this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the latest rules on foreign travel will be set out today, with industry bosses calling for an expansion to england's green list. are you still hoping to head abroad this summer? or have you given up on foreign travel for now and are planning a staycation? we want to hear from you. get in touch with me on twitter at @annita?mcveigh #bbcyourquestions. a new study suggests more than two million people in england may have had long covid. it's gone. it was however many storeys. it was however many storeys. emergency services launch a major

rescue operation in miami, after the partial collapse of a building at miami beach. a bbc investigation reveals the risks of sub—standard beauty treatments. buckingham palace says it "must do more" to improve the diversity of its staff — as it reveals 8.5% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. and britney spears tells a us court it's time to end her father's control over her affairs. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the travel industry is urging the uk government to add more countries to the list of destinations that don't require people to quarantine when they return. the "green list" for england is set to be updated today.

there's been some speculation that malta could be added, along with the spanish islands ibiza, majorca and minorca. travel bosses are calling for an exemption to quarantine for fully—vaccinated people from amber countries. transport secretary grant shapps has said ministers "need to look at what the science says". but the prospect of european holidays could face another hurdle, save travel! the travel industry is frustrated and nervous. protesting yesterday around the country, were people whose jobs rely on international travel reopening. they want more countries on the green list and more financial support from the government. we don't want to be sitting idle, we want to be back at work, taking people on holiday or to see their loved ones overseas so it's hugely frustrating for us. when i'm bringing seven people back from ibiza, that's just not sustainable. you know, for anybody. so something has to change and quickly. we need customers to be able to survive, so manyjobs- are at risk, thousandsl and thousands ofjobs. the westminster government is expected to announce the latest green list for england later today. scotland, wales and northern ireland have previously adopted the same list.

green means that arrivals to the uk don't need to quarantine, although they do need to take a test before and after they travel. amber means that arrivals must quarantine at home and red means quarantine at a hotel. in the last week, some government ministers have suggested that it might be possible to remove quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from amber list countries. that would make a big difference to rachel, who lives in switzerland and has had both jabs. her stepfather is ill in hospital and her 81—year—old mum had covid over christmas. it would make such a big difference if we could get over to see my mum, just to give her a big hug because she's gone through so much. and, yeah, it's been a really difficult time. there might be news on whether and when fully vaccinated travellers might be able to do this later today as well, but there are no guarantees about this or whether there will be any more countries on the green list. look, i'd love to have the whole world opened up but we all have to accept there are places that we can't go.

the red list countries for example. but we have also said that if you have been double vaccinated, then of course we need to look at what the science said, we said in the global travel taskforce report, which set out our approach to international travel. and we have said that monday is the point to review that data. so we are coming up to having a look. after a day of protest, today the industry has to wait and see what the government decides. caroline davies, bbc news. apologies we ran that report sooner than we expected to. our correspondent anna holigan is in ibiza — she said people there are keen to welcome back british holiday makers. well, the hopes are rising, a bit like the sunshine here in san antonio today. this is one of the towns on the mediterranean island most popular with brits. they usually make up about 80% of the people here. just round the corner is the world famous sunset strip, home to cafe del mar, cafe mambo.

it's music, it is the heartbeat of this island and it's what attracts so many brits every year, around a million usually, and without it, they're really suffering. but actually i've been speaking to people here over the last 12 hours, and they're a bit hesitant to get their hopes up because of what happened the last time. and there are still some tourists here — german, portuguese, and what are they waiting for? well, here, nothing. so brits are welcome on ibiza, on this spanish island. all they have to do is show they have been fully vaccinated or have a negative pcr test, and then they're allowed through, without any quarantine on this side. they can jump straight into the med. but of course that is not the case right across the continent. actually, we've heard from angela merkel, the german chancellor, who is saying she would like all european countries to standardise their approach to brits, in order to stop the delta variant, which is now so prevalent in the uk, from spreading across the continent, so that may well put a spanner the works. but what we are waiting for today is a possible update to this traffic light system, which could potentially allow brits to come here, to the balearic islands, and also to malta, adding those to the list.

at the moment in europe, there's 11 countries round the world, in europe it is iceland and gibraltar on the green list. so huge hopes here, that that may be about to change — the announcement, of course, expected later today. let's speak to paul charles, ceo of the travel consultancy firm, the pc agency. welcome to you, we have been here many times before, talking about what countries might be on which part of the uk travel list, what are your expectations for today, because i guess there is a bit of expectation management to be done? there is indeed, and of course the government have been leaking out all

sorts of things in the last few days but i'm not expecting many countries to be added to the green list, you may see some islands, like malta, which should have been on the list some time ago, due to its low rates, you may see madeira added, very popular portuguese island, i am not sure about the balearic, while their rates are very low, it would send an interesting message if the government said that these islands would open up, bearding how popular they are with young people who want to go and party, who may not have been vaccinated yet, so it would be an interesting signal if the government did say the balearics are to be added and of course, there should be some caribbean islands on there like grenada, antigua but i am not sure the government is prepared to go that far yet. they are very cautious on travel. 50 to go that far yet. they are very cautious on travel.— cautious on travel. so is there confusion _ cautious on travel. so is there confusion in _ cautious on travel. so is there confusion in the _ cautious on travel. so is there confusion in the travel - cautious on travel. so is there | confusion in the travel industry about what the data is, what the criteria is, scientifically, to put a country in a particular part of

the traffic light system versus the political reasons for putting a country in a particular part of the traffic light system? that country in a particular part of the traffic light system?— country in a particular part of the traffic light system? that is a very aood traffic light system? that is a very good question- — traffic light system? that is a very good question. there _ traffic light system? that is a very good question. there is _ traffic light system? that is a very good question. there is enormous confusion about how countries are moved from green to amber, to red, the government is not clear at all on that, and in fact, the data they do publish is often redacted, or missing vital bits of the criteria, in fact, the industry's pretty united, airlines and airports are gathering now, to take legal action against the government, and have filed a case with the courts, to get the government to produce data more transparently, and the government have until monday at noon, to provide that data, and i think there is a certain amount of paranoia emerging in downing street, over this, because they are worried they may be forced to show evidence of how they have made these often opaque decisions.— how they have made these often opaque decisions. what more are you heafina opaque decisions. what more are you hearing about — opaque decisions. what more are you hearing about the _ opaque decisions. what more are you hearing about the suggestion, - opaque decisions. what more are you hearing about the suggestion, and . opaque decisions. what more are you hearing about the suggestion, and it| hearing about the suggestion, and it is just hearing about the suggestion, and it isjust a suggestion hearing about the suggestion, and it is just a suggestion at this point,

that people who have been double vaccinated might be able to return from amber countries, without having to quarantine? i from amber countries, without having to quarantine?— to quarantine? i think the government _ to quarantine? i think the government will- to quarantine? i think the government will go - to quarantine? i think the government will go down | to quarantine? i think the - government will go down this to quarantine? i think the _ government will go down this route, and it will be announced later today by the transport secretary in the commons i suspect and they will be following a model introduced by the us, canada, and also, by europe, from the first ofjuly, where they are allowing citizens to travel to other countries are, and not have to quarantine on their return, so the uk is some way behind on this issue, i think the interesting thing will also be whether the government allows non—british nationals, and none british residents to not have to quarantine when they come into the uk. america and canada don't do that, they are pretty strict on this and i think it will be interesting to see if the uk says, sorry you have to be a british national or british resident for you to be exempt from quarantine. briefly, on that, if you —

exempt from quarantine. briefly, on that, if you would, _ exempt from quarantine. briefly, on that, if you would, paul, _ exempt from quarantine. briefly, on that, if you would, paul, so - exempt from quarantine. briefly, on that, if you would, paul, so those i that, if you would, paul, so those countries would remain as part of the amber list, is that your understanding, without any other countries being added to the green list? ~ ~' , list? well, i think there will be some additions _ list? well, i think there will be some additions to _ list? well, i think there will be some additions to the - list? well, i think there will be some additions to the green i list? well, i think there will be l some additions to the green list today, i think the amber list country also remain and they would say, you don't have to quarantine from these countries, so that in itself would be a major benefit. qm. itself would be a ma'or benefit. 0k, thank ou itself would be a ma'or benefit. 0k, thank you very — itself would be a major benefit. 0k, thank you very much. as we've heard, german chancellor angela merkel is proposing that all eu countries should make british travellers quarantine on arrival to slow the spread of the delta variant. let's speak now to our correspondent damien mcguinness in berlin. tell us more about what angela merkel has been saying. i tell us more about what angela merkel has been saying.- tell us more about what angela merkel has been saying. i think we could describe _ merkel has been saying. i think we could describe this _ merkel has been saying. i think we could describe this as _ merkel has been saying. i think we could describe this as a _ merkel has been saying. i think we could describe this as a wish - merkel has been saying. i think we could describe this as a wish from | could describe this as a wish from angela merkel, really, it is not clear how much is concrete proposal. there is an eu meeting today, she is on her way shortly she has been speaking to the parliament in germany where she repeated that wish again, where she said when you come

to germany, you have to quarantine from the uk but you don't when you go to the rest of europe. what she want, ideally she said across the eu there would be a common rule for third countries, that is how she put it. what she is getting at is this issue about the spread of the delta variant from the uk, to europe, now, if you look at the situation in germany right now, what happens when you travel from the uk to germany, is travel is effectively banned, apart from returning german residents or german citizens and even they have to quarantine for two week, 14 days, when they come from the uk. and that is really because of the delta variant, because in germany when you look at the figures, the infection rates are rock bottom you are talking an average of six over a seven day period, six new infections per 100,000 population, compare that to the uk, you are talking 116 in the uk and of course the majority of those being delta variant. in

germany you have about 6% is the delta variant. that is why berlin is incredibly worried about the spread of that variant to germany. now that situation in germany, what angela merkel believes, makes no sense if germany has that rule and within the eu, there is free travel, and, you know as we were saying earlier, that travel is opening up for tourism as well overjuly, and then there, the variant spreads from the uk, via other european countries into germany. that is why angela merkel would like a common rule for those variant regions but as i say, it is her aspiration, variant regions but as i say, it is heraspiration, it variant regions but as i say, it is her aspiration, it is by no means a concrete proposal so i don't think it is clear yet whether it would translate into any concrete eu wide policy. translate into any concrete eu wide oli . ., ., ~ , policy. 0k, damian thank you very much for that. _ much for that. it is interesting today, so many of the tweets you are sending me are about people wanting to travel to see family and some instances,

meeting newborns for the first time, rather than holidays, although clearly that is an element as well. claire says, our son lives in chilli with our first grandson who is one soon. although their vaccination programme is going well. they are fully vaccinated, so are we, hoping for amber but looks unlikely says claire. this one is from martha, with double vaccines received and tests in place, surely this should improve travel. she talks about the stats round vaccines and the risk of infection, much lower as a result. she says is i have an 82—year—old mother in a red list country and have not seen herfor more mother in a red list country and have not seen her for more than two years, she has no support. do keep your comments coming in on twitter. i will try to read out some more of them and thank you very much to everyone who sent in comments so far. breaking news, this is about

junk food and we are hearing that new rules on advertising unhealthy foods online and before 9.00pm on television, across the uk, will be brought into place, after public consultation. the government is saying these restrictions will help protect children from developing long—term unhealthy eating habits and improve the nation's health. it is part of wider plans to tackle childhood obesity, so the latest measures could wipe more than seven billion calories from the national diet every year, so the rules apply to tv and uk on demand programmes as well as restrictions on paid for advertising online. the watershed will apply from 9pm through to 5.30am which means that the junk food adverts can only be shown during these times, a total of 79% of people responding to the public consultation supported that

watershed on tv, while 74% agreed with the further advertising restriction online. radio isn't affected in the same way. just looking through, the copy to see if there are any other key detaits —— details to mention to you. we are told in order to keep the restriction proportionate the new regulations will apply to food and drink products of most concern in relation to childhood obesity and will ensure the healthiests in each category will be able to continue to advertise, so for example this means foods such as honey, olive oil and marmite are excluded from the restrictions, currently one in three children leave primary school overweight, or obese with obesity related illnesses costing the nhs £6 billion a year. we will bring you more of that developing story as we get it. we are going to go back to miami.

more than 80 units from the fire and rescue series are on the scene along with police and other official, they are trying to make the building secure, of course, the remaining section of the building, they are, of course, as a priority looking for anyone who may be trapped in the rubble. this collapse happened around 2am local time, so, clearly most people would be asleep, if they were in that section of the building but it is unclear at the moment, how many people were inside. wejust don't have that information to hand yet. but clearly a huge operation there, to try to evacuate residents as well. in fact you can just see a lady being brought out by rescuers there, from her apartment, this again miami today fire and rescue

department and this building that has partially collapsed, this condominium or apartment block is at miami beach in florida, so people being brought out to safety, from the building at the moment, you can imagine the shock of being fast asleep most likely at 2am in the morning, and then, part of the building collapsing. we are going to keep a close eye on what is happening there, but very few details yet in terms of the search part of the operation and whether or not it is thought people are trapped in that collapsed part of the building. a recap of the headlines. the latest rules on foreign travel will be set out today, with industry bosses calling for an expansion to england's green list. more than two million people in england may have had long covid. that's according to a new study. a major rescue operation

is under way in miami — after the partial collapse of a building at miami beach. people in gibraltar are voting in a referendum on whether to change the british territory's strict abortion laws. at present, many women cross the border into let's speak to our correspondent, guy hedgecoe. so guy, what agreements have the two sides in this debate been making? well, those who want to change the law is a this is one of the straightest abortion laws in europe, as things stand. abortion is only allowed in caseses where the life of the mother is at risk, and in theory, a woman who has an abortion or someone who helps her have an abortion and breaks the law, can face life imprisonment. now, that penalty i have been told has never

been implemented, in the modern era but it does stand and so campaigners, in favour but it does stand and so campaigners, infavour of but it does stand and so campaigners, in favour of the law change say that needs to change. but there are many in gibraltar who simply say that you know, it is not justified to change the law, that as it stands it is fair and it protecting the life —— protects the life of these unborn baby, it has been a divisive debate so far, in the last few weeks but we will hear the last few weeks but we will hear the result of it within a few hours. any suggestion as to which way this vote is going so far, guy. fix, any suggestion as to which way this vote is going so far, guy.— vote is going so far, guy. a poll that was take _ vote is going so far, guy. a poll that was take an _ vote is going so far, guy. a poll that was take an few _ vote is going so far, guy. a poll that was take an few days - vote is going so far, guy. a poll that was take an few days ago l that was take an few days ago suggested it would be a clear victory for those who want to change the law, the gibraltarian parliament did approve this law change, loosening the law, giving more access to abortion back in 200019. it was supposed to be put tow referendum back in march 2020 in order to implement it or not but that was postponed due to the

pandemic. so today, the referendum is taking place, to decide whether that law, which is approved back in 2019 does come into effect. guy. 2019 does come into effect. guy, thank ou 2019 does come into effect. guy, thank you very — 2019 does come into effect. guy, thank you very much _ 2019 does come into effect. guy, thank you very much for - 2019 does come into effect. guy, thank you very much for that. - last month, we reported on the thousands of unmarried women in england who were forced to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. tens of thousands of women in scotland also went through the same trauma. now they want a formal apology from the scottish government and today some will meet the children's minister. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy has been speaking to two mothers about their experience. so, here we are, this is it. elspeth ross was unmarried when she became pregnant in 1962. feels really weird, really weird. the shame was so great, she was sent in secret to this house in glasgow, then a church run mother and baby home. it's where she gave birth. this is the first time she's been back inside in 59 years.

so strange, walking in here after all these years. it's now flats, but she goes straight to the room where she last saw her baby. this is the last place i saw my son. it's a moment she yearns for the past. just turn the clock back. when you see this room, what does it mean to you? oh, it's horrible, just horrible. sort of saved this up for years. this was the last place you saw your baby? in that room. elspeth wouldn't see her son again for 35 years.

did you give up your baby? no, he was taken, he was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. there are no official figures for how many unmarried women were forced to give up their babies for adoption in scotland in the three decades after the second world war. the pressure on them came from theirfamilies, churches, doctors, nurses and social workers. these are some of the birth mothers in england who were also pressured to give up their babies for adoption. i was 18. i don't think i wanted to believe i was pregnant for a long time. it was 1967, and judy baker recalls the shame she was made to feel. she is still haunted by the day she had to give up her baby. how could that have happened to me?

but my mum was waiting for me downstairs. and we went shopping. we went shopping. i loved her so much, i still love her. i'm her mum. the birth mothers wrote to borisjohnson last month, asking him to issue a government apology for historical forced adoptions, because of the role played by nhs staff and social workers. i feel deep sadness that in the past, women were forced to give their children up for adoption. in scotland, nicola sturgeon says she will now consider an apology. and today birth mothers will meet the scottish children's minister to discuss the idea. do you think it's time someone, the government, should say sorry? yes, i do, i do. it's, ijust never really had a life, to be honest.

i just went through the motions. there is a big hole in it? a great big hole in it, mm—hmm. that was elspeth ross ending that report from duncan kennedy. thank you very hutch for talking to us on bbc news today. tell us your story, what happened to you when you were 2a years old and gave birth to your daughter? were 24 years old and gave birth to your daughter?— were 24 years old and gave birth to your daughter? yes, i had a daughter in 1965, i your daughter? yes, i had a daughter in 1965, i knew— your daughter? yes, i had a daughter in 1965, i knew her— your daughter? yes, i had a daughter in 1965, i knew her for _ your daughter? yes, i had a daughter in 1965, i knew her for a _ your daughter? yes, i had a daughter in 1965, i knew her for a week, - your daughter? yes, i had a daughter in 1965, i knew her for a week, and l in 1965, i knew herfor a week, and then i had, went straight home, walked in the front door as if i had been away having a lovely time some where. my mother and i used to write airmail letters when i was pregnant, to show my father where i was, and

what i was doing. so, came home, i then had to find a job, and... many years later i had a break down, and it all came tumbling out because i i hadn't really spoken to anybody about my experience, and it had just been buried in my head and disenfranchised grief we call it, because i hadn't gone through the motions of having looking, missing my date daughter.— motions of having looking, missing my date daughter. there are so many auestions i my date daughter. there are so many questions i want _ my date daughter. there are so many questions i want to _ my date daughter. there are so many questions i want to ask _ my date daughter. there are so many questions i want to ask you _ my date daughter. there are so many questions i want to ask you based - my date daughter. there are so many questions i want to ask you based on | questions i want to ask you based on what you have just said there, so when you left the place where you gave birth afterjust week, how much contact had you had with your baby at that point and did you know there was no question of you keeping her? there was no question of keeping her, not at all.

it is is very very vague my memory of that period. but i know in the delivery room i was treated very roughly and left a long time in labour, i also had to have an epi circumstances iotomy, waited a long time for the stitches to be done and treated abysmally. what time for the stitches to be done and treated abysmally.— time for the stitches to be done and treated abysmally. what is happening in scotland now? _ treated abysmally. what is happening in scotland now? are _ treated abysmally. what is happening in scotland now? are you _ treated abysmally. what is happening in scotland now? are you hopeful - in scotland now? are you hopeful that might increase pressure on the government in westminster, to... absolutely. it will be our template for showing the government that what happened in scotland happened in england. and wales. and ireland. and many other commonwealth countries. the government says we have the deepest sympathy to all of those affected by historic forced adoption, while we cannot undo the

past we can ensure practises have been strengthened since then, you are shaking your head. why do you want a specific apology? it is are shaking your head. why do you want a specific apology?— want a specific apology? it is as if the are want a specific apology? it is as if they are negating _ want a specific apology? it is as if they are negating what _ want a specific apology? it is as if they are negating what happened| want a specific apology? it is as if i they are negating what happened to us, it is all right now. i hope it is all right now and women don't lose their children unless under very bad circumstances, but what happened to us was just wrong, it was wrong. and you have subsequently met your daughter. and you have subsequently met your dau:hter. , , and you have subsequently met your daughter-_ and _ and you have subsequently met your daughter._ and have - and you have subsequently met your daughter._ and have you i daughter. yes. yes. and have you established _ daughter. yes. yes. and have you established a _ daughter. yes. yes. and have you established a relationship - daughter. yes. yes. and have you established a relationship with - established a relationship with sneer established a relationship with snee . . , established a relationship with snee . ., , , , established a relationship with snee . . , , , . established a relationship with snee .., sneer 0h, certainly, yes, of course. i am very — sneer 0h, certainly, yes, of course. i am very pleased — sneer 0h, certainly, yes, of course. i am very pleased to _ sneer 0h, certainly, yes, of course. i am very pleased to hear— sneer 0h, certainly, yes, of course. i am very pleased to hear that, - i am very pleased to hear that, thank you so much for talking to us, veronica smith.— thank you. buckingham palace has admitted it has to "do better" in terms of recruiting staff from ethnic minorities — after the royal household annual accounts revealed thatjust 8.5% of its employees come from an ethnic minority background.

the release of the data comes just three months after the duke and duchess of sussex made allegations of racism within the royal family. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. with me now is anna whitelock, professor of the history of monarchy and director of the centre for the study for modern monarchy at royal holloway, university of london. thank you forjoining us. do you think it is enough from buckingham palace to say it has to do better at this stage?— palace to say it has to do better at this stage? well, i mean it has set a tar: et this stage? well, i mean it has set a target for — this stage? well, i mean it has set a target for 1096 _ this stage? well, i mean it has set a target for 1096 by _ this stage? well, i mean it has set a target for 1096 by the _ this stage? well, i mean it has set a target for 1096 by the end - this stage? well, i mean it has set a target for 1096 by the end of- this stage? well, i mean it has set. a target for 1096 by the end of 2022, a target for 10% by the end of 2022, and that target was set before the

allegations from harry and meghan that surrounded racism or at least the implication of racism within the royal palace. the spotlight is clearly on buckingham palace, and this issuers and so for many people this issuers and so for many people this will not go far enough. it is certainly below the percentage of ethnic minorities within the population and indeed within clarence house, the prince of wales' private residence and his office as it were. there is a smaller percentage, there is clearly much work to be done and the queen is head of state in many countries round the world, not least in the caribbean, as well as being head of the institution of the commonwealth, so, i know there has been moves to try and attract people from those those countries to work within the royal palace. these figures are

uncomfortable in the context of the last few month whence the spotlight on racism has shone on the buckingham palace and the family. i5 buckingham palace and the family. is there any detail with regards to the eight—and—a—half percent of employees, as to the type of roles they are employed in. whether any of they are employed in. whether any of the roles are senior roles for example. they haven't specified that. i think there is a mix of people in different ranks of the royal household. i think they are keen to make as individuals more visible, i think, because with some exceptions, those big occasions, the state occasions, they look very white. and, of course, the royalfamily looks very white, particularly now that meghan has left the royal family. so, they are going to have to do something about this. they have set this target of 10% by the end of 2022, but i think there is

going to be a real push to try and address this sooner, rather than later. as they themselves sat, this is no far enough, as yet. so, work to be done. is no far enough, as yet. so, work to be done-— is no far enough, as yet. so, work to be done. ., ~ i. , . ., to be done. thank you very much for our to be done. thank you very much for your thoughts _ to be done. thank you very much for your thoughts on _ to be done. thank you very much for your thoughts on that _ to be done. thank you very much for your thoughts on that today. - let's return to the news that a apartment block is partially collapsed in the us city of miami. the fire service says 80 units are on the scene. it is not clear how many people were in the 12—storey building when it came down in the early hours of the morning, but clearly one of the priorities is to search for anyone who potentially may be trapped in that rubble. let's get more from laura podesta, our cbs correspondent in new york. ijust wonder, first of all, have you been able to establish via any updates whether it is thought anyone is actually trapped in that collapsed portion of the building? goad portion of the building? good morning. _ portion of the building? good morning, anita. _ portion of the building? good morning, anita. we - portion of the building? good morning, anita. we are - portion of the building? good i morning, anita. we are closely monitoring all of the reports coming out of our cbs affiliate of the

miami area. we are hearing that at least nine people have been transported to area hospitals. we are hearing from sources that one person is confirmed dead. cbs news has obtained video showing a young boy being pulled from the rubble by an emergency responder. it is unclear if that person is one of the injured, one of the nine sent to hospital. but it is a devastating scene from all of the photos and videos we have been seeing coming out of surfside, the town of surfside, which isjust north of miami proper, just rubble, complete rubble about two thirds of the building is estimated to have collapsed, pancaked down to the ground. it is the part of the building that faces the ocean. it is not clear what started this collapse around 2am, if the building was under construction, or if there were any other problems. we have been

seeing interviews coming out of our cbs affiliate in that area. people who were walking their dog around 2am, and who heard what sounded like a storm, and before they locked and they saw people, as one man said, flying out of the building. a lot of questions, though. we don't know how many people were inside at the time, and, again, we don't know how this all began. and, again, we don't know how this all bean. �* ., , all began. and we have seen some imaaes in all began. and we have seen some images in the _ all began. and we have seen some images in the last _ all began. and we have seen some images in the last few _ all began. and we have seen some images in the last few minutes - all began. and we have seen some images in the last few minutes of. images in the last few minutes of miami date fire and rescue service actually helping residents of the rest of the building to safety. potentially, a risky thing to do at the moment because we don't know whether they are able to determine that the rest of the building is safe and not at risk of collapse? that is part of the problem, firefighters don't know if portions of the building they are able to get access to stable. we did see some

interviews where people are trying to get into contact with people who may have been in that portion of the building, facing the ocean, when it collapsed. a lot of chaos right now. yes, a lot of problems when it comes to accessing portions of the building that is still open and available to be accessed. we have seen some images of small fires that can be seen when you are looking at the rubble, into the open building. so, a lot of obstacles for the firefighters on the scene. we are hearing it is hundreds, 80 units responded. there is a mass of people they're willing to help, the question is, are they able to get inside withoutjeopardising their own life? inside without 'eopardising their own life? . ~ inside without 'eopardising their own life? ., ~ , ., laura says the latest information is that one person is known to have died in that partial collapse of the

apartment block, and nine people so far taken to hospital, including, we believe, a nine—year old boy, pulled from the rubble. new research suggests that around two million people in england may have been left with long—lasting symptoms after contracting coronavirus, a condition known as long covid. the results of the research come just a day after the uk recorded its highest daily number of new cases since february. matt graveling reports. with covid cases rising, the message is clear. get your vaccine. more than 16,000 people tested positive for the virus in the latest 24—hour period, the highest since february. and so the race is on to get adults double jabbed. whilst nhs england say progress is being made, and that more people from ethnic minority backgrounds are now booking theirjabs, there is still work to be done. with a weekend of walk—in appointments being planned to make getting the vaccine easier.

it is never too late to come forward and take up your vaccine. your vaccine has a name on it, it is for you and it is an evergreen offer, so as soon as you feel able, come forward and we will vaccinate you. the current mass testing in scotland could explain the higher number of positive cases there. but in recent days, about two thirds of cases have been from men aged 15 to 44, and it's thought social gatherings to watch euro 2020 could be behind the rise. meanwhile, new figures show that around 2 million people may have suffered from so—called long covid, when people who have contracted the virus experience symptoms weeks and months later. more than half a million people were surveyed by the react—2 study, and researchers say managing the long—term consequences of the virus are a major challenge. we are looking at persistent symptoms, one or more symptoms that lasted at least 12 weeks, at least three months. i think we're seeing the scale of the problem, and actually the nhs is now getting

to grips with this, setting up specific long covid clinics. the survey found long covid was more common in older people but more research is being done, with the government committing £50 million towards the study in the hope of improving the treatments available. matt graveling, bbc news. the climate change committee, which advises borisjohnson, has accused the uk prime minister of failing to live up to his rhetoric on cutting carbon emissions. the independent body praised him for "remarkable" leadership on the issue, but claimed this was being undermined by inadequate policies and poor implementation. it said the uk was currently on track to meetjust a fifth of its target for cutting emissions by 2035. ministers have dismissed the comments as "widely off the mark". international pressure on ethiopia is intensifying — over the ongoing war in its northern tigray region.

the united nations has called on the ethiopian authorities to launch an investigation into an airstrike on a marketplace on wednesday. dozens of people are reported to have been killed in the attack(tx map)in a town near the region's capital mekelle. there are allegations that ambulances were stopped from getting to the wounded. the ethiopian government denies it targeted civilians, claiming it was neutralising terrorists. courtney bembridge has more. dozens of injured were rushed to hospital, including children, after ethiopia's airforce hospital, including children, after ethiopia's air force bombed a hospital, including children, after ethiopia's airforce bombed a market just outside the region kick capital. medical workers say there were many more hurt, but allege the military blocked them from reaching the site of the attack. it was an anxious wait for the relatives of people who were there. if the 0p of�*s army said the strikes were against military targets. a spokeswoman said, we never carried out an air

spokeswoman said, we never carried outan airstrike spokeswoman said, we never carried out an air strike on the market place. how was this possible? the army is capable of accurately hitting its targets. we conducted as strikes, but only on certain targets. the conflict in the region started almost eight months ago. thousands of people have been killed, and millions displaced. the un is calling for calm.— killed, and millions displaced. the un is calling for calm. once again, we want to — un is calling for calm. once again, we want to see _ un is calling for calm. once again, we want to see an _ un is calling for calm. once again, we want to see an end _ un is calling for calm. once again, we want to see an end to - un is calling for calm. once again, l we want to see an end to hostilities in the region. we want to see greater access for humanitarian workers. frankly, from what we have seen here, things are not going in the right direction, to say the least. ., ., ., ., ., least. the international reaction to the latest attack _ least. the international reaction to the latest attack on _ least. the international reaction to the latest attack on civilians - least. the international reaction to the latest attack on civilians has i the latest attack on civilians has been swift. the us state department said, we strongly condemn this reprehensible act, and the eu's foreign policy chief said the bombing adds to the appalling series of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in tigray. he added if it is confirmed, the blocking of ambulances could

amount to a violation of international law. it comes after the twice delayed national election. the conflict in tigray prevented any voting there. the fighting and its impact on civilians has damaged the prime minister's reputation as a peacemaker and reformer, but he has remained defiant in the face of international criticism. the anti—virus software entrepreneur john mcafee has been found dead in his cell at a prison in barcelona. earlier on wednesday spanish courts approved his extradition to the united states where he is wanted for tax evasion. if he had been found guilty, he could have faced 30 years in prison. our technology correspondent james clayton has more. well, john mcafee was a hugely controversial figure, but he was also wildly successful in his lifetime. most people will remember him because of his surname, the surname that he gave to the company that he founded.

you know, it's worth remembering that back in the 80s, personal computers had just come onto the scene and viruses weren't really effing. and it was mcafee who really realised that being able to create antivirus software and being able to market that was going to be wildly lucrative. it was something that he bet on and made a lot of money from that. mcafee became almost synonymous with antivirus. software. but, of course, with money came all sorts of problems for him. at one point, he immigrated to belize, allegedly to avoid a litany of lawsuits. and even in belize he courted controversy. at one point he fled to guatemala after the police authorities wanted to question him in relation to the murder of a neighbour, something he always denied. and the most recent allegations involving tax, not paying enough tax, according to the us authorities, and recent earnings. because throughout his life, mcafee was always able to make money.

he was a very good speaker, a libertarian, crypto enthusiast. he was still able to make money, and allegedly he simply didn't pay the taxes that he owed to the us government. they tried to extradite him from spain. in him and his family always said if that were to happen, he might spend the rest of his life injail. that was clearly something that he simply didn't want to do, and didn't think would be palatable. the pop star britney spears has asked a court in los angeles to end a guardianship that she says has led to her having no control of her life and finances for 13 years. the singer's father was given legal control of his 39—year—old daughter's financial affairs in 2008 after she had a mental breakdown. sophie long's report contains some flashing images. # oh baby, baby # she was one of the biggest stars of the early noughties. britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. but for the last few years,

she's been publicly silent about the arrangement her fans have been so vocal about. but via video phone, she finally told a los angeles court her side of the story. in an impassioned speech, britney spears, clearly angry and upset, said she wanted the abusive and controlling arrangement to end. she said she had been forced to take drugs so strong she felt drunk and unable to hold a conversation. she told the court, "i want my life back". i am truly shocked at what i heard about the conservatorship, i think the reality was even worse than what we suspected. but i think we were also vindicated because a lot of what was suspected turned out to be true. in response, herfather�*s lawyer read a statement on his behalf. it said... it did little to appease the anger towards him and the other conservators outside court. they are really all in on this together, and it's part of a corrupt

system that has allowed this to happen in broad daylight for 13 years. she said that she hopes they all go to jail and i hope they do as well. # you're toxic, i'm slipping under # the star now hopes an end to the arrangement she has found so toxic could soon be in sight. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. i'm nowjoined by hannah fernando, who is the editor of woman magazine and a showbiz journalist. welcome to bbc news. it was quite shocking, this outpouring from britney spears, clearly her voice was kept under wraps for so long, through this guardianship, and this was her opportunity to get all her thoughts and feelings out? i opportunity to get all her thoughts and feelings out?— and feelings out? i think you are riuht. and feelings out? i think you are right- the _ and feelings out? i think you are right. the word _ and feelings out? i think you are right. the word is _ and feelings out? i think you are right. the word is shocking. - and feelings out? i think you are i right. the word is shocking. these are allegations, it is important to say that, because the other side, we haven't heard their version of events, jamie's lawyer say he loves his daughter very much and is sorry to see her in pain. at what she

alleged is horrendous. if it turns out to be true. in my opinion, it really questions the very institution that is there to protect her, whether that is herfamily, which should be the ultimate people that are there to look after you as a child, but also her lawyers, the medics around her, she made some huge accusations yesterday in court. it was hocking. the free britney movement is huge. it has rich people who didn't even have a vested interest in her, per se. it created interest in her, per se. it created interest around the world. because, of course, if this is true, this is an incredible and shocking turn of events. this an incredible and shocking turn of events. �* , , ., , an incredible and shocking turn of events. ~ , i. , an incredible and shocking turn of events. a , ., events. as you rightly point out, there are caveats. _ events. as you rightly point out, there are caveats. we _ events. as you rightly point out, there are caveats. we have - events. as you rightly point out, there are caveats. we have to i events. as you rightly point out, i there are caveats. we have to hear from the other side and all of this. butjust picking up on what you mentioned, the free britney movement, that has been astonishing,

the fan base, more than her original fan base, joining in this movement to support her. how important do you think that has been in giving her the strength and courage to speak up? i the strength and courage to speak u - ? ~ the strength and courage to speak u . ? ~' ., , , , up? i think it has been hugely important- — up? i think it has been hugely important. they _ up? i think it has been hugely important. they were - up? i think it has been hugely important. they were outside | up? i think it has been hugely- important. they were outside the court yesterday, a huge movement. they have played a big part in getting it to this point. it was them that unearthed some of the conservatorship that they felt was knocked fair, wasn't right, and that she would have felt very handcuffed by. and, in her own words, we had some hugely strong allegations against those people that were controlling that conservatorship, including the idea that she wasn't allowed to remove contraception from her body. that is shocking to many people. in terms of the free britney movement, this has extended and reached so many more people than just that group. because we have only heard one side, of course, that is really important, we have to hear the other side, but in this moment

in time, what we have heard was so passionate from her, it felt very credible, because it was so passionate, such passionate pleas. but people automatically at this point go to her and say, look, she needs more control over her life. we now need to see what the other side have to say. just now need to see what the other side have to say-— have to say. just finally, hannah, we wait to _ have to say. just finally, hannah, we wait to see _ have to say. just finally, hannah, we wait to see what _ have to say. just finally, hannah, we wait to see what happens - have to say. just finally, hannah, j we wait to see what happens with this, perhaps somebody else will be appointed to be her guardian, perhaps she will be removed from this arrangement entirely. we don't know. but do you see on britney spears now somebody who is ready to either, i guess, come back into public life again orjust to live more quietly, but without having someone controlling her finances, her daily business? i someone controlling her finances, her daily business?— her daily business? i mean, if she is in a better— her daily business? i mean, if she is in a better place, _ her daily business? i mean, if she is in a better place, and _ her daily business? i mean, if she is in a better place, and we - her daily business? i mean, if she is in a better place, and we all- is in a better place, and we all hope that she is, 13 years, summary controlling every aspect of your life, is a long time. she is 39 years old and wants to break free from that. if there is every reason

to believe she can look after herself and is in a better place, do not shed, of course, be allowed to happen. i think she wants a quieter life. you heard her in court saying exactly that, that she felt pressured, that it felt too much for her. i think she does, presumably we hope her money has not dwindled, we don't know what it looks like. she is a very rich woman that needs to go away and live the life that she has missed, i suppose.— go away and live the life that she has missed, i suppose. thank you for talkin: to has missed, i suppose. thank you for talking to us — has missed, i suppose. thank you for talking to us today. _ has missed, i suppose. thank you for talking to us today. editor _ has missed, i suppose. thank you for talking to us today. editor of - has missed, i suppose. thank you for talking to us today. editor of woman | talking to us today. editor of woman magazine. your hearing a bit of showbiz news from the title is critical dancing team. ant and dec is going to be a full—timejudge. —— anton de beck. so, anton, one of the only original

dances from strictly to still be in the series all the way through, turning his hand tojudging. he will be in thejudging line—up turning his hand tojudging. he will be in the judging line—up alongside craig revel horwood, marty morrissey, and, for this year, anton du beke. let me break some more news for you. sorry, i am let me break some more news for you. sorry, iam having let me break some more news for you. sorry, i am having some technical problems. complicated nonsurgical beauty treatments like botox and michael 0'neill are being taught on the internet, and through unsafe one—day courses. the system is almost completely regulated, putting patients at risk. the aesthetics industry is worth billions of pounds,

from micro blading to lip fillers. but trading is mostly unregulated. some study for years, others can be qualified within hours. victoria from brentwood in essex developed painful boils after receiving botox last year. she believes her practitioner didn't have enough experience to notice complications. so painful. i couldn't sleep, because i sleep on my side or on my front, so i wake up, blood everywhere. i mean, to a point, my son wouldn't let me take him to school. i couldn't go to tesco, i couldn't go shopping, i haven't been out of my house. stories like victoria's happening across the uk, and as demand for treatments continues to rise, so does concern for patients. a bbc three investigation sent an undercover nurse on a course which teaches students how to do non—surgical face lifts, using a needle and surgical thread. you come in for the course today?

that's right, hoping to. so far, our nurse has received five hours of training for this academy. the patients who have been offered a discount in exchange for being models. i don't know if this needle might be a bit blunt. a panel of industry experts were shown what happened next at boss babes uni in liverpool. barbaric is the word that comes to mind. i would like to have stopped this procedure now. much of the footage is too graphic to broadcast. moments earlier, this trainer had punctured a patient�*s blood vessel. there is no explanation from the tutor here as to what's going on. the patient should not be bleeding like that. there were also serious concerns about hygiene practices. the trainer stops her work so she can post a video on social media. and at one point, one patient smokes an e—cigarette. this is a medical procedure, and it needs aseptic technique, a sterile environment, and none of the requirements have been met.

despite all the concerns raised by the panel, the day ends with our undercover nurse certified to perform an nonsurgical face—lift using threads. the government acknowledges there is more to do and says the regulation of premises, products and consumer safeguards are being explored. there are fears something really serious will have to happen before improvements are finally made. i know there has been cases of eye blindness and severe tissue loss and damage and necrosis, and that hasn't made the image industry realise that they need serious regulation. unfortunately, i think it will be something like a fatality for this, you know, for the government to recognise what a serious problem this is. botched cosmetic procedures can

cause physical and mental scars. anyone considering work is encouraged to ensure they check the qualifications of their practitioner, or how long the practitioner has trained for. anna collinson, bbc news. breaking news, we are hearing andrew lloyd webber has joined others in the entertainment industry in launching legal action which is asking the government to fully share the data it has gathered from its covid events testing programme. this has been at sporting events, entertainment events, to assess the impact of getting people together, often in outdoor and sometimes indoor settings, and whether that has an adverse impact on covid cases. these events have involve people getting tested and getting a negative test before taking part. andrew lloyd webberjoining others

in this legal action against the government, because of the events testing programme. we have been talking about travel ahead of the uk goodman denouncing the latest round of which countries will be on which part of the traffic light system —— uk government. let's read out some more tweets. i think the government needs to relax the travel rules. my mum lives in a red listed country, my husband works in a red listed country. these rules have separated our children and i from country. these rules have separated our children and ifrom our loved ones. this is from bernadette, who says last time i saw my family was august 2019. she has had a baby since then. my baby is almost ten—month—old, and my family have not yet seen me pregnant, have not seen my son yet. they are in malta. fingers crossed to be on the green list. that is one of the countries predicted to go green. finally, this, my parents and family live in a red list country. i can visit them last year and again this year,

because they can't afford staying with my wife and two marca children in a quarantine hotel room for ten days. it's financially and mentally exhausting. there must be a solution for such systems to bid situations. we wa nt we want to bring you the latest pictures from miami beach in florida. the scene of that partial collapse of a condominium, an apartment building. we heard from laura podesta of cbs news, saying at that stage nine people have been pulled from the rubble, including, we understand, a young boy. 0ne we understand, a young boy. one person has been confirmed dead. clearly, that is one of the priorities for the huge search and rescue effort that is there right now, trying to find out if there are any survivors in the rubble, rescuing people from the rest of the building and trying to secure the scene. we will have more on that

situation in miami throughout the rest of the day on bbc news. dawn is yet to break as the rescuers continue their work. you are watching bbc news. joanna is here next with our continuing coverage of the big stories of the day. before that, look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again, there is some warm sunshine in a forecast. but for many it is a fairly cloudy picture with some rain. that is because we have two fronts. the first one is continuing to slide south eastwards. there was a lot of low cloud around it and some light and patchy rain. the second one is bringing in heavier and more persistent rain across scotland and northern ireland. behind that, we see some gusty northerly wind coming our way. in between these two weather fronts, it will brighten up across northern england, parts of wales and eventually south—west england, and temperatures in the north—east could well get up to 23

or 24 degrees. the sea temperature just off the coast is only 14 degrees. it will also feel humid across england and wales, and pollen levels today are high across england. low to moderate across the rest of the uk. through this evening and overnight, the weather fronts continued their descent south eastwards. here is the first one, getting into the south—eastern corner. the second one is following on behind, and if we follow this one around it is the weather front that will come back into the north of scotland, bringing further rain. a brisk northerly wind in the north, but no issues with the temperatures, which mostly will be in double figures. as we head on through the course of tomorrow, we still have our weather fronts sinking southwards. again, the rain and then weakening. high pressure starts to build in across the north of the country. so, here is the weather front pushing down with its rain into the south—eastern corner, a lot of cloud associated with this. you can see that moving south across scotland, taking more rain into southern scotland. eventually into northern england. brighter skies towards the west. a brisk breeze on the chance of some thundery showers developing across wales,

the west midlands and also north west england. but temperatures taking a nosedive. 30 degrees is more likely in the north—east of eglin. that is a good 11 degrees drop tomorrow. —13 degrees is more likely in the north—east of england. on saturday, scotland and northern ireland, under this area of high pressure, will be fine and dry with some sunshine. in the south, in england and wales, we are looking at a brisk north—easterly wind and some showers at times. some of those could potentially be heavy and thundery. even into sunday, a similar story. north of the country, scotland and northern ireland, seeing some sunshine. england will fare quite well as well. come south, we have the brisk wind on the risk of showers. in some of those could also be thundery.

this is bbc news i'mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 11am. the latest rules on foreign travel will be set out today, with industry bosses calling for an expansion to england's green list but only a handful of countries are expected to be added. tv ads for unhealthy food are to be banned before 9pm across the uk in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. more than two million people in england may have had long covid, that's according to a new study. a major rescue operation is under way in miami after the partial collapse of an apartment block at miami beach. one person is reported to have died. buckingham palace says it must do more to improve diversity among its staff after it reveals 8.5% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. and, in extraordinary testimony, britney spears tells a us court it's

time for her father to lose control over her affairs as she lays bare the extent of his control over her life. the travel industry is urging the uk government to add more countries to the list of destinations that don't require people to quarantine when they return. the green list for england is set to be updated today. there's been some speculation that malta could be added, along with the spanish islands ibiza, majorca and minorca. travel bosses are calling for an exemption to quarantine for fully—vaccinated people from amber countries. transport secretary grant shapps has said ministers "need to look at what the science says".

but the prospect of european holidays could face another hurdle, after the german chancellor angela merkel suggested all eu countries should make british travellers quarantine on arrival to slow the spread of the delta variant. the uk government's traffic light system applies to england, with scotland, wales and northern ireland able to make their own rules. however, previous changes to the lists have been adopted by all four nations. here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. save travel! the travel industry is frustrated and nervous. protesting yesterday around the country, were people whose jobs rely on international travel reopening. they want more countries on the green list and more financial support from the government. we don't want to be sitting idle, we want to be back at work, taking people on holiday or to see their loved ones overseas so it's hugely frustrating for us. when i'm bringing seven people back from ibiza, that's just not sustainable. you know, for anybody. so something has to change and quickly.

we need customers to be able to survive, so manyjobs- are at risk, thousandsl and thousands ofjobs. the westminster government is expected to announce the latest green list for england later today. scotland, wales and northern ireland have previously adopted the same list. green means that arrivals to the uk don't need to quarantine, although they do need to take a test before and after they travel. amber means that arrivals must quarantine at home and red means quarantine at a hotel. in the last week, some government ministers have suggested that it might be possible to remove quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from amber list countries. that would make a big difference to rachel, who lives in switzerland and has had both jabs. her stepfather is ill in hospital and her 81—year—old mum had covid over christmas. it would make such a big difference if we could get over to see my mum, just to give her a big hug because she's gone through so much. and, yeah, it's been a really difficult time. there might be news on whether and when fully vaccinated

travellers might be able to do this later today as well, but there are no guarantees about this or whether there will be any more countries on the green list. look, i'd love to have the whole world opened up but we all have to accept there are places that we can't go. the red list countries for example. but we have also said that if you have been double vaccinated, then of course we need to look at what the science said, we said in the global travel taskforce report, which set out our approach to international travel. and we have said that monday is the point to review that data. so we are coming up to having a look. after a day of protest, today the industry has to wait and see what the government decides. caroline davies, bbc news. ahead of the announcements later today let's remind ourselves of the traffic light system. red list countries are those the uk government says are at the highest covid risk — you must self—isolate for 10 days in a government—approved quarantine hotel.

those returning from an amber list country must also quarantine for 10 days — though this can be at home, and they have to pay for tests. holidaymakers can visit green list countries without having to quarantine upon return but they still have to pay for tests. as we've heard, german chancellor angela merkel is proposing that all eu countries should make british travellers quarantine on arrival to slow the spread of the delta variant. let's speak now to our correspondent damien mcguinness in berlin. tell us more about what she has said. ~ ., �* , ., , said. what the british government is auoin to said. what the british government is going to talk — said. what the british government is going to talk about _ said. what the british government is going to talk about later _ said. what the british government is going to talk about later today - said. what the british government is going to talk about later today is - going to talk about later today is for travellers going to the uk but for travellers going to the uk but for travel— for travellers going to the uk but for travel between the uk and the eu it depends _ for travel between the uk and the eu it depends what the rest of europe does as— it depends what the rest of europe does as well because we are talking about— does as well because we are talking about restrictions the other way round, — about restrictions the other way round, from the uk to eu countries, and what _ round, from the uk to eu countries, and what angela merkel has proposed

is that— and what angela merkel has proposed is that she _ and what angela merkel has proposed is that she wants other eu countries to follow_ is that she wants other eu countries to follow what germany has been doing. _ to follow what germany has been doing, what they di,what he do ., ' ., v v to follow what germany has been doin: , what the di,what he do so h y y to follow what germany has been doin: , what the di,what the do i fa ' y to follow what germany has been doin: , what the di,what the do i fa s to follow what germany has been doin: , what the di,what the do i fa is all to follow what germany has been doin: , what the doing, what they do so far is all visitors — doing, what they do so far is all visitors from the uk when arriving in germany, — visitors from the uk when arriving in germany, whether they've been double _ in germany, whether they've been double vaccinated or not have to go through— double vaccinated or not have to go through 14 — double vaccinated or not have to go through 14 days of quarantine which is very— through 14 days of quarantine which is very strict and it basically has meant — is very strict and it basically has meant that all business travel, tourism — meant that all business travel, tourism and most travel from the uk tourism and most travel from the uk to germany— tourism and most travel from the uk to germany has been scrapped. what angela _ to germany has been scrapped. what angela merkel said yesterday in parliament is that she would like to see, and _ parliament is that she would like to see, and i'd — parliament is that she would like to see, and i'd like to say she'd like to see _ see, and i'd like to say she'd like to see and — see, and i'd like to say she'd like to see and it— see, and i'd like to say she'd like to see and it isn't a concrete proposal. _ to see and it isn't a concrete proposal, is something similar for the rest _ proposal, is something similar for the rest of— proposal, is something similar for the rest of the eu, as she was saying — the rest of the eu, as she was saying yesterday in berlin. translation: we have very strict regulations here, - which so far has helped to prevent the dot varied from the delta variant from spreading quickly. unfortunately, that is not the case in every eu member state. the lesson of this must be to have the same rules. in our country, if you come from great britain, you have

to go into quarantine. that is not the case in every european country. that's what i would like to see. well, she says, as you said, that is what she would like to see but how likely is it other eu countries will see it the same way? you likely is it other eu countries will see it the same way?— likely is it other eu countries will see it the same way? you will be in brussels this _ see it the same way? you will be in brussels this afternoon _ see it the same way? you will be in brussels this afternoon for - see it the same way? you will be in brussels this afternoon for the - see it the same way? you will be in brussels this afternoon for the eu | brussels this afternoon for the eu summit so it is something they will talk about but this is one thing of dozens of issues they are talking about. so it isn't likely that they will be able to push something throughjust will be able to push something through just today because you have a split in the eu between northern european countries, who are very strict about travel from the uk because of the delta variant, and southern european countries who rely on british tourism. so, i think striking an agreement between those countries will be difficult. what angela merkel is talking about is a broad agreement about dealing with third countries in general, as she'd put it, because it doesn't help germany of germany has lower infection rates right now and has a quarantine coming from the uk

because the delta variant for uk visitors, but then france has nothing at all because within the eu travel is opening up. so something that will be discussed. it is hard to see when we will see a concrete proposal but what it points to is that whatever the british government decides this afternoon, it depends what eu countries decide, whether travel between the eu and the uk will be possible over the summer. exactly, and it is the case that the cases of the delta variant are the highest in the uk.— highest in the uk. that's right. the 're highest in the uk. that's right. they're making _ highest in the uk. that's right. they're making up _ highest in the uk. that's right. they're making up the - highest in the uk. that's right. j they're making up the majority highest in the uk. that's right. i they're making up the majority of new infections. if you compare it to germany, to 6% of new infections are the delta variant which is why berlin is incredibly worried about the spread. if you look at infection rates overall between the eu and the uk, the uk after having had a relatively low level of infections over the last few months now has one of the highest overall. so germany for example you are talking about

over a seven—day period per 100,000 population, six infections but in britain, that is 116 so you can see why from germany's perspective it is important to restrict travel but at some point things have to open up because you're talking about not only tourism and business but also families that have been effectively split up between the uk and eu countries now for a good 1.5 years and people need to see their relatives and those close to them. thank you very much. damien mcguinnessjoining us from berlin. let's speak now to humphrey carter, editor of the majorca daily bulletin. thank you forjoining us. majorca potentially will go on the green there is today, we have to wait and see. what is the situation in majorca in terms of covid currently? very, very low. the vaccine roll—out could be higher but unfortunately we

are in the realms of being controlled by the eu with regards to distribution. so they are doing it as soon as they come in, they cannot shower people as fast enough. cases are down. masks are coming off on saturday outside. and today it is fingers crossed big time because there is about a hundred hotels which still haven't opened and they are just waiting for the green light to go on the british market which will make or break this summer season or what is left of it. if we don't get the brits coming within the next two or three weeks, it could be another lost season and the consequences would be dire for the balearics. .,, ' :: :: consequences would be dire for the balearics. ' :: :: ., , consequences would be dire for the balearics. ':: :: ., , balearics. those 100 hotels you mentioned _ balearics. those 100 hotels you mentioned will _ balearics. those 100 hotels you mentioned will only _ balearics. those 100 hotels you mentioned will only open - balearics. those 100 hotels you mentioned will only open if - balearics. those 100 hotels you | mentioned will only open if brits go? mentioned will only open if brits no? , mentioned will only open if brits to? , . , , mentioned will only open if brits io? , . , , , , go? pretty much, yes because the other source _ go? pretty much, yes because the other source markets _ go? pretty much, yes because the other source markets are - go? pretty much, yes because the other source markets are not - other source markets are not flooding in as expected. and, of

course, isn'tjust hotels, it is the supply chain. there are resorts which are completely closed, bars, restaurants, souvenir shops, pharmacists, you name it, they are just waiting for the brits to come. do you know, do they actually have reservations lined up from brits who are hoping they could come or is that basically a lot of capacity there? if majorca, along with the other islands does go on the greenness today, and it is possible for that to be a destination brits go to, you'd imagine there will be a rush on people to go there so will they be able to book?— they be able to book? there is occupancy- _ they be able to book? there is occupancy- a _ they be able to book? there is occupancy- a big _ they be able to book? there is occupancy. a big push - they be able to book? there is occupancy. a big push has - they be able to book? there is| occupancy. a big push has been they be able to book? there is - occupancy. a big push has been made to try to boost domestic tourism, interisland tourism but we're not big numbers, we're not talking about the 3.4 million brits that normally come to the balearics each year and we not going to get that because

there is only about two months left of family holidays. looking at these summer, we could have eight weeks of brits, british families, which are very important, and, then, hopefully, an extended season for older couples or families whose kids are boarding school or who can come on holiday. it is are boarding school or who can come on holida . , . ., are boarding school or who can come onholida. ,. ., ., my on holiday. it is clear economically wh the on holiday. it is clear economically why the islands — on holiday. it is clear economically why the islands are _ on holiday. it is clear economically why the islands are desperate - on holiday. it is clear economically why the islands are desperate for. why the islands are desperate for the british holiday—makers. but going back to what you were saying about the vaccination programme not having been rolled out there as widely as they'd like, what about the concerns of british tourists going there and potentially bringing the problem of covid because it is britain that has the highest number of cases of the delta variant. yes. of cases of the delta variant. yes, i of cases of the delta variant. yes, i mean- -- — of cases of the delta variant. yes, i mean- -- as _ of cases of the delta variant. yes, i mean... as your— of cases of the delta variant. yes, i mean... as your best _ of cases of the delta variant. yes, i mean... as your best was -

of cases of the delta variant. yes i mean... as your best was saying before, you know, france, germany, holland, austria have taken strict action against uk travellers coming in. spain hasn't made any suggestions about that. mainland spain is a different story to the balearics. mainland madrid for example, the basque country, which has relatively high rate of covid, but in the balearics, it is the lowest in spain. they are much lower than most parts of europe. and we have had the strictest lockdown in spain right up until this weekend, this week and will be the first kind of break me get to take our masks off outside. nightclubs are still closed. this weekend they are having their first test of seeing how a nightclub could work with only 300 people. so, it has been hard, it has

been long. but they have taken extremely seriously, more seriously than the rest of spain. but. extremely seriously, more seriously than the rest of spain.— than the rest of spain. but, i mean, what about. — than the rest of spain. but, i mean, what about, then, _ than the rest of spain. but, i mean, what about, then, fears _ than the rest of spain. but, i mean, what about, then, fears that - than the rest of spain. but, i mean, | what about, then, fears that opening up what about, then, fears that opening up to tourism could turn the clock backin up to tourism could turn the clock back in terms of the progress made on covid? i back in terms of the progress made on covid? ., , ., ., , on covid? i mean, it is a gamble, every country _ on covid? i mean, it is a gamble, every country and _ on covid? i mean, it is a gamble, every country and destination - on covid? i mean, it is a gamble, every country and destination will have to take it especially with the uk delta variant and the delta plus because some people are looking at the uk saying, you know, we've had four orfive the uk saying, you know, we've had four or five months of the british government telling everyone how wonderful they've been and how excellent the uk vaccine roll—out has been, and 70% of adults have been vaccinated so why aren't they allowing them out of the country? are these vaccines, do they work or is there politics at play here? does borisjohnson want people to spend the british people —— does boris

johnson want the brits to spend money in the british islands? thank ou ve money in the british islands? thank you very much- _ money in the british islands? thank you very much- we _ money in the british islands? thank you very much. we will— money in the british islands? thank you very much. we will bring - money in the british islands? thank you very much. we will bring you i money in the british islands? thank you very much. we will bring you the announcement when it comes later. the government is to impose a ban on tv adverts for food high in sugar, salt and fat before nine o'clock at night. there will also be new rules on online promotion, but firms selling junk food will still be able to run websites. a total ban on online adverts was proposed last year, but this has been scaled back after consultation. with more on this is our political correspondentjonathan blake. tell us more. well, this is a long time coming _ tell us more. well, this is a long time coming from _ tell us more. well, this is a long time coming from the _ tell us more. well, this is a long i time coming from the government, propose legislation to ban advertising forjunk food. they categorise that as foods which are high in fat, salt and sugar. 0n categorise that as foods which are high in fat, salt and sugar. on tv after 9pm. it is a significant step but it falls short of what the government had trailed in the summer of last year. you might remember borisjohnson took it on as

something of a personal priority talking about his expose getting seriously ill and being admitted to hospital with covid—19, obesity is an aggravating factor, as we know now in that disease and it seemed he had something of a change of heart having previously described a sugar tax as not necessarily being the right way to go. the government was pushing forward with this but there will be a ban on tv adverts ofjunk food after 9pm but it won't cover radio or pod cast advertising, and it won't cover online paid for advertising... excuse me it will cover online paid for advertising but not adverts on a company's own website or on their social media accounts. so campaign is pointing to those areas as where the government could have gone further. the food industry, though, and the tv industry, though, and the tv industry, the media industry, saying this could affect their advertising

revenue at a time when many commercial companies are struggling in that regard after the pandemic anywhere but the government are saying this is long overdue and needed at a time when one in three primary schoolchildren the department of health and social care say leave school as obese and obesity —related illness costing the nhs £6 billion per year. obesity -related illness costing the nhs £6 billion per year.— nhs £6 billion per year. thank you very much- — let's speak now to sue eustace who's the public affairs director at the advertising association which is a trade association representing advertisers, agencies and the media. welcome, thank you forjoining us. let's pick up on the point being made there that one in three primary schoolchildren leave school obese. how much would you put the blame on that at the doors of advertisers? look, our problem with the announcement today is that it is a big, headline grabbing announcement.

but, really, by the government's and analysis will not do much to address levels of obesity. we recognise as much as other people do that there is a serious problem in this country, which needs to be tackled. but, frankly, the government's own evidence says that these measures will reduce children's intake under three calories a day. and it says that we need to be reducing overweight children's calorie intake by about 500 calories a day. so, we are concerned because of the major impact on all sorts of businesses. these have knock—on impacts for customers and consumers. it isjust a question of... this is disproportionate, it is a blunt

tool, headline grabbing. at the end of the day it won't work, really, tackling what needs to be tackled. tell us more about the impact of this ban on business.— tell us more about the impact of this ban on business. well... it is multifaceted. _ this ban on business. well... it is multifaceted. banning _ this ban on business. well... it is multifaceted. banning any - multifaceted. banning any advertising in media, obviously, reduces the advertising revenue to the media and one might say who cares if it tackles society's problems. but that has knock—on effects on news publishers, which operate online, and on broadcasters and their ability to invest in programmes we enjoy. and their ability to invest in -irorammes we en'o . y ., . programmes we en'oy. sorry, how much is the advertising — programmes we enjoy. sorry, how much is the advertising in _ programmes we enjoy. sorry, how much is the advertising in this _ programmes we enjoy. sorry, how much is the advertising in this area _ is the advertising in this area currently worth? i’m is the advertising in this area currently worth?— is the advertising in this area currently worth? i'm not sure that there are published _ currently worth? i'm not sure that there are published estimates - currently worth? i'm not sure that| there are published estimates yet, that would be in the government's

consultation which has just been published and i haven't had time to read... i published and i haven't had time to read... . , published and i haven't had time to read... .,, ., published and i haven't had time to read... ., , , read... i was wondering because ou're read... i was wondering because you're talking — read... i was wondering because you're talking about _ read... i was wondering because you're talking about the - read... i was wondering because you're talking about the impact i read... i was wondering because i you're talking about the impact on the broadcasters that will not be getting the revenue but you don't know at this point what that impact would be, the cost of it.— know at this point what that impact would be, the cost of it. there have been lots of — would be, the cost of it. there have been lots of estimates _ would be, the cost of it. there have been lots of estimates over - would be, the cost of it. there have been lots of estimates over the - been lots of estimates over the years but i think we ought to have a look and see what the government estimates that to be. but coming back to the wider impact, there is affect on food and drink companies, hospitality companies and... on advertisers... they could tell consumers about reformulated products and they could reformulate and compete. there are consequences and compete. there are consequences and as i said before if this would be making a significant impact on theissue, be making a significant impact on the issue, that would be one thing.

but all the evidence points to very little impact, and there is a disproportionality in the announcement today. i disproportionality in the announcement today. disproportionality in the announcement toda . ., ., announcement today. i am a little bit confused _ announcement today. i am a little bit confused when _ announcement today. i am a little bit confused when you _ announcement today. i am a little bit confused when you say - announcement today. i am a little bit confused when you say it - announcement today. i am a little bit confused when you say it will i bit confused when you say it will have a marginal impact on kids intake ofjunk food but it will have a big impact on the company is producing it which would imply you think it will have an impact on their sales. those two things are incompatible, aren't they? the government's _ incompatible, aren't they? iie: government's analysis incompatible, aren't they? tie: government's analysis and incompatible, aren't they? iie: government's analysis and today's papers may well be updating its analysis but the government's previous analysis put the estimated... said it would be under three calories a day saved... but if ou are three calories a day saved... but if you are saying _ three calories a day saved... but if you are saying it — three calories a day saved... but if you are saying it will _ three calories a day saved... but if you are saying it will have - three calories a day saved... but if you are saying it will have a - three calories a day saved... but if you are saying it will have a big i you are saying it will have a big impact on the companies producing this food, surely the only way would have an impact on them if people stop buying this stuff. i have an impact on them if people stop buying this stuff.— stop buying this stuff. i think it is 'ust

stop buying this stuff. i think it is just that. .. _ stop buying this stuff. i think it is just that. .. advertising - stop buying this stuff. i think it is just that. .. advertising is i stop buying this stuff. i think it isjust that... advertising is a i is just that... advertising is a tool of competition, and drives innovation and change. companies, food companies, have been spending millions over the years to reformulate their products, and take out sugar and salt, which has been a long—standing government programme... long-standing government programme. . ._ long-standing government programme... sorry to keep interrupting _ programme... sorry to keep interrupting but _ programme... sorry to keep interrupting but how- programme... sorry to keep interrupting but how does i interrupting but how does advertising drive innovation and change in companies that are producing junk food? doesn't a stronger message to those companies that there is a need for innovation and change come from the government saying you can't advertise any more because it is having a impact on kids? £371 because it is having a impact on kids? . ., , ., , because it is having a impact on kids? , , kids? of course. there has been strong messages _ kids? of course. there has been strong messages and _ kids? of course. there has been strong messages and industry i kids? of course. there has been i strong messages and industry has been responding to their strong messages and want to be part of the solution. there has been a lot of changes in what companies are selling, and they take those products to market, and the way they take them to market is to advertise them to consumers. so, how do

companies continue to tell people about their products and about innovation in those products? products being brought into the market. when you stop advertising, when you ban things, you prevent companies being able to tell consumers about their products and about changes they are making. so, there are consequences to this. as we say, obesity is an issue and we need to tackle it but government data shows that it is varied this obesity issue over the uk and there are huge pockets of obesity problems, where they are higher in some areas than others. there have been programmes at the local level, for example in wakefield, that have been tackling this issue with some very successful outcomes. the problem is these are very expensive

to implement at national level. so, we think there needs to be a more multifaceted approach.— multifaceted approach. thank you ve much multifaceted approach. thank you very much indeed _ multifaceted approach. thank you very much indeed for— multifaceted approach. thank you very much indeed forjoining - multifaceted approach. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. i very much indeed forjoining us. thank you. an apartment block has partially collapsed in the us city of miami. the fire service says 80 units are on the scene near miami beach, in florida. it's not clear how many people were in the 12—storey building when it came down in the early hours of the morning. rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors. evacuations have been taking place — these pictures show firefighters pulling a boy from amidst the rubble. as you can imagine, a huge search and rescue operation is ongoing. earlier, we heard from laura podesta, our cbs correspondent who's monitoring the situation from new york. we are hearing now that at least nine people have been transported to area hospitals. we're also hearing from sources that one person is confirmed dead.

cbs news has obtained video showing a young boy being pulled from the rubble by emergency responders. it is unclear if that person is one of the nine injured sent to the hospital but it is a devastating scene from all the photos and videos we have been seen coming out of the town of surfside which isjust north of miami proper, just rubble, complete rubble, about two thirds of this building estimated to be pancaked down to the ground. it is a part of building that faces the ocean. it isn't clear what started this collapse around 2am, if the building was under construction or if there were any other problems. we have been seeing interviews coming out of wforr, our cbs affiliate in that area. people who were walking their dog around 2am and heard what sounded like a storm before they looked and saw people, as one man described, as flying

out of the building. a lot of questions, though. we don't know how many people were inside at the time, and, again, we don't know how this all began. some breaking news to bring you from the russian foreign ministry. we are just hearing that a spokesperson for the foreign ministry has sharply criticised uk in the wake the incident involving hms defender off the coast of the annexed ukrainian region of crimea. so, i will tell you what they are saying. " the british destroyer entered russia's territorial waters in an impudent intrusion and in absolutely unceremonious provocation and a response will be given to it". they say a harsh demarche will be expressed to the british ambassador

in russia. a harsh demarche will be presented to him. she says, "i can say this meeting will be unpleasant for the british side". she has accused the uk of lying about the incident. she says, "we often catch our western partners red—handed. unfortunately london is in front of everyone else in this respect". so, the russian navy said it fired warning shots at hms defender after entered what russia considers its territorial waters in crimea. the uk denies any warning shots were fired and the british natasha has been summoned to moscow following the incident. —— the british natasha a. we will keep you updated on how that unfolds. the travel industry is urging the government to add more countries to the list of destinations that don't require people

to quarantine when they return. the green list for england is set to be updated today. there's been some speculation that malta could be added, along with the spanish islands ibiza, majorca and minorca. here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. uk managing director at uk travel counsellors, and independent travel company with more than 1900 franchisees across the uk. welcome and thank you forjoining us. so, what are you hoping to hear from the government today? good what are you hoping to hear from the government today?— what are you hoping to hear from the government today? good morning. we would... in government today? good morning. we would--- in all— government today? good morning. we would... in all honesty, _ government today? good morning. we would... in all honesty, i'm _ government today? good morning. we would... in all honesty, i'm not- would... in all honesty, i'm not expecting... would... in all honesty, i'm not expecting---_ would... in all honesty, i'm not exectini... ., ., , ., expecting... unfortunately, we are strui iliin expecting... unfortunately, we are struggling to _ expecting... unfortunately, we are struggling to hear _ expecting... unfortunately, we are struggling to hear you. _ expecting... unfortunately, we are struggling to hear you. i'm - expecting... unfortunately, we are struggling to hear you. i'm sorry. i struggling to hear you. i'm sorry. that might _ struggling to hear you. i'm sorry. that might have _ struggling to hear you. i'm sorry. that might have improved - struggling to hear you. i'm sorry. that might have improved a - struggling to hear you. i'm sorry. that might have improved a little bit so if you don't mind starting from the top and telling us what you want to hear from the british government. want to hear from the british government-— want to hear from the british government. want to hear from the british iovernment. ., , ., , �* government. ok, no problem. be honest, government. ok, no problem. be honest. we'd _ government. ok, no problem. be honest, we'd love _ government. ok, no problem. be honest, we'd love to _ government. ok, no problem. be honest, we'd love to see - government. ok, no problem. be honest, we'd love to see more i honest, we'd love to see more

countries added to the green list today but i'm not holding out hope of that given the situation of where we are currently in the uk. there has been a few countries that has been intimated might be added and we love the government to follow the advice, to open the canary islands, some of the greek islands which are safe to go to according to the foreign office. we would love some alignment with the online advice given. alignment with the online advice iiven. ~ ., ., alignment with the online advice iiven. . ., ., ,., alignment with the online advice iiven. ~ ., ., ., , ., given. what are your thoughts on the whole process _ given. what are your thoughts on the whole process around _ given. what are your thoughts on the whole process around the _ given. what are your thoughts on the whole process around the decisions i whole process around the decisions that are taken and whether you really understand it, whether anyone really understand it, whether anyone really understands is outside of government. really understands is outside of government-— really understands is outside of government. really understands is outside of iovernment. ., . ., government. no, we don't. what was described, when _ government. no, we don't. what was described, when the _ government. no, we don't. what was described, when the traffic _ government. no, we don't. what was described, when the traffic lights - described, when the traffic lights were announced and how it was explained what it would be like, there is nothing like the reality of

for example amber and the government saying you shouldn't travel on amber is not what the impression the industry was given at the time. there is a lot of confusion, a lot of ambiguity over what you can, can't, testing, etc, it is incredibly confusing for consumers and it's unfair and we get a lot of rumours. the rooms at the moment which would be incredible that would happen that fully vaccinated passengers could travel to amber countries, that would be huge for the industry and consumers, there's a lot of customers who have got a booking is booked for the end of july, main school holidays, august, he didn't get a holiday last year. they pushed it forward into this year. they are still waiting and is the blurred lines and the different messages. it is causing stress and confusion to customers and the industry. it is painful. we have been looking here, of course, to how the government is

going to handle it. but now, angela merkel is saying today, that she wants the rest of the eu to do what germany does, which is to do that brits have two quarantine on arrival at destination. if that were to happen, thatjust takes it out of our hands entirely. it is not clear that there is an appetite for that across the eu, but it does make it clear that the picture is changing because we now have the highest number of delta places. haste because we now have the highest number of delta places.— because we now have the highest number of delta places. we do. we do, sadl , number of delta places. we do. we do. sadly. by _ number of delta places. we do. we do. sadly. by the — number of delta places. we do. we do, sadly, by the delta _ number of delta places. we do. we do, sadly, by the delta variant's i do, sadly, by the delta variant's already in europe, it is notjust from us. the headlines are sensationalised in the uk, less than .2% of people had covid—19 last year, —— last week, and in terms of that, for travelling, only a small proportion of the market will travel as well. i understand what they're going to do and some of the problems, but i don't think all of

europe would have the same appetite to let uk passengers into their country. to let uk passengers into their count . ., ., country. how are you feeling currently _ country. how are you feeling currently about _ country. how are you feeling currently about the - country. how are you feeling | currently about the prospects country. how are you feeling - currently about the prospects for travel? because everybody, it seems, one day you feel optimistic in the next day you think, i can't even think about that! i can't look that far ahead! ., , , ., ., far ahead! for the industry and for consumers. _ far ahead! for the industry and for consumers. it _ far ahead! for the industry and for consumers, it has _ far ahead! for the industry and for consumers, it has been _ far ahead! for the industry and for consumers, it has been terrible, i far ahead! for the industry and for consumers, it has been terrible, aj consumers, it has been terrible, a roller—coaster. we can, we can't, but we had to duck and dive. that is the advantage, i would say again to consumers that booking things are flexible, there is a demand for travel, people want to get away, not every body, but a lot of people want to go on holiday, they need a break, it has been a tough 15, 16 months everybody, and they think they can they think they can't, they keep moving and changing, the goal posts, but we were just like clarity. and am i confident that we will have a summer? i was probably more comfortable —— confident four weeks ago. there are opportunities to travel, people can still travel to

other countries safely, but i would love the government to allow us to do more travel. the vaccinations, we have got the best —— best vaccination roulette in europe, most people will be able to travel safely, and so i would love to see us with a few more, but we need the decisions now. —— vaccination roll—out. we can't make the decision in three weeks, i don't expect much from the announcement today in terms of green country, but we would like is clarity in terms of back travels in vaccinations. the holidays in england starting through it, but we can't wait another three weeks because we would have lost the summer, flights will cancel on the back of the day's announcements. if we do not get some confidence in the market very quickly of that very quickly within a week or so, we will see the flights start cancelling to summer destinations. tao see the flights start cancelling to summer destinations.— see the flights start cancelling to summer destinations. too many people have bookings — summer destinations. too many people have bookings in _ summer destinations. too many people have bookings in the _ summer destinations. too many people have bookings in the bag, _ summer destinations. too many people have bookings in the bag, knowing - have bookings in the bag, knowing that they can be cancelled if they can't go? 0r that they can be cancelled if they can't go? or a that they can be cancelled if they can't go? 0ra people that they can be cancelled if they can't go? or a people still holding back to even make a booking? we have

a lot of bookings _ back to even make a booking? we have a lot of bookings early _ back to even make a booking? we have a lot of bookings early in _ back to even make a booking? we have a lot of bookings early in the _ back to even make a booking? we have a lot of bookings early in the bag. - a lot of bookings early in the bag. we have ensured we have booked as flexibly as possible. customers, so they can hang in there. a lot of hesitation. we have seen an increase in the last few days of enquiries of a big increase in enquiries, but as soon as the government announces that maybe people could travel if they are vaccinated to the countries without quarantine, we saw a big increase in enquiries, so there is an appetite, there is a lot of people already booked, so we are waiting with bated breath. fingers crossed, we will hope for the best. i am not over expecting... i'm crossed, we will hope for the best. iam not over expecting... i'm not overly excited about today's excitement, —— announcement, but we will wait and see. i excitement, -- announcement, but we will wait and see.— will wait and see. i think you have summarised _ will wait and see. i think you have summarised pretty _ will wait and see. i think you have summarised pretty accurately - will wait and see. i think you have| summarised pretty accurately how will wait and see. i think you have - summarised pretty accurately how we all feel. we will have to wait and see! thank you very much. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. good morning, we now know who england will face in the last 16 of the euros... none other than germany

on tuesday at wembley. england have been back training at st george's park this morning but harry maguire wasn't with the rest of the squad. the defender started against czech republic on tuesday night, but that was his first match in over six weeks. the fa say he's not injured, but they are managing his workload. but manager gareth southgate will want him in the squad for that huge match against germany next week and after so much heartache for english fans from that fixture over the years, former england keeper david james says theyjust have to treat it like any other game. i think it is here to play the game, and as a fan, you want to see the most exciting game you want to see, you would see the goals, thrills and spills, but as a player mayjust want to get through to the next round. you are talking about the potential for the opponent in the semifinals, it isjust potential for the opponent in the semifinals, it is just about getting through to the quarterfinals. it doesn't matter what it looks like, bordering 1—0, 90 minutes, that will do, thank you very much.

england could have faced any one of four teams going into the last of the group matches, but after a dramatic night of football, it had to be germany, didn't it? they only just scraped through against hungary though, after trailing for most of the night in their final group game. leon goretzka ensured they avoided embarrassment and booked their place at wembley next tuesday. meanwhile, france booked their place in the last 16 as group winners last night, but they could only manage a draw in a dramatic match against portugal. karim benzema's goals for france, were cancelled out by two cristiano ronaldo penalties. he's now the joint leading goal—scorer, in men's international football, with 109 goals... and counting. portugal alsojoin france in the last 16. karim benzema's goals for france, were cancelled out by two well, wales are heading to amsterdam today, for saturday's game against denmark. wales fans have been warned not to travel to the netherlands because covid restrictions mean they won't be allowed into the country — but there will be danish fans at the game.

at the end of it, we have always thrived on it. as the underdogs, we have always thrived on that. we have done up we have done up until now. it is a shame that our supporters can't be there on saturday. you know, we are desperate for them to be a part of it. we are trying, by doing things like this, to keep them in the loop and interact with them. which is great. but it is a shame we haven't got them there. we look forward to the game on saturday and know it will be a big game for us. you can watch that game on saturday on bbc one as well. away from the euros... sir andy murray has been included in team gb's, 6—strong, tennis team for the tokyo 0lympics. he's won gold at the last two games and victory in rio coming in the best season of his career when he also won wimbledon, the world tour finals and finished the year as world number one. as well as defending his singles title injapan, he'll play doubles with joe salisbury and as expected, jamie murray hasn't made the team. and there's no cameron norrie — he's decided to focus on the tour. dan evans, neal skupski, johanna konta, and heather watson

are also heading for tokyo. the paralympics gb line—up includes reigning singles champion gordon reid. he'sjoined by 5—time grand slam winner alfie hewett, who claimed silver at rio 2016, along with andy lapthorne, dermot bailey, jordanne whiley and lucy shuker. joss buttler helped england to a comfortable win over sri lanka, in the the first of their three twenty20 matches. the tourists struggled to just 129—7, with adil rashid and sam curran taking two wickets apiece. and england never looked in any trouble, as buttler anchored the innings, hitting an unbeaten 68, to give them victory by 8 wickets, with 17 balls to spare. and you can watch the second t20 live on bbc two tonight from 6pm. the women cosmic domestic t20 competition has been named, the charlotte edwards cup after the former england captain. eight regional teams are involved in the action, and it begins this weekend.

edwards began in the t20, the first—ever one, in new zealand in 2004, at home, she she still england's eating —— leading run scorer in the format. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. i'm just going for a long shot now for any diplomatic types who may have been on the end of a harsh demarche, if you get in touch with me on twitter @joannag, it would be like —— would be nice to know how the dip that has been summoned in the dip that has been summoned in the rush of the british after the russian spat with the hms defender. -- hms russian spat with the hms defender. —— hms defender, of the end of the annexed region from premierfalse that we are hearing from russia's foreign ministry that they have issued what is called a harsh demarche, and it is going to be

expressed to the british ambassador to moscow. it is basically one government saying to another why it is strongly disagreeing with what has happened and how they are responding to that. maria zach grover, the russian promised —— foreign ministry spokesman said that she can definitely say that the meeting will be unpleasant for the british side. if you ever find yourself in one of those meetings, do get in touch @joannag. we will of course keep covering the development and get some insight on that story as well. new research suggests that around two million people in england may have been left with long—lasting symptoms after contracting coronavirus, a condition known as long covid. the results of the research come just a day after the uk recorded its highest daily number of new cases since february. matt graveling reports. with covid cases rising, the message is clear. get your vaccine.

more than 16,000 people tested positive for the virus in the latest 24—hour period, the highest since february. and so the race is on to get adults double jabbed. whilst nhs england say progress is being made, and that more people from ethnic minority backgrounds are now booking theirjabs, there is still work to be done. with a weekend of walk—in appointments being planned to make getting the vaccine easier. it is never too late to come forward and take up your vaccine. your vaccine has a name on it, it is for you and it is an evergreen offer, so as soon as you feel able, come forward and we will vaccinate you. the current mass testing in scotland could explain the higher number of positive cases there. but in recent days, about two thirds of cases have been from men aged 15 to 44, and it's thought social gatherings to watch euro 2020 could be behind the rise.

meanwhile, new figures show that around two million people may have suffered from so—called long covid, when people who have contracted the virus experience symptoms weeks and months later. more than half a million people were surveyed by the react—2 study, and researchers say managing the long—term consequences of the virus are a major challenge. we were looking at persistent symptoms, one or more symptoms that lasted at least 12 weeks, at least three months. i think we're seeing the scale of the problem, and actually the nhs is now getting to grips with this, setting up specific long covid clinics. the survey found long covid was more common in older people but more research is being done, with the government committing £50 million towards the study in the hope of improving the treatments available. matt graveling, bbc news. with me now is professor helen ward, professor of public health at imperial. she is one of the lead authors on the react study.

welcome, thank you very much for joining us. what are your thoughts on it? it has made clear the scale of the problem.— of the problem. yes, it is interesting _ of the problem. yes, it is interesting because - of the problem. yes, it is interesting because up i of the problem. yes, it is i interesting because up until of the problem. yes, it is - interesting because up until now, of the problem. yes, it is _ interesting because up until now, we have heard a lot about long covid, —— long covid—19, we've had a lot of reports of people with long—term distressing symptoms, we have not known how extensive it there has been some previous studies, for example the 0ns produced a test, they said around 1 million people earlier this year. it partly depends on how you define along covid—19, and which have finance, these are people that have had covid—19, with persistent symptoms, and it is a big challenge for those individuals and the health services potentially. as the health services potentially. as you —— as you allude to, there is a spectrum here. can you talk us through? we can all understand what the least significant things are.

losing your sense of smell or taste for a prolonged period has a big impact on anyone, but take us through the range, please. absolutely right. some people say well, this might be quite mild if you just lose your sense of smell, but that has a big impact on people's quality—of—life, their ability to enjoy food, even to each for some people, it makes it much more difficult. there are what might be considered less severe, but long term, they can be quite distressing. a lot of people who might not have beenin a lot of people who might not have been in hospital ever with covid—19, who may not even go to their gps, but get out of breath when they exert themselves, they can't go back to pre—covid—19 levels of exercise, and that affects their quality of life, that affects people's mental status is welcome if you're used to exercising and you can't, people find that distressing. but then at the other end of the spectrum,

perhaps, are those people suffering, it seriously ill, with covid—19, who have long—term damage to their lungs, may be their kidneys and so on, who are under the care of hospitals or outpatient clinics because they have really quite serious long—term conditions following covid—19. there is this big spectrum. in the middle, we do not know enough about what is going on with people who, for example, in our study, on with people who, for example, in ourstudy, reports on with people who, for example, in our study, reports that they have got tiredness, really long, persistent tiredness, and muscle ache, difficulty sleeping, we do not know what the biology underpinning that is. there is another group that we identified who have got breathlessness, tightness in the chest, and chest pain. and some of those will be found to have damage to their lungs and to the cardiovascular system, perhaps to their other systems. they need investigating and we need to start looking for therapies for those

people. looking for therapies for those eo le. , looking for therapies for those --eole. , ., , , looking for therapies for those neale, , ., , , ., people. sorry, that is exactly what i was people. sorry, that is exactly what i was going — people. sorry, that is exactly what i was going to _ people. sorry, that is exactly what i was going to ask— people. sorry, that is exactly what i was going to ask you _ people. sorry, that is exactly what i was going to ask you about - people. sorry, that is exactly what i i was going to ask you about because is there a fix for these things? in a sense of smell and taste? anyone who knows anyone who has been through that in the course of this will know that you can read and look for suggestions on smelling essential oils or whatever, but is there actually a fix? is there a fix for that persistent tiredness is? he said the biology underpinning it is not known, so if there is no obvious fix, does that then become a temptation for an nhs that is under pressure to deal with the more acute cases to kind of leave these things, with people stuck in limbo? i cases to kind of leave these things, with people stuck in limbo?- with people stuck in limbo? i think that is one — with people stuck in limbo? i think that is one of _ with people stuck in limbo? i think that is one of the _ with people stuck in limbo? i think that is one of the major _ with people stuck in limbo? i think| that is one of the major challenges. we are in, early days, i know it seems like this is going on forever, but in terms of a new disease, his early days was to understand the biology of what is going on, what is causing the symptoms. if you do not know what causes it, then any attempt at therapies tend to be trial and error or things that work

in other conditions. we are in a phase where we need to have a lot of research, so these didn't make the nhs has set up a network clinics, and i think it is really important that they are not just investigating, —— it was getting in thejewels, investigating, —— it was getting in the jewels, researching, investigating, —— it was getting in thejewels, researching, that is collated, that investigation, and the trial is not like we had a great experience in the uk of doing trials to try to find some of the early treatments will covid—19 with people in hospital with covid—19, we need the same kind of attitude to long covid—19 —— long covid. we need to try different therapies, but it would not be proved to be one single set of problems, or biological issues, there is going to be a range of different things which will need different treatments, so we need to do the research, we need to do trials of treatment for long covid, and we really need to listen to patients about their experience. they are varied, and i think all too often, i have had from patients who have been sent back home by gps or

by other health care professionals, say well, you know, it is nothing much that we can do about this. we have to investigate because you can't have 2 million people carrying on with these symptoms. it is really going to be a problem for them, theirfamilies, where going to be a problem for them, their families, where they can work fully, etc. their families, where they can work full , etc. ., , . ., fully, etc. professor helen ward, thank ou fully, etc. professor helen ward, thank you very — fully, etc. professor helen ward, thank you very much _ fully, etc. professor helen ward, thank you very much for - fully, etc. professor helen ward, thank you very much forjoining l fully, etc. professor helen ward, i thank you very much forjoining us. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... the latest rules on foreign travel will be set out today, with industry bosses calling for an expansion to england's green list. tv adverts for unhealthy food are to be banned before 9pm in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. a major rescue operation is under way in miami after the partial collapse of an apartment block. one person is reported to have died. the bank of england is due to announce interest rates today. the most recent decision was announced on fifth may, where interest rates were unanimously held at 0.1%

for the thirteenth month in a row. our business presenter, victoria fritz, joins me now. 0ver over to you. 0verto you. hi, channel, that over to you. hi, channel, that is right. that's not .1% is pathetic, isn't it? is a record low. it has been there for 13 months. these nine policymakers including the government and the —— the governor of the bank of energy, they need to routinely debate, and also to vote on what to do, where to set interest rates and monetary policy more generally, things like quantitative easing. that we have all become so familiar with, to steady the ship in difficult times, we had it during financial crises and we have had it during the coronavirus pandemic. so what has been going on has been really interesting. in the last week or so, we had from the us federal reserve and it looks as though things are returning to normal in the us. it looks like the monetary policy in the united states is certainly heading towards a normal post—pandemic economy and recovery

there, so it looks like things are moving on there. the question, the big question, whether we will see the same thing here in the uk. it is no surprise that in the last six months, we have seen the pound grew up months, we have seen the pound grew up in value against the euro, it has risen 6% over the last six months. it is now currently at its highest level against the euro since april, head of this meeting. 0ne investor, keen on finding out more, and will be able to update us on what to expect, is the investment manager at g am investment. i hope you can hear me. unfortunately, ican't g am investment. i hope you can hear me. unfortunately, i can't see you, but i know you are there. when you expect to hear from the meeting today? expect to hear from the meeting toda ? �* ., ., ~' today? again, today i think it will be more of _ today? again, today i think it will be more of the _ today? again, today i think it will be more of the same, _ today? again, today i think it will be more of the same, as - today? again, today i think it will be more of the same, as he - today? again, today i think it will i be more of the same, as he pointed out it— be more of the same, as he pointed out it has— be more of the same, as he pointed out it has been a 13 month at the rate was— out it has been a 13 month at the rate was held at 0.1%, it would be the i4— rate was held at 0.1%, it would be the 14 month that is likely to happen _ the 14 month that is likely to happen. we are expecting another decision. — happen. we are expecting another decision, as you said, the decision on the _ decision, as you said, the decision on the purchases, think again, today, — on the purchases, think again, today. we _ on the purchases, think again, today, we will see the votes just as

we saw— today, we will see the votes just as we saw in _ today, we will see the votes just as we saw in may, with the outgoing npc member_ we saw in may, with the outgoing npc member andy held voting against maintaining, voting for a reduction effectively — maintaining, voting for a reduction effectively in the asset purchase target — effectively in the asset purchase target. but in terms of the actual policy— target. but in terms of the actual policy itself, i do not expect to see any— policy itself, i do not expect to see any major shift. what we can expect— see any major shift. what we can expect perhaps is a shift in tone, given— expect perhaps is a shift in tone, given the — expect perhaps is a shift in tone, given the better—than—expected economic— given the better—than—expected economic recovery that we are seeing here in— economic recovery that we are seeing here in the _ economic recovery that we are seeing here in the uk, that could signal the future — here in the uk, that could signal the future rate hike recovery in due course _ the future rate hike recovery in due course. �* ., ., , course. but also, of course, there is the impact _ course. but also, of course, there is the impact of — course. but also, of course, there is the impact of covid-19 - course. but also, of course, there is the impact of covid-19 and - course. but also, of course, there | is the impact of covid-19 and what is the impact of covid—19 and what thatis is the impact of covid—19 and what that is doing to monetary policy. do you think we could see anyone holding the breaks in terms of a rate rise? because of the plus variant —— delta variant? rate rise? because of the plus variant -- delta variant? exactly, there are — variant -- delta variant? exactly, there are pros — variant -- delta variant? exactly, there are pros and _ variant -- delta variant? exactly, there are pros and cons, - variant -- delta variant? exactly, there are pros and cons, on - variant -- delta variant? exactly, there are pros and cons, on the i variant -- delta variant? exactly, i there are pros and cons, on the plus side. _ there are pros and cons, on the plus side. we _ there are pros and cons, on the plus side. we have — there are pros and cons, on the plus side, we have had a strong expected recovery— side, we have had a strong expected recovery in— side, we have had a strong expected recovery in consumer spending, the housing _ recovery in consumer spending, the housing market, but the offset to that is _ housing market, but the offset to that is the — housing market, but the offset to that is the fact that current virus cases— that is the fact that current virus cases in— that is the fact that current virus cases in england, in the uk, have been_ cases in england, in the uk, have been rising — cases in england, in the uk, have been rising by more than three times that may— been rising by more than three times that may average. i think the

ultimate _ that may average. i think the ultimate arbiter is the labour force — ultimate arbiter is the labour force. we still have about 11% of the uk — force. we still have about 11% of the uk labour force that is either unemployed or on furlough. until we see a _ unemployed or on furlough. until we see a more _ unemployed or on furlough. until we see a more normalised labour market which _ see a more normalised labour market which we _ see a more normalised labour market which we will start to see as follows _ which we will start to see as follows comes to an end, it will be hard and _ follows comes to an end, it will be hard and punctual for the bank of england _ hard and punctual for the bank of england to make any seismic policy changes— england to make any seismic policy changes -- — england to make any seismic policy changes —— decisions. england to make any seismic policy changes -- decisions.— england to make any seismic policy changes -- decisions. thank you very much for your— changes -- decisions. thank you very much for your time _ changes -- decisions. thank you very much for your time today. _ changes -- decisions. thank you very much for your time today. the - changes -- decisions. thank you very much for your time today. the big i much for your time today. the big question on lots of investors' mines at the moment, but how tricky is the problem of in —— inflation, it is certainly doing the rounds in all the economic digests i'm reading at the economic digests i'm reading at the moment. it is going to be difficult to control, invoices, it —— we will get the latest decision from the npc in about 15 minutes' time. i will bring you an update i have it. ., ~ time. i will bring you an update i have it. ., ,, , ., time. i will bring you an update i have it. ., ~' , ., , time. i will bring you an update i have it. ., ,, , . have it. thank you very much, victoria- _ the climate change committee, which advises borisjohnson, has accused him of failing to live up to his rhetoric on cutting carbon emissions. the independent body praised the prime minister for "remarkable" leadership on the issue, but claimed this was being undermined by inadequate policies and poor implementation. ministers have dismissed the

comments as "widely off the mark". let's get more on this now with chris stark who's the chief executive of the climate change committee which is an independent advisory body, set up to advise the uk government on how to deal with global warming. welcome, thank you. how can there be brilliant leadership on an issue and that not translate to what you want to see? it that not translate to what you want to see? ., . . ., that not translate to what you want to see? , ., , ., ., to see? it has been a year of contradictions _ to see? it has been a year of contradictions for _ to see? it has been a year of contradictions for that - to see? it has been a year of. contradictions for that reason, to see? it has been a year of - contradictions for that reason, on the one reason, the willingness of the one reason, the willingness of the prime minister to make these genuinely historic commitment and climate change, setting us on a path to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to net zero by the end of —— by 2050, a very aggressive slope. 0n the other hand, a real and tangible unwillingness to set difficult policy is to actually achieve those targets, so it is a strange time, such a critical year of course with the climate summit, world leaders coming to the uk, coming to glasgow in november. we are shining a light

on the fact that the government strategy is deficient at the moment. so it is always a bit... it is not necessarily the most productive thing to point a finger of blame summer, but seeing as you have said that the —— you think that the premise is leading readily on this, who do you think is to blame for it's not happening? what is going on? what is the problem as far as you're concerned? i’m on? what is the problem as far as you're concerned?— on? what is the problem as far as you're concerned? i'm not sure how to describe — you're concerned? i'm not sure how to describe the _ you're concerned? i'm not sure how to describe the leadership - you're concerned? i'm not sure how to describe the leadership as - to describe the leadership as brilliant, the willingness to set these commitments —— commitments is as the government deserves credit for, of course, in the uk, will be see these targets are set, they are put into law, so they are statutory requirements, a major change, and we now have to achieve them. the responsibility lies with for achieving them. if we look back at the end of last year, the prime minister's ten point plan, there was a really big moment for those of us who watch climate policy, and it looks like the uk was about to embark on a whole series of really ambitious policies, new strategies across the economy to cut emissions,

to tickle —— tackle climate change, but that has not been very much tackle. 0ne but that has not been very much tackle. one of the policies in the ten point plan was the idea of phasing out the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. that was great, but since then, we have not had the promised plan for decarbonising buildings and homes in this country, we have not seen the broader plan for decarbonising buildings. we have not heard anything from the treasury on how this will be funded of how the tax regime will be matched with that net zero funding. it feels like the government is dragging its heels. i think it is important to shine a light on that because we need to see that address before we get to cut 26, for the eyes of the world turned towards the uk, the plans we have here. ., ~ towards the uk, the plans we have here. ., «i ,~. towards the uk, the plans we have here. ., ~i ,, , towards the uk, the plans we have here. ., «i ,~. , . , here. thank you very much, chris stark, here. thank you very much, chris stark. chief— here. thank you very much, chris stark, chief executive _ here. thank you very much, chris stark, chief executive of - here. thank you very much, chris stark, chief executive of the - stark, chief executive of the climate change committee. the pop star britney spears has asked a court in los angeles to end a guardianship that she says has led to her having no control of her life and finances for 13 years.

the singer's father was given legal control of his 39—year—old daughter's financial affairs in 2008 after she had a mental breakdown. sophie long's report contains some flashing images. # oh baby, baby # she was one of the biggest stars of the early noughties. britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. but for the last few years, she's been publicly silent about the arrangement her fans have been so vocal about. but via video phone, she finally told a los angeles court her side of the story. in an impassioned speech, britney spears, clearly angry and upset, said she wanted the abusive and controlling arrangement to end. she said she had been forced to take drugs so strong she felt drunk and unable to hold a conversation. she told the court, "i want my life back". i am truly shocked at what i heard about the conservatorship,

i think the reality was even worse than what we suspected. but i think we were also vindicated because a lot of what was suspected turned out to be true. in response, herfather�*s lawyer read a statement on his behalf. it said... it did little to appease the anger towards him and the other conservators outside court. they are really all in on this together, and it's part of a corrupt system that has allowed this to happen in broad daylight for 13 years. she said that she hopes they all go to jail and i hope they do as well. # you're toxic, i'm slipping under #. the star now hopes an end to the arrangement she has found so toxic could soon be in sight. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now, the weather with carol. hello again. for many of us today, we will see some cloud and patchy rain. some sunshine in the south—east, sunshine across northern

england and wales and the south—west, but more rain heading across scotland and northern ireland. heavy and persistent rain. gusty northerly winds. temperatures up gusty northerly winds. temperatures up to 24 degrees in north—east england today, but it will feel humid. this is also a weather front moving south eastwards, a weak feature through the night, we have a band of rain also following in hot pursuit and we can see how that curled around into north—east scotland. a brisk wind here, but not a cold night. tomorrow, the first batch of this rain it moves into the south—east and weakened, the second batch comes across and sink southwards, and in the west coast and brighter showers, southwards, and in the west coast and brightershowers, but southwards, and in the west coast and brighter showers, but sharp showers across parts of wales, the west midlands and the west midlands. temperatures down on today, 13 in newcastle to 20. temperatures down on today,

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this is bbc news. the headlines. the latest rules on international travel will be set out today, with industry bosses calling for an expansion to england's green list. tv adverts forjunk food are to be banned before 9pm across the uk — in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. a major rescue operation is under way in miami after the partial collapse of an apartment block at miami beach. one person is reported to have died. more than two million people in england may have had long covid, that's according to a new study. buckingham palace says it must do more to improve diversity among its staff after revealing 8.5% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. and — in extraordinary testimony — britney spears tells a us court it's time to end her father's control over her affairs.

good afternoon. the travel industry is urging the uk government to add more countries to the list of destinations that don't require people to quarantine when they return. the green list for england is set to be updated today. there's been some speculation that malta could be added, along with the spanish islands ibiza, majorca and minorca. travel bosses are calling for an exemption to quarantine for fully—vaccinated people from amber countries. transport secretary grant shapps has said ministers "need to look at what the science says". but the prospect of european holidays could face another hurdle, after the german chancellor angela merkel suggested all eu countries should make british travellers quarantine on arrival to slow the spread of the delta variant.

the uk government's traffic light system applies to england, with scotland, wales and northern ireland able to make their own rules. however, previous changes to the lists have been adopted by all four nations. here's our transport correspondent caroline davies. save travel! the travel industry is frustrated and nervous. protesting yesterday around the country were people whose jobs rely on international travel reopening. they want more countries on the green list and more financial support from the government. we don't want to be sitting idle, we want to be back at work, taking people on holiday or to see their loved ones overseas so it's hugely frustrating for us. when i'm bringing seven people back from ibiza, that's just not sustainable. you know, for anybody. so something has to change and quickly. we need customers to be able to survive, so manyjobs- are at risk, thousandsl and thousands ofjobs. the westminster government is expected to announce the latest green list for england later today.

scotland, wales and northern ireland have previously adopted the same list. green means that arrivals to the uk don't need to quarantine, although they do need to take a test before and after they travel. amber means that arrivals must quarantine at home and red means quarantine at a hotel. in the last week, some government ministers have suggested that it might be possible to remove quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from amber list countries. that would make a big difference to rachel, who lives in switzerland and has had both jabs. her stepfather is ill in hospital and her 81—year—old mum had covid over christmas. it would make such a big difference if we could get over to see my mum, just to give her a big hug because she's gone through so much. and, yeah, it's been a really difficult time. there might be news on whether and when fully vaccinated travellers might be able to do this later today as well, but there are no guarantees about this or whether there will be any more countries on the green list. look, i'd love to have the whole

world opened up but we all have to accept there are places that we can't go. the red list countries for example. but we have also said that if you have been double vaccinated, then of course we need to look at what the science said, we said in the global travel taskforce report, which set out our approach to international travel. and we have said that monday is the point to review that data. so we are coming up to having a look. after a day of protest, today the industry has to wait and see what the government decides. caroline davies, bbc news. earlier, we spoke to our correspondent damien mcguinness in berlin, who pointed out that travel to europe from the uk also depends on what european governments do. he gave this update. so, what the british government is going to talk about later today is for travellers going to the uk but for travel between the uk and the eu it really depends what the rest of europe does as well because we are talking about restrictions the other way

around, from the uk to eu countries and what angela merkel has proposed is that she wants other eu countries to follow what germany has been doing, what germany does so far is that all visitors from the uk, when arriving in germany, whether they've been double vaccinated or not, have to go through 14 days of quarantine. that is very strict and it basically has meant that all business travel, all tourism and most travel, effectively, from the uk to germany has been scrapped. what angela merkel said yesterday in parliament is that she'd like to see, and i'd say she'd like to see, it isn't a concrete proposal but what she would like to see is something similar for the rest of the eu, as she was saying in parliament yesterday here in berlin. translation: we have very strict regulations here, - which so far has helped to prevent the delta variant from spreading quickly but unfortunately that isn't the case in every eu member state and the lesson of this pandemic must be to have the same rules. in our country, if you come

from great britain, you have to go into quarantine and that's not the case in every european country. that's what i'd like to see. well, she says, as you said, that is what she would like to see but how likely is it other eu countries will see it the same way? she will be in brussels this afternoon for the eu summit so it is something they will talk about but this is one thing of dozens of issues they are talking about. so it isn't likely that they will be able to push something through just today because you have a split in the eu between northern european countries, who are very strict about travel from the uk because of the delta variant, and southern european countries who rely on british tourism. so, i think striking an agreement between those countries will be difficult. what angela merkel is talking about is a broad agreement about dealing with third countries in general, as she'd put it, because it doesn't help germany if germany has lower infection rates

right now and has a quarantine coming from the uk because the delta variant for uk visitors, but then france has nothing at all because within the eu travel is opening up. so something that will be discussed. it is hard to see when we will see a concrete proposal but what it points to is that whatever the british government decides this afternoon, it depends what eu countries decide, whether travel between the eu and the uk will be possible over the summer. exactly, and it is the case that the cases of the delta variant are the highest in the uk. that's right. they're making up the majority of new infections. if you compare it to germany, to 6% of new infections are the delta variant which is why berlin is incredibly worried about the spread. if you look at infection rates overall between the eu and the uk, the uk after having had a relatively low level of infections over the last few months now has one of the highest overall.

so germany for example you are talking about over a seven—day period per 100,000 population, six infections but in britain, that is 116 so you can see why from germany's perspective it is important to restrict travel but at some point things have to open up because you're talking about not only tourism and business but also families that have been effectively split up between the uk and eu countries now for a good 1.5 years and people need to see their relatives and those close to them. we can speak now to zina bencheikh, who's the managing director of group adventure travel company, intrepid travel. welcome and thank you forjoining us. put us in the picture in terms of your business. could you tell us who your customers tend to be, the sort of demographic, and which countries you operate in, and how much you've been able to operate over the past year?—

much you've been able to operate over the past year? course and thank for havini over the past year? course and thank for having me- _ over the past year? course and thank for having me. our— over the past year? course and thank for having me. our company - over the past year? course and thank for having me. our company is - over the past year? course and thank for having me. our company is a - for having me. our company is a global travel company, we have operations in every single country in the world almost, 120, we have offices from where we sell trips to customers in main source markets and the uk is one of our largest so we sell trip to families, solo travellers, younger and older customers, it is a really wide range of people. we are very much travel companies so it must be for people who like to experience nature, active type of holidays, and all sorts of adventures. 50. active type of holidays, and all sorts of adventures.— sorts of adventures. so, going forward, sorts of adventures. so, going forward. as — sorts of adventures. so, going forward, as countries - sorts of adventures. so, going forward, as countries look- sorts of adventures. so, going forward, as countries look at i sorts of adventures. so, going - forward, as countries look at what sorts of restrictions there should be and what might be lifted, what are your hopes and fears? irate be and what might be lifted, what are your hopes and fears? we always took the stance _ are your hopes and fears? we always took the stance of _ are your hopes and fears? we always took the stance of safe _ are your hopes and fears? we always took the stance of safe reopening - are your hopes and fears? we always took the stance of safe reopening of| took the stance of safe reopening of outbound travel and we've been very

patient and collaborated to make our trips operate when we've been able to in a safe manner so we follow guidance and rely on the government to take the right decisions. i think where we are heading at the moment is that we are not able to rely on the current traffic light system that has been created in the uk by the uk authorities because it has been ever—changing and hasn't delivered what was promised originally. we are in a position thatis originally. we are in a position that is making our business very difficult to navigate through. consumer confidence has been affected with the changes of how this traffic light system works, and thatis this traffic light system works, and that is where we are and that is why we are in a position where we are asking if the government doesn't believe there is a safe way to reopen then they need to provide us with targeted support so we are able to run our businesses for longer. it's been 15 months we've been

pretty much down and not able to generate the amount of income we have to keep our businesses afloat. thank you very much. we are expecting the announcement from the government later about whether countries will be added to the green list. it is not expected many countries will be added. walter is mentioned, as are majorca, menorca and ibiza but we have to wait and see. the other part of the picture is what's happening in europe with angela merkel in germany saying she like other eu countries to do what germany is doing which is to say any travellers from the uk would have to quarantine on arrival at destination. will keep you updated. the government is to impose a ban on tv adverts for food high in sugar, salt and fat before nine o'clock at night. there will also be new rules on online promotion, but firms selling junk food will still be able to run websites. a total ban on online adverts was proposed last year,

but this has been scaled back after consultation. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake gave me the latest on this from westminster. well, this is a long time coming from the government, proposed legislation to ban advertising forjunk food. they categorise that as foods which are high in fat, salt and sugar on tv after 9pm. it is a significant step but it falls short of what the government had trailed in the summer of last year. you might remember borisjohnson took it on as something of a personal priority talking about his experience getting seriously ill and being admitted to hospital with covid—19, obesity is an aggravating factor, as we know now in that disease and it seemed he had something of a change of heart having previously described a sugar tax as not necessarily being the right way to go. the government was pushing forward with this but there will be a ban

on tv adverts ofjunk food after 9pm but it won't cover radio or podcast advertising, and it won't cover online paid for advertising... excuse me it will cover online paid for advertising but not adverts on a company's own website or on their social media accounts. so campaigners pointing to those areas as where the government could have gone further. the food industry, though, and the tv industry, the media industry, saying this could affect their advertising revenue at a time when many commercial companies are struggling in that regard after the pandemic anyway but the government are saying this is long overdue and needed at a time when one in three primary schoolchildren the department of health and social care say leave school as obese and obesity—related illness costing the nhs £6 billion per year.

jonathan blake reporting. if you are watching us on bbc two, thank you for your company this morning, we will have to say goodbye and hope to see you soon. some breaking news on interest rates. we are hearing they have been held at 0.1%. it is what was anticipated. they've been at 0.1% for many months now. and that is not going to change. that is a bit of detail, though, that is interesting to consider which is the bank of england says the monetary policy committee previous meeting have picked up further and become apparent in consumer price inflation in some advanced economies, and that is the growing area of concern, what happens with inflation, and that is obviously a factor in why they are keeping the interest rates at that historic low of 0.1% for so long.

prices going up here as well all impacting on inflation increasing so they are saying they've been looking notjust they are saying they've been looking not just at inflation they are saying they've been looking notjust at inflation increasing but the global picture. so, that is just through on business now let's catch up through on business now let's catch up with the sport, the very latest. we know who england will face now, germany on tuesday night at wembley. england have been back at st george's park this morning but harry maguire wasn't with the rest of the squad. the defender started against the czech republic on tuesday night but that was his first match in six weeks. the fa say he isn't injured by their managing his workload. former england keeper david james said they have to treat it like any

other game. said they have to treat it like any other game-— said they have to treat it like any other game. you have to play the iame and other game. you have to play the game and as _ other game. you have to play the game and as a — other game. you have to play the game and as a fan, _ other game. you have to play the game and as a fan, you _ other game. you have to play the game and as a fan, you want - other game. you have to play the game and as a fan, you want to i other game. you have to play the i game and as a fan, you want to see the most exciting game, the goals, thrills and spills but as a player they want to get into the next round and you're talking about wales in the semifinals, it is just about getting through to the quarterfinals, doesn't matter what it looks like, boring when, thank you very much. andy murray has been included in team gb's, 6—strong, tennis team for the tokyo 0lympics. he's won gold at the last two games — victory in rio coming in the best season of his career when he also won wimbledon, the world tour finals and finished the year as world number one. as well as defending his singles title injapan, he'll play doubles withjoe salisbury. dan evans neal skupski, johanna konta and heather watson are also heading for tokyo.

the paralympicsgb line—up includes reigning singles champion gordon reid. he'sjoined by 5—time grand slam winner alfie hewett, who claimed silver at rio 2016, along with andy lapthorne, dermot bailey, jordanne whiley and lucy shuker. and joss buttler helped england to a comfortable win over sri lanka, in the the first of their three twenty20 matches. the tourists struggled to just 129—7, with adil rashid and sam curran, taking two wickets apiece and england never looked in any trouble, as buttler anchored the innings, hitting an unbeaten 68 to give them victory by 8 wickets, with 17 balls to spare. and you can watch the second t20 live on bbc two tonight from 6pm. and in the last few minutes silverstone have announced that there will be a full house of fans for the british grand prix next month. the event has been included in the government's event research programme. that means a capacity crowd of

140,000 will be at silverstone for the grand prix. many rolled their tickets over from last year's race and the big race is on the 18th of july next month. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the prime minister has been speaking about the latest on travel restrictions as he visited the four rifles hq at aldershot today , here's what he had to say. (sot i think the real opportunity we all have now is to open up travel through the double jab and if you look at it we have more than 60% of the population which have now had two jobs, the population which have now had twojobs, 83% the population which have now had two jobs, 83% have the population which have now had twojobs, 83% have had one jab and we are getting through it now. the crucial thing is, forward and get your second jab. crucial thing is, forward and get yoursecond jab. i'm not crucial thing is, forward and get your second jab. i'm not going to claim that this summer for travel purposes it's going to be like any other summer. purposes it's going to be like any othersummer. i purposes it's going to be like any other summer. i don't want to cast a pall over things but as i said the

other day it'll be different. lentil]! other day it'll be different. will ou be other day it'll be different. will you be taking _ other day it'll be different. will you be taking a _ other day it'll be different. will you be taking a holiday? my. other day it'll be different. will. you be taking a holiday? my plans other day it'll be different. will- you be taking a holiday? my plans at this sta i e you be taking a holiday? my plans at this stage at — you be taking a holiday? my plans at this stage at the _ you be taking a holiday? my plans at this stage at the unformed _ you be taking a holiday? my plans at this stage at the unformed stage, i this stage at the unformed stage, i'm afraid. i'm going to see how we get on. i am certainly not ruling it in or out what we need to do is get on and do our double jab is. i think that offers a good way forward. an apartment block has partially collapsed in the us city of miami. the fire service says 80 units are on the scene near miami beach, in florida. it's not clear how many people were in the 12—storey building when it came down in the early hours of the morning. rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors. evacuations have been taking place — these pictures show firefighters pulling a boy from amidst the rubble. as you can imagine, a huge search and rescue operation is ongoing. earlier we heard from laura podesta, our cbs correspondent who's monitoring the situation from new york.

we are hearing now that at least nine people have been transported to area hospitals. we're also hearing from sources that one person is confirmed dead. cbs news has obtained video showing a young boy being pulled from the rubble by emergency responders. it is unclear if that person is one of the nine injured sent to the hospital but it is a devastating scene from all the photos and videos we have been seen coming out of the town of surfside which isjust north of miami proper, just rubble, complete rubble, about two thirds of this building estimated to be pancaked down to the ground. it is a part of building that faces the ocean. it isn't clear what started this collapse around 2am, if the building was under construction or if there were any other problems. we have been seeing interviews coming out of wforr, our cbs affiliate in that area.

people who were walking their dog around 2am and heard what sounded like a storm before they looked and saw people, as one man described, as flying out of the building. a lot of questions, though. we don't know how many people were inside at the time, and, again, we don't know how this all began. let's return to one of our mina stories. the government is to impose a ban on tv adverts for food high in sugar, salt and fat before nine o'clock at night. i'm nowjoined now with dr kawther hashem who is the campaign lead at action on sugar and nutrition researcher at queen mary university of london. welcome and thank you forjoining us. what impact do you think this ban will have? i think it will have a significant impact. 0ver ban will have? i think it will have a significant impact. over the last couple of years, since about 2010,

advertising online has increased significantly, and to change the environment online which children are exposed to through unhealthy food ads we are currently seeing, we could limit that'll remove that exposure, its likely children will see an impact on what they prefer when it comes to eating, their food preferences, immediately after seeing an ad and their long—term food preferences. we know that is likely to have a huge impact, if you have this total restriction on these types of ads. have this total restriction on these types of ads-— types of ads. when you talk about what we prefer — types of ads. when you talk about what we prefer when _ types of ads. when you talk about what we prefer when it _ types of ads. when you talk about what we prefer when it comes - types of ads. when you talk about what we prefer when it comes to i what we prefer when it comes to eating, our habits are built up over a period of time and when you look at the statistics, the uk population's rate has risen with more than 60% of the adult population now overweight or obese. and the stats are one in three kids is leaving primary school overweight. so, how much does the ban on advertising, which robustly, as you say, suggests what someone

might fancy at that moment, but how much does it impact on the habits people have gone into? the government _ people have gone into? i““ie: government estimates people have gone into? tie: government estimates these restrictions could remove up to 7 billion calories from the national diet every year. billion calories from the national diet every year-— billion calories from the national diet every year. sorry, you mind... it isn't diet every year. sorry, you mind... it isn't your— diet every year. sorry, you mind... it isn't your stat _ diet every year. sorry, you mind... it isn't your stat but _ diet every year. sorry, you mind... it isn't your stat but when - diet every year. sorry, you mind... it isn't your stat but when you - diet every year. sorry, you mind... it isn't your stat but when you hearj it isn't your stat but when you hear a start like that, seven alien calories from the national diet, what does it mean? someone earlier said it is three calories per person per day which is nothing. yes. said it is three calories per person per day which is nothing. yes, you know, per day which is nothing. yes, you know. these _ per day which is nothing. yes, you know, these are _ per day which is nothing. yes, you know, these are population - know, these are population estimates. they will have an impact on some groups of the population and less so on the others. we know people from more deprived backgrounds get targeted by these advertisements more and end up having more of these unhealthy products and actually we know from statistics that deprived areas have higher rates of child obesity. we need to look at what is causing that we know advertising is very

manipulative and influencing children's habits significantly now. so the impact will differ depending on your background, your ringing and so forth. but this estimate is based on the government's assessment and it is 7 billion calories on the national diet every year. this impact will come especially on children's diets because this is about limiting exposure of unhealthy food products being seen by children and we know that, as you quoted these statistics, they are significant, and i think the government needs to look at a number of approaches. this will not fix the whole issue around childhood obesity but it is going to help because actually what children see on ads has an immediate effect on what they prefer after seeing an ad, and how it sets or shapes their food preferences in the long term. if we start to change that environment, change that exposure, perhaps we

could influence children to prefer better foods. could influence children to prefer better foods-— better foods. these 7 billion calories per _ better foods. these 7 billion calories per year _ better foods. these 7 billion calories per year is - better foods. these 7 billion | calories per year is obviously better foods. these 7 billion i calories per year is obviously a projection. i don't know how i figure like that gets arrived at. but there are examples of other countries where you can look at hard data of what has happened after an advertising ban like this. 50. advertising ban like this. so, actually. _ advertising ban like this. so, actually. the _ advertising ban like this. so, actually, the uk _ advertising ban like this. so, actually, the uk has - advertising ban like this. in, actually, the uk has had advertising ban like this. 55>, actually, the uk has had one advertising ban like this. 5ii, actually, the uk has had one of the best restrictions when it comes to children's tv time, which is why you won't see ads for unhealthy product at children's tv time so these are the shows that are particularly targeted towards children, and we know that has had an impact. but what we've seen over the last couple of years is actually there has been a huge shift to moving ads to between six pm— 9pm, during family tv time where 60% of ads were for unhealthy products and children are getting exposed to this. how can we take a further step to limit that? this is the further step. we also know that since 2010,

we have seen a 450% increase in ads online for food. a we have seen a 450% increase in ads online forfood. a high proportion of them would be for unhealthy foods and actually children's consumption of media online has increased significantly so they are exposed to that, too. this restriction is trying to limit that exposure and protect children from these influences that really are unwarranted, we don't need children to have this kind of exposure. we need them to see the healthy foods, to find them more appealing and this essentially will change companies practices because a company that has a product that is described as high in fat, salt and sugar, they will look at the product and say, ok, we know we are not allowed to advertise this product because it contains too much salt so if we reduce the amount of salt, we can advertise it. so it is also changing how companies are formulating their products, and this

kind of change will result in even stronger impacts at reducing our intake of unhealthy products. in umpire: hashem, _ intake of unhealthy products. in umpire: hashem, thank- intake of unhealthy products. in umpire: hashem, thank you i intake of unhealthy products. in | umpire: hashem, thank you for 'oinini umpire: hashem, thank you for joining us- _ members of the entertainment industry are launching legal action to force the government to hand over the results from its coronavirus pilot events scheme. the group — which includes andrew lloyd webber and the music industry trade body live — has accused the government of "making it impossible to plan for any live entertainment business" by not sharing their findings. event organsers had expected the findings of the events and research programme to be made available last week, but publication was delayed without explanation. buckingham palace has admitted it has to "do better" in terms of recruiting staff from ethnic minorities — after the royal household annual accounts revealed thatjust 8.5% of its employees come from an ethnic minority background. the release of the data comes just three months after the duke and duchess of sussex made allegations of racism within the royal family.

here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it is the institution which stands at the pinnacle of national life. but now for the first time, buckingham palace has conceded that it has not done enough to promote diversity within the royal household. the publication of the palace's annual report has been accompanied by remarks by a senior royal official. 0n diversity, the official said, "we are not where we would like to be despite our efforts. both the queen and the prince of wales have embraced the principles of diversity over many years. yet only 8.5% of buckingham palace staff are from ethnic minorities. a target of 10% has now been set to be achieved by the end of next year. according to the palace, this more active approach to diversity was under way before the duke and duchess of sussex gave their us television interview in which meghan suggested she had

encountered racist attitudes within the royal family. elsewhere, the palace's annual report notes that the sussexes have made a payment of £2.4 million to cover the cost of the refurbishment of frogmore cottage in windsor, which it had been intended would be their permanent home. according to the palace, this payment is also deemed to cover rent for the cottage. speaking of refurbishment, these are the latest pictures from inside buckingham palace. it's currently in the fourth year of a ten year, £369 million refurbishment programme. the closure of the palace to visitors last summer had a detrimental effect on palace revenue, down more than £10 million. but it meant that in some areas such as the palace picture gallery, work was able to proceed without interruption. for the queen, who had herfirst face—to—face audience with the prime minister yesterday since march of last year, it should mean that the palace is ready to receive visitors again in time for her platinum jubilee next year. nicholas witchell, bbc news.

if you are an ee customer, it is going to get more expensive to use your mobile phone in europe, if you can get to go, obviously, we are still waiting on news on travel. let me just bring you the news that we are getting from ee on new customers using mobile phones in europe from january. thosejoining or upgrading, january. those joining or upgrading, i january. thosejoining or upgrading, i was wrong, actually, does existing customers, it is only new ones, but anyonejoining or upgrading from the 7th ofjuly, will be charged £2 per day to use allowances in 47 european destinations from january next year. it is the first uk operator to introduce the charges since the brexit trade deal was signed at the end of december, which did allow for them. you could see yesterday may be that 02 announced plans to introduce roaming charges for british customers travelling to the eu. that was about data from august, 02

customers are facing £3 50 bill for every gigabyte used over 25 gigabytes. the e3 50 p. more charges coming in if you are on 02 or a new customerfor ee. that coming in if you are on 02 or a new customer for ee. that is as a result of the data roaming agreement that was there where part of the eu, now not being there any more! now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. for many of us today we're going to see a fair bit of cloud, and for some some patchy rain. but there is some sunshine in the south—east, we will see sunshine develop across northern england and wales in the south—west, but we have more rain heading across scotland and into northern ireland. that will be heavy and persistent and a gusty northerly wind. temperatures could get up to 24 degrees in north east england today, but it will feel humid. now this is also a weather front moving south—eastwards. there is a fairly weak feature through the night. we've got our band of rain also following in hot pursuit, and you can see how that curls

round into north east scotland. we'll also have a brisk wind, but it won't be a cold night. so tomorrow, the first batch of this rain moves into the south—east and weakens. the second batch coming in across northern scotland sinks southwards. in the west there will some brighter skies, but some sharp showers across parts of wales, the west midlands and north—west england, and the temperature rage down on today — we are looking at 13 in newcastle to 20. hello, this is bbc news. i met gosling. —— i'mjoanna gosling full the headlines: the latest rules for foreign travel will be set out today — as borisjohnson says having two doses of the vaccine opens up a real prospect for trips abroad. i think the real opportunity we'll haveis i think the real opportunity we'll have is to open up travel through the double jab. ii have is to open up travel through the double jab.— the double 'ab. if you look at it, we have the double jab. if you look at it, we have more _ the double jab. if you look at it, we have more than _ the double jab. if you look at it, we have more than 6096 - the double jab. if you look at it, we have more than 6096 of - the double jab. if you look at it, we have more than 6096 of ourl we have more than 60% of our population now have two jobs, 83%

have had onejob. we are really getting through it now. —— one jab. television adverts for unhealthy food will be banned before 9pm across the uk — in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. a major rescue operation is under way in miami, after the partial collapse of an apartment block at miami beach. one person is reported to have died. more than two million people may have had long covid — that's according to a new study. and — in extraordinary testimony — britney spears tells a us court it's time for her father to end his control over her affairs. as we've been hearing, the government's "green list" of countries — that is, countries from which you can travel to england without having to quarantine — will be updated later today. let's remind ourselves of the traffic light system. red list countries are those the government says are at the highest covid risk — you must self—isolate for 10 days in a government—approved quarantine hotel.

those returning from an amber list country must also quarantine for 10 days, though this can be at home, and they have to pay for tests. holidaymakers can visit green list countries without having to quarantine upon return but they still have to pay for tests. the system applies to england, with scotland, wales and northern ireland able to make their own rules. however, previous changes to the lists have been adopted by all four nations. with me now is carol adair, she is currently in her mother's guest bedroom in edinburgh after having travelled from her home in france on wednesday. carroll, hello, thank you for joining us. so, tell us, why are you in your mum has made guest bedroom? of course, i live in france, and of course, i live in france, and france is an amber country. i am obliged to spend ten days are self isolating at home with my mother. that is why i'm currently in this bedroom. that is why i'm currently in this bedroom-— that is why i'm currently in this bedroom. . ., ., ., bedroom. and how do you feel about that? you have _ bedroom. and how do you feel about that? you have come _ bedroom. and how do you feel about that? you have come from _ bedroom. and how do you feel about that? you have come from france i

bedroom. and how do you feel about that? you have come from france to| that? you have come from france to come actually, the delta rates in scotland are obviously different from england, but across the uk, in general, delta rates are higher here than in france.— than in france. correct. in fact, we do not have _ than in france. correct. in fact, we do not have very — than in france. correct. in fact, we do not have very many _ than in france. correct. in fact, we do not have very many cases - than in france. correct. in fact, we do not have very many cases of. than in france. correct. in fact, we| do not have very many cases of the delta variant, of the virus, in the moment in france, and thanks to a really good campaign for vaccinating people and the current infection rate is i think today, was 2250 cases. france is really looking good in that respect. cases. france is really looking good in that respect-— in that respect. obviously, you could come — in that respect. obviously, you could come but _ in that respect. obviously, you could come but you _ in that respect. obviously, you could come but you have - in that respect. obviously, you could come but you have to i could come but you have to quarantine. how much have you been able to see your mum throughout the whole lockdown period?— whole lockdown period? during the first... i whole lockdown period? during the first--- i was _ whole lockdown period? during the first... i was very _ whole lockdown period? during the first... i was very fortunate - first... i was very fortunate because i was here in fabry last year, just before the first lockdown, and i managed to calculate

to comfort two weeks injuly lockdown, and i managed to calculate to comfort two weeks in july where it was possible for us to travel last summer, but apart from that in october, i came for three days, but i had to isolate at home. that was because there was already the ten days isolation. unfortunately, it was not possible for me to come at christmas because the borders were closed, just before christmas, and all the flights were cancelled, so our plans, we did christmas by video, like a lot of other people, i think, and so this is my first visit to scotland since lastjuly. find to scotland since last july. and what is it like _ to scotland since last july. and what is it like in _ to scotland since last july. and what is it like in your _ to scotland since lastjuly. and what is it like in your bedroom? what are the next? are you going to have to be on their full ten days? the rules are that you can respect the social distancing, so it was possible for mum and i to have

dinner together yesterday, at different ends of the table. but obviously we have to be very careful. in fact, obviously we have to be very careful. infact, i obviously we have to be very careful. in fact, i have been vaccinated, i have had my twojobs, and my mother has two, and in order to fly yesterday, i needed to take a pcr test on monday, which was negative, so i know, or i feel rather confident that i do not have the virus, but we are still respecting the rules as best we can. and how do you feel about that? because obviously, the vaccination programme was meant to free us, and as you say, you have both been double vaccinated.— as you say, you have both been double vaccinated. that's right, but to be honest. _ double vaccinated. that's right, but to be honest. i— double vaccinated. that's right, but to be honest, ithink— double vaccinated. that's right, but to be honest, i think we _ double vaccinated. that's right, but to be honest, i think we are - double vaccinated. that's right, but to be honest, i think we are at - double vaccinated. that's right, but to be honest, i think we are at a i to be honest, i think we are at a stage where all the countries in europe, oraround stage where all the countries in europe, or around the world, are doing their best to vaccinate people, but we haven't, i say, we, but i think governments haven't yet

got a system in place that actually takes account of that. we are moving towards that in europe, as a pass that people can travel if they have had the vaccination or if they have a negative test. i guess we have to learn to live with this, we have to learn to live with this, we have to learn to live with this, we have to learn to live with the virus and we need to have a system that makes it easier for people to travel who have been vaccinated. it is easier for people to travel who have been vaccinated.— been vaccinated. it is obviously only worthwhile _ been vaccinated. it is obviously only worthwhile going - been vaccinated. it is obviously i only worthwhile going somewhere where you have to quarantine if you are in a situation like you are in, like where you are staying with somebody, and i guess also going for a longer period. how long are you going to be here and what will happen at the other end when you go back? i’m happen at the other end when you go back? �* ., ' ._ , happen at the other end when you go back? �* ., ' back? i'm here for 12 days in fact, so will have _ back? i'm here for 12 days in fact, so will have time _ back? i'm here for 12 days in fact, so will have time -- _ back? i'm here for 12 days in fact, so will have time -- ten _ back? i'm here for 12 days in fact, so will have time -- ten days - back? i'm here for 12 days in fact, so will have time -- ten days in i so will have time —— ten days in isolation, and then two days to go out. ~ ., ., y ., isolation, and then two days to go out. ~ ., ., ,~. ., .,, out. wow, what were you doing those

two da s?! out. wow, what were you doing those two days?! i — out. wow, what were you doing those two days?! i don't _ out. wow, what were you doing those two days?! i don't know, _ out. wow, what were you doing those two days?! i don't know, we - out. wow, what were you doing those two days?! i don't know, we have - out. wow, what were you doing those two days?! i don't know, we have ten j two days?! i don't know, we have ten da s to two days?! i don't know, we have ten days to plan — two days?! i don't know, we have ten days to plan that _ two days?! i don't know, we have ten days to plan that at _ two days?! i don't know, we have ten days to plan that at the _ two days?! i don't know, we have ten days to plan that at the moment! - two days?! i don't know, we have ten days to plan that at the moment! i i days to plan that at the moment! i think we can, but i think... i forgot the question, the other part is when you go back. when i've been vaccinated, the situation at the moment is that i don't have to isolate. it has changed because a few weeks ago, it was necessary for anyone coming from the uk to do seven days of isolation when they go back. i had to plan very carefully my trip, so that i was able to do that. at both ends!— my trip, so that i was able to do that. at both ends! exactly, seeing our that. at both ends! exactly, seeing your mum. — that. at both ends! exactly, seeing your mum. that — that. at both ends! exactly, seeing your mum, that is _ that. at both ends! exactly, seeing your mum, that is brilliant, - that. at both ends! exactly, seeing your mum, that is brilliant, and i your mum, that is brilliant, and just being able to enjoy each other�*s company, albeit at a distance, but those two days, and excited on your behalf! what you might get up to. to excited on your behalf! what you might get up to— might get up to. to be honest, i wish it was _ might get up to. to be honest, i wish it was today, _ might get up to. to be honest, i wish it was today, because - might get up to. to be honest, i| wish it was today, because today might get up to. to be honest, i- wish it was today, because today was my mothers birthday, and —— my mother's birthday. and that is the

reason i came, to go back to your previous question as well, i actually planned to come once the traffic light system was in place because before that, really, there was no point in coming if it was necessary to pay for ten days in a hotel to be able to enter the country. so at least now, as you say, i can be here, we can see each other, and speak, you know, which is a big difference.— a big difference. happy birthday to our mum a big difference. happy birthday to your mum from — a big difference. happy birthday to your mum from us. _ a big difference. happy birthday to your mum from us. would - a big difference. happy birthday to your mum from us. would she - a big difference. happy birthday to. your mum from us. would she mind a big difference. happy birthday to i your mum from us. would she mind if your mum from us. would she mind if you tell us how old she is? filth your mum from us. would she mind if you tell us how old she is?— you tell us how old she is? oh i'm not sure about _ you tell us how old she is? oh i'm not sure about that! _ you tell us how old she is? oh i'm not sure about that! if— you tell us how old she is? oh i'm not sure about that! if i _ you tell us how old she is? oh i'm not sure about that! if i say - you tell us how old she is? oh i'm not sure about that! if i say very i not sure about that! if i say very quietly, she will be 87. filth. not sure about that! if i say very quietly, she will be 87. oh, bless her, quietly, she will be 87. oh, bless her. happy _ quietly, she will be 87. oh, bless her. happy birthday _ quietly, she will be 87. oh, bless her, happy birthday to _ quietly, she will be 87. oh, bless her, happy birthday to her! - quietly, she will be 87. oh, blessj her, happy birthday to her! thank ou. her, happy birthday to her! thank you- thank _ her, happy birthday to her! thank you- thank you- _ new research suggests that around two million people in england may have been left with long—lasting symptoms after contracting coronavirus, a condition known as long covid. the results of the research come just a day after the uk recorded its highest daily number of new cases since february. matt graveling reports.

with covid cases rising, the message is clear — get your vaccine. more than 16,000 people tested positive for the virus in the latest 24—hour period, the highest since february. and so the race is on to get adults double jabbed. whilst nhs england say progress is being made, and that more people from ethnic minority backgrounds are now booking theirjabs, there is still work to be done. with a weekend of walk—in appointments being planned to make getting the vaccine easier. it is never too late to come forward and take up your vaccine. your vaccine has a name on it, it is for you and it is an evergreen offer, so as soon as you feel able, come forward and we will vaccinate you. the current mass testing in scotland could explain the higher number of positive cases there. but in recent days, about two thirds of cases have been from men aged 15 to 44,

and it's thought social gatherings to watch euro 2020 could be behind the rise. meanwhile, new figures show that around two million people may have suffered from so—called long covid, when people who have contracted the virus experience symptoms weeks and months later. more than half a million people were surveyed by the react—2 study, and researchers say managing the long—term consequences of the virus are a major challenge. we were looking at persistent symptoms, one or more symptoms that lasted at least 12 weeks, at least three months. i think we're seeing the scale of the problem, and actually the nhs is now getting to grips with this, setting up specific long covid clinics. the survey found long covid was more common in older people, but more research is being done, with the government committing £50 million towards the study in the hope of improving the treatments available. matt graveling, bbc news. complicated non—surgical beauty treatments, such

as botox and micro—needling, are being taught on the internet and via unsafe one—day courses, a bbc investigation has found. the industry is worth around £3 billion, but is almost completely unregulated, putting patients at risk. 0ur health correspondent anna collinson reports. the aesthetics industry is worth billions of pounds, from micro blading to lip fillers. but trading is mostly unregulated. some study for years, others can be qualified within hours. victoria from brentwood in essex developed painful boils after receiving botox last year. she believes her practitioner didn't have enough experience to notice complications. so painful. i couldn't sleep, because i sleep on my side or on my front, so i wake up, blood everywhere. i mean, to a point, my son wouldn't let me take him to school. i couldn't go to tesco, i couldn't go shopping, i haven't been out of my house. stories like victoria's

are happening across the uk, and as demand for treatments continues to rise, so does concern for patients. a bbc three investigation sent an undercover nurse on a course which teaches students how to do non—surgical face lifts, using a needle and surgical thread. are you coming in to do the training today? are you coming in to do the training toda ? . are you coming in to do the training toda ? , ., , are you coming in to do the training toda ? , so far, our nurse has received five hours of training for this academy. the patients who have been offered a discount in exchange for being models. don't know if this needle might be a bit blunt? a panel of industry experts were shown what happened next at boss babes uni in liverpool. barbaric is the word that comes to mind. i would like to have stopped this procedure now. much of the footage is too graphic to broadcast. moments earlier, this trainer had punctured a patient�*s blood vessel. that is absolutely fine, yeah. there is no explanation from the tutor here as to what's going on.

the patient should not be bleeding like that. there were also serious concerns about hygiene practices. the trainer stops her work so she can post a video on social media. and then send to my stories... and at one point, one patient smokes an e—cigarette. this is a medical procedure, and it needs aseptic technique, a sterile environment, and none of the requirements have been met. despite all the concerns raised by the panel, the day ends with our undercover nurse certified to perform an nonsurgical face—lift using threads. but basically said that the safety of the customers and the quality of their training with the highest priorities. they were concerned to learn of the bbc�*s allegations, but claimed they did not have full details to respond fully. the government acknowledges there is more to do and says the regulation of premises, products and consumer safeguards are being explored.

there are fears something really serious will have to happen before improvements are finally made. i know there has been cases of eye blindness and severe tissue loss and damage and necrosis, and that hasn't made the image industry realise that they need serious regulation. unfortunately, i think it will be something like a fatality for this, you know, for the government to recognise what a serious problem this is. botched cosmetic procedures can cause physical and mental scars. anyone considering work is encouraged to ensure they check the qualifications of their practitioner, or how long the practitioner has trained for. anna collinson, bbc news. bbc3�*s "under the skin: the botched beauty business is available to watch on the bbc iplayer now. the headlines on bbc news... the latest rules on foreign travel will be set out today, with industry bosses calling for an expansion to england's green list. tv adverts for unhealthy food are to be banned

before 9pm across the uk, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. a major rescue operation is under way in miami — after the partial collapse of a building at miami beach. one person is reported to have died. the pop star britney spears has asked a court in los angeles to end a guardianship that she says has led to her having no control of her life and finances for 13 years. the singer's father was given legal control of his 39—year—old daughter's financial affairs in 2008 after she had a mental breakdown. sophie long's report contains some flashing images. # oh baby, baby # she was one of the biggest stars of the early noughties. britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. but for the last few years, she's been publicly silent about the arrangement her fans have been so vocal about.

but via video phone, she finally told a los angeles court her side of the story. in an impassioned speech, britney spears, clearly angry and upset, said she wanted the abusive and controlling arrangement to end. she said she had been forced to take drugs so strong she felt drunk and unable to hold a conversation. she told the court, "i want my life back". i am truly shocked at what i heard about the conservatorship, i think the reality was even worse than what we suspected. but i think we were also vindicated because a lot of what was suspected turned out to be true. in response, herfather�*s lawyer read a statement on his behalf. it said... it did little to appease the anger towards him and the other conservators outside court. they are really all in on this together, and it's part of a corrupt system that has allowed this to happen in broad daylight for 13 years. she said that she hopes they all go

to jail and i hope they do as well. # you're toxic, i'm slipping under #. the star now hopes an end to the arrangement she has found so toxic could soon be in sight. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the prime minister borisjohnson has said that it was "wholly appropriate" for the royal navy ship hms defender to sail through disputed waters off the coast of crimea yesterday. speaking on a visit to a military base in aldershot he said the uk did not recognise the russian annexation of crimea. i'm joined now by sir tony brenton, who was britain's ambassador to russia from 2004—08. welcome, thank you forjoining us. borisjohnson says it was entirely appropriate, but we have had reaction from the's forest —— foreign ministry, talking about a formal dressing down for britain. and a meeting summoned, pulling the british ambassador to moscow. in a diplomatic language, it is called a

demarche, which is that statement of russia's perspective on this. the spokeswoman for the foreign ministry said that this meeting will be unpleasant for the british side. i wonder if you have ever been on the receiving end of a meeting like that? , ., , , ., that? yes, we had problems over the kento -- lippman — that? yes, we had problems over the kento -- lippman genco _ that? yes, we had problems over the kento -- lippman genco summers, i j kento —— lippman genco summers, i was told they were throwing out some of our representatives. they can be pretty nasty in these meetings, but is part of the job of ambassador, sit there and respond and take it as best you can. and to do what you can to try and mend the mass after the initial mess. —— lippman genco. ii initial mess. —— lippman genco. if they want to make their position loud and clear, do you have to sit there and politely take it and leave their graciously? ida. there and politely take it and leave their graciously?— their graciously? no, you go in there knowing _

their graciously? no, you go in there knowing what _ their graciously? no, you go in there knowing what your - their graciously? no, you go in - there knowing what your government's position is, and my colleague deborah will know, will be very clear, that our view is that crimea is illegally peak —— occupied by russia, the waters around crimea are open for international traffic and thatis open for international traffic and that is all that hms defender was doing. she will say that and they will saying that our position is that crimea's part of russia, that those waters are russian, and that we have taken the action therefore. sorry, is this fury, and that meeting, that sort of allows them to sound off about how they feel and as you say, the sort of responses given? and then that is it? into classic terms, what happens next? it certainly isn't it. whatever may happen in diplomatic terms, it is not clear where things can go, from here on. i suspect it is going to be quite a long while before boris johnson ever gets a meeting with president putin. anyway, the diplomatic exchange is a rather civilised expression of the really

quite deep difference between us and the russians underneath. 0ur relations with russia, they are as rotten as they have been. we have chosen... this is a very visible act, that we took yesterday, with hms defender�*s sailing in, and the bbc reports —— bbc correspondent was on board, which i'm sure was not an accident. we made an affirmation that the waters are open to us, that we will go in, and we know very well that if you have to choose every single most sensitive point, is certainly creamier, and we must have and to speak to the strength of their reaction. —— crimea. their reaction was shooting, a disagreement, but i have been watching uk russian relations for 30 years and this is the first incident where there has been shooting. iloathed where there has been shooting. what would ou where there has been shooting. what would you say- -- _ where there has been shooting. what would you say... where does this go? if you're wanting to make a point of principle, what is the point ofjust doing it once? principle, what is the point of 'ust doing it i_ principle, what is the point of 'ust doing it i_ principle, what is the point of 'ust doing it once? goes now is that the russians, doing it once? goes now is that the russians. i'm _ doing it once? goes now is that the russians, i'm sure, _ doing it once? goes now is that the russians, i'm sure, are _ russians, i'm sure, are contemplating what steps they can

take now to make life uncomfortable either for us as a uk or more generally for the west as a way of discouraging other countries from doing what we have just done, that is not clear what will happen, but what is clear is that this is damaged —— this has damaged relations between russia and certainly the uk, and conceivably the wider west. that will make it more difficult to cooperate with russia on thing that really matter like climate change.— russia on thing that really matter like climate change. thank you very much forjoining _ like climate change. thank you very much forjoining us, _ like climate change. thank you very much forjoining us, thank- like climate change. thank you very much forjoining us, thank you. - much forjoining us, thank you. thank you. a man from bristol is recovering after having coronavirus for nearly 300 days — longer than anyone else recorded anywhere in the world. dave smith, who is 72, had to have a special antibody treatment to tackle the virus — which had been active inside him and causing symptoms for nearly a year. jon kay has been to meet him. all right? yeah. ifeel all right? yeah. i feel better. all right? yeah. ifeel better. 0ut all right? yeah. ifeel better. out of breath, nearly at my limit. i'll be all right. i’ii of breath, nearly at my limit. i'll be all right-—

of breath, nearly at my limit. i'll be all riht. �* «i , ., , ., be all right. i'll keep on. keep on. but as be all right. i'll keep on. keep on. ihut as dave _ be all right. i'll keep on. keep on. but as dave smith _ be all right. i'll keep on. keep on. but as dave smith motto. - be all right. i'll keep on. keep on. but as dave smith motto. most i be all right. i'll keep on. keep on. - but as dave smith motto. most people haveitin but as dave smith motto. most people have it in their body, but he had it for 300 days, instead of ten. itgfe for 300 days, instead of ten. we never for 300 days, instead of ten. - never looked at my file, medical professionals, they say, you've had all this? he comes the miracle man, thatis all this? he comes the miracle man, that is what they say.— that is what they say. dave is a 72. a drivini that is what they say. dave is a 72. a driving instructor _ that is what they say. dave is a 72. a driving instructor by _ that is what they say. dave is a 72. a driving instructor by day... - that is what they say. dave is a 72. a driving instructor by day... and i that is what they say. dave is a 72. j a driving instructor by day... and a musician by night. it was last march that he caught covid—19. i had a terrible cough. at one time i coughed for five hours nonstop. i don't mean cough, break, cough, break, i mean cough, cough, cough. five hours, nonstop. if you can imagine the drain that puts on your body. he was especially vulnerable to covid—19 because his immune system had already been weakened by leukaemia and chemotherapy. for ten months, hejust could not beat the virus. how many times did

you test positive? i counted them. 43 times. and each one, positive. a week later, positive. positive... will this never end? i'm praying all the time thinking next one is going to be negative. it never was. i lost ten stone. what? i lost ten stone. ten stone? yes. i went from a size 44 trousers, down to nearly 28. i looked in the mirror and thought, "who's that old man in the mirror?" it was me. it's me. dave was in and out of southmead hospital in bristol seven times. so it wasn't just that you were treating him for the effects of covid—19, he actually had covid—19 inciting ——inside him all of that time. yes. he had active virus in his body, and we were able to prove that

when we became suspicious by sending a sample of his virus to university partners he managed to grow it, proving that it was notjust leftover products that were triggering a pcr test. it was the actual virus. for years, dave has been a tv extra in the bbc casualty. now, he is the leading man in his own real—life medical drama. the longest recorded case of covid—19 in the world. does that make me a star? i think i should have a badge or something, or a scroll or something. i don't know. so positive about being negative. john kay, bbc news, bristol. in a moment, the bbc news at one with clive myrie, but first the weather with darren bett. high temperature today are expected to be in the sunshine. a slice of warmer, more humid air coming in, some parts of the country, but that warm air between those two weather fronts with the weather front in the north being more active, that is what we see the

heaviest of the rain. it moves down across scotland, more rain later this afternoon with northern ireland. the first weather front produces this patchy rain and drizzle, towards east anglia and the south—east, it brightens up across northern england, with some sunshine, temperatures of 23 or 24. no football to watch today, but there is a live cricket, that is on bbc two this evening. maybe one or two showers first thing in cardiff, they will soon move away, and those clouds will brighten. the next band of rain arrives later. that moves away from scotland, northern ireland, heads into wales, later on in the evening and then push —— push eastwards to england later on. it will be quite a warm night across england and wales, —— wales, much warmer than last night, but it doesn't cool off a little in scotland, northern ireland, a northerly breeze here, but that northerly breeze here, but that northerly breeze here, but that northerly breeze will push cooler air across much of the country. we see the rain clearing away from eastern parts of england, continuing, affecting southern and eastern scotland, perhaps the farthest corners of england, and

across england and wales it brightens up, but perhaps even some heavy and thundery showers. temperatures will be lower, and no support —— noticeable changes. the drop of 10 degrees or more. high upon a level today for england and wales, higher levels restricted more to wales, middle and southwards. in the weekend, we have quite a contrast, high pressure builds across the atlantic to northern parts of the uk, but we keep the low pressure to the south. it threatens some showers. 0n pressure to the south. it threatens some showers. on saturday, the heavy thundery showers, likely to be the other side of the channel, if few showers breaking out in the midlands, parts of wales, some of patchy rain, clinging to the south—east of scotland, north—east england, keeping it cooler. generally for the northern half of the uk, it is dry and bright. more on the way of sunshine for these areas, sunday as a result, it should be warmer as well. we have an increasing risk of catching summer downpours across southern england, perhaps into wales and through the

midlands. uncertainty as to how far north that rain will get.

the government prepares to set out its latest update on foreign travel, with the hope of new destinations without quarantine. borisjohnson holds out hope that those who've received two doses of a covid vaccine may have more freedom to travel abroad this summer. the crucial thing is come forward and get your second jab. now, i'm not going to claim that this summer for travel purposes is going to be like any other summer. we'll be assessing what calculations the government has to make, as infections from the delta variant continue to rise. also this lunchtime: the prime minister insists a royal navy warship had the right to travel through waters off crimea, despite angering moscow. tv adverts for junk food are to be banned before 9pm in a bid to tackle

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