this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 2... just a few hours to go until one of the biggest games in world football — england play germany for a place in the quarter finals of the euros. and 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 team's records, their baggage, and team's records, their baggage, and everything else. there's no reason for these boys to feel that way. most of them weren't born when a lot of those games happened. it's irrelevant to them.

england fans are already gathering at wembley. there'll be 40,000 spectators at the game. in other news, self—isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped next term, replaced by daily testing. new research shows that higher grade facemasks can be up to 100% effective in preventing coronavirus infections. how only a tiny fraction of the authors taught in english literature lessons are from ethnic minority backgrounds. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are just three hours to go until one of the biggest games in world football — england germany. at stake, a place in the euro 2020 quarter finals.

fans are already gathering at wembley. there'll be 40,000 of them there for the match. england haven't beaten germany in a knockout game in a major tournament since the world cup final in 1966, and manager gareth southgate is calling on his team to make history today. natalie pirks reports. 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 through a penalty shoot 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. so to now, germany have scored six, but conceded five. inventors created the fewest chances of anyone left in the fewest chances of anyone left in the tournament. the result is anyone�*s guess. the tournament. the result is anyone's guess.— the tournament. the result is an one's cuess. ., , ., , anyone's guess. both are big teams. encland anyone's guess. both are big teams. england cannot _ anyone's guess. both are big teams. england cannot sit _ anyone's guess. both are big teams. england cannot sit back— anyone's guess. both are big teams. england cannot sit back too - anyone's guess. both are big teams. england cannot sit back too long. - anyone's guess. both are big teams. england cannot sit back too long. to | england cannot sit back too long. to can never sit back. so sooner or later they come out to play. there have been — later they come out to play. there have been the _ later they come out to play. there have been the occasional - later they come out to play. there have been the occasional successl have been the occasional success stories for england throughout the years. but the past is of no use now. england is a young side without

emotional scars. they have to improve. but so did germany. something has got to give. england versus germany is always a special fixture. and as anticipation builds ahead of kick—off, 0lly foster takes a look at what the fixture means to the new generation of fans and players, and whether germany can be beaten. a new generation of england fans are about to find out just what an england germany match means. meet max, who this time. i england germany match means. meet max, who this time.— max, who this time. i have never seen england _ max, who this time. i have never seen england play _ max, who this time. i have never seen england play inside - max, who this time. i have never. seen england play inside wembley max, who this time. i have never- seen england play inside wembley or watch an england game. it is special for me to watch an england game in wembley. it for me to watch an england game in wemble . ., ,., , for me to watch an england game in wemble. ., , ,, u, for me to watch an england game in wemble. ., , ,, ., wembley. it will also be special for this ouna wembley. it will also be special for this young england _ wembley. it will also be special for this young england squad. - wembley. it will also be special for this young england squad. many i wembley. it will also be special for i this young england squad. many have not played gives the germans. 0nly not played gives the germans. only the manager has history. this fixture defined him as a player. we alwa s fixture defined him as a player. - always talk about the past and team's and bear records, and baggage, and everything else. there is no reason for these boys to feel

that way. most weren't born when a lot of those games happened. it is an irrelevance for them. i am lot of those games happened. it is an irrelevance for them.— an irrelevance for them. i am so excited. these _ an irrelevance for them. i am so excited. these boys _ an irrelevance for them. i am so excited. these boys have - an irrelevance for them. i am so excited. these boys have got. an irrelevance for them. i am so excited. these boys have got anj excited. these boys have got an incredible — excited. these boys have got an incredible opportunity to make their own history this evening. i'm so excited — own history this evening. i'm so excited i've _ own history this evening. i'm so excited. i've been lucky enough to play in _ excited. i've been lucky enough to play in these games and i know how they will— play in these games and i know how they will be — play in these games and i know how they will be feeling. i'm pretty sure _ they will be feeling. i'm pretty sure it — they will be feeling. i'm pretty sure it is — they will be feeling. i'm pretty sure it is far easier being a player than _ sure it is far easier being a player than being — sure it is far easier being a player than being a fan. put it that way. he played — than being a fan. put it that way. he played against some great german sides. they real winners. this is a fourth european title go with their fourth european title go with their four world cups. but they do look beatable. this will raise the hopes of millions watching and for those lucky enough to get a ticket. wembley will be packed with up to 45,000 fans later. even hours before kick—off, some have made it clear, looking to make the most of what could be one of england's greatest

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my colleaguejohn watson is at wembley. and jenny cheryl is in berlin. can she win a minute, jamie. the weight of history is against england. how big a challenge to think england will face? its, big a challenge to think england will face? �* . ., �* , will face? a huge challenge. it's germany. _ will face? a huge challenge. it's germany. isn't _ will face? a huge challenge. it's germany, isn't it, _ will face? a huge challenge. it's germany, isn't it, in— will face? a huge challenge. it's germany, isn't it, in a _ will face? a huge challenge. it's germany, isn't it, in a knockout| germany, isn't it, in a knockout match in a major tournament. they haven't fared too well in these fixtures in the past, england. it is worth pointing out that the england manager, having steered england to the last semifinals in the world cup, he's been very good at chatting up cup, he's been very good at chatting up the noise. that is followed england into any major tournament. he has done this very well. he was keen to stress the positives for england. when you consider they have at last, they won both their group matches. 0bviously didn't do too

comfortably with huge scorelines. they have already essentially established a piece of history. they haven't actually won an opening match at a european championship before they did that in this tournament. that is something they will be keen to build on. germany in a major tournament, you cannot underestimate them. they've they have world cup winners and championship winners in their ranks. join won here 25 years ago. they will revel in playing in this atmosphere here later. i will revel in playing in this atmosphere here later. i was at the scotland game- _ atmosphere here later. i was at the scotland game. i— atmosphere here later. i was at the scotland game. i think _ atmosphere here later. i was at the scotland game. i think when - atmosphere here later. i was at the scotland game. i think when it - atmosphere here later. i was at the scotland game. i think when it is i scotland game. i think when it is fair to say england are solid in defence, perhaps not so much going forward. add the two teams compare on the pitch? element gets interesting. it is hard to gauge how they are set up. we still germany do so well in that victory against portugal. you just wonder what gareth southgate will try to do.

will they try to nullify the threat is that germany possess, or will we harness the best of the attacking talents. i think it will be a cagey match to begin with, when you consider that no one will want to concede early. no will have a shady first half. the likes of jack grealish, marcus ratchford, could come on. there are so many winners in that team. it will be interesting to see if england can find this other gear which people think they need to do if england are to be germany. the good progress through the group, and so those two victories, but they haven't scored as many goals as of yet. harry kane hasn't scored. it will be interesting to see what approach they take heading into this game later. like mike we will talk to you in a while. let's head over to berlin. in normal times,

in a while. let's head over to berlin. in normaltimes, lots in a while. let's head over to berlin. in normal times, lots of german fans would be coming over here for the game. will they be congregating where you are to watch the match? ., �* , the match? you're right. it will be a different — the match? you're right. it will be a different of— the match? you're right. it will be a different of feeling _ the match? you're right. it will be a different of feeling and - the match? you're right. it will be a different of feeling and many . a different of feeling and many german— a different of feeling and many german funds. it is a source of deep regret— german funds. it is a source of deep regret that _ german funds. it is a source of deep regret that so many that they will be able _ regret that so many that they will be able to — regret that so many that they will be able to be in wembley at person to cheer— be able to be in wembley at person to cheer on — be able to be in wembley at person to cheer on the national side. coronavirus restrictions here in gerrnany— coronavirus restrictions here in germany and in that mass public viewings — germany and in that mass public viewings won't be happening either. they want— viewings won't be happening either. they want to be in the huge fan since _ they want to be in the huge fan since you've seen in the cities. instead, — since you've seen in the cities. instead, there are smaller venues like this— instead, there are smaller venues like this one here in the centre of berlin _ like this one here in the centre of berlin are — like this one here in the centre of berlin are doing the best they can. as the _ berlin are doing the best they can. as the hours go by, more by, more and more _ as the hours go by, more by, more and more funds are arriving to cheer on the _ and more funds are arriving to cheer on the side — and more funds are arriving to cheer on the side. let's meet some of them _ on the side. let's meet some of them hi — on the side. let's meet some of them. hi. how excited are you? time is ticking _ them. hi. how excited are you? time is tickina. , . . ., them. hi. how excited are you? time is ticking-_ how i is ticking. very excited. what how bi a is ticking. very excited. what how big a game _ is ticking. very excited. what how big a game is _ is ticking. very excited. what how big a game is best _ is ticking. very excited. what how big a game is best for _ is ticking. very excited. what how big a game is best for you - is ticking. very excited. what how big a game is best for you is - big a game is best for you is

germans? _ big a game is best for you is germans?— big a game is best for you is germans? �* , . ., germans? because it is a world championship. _ germans? because it is a world championship, it _ germans? because it is a world championship, it is _ germans? because it is a world championship, it is a _ germans? because it is a world championship, it is a very - germans? because it is a world championship, it is a very big . germans? because it is a world - championship, it is a very big game for us _ championship, it is a very big game for us. ~ ., ., championship, it is a very big game for us. ~ . ., i. championship, it is a very big game forus. . ., , . ., championship, it is a very big game forus.~ . ., , . ., for us. what are your predictions? i think germany _ for us. what are your predictions? i think germany will— for us. what are your predictions? i think germany will win, _ for us. what are your predictions? i think germany will win, of - for us. what are your predictions? i think germany will win, of course, l think germany will win, of course, with, i guess, three goals, and england may be with two. i think it'll be 5-1— england may be with two. i think it'll be 5-1 for— england may be with two. i think it'll be 5-1 for us. _ england may be with two. i think it'll be 5-1 for us. that's - it'll be 5-1 for us. that's confident. _ it'll be 5-1 for us. that's confident. of _ it'll be 5-1 for us. that's confident. of course. i it'll be 5-1 for us. that's i confident. of course. they it'll be 5-1 for us. that's - confident. of course. they have -la ed confident. of course. they have played well _ confident. of course. they have played well except _ confident. of course. they have played well except in _ confident. of course. they have played well except in the - confident. of course. they have| played well except in the hungry game _ played well except in the hungry game g— played well except in the hungry came. �* ., ., played well except in the hungry came. ., ., , ., ,, played well except in the hungry ame. �* ., ., , ., ,, ., game. a lot of people are upset that they haven't — game. a lot of people are upset that they haven't been _ game. a lot of people are upset that they haven't been able _ game. a lot of people are upset that they haven't been able to _ game. a lot of people are upset that they haven't been able to go - game. a lot of people are upset that they haven't been able to go to - they haven't been able to go to wembley to watch the national side. would _ wembley to watch the national side. would you _ wembley to watch the national side. would you have gone if you could? green _ would you have gone if you could? green but — would you have gone if you could? green but yes, of course. it's a very— green but yes, of course. it's a very nice — green but yes, of course. it's a very nice stadium. you're making the most _ very nice stadium. you're making the most of— very nice stadium. you're making the most of it— very nice stadium. you're making the most of it here today. the mac of course _ most of it here today. the mac of course has — most of it here today. the mac of course. has coronavirus restrictions made _ course. has coronavirus restrictions made it— course. has coronavirus restrictions made it less — course. has coronavirus restrictions made it less fun watching germany progress? — made it less fun watching germany rouress? ., ~' made it less fun watching germany rouress? ., ~ �*, progress? no, ithink it's getting better. if progress? no, ithink it's getting better- if you _ progress? no, ithink it's getting better. if you max _ progress? no, ithink it's getting better. if you max think- progress? no, ithink it's getting better. if you max think of - progress? no, i think it's getting| better. if you max think of talking to us _

better. if you max think of talking to us it _ better. if you max think of talking to us it has — better. if you max think of talking to us. it has been _ better. if you max think of talking to us. it has been very— better. if you max think of talking to us. it has been very interesting talking _ to us. it has been very interesting talking to — to us. it has been very interesting talking to fans _ to us. it has been very interesting talking to fans.— talking to fans. thank you very much. talking to fans. thank you very much- not _ talking to fans. thank you very much. not long _ talking to fans. thank you very much. not long to _ talking to fans. thank you very much. not long to go - talking to fans. thank you very much. not long to go now. - tim muffett has been talking with england fans at a pub in west london. when we think back to some of those epic encounters in england and west germany, many of us would have watched it in a pub. i wonder what memories will be created here this afternoon. this pub in chiswick is ready to go. this is the manager. this has been a tough year for pubs. how important is this afternoon? ? it's great to get people back together again, cheering on a team. people have been fantastic. just come on england! the people have been fantastic. just come on england!— people have been fantastic. just come on england! the british beer and pub association _ come on england! the british beer and pub association said _ come on england! the british beer and pub association said five - come on england! the british beer and pub association said five and l come on england! the british beerj and pub association said five and a quarter million pints are expected

be served this afternoon during the game. that sounds a lot but it would normally be 1 game. that sounds a lot but it would normally be1 million more. although a lot of people will be coming here, it's not as not as many as there would normally be if there were no coronavirus restrictions. let's talk to these die—hard england fans. what are your predictions now? eyre to these die-hard england fans. what are your predictions now?— are your predictions now? are going to beat germany, _ are your predictions now? are going to beat germany, as _ are your predictions now? are going to beat germany, as always. - are your predictions now? are going to beat germany, as always. as - to beat germany, as always. as alwa s! i to beat germany, as always. as always! l was — to beat germany, as always. as always! i was like _ to beat germany, as always. as always! i was like a _ to beat germany, as always. as always! i was like a joke. - to beat germany, as always. as always! i was like a joke. we i to beat germany, as always. as i always! i was like a joke. we think always! i was like a 'oke. we think jack erearrsh h always! i was like a 'oke. we think jack grealish will i always! i was like a joke. we think jack grealish will open _ always! i was like a joke. we think jack grealish will open the - always! i was like a joke. we think jack grealish will open the game l always! i was like a joke. we think. jack grealish will open the game up. germany— jack grealish will open the game up. germany are not the side they were. ithink— germany are not the side they were. i think will— germany are not the side they were. i think will win. and germany are not the side they were. | think will win.— i think will win. and you are on our i think will win. and you are on your way _ i think will win. and you are on your way to — i think will win. and you are on your way to wembley. - i think will win. and you are on your way to wembley. yes, i i i think will win. and you are on i your way to wembley. yes, i am on i think will win. and you are on - your way to wembley. yes, i am on my wa to your way to wembley. yes, i am on my way to wembley _ your way to wembley. yes, i am on my way to wembley and _ your way to wembley. yes, i am on my way to wembley and i'll— your way to wembley. yes, i am on my way to wembley and i'll be _ your way to wembley. yes, i am on my way to wembley and i'll be sitting i way to wembley and i'll be sitting there _ way to wembley and i'll be sitting there with my flag, as usual, watching _ there with my flag, as usual, watching it. i've been to all the games— watching it. i've been to all the games at— watching it. i've been to all the games at wembley. i have no fears of wembley. _ games at wembley. i have no fears of wembley, it's easy to get into, it's a great _ wembley, it's easy to get into, it's a great place to watch football. and

will win _ a great place to watch football. and will win. it�*s a great place to watch football. and will win. �* , , a great place to watch football. and will win. �*, , ., a great place to watch football. and will win. 3 , ., , ., will win. it's been a strange time with coronavirus _ will win. it's been a strange time with coronavirus restrictions. i will win. it's been a strange time i with coronavirus restrictions. there will be less fans this afternoon. no i'm looking forward to it. but last game, there were less fans, and they were scattered all over the place. we will out sing the german fans. i'll we will out sing the german fans. i'll be _ we will out sing the german fans. i'll be back— we will out sing the german fans. i'll be back in the pub watching the second _ i'll be back in the pub watching the second game here after getting home. white you _ second game here after getting home. white you will?— second game here after getting home. white you will?- a _ second game here after getting home. white you will?- a lot i second game here after getting home. white you will?- a lot of i white you will? england! a lot of confidence _ white you will? england! a lot of confidence here _ white you will? england! a lot of confidence here in _ white you will? england! a lot of confidence here in chiswick. ii confidence here in chiswick. i wonder if they are feeling that confident in germany. we know they are, as they were predicting a chip and win. the headlines on bbc news... the build up to tonight's big match at wembley intensifies, with just a few hours to go before england goes head to head against germany in the last 16 of the euros. school isolation rules in england

could end in the autumn, amid concerns over the soaring number of children missing lessons. and 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. self—isolation rules for school pupils in england could be scrapped next term, amid concerns about the rising number of children who have to quarantine if one of their classmates tests positive for coronavirus. an alternative is being considered where schools introduce daily testing instead. it comes as figures show covid—related pupil absence in schools in england has hit a new record high since all students returned to class in march. sean dilley reports. half full classroom like this one is a concerning site for families and a government that says catching up on missed education is a national priority.

figures out this lunchtime show that it is an increasing problem. 375,000 pupils in england are currently absent from school. many are self—isolating after potentially coming into contact with a positive student or staff member at school. that is up from 172,000 last week. the government says that it is looking at options to ask schools to introduce daily testing as an alternative to sending groups of children home to isolate. we sent a letter yesterday to schools to prepare for the supervised testing to make sure that we can identify asymptomatic cases. daily on—site testing is already being provided in a small number of secondary schools and colleges across england. that scheme will end tomorrow and experts say no decisions will be made about relaxing school restrictions until further data. any move, though, is likely to be welcomed by parents, who have had to change working schedules and other commitments to make childcare arrangements with little to no notice. and teachers are looking for any

details to be decided before the end of term is to give them time to prepare. we need to know what that situation looks like in terms of guidance, so that we can be sure the terms are set up for bubbles, the testing, the facemasks and we can make sure that we have got those routines implemented really consistently so that our children can avoid positive case contacts and having to self—isolate. the welsh and scottish governments are saying that they also are reviewing their covid safety rules in school. meanwhile, the uk government's former education recovery tsar, kevin collins who resigned earlier this month over a disagreement around funding, has told mps that the government's recovery plan has been a bit feeble. he is calling for a national massive effort and for longer school days to be considered. we think the average is about 6.5 hours, so raise everybody to the average immediately, that would be 10,000 schools having to increase their school day to get to the average. but we have a significant number of schools trialling an alternative longer school day, an extra half an hour.

ministers say they already looking at whether the school day should be extended in england to help children catch up on this education. any move to ease self isolation rules they say, will only happen if it is safe. they promised to give schools refreshed guidance, test kits and equipment before schools return in the autumn to help helpthem prepare for any scenario. and after half past, i'll be talking to the chief executive of an academy trust, who runs several schools in east yorkshire. borisjohnson says he is "shocked" at what he called, the "despicable harassment" of professor chris whitty. police are investigating after england's chief medical officer was approached in a london park. footage shared online appears to show him being accosted by two men. the metropolitan police says it has spoken to all those involved in the incident, which took place on sunday. as the debate continues over

whether facemasks should be worn after the lifting of restrictions in england, a new study suggests the type of mask worn can be crucial. researchers in cambridge have found that if medical staff use a higher grade, betterfitting mask, there can be a 100% cut in transmission. 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 travel ban between scotland and parts of the north west of england, including manchester, is to be lifted by the scottish government. the restriction on nonessential journeys, because of covid—19, sparked a row between scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon and andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester. the ban on travel between scotland and manchester, salford and bolton, will end at midnight tonight. weekly registrations of deaths involving covid—19 in wales have dropped to zero for the first time since the pandemic began. the office for national statistics says none of the 573 deaths registered in wales in the week ending 18thjune mentioned covid—19 on the death certificate. in england there was a 21% rise from the previous week. most of australia has now gone

into lockdown with brisbane and perth being the latest cities to introduce restrictions. australia has effectively sealed itself off from the rest of the world during the pandemic but there's growing criticism of how slow its vaccine roll—out has been. shaimaa khalil reports. australians have been here before. 18 months into the pandemic, there is a familiar foreboding feeling. the more infectious delta variant of the coronavirus has swept the world. and there is nervousness here as the sydney cluster continues to grow. the city and other parts of new south wales are in lockdown and as cases pop up around the country, other states are following suit. i've ordered a lockdown. lockdown. that means we need a lockdown. australia kept covid—19 cases low by effectively sealing itself off from the world.

international borders are largely closed and anyone allowed in must go into hotel quarantine first. the delta variant of the virus has breached those defences much quicker than health officials had anticipated, and with most australians still unvaccinated, that has put the country any vulnerable position. we have been lucky to date, basically because we are isolated. i am not overly worried. if anything, i think they have been overly protected. i think we have squandered a huge opportunity. i vaccines, or a lack of them are the biggest gripe here. this latest outbreak has underlined how slow and at times shambolic the roll—out has been. less than a quarter of australians have had at least one covid—19 jab, lagging far behind other rich and developed countries, as well as poorer nations such as brazil. while there has been some vaccine hesitancy, the biggest issue is supply, especially for the pfizerjab. i can't stress enough — the major frustration here is the virus.

that is the major thing working against australia. the next few weeks are crucial with this country's covid success story now hanging in the balance. south africa's top court has sentenced the former president, jacob zuma, to 15 months injail 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. less than 1% of authors studied at gcse english literature level in england are from an ethnic minority background — that's according to new research. campaigners are now calling for more diversity in the curriculum. the government says schools have flexibility to choose the books they use as part of english literature teaching.

adina campbell reports. ? my favourite author is mallory blackman. i like reading akala. at this school in south—east london, a discussion about books read inside and outside the classroom. more than one third of schoolchildren in england are from ethnic minority backgrounds. but only a small number of authors in the english literature curriculum from these groups, according to new research by the publisher penguin and runnymede trust think tank for race equality. i feel like you internalise a lot of the things you read, so from reading a book or a novel and people like me are depicted in a certain way, i start to believe that i am the same as that and the truth is, i am not. so we deserve representation. i feel that especially in younger years, the texts that are chosen, it is like they were not chosen

with the students in mind. the research analysed gcse exam board data for more than half a million students in england in 2019. it found fewer than 1% answered a question on a book by a black, asian, or ethnic minority author while more than 80% said they couldn't recall ever studying a book by an author from an ethnic minority background. and just 7% had answered a question on a book by a woman at gcse. some of britain most well—known black writers say change has been too slow. we have to do represent a diverse britain that is forward—looking, that is multicultural and it is important that kids see themselves in that reflection. and it is notjust about black and asian kids. it is also about white young children. and for those in charge in lessons, some believe greater diversity

makes a big difference. i have made it my mission to try and diversify the curriculum and choose texts that speak directly to all the voices that exist in the classroom. the government says teachers have flexibility to choose the books they use as part of teaching and curriculum is designed to ensure that all pupils appreciate rich and varied literary heritage through a wide range of text. one factor, and i think it will... but campaigners are calling for further action and want to see better representation being a mandatory part of the british curriculum. we mostly hear about about the history curriculum being changed. history is slightly contested, i think that if we live in the real world, we have to understand that history comes a lot of emotion. but english literature and the reading of books comes with joy, it comes with children discovering world they don't have access to. back in the library, talk turns to what the future could look like.

i think that we need to add more books that we can reallyjust connect with. adina campbell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick. hello. still a north and south split in our weather. scotland and northern ireland dry, some sunshine around north of england and wales and the midlands. we may see some rain today, though brightening up as the day goes on. keeping plenty of cloud across east anglia and southern england, some showery rain around. not all clear blue skies, scotland and northern ireland. western parts of northern ireland are rather cloudy, the far north of scotland increasingly so and on the north sea coast as well. in the sunshine, western scotland and north—west england are up to around 24 or even 25 degrees. plenty of cloud putting in across much of the eastern side of the uk. light rain and drizzle, staying murky as well. and what is going to be a mild night, that cloud will be reluctant to shift during wednesday, it will be a rather gloomy day. damp and drizzly in many eastern areas, particularly if you are close to the north sea coast.

for the west, it will brighten up a bit, few sunny spells coming through and this is where we will see the higher temperatures just below 20.

hello, this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines... just a few hours to go until one of the biggest games in world football — england play germany for a place in the quarter finals of the euros. england fans are already gathering at wembley — where there'll be 40,000 spectators at the game. in other news — self isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped next term — replaced by daily testing. new research shows that higher grade facemasks can be up to 100% effective in preventing coronavirus infections. how only a tiny fraction of the authors taught in english literature lessons are from ethnic

minority backgrounds. i want to bring you some news just into us here at the police statement bbc. benjamin monk has beenjailed for eight years for the manslaughter of the former premier league footballer dalian atkinson. you may remember that the former aston villa striker died after a stand—off with west murcia police officers are outsiders for the 's at home in telford in shropshire in 2016. today, benjamin monk has beenjailed for eight years for his manslaughter and we'll be talking to our correspondent who was in court as a sentence was handed down in the next few moments, so stay with us for that. in the meantime,...

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. 0ur presenter martine croxall is in batley today finding out what issues matter to the voters there. thank you very much. welcome to the batley memorial park. we have seen quite a few upsets recently in the by—elections that have been held in hartlepool and chesham. it could be a similar story here in batley and span on thursday. the seat held by labour since 1997, span on thursday. the seat held by laboursince1997, but span on thursday. the seat held by labour since 1997, but they cannot guarantee that they will still be holding that seat on friday. a man who might have something to do with thatis who might have something to do with that is certainly campaigning very hard here as george galloway from the workers party and he arrived with a fanfare on a double—decker

bus a few minutes ago. george galloway, welcome, thank you for talking to us. there has been some pretty unpleasant behaviour on the campaign trail of late. intimidation, aggressive tactics. what would you say to try and cool the temperature for the vote on thursday. the temperature for the vote on thursda . , ,., , .,, the temperature for the vote on thursda . , , .,, ., the temperature for the vote on thursda. , ., thursday. everybody has to calm down. thursday. everybody has to calm down- we _ thursday. everybody has to calm down- we all— thursday. everybody has to calm down. we all have _ thursday. everybody has to calm down. we all have to _ thursday. everybody has to calm down. we all have to live i thursday. everybody has to calm down. we all have to live with i thursday. everybody has to calm i down. we all have to live with each other after thursday. that goes for everybody. but contrary to the narrative that has being spun, we are actually the victims of that dirty trick approach to politics. the kirklees council, a labour council, has in the 48 hours removed at least 2000 of our posters from... we have seen a lot of your posters, so there is no doubt you're making a real impression here. but why have you come to stand on this seat? you have nothing to do with this particular seat?—

have nothing to do with this particular seat? have nothing to do with this articular seat? . , ., ., , , ., particular seat? have you asset to the other candidates? _ particular seat? have you asset to the other candidates? yes, ii particular seat? have you asset to the other candidates? yes, i have | the other candidates? yes, i have done. the other candidates? yes, i have done- why _ the other candidates? yes, i have done. why have _ the other candidates? yes, i have done. why have they _ the other candidates? yes, i have done. why have they come i the other candidates? yes, i have done. why have they come to i the other candidates? yes, i have l done. why have they come to these elections- -- — done. why have they come to these elections... but _ done. why have they come to these elections... but you _ done. why have they come to these elections... but you are _ done. why have they come to these elections... but you are not i done. why have they come to these elections... but you are not a i done. why have they come to these elections... but you are not a local| elections... but you are not a local man, elections... but you are not a local man. why — elections... but you are not a local man. why not _ elections... but you are not a local man, why not vote _ elections. .. but you are not a local man, why not vote for— elections... but you are not a local man, why not vote for someone i elections... but you are not a local i man, why not vote for someone who was born and bred here? is man, why not vote for someone who was born and bred here?— man, why not vote for someone who was born and bred here? is there any need for me — was born and bred here? is there any need for me in _ was born and bred here? is there any need for me in this _ was born and bred here? is there any need for me in this interview? i was born and bred here? is there any need for me in this interview? or i was born and bred here? is there any need for me in this interview? or is l need for me in this interview? or is this going to be a party political broadcast. i have lived here... her argentinian has got lead united flying in the division. it is not where you are from the accounts it's what you have to do. i hope you never have to hire a lawyer, but i'm sure that if you do, you will choose the best one, not the one that lives across the road.— across the road. but, in some of our across the road. but, in some of your campaign — across the road. but, in some of your campaign is _ across the road. but, in some of your campaign is surely i across the road. but, in some of your campaign is surely about i your campaign is surely about getting rid of case, as the leader of the labour party. he has spoken about that and you're talking about yourself being a revolutionary in the past, this kind of revolution is

a —1, surely? what are your positive goals other than bringing down the labour leader? i5 goals other than bringing down the labour leader?— goals other than bringing down the labour leader? is there any point in me bein: labour leader? is there any point in me being in — labour leader? is there any point in me being in this _ labour leader? is there any point in me being in this interview? i labour leader? is there any point in me being in this interview? this i labour leader? is there any point in me being in this interview? this is i me being in this interview? this is a party political broadcast. the people here have been left behind, neglected and taken for granted and they are going to show what they feel about that on thursday. i think i will be the beneficiary of that, but whatever happens, labour will lose this election and they will lose this election and they will lose it not because you say i am a revolutionary... lose it not because you say i am a revolutionary. . ._ lose it not because you say i am a revolutionary... you said you were revolutionary- _ revolutionary... you said you were revolutionary. and _ revolutionary... you said you were revolutionary. and not _ revolutionary... you said you were revolutionary. and not because i. revolutionary. and not because i arrived at _ revolutionary. and not because i arrived at the _ revolutionary. and not because i arrived at the funfair _ revolutionary. and not because i arrived at the funfair on i revolutionary. and not because i arrived at the funfair on a i revolutionary. and not because i arrived at the funfair on a bus i revolutionary. and not because i arrived at the funfair on a bus orj arrived at the funfair on a bus or because of the image you have spun into minutes on this interview, but because 100 yards from here, is a listed building that used to be the police station. labour closed it down and sold it to a property developer for the price of a down and sold it to a property developerfor the price of a chip

shop. that is the kind of local issue that has got people very angry indeed at labour. and you will see... ., , ., , see... the conservatives... the conservatives, _ see... the conservatives... the conservatives, let's _ see... the conservatives... the conservatives, let's talk i see... the conservatives... the conservatives, let's talk about i see... the conservatives... the i conservatives, let's talk about the conservatives, let's talk about the conservatives because they could have kept that police station open may have been in power since 2010. if you split the labour vote... there is no labour vote. i'm not driving anything. there is no labour vote. ii driving anything. there is no labour vote. , ., . driving anything. there is no labour vote. ., .,~ driving anything. there is no labour vote. ., ., vote. if you are taking away the ma'ori vote. if you are taking away the majority they — vote. if you are taking away the majority they currently - vote. if you are taking away the majority they currently hold, i vote. if you are taking away the - majority they currently hold, surely you are handing the election to the conservatives. is you are handing the election to the conservatives.— you are handing the election to the conservatives. is this labour tv? is this labour— conservatives. is this labour tv? is this labour tv? _ conservatives. is this labour tv? is this labour tv? are _ conservatives. is this labour tv? is this labour tv? are you _ conservatives. is this labour tv? is this labour tv? are you happy - conservatives. is this labour tv? is this labour tv? are you happy to i conservatives. is this labour tv? is i this labour tv? are you happy to see the conservatives _ this labour tv? are you happy to see the conservatives gain _ this labour tv? are you happy to see the conservatives gain power - this labour tv? are you happy to see the conservatives gain power here? | the conservatives gain power here? there is no such thing as a labour vote. there are only voters, individual human beings that need to be persuaded to vote for you. your concern for the fate of the labour

party in this instance is touching, probably in breach of the bbc�*s charter. i probably in breach of the bbc's charter. ., ., probably in breach of the bbc's charter. . ., , ., probably in breach of the bbc's charter. . ., ,, ., charter. i am asking you about the conservatives _ charter. i am asking you about the conservatives gaining _ charter. i am asking you about the conservatives gaining power. - charter. i am asking you about the conservatives gaining power. do l charter. i am asking you about the l conservatives gaining power. do you want the conservatives in power? i am fighting to win this election. if you vote for me, you will get me. i have no obligation for any other party in this election. haifa have no obligation for any other party in this election. how much obliuation party in this election. how much obligation do — party in this election. how much obligation do you _ party in this election. how much obligation do you feel— party in this election. how much obligation do you feel you - party in this election. how much obligation do you feel you have| party in this election. how much i obligation do you feel you have to do... ., ., , , , obligation do you feel you have to do... ., ., , _ do... you would simply never ask these questions _ do... you would simply never ask these questions of _ do... you would simply never ask these questions of anyone - do... you would simply never ask these questions of anyone else. l do... you would simply never ask i these questions of anyone else. you wouldn't ask the liberal democrat if he was happy to let in the conservatives? why are you asking me? �* . . , , ., conservatives? why are you asking me? , ., conservatives? why are you asking me? , . , conservatives? why are you asking me? , ., , ., me? because you are the person that is likel to me? because you are the person that is likely to take _ me? because you are the person that is likely to take more _ me? because you are the person that is likely to take more of— me? because you are the person that is likely to take more of the _ me? because you are the person that is likely to take more of the vote - is likely to take more of the vote than the liberal democrats in this election. �* ., , ., than the liberal democrats in this election. ., , ., , election. i'm not sure how you see that, but... _ election. i'm not sure how you see that, but... you _ election. i'm not sure how you see that, but... you bubbly— election. i'm not sure how you see that, but... you bubbly wouldn't i election. i'm not sure how you see| that, but... you bubbly wouldn't be here if you didn't already know if i was doing so quite successfully. we

are here because we are talking to a lot of voters and a lot of candidates. you have said it is about you. it should be about the people of batley and spent. halal people of batley and spent. how lona . .. people of batley and spent. how lona... it people of batley and spent. how long--- it is— people of batley and spent. how long--- it is my— people of batley and spent. how long... it is my programme and what iam long... it is my programme and what i am offering the people in this by—election. you are notjeremy paxman, i don't know if that's who you are trying to pretend to be an bbc news channel sure is no singing and dancing success. that bbc news channel sure is no singing and dancing success.— and dancing success. that is not true, mr galloway. _ and dancing success. that is not true, mr galloway. i— and dancing success. that is not true, mr galloway. i gave - and dancing success. that is not true, mr galloway. i gave you i and dancing success. that is not| true, mr galloway. i gave you my permission _ true, mr galloway. i gave you my permission to _ true, mr galloway. i gave you my permission to speak _ true, mr galloway. i gave you my permission to speak about - true, mr galloway. i gave you my permission to speak about the i true, mr galloway. i gave you my - permission to speak about the issues in their selection. all you have done from the first second is attack me on the half of the labour party. not at all... me on the half of the labour party. not at all- - -— me on the half of the labour party. not at all... one, two, three, four, five bbc staff- _ not at all... one, two, three, four, five ssc staff. | — not at all... one, two, three, four, five bbc staff. i am _ not at all... one, two, three, four, five bbc staff. i am asking - not at all... one, two, three, four, five bbc staff. i am asking you. - not at all... one, two, three, four, five bbc staff. i am asking you. it l five bbc staff. i am asking you. it is a licence _ five bbc staff. i am asking you. it is a licence fee _ five bbc staff. i am asking you. it is a licence fee and _ five bbc staff. i am asking you. it is a licence fee and not _ five bbc staff. i am asking you. it is a licence fee and not a - five bbc staff. i am asking you. it is a licence fee and not a tax - five bbc staff. i am asking you. it is a licence fee and not a tax pay. what is the difference between a licence fee and a taxi? because

people are sick of paying the bbc for party political propaganda, half of the establishment. i for party political propaganda, half of the establishment.— of the establishment. i would like to ask you. _ of the establishment. i would like to ask you. how _ of the establishment. i would like to ask you, how long-term - of the establishment. i would like - to ask you, how long-term commitment to ask you, how long—term commitment are you prepared to make here? exactly the same as everyone else. this constituency ceases to exist at the next general election. this is the next general election. this is the last election they will ever be in the batley and spent constituency.— in the batley and spent constituen . �* , ., , constituency. but the people will still have a _ constituency. but the people will still have a vote. _ constituency. but the people will still have a vote. of— constituency. but the people will still have a vote. of course, - constituency. but the people will still have a vote. of course, butl still have a vote. of course, but the will still have a vote. of course, but they will still _ still have a vote. of course, but they will still be _ still have a vote. of course, but they will still be split _ still have a vote. of course, but they will still be split into - they will still be split into different constituencies. i will be the last member of parliament for batley and spen. i think it would be a real signature sign off if they told everyone they were not going to be taken for granted any more. george galloway from the workers party. thank you very much for talking to us. i party. thank you very much for talking to us.— party. thank you very much for talking to us. i would be lying ifi

said that back. _ talking to us. i would be lying ifi said that back. that's _ talking to us. i would be lying ifi said that back. that's ok, - talking to us. i would be lying ifi said that back. that's ok, you i talking to us. i would be lying if i i said that back. that's ok, you came and ou said that back. that's ok, you came and you talk — said that back. that's ok, you came and you talk to _ said that back. that's ok, you came and you talk to us. _ said that back. that's ok, you came and you talk to us. we'll _ said that back. that's ok, you came and you talk to us. we'll be - said that back. that's ok, you came and you talk to us. we'll be hearing| and you talk to us. we'll be hearing more later on who else will be inclined to cast a vote later. there are 16 candidates in this by—election in batley and spen. you can see that list on the bbc website. rebecca, back to you. the government has indicated that coronavirus rules that british schools could be changed. currently, if one child is suspected of having covid—i9, all other people's in their bubble have to stay—at—home. let's speak with jonny uttley who's the chief executive of the education alliance multi—academy trust, who run several schools in east yorkshire. good to have you with us and welcome to bbc news. i wonder if you can outline for me what the position is in your set of schools. how many

children are self—isolating at the moment? it children are self-isolating at the moment? , ., ., ., moment? it is getting more and more difficult in our — moment? it is getting more and more difficult in our classes _ moment? it is getting more and more difficult in our classes each _ moment? it is getting more and more difficult in our classes each day. i difficult in our classes each day. we have got 6200 students across the six schools, we have currently got 800 who are self—isolating and that is about 15% of the entire school population. that is running at the same kind of level as we saw in november and back in november, we were dealing with the first variant, it was the pre—canned variant and we were in tier 2 and tier 3 restrictions at the time. what we're seeing now is an exponential rise in the number cases and consequential isolations for pupils in our schools. isolations for pupils in our schools-— isolations for pupils in our schools. , ., , , , ., schools. presumably, it is not the first time some _ schools. presumably, it is not the first time some of _ schools. presumably, it is not the first time some of these - schools. presumably, it is not the first time some of these young i first time some of these young people in that i3% will have to do self—isolate. what kind of impact is that having? self-isolate. what kind of impact is that having?— that having? that's fine. we have not to that having? that's fine. we have got to bear— that having? that's fine. we have got to bear in _ that having? that's fine. we have got to bear in mind _ that having? that's fine. we have got to bear in mind in _ that having? that's fine. we have got to bear in mind in the - that having? that's fine. we have got to bear in mind in the last i that having? that's fine. we have got to bear in mind in the last 18| got to bear in mind in the last 18 months, these young people are been through several national knockdowns and for some of them, notjust in

our schools but schools across the country, they could be looking at a second, third orfourth lot country, they could be looking at a second, third or fourth lot of isolation. and although lots is being done to keep up education for these young people at home, we all know it is not as good to be at home as it is in school. certainly, talking to young people in our schools and across the region, they are becoming increasingly concerned about what is happening to them over the next few months because the rest of the country is opening up, it feels like there is no end in sight really for isolations and young people in schools. in really for isolations and young people in schools.— really for isolations and young people in schools. in your view, then, is people in schools. in your view, then. is at _ people in schools. in your view, then, is at the _ people in schools. in your view, then, is at the right _ people in schools. in your view, then, is at the right time i people in schools. in your view, then, is at the right time to i people in schools. in your view, i then, is at the right time to end this system? we then, is at the right time to end this system?— this system? we will support an hinu this system? we will support anything that _ this system? we will support anything that can _ this system? we will support anything that can safely i this system? we will support anything that can safely keep this system? we will support i anything that can safely keep young people in schools. maybe in autumn, certainly we are hearing lots about the potential for introducing a test and release strategy. if that can be done safely, certainly we will support that. what is really clear is that for youngsters, in

particular those doing their exams next year, we cannot continue in this way. the other thing that goes alongside this is for young people doing exams next summer, there is no national strategy at the moment in that department for education and we are calling for them to tell these young people how they will be examined. when things have been so disrupted, they need to be adaptations to the exams and we need to know those things as soon as possible. to know those things as soon as ossible. ., ., ~' to know those things as soon as ossible. ., ., ,, ., , possible. you talked about the test and release — possible. you talked about the test and release possibility _ possible. you talked about the test and release possibility and - possible. you talked about the test and release possibility and you i and release possibility and you talked about daily testing, but he said if it can be done safely. what do you mean by that?— said if it can be done safely. what do you mean by that? what i mean by that is there — do you mean by that? what i mean by that is there is _ do you mean by that? what i mean by that is there is clearly _ do you mean by that? what i mean by that is there is clearly not _ do you mean by that? what i mean by that is there is clearly not that - do you mean by that? what i mean by that is there is clearly not that i i that is there is clearly not that i am not the scientific expert here and there is a range of different strategies that might happen, if the vaccine is rolled out to school—aged children or it might be that we use this test and release. i think the

issueis this test and release. i think the issue is that up until this point, young people have been at the forefront of the effort to protect older people like me. they have been the ones out of school and they have been doing it so that other people are kept out of hospital. now we really have to pivot, as the vaccine has been rolled out, we have got to pivot and think about what we can do to stop the disruption to their education. if it is that we can introduce test and release without endangering other members of the population, then i would certainly welcome is going down that route. 0k, unfortunately we must leave it there. thank you for your time. let's return now to that breaking news. benjamin monk has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the manslaughter of dalian atkinson. we can cross now to fill

murray up burning crown court. before we go into the sentencing and what has been happening there today. i think we need to have a reminder of the background of the case. it started back in 2016 in august, dalian atkinson, the former striker for aston villa, but he also played for aston villa, but he also played for sheffield wednesday and ipswich town among other clubs, he was suffering from health problems, heart disease, dialysis and other things, the night he died he became bizarre and erratic. he was suffering a psychotic episode and he drove to his father's house and he was shouting that he was the messiah, neighbours were dialling 999, benjamin monk was one of the two officers that responded to that. he fired his taser twice in effectively, didn't stop dalian atkinson. the third time, he successfully deployed the taser, but

after dalian atkinson had fallen to the ground and was incapacitated, he kicked in and had so hard that it left an imprint. thejury kicked in and had so hard that it left an imprint. the jury decided that he had used unlawful force in dealing with mr atkinson and is guilty of manslaughter. today, he was sent in. guilty of manslaughter. today, he was sent in— guilty of manslaughter. today, he was sent in. �* . was sent in. and what did the 'udge sa in that was sent in. and what did the 'udge say in that sentencing? i was sent in. and what did the 'udge say in that sentencing? the i was sent in. and what did the judge say in that sentencing? the judge l say in that sentencing? the 'udge said about dalian i say in that sentencing? the 'udge said about dalian atkinson, i say in that sentencing? the judge said about dalian atkinson, he i say in that sentencing? the judge l said about dalian atkinson, he was fund and remembered as a footballer, liked and respected by all and he said that no one could fail to be moved by the effect of his death on the larger family, moved by the effect of his death on the largerfamily, many moved by the effect of his death on the larger family, many of whom have been attending court remotely or in person as well. he said that he understood that it was no doubt an unpredictable and frightening situation, which provided some context on what happened on the

night, but also in sentencing, the obviously aggravated battery was committed when you were on duty as a police officer in playing a central role in uploading the —— upholding the law and the sentence must reflect the importance of maintaining public confidence in the police and in doing so, he said that he would have to serve eight years in prison. we are waiting here to hear a statement from the atkinson family. we have heard them reacting to the conviction last week. we are expecting them to come back out of there and perhaps have a statement read on their behalf today. we are still awaiting news from the crown prosecution service service. i mentioned there were two police officers called out to that 999 call five years ago. the other defendant in this trial was pc mary ellen betty smith. they can't comment on

that. the crown prosecution services need to decide whether that will be a retrial. 0k, we will leave you there and rejoin you later at birmingham crown court. 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 c02.

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. 0ut 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, a0 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

exceeding expectations, her car has sold the over £45,000.— exceeding expectations, her car has sold the over £45,000. diana, even if she was still _ sold the over £45,000. diana, even if she was still alive _ sold the over £45,000. diana, even if she was still alive would _ sold the over £45,000. diana, even if she was still alive would have i if she was still alive would have commanded the interest because there is no one _ commanded the interest because there is no one like her. she commanded the interest because there is no one like her.— is no one like her. she was fantastic — is no one like her. she was fantastic for _ is no one like her. she was fantastic for the _ is no one like her. she was fantastic for the public i is no one like her. she was i fantastic for the public morale is no one like her. she was - fantastic for the public morale and everything like that. she fantastic for the public morale and everything like that.— everything like that. she was very secial. everything like that. she was very special. while _ everything like that. she was very special. while the _ everything like that. she was very special. while the marriage i everything like that. she was very i special. while the marriage between charles and diana would remembered for its difficulties and divorce, this was a gift given from a prince to a future princess given in the early days of their marriage. 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. ahead of this afternoon's england—germany clash. let's have a look at the scenes outside wembley stadium where the match will take place.

40,000 fans are expected to be inside that stadium now. slightly grey north london skies and we were watching fans in replica shirts and st george as flags there, you can see them billowing in the wind. we think it might be raining, we have seen one or two with an umbrella but we know that ticket holders can't take umbrellas into the stadium, so mayjust be that people are going to have to get wet if it is raining, but as you can see, throngs of supporters are heading to the match, even though it does not kick off for over two hours. they have been belting out a cappella renditions of three lions with the refrain of footballers home reverberating around the wembley streets. a huge game, of course. a weight of

history, one thing, but also at stake, let's not forget is a place in the euro 2020 quarterfinals. 40,000 fans will be inside the stage at wembley. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick. hello, it's western scotland and north—west england again today with the warmest and sunniest weather. temperatures approaching the mid—20s, but a gloomy outlook at wembley — well, weather—wise — for the rest of the day. there will be a bit of showery rain moving through the area as well. not amounting to too much, and the chance of seeing some of that at wimbledon as well. and still plenty of cloud tomorrow. later in the week, though, eventually we get brighter skies and temperatures will be back into the low 20s, much closer to average for the time of year. an area of low pressure across the continent, but close enough to the uk, is bringing that cloud and showery rain across parts of england and wales. in scotland, part of northern ireland, north—west england seeing that sunshine. and again, this is where we will see the warmest temperatures approaching the mid—20s in western scotland.

0n the far north of scotland, also towards the east coast as well, cloudy skies towards the west of northern ireland as well. so onlyjust 15 degrees where we have got the cloud. and there may be a shower popping up in south—west scotland as the day goes on. you have got sunshine elsewhere. more of northern england where we may see a bit of rain today, the midlands and wales brightening up for the day, and across much of southern england, east midlands, east anglia and the south—east keeping the cloud, keeping temperatures just into the mid to high teens, further outbreaks of showery rain at times. 0vernight tonight, we drag in a lot of cloud from the east here, but within that, there will be light rain and drizzle around. it's misty and murky and temperatures are holding up into double figures overnight. so into tomorrow, a gloomy, grey start across a large part of the uk, but particularly to the east, where there's outbreaks of rain and drizzle with that as well. western scotland, northern ireland, wales and western parts of england brightening up, though, heavy showers in wales and south—west england into the afternoon. clearly temperatures are going to be highest where the sunshine is,

you just break into the low side on the cool side of the cloud and drizzle to the east. now, that area of low pressure moving away into thursday. high pressurejust become more established across more of the uk. still a lot of cloud, though, particularly across eastern parts of england. and still within that, the chance of seeing a bit of light rain. wales and southern england, one or two showers popping up, temperatures still just into the teens the further east you are, but elsewhere just creeping into the low 20s. friday looks like a fine day, but over the weekend, low pressure moving back in as it turns increasingly showery as the weekend goes on.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... just two hours to go now until one of the biggest games in world football. england play germany for a place in the quarter finals of the euros. and 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 ten teams in their records and baggage, and everything else. there is no reason for these boys to feel that way. most weren't born when a lot of these games happened. it is irrelevant for them.

england fans are gathering at wembley, where there'll be 40,000 spectators at the game. i will be live outside wembley before the germany england game. the other headlines this hour... former police officer benjamin monk is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalian atkinson. in other news, self—isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped next term, replaced by daily testing. new research shows that higher grade facemasks can be up to 100% effective in preventing coronavirus infections.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there are just two hours to go until one of the biggest games in world football, england vs germany. at stake, a place in the euro 2020 quarter finals. fans are already gathering at wembley. there'll be 40,000 of them there for the match. england haven't beaten germany in a knockout game in a major tournament since the world cup final in 1966, and manager gareth southgate is calling on his team to make history today. olly foster takes a look at what the fixture means to the new generation of fans and players, and whether germany can be beaten. a new generation of england fans are about to find out just what an england germany match means. meet max, who this time. i have never seen england play inside wembley or watch an england game. it is special for me to watch an england game in wembley. it will also be special for this

young england squad. many have not played gives the germans. only the manager has history. this fixture defined him as a player. we always talk about the past and teams and their records, and baggage, and everything else. there is no reason for these boys to feel that way. most weren't born when a lot of those games happened. it is an irrelevance for them. i am so excited. these boys have got an incredible opportunity to make their own history this evening. i'm so excited. i've been lucky enough to play in these games and i know how they will be feeling. i'm pretty sure it is far easier being a player than being a fan. put it that way. he played against some great german sides. they real winners. this is a fourth european title go with their four world cups. but they do look beatable. this will raise the hopes

of millions watching and for those lucky enough to get a ticket. wembley way will be packed with up to 45,000 fans later. even hours before kick—off, some have made it clear, looking to make the most of what could be one of england's greatest days in history. it's a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. we can't wait. we're so happy we got tickets. nervous? very. you have to be with england versus germany! they're a breath of fresh air. they are hungry for it. i've got my hopes pinned on them. the fans are hoping that harry kane can do something he hasn't managed so far, which is score. i've always said, as a striker, you go through good spells, and sometimes things don't go your way. the most important thing for me is

winning games. the first objective was to qualify, which we've done. the next is to reach the quarterfinal. whether i'm scoring, the most important thing is that we are winning. kane will lead the line against germany. other selections will be trickier. that's where the manager will step up and be brave. our sports presenterjohn watson is at wembley and joins us live. i think gary lineker said football is a simple game, 22 men chase the ball for 90 minutes, and at the end, the germans win. will tonight be different? ., , ., the germans win. will tonight be different? ., ., , different? the thousands of fans -aackin in different? the thousands of fans packing in here _ different? the thousands of fans packing in here will— different? the thousands of fans packing in here will be _ different? the thousands of fans packing in here will be hoping i different? the thousands of fans| packing in here will be hoping so. it is so hard to ignore the history that defines this game. it is astonishing to think that since england won the world cup in 1966, they have faced germany four times,

they have faced germany four times, they have faced germany four times, they have won them all. there was also a penalty that gareth southgate missed here in euro 96. there was also a goal that wasn't given. frank lampard in the world cup in 2010, as england were comfortably beaten that day. gareth southgate has been keen to try and move the noise and hype to try and move the noise and hype to one side. he has been good at shielding his players in the lead up to this game. he knows that there is a huge amount of expectation and anticipation heading into this game. yes, a lot of these players weren't even born when gareth southgate played here against germany 25 years ago, but he will be keen to stress the positives. and there are many. perhaps they haven't quite hit their stride yet, but with two victories in their belt, no goals conceded, certainly a good start for them. this is a defining moment for them

in this tournament. there is a feeling that if england aren't at their best, germany aren't either. let's remind ourselves, they were only minutes from going out of this year's tournament, when they faced hungary. they produced an impressive victory against portugal. i think we will be in for a cagey encounter later. a lot of people have been urging gareth southgate to release the attacking players that he's got and try and push things against germany, i'm not sure be able to do that. it will be a tight, tactical battle. i wouldn't be surprised that when we see the line—up, later, he matches germany into their formation. it will be a fascinating tactical battle between gareth southgate and his equivalent of the german coach, who leaves his position after this tournament. it would be interesting to see what kind of defensive fans make. in normal times,

kind of defensive fans make. in normaltimes, germanfans kind of defensive fans make. in normal times, german fans would travel over from germany. normal times, german fans would travel overfrom germany. there will be seven fans and stadium, i would imagine, but the most will be english, when they?- imagine, but the most will be english, when they? yes, you're riuht. english, when they? yes, you're right- there _ english, when they? yes, you're right. there have _ english, when they? yes, you're right. there have been - english, when they? yes, you're right. there have been limits i english, when they? yes, you're right. there have been limits on| right. there have been limits on germinalfans able to right. there have been limits on germinal fans able to travel. members will be limited to german nationals only who live here in the uk. i think somewhere between 1500 to 2000 german fans. it will be numbered with the huge amount of fans in wembley later on. it was several thousand fewer for other games here. we are expecting around 43,000 fans here. you can urge a sense the difference in atmosphere, the noise levels, and it will be translated inside the stadium later on. it is hard to play this fixture down when you think about the

history and how england have always struggled against germany in the knockout matches in major tournaments. england will be desperate to try and change the narrative around this fixture, and against the law of probability would suggest that at some point, england will have what it takes to get past germany. they certainly modelled themselves on that with young and exciting play of the chimney produced and propelled them to the world cup. england have tried to replicate that in english football. we wait and see whether today's the day they will see the fruits of their labour come to fruition at wembley. the game and the result may well cause some division in one household in east london. fiona mcara is an england fan while her girlfriend lavinia haane is a germany fan.

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taste one of you will go home and happy. what if germany lose?— what if germany lose? we won't. i think it will — what if germany lose? we won't. i think it will be — what if germany lose? we won't. i think it will be ok. _ what if germany lose? we won't. i think it will be ok. if— what if germany lose? we won't. i think it will be ok. if there - what if germany lose? we won't. i think it will be ok. if there is - what if germany lose? we won't. i think it will be ok. if there is too l think it will be ok. if there is too much _ think it will be ok. if there is too much mocking. _ think it will be ok. if there is too much mocking, it— think it will be ok. if there is too much mocking, it might - think it will be ok. if there is too much mocking, it might not - think it will be ok. if there is too much mocking, it might not go l think it will be ok. if there is too - much mocking, it might not go down too welt, _ much mocking, it might not go down too welt, but — much mocking, it might not go down too welt, but i — much mocking, it might not go down too well, but i think— much mocking, it might not go down too well, but i think our— too well, but i think our relationship _ too well, but i think our relationship is - too well, but i think our relationship is strongerl too well, but i think our- relationship is stronger than a foothatt— relationship is stronger than a football match, _ relationship is stronger than a football match, so _ relationship is stronger than a football match, so i— relationship is stronger than a football match, so i think - relationship is stronger than a football match, so i think it i relationship is stronger than a. football match, so i think it will be fine — football match, so i think it will be fine. ., . . football match, so i think it will be fine. ., ., ., ., football match, so i think it will be fine. ., ., ., .,

be fine. fiona, what about you? i won't be able _ be fine. fiona, what about you? i won't be able to _ be fine. fiona, what about you? i won't be able to look— be fine. fiona, what about you? i won't be able to look at - be fine. fiona, what about you? i won't be able to look at her- be fine. fiona, what about you? i won't be able to look at her for. won't be able to look at her for days! it will be fine. good old england. maybe this time it will be different and we will go through. but it will be a good match, and that's the most important thing. have got to ask you, have either of you considered what it would be like if it went to a penalty shoot—out? after last night's match, it would be interesting. i will be hiding in a different room if it happens. track record wise, germany should win. track record wise, germany should win but _ track record wise, germany should win but the — track record wise, germany should win. but the series _ track record wise, germany should win. but the series has— track record wise, germany should win. but the series has been- track record wise, germany should win. but the series has been like . track record wise, germany should i win. but the series has been like no other _ win. but the series has been like no other you — win. but the series has been like no other. you never— win. but the series has been like no other. you never know. _ win. but the series has been like no other. you never know. good - win. but the series has been like no other. you never know.— win. but the series has been like no other. you never know. good luck to ou both. other. you never know. good luck to you both- ltut— other. you never know. good luck to you both. but there _ other. you never know. good luck to you both. but there will _ other. you never know. good luck to you both. but there will only - other. you never know. good luck to you both. but there will only be - other. you never know. good luck to you both. but there will only be one | you both. but there will only be one winner. good great to have you with us here on bbc news. self—isolation rules for school pupils in england could be scrapped next term, amid concerns about the rising number of children who have to quarantine if one

of their classmates tests positive for coronavirus. an alternative is being considered where schools introduce daily testing instead. it comes as figures show covid—related pupil absence in schools in england has hit a new record high since all students returned to class in march. sean dilley reports. half full classroom like this one is a concerning sight for families and a government that says catching up on missed education is a national priority. figures out this lunchtime show that it is an increasing problem. 375,000 pupils in england are currently absent from school. many are self—isolating after potentially coming into contact with a positive student or staff member at school. that is up from 172,000 last week. the government says that it is looking at options to ask schools to introduce daily testing as an alternative to sending groups of children home to isolate. we sent a letter yesterday to schools to prepare for the supervised testing to make

sure that we can identify asymptomatic cases. daily on—site testing is already being provided in a small number of secondary schools and colleges across england. that scheme will end tomorrow and experts say no decisions will be made about relaxing school restrictions until further data. any move, though, is likely to be welcomed by parents, who have had to change working schedules and other commitments to make childcare arrangements with little to no notice. and teachers are looking for any details to be decided before the end of term is to give them time to prepare. we need to know what that situation looks like in terms of guidance, so that we can be sure the terms are set up for bubbles, the testing, the facemasks and we can make sure that we have got those routines implemented really consistently so that our children can avoid positive case contacts and having to self—isolate. the welsh and scottish governments are saying that they also are reviewing their covid safety rules in school. meanwhile, the uk government's former education recovery tsar,

kevin collins who resigned earlier this month over a disagreement around funding, has told mps that the government's recovery plan has been a bit feeble. he is calling for a national massive effort and for longer school days to be considered. we think the average is about 6.5 hours, so raise everybody to the average immediately, that would be10,000 schools having to increase their school day to get to the average. but we have a significant number of schools trialling an alternative longer school day, an extra half an hour. ministers say they already looking at whether the school day should be extended in england to help children catch up on this education. any move to ease self isolation rules they say, will only happen if it is safe. they promised to give schools refreshed guidance, test kits and equipment before schools return in the autumn to helpth em prepare for any scenario. borisjohnson says he is "shocked" at what he called, the "despicable

the travel ban between scotland and parts of the north west of england, including manchester, is to be lifted by the scottish government. the restriction on nonessential journeys, because of covid—i9, sparked a row between scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon and andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester. the ban on travel between scotland and manchester, salford and bolton, will end at midnight tonight. because there is no longer a significant difference in case rates between scotland and the following places, i can confirm that the travel restrictions related to manchester, salford and bolton are being lifted. however, restrictions will remain in place for now between scotland and blackburn with darwen, where cases remain higher in these parts than in these other state areas, but we will under take a further review of those restrictions over the course of this week. weekly registrations of deaths involving covid—i9 in wales have dropped to zero for the first time since the pandemic began. the office for national statistics

says none of the 573 deaths registered in wales in the week ending 18thjune mentioned covid—i9 on the death certificate. in england there were was a 21% rise from the previous week. a west mercia police officer has been jailed for eight years for killing a former aston villa footballer, dalian atkinson. benjamin monk was convicted last week of the manslaughter of mr atkinson but was cleared of murder. the church at birmingham crown court told him he would have a difficult time in prison but he had used reasonable force. the headlines on bbc news... the build up to this evening's big match at wembley intensifies, with less than two hours to go now before england goes head to head against germany in the last 16 of the euros. school isolation rules in england could end in the autumn, amid concerns over the soaring number of children missing lessons. former police officer benjamin monk

is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalian atkinson. 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. welcome to batley memorial park. this is a former mill town, but she will find a giant shopping mall by the mill used to be. a very different place these days. foxes biscuits provides employment for the town. the pandemic has seen quite a lot of

economic damage in this community. a lot of people here have told us that it is very local issues, like jobs, like the economy, that really matters. ~ , ,., , ., , matters. absolutely. there are times nearb that matters. absolutely. there are times nearby that have _ matters. absolutely. there are times nearby that have overshadowed - nearby that have overshadowed batley. a lot of people ask the question, who is going to invest in as? ~ ., ., ' ~ question, who is going to invest in as? ., ., ., , question, who is going to invest in as? ., . . ,., as? we do have 16 candidates for electors to _ as? we do have 16 candidates for electors to choose _ as? we do have 16 candidates for electors to choose from. - as? we do have 16 candidates for electors to choose from. it - as? we do have 16 candidates for electors to choose from. it is - as? we do have 16 candidates for| electors to choose from. it is held by the labour party at the moment. it's been held from 1997, but it is not guaranteed that we will hold onto the seat. name the moment, we will hear 42 former labour voters, who are going to cast a ballot for other parties. let's hearfrom our political correspondent on things people have been talking about on

their 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 3,5000 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. that was james vincent reporting on some of the issues that are most exercising voters here in batley. we are joined exercising voters here in batley. we arejoined by exercising voters here in batley. we are joined by two guests who used to vote for the labour party, but are choosing different parties this time. thank you both forjoining us. he recently joined the conservatives. what has drawn you away from labour? l joined the conservatives. what has drawn you away from labour? i think it's a number— drawn you away from labour? i think it's a number of— drawn you away from labour? i think it's a number of issues. _ drawn you away from labour? i think it's a number of issues. but - drawn you away from labour? i think it's a number of issues. but in - it's a number of issues. but in terms — it's a number of issues. but in terms of— it's a number of issues. but in terms of drawing me to the conservatives, it's how they have handled — conservatives, it's how they have handled the pandemic, how they have taken _ handled the pandemic, how they have taken care _ handled the pandemic, how they have taken care of everyone, how they

have _ taken care of everyone, how they have handled it. in terms of layover, _ have handled it. in terms of layover, there is too much infighting. they have been mps here for 24 _ infighting. they have been mps here for 24 years, and they haven't got much _ for 24 years, and they haven't got much to— for 24 years, and they haven't got much to show for it. those two factors — much to show for it. those two factors is— much to show for it. those two factors is why voting conservatives this time — factors is why voting conservatives this time. ,, ., factors is why voting conservatives this time. , .,, ., factors is why voting conservatives this time. , ., this time. some people would say uuite the this time. some people would say quite the opposite _ this time. some people would say quite the opposite about - this time. some people would say quite the opposite about how- this time. some people would say quite the opposite about how the| quite the opposite about how the conservatives and the and the pandemic. the vaccines have been rolled out, but we have one of the highest death tolls in the world. i am looking at the whole picture, although— am looking at the whole picture, although the deaths are very sad. most— although the deaths are very sad. most of— although the deaths are very sad. most of my clients have survived the pandemic— most of my clients have survived the pandemic and they wouldn't have done that without the support of the conservatives. i'm sure when the enquiry— conservatives. i'm sure when the enquiry comes out, there will be lots of— enquiry comes out, there will be lots of negatives. but i feel that year and — lots of negatives. but i feel that year and a — lots of negatives. but i feel that year and a half ago, when we were about— year and a half ago, when we were about to _ year and a half ago, when we were about to panic, no newer money would come _ about to panic, no newer money would come from. _ about to panic, no newer money would come from, and all of these scenarios. _ come from, and all of these scenarios, i think the conservatives handled _ scenarios, i think the conservatives handled it _ scenarios, i think the conservatives handled it quite well. and

scenarios, i think the conservatives handled it quite well.— handled it quite well. and you are votin: for handled it quite well. and you are voting for georgii _ handled it quite well. and you are voting for georgii galloway, - handled it quite well. and you are voting for georgii galloway, but . handled it quite well. and you are l voting for georgii galloway, but you are party member. what is the logic behind that?— behind that? welcome to batley. it has been a one-party _ behind that? welcome to batley. it has been a one-party state - behind that? welcome to batley. it has been a one-party state in - behind that? welcome to batley. it| has been a one-party state in batley has been a one—party state in batley area in— has been a one—party state in batley area in tocat— has been a one—party state in batley area in local or— has been a one—party state in batley area in local or national— has been a one—party state in batley area in local or national elections - area in local or national elections as far— area in local or national elections as far as— area in local or national elections as far as elections _ area in local or national elections as far as elections are _ area in local or national elections| as far as elections are concerned. we felt _ as far as elections are concerned. we felt that— as far as elections are concerned. we felt that the _ as far as elections are concerned. we felt that the status _ as far as elections are concerned. we felt that the status quo - as far as elections are concerned. we felt that the status quo in - as far as elections are concerned. we felt that the status quo in the| we felt that the status quo in the national— we felt that the status quo in the national politics— we felt that the status quo in the national politics of— we felt that the status quo in the national politics of labour - we felt that the status quo in the national politics of labour and - national politics of labour and conservatives _ national politics of labour and conservatives isn't— national politics of labour and conservatives isn't really- national politics of labour and i conservatives isn't really helping as much, — conservatives isn't really helping as much, and _ conservatives isn't really helping as much, and it— conservatives isn't really helping as much, and it started - conservatives isn't really helping as much, and it started coming i conservatives isn't really helpingl as much, and it started coming to conservatives isn't really helping i as much, and it started coming to a halt _ as much, and it started coming to a halt we _ as much, and it started coming to a halt we had — as much, and it started coming to a halt we had a _ as much, and it started coming to a halt. we had a bit _ as much, and it started coming to a halt. we had a bit of— as much, and it started coming to a halt. we had a bit of hope - as much, and it started coming to a halt. we had a bit of hope when - halt. we had a bit of hope when jeremy— halt. we had a bit of hope when jeremy corbyn _ halt. we had a bit of hope when jeremy corbyn came _ halt. we had a bit of hope when jeremy corbyn came in, - halt. we had a bit of hope when jeremy corbyn came in, and - halt. we had a bit of hope when jeremy corbyn came in, and hel halt. we had a bit of hope when - jeremy corbyn came in, and he was effectively — jeremy corbyn came in, and he was effectively kicked _ jeremy corbyn came in, and he was effectively kicked out _ jeremy corbyn came in, and he was effectively kicked out by— jeremy corbyn came in, and he was effectively kicked out by current - effectively kicked out by current teadershio _ effectively kicked out by current teadershio as _ effectively kicked out by current leadership. as a _ effectively kicked out by current leadership. as a muslim, - effectively kicked out by current leadership. as a muslim, i'm i leadership. as a muslim, i'm interested _ leadership. as a muslim, i'm interested in— leadership. as a muslim, i'm interested in everything, - leadership. as a muslim, i'm interested in everything, but| leadership. as a muslim, i'm - interested in everything, but i'm particularly — interested in everything, but i'm particularly interested _ interested in everything, but i'm particularly interested in - interested in everything, but i'm particularly interested in what i particularly interested in what happens — particularly interested in what happens in _ particularly interested in what happens in foreign _ particularly interested in what happens in foreign policy, - particularly interested in what. happens in foreign policy, what happens — happens in foreign policy, what happens with _ happens in foreign policy, what happens with race, _ happens in foreign policy, what happens with race, and - happens in foreign policy, what happens with race, and things. happens in foreign policy, what i happens with race, and things like that _ happens with race, and things like that as _ happens with race, and things like that as you — happens with race, and things like that. as you know, _ happens with race, and things like that. as you know, things- happens with race, and things like l that. as you know, things happened in palestine, —

that. as you know, things happened in palestine, and _ that. as you know, things happened in palestine, and there _ that. as you know, things happened in palestine, and there was - that. as you know, things happened in palestine, and there was inaction| in palestine, and there was inaction from _ in palestine, and there was inaction from tabour— in palestine, and there was inaction from labour leadership, _ in palestine, and there was inaction from labour leadership, until- in palestine, and there was inaction from labour leadership, until he - in palestine, and there was inaction| from labour leadership, until he was prompted _ from labour leadership, until he was prompted. locally. _ from labour leadership, until he was prompted. locally, in— from labour leadership, until he was prompted. locally, in terms- from labour leadership, until he was prompted. locally, in terms of- from labour leadership, until he was| prompted. locally, in terms of bases and arguing — prompted. locally, in terms of bases and arguing with _ prompted. locally, in terms of bases and arguing with our— prompted. locally, in terms of bases and arguing with our own— prompted. locally, in terms of bases and arguing with our own party. - and arguing with our own party. cultivated — and arguing with our own party. cultivated reduces _ and arguing with our own party. cultivated reduces the - and arguing with our own party. . cultivated reduces the community and arguing with our own party. - cultivated reduces the community is at the moment? what is required of an mp, whoever comes in next, to bring everyone in together again? going like you've got to look at it in two ways. there are two distinct types of communities, and asian, and a white english one. essen types of communities, and asian, and a white english one.— a white english one. even within two communities. _ a white english one. even within two communities, there _ a white english one. even within two communities, there are _ a white english one. even within two communities, there are huge - communities, there are huge divisions— communities, there are huge divisions between— communities, there are huge divisions between the - communities, there are hugel divisions between the working communities, there are huge - divisions between the working class and not _ divisions between the working class and not so — divisions between the working class and not so working—class, - divisions between the working class and not so working—class, and - divisions between the working class| and not so working—class, and views on different — and not so working—class, and views on different people. _ and not so working—class, and views on different people. it— and not so working—class, and views on different people. it is— and not so working—class, and views on different people. it is quite - on different people. it is quite divided — on different people. it is quite divided i_ on different people. it is quite divided. i have— on different people. it is quite divided. i have faith _ on different people. it is quite divided. i have faith in - on different people. it is quite divided. i have faith in batleyl divided. i have faith in batley people — divided. i have faith in batley people. they— divided. i have faith in batley people. they are _ divided. i have faith in batley people. they are fantastic i divided. i have faith in batley- people. they are fantastic people. salt of— people. they are fantastic people. salt of the — people. they are fantastic people. salt of the earth. _ people. they are fantastic people. salt of the earth. i'm _ people. they are fantastic people. salt of the earth. i'm sure - people. they are fantastic people. salt of the earth. i'm sure we - people. they are fantastic people. salt of the earth. i'm sure we willi salt of the earth. i'm sure we will net salt of the earth. i'm sure we will get back— salt of the earth. i'm sure we will get back together, _ salt of the earth. i'm sure we will get back together, but _ salt of the earth. i'm sure we will get back together, but it- salt of the earth. i'm sure we willj get back together, but it depends salt of the earth. i'm sure we will. get back together, but it depends on the reaction — get back together, but it depends on the reaction from _ get back together, but it depends on the reaction from whoever _ get back together, but it depends on the reaction from whoever is - get back together, but it depends on the reaction from whoever is the - the reaction from whoever is the winner. — the reaction from whoever is the winner. and _ the reaction from whoever is the winner, and whoever— the reaction from whoever is the winner, and whoever the - the reaction from whoever is the i

winner, and whoever the election. whether— winner, and whoever the election. whether they _ winner, and whoever the election. whether they show— winner, and whoever the election. whether they show proper - winner, and whoever the election. - whether they show proper leadership, irrespective _ whether they show proper leadership, irrespective of— whether they show proper leadership, irrespective of who _ whether they show proper leadership, irrespective of who wins. _ whether they show proper leadership, irrespective of who wins. fromm - whether they show proper leadership, irrespective of who wins.— irrespective of who wins. from the conservative _ irrespective of who wins. from the conservative respective _ irrespective of who wins. from the conservative respective as - irrespective of who wins. from the conservative respective as well, i conservative respective as well, they haven't been knocking on two needles, and there is much happiness within the muslim community, according to a report. i5 within the muslim community, according to a report.- within the muslim community, according to a report. is to look at ros and according to a report. is to look at pros and cons- _ according to a report. is to look at pros and cons. labour— according to a report. is to look at pros and cons. labour didn't - according to a report. is to look at| pros and cons. labour didn't really represent — pros and cons. labour didn't really represent the community. to pros and cons. labour didn't really represent the community.- represent the community. to the conservative _ represent the community. to the conservative party _ represent the community. to the conservative party represent - represent the community. to the conservative party represent the| conservative party represent the community? i conservative party represent the community?— community? i think they can do. there's no _ community? i think they can do. there's no reason _ community? i think they can do. there's no reason why _ community? i think they can do. i there's no reason why conservative parties _ there's no reason why conservative parties can't — there's no reason why conservative parties can't represent this area. i think— parties can't represent this area. i think it _ parties can't represent this area. i think it is — parties can't represent this area. i think it is good that the candidates are biding — think it is good that the candidates are biding theirtime, notjust are biding their time, not just jumping— are biding theirtime, notjust jumping in with promises and making claims _ jumping in with promises and making claims it— jumping in with promises and making claims it is— jumping in with promises and making claims. it is probably a new community for him, so we would like to take _ community for him, so we would like to take time — community for him, so we would like to take time to meet people, and is

not one _ to take time to meet people, and is not one community. the muslim community is not homogenous. there are so— community is not homogenous. there are so many— community is not homogenous. there are so many different people and so many— are so many different people and so many issues they face. it's easy to pigeonhote — many issues they face. it's easy to pigeonhole them but it doesn't work like that— pigeonhole them but it doesn't work like that in— pigeonhole them but it doesn't work like that in real life. i think the conservative party showed and can't represent _ conservative party showed and can't represent the muslim community. savage _ represent the muslim community. savage reid is making a comeback and he is from _ savage reid is making a comeback and he is from muslim community. thank ou so he is from muslim community. thank you so much- — he is from muslim community. thank you so much- we _ he is from muslim community. thank you so much. we have _ he is from muslim community. thank you so much. we have been - he is from muslim community. thank you so much. we have been made i he is from muslim community. trims; you so much. we have been made to feel very welcome here. the keel. we are here for another hour also talking to community leaders later. let's have a look at the weather forecast. hello, it's western scotland and north—west england again today with the warmest and sunniest weather. temperatures approaching the mid—20s, but a gloomy outlook at wembley — well, weather—wise — for the rest of the day. there will be a bit of showery rain moving through the area as well. not amounting to too much,

and the chance of seeing some of that at wimbledon as well. and still plenty of cloud tomorrow. later in the week, though, eventually we get brighter skies and temperatures will be back into the low 20s, much closer to average for the time of year. an area of low pressure across the continent, but close enough to the uk, is bringing that cloud and showery rain across parts of england and wales. in scotland, part of northern ireland, north—west england seeing that sunshine. and again, this is where we will see the warmest temperatures approaching the mid—20s in western scotland. on the far north of scotland, also towards the east coast as well, cloudy skies towards the west of northern ireland as well. so onlyjust 15 degrees where we have got the cloud. and there may be a shower popping up in south—west scotland as the day goes on. you have got sunshine elsewhere. more of northern england where we may see a bit of rain today, the midlands and wales brightening up for the day, and across much of southern england, east midlands, east anglia and the south—east keeping the cloud, keeping temperatures just into the mid to high teens, further outbreaks of showery rain at times. overnight tonight, we drag in a lot of cloud from the east here, but within that, there will be light rain and drizzle around. it's misty and murky and temperatures are holding up into double figures overnight.

so into tomorrow, a gloomy, grey start across a large part of the uk, but particularly to the east, where there's outbreaks of rain and drizzle with that as well. western scotland, northern ireland, wales and western parts of england brightening up, though, heavy showers in wales and south—west england into the afternoon. clearly temperatures are going to be highest where the sunshine is, you just break into the low side on the cool side of the cloud and drizzle to the east. now, that area of low pressure moving away into thursday. high pressurejust become more established across more of the uk. still a lot of cloud, though, particularly across eastern parts of england. and still within that, the chance of seeing a bit of light rain. wales and southern england, one or two showers popping up, temperatures still just into the teens the further east you are, but elsewhere just creeping into the low 20s. friday looks like a fine day, but over the weekend, low pressure moving back in as it turns increasingly showery as the weekend goes on.

it's that footballing fixture again. fans sing. england fans will outnumber their german counterparts — but it's what happens on the pitch that counts. result today, it's like a cup final and then it should be a breeze through to the final then. anything can happen, some big hitters have gone out so fingers crossed we win it. then he was a player, now gareth southgate is manager — can his team banish the demons of the past? we'll be live at wembley. this is the scene right now.

one in five pupils in england have been sent home because of covid — the government say they're looking at the rules on self—isolating. england's chief medical officer chris whitty harrassed by two men in a london park — borisjohnson calls it despicable. good afternoon. we're on quite a bit earlier than usual and you know why. in 90 minutes england take on germany at wembley — a fixture that has, rightly or wrongly, come to symbolise the three lions' footballing fortunes. this will be the fifth time england have faced germany in the knockout stages of a major tournament. some are calling it a defining moment for both the manager, gareth southgate,

and his young team. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, is at wembley now. what a noise will await these players. we are expecting 43,000 fans here, the players arejust walking out onto the pitch, 41,000 of the fans will be english and this fixture inspires fear and excitement in equal measure. england don't have much luck when it comes to the knockout stages of the euros but for gareth southgate that is of little relevance. his young side is simply relishing this chance. an early kick off requires an early start. but in truth, the nerves have been jangling ever since this fixture was announced. with wembley half full tonight, fans are painting a picture of a win inspired by the england faithful. if we get behind them, we can be the 12th man and we can, you know, roar them on to victory. if we can get a result today, it's like a cup final,

and then it should be a breeze through to the final, then. anything can happen. some big hitters have gone out. so fingers crossed we win it. and it's not only fans who can barely contain themselves. it's all there, and it's ready to, ready for one team to go and grab it, and make a bit of history. wow, what an opportunity, i can't wait, i'm so excited. but gareth southgate knows — more than most — how this fixture is inextricably linked to the past. good afternoon. shouldn't you be at work? they think it's all over. it is now! england moments from yesteryear are indelibly inked on the psyche of england fans. england have faced germany eight times at major tournaments, but this world cup win in '66... england are the world champions. ..was the last time they beat them in a knockout match. since then, there's been penalty heartbreak, not once... and england are out of the world cup.

oh, no! ..but twice. and a goal that never was. brilliant. it was in! it was there. that surely crossed the line. it's not been given! you can't remove history, you don't take it away, it defines us. thatjust adds to the spice, and the players should feed off that and not be fearful of that. they can create their own history now and be remembered forever. england are a young side, ranked eight places above germany in the world rankings. a quarter of a century after missing his penalty against germany, the manager insists his players don't hear the emotional scars of the past, and instead are savouring this moment. when you picture those great players, it's normally in an international shirt that their biggest memories are formed, and that is the case every time you pull on an england shirt. so it is an opportunity that few get, and these lads have earned it, and i am sure they are

going to relish that. this is england's 13th match against germany at wembley. unlucky for some. fans are hopefulfor once it won't be england. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. there'll be 40,000 fans in the stadium — most of them england supporters — and millions more watching at home or in fan zones. so what's it to be — the ecstasy of victory or the agony of another defeat? frankie mccamley�*s with fans in south east london. yes, you can see many of the fans have already arrived, less than 90 minutes until that match and they have come in force, the streets around us full of english fans, this sea of white and red. to give you the scale of the excitement, this venue holds 800 people outdoors socially distance, tickets for here

sold out in 20 minutes. joining me are some england fans, dan and megan, how are you feeling? infer? megan, how are you feeling? very confident for _ megan, how are you feeling? very confident for the _ megan, how are you feeling? a confident for the game, germans aren't what they used to be, we have not had the best record but they should be fearing us. i’m not had the best record but they should be fearing us.— not had the best record but they should be fearing us. i'm not that confident but _ should be fearing us. i'm not that confident but i'm _ should be fearing us. i'm not that confident but i'm getting - should be fearing us. i'm not that confident but i'm getting there. l should be fearing us. i'm not that. confident but i'm getting there. who is auoin to confident but i'm getting there. who is going to score _ confident but i'm getting there. “than is going to score the first goal? confident but i'm getting there. who is going to score the first goal? he l is going to score the first goal? he: hasn't scored yet but i think harry kane will pop up and do it for the boys. mr; kane will pop up and do it for the bo s. ~ , , , ., kane will pop up and do it for the bo s. g, ,., �* kane will pop up and do it for the bo s. g , ,., �* ., kane will pop up and do it for the bo s. g , �* ., boys. my bet is on bukayo saka after the last game- _ boys. my bet is on bukayo saka after the last game. some _ boys. my bet is on bukayo saka after the last game. some difference i boys. my bet is on bukayo saka after the last game. some difference of. the last game. some difference of oinions the last game. some difference of opinions but _ the last game. some difference of opinions but something _ the last game. some difference of opinions but something that i the last game. some difference of| opinions but something that unites all these fans is the optimism that england may bring it home this year. there are renewed calls for a change in the rules on what schools in england should do when a pupil tests positive for covid. at the moment all children in a bubble are sent home. latest official figures show a sharp rise in covid—related absences. more than 375,000 pupils were out of school for

covid—related reasons last week. that's about one in 20 children. and absences have quadrupled this month alone. ministers says one solution could be more testing in schools come september. our education correspondent elaine dunkley sent this report from salford. this is ellesmere park high school in eccles. nearly a third of the pupils are at home isolating. what do living things compete for? we have had loads of year 8 and year 7 having to isolate over the past week and i've taken a big hit with my year 10 class. the delta variant is causing significant disruption and the return of remote learning. science is difficult, and it's difficult to communicate, having to anticipate what things will they need to know when they come back, what am i going to do to catch them up when they get back in, how am i going to make sure i haven't made the other kids bored because they've already learnt it, and it's just really difficult. a positive case of covid in schools means children who had been in close contact are sent to isolate for ten days.

obviously we're in the last years of school, it's hard to learn, so being outside of school just disrupts it. and it's notjust pupils being sent home. it's also causing staff shortages with some teachers having to look after their own children. you feel guilty for| not being in work. if your children are sent home and you're trying to find - alternative childcare, - you feel like you're not there for them because you're at work. with the staff having to be off, i like if they had a child in nursery or a child in primary, - they were literally being torn left right and centre. which column is it that is sorted alphabetically? last week 336,000 children in england were at home being taught remotely because they may have come into contact with a suspected or confirmed case. currently secondary school children are encouraged to do covid tests twice a week. the government is considering daily tests to reduce the number of pupils needlessly being sent home. we have been conducting 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. forfamilies it's groundhog day, once again dealing with the challenges of work and home schooling. me and my husband have four—year—old twins at home and last friday we got a message saying there's a covid case in their bubble at school, you'll have to stay home. if you have the covid case in a bubble at school and then you test one of the other kids and the other kids are negative, i think they should be trying to get them back to school earlier than ten days later because i think the strain on the kids and also on the parents and caregivers by this point is really horrendous. the challenges of dealing with covid in classrooms has been constant. this term is nearly over but there is growing pressure on the government to come up with the details of the new school rules for september. elaine dunkley, bbc news in eccles.

borisjohnson has said he's shocked by the behaviour of what he called "thugs" who accosted england's chief medical officer, chris whitty, in a park in london. the prime minister said the video, which shows mr whitty being manhandled by two men, was "despicable". police investigating the incident say officers spoke to the men involved at the time and are aware of who they are. our deputy political editor, vicki young, is in westminster. we are not showing the full video but professor whitty does look disturbed. , ., , ., . . .,, but professor whitty does look disturbed. , .,, ., . . .,, _ disturbed. yes, he was accosted by two men when _ disturbed. yes, he was accosted by two men when he _ disturbed. yes, he was accosted by two men when he was _ disturbed. yes, he was accosted by two men when he was out - disturbed. yes, he was accosted by two men when he was out walking l disturbed. yes, he was accosted by l two men when he was out walking in the park, they can be clearly seen grabbing him, you can also hear them asking for a photo. he tries to get away from them and eventually he does manage to do so. the prime minister has condemned all of this,

saying our hard—working public servants should not have to face this kind of intimidation on our streets and we will not tolerated. this is not the first time it has happened to chris whitty, he was verbally abused in the streets and fill in a few months ago, his colleaguejonathan fill in a few months ago, his colleague jonathan van—tam fill in a few months ago, his colleaguejonathan van—tam had the same thing happened to him and it's potentially frightening and intimidating and it raises this question of whether public figures like this need the kind of protection and senior cabinet ministers have but it's certainly the kind of aggression we are seeing directed more at those in the public eye in recent years. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a west mercia police officer has been jailed for eight years for killing the former aston villa footballer dalian atkinson. benjamin monk was convicted last week of the manslaughter of mr atkinson but was cleared of murder. he'd tasered dalian atkinson six times longer than standard procedure and kicked him in the head after being called to a disturbance in telford in 2016. the scottish government has

announced it will lift its ban on nonessential travel from manchester, salford and bolton on tuesday night. the greater manchester mayor, andy burnham, welcomed the change in policy, saying the ban was disproportionate and the scottish government had behaved disrespectfully but the scottish government maintained that the decision to change the rules comes after a review of the data. wales has reported zero covid—19 related deaths for the week ending june 18th, the first time that has happened in wales since the pandemic began. in england, the number of covid—19 deaths for the week rose by a fifth — with more than 100 virus—linked deaths being reported. we're getting ever closer to the kick—off. back to wembley now and our sports editor dan roan. george, a nation holds its breath, this is a moment of reckoning for england and their manager gareth southgate, she fixtures for the fans

in spa as much trepidation or sense of foreboding as this one. for decades in popular culture at the england team was synonymous with sporting underachievement, germany represented the opposite, always raising their game at major tournaments and often knocking england out of them. on a couple of occasions on penalties. this evening southgate“s side have a golden opportunity to finally lead up to rest, and that process already begun three years ago at the world cup when they made the semifinals but tonight will go a long way to telling us how substantial that sense of the renaissance of this team under southgate is and i hope will be that unburdened by past failures, this young side aided by a partisan crowd, wembley half full, can finally record a historic victory in what is their biggest home match for a quarter of a century.

time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. no problem with heat for the players, only 16 degrees in london at the moment, we have seen some showers move through wembley and there will be a few more in the lead up there will be a few more in the lead up to the match. across south—east england for many of the rest of us it's a fine end to the day, 24 degrees in glasgow and liverpool but overnight cloud increases across the eastern parts of the uk can damp and drizzly with mist, clear skies in wales where we will have moved to sunshine tomorrow and generally across western areas the cloud will break to to come through more widely across scotland, many central and eastern parts of england staying cloudy with a chance of some drizzle and temperatures towards the mid teens in places but if you get the sunshine you're into the low 20s. into the evening for parts of wales and south—west england there's the chance of an isolated heavy shower,

thursday and friday look largely dry, over the weekend of low pressure into the evening for parts of wales and south—west england there's the chance of an isolated heavy shower, thursday and friday look largely dry, over the hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... less than 1% of authors studied at gcse english literature level

in england are from an ethnic minority background — that's according to new research. campaigners are now calling more diversity in the curriculum. the government says schools have flexibility to choose the books they use as part of english literature teaching. adina campbell reports. my favourite author is mallory blackman. i like reading akala. at this school in south—east london, a discussion about books read inside and outside the classroom. more than one third of schoolchildren in england are from ethnic minority backgrounds. but only a small number of authors in the english literature curriculum are from these groups, according to new research by the publisher penguin and runnymede trust think tank for race equality. i feel like you internalise a lot of the things you read, so i'm reading a book or a novel and people like me are depicted

in a certain way, i start to believe that i am the same as that and the truth is, i am not. so we deserve representation. i feel that especially in younger years, the texts that are chosen, it is like they were not chosen with the students in mind. the research analysed gcse exam board data for more than half a million students in england in 2019. it found fewer than 1% answered a question on a book by a black, asian, or ethnic minority author while more than 80% said they couldn't recall ever studying a book by an author from an ethnic minority background. and just 7% had answered a question on a book by a woman at gcse. some of britain most well—known black writers say change has been too slow. we have to represent a diverse britain that is forward—looking, that is multicultural and it is important that kids see themselves in that reflection.

and it is notjust about black and asian kids. it is also about white young children. and for those in charge in lessons, some believe greater diversity makes a big difference. i have made it my mission to try and diversify the curriculum and choose texts that speak directly to all the voices that exist in the classroom. the government says teachers have flexibility to choose the books they use as part of teaching and curriculum is designed to ensure that all pupils appreciate rich and varied literary heritage through a wide range of text. one factor, and i think it will... but campaigners are calling for further action and want to see better representation being a mandatory part of the british curriculum. we mostly hear about about the history curriculum being changed. history is slightly contested, i think that if we live in the real world, we have to understand that history comes a lot of emotion.

but english literature and the reading of books comes with joy, it comes with children discovering world they don't have access to. back in the library, talk turns to what the future could look like. i think that we need to add more books that we can reallyjust connect with. adina campbell, bbc news. a ban on mobile phones in classrooms isjust 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. 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. exceeding expectations,

her car has sold the over £45,000. diana, even if she was still alive would have commanded the interest because there is no one like her. she was fantastic for the public morale and everything like that. she was the most beautiful woman. while the marriage between charles and diana would remembered for its difficulties and divorce, this was a gift given from a prince to a future princess given in the early days of their marriage. from podcasting to painting, lots of us have taken up a hobby during the pandemic — but how many people can say they're now the best in the world at their new skill? nine—year—old flora can. she learned how to make marmalade back injanuary and has just been crowned the youngest ever winner of the world maramalde award. james ingham went to meet her. i thought it would be quite a nice idea because i didn't really have

anything to do because it was lockdown, so i decided to make some marmalade. and with that, flora set to work, learning to make marmalade from scratch. the whole family was inspired, each of them reducing, cutting and then stirring the bubbling creations. we all made a batch, gave it our own little twist and then sent into the marmalade award competition. flora“s flavour found favour with the judges. a classic seville marmalade with an orange blossom twist left them unanimous in their decision, naming hers the best in the world. it's amazing, i am so glad i have won it. i'm over the moon. flora was competing against over 40 odd countries and thousands of entries, so she has done really well and we are all really surprised and happy for her. it has this underlying taste of the orange blossom i water and it's wonderful. it is like paradise. it comes through.

you've got the marmalade, - good marmalade, but then suddenly you have this extra wonderful, wonderful undertone - which is exceptional. flora“s recipe will now be replicated by a preserves country and be sold in none other than fortnum and mason in their stores in london and hong kong. and it has been deemed fit for the queen. she has had a jar delivered to the palace. i hope the queen will like it. flora won a gold cup for her efforts and the honour of having her name on everyjar. the proceeds from each will be donated to hospice on the isle of wight. and breakfast at flora“s now isn't complete without a jar of what she calls her little pot of sunshine. james ingham reporting there. 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 mondrian dating back to 1905. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, it's western scotland and north—west england again today with the warmest and sunniest weather. temperatures approaching the mid—20s, but a gloomy outlook at wembley — well, weather—wise — for the rest of the day. there will be a bit of showery rain moving through the area as well. not amounting to too much, and the chance of seeing some of that at wimbledon as well. and still plenty of cloud tomorrow. later in the week, though, eventually we get brighter skies and temperatures will be back into the low 20s, much closer to average for the time of year. an area of low pressure across the continent, but close enough to the uk, is bringing that cloud and showery rain across parts of england and wales. in scotland, part of northern ireland, north—west england seeing that sunshine.

and again, this is where we will see the warmest temperatures approaching the mid—20s in western scotland. on the far north of scotland, also towards the east coast as well, cloudy skies towards the west of northern ireland as well. so onlyjust 15 degrees where we have got the cloud. and there may be a shower popping up in south—west scotland as the day goes on. you have got sunshine elsewhere. more of northern england where we may see a bit of rain today, the midlands and wales brightening up for the day, and across much of southern england, east midlands, east anglia and the south—east keeping the cloud, keeping temperatures just into the mid to high teens, further outbreaks of showery rain at times. overnight tonight, we drag in a lot of cloud from the east here, but within that, there will be light rain and drizzle around. it's misty and murky and temperatures are holding up into double figures overnight. so into tomorrow, a gloomy, grey start across a large part of the uk, but particularly to the east, where there's outbreaks of rain and drizzle with that as well. western scotland, northern ireland, wales and western parts of england brightening up, though, heavy showers in wales and south—west england into the afternoon. clearly temperatures are going to be highest where the sunshine is,

you just break into the low side on the cool side of the cloud and drizzle to the east. now, that area of low pressure moving away into thursday. high pressurejust become more established across more of the uk. still a lot of cloud, though, particularly across eastern parts of england. and still within that, the chance of seeing a bit of light rain. wales and southern england, one or two showers popping up, temperatures still just into the teens the further east you are, but elsewhere just creeping into the low 20s. friday looks like a fine day, but over the weekend, low pressure moving back in as it turns increasingly showery as the weekend goes on.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at four... just one hour to go now until one of the biggest games in world football — england play germany for a place in the quarter finals of the euros. 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 teams and their records and baggage, and everything else. there is no reason for these boys to feel that way. most weren't born when a lot of these games happened. it is irrelevant for them. england fans are gathering at wembley, where there“ll be 40,000 spectators at the game.

the other headlines this hour... former police officer benjamin monk is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalian atkinson. in other news, self—isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped next term, replaced by daily testing. new research shows that higher grade facemasks can be up to 100% effective in preventing coronavirus infections. i'm in batley and spen in west yorkshire, where there is a by—election on thursday for the first time in six years. voters go to the polls this week and we will be talking to some candidates.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's just an hour to go until one of the biggest games in world football — england germany. at stake, a place in the euro 2020 quarter finals. there“ll be 40,000 fans at wembley for the match which kicks off at five. england haven't beaten germany in a knockout game in a major tournament since the world cup final in 1966, and manager gareth southgate is calling on his team to make history today. natalie perks reports. an early kick off of early start, but moves have been jangling since this fixture was announced. in wembley tonight, fans are painting a picture of a rain inspired by the england faithful. yellow mcphee get behind them, we can roll them on

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since 1966 when england won, that england have lost every game against germany since then. they will be trying to redress that balance. they won't get a better opportunity to do that than today in front of their home fans on home soil, with talented, young players, who have played on big stages as well. gareth southgate knows this is a great opportunity for them. he does also understand that they are not shackled by that burden and sense of disappointment that has accompanied england into major tournaments before. he is hoping that with his steady hand and calm temperament that he brings to england as a manager, that he can guide his team through this fixture. at long last, they can change the narrative which surrounds this story of germany and england. we know they reach the semifinals at the last world cup.

that was a bit of a surprise and it shows that england are heading in the right direction. but this is a defining moment and it will show us where england are out. they have an attacking number of players in their squad, they have a lot of talented players, but can they produce now on the biggest stage? they don't come much bigger than a knockout match here in wembley against germany. good to talk to you. our correspondent frankie mccamley is with fans in london. over to you if you can hear me to give us a sense of the atmosphere where you are. i think frankie...

clearly it is whacked there as well, but i think it is too noisy for frankie. hopefully we willjoin her later. england fans must be dreading the possibility of the game going to penalties. let's speak to the football journalist, ben lyttleton, who's regarded as having written the definitive book on taking penalties called: “twelve yards: the art & psychology of the perfect penalty“. good to have you with us today. might your expertise not actually be required though. can you see either team winning in 90 minutes or extra time? p, team winning in 90 minutes or extra time? ., ., , , ., , time? that would be the plan. they both want to _ time? that would be the plan. they both want to win _ time? that would be the plan. they both want to win in _ time? that would be the plan. they both want to win in as _ time? that would be the plan. they both want to win in as quick- time? that would be the plan. they both want to win in as quick as i time? that would be the plan. theyj both want to win in as quick as time as possible, so they will be better prepared for the next round of matches. but we know that england and germany have the habit of going the distance. it happened at the world cup in 1990 and in euro 96.

both times, the germans won. gareth southgate missed the penalty 25 years ago against germany and he has learned from that. he probably spent 25 years preparing for this moment of possible redemption. as soon as he took thejob of possible redemption. as soon as he took the job as england coach, he said penalty kicks are a trainable skill that can be improved. he spent the whole time he has been england coach working with the players to improve their record of penalty shoot—out. and it has worked. england have won two shoot—out out of two and a southgate, compared to losing six out of seven before then. there are certain things that england players are doing that they weren't doing before, which ensures their chance of success in a shoot—out of far greater. tell their chance of success in a shoot-out of far greater. tell us what they _ shoot-out of far greater. tell us what they are. _ shoot-out of far greater. tell us what they are. we _ shoot-out of far greater. tell us what they are. we are _ shoot-out of far greater. tell us what they are. we are hanging i shoot-out of far greater. tell us i what they are. we are hanging on your every word. what is it? how can

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thing that england players do differently noticeably and to southgate, as they take their time. we often see players in the past, from england's penalty is to be, rushing their penalty kicks. in the case of one player, he took his penalty before the referee blew his whistle. the referee blows his whistle. the referee blows his whistle to say, you can take a penalty whenever you are nowadays, the england players wait an extra two or three seconds. they take a deep breath and take their penalties when they are ready. we saw last night, the france players, waited after the referee blew his whistle. when waited six seconds and scored. another way to a six seconds and he scored. a player rated smoke .2 seconds, he rushed, and his penalty was saved. , , ., seconds, he rushed, and his penalty was saved. , ,, , was saved. everything you say sounds sensible, was saved. everything you say sounds sensible. but — was saved. everything you say sounds sensible, but at _ was saved. everything you say sounds sensible, but at the _ was saved. everything you say sounds sensible, but at the end _ was saved. everything you say sounds sensible, but at the end of _ was saved. everything you say sounds sensible, but at the end of the -

was saved. everything you say sounds sensible, but at the end of the day, l sensible, but at the end of the day, you can't recreate the pension and nerves, can you? lilo. you can't recreate the pension and nerves. can you?— you can't recreate the pension and nerves, can you? no, you can't, but ou can nerves, can you? no, you can't, but you can practice — nerves, can you? no, you can't, but you can practice and _ nerves, can you? no, you can't, but you can practice and come _ nerves, can you? no, you can't, but you can practice and come close. . nerves, can you? no, you can't, but| you can practice and come close. the fact that england have won their last two shoot—out, scoring ten penalties out of 11 should give them enormous confidence going into this one. i should add that you germany have won their last shoot—out as well. but they missed three penalties in their first five. it was an unconvincing win. we don't want the game to go to penalties, but if it does, i am quietly confident that england will do well. lets cross back to our correspondence who is in london with fans. can you hear me this time? yes, i can hear you. fans. can you hear me this time? yes, i can hearyou. it fans. can you hear me this time? yes, i can hear you. it is extremely loud _ yes, i can hear you. it is extremely loud here~ — yes, i can hear you. it is extremely loud here. take a look behind me. soak— loud here. take a look behind me. soakup— loud here. take a look behind me. soak up this— loud here. take a look behind me. soak up this atmosphere. we have around _ soak up this atmosphere. we have around 800 english football fans

here, _ around 800 english football fans here, socially distanced on separate tables _ here, socially distanced on separate tables. tickets at this venue sold out in _ tables. tickets at this venue sold out in less— tables. tickets at this venue sold out in less than 20 minutes. you could _ out in less than 20 minutes. you could just — out in less than 20 minutes. you could just get a little bit of the excitements. people want to get out and they— excitements. people want to get out and they want to see this match. i heard _ and they want to see this match. i heard you — and they want to see this match. i heard you talking earlier about nerves — heard you talking earlier about nerves. i'mjoined bya heard you talking earlier about nerves. i'm joined by a few nervous fans, _ nerves. i'm joined by a few nervous fans. may— nerves. i'm joined by a few nervous fans. may be — nerves. i'm joined by a few nervous fans, may be confident fans. how are you feeling? — fans, may be confident fans. how are you feeling? we fans, may be confident fans. how are you feeling?— you feeling? we are excited. i promise. _ you feeling? we are excited. i promise. we _ you feeling? we are excited. i promise, we have _ you feeling? we are excited. i promise, we have nothing - you feeling? we are excited. i promise, we have nothing to i you feeling? we are excited. i i promise, we have nothing to be scared of. we are really confident but disappointed with the formation. we are showing germany too much respect. we are england. we are better than germany. we don't need to change to please them. i think it's a real shame to go into this brand like this. lots of top players are not in the team. i think it's a shame, but we are still confident. i

love your confidence. are you feeling just as confident? ladle love your confidence. are you feeling just as confident? feeling 'ust as confident? we are auoin feeling just as confident? we are auoin to feeling just as confident? we are going to do _ feeling just as confident? we are going to do it- — going to do it. cheering let's talk girls. who is going to school? ., , ., let's talk girls. who is going to school?_ i - let's talk girls. who is going to school?_ i think- let's talk girls. who is going to school?_ i think he| let's talk girls. who is going to | school?_ i think he is school? harry kane. i think he is iioin to school? harry kane. i think he is going to peak — school? harry kane. i think he is going to peak in _ school? harry kane. i think he is going to peak in the _ school? harry kane. i think he is going to peak in the knockout i going to peak in the knockout stages — going to peak in the knockout stages he _ going to peak in the knockout stages. he has— going to peak in the knockout stages. he has been - going to peak in the knockout stages. he has been quiet - going to peak in the knockout stages. he has been quiet so| going to peak in the knockout - stages. he has been quiet so far. bil stages. he has been quiet so far. big genie — stages. he has been quiet so far. big gonie playen _ stages. he has been quiet so far. big game player. anyone - stages. he has been quiet so far. i big game player. anyone doubting harry— big game player. anyone doubting harry kane — big game player. anyone doubting harry kane is— big game player. anyone doubting harry kane is a— big game player. anyone doubting harry kane is a nutter. _ big game player. anyone doubting harry kane is a nutter. he - big game player. anyone doubting harry kane is a nutter. he will- harry kane is a nutter. he will score — harry kane is a nutter. he will score today _ harry kane is a nutter. he will score today a _ harry kane is a nutter. he will score today. a tight _ harry kane is a nutter. he will score today. a tight game. . harry kane is a nutter. he will. score today. a tight game. harry kane _ score today. a tight game. harry kane second _ score today. a tight game. harry kane second half. _ score today. a tight game. harry kane second half. he _ score today. a tight game. harry kane second half. he will- score today. a tight game. harry kane second half. he will score i score today. a tight game. harry. kane second half. he will score the winner~ _ kane second half. he will score the winner. 00 — kane second half. he will score the winner. , ., ~ , winner. do you think we will be rroin winner. do you think we will be going into _ winner. do you think we will be going into penalties? _ winner. do you think we will be going into penalties? were - winner. do you think we will be l going into penalties? were going winner. do you think we will be - going into penalties? were going all the wa .

going into penalties? were going all the way- this _ going into penalties? were going all the way- this is _ going into penalties? were going all the way. this is a _ going into penalties? were going all the way. this is a semifinal. - going into penalties? were going all the way. this is a semifinal. free . the way. this is a semifinal. free win this game. — the way. this is a semifinal. free win this game, we'll— the way. this is a semifinal. free win this game, we'll get - the way. this is a semifinal. free win this game, we'll get there, l win this game, we'll get there, hundred — win this game, we'll get there, hundred percent. _ win this game, we'll get there, hundred percent. do— win this game, we'll get there, hundred percent.— hundred percent. do you think enrland hundred percent. do you think england have _ hundred percent. do you think england have a _ hundred percent. do you think england have a better- hundred percent. do you think england have a better chancel hundred percent. do you think- england have a better chance another france are out? ladle england have a better chance another france are out?— france are out? we have nothing to fear. france are out? we have nothing to fear- nothing _ france are out? we have nothing to fear. nothing to _ france are out? we have nothing to fear. nothing to fear _ france are out? we have nothing to fear. nothing to fear at _ france are out? we have nothing to fear. nothing to fear at all. - france are out? we have nothing to fear. nothing to fear at all. france | fear. nothing to fear at all. france were the only _ fear. nothing to fear at all. france were the only team _ fear. nothing to fear at all. france were the only team i _ fear. nothing to fear at all. france were the only team i was - fear. nothing to fear at all. france were the only team i was fearful. fear. nothing to fear at all. france l were the only team i was fearful of. if it were the only team i was fearful of. if it doesn't — were the only team i was fearful of. if it doesn't come _ were the only team i was fearful of. if it doesn't come home, _ were the only team i was fearful of. if it doesn't come home, i- were the only team i was fearful of. if it doesn't come home, i will- were the only team i was fearful of. if it doesn't come home, i will be i if it doesn't come home, i will be really— if it doesn't come home, i will be really surprised. _ if it doesn't come home, i will be really surprised.— really surprised. they have some very strong _ really surprised. they have some very strong opinions _ really surprised. they have some very strong opinions and - really surprised. they have some very strong opinions and very - very strong opinions and very optimistic. thanks very much. that was frankie with some exuberant fans ahead of this afternoon's england and germany clash. let's have a look at the seams outside wembley stadium or the match will kick off in just under three quarters quilts in our�*s time. we know that 40,000 fans will

be there. they are already starting to populate the seats inside. most of them will be english. german fans are not allowed to travel, although there will be some german fans living in london, and perhaps other parts of the uk, who do make it into wembley. i was sports correspondent was estimating around 1500 to 2000. but lots of walking up wembley way now to take their seats the majority will be english and hoping for an english victory and a place in the euro 2020 quarterfinals. the latest coronavirus data has just coming now. we have put 20,000 a79 cases

and 23 deaths within 28 days of the positive tests. this is according to official government data. comparisons. 22,868 cases yesterday. so slight drop. three deaths reported a day earlier. the official government data for today in front of you there. the headlines on bbc news... less than an hour to go now until one of the biggest games in world football — england play germany for a place in the quarter finals of the euros. former police officer benjamin monk is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalian atkinson. in other news, self—isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped next term, replaced by daily testing.

a west mercia police officer has been jailed for eight years for killing a former aston villa footballer, dalian atkinson. benjamin monk was convicted last week of the manslaughter of mr atkinson but was cleared of murder. the judge at birmingham crown court told him he would have a difficult time in prison, but he had used unreasonable force. the sentencing by the church, who said that dalian atkinson would be fondly remanded as a footballer. lots of his family had attended court in the trial. he said his thoughts are with his family. he said he understood that this was an unpredictable and frightening situation, which provided some context for what happened on the

night, but he also said that the obvious aggravating factor is that he committed this offence on duty as a police officer. the police play an essential and important role in upholding the rule of law. police have a lot of power and it is not an easyjob. the sentence must reflect the importance of maintaining public confidence in the police. in doing so, he said he would have to serve eight years in prison. in are waiting to hear a statement from the atkinson family. he will have heard them react to the conviction last week. we are expecting them to come out in her statement read on their behalf perhaps. there are also expecting a statement from the crown prosecution service. there were two polices called out on that night. the other officer denied a charge of assault. thejury the other officer denied a charge of assault. the jury couldn't reach a verdict on that. the crown prosecution service is yet to decide

if that needs to be a retrial. there are renewed calls for a change in the rules on what schools in england should do when a pupil tests positive for covid. at the moment all children in a bubble are sent home. latest official figures show a sharp rise in covid—related absences. more than 375,000 pupils were out of school for covid—related reasons last week. that's about one in 20 children. and absences have quadrupled this month alone. ministers says one solution could be more testing in schools come september. our education correspondent elaine dunkley sent this report from salford. this is elsmere park high school in eccles. nearly one third of the pupils are at home isolating. we have had loads and loads of students in year eight and year seven having to isolate over the past week and have taken a big hit with my year ten class.

the delta variant is causing significant disruption and the return of remote learning. science is difficult and it is difficult to communicate, having to anticipate what things will they need to know? what am i going to have to do to catch them when i get back in? how am i going to make sure that not me the other kids are bored because they have already learn it? and it is just really difficult. a positive case of covid in schools means that children who have been potentially in contact are sent home to isolate the ten days. when you are in the last years of school, it is hard to learn and so being outside of school disrupt it. and is notjust pupils being sent home. it is also causing staff shortages, with some teachers having to isolate to look after their own children. i feel guilty for not being in work. if your children are staying at home and you are trying to find alternative childcare, you feel like you were not there for them because you are at work. with the staff having to be off, they might have a child a nursery

or a child in primary, they were literally being torn left, right and centre. which column is it, guys? that is being sorted alphabetically. last week, 336,000 children in england were at home being taught remotely because they may have come in contact with a confirmed case. currently, secondary school children are encouraged to do covid tests twice a week. the government wants to introduce daily tests to reduce the numbers of pupils needlessly being sent home. we have been conducting a trial of daily contact testing as an alternative to self isolation for those who have come into contact with somebody. we will look at the data and see how effective that it is an approach. forfamilies, it is groundhog day. once again, dealing with the challenges of work and home—schooling. me and my husband have four—year—old twins at home and last friday, we got a message saying that there was a covid case in their bubble at school and that you'll have to stay home. if you have a covid case in a bubble at school, and then you test one of the other

kids and the other kids are negative, then i think we should be trying to get them back to school earlier than ten days later, because ijust think the strain on the kids and also on the parents and caregivers is, by this point, it is really horrendous. the challenges of dealing with covid in classrooms has been constant. this term is nearly over, but there is growing pressure on the government, with the details of the new school rules for september. the travel ban between scotland and parts of the north west of england, including manchester, is to be lifted by the scottish government. the restriction on nonessential journeys, because of covid—19, sparked a row between scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon and andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester. the ban on travel between scotland and manchester, salford and bolton, will end at midnight tonight. let's get more on this from our reporter alexandra mackenzie who's in glasgow.

i suppose the question is, why now? this file began just over a week ago. first was between andy burnham and nicola sturgeon. andy burnham expressed his anger that the scottish government had announced this travel ban without telling him or consulting him first. he accused scotland's first minister of hypocrisy. nicola sturgeon said andy burnham was playing politics and he could have picked up the phone and have a grown—up conversation. today, just over a week later, nicola sturgeon confirmed that this ban was going to be lifted at midnight tonight. going to be lifted at midnight tonirht. �* , , ., ., tonight. because there is no longer a significant — tonight. because there is no longer a significant difference _ tonight. because there is no longer a significant difference between - a significant difference between scotland and the following places, i can confirm that the restrictions

between — can confirm that the restrictions between manchester, salford, and bolton _ between manchester, salford, and bolton are being lifted. however, restrictions will remain for now between — restrictions will remain for now between scotland and blackburn and darwen _ and blackburn with darwen, where cases remain higher in these parts than in these other state areas, but we will under take a further review of those restrictions over the course of this week. andy burnham said he was grateful to nicola sturgeon on the scottish government for listening and the announcement today. this was part of nicola sturgeon's briefing this afternoon. the main focus of the first minister's briefing was the concern about the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus cases in scotland, especially in the last week or so. this has been due to the delta variant. again, for the second day in a row, and only the second

time in the pandemic, scotland has had more than 3000 new cases today. although there were slightly fewer cases today than they were yesterday. the first minister said there were signs that the increase in the number of cases... she also games detail into those cases. she said 80% of the new cases were minor and under a0. said 80% of the new cases were minor and undera0. so, many of said 80% of the new cases were minor and under a0. so, many of those people may not yet have been vaccinated. she said the vaccine will be a game changer. a little bit of optimism there. 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. ankur desai from the bbc asian network is in batley today , finding out what issues matter

to the voters there. thank you. welcome back to back costa del baxley as locals have referred it today. the same has been shining here. we have been trying to gain a sense of where this seat is up gain a sense of where this seat is up for grabs gain a sense of where this seat is upfor grabs at gain a sense of where this seat is up for grabs at the moment. voters will be going to the polls on thursday and they will be asking questions about a lot of issues. they will be asking why there hasn't been a lot of investment in community services. they will be asking where they feel they have been overshadowed by leeds, bradford, and huddersfield. we will be speaking to a community leader. before that, we'll have a look at the history of the local area. 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 on some of the issues that are most exercising voters here in batley. i guess now is a community campaigner. welcome and thank you for speaking to us today. in terms of why it is such a divisive issue here, just explain what the tensions are in the community, because a lot of people are trying to work out who they should vote for this week. and it seems this seat is up for grabs. what you mean by divisive issue? might like there are a lot of political parties fighting for this candidacy. how do you distinguish between 16 candidates? there will be

many different elements influencing this. communities, individuals, families, we need to be open about what is important for them. having been born and bred in batley, i think there are issues in the town that we need to think about. you said in the introduction, batley isn't getting the investment that it needs comparatively tarmac neighbouring authorities and localities. let's look at that. the biggest investment but he had in its entirety was probably about 30 years ago. i'm glad to see the clock is still working batley. that investment is all—encompassing. it's economic, social, political, giving hope to young people, looking at infrastructure, the economy, ecology. we haven't had investment like that since over 30 years ago. given the bounce back that is needed

from the pandemic, batley needs close attention. so at the end of the day, we need an mp that will fight for batley in all its different ways. 50 fight for batley in all its different ways. fight for batley in all its different wa s. . . different ways. so which candidate can best serve _ different ways. so which candidate can best serve those _ different ways. so which candidate can best serve those needs? - different ways. so which candidate can best serve those needs? are l different ways. so which candidate i can best serve those needs? are you ask me personally — can best serve those needs? are you ask me personally or— can best serve those needs? are you ask me personally or generally? - can best serve those needs? are you ask me personally or generally? i'ml ask me personally or generally? i'm askinr ask me personally or generally? i'm asking you personally. that's - asking you personally. that's between me _ asking you personally. that's between me and _ asking you personally. that's between me and my - asking you personally. that's between me and my ballot . asking you personally. that's i between me and my ballot box. you are representative of a cricket club as well. you can gain a sense of what people's key areas are. let me rive ou what people's key areas are. let me give you an — what people's key areas are. let me give you an example _ what people's key areas are. let me give you an example of— what people's key areas are. let me give you an example of what - what people's key areas are. let me give you an example of what we i what people's key areas are. let me give you an example of what we do. give you an example of what we do for the community. we are a club which is been around for a0 years. we have done amazing work which has had international recognition that we have done with interfaith work. in our community, we have done a whole range of programmes, ranging from promoting cricket for girls and ladies, doing stuff with the

schools, or are counties, with two schools, or are counties, with two schools located, and we have annual tournament for boys and girls. we've done a healthy eating programme in summertime. fora lot done a healthy eating programme in summertime. for a lot of families they can't afford to feed their kids during the summer. so that is the community angle. but we need investment. ourfacilities community angle. but we need investment. our facilities are, shall we say, 19th century. how do we get this investment into a club thatis we get this investment into a club that is doing so much for the community? this is where we are hitting a brick wall. we go around in circles with agencies, but there is a need for community and leadership and coordination. this means that these scarce funding opportunities available will come to the right places. just opportunities available will come to the right places-— the right places. just very briefly, are ou the right places. just very briefly, are you optimistic _ the right places. just very briefly, are you optimistic that _ the right places. just very briefly, are you optimistic that the i the right places. just very briefly, are you optimistic that the result | are you optimistic that the result on thursday and friday morning will best serve batley? i

on thursday and friday morning will best serve batley?— best serve batley? i hope so, otherwise _ best serve batley? i hope so, otherwise it _ best serve batley? i hope so, otherwise it will _ best serve batley? i hope so, otherwise it will be _ best serve batley? i hope so, otherwise it will be a - best serve batley? i hope so, otherwise it will be a proper l otherwise it will be a proper stinker on a friday morning. we've been here all— stinker on a friday morning. we've been here all day. _ stinker on a friday morning. we've been here all day. we've _ stinker on a friday morning. we've been here all day. we've been i been here all day. we've been speaking to members of the local communities, and the candidates as well. you can find a list of 16 candidates on our website. 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. we will bring you the result of course on friday. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. shari n today in parts of east anglia. it will be quite a grey and gloomy start. there will be light rain and drizzle around with nesting places

also. overnight, western parts of scotland, particularly wales and northern england. west is favoured for the brighter skies during wednesday. moving up more widely through scotland is the day goes on, but central east england maintaining cloud, and rain and drizzle with the cloud. it is going to feel cool for the time of year with temperatures colder on the coast. it will feel cool with this breeze and also colder down here. if you do get into that sunshine, as many western areas well, we will see temperatures in the low 20s. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... less than half an hour to go now until one of the big games at wembley — england take on old rivals germany for a place in the quarter finals of the euros.

self isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped next term — replaced by daily testing. former police officer benjamin monk is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalian atkinson. new research shows that higher grade facemasks can be up to 100% effective in preventing coronavirus infections. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. it seems like a pretty busy day, we have tour de france and wimbledon, but there is only one game in town, isn't it? certainly the town you are in. gareth southgate has named his england team for what is their biggest match on home soil in a quarter of a century. they're playing germany in the last 16 of euro 2020 at wembley —

wherejohn watson can tell us who's in the 11. gareth southgate says his famous penalty miss in 1996 is irrelevant to today's game. kieran trippier comes back into the side and luke will be operating as well with kyle walker, moving into central. declan ross and kalvin phillips and three up front, with a sucker who impressed in that performance against the czechs alongside harry kane and raheem sterling. it is interesting to know that gareth southgate has used the wingbacks to match up with germany. they had a victory against portugal, a four to win. robin gosens was enjoying that when on his side. certainly benefited as they matched up certainly benefited as they matched up in germany in that way and

perhaps that is due to gareth southgate's thinking. if it does go wrong,... there have been calls, haveit wrong,... there have been calls, have it now, with the need perhaps for england to find another gear. could they do that by unleashing more of their attack talented players? he hasn't done so and i think we can expect a cagey match, certainly in the first stages. let’s certainly in the first stages. let's ut it in certainly in the first stages. let's put it in some — certainly in the first stages. let's put it in some context, _ certainly in the first stages. let's put it in some context, shall- certainly in the first stages. let�*s put it in some context, shall we, gareth southgate is saying his famous missed penalty in 1996 is relevant for today. but there are many supporters who will be very much thinking about that moment. yes, it is hard to shed their history, isn't it? it follows england into major games and tournaments. since they won the world cup back in 1966, four knockout matches in major tournaments against germany and they have lost a lot. memories of euros

1996, where he lost that penalty against germany. he knows that the young players are not shackled by the burden of the responsibility, many of whom were not born when he played here 25 years ago. he knows it is a great opportunity for his young squad to write a new chapter in the english history.— in the english history. every time ou ut in the english history. every time you put an _ in the english history. every time you put an england _ in the english history. every time you put an england shirt - in the english history. every time you put an england shirt on, i in the english history. every time you put an england shirt on, we i in the english history. every time i you put an england shirt on, we have the opportunity to score a goal that will be _ the opportunity to score a goal that will be shown forever. to create a bit of _ will be shown forever. to create a bit of skill — will be shown forever. to create a bit of skill or be involved in a nratch— bit of skill or be involved in a match that lives in the memory. that is the _ match that lives in the memory. that is the beauty of playing for your country — is the beauty of playing for your country it — is the beauty of playing for your country. it is an opportunity that few get— country. it is an opportunity that few get and these lads have earned it and _ few get and these lads have earned it and i_ few get and these lads have earned it and i ani — few get and these lads have earned it and i am sure they will relish that _ it and i am sure they will relish that. , , ., ., , ,., , that. yes, it is a huge opportunity for england _ that. yes, it is a huge opportunity for england and _ that. yes, it is a huge opportunity for england and manager - that. yes, it is a huge opportunity for england and manager gareth i for england and manager gareth southgate, a match that will really define his reign arguably as england's manager. if england can

get through this game, it is certainly opening up for them, considering it will be sweden or ukraine in the quarterfinals and then denmark or czech republic in then denmark or czech republic in the semifinals if they can get there. it is a big if with that history and the sense of expectation that goes into the game with germany in under half an hour pass time. that is loaded it. absolutely 20 minutes to go. meanwhile after failing to reach the quarter finals, frank de boer has stepped down as netherlands manager. de boer was appointed last september to replace ronald koeman, who had already taken the side into the euros before getting the job at barcelona. the dutch topped group c by winning all three games but were beaten 2—0 by the czech republic on sunday. dan evans is through to the second round of wimbledon. and he did well to get his win done before the rain returned to delay the action on the outside courts. the british number one reached the second round with a straight—sets win over feliciano lopez. having had their match delayed by monday's rain, 22nd seed evans battled to a 7—6,

6—2 ,7—5 victory. he will next face either dusan lajovic of serbia or frenchman gilles simon. earlier, britain's harriet dart went out of the women's singles with a 6—1, 6—3 loss to elise mertens. dart reached the third round as a wild card in 2019, but could not repeat that run this year with a tough opening tie against the belgian 13th seed. this is the view that we have currently from wimbledon. you can see there is a sparse crowd and those setting outside need an umbrella because they are watching the action, but there is nothing much happening on the outside courts. that is on bbc two and the football is on bbc one. england are chasing 186 to win the first one day internatoinal of the series against sri lanka at chester le street. again the tourists batsmen struggled — as they did in the t20 series. and only half centuries from waninda hasaranga and captain

kusal perera provided any sort of resistance. chris woakes claimed four wickets. sri lanka were bowled out for 185. england haven't had it all their own way though. currently 125—a after 3 overs.. after a notable comeback from andy murray we've just seen another one for a british athlete — this time at the tour de france. mark cavendish won today's fourth stage. his first tour victory in five years. he thought his career might have been over last year, but was called up for his first tour since 2018 as a late replacement for an injured team mate. the emotion clear to see for the 36—year—old after securing the 31st stage victory at the race. that's all the sport for now. just under 20 minutes before we start on wembley. all i not on you will be on that. not for long, hugh, i think we can guarantee that. good to see you and thank you.

less than 1% of authors studied at gcse english literature level in england are from an ethnic minority background — that's according to new research. campaigners are now calling for more diversity in the curriculum. the government says schools have flexibility to choose the books they use as part of english literature teaching. adina campbell reports. my favourite author is mallory blackman. i like reading akala. i preferjoyce carol oates. at this school in south—east london, a discussion about books read inside and outside the classroom. more than one third of schoolchildren in england are from ethnic minority backgrounds. but only a small number of authors in the english literature curriculum from these groups, according to new research by the publisher penguin and runnymede trust think tank for race equality. i feel like you internalise a lot of the things you read, so from reading a book or a novel

and people like me are depicted in a certain way, i start to believe that i am the same as that and the truth is, i am not. so we deserve representation. i feel that especially in younger years, the texts that are chosen, it is like they were not chosen with the students in mind. the research analysed gcse exam board data for more than half a million students in england in 2019. it found fewer than 1% answered a question on a book by a black, asian, or ethnic minority author while more than 80% said they couldn't recall ever studying a book by an author from an ethnic minority background. and just 7% had answered a question on a book by a woman at gcse. some of britain most well—known black writers say change has been too slow. we have to represent a diverse britain that is forward—looking, that is multicultural and it is important that kids see themselves in that reflection.

and it is notjust about black and asian kids. it is also about white young children. and for those in charge in lessons, some believe greater diversity makes a big difference. i have made it my mission to try and diversify the curriculum and choose texts that speak directly to all the voices that exist in the classroom. the government says teachers have flexibility to choose the books they use as part of teaching and curriculum is designed to ensure that all pupils appreciate rich and varied literary heritage through a wide range of text. but campaigners are calling for further action and want to see better representation being a mandatory part of the british curriculum. we mostly hear about about the history curriculum being changed. history is slightly contested, i think that if we live in the real world, we have to understand that

history comes a lot of emotion. but english literature and the reading of books comes with joy, it comes with children discovering worlds they don't have access to. back in the library, talk turns to what the future could look like. i think that we need to add more books that we can reallyjust connect with. adina campbell, bbc news. let's speak now to british—somali author nadifa mohamed, whose latest book, the fortune men, focuses on the real life story of a somali immigrant wrongfully accused of murder in 1950s wales. lovely to have you with us and thank you forjoining us on bbc news. it is staggering that fewer than 1% of gcse pupils study the work of a non—white author. agatha; gcse pupils study the work of a non-white author.— gcse pupils study the work of a non-white author. why do you think that is? it non-white author. why do you think that is? it is — non-white author. why do you think that is? it is a — non-white author. why do you think that is? it is a big _ non-white author. why do you think that is? it is a big question - non-white author. why do you think that is? it is a big question to i that is? it is a big question to answer. i think it does surprise me.

i'm surprised the figure is that low. there have been booker prize—winning authors, women's prize women's authors and mallory blackman, who is incredibly popular so they influence children studying at school. the interest, the desire to diversify is probably there. the ability, for various reasons, just hasn't been. ability, for various reasons, 'ust hasnt been.�* hasn't been. that is interesting because the — hasn't been. that is interesting because the report _ hasn't been. that is interesting because the report said - hasn't been. that is interesting because the report said that i hasn't been. that is interesting | because the report said that the teachers lack the time, resources and confidence in talking about race in the classroom. i appreciate you are not a teacher, you are a writer but speaking more generally, what more support to people need in this feeling more comfortable about talking about these things. i did teach. we had _ talking about these things. i did teach. we had these _ talking about these things. i c c teach. we had these discussions in our workplace and there is a real

need for these conversations to be had at university level, but i feel may be at the levels before that, secondary school and a levels, the pressure is just to get results and if you have a huge body of secondary reading and practice essays that you practice 100 times already on these much more established british authors, there isn't the same opportunity to bring a new author in, whoever they may be. the question you raised about feeling a lack of confidence when it comes to discussing race, that is very interesting and i would like to be very clear about the fact that black and asian and ba and e writers as a whole don'tjust and asian and ba and e writers as a whole don't just write and asian and ba and e writers as a whole don'tjust write about race, and you are not necessarilyjust reading a book about race. agatha; and you are not necessarily 'ust reading a book about race. why does it matter and — reading a book about race. why does it matter and what _ reading a book about race. why does it matter and what to _ reading a book about race. why does it matter and what to people - reading a book about race. why does it matter and what to people game? | it matter and what to people game? they lose out on a lot of history. you mentioned my book, which is

about 1950s cardiff. yes it is about the person from somalia in 1950s cardiff, but it was also about the history of the uk. people coming from a kingdom to a huge empire of the motherland, arriving in the 19205 the motherland, arriving in the 1920s and 1930s and also strengthens the understanding of what history is, what this country is, what history can be and what it can do and there are lots of experimental people, black writers also who write about the 1920s and they completely go under the radar of people studying for gcses and a—levels. ii studying for gcses and a—levels. if you could change the curriculum, are there any books you could add or urge our viewers today to propel and purchase? urge our viewers today to propel and urchase? ., , ., urge our viewers today to propel and urchase? ., ., , ~ , purchase? there are so many. as i said, purchase? there are so many. as i said. mackay _ purchase? there are so many. as i said. mackay is _

purchase? there are so many. as i said. mackay is a _ purchase? there are so many. as i said, mackay is a great... - purchase? there are so many. as i said, mackay is a great... i - purchase? there are so many. as i said, mackay is a great... i have i said, mackay is a great... i have already mentioned a bristow, a young somalian poets, there are so many. you have put me on the spot. would ou ro you have put me on the spot. would ou no as you have put me on the spot. would you go as far— you have put me on the spot. would you go as far as _ you have put me on the spot. would you go as far as to _ you have put me on the spot. would you go as far as to say _ you have put me on the spot. would you go as far as to say it _ you have put me on the spot. would you go as far as to say it should i you have put me on the spot. would you go as far as to say it should be l you go as far as to say it should be compulsory to study these? i think if we are at — compulsory to study these? i think if we are at 0.196 _ compulsory to study these? i think if we are at 0.196 for _ compulsory to study these? i think if we are at 0.196 for black- compulsory to study these? i think if we are at 0.196 for black british l if we are at 0.1% for black british women writers and not .7% of ba and e writers as a and 7% of women, i think there is a lot to be change. it is not something that can be left. i studied it is not something that can be left. istudied my it is not something that can be left. i studied my gcse is 25 years ago and it was already poor then, has to be a more assertive response because these statistics are terrible. ., ~ because these statistics are terrible. ., ,, , ., because these statistics are terrible. ., ,, . ., because these statistics are terrible. ., . ., terrible. thank you so much for your thou:hts terrible. thank you so much for your thoughts and _ terrible. thank you so much for your thoughts and insights. _ as the debate continues over whether facemasks should be worn after the lifting of restrictions in england, a new study suggests the type of mask

worn can be crucial. researchers in cambridge have found that if medical staff use a higher grade, betterfitting mask, there can be a 100% cut in transmission. 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 a7 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.

borisjohnson says he is shocked at what he called the despicable harassment of professor chris whitty. police are investigating after england's chief medical officer was approached in a london park. footage shared online appears to show him being accosted by two men. the metropolitan police says it has spoken to all those involved in the incident, which took place on sunday. weekly registrations of deaths involving covid—19 in wales have dropped to zero for the first time since the pandemic began. the office for national statistics says none of the 573 deaths registered in wales in the week ending 18thjune mentioned covid—19 on the death certificate. in england there were was a 21% rise from the previous week. a ban on mobile phones in classrooms isjust 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. a question for you now. now how much would you pay for this used car? it's a light blue ford escort, a0 years old, but in good condition. oh, and it once belonged to princess diana — the car bought for her by prince charles shortly after they got engaged. 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. exceeding expectations, her car has sold the over £a5,000. diana, even if she was still alive would have commanded the interest because there is no one like her. she was fantastic for the public morale and everything like that. she was the most beautiful woman. while the marriage between charles and diana would remembered for its difficulties and divorce, this was a gift given from a prince to a future princess given

in the early days of their romance. just a few minutes now until kick—off in england's big last—16 game against germany in euro 2020. let's go live to wembley and see what's happening. the german players are singing the german national anthem. you can see the german fans there, we were talking to our sports presenter earlier, he thought they might be as many as 1500 or perhaps 2000 german fans living in either london or the greater uk. they were not able to travel over from germany. greater uk. they were not able to travel overfrom germany. there are a lot of fans there, a0,000 of them will of course be english and that they are, those are german players ahead of a huge game for them, but let's be honest, the weight of history on the shoulders of those england players. as they stand

there, withjust moments england players. as they stand there, with just moments ago, england players. as they stand there, withjust moments ago, with there, withjust moments ago, with the national anthem. god save our queen plays cheering. a royal occasion there, moments away from kick—off. england against germany for a place in the quarter finals in the euro 2020. don't go away, because then we'll be here are

5pm. for now, here is the weather with nick miller. cherie and to the day. a bit of cloud coming in in eastern areas of the day. these areas of cloud here, there will be like rain and drizzle around and it will be misty in places as well. clearest weather in western parts of scotland and wales and south—west england getting off to a mall start in the morning, but here we will see the early sunshine. probably brightening up early sunshine. probably brightening up in scotland as goes through the day, but central and eastern england maintaining the cloud and heavy rain and drizzle with that cloud. temperatures were below along the coast, may be around 15 degrees with the breeze. that will also be quite noticeable. elsewhere, as many western areas well, temperatures

well again just be reaching western areas well, temperatures well againjust be reaching into western areas well, temperatures well again just be reaching into the low 20s.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines there this coming ijust kicked off. 30,000 fans of there to watch england take on their old rivals for a place in the quarterfinals. a huge a place in the quarterfinals. a huge a defining moment in southgate managerial career. but the result will be late is anyone's guess. the other headlines this hour. former police officer benjamin monk is jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of ex—footballer dalian atkinson. in other news — self isolation for school pupils because of covid could be scrapped in england next term — replaced by daily testing.