this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. uk travel bosses call on the government to ease uk covid rules and reopen international travel. the dream's over for scotland — they're knocked out of euro 2020 after losing to croatia at hampden park. it wasnae great, we hoped for more, but it is what it is. gutted, absolutely gutted! england progress to the last 16 as group winners and will find out tonight if they'll face france, portugal, germany or hungary at wembley next week. three out of every four domestic abuse crimes reported to the police in england and wales were closed without a perpetrator being charged. the number of pupils absent from school for covid—related reasons in england nearly trebles in a week.

have you been affected by an increase in covid related school absence? do get in touch, you can find me on twitter @vicderbyshire. another warning about music festivals — they could face devastating consequences without more government support. and the new £50 banknote featuring a portrait of the code—breaker alan turing enters circulation for the first time. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the body representing british airlines has told the government they must act now or never if the summer season is to be saved. cabin crew, airport staff, and travel agents in the uk will stage co—ordinated protests today, calling for more support for the sector

and for the list of countries safe for tourists to be expanded. ministers are expected to update the so—called traffic—light list of destinations tomorrow, but there's concern that the number of countries classified as green will remain low. at the moment there are no special exemptions for vaccinated uk holiday—makers when coming back from abroad. so what are the rules for citizens of other countries about travelling around the world? in the united states, citzens who have received both vaccines don't need to quarantine, but they still need to show proof of a negative test result or proof of recovery from covid, before boarding their flight back to the us. they also need to get tested three to five days after international travel. in spain, eu residents and citizens of other exempted countries, which includes the uk, don't have to quarantine when entering the country. travellers have to complete a form, but no testing is required. and those from an at—risk country

can also skip the entry requirements if fully vaccinated. france has categorised countries as green, amber or red. those re—entering france from green countries face no requirements, other than a negative test for the unvaccinated, but there's seven days�* isolation from amber countries — unless you're fully vaccinated, in which case no quarantine is required. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is in westminster. damian, when you compare the rules to other_ damian, when you compare the rules to other countries, what we are doing _ to other countries, what we are doing in— to other countries, what we are doing in the uk makes no sense, what are you _ doing in the uk makes no sense, what are you hearing?— are you hearing? well, what we know is that the government _ are you hearing? well, what we know is that the government wants - are you hearing? well, what we know is that the government wants to - are you hearing? well, what we know is that the government wants to or i is that the government wants to or is that the government wants to or is keen to try to open up where it can. the issue they have here, particularly with this question about double vaccinations, originally the question was how many people have been double vaccinated, thatis people have been double vaccinated, that is growing and growing. what we

are heading towards, i think, is the level at which they feel perhaps you can start to take some of these steps, which is around two thirds of people, of adults, double vaccinated. we are not quite there yet, but we are getting to that point. the question, then, though, that the public health authorities and the government is confronting is, how much safety does that give, how much protection does that give from people being able to spread the virus? and how would you manage any sort of system where people who have got two vaccines, the full course, are able to travel abroad and come back without doing quarantine? so there are quite a number of issues still that the government is looking at. they are open to the idea, they are positive about it, they like the idea. the difficulty, i think, are positive about it, they like the idea. the difficulty, ithink, is first hitting the target, and second, how would you manage this at the borders? at the minute, every

person coming in is manually checked, which means you go in front of someone as you come in, and you have to show your status, there is no electronic system. so that could be a very slow and cumbersome process. the other question, then, they are looking at is how other countries are experiencing this. you have heard about other countries having different approaches. israel is one place that we know that they are looking at. israel, of course, is slightly further ahead in its vaccination programme. what we heard at the weekend, susan hopkin from public health england, and we have heard recently from the prime minister, talking about people should not be expecting, really, to have that much more travel opportunities opened up over the summer, orto opportunities opened up over the summer, or to be able to go that much further, because all of this is going to take time, and particularly getting the data they need from those other countries, from trials here looking at what double

vaccination means, so it is a slow process which may not deliver results quickly.— process which may not deliver results quickly. thank you very much, damian, _ results quickly. thank you very much, damian, thank- results quickly. thank you very much, damian, thank you. - the survival of musical festivals is under threat unless the government sets up a cancellation insurance scheme, mps have warned. a new report by the public accounts committee also said freelancers and crew members had missed out on financial support, despite having no work. it comes as more than 60,000 people will be able to attend the euros 2020 semifinals and final at wembley. the womad festival is currently in the diary forjuly 22nd, just days afterjuly 19th, when it's thought all restrictions could be lifted. its director, chris smith, joins me now. hello, mr smith. good morning. so can ou hello, mr smith. good morning. so can you go — hello, mr smith. good morning. so can you go ahead? _ hello, mr smith. good morning. so can you go ahead? with _ hello, mr smith. good morning. so can you go ahead? with events - hello, mr smith. good morning. so can you go ahead? with events in l hello, mr smith. good morning. so l can you go ahead? with events in the last cou - le can you go ahead? with events in the last couole of— can you go ahead? with events in the last couple of days, _ can you go ahead? with events in the last couple of days, it _ can you go ahead? with events in the last couple of days, it is _ can you go ahead? with events in the last couple of days, it is very - can you go ahead? with events in the last couple of days, it is very much i last couple of days, it is very much hanging by a thread. there is no good information coming from government, no support, it is

impossible to plan or predict, and yet other events seem to be able to go ahead, so it is very frustrating. why do you think the music sector is being treated differently? i wish why do you think the music sector is being treated differently?— being treated differently? i wish i could work that _ being treated differently? i wish i could work that out. _ being treated differently? i wish i could work that out. we - being treated differently? i wish i could work that out. we feel - being treated differently? i wish i could work that out. we feel a . being treated differently? i wish i could work that out. we feel a bit like road kill on the road map, the dead badger that everyone is driving past, and i don't understand why. i don't know what you can have 140,000 people at silverstone but not 30,000 in wiltshire, there is no consistency, we arejust in wiltshire, there is no consistency, we are just being ignored. i consistency, we are 'ust being innored. ., , consistency, we are 'ust being innored. ., ~ ., ignored. i was talking to some musicians _ ignored. i was talking to some musicians earlier _ ignored. i was talking to some musicians earlier and - ignored. i was talking to some musicians earlier and asked i ignored. i was talking to some i musicians earlier and asked them why, because it is a big question, it doesn't make sense — coded to be as simple as cabinet ministers do not go to music festivals, or is that a mass generalisation that is unfair? ~ ., , that a mass generalisation that is unfair? ~ ~' , ., unfair? well, i think they do, funnily enough, _ unfair? well, i think they do, funnily enough, and - unfair? well, i think they do, funnily enough, and we i unfair? well, i think they do, funnily enough, and we have| unfair? well, i think they do, i funnily enough, and we have had royalty and everyone. i think people do, but i don't think we have the political power, the political pressure. i don't think the big

money is there to support us. on the same weekend that womad should be taking place, the government have announced two test events, after we are supposed to be open. womad was not given the chance to apply, both these events are owned by billion dollar us corporations, and they are getting funded by government, but we are not. so it seems... i don't know, it seems inconsistent, confusing. we have a statement from the government, we are continuing to work flat out to support festivals and live events. a£111" work flat out to support festivals and live events.— work flat out to support festivals and live events. , , ., . and live events. our events research programme — and live events. our events research programme is _ and live events. our events research programme is exploring _ and live events. our events research programme is exploring how- and live events. our events research | programme is exploring how festivals can get back up and running safely. you are shaking your head at this, i can see, with a multi—day download festival pilot this weekend. 0rganisers have received more than £34 million from our cultural recovery fund, with womad receiving almost £250,000 in the first round of funding. we are aware of the

insurance concerns and are exploring what further support may be required when the sector is able to reopen. well, where do you start with that? yes, they are doing test events, no, they are not publishing results. the event test report has been withheld. i was at the events in liverpool, i know the results were positive and there was no spread of the virus. i was at download, a self and well organised event, but for reasons the government is not explaining, they are not putting the information out. i met with our public health director, she said in wiltshire they have no idea how they would run an event, there is no information from government on how we could do it. they gave us money in 2020, it had to be spent by the 31st of march, it was to survive, not to put on events, because without it we wouldn't exist any more, and without this year's events, we may not exist afterwards. there are no real

answers in there, no guidance from government. we don't want money, we want to put on events, we want them underwriting because they have made the market basically so fragile that nobody will ensure us and we can't take risks. ., ., nobody will ensure us and we can't take risks. ., ,, , ., , nobody will ensure us and we can't take risks. ., ~' , ., , . nobody will ensure us and we can't take risks. ., ,, , ., , . ., take risks. thank you very much for talkin: to take risks. thank you very much for talking to us. _ take risks. thank you very much for talking to us, thank _ take risks. thank you very much for talking to us, thank you, _ take risks. thank you very much for talking to us, thank you, mr - take risks. thank you very much for talking to us, thank you, mr smith, chris smith, festival director for womad with that plea to the government, please let go ahead. back to the travel sector and the action being taken by the uk industry. alice baxter is our business presenter and is in west london. morning to you, victoria, yes, today is this day of protests from the travel industry, coordinated locations and protests across the country taking place. the industry calling on the government to reconsider a risk managed approach to reinstating international travel ahead of the peak holiday period. they are also asking the government

to rethink the financial support package available to the industry. joining me now is mark tanzer, chief executive of abta. mark, really good to talk to you, explain your organisation's involvement today and what you are hoping to achieve. well, thank you. abta, together with a range _ well, thank you. abta, together with a range of— well, thank you. abta, together with a range of associations from across the industry, which represents airlines. — the industry, which represents airlines, airports, travel agents, tour— airlines, airports, travel agents, tour operators, have got together to have this _ tour operators, have got together to have this day of action in westminster, in edinburgh, belfast and in_ westminster, in edinburgh, belfast and in cardiff as well to really bring — and in cardiff as well to really bring home to mp5 directly the gravity— bring home to mp5 directly the gravity of the situation, the crisis that the — gravity of the situation, the crisis that the travel industry is facing, and the — that the travel industry is facing, and the urgency for the government to take _ and the urgency for the government to take action, both on an operational front, to take action, both on an operationalfront, some to take action, both on an operational front, some of the measures— operational front, some of the measures you have been talking about, _ measures you have been talking about, but also in terms of financial— about, but also in terms of financial support. 30 about, but also in terms of financial support.— financial support. so what specifically _ financial support. so what specifically are _ financial support. so what specifically are you i financial support. so what| specifically are you hoping financial support. so what i specifically are you hoping to achieve today? what do you want to

government to respond with? what government to respond with? what actions? well. _ government to respond with? what actions? well, we _ government to respond with? what actions? well, we would _ government to respond with? what actions? well, we would like to see the traffic— actions? well, we would like to see the traffic lights system that they introduced back in may operating as it was— introduced back in may operating as it was supposed to. you know, we haven't _ it was supposed to. you know, we haven't set — it was supposed to. you know, we haven't set that the government's strategy— haven't set that the government's strategy is — haven't set that the government's strategy is wrong and that they shouldn't be protecting public health— shouldn't be protecting public health in the uk. they have a system of traffic— health in the uk. they have a system of traffic lights, green, amberand red, of traffic lights, green, amberand red. which — of traffic lights, green, amberand red, which was clear at least. we would _ red, which was clear at least. we would like — red, which was clear at least. we would like to say that out loud. the government saying, we don't want you to travel— government saying, we don't want you to travel to _ government saying, we don't want you to travel to amber countries for leisure — to travel to amber countries for leisure purposes, ithought to travel to amber countries for leisure purposes, i thought we had measures— leisure purposes, i thought we had measures in place, because that stopped — measures in place, because that stopped bookings almost a stone dead, _ stopped bookings almost a stone dead, and that is really damage the industry— dead, and that is really damage the industry this summer season. we would _ industry this summer season. we would like — industry this summer season. we would like to say that system working. _ would like to say that system working, we would like to see it transparent so that industry and customers could anticipate if countries were going to move from one category to another. we certainly — one category to another. we certainly didn't say that when portugal— certainly didn't say that when portugal was reversed back into amber— portugal was reversed back into amber from portugal was reversed back into amberfrom green, and portugal was reversed back into amber from green, and you saw pictures— amber from green, and you saw pictures on— amber from green, and you saw pictures on tv are people rushing to -et pictures on tv are people rushing to get back— pictures on tv are people rushing to get back from portugal. all of that

really _ get back from portugal. all of that really does damage customer confidence to book and travel, so let's use — confidence to book and travel, so let's use the system, let's be transparent about how it is working, about _ transparent about how it is working, about the _ transparent about how it is working, about the data, so we can all anticipate _ about the data, so we can all anticipate and plan and book with confidence. i think we would like to see the _ confidence. i think we would like to see the double vaccination measures in place _ see the double vaccination measures in place. they have been rumoured in the press _ in place. they have been rumoured in the press and — in place. they have been rumoured in the press and the government have said they— the press and the government have said they are looking at. other countries — said they are looking at. other countries are already recognising that people who have been double vaccinated are a very different infection— vaccinated are a very different infection and transmission risk, and they are _ infection and transmission risk, and they are adapting quarantine policies _ they are adapting quarantine policies accordingly. we are at the ultra—cautious end of the spectrum when _ ultra—cautious end of the spectrum when it— ultra—cautious end of the spectrum when it comes to how countries are dealing _ when it comes to how countries are dealing with this, and we would like that, you _ dealing with this, and we would like that, you know, that to be introduced as soon as possible. that would _ introduced as soon as possible. that would help— introduced as soon as possible. that would help the industry. the prime minister— would help the industry. the prime minister himself has said that get travel— minister himself has said that get travel back isn't going to be fast or smooth _ travel back isn't going to be fast or smooth. the industry is going to need _ or smooth. the industry is going to need support to get through these critical— need support to get through these critical months, particularly the summer— critical months, particularly the summer season, when most of the cash would _ summer season, when most of the cash would normally come in. so extending the furlough arrangements for the

travel— the furlough arrangements for the travel sector, business rates relief. — travel sector, business rates relief, and also looking a targeted financial— relief, and also looking a targeted financial support, you know, a revenue — financial support, you know, a revenue replacement system. other countries _ revenue replacement system. other countries have seen the travel is a case _ countries have seen the travel is a case apart~ — countries have seen the travel is a case apart. when you have an international pandemic, it is no surprise — international pandemic, it is no surprise that international travel is particularly badly hit, and i have — is particularly badly hit, and i have put— is particularly badly hit, and i have put in place programmes to support— have put in place programmes to support companies and infrastructure that will— support companies and infrastructure that will be _ support companies and infrastructure that will be so important to recovery _ that will be so important to recovery-— that will be so important to recovery. that will be so important to recove . ., ., recovery. you say that here in the uk we are — recovery. you say that here in the uk we are at _ recovery. you say that here in the uk we are at the _ recovery. you say that here in the uk we are at the ultra-cautious i recovery. you say that here in the i uk we are at the ultra-cautious end uk we are at the ultra—cautious end of the covid spectrum of responses, if you like, but with the rise of the delta variant, how realistic are some of these ambitions?- the delta variant, how realistic are some of these ambitions? well, as i sa , other some of these ambitions? well, as i say, other countries _ some of these ambitions? well, as i say, other countries with _ some of these ambitions? well, as i say, other countries with lower i say, other countries with lower vaccination rates seem to be opening up vaccination rates seem to be opening up faster— vaccination rates seem to be opening up faster than we are, and i am not an epidemiologist ora up faster than we are, and i am not an epidemiologist or a doctor, it would _ an epidemiologist or a doctor, it would be — an epidemiologist or a doctor, it would be interesting to know that what they are looking at differently. we are not trying to second — differently. we are not trying to second guess the medical fraternity on this— second guess the medical fraternity on this one, but we would like to say, _ on this one, but we would like to say, what — on this one, but we would like to say, what is _ on this one, but we would like to say, what is the basis on which these — say, what is the basis on which these decisions are being made, and

when _ these decisions are being made, and when can— these decisions are being made, and when can we — these decisions are being made, and when can we anticipate that things will change and countries will move into the _ will change and countries will move into the green category or that vaccinated people will be treated differently? 0ne vaccinated people will be treated differently? one of the frustrations we are _ differently? one of the frustrations we are having is that the government messaging _ we are having is that the government messaging is so mixed. 0n the one hand, _ messaging is so mixed. 0n the one hand. you — messaging is so mixed. 0n the one hand, you get an optimistic message, yes, we _ hand, you get an optimistic message, yes, we are _ hand, you get an optimistic message, yes, we are looking at it, then someone _ yes, we are looking at it, then someone saying, it will not be until much _ someone saying, it will not be until much later— someone saying, it will not be until much later in the air. we talked about— much later in the air. we talked about how— much later in the air. we talked about how you recognise digital vaccine — about how you recognise digital vaccine certificates, it is important that we have them and that we do _ important that we have them and that we do not _ important that we have them and that we do not have long queues at heathrow— we do not have long queues at heathrow or gatwick and people returning — heathrow or gatwick and people returning into the country, so what is the _ returning into the country, so what is the plan? — returning into the country, so what is the plan? how will we put resources _ is the plan? how will we put resources there? how will we get systems— resources there? how will we get systems in— resources there? how will we get systems in place that we can really io systems in place that we can really go travel— systems in place that we can really go travel moving again, not just for leisure _ go travel moving again, not just for leisure but— go travel moving again, not just for leisure but for business as well? we are leisure but for business as well? are going to leisure but for business as well? - are going to have to leave it there, mark tanzer, chief executive of abta, yeah, talking about this day of protest, victoria, happening right across the uk. the travel industry getting together to put their case to be government. they want to see a more risk managed approach to reintroducing

international travel ahead of the peak summer holiday. they also want a review of the financial support available to the industry, the state of action includes abta, airlines uk, the airport 0perators association, a whole host of industry players, and it will be interesting to see how the day progresses and how the government response, of course. back to you. media ministerjohn whittingdale has defended plans for a 60,000—strong crowd at wembley for the euros final while restrictions remain for smaller events like weddings. he said it was part of the government's events research programme which could lead to covid measures being eased. we have slowly tested relaxing some restrictions to make sure that it is safe. so we started off with, you know, the snookerfinals, we had an event in liverpool. we then moved to slightly bigger events, so last night, for the england match at wembley, we were able to allow 20,000 people to attend.

that was subject to them demonstrating they'd either had two vaccinations or a negative test, and because of the progress we've made, we think now is the right time to test one or two of the bigger events. so we have said that for the semifinals and the final of the euros, we will allow a capacity up to 60,000, and there's the wimbledon championships coming up as well. and if those prove to be successful, that will mean that we can relax restrictions across the economy and allow people to resume going to theatres and all the things which, you know, all of us want to see. 93 deaths were registered in the uk last week. ., 93 deaths were registered in the uk last week. . . 93 deaths were registered in the uk last week. . , ., , , last week. that is the lowest number re orted in last week. that is the lowest number reported in a — last week. that is the lowest number reported in a single _ last week. that is the lowest number reported in a single week— last week. that is the lowest number reported in a single week since i last week. that is the lowest number reported in a single week since last l reported in a single week since last august bank holiday when 83 deaths

were reported at the time. hong kong's last pro—democracy newspaper is to close. apple daily newspaper has confirmed that its last paper edition will be published no later than saturday and its digital edition will also end at the same time. its assets were frozen by the authorities so it can't pay its staff. its ownerjimmy lai is injail, and its editors were arrested last week. earlier we spoke to martin yip, who is in hong kong. he explained what a blow this is to media there. from the pro—democracy campus, this is really the end of the single biggest media outlet of the pro—democracy camp, literally you just have to use that old catchphrase, the end of an era. many people have been expecting it to come somehow, because back in around march, there has been widespread rumours that the government would take it down by the 1st ofjuly,

thatis take it down by the 1st ofjuly, that is the first anniversary of the introduction of the national security law, just one hour shy of the 1st ofjuly. as well as the anniversary of the territory's handover from anniversary of the territory's handoverfrom britain anniversary of the territory's handover from britain to china, anniversary of the territory's handoverfrom britain to china, and this year, more importantly, is the centenary of the ruling party. so it has been widely expected, probably people might not have been expecting this kind of rather messy end to the publication. and let me also point out that this will be the into virtually all of its publications in hong kong, we are waiting for final confirmation, but there is still the taiwan digital operation of next media going on. sweeping new restrictions are being imposed across sydney

as australia's largest city grapples with a fast—growing covid outbreak. authorities reported 16 new infections on wednesday, which brings the cluster there to 37 cases. 0ur sydney correspondent shaimaa khalil has more. well, there remains seven big areas here in sydney and greater sydney that have now been identified as hotspots, notjust by the new south wales health authorities, but by different states as well, and anybody from those seven hotspots, those seven areas, they are not allowed to leave sydney. they are not allowed to enter the state, so essentially hard borders within the states with sydney now, with greater sydney at least. yes, restrictions are being reintroduced, so now we have mandatory masks on, in all indoor areas, within those seven neighbourhoods that have have been identified, but we also have the mandatory within public transport. this is, of course, going to be concerning for many families. we have school holidays that are coming up, and many families have been hoping to at least travel

between states, because of course australian borders are closed. they can't travel internationally, so there was hope that there would be more domestic travel, but with this cluster growing into nearly 40 people now, there is great concern that the numbers could rise. eu citizens living in the uk who have yet to apply for settled status, which grants them the right to carry on living and working here, are to get a warning advising them that they have 28 days to apply. the official deadline is 30thjune, and with a week to go until the deadline, there are thought to be around 400,000 cases outstanding. the home office says it will allow people indefinite time to complete an application if they have a reasonable excuse for delay. alberto costa is the conservative mp for south leicestershire, who has campaigned in support of eu citizens' rights. are you worried? well, look, when this first came _ are you worried? well, look, when this first came about _ are you worried? well, look, when this first came about some - are you worried? well, look, when this first came about some four i this first came about some four years ago, i lobbied the then

theresa may cut administration on ensuring there would be a smooth, secure, easy and cost free way for eea nationals to obtain residency and other rights as we exited the european union, and it was important notjust for the large number of eu nationals who lived and worked in the uk, but the large number of uk citizens that live and work in the eu, because there are reciprocal arrangements. now, the reality is that there is a deadline to apply to obtain those rights, and the deadline expires in seven days' time. the message must be reported that if any of them are eea nationals themselves, or who have family and friends that are ten point nationals, and i haven't yet applied for settled status, please apply for settled status as quickly as possible. it is a very quick process, it is easy to do via a

smartphone or computer, and there is no cost whatsoever to it. what is your reaction to the fact that immigration officials will start issuing these 28 day notices to people? so i have been lobbying the government over the last few years, and i have obtained reassurances from the ~ . . and i have obtained reassurances from the ~ , , ., from the prime minister himself that no eliaible from the prime minister himself that no eligible eea _ from the prime minister himself that no eligible eea resident _ from the prime minister himself that no eligible eea resident in _ from the prime minister himself that no eligible eea resident in the i from the prime minister himself that no eligible eea resident in the uk i no eligible eea resident in the uk that was a resident up to and including the end of the transition period will be denied their rights, so long as they apply on time or, if they don't apply on time, they have a reasonable excuse. and there is no definition of reasonable excuse, it is wide and flexible, and that is what the home office is doing, taking a very flexible approach to this. and i welcome that. but i will be paying very careful attention, as we exit this grace period in seven days' time, i will be paying close attention to how the home office processes late applicants in terms

of them getting their rights, and i will do everything in my power to ensure that the government honours its promises to be citizens, because as i said, it is important that we do that notjust with eu nationals here but for british citizens who live and work in the eu. who; here but for british citizens who live and work in the eu.- here but for british citizens who live and work in the eu. why do you think 400,000 — live and work in the eu. why do you think 400,000 people _ live and work in the eu. why do you think 400,000 people have - live and work in the eu. why do you think 400,000 people have not i think 400,000 people have not applied yet? it has been open for nearly two years, this scheme. fin nearly two years, this scheme. on the other hand, over 5.6 million people have applied, and in fact i would say this is one of the most successful digital processing systems that any uk government has ever had, and i am very pleased that it has succeeded, because it means that 5.6 million people have applied, and most of them have already been granted their residency rights. as for the 400,000 people who have applied and are awaiting confirmation of their rights, i have been lobbying ministers, and i have been lobbying ministers, and i have been given an assurance that these individuals have been issued with a certificate of application, and

that, of itself, will be sufficient to prove that they have rights. so safeguards are being taken by the government, and i will continue to scrutinise and monitor the government's processes, particularly the home office, to ensure that no temple national who is entitled to their rights is deprived of those rights. their rights is deprived of those riahts. . .. their rights is deprived of those riahts. . ~' ,, , their rights is deprived of those riahts. ., ,, i. , . their rights is deprived of those riahts. . ,, , . ., rights. thank you very much for talkin: to rights. thank you very much for talking to us. — rights. thank you very much for talking to us, alberto _ rights. thank you very much for talking to us, alberto costa, i rights. thank you very much for talking to us, alberto costa, a l talking to us, alberto costa, a conservative mp. the extent to which irreversible climate change is under way has been leaked by the intergovernmental panel on climate change. the report makes it clear that dangerous thresholds are much closer than previously thought. even 1.5 celsius of warming, the lower target set by the ipcc, will be beyond most organisms' ability to react. current levels of adaptation, the report says, are inadequate for

the report says, are inadequate for the level of change that lies ahead. there are risks of cascading impacts, changes that set off others, with iceberg is melting, oceans rising, and forest turning to savannah. lyse doucet is the chief international correspondent for us. how bad is this, in plain english? well, i am going to focus on one particular issue, and that is a dire warning from the world food programme, which has now highlighted an issue of starvation caused not by conflict, as we often hear in so many parts of the world, but exclusively by climate change, drought after drought after drought in southern madagascar. it is being described as the worst drought in 40 years, and we were briefed by the executive director of the world food programme, who described it as a

silent tragedy in a forgotten corner. how often do we hear about the situation in southern madagascar, but simply because he was a part of the world when the people of southern madagascar have done nothing to contribute to the world's climate crisis, and now they are literally facing starvation because of it. there are tens of thousands of people who are just eating mud and the fruit of cacti because there is simply nothing else to eat. so the call from the world food programme is that this has to be one of the world's priorities, and that those wealthier countries who are contributing to the help those who are suffering from them and have no means to help. what those who are suffering from them and have no means to help. what does the re ort and have no means to help. what does the report say — and have no means to help. what does the report say about _ and have no means to help. what does the report say about the _ and have no means to help. what does the report say about the outlook, i the report say about the outlook, then? , , ,

the report say about the outlook, then? , . . . the report say about the outlook, then? , , , ., ., ., then? dire! this is a fundamental inflection point _ then? dire! this is a fundamental inflection point in _ then? dire! this is a fundamental inflection point in the _ then? dire! this is a fundamental inflection point in the sense i then? dire! this is a fundamental inflection point in the sense of i then? dire! this is a fundamental| inflection point in the sense of the world's donors have to start looking differently at the way that they help the neediest, and as you know, we have been hearing time and again, certainly with a global pandemic, that no—one is safe until everyone is safe. because of the devastating consequences of climate change, particularly in parts of the world where it is overlaid with conflict, you have destabilisation, you have migration, and you have hunger. as we have learned through the virus, nothing stays inside borders these days. nothing stays inside borders these da s. . .. nothing stays inside borders these da s. . ,, nothing stays inside borders these da s. . ~' , nothing stays inside borders these das. .~g , . i, days. thank you very much, lyse doucet. whenjoe biden moved into the white house, he made the issue of voting rights one of his key platforms. but the democrats' attempt to push forward a bill to make it easier for people to register and to cast their vote has failed to win the necessary support in the senate. the bbc�*s david willis reports now from los angeles. with its emphasis on protecting voting rights and ensuring

the integrity of elections, the for the people act represented the largest overhaul of the us electoral system in a generation. democrats also saw it as a means of offsetting measures passed by republican—controlled state legislatures which impose new limits on voting. this is about the american people's right to vote. u nfettered. it is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way. nobody is debating, i do not believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. the issue here is their actual access to the voting process or is that being impeded? and the bottom line is that the president and i are very clear, we support s1, we support thejohn lewis voters rights act and the fight is not over. republicans see the for the people

act as an infringement on states' rights and one that would tilt elections in the democrats to boss paper. the rotten inner workings of this paragraph are fully exposed to the lie. we know it would shatter a decade old understanding that law should have a bipartisan referee and turn federal election into a partisan majority with the democrats to wield against against their political opponent. following the vote, the senator majority leader chuck schumer said it was evident that voter suppression had been part of the official platform of the republican party. to their enduring disgrace. and he said their right to an fight to protect voters rights was not over. david willis, bbc news. uk travel bosses call on international travel be re—opened. the dream for scotland is over. england progress to the last 16 as group winners and will find out if

they will face france, portugal or hungary next week. three out of every four domestic abuse crimes roared to the police were closed without a perpetrator being charged. the number of pupils ab september from school for covid related wrens in england nearly trebles in a week. and the new £50 bank note featuring a portrait of the code—breaker alan turing entering circulation for a court of appeal hearing begins today, into whether a child under the age of 16 can give informed consent to medical treatment, that delays the onset of puberty. the tavistock and portman nhs foundation trust, which is based in north—west london and runs the uk's only gender identity development service for children, is challenging a high court ruling which has stopped it from giving puberty blocking drugs to under—16s. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt says the original case was brought by a young woman called

keira bell. at the age of 16, she was determined she wanted to transition from female to male. she went to the tavistock clinic, she began taking puberty blockers, she then went on to take male hormones and had a double mastectomy, but in her 20s she felt she had made the wrong decision. now, she felt she should have been challenged much more in her teens by the tavistock about her decision, for them to have really drilled down into it. that led to the original court case, and the high court considered the arguments and concluded that a child under the age of 16 is not in a position to truly give informed consent to something that is life—changing, in that they might not understand what it might mean for them ten years down the line, if it is around their fertility or something similar. so, the high court concluded they couldn't weigh up this life—changing impact. it said there was real uncertainty over the short and long—term

consequences of the treatments, and that it could be properly described as experimental. now the tavistock and portman nhs trust disagrees with that and it is bringing this court of appeal case. it has throughout, it's argued the treatment it gives young people who go to the gender identity development service, is safe, they say it is not experimental and they say they put the rights of young people and their families at the heart of what they do. the number of pupils out of school for covid—related reasons in england has nearly trebled in just one week, according to the department for education. that means absences are at their highest rate since all schools fully reopened in march. teaching unions are urging ministers to set out plans to minimise disruption for the autumn term. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. empty classrooms and bubbles being sent home, at a time when children are

trying to catch up on lost learning. despite precautions and procedures in schools to stop the spread of covid, the disruption continues. it all started only two weeks ago, where we had two bubbles close on the wednesday after half term, and then we had a third bubble to close at the weekend. so that's 89 children that have lost ten days of education this half term already. the high transmissibility of the delta variant is causing real challenges in schools. the number of children at home isolating has increased to its highest rate since all pupils returned to class in march. the department for education estimates that 3.3% of state school pupils, approximately 239,000 children in england, did not attend a class for covid—related reasons last week — almost three times the number from the previous week. for many parents and pupils, it's back to remote learning and increasing anxiety about how much more time will be missed at school.

i believe the impact is absolutely huge. she's now had three national lockdowns and five periods of enforced self—isolation. she's in year ten, so she's at a crucial stage in her education. remote learning, and home learning perhaps for children, are an incredibly poor substitute for actually being in the classroom with a teacher and your peers. teaching unions say the situation in schools could rapidly return to peaks seen earlier in the pandemic and the government needs to come up with a plan for september. the people who are leading our schools and colleges need some clarity about what the possibilities might be. are we going to have to reintroduce testing at the beginning of term? would that be reassuring for people? are facemasks going to be in? there needs to be an urgent sense of education being an absolute priority here. the department for education says schools across england continue to have robust protective measures in place, including regular testing and smaller group bubbles to stop the spread of covid, and says it's looking to increase testing further for staff, pupils and parents in areas

where there are high rates of the virus. elaine dunkley, bbc news. borisjohnson has said he wants the uk to become "the saudi arabia of wind" and off the coast of yorkshire ? the north sea is now home to the world's largest offshore wind farm. the danish renewable energy giant 0rsted has installed about half of the uk's offshore wind capacity. the company invited our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt to discover how these giants are built, as they put up their one—thousandth uk wind turbine. right, so the idea is the helicopter has crashed landed in the sea, it's about to capsize and we're on board. you need to be able to escape from a helicopter if you want to see the uk's energy revolution at first hand, because it is happening way out at sea. that's where these latest huge wind turbines are being installed. to give you an idea of how big this thing is, i'm going to walk it. each of these blades is made by hand from balsa wood and fibreglass. so there we go, 81 metres. you need a giant factory

to make a giant wind turbine, which has created a new industry here in east yorkshire. we make the best blades in the world right here in hull. so we're really proud of that. everyone here had to learn from scratch. now, because they are so bespoke and handmade, it is a local skill set that is unique. from the factory, the blades, towers and the generator, are loaded onto a boat — yep, a really big one — and sailed out into the north sea. this is where the vast new wind farms that increasingly power britain are being built. the 1000th wind turbine in the uk. about ten years ago, we were 14% reliable on coal. we're now only 2%. the danish company has installed about half of this country's offshore wind capacity, and the plan is to keep on building.

a huge crane lifts the 125 metre tower. next comes the generator. then you need to attach those 81 metre turbine blades. now you can start generating electricity. each turn of the blades is enough to power the average home for a day. this vast wind farm can power all the homes in manchester. so here's the thing. the offshore wind industry is now virtually subsidy free. in fact, companies are falling over themselves to pay the government for the right to access the sea bed. so private companies are paying for britain to get clean, green power. and the offshore wind industry is on track to power every home in the uk by the end of this decade. justin rowlatt, bbc news, the north sea.

a row has broken out about whether a stadium in germany should be lit with rainbow colours during the euros. the mayor of munich wants it to happen for germany's match against hungary later today. he says it's a gesture of tolerance sparked by a recent hungarian law banning what's been termed the "promotion of homosexuality" to under—18s. but the football authorities say it's politics and have blocked the move. gail maclellan reports. this is what they had in mind. rainbow colours as a display of solidarity and had the backing of the national team. translation: this is something long overdue to be normal— in sport and the target is that it should be normal and i believe that even small gestures and signs are a step in the right direction. translation: | think| with all the importance of symbols, it is important to act on those things and to live by these values.

sent from school the request came from the city of munich in response to a recent law passed in hungry banning lgbtq+ literature for miners. uefa said: the statement goes on: the german goal keeper will be allowed to wear his rainbow armband during the game but the munich mayor said not to allow the light display was shameful. translation: i have the feeling this could backfire. _ i do not think uefa presents itself as a cosmopolitan, modern and tolerant association with such a decision. the foreign minister of hungary described it as:

the country is already under the spotlight after uefa launched an investigation into potential discriminatory incidents, including homophobic displays during the matches of hungary against portugal and france. gail maclellan, bbc news. singer britney spears is set to appear in court in los angeles later. it will be her first court appearance over her conservatorship and it is thought she will appear remotely. the pop star was first placed under the conservatorship in 2008 at the height of her mental health struggles. britney is reportedly fighting to be freed from it so she can take care of her own well being. the conservatorship has got to go. that's just one of the things being chanted here, by fans of britney spears on the streets of la. the court ordered agreement her father, jamie spears, control over her estates and other aspects of her life, but the singer later sought

to dismiss her father from the role. the conservatorship is placed over an adult who is unable to care for themselves or make decisions for themselves. it is an extreme measure. here i would have thought that the conservatorship would have been brief, maybe one or two years, in orderfor her to be protected, get help, and then restore herfreedom. i don't understand why it's gone on so long. there may be very good reasons for it, but we're not privy to those. according to the new york times, the 39—year—old expressed opposition to the conservatorship earlier and more often than had previously been known. a lawyer for her fatherjamie spears said: jamie serves as britney's conservator because he loves her. he wants the best for britney. when you're talking about celebrity court cases in los angeles, look at what your precedents are. they are the oj simpson trial, the robert blake trial, and the michaeljackson trials,

and you've got lots of fans outside. and this one is particularly difficult, because britney's fans are so impassioned. although it is not known what the star will say in court on wednesday, it will be seen as a landmark moment in the ongoing legal matter. rachel stanton, bbc news. i'm joined by sarah ditum who is a columnist, critic and britney spears fan. sarah are you convinced that brittany spears is unhappy with this? i brittany spears is unhappy with this? .. brittany spears is unhappy with this? ~' ., ., ., this? i think the new information that has been _ this? i think the new information that has been published - this? i think the new information that has been published by i this? i think the new information that has been published by the i this? i think the new information i that has been published by the new york times makes it very clear she is profoundly unhappy with the situation. we knew she had filed a statement in court saying she was afraid of her father, statement in court saying she was afraid of herfather, which is unambiguous but we know her concerns date back to 2014 and include really powerful complaints about how

extensively her life was controlled and how much she trusted her father to be the person who had this power over her, which is not very much, apparently. over her, which is not very much, apparently-— over her, which is not very much, apparently. so, for her to speak in apparently. so, for her to speak in a court, albeit _ apparently. so, for her to speak in a court, albeit remotely, - apparently. so, for her to speak in a court, albeit remotely, is - apparently. so, for her to speak in a court, albeit remotely, is a i a court, albeit remotely, is a really big deal, we will hear her tell the world what she is really feeling and thinking. it is tell the world what she is really feeling and thinking.— tell the world what she is really feeling and thinking. it is a huge deal feeling and thinking. it is a huge deal. so feeling and thinking. it is a huge deal- so the _ feeling and thinking. it is a huge deal. so the thing _ feeling and thinking. it is a huge deal. so the thing that - feeling and thinking. it is a huge deal. so the thing that has i feeling and thinking. it is a huge deal. so the thing that has been j deal. so the thing that has been missing really from understanding brittany spear�*s situation is her, one of the complications of the conreceivership is that the level of control it gives her means it is hard to be sure when she makes statements on social media she is put being out the statement she herself would choose to make, so this is really the first time since 2008 that we have had a chance to hear from 2008 that we have had a chance to hearfrom brittany 2008 that we have had a chance to hear from brittany speaking for herself in her own words. her super fans do obviously _ herself in her own words. her super fans do obviously follow _ herself in her own words. her super fans do obviously follow her - herself in her own words. her super fans do obviously follow her really l fans do obviously follow her really closely on instagram but you are saying we don't know if that is her writing this stuff. ida.

saying we don't know if that is her writing this stuff.— writing this stuff. no, and that is one of the _ writing this stuff. no, and that is one of the things _ writing this stuff. no, and that is one of the things her _ writing this stuff. no, and that is one of the things her superfans l writing this stuff. no, and that is i one of the things her superfans have been kind of put forward, is this idea that because she doesn't have control of her social media, she might be sending coded messages or sending subtle signals to her fans to let them know she is not happy in the situation. in to let them know she is not happy in the situation.— the situation. in this country we could call the _ the situation. in this country we could call the equivalent - the situation. in this country we could call the equivalent would | the situation. in this country we i could call the equivalent would be a guardianship or power of attorney, is how we would understand it here in the uk? .. , , is how we would understand it here in the uk? , , ., ~ is how we would understand it here in the uk? , , ., ,, ., in the uk? exactly. it is a kind of, a leral in the uk? exactly. it is a kind of, a legal implement _ in the uk? exactly. it is a kind of, a legal implement designed i in the uk? exactly. it is a kind of, a legal implement designed for. in the uk? exactly. it is a kind of, i a legal implement designed for when someone is deemed incapable of running their own affair, she can be put into a conservatorship arrangement, which then gives somebody else the right to manage their affairs and make decision for them and the unusual thing in her case is as we were hearing in that package before this, it is generally used for people who are profoundly unable to manager their own affairs, it is very unusual for somebody to

be under a conseverfor it is very unusual for somebody to be under a consever for ship arrangement and having las vegas residencies is and making number one album, that is one of the strange complications of this case. it makes ou think, complications of this case. it makes you think. you _ complications of this case. it makes you think, you know, _ complications of this case. it makes you think, you know, if— complications of this case. it makes you think, you know, if it— complications of this case. it makes you think, you know, if it can i you think, you know, if it can happen to britney spears it can happen to britney spears it can happen to britney spears it can happen to you know, normal people in really vulnerable situations. weill. really vulnerable situations. well, es, and really vulnerable situations. well, yes. and this _ really vulnerable situations. well, yes, and this case _ really vulnerable situations. well, yes, and this case has _ really vulnerable situations. well, yes, and this case has caught i really vulnerable situations. well, yes, and this case has caught the | yes, and this case has caught the attention of disability and elderly rights campaigners in california, who are saying there is a much more significant problem than people are so far aware of, with the way that conservatorships can be used because there are people who feel they have been unfairly placed under them or their estate has been unreasonably exploited by people with powers over them, and i think you know, if this is able to shine a light on that, it is able to shine a light on that, it is quite a significant development. thank you very much sarah.

uk travel bosses call on the government to ease uk covid rules and reopen international travel the dream's over for scotland — they're knocked out of euro 2020 after losing to croatia at hampden park. england progress to the last 16 as group winners —and will find out tonight if they'll face france, portugal, germany or hungary at wembley next week from today, the new plastic £50 note has gone into circulation. it features the second world war code—breaker alan turing, to celebrate his work, and has been issued on what would have been his birthday. 0ur personal finance correspondent kevin peachey has been to the printing plant, where the note is being produced. money makes the world go round. this is where they make money to go round the world. more than a billion banknotes a year

come from this site. among them is the bank of england's new £50 note, which enters circulation today. six million could be printed in a single day, each of which carry the signature of the bank's chief cashier. the first time you see your signature it's a very strange feeling. but actually, it's just such a massive privilege. is the £50 note still relevant today? they're used more often, i think, than people realise. a lot of tourist spending is dependent on banknotes, £50 banknotes, but also they're often used as a store of value. and i'm sure that's what many of these notes will be used for. it's quite heavy, and i'm holding a quarter of a million pounds in the bank of england's highest value notes. but while you might not get one of these in your pocket compared with a fiver, a ten or a 20, the whole collection has got something in common, because for the first time, they're all made of plastic, not paper. plastic, or polymer notes, last longer. so will we need so many of them? people ask that all the time. i think making polymer is more challenging, and it's different to paper because it lasts

two and a half times. but actually, making cash more efficient is also an important part of keeping cash alive. these old paper £50 notes won't survive. you can't use them in shops from october next year. its replacement, featuring wartime code—breaker alan turing, is packed with security features, just like the place where it's being made. kevin peachey, bbc news. just 5% of airline pilots in the uk are women. but now a new scholarship is aiming to encourage girls to consider a career in the skies. it's inspired by molly rose — a british pilot who was part of the air transport auxiliary during world war two. she flew aircraft across the country so they were ready for raf pilots to take to germany. jessica banham reports. mollyjust went for it, head first. she had no hesitation, she was always out there doing things that perhaps other girls dared not do.

she might not have admitted it, but there's no doubt molly rose was a trailblazer. she joined the ata atjust 21, and flew planes from the production line to airstrips around the country. would she consider herself a heroine? absolutely not. she would just say, wasn't i lucky to be able to do a job that was so worthwhile? "margot looked at molly for a few seconds and smiled. �*i'm so proud of you, molly,�* she said, �*and of the pilot that you've become. �*do you know when we initially proposed to recruit female pilots into the ata, you were exactly the type of person that i hoped we would find?”' film—maker paul was so moved by molly's story, he turned it into a novel and hopes to make a movie. he's also organising a scholarship fund to continue molly's legacy, working with a flight school in cambridge. it can cost around £10,000 to gain a private pilot's licence. the scholarship offers a young

person an opportunity to embrace a career as a pilot, perhaps a person that's tried to be a pilot before, but has not quite had the right opportunity or something to held them back. there she is in 1938, the ist ofjune. so she's actually not yet got to her 18th birthday. she's still 17. today, graham showed paul some of molly's mementos, including her first pilot's licence and her old logbook, showing she delivered more than 400 aircraft. she would be thrilled. and she would hope that it would have an impression, would have, you know, that it would give the opportunity to someone who was teetering on the edge of wanting to be, to train as a pilot, and would possibly say, i can't afford it, because it's not exactly an inexpensive thing to take up, and would say, well, the scholarship permits me to do it.

it's hoped over time the scholarship scheme can be expanded, a fitting tribute to this pioneer of both aviation and equality. asa as a variant of concern. studies have shown that the delta plus is more transmissable and attaches to lung cells easily. around 40 cases of the new variant have been reported so far. wall street giant morgan stanley's staff and clients will be barred from entering its new york offices if they're not fully vaccinated against covid. the policy comes into effect next month, in a move aimed to allow the lifting of other covid—related rules. last week, the investment bank's chief executive called on workers

to return to the office. the bbc understands the move will allow the company to remove restrictions in offices on face coverings and social distancing. musicians are returning to the stage. in senegal the return of a renowned jazz festival has provided entertainment and a boost to the economy. # 0h, let me, let me, let me, let me love you. in st louis, the sounds are always smooth. the groove is always fresh. the city's jazz festival draws in the crowds — safety precautions permitting. after last year's cancellation, this was a welcome sight for locals. i was relieved and everybody was relieved too, and it was a beautiful energy, a beautiful vibration of — a beautiful link also between the stage and the audience. on a small island, where the senegal river meets the sea, # 0h, let me, let me, let me, let me love you. in st louis, the sounds

are always smooth. on a small island, where the senegal river meets the sea, the old town of st louis is famous for its colonial architecture and its love of music. in one packed bar, jam, a fusion band from the capital dhaka, do their thing. this isn'tjust art, it's commerce too. translation: the festival not taking place last year was an economic i disaster for st louis. i understand why this year,despite the crisis, the festival was held. if it wasn't, it would have been a huge blow for the city. this is billed as africa's biggest jazz festival. its sounds, its vibe survive a global pandemic. the music of st louis goes on. tim allman, bbc news. anybody who's had a clapped out car

knows how it feels to find a nasty surprise under their bonnet — but one mechanic got a bigger shock than most when he was doing a van's mot. anyone ho is scared of snakes might want to look away. anyone ho is scared of snakes might want to look away. lying on top of the engine was this metre—long python! the snake — which is called gav — belongs to the van's owners, and had been missing for two weeks. mike newell, co—owner of csn autos in norfolk, said his mechanic nearly had a heart attack when he saw it. gav has now been reunited with his owner, and mike said that despite the dramatic start to the mot, the van did pass. it's double delight at a zoo injapan where twin giant panda cubs have been born. it's the second time their mother shin shin and father ri have bred at the zoo. the sex of the newborns has not been revealed,

and it's not clear when they'll be available for visitors to see. giant pandas are notoriously difficult to breed both in the wild and in captivity. conservationists class them as vulnerable. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. today we've got a bit of a north—west, south—east split with the weather across the uk. in the north and west there is more cloud. we have patchy rain and some hill fog and coastal mist, courtesy of this weather front which is slowly slipping southwards, but ahead of it, a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. so it's quite a cloudy picture for much of the north west today. it will brighten up, though, across the north east of scotland. temperatures will respond accordingly, but the lion's share of the sunshine will be south—east wales, southern, central and eastern parts of england, and here we could have temperatures getting up into the low 20, 21 or 22 degrees. as we look at where we have the cloud and the rain, though, 16—18 will be your maximums.

pollen levels today are also high across parts of scotland, england and wales, and at this time of the year it is especially grass pollen that is prevalent. through this evening and overnight, our weatherfront continues its descent, slowly pushing south—eastwards, taking its cloud, patchy light rain with it, some coastal mist and hill fog, and by the end of the night we have a new weather front coming into the north—west. that is going to introduce some heavier and more persistent rain, but as you can see, more or less across the board, except where we have some clear skies in the south—east, we are looking at a mild night, with temperatures in double figures. as we go through tomorrow, eventually this weather front makes it to the south—east,. a weather front in the north is a waving front, still producing some heavy and persistent rain at times in scotland and northern ireland. whereas the front in the south

still producing some patchy light rain, and in between, through parts of southern scotland, northern england and north wales will see some sunshine. on thursday, too, what you will notice is humidity levels will be starting to rise, and our temperatures, 12 in lerwick, to 20, 21 as we push by the south. now friday's picture is quite messy. we do have a weather front in the south producing rain, curls back up into the north as well. here too we will see some cloud and rain. in between there will be some sunshine, and temperatures 13 to about 21, which 21 degrees is more or less bang on where we should be at this time of year. as we head on into saturday and sunday, still a fair bit of cloud at times. still the odd shower, some rain, but temperatures again between about 17 and 22.

good morning, it's wednesday, welcome to bbc news. here are the headlines: uk travel bosses call to ease roles and reopen international travel. the dream's over for scotland — they're knocked out of euro 2020 after losing to croatia at hampden park. it wasnae great, we hoped for more, but it is what it is. gutted, absolutely gutted! england progress to the last 16 as group winners and will find out tonight iuf they'll face france, portugal, germany or hungary at wembley next week. the number of pupils absent from school for covid related troubles in a week.

another warning about music festivals — they could face devastating consequences without more government support. britney spears will appear in court about who controls her finances. and the new £50 banknote featuring a portrait of the code breaker alan turing enters the circulation for the first time. hello good morning and welcome to bbc news. the body representing british airlines has told the government they must act now or never if summer season is to be saved. cabin crew, airport staff and travel agents in the uk are staging a coordinated protest today calling

for more support in the sector and for more support in the sector and for the list of countries safe for tourists to be expanded. ministers are expected to update the so—called traffic light list tomorrow but there is concern that the number of countries classified as green will remain low. at the moment, there are no special exceptions for a vaccinated uk holiday—makers coming back from abroad, so what are the rules for citizens of other countries about travelling around the world? let's look at the united states. citizens who have received both vaccines don't need to quarantine, but they still need to show proof of a negative test result or proof of recovery from covid before boarding their flight back to the us. they also need to get tested 3-5 the us. they also need to get tested 3—5 days after international travel. in spain, eu residents and citizens of other exempted countries which include the uk, don't have to quarantine when entering the country. travellers do have to complete a form but no testing is

required and those from an at risk country can also skip the entry requirements if they are fully vaccinated. france has categorised countries as green, amber or red. those re—entering france from green countries face no requirements other than a negative test for the unvaccinated, but there is a seven days isolation for someone returning from amber countries, unless you are fully vaccinated, in which case, no quarantine is required. lets talk some more about this with our political correspondent, damien, who is in westminster. good morning. what are you hearing about the government was not thinking on all of this at this point with the next news on the traffic light system expected tomorrow? iii. news on the traffic light system expected tomorrow?— news on the traffic light system expected tomorrow? hi, yes, as you sa , the expected tomorrow? hi, yes, as you say. the first — expected tomorrow? hi, yes, as you say. the first thing — expected tomorrow? hi, yes, as you say, the first thing we _ expected tomorrow? hi, yes, as you say, the first thing we have - expected tomorrow? hi, yes, as you say, the first thing we have coming l say, the first thing we have coming up say, the first thing we have coming up is that update to the traffic light system, which countries will be green, amber orso light system, which countries will be green, amber or so on. that is due tomorrow, or could be happening

tomorrow, it is coming every three weeks those updates, the last one was pretty much three weeks ago and so we expect one, but what we don't expect at this stage is much change in the composition of that list, because it depends on, and it is always dependent on, the situation in particular countries, the level of vaccination in countries and those things are obviously changing, but they are changing slowly, so not too much change expected on that. there could be changes looking forward to the way the list is constructed, but that might be coming somewhere down the road, that we are not totally clear about. and the third thing is what you are pointing to words, it's a question about people who are double vaccinated, who have had theirfull course of vaccination. those other countries you are pointing outjust now, adapting their rules, we know here that within the government, they are mindful about this, they are interested in the idea, but at

the minute, what the feeling is, i think, is that they need to see more evidence from other countries and from trials that are starting to happen here to look at the impact of having two vaccinations on your ability to spread the virus, so they need more data, they need more of a clarity on how borders would be managed. how would you process and check everyone to make sure they have had those two vaccinations, especially if it is a manual system? and questions also around the basic premise of all the health measures, the travel measures, what the government says are based on the idea that they are trying to protect the uk from variants and viruses being brought in to this country and there is still a concern about that, in particular about that even if people are double vaccinated, they could still be bringing back new variants that are able to escape the

double vaccination and that is the real source of concern. fiifi double vaccination and that is the real source of concern. ok, damien. thank you — real source of concern. ok, damien. thank you very _ real source of concern. ok, damien. thank you very much. _ real source of concern. ok, damien. thank you very much. people - real source of concern. ok, damien. thank you very much. people in i real source of concern. ok, damien. thank you very much. people in the | thank you very much. people in the travel industry say they want more data to understand how the government is making decisions about what country should be in which part of the traffic light system and of course today is a big day of protest for the travel industry, a travel day of action it is being called. list talk to our business correspondence who is at bristol airport. dave. good morning and it's been a very busy morning at bristol airport after months and months of really quiet days. not many flights, they're only flying to faro, alicante in spain, apart from uk destinations, and as you can see, many people from the travel industry have come out onto the airside tarmac to show a show of strength i

am. many of the people involved in this industry and affected by it and i'm talking to one of them who was at captain of the pilots union and you fly with easyjet. you fly with easyjet, but at the moment no. trier? easyjet, but at the moment no. very much at the — easyjet, but at the moment no. very much at the moment _ easyjet, but at the moment no. very much at the moment a _ easyjet, but at the moment no. - much at the moment a quiet summer schedule. ., . . much at the moment a quiet summer schedule. ., ., , ., . ,, ., , schedule. how has it tracked last ear? schedule. how has it tracked last year? you're _ schedule. how has it tracked last year? you're grounded? - schedule. how has it tracked last year? you're grounded? yes, i schedule. how has it tracked last i year? you're grounded? yes, grounded since the end — year? you're grounded? yes, grounded since the end of— year? you're grounded? yes, grounded since the end of summer _ year? you're grounded? yes, grounded since the end of summer season - year? you're grounded? yes, grounded since the end of summer season last i since the end of summer season last year. some of my college having flown for 18 months. i have been fortunate, i have been able to fight occasionally, once or twice a week, does mainly to edinburgh, glasgow, belfast, basically within the united kingdom. belfast, basically within the united kintdom. ~ . , . belfast, basically within the united kintdom.~ . , . , belfast, basically within the united kintdom. . ' . , ., belfast, basically within the united kintdom. . m , ., ., kingdom. what effect is that having a --eole's kingdom. what effect is that having a people's families _ kingdom. what effect is that having a people's families and _ kingdom. what effect is that having a people's families and finances? i a people's families and finances? most of my colleagues who haven't been made redundant, they have actually now looking at earning 60% or even less than they were earning two years ago. and that is having a massive impact on them personally. they have families to look after, some of them have taken second jobs,

others have been volunteering in the nhs, supporting vaccination programme, so hopefully returning to international travel as soon as we can. and that's what you want as soon as possible. yes, we believe it is safe to return to international travel, just like in the european union. travel, 'ust like in the european union. . , . ., union. thanks very much and we hope to see ou union. thanks very much and we hope to see you in — union. thanks very much and we hope to see you in the _ union. thanks very much and we hope to see you in the sky _ union. thanks very much and we hope to see you in the sky soon. _ union. thanks very much and we hope to see you in the sky soon. all- union. thanks very much and we hope to see you in the sky soon. all of- to see you in the sky soon. all of these people behind me here are demonstrating the huge range of people involved in aviation. 0f people involved in aviation. of course is as flight crew, it is also people who handle baggage, work in shops, look up to security, maintenance, and even the fire brigade at bristol airport. normally there will be 9 million passengers flying through here every year. this talk to dave who was the chief executive of the airport here. 9 million normally, how many last year? _ million normally, how many last year? less— million normally, how many last year? less than a million. saw about 10% of— year? less than a million. saw about 10% of normal operation. a year? less than a million. saw about 1096 of normal operation.— 1096 of normal operation. a massive im act for 1096 of normal operation. a massive impact for ourselves. _ 1096 of normal operation. a massive impact for ourselves. and _ 1096 of normal operation. a massive | impact for ourselves. and obviously, we have all known that your industry

has been affected because we have also seen the fact of the travel bans. we have been hearing though from a reporterfor bans. we have been hearing though from a reporter for discussions on government about this question of allowing people to come back on the amber listed countries if they are double quarantined. this is jargon but we know it means. double quarantined. this is “argon but we know it means.i double quarantined. this is “argon but we know it means. what's your view? my view _ but we know it means. what's your view? my view is _ but we know it means. what's your view? my view is that _ but we know it means. what's your view? my view is that we _ but we know it means. what's your view? my view is that we have i but we know it means. what's your| view? my view is that we have been told that— view? my view is that we have been told that we — view? my view is that we have been told that we are leaving the world in terms — told that we are leaving the world in terms of — told that we are leaving the world in terms of being vaccinated and hearty— in terms of being vaccinated and nearly all— in terms of being vaccinated and nearly all adults have had their first vaccination and shortly, they will all— first vaccination and shortly, they will all have double vaccinations, sorry— will all have double vaccinations, sorry leading the world in terms of vaccination. — sorry leading the world in terms of vaccination, but we have one of the most _ vaccination, but we have one of the most restrictive international travel — most restrictive international travel patterns anywhere in the world _ travel patterns anywhere in the world and — travel patterns anywhere in the world and we want to balance risk. we understand that we need to balance — we understand that we need to balance variance of concern, so having — balance variance of concern, so having a — balance variance of concern, so having a red risk feels right, but it is imbalanced. we don't have a green _ it is imbalanced. we don't have a green list~ — it is imbalanced. we don't have a green list. we it is imbalanced. we don't have a green list-— green list. we will hear in a few da s green list. we will hear in a few days what _ green list. we will hear in a few days what happens _ green list. we will hear in a few days what happens in _ green list. we will hear in a few days what happens in a - green list. we will hear in a few days what happens in a green i green list. we will hear in a few i days what happens in a green list, but a lot of people and health experts say, do you know what? we

can't afford to risk any more imports. we have to keep things to be very restricted for international travel. ~ . ~ be very restricted for international travel. ~ . . ., be very restricted for international travel. . ~ ., . be very restricted for international travel. ~ . . ., ., ., travel. what then? we need to have a -tramatic travel. what then? we need to have a pragmatic view- _ travel. what then? we need to have a pragmatic view. it _ travel. what then? we need to have a pragmatic view. it feels _ travel. what then? we need to have a pragmatic view. it feels of _ travel. what then? we need to have a pragmatic view. it feels of the - pragmatic view. it feels of the traffic— pragmatic view. it feels of the traffic light system isn't working. many— traffic light system isn't working. many say— traffic light system isn't working. many say that the traffic lights at emirates — many say that the traffic lights at emirates are not working. it's not transparent— emirates are not working. it's not transparent enough at the moment. we have countries which are a tenth of what _ have countries which are a tenth of what the _ have countries which are a tenth of what the uk is, but they are allowed to travel~ _ what the uk is, but they are allowed to travel~ if— what the uk is, but they are allowed to travel. if we can't get that, but we really — to travel. if we can't get that, but we really should, then we need to look for— we really should, then we need to look for financial compensation. we have been— look for financial compensation. we have been shot for the last 16 months — have been shot for the last 16 months and we have people here today who have _ months and we have people here today who have come in on furlough, they have been— who have come in on furlough, they have been on furlough four to 12 months — have been on furlough four to 12 months. these team members here want to deliver— months. these team members here want to deliver for _ months. these team members here want to deliver for customers coming through— to deliver for customers coming through who want to visit their friends. — through who want to visit their friends, family, relatives and we want _ friends, family, relatives and we want to— friends, family, relatives and we want to open global britain rather than being little britain.— than being little britain. dave, stront than being little britain. dave, strong points _ than being little britain. dave, strong points made _ than being little britain. dave, strong points made by - than being little britain. dave, strong points made by all- than being little britain. dave, | strong points made by all these points here and involved in the travel industry, but as dave says, many of these people are actually not working at the moment, they are

at home and government paid furlough. thank you very much, dave. scotland's dream of reaching the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time are over after a 3—1 defeat to croatia at hampden park. but england beat the czech republic to top their group and advance to the last 16. tim moffat reports.— group and advance to the last 16. tim moffat reports. come on england. come on scotland. _ tim moffat reports. come on england. come on scotland. for _ tim moffat reports. come on england. come on scotland. for scottish - tim moffat reports. come on england. come on scotland. for scottish fans i come on scotland. for scottish fans there was everything to play for. 2-0 there was everything to play for. 2—0 today. there was everything to play for. 2-0 today-— there was everything to play for. 2-0 toda . ., ., ~ 2-0 today. for england, the knockout states 2-0 today. for england, the knockout stages were — 2-0 today. for england, the knockout stages were already _ 2-0 today. for england, the knockout stages were already guaranteed. i'd l stages were already guaranteed. i�*c be happy with a 0—0. stages were already guaranteed. i'd be happy with a 0-0. this - stages were already guaranteed. i'd be happy with a 0-0. this was i stages were already guaranteed. i'd be happy with a 0-0. this was a i stages were already guaranteed. i'd l be happy with a 0-0. this was a huge nitht for be happy with a 0-0. this was a huge night for football _ be happy with a 0-0. this was a huge night for football fans _ be happy with a 0-0. this was a huge night for football fans north _ be happy with a 0-0. this was a huge night for football fans north and i night for football fans north and south of the border. not those just in hampden park and wembley, but in front rooms, fan zones, parks and pubs. first goal of the night,

raheem sterling for england. sterling's earned his stripes after the scotland game that's for sure. it's not quite as crowded as normally. what you make of it? slightly more pleasant, really. you prefer with this people? yes, more space tojump around prefer with this people? yes, more space to jump around and share. i? space tojump around and share.17 minutes in, bad news for scotland. butjust before half—time. so, not muchjeopardy butjust before half—time. so, not much jeopardy to these england fans as we know both take the —— that he must qualify, before scotland fans it's different story. it�*s must qualify, before scotland fans it's different story.— it's different story. it's going to be 2-1. it's different story. it's going to be 2-1- 2-1- _ it's different story. it's going to be 2-1. 2-1. come _ it's different story. it's going to be 2-1. 2-1. come on, - it's different story. it's going to | be 2-1. 2-1. come on, scotland. it's different story. it's going to i be 2-1. 2-1. come on, scotland. but the second — be 2-1. 2-1. come on, scotland. but the second half— be 2-1. 2-1. come on, scotland. but the second half got _ be 2-1. 2-1. come on, scotland. but the second half got worse, - be 2-1. 2-1. come on, scotland. but the second half got worse, and i the second half got worse, and worse. for scottish fans. in that first time of the knockout stages of

a majorfootball first time of the knockout stages of a major football tournament will have to wait. it a major football tournament will have to wait.— a major football tournament will have to wait. . , ., ., , have to wait. it was great, we hoped for more, have to wait. it was great, we hoped for more. but _ have to wait. it was great, we hoped for more. but it _ have to wait. it was great, we hoped for more, but it is _ have to wait. it was great, we hoped for more, but it is what _ have to wait. it was great, we hoped for more, but it is what it _ have to wait. it was great, we hoped for more, but it is what it is. - for more, but it is what it is. gutted, absolutely gutted. compare and contrast — gutted, absolutely gutted. compare and contrast to _ gutted, absolutely gutted. compare and contrast to wembley. _ gutted, absolutely gutted. compare and contrast to wembley. were i gutted, absolutely gutted. compare i and contrast to wembley. were going to win the euros, _ and contrast to wembley. were going to win the euros, aren't _ and contrast to wembley. were going to win the euros, aren't we? - to win the euros, aren't we? england's always really good. taste england's always really good. we were england�*s always really good. we were more creative. we�*ve done quite well this— were more creative. we�*ve done quite well this time. — were more creative. we�*ve done quite well this time, haven�*t _ were more creative. we�*ve done quite well this time, haven�*t we? _ were more creative. we�*ve done quite well this time, haven�*t we? (amid i well this time, haven't we? covid has tiven well this time, haven't we? covid has given the _ well this time, haven't we? covid has given the euro _ well this time, haven't we? covid has given the euro an _ well this time, haven't we? covid has given the euro an unusual i well this time, haven�*t we?m has given the euro an unusual feel, but last night in many an english pub, a familiar theme could be heard. it's coming home. bbc news. 93 deaths involving covid—19 were registered during the week of the 11th ofjune, and thus according to the latest figures for the office of national statistics. that is the lowest number reported in a single week since the august bank holiday last year when 83 deaths were reported at the time. and to let you know that later on today, the

vaccine's minister will be holding a downing street coronavirus briefing at 5pm today and we will bring you a live here on bbc news channel. and right now we're saying goodbye to viewers on bbc two. let's recap the headlines for you so far today on bbc news. it's almost a quarter past 11, uk travel bosses call on the government to ease uk covid rules and reopen international travel. the dream is over for scotland, they are knocked out of euro 2020 after using —— losing to croatia at hampden park. but england progressed to the last 16 as group winners following a 1—0 win against the czech republic. the survival of music festivals in the uk is under threat unless the government sets up a cancellation

insurance scheme, mps have warned. a new report by the public accounts committee also said freelancers and crew members had missed out on financial support, despite having no work. the black dear country music festival in kent would have been one of the first festival is to open their gates with the event originally due to kick off this weekend, but in the final stage of opening was postponed, the festival was cancelled. with me now is a festival's organiser and i am also joined byjamie, who with the chief executive of the uk music, which is the umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the production side of the uk's commercial music industry. jamie andjill, the uk's commercial music industry. jamie and jill, welcome to both of you today. jill, let me begin with you today. jill, let me begin with you and even a relatively small festival like yours takes a lot of organising. how faralong in festival like yours takes a lot of organising. how far along in the planning process were you when that final stage of reopening was postponed? latte final stage of reopening was

postponed?— final stage of reopening was postponed? final stage of reopening was --ostoned? ~ . . final stage of reopening was --ostoned? ~ ., , ., postponed? we were, we had up to 17,000 postponed? we were, we had up to 17.000 capacity _ postponed? we were, we had up to 17,000 capacity festival _ postponed? we were, we had up to 17,000 capacity festival in - postponed? we were, we had up to 17,000 capacity festival in a - 17,000 capacity festival in a beautiful estate and we were already on site building the site, we were, we were a good week into our build, so as you can imagine, a lot of the structure started to be put up, there was plant arriving, an amazing bunch of suppliers turning up with all thejoy of bunch of suppliers turning up with all the joy of actually being able to work again after such a terrible, terrible time that they have all had. so thejoy terrible time that they have all had. so the joy was there, the atmosphere was amazing and there we were building our festival. atmosphere was amazing and there we were building ourfestival. i am atmosphere was amazing and there we were building our festival.— were building our festival. i am so sor . were building our festival. i am so sorry. obviously, _ were building our festival. i am so sorry. obviously, a _ were building our festival. i am so sorry. obviously, a lot— were building our festival. i am so sorry. obviously, a lot of- were building our festival. i am so sorry. obviously, a lot of hopes i were building our festival. i am so i sorry. obviously, a lot of hopes and expectations and hit has had to be cancelled, really, at the last minute. what sort of financial losses are we talking about for yourself as organiser and for all the people who had hoped to be working on a festival? i the people who had hoped to be working on a festival?— the people who had hoped to be working on a festival? i mean, the cost is enormous, _ working on a festival? i mean, the cost is enormous, not _ working on a festival? i mean, the cost is enormous, notjust - working on a festival? i mean, the cost is enormous, notjust a i working on a festival? i mean, the l cost is enormous, notjust a mental health and emotionally, but are

busily financially. all of our suppliers from the uk were coming to work in the festival, but for the festival, we are fortunate that we are an independent festival backed by our own financial investors, so therefore, we were confident and are confident we will open a gate no matter what i'm... for us personally, massive loss. you can imagine the cost of what we have donein imagine the cost of what we have done in booking artists, booking our equipment, and teams, it's cost us dearly, really dearly. like hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back to that in a minute, jill. jamie, thank you for joining us. jill's story is by no means unique in our times, and you spoke to the public accounts committee when it was gathering evidence for this report that has now been published. do you think of that report is fair, does make fair suggestions as you try to figure a way through all of this? i

suggestions as you try to figure a way through all of this?— way through all of this? i mean, heafint way through all of this? i mean, hearing what — way through all of this? i mean, hearing what jill _ way through all of this? i mean, hearing what jill is _ way through all of this? i mean, hearing what jill is saying i way through all of this? i mean, hearing what jill is saying is i hearing what jill is saying is really — hearing what jill is saying is really heartbreaking because this is the experience a lot of festivals and venues and events are having across _ and venues and events are having across the — and venues and events are having across the whole sector. this report seems _ across the whole sector. this report seems to _ across the whole sector. this report seems to have found what the government has done over the course of the _ government has done over the course of the pandemic in terms of the cultural— of the pandemic in terms of the cultural recovery fund is welcomed and we _ cultural recovery fund is welcomed and we welcome the things the government has done, the billions of pounds _ government has done, the billions of pounds it— government has done, the billions of pounds it has put into supporting the sector— pounds it has put into supporting the sector while it is closed, but for us _ the sector while it is closed, but for us the — the sector while it is closed, but for us the priority is what we will be doing — for us the priority is what we will be doing to get the economic support we are _ be doing to get the economic support we are currently having and how we could _ we are currently having and how we could be _ we are currently having and how we could be supporting ourselves and how we _ could be supporting ourselves and how we could have events as soon as possible _ how we could have events as soon as possible in _ how we could have events as soon as possible in a — how we could have events as soon as possible in a safe way, but one of the big _ possible in a safe way, but one of the big issues we�*re finding is a of insurance — the big issues we�*re finding is a of insurance it— the big issues we�*re finding is a of insurance. it has affected jill and thousands— insurance. it has affected jill and thousands of event organisers. let me ick thousands of event organisers. me pick up thousands of event organisers. let me pick up on that if i may. the committee said that festivals faced a survival threat unless ministers set up a cancellation insurance scheme, but it noted that the government had not yet modelled how that sort of scheme would work. do you think that's a big failing and

part of the government? should it have looked ahead and modelled something like that by now? 50. have looked ahead and modelled something like that by now? so, we have been talking _ something like that by now? so, we have been talking like _ something like that by now? so, we have been talking like this - something like that by now? so, we have been talking like this for- have been talking like this for months — have been talking like this for months and the issues that are facing — months and the issues that are facing the _ months and the issues that are facing the sector in terms of lack of insurance. eventers are being told there — of insurance. eventers are being told there would happen again from july, told there would happen again from july. but _ told there would happen again from july, but there isn�*t the confidence that they— july, but there isn�*t the confidence that they will be starting and to make _ that they will be starting and to make sure a death in a will without insurance — make sure a death in a will without insurance. eventers cannot get insurance — insurance. eventers cannot get insurance and insurance is not available _ insurance and insurance is not available on the market and the challenges lots of events don�*t want to start _ challenges lots of events don�*t want to start planning for fear of putting _ to start planning for fear of putting money into things and having doubts— putting money into things and having doubts moved and having the same experience — doubts moved and having the same experience withjill has had, which is not _ experience withjill has had, which is notjust— experience withjill has had, which is notjust heartbreaking but existential. for many organisations, if they— existential. for many organisations, if they can _ existential. for many organisations, if they can plan an activity they are in— if they can plan an activity they are in the — if they can plan an activity they are in the existential situation. insurance — are in the existential situation. insurance is absolutely critical in some _ insurance is absolutely critical in some sort— insurance is absolutely critical in some sort of action from government on insurance — some sort of action from government on insurance in the same way as film and tv. _ on insurance in the same way as film and tv. i_ on insurance in the same way as film and tv, i think the government deserves— and tv, i think the government deserves credit for that, the introduced film and tv insurance that has— introduced film and tv insurance that has ensured production can go on, that has ensured production can go on. it— that has ensured production can go on. it has— that has ensured production can go on, it has saved jobs and guaranteed

investment. — on, it has saved jobs and guaranteed investment, we need the same for the music— investment, we need the same for the music industry and the wider events industry— music industry and the wider events industry to— music industry and the wider events industry to make sure festivals can take place — industry to make sure festivals can take place and to make sure events can take _ take place and to make sure events can take place because without it, there _ can take place because without it, there is— can take place because without it, there is a — can take place because without it, there is a real lack of confidence in the _ there is a real lack of confidence in the sector at the moment. jill. in the sector at the moment. jill, to clarify- — in the sector at the moment. jill, to clarify- you — in the sector at the moment. jill, to clarify. you are _ in the sector at the moment. i ii. to clarify. you are unable to get any insurance as you made plans for this year's event, employed people to get on with building the sets and so forth. no insurance or any of that, any of those losses that you have now incurred. ida that, any of those losses that you have now incurred.— that, any of those losses that you have now incurred. no insurance at all. but have now incurred. no insurance at all- iout as — have now incurred. no insurance at all- iout as i — have now incurred. no insurance at all. but as i say, _ have now incurred. no insurance at all. but as i say, as _ have now incurred. no insurance at all. but as i say, as an _ have now incurred. no insurance at| all. but as i say, as an independent festival, we decided to take that risk and that chance, but with all the indicators for us was that we would be able to open our gates and right up untila would be able to open our gates and right up until a week before, it was still gates open. but the heartbreaking thing is we would have understood if there was a blanket no one can do it. we took that risk. when i look and i looked at the news this morning, 60,000 people potentially coming into wembley, all of these events happening around me

and our event, which is one of the safest places you could be in the uk at the time, i promise you, our covid, where we have planned our covid, where we have planned our covid actions for all our customers and staff were brilliant. i covid actions for all our customers and staff were brilliant.— and staff were brilliant. i was 'ust ttoin to and staff were brilliant. i was 'ust going to ask�* and staff were brilliant. i was 'ust going to ask you. i and staff were brilliant. i was 'ust going to ask you, jill, i and staff were brilliant. i was 'ust going to ask you, jill, about i and staff were brilliant. i wasjust going to ask you, jill, about howl going to ask you, jill, about how you are feeling about wembley, the final of the euros and 60,000 strong cap crowd. you were hoping for 17,000, obviously outdoors. you are clearly frustrated. _ 17,000, obviously outdoors. you are clearly frustrated. i _ 17,000, obviously outdoors. you are clearly frustrated. i cannot _ 17,000, obviously outdoors. you are clearly frustrated. i cannot begin - clearly frustrated. i cannot begin to tell you how frustrated. we built a site that houses 40,000 people and we wanted to have lots of space. we were approved today double local authorities. do not be able to do it when we were under strict instructions for ourselves to perform a festival on, to be told that we can't and then watch the news this morning, it made my blood boil, i was so angry. it made me feel i should be in front of the government educate them. one of our

mps locally has been fighting for us and we are lucky. she has been brilliant. but the government need proper education. we as an industry, i'm talking but lots of aspects of this, i care about every supplier thatis this, i care about every supplier that is here, every artist, every agent, everybody was involved in this magnificent industry that i have been privileged to be a part of. they need to be listened to. it's making my blood boil and this is an understatement. please put me in front of these guys and asked them when they go and sit and watch an event or a festival or anything related to a live music or live events, do they know what goes on behind it? if they did, they wouldn't have done what they done and they would have opened their eyes to us being £1 billion industry in this country and they are fantastic people in this industry and i know lots and lots of people that are suffering so badly. i feel bloody angry, yes i do. i understand our

bloody angry, yes i do. i understand your frustration, _ bloody angry, yes i do. i understand your frustration, and _ bloody angry, yes i do. i understand your frustration, and i _ bloody angry, yes i do. i understand your frustration, and i understand . yourfrustration, and i understand many, many people will share that. jamie, we reported on the download festival, the pilot festivaljust last weekend gone. how much data are you at uk music getting from the sort of pilot events to let you know about whether they are working, that was just last weekend so the data might not have come through yet, but other pilot events have been held and beyond that insurance scheme, what do you think is now the key thing that needs to happen to give hope and certainty to the festival, the music business?— hope and certainty to the festival, the music business? pilots have been ha enin: the music business? pilots have been happening for — the music business? pilots have been happening for months _ the music business? pilots have been happening for months since _ the music business? pilots have been happening for months since the - happening for months since the middle — happening for months since the middle of april and by all accounts, many— middle of april and by all accounts, many government ministers have been saying _ many government ministers have been saying that _ many government ministers have been saying that they have been hugely successful. as we understand it of the 58,000 attendees who have attended the event is only a handful of cases_ attended the event is only a handful of cases have come out. we have demonstrated how we can do events carefully _ demonstrated how we can do events carefully and without mass

transmission, but the findings of those _ transmission, but the findings of those pilots from the events research _ those pilots from the events research programme haven't been publicised, the sector haven't been able to— publicised, the sector haven't been able to see — publicised, the sector haven't been able to see them and as a sector we want _ able to see them and as a sector we want to— able to see them and as a sector we want to he _ able to see them and as a sector we want to be able to do everything we can to _ want to be able to do everything we can to make sure our events are as safe as — can to make sure our events are as safe as possible and hopefully, when they start _ safe as possible and hopefully, when they start up again no later than they start up again no later than the 19th — they start up again no later than the 19th ofjuly, the prime minister has said. _ the 19th ofjuly, the prime minister has said, we can be doing them as safe as _ has said, we can be doing them as safe as possible. the challenge for us is that— safe as possible. the challenge for us is that until we see the results of these — us is that until we see the results of these programme, untilwe understand the conditions that we are going — understand the conditions that we are going to be expected to be operating under, we are not able to do that _ operating under, we are not able to do that it's — operating under, we are not able to do that. it's critical that we see the results _ do that. it's critical that we see the results of these research programmes and understand the conditions and guidance that there's going _ conditions and guidance that there's going to _ conditions and guidance that there's going to be for us as a sector, because — going to be for us as a sector, because without it, we are going to because without it, we are going to be having _ because without it, we are going to be having a — because without it, we are going to be having a summer without music festivals _ be having a summer without music festivals. , ., be having a summer without music festivals. g . ., be having a summer without music festivals. , ., ., g festivals. jamie and jill i appreciate _ festivals. jamie and jill i appreciate your - festivals. jamie and jill i appreciate your time - festivals. jamie and jill i l appreciate your time both festivals. jamie and jill i - appreciate your time both of you. good luck to both of you. you heard jill say that she was

frustrated there was a 60,000 crowd for the final at wembley and when that happens at her festival which was due to accommodate 17,000 hasn't been able to go ahead. we have slowly tested relaxing restrictions to make sure that it is safe, so we started off with the snooker finals, safe, so we started off with the snookerfinals, we had an event in liverpool, we then moved to slightly bigger events, so last night, for the england match at wembley, we were able to allow 20,000 people to attend. that was subject to demonstrating that people had vaccinations or had a test and

because of the progress we have made, we think now is the right time to test one or two of the bigger events. we have said that for the semifinals and final of the euros, we will allow capacity of up to 60000 and that goes for wimbledon and chap ships coming up as one. if those proved to be successful, that will mean that we can relax restrictions across the economy and allow people to resume going to theatres and all the things which all of us want to see. the theatres and all the things which all of us want to see. the number of --uils out all of us want to see. the number of pupils out of— all of us want to see. the number of pupils out of school— all of us want to see. the number of pupils out of school for— all of us want to see. the number of pupils out of school for covid - pupils out of school for covid related reasons in england has nearly trebled in just one week, according to the department for education. that means absences are at their highest rate since all schools are fully reopened in march. teaching unions are urging ministers to minimise disruption for the autumn term. our correspondent reports. empty classrooms and bubbles being sent home. at a time when children are trying to catch up

and lost learning. despite precautions and procedures and schools to stop the spread of covid, the destruction continues. it all the destruction continues. it all started two _ the destruction continues. it all started two weeks _ the destruction continues. it all started two weeks ago, - the destruction continues. it all started two weeks ago, where the destruction continues. lit all started two weeks ago, where we had to bubbles closed on the wednesday after half term and then we had a third bubble closed at the weekend. so that 89 children that have lost ten days of education. and as this half term. ., , ,, , , half term. the high transmissibility ofthe half term. the high transmissibility of the delta — half term. the high transmissibility of the delta variant _ half term. the high transmissibility of the delta variant is _ half term. the high transmissibility of the delta variant is causing - of the delta variant is causing challenges in schools. the number of children at home and isolating has increased to its highest rate since all pupils returned to class in march. the department for education estimates that 3.3% of state school pupils, approximately 239,000 children in england, did not attend class four covid related reasons last week. almost three times the number on the previous week. for many parents and pupils, it's back to remote learning and increasing anxiety about how much more time will be missed in school. l anxiety about how much more time will be missed in school.— will be missed in school. i believe the impact _

will be missed in school. i believe the impact is _ will be missed in school. i believe the impact is absolutely _ will be missed in school. i believe the impact is absolutely huge. - will be missed in school. i believe | the impact is absolutely huge. she has now_ the impact is absolutely huge. she has now had three national knockdowns and five periods of enforced — knockdowns and five periods of enforced self isolation. she is in year— enforced self isolation. she is in year ten, — enforced self isolation. she is in yearten, so enforced self isolation. she is in year ten, so a crucial stage in her education — year ten, so a crucial stage in her education. remote learning and home learning _ education. remote learning and home learning perhaps for children are incredibly— learning perhaps for children are incredibly poor substitute for actually _ incredibly poor substitute for actually being in the classroom with actually being in the classroom with a teacher— actually being in the classroom with a teacher in— actually being in the classroom with a teacher in your peers.— a teacher in your peers. teaching unions say _ a teacher in your peers. teaching unions say the — a teacher in your peers. teaching unions say the situation - a teacher in your peers. teaching unions say the situation in - a teacher in your peers. teaching | unions say the situation in schools corruptly returned peaks seen earlier in the pandemic and the government needs to come up with a plan for september. the government needs to come up with a plan for september.— plan for september. the people who are leavin: plan for september. the people who are leaving our _ plan for september. the people who are leaving our schools _ plan for september. the people who are leaving our schools and - plan for september. the people who are leaving our schools and colleges| are leaving our schools and colleges attachment leading our schools and colleges need clarity about whether we are going to reintroduce testing and whether facemasks are going to be needed. there needs to be an urgent sense of education being an absolute priority. the urgent sense of education being an absolute priority.— absolute priority. the department for education _ absolute priority. the department for education to _ absolute priority. the department for education to schools _ absolute priority. the department for education to schools across . for education to schools across england to continue to have a robust, protective measures in place, including regular testing and a smaller group bubbles to stop the spread of covid and says it's

looking to increase testing further for staff, looking to increase testing further forstaff, pupils looking to increase testing further for staff, pupils and parents, looking to increase testing further forstaff, pupils and parents, in areas where there are high rates of the virus. bbc news. it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. we are looking at a fair bit of cloud and ulcers and patchy rain. some hailfog and some coastal mist as well, although it should brighten up across north—east scotland. this system slowly slipping south, taking its cloud with it, so parts of eastern, central and southern england, as well as south—east wales, seeing the lion's share of the sunshine. temperatures up to 21 or 22 degrees. and as we head into the evening, what you'll find is this weather front continues to sink southwards, taking its cloud and patchy rain with it. some hill fog, some coastal mist still, and by the end of the night we'll have a new weather front, introducing some heavier and more persistent rain across the northwest. not a cold night where we've got the cloud cover, but where skies remain clear, it will be that bit cooler. but this is where we'll start with some sunshine, but cloud and patchy rain heading south through the day. and we've also got some heavy

and more persistent rain heading south through the day as well. but in between, for northern england and north wales, we should see some sunshine at times, with highs here of 22.

hello, good morning. this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines for you. travel bosses call on the government to ease travel rules. the dream is over for scotland, they are knocked out of euro 2020 after losing to croatia. england progressed to the last 16 as group winners and will find out tonight if they are going to be facing france, portugal or germany or hungary at wembley next week. the number of students absent from school from covid related reasons in england nearly tripled in a week. another warning about music festivals, they could face devastating consequences without more government support. and the new £50 banknote featuring the portrait

of the code breaker alan turing entered circulation for the first time. time for support. and with more on all the highs and lows of the euro action last night. tell us more. hi, good morning. well, as you havejust said there more. hi, good morning. well, as you have just said there is another busy night of football ahead. the euros this evening. england fans are going to be closely watching the games. to see if they will face world champions france, current european champions france, current european champions portugal, germany or hungary in the last 16. now england beat the czech republic last night to top their group, but scotland will not bejoining to top their group, but scotland will not be joining them to top their group, but scotland will not bejoining them in to top their group, but scotland will not be joining them in the next round after they lost to croatia. we have this report. the euro 2020 party will continue without scotland. they will boogie no more. maybe it was more hope and expectation, but it still hurts. in a match both they had to win, but

goals were assured. scotland had not even got one in the tournament. until... commentator: iflalih until... commentator: colin ll'lcliregor! — until. . . commentator: colin mcgregor! one _ until. . . commentator: colin mcgregor! one more - until. . . commentator: colin mcgregor! one more goal- until... commentator: colin mcgregor! one more goal will| until... commentator: colin. mcgregor! one more goal will do until... commentator: colin - mcgregor! one more goalwill do it,. it was close. — mcgregor! one more goalwill do it,. it was close, but... _ mcgregor! one more goalwill do it,. it was close, but... scotland's - mcgregor! one more goalwill do it,. it was close, but... scotland's time | it was close, but... scotland's time was up. set up for a third, scotland down and out. lt was up. set up for a third, scotland down and out-— down and out. it was not good enouah. down and out. it was not good enough- they _ down and out. it was not good enough. they were _ down and out. it was not good enough. they were hungrier,| down and out. it was not good - enough. they were hungrier, they wanted to do well. i think the supporters can see that. hopefully they can stick together and keep qualifying for tournaments and then we will get better at playing the tournament.— we will get better at playing the tournament. . ., ., , tournament. england already threw before a ball _ tournament. england already threw before a ball was _ tournament. england already threw before a ball was kicked, _ tournament. england already threw before a ball was kicked, the - before a ball was kicked, the mission was to find a way to win and with style. they achieve the first bit. jack relation delivered. raheem showjust how bit. jack relation delivered. raheem show just how valuable bit. jack relation delivered. raheem showjust how valuable sterling can

be on this team. as for building confidence, but that may yet come. more goals would not be kane's bess was sorted. when the net was found, the offside flag had other ideas. three games, two lands and no goals conceded, england at the top. still at the party, they will get one more dance at least. yes, so england through, but heartache for scotland who are now out of their first major tournament in more than 20 years. we spoke to chelsea and scotland forward this morning and she told us there is a lot for the scottish team to be proud of. late there is a lot for the scottish team to be proud oh— there is a lot for the scottish team to be proud of. i've been scotland's fan for the — to be proud of. i've been scotland's fan for the last _ to be proud of. i've been scotland's fan for the last few _ to be proud of. i've been scotland's fan for the last few weeks - to be proud of. i've been scotland's fan for the last few weeks and - fan for the last few weeks and despite the result, ifeel immense pride. they gave the country and a massive lift for what has been a unthinkable year. the boys should be proud of getting to this point. it might be hard to see that now, but they have inspired so many young girls and boys to play for their

country. girls and boys to play for their count . �* girls and boys to play for their count . . ., girls and boys to play for their count . r ., ., country. away from the euros we go to cricket. the _ country. away from the euros we go to cricket. the last _ country. away from the euros we go to cricket. the last day _ country. away from the euros we go to cricket. the last day of _ country. away from the euros we go to cricket. the last day of the - to cricket. the last day of the world championship final. it has been extended into a sixth day because of a number of delays for rain. the match is going to have to race along for either side to win. india resumed on 64—2. new zealand had a good start. jamison has already taken two wickets, one indian captain as well. india are currently 89—4. they are still ahead of new zealand. new zealand will have to bat again of course. if the match is drawn at the close of play india and new zealand will be crowned joint winners. the first wave of track and field has been announced for the tokyo games this summer. and i is one of six raining paralympians champions included in the team. she already has five

paralympic goals to her name and she will be competing in the races. thomas young is also on the team. he will be making his paralympic debut in the men's ti 38 will be making his paralympic debut in the men'sti 38100 metres. that is all the sport for now. i will have more to the next hour and in the afternoon. sweeping restrictions across it are being brought in. the cluster has gone up to 37 cases. are sydney correspondent has more.- gone up to 37 cases. are sydney correspondent has more. there remain seven big areas — correspondent has more. there remain seven big areas here _ correspondent has more. there remain seven big areas here in _ correspondent has more. there remain seven big areas here in sydney - correspondent has more. there remain seven big areas here in sydney that - seven big areas here in sydney that have now been identified as hotspots, notjust by the new south wales health authority, but by different states as well. anybody from those seven hotspots they are not allowed to leave sydney. they are not allowed to enter the state.

hard borders within the state with sydney and greater sydney. yes restrictions are being reintroduced, so now we have mandatory masks in all indoor areas within the savvy and neighbourhoods that have been identified —— within those seven neighbourhoods. also on public transport. this is going to be concerning for many families. we've got school holidays that are coming up got school holidays that are coming up and many families had been hoping to at least travel between states. they cannot travel internationally. there was hope that there would be more domestic travel, but with the cluster growing there is great concern that the numbers could rise. morgan stanley staff and clients will be barred from entering the office is that they are not fully vaccinated from covid. the policy comes in next month. last week the

investment bank's chief executive called on workers to return to the office. bbc understands the move will allow the company to remove restrictions in offices like face coverings and social distancing. scientists at this university of oxford are going to start trialing a drug to see if it can help people deal with covid. some doctors and health agencies have already been... the efficacy has yet to be proven in clinical trials. the efficacy has yet to be proven in clinicaltrials. health the efficacy has yet to be proven in clinical trials. health authorities in india say they have classified a new variant in coronavirus. the new variant delta plus is more transmissible and attaches to lung cells easily. around 40 cases of the new variant have been reported so far. a second man has been charged after a bbcjournalist

far. a second man has been charged after a bbc journalist was confronted by protesters. 62—yea r—old confronted by protesters. 62—year—old christopher is accused of breaking the public order act. this man was shown being shot it at —— shouted at. the bank of england's new £50 note enters circulation today. it features the computer pioneer and wartime codebreaker alan turing — on the anniversary of his birthday. i have one on the desk here beside me. you can see it now. it's a polymer note. it has been designed with consultation with a number of organisations including the r and ib so that blind or visually impaired people can use the note. it has got lots of security features and this particular one is probably worth a lot more than £50 because it is on loan to us from the bank of england.

and it is one of the first run of this new banknote. while, in a moment i will be speaking to his great—niece rachel barnes, but first our correspondent has this report. money makes the world go round. this is where they make money to go round the world. more than a billion banknotes a year come from this site. among them is the bank of england's new £50 note, which enters circulation today. six million could be printed in a single day, each of which carry the signature of the bank's chief cashier. the first time you see your signature it's a very strange feeling. but actually, it's just such a massive privilege. is the £50 note still relevant today? they're used more often, i think, than people realise. a lot of tourist spending is dependent on banknotes, £50 banknotes, but also they're often used as a store of value. and i'm sure that's what many of these notes will be used for. it's quite heavy, and i'm holding a quarter of a million pounds in the bank of england's highest value notes. but while you might not get one

of these in your pocket compared with a fiver, a ten or a 20, the whole collection has got something in common, because for the first time, they're all made of plastic, not paper. plastic, or polymer notes, last longer. and it's different to paper because it lasts two and a half times. but actually, making cash more efficient is also an important part of keeping cash alive. these old paper £50 notes won't survive. you can't use them in shops from october next year. its replacement, featuring wartime code—breaker alan turing, is packed with security features, just like the place where it's being made. kevin peachey, bbc news. we're joined now by rachel barnes, alan turing's great—niece. rachel, very good to have you with

us today. a very special day for the family. thank you. first of all, growing up how much did you know about and talk about your great uncle? $5 about and talk about your great uncle? �* , ., , about and talk about your great uncle? . , .,, ., , uncle? as i was growing up, we didn't really _ uncle? as i was growing up, we didn't really know _ uncle? as i was growing up, we didn't really know a _ uncle? as i was growing up, we didn't really know a great - uncle? as i was growing up, we didn't really know a great deal. didn't really know a great deal about him to be honest. obviously his work was top until the mid—19 70s. so we did not start celebrating him until probably my late teens when i was around about 16. and then obviously, as the news came out about how he had broken the enigma code, it was an amazing thing to be told. especially when you're 16 years old. just absolutely... interference— years old. just absolutely... interference , ., . interference nobody really knew much about him until — interference nobody really knew much about him until then. _ interference nobody really knew much about him untilthen. so _ interference nobody really knew much about him untilthen. so yes, _ about him until then. so yes, incredible. to be related to this

amazing man. incredible. to be related to this amazing man-— incredible. to be related to this amazin: man. amazing man. interference. rachelwe are havin: a amazing man. interference. rachelwe are having a little — amazing man. interference. rachelwe are having a little bit _ amazing man. interference. rachelwe are having a little bit of _ amazing man. interference. rachelwe are having a little bit of problem - are having a little bit of problem with your sound i hope you can hear me. we are going to try for another question and hopefully you will be able to talk to us. ijust question and hopefully you will be able to talk to us. i just wanted question and hopefully you will be able to talk to us. ijust wanted to get your thoughts on how this recognition for your great uncle compared to other accolades he has received. oh, what a shame, what a shame! i am received. oh, what a shame, what a shame! iam not received. oh, what a shame, what a shame! i am not sure if we can get back to rachel. but we will try if we can. that was rachel barn's —— rachel barnes, alan turing's great—niece. hong kong's last pro—democracy newspaper is to close. apple daily newspaper has confirmedthat its last paper edition will be published no later than saturday and its digitaledition will also end at the same time. its assets were frozen by the authorities so it can't pay its staff. its ownerjimmy lai is injail, and its editors were arrested last week. earlier we spoke to martin yip who is in hong kong for us. he explained what a blow thisis to media in the country.

from the pro—democracy camp perspective, this is really the end of the single biggest media outlet of the pro—democracy camp. literally, you just have to use that old catchphrase, the end of an era. many people have been expecting it to come somehow because back in around march there has been widespread rumours that the government would take it down by the 1st ofjuly. that is the first anniversary of the introduction of the national security law, just one hour shy of the 1st ofjuly. as well as the anniversary of the territory's handover from britain to china and most importantly this is the centenary of the ruling communist party. so it has been widely expected just that... probably people might have not been

expecting this kind of rather messy end to the publication. and let me also point out that although this will be the end to virtually all these publications in hong kong whether it is tomorrow or saturday, we still have to wait for very, very final confirmation, but then there are still the taiwan digital operation of next media still going on, but that will be left once the hong kong one is close down. nine cattle on separatist leaders who were jailed for oversedation over a failed independence attempt in 2017, have been released after being pardoned by the spanish government. they have been injail for more than three years. the pardons have sparked controversy with tens of thousands protesting against the decision, but the government said the move will help calm tensions over catalonia. it strived for independence plunged spain into its biggest political

crisis for over 40 years. the headlines on bbc news... uk travel bosses call on the government to ease uk covid rules and reopen international travel. the dream's over for scotland — they're knocked out of euro 2020 after losing to croatia at hampden park. england progress to the last 16 as group winners — following a 1—0 win against the czech republic. now, i'm keeping everything because we are nowjoined once more with alan turing's great—niece. the £50 note with his face on it is going into circulation. fingers crossed that everything works now. you are saying it was only when you were around 16 that you started to learn about the amazing work that your

great uncle had done. i wondered how does this recognition, his face appearing on the new £50 note up compared to other accolades he's received? , , .,, , received? this is most definitely the icin: received? this is most definitely the icing on _ received? this is most definitely the icing on the _ received? this is most definitely the icing on the cake. _ received? this is most definitely the icing on the cake. i - received? this is most definitely the icing on the cake. i mean . received? this is most definitely the icing on the cake. i mean he j received? this is most definitely - the icing on the cake. i mean he has been recognised in so many ways in the last ten years, but this is obviously the biggest accolade to him. i would obviously the biggest accolade to him. iwould never obviously the biggest accolade to him. i would never have believed ten years ago that my great uncle's face would be on a british banknote. it is absolutely incredible. this is a such a day for our family to celebrate.— such a day for our family to celebrate. . , ., ., ., ., celebrate. are you going to get one and frame it? _ celebrate. are you going to get one and frame it? i— celebrate. are you going to get one and frame it? i think _ celebrate. are you going to get one and frame it? i think this _ celebrate. are you going to get one and frame it? i think this is - celebrate. are you going to get one and frame it? i think this is a - and frame it? i think this is a possibilitv- — and frame it? i think this is a possibilitv- a _ and frame it? i think this is a possibility. a very _ and frame it? i think this is a possibility. a very kind - and frame it? i think this is a possibility. a very kind local| and frame it? i think this is a - possibility. a very kind local bank is putting one back for me. i cannot wait to actually get one. i think to be perfectly honest, until i actually have one in my hands, it is actually have one in my hands, it is

actually like a surreal moment, quite difficult to believe. the covernor quite difficult to believe. the governor of _ quite difficult to believe. the governor of the _ quite difficult to believe. the governor of the bank of england said placing alan turing on this new banknote is a recognition of his contribution to our society and a celebration of his remarkable life. how does it make you feel hearing that? and i guess, thinking about what else he might have gone on to achieve, he had achieved so many amazing things before his untimely death. l amazing things before his untimely death. ., , , amazing things before his untimely death. ., ~' amazing things before his untimely death. ., , , ., ,, ., death. i obviously often think about this. i death. i obviously often think about this- i mean. _ death. i obviously often think about this. i mean, alan _ death. i obviously often think about this. i mean, alan turing _ death. i obviously often think about this. i mean, alan turing died - death. i obviously often think about j this. i mean, alan turing died when he wasjust 41 this. i mean, alan turing died when he was just 41 years old in such tragic circumstances. i mean, if he had lived just another 20 years, how much more would he have achieved in his lifetime? i mean, he achieved an incredible amount in those 40 years. where would we be now with science and technology if he had lived quite and technology if he had lived quite a bit longer? and also i think in fact if he had lived just another

ten years, then i would have met him and possibly even my children would have met him as well. 25 years later. so, yes, i often do reflect on his untimely death.— later. so, yes, i often do reflect on his untimely death. what do you think today means _ on his untimely death. what do you think today means for _ on his untimely death. what do you think today means for the - on his untimely death. what do you think today means for the lgbtq+ | think today means for the lgbtq+ community? of course, his death linked absolutely to the fact that he was gay, he was prosecuted, he was forced to take hormones as an alternative to a prison sentence. when we talk about that today, you know, it isjust when we talk about that today, you know, it is just horrendous, when we talk about that today, you know, it isjust horrendous, isn't it? lt know, it is 'ust horrendous, isn't it? , , ., know, it is 'ust horrendous, isn't it? , ,., , it? it is 'ust almost unbelievable to it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that — it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back _ it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back in _ it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back in 1952 - it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back in 1952 alan i to think that back in 1952 alan turing alongside thousands and thousands of other gay men, they were prosecuted for being gay. some of them had long prison sentences, others were forced to take these chemical hormone injections which ruined so many lives. but now

actually we are in a position where we celebrate diversity and equality. we have come on such a long way. obviously there is a long way to go with the quality, but we have made so much progress, thank goodness! rachel, it is a pleasure to talk to you, thank you so much forjoining us today on bbc news. rachel barnes, alan turing's rate needs. britney spears is due to appear in court in los angeles today as part of a legal battle over who should control her personal and financial life. they've been in the hands of legal guardians — in an arrangement known as a conservatorship — since 2008, when she was suffering from mental ill—health. the conservatorship was originally controlled by her fatherjamie, but the singer has indicated that she no longer wants him to be involved. a warning — this report from rachel stanton has flashing images in it.

the conservatorship has got to go. that's just one of the things being chanted here, by fans of britney spears on the streets of la. the court ordered agreement her father, jamie spears, control over her estates and other aspects of her life, but the singer later sought to dismiss her father from the role. the conservatorship is placed over an adult who is unable to care for themselves or make decisions for themselves. it is an extreme measure. here i would have thought that the conservatorship would have been brief, maybe one or two years, in orderfor her to be protected, get help, and then restore herfreedom. i don't understand why it's gone on so long. there may be very good reasons for it, but we're not privy to those. according to the new york times, the 39—year—old expressed opposition to the conservatorship earlier and more often than had previously been known. a lawyer for her fatherjamie spears said: jamie serves as britney's conservator because he loves her.

he wants the best for britney. when you're talking about celebrity court cases in los angeles, look at what your precedents are. they are the oj simpson trial, the robert blake trial, and the michaeljackson trials, and you've got lots of fans outside. and this one is particularly difficult, because britney's fans are so impassioned. although it is not known what the star will say in court on wednesday, it will be seen as a landmark moment in the ongoing legal matter. rachel stanton, bbc news. nearly one in seven vehicles that passed their mot last year should have failed. that's according to an analysis of official figures by a motoring magazine. nina warhurst has more from a garage in bolton. now if you are anything like me, you are right for your mot,

you drop off your vehicle with someone like harry and you run off for a coffee and keep your fingers crossed that it is not going to be expensive. that is not necessarily the right attitude to have. let's talk to eric because he has set up more mot stations, he reckons, then anyone else in the country. we will find out if that is true. if anyone gets in touch. good morning. what is your top tip for someone who brings the vehicle in to make sure they are doing a good job? stay, watch the test, make sure it is done correctly. so you can actually stay on site, keep an eye on things either from... yes, from designated areas you can watch the test. so just to keep a close eye on things because the figures that are out today are quite worrying. so in 2018 until 2019 around 25 million mots took place. there is an upper limit on what they can charge of £55, but no lower limit.

and what the driver and vehicle standards agency found when they looked through spot checks at the standards was that one in seven vehicles which passed their mots were not actually roadworthy. a really worrying figure, that translates to 2.9 million. steve, you unearthed this via an freedom of information. really worrying figures here. yes, indeed. it is higher than we expected. there are always going to be variations, obviously. we've got lots of different garages with lots of different resources, lots of different sizes of garages. but the fact that it is so high this year that is absolutely concerning. people want to make savings, but primarily, people need to stay safe. what can we do to make sure we are using the right garage and the right mechanics? the first thing is, if the price seems too good to be true, there is a good chance that it is. but the other thing is these ratings are available. the thing is they are not freely available to the public immediately, but when you visit a garage, you are welcome to ask him to show it to you. they are not obliged to, but if they don't, well, then that should be a red flag. ok, what can we do, as car owners, as vehicle owners to keep things in check?

because not everybody is particularly interested in having a look at the car every week. it is very easy to assume these days that modern cars are so sophisticated, they take care of themselves. and they do not, i'm afraid. there is a lot of stuff you cannot do as an individual. if you are not particularly mechanically minded. but there are things you can do. for example, checking your tyres regularly. that is good from a safety point of view. if the tyre pressures are wrong, then that is bad for fuel economy. so it is worth it. but also it is just listen to your car, being aware of it or if it suddenly starts driving differently or you start hearing a lot of noise, get it checked out. even if you just had an mot done. because this shows that actually the mot standards aren't quite where we would like them to be across the board. get it checked out. so those incremental checks, keeping your senses aware of something changing. although you might view your mot as a bit of an expense, something that is a bit of a pain in the backside, actually it needs to be done properly in order to keep you and your family safe. see it as an opportunity to do that.

breaking news coming from the courts about the death of foreman aston villa football her daily in atkinson. west mercia police constable has been found guilty of the manslaughter of him. cleared of his murder after a trial at birmingham crown court. dalian atkinson was tasered and kicked by benjamin monk in august 2016. just to recap. west mercia police constable benjamin monk has been found guilty of manslaughter of dalian atkinson, but cleared of his murder. we will have more from the court on that soon. the time is 1156. let's check out the latest weather. hello again.

today we've got a bit of a north—west, south—east split with the weather across the uk. in the north and west there is more cloud. we have patchy rain and some hill fog and coastal mist, courtesy of this weather front which is slowly slipping southwards, but ahead of it, a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. so it's quite a cloudy picture for much of the north west today. it will brighten up, though, across the north east of scotland. temperatures will respond accordingly, but the lion's share of the sunshine will be south—east wales, southern, central and eastern parts of england, and here we could have temperatures getting up into the low 20, 21 or 22 degrees. as we look at where we have the cloud and the rain, though, 16—18 will be your maximums. pollen levels today are also high across parts of scotland, england and wales, and at this time of the year it is especially grass pollen that is prevalent. through this evening and overnight, our weatherfront continues its descent, slowly pushing south—eastwards, taking its cloud, patchy light rain with it, some coastal mist and hill fog, and by the end of the night we have a new weather front coming

into the north—west. that is going to introduce some heavier and more persistent rain, but as you can see, more or less across the board, except where we have some clear skies in the south—east, we are looking at a mild night, with temperatures in double figures. as we go through tomorrow, eventually this weather front makes it to the south—east. a weather front in the north is a waving front, still producing some heavy and persistent rain at times in scotland and northern ireland. whereas the front in the south still producing some patchy light rain, and in between, through parts of southern scotland, northern england and north wales will see some sunshine. on thursday, too, what you will notice is humidity levels will be starting to rise, and our temperatures, 12 in lerwick, to 20, 21 as we push by the south. now friday's picture is quite messy. we do have a weather front in the south producing rain, curls back up into the north as well. here too we will see some cloud and rain. in between there will be some sunshine, and temperatures 13 to about 21, which 21 degrees is more or less bang on where we should be

at this time of year. as we head on into saturday and sunday, still a fair bit of cloud at times. still the odd shower, some rain, but temperatures again between about 17 and 22.

this is bbc news. i'm anita mcveigh. the headlines at 12: a serving police officer is cleared of murder, but found guilty of the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalian atkinson travel bosses call on the government to ease uk covid rules and reopen international travel. the dream's over for scotland — they're knocked out of euro 2020 after losing to croatia at hampden park. it wasnae great, we hoped for more, but it is what it is. gutted, absolutely gutted! england progress to the last 16 as group winners and will find out tonight if they'll face france, portugal, germany or hungary at wembley next week. the number of pupils absent from school for covid—related music festivals could face devastating consequences without

support. this is the scene in the house of commons, where borisjohnson will face questions from mps at prime minister's questions shortly. we'll bring it to you live on bbc news. a west mercia police officer has been found guilty of manslaughter of former aston villa footballer dalian atkinson. pc ben monk was cleared on the charge of murder. mr atkinson died after being tasered and kicked by pc monk in telford in august 2016. our correspondent phil mackie has more. tell us more about what happened.

yes, this verdict came through in the last few minutes after more than 18 hours of deliberation. the incident happened five years ago, or nearly five years ago, in august 2016. dalian atkinson who was a well—known and highly regarded premier league footballer who played for ipswich and sheffield wednesday and here for aston villa had been seriously ill at the time and his behaviour on the night he died was described in court as bizarre and erratic. in the early hours of the morning, he drove to his father's house in telford, banged and shouted and asked to be let in and shouted that he was the messiah. neighbours called the police and one of the officers who arrived on the scene twice mr atkinson was tasered and neither of those charges had any effect on him, but the third time he was tasered by pc monk, he fell to the ground. during the trial we heard the prosecution allege that the police man used unlawfulforce

because after mr atkinson had been cut but dig in capacity, he was kicked in the head. he later died of a cardiac arrest. mr monk said that in his defence he had been terrified and felt that mr atkinson may have been about to get up as well. as i say, along deliberation of a long trial and a long time since this happened and the complex investigation has ended not with a murder conviction, with a conviction of manslaughter of pc benjamin monk. there is another defendant in the case, she faces a charge of assault and the jury is continuing to deliberate on that count. thank you very much- — we'll go to the house of commons. we need we'll go to the house of commons. 7 need investment to develop the fastest vaccine rolled in europe, to protectjobs fastest vaccine rolled in europe, to protect jobs and fastest vaccine rolled in europe, to protectjobs and renewal across every part of the uk to control immigration system and a historic

trade deal with australia which will allow us to shape a better future for our people. 5.6 million eu citizens have already applied to our eu settlement scheme and i would encourage anyone who may still be eligible to apply ahead of the deadline next week. mr speaker, this week is armed forces week and i'm sure colleagues from across the house would wish to join me in thanking ourfantastic house would wish to join me in thanking our fantastic armed house would wish to join me in thanking ourfantastic armed forces and families for their service to our country. mr speaker, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house and i would have further meetings today. prime minister, further meetings today. prime minister. we _ further meetings today. prime minister, we are _ further meetings today. prime minister, we are to _ further meetings today. prime minister, we are to host - further meetings today. prime minister, we are to host cup . further meetings today. prime | minister, we are to host cup 26 further meetings today. prime - minister, we are to host cup 26 and we need to be let nearer by 2050 and to achieve the target requires innovative apollo ——... if we are to make panel and is compulsory for all new residential bills, we immediately create a large market,

we will lead to innovation, lower prices, job creation and contribute to our 2050 target. will the prime minister support such an initiative? mr speaker, my honourable friend makes a very interesting suggestion which i will look into. i should caution that some homes don't have enough space on the rules or indeed have angles —— matt reeves angled in the right way to make solar panels are viable, but what we are doing is tightening our role is to make sure new homes produce at least 75% lower c02 new homes produce at least 75% lower co2 emissions compared to current standards on our way to net zero by 2050. ., ., , ., 2050. leader of the opposition. thank you- _ 2050. leader of the opposition. thank you- why. _ 2050. leader of the opposition. thank you. why, under - 2050. leader of the opposition. thank you. why, under this - thank you. why, under this government, is the number of rape convictions across prosecutions fall into a record low? mr convictions across prosecutions fall into a record low?— convictions across prosecutions fall into a record low? mr speaker, one ofthe into a record low? mr speaker, one of the first — into a record low? mr speaker, one of the first things _ into a record low? mr speaker, one of the first things i _ into a record low? mr speaker, one of the first things i said _ into a record low? mr speaker, one of the first things i said when - into a record low? mr speaker, one of the first things i said when i - of the first things i said when i came to this dispatch box as prime minister was that i thought the red

cross —— like rape convictions were too low and that is why we have the end to end rape review and that is why we have been investing in independent sexual violence advisors and domestic violence advisors and another 27 million and that's why we have been investing more in the crown prosecution service. another 85 million people. we also dealing with the misery experienced by rape victims and survivors who have to hand over their mobile phones, mr speaker, which is one of the evidential problems that has arisen in prosecuting rape cases, but we have also been doing is imposing tougher sentences for serious sexual and violent offences and it would have been good to have support in that from the right honourable gentleman on the benches opposite. mr speaker, we all agree the figures are appalling. the question is why? the review makes clear that rape

convictions are have halved, halved. we know that has nothing to do the pandemic because this is a five year trend. we know it isn't because there are fewer rape cases being reported because that number has gone up significantly. so let me return to the question of the prime minister hasn't answered. why does the prime minister think that rape prosecutions and convictions have plummeted on his watch? mr speaker, as he knows — plummeted on his watch? mr speaker, as he knows well, _ plummeted on his watch? mr speaker, as he knows well, because _ plummeted on his watch? mr speaker, as he knows well, because he - plummeted on his watch? mr speaker, as he knows well, because he has - as he knows well, because he has experience of this matter, there are serious evidential problems, particularly in recovering data from mobile phones and that has been an obstacle to the speedy, preparation of cases and too often, let's be frank, too often cases go from the police to the crown prosecution service, not in a fit state and too often, those cases are not in a fit state when they come to court and then there is not good enoughjoin up

then there is not good enoughjoin up across the criminal system and thatis up across the criminal system and that is exactly what we are addressing now by our investment, with our end to end rape review. and what will be good is that we would have support from the opposition for tougher sentences for rapists and serious sexual offenders. what kind of a signal does it send when they won't even back—up a sentence? mr speaker, the prime minister knows very well why we voted against his bill, precisely because it did more to protect aggressors than women. but since he has brought it up, mr speaker, let's address the central question. prime minister, 98.4% of reported rapes and don't end up in a charge. 98.4%. and therefore, the question of sentence never arises in

those cases. since he is brought of the bill, it was as his main defensive seams. what purpose —— hot proposition in the bill will do anything to change the fact that 98.4% of reported rape cases don't end in charges and don't get sentenced? which clause, part or chapter of that bill? let sentenced? which clause, part or chapter of that bill?— chapter of that bill? let me point to section 106 _ chapter of that bill? let me point to section 106 and _ chapter of that bill? let me point to section 106 and 107 _ chapter of that bill? let me point to section 106 and 107 of- chapter of that bill? let me point to section 106 and 107 of that - chapter of that bill? let me point| to section 106 and 107 of that bill. these were the things labour voted down. this would have stopped in the early release of rapists at their halfway point. what kind of a signal or message does that send, mr speaker, to people who commit the crimes of rape? it was very important that the message should go out from this house of commons that we will not tolerate a serious sexual violence and i'm afraid that the right honourable gentleman has not been supporting. what we are

doing now, what we're doing now is bringing forward measures investing in independent sexual violence advisors to ensure that victims and survivors of the crime of rape have people in whom they can confide and trust throughout that miserable period when they are in the criminal justice system. and another thing we are doing is recruiting a record number of police officers and i am proud to say, and i am proud to say that 40% of our new recruits are female, mr speaker, which i believe will be a great consolation and of use to people who are victims and survivors of rape.— use to people who are victims and survivors of rape. what an appalling answer. i asked _ survivors of rape. what an appalling answer. i asked him _ survivors of rape. what an appalling answer. i asked him why _ survivors of rape. what an appalling answer. i asked him why 98.4% - survivors of rape. what an appalling answer. i asked him why 98.4% of. answer. i asked him why 98.4% of cases are not coming into the sides them and he talks about sentence. that is the problem. if the prime minister thinks that's the answer, thatis minister thinks that's the answer, that is why we have these terrible

rates of conviction and prosecution. the answer is that there is nothing in that bill. the truth is victims of rape are being failed. just to speaker, they are notjust my words, there are the government's loan report. victims of rape are being failed. there is no escaping that appalling figure. 98.4% of rape cases without anybody being charged. and those that do get into the system to years to get through. does the prime minister accept that cuts to the criminaljustice system have contributed added to that appalling situation? he. contributed added to that appalling situation? ., ~ .,~ contributed added to that appalling situation? ., ~ , situation? no, mr speaker, because we have increased _ situation? no, mr speaker, because we have increased the _ situation? no, mr speaker, because we have increased the number- situation? no, mr speaker, because we have increased the number of. we have increased the number of people in the cbs by at least 200, specifically dedicated to helping prosecute the crime of rape and sexual violence and, mr speaker, we are absolutely determined to stamp it out. this is a problem that has been getting worse because of the evidential difficulties caused by the data recovery process and the lack of unity, the lack ofjoined up

thinking within all parts of the system. that is something that this government is now addressing by more investment, more police on the street, and also having tougher sentences. and finally it would be good to hear and supported. mr speaker, i spent five years as director of prosecution. i don't need lectures. i do know the impact of cuts and our criminaljustice service. the government cannot make cuts, significant cuts of the crown prosecution service, close half the courts of england and wales, and now pretend that a small budget increase will solve the problem. mr speaker, this is more thanjust will solve the problem. mr speaker, this is more than just cuts. will solve the problem. mr speaker, this is more thanjust cuts. the rape review is welcome, but it is weak. the victims commissioner, the described the review as underwhelming, i could have been ten times stronger. that review is littered with pilots and

consultations on proposals that have literally been discussed for years and years and is so unambitious. mr speaker, is it not the case that despite these shameful figures, and they are shameful, the government still is not showing the urgency needed to tackle the pandemic against about the violence against women? ., ~ .,~ against about the violence against women? ., ~ , women? no, mr speaker because we have also brought _ women? no, mr speaker because we have also brought in _ women? no, mr speaker because we have also brought in the _ women? no, mr speaker because we have also brought in the landmark i have also brought in the landmark domestic violence bill, which again, would have been good if we had wholehearted support from the labour party opposite and mr speaker, no, because this government has brought in much tougher sentences for serious sexual or violent offenders. no matter how much he wriggled and squirmed, mr speaker, you can't get away from the simple fact he got his party to vote against tougher sentences for serious sexual and violent offenders. that, mr speaker, is weak. ., .., violent offenders. that, mr speaker, is weak. ., ., , is weak. you can always turn when he is weak. you can always turn when he

is losina. is weak. you can always turn when he is losing. order. _ is weak. you can always turn when he is losing. order. this _ is weak. you can always turn when he is losing. order. this is _ is weak. you can always turn when he is losing. order. this is a _ is weak. you can always turn when he is losing. order. this is a very - is losing. order. this is a very emotive and _ is losing. order. this is a very emotive and important - is losing. order. this is a very emotive and important issue. | is losing. order. this is a very | emotive and important issue. i is losing. order. this is a very - emotive and important issue. i need to hear— emotive and important issue. i need to hear the — emotive and important issue. i need to hear the questions and the answers _ to hear the questions and the answers i_ to hear the questions and the answers. i don't expect shouting from _ answers. i don't expect shouting from the — answers. i don't expect shouting from the backbenches. mr speaker, and the prime _ from the backbenches. mr speaker, and the prime minister's _ from the backbenches. mr speaker, and the prime minister's watch, - from the backbenches. mr speaker, | and the prime minister's watch, rape and the prime minister's watch, rape and prosecution convictions were low. backlogs are a record high. victims are waiting longer for justice and criminals are getting away with it. this was not inevitable. it's the cost of a decade of conservative cuts and even now, the government is not showing the urgency and ambition needed. mr speaker, thejustice secretary has done the rarest of things, and he has apologised. but i note that the prime minister has not done this today. it's time he did, that he took some responsibility and back it with action. would he do so? $5 took some responsibility and back it with action. would he do so? ideal with action. would he do so? as i said to the _ with action. would he do so? as i said to the right _ with action. would he do so? " l said to the right honourable gentleman, and i thought to have

tougher action against racists —— mike rapists. throughout my time as the mayor of london. for all the victims and survivors, of course, i say sorry for the trauma that they have been through. the frustration that they go through because of the inadequacies of the system. we are fixing that and we are fixing that by investing in another billion pounds in clearing the court backlogs, in ensuring they have people they can listen to and trust who will help them through the trials of the criminaljustice experience. but above all, we are helping them by getting our courts are moving again in the fastest most efficient way to do that which he knows is to get our country moving again, which is what we are doing with the fastest vaccination anywhere in europe. and mr speaker, we are getting on with the job, they jab, we jab mr speaker. they dither

and we deliver. they vacillate and we vaccinate, mr speaker. thank you mr speaker. the leveling up thank you mr speaker. the leveling up fund is a superb opportunity for local areas like mind to improve infrastructure and relieve the misery in local areas. with that end, will my right honourable friend take a serious look at the submission which lacks support, has no consultation or consensus with partners and instead of relieving infrastructure problems ploughs on with one of the council's failed and doing projects which does nothing at all to level up and has no support locally? l all to level up and has no support locall ? ~ , all to level up and has no support locall ? ~' , ., ., ., , locally? i think my honourable friend for his _ locally? i think my honourable friend for his question - locally? i think my honourable friend for his question and - locally? i think my honourable friend for his question and i i locally? i think my honourable i friend for his question and i hope very much that the level of fun has potential to do a massive good for his constituency and the country. lcrate

his constituency and the country. we now come to ian blackford. thank i now come to ian blackford. thank ou, mr now come to ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker. _ now come to ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker. this _ now come to ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker. this morning i now come to ian blackford. thank i you, mr speaker. this morning that had herald newspaper revealed that in the middle of the pandemic, tory ministers secretly directed funds from an emergency covid contract to carry out polling on the union. this evidence was uncovered in official documents emitted to the high court. so the prime minister would be well advised to be very careful in his answer to this question. and it is a very simple one. did the uk government use a £560,000 emergency covid contract to conduct constitutional campaigning on the union? mr constitutional campaigning on the union? ~ �* ., ., �* union? mr speaker, i'm afraid i'm not afraid of— union? mr speaker, i'm afraid i'm not afraid of the _ union? mr speaker, i'm afraid i'm not afraid of the context. - union? mr speaker, i'm afraid i'm not afraid of the context. what i l not afraid of the context. what i can tell him is that the union and

the benefits of the union have been incalculable throughout the covid pandemic. and the vaccine roll—out which i havejust mentioned to pandemic. and the vaccine roll—out which i have just mentioned to the right honourable gentleman at opposite, vaccines have been pioneered in scotland, brewed in oxford. rolled out throughout the uk. i think it is a tribute to the union he seeks to undermine. he has 'ust union he seeks to undermine. he has just demonstrated _ union he seeks to undermine. he has just demonstrated for _ union he seeks to undermine. he has just demonstrated for the _ union he seeks to undermine. he has just demonstrated for the first - union he seeks to undermine. he has just demonstrated for the first time l just demonstrated for the first time and not for the first time that he has not got a clue. the answer to the question is yes. whether it is redecorating the downing street flat or siphoning off covid funds for political campaigning, the pattern is clear. the tories simply cannot be trusted. because let's be very clear as to what has happened here. these emergency covid contracts were supposed to be used for things like ppe, for our brave doctors and nurses fighting covid. instead during the height of this deadly

pandemic, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster used in these emergency contracts to commission political research and i quote, on attitudes to the uk union. what is worse, he handed these lucrative contracts to long—term friends and former employees. in essence, this was a uk government contract that sanction corrupt campaigning, prime minister. if the prime minister has even a shred of in credibility, will he now commit to a full inquiry on this gross misuse of funds? l he now commit to a full inquiry on this gross misuse of funds? i cannot think of a better _ this gross misuse of funds? i cannot think of a better use _ this gross misuse of funds? i cannot think of a better use of— this gross misuse of funds? i cannot think of a better use of public- think of a better use of public funds then making sure that the whole of the uk fights the covid pandemic together. and that is what we did. and thanks to the uk's treasury, we were able to spend billions of pounds supporting jobs

and families in scotland. we were able to use the british army to roll—out vaccines all over the uk. i believe that the story of this last two years has shown incalculable value of our union and the strength of our union and we are better together, mr speaker.- of our union and we are better together, mr speaker. thank you. the prime minister's _ together, mr speaker. thank you. the prime minister's ground-breaking i together, mr speaker. thank you. the prime minister's ground-breaking ten| prime minister's ground—breaking ten point plan for a green industrial revolution has ambitious targets for a switch to zero admissions electric vehicles. —— zero emissions. mr speaker, coventry is the historic home of the car industry and the headquarters ofjaguar land rover who made the car in which the prime minister travelled to prime minister —— westminster today. will he give

his support to build a giga factory at coventry airport? l his support to build a giga factory at coventry airport?— at coventry airport? i have found leave fond _ at coventry airport? i have found leave fond memories _ at coventry airport? i have found leave fond memories of- at coventry airport? i have found leave fond memories of visiting | at coventry airport? i have found i leave fond memories of visiting his constituency and using an electric taxi. which they thought was impossible 15 years ago, but we got it done and we will make sure that his constituency and others are in the lead of building new electric vehicles for this country and for the world. lh vehicles for this country and for the world-— vehicles for this country and for theworld. . ,, ., . ,, the world. in chess some and jess in my constituency _ the world. in chess some and jess in my constituency several _ the world. in chess some and jess in my constituency several people i the world. in chess some and jess inl my constituency several people have told me how they struggle every day told me how they struggle every day to care for her family loved one while trying to hold down a job. they told me they felt the prime minister was not interested in them. he was not listening to them. he didn't care about them. mr speaker, such inspiring working carers are not unique to my constituency they are all over our nation. an estimated 7 million people were

lugghng estimated 7 million people were juggling unpaid care and jobs last year. what is the prime minister going to do to make these people's lives a little bit easier? when is he going to stop taking working family carers for granted? mr speaker. _ family carers for granted? mr speaker. i — family carers for granted? mr speaker, i salute working family carers and people who look after loved ones as they have done throughout the pandemic. and what we have tried to do as ijust said in my answer to the right honourable gentleman, is to look after families for the last 18 months to the best of our ability, supporting them with furlough, with all sorts of schemes. in addition, putting unprecedented sums of money into social care. there is nothing any government can do, no words that i can express that would be enough to repay the care and love that has been given. mr

and love that has been given. iu’l speaker, we and love that has been given. j”l speaker, we are currently experiencing a housing crisis in cornwall where local people are being priced out of the market, whether buying or renting. prices being inflated due to the huge demand of people wanting to move to cornwall. this is a long—standing problem, but in recent months, it has become the worst it has ever been. as the government bring forward their reforms of the planning system, can my right honourable friend assure me that this will not be about building lots of homes for wealthy people to buy, but will ensure that the people of cornwall are able to access the homes that they need? mr; cornwall are able to access the homes that they need? my honourable fnend homes that they need? my honourable friend has raised _ homes that they need? my honourable friend has raised the _ homes that they need? my honourable friend has raised the point _ homes that they need? my honourable friend has raised the point that - homes that they need? my honourable friend has raised the point that has i friend has raised the point that has been raised repeatedly with me about cornwall. and we are absolutely determined to address the issue in question. and to work with linda taylor the leader of the newly conservative cornwall council to ensure that we build local homes,

for local people, so that young people growing up there have a chance of owning their own home. thank you, mr speaker. mums and dads across our country are searching for the old laptop in the cupboard to give a child the device needed to learn during the covid. the largest company in the world was throwing brand—new tech into landfill. amazon don't pair theirfair brand—new tech into landfill. amazon don't pair their fair share of brand—new tech into landfill. amazon don't pair theirfair share of tax, they treat their staff badly and now they treat their staff badly and now they deny internet access to our poorest children. will the prime ministerjoin me today in unequivocally condemning this appalling practice by amazon? l was appalling practice by amazon? i was shocked and — appalling practice by amazon? i was shocked and amazed _ appalling practice by amazon? i was shocked and amazed to _ appalling practice by amazon? iwas shocked and amazed to hear that computers were literally being sent to landfill in the way the honourable lady describes. i think

the whole house would agree that the practice is bizarre and unacceptable. one thing that we are doing, i'm sure amazon will wish to rectify it as fast as possible, one thing we are doing to get to her second point is we are ensuring that tech giants and other companies pay theirfair share of tax tech giants and other companies pay their fair share of tax on their sales within this country, thanks to the agreement that the translator struck at the g7. —— the chancellor struck. struck at the g7. -- the chancellor struck. , ., ., struck. there is a need for new infrastructure. _ struck. there is a need for new infrastructure. in _ struck. there is a need for new infrastructure. in my _ struck. there is a need for new. infrastructure. in my constituency we need better transport links to cope with the growing population. willed the right honourable friend ensure that the ellsbury east west rail be approved? there is a better business case then there is for hs2 and eight is the railway that we want rather than the one we do not. yes, i can confirm to my honourable

friend that the department for transport review is looking at the design and construction of the ellsbury spur. i have to caution that the cost of that is currently very high and we need to look at the numbers to ensure that they come down. i hope he may be helpful in that matter. down. i hope he may be helpful in that matter-— that matter. thank you. every day the prime minister _ that matter. thank you. every day the prime minister strengthen i that matter. thank you. every day the prime minister strengthen the case for scottish independence. his recent trade deals sees food producers in my constituency subjected to unfair competition from australian producers. farmersjoin australian producers. farmers join seafood australian producers. farmersjoin seafood producers and musician and others who realise that brexit assurances were substance free, hot air. can i ask him what he —— when he is planning his next covid visit

to scotland. every visit is good for us. l to scotland. every visit is good for us. ., �* ., ., to scotland. every visit is good for us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable _ us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, _ us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, but - us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, but i - us. i don't want to disappoint the honourable german, but i can't l us. i don't want to disappoint the i honourable german, but i can't wait to get back there soon as possible. after the record poles led by scottish conservatives at the recent election. yet again, this abuse of australia that has high anime where fire standards and a negative opportunity to the opportunities that free trade offers this country and the people of scotland. when is he going to stop bringing down scottish farming and agriculture? would my right honourable friend the prime ministerjoin with me in thanking derbyshire police in their excellent work in rounding up and arresting and charging people involved in the recent incidents of staffing where one young man was murdered and others badly hurt? this

murdered and others badly hurt? this murder is a very rare event it has caused concern among presidents, but the very swift action taken by the derbyshire police has taken the perpetrators off the street, clearly more police and self derbyshire would be very much welcomed by our residents. she would be very much welcomed by our residents. . , , ., residents. she is entirely right to raise the appalling _ residents. she is entirely right to raise the appalling murder. i residents. she is entirely right to raise the appalling murder. we l residents. she is entirely right to i raise the appalling murder. we are making sure with our police and crime bill that such crimes are dealt with in a more expeditious way with greater powers for the police. we are also recruiting 20,000 more police including an additional 85 in derbyshire. police including an additional 85 in derb shire. ., ~ police including an additional 85 in derb shire. ., ,, we we re we were promised they would be no change of the rights of the citizens and eat —— of eu citizens in the uk. but in no time, eu citizens will

lose the right to rent a flat or access to health care. this government demanded repeated grace periods. so now well he finally agreed to extend the deadline for eu citizens? , , , . citizens? they eu settlement scheme has been one — citizens? they eu settlement scheme has been one of— citizens? they eu settlement scheme has been one of the _ citizens? they eu settlement scheme has been one of the great _ citizens? they eu settlement scheme has been one of the great successesl has been one of the great successes of recent brexit negotiations and it has produce 5.6 million applications already. i seem to remember that we were told there were only 3.2 million to begin with. i think everybody knows what the deadline is. i hope people will come forward and do what 5.6 million people have already done themselves. large section of the _ already done themselves. large section of the wind _ already done themselves. large section of the wind section i already done themselves. large section of the wind section of i already done themselves. large | section of the wind section of my constituency have poor broadband connection. topped up gigabyte

vouchers have the potential to raise much of the £200,000 needed to address the situation, but there is address the situation, but there is a 24% shortfall. what can my right honourable friend do to assist my constituents stuck in this position? i thank my honourable friend. i can tell him that an extension of commercial broadband has been offered to services in his area in the constituency that he mentions and that is partly because of the deduction in taxation that we were able to recently announce in the budget. able to recently announce in the bud . et. able to recently announce in the budaet. . ., ., ., ,, ., budget. the electoral commission re orted budget. the electoral commission reported an _ budget. the electoral commission reported an independent - budget. the electoral commission reported an independent role i budget. the electoral commission reported an independent role in i budget. the electoral commission | reported an independent role in the regulation of uk elections, whether investigating dark money or attempts to undermine democracy, their role

is critical in ensuring public confidence in our democratic processes. is the government to neuter the commission. . processes. is the government to neuter the commission.- processes. is the government to neuter the commission. . for the sake of brevity. _ neuter the commission. . for the sake of brevity, i _ neuter the commission. . for the sake of brevity, i think _ neuter the commission. . for the sake of brevity, i think i - neuter the commission. . for the sake of brevity, i think i can i neuter the commission. . for the sake of brevity, i think i can say i sake of brevity, i think i can say nothing. sake of brevity, i think i can say nothinu. ., , sake of brevity, i think i can say nothinu. .,, , sake of brevity, i think i can say nothin.. ., , ., ., ., , nothing. has my right honourable friend had the _ nothing. has my right honourable friend had the chance _ nothing. has my right honourable friend had the chance to - nothing. has my right honourable friend had the chance to review . nothing. has my right honourable i friend had the chance to review the recent announcement from the foreign office that britain is to cut its support for taxing but does that —— tackling tropical diseases by a staggering 95%? this will not only write of significant taxpayers investment in this work, but it will also mean that 218 million drugs and vaccines will have to be written off as well and burned and destroyed. does he know that the world health organization has said that this one act will lead to the maiming, blinding, disruption of lives and

deaths of hundreds of thousands of people? will my right honourable friend accept and respect this statement that the speaker made from his chair last monday and during the 14th that there must be a meaningful vote in this house on this matter? will he see if it can be brought forward before the end of term and summer recess and if not, will he insured that it is brought back from the start of next year?— the start of next year? there will be an estimated _ the start of next year? there will be an estimated debate - the start of next year? there will be an estimated debate on i the start of next year? there will i be an estimated debate on overseas aid, but ijust don't accept be an estimated debate on overseas aid, but i just don't accept the characterisation but my right honourable friend mentions that for all his expertise in learning in this matter, that in spite of all the difficulties we face, and the colossal expenditure of the british state that has been forced to make to look after families ran the

country is, forjobs and families, and in addition to that, mr speaker, we are spending £1.6 billion on supporting covax, £458 million supporting covax, £458 million supporting other things and one in three of that covax vaccines that are saving lives, saving lives around the world, one in three is the direct result of the actions of the direct result of the actions of the uk government. and i think people of this country should be very proud of what we are achieving. thank you. yesterday was windrush day. the 73rd anniversary of the arrival of caribbean people from commonwealth countries in 1948. yes, this year, it's a reminder of the appalling failure of the government's windrush compensation scheme which has been disturbingly slow and extensively bureaucratic that at least 21 people have died while awaiting justice and only 687 people have received any payment at

all. mr speaker, given the repeated delays and failures of the home office to provide justice for the windrush generation, does the prime minister accept that this scheme must be handed over to an independent body to prevent prolonged suffering? mr independent body to prevent prolonged suffering? mr speaker, i acce -t the prolonged suffering? mr speaker, i accept the injustice _ prolonged suffering? mr speaker, i accept the injustice that _ prolonged suffering? mr speaker, i accept the injustice that was - prolonged suffering? mr speaker, i accept the injustice that was done i accept the injustice that was done to the windrush generation and i renew the apologies on behalf of of the government for our share of responsibility and yes, i do want to make sure that the compensation scheme is accelerated and i spoke to people responsible for distributing the scheme just the other night. but i also said and i hope the house will agree is that i hope the name windrush in due time will notjust be associated with that injustice, though it was appalling, but will be associated with the amazing contribution and sacrifice and effort of the windrush generation to this country and that windrush is a positive name for the people of this country and the windrush indies is

regarded as the mayflower of our country. regarded as the mayflower of our count . ., ~ regarded as the mayflower of our count . ., ,, i. regarded as the mayflower of our count . . ~' ,, ~ regarded as the mayflower of our count . ., . ,, country. thank you. when high speed two was first — country. thank you. when high speed two was first proposed, _ country. thank you. when high speed two was first proposed, the _ two was first proposed, the estimated cost was £37.5 billion. the latest estimated cost is now over £150 billion and rising fast. is there a price of which the prime minister would accept that high speed two is no longer value for money, or is he determined to build it irrespective whatever the final cost will be? would it not be better to put this white elephant project out of its misery, get rid of high speed two and instead, deliver high—speed broadband, reliable capability at a fraction of the cost to every household? it will be much more useful for everyone in all our communities. my more useful for everyone in all our communities-— more useful for everyone in all our communities. my right honourable friend is absolutely _ communities. my right honourable friend is absolutely right _ communities. my right honourable friend is absolutely right about i communities. my right honourable friend is absolutely right about the | friend is absolutely right about the importance of broadband and gigabit broadband and that is why the coverage has gone up since i have

been prime ministerfrom 9% of our country to 60% this year and we hope to go up to 100% in the course of the next few years. i can't agree with her, however, about h s two. this house did vote for it, it has the potential to do a massive amount of good in levelling up across the whole of the uk and it even the liberal democrats voted for it. i see him there, he voted for it. you wouldn't think it to judge from some of their recent campaigns, would you? but that's the thing about the liberal democrats, they can vote for one thing and then say another thing when it comes to elections. thahk when it comes to elections. thank ou, mr when it comes to elections. thank you. mr speaker- _ when it comes to elections. thank you, mr speaker. when _ when it comes to elections. thank you, mr speaker. when that i when it comes to elections. thaw; you, mr speaker. when that covid—19 pandemic spread, scientists warned that with the rapid transmission, more dangerous variants will emerge and vaccines could lose efficacy in the face of mutations. varying afon variants and lock downs and later

restrictions were 41 people are already reported to have the delta poz variant, —— 41%. people were put above profit supposedly but this is lousy in the face that intellectual property is driving global supply shortages. does the prime minister understand that it is now used for the g7 to promise a billion doses in the g7 to promise a billion doses in the future when people are dying now and the successor of a vaccination programme is under threat from emerging variants now and will he reconsider his negligible vaccine donation policy and join over 100 countries in supporting the vaccine intellectual property waiver? l intellectual property waiver? i really think it is a satirical to say that the g7's efforts have so far been negligible. but they agreed was another billion on top of the billion that had already been contributed. the uk is putting in, as she knows, 100 million are up to 100 million up tojune next year. as

for the points you made about variants, and vaccines, she should know that on the all the advice we have at present is that the vaccines are effective against all the variants that we have encouraged —— encountered. variants that we have encouraged -- encountered-— encountered. the forthcoming -alannin encountered. the forthcoming planning bill— encountered. the forthcoming planning bill will— encountered. the forthcoming planning bill will not _ encountered. the forthcoming planning bill will not restrict . encountered. the forthcoming i planning bill will not restrict the rights of residents to have their say over what is built in their neighbourhood.— say over what is built in their neighbourhood. say over what is built in their neiuhbourhood. , . . ., say over what is built in their neiuhbourhood. , . ., ., ., neighbourhood. yes. what we want to ensure because _ neighbourhood. yes. what we want to ensure because we _ neighbourhood. yes. what we want to ensure because we want, _ neighbourhood. yes. what we want to ensure because we want, i _ neighbourhood. yes. what we want to ensure because we want, i won't i neighbourhood. yes. what we want to ensure because we want, i won't havej ensure because we want, i won't have this mip are represented by the liberal democrats in the way that they do and everybody... i won't haveit they do and everybody... i won't have it misrepresented by anybody, mr speaker. but what we want to do is ensure that we give young people in this country the chance of home ownership which the party opposite would ruthlessly deny them and what we want to do, by our levelling up

agenda, is help young people across the country and make sure, by the way, that we relieve pressure on the overheating south—east and ensure that we build back better across the whole of the uk. and that is the objective of our planning bill. l am objective of our planning bill. i am now suspending — objective of our planning bill. i am now suspending the _ objective of our planning bill. i am now suspending the house for three minutes— now suspending the house for three minutes to — now suspending the house for three minutes to allow the necessary arrangements for the next business. prime ministermy question is coming to an end. it began substantially on theissue to an end. it began substantially on the issue of rape convictions, that a recent report which showed that 98.4% of reported rapes don't end in charges. keir starmer, for labour, said the victims of rape were being failed and he said did the prime minister accept that? failed and he said did the prime ministeraccept that? keir failed and he said did the prime minister accept that? keir starmer said that did cuts to the criminal justice were behind these rapes and borisjohnson said no prosecution

service but we did hear thejustice secretary respond to that report recently and he said that cuts to funding were in part responsible for that rate of reported rapes not ending in any charges going up. that was pm queues this week. let's talk now about another very important story today. hundreds of people are reliant on the travel industry for the job are protesting around the uk today in a day of action and calling for the government to provide more support for the industry. all sectors of the travel industry are holding the travel day of action at airports and indeed outside westminster, holyrood and stormont. they're calling on the government to offer more financial support and increase the number of countries on the green list, which would allow

passengers to travel without having to quarantine on their return. the government is expected to announce alison newman talking to frustrated people there.— frustrated people there. absolutely ri . ht. frustrated people there. absolutely right. hundreds _ frustrated people there. absolutely right. hundreds of _ frustrated people there. absolutely right. hundreds of people - frustrated people there. absolutely right. hundreds of people who i frustrated people there. absolutely| right. hundreds of people who work in the travel industry have travelled from all across the uk from wales, newcastle, devon to converge here on college green in front of the houses of parliament to make their processes and to take part in this day of action. they're calling on the government to open up to domestic travel and an essay or never. some describe the situation is desperate and say as an industry they feel forgotten. as you say, they feel forgotten. as you say, they want the traffic light system re—looked as they want the to think clearly about an industry specific package. i am joined clearly about an industry specific package. iamjoined by clearly about an industry specific

package. i am joined by three of them now. and i have travelled the length and breadth of the uk to be here today. i have mala, andrea and lynn from virgin atlantic. can i talk to first? what are you hoping to get out of this day of action? lcrate to get out of this day of action? we want to be heard. we are after three things _ want to be heard. we are after three things first. — want to be heard. we are after three things. first, yes an expansion of the green — things. first, yes an expansion of the green list. we don't see the issue _ the green list. we don't see the issue of— the green list. we don't see the issue of allowing double jabbed and vaccinated people into our country, we are _ vaccinated people into our country, we are as _ vaccinated people into our country, we are as protected as we can be, the visitors — we are as protected as we can be, the visitors will be as protective as they— the visitors will be as protective as they can be and this government shouts— as they can be and this government shouts and — as they can be and this government shouts and speaks loudly about the success _ shouts and speaks loudly about the success and effectiveness of our vaccination programme and yet we are the last— vaccination programme and yet we are the last country to open up, where the last country to open up, where the last— the last country to open up, where the last country to open up, where the last country to open up, where the last country to set a date, so we need — the last country to set a date, so we need trouble to resume safely, but secondly, we need to sector support, — but secondly, we need to sector support, financial. it's time the government stopped treating every sector— government stopped treating every sector as _ government stopped treating every sector as a blanket case and acknowledge what we bring to the

industry. — acknowledge what we bring to the industry, what we bring to the economy— industry, what we bring to the economy and recognise that this is, we are _ economy and recognise that this is, we are a _ economy and recognise that this is, we are a family business, there is our livelihood and we have had zero revenue _ our livelihood and we have had zero revenue for — our livelihood and we have had zero revenue for 15—16 months now and is going _ revenue for 15—16 months now and is going to _ revenue for 15—16 months now and is going to carry on until they open up. going to carry on until they open up so— going to carry on until they open up so are — going to carry on until they open up. so are you asking for support. you are _ up. so are you asking for support. you are telling me earlier that the past 15 months were incredibly tough. your industry is worth £28.4 billion to the uk and so are something to think about. lane and andrea, specifically, what are you wanting for today on behalf of virgin atlantic? you have travelled from a long way to get here. larufhat virgin atlantic? you have travelled from a long way to get here. what do ou want from a long way to get here. what do you want to — from a long way to get here. what do you want to achieve? _ from a long way to get here. what do you want to achieve? we _ from a long way to get here. what do you want to achieve? we want - from a long way to get here. what do you want to achieve? we want to i from a long way to get here. what do i you want to achieve? we want to open up you want to achieve? we want to open up travel as quickly as possible and in a safe way obviously, but we would like to see the government change the traffic light system so that on return from green and amber... .

that on return from green and amber- - -_ amber... . it's not 'ust virgin atlantic but h amber... . it's not 'ust virgin atlantic but across- amber... . it's notjust virgin atlantic but across the i amber... . it's notjust virgin atlantic but across the entire j atlantic but across the entire industry. _ atlantic but across the entire industry, the entire travel industry has suffered astronomically throughout this pandemic and yes, we want to— throughout this pandemic and yes, we want to open travel safely, we miss our customers, we want to welcome back our— our customers, we want to welcome back our customers and our travellers _ back our customers and our travellers and yes, we really do need the — travellers and yes, we really do need the government to now... people miss flying _ need the government to now... people miss flying they want to return to the skies — miss flying they want to return to the skies. you have said is. the key industry— the skies. you have said is. the key industry must — the skies. you have said is. the key industry must be back into life and must _ industry must be back into life and must be _ industry must be back into life and must be done so safely. the government _ must be done so safely. the government has _ must be done so safely. the government has said - must be done so safely. tue: government has said they are following the science and we have the delta strain of the coronavirus and you think that we can safely do away with quarantining from the amber list for passengers who are fully vaccinated? l do

amber list for passengers who are fully vaccinated?— fully vaccinated? i do and we romote fully vaccinated? i do and we promote travelling _ fully vaccinated? i do and we promote travelling safely i fully vaccinated? i do and we | promote travelling safely and fully vaccinated? i do and we i promote travelling safely and we still support _ promote travelling safely and we still support a _ promote travelling safely and we still support a red _ promote travelling safely and we still support a red list. _ promote travelling safely and we still support a red list. we - still support a red list. we absolutely— still support a red list. we absolutely don't _ still support a red list. we absolutely don't want i still support a red list. we - absolutely don't want colleagues or people _ absolutely don't want colleagues or people coming _ absolutely don't want colleagues or people coming in— absolutely don't want colleagues or people coming in from _ absolutely don't want colleagues or people coming in from a _ absolutely don't want colleagues or people coming in from a red - absolutely don't want colleagues or people coming in from a red zone. i people coming in from a red zone. but, _ people coming in from a red zone. but, yes, — people coming in from a red zone. but, yes, if— people coming in from a red zone. but. yes, ifyou _ people coming in from a red zone. but, yes, if you are _ people coming in from a red zone. but, yes, if you are double - but, yes, if you are double vaccinated, _ but, yes, if you are double vaccinated, you _ but, yes, if you are double vaccinated, you are - but, yes, if you are double vaccinated, you are fully i but, yes, if you are double - vaccinated, you are fully protected. there _ vaccinated, you are fully protected. there is _ vaccinated, you are fully protected. there is no — vaccinated, you are fully protected. there is no need _ vaccinated, you are fully protected. there is no need to _ vaccinated, you are fully protected. there is no need to quarantine i vaccinated, you are fully protected. l there is no need to quarantine when you come _ there is no need to quarantine when you come into — there is no need to quarantine when you come into this _ there is no need to quarantine when you come into this country— there is no need to quarantine when you come into this country and - there is no need to quarantine when you come into this country and if- you come into this country and if people _ you come into this country and if people are — you come into this country and if people are coming _ you come into this country and if people are coming in _ you come into this country and if people are coming in as- you come into this country and if people are coming in as a - you come into this country and ifi people are coming in as a visitor, you are _ people are coming in as a visitor, you are not — people are coming in as a visitor, you are not yourself _ people are coming in as a visitor, you are not yourself going - people are coming in as a visitor, you are not yourself going to - people are coming in as a visitor, you are not yourself going to go i people are coming in as a visitor, i you are not yourself going to go on holiday— you are not yourself going to go on holiday and — you are not yourself going to go on holiday and pay— you are not yourself going to go on holiday and pay for _ you are not yourself going to go on holiday and pay for ten _ you are not yourself going to go on holiday and pay for ten nights - you are not yourself going to go on holiday and pay for ten nights in i you are not yourself going to go on holiday and pay for ten nights in a i holiday and pay for ten nights in a holel— holiday and pay for ten nights in a hotel before — holiday and pay for ten nights in a hotel before you _ holiday and pay for ten nights in a hotel before you actually- holiday and pay for ten nights in a . hotel before you actually commence your tour— hotel before you actually commence your tour or — hotel before you actually commence your tour or holiday _ hotel before you actually commence your tour or holiday in _ hotel before you actually commence your tour or holiday in that - your tour or holiday in that country _ your tour or holiday in that country. it's_ your tour or holiday in that country. it'sjust _ your tour or holiday in that country. it'sjust not - your tour or holiday in that . country. it'sjust not practical. passions — country. it'sjust not practical. passions running _ country. it'sjust not practical. passions running high - country. it'sjust not practical. passions running high on - country. it'sjust not practical. i passions running high on college green with hundreds of people from the travel industry to protest and take part in this day of action back to you. former executives at channel ahave questioned the need to review the way it is funded — saying privatisation could be "a loss to britain". a formal consultation has been launched, and ministers said they were open to the idea of a foreign buyer. media ministerjohn whittingdale told bbc radio that the government wants to ensure channel 4's

future in the long—term. well, channel 4 has been a great success. it has a very special place amongst the public service broadcasters. i was set up to provide quite radical, cutting—edge, distinctive content. and it has done that fantastically well, but the world is changing very the number of entrants into the television landscape has been steadily increasing and that they are also capable spending huge amounts of money. we want to make sure that channel 4 has a long—term successful future. and for that reason, we think it is appropriate to look at the ownership model and see whether or not it wouldn't thrive better if it were able to access the kinds of investment capital which the others are able to put into high quality tv content. the survival of musical festivals in the uk is under threat unless the government sets up a cancellation insurance scheme, mps have warned.

a new report by the public accounts committee also said freelancers and crew members had missed out on financial support, despite having no work. with many festivals still unsure about the summer hold, earlier i spoke to gill tee, the director of black deer country music festival — which would have been one of the first festivals to open their gates, as well as jamie njoku—goodwin — he is the chief executive of uk music. we are up to 17,000 capacity festival. we were already on site building the site. we were... it was a good week into the build, so as you can imagine a lot of the structures started to be put up, there were plants arriving. amazing bunch of wonderful suppliers turning up with the joy of actually being able to work again. after such a terrible time that they have all had. so the joy was there. it was the atmosphere.

it was amazing. and there we were building our festival. oh, i am so sorry. obviously, a lot of hopes and expectations and it has had to be cancelled really at the last minute. what sort of financial losses are you talking about for yourself as organiser and for all the people who had hoped to be working on the festival? the costs are enormous, notjust mental health, but emotionally. obviously financially, all of our suppliers from all over the uk coming to work on a festival, but for the festival, we are very fortunate, we are an independent festival backed by our own financial investors. 50 therefore, we were confident we will open our gates no matter what given that boris would lift restriction and we would be able to continue. for us personally, a massive cost. you can imagine the cause of what we've done booking artists and

equipment and teams. it has cost us dearly, really dearly. hundreds of thousands of pounds. i’m dearly, really dearly. hundreds of thousands of pounds.— dearly, really dearly. hundreds of thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back — thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back to _ thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back to that _ thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back to that in _ thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back to that in a _ thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back to that in a minute. - thousands of pounds. i'm going to come back to that in a minute. i i come back to that in a minute. i want to bring injamie. thank you forjoining us today. jill's story is not unique in the times we are in. you spoke to the public accounts committee when it was gathering evidence for this report that has now been published. do you think that report is fair? does it make some good suggestions as you try to figure a way through all of this? yes, hearing whatjill is saying is really— yes, hearing whatjill is saying is really heartbreaking because this is an experience that a lot of festivals _ an experience that a lot of festivals and venues and events are happerrirrg — festivals and venues and events are happening across the whole sector. this report — happening across the whole sector. this report seems. has found that what _ this report seems. has found that what the _ this report seems. has found that what the government has done is welcomed — what the government has done is welcomed and we welcome things that the government has done, the billions — the government has done, the billions of— the government has done, the billions of pounds it's put into supporting the sector while it is close _ supporting the sector while it is close but — supporting the sector while it is close. but the real priority is what can we _ close. but the real priority is what can we do— close. but the real priority is what can we do to get more economic

support— can we do to get more economic support and how can we support ourselves— support and how can we support ourselves and how can we have events as soon _ ourselves and how can we have events as soon as _ ourselves and how can we have events as soon as possible again in a safe way? _ as soon as possible again in a safe way? we — as soon as possible again in a safe way? we are finding one of the issues — way? we are finding one of the issues is — way? we are finding one of the issues is a _ way? we are finding one of the issues is a lack of insurance. it is affecting — issues is a lack of insurance. it is affecting jail and thousands of organisers. affecting jail and thousands of organisers— affecting jail and thousands of oruanisers. _, ,. . organisers. the committee said that festivals face _ organisers. the committee said that festivals face a _ organisers. the committee said that festivals face a survival— organisers. the committee said that festivals face a survival threat - festivals face a survival threat unless ministers set up accounts leave cancellation insurance scheme. but it noted that the government had not yet modelled how that sort of scheme would work. do you think that is a big failing on the part of the government? should it have looked ahead and modelled something like that by now? taste ahead and modelled something like that by now?— that by now? we have been talking about this for _ that by now? we have been talking about this for months. _ that by now? we have been talking about this for months. and - that by now? we have been talking about this for months. and the - about this for months. and the issues — about this for months. and the issues that the sectors facing in terms _ issues that the sectors facing in terms of— issues that the sectors facing in terms of a _ issues that the sectors facing in terms of a lack of insurance. and then— terms of a lack of insurance. and then told — terms of a lack of insurance. and then told they're going to be able to open— then told they're going to be able to open again from july, but there isn't the _ to open again from july, but there isn't the confidence to be able to put money— isn't the confidence to be able to put money into things without insurance. insurance is not available _ insurance. insurance is not available on the market. the challenges lots of events don't want

to start _ challenges lots of events don't want to start planning for fear of putting _ to start planning for fear of putting money into the thing, having a date _ putting money into the thing, having a date move and then having the same experience _ a date move and then having the same experience thatjill has had. which is not _ experience thatjill has had. which is notjust— experience thatjill has had. which is notjust heartbreaking but existential for many organisations. if existential for many organisations. if they— existential for many organisations. if they can't plan an activity, they are in— if they can't plan an activity, they are in a _ if they can't plan an activity, they are in a existential situation. insurance _ are in a existential situation. insurance is absolutely critical and something that the government should do like _ something that the government should do like they did for the film and tv. do like they did for the film and w they— do like they did for the film and tv. they introduced insurance for that sector— tv. they introduced insurance for that sector to ensure that production can go on it in shorter 'obs production can go on it in shorter jobs and — production can go on it in shorter jobs and investment. we need to do that for— jobs and investment. we need to do that for the — jobs and investment. we need to do that for the events industry to make sure that _ that for the events industry to make sure that festivals can take place and events. without it, there is a real lack— and events. without it, there is a real lack of— and events. without it, there is a real lack of confidence in the sector — real lack of confidence in the sector. , , ., real lack of confidence in the sector. , ., . . , . sector. jill, 'ust to clarify what jimmy was — sector. jill, just to clarify what jimmy was saying. _ sector. jill, just to clarify what jimmy was saying, you - sector. jill, just to clarify what jimmy was saying, you were i sector. jill, just to clarify what - jimmy was saying, you were unable to get any insurance as you made plans for this event, employed people to get on with building and so forth. no insurance for any of that. any of those losses that you have now incurred? ihla those losses that you have now incurred? ., , . . .

incurred? no insurance at all. but as as i incurred? no insurance at all. but as as i say — incurred? no insurance at all. but as as i say we _ incurred? no insurance at all. but as as i say we are _ incurred? no insurance at all. but as as i say we are independent. as as i say we are independent festival and we decided to take that risk and chance. but all the indicators for us was that we would be able to open the gate and right up be able to open the gate and right up until a week before, it was still gates open. but the heartbreaking thing is we would have understood if there was a blanket and no one could do it. we took that risk. but when i look at the news this morning, 60,000 people potentially coming into wembley. all these different events happening around me and our events happening around me and our event which was one of the safest places you could be actually in the uk at the time, i promise you that, covid, the way we have planned our covert actions, were brilliant. i covert actions, were brilliant. i wasjust going to covert actions, were brilliant. i was just going to ask you about how you are feeling about wembley, the final of the euros and 60,000 strong crowd. you were hoping for 17,000, obviously outdoors. you are clearly frustrated. , ,., obviously outdoors. you are clearly frustrated. , ., frustrated. oh, my god, i cannot beain frustrated. oh, my god, i cannot be . in to

frustrated. oh, my god, i cannot begin to tell— frustrated. oh, my god, i cannot begin to tell you _ frustrated. oh, my god, i cannot begin to tell you how— frustrated. oh, my god, i cannot begin to tell you how frustrated. | frustrated. oh, my god, i cannot. begin to tell you how frustrated. we build a site that would house 40,000 people. we wanted to have lots of space. we were all approved by the local authority to do that. to not be able to do it when we were under strict instruction for ourselves to be able to put up a festival, to be told that we can and then watch the news. the news this morning made my blood boil. iwas news. the news this morning made my blood boil. i was so angry. i felt like being in front of the government to educate them. we are really lucky. one of our local mps has been fighting for us. she has been brilliant. but the government need proper education. we as an industry i'm notjust talking about mind, i've been in the industry a long, long time. i care about every supplier that is here, every artist, agents, everyone that is involved in this industry that i have been privileged to be part of, they need to be listened to. it is making my blood boil is an understatement. please put me in front of them. please put me in front of them. please let me ask them when they go

and sit and watch an event or a festival or anything related to live music or live events, do they know what goes on behind it? if they did they would not have done what they done. and they would have open their eyes that we are £1 billion industry to this country and there are fantastic people in this industry, believe you me, i know lots and lots of people that are suffering so badly. ifeel bloody of people that are suffering so badly. i feel bloody angry, yes of people that are suffering so badly. ifeel bloody angry, yes i do. excuse me. i badly. i feel bloody angry, yes i do. excuse me.— badly. i feel bloody angry, yes i do. excuse me. i understand your frustration- _ do. excuse me. i understand your frustration. i'm _ do. excuse me. i understand your frustration. i'm sure _ do. excuse me. i understand your frustration. i'm sure many, - do. excuse me. i understand your frustration. i'm sure many, many| frustration. i'm sure many, many people will share that. jamie we reported on the download festival, the pilot festival just the last weekend. how much data are you at uk music getting from these sort of pilot events to let you know about whether they are working? obviously that was just last weekend, so the data might not be there yet. but other pilot events have been held. beyond the insurance scheme, what do you think is the key thing that needs to happen to give hope and

certainty to the festival, music business?— certainty to the festival, music business? ., , . , . , , business? pilots have been happening for months since _ business? pilots have been happening for months since the _ business? pilots have been happening for months since the middle _ business? pilots have been happening for months since the middle of - for months since the middle of april — for months since the middle of april and _ for months since the middle of april. and by all accounts from what current _ april. and by all accounts from what current ministers have been saying have been— current ministers have been saying have been hugely successful. as we understand it, of the 58,000 attendees that went to them they were a _ attendees that went to them they were a handful of positive cases. we have demonstrated how we can be doing _ have demonstrated how we can be doing event safely and without the risk of— doing event safely and without the risk of mass transmission. the findings — risk of mass transmission. the findings from those pilots have not been publicised and the sector has not been _ been publicised and the sector has not been able to see them. we want to do— not been able to see them. we want to do everything we can to make sure our events— to do everything we can to make sure our events are as safe as possible and when — our events are as safe as possible and when we start up again no later thanthe— and when we start up again no later than the 19th ofjuly as the prime minister— than the 19th ofjuly as the prime minister said, we can be doing them as safely— minister said, we can be doing them as safely as — minister said, we can be doing them as safely as possible. until we see the result— as safely as possible. until we see the result of these programmes, until we — the result of these programmes, until we understand the conditions that we _ until we understand the conditions that we are going to be expected to operate _ that we are going to be expected to operate under, we are not able to do that _ operate under, we are not able to do that it _ operate under, we are not able to do that it is _ operate under, we are not able to do that. it is critical that we see the

results _ that. it is critical that we see the results of— that. it is critical that we see the results of the pilot programme so that we _ results of the pilot programme so that we can understand the conditions and the guidance. without it, conditions and the guidance. without it. we _ conditions and the guidance. without it. we won't— conditions and the guidance. without it, we won't be having a summer of music— it, we won't be having a summer of music festivals.— it, we won't be having a summer of music festivals. they spoke to me a little earlier— music festivals. they spoke to me a little earlier today. _ now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there, it is in much better day today across southern and eastern parts. the sun is out and the winds are lighter as well. towards the northwest, the weather has changed somewhat. we have seen all this cloud spilling in from the atlantic, moving very very slowly southwards. the cloud is thick enough to bring some pockets of rain and drizzle. mainly around the western areas. to the east of high ground. the guys are brighter, it's a bit warmer. from the midlands this is where we have the sunnier skies

and temperatures of 22 degrees. through this evening and overnight, the cloud moves very slowly towards the cloud moves very slowly towards the south bringing with it some further light rains and drizzle. some misty nest over the hills. it is quite clear across east anglia. here it will be chilly i think overnight. elsewhere, a warm night underneath all of that cloud. we've got a pocket of warmer and also more humid air coming down across the uk during tomorrow. that warm air is in between these two weather fronts. this one to the north will bring some wetter weather. this weather frontier is producing the light rain and drizzle. it will be affecting northern england and well in the morning. it will move its way through the midlands. —— northern england and. cooler air is coming into the northwest of scotland, but across northern parts of england, as it brightens up through the day, we will get some sunshine. temperatures could reach 23 or 24. the weather

fronts will continue to run towards the south overnight into friday. it will lower the pressure and mess things up really towards the end of the week. lots of cloud around on friday. some showers, longerspells of rain. it should become drier and scotland. there is a northerly breeze in scotland and it will keep the temperatures back. highs around 20 or 21 towards the midland and eastern parts of england. into the weekend, we have got higher pressure across the northern half of the uk, it should be dried, increasing amounts of sunshine as the weekend goes on and temperatures will rise again a bit as well. in the south, it is not a wash—out, there is still a risk of showers particularly on saturday. hopefully a bit more sunshine on sunday.

after being tasered and kicked in the head. pc benjamin monk was cleared of an alternative charge of murder — the jury is still considering a charge of assault against his colleague. also this lunchtime. russian forces fire warning shots and drop bombs in the path of a royal navy destroyer after it allegedly enters the country's territorial waters. it's now or never to save the summer season — so says the travel industry, on a day of mass action and protests. classroom absences related to covid are at their highest in england since all schools fully reopened in march. the agony and the ecstasy at the euros — scotland fans' hopes

are shattered as their team bows out — but england are through.