feels. zfeels. as normal, and that is how it feels. opposed the normal, and that is how it feels. is opposed the question is, normal, and that is how it feels. £2 opposed the question is, pandemics, they never grow with a bang, they go out with a whimper, but if there were another variant, that is the question which would public health be at risk? and that was the imperial college that was doing the tracking, penny? imperial college that was doing the tracking. penny?— tracking, penny? didn't realise... laughter _ laughter yeah, yeah. the thing is, as martin said, they are trying to save money, and if we are not going to be doing anything, does not seem... these things do cost money. that is the point, isn't it? and i'm sure that we will find out... we will probably have another variant, won't we? this is what they said was going to happen, we will get these weaker variance. i don't know. i have

spoken to people who have felt terrible getting covid from the second and third time, but nevertheless they were always staying right at the beginning of all the just for saying, it would get more vera lynn, as in more contagious, but less destructive —— less virulent. contagious, but less destructive -- less virulent.— less virulent. such a different story depending _ less virulent. such a different story depending on _ less virulent. such a different story depending on what - less virulent. such a different. story depending on what country less virulent. such a different - story depending on what country you are talking about. vaccination programmes will be in the discussions in the coming weeks as well. i want to come onto the i next, a different story here, tory rebellion brewing over channel 4 privatisation. one line there, revenge for channel 4's coverage of brexit and prime minister?— channel 4's coverage of brexit and prime minister? possibly, although it has been kicked _ prime minister? possibly, although it has been kicked around -

prime minister? possibly, although it has been kicked around as - prime minister? possibly, although it has been kicked around as an - it has been kicked around as an idea _ it has been kicked around as an idea. previously not gone ahead with, _ idea. previously not gone ahead with. and — idea. previously not gone ahead with, and the previous culture secretary _ with, and the previous culture secretaryjeremy hunt said he had resisted _ secretaryjeremy hunt said he had resisted when he was in that post, for some _ resisted when he was in that post, for some of— resisted when he was in that post, for some of the reasons articulated today _ for some of the reasons articulated today. certainly the former head of channel _ today. certainly the former head of channel 4. — today. certainly the former head of channel 4, who was on the radio today talking about how counterproductive this would actually _ counterproductive this would actually be, would not achieve what the government says it would achieve _ the government says it would achieve. also fairly strong attacks on boris _ achieve. also fairly strong attacks on borisjohnson, so has probably not actually helped! the government arguments is it will bring in revenue _ arguments is it will bring in revenue that channel 4 won't otherwise get. i have got to say, i am sceptical in the same way that the government has been attacking this channel, the bbc, not because i am on _ this channel, the bbc, not because i am on it! _ this channel, the bbc, not because i am on it! but — this channel, the bbc, not because i am on it! but public broadcasting is an important thing, and there is very— an important thing, and there is very high—quality public broadcasting by this channel, channel— broadcasting by this channel, channel 4, and we would regress it if we _ channel 4, and we would regress it if we lost _ channel 4, and we would regress it if we lost it. — channel 4, and we would regress it if we lost it, i think is the simple way to— if we lost it, i think is the simple way to describe it, and i think it is easier to—

way to describe it, and i think it is easier to think we should be chasing ratings and so on, and in this case, — chasing ratings and so on, and in this case, it _ chasing ratings and so on, and in this case, it is hoping to compete with netflix and amazon, but is it something you want to lose in this country. _ something you want to lose in this country, one of our great assets? regretful _ country, one of our great assets? regretful if that was damaged. yeah, i did see regretful if that was damaged. yeah, i did see the — regretful if that was damaged. yeah, i did see the culture _ regretful if that was damaged. yeah, i did see the culture secretary - regretful if that was damaged. yeah, i did see the culture secretary was - i did see the culture secretary was suggesting it could compete with streaming giants, martin. what about this, penny? another battle, perhaps, for the government with conservative backbenchers in the house of lords according to this article? can they afford that right now? . article? can they afford that right now? , ., �* ~ ., . ., article? can they afford that right now? , ., �* 4' ., ~ ., 4' ., now? yes, i don't know. who knows? who knows — now? yes, i don't know. who knows? who knows whether _ now? yes, i don't know. who knows? who knows whether they _ now? yes, i don't know. who knows? who knows whether they can - now? yes, i don't know. who knows? who knows whether they can afford . now? yes, i don't know. who knows? who knows whether they can afford it| who knows whether they can afford it right now? there seems to be a lot a lot of other things that loom larger in our thoughts. the one thing that suddenly struck me was the fact that they were talking about, it was being sold for £1 billion, and i thought, i wonder... being sold for £1 billion, and i thought, iwonder...1 being sold for £1 billion, and i thought, iwonder... 1 billion quid — that could be very useful. they

are saying that to be reinvested into creative you industries or into the coffers. i am with martin. it would be very sad. it feels a bit like selling off the family sofa again, doesn't it, where you get the initial rush of blood to the head and go, but in all that lovely money, and that it is all really sad? point is that channel 4 does not actually make its programmes, it actually has independent production companies making them, and if you look at it's a sin, garlanded with awards, rejected by other channels, as have other brilliant shows, big brother... i know people will have use on that. countdown. 50 many other. the brilliant documentary series dispatches. many people are

saying it would be sad to lose that. penny smith, martin bentham, thank you for your views and analysis. and thatisit you for your views and analysis. and that is it for the papers this hour, but we will be back again at 11:30pm. all the day's sport and weather is coming up next, so stay with bbc news. hello, i'm marc edwards with your sport. a good night for british sides in the champions league quarterfinal first legs on tuesday. manchester city will take a 1—0 advantage to spain after a kevin de bruyne goal helped them beat atletico madrid. liverpool, meanwhile, have one foot in the last four with a 3—1victory away to benfica. andy swiss rounds up all the action for us. this year, perhaps? for all their recent success, manchester city have never won the champions league, and atletico madrid were out

to frustrate them again. for the first half, their defence simply smothered city's attack, leaving pep with a puzzle. could his team crack the code? well, with time running out, phil foden found kevin de bruyne, and at last... slips it through for de bruyne! from stalemate to celebration. how city were made to work for it, but that was enough for a 1—0 win and a crucial lead heading into the second leg. liverpool, meanwhile, were in lisbon to face benfica. and they got off to a thumping start. konate! ibrahima konate made the most of some charitable defending to power the visitors ahead. and it soon got even better for them, as liverpool's class was once again clear — sadio mane tapping them into a 2—0 lead at the break. but after it, benfica hit back. konate's mistake and darwin nunez gave the hosts new hope. but it was the visitors that had the last word, as luis diaz kept his cool

to round off a 3—1win for liverpool, a place in the semifinals very much in their sights. andy swiss, bbc news. it's the talk of the golfing world, but tiger woods says he will play at the masters that starts on thursday — and not only that, he's aiming to win. woods is on the hunt for what would be his 16th major title. and it would mark an incredible return after the horrific car crash he suffered last year. joe lynskey has more. this was february 2021, just 14 months ago, when tiger woods lay in wreckage. our headlines today: tiger woods undergoes surgery after a car crash in los angeles. tiger woods had to be cut from the wreckage by a fireman... the leg was basically crushed. so this is notjust a broken leg, this is a leg that - basically had to be rebuilt. i will say that it's very fortunate that mr woods was able to come out of this alive.

just to walk again was a challenge. today, woods did so at agusta on a third straight day of practice at the masters. he's won it five times, so his place in the field was assured. now, for the first time, he says he wants to take it. well, as of right now, ifeel like i am going to play — as of right now. i've had to endure pain before. and this is different. obviously, this is a lot more traumatic, what has transpired to my leg. we've had to put a lot of work, but as i said, i am very think of to my surgeons and pts and fizzy is that have worked on me and given me this opportunity to play golf —— physios. do you think you can win the masters this week? i do. i feel like if i can still compete at the highest level, i'm going to. if i feel like i can still win, i'm going to play. but if i feel like i can't, then you won't see me out here. the crowds at augusta have been cut back for three years,

since tiger's last miracle. what a moment. listen. cheering to win it then was one thing. now, just to be here is extraordinary. with the patrons back, they've watched him practise — on some greens, ten deep to see him putt. but through the fairways, there are hills, and getting around this course is hard. woods said in february it would be too much. now, things have changed. ican hit i can hit itjust fine. i don't have any qualms about what i can do physically from a golf standpoint. it's now... walking's the hard part. this is normally not an easy walk to begin with. now, given the conditions my leg is intimate gets even more difficult. 72 holes is a long road, and it's going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that i'm up for. he's prepared for this with just a few semi—competitive rounds, one with his teenage son charlie,

who's set to follow the woods way. for now, though, his dad's not done. he's won 15 majors and survived a horror crash, but golf�*s greatest story goes on. joe lynskey, bbc news. arsenal defender leah williamson will captain england's women at this summer's european championship. williamson has been leading the side in recent games, with steph haughton out injured. manager sarina wiegman said she wants to give the team continuity, although haughton could still make the squad. the lionesses kick off their euros campaign against austria at old trafford on the 6th ofjuly. scotland's erin cuthbert has called for more stands at hampden park to be opened for their women's world cup qualifier against spain. the chelsea forward posted a tweet urging the scottish fa to release more seats for the match on tuesday. she said... "how are we expected to grow

the game when limited tickets "are available for our supporters? "come on." finally, rob burrow says he's absolutely honoured after receiving his mbe from the princess royal. the 39—year—old had a glittering rugby league career with leeds rhinos, but the award was also in recognition of his work raising awareness of motor neurone disease. he said receiving the mbe was a great occasion for his family. and that's all your sport for now. from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello. the weather looked very different between the top and tail of the uk on tuesday. across england and wales, the sun came out for many. and in the sunshine, temperatures got up into the low to mid teens. this was the isle of wight tuesday afternoon. here we are, though, in aberdeenshire tuesday afternoon, a very different picture — some fresh snowfall, temperatures barely scratching above freezing. arctic air to the north of the uk. to the south, atlantic air. the two mixing out towards the west, with this occlusion turning back behind an area of low pressure. slightly cooler air

flooding in to all parts of the uk on wednesday. relatively milder air, though, just pushing into the far north of scotland. but that big area of low pressure does mean, for all areas, it's going to be windy and there will be some bands of punchy showers marching through. but we've lost the snow from northern scotland, the cold air really confined to the northern isles, but mostly rain that we'll be seeing here. further south, some good spells of sunshine between the showers, but when the showers push through, they possibly could be accompanied by some hail, thunder and lightning. temperatures down a couple of degrees on tuesday. it was a very mild start to the week. wednesday into thursday, we start to pull colder air in, though, to the north of our area of low pressure once again. and through wednesday evening, but particularly overnight into thursday, the colder air mixes in with our weather fronts. and it looks like we could see some significant snow for northern scotland once again. a risk of ice here for first thing thursday, certainly, and potentially that wintry weather affecting the central belt of scotland through

the morning rush hour. we will see the showers thinning out as they sink south through the course of the day, but still the chance of a wintry element across the pennines into thursday afternoon. sunshine for many come thursday afternoon, but it will feel chillier, especially in contrast to the start of the week. and then cold air right the way across the uk for friday. i think there will be quite a bit of sunshine, some wintry showers in the north and east. biggest question mark — what this area of low pressure deepening to the south of the uk will do. at the moment, it looks like it will slide in to the continent, bringing some very wet and windy weather to northern france. but it also looks like it could bring some very wet weather to the south coast of the uk and be accompanied by strong winds. if it pushes a little further north, there's just the question about whether it will bring something more wintry. stay tuned.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — the ukraine war — we report on the scenes of devastation in borodyanka near the capital, kyiv, after it was targeted by russian missiles. under the laws of war, killing civilians and wanton destruction are both crimes unless, somehow, it can be proved that that was a military target. in the town of bucha, also near kyiv, satellite images show streets littered with bodies. president zelensky says this is the reality of life under russian control. at the united nations, president zelensky alleges the worst war crimes since world war ii have been committed.

russia denies it.