colletta smith, bbc news, in greater manchester. hello there. temperatures have dropped back. see showers across the southern islands, perhaps south—eastern counties of england, showers in northern ireland later on. breezy in western areas. light winds elsewhere. highest temperatures today across eastern parts of england. 25, 26 celsius in a few places. also doing quite well across the north—east of scotland. this evening most places will be fine, clear spells overnight. one or two showers will affect south—east england, east anglia, perhaps north—eastern england as well. the odd shower in northern ireland. in between, some clear spells. mild and muggy across eastern areas. tomorrow, more showery rain across south—eastern parts. patchy rain into the west and northern ireland. the odd shower in scotland. for most another fine and largely sunny day. to the afternoon, across the south—east of england, into the london area, perhaps east anglia, some showers are possible. these temperatures are around what we would expect them to be this time of year. the odd shower possible in nor

colletta smith, bbc news, in greater manchester. has entered the financial big league. it's being bought by us e—commerce firm etsy in a deal worth $1.6 billion. depop allows you to buy and sell second—hand items — tapping into an interest in sustainability among the 16—25 year olds who make up the vast majority of its users. rebecca hobbs is from stylus — a "trends intelligence agency". thank you forjoining us, rebecca. this is an interesting move for etsy, they are going after a consumer good ten years younger than the ones buying from etsy so what is the rationale?— from etsy so what is the rationale? ., ., ., , ., rationale? the rationale, you have not rationale? the rationale, you have got it — rationale? the rationale, you have got it in _ rationale? the rationale, you have got it in a _ rationale? the rationale, you have got it in a nutshell. - rationale? the rationale, youj have got it in a nutshell. etsy has cornered quite a middle—aged market. their median age of seller is 39. depop, 90% of users are under 25. and although

baljit sethi ending that report there by colletta smith.eplace thejobs lost throughout the pandemic but are additional roles as a result of plans to open more than 50 new restaurants over the next year. a member of uganda's 0lympic squad has become the first to test positive for covid—19 on arrival injapan for next month's games. it comes as organisers unveil the kind of facilities being laid on for athletes at the olympic village in tokyo and the measures designed to keep them safe. rupert wingfield—hayes has been taking a look. this is the tokyo 0lympic this is the tokyo olympic village, it's the first chance any of us in the media have had a chance to take a look at what would be the hub of the tokyo 0lympic a look at what would be the hub of the tokyo olympic games because in a few weeks' time thousands of athletes from all over the world will arrive in tokyo and this is where they will stay during the games. the olympic organisers have brought us here to show us how they will do that safely. this is a representation of what the athlete

baljit sethi ending that report there by colletta smith.itional roles as a result of plans to open more than 50 new restaurants, over the next year. they've become unlikely online stars thanks to their antics on �*nestcams' — and now it's hoped the popularity of four owls in somerset in southwest england will help promote conservation. barn owl numbers in the area are in decline, and there's been a call forfarmers to install more nest boxes. as scott ellis reports — it seems to be paying off. just look at the wing of this. you can see it's not yet fully developed. born in the wild, but famous in tens of thousands of homes worldwide, thanks to nestcam. these are the parents, finn and 0rla. the eggs were laid in early april and hatched a month later, all in a nesting box in a barn in somerset�*s blackdown hills. they've had their first outing, too, to have a numbered ring attached to a leg, the birds visibly unmoved by the experience. they are, after all, nocturnal. parents are feeding them during the night and then they are sleeping all duri

baljit sethi ending that report there by colletta smith. o'toole from surrey told bbc breakfast that the woman recognised the signs and called an ambulance — he says he's delighted she's been traced. it wasjust, wow, wow, at the power of social media. so i e—mailed her, is this you? if so, i don't know where to begin, i don't know how to say thank you for everything you did for us and she wrote back and said, yes, yes it is me. let's have a conversation. she said, i recognise you're probably busy on father's day, but it is over to you. with all the sport now, here's chetan pathak at the bbc sport centre... thanks reeta, good evening. we start with a dramatic finish at the french grand prix where lewis hamilton missed out on victory — after being overtaken by max verstappen on the penultimate lap. the win moves the red bull driver into a 12—point championship lead asjoe lynskey reports: ? modern motor sport has its roots in france. this is the nation that staged the first grand prix, but today's formula 1 story is of two drivers going the di

baljit sethi ending that report there by colletta smith. being overtaken by max verstappen on the penultimate lap. the win moves the red bull driver into a 12—point championship lead, asjoe lynskey reports. modern motor sport has its roots in france. this is the nation that staged the first grand prix, but today's formula 1 story is of two drivers going the distance. max verstappen and lewis hamilton were one and two on the grid. the first mistake came in the second turn. max verstappen goes off the track. verstappen, stilljust 23, to seven time champion, you need skill and a strategy. as this thrilling race swung back and forth, verstappen took a risk. the second pit stop cost him time and two places, but it toughened up his car, so as he crept back up on hamilton, now verstappen had the edge. mag: back up on hamilton, now verstappen had the edge-— had the edge. max verstappen goes ast lewis had the edge. max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton. _ had the edge. max verstappen goes past lewis hamilton. the _ had the edge. max verstappen goe

here's our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith.e's hoping for customers, and lots of them, over the next few months. but, rather than relying on passing trade, fiona has come up with a plan. hi, fiona, nice to meet you. what a gorgeous place you've got here, a lovely part of the world. it is. show me around. it's really not glamorous, it's quite simple, but effective, so we have toilets that are open all night, we can lock the pub up but leave the toilets open and then we have an outside tap. i was amazed, i thought, you know, we might get one or two, maybe injuly or whatever, so, yeah, we've been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we've been open. those campers are crucial for fiona, not because of the money they pay to camp, but because of the money they spend in the pub. so we've got a big expanse that we don't really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while we've got this option, we will give it a whirl. with millions more people staying in the uk for their holidays this summer, loads

our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been hearing about the impact on three generationss a postmaster too — they're a post office family. but 20 years ago, they went from running a successful business to financial ruin. it was all because, in 2001, the post office computer system at their branch started showing big losses which he was being asked to come from his own pocket. i said to the post office, "sorry, i cannot put in £17,000, i do not have that kind of money." the post office said, if they would not pay up, the branch would be closed. they had no choice. they lost their business and were forced into bankruptcy. we managed a year or two, just living from hand to mouth. he was more worried about us losing our house, this house. they tried not to let it impact the children, but some days they could not hide the tears. she was crying and our daughter said, "mum, what happened?" for my boys, it was hard for them as well. | you feel helpless in a way, you feel| like, they have done nothing wrong. they found it so hard as teenagers watching their parents lose everything

colletta smith, bbc news, in preston.ws on bbc one is at 5.35. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. i metjohn gosling. let's get more on today's d—day commemorations and the unveiling of the british normandy memorial. many of the veterans and their families couldn't make the journey over to northern france this year because of the pandemic. many of them watched today's ceremony at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire — from where our correspondent graham satchell sent this update. we've seen a very poignant service here at the national memorial arboretum this morning, more than 100 veterans of d—day here, along with families of those who died in normandy, to see the unveiling of the new memorial in normandy, something that they have long campaigned for, and long fought for, and finally has come to pass. with me now is the veterans minister, leo docherty. leo, what did you make of the ceremony today? it was a really moving ceremony, and it was great, as you say, to see so many veterans here

colletta vaccine certificate because that passport language is so scary to people.if it is a certificate and also all good. >> we are doing the same thing in iowa. i said to the legislature issuing an executive order and give the legislature an opportunity to pass legislation to ban vaccine passports. it passes through the house i should have it on my desk next week. it marginalized society, here or be marginalized, that is ridiculous, not who we are as americans. laura: excuse me if i don't get a right, question about the mandates for masks. >> i would like to ask how the mask mandate could be conditioning the american people for other policies down the line. >> certainly a concern all of us have. when you look at what we did in our state we haven't had a statewide mask mandate in place and the beginning of the summer of last year and part of the reason we look at it at that time was the fact that we didn't know what we didn't know at that time but is data became more apparent, every decision i made throughout the pandemic has been data based and based on the numbe

here�*s our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith.ht, well, while we�*ve got this option, we will give it a whirl. with millions more people staying in the uk for their holidays this summer, loads of destinations are already at capacity and there�*s very few sectors that can increase the amount of space they have available as quickly as the camping sector. pubs have joined forces with grand stately homes with acres of sweeping land, and farmers able to spare a field or two, to ask the government to extend the length of time a makeshift campsite can run, from two months to six months. 56 days is difficult because, generally, the biggest demand is at weekends, so it�*s difficult to kind of spread out 56 days, so it would be better if it was unhindered and it could run right through the summer season, because, often, we get really good septembers and there is high demand then for camping. a few extra weeks of campers buying more meals and drinking more pints are crucialfor fiona. it�*s the money that you can generate in the summer that h

here's our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith.t you. what a gorgeous place you've got here, a lovely part of the world. it is. show me around. it's really not glamorous, it's quite simple, but effective, so we have toilets that are open all night, we can lock the pub up but leave the toilets open and then we have an outside tap. i was amazed, i thought, you know, we might get one or two, maybe injuly or whatever, so, yeah, we've been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we've been open. those campers are crucial for fiona, not because of the money they pay to camp, but because of the money they spend in the pub. so we've got a big expanse that we don't really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while we've got this option, we will give it a whirl. with millions more people staying in the uk for their holidays this summer, loads of destinations are already at capacity and there's very few sectors that can increase the amount of space they have available as quickly as the camping sector. pubs

colletta smith, bbc news, in greater manchester.eath toll and his government has been accused of delaying the vaccination programme for political reasons. in cities across brazil, people banged pots and pans during the broadcast in protest against his policies. a cargo ship carrying chemicals is sinking off the coast of sri lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. the x—press pearl had been on fire for almost a fortnight before the blaze was put out this week. hundreds of tonnes of oil from fuel tanks could leak into the sea, devastating nearby marine life. tanya dendrinos reports. a pristine coastline and a looming environmental disaster. the x—press pearl has been ablaze for two weeks, and despite the efforts of the sri lankan and indian navies, it is sinking, with 350 tonnes of oil on board. translation: there are two possibilities. | either all the fuel has caught fire, or the oil could still be there. if the oil is still there, we have already taken precautionary steps to handle that situation in case there is a leak

our correspondent colletta smith has been given exclusive access to the site in manchester. with the rest of the world, so we do see how our fulfilment centres are within those communities and so we do see the same trends as the rest of the uk and the rest of europe across time. at the nearby giant warehouse, staff are queuing for their voluntary tests before they go on shift. like that, then go like that. it's an investment of billions. we normally have a rota, so it's a regular basis... so i asked the regional manager, neil, if this is a trial run for medical testing for their customers. this isjust really building up on our infrastructure. again, the data's confidential, we share it with public health england so they have visibility of that. and this wasjust really in response to the covid pandemic. do you think it's reasonable that an employer holds that medical information? the data's anonymous. we don't... it's confidential, we share it with public health england so they have a record of that. but beyond that, we don't use it in any capacity. amazon's most valuable pro

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asking the government to extend their licences into the autumn. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent collettate extra campers. they are allowed to do that for a couple of months under government regulations. look at the stunning view. you can hopefully see right down and may be the house in the far distance. it is an enormous area. but it is notjust massive venues like this that will open their gates to campers this summer but tiny venues, as i found out when i visited a pub down the road. like every landlord, it has been tough for fiona seeing a totally empty pub for so much of the year. she is hoping for customers, and lots of them, over the next few months. but rather than relying on passing trade, fiona has come up with a plan. hi, fiona, nice to meet you. what a gorgeous place you've got here. lovely part of the world. it is. show me around. it is really not glamorous. it is quite simple, but effective. we have toilets that are open all night. we can lock the pub up, but leave the toilets open, and then we have an outside tap. i was amazed. i thought we might get one or two, maybe injuly