good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are your headlines this monday morning. health leaders call on ministers to start detailed planning for the roll—out of covid booster jabs this autumn. more than a million bookings forjabs were made this weekend. the health secretary says a pilot scheme for the lifting of restrictions for the double jabbed is under way. care—home residents will be able to enjoy more freedom from today. they'll be allowed to stay overnight with family and friends. a blow for french president emmanuel macron and his far—right rival, marine le pen, as their parties do badly in regional elections. for the first time, new flexible season tickets go on sale, aimed

at people who commute by train two or three days a week. new zealand weightlifter laurel hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the tokyo olympics. wales will find out tonight who they're playing in the knockout stages of the euros after getting through the group. senior health leaders say the government must start planning now for covid boosterjabs, due to be given in the autumn. they say the questions which need to be asked about the roll—out include, will people get the same vaccine as the original one they got? how long does immunity from the original coronavirus jab last? and will children will be vaccinated?

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. so far, nearly 60% of uk adults have had two jabs of the vaccine, meaning they are fully vaccinated. and more than four in five adults have had their first dose. 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 are hoping we can have a_ in september, we are hoping we can have a normal life. | in september, we are hoping we can have a normal life.— have a normal life. i am expecting ma be have a normal life. i am expecting may be the _ have a normal life. i am expecting may be the end — have a normal life. i am expecting may be the end of _ have a normal life. i am expecting may be the end of the _ have a normal life. i am expecting may be the end of the year - have a normal life. i am expecting may be the end of the year for - may be the end of the year for people — may be the end of the year for pe0ple who _ may be the end of the year for people who are _ may be the end of the year for people who are vaccinated, i may be the end of the year for people who are vaccinated, iti may be the end of the year for. people who are vaccinated, it will be easier— people who are vaccinated, it will be easier to— people who are vaccinated, it will be easier to cross _ people who are vaccinated, it will be easier to cross borders, - people who are vaccinated, it will be easier to cross borders, so- people who are vaccinated, it will be easier to cross borders, so i. be easier to cross borders, so i will he — be easier to cross borders, so i will be able _ be easier to cross borders, so i will be able to _ be easier to cross borders, so i will be able to go _ be easier to cross borders, so i will be able to go to _ be easier to cross borders, so i will be able to go to india - be easier to cross borders, so i will be able to go to india and i will be able to go to india and singapore _ 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. let's get more from our political correspondent iain watson. attention is also turning to those booster programme, which we will apparently need in the autumn. that

is riaht, apparently need in the autumn. that is right. nhs — apparently need in the autumn. twat is right, nhs managers are pushing for a detailed plan to help people boost their immunity is, especially the most vulnerable groups, they want a plan on how it will work, how many will be covered, and whether you can combine it practically with the flu jab. health secretary matt hancock, speaking on the bbc in the past hour, said that the detailed plan would be ready in the next few weeks, and what they are looking at now is whether a mix of vaccines will be appropriate and which makes tim —— which mix, could you have pfizer after astrazeneca, and would that be in fact more effective? that is the issue he was looking at, promising detail that nhs managers want, in the next few weeks. there are other things that people want to know, could you scrape quarantine if you get in touch with someone who has been tested positive and you have been vaccinated twice? he suggested, giving no view yet on

what would happen if you return from an amber list holiday when you have been double vaccinated, at the moment you would have to self—isolated, but he sounded more hopeful about being able to escape quarantine domestically if you were in contact with someone who tested positive in due course. this is something i am working on, but i _ this is something i am working on, but i am _ this is something i am working on, but i am taking clinical advice, as you can _ but i am taking clinical advice, as you can imagine, because we want to make _ you can imagine, because we want to make sure _ you can imagine, because we want to make sure that people are safe and that the _ make sure that people are safe and that the systems we have in place are cautious and managed to contain this virus _ are cautious and managed to contain this virus so— are cautious and managed to contain this virus. so we are piloting that approach. — this virus. so we are piloting that approach, but if you have had two jabs, _ approach, but if you have had two jabs, instead of having to isolate if you _ jabs, instead of having to isolate if you have — jabs, instead of having to isolate if you have contact, you have a testing — if you have contact, you have a testing regime. we are piloting that now to _ testing regime. we are piloting that now to check that that will be effective, and it is something that we are _ effective, and it is something that we are working on. we are not ready to take _ we are working on. we are not ready to take that— we are working on. we are not ready to take that step yet. but it is something that i want to see, and we will introduce, subject to clinical

advice. — will introduce, subject to clinical advice. as— will introduce, subject to clinical advice, as soon as it is reasonable to do— advice, as soon as it is reasonable to do so — so there could well be some benefit from having two vaccinations at some point in the future, but everything seems to be taking a little more time. this is meant to be so—called freedom day, when the country unlocked, but that has been delayed, causing some tensions on the back of borisjohnson's party. another issue, of course, is social care reform, trailed at the weekend that there might be a meeting tomorrow on this, something which the prime minister promised on the very first day that he went to number ten. what matt hancock said on that, not giving any details of dates that would be discussed, but he did say they would still come forward with a plan on social care before the end of the year. he was also asked what it felt like to be regarded as hopeless by the prime minister, remember those private whatsapp messages which dominic cummings put into the public domain, he said he regarded that as ancient history and pointed to the success of the vaccination programme. cheers, iain,

thank ou vaccination programme. cheers, iain, thank you very _ vaccination programme. cheers, iain, thank you very much. _ chris hopson is the chief executive of nhs providers. remind us who you represent. so we reresent remind us who you represent. so we represent the — remind us who you represent. so we represent the 215 _ remind us who you represent. so we represent the 215 english _ remind us who you represent. sr we: represent the 215 english hospital, community, mental health and ambulance trusts, with all 215 trust as members. ambulance trusts, with all 215 trust as members— ambulance trusts, with all 215 trust as members. when you look at this booster programme, _ as members. when you look at this booster programme, what - as members. when you look at this booster programme, what do - as members. when you look at this booster programme, what do you l as members. when you look at this . booster programme, what do you want to hear from the government? weill. to hear from the government? well, victoria, to hear from the government? well, victoria. there _ to hear from the government? well, victoria, there are _ to hear from the government? well, victoria, there are really _ to hear from the government? in victoria, there are really important questions. let'sjust victoria, there are really important questions. let's just start by saying what a fantastic achievement the nhs has achieved over the last six months in terms of 60 million vaccinations in england, going from delivering a single vaccine to 250 sites to four vaccines across thousands of sites. an amazing achievement, we want that to continue, and in that sense this race we are in at the moment is just a staging post, it is not the finishing line. so there are really

important questions to be answered before the next set of vaccinations in the autumn, like, how long do the double jabs give protection for? if we do decide we are going to do boosters, are we going to mix and match? i have had a double astrazeneca, should i have pfizer or moderna? and how frequently do we need to tweak the vaccine? we know the flu jab is tweaked annually to take account of how much the flu has actually mutated. how often are we going to need to tweak these vaccines? two further questions are really important. can we combine covid—i9 jabs with flu jabs? and also, do we vaccinate children? it is interesting, at the moment, children definitely are in this delta variant a significant source of transmission, but if you want to vaccinate children, for example, in nhs you have to do record and store consent from those children's

parents, so there are really important questions that need to be answered, and given that flu jabs start in september and gps have already been ordering the jab supplies for september, we need answers to these questions quite quickly. and do your members have enough money to cover the cost at enough money to cover the cost of administering boosterjabs? well, | enough money to cover the cost of| administering boosterjabs? well, i administering booster “abs? well, i think the real h administering booster “abs? well, i think the real issue, _ administering boosterjabs? well, i think the real issue, victoria, - administering boosterjabs? well, i think the real issue, victoria, is- think the real issue, victoria, is how we get to this long term. what we have done up to now is an emergency, we use that enable phrase, all hands on deck response, we have put aside other work that we should have been doing, quite rightly, to get the vaccination is done. but here we are, spanish flu started in 1918—19, that is the comparison people make in terms of this pandemic, and that strain of flu was with us for 30 or a0 years.

we are working on the basis of an annual vaccination campaign, and we have to build that into business as usual, we can't carry on with an emergency response, we need to work out how we will do it day in, day out. the answer is, yes, we will need to work out how we ensure that we have enough people, enough premises to ensure that we can do this annual, if it is going to be annual, covid—i9 vaccination programme. that is what we will need to do to learn to live with it. can ou cive to do to learn to live with it. can you give us _ to do to learn to live with it. can you give us an — to do to learn to live with it. can you give us an insight into the number of hospitalisations at the moment for covid? where are we? well, where we are, a couple of weeks ago we are still work were at about 800, we are currently at about 1200, but it was 3a,000 people with covid—i9 injanuary in the real peak, so the numbers are rising, they are rising steadily, they are not rising alarmingly. but they are

at a level that is much, much lower than we have seen in previous phases. and it takes us straight back to the vaccinations, which is, effectively, what is interesting, when you talk to hospital chief executives, they say there are very few people who they are seeing who have had the double jab and have had the 2-3 have had the double jab and have had the 2—3 week protection build—up afterwards, and that is why we say with increasing confidence that, for the set of variants, and that is an important qualification, they set of variants, the vaccine does appear to have broken the chain between community infection rates at the very high levels of hospitalisation and mortality we have seen in previous waves. so that is good news, but i want to stress the point, victoria, which is that we have this virus raging in other parts of the world, raging in brazil, previously in india, and what has been proved time after time is that the ability of those variants to travel across borders

and then become the dominant variant. now, the great news about the delta variant is that the current vaccines do offer incredibly high levels of protection, but it is not beyond the realms of possibility that we do find a future kind of a variant that does evade the vaccine to a much greater extent and will therefore we will have to tweak the vaccine. ., ,, ., therefore we will have to tweak the vaccine. ., ,, , , ., vaccine. yeah. so i keep repeating this, it is really _ vaccine. yeah. so i keep repeating this, it is really important, - vaccine. yeah. so i keep repeating this, it is really important, this - this, it is really important, this isn't a ., this, it is really important, this isn'ta ., this, it is really important, this isn't a ., . ,, ., this, it is really important, this isn'ta ., ., ., isn't a one-way road back to normal, this leads to — isn't a one-way road back to normal, this leads to the _ isn't a one-way road back to normal, this leads to the 19th _ isn't a one-way road back to normal, this leads to the 19th of _ isn't a one-way road back to normal, this leads to the 19th ofjuly, - this leads to the 19th ofjuly, enabling us to hopefully remove the current restrictions on social contact, but we have then got to work out how we live with this virus long term. for the next two or three years, the experts are telling us, it will be quite tricky, because there will be variants of concern, particularly if we see this virus raging in other parts of the world, there will be variants of concern circulating, and we will need to be

ready to meet those as they arrive, as we are doing at the moment with the delta variant.— the delta variant. thank you very much, the delta variant. thank you very much. chris _ the delta variant. thank you very much, chris hopson. _ new flexible season tickets go on sale today which aim to benefit rail 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 upon 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 railways announced last month. you can start using the new tickets a week monday. katie prescott, bbc news. from today, care home residents in england will be able to stay overnight at the homes of loved ones, as restrictions on visiting are eased. previously, residents were only allowed to leave for outdoor visits or high—priority reasons, such as medical appointments, but they're now able to leave for more social reasons without having to isolate on their return. that's, of course, unless they have had an overnight stay in hospital, or unless the visit is thought by the home to have been high risk. and after half past,

we'll be talking to three people at a care home in doncaster — the manager, stacey dean, one her residents, janetjohnson, and janet's daughter, cath. the headlines on bbc news: the health secretary says a pilot scheme is under way that would allow those who have received a double covid—i9 jab not to isolate. health leaders call on ministers to speed up plans for a coronavirus vaccine booster programme this autumn. care home residents will be able to enjoy more freedom from today — they'll be allowed to stay overnight with family and friends. today was the original date for the lifting of all remaining lockdown restrictions in england. that was delayed until i9july, mainly due to the spread of the delta variant. but some restrictions have still been eased. from today, the number of guests at a wedding is no longer limited to 30. however, venues must carry out risk assessments to ensure social distancing, which is likely to limit the number of guests who can attend.

jodie wilson is a bride—to—be from weymouth who is getting married next week. hello, how are you? good morning, i am very well. — hello, how are you? good morning, i am very well, thank _ hello, how are you? good morning, i am very well, thank you. _ hello, how are you? good morning, i am very well, thank you. tell - hello, how are you? good morning, i am very well, thank you. tell us - hello, how are you? good morning, i am very well, thank you. tell us how| am very well, thank you. tell us how our lans am very well, thank you. tell us how your plans have _ am very well, thank you. tell us how your plans have changed. _ am very well, thank you. tell us how your plans have changed. well, - your plans have changed. well, initiall , your plans have changed. well, initially. we _ your plans have changed. well, initially, we were _ your plans have changed. well, initially, we were due _ your plans have changed. well, initially, we were due to - your plans have changed. well, initially, we were due to get. initially, we were due to get married injune last year, so we were all prepared and ready, and then two months before, we went into lockdown, so we cancelled it for later on that year, and then we found ourselves in the same position, so we had to cancel it again. we moved it to this year, so we had to wait a whole year, which was quite a shame. so we booked it for the 1st ofjuly, and we just said we would stick with that date whatever, and it has been touch and go the whole time on what we can have and cannot have, it has changed a few times, so it has only been the last couple of days we have realised what actually can happen. haifa last couple of days we have realised what actually can happen. how many eo - le what actually can happen. how many

people have — what actually can happen. how many people have you _ what actually can happen. how many people have you got _ what actually can happen. how many people have you got to _ what actually can happen. how many people have you got to uninvite? - people have you got to uninvite? luckily, none. people have you got to uninvite? luckily. none-— people have you got to uninvite? luckily, none. 0h, brilliant! we had reduced luckily, none. oh, brilliant! we had reduced our— luckily, none. 0h, brilliant! we had reduced our list _ luckily, none. 0h, brilliant! we had reduced our list to _ luckily, none. 0h, brilliant! we had reduced our list to 30, _ luckily, none. 0h, brilliant! we had reduced our list to 30, as _ luckily, none. 0h, brilliant! we had reduced our list to 30, as we - reduced our list to 30, as we thought that is what it would be. thought that is what it would be, but we can _ thought that is what it would be, but we can now _ thought that is what it would as: but we can now have the full amount of guests we want. however, because we would like to get married outside, it is unlimited numbers, but if we want... if it is raining and we have to get married inside, we will be restricted to 50. and we will be restricted to 50. and what does _ we will be restricted to 50. and what does the _ we will be restricted to 50. and what does the weather app say? whereabouts are you in the country? in weymouth, in dorset. it is whereabouts are you in the country? in weymouth, in dorset.— in weymouth, in dorset. it is not treat in weymouth, in dorset. it is not great today- -- — in weymouth, in dorset. it is not great today... but _ in weymouth, in dorset. it is not great today... but the _ in weymouth, in dorset. it is not great today... but the 1st - in weymouth, in dorset. it is not great today... but the 1st of - in weymouth, in dorset. it is notj great today... but the 1st ofjuly, great today... but the 1st ofjuly, you must be on it every day! at the moment, it is sunny, which is great, but we know what english weather is like, it changes constantly, but it is looking great, we are sticking with that. �* ., , ., with that. brilliant, ok. so you have changed _ with that. brilliant, ok. so you have changed it _ with that. brilliant, ok. so you have changed it twice. - with that. brilliant, ok. so you have changed it twice. at - with that. brilliant, ok. so you have changed it twice. at this i have changed it twice. at this point, things look ok. it

have changed it twice. at this point, things look ok. it looks ok. so smile! i — point, things look ok. it looks ok. so smile! i know, _ point, things look ok. it looks ok. so smile! i know, it _ point, things look ok. it looks ok. so smile! i know, it is _ point, things look ok. it looks ok. so smile! i know, it is good, - point, things look ok. it looks ok. so smile! i know, it is good, it- point, things look ok. it looks ok. so smile! i know, it is good, it is. so smile! i know, it is good, it is time to get _ so smile! i know, it is good, it is time to get excited _ so smile! i know, it is good, it is time to get excited now, - so smile! i know, it is good, it is time to get excited now, we - so smile! i know, it is good, it is time to get excited now, we can| so smile! i know, it is good, it is- time to get excited now, we can have our evening do, which is brilliant, and we have now had to get a marquee outside, but that is fine. so long as we can have our band and an evening do, then yeah, we are good. so can you have live music? i thought that was one of the things you couldn't have, only allowed the first dance. ., you couldn't have, only allowed the first dance-— first dance. no, we can have the band, as first dance. no, we can have the band. as long — first dance. no, we can have the band, as long as _ first dance. no, we can have the band, as long as the _ first dance. no, we can have the band, as long as the members l first dance. no, we can have the l band, as long as the members are first dance. no, we can have the - band, as long as the members are no more than six, they will be in a marquee outside, and we will have our evening do outside in the marquee. our evening do outside in the marquee-— our evening do outside in the marquee. our evening do outside in the maruuee. . ., , ., ~ our evening do outside in the maruuee. �* ., , ., ~ ., marquee. and who is walking you down the aisle? lt — marquee. and who is walking you down the aisle? it is — marquee. and who is walking you down the aisle? it is going _ marquee. and who is walking you down the aisle? it is going to _ marquee. and who is walking you down the aisle? it is going to be _ marquee. and who is walking you down the aisle? it is going to be my - the aisle? it is going to be my grandad, which is lovely, but sadly my grandad, which is lovely, but sadly m�* ., , grandad, which is lovely, but sadly my dad lives in ma'orca and has been unable to come — my dad lives in majorca and has been unable to come over _ my dad lives in majorca and has been unable to come over to _ my dad lives in majorca and has been unable to come over to give - my dad lives in majorca and has been unable to come over to give me - my dad lives in majorca and has been | unable to come over to give me away. we are going to try and do a live link through the tv screen and get

my dad to do a speech live, if the internet permits! but it will be my grandad. internet permits! but it will be my arandad. ~ , , grandad. well, listen, it will be fine, i grandad. well, listen, it will be fine. i can— grandad. well, listen, it will be fine, i can tell, _ grandad. well, listen, it will be fine, i can tell, keep— grandad. well, listen, it will be fine, i can tell, keep your - grandad. well, listen, it will be fine, i can tell, keep your eye l grandad. well, listen, it will be l fine, i can tell, keep your eye on the weather app! it is fine, i can tell, keep your eye on the weather app!— the weather app! it is a beautiful venue, the weather app! it is a beautiful venue. we _ the weather app! it is a beautiful venue, we have _ the weather app! it is a beautiful venue, we have got _ the weather app! it is a beautiful venue, we have got all— the weather app! it is a beautiful venue, we have got all the - the weather app! it is a beautiful. venue, we have got all the guests, family and friends around us, so it is going to be wonderful. goad family and friends around us, so it is going to be wonderful. good luck, jodie, i is going to be wonderful. good luck, jodie. i hope — is going to be wonderful. good luck, jodie, i hope everything _ is going to be wonderful. good luck, jodie, i hope everything goes - is going to be wonderful. good luck, jodie, i hope everything goes to - jodie, i hope everything goes to plan, thank you for talking to us. thank you. plan, thank you for talking to us. thank yom— for many people who survive coronavirus, the road back to health is a challenging one. so—called long covid can leave even fit and healthy people struggling to carry out everyday tasks. graham satchell has been to a pioneering research and treatment centre in southern england. cheering. when jocelyn 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 to stand, 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. 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. 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. graham satchell, bbc news. and coming up we'll be answering your questions on so called long covid. are you suffering from it? what are your symptoms? and how has it affected your life? get in touch using #bbcyourquestions, or you can text 6ii2a, or you email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. let's bring you this breaking news, the tokyo 0lympics have said they will cap domestic spectators at 10,000 for the stadium, so that will be 50% capacity, they say. as you

know, international spectators are already banned, but in terms of domestic spectators, they will allow 10,000 people into the stadia, 50% capacity. the new zealand weightlifter laurel hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the olympics. the country's 0lympic committee has named her as part of the women's team for the tokyo games. here's our correspondent phil mercer. sport is all about pushing boundaries, and that's certainly what laurel hubbard will be doing at the tokyo 0lympics. she will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the games. she has satisfied domestic and international criteria. she was competing in men's events until she transitioned in 2012. and she's had a pretty decorated career for new zealand. back in 2017, she won a silver medal at the world championships. she thought her career was over at the commonwealth games, a year later in 2018, when she broke her arm.

but she's back to full fitness and back in the squad. the new zealand 0lympic officials are very cognisant of the fact that gender identity, in their words, is a very sensitive and complex issue in sport that requires a balance between human rights and the need for fairness in the field of play. there will be those who disapprove of her selection, but as far as the athlete herself is concerned, she said in a statement that she was humbled and that she was grateful. the public inquiry into the infected blood scandal is to start hearing detailed evidence about how a boarding school for disabled children was caught up in what's been called the worst treatment disaster in nhs history. from 197a to 1987, dozens of pupils at treloar�*s college in hampshire were offered treatment for haemophilia. at least 72 died after being given a drug contaminated with hiv and viral hepatitis. the public inquiry will hear from students and parents.

morrisons has rejected a £5.5 billion takeover proposal from a us private equity firm. the uk's fourth—largest supermarket, with 118,000 staff, said the offer significantly undervalues the firm. the proposal by the firm clayton, dubilier & rice is worth 230p a share and does not constitute a formal offer. under uk takeover rules, it has until the 17th ofjuly to announce a firm intention to bid or walk away. 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 metals like platinum. north wales saw the highest spike in thefts, while the west midlands

had the largest number overall. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. bar a few showers today, for most of us, it's going to be a dry day. the exception to that is across southern england, where we've got this rain. now, through the day it will slowly edge a little bit further north, we could see some in the midlands. at the same time, a weather front clearing scotland and northern ireland will bring cloud in the odd spot into northern england. the lion's share of the sunshine will be in northern ireland and western scotland, with highs today up to about 18 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight, you'll find that the rain will tend to fade, there'll still be a lot of cloud in the south. clear skies elsewhere, so it will feel cooler, especially in the highlands and sheltered glens, when the temperatures could fall as low as freezing, 11 in the south of england. tomorrow, we eventually lose the rain from the south east, then a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, cooler along the north sea coastline with an onshore flow, and the cloud thickening in western scotland and northern ireland with some rain following on behind.

temperatures tomorrow 12—20. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the health secretary says a pilot scheme is under way that would allow those who have received a double covid—19 jab to avoid sif s if you are a 5 if you are a contact you would, s if you are a contact you would, ou s if you are a contact you would, you have — s if you are a contact you would, you have a _ s if you are a contact you would, you have a testing _ s if you are a contact you would, you have a testing regime. - s if you are a contact you would, you have a testing regime. we l s if you are a contact you would, i you have a testing regime. we are piloting that now, to check that that will be effective, but and it is something we are working on. we are working on. health leaders call on ministers to speed up plans for a coronavirus vaccine booster programme this autumn. care home residents will be able to enjoy more freedom from today — they'll be allowed to stay overnight with family and friends. from today the number of guests at a wedding is no longer limited to 30. a blow for french president emanuel macron and his far—right rival marine le pen as their parties do badly in regional elections.

for the first time new flexible season tickets go on sale aimed at people who commute by train two or three days a week. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. good morning. there's great news for wales — they're 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 to go and prove everyone wrong

again and get out of the group stages is a great achievement for us. 0bviously now we look forward the next game, and yeah, we're going to go out and try to win it. so proud, absolutely so proud of them. ijust said i couldn't be any more proud of that group of players you know. coming to play against italy with a record, i think they've not got beat since 99, something like that, so it is an incredible record. the first two games they got maximum points, scored six goals, we knew we were in for a tough test. then you go down to ten men and you fear the worst, but having the faith i've got in those players, to dig deep, dig a trench at times if they have to and put their tin hats on, they deserve all the credit they're going to get. earlier i spoke to the former wales striker iwan roberts, and he told me he's been really impressed with the side so far. we've proved a rot of people wrong. what this team's got, it that has a spirit, and a togetherness and character, that you don't often see at international level. you see it at international level. you see it at club level. it is not something you see at special level, they enjoy

each other�*s company and they had to have all those qualities last nigh, specially in the last 35 minute, where it was tin hat, we defended for our live, it was an heroic effort to keep the italians at bay. 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 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. 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. that's all the sport for now. from today, care home residents in england will be able to stay overnight at the homes of loved ones, as restrictions on visiting are eased. previously, residents were only allowed to leave for outdoor visits or medical appointments, but they're now able to leave for more social reasons without having to isolate on their return.

we can speak now to three people at rowena house care home in doncaster, firstly the manager stacey dean, one of her residents, janetjohnson, and janet's daughter, cath. thank you very much for talking to us, janet, how you feeling about staying at your daughter's house? i love the idea. staying at your daughter's house? i love the idea. how, _ staying at your daughter's house? i love the idea. how, what _ staying at your daughter's house? i love the idea. how, what has - staying at your daughter's house? i love the idea. how, what has it - staying at your daughter's house? i l love the idea. how, what has it been like this last — love the idea. how, what has it been like this last year? _ love the idea. how, what has it been like this last year? how _ love the idea. how, what has it been like this last year? how do _ love the idea. how, what has it been like this last year? how do you - like this last year? how do you mean, like this last year? how do you mean. being — like this last year? how do you mean, being in _ like this last year? how do you mean, being in this _ like this last year? how do you mean, being in this home - like this last year? how do you mean, being in this home or? | like this last year? how do you - mean, being in this home or? yes, how has it — mean, being in this home or? yes, how has it been _ mean, being in this home or? yes, how has it been for _ mean, being in this home or? yes, how has it been for you _ mean, being in this home or? yes, how has it been for you being in that home?— how has it been for you being in that home? well it's been fine, i have no objections _ that home? well it's been fine, i have no objections it _ that home? well it's been fine, i have no objections it is - that home? well it's been fine, i have no objections it isjust - that home? well it's been fine, i have no objections it isjust nicer have no objections it is just nicer to be home. home. anybody�*s happy to be home, aren't they. kath. to be home. home. anybody's happy to be home, aren't they.— be home, aren't they. kath, how you feelin: be home, aren't they. kath, how you feeling about — be home, aren't they. kath, how you feeling about having _ be home, aren't they. kath, how you feeling about having your— be home, aren't they. kath, how you feeling about having your mum - be home, aren't they. kath, how you feeling about having your mum to . feeling about having your mum to stay? i feeling about having your mum to sta ? ., ., , , stay? i am delighted it has been lovely having — stay? i am delighted it has been lovely having her— stay? i am delighted it has been lovely having her home - stay? i am delighted it has been lovely having her home for - stay? i am delighted it has been i lovely having her home for garden visits— lovely having her home for garden visits but— lovely having her home for garden visits but having her home for a night _ visits but having her home for a night it— visits but having her home for a night it will be normality coming back to — night it will be normality coming back to our lives. fire night it will be normality coming back to our lives.— night it will be normality coming back to our lives. are you planning an tri -s back to our lives. are you planning any trips away. _ back to our lives. are you planning any trips away, are _ back to our lives. are you planning any trips away, are you _ back to our lives. are you planning any trips away, are you able - back to our lives. are you planning any trips away, are you able to - back to our lives. are you planning any trips away, are you able to go | any trips away, are you able to go on holiday somewhere with your mum in this country? filth.

on holiday somewhere with your mum in this country?— in this country? oh, yes, yes, definitely. _ in this country? oh, yes, yes, definitely, we've _ in this country? oh, yes, yes, definitely, we've got - in this country? oh, yes, yes, definitely, we've got a - in this country? oh, yes, yes, j definitely, we've got a holiday in this country? oh, yes, yes, - definitely, we've got a holiday home in thirsk— definitely, we've got a holiday home in thirsk in— definitely, we've got a holiday home in thirsk in north yorkshire and mothers— in thirsk in north yorkshire and mother's never seen it so we are planning — mother's never seen it so we are planning to— mother's never seen it so we are planning to take her there for a night _ planning to take her there for a night or— planning to take her there for a night or two as well. that sounds lovel . night or two as well. that sounds lovely. absolutely _ night or two as well. that sounds lovely. absolutely lovely. - night or two as well. that sounds lovely. absolutely lovely. let's i lovely. absolutely lovely. let's hope the weather holds out for you, evenif hope the weather holds out for you, even if it doesn't you be with your family so that will be lovely won't it. , , stace family so that will be lovely won't it-_ stacey how i it. yes, it will. yes. stacey how much difference _ it. yes, it will. yes. stacey how much difference will _ it. yes, it will. yes. stacey how much difference will this - it. yes, it will. yes. stacey how much difference will this make | it. yes, it will. yes. stacey how. much difference will this make for your residents?— much difference will this make for your residents? massive difference, the wellbeing _ your residents? massive difference, the wellbeing is _ your residents? massive difference, the wellbeing is our— your residents? massive difference, the wellbeing is our priority, - your residents? massive difference, the wellbeing is our priority, so - the wellbeing is our priority, so you know. _ the wellbeing is our priority, so you know. we _ the wellbeing is our priority, so you know, we will— the wellbeing is our priority, so you know, we will encourage i the wellbeing is our priority, so i you know, we will encourage this the wellbeing is our priority, so - you know, we will encourage this for all families— you know, we will encourage this for all families to — you know, we will encourage this for all families to do _ you know, we will encourage this for all families to do so. _ you know, we will encourage this for all families to do so. just _ you know, we will encourage this for all families to do so. just to - you know, we will encourage this for all families to do so. just to see - all families to do so. just to see them _ all families to do so. just to see them smiling, _ all families to do so. just to see them smiling, it _ all families to do so. just to see them smiling, it is _ all families to do so. just to see them smiling, it is amazing. - all families to do so. just to seei them smiling, it is amazing. and all families to do so. just to see them smiling, it is amazing. and why have ou them smiling, it is amazing. and why have you been _ them smiling, it is amazing. and why have you been able _ them smiling, it is amazing. and why have you been able do _ them smiling, it is amazing. and why have you been able do this? - have you been able do this? 0bviously your residents are double jabbed, what about the staff? yes. jabbed, what about the staff? yes, so, ou jabbed, what about the staff? yes, so. you know. _ jabbed, what about the staff? yes, so, you know, majority _ jabbed, what about the staff? yes, so, you know, majority of - jabbed, what about the staff? yes, so, you know, majority of the staff have _ so, you know, majority of the staff have had _ so, you know, majority of the staff have had their— so, you know, majority of the staff have had their second _ so, you know, majority of the staff have had their second injection, i have had their second injection, vaccination, _ have had their second injection, vaccination, by— have had their second injection, vaccination, by the _ have had their second injection, vaccination, by the end - have had their second injection, vaccination, by the end of- have had their second injection, - vaccination, by the end of summer, the full— vaccination, by the end of summer, the full home — vaccination, by the end of summer, the full home will— vaccination, by the end of summer, the full home will be _ vaccination, by the end of summer, the full home will be vaccinated, i the full home will be vaccinated, obviously— the full home will be vaccinated, obviously the _ the full home will be vaccinated, obviously the national— the full home will be vaccinated, obviously the national guidelines are easing — obviously the national guidelines are easing so _ obviously the national guidelines are easing so it— obviously the national guidelines are easing so it is— obviously the national guidelines are easing so it is giving - obviously the national guidelines are easing so it is giving a - obviously the national guidelinesl are easing so it is giving a chance to spend — are easing so it is giving a chance to spend more _ are easing so it is giving a chance to spend more time _ are easing so it is giving a chance to spend more time with- are easing so it is giving a chance to spend more time with loved i are easing so it is giving a chance -

to spend more time with loved ones. when _ to spend more time with loved ones. whenjanet _ to spend more time with loved ones. when janet goes _ to spend more time with loved ones. when janet goes round _ to spend more time with loved ones. when janet goes round to _ to spend more time with loved ones. when janet goes round to kath's - whenjanet goes round to kath's house, do you still have to do risk assessments or not?— house, do you still have to do risk assessments or not? yes, so we have risk assessments — assessments or not? yes, so we have risk assessments to _ assessments or not? yes, so we have risk assessments to complete, - assessments or not? yes, so we have risk assessments to complete, fill - risk assessments to complete, fill in, they— risk assessments to complete, fill in, they will— risk assessments to complete, fill in, they will have _ risk assessments to complete, fill in, they will have to _ risk assessments to complete, fill in, they will have to stiff- risk assessments to complete, fill in, they will have to stiff have - in, they will have to stiff have lfts — in, they will have to stiff have lfts and _ in, they will have to stiff have lfts and pcr _ in, they will have to stiff have lfts and pcr tests, _ in, they will have to stiff have lfts and pcr tests, that- in, they will have to stiff have lfts and pcr tests, that will. in, they will have to stiff have - lfts and pcr tests, that will have to be _ lfts and pcr tests, that will have to be completed _ lfts and pcr tests, that will have to be completed every— lfts and pcr tests, that will have | to be completed every mandatory. lfts and pcr tests, that will have - to be completed every mandatory. horst to be completed every mandatory. how has it been for— to be completed every mandatory. has it been for you being to be completed every mandatory. iilh-a has it been for you being manager to be completed every mandatory. has it been for you being manager of the care home in through a pandemic? it's, it has been difficult and i think— it's, it has been difficult and i think it — it's, it has been difficult and i think it would _ it's, it has been difficult and i think it would be _ it's, it has been difficult and i think it would be difficult - it's, it has been difficult and i think it would be difficult forl it's, it has been difficult and i. think it would be difficult for my home _ think it would be difficult for my home manager, _ think it would be difficult for my home manager, but— think it would be difficult for my home manager, but the - think it would be difficult for my home manager, but the staff. think it would be difficult for my. home manager, but the staff here think it would be difficult for my- home manager, but the staff here are so positive _ home manager, but the staff here are so positive, they— home manager, but the staff here are so positive, they get _ home manager, but the staff here are so positive, they get through - home manager, but the staff here are so positive, they get through each - so positive, they get through each day, and _ so positive, they get through each day, and we — so positive, they get through each day, and we all— so positive, they get through each day, and we all cheer— so positive, they get through each day, and we all cheer each - so positive, they get through each day, and we all cheer each other. so positive, they get through each . day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you _ day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you know. — day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you know. we _ day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you know, we work— day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you know, we work as— day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you know, we work as a - day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you know, we work as a team, . day, and we all cheer each other on, so, you know, we work as a team, itj so, you know, we work as a team, it as got— so, you know, we work as a team, it as got positive — so, you know, we work as a team, it as got positive vibes, _ so, you know, we work as a team, it as got positive vibes, and, _ so, you know, we work as a team, it as got positive vibes, and, you - as got positive vibes, and, you know. — as got positive vibes, and, you know. we _ as got positive vibes, and, you know. we do— as got positive vibes, and, you know, we do daily— as got positive vibes, and, you know, we do daily debriefs - as got positive vibes, and, youj know, we do daily debriefs and as got positive vibes, and, you. know, we do daily debriefs and i think— know, we do daily debriefs and i think that — know, we do daily debriefs and i think that helps _ know, we do daily debriefs and i think that helps to _ know, we do daily debriefs and i think that helps to get _ know, we do daily debriefs and i think that helps to get us - know, we do daily debriefs and ii think that helps to get us through the day _ think that helps to get us through the da ., ., ., ~ think that helps to get us through the da ., ., ,, ., think that helps to get us through the da ., ., ., ,, ., ., the day. janet, what kind of, what kind of activities _ the day. janet, what kind of, what kind of activities has, _ the day. janet, what kind of, what kind of activities has, have - the day. janet, what kind of, what kind of activities has, have peoplej kind of activities has, have people like stacey put on for you and your fellow residents? filth. like stacey put on for you and your fellow residents?— fellow residents? 0h, activities, well, fellow residents? 0h, activities, well. what _ fellow residents? 0h, activities, well, what i _ fellow residents? 0h, activities, well, what i like _ fellow residents? 0h, activities, well, what i like is _ fellow residents? 0h, activities, well, what i like is going - fellow residents? 0h, activities, well, what i like is going out - fellow residents? 0h, activities, | well, what i like is going out into the garden.

well, what i like is going out into the garden-— well, what i like is going out into the garden.- to _ well, what i like is going out into the garden.- to do - well, what i like is going out into the garden.- to do a - well, what i like is going out into the garden.- to do a bit. well, what i like is going out into the garden.- to do a bit of| the garden. right. to do a bit of weedina. the garden. right. to do a bit of weeding- 0h. — the garden. right. to do a bit of weeding. oh, you _ the garden. right. to do a bit of weeding. oh, you are _ the garden. right. to do a bit of weeding. oh, you are able - the garden. right. to do a bit of weeding. oh, you are able to i the garden. right. to do a bit of weeding. oh, you are able to do the garden. right. to do a bit of- weeding. oh, you are able to do the unardenin weeding. oh, you are able to do the gardening for— weeding. oh, you are able to do the gardening for the _ weeding. oh, you are able to do the gardening for the home, _ weeding. oh, you are able to do the gardening for the home, are - weeding. oh, you are able to do the gardening for the home, are you? . gardening for the home, are you? well, they have allowed me to. perfect. did you go to the cocktail party they organised last week? lshifts party they organised last week? was i there? party they organised last week? was l there? yes. — party they organised last week? —" ithere? yes, sorry. my memory party they organised last week? —" i there? yes, sorry. my memory is terrible! �* ., , ithere? yes, sorry. my memory is terrible! ., , i there? yes, sorry. my memory is terrible! ., , ., , terrible! don't worry, don't worry. so is mine- _ terrible! don't worry, don't worry. so is mine. we _ terrible! don't worry, don't worry. so is mine. we know— terrible! don't worry, don't worry. so is mine. we know she - terrible! don't worry, don't worry. so is mine. we know she did - terrible! don't worry, don't worry. so is mine. we know she did it. so is mine. we know she did it because the — so is mine. we know she did it because the pictures _ so is mine. we know she did it because the pictures were - so is mine. we know she did it because the pictures were on i so is mine. we know she did it - because the pictures were on social media _ because the pictures were on social media. . , ., because the pictures were on social media. ., , ., , media. can you rememberjanuary fete net if ou media. can you rememberjanuary fete net if you had — media. can you rememberjanuary fete net if you had any _ media. can you rememberjanuary fete net if you had any cocktails? _ media. can you rememberjanuary fete net if you had any cocktails? yes. - net if you had any cocktails? yes. riuht net if you had any cocktails? yes. ri . ht as net if you had any cocktails? yes. right as long _ net if you had any cocktails? yes. right as long as _ net if you had any cocktails? yes. right as long as there _ net if you had any cocktails? yes. right as long as there are - net if you had any cocktails? jazz right as long as there are no follow up right as long as there are no follow up questions. that is the kind of thing, that is presumably, that is the kind of thing you normally do pandemic or no pandemic, you put on those fantastic activities for the people who live there. the those fantastic activities for the people who live there.- those fantastic activities for the people who live there. we do, there is alwa s people who live there. we do, there is always something _ people who live there. we do, there is always something going _ people who live there. we do, there is always something going off - people who live there. we do, there is always something going off in - people who live there. we do, there is always something going off in the | is always something going off in the home, _ is always something going off in the home, whether— is always something going off in the home, whether that— is always something going off in the home, whether that is, _ is always something going off in the home, whether that is, you - is always something going off in the home, whether that is, you know, . home, whether that is, you know, activitiesers — home, whether that is, you know, activitiesers or— home, whether that is, you know, activitiesers or we _ home, whether that is, you know, activitiesers or we have _ home, whether that is, you know, activitiesers or we have zoom -

home, whether that is, you know, i activitiesers or we have zoom bingo where _ activitiesers or we have zoom bingo where we _ activitiesers or we have zoom bingo where we link— activitiesers or we have zoom bingo where we link up _ activitiesers or we have zoom bingo where we link up with _ activitiesers or we have zoom bingo where we link up with other - activitiesers or we have zoom bingo where we link up with other home, i where we link up with other home, there _ where we link up with other home, there is— where we link up with other home, there is always _ where we link up with other home, there is always something - where we link up with other home, there is always something going i where we link up with other home, i there is always something going off, we've _ there is always something going off, we've got— there is always something going off, we've got a — there is always something going off, we've got a mardi _ there is always something going off, we've got a mardi gras _ there is always something going off, we've got a mardi gras weekend - we've got a mardi gras weekend planned — we've got a mardi gras weekend planned on— we've got a mardi gras weekend planned on 17th _ we've got a mardi gras weekend planned on i7thjuly, _ we've got a mardi gras weekend planned on i7thjuly, so - we've got a mardi gras weekend planned on 17th july, so that - we've got a mardi gras weekend planned on i7thjuly, so that is. planned on i7thjuly, so that is something _ planned on i7thjuly, so that is something else _ planned on i7thjuly, so that is something else we _ planned on i7thjuly, so that is something else we decorate . planned on i7thjuly, so that is. something else we decorate for, planned on i7thjuly, so that is- something else we decorate for, and we are _ something else we decorate for, and we are looking — something else we decorate for, and we are looking forward _ something else we decorate for, and we are looking forward to. _ something else we decorate for, and we are looking forward to.— we are looking forward to. yeah. am i riaht in we are looking forward to. yeah. am i right in thinking, _ we are looking forward to. yeah. am i right in thinking, janet, _ we are looking forward to. yeah. am i right in thinking, janet, you, - we are looking forward to. yeah. am i right in thinking, janet, you, you i i right in thinking, janet, you, you went into that home at the beginning of lockdown, is that right? i couldn't tell you when i came in. yes she came on the day of the first lockdown— yes she came on the day of the first lockdown so— yes she came on the day of the first lockdown so mother's _ yes she came on the day of the first lockdown so mother's never- yes she came on the day of the first lockdown so mother's never knownl lockdown so mother's never known what _ lockdown so mother's never known what it _ lockdown so mother's never known what it is _ lockdown so mother's never known what it is like — lockdown so mother's never known what it is like to _ lockdown so mother's never known what it is like to be _ lockdown so mother's never known what it is like to be in _ lockdown so mother's never known what it is like to be in pre—covid i what it is like to be in pre—covid days— what it is like to be in pre—covid days in— what it is like to be in pre—covid days in a — what it is like to be in pre—covid days in a care _ what it is like to be in pre—covid days in a care home, _ what it is like to be in pre—covid days in a care home, so- what it is like to be in pre—covid days in a care home, so this i what it is like to be in pre—covid days in a care home, so this is i days in a care home, so this is marvellous— days in a care home, so this is marvellous for _ days in a care home, so this is marvellous for her, _ days in a care home, so this is marvellous for her, because . days in a care home, so this is i marvellous for her, because things are starting — marvellous for her, because things are starting to _ marvellous for her, because things are starting to open _ marvellous for her, because things are starting to open up _ marvellous for her, because things are starting to open up again, i marvellous for her, because things are starting to open up again, she i are starting to open up again, she is getting — are starting to open up again, she is getting normality— are starting to open up again, she is getting normality back - are starting to open up again, she is getting normality back in i are starting to open up again, she is getting normality back in to i are starting to open up again, she is getting normality back in to her| is getting normality back in to her care home — is getting normality back in to her care home experience. _ is getting normality back in to her care home experience.— is getting normality back in to her care home experience. sure, what would you — care home experience. sure, what would you say— care home experience. sure, what would you say kath _ care home experience. sure, what would you say kath it _ care home experience. sure, what would you say kath it has - care home experience. sure, what would you say kath it has been i care home experience. sure, what| would you say kath it has been like for notjust would you say kath it has been like for not just your would you say kath it has been like for notjust your mum being in the home during the pandemic, but also yourself and the rest of the family? 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to see _ lives abroad so he hasn't been able to see mother at all and another in a nero— to see mother at all and another in a nero rehabment to so my hospital hasn't _ a nero rehabment to so my hospital hasn't seen — a nero rehabment to so my hospital hasn't seen islet over the suns for 18 month, — hasn't seen islet over the suns for 18 month, so it is really difficult for her— 18 month, so it is really difficult for her and _ 18 month, so it is really difficult for her and as things started to open _ for her and as things started to open up. — for her and as things started to open up, hopefully he we will able to visit— open up, hopefully he we will able to visit one — open up, hopefully he we will able to visit one and the other will be able _ to visit one and the other will be able to— to visit one and the other will be able to visit her.— able to visit her. how old is your mum, i able to visit her. how old is your mum. i hope — able to visit her. how old is your mum. i hope you _ able to visit her. how old is your mum, i hope you don't - able to visit her. how old is your mum, i hope you don't think- able to visit her. how old is your| mum, i hope you don't think that able to visit her. how old is your. mum, i hope you don't think that is a rude question. there is a reason. do you know hoe old you are? 88. janet ou do you know hoe old you are? 88. janet you are _ do you know hoe old you are? 33 janet you are looking absolutely amaze,er seriously. you look 20 years younger. i amaze,er seriously. you look 20 years younger. i feel 188. you look 20 years younger. i feel 188- thank _ you look 20 years younger. i feel 188. thank you _ you look 20 years younger. i feel 188. thank you so _ you look 20 years younger. i feel 188. thank you so much - you look 20 years younger. i feel 188. thank you so much for- you look 20 years younger. i feel. 188. thank you so much for talking to us, we 188. thank you so much for talking to us. we really — 188. thank you so much for talking to us, we really appreciate i 188. thank you so much for talking to us, we really appreciate it i 188. thank you so much for talking to us, we really appreciate it and . 188. thank you so much for talking to us, we really appreciate it and i| to us, we really appreciate it and i wish you all the best and have a lovely time in thirsk, janet. thank you janet, kath and stacey. stacey, stacey the manager of the care home in doncaster. the woman who received the world's first covid vaccine 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 revieved the jab was a moment of hope. this was the whole meaning. this was the whole meaning, that's what i said a thousand times over, you know. i hope, i hope that it has got the ball rolling, this wonderful injection that's been offered to them. that was kind of something monumental for me in my career, because i've never been in the limelight. 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, work in the nhs, that we do a lot of great things, but 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? yes. i had a letterfrom somebody which i thought was really i lovely. the words she's written at the bottom of the letter was, "what a courageous lady",

and that is what she said. and i thought, well, 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'll be people watching this, thinking, "that's great but i don't want to have the jab. do you have a message for them, who might be seeing this? oh, yes, yes, yes. whatever you've 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�*s lives. please have it done. the headlines on bbc news... the health secretary says a pilot scheme is under way that would allow those who have received a double covid—19 jab not to isolate. health leaders call on ministers to speed up plans for a coronavirus vaccine booster programme this autumn.

care home residents will be able to enjoy more freedom from today — they'll be allowed to stay overnight with family and friends. today could have been a super joyful monday for pubs and restaurants in england — if restrictions had been lifted from today — but covid restrictions has been delayed by four weeks. nina's in liverpool with more on this. you cannot overstate just how significantjune 21st was supposed to be for businesses, in liverpool, indeed across the country. i want you to look round here, because this will reflect a city or town near you, there is the river, the museum of liverpool, there is the travelodge hotel, the hilton hotel, the liverpool one retail park, the pump house pub, a street food diner, every one of these businesses will have been impacts in some way by the four week delay so multiply that by every town and city in the country and you get a sense of how significant this delay is. let us look at some the numbers then. so, it is estimated that 73% of bars, so nearly three—quarters haven't been able to open but a of restrictions round social distancing force, example. the cost of extending, for

hospitality, simply for the four week window, that is estimated revenue is down by £3 billion collectively, and the estimate is, that that puts another 300,000 jobs at risk, because of that reduction of revenue into hospitality venues, and there is loads of museums round here, it is a fascinating part of the world. steeped with history ball of these places are seeing reduced capacity, people can't go in and touch and sense things properly so they are down to a third of normal capacity, it is huge, so it is not just the museums it is things like the gift shops and cafes and james knows about the reduction in hospitality. he knows about the reduction in hospitality-— hospitality. he runs three restaurants. _ hospitality. he runs three restaurants. wonderful i hospitality. he runs three i restaurants. wonderful they are hospitality. he runs three _ restaurants. wonderful they are too. thank you. tell restaurants. wonderful they are too. thank ou. , ., ., thank you. tell me, when you heard about the four _ thank you. tell me, when you heard about the four week _ thank you. tell me, when you heard about the four week extra _ thank you. tell me, when you heard about the four week extra delay, i about the four week extra delay, what does that mean in terms of numbers. , ., , numbers. there is two elements, the first is the numbers _ numbers. there is two elements, the first is the numbers so _ numbers. there is two elements, the first is the numbers so you _ numbers. there is two elements, the first is the numbers so you look- numbers. there is two elements, the first is the numbers so you look at i first is the numbers so you look at about 20—25% of the forecasted

revenue for the next four weekser, will be lost. which is the first impact but the second is the confidence, so as soon as the announcement comes out, what we see is a drop in confidence, the numbers will drop immediately. is is a drop in confidence, the numbers will drop immediately.— will drop immediately. is that literally noticeable _ will drop immediately. is that | literally noticeable overnight? 0vernight. as on a as the prime minister comes on television and delivers news about the lockdowns, we see a drop in revenue almost immediately. we see a drop in revenue almost immediately-— we see a drop in revenue almost immediatel . . ., ., immediately. and you are also, sort of bat within — immediately. and you are also, sort of bat within the _ immediately. and you are also, sort of bat within the test _ immediately. and you are also, sort of bat within the test and _ immediately. and you are also, sort of bat within the test and trace i immediately. and you are also, sort of bat within the test and trace app| of bat within the test and trace app aren't you, it is wonderful in one way it protects the public but one person goes down the whole restaurant is shut?— person goes down the whole restaurant is shut? yes, we are startin: restaurant is shut? yes, we are starting to _ restaurant is shut? yes, we are starting to see _ restaurant is shut? yes, we are starting to see big _ restaurant is shut? yes, we are starting to see big issues i restaurant is shut? yes, we are starting to see big issues in i starting to see big issues in liverpool, in manchester a lot of my friends have had to close restaurants in the last couple of weeks and it is starting to creep into liverpool as well. which makes it operationally very difficult for us. . , ~' it operationally very difficult for us. ., , ., it operationally very difficult for us. ., a , ., , it operationally very difficult for us. ., a i. , ., it operationally very difficult for us. let me ask you this, do you think the _ us. let me ask you this, do you think the government - us. let me ask you this, do you . think the government understand us. let me ask you this, do you i think the government understand what is it is like to be close to opening and then pull the plug?— is it is like to be close to opening and then pull the plug? well, well, i don't think— and then pull the plug? well, well, i don't think they _ and then pull the plug? well, well, i don't think they possibly _ and then pull the plug? well, well, i don't think they possibly can. - i don't think they possibly can. there is a perception you can lock

the door and come back and re—open, and everything is as you left it, but, it takes a lot of time to prep the food, to get your supply chain back up and running, and there is a big issue with the supply chain, they struggle just as much as us. it is not a tap you can turn on and off, so yes, a lot of struggles there. a, off, so yes, a lot of struggles there. . , ., , there. ram 7ing up and stopping costa ricas _ there. ram 7ing up and stopping costa ricas money. _ there. ram 7ing up and stopping costa ricas money. you - there. ram 7ing up and stopping costa ricas money. you are - there. ram 7ing up and stopping - costa ricas money. you are opening a pub as well. there is outrage that yes, the extension has happened but there hasn't been an extension of there hasn't been an extension of the support people should have happened but the cbi say that the economy is set to grow by 8% this year, so higher than initial estimate. they is a there is pent up spend but some businesses are saying that will not get them over the hump and in the next four weeks morejob also go.

they're seen to be the leading candidates in next year's presidential election in france — but president macron and his far—right rival, marine le pen parties have done badly in regional elections. raoul sarn reports they're seen to be the leading candidates in next year's presidential election in france — but voters have delivered a rebuff they were billed as a breakthrough moment for marine le pen�*s national rally party. but when the exit polls came out, there was little to celebrate. they are predicted to win19% of all votes, behind the centre—right republicans on 27%. just a year before the presidential election, it's not the result she had wanted. translation: the distortion | of voting intentions measured by the opinion polls were the real votes. i say to you with gravity and solemnity, it has only one explanation — our voters did not turn out. the vote was marred by a record low turnout, with over 66% of voters abstaining. the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions and some good weather may have partly been to blame.

translation: i came to have lunch and i wasn't aware - there were elections today. i don't think i'll go and vote — i don't even know what these elections are for. in recent years, the national rally has attempted to detoxify its image, making a big pitch to moderate right—wing voters on issues such as crime and the problems of globalisation. in this electoral test, it seems the centre—right was able to fend them off. translation: here, we loosened. we loosened to break them, the jaws of the national rally. their demagoguery, their sterile proposals, their intolerance — everything that divides and everything that is the national rally. the french president's centrist the republic on the move party had a similarly dismal night with a predicted ii% of the vote share. in some regions such as the northern hauts—de—france region, they even failed to reach the 10% threshold to advance to the second

round of voting in a week's time. while the low turnout and local nature of these elections are very different to the presidential poll next year, they do suggest that the centre—right in france may holding against the far—right. mr macron, it seems, will also have an uphill battle to secure a second term. rhal ssan, bbc news. with many of us turning to online shopping during the pandemic, there's been a huge increase in demand for places to store products destined for our homes. new research shows the amount of large warehouse space taken by online shops has grown by more than 600% over the last six years. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the rise of the very big shed. 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 mi 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 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 didn't rule it out either. ?the report is the product of a military task force established last year

to investigate decades of unexplained aerial sightings in us airspace. sophie long reports. 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 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. the weather across the weekend was fairly changeable for many of us, and actually as we go through this week it's a similar story. so what's happening is it's going to be cool this week. we've got a wet start in the south, and as we head on to later in the week we're looking at some showers, some breezier conditions and a fair bit of cloud at times, but it's this weather front in the south bringing the rain slowly moving north, a ridge of high pressure keeping things fairly settled, across the rest of the uk. so we've had this fairly persistent rain as we've gone through the morning.

through the day more cloud will spread ahead of it. as it moves north, we could see some rain in the midlands through the afternoon. and at the same time, a weak weather front moving out of scotland will bring thicker cloud and the odd spot of rain to northern england and the far north—west of wales. the lion's share of the sunshine today across the north and the west, where we've got highs up to 18 degrees. pollen levels today high across north—west england and the midlands. for the rest of the uk, they are either low or indeed moderate. now this evening and overnight, this rain fades, but there will be a fair bit of cloud left, and for much of the uk under clear skies it will be a cool night, in fact it is going to be cold in sheltered glens in the highlands where temperatures could fall as low as freezing. but under the cloud in the south, temperatures will hold up between 11 and 13 degrees. now this front here will move away on to the near continent through the course of tuesday, allowing this ridge of high pressure to build in, but there's another weather front waiting in the wings. so as that front pulls away, it will drag the rain with it, leaving some cloud in the far south—east, but there will be

a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine, but through the day the cloud thickens up in western scotland and northern ireland, and then we see some rain. temperatures 12 in the north, to 20 in the south west. now tuesday night, into wednesday, we still have this ridge of high pressure across us, but the weather front continues to slide slowly southwards as a fairly weak feature. what it is going to do is introduce a bit more cloud and some rain and drizzle across scotland, northern england, northern ireland and eventually into north—west wales. for the the rest of wales, and much of the rest of england, there'll be a fair bit of sunshine around, some fair weather cloud and temperatures up to 20 degrees. in the north we are looking at 13 to about 19.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. health ministers call on the government to speed up plans for a booster programme. the uk health secretary says a pilot scheme is under way that would allow those who have been double—jabbed to avoid having to self—isolate. if you have had two jabs, instead of having to isolate, if you have contact, 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. organisers of the tokyo olympics will allow up to 10,000 japanese fans, or 50 % capacity, at events.

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