not quite there yet, and you can see in the data, you can see the protection people are getting. ok. protection people are getting. ok, ou sa protection people are getting. ok, you say we — protection people are getting. ok, you say we are _ protection people are getting. ok, you say we are getting there and lots of the questions today have been around for 10—day isolation period. what can you tell us this morning about the prospect of people who have had two jabs being able to avoid that 10—day isolation and replacing that potentially with daily tests? will that happen, is an announcement in the near future? this is something i am working on that i am taking clinical advice, as you can imagine, because we want make sure people are safe and that the systems we have in place are

cautious and managed to contain this virus. so we are piloting that approach that, if you have had two jabs, instead of having to isolate if you are a contact then you would have a testing regime. we are piloting that now to check that that will be effective and it is something we are working on. we are not ready to be able to take that step yet but it is something that i want to see and we will introduce, subject to clinical advice, as soon as it is reasonable to do so. but for most of what you think is if you are told by the app to get a test, called by test and trace, you do need to isolate and the reason for thatis need to isolate and the reason for that is because you may have the infection and we have all got used to this idea that if you are a contact you have to isolate because it is all about breaking the chains of transmission. i want to replace these interventions with the vaccine

as the thing that will keep us safe, and we are making very good progress all the time. one final point if i may. if you yourself have tested positive it is absolutely vital that you isolate, and we will not be removing that because that is the most important part of all of the rules. , ., ., . . most important part of all of the rules. , . . . rules. understood. what about the vaccination — rules. understood. what about the vaccination of _ rules. understood. what about the vaccination of children? _ rules. understood. what about the vaccination of children? loads i rules. understood. what about the vaccination of children? loads of. vaccination of children? loads of questions on that. is there a decision made, will there be something announced on that in the coming days?— something announced on that in the cominu da s? . . . . . coming days? again, we are watching the data. coming days? again, we are watching the data- the — coming days? again, we are watching the data. the regulator _ coming days? again, we are watching the data. the regulator has _ coming days? again, we are watching the data. the regulator has said i the data. the regulator has said that itjab is safe for children aged 12 and over. we are watching the data where they are rolling this out in the us and israel, just to double check that because we want to, again, be really careful. i have two teenage children myself and we have got to know that the jab is

safe and we will take the clinical advice on that. no decision has been made. we will be looking at the data. . . . made. we will be looking at the data. . , , ., , made. we will be looking at the data. , ., , ., data. ok. it has been lovely to seak to data. ok. it has been lovely to speak to you — data. ok. it has been lovely to speak to you today. _ data. ok. it has been lovely to speak to you today. i - data. ok. it has been lovely to speak to you today. i know i data. ok. it has been lovely to speak to you today. i know we | data. ok. it has been lovely to i speak to you today. i know we are talking a lot about the success of the vaccine programme. with that in mind, and i am aware this is an awkward conversation with you in an awkward conversation with you in an awkward question for me to ask. how does it make you feel to know that you have been described as hopeless at your job? you have been described as hopeless at yourjob?— at your 'ob? honestly... it feels like at yourjob? honestly... it feels like ancient _ at yourjob? honestly... it feels like ancient history. _ at yourjob? honestly... it feels like ancient history. the - at yourjob? honestly... it feels like ancient history. the vaccine programme is a huge success. at times of stress people say all sorts of things in private. what matters is how well you work together and you are referring to comments apparently from the prime minister. i work with the prime minister every single day, we work very strongly together to deliver firstly to protect life and secondly to get the country out of this. and that is what matters, and frankly when you

see 72 million vaccines having been done, when we were told it would take 18 months, a year to 18 months to get the vaccine, we have delivered one in under 12 months, working together. the team has done such an amazing job. i concentrate on the future because that is what matters. . , ., . . on the future because that is what matters. . . . . ,, . matters. have you have an awkward conversation — matters. have you have an awkward conversation with _ matters. have you have an awkward conversation with the _ matters. have you have an awkward conversation with the prime - matters. have you have an awkward| conversation with the prime minister about it? have you laughed it off, dealt with it at all? i about it? have you laughed it off, dealt with it at all?— dealt with it at all? i will not go into my private _ dealt with it at all? i will not go into my private conversations. l dealt with it at all? i will not go i into my private conversations. that is one of the things we have learnt from this episode of! that is one of the things we have learnt from this episode of!— from this episode of! that is the roblem. from this episode of! that is the problem- we — from this episode of! that is the problem. we are _ from this episode of! that is the problem. we are learning i from this episode of! that is the problem. we are learning about| from this episode of! that is the i problem. we are learning about these private conversations from dominic cummings. i will share it with you if i can. i was once called hopeless at myjob but at the time that was constructing cardboard boxes and my manager was 17 at the time and about to go and work in a burgerjoint instead which you are a health secretary and he is the prime minister. yourjob could not be more important at the moment. surely it is embarrassing for your manager to

say that about you in any context. get up it isn't because of all the things we have delivered it together —— we are talking about the success of the vaccine programme. it is of the vaccine programme. it is something _ of the vaccine programme. it is something i— of the vaccine programme. it is something i have _ of the vaccine programme. it s something i have very much led from the department, working with the prime minister. he has been a massive supportive throughout and we have had obstacles and people we have had obstacles and people we have had obstacles and people we have had to deal with on their way. what i can tell you is that the delivery of that programme has been absolutely fantastic and if you look across other areas, whether it is protecting the nhs at the peak and dealing with this backlog now that we are talking about, or it working on social care, we work incredibly closely together and especially over the past six or seven months, especially since after the autumn, you know, ithink especially since after the autumn, you know, i think people can see that the government is delivering for them, delivering to get this country out and get us out than

almost any other country in the world. this almost any other country in the world. �* , , ., almost any other country in the world. ~ , i. ., , world. as you mentioned, these thin . s world. as you mentioned, these things have _ world. as you mentioned, these things have come _ world. as you mentioned, these things have come from - world. as you mentioned, these l things have come from whatsapp messages from dominic cummings. do you know why he has such a low opinion of you?— opinion of you? no, and i'm not really interested. _ opinion of you? no, and i'm not really interested. what - opinion of you? no, and i'm not really interested. what i - opinion of you? no, and i'm not really interested. what i can i opinion of you? no, and i'm not| really interested. what i can tell you is that the government works far better and more recently and that is a good thing. you can see it on the smiles of the faces of everybody who leaves a vaccination programme, having had theirjab. qm. leaves a vaccination programme, having had theirjab.— leaves a vaccination programme, having had theirjab. having had their 'ab. ok, one final cuestion having had their 'ab. ok, one final question on — having had their 'ab. ok, one final question on this— having had theirjab. ok, one final question on this because - having had theirjab. ok, one final question on this because i - having had theirjab. ok, one final question on this because i am i question on this because i am interested. when you go back you actually defended dominic cummings at the time of the barnard castle thing. you called him dom. was there in time you got?— in time you got? yeah, i work with eve one in time you got? yeah, i work with everyone i— in time you got? yeah, i work with everyone i need — in time you got? yeah, i work with everyone i need to _ in time you got? yeah, i work with everyone i need to work _ in time you got? yeah, i work with everyone i need to work with i in time you got? yeah, i work with everyone i need to work with to i in time you got? yeah, i work with | everyone i need to work with to get stuff done —— was there a time you got on? that is what you have to do, especially in a pandemic. the attitude i have is that especially in a pandemic, and this isjust an

attitude to life and making things happen, is the best way to do that is by having a team attitude, bringing people together. yes, sometimes, i have to show leadership and say we are going this way but you want to bring the team with you, you want to bring the team with you, you want to encourage people, i want people around me to perform at their best, to know i have got there back and to support them. that is the approach i have, the relationship i have with the prime minister himself and that is a far, far better way to run a government. that is why i am... i want to get into the details of who said what, when, 18 months ago. what matters and what i am totally focused on is the future of the future of this pandemic and those other things that really matter. thankfully the vaccination

programme, the chances of this country getting essentially out of this pandemic are higher than they have ever been and we have been able to do that faster than almost anywhere else on earth and i think that the whole team should be very, very proud of that. i}!(. that the whole team should be very, very proud of that.— very proud of that. ok. health secretary. _ very proud of that. ok. health secretary. i — very proud of that. ok. health secretary, i know _ very proud of that. ok. health secretary, i know you - very proud of that. ok. health secretary, i know you have i very proud of that. ok. health i secretary, i know you have spent a lot of time with us this morning. thank you, i know some of those questions were uncomfortable but i appreciate your time answering them. thank you very much, matt hancock. thank you very much, matt hancock. thank you. taste thank you very much, matt hancock. thank ou. ~ . thank you very much, matt hancock. thank ou. ~ , . ~ thank you very much, matt hancock. thank ou. ~ , . ,, ., thank you. we will be back on the roof of coventry _ thank you. we will be back on the roof of coventry hospital - thank you. we will be back on the roof of coventry hospital again i roof of coventry hospital again before the end of the programme but let's go to the studio where louise was no doubt listening carefully to what the health secretary had to say. good morning. thank you, we will be back with you later. while dan's been in coventry this morning, focusing on the coronavirus vaccination programme, breakfast�*s graham satchell has been just down the road in rugby, where doctors are trialling a new treatment for so—called long covid. and it's something that

will be familiar to anyone who's into scuba diving. good morning! yes, good morning. scuba-diving _ good morning! yes, good morning. scuba-diving because _ good morning! yes, good morning. scuba-diving because i _ good morning! yes, good morning. scuba-diving because i am - good morning! yes, good morning. scuba-diving because i am in i good morning! yes, good morning. scuba-diving because i am in a i scuba—diving because i am in a hyperbaric chamber in rugby and this is normally used to treat divers who have the best. we have oxygen tubes which deliver pure oxygen under high pressure in this pressurised metal tube —— divers who have the bends. in the los pumas they have been using it to treat people with long covid, a debilitating condition for more than! million people in the country so what is being done to help them? we have been to one of the first long covid programmes in leatherhead in surrey to find out. cheering. whenjocelyn alpas left hospital last year, she had no idea just how

long it would take to recover. evenjust to talk was an effort for me. even just this time, i was really breathless, very short of breath, even at rest. i was so frail. i was so ill. i was so extremely vulnerable, really. jocelyn is not alone. this is raj metkar leaving intensive care. i could not stand — my foot would just drop. there wasn't strength. i could not stand. after closing my eyes, everything — body would just shake. doing so well. and done. i never imagined i had to learn to re—walk. yeah. oh, good, well done. covid left raj with long—lasting problems. damage to the kidney, damage to the heart and neurological damage into my legs. i still have to walk with the walking stick. jocelyn and raj have become friends. they were on the same ward

at epsom hospital in surrey. staff at the hospital quickly realised patients would need significant help with so—called long covid. there are now more than a million people in the uk suffering long—term after—effects of the virus. i've seen it described as the pandemic after the pandemic. i think long covid is undoubtedly an umbrella term for lots of different conditions — ongoing fatigue, breathlessness, lots of impact on patients' mental health, problems with sleep, sometimes cardiac issues, and a whole range of different symptoms. in...and out, and again. an exercise class — just part of the rehab programme run by the epsom and st helier hospital trust. to come here, it opened my mind to see how young people were. you've got young... they look really fit. you've got my age — 50—odd — but, you know, the different ages. this virus takes anyone. it will take anyone as prisoner.

bernie became seriously ill at christmas. long covid has taken all my confidence in the sense that i've been so frightened to jog, i've been so frightened to even walk. my other half had to hold me physically to walk up to the end of the road. and i thought, "come on, bernie!" you know, "you'vejogged 5k, why can't you do this?" so lots of people tell us about feeling anxious, perhaps a bit low in mood. the impact of long covid is notjust physical — a key part of the programme here is a regular mental health session. so when i woke up from ecmo i couldn't move a muscle, so the physios have worked absolute wonders on me. hayley�*s just 31. she's a teaching assistant and also became ill in december last year. although it has been hard to get back and there has been sort of the mental—health side of things with the anxiety and the health anxiety about worrying about getting it again and things like that,

i am also looking forward to just normality. the rehab programme runs for six weeks at a time. they've seen improvements in breathlessness, fatigue, mental health, quality of life. bernie is a police sergeant and she's just back at work. so if you're a criminal in croydon, and the surrounding area, watch out — bernie's about. well, she's getting there. she's coming back with a vengeance. she's getting there. a year after they left hospital, jocelyn and raj are also on the mend. my mum cries every time she speaks with me because she knows what i have gone through and it's difficult whenever i talk to her — it is emotional thing for me, but they have just helped me come out of it. they are my family now. jocelyn is a junior sister at the hospital where she caught covid and eventually became a patient. this programme was set up by her colleagues in the first place

specifically to help her. i'm really proud of being the reason why they set up this covid rehab programme. and after six weeks of rehab, intense exercise, i was able to walk on my own. can you imagine? i was so happy! it's been a long road for raj and jocelyn. some may never fully recover. butjocelyn is now back at work on the respiratory ward at epsom hospital, once again helping people to fight this virus. i would like to extend my thanks to jocelyn and raj and everybody in surrey. not the easiest thing to talk about, the government have committed extra money to the treatment of long covid. nhs

providers and gps are saying that may not be enough, they need to commit long—term because this is a growing problem with an uncertain future. let's explore this cheap we are in, a hyperbaric chamber. this has been used to treat some people with long covid and james is with me now, one of those people. could you explain what impact long covid new? it really stops me doing a lot of things i would like. really cuts down, such a debilitating illness. i couldn't do anything. after i had covid i couldn't walk very far. it stops my running and exercise. in stops my running and exercise. in here, they give you pure oxygen under high pressure, which sounds scary but what impact will it have? it has been brilliant, i spoke about it to a friend and the doctor added it to a friend and the doctor added it got me up and going. my brain function is better and i am back running again which i didn't think i

would be able to do. this running again which i didn't think i would be able to do.— running again which i didn't think i would be able to do. this is doctor tim robbins- _ would be able to do. this is doctor tim robbins. can _ would be able to do. this is doctor tim robbins. can you _ would be able to do. this is doctor tim robbins. can you explain i would be able to do. this is doctor tim robbins. can you explain how| tim robbins. can you explain how this works? the tim robbins. can you explain how this works?— this works? the theory is that atients this works? the theory is that patients sit — this works? the theory is that patients sit in _ this works? the theory is that patients sit in this _ this works? the theory is that patients sit in this chamber. l this works? the theory is that i patients sit in this chamber. they have _ patients sit in this chamber. they have normally ten sessions and pain-free — have normally ten sessions and pain—free high concentration of pure oxygen— pain—free high concentration of pure oxygen under pressure and that realty— oxygen under pressure and that really had — oxygen under pressure and that really had a transformational effect on the _ really had a transformational effect on the patients who have been for the treatment so far.— the treatment so far. what about other patients, _ the treatment so far. what about other patients, what _ the treatment so far. what about other patients, what difference i other patients, what difference hadzic major a other patients, what difference hadzic majo— other patients, what difference hadzic majo other patients, what difference hadzic ma'o . ., . �* , hadzic ma'or a lot haven't been able to work hadzic major a lot haven't been able to work for it — hadzic major a lot haven't been able to work for it drive _ hadzic major a lot haven't been able to work for it drive or— hadzic major a lot haven't been able to work for it drive or a _ hadzic major a lot haven't been able to work for it drive or a walk - hadzic major a lot haven't been able to work for it drive or a walk and i to work for it drive or a walk and they— to work for it drive or a walk and they have — to work for it drive or a walk and they have been completely transformed have been able to get back to _ transformed have been able to get back to those activities, and it has been _ back to those activities, and it has been realty— back to those activities, and it has been really quite emotional. there are 11 of these _ been really quite emotional. there are 11 of these chambers _ been really quite emotional. there are 11 of these chambers around i been really quite emotional. it!” are 11 of these chambers around the country, can this be scaled up? i country, can this be scaled up? i think so. we have are trying to understand this in more detail, we will release more data and this will be realty— will release more data and this will be really important option for transforming people with long covid across _ transforming people with long covid across the _ transforming people with long covid across the country.— across the country. thank you very much. a slightly _ across the country. thank you very much. a slightly positive _ across the country. thank you very much. a slightly positive and i much. a slightly positive and

interesting technical innovation that may help patients with long covid in the future. it is absolutely fascinating. thank you very much for that. we will be back with dan before the end of the programme. you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8:59.

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