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princess diana's old car is going under the hammer. the ford escort was bought for her by prince charles shortly after their engagement and could fetch up to £40,000 at auction later. hello and a warm welcome to bbc news if you are watching here in the uk or around the world. school isolation rules in england could be brought to an end in autumn, amid concerns about the rising number of children who have to quarantine because they are contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases. the children's commissioner for england — dame rachel de souza — has warned that the need for children to go in and out of self—isolation is a really big issue and frustrating for families and schools alike.

in an interview with the daily telegraph, dame rachel has also called for an end to keeping groups of children in "bubbles" at school official figures show that last week a—quarter of a million children in the uk were away from school because of covid and the figure for england alone onjune the 17th was 172,000 the new health secretary sajid javid says action is needed — as the policy is having a �*huge knock—on impact�* on children's education. the schools minister for england, nick gibb, says the government is looking at new measures — but that it is vital to keep covid at bay. what we have been conducting is a trial of daily contact testing as an alternative to self—isolation for those that have come into contact with somebody with covid. that trial ends tomorrow and we will look at the data to see how effective that is as an approach. it is important to note that we have very effective control measures in our schools to keep children and staff safe. the extra ventilation, hygiene managers, washing of hands, the staggered breaks, so on,

keeping children in bubbles. all those control measures are designed to minimize the risk of transmission of the virus. children are also expected to take two lateral flow tests each week at home so we can identify anybody who has covid who's asymptomatic. i think that is another important measure to try to reduce the transmission of the virus. about 3% of children are currently self—isolating as a consequence of coming into contact with somebody with covid. that has increased over the week before where it was about i%. they tend to correlate with the level of infections in the actual local community rather than what is happening in the schools. that was nick gabe. schools in england or due to some more the summer holidays in a few weeks' time. i asked our political correspondent adam fleming when we would hearfrom

correspondent adam fleming when we would hear from the government and how when this will be communicated to schools? this how when this will be communicated to schools? , , ., ., ~ to schools? this is a work in progress — to schools? this is a work in progress at _ to schools? this is a work in progress at the _ to schools? this is a work in progress at the moment - to schools? this is a work in| progress at the moment and to schools? this is a work in - progress at the moment and some areas are improving and more areas. yesterday that government wrote to every secondary school in england to be ready to offer testing to every student when they come back. that is a little bit of logistic starting to be put in place. when it comes to the policy of what happens to a student is one of their classmates test positive for covid, if there is an update to that policy, the government is promising to pass that information on to schools and parents before schools break up for the summer holidays toward the end ofjuly. listening to and nick gabe as he's been doing interviews, he suggested it might be much sooner than that and it will be linked to step four of the road map in england which is the 19th ofjuly and even suggested it might be earlier than that because the announcement of step four going ahead will be the week of the 12th. we could be a

couple weeks away to a big change in the policy as to how covid outbreaks are managed in school. {iii the policy as to how covid outbreaks are managed in school.— are managed in school. of course, the decision _ are managed in school. of course, the decision to _ are managed in school. of course, the decision to say _ are managed in school. of course, the decision to say to _ are managed in school. of course, the decision to say to schools, - the decision to say to schools, children do not have to wear a mask, that coincided with the emergence of the delta variant. is there any suggestion at this stage that wearing a mask might be brought in as part of the tools to deal with covid as we look to the autumn term? that went from being compulsory to being advisory, to being a decision for individual schools and then semi—recommended in areas where there was a surge of the delta variant. it is up to head teachers what they do. but the continued wearing of masks or not will be part of the conversation of the other measures. that is what the unions want. notjust clarity as to what happens to isolation, but do we still have bubbles? what size are they? when we talk about testing on they? when we talk about testing on the premises, how often is that and

what resources is put behind it? i think that focus on testing is useful because it gives a pointer as to how the policy will develop. this week there is a piloted project and some secondary schools which will be coming to an end where students do a lateralflow coming to an end where students do a lateral flow test every day if they are a contact of a positive case rather than staying at home. that will give ministers and and potentially an alternative to pursue when schools come back in in september. there is one thing you cannot dispute, which isjust september. there is one thing you cannot dispute, which is just the number of children who are being caught up in this. the latest numbers said that there were 170,000 pupils in england last week who were sent home because they were a contact of a positive case. that is a threefold increase of a few weeks before. it is driving parents, teachers and the teaching unions to distraction. ., teachers and the teaching unions to distraction. . ., , ~ ., distraction. that was adam fleming. jane davis distraction. that was adam fleming. jane davis is — distraction. that was adam fleming. jane davis is a _ distraction. that was adam fleming. jane davis is a head _

distraction. that was adam fleming. jane davis is a head teacher. - distraction. that was adam fleming. jane davis is a head teacher. last. jane davis is a head teacher. last week it recorded its first covid case since since last december and she told me what impact that had had. ., . , she told me what impact that had had. ., ., , ., , had. unfortunately our first win came last _ had. unfortunately our first win came last saturday. _ had. unfortunately our first win came last saturday. a - had. unfortunately our first win came last saturday. a child's i came last saturday. a child's another— came last saturday. a child's another one on the wednesday. three separate _ another one on the wednesday. three separate bubbles, all testing positive over 72 hours. meeting all of the _ positive over 72 hours. meeting all of the bubbles have to isolate. children — of the bubbles have to isolate. children who just started getting back to — children who just started getting back to normal. we just had school trips open— back to normal. we just had school trips open up and children feeling that their— trips open up and children feeling that their lives are a little bit more — that their lives are a little bit more like _ that their lives are a little bit more like they used to be. and it has been — more like they used to be. and it has been taken away from them again. it is has been taken away from them again. it is awfut _ has been taken away from them again. it is awfut |_ has been taken away from them again. it is awful. , ., ., ,., it is awful. i believe at one point ou had it is awful. i believe at one point you had to _ it is awful. i believe at one point you had to close _ it is awful. i believe at one point you had to close the _ it is awful. i believe at one point you had to close the school, - it is awful. i believe at one point i you had to close the school, when was that? , . , you had to close the school, when was that? , ., , . , was that? yes, last wednesday, we had 18 members — was that? yes, last wednesday, we had 18 members of— was that? yes, last wednesday, we had 18 members of staff _ had 18 members of staff self—isolating because of the contact — self—isolating because of the contact with the children who tested positive _ contact with the children who tested positive. we had 180 children self—isolating. that was more than a third of— self—isolating. that was more than a third of our— self—isolating. that was more than a third of our school. we did not have

enough _ third of our school. we did not have enough staff to actually open up the school _ enough staff to actually open up the school with a number of children who could _ school with a number of children who could attend. i felt i had no choice _ could attend. i felt i had no choice it— could attend. i felt i had no choice. it is the last thing any head — choice. it is the last thing any head teacher wants to do. have more children— head teacher wants to do. have more children more out of school. they've missed _ children more out of school. they've missed so _ children more out of school. they've missed so much. but i had no option because _ missed so much. but i had no option because i_ missed so much. but i had no option because i could not keep the children— because i could not keep the children safe. as soon one child has positive _ children safe. as soon one child has positive, then there is a chance that— positive, then there is a chance that their— positive, then there is a chance that their siblings will get it. it is rife — that their siblings will get it. it is rife at— that their siblings will get it. it is rife at the moment. it is really hard. is rife at the moment. it is really hard- what _ is rife at the moment. it is really hard. what do _ is rife at the moment. it is really hard. what do you _ is rife at the moment. it is really hard. what do you want - is rife at the moment. it is really hard. what do you want to - is rife at the moment. it is really hard. what do you want to see i hard. what do you want to see happen? 0bviously he want to get back to school after summer holidays and have uninterrupted time with all of your students. what needs to happen to make that happen? filth. i happen to make that happen? oh, i don't knovv- — happen to make that happen? oh, i don't know. i'm _ happen to make that happen? oh, i don't know. i'm not— happen to make that happen? oh, i don't know. i'm not a _ happen to make that happen? oh, i don't know. i'm not a medic- happen to make that happen? oh, i don't know. i'm not a medic or- don't know. i'm not a medic or researchen _ don't know. i'm not a medic or researcher. all i know is we cannot, we must _ researcher. all i know is we cannot, we must not — researcher. all i know is we cannot, we must not start a third academic year with— we must not start a third academic year with school being so hit and miss— year with school being so hit and miss for— year with school being so hit and miss for the children. it is the one continuity— miss for the children. it is the one continuity that they need. it is not the academic side of things that they are —

the academic side of things that they are missing out on, the most important — they are missing out on, the most important thing for me is their well—being. they are missing playing with their— well—being. they are missing playing with their friends and being with each _ with their friends and being with each other, being normal children. that was— each other, being normal children. that wasjane davis, head each other, being normal children. that was jane davis, head teacher. each other, being normal children. that wasjane davis, head teacher. a that was jane davis, head teacher. a couple of comments from parents. my daughters was sent home yesterday the whole class is from seven to ten they are closed because of outbreak in school. it is a huge loss. i suggest strict measures to protect children with a mask and continue education. paula murphy's as my daughter has been sent home for a week because a boy she sits next to tested positive. this boy had not beenin tested positive. this boy had not been in school for over a week, so she had not actually sat next to him and she has been testing negative every day. it seems illogical, says paula. to keep your story coming. i want to hear your experiences. you can do it on twitter. the quality of facemasks worn by health care workers in hospitals could dramatically reduce their chances of contracting coronavirus.that�*s according to researchers at cambridge university,

who found that wearing a higher grade mask — known as a ffp3 — instead of a standard surgical one can provide up to 100% protection against the virus. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. for the vast majority of hospital staff across the uk, a key part of the defence against coronavirus is surgical masks like these. you see them everywhere. but the new study has questioned whether they offer enough protection when caring for patients with covid. it says that if health care workers instead wear this type of mask, an ffp3, the rate of infection suddenly drops. researchers discovered that during the second wave of covid last winter, when hospitals in cambridge decided to upgrade the standard of protection beyond official guidance. this surgical mask is the standard issue for most health workers. it is comfortable, but the gaps

around the sides could let in infectious particles. unlike with this type, the ffp3, which has a far tighter seal. and the study says that wearing these would be an awful lot safer. the different versions of ffp3 masks all do the same job of filtering out anything hazardous in the air, and a similar standard is now required on covid wards in america. researchers here say we should now do the same. there was a 47 times higher risk of getting coronavirus infection if you worked on a red ward compared to a green ward whilst everyone was wearing surgical masks. however, the ffp3 masks provided up to 100% protection against coronavirus infection. all the way through the pandemic, the government has said the safety of staff is a priority, and that it's always reviewed the latest evidence. david shukman, bbc news.

dr chaand nagpaul chairs the council of the british medical association. hejoins me now. good to have you with us as ever. research clearly provides evidence, but is this something you have known about for a while? is this something you've been clear about for a while that this type of mask is a superior mask? absolutely. this research in fact provides real—world evidence of something that the british medical associations alongside other ones have been calling for for several months. we knew towards the end of last year that the spread of coronavirus was notjust through droplets, which is what the surgical mask protect you against, but it was actually being transmitted through aerosols which occurs when someone coughs for example. and yet we have policy in the uk which did not afford health care professionals with a mask that would protect them

from airborne spread. such as an ffp3 mass. injanuary i wrote to public health england calling for this change of policy. we wrote to the prime minister in february. we have known about this for a wild. remember also in my role at... what remember also in my role at... what was the response _ remember also in my role at... what was the response at _ remember also in my role at... what was the response at that _ remember also in my role at... what was the response at that time? because at that point, we were in the midst of another wave with many deaths. ., �* ., , , ~ deaths. you're absolutely right. and we were in the _ deaths. you're absolutely right. and we were in the mixed _ deaths. you're absolutely right. and we were in the mixed of _ deaths. you're absolutely right. and we were in the mixed of the - deaths. you're absolutely right. and we were in the mixed of the delta i we were in the mixed of the delta variant. and the responses we got where... did not respond to our request favourably. the responses were really backing the previous guidance of surgical masks. also left it to trust to make their own decisions. what we called for was a systematic policy where every health care professional who is treating a patient with covid on a covert ward or suspected covid should be

afforded with the proper protection that prevents them from becoming infected. that is what you would expect a builder to be given a helmet if they went on to a building site. you expect people to wear seat belts when they are driving. we should have many months ago had a policy of protecting health care professionals with his higher grade mask given the overwhelming evidence that this infection is spread by aerosols. the ffp3 masks have been reserved for aerosol generating procedures like intensive care where you are intimating a patient. we were into baiting a patient. we have long argued that this applies to non—aerosol environments such as coronavirus wards because we know the infection could be spread by aerosols in everyday lives such as a person coughing. we been calling for this for months.— this for months. could lives have been saved _

this for months. could lives have been saved if _ this for months. could lives have been saved if ffps _ this for months. could lives have been saved if ffps masks - this for months. could lives have been saved if ffps masks had i this for months. could lives have i been saved if ffps masks had been been saved if ffp3 masks had been available earlier? been saved if ffps masks had been available earlier?— available earlier? while i cannot sort of quote — available earlier? while i cannot sort of quote direct _ available earlier? while i cannot sort of quote direct evidence, i available earlier? while i cannot. sort of quote direct evidence, the logic tells you that we have known that about 1500 health care workers have died from coronavirus. we know that any health care professional in contact with someone else with this deadly virus can be infected and they are infected and a much higher rate than the general population. many of those affected will have become seriously ill and lost their lives. while i cannot give you a research answer, logic tells you that health care workers could have been better protect her, become less infected and less ill and therefore consequently some lives would have been saved as a result. what consequently some lives would have been saved as a result. what exactly is the guidance _ been saved as a result. what exactly is the guidance given _ been saved as a result. what exactly is the guidance given to _ been saved as a result. what exactly is the guidance given to hospitals i is the guidance given to hospitals about these masks currently? shifter is the guidance given to hospitals about these masks currently? after i were campaigning. _ about these masks currently? after i were campaigning, the _ about these masks currently? after i were campaigning, the most - about these masks currently? after i were campaigning, the most recent. were campaigning, the most recent guidance has softened to say to trusts that they should risk assess and can now use ffp3 masks where

they feel appropriate. prior to that, the policy was very clear that surgical mask should only be worn in wards except in aerosol generating environments. the policy allows for flexibility. what i think is important is not giving discretion to individual hospital trusts or gps working in the community. but to be quite clear in terms of policy that if a doctor or a nurse or any health care professional is treating a patient with covid in a covid ward, they should be given the highest possible protection. they need to know that their place of work, they are being occupationally protected in the same way we would expect any worker and any part of service to be protective if they are at risk through their occupation. so the next step for — through their occupation. so the next step for the _ through their occupation. so the next step for the bma _ through their occupation. so the next step for the bma is - through their occupation. so the next step for the bma is to - through their occupation. so the | next step for the bma is to write through their occupation. so the i next step for the bma is to write to the government officially to do this if you have not already done this?

as i said, we've already done this, but we will write again because i think this research is adding further evidence to the larger argument that you need to give health care professionals this higher grade mask when they are treating covid that is patients. something we believe needs to happen now. and i want to say that the evidence has also shown in the past well before this research that doctors who are working in environments where they were wearing in ffp3 mask in intensive care, have always had lower levels of infection. the argument to do this has been there for a long time. the evidence has been there. but it is very good to see that this is new evidence has come out from cambridge where they have actually done comparisons between two wards, award with covid patients and award without them. and doctors who have worn surgical masks and ffp3 mask and it shows up to a 100% reduction

thatis and it shows up to a 100% reduction that is striking. it is important that is striking. it is important that that becomes policy across the sector. . ., that that becomes policy across the sector. . ~' , ., , . that that becomes policy across the sector. ., ,, , ., , . ., that that becomes policy across the sector. . ,, , . ., sector. thank you very much for your time todav- — sector. thank you very much for your time today. breaking _ sector. thank you very much for your time today. breaking news _ sector. thank you very much for your time today. breaking news from i sector. thank you very much for your. time today. breaking news from south africa now. the top court has sentenced a former president to 15 months injailfor sentenced a former president to 15 months in jail for contempt of court. this follows his refusal to appear at an anti—corruption inquiry in february, accusing it of political bias. he denies involvement in a number of scandals. he was ousted in 2018 over allegations of mismanagement and corruption as president. the presiding judge had this to say. ihla presiding judge had this to say. fir? person is above the law. and every person, whatever their rank or condition, is subject to the ordinary removal of the law and

amenable to the jurisdiction of the tribunals. an act of defiance in respect of the directjudicial order has the potential to precipitate a constitutional crisis. if with impunity litigants are allowed to decide which orders they wish to obey and which they wish to ignore, then our constitution is not worth then our constitution is not worth the paper upon which it is written. rebel forces in ethiopia's northern province of tigray have entered the regional capital mekelle which was seized last year by federal troops. a rebel spokesman says they are in full control of the city and called for international agencies to bring in desperately needed aid. the fighters have been advancing on mekelle for several days. the humanitarian situation in tigray is desperate, with hundreds of thousands facing starvation. david campa nale reports. mekelle has been held by federal troops and their allies for the past eight months after they launched

an offensive to oust the region's ruling party, the tigray people's liberation front, last november. but the interim administration appointed by addis ababa to run tigray is reported to have fled, along with members of the security forces. the tplf has called on the city's residents to stay calm and collaborate with its soldiers. translation: the youth are being so inspired, i they are joining the military training centre, then they are joining the armed struggle. 0ur enemies are getting weaker and they are being defeated. intense fighting has persisted throughout the region, with mounting reports of massacres and widespread sexual violence. perhaps in an effort to save face, the federal government has declared a unilateral cease—fire. social media sites used by supporters of the tigrayans have posted pictures of tplf troops celebrating their recent military advances.

they chant. the situation is fluid and confusing, but it looks like the tables are turning, at least for now. cheering. tigrayan forces initially retreated to the mountain hideouts, but they have struck back against a powerful enemy. ethiopian federal troops, eritrean forces and other armed groups. the war has pushed tigray into a deep humanitarian crisis. the united nations say one third of1 million people are on the brink of famine. ethiopia's government had declared the war over last november. latest developments have underlined this is far from the case. david campanale, bbc news.

officials in miami say another body has been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed block of flats. that means 11 people are now known to have died, 150 are still listed as missing following last thursday's disaster. rescuers are trying to reach any air pockets were someone could have survived, but no one has been pulled from the wreckage alive since thursday the day the building collapse. borisjohnson said he is shocked seeing chris whitty being accosted by two men. police are investigating after he was subjected by abuse by the men in a london park. this is not the first time that chief medical officer has faced public harassment. earlier this month he was confronted in a street in oxford. in a tweet borisjohnson said...

new data shows a deaths of coronavirus deaths. that's a from 21% last week. it is the first time the deaths have been above 100 since may. this is the first week since the start of the pandemic that wales has registered zero covid—related deaths. this thursday, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire in the north of england, will head to the polls to elect a new mp from among 16 candidates. the by—election was triggered after the previous mp — labour's tracy brabin — stepped down to become a regional mayor. our presenter martine croxall and ankur desai from the bbc asian network are in batley today, finding out what issues matter to the voters there. thank you very much. welcome to batley park. you might have noticed that the constituency of batley and spen has received a lot of attention over the last few weeks. the tone of the campaigning has alarmed quite a

lot of people. it has been a labour seat for a long time. but it is not a given that they will hold onto it. we will be speaking to the labour candidate in a moment. she is the only one of the 16 who can actually vote in the election on thursday because she is the only one who lives here. we will speak to her in a moment. but first let's hearfrom bbc yorkshire's political editor who reports now on the issues that people are talking about on the doorstep. a collection of towns and villages nestled beneath and between leeds and bradford, welcome to batley and spen. this local election has a national narrative. what it means for party leaders. but batley needs a new mp, it is their fifth constituency election in six years. there are 3,500 votes between labour and the conservatives here. comparisons to what happened in hartlepool are easy, but slightly wide of the mark. batley and spen has had a conservative mp before,

1983 until the �*90s caught up with the conservatives. there is also not as big a brexit party vote from 2019 to be shared out here. but the party that came third in 2019, a party formed by former ukip members is not standing. that is over 6000 votes that have got to go somewhere. people here tell us they feel overlooked by bigger towns and cities next door. they are well aware that this national attention will go away soon. they want an mp that sticks up for them when the cameras have gone. that was james vincent reporting. we are joined that was james vincent reporting. we arejoined by that was james vincent reporting. we are joined by the that was james vincent reporting. we arejoined by the labour candidate. kim thank you very much forjoining us. we are seeing batley in a great

light, but that has not always been the case. it looks to an onlooker like a very divided place. is that an accurate reflection of what batley and spen is about? it is a wonderful place. _ batley and spen is about? it is a wonderful place. the _ batley and spen is about? it is a wonderful place. the sun - batley and spen is about? it is a wonderful place. the sun is i batley and spen is about? it is a i wonderful place. the sun is shining and we are surrounded by wonderful people. and that is the same across the local constituency. sadly we have seen some nastiness over the last few days that has been very upsetting. the focus is what is right for the people of batley and spen and that is having an mp who represents this area, loves this area and can do what is right for the people of this area. the labour pa has the people of this area. the labour party has put _ the people of this area. the labour party has put out — the people of this area. the labour party has put out an _ the people of this area. the labour party has put out an leaflet - the people of this area. the labour party has put out an leaflet that i party has put out an leaflet that has been described as divisive by some people in your own party. saying don't risk a tory who is not on your side. why have you taken the approach? it does not seem like that kind of campaigning that you are saying should be going on here. what saying should be going on here. what we need to be — saying should be going on here. what we need to be clear _ saying should be going on here. twist we need to be clear about is saying should be going on here. wisgt we need to be clear about is we need a mp that can represent the

constituents on local, national and international issues. mas constituents on local, national and international issues.— constituents on local, national and international issues. was a mistake to have gone _ international issues. was a mistake to have gone with _ international issues. was a mistake to have gone with that _ international issues. was a mistake to have gone with that kind - international issues. was a mistake to have gone with that kind of- to have gone with that kind of campaign? i to have gone with that kind of campaign?— to have gone with that kind of camaiun? ., �* ,, , campaign? i don't think so. it is about having — campaign? i don't think so. it is about having an _ campaign? i don't think so. it is about having an mp _ campaign? i don't think so. it is about having an mp that - campaign? i don't think so. it is about having an mp that can i campaign? i don't think so. it is i about having an mp that can speak out about the things going on in kashmir. we have a prime minister who is not doing that. we need someone who can and i will do that. one of your greatest threats is george galloway from the workers party of britain who says actually, the labour party is missing a trick here. he is highly critical of kier starmer who we have not seen here very much in batley and spen. how much of a threat is george calloway who says he is focusing on issues like cashmere?— who says he is focusing on issues like cashmere? there are 16 people on the ballot _ like cashmere? there are 16 people on the ballot paper— like cashmere? there are 16 people on the ballot paper and _ like cashmere? there are 16 people on the ballot paper and only - like cashmere? there are 16 people on the ballot paper and only one i like cashmere? there are 16 people. on the ballot paper and only one who actually lives here and has done so all their life and cares about the local constituency. myjob is to listen to the people here are cross batley and spen. you have only got the local knowledge if you live here

and understand the area. this by—election is about what is right for all those people and myjob is to listen and respond to the people. it does not necessarily seem being a labour party candidate is that helpful to you even with the political machine behind you. would not have been better to have stood as a independent? you are the sister ofjo cox we know was tragically murdered in 2016. and you are standing in her seat wanting to do some of the work that she never got a chance to do. some of the work that she never got a chance to do-_ a chance to do. yes, you are right. are hugely — a chance to do. yes, you are right. are hugely emotional _ a chance to do. yes, you are right. are hugely emotional decision i a chance to do. yes, you are right. are hugely emotional decision for. a chance to do. yes, you are right. i are hugely emotional decision for me to put myself forward. everyone knows me. in terms of the labour party, the values of that party and the values i've lived with my whole life, it is aboutjustice and fairness for working class people. we've got a good working class constituency here and batley and spen and we need a voice who can speak up for those people. by, spen and we need a voice who can speak up for those people. a, lot spen and we need a voice who can

speak up for those people. a lot of muslim voters _ speak up for those people. a lot of muslim voters say _ speak up for those people. a lot of muslim voters say they _ speak up for those people. a lot of muslim voters say they feel - speak up for those people. a lot of muslim voters say they feel let i speak up for those people. a lot of l muslim voters say they feel let down by the labour party and they might have always voted labour party in the past but can't any more. we saw that brexit made a difference to how people voted. we saw the red wall come down in the previous general election. we have also seen in upsell in hartlepool where the conservatives took the seat. how concerned are you that this is the point at which the labour party sees this schism and loses the muslim vote? this is about looking forward and we know the labour party have worked today. that is why i am working as hard as i can. this is about nothing more than that, a lot of the people are coming here to the place where i live with their own agendas and egos and making it about other things. it is about what is right for this area and the best person to represent this community. i

and the best person to represent this community.— and the best person to represent this community. i will be speaking to a person _ this community. i will be speaking to a person who — this community. i will be speaking to a person who runs _ this community. i will be speaking to a person who runs the - this community. i will be speaking to a person who runs the local- this community. i will be speaking| to a person who runs the local food bank, the motto of the government is build back better. what sign are you saying of that? we build back better. what sign are you saying of that?— build back better. what sign are you sa in: ofthat? ~ ., ., ., saying of that? we have a government celebratin: saying of that? we have a government celebrating food _ saying of that? we have a government celebrating food banks. _ saying of that? we have a government celebrating food banks. we _ saying of that? we have a government celebrating food banks. we have i saying of that? we have a government celebrating food banks. we have morej celebrating food banks. we have more food banks than me have ever had before. i have been helping those food banks in providing food for people struggling. we have to be clear, the way to solve these problems is not to have another can set —— conservative mp, who is inconspicuous. we need to have those important conversations and challenging conversations. i am not afraid to have those conversations. is it the best idea to have a white woman as the candidate for labour here? i see —— think we need to not get focused on labels. this is about

people, politics is about people and we need to cut through those differences.— we need to cut through those differences. ~ ., �* , ., differences. whoever's door we are knockin: differences. whoever's door we are knocking on. _ differences. whoever's door we are knocking on, they _ differences. whoever's door we are knocking on, they are _ differences. whoever's door we are knocking on, they are talking i differences. whoever's door we are knocking on, they are talking about the same things, those are the things we need to focus on. the labour party — things we need to focus on. the labour party candidate. you can see the list of all 16 candidates on the bbc news website and we will be speaking to a few more of them on the bbc news channel throughout the day. we have extended an invitation to the conservative candidate, but so far we do not believe he will be available. to hearfrom voters so far we do not believe he will be available. to hear from voters as well. this is bbc news. a summary of our top stories.

we have been conducting trials to cf it is an alternative to self file solution. a higher grade face mass could provide 100% protection for medical staff according to new research from cambridge university. the former south african president has been jailed for 15 months for contempt of court. celebrations and tea grey. rebel forces in ethiopia's northern province entered the capital which was seized by troops last year. canada hits record temperatures and america's north—west welders as an early summer heatwave takes hold. we will bring you all the build—up to tonight's big matching wembley as england play germany in the last 16 of the euros.

facebook�*s stock market value has surged to more than a trillion dollars for the first time, after a us judge threw out a case accusing the firm of abusing its market dominance. the judge said the federal trade commission had failed to show that facebook had monopoly power. our north america correspondent, peter bowes explained how the court case came about. it goes back to the acquisition of both of those apps, so instagram, back in 2012 for $1 billion. and then what's up a couple of years laterfor $19 billion. and the argument, in fact, there were two lawsuits, really related. one was from the federal trade commission, the other a coalition of some 45 states around the country arguing that facebook was operating as a monopoly, that it was anti—competition and in effect operating against the law. facebook had said that this lawsuit, these lawsuits were nonsensical. and it seems the judge in this case agrees that there is no case.

he did not say nonsensical, but he said that as far as the federal trade commission was concerned, they simply hadn't provided the evidence that facebook, as a social media company, was dominating the social media landscape so much that it was a monopoly and that as far as the states claimed, effectively, facebook and instagram and whatsapp should be broken up, thejudge said, well, this happened a long time ago. this was almost a decade ago and if they had a case, they should have brought the lawsuit earlier. a heatwave has hit large parts of the us pacific northwest and canada, sending records tumbling. the us national weather service has issued heat warnings for much of washington and oregon states. parts of california and idaho are also affected. mark lobel reports. canadians escaping the heat wherever they can. temperatures are firing up to around 20 degrees hotter than normal. this is unseasonably warm, we will take it, though. sometimes we get snow injune,

so we will take the sun the sun as we can get it. cooling down has almost become an act of survival. there is extra drinking water for schoolchildren. british columbia's power providers report a surge in demand for electricity to keep air conditioners running. we do have air conditioning in our house and our car and if we have to buy groceries, they open at seven in the morning because of covid for seniors. it is affecting call out times for the ambulances. i heard on the radio this morning that it is like a two—hour delay to get an ambulance out because they can't fill the ambulances with the staffing they need because they are also burned out from covid. causing all this is a massive ridge of high pressure in the sky, a contained pool of air hanging over the area like a lead on our part. basically no weather systems can| move in so we don't get any relief with it with thunderstorms - are showers and all we get isjust

clear blue skies and sunshine and this is very dangerous. i records have also been shattered in seattle in the us state of washington. this is ridiculous, ifeel like i am in the desert or something. you can't breathe it so hot. at least, for me. you definitely have to wear shoes. scientists studying these extreme heatwaves say they are made more likely and more intense by human induced climate change. climate change is real. our temperatures have warmed here, especially summer- nighttime temperatures. and so that hasjust kind of raised the baseline and made this heat. event that much more severe. it is forecast this prolonged dangerous and historic heatwave will persist through this week. back in british columbia, if you go down to the pool today, you are sure of a big surprise as meteorologists warn these weather events are likely to become more and more frequent. if you can bear it. mark lobel, bbc news.

and we have two of them joining us now. billy grant is an england fan while stefanie bolzen will be cheering on germany. i was behind the goal in italia 90. we went ahead and we lost the penalty, i was gutted. a few years

later, i return. there was a massive buzzin later, i return. there was a massive buzz in the country. we got to the semifinal and we thought we could do it again. germany beaters. coming into this game, i have been much more relaxed. i don't know whether because the team i support, brentford always lose games and for once we won, we got promoted to the premier league. i am relaxed going into this game that i woke up this morning very, very nervous at four o'clock in the morning. the nerves have started to kick in. emir;r have started to kick in. early mornin: have started to kick in. early morningjitters. _ have started to kick in. early morning jitters. stephanie . have started to kick in. early l morning jitters. stephanie you have started to kick in. early morning jitters. stephanie you are going with your mixed english, german family. that has made for interesting conversation. it is german family. that has made for interesting conversation.— interesting conversation. it is nice we are four _ interesting conversation. it is nice we are four and _ interesting conversation. it is nice we are four and two _ interesting conversation. it is nice we are four and two are _ interesting conversation. it is nice l we are four and two are supporting england _ we are four and two are supporting england and two are supporting germany — england and two are supporting germany. i am england and two are supporting germany. lam really england and two are supporting germany. i am really nervous and exciting, — germany. i am really nervous and exciting, i— germany. i am really nervous and exciting, i have never been to a game — exciting, i have never been to a game i— exciting, i have never been to a game. i have never seen the german game _ game. i have never seen the german game -- _ game. i have never seen the german game —— team play live. i

game. i have never seen the german game —— team play live. lam really looking _ game —— team play live. lam really looking forward to theirs. i have been _ looking forward to theirs. i have been saying this, 40,000 people in wembley _ been saying this, 40,000 people in wembley. less than 2000 germans, so in terms _ wembley. less than 2000 germans, so in terms of— wembley. less than 2000 germans, so in terms of supporters, certainly england — in terms of supporters, certainly england is— in terms of supporters, certainly england is already waning. but i think— england is already waning. but i think the — england is already waning. but i think the germans will do their best to do— think the germans will do their best to do very— think the germans will do their best to do very loud. you are going to have _ to do very loud. you are going to have to _ to do very loud. you are going to have to be — to do very loud. you are going to have to be in fine voice this evening _ have to be in fine voice this evening. what does it mean to be —— might— evening. what does it mean to be —— might mean— evening. what does it mean to be —— might mean to germans playing england — might mean to germans playing england in a major tournament. the england in a ma'or tournament. the histo is england in a major tournament. tue: history is wrapped england in a major tournament. tta: history is wrapped up england in a major tournament. tt2 history is wrapped up in so much pride and rivalry. tt is history is wrapped up in so much pride and rivalry.— pride and rivalry. it is a classic. today has _ pride and rivalry. it is a classic. today has not _ pride and rivalry. it is a classic. today has not happened - pride and rivalry. it is a classic. today has not happened and i pride and rivalry. it is a classic. today has not happened and it| pride and rivalry. it is a classic. . today has not happened and it is already a classic. looking back in 1996, on the day 25 years ago when germany won on penalties in germany. it is something special to germans. in the past there was a lot of war comparisons. i am glad i do not see these _ comparisons. i am glad i do not see these any— comparisons. i am glad i do not see these any more. if you look at the

reporting — these any more. if you look at the reporting in — these any more. if you look at the reporting in germany, they are verym — reporting in germany, they are very... they— reporting in germany, they are very... they are confident, the team is very— very... they are confident, the team is very confident that they are not ignoring _ is very confident that they are not ignoring the fact that they have not played _ ignoring the fact that they have not played very well in the group stage. ithink— played very well in the group stage. i think anything can happen tonight. no one _ i think anything can happen tonight. no one can — i think anything can happen tonight. no one can claim he or she knows who will win— no one can claim he or she knows who will win tonight. i no one can claim he or she knows who will win tonight.— will win tonight. i will ask you in a moment _ will win tonight. i will ask you in a moment for _ will win tonight. i will ask you in a moment for a _ will win tonight. i will ask you in a moment for a prediction. i will win tonight. i will ask you in | a moment for a prediction. don't hate me for that! billy, a significant number of the england team were not born in 1996 when gareth southgate missed that penalty in the euro semifinal. you are sitting pretty much behind the goal on that occasion. what are your thoughts on what he will be doing to kind of remove that expectation to not really think about the history or the rivalry between these two teams. do you think gareth southgate will be working on that with his players? will be working on that with his -la ers? ., will be working on that with his .la ers? ., , will be working on that with his -la ers? ., , ., , will be working on that with his .la ers? ., , ., , will be working on that with his nla ers? ., , ., , ., players? southgate is really good at that. if ou players? southgate is really good at that. if you notice _ players? southgate is really good at that. if you notice the _ players? southgate is really good at that. if you notice the way _ players? southgate is really good at that. if you notice the way he - players? southgate is really good at that. if you notice the way he has i that. if you notice the way he has changed the england team, there is a

lot of expectation from the press and people and how they carry themselves. england teams of the 19905 themselves. england teams of the 1990s and 2000s were walking around with a swagger so he has brought them down to a level. i think what is quite good as well is and i have said this before, the england— germany thing was a massive thing forfans. when we beat germany thing was a massive thing for fans. when we beat them germany thing was a massive thing forfans. when we beat them in munich, when i was there, it was almost like the skeletons had —— let the cupboard in that game. in the world cup 2006, they talk about 2006 in germany. what a brilliant world cup that was and that did a lot to bring germany france and england fans together. we love each other and we love football and we love to have a beer and a drink. england and german fans started to get on and were really well in that world cup, since then i talk to my german friends. i messaged them last night saying what you think the score will be? there is a good... there are

similarities. how we do our social life. people can knock down the jingoistic staff. that is back in the day now. jingoistic staff. that is back in the day now— the day now. billy grant and stephanie — the day now. billy grant and stephanie who _ the day now. billy grant and stephanie who will - the day now. billy grant and stephanie who will be i the day now. billy grant and stephanie who will be at i the day now. billy grant andj stephanie who will be at the the day now. billy grant and i stephanie who will be at the game the day now. billy grant and - stephanie who will be at the game at wembley tonight. it is notjust germany and england supporters counting down. former players are also getting ready. t am counting down. former players are also getting ready.— counting down. former players are also getting ready. i am so excited. these boys — also getting ready. i am so excited. these boys have _ also getting ready. i am so excited. these boys have got _ also getting ready. i am so excited. these boys have got an _ also getting ready. i am so excited. these boys have got an incredible l these boys have got an incredible opportunity to make their own history this evening. i am just so excited. i have been lucky enough to play in these games and i know how the players will be feeling and i am pretty sure it is far easier being a player than being a fan, put it that way. t player than being a fan, put it that wa . ~' player than being a fan, put it that wa . ~ player than being a fan, put it that wa , " , ., , , player than being a fan, put it that wa . ~ , , ., way. i think both sides are extremely _ way. i think both sides are extremely excited. - way. i think both sides are extremely excited. these | way. i think both sides are i extremely excited. these are way. i think both sides are - extremely excited. these are the moments — extremely excited. these are the moments you live for as a football player~ _ moments you live for as a football player. although a manager, you want those _ player. although a manager, you want those big _ player. although a manager, you want those big occasions, these are the biggest _ those big occasions, these are the biggest games at the bigger stage in wembley. in tournament football is a

completely different story. tournament football is unpredictable as we _ tournament football is unpredictable as we saw— tournament football is unpredictable as we saw yesterday in both games, anything _ as we saw yesterday in both games, anything can happen tonight. from the outside a little bit it is a 50-50 — the outside a little bit it is a 50—50 situation. a little bit of luck— 50—50 situation. a little bit of luck is— 50—50 situation. a little bit of luck is needed as well. therefore i think— luck is needed as well. therefore i think we _ luck is needed as well. therefore i think we are going to see a wonderful game tonight. nan think we are going to see a wonderful game tonight. alan shearer and jueruen wonderful game tonight. alan shearer and juergen klinsmann _ wonderful game tonight. alan shearer and juergen klinsmann looking - wonderful game tonight. alan shearer and juergen klinsmann looking ahead | and juergen klinsmann looking ahead to that game later on. let's go back to that game later on. let's go back to the breaking news in south africa that the top court has sentenced the former president to 15 months in jailfor former president to 15 months in jail for contempt former president to 15 months in jailfor contempt of former president to 15 months in jail for contempt of court. this follows his refusal to appear at an anti corruption enquiry in february. we can get more on this from our correspondent andrew harding. tell us more about the background that has led to this jail term today. tt has led to this jail term today. tt is an extraordinary moment. the background is basically thatjacob zuma himself initiated a public enquiry against his betterjudgment,

i think, into the corruption that had flourished during his nine years in power. he was under huge pressure to look into this issue of... they had looked the south african state. that corruption enquiry has been going for several years. jacob zuma initially cooperated. he testified and then a lot of other people made serious allegations of corruption against him at which point he started to get cold feet. he said he was the victim of a political conspiracy so he refused to participate any more in that corruption enquiry. he was then held guilty of contempt of court, he pushed that, he thought that to the constitutional court which is now back those accusing him of contempt of court and in a very scathing judgment today said the only way that south africa's reputation for justice and the rule of law could be

upheld was safe jacob zuma himself went to prison for a 15 months. the 'ud . e went to prison for a 15 months. the 'udue said went to prison for a 15 months. the judge said i — went to prison for a 15 months. the judge said i am left with no option but to commitjacob zuma to imprisonment and death so doing sends an unequivocal message will stop how important is the messaging and all this? —— and in doing so. tie and all this? -- and in doing so. he sent a and all this? —— and in doing so. tt2 spent a decade on robin island beside nelson mandela. he began to beside nelson mandela. he began to be an important figure in the new democracy, became president and then when he was out of favour in facing all these allegations he systematically turned against the state, thejudiciary, the democracy he built, accusing it of this vast political conspiracy. the judge today absolutely damning in her verdict against him saying that he was seeking to destroy the rule of law, essentially to save his own

skin. �* . ., law, essentially to save his own skin. �* ., ,, i. law, essentially to save his own skin. �* ., ~' i., ., law, essentially to save his own skin. �* ., ,, i. ., ., a fragile ceasefire continues to hold a month on from the war between israel and hamas in gaza.? now gaza s fishermen have returned to?sea?but israeli restrictions make survival difficult. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. rejab wears old wounds. twice shot for reaching israel's red lines. but he's a fisherman, not a fighter. for these fishermen and theirfamilies, the sea in gaza is their livelihood. but it is fraught with uncertainty and often incredibly dangerous, especially at times with escalation with israel. and i've come to find out why. we are leaving the harbour now but for these guys, they are not like any other fisherman. what they are heading to is a military zone, it's effectively

like a front for them. israel imposes a limit on how far they can go out. beyond that point, they risk arrest or even being shot at if they cross over that line. now israel says it imposes this as part of its blockade of gaza to prevent weapons getting to hamas and other militant groups. the line moves around depending on the levels of tension between israel and hamas which controls gaza and is seen by israel and the west as a terrorist group. and that means every trip out is a gamble. the un says more fishing in gaza

would mean morejobs and cheap food. while rights groups call israel's closures collective punishment. israel rejects this saying it acts in defence of its own security. the next morning, it feels desperate at the harbour market. and it's bad news for rejab. since the fighting ended, israel has partly eased fishing restrictions. but the fishermen are caught between forces they can't control. all they know for sure is each day will be a struggle.

tom bateman, bbc news, gaza. the colourful performance as a showcase of what the party believes to be its major achievement since taking power including chinese rule over hong kong, the country's expanding military power and the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic. the actual anniversary _ coronavirus pandemic. the actual anniversary isn't _ coronavirus pandemic. the actual anniversary isn't for _ coronavirus pandemic. the actual anniversary isn't for another i coronavirus pandemic. the actual anniversary isn't for another two. anniversary isn't for another two days, so thursday is the hundredth anniversary of the formation of the communist party of china and yet there are events to have, to get under way, to take place over sorts of several days because a lot has to happen. interestingly those images

that people have just seen, people have not seen that in china yet. that lavish gala performance at the bird's nest stadium is a pre—recorded event which will be broadcast later on. so all the people have seen here, unless they are watching the bbc i guess, are still photos of that event. the committee up there, leading the applause. a sort of military set pieces, performances to celebrate the victory over the coronavirus, they even had a message from chinese astronauts currently orbiting the planet, building the space station. so a very big event. we also had a couple of hours ago, so medals given out to party members who are judged to have been especially great in

terms of their membership but also their contribution to china. so soldiers, scientists, teachers, people in remote communities. the sort of, a bit like countries have this type of award ceremonies for people who make great contributions to their countries. this is leading to their countries. this is leading to thursday when we will hear from a keynote address and they have not told us exactly what will happen on thursday. might there be things in tiananmen square? the e—cigarette makerjuul has agreed to pay 40—million dollars to the state of north carolina to settle a lawsuit accusing it of marketing its products to minors.

it's the first deal reached by the company with a us state government. in the lawsuit north carolina said the company downplayed the potential harm its products can cause, fueling an "epidemic" of vaping among minors. juul still faces 2,000 other lawsuits. if you're in the market for a new run—around how about this. a ford escort, in light blue, forty years old but in good condition. there's a rather hefty price tag though. it could cost up to £40,000. that's because it once belonged to princess diana. it was bought for her by prince charles shortly after their engagement, and it goes under the hammer at auction today. luxmy gopal reports. a royal who drew crowds and interest wherever she went, princess diana's life and legacy continues to captivate, even when it comes to her humble 1981 ford escort. inside, you see still in fantastic condition, blue velour interior, very 1980's there. the mark iii ghia was a gift from prince charles shortly after their engagement. she'd watch him play polo from it. and on the bonnet was a playful symbol of their relationship. this little fellow, he is a replica of a gift from lady sarah spencer, the sister of princess diana,

and he harks back to the kids' fairy tale, the frog prince, in which a beautiful girl kisses a frog and he turns into a prince. diana moved to this car from a mini metro, which was a car that she owned. of course, the mini metro was a fairly cheap car back in the day. and this was an escort. it's the ghia model, which is the most expensive model, the highest street model. bit of a step up, if i'm honest. the ford fleet, if you like, of cars was used by the royal family for many years. diana had a succession of these. this was the first of three escorts that she had at different times. for the past 20 years the car's current owner kept its origins a secret. now, thanks to its royal connection, it's expected to fetch ten times what this model normally would at auction. nine careful owners, relatively low mileage given its age, and bidding begins at £30,000. and we've had inquiries

from south america, from australia, from all around europe. there's been significant interest in it. and really, that's testament to diana's enduring legacy. and as you quite rightly say, items with a connection to her, you know, have a great cachet for collectors. diana, even if she had still been alive, would have still commanded the interest because there is no one like her. she was brilliant for the british public and morale and - everything else. she was the most beautiful woman. while the marriage between charles and diana is remembered for its discord and divorce, this car is a sign of happier times, a gift from a prince for a future princess in the early days of their romance. luxmy gopal, bbc news. that option is happening later on today.

a painting by pablo picasso that was stolen nine years ago was recovered yesterday by police in greece. the artwork — called woman's head — was taken during a heist at athens national gallery. it was taken in 2012 along with a painting of a windmill by piet mondrian dating back to 1905. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. the top temperature in the uk yesterday was in the highlands. it reached 25 degrees. we can see something very similar today as high pressure remains in charge in the north, but low pressure remains in charge in the south. and you can see on the satellite

picture all the cloud associated with that low pressure and it is still producing some drizzle and also one or two showers. now, out towards the southwest, it will brighten up as it will across wales. we will see some sunshine. and we will hang on to the sunshine — northern england, much of scotland and also northern ireland. but you can also see where we have got some cloud across the north and the west and that will be with you for much of the day. in the sunshine, once again, we could hit 24, somewhere in western scotland and indeed northwest england. pollen levels today are high or very high more or less across the board and at this time of year, it is especially grass pollen that you may well notice. for wimbledon today, there is the chance of a shower, especially as we head on into the afternoon and they will be like yesterday, a fair bit of cloud around with a little bit of brightness and a little bit cooler than yesterday. for the football later today as well, there is a chance we could see some light rain or indeed some drizzle. as we go through the evening, we say goodbye eventually to the showers across east anglia and the southeast. you will notice more cloud rolling in from the north sea,

drifting farther west, but many western areas will remain clear. nonetheless, it is going to be a mild night for most of the uk, staying in double figures and feeling humid for some in the southeast. tomorrow, we start off with all this cloud across central and eastern areas. like today, thick enough here and there for the odd spot of drizzle or the odd shower. there is a good chance you can in odd, isolated shower in the west, but most won't and here, we will hang onto some sunshine with temperatures up to about 23. as we move on wednesday to thursday, you can see how we lose that area of low pressure. it pulls away onto the near continent. and as we head on into thursday, we start off with some showers across the southeast, also a fair bit of cloud across some eastern areas. but move out towards the west, we are back into sunnier skies and temperatures not far off where they should be at this time of year. we could hit 23. then as we move into the weekend, friday, saturday and sunday, well, our weather influence comes from the atlantic, so there

will be more showers.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... school isolation rules in england could end in the autumn, amid concerns over the soaring number of children missing lessons. we've been conducting trials in a small number of secondary schools, to see whether daily contact testing is an effective alternative to self isolation. we had 180 children or self isolating, more than a third of our school. we isolating, more than a third of our school. ~ �* ., ., , ., , school. we didn't have enough staff left to actually _ school. we didn't have enough staff left to actually open _ school. we didn't have enough staff left to actually open up _ school. we didn't have enough staff left to actually open up the - school. we didn't have enough staff left to actually open up the school. left to actually open up the school with the _ left to actually open up the school with the number of children that could _ with the number of children that could attend school. a higher grade facemask could provide up to 100% protection against covid—19 for medical staff,

according to new research from cambridge university. the former south african president jacob zuma has been jailed for 15 months for contempt of court. hotter than ever — canada hits record temperatures and america's north west swelters as an early summer heatwave takes hold. we'll bring you all the build up to tonight's big match at wembley, as england play germany in the last 16 of the euros. and coming up this hour... princess diana's old car is going under the hammer — the ford escort was bought for her by prince charles shortly after their engagement and it fetched up to £47,000 pounds. hello, good morning. school—isolation rules in england

could be brought to an end in autumn amid concerns about the rising number of children who have to quarantine because they are contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases. the children's commissioner for england, dame rachel de souza, has warned that the need for children to go in and out of self—isolation is a really big issue and frustrating for families and schools alike. in an interview with the daily telegraph, dame rachel has also called for an end to keeping groups of children in "bubbles" at school. official figures show that last week 250,000 children in the uk were away from school because of covid. the figure for england alone on 17thjune was 172,000. the new health secretary, sajid javid, says action is needed as the policy is having a "huge knock on impact" on children's education. the schools minister for england, nick gibb, says the government is looking at new measures but that it is vital to keep covid at bay. well, we have been conducting daily

contact testing as an alternative for those who might come into contact with those with covid. taste contact with those with covid. we will look contact with those with covid. 2 will look at the data to see how that affected that is as an approach. it is important to note we have a very effective control measures in our schools to keep children and staff safe, extra ventilation, hygiene measures, staggered breaks and so on, keeping in bubbles. those are designed to minimise the risk of transmission of the virus. children are also expected to take two lateral flow test tests at home so we can identify anyone who can bca symptomatically covid, another measure to try to reduce the transmission of the virus. around a third of children are self isolating as a result of coming into contact with covid. that has increased since the week before, when it was about 1%. -- 3% of

the week before, when it was about 1%. —— 3% of children are so isolating. it correlates with the number of infections in the community rather than in schools. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. pa rents parents dread the e—mail, the call, however it comes through. so is it confirmed that the government will be changing this in september? trio. be changing this in september? no, not be changing this in september? tt2, not confirmed yet, but what we know is that they are looking at how to change the system. as you say, it is very difficult for parents who get this message, told children then have to isolate for ten days because of an infection in the school year, in the bubble at school, and that has led children being off school. we are hearing just there that most recent figure was 250,000 children in england forced isolate in this way and miss school, so the question

is how to avoid the disruption. there is a trial going on looking at whether daily testing is an alternative. that is due to come to an end on wednesday and from the data that comes from that, the government will be making a decision. the decision is expected to come before the end of this term so that schools now and have time to prepare. and it looks like the likely alternative is a system of testing children daily and if you are clear, you can go into school. that of course presents its own problems. we had a system when lockdown was lifted before and children went back to schools, they were tested when they went into school. this would be a huge organisation, but the key thing is how to keep children in school and keep their learning happening. bank ou.jane keep their learning happening. bank you- jane davies _ keep their learning happening. bank you. jane davies is _ keep their learning happening. bank you. jane davies is ahead teacher in county durham and last week the

school had to close after recording three covid cases amongst pupils. it's got to last wednesday and we had members of staff self isolating because _ had members of staff self isolating because of contact with the children who tested positive, we had 180 children— who tested positive, we had 180 children self isolating. that was a third. _ children self isolating. that was a third. more — children self isolating. that was a third, more than a third of our school — third, more than a third of our school we _ third, more than a third of our school. we did not have enough staff left to _ school. we did not have enough staff left to open the school up with the number— left to open the school up with the number of— left to open the school up with the number of children who could attend school _ number of children who could attend school i_ number of children who could attend school. i felt i had no choice. it is the _ school. i felt i had no choice. it is the last— school. i felt i had no choice. it is the last thing any head teacher wants— is the last thing any head teacher wants to — is the last thing any head teacher wants to do, take children out of school _ wants to do, take children out of school because they have missed the last 18 _ school because they have missed the last 18 months, but i had no option because _ last 18 months, but i had no option because i_ last 18 months, but i had no option because i couldn't keep them safe. the issue _ because i couldn't keep them safe. the issue we have got is a sibling link as— the issue we have got is a sibling link as well _ the issue we have got is a sibling link as well. once one child tests positive — link as well. once one child tests positive, there is a chance their siblings— positive, there is a chance their siblings can get it. it is right at the moment.— siblings can get it. it is right at the moment. ., , ., , . the moment. that is one experience, now the director _ the moment. that is one experience, now the director of _ the moment. that is one experience, now the director of children's - now the director of children's services at barnardos is here. thank you forjoining us. what are your

thoughts on what is happening in schools with absences through covid and the system? we schools with absences through covid and the system?— and the system? we really welcome the fact that — and the system? we really welcome the fact that children _ and the system? we really welcome the fact that children and _ and the system? we really welcome the fact that children and young i the fact that children and young people are at the forefront of considerations and it is really important that children are given a priority in this post covid era. 80% of our front line workers in barnardos have voted on an increase for mental issues —— have noticed an increase in mental health issues and we know this is an important issue for young people who will have had a very difficult period in education. teachers and head teachers will beat concerned about academic attainment, but we know there is also a lot of concern about the emotional well—being of young people and we must be focused in this period on supporting their recovery and thinking about approaches that will

best support at. ltruthat thinking about approaches that will best support at— best support at. what is the best thin to best support at. what is the best thing to do _ best support at. what is the best thing to do in _ best support at. what is the best thing to do in that _ best support at. what is the best thing to do in that regard? it i best support at. what is the best thing to do in that regard? it is i thing to do in that regard? it is really important, _ thing to do in that regard? it is really important, as _ thing to do in that regard? it 3 really important, as others have said, that we listen to the scientists and to the medical experts, but we also need to see more investment, both in the short—term and in the longer term, in a system that looks more widely at the needs of children and young people, particularly those who have been most adversely affected by the pandemic. so investment in children's social care and in children's social care and in children's mental health services. it is absolutely critical. and we welcome the review of the care system and early years support at the moment and think those will be really important factors and really im porta nt factors a nd features really important factors and features in supporting children, young people, families, and communities to recover positively from covid. 50

communities to recover positively from covid-— communities to recover positively from covid. . . ., ~ from covid. so what you are talking about there — from covid. so what you are talking about there is _ from covid. so what you are talking about there is the _ from covid. so what you are talking about there is the bigger _ from covid. so what you are talking about there is the bigger picture . about there is the bigger picture and the short, medium and long—term fixes in terms of support kids will need going forward. but in terms of right now where they are, when they are in the situation and do not know whether they will be able to stay at school, for many kids, since september, since the start of the school year, they have been sent home many times. what is the impact of them on that uncertainty and how can parents best mitigate that for them could smack we can parents best mitigate that for them could smacl_ can parents best mitigate that for them could smack we have seen a siunificant them could smack we have seen a significant increase _ them could smack we have seen a significant increase with _ them could smack we have seen a significant increase with children | significant increase with children and young people expressing worry and young people expressing worry and anxiety, and of course, uncertainty —— uncertainty is one of the contributory factors to that. so is social isolation. we know children and young people do not just go to school to study and achieve academically. they also go there to develop social and

emotional skills. there to develop social and emotionalskills. it there to develop social and emotional skills. it is very important part of their well—being. we know schools have worked really hard over this period in terms of remote virtual learning opportunities, and many other agencies have also responded with a blended artefact that means that children can access support without necessarily having to be in the same space. but it is really important, i think, to know that we have had a lot of development over this period. it has been an evolving situation. as people have talked about earlier in this piece, there has been an increase in the ability of testing and accessibility of testing and that may enable us to consider different approaches in respect of bringing children together. and of course, one of the things that we know is that when they have had the opportunity to return to school, it has been a positive experience for a

lot of children. but the wraparound support has also been critical in managing this discontinuity and uncertainty for them.— managing this discontinuity and uncertainty for them. thank you. get in touch if you _ uncertainty for them. thank you. get in touch if you have _ uncertainty for them. thank you. get in touch if you have got _ uncertainty for them. thank you. get in touch if you have got strong - in touch if you have got strong feelings and thoughts on this, whether you are a people affected, a parent, teacher, we would love to hear from you and i will be speaking to a head teacher little later for her thoughts on it. of course, there is that suggestion that from september the isolation people to come into contact with positive case will end in favour of daily testing. get in touch and let me know what you are thinking. the quality of facemasks worn by health care workers in hospitals could dramatically reduce their chances of contracting coronavirus. that's according to researchers at cambridge university, who found that wearing a higher grade mask — known as a ffp3 — instead

of a standard surgical one can provide up to 100% protection against the virus. our science editor david shukman reports. for the vast majority of hospital staff across the uk, a key part of the defence against coronavirus is surgical masks like these. you see them everywhere. but the new study has questioned whether they offer enough protection when caring for patients with covid. it says that if healthcare workers instead wear this type of mask, an ffp3, the rate of infection suddenly drops. researchers discovered that during the second wave of covid last winter, when hospitals in cambridge decided to upgrade the standard of protection beyond official guidance. this surgical mask is the standard issue for most health workers. it is comfortable, but the gaps around the sides could let in infectious particles. unlike with this type, the ffp3, which has a far tighter seal. and the study says that wearing

these would be an awful lot safer. the different versions of ffp3 masks all do the same job of filtering out anything hazardous in the air, and a similar standard is now required on covid wards in america. researchers here say we should now do the same. there was a 47 times higher risk of getting coronavirus infection if you worked on a red ward compared to a green ward whilst everyone was wearing surgical masks. however, the ffp3 masks provided up to 100% protection against coronavirus infection. all the way through the pandemic, the government has said the safety of staff is a priority, and that it's always reviewed the latest evidence. david shukman, bbc news. new data from the office for national statistics shows there were 102 deaths in the uk from coronavirus last week, all of them in england. that's up 21% on the previous week. it's the first time

the number of deaths has been above 100 since may. this is also the first week since the start of the pandemic that wales has registered no covid—related deaths. our health reporter jim reed has more on this. talk us through those statistics, please. talk us through those statistics, lease. , , , ~ please. yes, this is the week ending the 18th ofjune. _ please. yes, this is the week ending the 18th ofjune, and _ please. yes, this is the week ending the 18th ofjune, and if _ please. yes, this is the week ending the 18th ofjune, and if we _ please. yes, this is the week ending the 18th ofjune, and if we look - please. yes, this is the week ending the 18th ofjune, and if we look at i the 18th ofjune, and if we look at the 18th ofjune, and if we look at the uk wide data as opposed to the england data, you see this continuation of the pattern we have seen for awhile. in uk, there are deaths across every cause and that was just over 10,800 that we come up 1% above the five year average. roughly in line with what we would expect in a standard non—thing—mac year. across the uk, about 116 of those deaths involve covid in some way. that is 23 more than the

previous, but low levels in the context of this pandemic. if we show you this chart here, this is where we are at the moment. the dotted black line is where you would expect to see deaths over the course of a year and there two big red areas are deaths that involve covid. you can see that first wave back in march and april last year and the larger second wave that started in october and november and run through until last? ,january, february. since then, we have seen a falloff in deaths, and now we are backtracking the average you would expect. you can see there the impact of vaccinations and how they have been quite successful in reducing serious illness and deaths, even as we start to see an increase in infections. there are predictions that come mid july, the number of infections every week could be 250,000, because they are ticking up. but when we look at

those death numbers, it is a different story and i guess that is what underpins the government saying about why it is thatjuly the 19th will still be ok to please the —— lucent or end lockdown restrictions. they want to see the breaking of a link between infections and hospitalisations and ——. if you look at the peak of the second wave in january, roughly about nine and 10% of those who reported a covid infection would have ended up in hospital in some way. nine or 10% in january, and that has gone down to between 3% and li% and it is falling faster as we see vaccinations continue. you are certainly starting to see the link between hospitalisations and infections start to weaken. the problem you haveis start to weaken. the problem you have is you start to see a big increase in infections and you can

still see a sharp increase in hospitalisation. it could be lower than without vaccinations, but will still go up as we go into the summer period, and we have started to seep hospitalisations rise. what we have not seen unfortunately —— fortunately is that number of deaths rise. to vaccination is doing a greatjob of stopping people lose their lives from covid. great job of stopping people lose their lives from covid.— great job of stopping people lose their lives from covid. the headlines on bbc news: school isolation rules could end in the autumn amid concerns over the soaring number of children missing lessons. higher grade facemask could provide up to 100% protection against covid—19, according to new research from cambridge university. the former south african resident jacob zuma has beenjailed the former south african resident jacob zuma has been jailed for 15 months for contempt of court. prime minister has said he is

shocked at the footage of professor chris whitty being accosted by two men in a park in london. police are investigating after the professor was accosted by two men. it is not the first time the chief medical officer has faced public harassment. earlier this month he was confronted in a street in oxford. borisjohnson said... a ban on mobile phones in classrooms is just one initiative being considered by the government as part of proposals to improve discipline in england's schools. the education secretary, gavin williamson, called the devices "distracting" and "damaging". a consultation will also open up to ask the views of teachers and parents on how to promote good behaviour. jacob zuma has been sentenced to 15

months, following failing to show up in court early in the year. he was ousted as president in 2018 over claims of systematic corruption. the events they have been described as astonishing. the events they have been described as astonishing-— events they have been described as astonishinu. . ~ ., ,_, . .,, astonishing. the background is jacob zuma himself _ astonishing. the background is jacob zuma himself initiated _ astonishing. the background is jacob zuma himself initiated a _ astonishing. the background is jacob zuma himself initiated a public - zuma himself initiated a public enquiry against his betterjudgment into the corruption that had flourished during his nine years in power. he was under huge pressure to look into this issue of state capture, the idea that businessmen had worked with corrupt ministers and officials to loot the south african estate. that enquiry has been going on now for several years. jacob zuma initially cooperated and testified, then a lot of people made allegations, very serious allegations, very serious allegations of corruption against him, at which point he started getting cold feet and said he was

the victim of a political conspiracy, so he reposed early mac refused to participate any more the enquiry. —— then refused to participate. he was accused of contempt of court, and now the court has backed those of accusing him of contempt of court and there has been a very scathing judgment today saying that the only way that south africa's reputation forjustice and the ruler will be upheld is ifjacob zuma himself went to prison for 15 months. it has been an extraordinary few months to seekjacob zuma, a former president, a man who fought and was imprisoned himself in the fight against racial apartheid, he was in northern ireland —— he was alongside nelson mandela came it became an important figure in the new democracy, became president, and then out of power, facing these allegations, he systematically turned against states, and the democracy he built, accusing it of

this fast political conspiracy. the judge today absolutely damning in her verdict against him, saying he was seeking to destroy the rule of law, essentially to save his own skin. coronavirus restrictions have been reintroduced in parts of australia's queensland state including its biggest, city, brisbane. restrictions there are expected to last three days and comes after two new community cases were detected in the state. the cities of sydney, perth and darwin are already under tougher measures following a cluster of outbreaks. a painting by pablo picasso that was stolen nine years ago was recovered yesterday by police in greece. the aintina yesterday by police in greece. the painting was _ yesterday by police in greece. the painting was taken in athens gallery. officials in miami say another body has been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed block of flats. that means 11 people are now known to have died.

150 are still listed as missing. rescuers are trying to reach any air pockets where people could have survived. however, no—one has been pulled from the wreckage alive since thursday, the day the building collapsed. a heatwave has hit large parts of the us pacific northwest and canada, sending records tumbling. the us national weather service has issued heat warnings for much of washington and oregon states. parts of california and idaho are also affected. mark lobel reports. canadians escaping the heat wherever they can. temperatures are firing up to around 20 degrees hotter than normal. this is unseasonably warm, we will take it, though. sometimes we get snow injune, so we will take the sun as long as we can get it. cooling down has almost become an act of survival. there is extra drinking water for schoolchildren. british columbia's power providers report a surge in demand

for electricity to keep air conditioners running. we do have air conditioning in our house and our car and if we have to buy groceries, they open at seven in the morning because of covid for seniors. it is affecting call out times for the ambulances. i heard on the radio this morning that it is like a two hour delay. to get an ambulance out because they can't fill the ambulances with their staffing they need because they are also burned out from covid. causing all this is a massive ridge of high pressure in the sky, a contained pool of ar hanging over the area like a lead on our part. basically no weather systems can| move in so we don't get any relief with thunderstorms or showers and all we get isjust— clear blue skies and sunshine and this is very dangerous. . records have also been shattered in seattle, in the us state of washington. this is ridiculous, ifeel like i am in the desert or something.

you can't breathe it so hot. at least, for me. you definitely have to wear shoes. scientists studying these extreme heatwave say they are made more likely and more intense by human induced climate change. climate change is real. our temperatures have warmed here, especially salmon - ——summer night time temperatures. and so that hasjust kind of raised the baseline and made this heat. event that much more severe. it is forecast this prolonged, dangerous and historic heatwave will persist through this week. back in british columbia... if you go down to the pool today, you are sure of a big surprise, as meteorologists warn these weather events are likely to become more and more frequent. ..if you can bear it. mark lobel, bbc news. this thursday, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire in the north of england will head

to the polls to elect a new mp from among 16 candidates. the by—election was triggered after the previous mp, labour's tracy brabin, stepped down to become a regional mayor. our presenter martine croxall and ankur desai from the bbc asian network are in batley today, finding out what issues matter to the voters there. hello, welcome. this is a four milton, but people here often say that they feel overlooked, surrounded by big towns and cities of huddersfield, leeds and bradford. people here are looking for a candidate who is going to bring investment to the area, jobs to the area, _ investment to the area, jobs to the area, and _ investment to the area, jobs to the area, and it — investment to the area, jobs to the area, and it has been pretty hard hit during — area, and it has been pretty hard hit during a — area, and it has been pretty hard hit during a pandemic. we area, and it has been pretty hard hit during a pandemic.— area, and it has been pretty hard hit during a pandemic. we will be s-ueakin hit during a pandemic. we will be speaking to _ hit during a pandemic. we will be speaking to the — hit during a pandemic. we will be speaking to the manager - hit during a pandemic. we will be speaking to the manager of - hit during a pandemic. we will be speaking to the manager of the l hit during a pandemic. we will be i speaking to the manager of the local food bank, which has seen massive in demand. some very local issues have come through today. we have spoken to first—time voters this morning and they are very much interested in

hearing what the candidates will promise to do for this area. teenagers and young people are saying _ teenagers and young people are saying they are attracted to areas like leeds, huddersfield and bradford, but want opportunities here in_ bradford, but want opportunities here in the local area and do not want _ here in the local area and do not want to— here in the local area and do not want to move out and want to see what — want to move out and want to see what the _ want to move out and want to see what the candidate can do in terms of investing in services that can go forward _ of investing in services that can go forward. , . , . of investing in services that can go forward. , ., , . .,, , forward. james vincent has been takin: a forward. james vincent has been taking a look— forward. james vincent has been taking a look at _ forward. james vincent has been taking a look at the _ forward. james vincent has been taking a look at the issues - forward. james vincent has been | taking a look at the issues people are talking about on the doorstep. a collection of towns and villages nestled beneath and between leeds and bradford, welcome to batley and spen. this local election has a national narrative. what it means for party leaders. but batley needs a new mp, it is their fifth constituency election in six years. there are 3,500 votes between labour and the conservatives here. comparisons to what happened in hartlepool are easy, but slightly wide of the mark.

batley and spen has had a conservative mp before, 1983 until the '90s caught up with the conservatives. there is also not as big a brexit party vote from 2019 to be shared out here. but the party that came third in 2019, a party formed by former ukip members, is not standing. that's over 6000 votes that have got to go somewhere. people here tell us they feel overlooked by bigger towns and cities next door. they are well aware that this national attention will go away soon. they want an mp that sticks up for them when the cameras have gone. james vincent reporting there. we will speak now to the manager of the

batley food bank, who hasjoined us here at the memorial park. what has to last 18 months also been like during pandemic. have you been very busy? during pandemic. have you been very bus ? . , during pandemic. have you been very bus ? ., , , , , ., busy? certainly the busiest i have ever seen it _ busy? certainly the busiest i have ever seen it at _ busy? certainly the busiest i have ever seen it at the _ busy? certainly the busiest i have ever seen it at the food _ busy? certainly the busiest i have ever seen it at the food bank. - busy? certainly the busiest i have ever seen it at the food bank. i i ever seen it at the food bank. i have _ ever seen it at the food bank. i have beeri— ever seen it at the food bank. i have been volunteering - ever seen it at the food bank. i have been volunteering for - ever seen it at the food bank. i have been volunteering for 56 l ever seen it at the food bank. 1. have been volunteering for 56 years there _ have been volunteering for 56 years there and _ have been volunteering for 56 years there and i— have been volunteering for 56 years there and i have _ have been volunteering for 56 years there and i have been _ have been volunteering for 56 years there and i have been working - have been volunteering for 56 years| there and i have been working there for the _ there and i have been working there for the last— there and i have been working there for the last 18 — there and i have been working there for the last 18 months. _ there and i have been working there for the last 18 months. it— there and i have been working there for the last 18 months. it has- there and i have been working there for the last 18 months. it hasjust i for the last 18 months. it hasjust been _ for the last 18 months. it hasjust been unlike — for the last 18 months. it hasjust been unlike anything _ for the last 18 months. it hasjust been unlike anything i— for the last 18 months. it hasjust been unlike anything i have - for the last 18 months. it hasjust been unlike anything i have everl been unlike anything i have ever seen _ been unlike anything i have ever seen before, _ been unlike anything i have ever seen before, to _ been unlike anything i have ever seen before, to be _ been unlike anything i have ever seen before, to be honest. - been unlike anything i have ever seen before, to be honest. i- been unlike anything i have ever. seen before, to be honest. i think we have _ seen before, to be honest. i think we have seen— seen before, to be honest. i think we have seen a _ seen before, to be honest. i think we have seen a 33% _ seen before, to be honest. i think we have seen a 33% rise - seen before, to be honest. i think we have seen a 33% rise in- seen before, to be honest. i think we have seen a 33% rise in usagel we have seen a 33% rise in usage compared — we have seen a 33% rise in usage compared to— we have seen a 33% rise in usage compared to before _ we have seen a 33% rise in usage compared to before the - we have seen a 33% rise in usage| compared to before the pandemic averages — compared to before the pandemic averages we _ compared to before the pandemic averages. we are _ compared to before the pandemic averages. we are seeing - compared to before the pandemic averages. we are seeing a - compared to before the pandemic averages. we are seeing a lot - compared to before the pandemic. averages. we are seeing a lot more different— averages. we are seeing a lot more different reasons _ averages. we are seeing a lot more different reasons why— averages. we are seeing a lot more different reasons why people - averages. we are seeing a lot more different reasons why people are i different reasons why people are coming _ different reasons why people are coming to — different reasons why people are coming to the _ different reasons why people are coming to the food _ different reasons why people are coming to the food bank- different reasons why people are coming to the food bank as - different reasons why people are coming to the food bank as well. different reasons why people are - coming to the food bank as well. you want coming to the food bank as well. want somebody who will represent coming to the food bank as well.“ want somebody who will represent the community— want somebody who will represent the community and support services like yourself, _ community and support services like yourself, don't you?— yourself, don't you? yes. i think what has been _ yourself, don't you? yes. i think what has been lacking _ yourself, don't you? yes. i think what has been lacking so - yourself, don't you? yes. i think what has been lacking so far - yourself, don't you? yes. i think what has been lacking so far is l yourself, don't you? yes. i think| what has been lacking so far is an attention— what has been lacking so far is an attention to — what has been lacking so far is an

attention to the _ what has been lacking so far is an attention to the detail— what has been lacking so far is an attention to the detail of- what has been lacking so far is an attention to the detail of the - attention to the detail of the issues — attention to the detail of the issues that— attention to the detail of the issues that have _ attention to the detail of the issues that have been - attention to the detail of the issues that have been going| attention to the detail of the . issues that have been going on attention to the detail of the - issues that have been going on for a [on- issues that have been going on for a long time _ issues that have been going on for a long time we — issues that have been going on for a long time. we have _ issues that have been going on for a long time. we have been— issues that have been going on for a long time. we have been open- issues that have been going on for aj long time. we have been open since 2013 and _ long time. we have been open since 2013 and the — long time. we have been open since 2013 and the issues _ long time. we have been open since 2013 and the issues we _ long time. we have been open since 2013 and the issues we were - long time. we have been open since 2013 and the issues we were seeing | 2013 and the issues we were seeing then are _ 2013 and the issues we were seeing then are still— 2013 and the issues we were seeing then are still affecting _ 2013 and the issues we were seeing then are still affecting people - 2013 and the issues we were seeing then are still affecting people now, | then are still affecting people now, there _ then are still affecting people now, there has— then are still affecting people now, there has not— then are still affecting people now, there has not been— then are still affecting people now, there has not been much— then are still affecting people now, there has not been much progress. for a _ there has not been much progress. for a lot _ there has not been much progress. for a lot of— there has not been much progress. for a lot of people _ there has not been much progress. for a lot of people locally- there has not been much progress. for a lot of people locally in - there has not been much progress. for a lot of people locally in termsl for a lot of people locally in terms of the _ fora lot of people locally in terms of the longer— for a lot of people locally in terms of the longer term _ for a lot of people locally in terms of the longer term issues - for a lot of people locally in termsj of the longer term issues affecting them _ of the longer term issues affecting them like — of the longer term issues affecting them like housing _ of the longer term issues affecting them like housing and _ of the longer term issues affecting i them like housing and employment, education _ them like housing and employment, education as — them like housing and employment, education as well. _ them like housing and employment, education as well. lots _ them like housing and employment, education as well.— education as well. lots of people lost theiriob _ education as well. lots of people lost theirjob stronger _ education as well. lots of people lost theirjob stronger pandemic| education as well. lots of people i lost theirjob stronger pandemic and found themselves with much lower incomes, but you also have people coming to you who previously would have been donors and they are asking for things other than just food. yes, the pandemic has definitely brought— yes, the pandemic has definitely brought a — yes, the pandemic has definitely brought a different _ yes, the pandemic has definitely brought a different profile - yes, the pandemic has definitely brought a different profile of- brought a different profile of person — brought a different profile of person who _ brought a different profile of person who comes _ brought a different profile of person who comes to - brought a different profile of person who comes to the . brought a different profile of. person who comes to the food brought a different profile of- person who comes to the food bank to use the _ person who comes to the food bank to use the service — person who comes to the food bank to use the service. we _ person who comes to the food bank to use the service. we saw— person who comes to the food bank to use the service. we saw people - person who comes to the food bank to use the service. we saw people who i use the service. we saw people who were shielding. _ use the service. we saw people who were shielding, self— use the service. we saw people who were shielding, self isolating, - were shielding, self isolating, affected — were shielding, self isolating, affected by— were shielding, self isolating, affected by covid _ were shielding, self isolating, affected by covid in _ were shielding, self isolating, affected by covid in the - were shielding, self isolating, affected by covid in the sensej were shielding, self isolating, - affected by covid in the sense that they have — affected by covid in the sense that they have covid _ affected by covid in the sense that they have covid but _ affected by covid in the sense that they have covid but do _ affected by covid in the sense that they have covid but do not - affected by covid in the sense that they have covid but do not have i they have covid but do not have anybody — they have covid but do not have anybody to _ they have covid but do not have anybody to do _ they have covid but do not have anybody to do things _ they have covid but do not have anybody to do things for - they have covid but do not have anybody to do things for them i they have covid but do not have . anybody to do things for them like their shopping _ anybody to do things for them like

their shopping. we _ anybody to do things for them like their shopping. we have _ anybody to do things for them like their shopping. we have also- anybody to do things for them like . their shopping. we have also started to offer— their shopping. we have also started to offer different _ their shopping. we have also started to offer different products. _ their shopping. we have also started to offer different products. as - their shopping. we have also started to offer different products. as you i to offer different products. as you say, we _ to offer different products. as you say, we had — to offer different products. as you say, we had toiletries, _ to offer different products. as you say, we had toiletries, cleaning i say, we had toiletries, cleaning products. — say, we had toiletries, cleaning products. pet— say, we had toiletries, cleaning products, pet food, _ say, we had toiletries, cleaning products, pet food, all- say, we had toiletries, cleaning products, pet food, all of- say, we had toiletries, cleaning products, pet food, all of which say, we had toiletries, cleaning - products, pet food, all of which are in high _ products, pet food, all of which are in high demand _ products, pet food, all of which are in high demand. do— products, pet food, all of which are in high demand.— products, pet food, all of which are in high demand. do you feel people here have been _ in high demand. do you feel people here have been overlooked - in high demand. do you feel people here have been overlooked and - in high demand. do you feel people i here have been overlooked and other areas _ here have been overlooked and other areas get _ here have been overlooked and other areas get more attention and investment?— areas get more attention and investment? , ., ., , �* investment? batley and spen doesn't have a national— investment? batley and spen doesn't have a national profile. _ investment? batley and spen doesn't have a national profile. i— have a national profile. i personally _ have a national profile. i personally have - have a national profile. i personally have been . have a national profile. i personally have been to| have a national profile. i- personally have been to university and lived — personally have been to university and lived in — personally have been to university and lived in other— personally have been to university and lived in other places - personally have been to university and lived in other places and - personally have been to university and lived in other places and it- personally have been to university and lived in other places and it is. and lived in other places and it is not unknown _ and lived in other places and it is not unknown -- _ and lived in other places and it is not unknown —— are _ and lived in other places and it is not unknown —— are known- and lived in other places and it is| not unknown —— are known place. and lived in other places and it is- not unknown —— are known place. you have _ not unknown —— are known place. you have to _ not unknown —— are known place. you have to describe _ not unknown —— are known place. you have to describe it _ not unknown —— are known place. you have to describe it as _ not unknown —— are known place. you have to describe it as between - have to describe it as between places — have to describe it as between places people _ have to describe it as between places people know. _ have to describe it as between places people know. it - have to describe it as between places people know. it is - have to describe it as between| places people know. it is ironic because — places people know. it is ironic because it _ places people know. it is ironic because it is _ places people know. it is ironic because it is only— places people know. it is ironic because it is only five - places people know. it is ironic because it is only five miles . places people know. it is ironic. because it is only five miles from leeds— because it is only five miles from leeds on— because it is only five miles from leeds on the _ because it is only five miles from leeds on the motorway, - because it is only five miles from leeds on the motorway, so - because it is only five miles from leeds on the motorway, so it - because it is only five miles from leeds on the motorway, so it is i leeds on the motorway, so it is ironic— leeds on the motorway, so it is ironic that— leeds on the motorway, so it is ironic that a _ leeds on the motorway, so it is ironic that a place _ leeds on the motorway, so it is ironic that a place that - leeds on the motorway, so it is ironic that a place that is - leeds on the motorway, so it is ironic that a place that is so - ironic that a place that is so little—known _ ironic that a place that is so little—known is— ironic that a place that is so little—known is so _ ironic that a place that is so little—known is so well- ironic that a place that is so - little—known is so well connected in a sense _ little-known is so well connected in a sense. . ~' little-known is so well connected in a sense. ., ~ i. little-known is so well connected in a sense. . ~ ,, y little-known is so well connected in a sense. ., ~ , . little-known is so well connected in asense. ., ~ , . . little-known is so well connected in asense. ., , . . ., a sense. thank you very much. we are auoin to a sense. thank you very much. we are going to be — a sense. thank you very much. we are going to be speaking _ a sense. thank you very much. we are going to be speaking in _ a sense. thank you very much. we are going to be speaking in about - a sense. thank you very much. we are going to be speaking in about 15 - going to be speaking in about 15 minutes' time to couple of voters who are undecided as to who they are going to cast their ballot in favour

of on thursday. there are 16 candidates in total. you can check out that list on the bbc news website, and later in the day will website, and later in the day will we will be speaking to more of those people who are hoping to take a seat on thursday. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.. hello, again. we've got a north—south split in the weather today. in the north, generally it is drier and it is brighter and it is warmer, whereas in the south we have got all this cloud. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.. some of that producing some drizzle, some of it producing some showers. we could catch a show at wimbledon later and indeed the football. but brightening up in south—west england, wales, northern england and much of scotland and northern ireland seeing some sunshine. away from the north and west coast, we will hold onto a lot of cloud through the course of the day. showers to clear the far south east overnight and then we have got more cloud coming in from the north sea, drifting steadily westwards, although many western areas will have clear skies. it is not going to be a cold night. for some in the south,

it will be a humid one. tomorrow we start off with all this cloud across central and eastern areas. again, producing some showers, some drizzle here and they are. the odd isolated shower in parts of the west but generally west is best in terms of sunshine. so we are looking at top temperatures of 22. our headlines: school isolation rooms in england could end in the autumn amid concerns over the soaring number of children missing lessons. a higher grade face mass could provide 100% protection against covid—19 for medical staff according to new research from cambridge university. the former south african president jacob zuma has beenjailed the former south african president jacob zuma has been jailed for 15 months for contempt of court. canada hits record temperatures and america's north—west walters as an

early summer heatwave takes hold. cats now catch up with all the sport. is there a football match on tonight, hugh? it's england's biggest match on home soilfor a quarter of a century and it will have the largest crowd since before the pandemic. 40,000 fans will be at wembley this evening for the much—anticipated euro 2020 last—16 tie between england and germany. it's a 5.00pn kick—off. john watson is there for us. lots of history associated with this one, but it's pretty big in the present too. yes, it's a game that needs no introduction. hello from wembley. i got in early to get my seat. it is very hard to split these two. the weight of history is not on income's side for england facing germany in the knockout stages of the big tournaments. if you think of euro

9096, gareth southgate missed that penalty and england went out. then there was the goal that wasn't, frank lampard, at the 2010 world cup. it is worth pointing out, they are not burdened by that sense of expectation and the history that follows england heading into major tournaments. 15 of the squad were not even born when he missed a penalty here 25 years ago. as he set himself, leading into this match, all of that talk is meaningless to his players. we have always talked about the past and teams _ we have always talked about the past and teams that their record on baggage — and teams that their record on baggage and everything else, there is no reason for these boys to feel that wav — is no reason for these boys to feel that way. most weren't born when a lot of _ that way. most weren't born when a lot of those — that way. most weren't born when a lot of those games happened. it is an irrelevance for them. he will be keen to stress the positives. 40,000 fans, this place

will be half full, many of them cheering on england. in many ways they have made a piece of history, having won those two matches in the group phase, one of those was against croatia here in their opening group game. that is the first time that england have ever won their opening match at a european championship. they have got their own opportunity to make _ they have got their own opportunity to make their own piece of history. we go _ to make their own piece of history. we go on _ to make their own piece of history. we go on about this fixture because it means _ we go on about this fixture because it means so — we go on about this fixture because it means so much, too great footballing countries. they want to id footballing countries. they want to go head—to—head. there is a little bit more — go head—to—head. there is a little bit more to— go head—to—head. there is a little bit more to come from this england team, _ bit more to come from this england team, hopefully, they haven't really .ot team, hopefully, they haven't really got going _ team, hopefully, they haven't really got going yet, they had looked solid defensively, but in forward positions it is not quite clicked vet _ positions it is not quite clicked yet we — positions it is not quite clicked yet. we are just hoping that can happen— yet. we are just hoping that can happen this evening.

gareth southgate is very good at shutting out the noise and protecting his players from all of those headlines that we know are being written in the world over. a huge amount of build—up under way already as we gear up towards kick off at five o'clock. that cool, calm influence that gareth southgate brings to this team, he will be hoping that at long last england may well be able to get over the line against germany in a knockout match at a major tournament.— at a ma'or tournament. john, we will -la at a major tournament. john, we will -la our at a major tournament. john, we will play our part — at a major tournament. john, we will play our part and _ at a major tournament. john, we will play our part and that _ at a major tournament. john, we will play our part and that built _ at a major tournament. john, we will play our part and that built up - at a major tournament. john, we will play our part and that built up over i play our part and that built up over the next few hours. the two last 16 matches later will follow an astonishing night in the tournament. world champions france are out, despite leading 3—1 against switzerland. paul pogba with the pick of their goals. but switzerland scored twice in the last ten minutes to take the game to extra time. there were no more goals so it went to penalties,

where one of the world's best players, kylian mbappe, had his saved, meaning switzerland won 5—4 on penalties and will face spain in the next round, who beat croatia 5—3, after extra time. it's day two of wimbledon, with brits francesa jones, dan evans and cameron norrie looking to follow andy murray, liam broady and katie boulter into the second round of the tournament. british number one dan evans starts against feliciano lopez. they're currently on court. it is going on serve in the first set. on court number 18 there is a british player. on court number 18 there is a british player. and british number three harriet dart is also on court. she's playing elise mertens on court 18. following england's 3—0 t20 win over sri lanka, the two sides begin their one day international

series today at chester—le—street. england have won the toss and decided to bowl first. sri lanka are 46—2. meanwhile, the icc have moved this year's t20 world cup from to the uae and oman because of the ongoing covid—19 situation in india. the tournament had already been moved from australia and was initially scheduled to take place last year. so it is now taking place in october and november in the uae later this year. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. this thursday, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire in the north of england will head to the polls to elect a new mp from among 16 candidates. martin crowe will is there finding out what matters to voters. ——

martin kroc sol. we are sweltering here, we all need orfactor 50 on! we are here in the memorial park, close to the centre of batley. it was a mill town, now the main employers here are foxes biscuits and tesco. it needs more jobs and investment, particularly since the pandemic, which really hit the place hard in terms ofjobs in the economy. the by—election on thursday sees 16 people standing as candidates. it is being held back —— it has been held by the labour party since 1997 but it is not guaranteed they will hold on to the seat this time. we have been speaking to voters about what matters to them. these students may not be a voting age, but that doesn't stop them from being concerned about the issues that directly affect them. most

being concerned about the issues that directly affect them.- that directly affect them. most of the events that: , _ that directly affect them. most of the events that: , i _ that directly affect them. most of the events that: , i think - that directly affect them. most of the events that: , i think children | the events that:, i think children need to get more involved in the community because it is their future. , ., ,. , future. outside of the school, this feelin: of future. outside of the school, this feeling of community _ future. outside of the school, this feeling of community is _ future. outside of the school, this feeling of community is being - feeling of community is being isolated and misunderstood has led to some changing their votes, particularly in the muslim community where previously many supported labour, but not worse —— now some are questioning where their political allegiances lie. this a political allegiances lie. as a block of individuals - political allegiances lie. as a block of individuals who - block of individuals who traditionally found a home within the labour party, we felt that we didn't recognise that many more. it wasn't our home. there has not been any condemnation of the atrocities, the international issues that have come up within the israeli and palestinian issue, and i think from our point of view the labour party has always held those international values, has always held those values ofjustice, and that is the more important thing, that those values

seem to have been eroded. it is the strenath seem to have been eroded. it is the strength of— seem to have been eroded. it is the strength of feeling _ seem to have been eroded. it is the strength of feeling that _ seem to have been eroded. it is the strength of feeling that mr - seem to have been eroded. it is thej strength of feeling that mr galloway is utilising, and he has done it before. back in 2012 he won the bradford west by—election by a majority of 10,000. i bradford west by-election by a majority of 10,000.— bradford west by-election by a majority of 10,000. i have always voted for labour, _ majority of 10,000. i have always voted for labour, and _ majority of 10,000. i have always voted for labour, and so - majority of 10,000. i have always voted for labour, and so did - majority of 10,000. i have always voted for labour, and so did my i majority of 10,000. i have always i voted for labour, and so did my dad. we are lifelong labour supporters. i have been living in this area since 1966 and this time i'm afraid i will be voting for george galloway as a protest vote. tell me why. national issues, international issues and also local issues. we feel we have been let down. i also local issues. we feel we have been let down.— also local issues. we feel we have been let down. i understand the hurt that we are — been let down. i understand the hurt that we are feeling, _ been let down. i understand the hurt that we are feeling, but _ been let down. i understand the hurt that we are feeling, but we - been let down. i understand the hurt that we are feeling, but we have - been let down. i understand the hurt that we are feeling, but we have to l that we are feeling, but we have to vote cleverly. we have to think up who is _ vote cleverly. we have to think up who is going to get in because our labour— who is going to get in because our labour vote — who is going to get in because our labour vote is getting fragmented. generally— labour vote is getting fragmented. generally i am a labour supporter because _ generally i am a labour supporter because i— generally i am a labour supporter because i think— generally i am a labour supporter because i think there _ generally i am a labour supporter because i think there values - generally i am a labour supporter because i think there values are i because i think there values are more _ because i think there values are more honest. _ because i think there values are

more honest, more _ because i think there values are more honest, more genuine - because i think there values are i more honest, more genuine than anyone _ more honest, more genuine than anyone else _ more honest, more genuine than anyone else i_ more honest, more genuine than anyone else. i don't— more honest, more genuine than anyone else. idon't pay- more honest, more genuine than anyone else. idon't pay too- more honest, more genuine than| anyone else. i don't pay too much anyone else. idon't pay too much attention— anyone else. i don't pay too much attention to — anyone else. i don't pay too much attention to anyone _ anyone else. i don't pay too much attention to anyone else. - anyone else. i don't pay too much attention to anyone else. this - anyone else. i don't pay too much attention to anyone else. this could be an opportunity — attention to anyone else. this could be an opportunity for— attention to anyone else. this could be an opportunity for the _ be an opportunity for the conservatives, but they have issues of the room. last month an independent review of the party found evidence of discrimination and that anti—muslim sentiment remains a problem within the conservative party. problem within the conservative pa . ., ., ., ,, party. you could argue that this is a rich territory _ party. you could argue that this is a rich territory for _ party. you could argue that this is a rich territory for the _ party. you could argue that this is a rich territory for the tory - party. you could argue that this is a rich territory for the tory party i a rich territory for the tory party in terms of encouraging these people to come forward, but the internal issues around is now a phobia, the way it has been handled and the comments our prime minister have made to certain sections of the community are apparent. while this candidate has _ community are apparent. while this candidate has said _ community are apparent. while this candidate has said she _ community are apparent. while this candidate has said she is _ community are apparent. while this candidate has said she is listening, | candidate has said she is listening, labour still have a fight to win. on friday, we will know who has emerged triumphant. well, my colleague from the bbc asian networkjust got off air with radio she was do a bit of television

with me now. we arejoined by two people are undecided, who or who are starting to make up their minds. eunice is head of employment law at a yorkshire law firm, vice chair at a yorkshire law firm, vice chair at a mosque. julia townsend runs a make—up training academy. thank you forjoining us here today. why are you undecided, eunice? what a lot of people — why are you undecided, eunice? what a lot of people are _ why are you undecided, eunice? hisusgit a lot of people are saying here. traditionally it is a labour heartland, but labour has lost credibility. as a muslim there are things that are important to me. they are important. labour seems to have moved away from those issues, issues of human rights, fairness, equality, justice, notjust on my doorstep, globally. do

equality, justice, not 'ust on my doorstep, globally._ doorstep, globally. do you find because there _ doorstep, globally. do you find because there is _ doorstep, globally. do you find because there is this _ doorstep, globally. do you find l because there is this uncertainty that it _ because there is this uncertainty that it is — because there is this uncertainty that it is difficult to put your eggs — that it is difficult to put your eggs in _ that it is difficult to put your eggs in one basket and you will leave _ eggs in one basket and you will leave it — eggs in one basket and you will leave it to— eggs in one basket and you will leave it to the last minute to make a decision? — leave it to the last minute to make a decision? what if you voted in the past and _ a decision? what if you voted in the past and are — a decision? what if you voted in the past and are you tempted to stick? i am past and are you tempted to stick? am not die past and are you tempted to stick? i am not die hard labour, iam not am not die hard labour, i am not die—hard anywhere. what is your in a situation where the main parties, the leaders have allowed this situation to evolve where muslims don't feel they have a home to go to. they don't politically have a home to go to, there is a vacuum. the political parties are like that to happen. what i don't want to happen now is when muslims have got engaged in politics, there was a trojan horse of extremism and everything ten or 20 years ago. muslims are playing a part in the muslims are playing a part in the muslim democratic process. it is up to the leaders to rein that in. i

find it embarrassing what has happened here in the last few days. i was here at the demonstration when the far right were supposed to turn up, and they didn't. i spent 3.5 hours debating and discussing with some racists, disillusioned people. what i find is the issues are the same. they are complaining about the same. they are complaining about the same issues that third muslims are complaining with. the politicians have lost us, so i can work together?— have lost us, so i can work touether? ., ., _ together? julia, you have possibly decided who _ together? julia, you have possibly decided who you _ together? julia, you have possibly decided who you are _ together? julia, you have possibly decided who you are going - together? julia, you have possibly decided who you are going to - together? julia, you have possibly decided who you are going to vote for. what has changed your thinking? personally, i am a very strong believer— personally, i am a very strong believer of— personally, i am a very strong believer of diversity— personally, i am a very strong believer of diversity and - personally, i am a very strong i believer of diversity and equality for everybody _ believer of diversity and equality for everybody. there _ believer of diversity and equality for everybody. there are - believer of diversity and equality for everybody. there are people| believer of diversity and equality i for everybody. there are people in this area, — for everybody. there are people in this area, young _ for everybody. there are people in this area, young people _ for everybody. there are people in this area, young people that - for everybody. there are people in this area, young people that seem for everybody. there are people in i this area, young people that seem to be forgotten — this area, young people that seem to be forgotten about. _ this area, young people that seem to be forgotten about. this _ this area, young people that seem to be forgotten about. this comes - this area, young people that seem to be forgotten about. this comes backl be forgotten about. this comes back to education — be forgotten about. this comes back to education. the _ be forgotten about. this comes back to education. the education -

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those kids, because we give them an opportunity, and it was training for. opportunity, and it was training for five weeks — opportunity, and it was training for five weeks during _ opportunity, and it was training for five weeks during the _ opportunity, and it was training for five weeks during the summer- opportunity, and it was training for. five weeks during the summer period, a lot of— five weeks during the summer period, a lot of those — five weeks during the summer period, a lot of those kids _ five weeks during the summer period, a lot of those kids for _ five weeks during the summer period, a lot of those kids for years _ five weeks during the summer period, a lot of those kids for years down - a lot of those kids for years down the line _ a lot of those kids for years down the line are — a lot of those kids for years down the line are actually _ a lot of those kids for years down the line are actually in _ a lot of those kids for years down the line are actually in top - a lot of those kids for years down the line are actually in top dramaj the line are actually in top drama schools — the line are actually in top drama schools some _ the line are actually in top drama schools. some of— the line are actually in top drama schools. some of them _ the line are actually in top drama schools. some of them then - 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university to do other things. so you are leaning... because of. university to do other things. so i you are leaning... because of what has happened _ you are leaning... because of what has happened in — you are leaning... because of what has happened in the _ you are leaning... because of what has happened in the last _ you are leaning. .. because of what has happened in the last few- you are leaning... because of what has happened in the last few days. j has happened in the last few days. just reading — has happened in the last few days. just reading this _ has happened in the last few days. just reading this morning - has happened in the last few days. just reading this morning some - has happened in the last few days. just reading this morning some ofi just reading this morning some of the stuff— just reading this morning some of the stuff that— just reading this morning some of the stuff that has _ just reading this morning some of the stuff that has gone _ just reading this morning some of the stuff that has gone on- just reading this morning some of the stuff that has gone on here i just reading this morning some of. the stuff that has gone on here this weekend, _ the stuff that has gone on here this weekend, it— the stuff that has gone on here this weekend, it is— the stuff that has gone on here this weekend, it is quite _ the stuff that has gone on here this weekend, it is quite awful- the stuff that has gone on here this weekend, it is quite awful i - the stuff that has gone on here this weekend, it is quite awful i think. i weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is— weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is a _ weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is a small— weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is a small town _ weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is a small town and - weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is a small town and it - weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is a small town and it is - weekend, it is quite awful i think. this is a small town and it is a - this is a small town and it is a nice _ this is a small town and it is a nice community. _ this is a small town and it is a nice community. you - this is a small town and it is a nice community. you have - this is a small town and it is a nice community. you have alll this is a small town and it is a i nice community. you have all the outside _ nice community. you have all the outside people _ nice community. you have all the outside people coming _ nice community. you have all the outside people coming in- nice community. you have all the outside people coming in who - outside people coming in who probably— outside people coming in who probably don't _ outside people coming in who probably don't even _ outside people coming in who probably don't even know - outside people coming in who i probably don't even know about outside people coming in who - probably don't even know about the

community— probably don't even know about the community is — probably don't even know about the community is here. _ probably don't even know about the community is here. ihie— probably don't even know about the community is here.— probably don't even know about the community is here. we have been made to feel extremely _ community is here. we have been made to feel extremely welcome. _ to feel extremely welcome. absolutely, especially from the locals. thank you very much, i hope you manage to make a decision about who gets your vote on thursday. thank you very much. we are here from the rest —— for the rest of the day. you can find the full list of candidates on the bbc website, 16 names in total. we will see you later. the tv show love island returned to our screens last night after an 18 month break enforced by the coronavirus pandemic. it's the seventh series of the show which sees islanders enter a villa in majorca to battle it out to become the couple everybody loves. let's go live now to essex where we can speak to megan barton hanson, a contestant from the series in 2018. i will get your thoughts on the show last night. let's take a quick look.

the coupling up has kicked off with jay, who is a water engineer and there is one question on his mind, is that poole coordinated at three ppm' is that poole coordinated at three ppm, and will anyone step forward for me? , , , ., ppm, and will anyone step forward forme?, , ., .y ppm, and will anyone step forward forme?, , ., for me? girls, if you fancy jake, lease for me? girls, if you fancy jake, please step _ for me? girls, if you fancy jake, please step forward. _ there we go, a quick taste. what did you think? i there we go, a quick taste. what did ou think? ., ., , ., , you think? i thought it was really aood. we you think? i thought it was really good- we have — you think? i thought it was really good. we have already _ you think? i thought it was really good. we have already missed i you think? i thought it was really i good. we have already missed love island so just the fact it is back on our screens is exciting. i feel it was kind of dry, i think people may be holding back a little bit. you have said before that the format is predictable, straight boy meet

straight girl, and looking at the there it does look pretty predictable. is it getting too formulaic?— predictable. is it getting too formulaic? �* ., , , predictable. is it getting too formulaic? �* , ., , formulaic? i'm hoping we see a bit of diversity- _ formulaic? i'm hoping we see a bit of diversity- l _ formulaic? i'm hoping we see a bit of diversity. i keep _ formulaic? i'm hoping we see a bit of diversity. i keep pitching - formulaic? i'm hoping we see a bit of diversity. i keep pitching the - of diversity. i keep pitching the idea have bisexual couple or a whole new series just for gay people. hopefully we will see a more diverse cast. it hopefully we will see a more diverse cast. ., ~i hopefully we will see a more diverse cast. ., ,, ., ., , cast. it would kind of need to be its own series _ cast. it would kind of need to be its own series to _ cast. it would kind of need to be its own series to bring _ cast. it would kind of need to be its own series to bring in - cast. it would kind of need to be its own series to bring in lgbt i its own series to bring in lgbt community because of the fact that just wouldn't work with this format. they say logistically it won't work, but if there are a few bisexual people and it willjust add to it because it doesn't matter if they couple up with a guy or girl, sol think it could be done. couple up with a guy or girl, so i think it could be done.— couple up with a guy or girl, so i think it could be done. well, let's wait and see _ think it could be done. well, let's wait and see what _ think it could be done. well, let's wait and see what they _ think it could be done. well, let's wait and see what they bring - think it could be done. well, let's wait and see what they bring into | wait and see what they bring into the mix. what do you think is the cultural

impact of this show? i what do you think is the cultural impact of this show?— what do you think is the cultural impact of this show? i feel like it is needed- _ impact of this show? i feel like it is needed. it _ impact of this show? i feel like it is needed. it is _ impact of this show? i feel like it is needed. it is hard _ impact of this show? i feel like it is needed. it is hard because - impact of this show? i feel like it i is needed. it is hard because there is needed. it is hard because there is so much stigma around love ireland and if it is healthy. it has been a massive trigger for trolling and stuff. i had such a hard time with trolling, negative press. it is empowering to see young people be themselves and do what they want. that is why i have been so successful. i have my own podcast. people are saying we are some kind of cultural icon forjust not being filtered and just being myself. if you use your platform wisely it is a really good show. it is hard with the trolling and social media. that relates to when _ the trolling and social media. that relates to when he _ the trolling and social media. that relates to when he had sex on the show and i know that you are really unhappy about the fact that which you would get interviewed after a fee —— when you're interviewed afterwards, you were asked if he regretted out but the bloke wasn't.

when you talk about female empowerment through sexuality, how does that tally with the quality? it just shows how sexism is still so prevalent. we are taking tiny steps as women just to be able to say, and women feel liberated in some social circles, to say we enjoy sex, too. it is so sad that in the mainstream media and tv it is just not shown. a woman being in control of her sexuality is still frowned upon. the headlines wanted me to feel shame but the fact i did work on the sex industry, i have been a dancer and the glamour model, and ifeel there is a sense of shame tied to that and they shouldn't be. there shouldn't be. if you are a female you can say you enjoy sex. it is a dating show, you enjoy sex. it is a dating show, you are there without people, it is a natural step from dating. x�*t�*alur a natural step from dating. your advice to this _ a natural step from dating. your advice to this year _ a natural step from dating. your advice to this year because - a natural step from dating. your advice to this year because my contestant is to get out there, do

what you want, is that right? that contestant is to get out there, do what you want, is that right? at the bearinnin i what you want, is that right? at the beginning i had _ what you want, is that right? at the beginning i had a — what you want, is that right? at the beginning i had a lot _ what you want, is that right? at the beginning i had a lot of _ what you want, is that right? at the beginning i had a lot ofjudgment i beginning i had a lot ofjudgment from the media, womenjudging me, i think towards the end people couldn't hate me because i was being unfiltered and being myself. i hope that this year the contestants don't think about if they will be judged or liked and just grab the experience. don't be filtered, be authentically due and you can go wrong with that.— wrong with that. thank you very much. wrong with that. thank you very much- maybe — wrong with that. thank you very much. maybe we _ wrong with that. thank you very much. maybe we will— wrong with that. thank you very much. maybe we will check- wrong with that. thank you very much. maybe we will check in i wrong with that. thank you very i much. maybe we will check in with you later in the show to see if they do bring in bisexual ireland mates that you have suggested. and love island continues tonight at 9pm on itv2 and itv hub. a car once owned by princess diana has been bought at auction. it was an engagement present from prince charles in 1981, two months before she got married. chic stopped driving the car soon after prince

william was born. for the last 20 years the owner has kept the role history it secret. it still carries its original registration as well as its original registration as well as its original registration as well as its original paint and upholstery and it has 83,000 miles on the clock. as we've been hearing, today's the day for england's crucial last—16 game against germany in euro 2020. it's one of football's biggest rivalries and over the years it's a fixture that has seen plenty of drama and, for the hosts at least, plenty of heartache. just don't mention penalties. natalie pirks has been looking back at the encounters from over the years. "make your own history" has been a mantra of gareth southgate's for this young side. but he knows more than most how this fixture is inextricably linked with the past. they think it's all over, it is now. england have played germany eight times in world cup or euros. but remarkably, this sole world cup win in 1966, was the last time england beat them in a major knockout match.

since then, this fixture has mainly been a catalogue of english failure. first, in 1970. then, on penalties, at italia 90. england are out of the world cup. it is the first time in many years and that we are going in as favourites against germany. let's hope we win in 90. i don't want to get the tissues out again. wembley will be half full, with more than 40,000 fans, most of whom will be trying to make the germans feel most unwelcome. germany have enjoyed some great moments here, not least lifting the trophy at euro 96. 14 years later, and it wasn't penalties but technology which dented england's chances. lampard! lampard's non—goal embarrassed fifa into bringing an goal—line cameras. the eventual 4—1 defeat sent fabio capella's wounded lions packing in south africa.

in goal that day was david james. there was no occasion other than a knockout round in the world cup. it wasn't that we beat germany in 66 and they beat us in 96. no, i think they willjust play the game and not get caught up in the occasion. that is for us to do. this current german side is hard to decide. so far they have scored six, but conceded five. england, meanwhile, have created the fewest chances of any of the teams left in the tournament. the result is anyone's guess. it can't get any bigger. there have, of course, been the odd success stories for england over the years. this is getting better and better and better. but the past is of no use now. england is a young side without emotional scars. they have to improve, but so do germany. something has got to give. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley.

now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. the top temperature in the uk yesterday was in the highlands. it reached 25 degrees. we can see something very similar today as high pressure remains in charge in the north, but low pressure remains in charge in the south. and you can see on the satellite picture all the cloud associated with that low pressure and it is still producing some drizzle and also one or two showers. now, out towards the southwest, it will brighten up as it will across wales. we will see some sunshine. and we will hang on to the sunshine — northern england, much of scotland and also northern ireland. but you can also see where we have got some cloud across the north and the west and that will be with you for much of the day. in the sunshine, once again, we could hit 24, somewhere in western scotland and indeed northwest england. pollen levels today are high or very high more or less across the board and at this time of year, it is especially grass pollen that you may well notice. for wimbledon today,

there is the chance of a shower, especially as we head on into the afternoon and they will be like yesterday, a fair bit of cloud around with a little bit of brightness and a little bit cooler than yesterday. for the football later today as well, there is a chance we could see some light rain or indeed some drizzle. as we go through the evening, we say goodbye eventually to the showers across east anglia and the southeast. you will notice more cloud rolling in from the north sea, drifting farther west, but many western areas will remain clear. nonetheless, it is going to be a mild night for most of the uk, staying in double figures and feeling humid for some in the southeast. tomorrow, we start off with all this cloud across central and eastern areas. like today, thick enough here and there for the odd spot of drizzle or the odd shower. there is a good chance you can in odd, isolated shower in the west, but most won't and here, we will hang onto some sunshine with temperatures up to about 23. as we move on wednesday to thursday, you can see how we lose that area of low pressure. it pulls away onto the near continent.

and as we head on into thursday, we start off with some showers across the southeast, also a fair bit of cloud across some eastern areas. but move out towards the west, we are back into sunnier skies and temperatures not far off where they should be at this time of year. we could hit 23. then as we move into the weekend, friday, saturday and sunday, well, our weather influence comes from the atlantic, so there will be more showers.

a higher grade face mask could provide up to 100 per cent protection against covid—19 for medical staff, according to new research from cambridge university we'll bring you all the build up to tonight's big match at wembley, as england play germany in the last 16 of the euros. we are here in batley and spen speaking to voters and candidates in

the divided community. in if} speaking to voters and candidates in the divided community. in 30 minutes we will be speaking _ the divided community. in 30 minutes we will be speaking to _ the divided community. in 30 minutes we will be speaking to those - the divided community. in 30 minutes we will be speaking to those who - the divided community. in 30 minutes we will be speaking to those who are l we will be speaking to those who are representing the liberal democrats and the yorkshire party to see what they are pledging. princess diana plasma golkar sells for £47,000 at auction. the 40—year—old ford escort was bought for her by prince charles shortly after their engagement. school isolation rules in england could be brought to an end in autumn, amid concerns about the rising number of children who have to quarantine because they are contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases. the children's commissioner for england — dame rachel de souza — has warned that the need for children to go in and out of self—isolation is a really big issue and frustrating for families and schools alike. in an interview with the daily telegraph, dame rachel has also called for an end to keeping groups of children in "bubbles" at school.

official figures show that last week 250,000 children in the uk were away from school because of covid. and the figure for england alone onjune the 17th was 172,000. the new health secretary sajid javid says action is needed, as the policy is having a 'huge knock—on impact�* on children's education. the schools minister for england, nick gibb, says the government is looking at new measures, but that it is vital to keep covid at bay. what we have been conducting is a trial of daily contact testing as an alternative to self isolation for those who have come into contact with somebody with covid. that trial ends tomorrow and we will look at the data to see how effective that is as an approach. but it is important to note that we do have very effective control measures in our schools to keep children and staff safe — the extra ventilation, the hygienic measures, the washing of hands, the staggered breaks and so on, keeping children in bubbles.

all those control measures are designed to as the risk of transmission of the virus. also, children are expected to take two lateral flow device tests each week at home so we can identify anybody who has covid who is asymptomatic, which i think is another important measure to try to reduce the transmission of the virus. about 3% of children are currently self isolating as a consequence of coming into contact with somebody with covid. it has increased on the last week before, when it was about 1%. but they tend to correlate with the level of infections in the actual local community rather than what is happening in the schools. jane davis is headteacher at lanchester endowed primary school in county durham. last week, the school had to close after recording three covid cases among its pupils.

it got to last wednesday and we had members of staff self isolating because of contact with the children who tested positive, we had 180 children all self isolating. that was a third, more than a third of our school. we did not have enough staff left to actually open the up school with the number of children who could attend school. i felt i had no choice. it is the last thing any head teacher wants to do, more children out of school, because they have missed the last 18 months, but i had no option because i couldn't keep them safe. the issue we have got is the sibling link as well. once one child tests positive, there is a chance their siblings can get it. it is rife at the moment. what we do know is they'll looking at how to change the system, as you say. it is very difficult for parents to get this message, told

they may have to isolate the ten days because of an infection in the school year, in the bubble at school and that has led to many children being off. we were hearing the most recent figure was 250,000 children forced to isolate in this way and miss school, so the question is how to avoid this disruption. there is a trial going on looking at whether daily testing is an alternative. that is due to come to an end on wednesday, and from the data that comes from that, the government will be making a decision and the decision is expected to come before the end of this term, so that schools no and had time to prepare and it looks like the likely alternative will be a system of testing children, daily testing, and if it is clear, you can go into

school. that can present its own problems, as we had a system before lockdown was lifted, they had a test when they went into school, so this would be a pretty huge organisation. but the key thing being looked at is how to keep children in school and keep their learning going on. new data from the office for national statistics shows there were 102 deaths in the uk from coronavirus last week, all of them in england. that's up 21% on the previous week. it's the first time the number of deaths has been above 100 since may. this is also the first week since the start of the pandemic that wales has registered no covid—related deaths. our health reporterjim reed gave me more details on the new statistics. this is the week ending the 18th ofjune. and if we look at the uk—wide data as opposed to the england data, you see this kind of continuation of a pattern we have seen for a while. so in the uk, the number of deaths

across every cause was just over 10,000 - 10,800 that week. that is 1% above the five—year average. so roughly in line with what we would expect in a standard non—covid year. across the uk, about 116 of those deaths involved covid in some way. now, that is 23 more than the previous week, so a slight increase. but overall, quite low levels in the context of this pandemic. and you can see, if we show you this chart here, where we are at the moment. so the dotted black line is where you would expect to see deaths over the course of the year, and those two big red areas are deaths that involved covid. so you can see that first wave back in march, april last year and then the slightly larger second wave that started in october, november and ran through past christmas, tilljanuary, february. since then, though, we have seen a falloff in deaths, quite a dramatic falloff in deaths and now we are backtracking the average that you would expect. so you can see there, really,

the impact of vaccinations and how they have been quite successful in reducing serious illness and deaths, even as we start to see an increase in infections. and on that, there are predictions that come mid july, the number of infections every week could be 250,000, because they are obviously ticking up. but when we look at those death numbers, it is a different story, and i guess that is what underpins the government's saying why it is thatjuly the 19th will still be ok to ease or end the lockdown restrictions. so what scientists and politicians want to see is the breaking of this link between infections, hospitalisations and deaths. so you are starting to see it weaken, so if you look at the peak of the second wave injanuary,

roughly about 9% or 10% of people who reported a covid infection would have ended up in hospital in some way. so 9% or 10% back injanuary, that has gone down to between 3% and 4% and it is going faster as we see the vaccination roll—out continue. so you are certainly starting to see that link between hospitalisations and between infections starts to weaken. the problem that you have is if you start to see a big increase in infections, you could still see quite a sharp increase in hospitalisations. you know, it would be lower than without vaccinations, but it could definitely still tick up during the summer period. and we have started to see hospitalisations rise. what we have not really seen yet, fortunately, is the number of deaths starting to rise. so at the moment, vaccinations are doing an incredibly good job at stopping people losing their lives from covid. the quality of face—masks worn by healthcare workers in hospitals could dramatically reduce their chances of contracting coronavirus. that's according to researchers at cambridge university, who found that wearing a higher grade mask, known as a ffp3, instead of a standard surgical one, can provide up to 100% protection against the virus. our science editor,

david shukman, reports. for the vast majority of hospital staff across the uk, a key part of the defence against coronavirus is surgical masks like these. you see them everywhere. but the new study has questioned whether they offer enough protection when caring for patients with covid. it says that if healthcare workers instead wear this type of mask, an ffp3, the rate of infection suddenly drops. researchers discovered that during the second wave of covid last winter, when hospitals in cambridge decided to upgrade the standard of protection beyond official guidance. this surgical mask is the standard issue for most health workers. it is comfortable, but the gaps around the sides could let in infectious particles. unlike with this type, the ffp3, which has a far tighter seal. and the study says that wearing these would be an awful lot safer.

the different versions of ffp3 masks all do the same job of filtering out anything hazardous in the air, and a similar standard is now required on covid wards in america. researchers here say we should now do the same. there was a 47 times higher risk of getting coronavirus infection if you worked on a red ward compared to a green ward whilst everyone was wearing surgical masks. however, the ffp3 masks provided up to 100% protection against coronavirus infection. all the way through the pandemic, the government has said the safety of staff is a priority, and that it's always reviewed the latest evidence. david shukman, bbc news. the prime minister has said he is "shocked at seeing the despicable harassment" of england's chief medical officer after video emerged of professor chris whitty being accosted by two men in a london park.

police are investigating after professor whitty was accosted by two men. this isn't the first time the chief medical officer has faced public harrassment. earlier this month he was confronted in a street in oxford. borisjohnson said in a tweet: "i condemn the behaviour of these thugs. our hard—working public servants should not have to face this kind of intimidation on our streets and we will not tolerate it." a ban on mobile phones in classrooms is just one initiative being considered by the government as part of proposals to improve discipline in england's schools. the education secretary, gavin williamson, called the devices as "distracting" and "damaging". a consultation will also open up to ask the views of teachers and parents on how to promote good behaviour. coronavirus restrictions have been reintroduced in parts of australia's queensland state including its biggest city, brisbane. restrictions there are expected to last three days and comes after two new community cases were detected in the state. the cities of sydney, perth and darwin are already under tougher measures

following a cluster of outbreaks. officials in miami say another body has been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed block of flats. that means 11 people are now known to have died — 150 are still listed as missing. rescuers are trying to reach any air pockets where people could have survived, however, no—one has been pulled from the wreckage alive since thursday, the day the building collapsed. south africa's top court has sentenced the former president jacob zuma to 15 months in jail for contempt of court. this follows his refusal to appear at an anti—corruption inquiry in february, accusing it of political bias. mr zuma denies involvement in a number of scandals. he was ousted as president in 2018 over allegations of mismanagement and systematic corruption. our africa corresondent, andrew harding, described today's developments as "astonishing". the background is basically that

jacob zuma himself initiated a public enquiry against his better judgment into the corruption that had flourished during his nine years in power. he was under huge pressure to look into this issue of state capture, the idea businessmen that work with corrupt ministers and officials to loot the south african state. that corruption enquiry has been going on for several years. jacob zuma initially cooperated, testifying and then a lot of other people made serious allegations of corruption against him. at which point, he started getting cold feet and said he was the victim of a political conspiracy, so refused to participate any more in that corruption enquiry. was then held guilty of contempt of court and pushed and thought that only up until the constitution and back those accusing him of contempt of court and escaping judgments today,

saying the only way that south africa's reputation forjustice and the rule of law could be upheld is if jacob zuma himself went to prison for 15 months. it has been an extraordinary a few months to see this former president, a man who fought and was implicit himself in the fight against racial apartheid, he spent a decade on robin island alongside nelson mandela and then became an important figure in the new democracy, becoming president, and then went out of power, facing these allegations, he systematically turned against the state, the judicial and the state he had built and accused it of this vast political conspiracy. the judge today damning in her verdict, saying he was seeking to destroy the court of law to save his own skin. the headlines on bbc news: school isolation rules in england could end in the autumn amid concerns over the soaring number of children missing lessons.

a higher grade face mask could provide up to 100% protection against covid—19 for medical staff, according to new research from cambridge university. we'll bring you all the build—up to tonight's big match at wembley, as england play germany in the last 16 of the euros. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. 40,000 fans will be at wembley later for the latest instalment of a historic rivalry between england and germany. their meeting in the last 16 of euro 2020 represents the biggest game on home soil for 25 years. that was when current manager gareth southgate's missed penalty led to defeat in the euro 96 semi finals. england haven't beaten germany in a major tournament knockout match since. southgate insists the past isn't relevant for today's game and his former england team—mate alan shearer agrees. they have got their own opportunity to make their own piece of history. we go on about this fixture

because it means so much. two great footballing countries, they want to go head—to—head. there is a little bit more to come from this england team, hopefully, they haven't really got going yet. they have looked solid defensively, but in forward positions it has not quite clicked yet. we are just hoping that can happen this evening. the final last 16 matches later will follow an astonishing night in the tournament. world champions france are out, despite leading 3—1 late on against switzerland — paul pogba with the pick of their goals. but their opponents scored twice in the last ten minutes to take the game to extra time. there were no more goals so it went to penalties, where one of the world's best players, kylian mbappe, had his saved, meaning switzerland won 5—4 on penalties to reach a first major tournament quarter final since 1954. they will face spain, who won their own extraordinary game 5—3 against croatia.

british number one dan evans is attempting to reach round two of wimbledon on day two of the championships. he's one of a number of brits in action. he's playing feliciano lopez on court two. evans took the first set on a tie break. it is currently on serve in the second and you can watch that on bbc two. watch that on bbc two. sri lanka's batsman had a torrid time during the t20 series against england and the one—day internationals haven't started much better. it's the first match of three today at chester le street and, after putting the tourists in, england took early wickets, including two for chris woakes. sri lanka are currently 72—3. meanwhile, the t20 world cup, already moved from australia to india and delayed a year, has been moved again. the covid situation in india has led the icc to change the venue to the uae. it will take place in october and november this year.

rugby union's premiership is to expand to 14 clubs from the 2022—23 season, with no relegation from the top tier until the following campaign. it's already growing to 13 teams for next season after saracens were promoted, but relegation will be suspended until 2024. the rfu says it's to help the financial stability and sustainability of professional rugby in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. about four hours to go until we see england versus germany live on the bbc. latest figures for school absences as a result of covid, they are just through. we said last week more than 250,000 kids in the uk were absent because of covid, we are now hearing covid —related absences in schools has hit a new high, around one in 20 state school pupils did not attend

class for covid—19 related reasons on the 24th ofjune, up from 3.3% on the 17th ofjune. on the 17th of june, the figure was 170,000 for england. it is going up dramatically, as you can see in those figures. 24,000 pupils had a suspected case of coronavirus, and 15,000 was a confirmed case of coronavirus. the number of absences caused by those, though, was 279,000 children self isolating. and that is in england, as a result of those cases, and that is state school pupils. so those figures just through. of course, those figures are leading to concerns about whether the current system is the right one going forward. it is being suggested by the government that from september, when kids go back,

the system might change so that children do not have to isolate if they have been in contact with a positive case at school and can instead do daily tests. it is not confirmed and the government is looking at data on whether that would be a sensible policy going forward. currently, 20 pupils isolate pair suspected case of covid, so it is having a huge impact on kids' education. covid, so it is having a huge impact on kids' education. we can hear now from the shadow education secretary, labour mp kate green. welcome and thank you forjoining us. those figures heart of the press. what is your reaction to them? , . ., ., them? very concerning, and what we are seeinr them? very concerning, and what we are seeing is — them? very concerning, and what we are seeing is a _ them? very concerning, and what we are seeing is a rise _ them? very concerning, and what we are seeing is a rise in _ them? very concerning, and what we are seeing is a rise in infections - are seeing is a rise in infections and rise in children having to isolate because of the government's failure to manage the borders and by letting people in early on in the spring and summer, and the delta variant, being able to take hold in this country, we are now seeing the consequences in children having to be sent home to isolate. and this is

really concerning when you are a —— when you remember that children had already missed half the year classroom time up until now and this further disruption is really worrying. so while the government is saying it is planning to review the situation with a view to having perhaps different plans in place for september, i am very concerned children will continue to miss school during the remaining four weeks of this term and miss out on participating in the important holiday activities which also help their develop meant, so it is important government moves swiftly and there are proper mitigations in place to keep children in schools. what should that look like? for exam - le, what should that look like? fr?“ example, the start of we had testing taking place in school and then the government decided the tests could be done by families at home, but the result is we are seeing something like 80% of children now not having regular covid tests, so the government urgently must make sure

that parents are carrying out tests at home and their families are supported to do that, and at the same time, if it is planning to introduce tests into school after summer, to be giving schools time and notice and the resources they will need to put that in place for september. will need to put that in place for september-— will need to put that in place for setember. , ., , , september. may be i am being obtuse, but i don't understand _ september. may be i am being obtuse, but i don't understand how _ september. may be i am being obtuse, but i don't understand how testing - but i don't understand how testing in school will lead to fewer kids having to stay off, because if tentative —— positive tests are identified under the system, anyone who has been around those gates must be off and that is translating to huge numbers. —— around those kids. was missing at the moment is people do not know if their children might be testing positive and then that means infections will spread and pick up further. there is also the need for further support to enable families who must isolate. for example, if parents must take time off to provide childcare while a child is isolating, the government must give better information to

them. , must give better information to them, , ., must give better information to them. , ., , , ., them. sorry to interrupted, but that does not help _ them. sorry to interrupted, but that does not help kids _ them. sorry to interrupted, but that does not help kids being _ them. sorry to interrupted, but that does not help kids being sent - them. sorry to interrupted, but that| does not help kids being sent home. the suggestion going forward in september in order to ensure that as few kids have to stay home as possible is for there to be daily testing for kids, basically all the children, but only the ones who test positive must stay are. do you agree with the policy and if you want things to change, you think it should come in now? i things to change, you think it should come in now? ., ., should come in now? i wanted to come in as quickly — should come in now? i wanted to come in as quickly as — should come in now? i wanted to come in as quickly as possible. _ should come in now? i wanted to come in as quickly as possible. acting - in as quickly as possible. acting quickly on positive test results is key to reducing the spread of infection and therefore your children having to be sent home. i would also question the government's position on the wearing of masks in school. if they have clear evidence that masks do not need to be worn in classrooms, and they remove that guidance —— and they removed that guidance —— and they removed that guidance a few weeks ago, they must be transparent about while giving

that advice. school also need help of other mitigations like ventilation or the ability to find extra space for social distancing. the government has never properly supported school's mitigations like that and it is urgently do so. so ou that and it is urgently do so. so you want the system of isolation as it stands to end now?— you want the system of isolation as it stands to end now? what i want is for children — it stands to end now? what i want is for children to _ it stands to end now? what i want is for children to be _ it stands to end now? what i want is for children to be able _ it stands to end now? what i want is for children to be able to _ it stands to end now? what i want is for children to be able to be - it stands to end now? what i want is for children to be able to be safely i for children to be able to be safely in class, and there is no doubt that the repeated bursting bubbles and children having to go home is a result of the government's negligence, firstly in opening borders and allowing the virus to takeover and failing to put in place mitigations for schools. i do not want bubbles diverse, i want children to be safely in class and participate in activities over the summer, and the government must urgently act when we have had several weeks of warnings. they must

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not taken place sooner. i would also say that there are additional mitigations that can be put in place now that would help schools keep children in class and reassure parents, and i particular concern at too that we should properly implement the testing programme. if we think testing programme is an important part of the way we spread manage the infection, then how can it be satisfactory that 80% of children are not being tested? the government must address this urgently. government must address this uraentl . . ., government must address this uraentl. ., ,, this thursday, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire in the north of england, will head to the polls to elect a new mp from among 16 candidates. the by—election was triggered after the previous mp, labour's tracy brabin, stepped down to become a regional mayor. our presenter martine croxall is in batley today, finding out what issues matter to the voters there. thank you very much. also pleased to be joined thank you very much. also pleased to bejoined here thank you very much. also pleased to be joined here and share the

workload. heavy lifting. absolutely. there are so many candidates to talk about. 16 people are standing in this by—election. labour have held the seat for the last 24 years, but no guarantee that that will be the case come this friday.— no guarantee that that will be the case come this friday. yes, we have soken to case come this friday. yes, we have spoken to voters _ case come this friday. yes, we have spoken to voters today _ case come this friday. yes, we have spoken to voters today and - case come this friday. yes, we have spoken to voters today and have - case come this friday. yes, we have i spoken to voters today and have been speaking _ spoken to voters today and have been speaking about the divisive nature of what _ speaking about the divisive nature of what has happened atjonas campaign so farand of what has happened atjonas campaign so far and many are undecided. —— what has happened during _ undecided. —— what has happened during this — undecided. —— what has happened during this campaign. it seems one of the _ during this campaign. it seems one of the most — during this campaign. it seems one of the most divisive by—elections for a _ of the most divisive by—elections for a long — of the most divisive by—elections for a long time. it of the most divisive by-elections for a long time.— of the most divisive by-elections for a long time. it is anything from local issues _ for a long time. it is anything from local issues like _ for a long time. it is anything from local issues like pot _ for a long time. it is anything from local issues like pot holes - for a long time. it is anything from local issues like pot holes the - local issues like pot holes the international issues like kashmir and the way palestinians have been treated of late. you and the way palestinians have been treated of late.— treated of late. you have spoken about this _ treated of late. you have spoken about this a _ treated of late. you have spoken about this a lot _ treated of late. you have spoken about this a lot on _ treated of late. you have spoken about this a lot on your - treated of late. you have spoken - about this a lot on your programme. yes. _ about this a lot on your programme. yes. we _ about this a lot on your programme. yes. we have — about this a lot on your programme. yes, we have the phoning element and

many— yes, we have the phoning element and many voters _ yes, we have the phoning element and many voters have talked about the fact that _ many voters have talked about the fact that palestine, kashmir, we don't _ fact that palestine, kashmir, we don't know— fact that palestine, kashmir, we don't know where some political parties — don't know where some political parties stand on this issue and 25% of the _ parties stand on this issue and 25% of the voting population here will be from — of the voting population here will be from the muslim community and want their— be from the muslim community and want their voice heard. we be from the muslim community and want their voice heard.— want their voice heard. we will be heafina want their voice heard. we will be hearing from _ want their voice heard. we will be hearing from the _ want their voice heard. we will be hearing from the lib _ want their voice heard. we will be hearing from the lib dems - want their voice heard. we will be - hearing from the lib dems candidates and the yorkshire party soon, but first we will hear from james vincent, the bbc yorkshire political editor. a collection of towns and villages nestled beneath and between leeds and bradford, welcome to batley and spen. this local election has a national narrative — what it means for party leaders. but batley needs a new mp, it is their fifth constituency election in six years. there are 3,5000 votes between labour and the conservatives here. comparisons to what happened in hartlepool are easy, but slightly wide of the mark. batley and spen has had a conservative mp before, 1983, until the '90s caught up with the conservatives.

there is also not as big a brexit party vote from 2019 to be shared out here. but the party that came third in 2019, a party formed by former ukip members, is not standing. that is over 6000 votes that have got to go somewhere. people here tell us they feel overlooked by bigger towns and cities next door. they are well aware that this national attention will go away soon. they want an mp that sticks up for them when the cameras have gone. james vincent reporting there. joining us here in the batley memorial park is tom gordon from the liberal democrats, their candidate for this by—election, and also corey

robinson from the yorkshire party. tom, you account of local. how important our local issues on the doorstep and your experience? thea;t doorstep and your experience? they are really quite _ doorstep and your experience? isia: are really quite important doorstep and your experience? tsia: are really quite important and doorstep and your experience? tsi21: are really quite important and it has come up time and times again when he has been speaking to residents. kirklees is labour run and one of the things that people are saying and we keep hearing is that locally the council is not listening. spending £250 million on a cultural quarter in huddersfield, in places like batley feel left behind. ., ., , behind. from the yorkshire party pempective. _ behind. from the yorkshire party perspective, could _ behind. from the yorkshire party perspective, could there - behind. from the yorkshire party perspective, could there be - behind. from the yorkshire party perspective, could there be a - perspective, could there be a catalyst — perspective, could there be a catalyst for more success this week? coming _ catalyst for more success this week? coming third in the west yorkshire mayoral— coming third in the west yorkshire mayoral race — coming third in the west yorkshire mayoral race has _ coming third in the west yorkshire mayoral race has set _ coming third in the west yorkshire mayoral race has set us _ coming third in the west yorkshire mayoral race has set us on - coming third in the west yorkshire mayoral race has set us on stone i coming third in the west yorkshirel mayoral race has set us on stone as an alternative — mayoral race has set us on stone as an alternative to _ mayoral race has set us on stone as an alternative to the _ mayoral race has set us on stone as an alternative to the big _ mayoral race has set us on stone as an alternative to the big two -

an alternative to the big two parties _ an alternative to the big two parties. people _ an alternative to the big two parties. people feel- an alternative to the big two parties. people feel they. an alternative to the big two i parties. people feel they have an alternative to the big two - parties. people feel they have been left behind — parties. people feel they have been left behind by— parties. people feel they have been left behind by those _ parties. people feel they have been left behind by those parties - parties. people feel they have been left behind by those parties for- left behind by those parties for decades — left behind by those parties for decades they— left behind by those parties for decades. they want _ left behind by those parties for decades. they want to - left behind by those parties for decades. they want to see - left behind by those parties for| decades. they want to see that left behind by those parties for- decades. they want to see that the decisions _ decades. they want to see that the decisions are — decades. they want to see that the decisions are made _ decades. they want to see that the decisions are made here _ decades. they want to see that the decisions are made here and - decades. they want to see that the decisions are made here and we i decades. they want to see that the i decisions are made here and we have our fair— decisions are made here and we have our fair share — decisions are made here and we have ourfair share of— decisions are made here and we have our fair share of funding. _ decisions are made here and we have our fair share of funding. isn’t - our fair share of funding. isn't there a danger— our fair share of funding. isn't there a danger that _ our fair share of funding. isn't there a danger that a - our fair share of funding. isn't there a danger that a small. our fair share of funding- there a danger that a small party like yours that doesn't have the big national party apparatus around you is attractive as it is for a local party, it is splitting the vote and it could mean that labour don't get backing, the conservatives do. that might not necessarily what your voters are after. f.lllur might not necessarily what your voters are after.— voters are after. our voters in reneral voters are after. our voters in general terms _ voters are after. our voters in general terms say _ voters are after. our voters in general terms say that - voters are after. our voters in general terms say that 9096 i voters are after. our voters in | general terms say that 9096 of voters are after. our voters in - general terms say that 9096 of mps in general terms say that 90% of mps in england _ general terms say that 90% of mps in england are _ general terms say that 90% of mps in england are already— general terms say that 90% of mps in england are already labour— general terms say that 90% of mps in england are already labour and - england are already labour and conservative. _ england are already labour and conservative. national- england are already labour and conservative. national and - england are already labour andi conservative. national and local governments _ conservative. national and local governments are _ conservative. national and local governments are detached - conservative. national and local governments are detached from conservative. national and local- governments are detached from the community — governments are detached from the community if— governments are detached from the community. if this _ governments are detached from the community. if this by—election - governments are detached from the community. if this by—election goesj community. if this by—election goes to either— community. if this by—election goes to either of— community. if this by—election goes to either of the _ community. if this by—election goes to either of the parties, _ community. if this by—election goes to either of the parties, either- community. if this by—election goes to either of the parties, either of. to either of the parties, either of those _ to either of the parties, either of those parties. _ to either of the parties, either of those parties, but _ to either of the parties, either of those parties, but the _ to either of the parties, either of those parties, but the yorkshirel those parties, but the yorkshire party— those parties, but the yorkshire party is — those parties, but the yorkshire party is about _ those parties, but the yorkshire party is about getting _ those parties, but the yorkshire party is about getting that - those parties, but the yorkshirel party is about getting that power moved _ party is about getting that power moved from _ party is about getting that power moved from huddersfield - party is about getting that power moved from huddersfield and i party is about getting that power- moved from huddersfield and moved back to _ moved from huddersfield and moved back to the _ moved from huddersfield and moved back to the communities. _ moved from huddersfield and moved back to the communities. what - moved from huddersfield and moved back to the communities. what about ethnic minorities, _

back to the communities. what about ethnic minorities, 16 _ back to the communities. what about ethnic minorities, 16 candidates - ethnic minorities, 16 candidates standing. — ethnic minorities, 16 candidates standing, but not one form an ethnic minority— standing, but not one form an ethnic minority background. gne standing, but not one form an ethnic minority background.— minority background. one of the thins minority background. one of the things that _ minority background. one of the things that has _ minority background. one of the things that has been _ minority background. one of the things that has been really - things that has been really noticeable in the selection, there are a good number of people on that ballot paper who have only come here to stoke up tensions between ethnic minorities here. we have a good track record —— track record in westminster as a political party fighting for muslims, forjewish people, all across the spectrum. we know already one of the great things that my colleagues is doing in the house of commons is to recognise palestine, that is an important thing for us as a party.- palestine, that is an important thing for us as a party. people here are talkin: thing for us as a party. people here are talking about _ thing for us as a party. people here are talking about the _ thing for us as a party. people here are talking about the economy - thing for us as a party. people here are talking about the economy and | are talking about the economy and how the pandemic has knocked this constituency quite hard. lots of people have lost theirjobs. how would you on a national stage insist

that the government invested here, that the government invested here, that you can make all the promises that you can make all the promises that you can make all the promises that you like but if the exchequer is not prepared to hand over the money, your promises for flats. is not prepared to hand over the money, your promises forflats. it money, your promises for flats. it is funny you should mention that. this is something that we have seen notjust here but in chesham and amersham as well. we have seen rishi sunak saying you must vote for a tory mp if you want investment. that message on the doorstep is arcing a lot of conservative voters. the liberal democrats can hold them to account. this is the best way to have the loudest voice in westminster.— have the loudest voice in westminster. , . , ., westminster. local services have been stripped — westminster. local services have been stripped over— westminster. local services have been stripped over the _ westminster. local services have been stripped over the last - westminster. local services have been stripped over the last few i been stripped over the last few years — been stripped over the last few years. accident and emergency services. — years. accident and emergency services, the local police station has shut— services, the local police station has shut down. how can you convince voters _ has shut down. how can you convince voters that _ has shut down. how can you convince voters that this will turn around and that— voters that this will turn around and that aspirational hopes exist for people here?— and that aspirational hopes exist for people here? picking up on one ofthe for people here? picking up on one of the things _ for people here? picking up on one of the things that _ for people here? picking up on one of the things that tom _ for people here? picking up on one of the things that tom said, - for people here? picking up on one of the things that tom said, we - for people here? picking up on one i of the things that tom said, we have to go— of the things that tom said, we have to go cap _ of the things that tom said, we have to go cap in —

of the things that tom said, we have to go cap in hand— of the things that tom said, we have to go cap in hand to _ of the things that tom said, we have to go cap in hand to westminster. i to go cap in hand to westminster. scotland. — to go cap in hand to westminster. scotland, wales, _ to go cap in hand to westminster. scotland, wales, northern - to go cap in hand to westminster. j scotland, wales, northern ireland .et scotland, wales, northern ireland get allocated _ scotland, wales, northern ireland get allocated by— scotland, wales, northern ireland get allocated by formula. - scotland, wales, northern ireland get allocated by formula. it - scotland, wales, northern irelandl get allocated by formula. it doesn't depend _ get allocated by formula. it doesn't depend on — get allocated by formula. it doesn't depend on who— get allocated by formula. it doesn't depend on who they _ get allocated by formula. it doesn't depend on who they vote _ get allocated by formula. it doesn't depend on who they vote for. - get allocated by formula. it doesn't depend on who they vote for. 0r- depend on who they vote for. or whether— depend on who they vote for. or whether they _ depend on who they vote for. or whether they put _ depend on who they vote for. or whether they put councillors - depend on who they vote for. 0r| whether they put councillors that represent — whether they put councillors that represent those _ whether they put councillors that represent those of _ whether they put councillors that represent those of local- whether they put councillors that - represent those of local government. the funding _ represent those of local government. the funding is— represent those of local government. the funding is guaranteed. _ represent those of local government. the funding is guaranteed. we - represent those of local government. the funding is guaranteed. we needl the funding is guaranteed. we need our fair— the funding is guaranteed. we need ourfair share— the funding is guaranteed. we need ourfair share so— the funding is guaranteed. we need our fair share so we _ the funding is guaranteed. we need our fair share so we can _ the funding is guaranteed. we need our fair share so we can fund - our fair share so we can fund services _ our fair share so we can fund services that _ our fair share so we can fund services. that is _ our fair share so we can fund services. that is something i our fair share so we can fund i services. that is something that people — services. that is something that people feel— services. that is something that people feel really _ services. that is something that people feel really strongly- services. that is something that| people feel really strongly about services. that is something that i people feel really strongly about in the local— people feel really strongly about in the local area — people feel really strongly about in the local area that _ people feel really strongly about in the local area that the _ people feel really strongly about in the local area that the police - people feel really strongly about in the local area that the police and i the local area that the police and nhs is _ the local area that the police and nhs is properly— the local area that the police and nhs is properly funded. - the local area that the police and nhs is properly funded.- nhs is properly funded. corey robinson and _ nhs is properly funded. corey robinson and tom _ nhs is properly funded. corey robinson and tom gordon, i nhs is properly funded.“ robinson and tom gordon, thank you very much. we are expecting to hear from the conservative party candidate a little bit later, and george galloway from the workers party. there are 16 candidates. there are a total of 16 candidates standing in the batley and spen by—election. there are a total of 16 candidates standing in the batley and spen by—election. voters go to the polls on thursday firstjuly — there are a total of 16 candidates standing in the batley and spen by—election. voters go to the polls on thursday firstjuly —

we'll be in batley all day today to talk to candidates and constituents. there is some concern over travel restrictions going to portugal. the portuguese government has mandated a 14 day quarantine requirement for those not fully vaccinated. yesterday i spoke to lisa, a travel editor for the sun. yesterday i spoke to lisa, a travel editorfor the sun. good yesterday i spoke to lisa, a travel editor for the sun. good to see you again. lisa, when we were talking yesterday, i asked you about a question from judy cummings who tweeted to say we are supposed to be going to portugal on saturday, to my children aged 15 and 16 need to quarantine on arrival? our conversation continued off with others saying they were very unclear about what the situation would be. tell us what the latest is on the situation. i tell us what the latest is on the situation. ., ., . ., situation. i am no closer to getting ro er situation. i am no closer to getting proper clarification. _ situation. i am no closer to getting proper clarification. the _ situation. i am no closer to getting proper clarification. the algarve i proper clarification. the algarve tourist board has gone back to that the way they are interpreting the rules, anybody under the age of 12

doesn't need to take a pcr test and people from 12 — 17 who is travelling with vaccinated parents and staying with vaccinated parents can come into the country. that goes against what we have heard from the portuguese tourist board. it does seem insane that we are still, a day after this has been announced, or two days, nuclear to finding out what is going to happen for families who really are going to struggle to understand what the rules are for summer. we understand what the rules are for summer. ~ . understand what the rules are for summer. . ., ., ., , understand what the rules are for summer. ., ., ., , , summer. we have had so many people 'oinin: in summer. we have had so many people joining in that — summer. we have had so many people joining in that conversation, _ summer. we have had so many people joining in that conversation, so - joining in that conversation, so clearly there are lots of people who have travel plans and they are really unclear on what they are going to do. they do need clear guidance. peter collins message to say that he and his wife are fully vaccinated but because their daughter is 12 years old, he thought yesterday there would have to quarantine for 14 days in portugal. they had an extra complication because she turns 13 and they're out

there. others are messaging to say they are just cancelling because they are just cancelling because they don't know what to do. that's ri . ht. this they don't know what to do. that's right- this is _ they don't know what to do. that's right. this is where _ they don't know what to do. that's right. this is where the _ they don't know what to do. that's right. this is where the issue - they don't know what to do. that's right. this is where the issue will i right. this is where the issue will arise, does the consumer have any rights in this situation? they have been so targeted by a travel company, if they can go because one of their children is vaccinated. another person e—mailed me to say that there son turns 18 while they are due to be away, so what happens in that situation? obviously he can travel to the destination they are going to without being vaccinated, but he turned 18 well they are there, so he is caught by that over eight teams must be vaccinated through. all i can suggest is that people contact a travel companies. i have heard from the travel company saying they want to work with their customers to get things to a happy conclusion, given people's refunds, but i think they will be saying to

people have a reef or credit note or why don't you rearrange a different day for your holiday? filth why don't you rearrange a different day for your holiday?— day for your holiday? on the basis of our day for your holiday? on the basis of your guidance _ day for your holiday? on the basis of your guidance from _ day for your holiday? on the basis of your guidance from the - day for your holiday? on the basis of your guidance from the algarve| of your guidance from the algarve authority, it would sound like these holidays would be ok.— holidays would be ok. that's right. i have gone — holidays would be ok. that's right. i have gone back _ holidays would be ok. that's right. i have gone back to _ holidays would be ok. that's right. i have gone back to the _ holidays would be ok. that's right. i have gone back to the old -- - i have gone back to the old —— algarve tourism authority and said your advice seems to be very different to what we are seeing

your advice seems to be very differer age what we are seeing your advice seems to be very differer age group, 5 are seeing your advice seems to be very differer age group, the e seeing your advice seems to be very differer age group, the 12—17 qg your advice seems to be very differer age group, the 12—17 age specific age group, the 12—17 age group. as soon as we have had proper clarification from the portuguese, that advice should be on the travel advice site. that is the place everybody should go to double check the requirements before they begin a holiday this summer. lisa. the requirements before they begin a holiday this summer.— holiday this summer. lisa, i really a- reciate holiday this summer. lisa, i really appreciate you _ holiday this summer. lisa, i really appreciate you mucking _ holiday this summer. lisa, i really appreciate you mucking in - holiday this summer. lisa, i really i appreciate you mucking in yesterday with the continuing discussion online and coming back today again. keep digging, because it is obviously something that people really need to be able to understand.— really need to be able to understand. ., ., , ., m understand. thanks for your time. of course. understand. thanks for your time. of course- see — understand. thanks for your time. of course- see you _ understand. thanks for your time. of course. see you soon. _ see you soon. covid—related pupil absence in schools in england has hit a new record high since all students returned to class in march, government figures show. around one in 20 state school pupils did not attend class for covid—19—related reasons onjune 24 according to estimates from the department for education. these include approximately 279,000 children self—isolating due to a possible contact with a covid—19 case, 24,000 pupils with a suspected case of coronavirus and 15,000 with a confirmed

case of coronavirus. i can now speak to liz rymer, headteacher of whitefield school in barnet. thank you forjoining us. what is the impact been in your school? similar, really. we have year groups isolating and classes isolating at the moment. i also have members of staff who are off because they have to isolate, as well. flan staff who are off because they have to isolate, as well.— to isolate, as well. can you give us a sense of— to isolate, as well. can you give us a sense of the _ to isolate, as well. can you give us a sense of the numbers, _ to isolate, as well. can you give us a sense of the numbers, the - a sense of the numbers, the proportion in the school? it is robabl proportion in the school? it is probably about _ proportion in the school? it is probably about as _ proportion in the school? it 3 probably about as sick of the school thatis probably about as sick of the school that is light at the moment, and about half a dozen staff. the numbers are creeping up again. it feels like it did when we came back last time, if it feels like it is growing again. it is a bit of a worry. growing again. it is a bit of a wor . ~ . . growing again. it is a bit of a wor .~ ., ., ., ,., worry. what are your thoughts on whether this _ worry. what are your thoughts on whether this is _ worry. what are your thoughts on whether this is the _ worry. what are your thoughts on whether this is the best _ worry. what are your thoughts on whether this is the best way - worry. what are your thoughts on whether this is the best way to i worry. what are your thoughts on | whether this is the best way to be handling these positive cases? there is obviously now that suggestion

from the government that from september kids who come into contact with the positive case wouldn't need to isolate, butjust have daily test to isolate, butjust have daily test to check if they are still clear. we 'ust want to check if they are still clear. we just want to _ to check if they are still clear. 2 just want to know what we are doing. we just need a plan and we need a plan quite quickly because we need to make sure we're ready for september. we have three weeks until the end of term. we can probably get through that but we need to know if we are expected to test the students before they come back in. that will have a massive impact on how we bring students back in for the new term. we also need to know if there will be any more investment into the fabric of schools, really, because what i am conscious of his making sure that we have adequate ventilation. there has not been any investment in that. we have windows that open particularly well. that is a big worry for me, to make sure that the classrooms and the rooms the children are working in a well ventilated. i don't want to have to keep sending children home. we need

to make the best of what we have got and it is a difficult time. lital’hed and it is a difficult time. what about teachers _ and it is a difficult time. what about teachers that _ and it is a difficult time. what about teachers that are - and it is a difficult time. what about teachers that are not i and it is a difficult time. what about teachers that are not double vaccinated? it is estimated that 40% of teachers are not fully vaccinated. does that give you concerns?— vaccinated. does that give you concerns? , , ., ., ,, ., , concerns? yes, it is a massive worry for staff that — concerns? yes, it is a massive worry for staff that are _ concerns? yes, it is a massive worry for staff that are not _ concerns? yes, it is a massive worry for staff that are not vaccinated. - for staff that are not vaccinated. we have been fortunate that our local authority allowed us to vaccinate most of our staff quite early on. the staff feel quite confident here, but it is a worry for me about the children that are perhaps going home to their families that maybe they have got family members who are not vaccinated. you have the concern of the teachers who perhaps haven't been vaccinated yet, and also family members who will not be vaccinated. schools feel as if they are a bit of a cauldron for this virus at the moment, where everything else seems to be going on normally around the rest of the world, it seems odd that we can have

things happening normal elsewhere but schools are struggling with this virus. i but schools are struggling with this virus. . . . but schools are struggling with this virus. ., , , , ., but schools are struggling with this virus. . . . , ., , virus. i am guessing you might be referrin: virus. i am guessing you might be referring to _ virus. i am guessing you might be referring to things _ virus. i am guessing you might be referring to things like _ virus. i am guessing you might be referring to things like euro - virus. i am guessing you might be referring to things like euro 2020| referring to things like euro 2020 and the tennis. how do you feel saying that? to the kids say anything to you about that? yeah, i think it is really _ anything to you about that? yeah, i think it is really hard. _ anything to you about that? yeah, i think it is really hard. we _ anything to you about that? yeah, i think it is really hard. we have - think it is really hard. we have kept masks on and i'm really pleased we have done that because it still feels as if there is something different, and i am telling children to keep their masks on, they are aware that we are not back to normal, because we are not. i think it is hard for the children when they see these big sporting fixtures going on and live happening more or less normally, it is hard to get them to understand why we are still being so strict. i think it is reassuring for me that recently some of the players that have been not able to play has actually been quite helpful, probably hasn't been helpful, probably hasn't been helpful for them or helpful, probably hasn't been helpfulfor them or their agents! but it has been helpful for us

because it makes the children realise it is still serious. if these big players are taken out, it makes them realise that they need to take the covid security really seriously. take the covid security really seriously-— take the covid security really seriousl . , .«i , , take the covid security really seriousl. , , , ., take the covid security really seriousl . , .«i , , ., seriously. does it make sense to you that if the kids _ seriously. does it make sense to you that if the kids are _ seriously. does it make sense to you that if the kids are wearing _ seriously. does it make sense to you that if the kids are wearing masks, i that if the kids are wearing masks, that if the kids are wearing masks, that the rule on isolation is our cities? it does then mitigate the chances of the spread, that is the whole reason for it. but if one positive case leads to 20 pupils isolating, how does that tally? i think there are so many safety measures that schools have brought in, and obviously the whole society has brought in, we are hand washing, keeping distance, keeping the masks on, trying to be as sensible as we can, but the virus is still coming into schools. the cases we have had, i had two cases yesterday, they weren't linked, the children had no contact, and they are coming in from society still. i don't know what else schools can do to mitigate

against those risks, really. it is very difficult to know if there is anything else that can be suggested apart from improving ventilation. i think the ventilation is the thing that we have really got to improve to be ready for september if we are not going to send children home over time. we need to make sure they are working in environments where the air can be changed, can fresh. thahk air can be changed, can fresh. thank ou ve air can be changed, can fresh. thank you very much _ air can be changed, can fresh. thank you very much for — air can be changed, can fresh. thank you very much forjoining _ air can be changed, can fresh. thank you very much forjoining us. - air can be changed, can fresh. thank you very much forjoining us. thank| you very much for 'oining us. thank ou. our headlines: school isolating rules could enter the autumn over concerns over the soaring number of children missing lessons. a higher grade facemasks could provide up to hundred percent protection for medical staff. we are bringing you the build—up to tonight was not big match at wembley when england play germany in the last 16 of the euros.

rebel forces in ethiopia's northern province of tigray have entered the regional capital, mekelle, which was seized last year by federal troops. a rebel spokesman says they are in full control of the city and called for international agencies to bring in desperately needed aid. the fighters have been advancing on mekelle for several days. the humanitarian situation in tigray is desperate, with hundreds of thousands facing starvation. david campa nale reports. mekelle has been held by federal troops and their allies for the past eight months after they launched an offensive to oust the region's ruling party, the tigray people's liberation front, last november. but the interim administration appointed by addis ababa to run tigray is reported to have fled, along with members of the security forces. the tplf has called on the city's residents to stay calm and collaborate with its soldiers. translation: the youth are being so inspired, - they are joining the military training centre, then

they are joining the armed struggle. our enemies are getting weaker and they are being defeated. intense fighting has persisted throughout the region, with mounting reports of massacres and widespread sexual violence. perhaps in an effort to save face, the federal government has declared a unilateral cease—fire. social media sites used by supporters of the tigrayans have posted pictures of tplf troops celebrating their recent military advances. they chant. the situation is fluid and confusing, but it looks like the tables are turning, at least for now. cheering. tigrayan forces initially retreated to the mountain hideouts, but they have struck back against a powerful enemy. ethiopian federal troops, eritrean forces and other armed groups. the war has pushed tigray

into a deep humanitarian crisis. the united nations say one third of1 million people are on the brink of famine. ethiopia's government had declared the war over last november. latest developments have underlined this is far from the case. david campanale, bbc news. a north sea gas platform could become the first facility of its kind in the world to convert to storing hydrogen. the owners of the rough gas rig off the east yorkshire coast want to decarbonise by using it to store hydrogen rather than natural gas as paul murphy reports. 20 miles off the east yorkshire coast, thisjoint structure has been at the heart of the uk gas sector for nearly half a century. but the world is changing, and the fossil fuel industry must change with it.

and so the rough platform has set its sights on playing a big part in the emerging hydrogen economy. hydrogen is going to be a key component of the drive to decarbonisation. we have got 23 million domestic boilers in the uk and there is need to take methane out of those boilers and put something in that will not produce the co2. co2 emissions from the home account for about 40% of the co2 emissions. hydrogen can also run trains, buses and cars, and even fuel power stations. its only emission is harmless water, but it needs to be stored to regulate the uk's supply. and the plan is to use the former gas reservoir beneath this platform to do that. it is 3,000 times the size of wembley and could soon be a giant hydrogen container. out here at rough, we can store enough hydrogen to fuel a million homes over the course of year, so locally we can provide hydrogen

and security of supply. the proposal is to make the hydrogen on the humber, some of the electricity needed for this will come from growing offshore wind industry. what is being proposed here is a reinvention like no other. this platform is an icon of the north sea fossil fuel industry. but it's now wants to be one of the solutions to the climate crisis. the industry's now awaiting government detail on how this green fuel will be priced in the market before starting work converting platform. so we are looking for clarity, we are hoping to see that white to see that in the white paper that will be out shortly, and with that clarity, hopefully we can then encourage investment and put these projects forward. the reinvention of rough could be a world first. the traditional skills of the oil and gas industry are ready to be adapted. there is the promise of many newjobs too when the hydrogen economy takes off. paul murphy, bbc news, on rough platform 3b.

now, how much would you pay for this used car? it's a light blue ford escort, 40—years—old, but in good condition. oh, and, by the way, it once belonged to princess diana. the car bought for her by prince charles shortly after they got engaged. well, today it was up for auction, as luxmy gopal reports. a royal who drew crowds and interest wherever she went, princess diana's life and legacy continues to captivate, even when it comes to her humble 1981 ford escort. inside, you see still in fantastic condition, blue velour interior, very 1980's there. the mark iii ghia was a gift from prince charles shortly after their engagement. she'd watch him play polo from it. and on the bonnet was a playful symbol of their relationship. this little fellow, he is a replica of a gift from lady sarah spencer, the sister of princess diana, and he harks back to the kids' fairy tale, the frog prince, in which a beautiful girl kisses a frog and he turns into a prince. diana moved to this

car from a mini metro, which was a car that she owned. of course, the mini metro was a fairly cheap car back in the day. and this was an escort. it's the ghia model, which is the most expensive model, the highest street model. bit of a step up, if i'm honest. the ford fleet, if you like, of cars was used by the royal family for many years. diana had a succession of these. this was the first of three escorts that she had at different times. the car's current owner kept its origins a secret. nine careful owners, relatively low mileage given its age, and bidding begins at £30,000. and we've had inquiries from south america, from australia, from all around europe. there's been significant interest in it. and really, that's testament to diana's enduring legacy. and as you quite rightly say, items with a connection to her, you know, have a great

cachet for collectors. diana, even if she had still been alive, would have still commanded the interest because there is no one like her. she was brilliant for the british public and morale and everything else. she was the most beautiful woman. while the marriage between charles and diana is remembered for its discord and divorce, this car is a sign of happier times, a gift from a prince for a future princess in the early days of their romance. lakshmi gopal, bbc news. a heatwave has hit large parts of the us pacific northwest and canada sending records tumbling. the us national weather service has issued heat warnings for much of washington and oregon states. parts of california and idaho are also affected. mark lobel reports. canadians escaping the heat wherever they can. temperatures are firing up to around

20 degrees hotter than normal. this is unseasonably warm, we will take it, though. sometimes we get snow injune, so we will take the sun as long as we can get it. cooling down has almost become an act of survival. there is extra drinking water for schoolchildren. british columbia's power providers report a surge in demand for electricity to keep air conditioners running. we do have air conditioning in our house and our car and if we have to buy groceries, they open at seven in the morning because of covid for seniors. it is affecting call out times for the ambulances. i heard on the radio this morning that it is like a two hour delay. to get an ambulance out because they can't fill the ambulances with their staffing they need because they are also burned out from covid. causing all this is a massive ridge of high pressure in the sky,

a contained pool of air hanging over the area like a lid on a pot. part.basically know weather systems can move in so we don't get any- relief with it with thunderstorms - are showers and all we get isjust clear blue skies and sunshine and this is very dangerous. i records have also been shattered in seattle in the us state of washington. this is ridiculous, ifeel like i am in the desert or something. you can't breathe it so hot. at least, for me. you definitely have to wear shoes. scientists studying these extreme heatwave say they are made more likely and more intense by human induced climate change. climate change is real. our temperatures have warmed here, especially salmon - here, especially summer night time temperatures. and so that hasjust kind of raised the baseline and made this heat. event that much more severe. it is forecast this prolonged dangerous and historic heatwave will persist through this week. back in british columbia, if you go down to the pool today, you are sure of a big surprise

as meteorologists warned these weather events are likely to become more and more frequent. if you can bear it. mark lobel, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick. it is western scotland and north—west england that have the warmest weather. a gloomy outlook at wembley, well, weather—wise. there will be some showery rain moving through the area. there is a chance of seeing some of that at wimbledon. plenty of cloud tomorrow. later in the week we get brighter skies. much closer than average for the time of year. an area of low pressure across the continent is bringing rain across parts of england and is. for scotland, parts of northern ireland,

north—west england saying that sunshine. this is where we will see the warmest weather. in the far north of scotland and more so toward the east coast, cloudy skies. for the east coast, cloudy skies. for the west of northern ireland as well. maybejust 15 the west of northern ireland as well. maybe just 15 degrees the west of northern ireland as well. maybejust 15 degrees if the west of northern ireland as well. maybe just 15 degrees if you have the cloud. maybe as shower popping up -- popping up in south—west scotland later on. the midlands and wales will brighten up through the rest of the day. it is across much of southern england, east midlands, east anglia and the site is keeping the cloud, keeping the temperatures into the mid to high teens. overnight tonight, we just drag into lots of cloud from the east here. within that will be like rain and drizzle. it will be misty, murky, and temperatures holding into double figures overnight. into tomorrow a gloomy start for large parts of the uk, particularly for the east where there will be like rain and drizzle. west of scotland, northern ireland, wales and western parts of bingo brighten up, though the odd heavy

shower in wales and south—west england in the afternoon. clearly, temperatures will be higher in the sunshine, just breaking into the low 20s. that area of low pressure moving away for thursday. i pressure becoming more established across more of the uk. still a lot of cloud, particularly across eastern parts of england, and the chance of some light rain. built in southern england, one or two showers popping up. temperature adjusting to the teams further east you are. elsewhere, creeping into the low 20s. friday looks like a fine day, but over the weekend low pressure will move back in it turns increasingly showery as the week goes on.

just a few hours to go until one of the biggest games in world football — england—germany for a place in the quarterfinals of the euros. half a century of hurt — england haven't beaten germany in the knockout stages of a major tournament since 1966. oh, no! the old rivalry has seen a history of england missed penalties — including this one by their current manager. we've always talked about the past, and, erm, teams and their records, and everything else. there's no reason for these boys to feel that way. most weren't born when a lot of them games happened. it's an irrelevance for them.

england fans are already gathering at wembley —