andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news. transplant operations in the uk dropped by almost 90% after lockdown — and operations using living donors stopped completely. transplant specialists say lives will be lost as a result. our reporter alexandra mackenzie has been to the royal hospital for children in glasgow. 16—year—old zach had kidney failure and was on dialysis, but now he is recovering from his transplant operation. we were waiting for two and a half years and then i finally got the news, i was so relieved. it actually happened. what was life like before you got the transplant? it was really hard. i couldn't eat a lot of food, like chocolate, crisps, bananas, and i couldn't go out with friends either because i had a central line in, so in case that got damaged. did you think twice about it because of covid—i9? yes, i did, i was really scared about covid—i9. when i got the transplant i was worried about it cos if i'd got it it would have been really bad for me. for zach's mother, she hopes this is a second chance at l

andy gill in the beautiful la ke lead to. andy gill in the beautiful lake district there.ernment of "tragically" letting down care home workers, by allowing people to be discharged from hospitals into homes without being tested for covid—19. the party's deputy leader, angela rayner, said this meant the virus was "seeded into care homes". the cabinet office minister, michael gove, said there were "big lessons" to be learned, but insisted the government had ta ken "significa nt steps" to improve the situation. britain is likely to have a slow economic recovery from the coronavirus shutdown — that is the warning from the head of the uk's public sector finance watchdog. the head of the office for budget responsibility, robert chote, told the bbc it will take a long time for economic activity to return to normal. in practice, i think you are likely not to see the economy bouncing back to where we would have expected it otherwise to be by the end of the year, which is part of that assumption. but instead, a rather slower recovery and that will depend first on the pace at which p

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. india. 70 years after independence, this emerging world power of more than a billion people, is still changing. i'm on a journey to two extremes of this vast subcontinent. it is crystals. it's hard crystal. white salt. you can taste it. i began in gujarat, in the far west. this is genuinely incredible. i'm in heaven. it's pretty crowded. and this week i have travelled 2,000 miles over to the north—east. i am on the banks of the mighty river brahmaputra and i am about to go to a very spiritual place. it is one of india's lesser—known regions. we're really high up, and just to my right is the border with bangladesh. a part of the country that prides itself on its traditions. he makes it look so easy. but it's incredibly difficult. but it is also looking forward and embracing progress. so now i am on my way to go and see assam's very own eco—warrior. it is going to be an incredible adventure. india's north—east. a collection of eight states almost cut off from the rest of this vast count

many thanks, andy gill.s accused the government of "tragically" letting down care home workers by allowing people to be discharged from hospitals into homes without being tested for covid—i9. the party's deputy leader, angela rayner, said this meant the virus was "seeded into care homes". the cabinet office minister, michael gove, said there were "big lessons" to be learned, but insisted the government had ta ken "significa nt steps" to improve the situation. mps have said leaders of the hs2 high—speed rail project have been "blindsided by contact with reality". in a report by the public accounts committee, mps have accused hs2 and the department for transport of lacking transparency and undermining public confidence. the committee says the project is "badly off course" and urged the government to regularly update parliament with "accurate" information. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, and his rival, abdullah abdullah, have signed a power—sharing deal. it's intended to end months of arguments following la

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news.ravel in and out of the country from the third ofjune. it's a significant change in a nation that imposed one of the world's most rigid coronavirus lockdowns and suffered significant loss of life. more than 31,000 italians have died of covid—i9 since late february, but the infection rate has fallen quickly. italy is one of many countries in europe which are now starting to ease their lockdowns. austria is among them. quite significant steps where you are to ease lockdown, tell us more about the situation there. well, yesterday ca barets and about the situation there. well, yesterday ca ba rets a nd restau ra nts opened after two months of lockdown. —— cafe is. people have been out today having pizzas and things like this, it is slow but steady, we are told so far, people going out to visit. also, some of the border controls between austria and its neighbouring countries, like germany, are beginning to ease. germany, are beginning to ease. germany is now allowing people who have family

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. ireland.ce long associated with religion and conservative values. but over the last few years, the country has reinvented itself as a new and progressive ireland. in 2017, the irish government extended this spirit of inclusivity to its traveller population. as taoiseach i now wish to formally recognise travellers as a distinct ethnic group within the irish nation. but three years on, has anything changed 7 that's 2017. but 2020 is still the same way. discrimination is getting more worser than before that was brought out. we are not animals, we're not criminals, we are not trying to do anything bad. we are not the people that people are trying to portray us as. the fact that there is so much adversity faced by travellers in ireland today is a shame upon us all. the o'reilly family have lived near enniscorthy for the past four years. they currently live on family—owned land in a makeshift halting site with no toilet nor shower. this is a new little filly. double bred doncaster. she is number one

andy gill, bbc news, the yorkshire dales. 19 people have been arrested at a protest in london's hydeple gathered, saying they object to their rights of freedom of movement and freedom of speech being restricted by the government's measures to limit the spread of the virus. the former us president barack 0bama has criticised american leadership over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. he says it's "finally torn back the curtain on the idea that the folks in charge know what they're doing". his commments come as a committee of the us house of representatives launches an investigation into the sacking by president trump of the state department's inspector general. mr trump said steve linick no longer had his full confidence. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes explains why mr 0bama is stepping up his rhetoric against the president. this is indeed the second weekend in a row that we have heard comments from barack 0bama and quite unusual in itself since we really haven't heard that much from the former president over the past three years while president trump has been in of

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news. 19 people have been arrested at a protest in london's hydee gathered, saying they object to their rights of freedom of movement and freedom of speech being restricted by the government's measures to limit the spread of the virus. police in the polish capital warsaw used tear gas against demonstrators protesting against the restrictions imposed to contain coronavirus. hundreds of protesters gathered in a central square, in a demonstration that's illegal under the current lockdown rules, which ban large gatherings. it followers smaller protests by business owners who say the authorities are not giving them enough support. in the united states, a $3 trillion package to counter the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy looks unlikely to pass through the senate. house democrats voted through the package of tax cuts and spending on friday. but republicans, who hold a majority in the senate, say they don't like the package and plan to vote against it. new york governor andrew cuomo said now‘s the time to cast party politics aside. if th

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for click.his week: revving up your router. giant rappers in lockdown. and longships and loud vikings. odin is with us! hello you, and hello lara, how are you doing? hello, i'm good thank you, and you seem to have cut your hair. yes, the haircut has finally happened and i have to say, the relationship survived. there was no blood and to be honest, i think she has done a pretty good job, don't you? it is looking good, but has the colour changed a bit? yes, i am trying a new artificial silver colour, shall we say — don't worry i will be returning to my natural colour of suspiciously brown as soon as i can get back to a proper hairdresser. you have had a good week, you had a lockdown birthday. that's right, it was very nice but i don't think the years need to count in lockdown. in your house, though, there has been an important birthday. i had the terrifying task of hosting a 10th birthday for my son and seven of his friends on video chat. i thought, what am i going to do? i normally do the silly g

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news. 19 people have been arrested at a protest in london's hyde00 people gathered, saying they object to their rights of freedom of movement and freedom of speech being restricted by the government's measures to limit the spread of the virus. police in the polish capital warsaw used tear gas against demonstrators protesting against the restrictions imposed to contain coronavirus. hundreds of protesters gathered in a central square, in a demonstration that's illegal under the current lockdown rules, which ban large gatherings. it followers smaller protests by business owners who say the authorities are not giving them enough support. the headlines on bbc news... the education secretary for england warns the longer schools are closed, the more children miss out — as the government presses forward with plans to re—open them. day—trippers are warned to stay away from rural and coastal areas of england this weekend amid fears the number of infections could rise. people in italy will be able to travel both internally — and in and out of the country — fr

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news.tball fans as borussia dortmund marked the return of the bundesliga with a convincing derby win over schalke. with a round—up of all saturday's games here's gavin ramjaun. hello there. let's start with the resumption of the german bundesliga. players saw the lighter side of having no fans cheers them on, due to the strict coronavirus measures in place. but borussia dortmund's players still put on a heck of a showing. their rivierderby match against schalke was the highlight of the day's matches. but take a look at this — a strange sight before the game, with no spectators on hand to greet the teams, as they arrived into signal iduna park. security and police were present, though, to make sure coronavirus safety guidelines were carried out. staff and stewards for the match weren't taking any chances either — with sophisticated cleaning equipment to minimise the risk of infection. some of those measures included spraying and cleaning the balls before use. all eyes on the bundesliga right

our news correspondent andy gill is in the peak district.t. a couple of days ago the local police asked people to consider other destinations because, shortly after the restrictions were lifted, people flocked here. there was double parking on the roads leading to the reservoir. of course, people are allowed to travel to beauty spots, but the fear is that if so many people come that will make social distancing really difficult. they have tried to do something about it, the car park pay machines are suspended so that people aren't touching them. the message is not getting through to some. in shropshire last night, a rave of 70 people was broken up by police and they said they were shocked that people would care so little what their conduct might lead to. the labour party has accused the uk government of "tragically" letting down care home workers by allowing people to be discharged from hospitals into homes without being tested for covid—19. the party's deputy leader, angela rayner, said this meant the virus was "seeded into care homes". the

andy gill is in grassington in north yorkshire. but how busy is it where you are? well, there has been a steady increase in visitors here throughout this morning and the early afternoon and the car park here is perhaps not as busy as some local people feared it might be. we have been speaking to some locals and some say that visitors should not be coming, and another gentleman said they have to come some time. one family had travelled here from harrogate about 20 miles away. they came because they think it is safe. the local authority in the notre del seattle park —— yorkshire dales national park —— yorkshire dales national park would preferred the government to foster things. you were concerned that a lot more people might come. yes, i think the weather is helping, but tomorrow the forecast looks better and, you know, there could be a risk of getting a lot of people here. you wanted the lockdown to be relaxed in another fortnight. why? getting ready, making sure blick toilets are available, all these sorts of things. giving us tim

andy gill, the yorkshire dales, bbc news. in europe to resume since coronavirus lockdowns brought the sport to a halt in march. six bundesliga matches took place without spectators. with near empty stadiums and some social distancing protocols in place, it was anything but an ordinary saturday of match action, as jenny hill reports. # and you'll never walk alone...# theirs is a passion that endures. fans who'd follow their team anywhere must make do now with watching from a distance. "two hearts beat inside me", sabina tells us. "of course, as a dortmund supporter, i'm glad it's back, but it doesn't feel right like this." they call them ghost games. no crowd to roar victory, lament defeat. an odd prospect for the players, who quarantined for a week before the match. 0ff pitch, strict social distancing. it's two months since they last played. that doesn't seem to have thrown dortmund off their stride. dortmund just scored, and you could hear a pin drop out here. it's hard to believe a top—flight game of football is going on in

andy gill is in grassington in north yorkshire.ch sign of people coming out to admire that view? you can see why people would want to come here. there has been a steady increase in the number of people using the car park here this morning, but the local authority and the dales national park people wanted the government to delay changing the rules on the lockdown. they wanted the message to be, stay local, not stay alert, to avoid any tension between visitors and the people who live here. they have opened the car parks so that people don't park in the centre of villages or on verges, to avoid contact. the message from the lake district is also, please stay away. they point out here in yorkshire that quite a number of people in the local community are in groups vulnerable to covid—i9, the elderly, for example. what they want is for visitors to come back here onceit is for visitors to come back here once it is safe to do so, and they hope that the road map that the cove na nt has hope that the road map that the covenant has set out mi

our correspondent andy gill is in grassington in north yorkshire and told us it hasn't been as busy todayrnoon. the car park perhaps not as busy as some of the local people had feared it might be. we have been speaking to some of the locals. some people say visitors should not be coming. another person said they have to come some time. one family had travelled here from harry gates, 20 miles away, they came because they think it is safe. the local authority said they would have preferred... you were worried that a lot more people might come. definitely worried more would come. there could be a risk of attracting a lot of people here. you wanted the lockdown to be another fortnight, why did you want that delay?m lockdown to be another fortnight, why did you want that delay? it is just getting ready. making sure public toilets are available, these sort of things that have been closed, that we can get back open and ready to go. i am not a scientist but that science was sort of saying we are ready to go, so opened the car parks and the to i lets. opened the car parks and the toilets. the car