travel chaos — a critical incident is declared at dover. holidaymakers and lorry drivers are sitting in miles of queues. port bosses blame "inadequate" staffing at french border control, and are warning people to arrive five hours before their crossing. six hours before their crossing. it's been rather frustrating and distressing. i mean, iwas among hundreds and hundreds of people stuck in the queue in the town centre of dover, not knowing what was going to happen. as millions of families begin school holidays in england and wales, we'll be live in dover with the latest. also this lunchtime... long nhs waiting lists are driving more patients to pay for private treatment. we talk to some who say they felt they had no choice.

the fatal capitol hill riots last year. a us hearing is told then—president trump chose to do nothing as violence unfolded, despite pleas from staff and family members. as birmingham prepares to host the commonwealth games, countries where it's illegal to be gay are warned they're unlikely to host future competitions. # now we're here in that famous tent...# and, we're behind the scenes as the great british bake off — the musical prepares for opening night. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after a tough year with injuries and a family bereavement, dina asher—smith wins bronze in the 200 metres at the world athletics championships.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a critical incident has been declared at the port of dover, with holidaymakers and lorry drivers facing queues of several miles to the ferry terminal. bosses at the port have blamed what they've called woefully inadequate staffing at french border controls. this weekend marks the start of the school summer holidays in most of england and wales, and the rac estimates that nearly 19 million leisure trips are likely between now and monday. our correspondent jon donnison reports. we are all going on a summer holiday. but it might take a while. traffic backed up for miles on the approach to the port of dover. the town centre gridlocked. all on one

of the busiest travel weekends of the year. i of the busiest travel weekends of the ear. . , the year. i am here with my three children. the year. i am here with my three children- as _ the year. i am here with my three children. as you _ the year. i am here with my three children. as you can _ the year. i am here with my three children. as you can see. - the year. i am here with my three children. as you can see. we - the year. i am here with my three| children. as you can see. we have been stuck in the queue for more than four hours. it is been stuck in the queue for more than four hours.— than four hours. it is dire, it's horrible- _ than four hours. it is dire, it's horrible. i'm _ than four hours. it is dire, it's horrible. i'm not— than four hours. it is dire, it's horrible. i'm not sure - than four hours. it is dire, it's horrible. i'm not sure i - than four hours. it is dire, it's horrible. i'm not sure i can i than four hours. it is dire, it's horrible. i'm not sure i can do than four hours. it is dire, it's l horrible. i'm not sure i can do it any more! — horrible. i'm not sure i can do it any more! no, it's all right how lona any more! no, it's all right how long have _ any more! no, it's all right how long have you _ any more! no, it's all right how long have you been _ any more! no, it's all right how-n" long have you been here questionably we left at around 3:30am this morning and it's now 1130 delaet 11:30am. we morning and it's now 1130 delaet 11:30am. ~ ., , , 11:30am. we have 'ust been in traffic since. _ 11:30am. we have 'ust been in traffic since. we _ 11:30am. we havejust been in traffic since. we have - 11:30am. we havejust been in| traffic since. we have probably moved a mile _ traffic since. we have probably moved a mile and _ traffic since. we have probably moved a mile and a _ traffic since. we have probably moved a mile and a half - traffic since. we have probably moved a mile and a half in - traffic since. we have probably| moved a mile and a half in four traffic since. we have probably - moved a mile and a half in four and a half hours. 13 moved a mile and a half in four and a half hom— a half hours. p ferries has been advisin: a half hours. p ferries has been advising passengers _ a half hours. p ferries has been advising passengers to - a half hours. p ferries has been advising passengers to allow i a half hours. p ferries has been advising passengers to allow at i advising passengers to allow at least six hours to pass through the port and the blame game has begun. what has happened is quite simply the french border officers didn't turn up to work. they were supposed to be fully manning all of the passport control booth is quite simply the french border officers didn't turn up to work. they were

supposed to be fully manning all of the passport control booths to meet the passport control booths to meet the holiday surge and they didn't. that's why we have these huge delays and that's why we are seeing people stuck in traffic when they should be on their way to enjoy a much deserved getaway break. freight is also bein: deserved getaway break. freight is also being badly — deserved getaway break. freight is also being badly affected _ deserved getaway break. freight is also being badly affected with - deserved getaway break. freight is| also being badly affected with much of the a20 and m20 looking like a lorry park. today they blamed inadequate staffing at the french border control posts in dover. we have border control posts in dover. - have been planning for this for months, this day. we have installed new infrastructure, we have trained up new infrastructure, we have trained up more people and to be let down on the way that we have with inadequate resourcing and slow processing through the border is so immensely frustrating. the through the border is so immensely frustratina. �* �* ., , through the border is so immensely frustratina. �* �* ., frustrating. the bbc has asked the french authorities _ frustrating. the bbc has asked the french authorities to _ frustrating. the bbc has asked the french authorities to comment - frustrating. the bbc has asked the french authorities to comment but we've not yet heard back. for many, the pandemic has already meant it's been a long wait for a foreign

holiday. but this year the supposedly great summer getaway comes with yet more delay. jon donnison, bbc news. 0ur travel correspondent, katy austin, is in dover. what is the latest? the situation is so bad out on _ what is the latest? the situation is so bad out on the _ what is the latest? the situation is so bad out on the roads _ what is the latest? the situation is so bad out on the roads that - what is the latest? the situation is so bad out on the roads that even l so bad out on the roads that even our camera crew couldn't actually get here for this live. we are doing this on a phone. everyone was expecting this would be a busy day and a busy weekend, probably the biggest summer holiday getaway in three years because we've had the pandemic but the situation appears to have been worse than many were predicting and asjon donnison was saying a blame game has begun with the port of dover insisting it did everything it could and that french passport teams have not provided enough staff at passport control. whoever is to blame, the reality is for many people those long—awaited

holidays have got off to an extremely slow and frustrating start and there's also a crash this afternoon on the m20 motorway probably set to add to the problems people experience this afternoon. katy austin in dover, thank you. the planned strike by british airways workers at heathrow this summer has been called off. it comes as staff voted to accept a pay deal. the unions had been trying to reverse a 10% pay cut imposed during the pandemic, when global lockdowns grounded flights. long nhs waiting lists are prompting more people to pay for private medical treatment, according to new figures. data from the independent private healthcare information network shows a 39% increase in the number of patients who funded planned operations and other care in the last three months of last year, compared to the same period in 2019. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports.

rob weston with his newest daughter, charlotte. rob has been diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. he's been told he needs surgery, but he's been on an nhs waiting list since the start of the pandemic. i've got to a point sometimes where — because you call the hospital to try and get the ball rolling and you end up pulling your hair out. going private for heart surgery could cost well over £50,000, so this year rob started raising money online to pay for it. i can't wait on the nhs any more. i've waited too long. so it is... it is a case of, it goes on my credit card or i raise some money. before the pandemic, the number of people spending money on private hospital treatment was holding steady. lockdown caused a sudden drop. since then, though, demand has been well above pre—covid levels. part of that could be the system catching up. the other main driver is what's going on in nhs hospitals. there are now 6.5 million people

on the waiting list for a routine operation in england — that's one in nine of the entire population — with other parts of the uk under similar pressure. the biggest rise we're seeing is in the poorest households, and they're quite often having to take out loans, they might be crowdfunding the money to be able to pay for that private treatment, so it can be a really difficult choice for those families. 0h. i can't live with this pain. this time last year, brenda was struggling. she was filmed for the bbc, waiting for surgery for severe osteoarthritis. i can't carry on like this. my life just isn't worth living, quite frankly. l this is the difference that surgery can make. brenda's now back on her feet after a private operation in february — but that only came about after a complete stranger saw her on television and paid for one of her hips to be replaced. her reaction to that? i burst into tears.

the next day, the money- was in my account, ready to go. then, last month, a sudden cancellation meant brenda had her second hip replaced — this time on the nhs. she's grateful, but had to wait far longer than she should have. we've all paid our national insurance contributions, i we've all paid our dues, l and to not be able to get the treatment is just... immoral is probably quite a strong word, but i'll use it. _ families are having to make some difficult decisions as waiting lists rise. the government and nhs england say they are making progress trying to tackle the worst treatment backlogs. the plan is still for no patient to be waiting more than a year for surgery by march 2025. jim reed, bbc news. covid infections continue to increase in england, according to the latest 0ns infection survey. the picture is mixed elsewhere in the uk, and experts say it's too early

to conclude if this most recent wave is starting to peak. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has been going through the numbers and joins me now. what does the latest survey tell us? if you are looking for the bigger picture, this is the seventh week in a row we have seen an increase in coronavirus infections. the data goes up to the middle of last week. at that point they would have said that around one in 17 people across the uk, 3.8 million people, will have tested positive for coronavirus. if you start to break it down you get a more nuanced picture because the increase last week was about 7%. to give you context, in recent weeks it has been more like 20% or 30%. things are going up but not as quickly. in england the statisticians are still seeing an increase there. they are saying that previous residence were won in 19 people and it has gone up to one in 17. elsewhere the picture

is more muddy and statisticians say the trends are uncertain for top their best estimates are one in 15 in scotland, one in 17 in wales and one in 20 in northern ireland. what this means is that it is too early to say we have seen a peak in infections but hopefully we start to see things dip soon. another good way to get into this is a look at the hospital data and scotland is really interesting because it has been ahead of the curve of the rest of the uk throughout the recent wave. actually there they saw new admissions start to dip at the end ofjune. even in england, the one place where we are still clearly seeing an increase, the number of new hospital admissions for covid patients seems to be starting to fall. 0verall, yes there is a rise in infection but there are positive signs on the horizon too. catherine burns, thank you. as the deadly riots unfolded on capitol hill injanuary last year, the then us president donald trump watched the violence on television for several hous, on television for several hours, but chose to do nothing —

despite members of his staff and family urging him to intervene. that's the latest claim made at the hearing of a congressional committee investigating the attack. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal reports from washington dc. the election is now over. congress has certified the results. i don't want to say. the election's over... this is a president struggling to condemn an attack on us democracy. donald trump appears frustrated as he gives a scripted speech to americans the day after the deadly riots. it was shown at the committee's latest hearing. they say mr trump was reluctant to condemn his supporters who swarmed the capitol. they focused on a crucial time period, 187 minutes, the moment mr trump told his supporters to challengejoe biden's election victory. .. we're going to walk| down to the capitol. ..to when he told them to go home. we love you. you're very special. the committee says he should have done something sooner. president trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes

between leaving the ellipse and telling the mob to go home. he chose not to act. the whole number of electors appointed... when he did act, they say it was to criticise his vice president, mike pence, for not backing him. he had to be evacuated from the capitol. if we're going to leave, we need to do it now. that led to two of his loyal aides quitting theirjobs shortly after the riots. the resignation statement that i drafted, i referenced this and i said, "our nation needs a peaceful transfer of power," in hopes that it would put some sort of public pressure on the white house and president trump to publicly agree to an orderly transition. the committee will return in september, but they can't bring any charges against mr trump. only the department ofjustice can do that. will these hearings ultimately damage donald trump? some polls suggest that more americans do partly blame him

for what happened that day, but he is widely tipped to run again for the white house in 2024 and there's no concrete evidence yet that his supporters are ready to turn their back on him. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. a deal, brokered by turkey, is due to be signed in the next couple of hours to reopen ukraine's black sea ports for grain exports. it comes after months of a russian naval blockade which has caused shortages and higherfood prices in some parts of the world. in a moment we'll speak to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in the ukrainian capital kyiv, but first our middle east correspondent anna foster joins us from istanbul. anna, what's expected in the next couple of hours? we know that delegations from both sides have now arrived in istanbul, even as late as last night there were some suggestions the deal might not go ahead but it does now look like it will be signed in the next couple of hours. i think what we are

hearing gives an idea of how far apart the two sides are. this is no way a precursor to a ceasefire. the ukrainian delegation for example have told us they will not be signing the same piece of paper as russia. they will sign to make mirrored parallel agreements, one with turkey, russia and the un, and one with turkey, ukraine and the un. although this will unblock the vital grain route it shows the two sides are no closer to achieving better diplomatic relations. what will be crucial is what we see in the detail. there are so many vital things that need to not be loosely arranged but really set in a very fixed framework. how the ships will be able to move safely through heavily mined waters. how are things like russian concerns that ukraine might use empty ships to smuggle weapons will be dealt with. i think turkey will play a really important part in that diplomatically, they have been a mediator and geographically they are vital and i

think they will be key to this deal when it is signed.— when it is signed. anna foster, thank you- _ paul adams is in kyiv. ukraine has accused russia of looting steel bound for the uk and the european union. yes, in theory at least there is plenty in these deals for both sides. for ukraine it is theirfirst opportunity in five months to export anything for major black seaports, from russia and opportunity to address their export concerns and perhaps challenge the message that they are using food as a weapon against the world and an opportunity for the un to address emerging concerns about global hunger, but as anna suggested, so much could go wrong. for ukraine there is an anxiety that russia could use these safe channels to mount a future operation against 0desa, the russians have these concerns about possible efforts by ukraine to

smuggle things in using these vessels so monitoring will be a major problem. the fact these deals have been reached at all is a big relief of course but there is no goodwill. russia has already been accused of looting ukrainian grain, and jessiej ukraine's largest steel manufacturer accused russia of trying to pass off muted ukrainian steel as its own —— and just today ukraine's largest steel manufacturer accused. it seems like these deals will be signed in the next half hour also but it is still fraught with danger. imagine what would happen if one of the ships carrying ukrainian grain out of 0desa was to hit a mine. . ~ grain out of 0desa was to hit a mine. ., ~' ,, grain out of 0desa was to hit a mine. ., ~ i. ., ~ ., , mine. thank you, pauladams in ukraine's capital. _ mine. thank you, pauladams in ukraine's capital. in _ mine. thank you, pauladams in ukraine's capital. in the - mine. thank you, pauladams in ukraine's capital. in the last - mine. thank you, pauladams in ukraine's capital. in the last fewj ukraine's capital. in the last few moments of mother and her partner have been found guilty of murdering her 15—year—old son after months of

attacks at their home in huddersfield. the abuse suffered by the boy last year was described in court as torture. the couple used cctv in the house to monitor and control him but the camera also recorded the couple beating him. i must warn you that this report contains distressing details. the quiet 15—year—old polish boy who told no one about the pain he ensured behind closed doors. sebastian kalinowski was murdered by those who should have cared for him in the home in huddersfield where he should have been safe. this is the house where sebastien was murdered in august last year, the rib fractures he had suffered beatings led to an infection from which he died. the abuse intensified during the national lockdown at the start of 2021. cctv had been installed

inside the house to monitor and control sebastien but it was that cctv that recorded the cruelty and the attacks on a defenceless 15—year—old boy. cctv captured the final hours of sebastian �*s buy. from the point sebastien was laid on the floor unconscious it was over two hours before an ambulance was called in the self—interest of the perpetrators, it was that rather than seek help for sebastien. efforts were made to remove and hide the cctv cameras from the police. andrzej latoszewski was into body—building and martial arts, he also used anabolic steroids. the jury also used anabolic steroids. the jury was shown harrowing footage of him beating sebastien. agnieszka kalinowska would watch tv as her partner attacked her son. sometimes she would beat sebastien herself. sebastien had been living with his

father in poland and had been in the uk less than a year. he had started up uk less than a year. he had started up north huddersfield trust school. he would walk sometimes the way that i would try then and i would see him, i would i would try then and i would see him, iwould know i would try then and i would see him, i would know how early or late i was by how far he was up the hill. as a new arrival to the country, sebastian was given a place in school during lockdown but was often capped at home. now pupils and teachers mourn his loss. == capped at home. now pupils and teachers mourn his loss. -- often ca- ed teachers mourn his loss. -- often capped at — teachers mourn his loss. -- often capped at home- _ teachers mourn his loss. -- often capped at home. very _ teachers mourn his loss. -- often capped at home. very difficult, i teachers mourn his loss. -- often l capped at home. very difficult, that is why we try to focus on the memory of sebastian, who he was and who he still is, his lovely smile, his sense of humour he was developing, but he is missed and will always be remembered and i know a lot of his year group have fond memories of him and are keen to keep hold of that. sebastian would have been 16 and finishing school, the model pupil who came to the uk for a new life

and suffered unthinkable cruelty. the time is 13:20pm. our top story this lunchtime... holidaymakers and lorry drivers face miles of queues as a critical incident is declared at dover. and still to come, a podium finish for team gb's dina asher—smith at the world championships. and coming up on the bbc news channel: england's potential euro 2022 semifinal opponents sweden are dealt a blow. defenders hanna glas and emma kullberg are out of tonight's quarterfinal against belgium. images like this have been seen across europe in recent weeks, as wildfires have raged. in spain, tens of thousands of acres of land have been destroyed this year, and thousands of people have had to flee their homes.

0ur europe correspondent, nick beake, reports from the north east of the country. across europe, day and night, fires have been threatening to take lives and to destroy homes. these are spanish firefighters, but italian, romanian and greek crews are among those working flat out. here in ateca in northern spain, it's a constant battle to contain existing fires and to prevent new ones. this morning we came across paco, who explained how the flames had torn through the hillside before reaching right up his house. "i was watching it on tv and could see the flames "were getting ever nearer," he tells us. "they were at my door when the firefighters "arrived just in time."

huge swathes of land could not be saved, and now look more like the surface of the moon, not planet earth. well, this is the vast destructive path the flames took as they raced up the valley, jumped over the road before they were contained. these are the worst fires has experienced in 15 years, and across europe we are witnessing more consequences of climate change. they are battling blazes in different parts of spain. this the galicia region. 0ne exhausted team takes shelter as the wind changes once again and a new threat emerges. and crews across heatwave europe will be on high alert for the rest of the summer. nick beake, bbc news, north—eastern spain. unions have voiced concerns for the future of tata's steel plants following a warning they may have to close without government support.

it's understood that tata is seeking £1.5 billion in uk state aid to help fund the closure of two blast furnaces at port talbot and their replacement with two electric arc furnaces that are less carbon—intensive, but talks with government have stalled. the chief executive of ryanair has urged the government to relax immigration rules to allow more workers from europe to filljobs in the aviation sector. michael 0'leary said he could hire people from continental europe forjobs that he cannot fill with british workers, but is unable to get visas for them. he added facilitating such visas would help ease disruption to air travel. the duke of sussex has won a bid to bring a high court challenge against the home office over his uk security arrangements. the duke is taking legal action over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection for himself and his family when visiting from north america. prince harry lost full protection

when he stepped back from royal duties in 2020. the commonwealth games begin next week in birmingham. and now countries where is it illegal to be gay have been told they are less likely to be chosen to host in future years, by the head of the games federation. more than half of the 5a countries competing this year, including many caribbean island nations like jamaica, have laws against same sex relationships. phil mackie has the story. tom daley�*s probably the best—known openly gay athlete to have competed at the commonwealth games. he's made it easier for some to take the plunge, but for most it's simply not possible. in the 5a competing countries, many things we now regard as a basic right are illegal, as indicated by the black crosses alongside the chart for africa. in contrast, in europe, it's mostly pink ticks.

michael gunning was a 200—metre swimmer who grew up in england but competed forjamaica — one of the countries where there are prohibitive laws. for a long time in my swimming career i felt lonely, i felt isolated, i felt so different to my team—mates. but ultimately when they kind of start stepping out and they support me, they show allyship — you know, it kind of unites us together. and i think that is what a games is all about. birmingham 2022 is expected to be the most inclusive games yet. the games federation's ambition is for the event to be hosted in future in africa or the caribbean — but that may be difficult. we cannot change the laws in those countries. what we can do is create a better understanding about the issues, and so that we bring them up to actually discuss them. if we took a games to africa, we would be wanting to work with countries that actually... ..also believed in the values that we think is really important, and that would be part of the bid process to where we would actually host a games. so if a country had prohibitive

laws, they would be less likely to win the bid process? well, what i can say is that our membership absolutely values the values that we have, and they were central to our bidding process — so that would definitely be taken into consideration. the rainbow colours signify that we're now in birmingham's gay village, and they're promoting the commonwealth games. but for lots of the athletes who might be gay, they can't be openly so in their home countries. so there's a safe space here for them to come to. pride house has opened today. it's where lgbtiq+ athletes who can't be themselves at home can come for support. the safe space is are really important place for people to come to meet other people who may be like them, maybe other lgbtiq+ people, and allies, to find a place where they can share experiences and be part of a community. there were only 13 openly gay competitors in 2018. this time it's 43, but even then the real number is likely to be far higher.

phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. at the world championships in oregon, there was delight for britain's dina asher—smith — she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres, returning to the major championship podium after a year of personal and physical challenges. jamaica's shericka jackson took the gold, with the second—fastest time in history. andy swiss reports from eugene. she was in tears at the weekend. not this time. the dazzling dina asher—smith, a world medallist again. third from right, asher—smith was the reigning champion at 200 metres, but after a difficult season there'd been muted expectations. could she really rival the very best? well, there was no catching jamaica's shericka jackson, who was hurtling towards history, or shelly—ann fraser—pryce. but behind them asher—smith dug in and bravely she held on for bronze. commentator: it's a win forjackson! she gets the gold! jackson's 21.45 the second—fastest

time ever, but for asher—smith, who came in agonising fourth in the 100 metres, this time a medal. she dedicated it to her grandmother, who died earlier this year, and how she'd had to work for it. i knew that ijust had to run as fast as my legs are going to carry me, and really pray and hope that it was going to be enough to get on the podium. and i'm just so happy to have got it. i thought i'd got it, but i was like, "let me just see it in writing." there is nothing more embarrassing than celebrating without seeing it in writing. announcer: dina asher-smith! well, it's not the gold she won at the last world championships but it is a battling bronze for dina asher—smith, and in such a remarkable race, that's some feat. the men's 200 metres, meanwhile, also produced something special — noah lyles becoming the third fastest man in history, 19.31 seconds as he led an american 1—2—3. a truly ripping run on a night of the very speediest success. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene.

there are soggy bottoms ahead — there will be aprons, rolling pins and tea towels galore this weekend at the opening night of "the great british bake 0ff — the musical". # now we're here, the tent... the show has been made in conjunction with the production company behind the tv version — so expect nods to some of bake 0ff�*s iconic moments — think baked alaska bingate. the show will run at the everyman theatre in cheltenham until the 6th of august. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we started the week with some baking hot weather, but also this month has

been very, very dry.