breaks and showers. in wimbledon next week, sunny spells around but also if you shop showers here and there and you can find more details on the weather where you live by heading to our website. this is bbc news. the headlines 3pm... this is bbc news with the latest headlines. pressure on health secretary matt hancock to resign after pictures emerge of him kissing his aide in his office — in breach of covid guidelines it's been revealed that structural concerns over the apartment block which collapsed near miami beach were raised three years ago. sirjeffrey donaldson becomes leader designate of the democratic unionist party — and pledges to tackle the issue of the northern ireland protocol adults across england are being urged to "grab a covid jab" this weekend — with walk—in clinics open across the country.

authorities in australia impose a two—week covid lockdown on sydney and surrounding areas after a rise in cases of the delta variant. and a big day for gareth bale and his team — as wales prepares to take on denmark in the knockout stage of the euros. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary, matt hancock, remains under pressure to resign after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office, in breach of coronavirus social distancing guidance. mr hancock has apologised for breaching the guidelines and the prime minstier said he considers the matter closed. but one conservative mp is now openly telling the government that the health secretary should go.

our political correspondent helen catt reports. yesterday, it was on one front page. today, the image of the health secretary kissing his aide in his departmental office is on many more. matt hancock has apologised for breaking the social distancing guidance he helped set and promote, but questions are being raised. he might stay in office, but can he do hisjob? and i think it is fatally compromised in a situation where he does not seem to abide by the evidence that he wants us to follow, which is critical to our safety and making sure that this third wave isn't much bigger than we fear. sorry, i'm late. the worry among some conservatives is that this incident could become another barnard castle — a reference to the public backlash to the prime minister's aide dominic cummings, who travelled to durham during lockdown last year. he kept hisjob, which led

to accusations of a one rule for them, another for everyone else culture within government. it is such a disrespect - to these people, you know? 150,000+ people have died, i so there are countless bereaved families around the country who had to socially distance at funerals, - were unable to hug their loved ones. we only had five people at my dad's funeral, - |and matt hancock's having a jolly| with this lady, who the taxpayer's paying her wages as well. it's really... it adds insult to incredible injury. - questions are still being asked about whether mr hancock could have broken the ministerial code of conduct, and about the appointment of gina coladangelo to a role on the board of the department of health. downing street sources reiterated today that the prime minister considers the matter closed. matt has apologised. he's clearly said that he made a mistake. he regrets that, and the prime minister's accepted that, considers the matter closed. very clearly, there is still a huge task for the country, and matt as health secretary, us all in cabinet, we need to get on with thatjob. questions continue this weekend about whether these revelations make it possible for matt hancock

to do so. helen catt, bbc news. duncan baker has become the first tory mp to openly tell the government that mr hancock should resign. the mp for north norfolk told his local newspaper the eastern daily press that... it's been revealed that concerns were raised three years ago about the structure of the apartment building that collapsed in miami. a survey, which has now been made public, pointed to an error in the original design

of the building which prevented water draining from the base of the building. the number of people listed as missing remains at 159, with four people known to have died. our correspondent in miami, will grant, has been giving us more details about the survey. well, i have some specific quotes for you from the report, which was carried out three years ago by a structural engineer, and he said that there was major structural damage to the concrete platform beneath the swimming pool deck. that part of that platform was basically horizontal and it should have been at a slope so that water could run off more easily and that that was causing a problem. he also said there was abundant cracking of the columns, beams and walls in the parking garage, which is also extremely concerning. there are pictures in this report of metal rebar poking out from parts of the concrete facade of the building. things that can happen, of course, in a sea—facing front of the building, which was the part that came down, but would presumably need a constant process of work against the sea spray, the tropical sun here, the hurricane seasons, of course,

and the engineer involved had called for this work to be carried out in a timely fashion. his report didn't specifically say the building was at risk of collapse and a lawyerfor the building's owner said that, you know, if there was any suggestion the building was at risk they would have acted sooner. the building was due to have a major refurbishment this year, a multi—million—dollar refurbishment, but, of course, that hasn't been possible before this terrible event occurred. and, i mean, we are still, of course, a long way from knowing exactly what caused this, but to even hear of this report will be further distress for a very large number of families still waiting for news. i mean, it seems extraordinary that the number of people still unaccounted for

is so very high, will. that's right. i mean, the first answers they want are what has happened to their loved ones. are they alive somewhere in the rubble? can you reach them? if they have died, how can we get the remains? the very, very basics of the tragedy of this nature, but after that they do want answers to these questions and this information has really heaped more stress and distress on their shoulders, you're right. i think the first focus will remain the search and rescue operation, but these questions about this report will start to emerge very, very soon. that is our correspondent in miami, will grant. i've been speaking tojosh macabuag, an engineering managerfor search and rescue assistance in disasters, a charity which deploys to missions across the world. he says the work at the site has

to be a very careful process. their primary focus at the moment is obviously in locating people that are trapped in a building so they originally would have surveyed the building, turn off the gas and electricity so it is safe to work and then carried out what is called a primary surface search going over the structure, listening for sounds, looking for voids, looking for ways into the building and then they will do might be exploring those voids and getting into the building and that is the stage they were now see will see pictures of teams and rescuers inside the building looking for ways further into the structure and what they are trying to do is look for signs of life and people trapped within the voids, which mean survivable spaces inside the building, and it will be a whole range of techniques that they are using for that,

from their own eyes and ears to search dogs which are trained to indicate on the scent of live people to specialised listening equipment which are really highly sensitive sound devices which are placed over the structure listening for sounds of survivors and then moves to triangulate on the nature of the people trapped so the stage they're in at the moment is very much about trying to breach and break further into that structure to continue to look for signs of life. and they have to keep themselves safe at the same time, and they are dealing, by definition, with something that is, well... collapsed in parts and the remainder of the building presumably structurally unsound? that is absolutely right. so, when you have collapsed building like this it is perhaps... it's perhaps easier to think of it no longer as a building butjust as a pile of really heavy things that are highly unstable. so, you mentioned about the safety of themselves as well, and also the safety of people inside, so one of the really important things that they'll be doing is assessing the ability of that structure to continue to collapse and then doing things to try to prevent that, so that would generally be what's called shoring, which is temporary structures, either metal or timber

you'll see those in the photos of the rescuers where you will see metal struts and other bits of temporary structure to stabilise a structure and prevent any further collapse for the safety of the rescuers themselves but also for the people trapped inside. and that's one of the key reasons, to go back to your first point about the rate or the pace of the rescue that it's incredibly important not to destabilise the structure any further because any movement would be very, very dangerous for the rescuers but also the people inside so, trust me, they're moving as fast as they can safely to get to those survivable people. of course. very briefly, given your experience, could some people still be brought out alive, do you feel? i would say absolutely. i obviously don't know the specifics of this particular collapse on this particular building, but for the rescue of people in collapsed buildings there are many cases globally of people being rescued quite some time after the collapse why rescuers and international rescue exists, and a good example, actually, would be the greece —

turkey earthquake of last year where there was a two—year—old girl rescued from the rubble, i believe, more than 90 hours after the initial collapse. there are many cases of this. so what they're looking for are called survivable voids, spaces that people can survive within and if they are in those spaces and relatively uninjured there is a very good chance of getting to them, so there is absolutely still hope. he is engineering manager at saraid, search and rescue assistance in disasters. the dup's electoral college has endorsed sirjeffrey donaldson as the party's next leader. he was the only candidate to put his name forward for the position after edwin poots resigned last week — only three weeks in the job. sirjeffrey received the backing of 32 votes out of 36 votes from the party's

stormont assembly and mps. his leadership will now need to be ratified at a meeting of the dup executive, next week. yeah, ithink yeah, i think she talked about this being a very bruising experience for the party because the men he is now the party because the men he is now the third leader in just 50 days and one of the things he is going to have to do will be to rebuild the unity of this party, a really extraordinary period in the dup's history, a party which has historically been known for really strong discipline but now you have open warfare between some of the members and he is going to have to try to heal those winds the best he can. but what he really wanted to talk about today was the northern ireland protocol, the part of the brexit deal which prevents a hard brexit deal which prevents a hard brexit dealer in ireland and it does that by creating a trade border between great britain and northern ireland and sirjeffrey donaldson were saying it needs to be replaced by something which respects notjust the integrity of the eu single market but also the integrity of the uk single market and he said he was

going to be pressuring the irish government on this issue. if the irish government continues to support the imposition of a protocol that harms our relationship with great britain, then, by implication, it harms the relationship between dublin and belfast. now, i don't want to be in that position, but i am very clear — and i will be saying this clearly to the irish government — it is not acceptable for them to be on one side of this argument. it is not acceptable for them to simply listen to a nationalist perspective and not to listen to the concerns of unionists. they say they are a guarantor of the agreement, but that means guaranteeing the rights of unionists, because that's what the agreement does, as well as nationalists. it means respecting the principle of consent, which they enshrined in their own constitution as a result of the belfast agreement. the northern ireland protocol doesn't respect fully the principle of consent. sirjeffrey donaldson. and talk us

through, john, what could happen from here on and if he's going to be first minister, is an area complication as well? first minister, is an area comlication as well? , , , complication as well? yes, because sirjeffrey donaldson _ complication as well? yes, because sirjeffrey donaldson is _ complication as well? yes, because sirjeffrey donaldson is an - complication as well? yes, because sirjeffrey donaldson is an mp. - complication as well? yes, because sirjeffrey donaldson is an mp. if i sirjeffrey donaldson is an mp. if you want to be first minister of the northern ireland assembly he has to find some way to get back from westminster to stormont. he would need a vacancy at stormont for that but that could arise if arlene foster another formally decisive up her seat when jeffrey donaldson could just be co—opted into that position, there are no by—elections in stormont. however, that would have cause to get a westminster by—election for his lagan valley seat. that's traditionally been a very safe union estate but at the last election the centrist alliance party made big inroads into the dup vote c can expect the alliance to throw everything at that by—election so it is potentially another tricky period of the dup coming up. an mp who moved herself to a safe house after receiving death threats says she wants more protection

for women in public life. carol monaghan, the snp mp for glasgow north west, says social media companies must take action. a man is awaiting sentencing after admittting causing fear or alarm. the headlines on bbc news... pressure on health secretary matt hancock to resign — after pictures emerged of him kissing his aide in his office — in breach of covid guidelines it's been revealed that concerns were raised three years ago about the structure of the apartment building that collapsed in miami. sirjeffrey donaldson becomes leader designate of the democratic unionist party — and pledges to tackle the issue of the northern ireland protocol

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. as we've been hearing, wales kick off in a few huors time against denmark — in the first of the knock out games in the european football championship. welsh fans aren't able to travel to the game their team motto is together stronger. in this resilience has won place in the next round. can they go further? the captain relishes the opportunity. it isjust further? the captain relishes the opportunity. it is just nice to keep getting these opportunities to test ourselves and that is on the highest level why we enjoy playing on the big tournaments and we want to be the best we can. pubs and bars up and down wales are preparing for thousands of socially distanced supporters, many of them frustrated fans told not to travel to the

netherlands because of the pandemic. that leaves a look few already in the eu, like these teachers from the hague's international school. they feel a sense of duty to be the bricks in a diminished red wall. i feel like i have to be there with my red shirt_ feel like i have to be there with my red shirt or— feel like i have to be there with my red shirt or a flag or whatever else i can— red shirt or a flag or whatever else i can bring — red shirt or a flag or whatever else i can bring making as much noise as possible _ i can bring making as much noise as possible we — i can bring making as much noise as possible. we will be few in numbers but we _ possible. we will be few in numbers but we will — possible. we will be few in numbers but we will be loud and we will behind — but we will be loud and we will behind the boys till the end and i think_ behind the boys till the end and i think we'll— behind the boys till the end and i think we'll do them proud and will do the _ think we'll do them proud and will do the people at home proud. we have not a do the people at home proud. we have got a chance — do the people at home proud. we have got a chance but _ do the people at home proud. we have got a chance but it _ do the people at home proud. we have got a chance but it is _ do the people at home proud. we have got a chance but it is going _ do the people at home proud. we have got a chance but it is going to - do the people at home proud. we have got a chance but it is going to be - do the people at home proud. we have got a chance but it is going to be a - got a chance but it is going to be a very tight — got a chance but it is going to be a very tight genie _ got a chance but it is going to be a very tight game. they _ got a chance but it is going to be a very tight game. they are - got a chance but it is going to be a very tight game. they are very - very tight game. they are very simiiar— very tight game. they are very similar to _ very tight game. they are very similarto us. _ very tight game. they are very similarto us. i— very tight game. they are very similar to us. i think— very tight game. they are very similar to us. i think we're - very tight game. they are very i similar to us. i think we're going to nick— similar to us. i think we're going to nick it — similar to us. i think we're going to nick it one _ similar to us. i think we're going to nick it one will— similar to us. i think we're going to nick it one will nil— similar to us. i think we're going to nick it one will nil but - similar to us. i think we're going to nick it one will nil but i- similar to us. i think we're going to nick it one will nil but i have i similar to us. i think we're goingj to nick it one will nil but i have a horrible — to nick it one will nil but i have a horrible feeling _ to nick it one will nil but i have a horrible feeling in _ to nick it one will nil but i have a horrible feeling in my— to nick it one will nil but i have a horrible feeling in my stomach . to nick it one will nil but i have a . horrible feeling in my stomach that we will _ horrible feeling in my stomach that we will lose — horrible feeling in my stomach that we will lose it — horrible feeling in my stomach that we will lose it to _ horrible feeling in my stomach that we will lose it to penalties - horrible feeling in my stomach that we will lose it to penalties and - horrible feeling in my stomach that we will lose it to penalties and i'm i we will lose it to penalties and i'm not sure _ we will lose it to penalties and i'm not sure they _ we will lose it to penalties and i'm not sure they are _ we will lose it to penalties and i'm not sure they are emotionally- we will lose it to penalties and i'm i not sure they are emotionally ready for that _ not sure they are emotionally ready for that. ~ ., , ., not sure they are emotionally ready forthat. ~ . , ., ., ., , not sure they are emotionally ready forthat. ~ . , . ., ., , , not sure they are emotionally ready forthat. . . , . ., ., , , ., for that. wales have already been on an emotional — for that. wales have already been on an emotional roller-coaster - an emotional roller—coaster witnessing the he may collapse in qualifying after two losses. many neutrals may what a danish fairy

tale victory. confidence doesn't come naturally to most welsh football supporters. decades of disappointment have stifled any chance of entitlement that this team has a very real chance of continuing their european journey. a win will set them back tobacco for a place in the quarterfinals. hell griffith bbc news, amsterdam. checking bbc one the bbc sport website and app will make sure you don't miss a date! —— don't miss a kick. it was red bull fastest at the red bull ring as max verstappen secured pole position for tomorrow's styrian grand prix in austria. the championship leader was two tenths of a second clear of his closest rival lewis hamilton

— who'll start second. it's the dutchman's first pole at the circuit. britain's lando norris will start a career—best third. the tour de france is under way — there's around 20 miles to go on the first stage. the women's race — known as la course — is finished. dutch rider demi vollering claimed her first title in a thrilling sprint finish in landerneau. britain's lizzie deignan was ninth. next year, the one—day race will be replaced by an eight—day tour de france for the first time since 1989. jelena ostapenko has laid down a markerfor wimbledon, beating annet kontaveit of estonia in straight sets in the final of the eastbourne international... former french open champion ostapenko was bidding to win her first grass court tournament and took the first set in under half an hour 6—3. the latvian dominated the match and won the second set by the same score. the world number 43 isn't seeded for wimbledon which begins on monday. yeah, just to go again without any expectations, to not be hard on myself, recoveras expectations, to not be hard on myself, recover as much as i can, and just to enjoy it because i think i got some confidence and now it is time public to show some good tennis at wimbledon. england's cricketers have already won the t20 series against sri lanka so are aiming for a whitewash in southampton.

unlike the first two games — they're batting first. nojason roy due to a hamstring problem. dawid malan and jonny bairstow got england off to a flying start in the 11th over. johnny best hasjust johnny best has just gone to a half—century. the british and irish lions are playing their first match in scotland today, warming up for their tour to south africa by playing japan. just over 16,000 at murrayfield. 16 minutes gone and it's currently the lions leading 7—0. there's the premiership rugby final at 5:30 too at twickenham. defending champions exeter against harlequins. preview and build up can be found at bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more at 4:15.

as we've been hearing, wales kick off in a couple of hours' time against denmark welsh fans aren't able to travel to the game in amswerdam though. dai rees is the founder of the �*coleman had a dream' podcast and a wales fan who is at the stadium now. he is allowed to be there, i stress, because he lives in the hague. how are you feeling?— are you feeling? very excited and very nervous _ are you feeling? very excited and very nervous and _ are you feeling? very excited and very nervous and the _ are you feeling? very excited and very nervous and the assumption | are you feeling? very excited and - very nervous and the assumption that not as many as danish people is made would actually travel is absolutely not true and the village had been here and we have seen about 15 welsh people all afternoon so i think we will have to do a lot to be able to out sing them but we will give it a try. out sing them but we will give it a t . ., ., out sing them but we will give it a try. how are your lungs? could you not a try. how are your lungs? could you got a strong _ try. how are your lungs? could you got a strong pair— try. how are your lungs? could you got a strong pair of _ try. how are your lungs? could you got a strong pair of lungs? - try. how are your lungs? could you got a strong pair of lungs? got - try. how are your lungs? could you got a strong pair of lungs? got to l got a strong pair of lungs? got to give it a go?— give it a go? well, you know, the welsh are — give it a go? well, you know, the welsh are famous _ give it a go? well, you know, the welsh are famous for— give it a go? well, you know, the welsh are famous for singing. - give it a go? well, you know, the| welsh are famous for singing. i'm give it a go? well, you know, the i welsh are famous for singing. i'm a music teacher so i'd be disappointed if i couldn't help will sit out quite strongly. we are going to give it our best and we tried ever bit of a sing along with the bow is on the train and it didn't go well, they absolutely drowned us out, so we will have to hope we get a few

comrades in the stadium and hopefully will will be able to give a good account of ourselves. do you feel for the — a good account of ourselves. do you feel for the players, _ a good account of ourselves. do you feel for the players, but _ a good account of ourselves. do you feel for the players, but it _ a good account of ourselves. do you feel for the players, but it must - a good account of ourselves. do you feel for the players, but it must be l feel for the players, but it must be tough however important again, every professional sportsman or woman wants to play in front of a cloud and that is really tough, isn't it, going out onto the pitch knowing that no one's fault that can't be that no one's fault that can't be that many wales fans actually there? to be honest, i don't think it'll affect the players. i think wales do well in and was against the world backs the wool situation. it really suits us and i think we do well when we have a point to prove so i don't think it will negatively affect us and to be honest we've got enough players that play for massive clubs around the world with any situation and any bit of flesh as i don't think it'll affect is another think the whole situation of wales being the whole situation of wales being the baddies of the tournament if we knock out their fairy tale, understandably so, and they go... men cheer in background. not is our

biggest concern but you will see what happens. biggest concern but you will see what happens-— biggest concern but you will see what happens. people have been talkin: what happens. people have been talking about _ what happens. people have been talking about wales _ what happens. people have been talking about wales because - what happens. people have been talking about wales because of l what happens. people have been l talking about wales because of the sad christian eriksen situation and we don't want to diminish what happened to him but on the footballing perspective in a way to think it is quite handy to be the underdog in that way? by, think it is quite handy to be the underdog in that way?- think it is quite handy to be the underdog in that way? a little bit and i do think _ underdog in that way? a little bit and i do think again, _ underdog in that way? a little bit and i do think again, obviously i and i do think again, obviously everything that happened a christian eriksen is awful but from a footballing perspective, as i said, it is almost a boost was that he isn't playing today and i think there does even things out a bit perhaps. it is going to be a very, very tight game with two evenly matched teams and hopefully wales will come out on top. why is that i can't let you go without a prediction. was he thinking? on our podcast i'm bad at predictions so i think i'm scared to say this, but whoever scores the first goal wins. if it is of we will win one nil and it is them they will win one nil.

equally, if we win there may be a few from me as well but i'm super excited for the game and to get the opportunity to watch wales play in the flesh again is fantastic, so... can't wait to get in. because it is, terrific. brilliant! enjoy it. thank you very much in good to talk to you. all the best. fingers crossed of course. not long till kick—off, and i half orso of course. not long till kick—off, and i half or so so he lives in the hagueis and i half or so so he lives in the hague is a lucky man he is actually at the stadium for that match kick off at five. adults in england are being invited to "grab a jab" this weekend at hundreds of walk—in centres offering coronavirus vaccinations. people can turn up without booking an appointment. it comes as the latest covid figures show cases across the uk rose by nearly a third in the week to the 19th ofjune. our health correspondent catherine burns has the details. in normal times, this weekend would be the glastonbury festival. we'd be seeing huge crowds

crammed together in front of the pyramid stage. this year, though, it's looking emptier. in the country, you can actually get a jab... instead of queueing to get into a festival, the lines this weekend are a less muddy part of the government push to get people vaccinated. so, more masks, not quite so many wellies. it's being called the "grab a jab" weekend. any adult in england can get their injection without booking. it's happening in stadiums, shopping centres and other venues up and down the country. these people turned up in york earlier. getting my vaccine so that i can be protected and, obviously, my family and friends are all protected as well and i can live some normality. ijust think it's really important that everyone gets it done so we can just get out of this whole thing, really. it's getting a bit boring. same, same. it's my second jab now, i and obviously i want to be vaccinated like everybody else so that we can, kind of, -

try and get everything back . to normal as soon as possible. and that message, getting a jab to get back to normal, is exactly what the government wants. it's set itself a target — to offer a first injection to all adults byjuly the 19th, so they're making it as easy as possible, because, as the number of people being vaccinated is rising, so too are cases. more than 90,000 people have tested positive in the last week, and it's being driven largely by the delta variant. that's a bit more transmissible, and because it's more transmissible, it's causing more cases to crop up more often and more quickly, so that's why we are seeing an acceleration of the cases, but the reassuring thing here is that the number of people who are going into hospital and staying in hospital or becoming casualties appears to stay low at the moment. that's very encouraging. even so, it's too late for glastonbury, but the hope is that everyjab in every arm will give us a more normal summer over the next few months. but the hope is that everyjab in every arm will give us a more normal summer over

the next few months. catherine burns, bbc news. a coronavirus lockdown in parts of sydney in australia has been extended because of a sharp rise in cases driven by the delta variant. the restrictions will now cover all of australia's biggest city and surrounding areas, and will last for two weeks. people are being urged to work from home, and will only be allowed to go out for essential trips. from sydney, phil mercer reports. parts of sydney entered a lockdown on friday, but officials now believe even tougher measures are needed to contain the latest outbreak. they say the highly contagious delta variant is spreading quickly. if we're going to do this, we need to do it properly. there's no point doing a three—day lockdown and then having the virus continue to bubble away in the community. a few days ago, i said this was the scariest time that i felt since the pandemic started and that has proven to be the case. millions of australians in sydney and beyond must now stay home,

although they can leave to go to work, buy essential supplies, or exercise. to be honest, i probably think that it should have happened a couple of days ago, because there's been a pretty decent spread for the last few days. it's hard to imagine how they can go further without completely - stifling everything. they've taken the view _ that they want to control the virus above everything else and they've been successful in that. _ australia has consistently maintained very low rates of coronavirus transmission. it has become a fortress in an attempt to keep the virus out. days ago, because there's been a pretty decent spread most foreign nationals have been banned since march of last year. but the lockdown has again exposed flaws in its defences at the border that have allowed infections to escape into the community. this latest outbreak is linked to a limousine driver working with international aircrew at sydney airport. the vaccination roll—out

here has also been slow. there are complaints that the government's planning has been confused, and there's been complacency as well. fewer than 5% of the population are fully vaccinated. the lockdown in australia's biggest city is a jolting reminder that the pandemic is far from over. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. a special edition £5 coin has been unveiled to commemorate the life of the duke of edinburgh. the coin's design — which features an original portrait — was approved by prince philip in 2008 and has been launched on armed forces day.

the duke died in april at the age of 99. he was president of the royal mint advisory committee for 47 years. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. no, there. quite a bit of dry weather out there for some parts of the uk, sunny spells lost in the evening hours too, not everywhere, bit cloudy in the evening for north—east england a decent scotland two, one or two isolated showers for england and wales but more persistent heavy rain that bats and thunderstorms pushing into the south—west of england and the channel islands through the course of tonight and so that is we start sunday morning, heavy rain in the far south—west, dry and fairly clearly elsewhere, quite a bit of dry and sunny weather, though, making clear that i would at times, for much of the uk. away from the south, that is because we have got this slow—moving area of low pressure to the south and app is not going to be popping up, throwing some heavy rain across some southern counties of england through the day, perhaps getting into south wales through the afternoon is well under way from the far south there is lots of dry weather, sunny spells breaking through and it will be a little bit warmer in the north and it has been today with top temperatures somewhere between about 17 to 23 degrees. bye for now.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... pressure on health secretary matt hancock — after pictures emerge showing him kissing his aide in his office — in breach of covid guidelines. it's been revealed that concerns were raised three years ago about the structure of the apartment block which has collapsed near miami beach. 159 people are still unaccounted for after the collapse. sirjeffrey donaldson becomes leader designate of the democratic unionist party — and pledges to tackle the issue of the northern ireland protocol. adults in england are being urged to "grab a covid jab" this weekend with walk—in clinics open across the country. and a big day for gareth bale and his team as wales prepare to face denmark in the knockout

stage of the euros. president biden has told the afghan president ashraf ghani, who's on a visit to washington, that the afghan people must decide theirfuture. he confirmed us support for afghanistan would continue, despite the us military withdrawal. the visit by ashraf ghani and the head of afghanistan's peace council abdullah abdullah comes as taliban forces have escalated fighting in recent weeks, seizing control of dozens of districts. abdullah abdullah spoke to our correspondent, suzanne kianpour. she began by asking him about the reaction in the region to the us and nato's decision to pull their troops out. there were countries which were not happy with the presence of the international troops in afghanistan. meanwhile, they don't want to the return of the taliban era,

that is also reality, so i am talking about different countries in the neighbourhood. and to all countries, including pakistan, instability in afghanistan will lead to instability in pakistan and peace in afghanistan means peace in pakistan and the region and we want to work with the neighbouring countries based on that spirit and to translate that spirit into dates. is pakistan meddling? are they working with the taliban? the point is that, of course, they do have contacts. they do have relations and there is a background to that as well, but it is important to work together and encourage everybody to have leverages over the taliban and encourage them to engage seriously in negotiations. but how do you feel

about that right now? how do you feel about that relationship? we need to continue to make efforts. how are those efforts going? we need to continue to make further efforts. that doesn't sound like it's going well? you canjudge it for yourself but recently i spoke to pakistan's foreign minister and that was also in turkey a few days back and as neighbours, we need to find ways to cooperate and to live together for the common interests of our peoples and that is with all neighbours and pakistan will not be an exception, and of course, it requires the same work on both sides. in a few moments viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the news

with clive myrie. but first... an impassioned debate has broken out within new york's lgbt+ community, over who can participate in the pride parade — usually one of the biggest in the world. a decision last month by the organisers, to ban uniformed police officers from taking part has provoked a strong backlash which is continuing to escalate — even though this year's march is largely virtual. from new york, tom brook reports. wave your flags! applause since 1996, the gay action officers league has marched in police uniform as a contingent in new york's mammoth pride parade. for this police sergeant, it meant the world to participate. it has been amazing. it is an amazing feeling. when you see people from the crowd coming to you and hugging you and telling you happy pride, it is great to see officers. but last month, the organisation that controls the parade said that uniformed police will be banned from the march until 2025,

although this year because of covid—19, there is no big, in—person event. i am happy to be a police officer and i am equally proud to be gay, so for them to exclude me just for one aspect of my life, which is the profession that i chose to do, it is just heartbreaking. the ban partially came about because some members of the lgbtq community, particularly black, brown and trans people made it clear that the presence of the police is fundamentally at odds of the aims of pride, which began as a riot against the police at the stonewall inn in 1969. get off the street! a very tense stand—off between lgbtq protesters and police last year added to the existing pressure to have uniformed police excluded from the pride parade. they have a history of attacking, harassing, jailing, abusing lgbt

folks all the way back to stonewall, the original pride. it was a riot, it was in the uprising against that police brutality and police harassment. but there are many gay people who disagree and support the police officers' rights to march. this new yorker has the drag artist persona of vanessa. i will march alongside the nypd. are they perfect? no. have they made mistakes? yes. but i think if you ask any new yorker, the majority of us would say, we want them to be a part of this. we are in this together. we are the lgbtq community and we are a community of inclusion and we have never gotten far of saying, you can sit out, you are not invited to the party. that's not how it works. that never works. pride sunday is going to be difficult for openly gay police officers in new york. a day to celebrate, yes. but also, a data contemplates

rejection from what is the oldest and most historic pride march in the world.

hello, good afternoon. pressure is mounting on the health secretary, matt hancock, who is facing further cause to resign after pictures showed him kissing and aid in his office and breaking social distancing. he says he is very sorry for letting people down and boris johnson has accepted his apology. yesterday, it was on one front page, today, the image of the health secretary hitting his aid was on many more. matt hancock has

apologised for breaking the social distancing guidance he helped set and to promote. but families who have lost loved ones in the pandemic have lost loved ones in the pandemic have accused him of undermining the government's messaging. this man had spent a0 years working in the nhs. it is such a disrespect of these people. 150,000 plus people that died, so there are countless bereaved families who had to socially distance at funerals and were unable to hug their loved ones. we only had five people at our funeral and matt hancock was with this lady, who the taxpayers were paying her wages as well. it adds insult to incredible injury. the insult to incredible in'ury. the fear amongh insult to incredible in'ury. the fear among some _ insult to incredible injury. the fear among some conservatives is that this could be a never barnard castle, a reference to a significant public backlash when dominic cummings kept hisjob public backlash when dominic cummings kept his job after travelling to county durham during

lockdown. most tories are staying silent as a couple have made public calls for him to resign.— calls for him to resign. social distancing. — calls for him to resign. social distancing, rule _ calls for him to resign. social distancing, rule breaking, . calls for him to resign. social. distancing, rule breaking, when calls for him to resign. social- distancing, rule breaking, when you are a _ distancing, rule breaking, when you are a leader, certainly as the secretary— are a leader, certainly as the secretary of state, you expect all mps to _ secretary of state, you expect all mps to lead by example. that has been _ mps to lead by example. that has been broken but equally i think the standards— been broken but equally i think the standards in public office, in this case: _ standards in public office, in this case, need — standards in public office, in this case, need questioned.- case, need questioned. some questions _ case, need questioned. some questions about _ case, need questioned. some questions about whether - case, need questioned. some questions about whether mr l case, need questioned. fine questions about whether mr hancock could have broken the code. downing street sources reiterated today that the prime minister considers the matter closed. he the prime minister considers the matter closed.— the prime minister considers the matter closed. ., ., , matter closed. he has apologised. he has clearly said _ matter closed. he has apologised. he has clearly said that _ matter closed. he has apologised. he has clearly said that he _ matter closed. he has apologised. he has clearly said that he made - matter closed. he has apologised. he has clearly said that he made a - has clearly said that he made a mistake. he regrets that and the prime minister has accepted that, considers the matter closed. very clearly, there is still a huge task for the country and matt has health secretary, as all of us in the cabinet need to get on with that.

questions this weekend about whether these revelations make it possible for him to do so. all adults in england are being invited to grab a jab this weekend. coded vaccinations are being offered without the need to book. here is our health correspondent. in normal times, this weekend would be the glastonbury foot, festival. we would be seeing huge crowds ahead of the stage. it the country... huge crowds ahead of the stage. if the country... instead _ huge crowds ahead of the stage. if the country... instead of— huge crowds ahead of the stage. if the country... instead of queueing| the country... instead of queueing to net the country... instead of queueing to get into — the country... instead of queueing to get into a _ the country... instead of queueing to get into a festival, _ the country... instead of queueing to get into a festival, the - the country... instead of queueing to get into a festival, the lines - to get into a festival, the lines this weekend are a less muddy part of the government push to get people vaccinated. so, more masks, not quite so many wellies. it is being called the grab a jab weekend. anyone in england can get an

injection without booking. it has happened in stadiums, shopping centres up and down the country. get m centres up and down the country. (set my vaccine centres up and down the country. (list my vaccine so that centres up and down the country. (i1st my vaccine so that i can be protected and also so that my families and friends are protected as well and i can live some normality. i as well and i can live some normality-— as well and i can live some normali . ,, �*, ., normality. i think it's important that everybody— normality. i think it's important that everybody gets _ normality. i think it's important that everybody gets it - normality. i think it's important that everybody gets it done - normality. i think it's important that everybody gets it done sol normality. i think it's important - that everybody gets it done so that we can _ that everybody gets it done so that we can get — that everybody gets it done so that we can get out of this whole thing really _ we can get out of this whole thing really it— we can get out of this whole thing reall . , , we can get out of this whole thing reall. , i, ., really. it is my second “ob now, so that i can — really. it is my second “ob now, so that t can be * really. it is my second job now, so that i can be vaccinated _ really. it is my second job now, so that i can be vaccinated like - that i can be vaccinated like everybody _ that i can be vaccinated like everybody else _ that i can be vaccinated like everybody else that - that i can be vaccinated like everybody else that we - that i can be vaccinated like everybody else that we can| that i can be vaccinated like i everybody else that we can get things— everybody else that we can get things back— everybody else that we can get things back to _ everybody else that we can get things back to normal- everybody else that we can get things back to normal as - everybody else that we can get things back to normal as soonl everybody else that we can get i things back to normal as soon as possible — things back to normal as soon as tossible. ., things back to normal as soon as tossible. . , ., possible. that message, getting a vaccine to get _ possible. that message, getting a vaccine to get back _ possible. that message, getting a vaccine to get back to _ possible. that message, getting a vaccine to get back to normal- possible. that message, getting a vaccine to get back to normal is i vaccine to get back to normal is exactly what the government wants. we have seen a tremendous response to this vaccine campaign but this is a final drive to get as many people vaccinated byjuly the 19th, particularly our younger people and those in older age groups, who for whatever reason have not come forward. we know that putting walk in, easy to access centres makes a real difference. be; in, easy to access centres makes a real difference-—

real difference. as the number of tteole real difference. as the number of people being _ real difference. as the number of people being vaccinated - real difference. as the number of people being vaccinated is - real difference. as the number of people being vaccinated is rising, so too are cases. more than 90,000 people have tested positive in the last week and it is being driven largely by the delta variant. even so, it is too late for glastonbury. the hope is that everyjab in every arm will give us a more normal sum over the next few months. sir jeffrey donaldson has become the leader of the democratic unionist party. he received 32 of the 36 votes available. he is northern ireland's longest serving mp. sir jeffrey donaldson is the fifth leader of the democratic unionist party but also the third since april. after eileen foster and ben edwin poots were toppled by internal reports, sir geoffrey is the only candidate this time. he says he

wants a new start and notjust candidate this time. he says he wants a new start and not just for the du p. wants a new start and not 'ust for the du p. �* ., wants a new start and not 'ust for thedup.�* ., ,., y wants a new start and not 'ust for thedup.�* ., ,._ , the du p. are our priority will be to tut the du p. are our priority will be to put northern _ the du p. are our priority will be to put northern ireland - the du p. are our priority will be to put northern ireland back- the du p. are our priority will be to put northern ireland back on | to put northern ireland back on track and ensure that we have political stability. the stability that i know the vast majority of people in northern ireland want to see. it people in northern ireland want to see. , , , . people in northern ireland want to see. , ,, . ,, see. it is 'ust six weeks since sir jeffre see. it isjust six weeks since sir jeffrey donaldson _ see. it isjust six weeks since sir jeffrey donaldson narrowly - see. it isjust six weeks since sir jeffrey donaldson narrowly lostl see. it isjust six weeks since sir. jeffrey donaldson narrowly lost the leadership contest but now he is taking on the top job after all. his first task will be to unite the party after a remarkably turbulence few months. his early career was forged during the year of conflict. he decided to stand for election after relatives were killed by the ira. but the politics of protest have long since given way to the politics of power. as northern ireland's longest serving mp, he had a key role in the party's deal to keep theresa may's minority government in office. he is planning

to leave westminster to become first minister in the power—sharing devolved government. you will need the support of the main irish nationalist party, who says the do you p have to deliver on their previous commitments. —— dup. thea;r previous commitments. -- dup. they need to agree — previous commitments. -- dup. they need to agree to _ previous commitments. -- dup. they need to agree to the _ previous commitments. —— dup. tis need to agree to the agreement previous commitments. —— dup. tts need to agree to the agreement they signed up to. 5ir need to agree to the agreement they signed up to-— signed up to. sirjeffrey donaldson thoutht he signed up to. sirjeffrey donaldson thought he had _ signed up to. sirjeffrey donaldson thought he had lost _ signed up to. sirjeffrey donaldson thought he had lost the _ signed up to. sirjeffrey donaldson | thought he had lost the leadership, but being leader could be tougher still. it has emerged that doubts were raised three years ago about the design of an apartment block in miami, which collapsed on thursday. the building consultant has reported to have warned of major structural damage but did not suggest there was imminent risk. well, is how beginning to fade as time goes on that there will be any more survivors? it that there will be any more survivors?— that there will be any more survivors? it is to an extent. certainly. —

survivors? it is to an extent. certainly, this _ survivors? it is to an extent. certainly, this new - survivors? it is to an extent. i certainly, this new information survivors? it is to an extent. - certainly, this new information has heaped fresh distress onto the family members. the survey you mentioned was published three years ago and the quotes are that there was major structural damage to the concrete platform beneath the swimming pool deck and abundance cracking of columns, beams and walls in the parking garage. it all amounts to an alarming picture of the state of the building. the engineering questioned said he had asked for timely repairs to be carried out in the buildings owner said those repairs were due to go ahead later this year, but of course, this terrible collapse has happened before they could take place. now, the government of florida has promised a full investigation. none of this now brings any comfort to the families. thank you. it is just over an hour's time before wales kick off against denmark in the knockout stages of the euros. our wales correspondent

is in amsterdam. is there an atmosphere?— is in amsterdam. is there an atmosphere? is in amsterdam. is there an atmos-here? ~ , , atmosphere? well, it is filling up with noise and _ atmosphere? well, it is filling up with noise and a _ atmosphere? well, it is filling up with noise and a sea _ atmosphere? well, it is filling up with noise and a sea of _ atmosphere? well, it is filling up with noise and a sea of red - atmosphere? well, it is filling up| with noise and a sea of red shirts, 99% of them however are danish. the handful of welsh fans that are here have mostly travelled from within the eu. people living either in the netherlands or nearby countries but they tell us what they lack in numbers, they will try to make up for in noise. denmark start this game probably as favourites. they started the tournament with a very difficult match witnessing the collapse of christian eriksen but they have galvanised themselves and wales have enjoyed the role of underdog and if they can show the same form but they showed against turkey a couple of games ago, who knows? there will be thousands back home hoping that this will be anotherjourney home hoping that this will be another journey towards the quarterfinals and wales going back to baku in azerbaijan.—

to baku in azerbai'an. thank you. and that is _ to baku in azerbai'an. thank you. and that is it. — to baku in azerbai'an. thank you. and that is it. | — to baku in azerbaijan. thank you. and that is it. i will _ to baku in azerbaijan. thank you. and that is it. i will be _ to baku in azerbaijan. thank you. and that is it. i will be back- to baku in azerbaijan. thank you. and that is it. i will be back with l and that is it. i will be back with a late news after tonight's euro 2020 football coverage. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. bye for now.

hello, you are watching bbc news. we continue with our coverage of all of the main stories and let's start with news regarding covid—19. like many destinations across southeast asia, the pandemic has had a hugely detrimental impact on cambodia's tourism industry. but for the temples of angkor, a respite for the steady football of the visitors, has allowed access of the hard to reach

areas of the temple guardians. to the untrained eye, these daredevils look like regular gardeners but these guardians of the temples have a unique talent and responsibility. translation: ., ., . , translation: our team need to climb u n translation: our team need to climb u- into the translation: our team need to climb up into the hard — translation: our team need to climb up into the hard to _ translation: our team need to climb up into the hard to reach _ translation: our team need to climb up into the hard to reach parts - translation: our team need to climb up into the hard to reach parts of - up into the hard to reach parts of the temple. because otherwise, they can quickly damage the temples by dislodging stones. for can quickly damage the temples by dislodging stones.— can quickly damage the temples by dislodging stones. for decades, the 30 members _ dislodging stones. for decades, the 30 members of _ dislodging stones. for decades, the 30 members of gardeners - dislodging stones. for decades, the 30 members of gardeners have - dislodging stones. for decades, the | 30 members of gardeners have been dislodging stones. for decades, the . 30 members of gardeners have been in battle with the inflationary forces of nature. a surrounding jungle as bird populations readily drop fruit

seeds in the gaps of the temple stones and structures. with only a few hard hats, daddies and safety ropes, thejob of few hard hats, daddies and safety ropes, the job of protecting these temples is not for the... translation: temples is not for the. .. translation:— temples is not for the. .. translation: ., , , translation: we rarely use ropes because the — translation: we rarely use ropes because the stones _ translation: we rarely use ropes because the stones are _ translation: we rarely use ropes because the stones are very - translation: we rarely use ropes| because the stones are very delicate and are easily... because the stones are very delicate and are easily. . ._ and are easily... prior to the covid-19 _ and are easily... prior to the covid-19 pandemic, - and are easily... prior to the covid-19 pandemic, the - and are easily... prior to thej covid-19 pandemic, the park and are easily... prior to the - covid-19 pandemic, the park had been covid—19 pandemic, the park had been one of the top tourism destinations in the world but visitor numbers have fallen dramatically, allowing the gardeners are relatively unhindered opportunity to care for the centuries old temples. following the... preservation work slowly restarted but archaeologists quickly realise that many of the temples had been almost entirely reclaimed by the jungle.

been almost entirely reclaimed by thejungle. the modern day custodians of the temples are a mixture of young and old but they share a passion for protecting the country's rich cultural heritage for generations. translation: i generations. translation: ., , , translation: i am still young but man of translation: i am still young but many of the _ translation: i am still young but many of the team _ translation: i am still young but many of the team are _ translation: i am still young but many of the team are older- translation: i am still young but many of the team are older now i translation: i am still young but. many of the team are older now and in the future they will not be able to keep doing, so it is important that our generation learn to do this work to help preserve the temples. conservation officials are searching for liquid agents to help eliminate tree roots and minimise the perilous reach, the nature of the ninja gardeners' work. for now, there were continues as they have for decades, perhaps centuries. well now, we turn to a story about tish visitors to france being ordered to quarantine on arrival. but this one has nothing to do with coronavirus. the visitors in question are racing pigeons and their owners are saying that they are being caught up in red tape.

this man has been keeping racing pigeons since he was 12 years old. and they get around. you pigeons since he was 12 years old. and they get around.— pigeons since he was 12 years old. and they get around. you are talking 700 or 800 — and they get around. you are talking 700 or 800 miles. _ and they get around. you are talking 700 or 800 miles. it _ and they get around. you are talking 700 or 800 miles. it is _ and they get around. you are talking 700 or 800 miles. it is a _ and they get around. you are talking 700 or 800 miles. it is a big - and they get around. you are talking 700 or 800 miles. it is a big part i 700 or 800 miles. it is a big part of his life- _ 700 or 800 miles. it is a big part of his life. it's _ 700 or 800 miles. it is a big part of his life. it's probably _ 700 or 800 miles. it is a big part of his life. it's probably about i 700 or 800 miles. it is a big part of his life. it's probably about 12 l of his life. it's probably about 12 weekends- _ of his life. it's probably about 12 weekends. some _ of his life. it's probably about 12 weekends. some of— of his life. it's probably about 12 weekends. some of those i of his life. it's probably about 12 i weekends. some of those weekends, of his life. it's probably about 12 - weekends. some of those weekends, we would have two races on or maybe three. we would have a race to france. we could have a national flying race or a british international flying race flying race or a british internationalflying race in france. it is the end all... international flying race in france. it is the end all. . ._ it is the end all... that has come to an end — it is the end all... that has come to an end and — it is the end all... that has come to an end and it _ it is the end all... that has come to an end and it is _ it is the end all... that has come to an end and it is all _ it is the end all... that has come to an end and it is all because i it is the end all... that has come to an end and it is all because of| to an end and it is all because of new eu animal health legislation which means that the birds would need a health certificate and would be quarantined for 21 days on arrival. the government says that the eu commission has recently agreed to allow racing pigeons into europe until the 20th of october eu

nations are allowed to apply their own rules and france still requires health certification and quarantine in most places, which pigeon keepers say makes racing impossible. the environment secretary need to take action. i want them to take this pigeon racing problem seriously. you need to get hold of the french and get them to drop their rules and help us make an agreement with the eu. this should have been sorted out with those long exit negotiations but it has been overlooked. nick says his racing pigeons are fixed, vaccinated and pose little risk. from my loft, to a local point, put into seal containers and put onto transport, taken to france, let's go. the pigeons fly out of the crate, don't touch the floor love it

has never been a problem for over 100 years, so why should it be a problem now because of brexit? for these birds, like the rest of us, these birds, like the rest of us, the chance of a foreign getaway is not likely. they will have to get used to its location. that takes us to a look at the weather prospects. hello there. it is fine and dry for many parts of the uk out there. one or two showers around but for many of us the cloud is breaking up and allowing simpson trying to come through. this is the beautiful sea along the north coast of cornwall. rain will sweep into the south—west of england this evening and overnight. a few showers today but tomorrow we will see that wet weather coming into parts of england to particular. more of a chance of catching one or two showers in amsterdam late on this evening.

closer to home, we have got this area of low pressure. that will be the troublemaker and it will stick around for a few days. initially, it will push that rain into the far south—west of england later on this afternoon. one or two showers dotted around this evening but you will be fairly unlucky if you do catch it. most places are looking dry through the evening and overnight as well. temperatures overnight are staying in double figures. just a little bit cooler across the north west of scotland. we have already got a fairly persistent rain from the channel islands. as we head through today, this area of low pressure is just going to... initially, that rate will be in the south—west that it will creep its way further east along the south coast of england. it could perhaps get into parts of south wales later on in the afternoon as well. they could be a risk of flooding with that persistent rain but away from south of england, what a different day! a

little bit warmer in northern england. temperatures generally around about 17 to 22 degrees but do watch out for that heavy rain in the south. we will be keeping that area of low pressure, not far away. early next week, it will continue to throw showers or longer spells of rain across england and wales in particular. so, in the outlook for our capital cities, you can see showers for london and cardiff at times. edinburgh and belfast are looking dry with some sunshine. if you have got plans to watch wimbledon, that weather could cause some disruption for beef early part of the week —— for the early part of the week.

this is bbc news. the headlines at four... pressure on health secretary matt hancock to resign after pictures emerge of him kissing his aide in his office in breach of covid guidelines. it's been revealed that concerns were raised three years ago about the structure of the apartment building that collapsed in miami. adults across england are being urged to "grab a covid jab" this weekend, with walk—in clinics open across the country. sirjeffrey donaldson becomes leader designate of the democratic unionist party — and pledges to tackle the issue of the northern ireland protocol. authorities in australia impose a two—week covid lockdown on sydney and surrounding areas — after a rise in cases of the delta variant. and, a big day for gareth bale

and his team, as wales prepare to take on denmark in the knockout stages of the euros —