tomorrow morning on bbc news, and in—depth analysis of all the results on a special programme with huw edwards and kirsty wark. that's from nine o'clock tomorrow on the bbc news channelritain and france over post—brexit fishing rights off jersey. coming up, a court waives british citizenship application fees for the family of a woman caught up in the windrush scandal. coming up on the bbc news channel, manchester united are in semifinals action against roma for the europa league. it's the first of four matches they're scheduled to play in just eight days. arsenal are at home to villarreal. last year, more than a third of us worked from home at least some of the time — because the pandemic closed so many workplaces. now, with lockdown easing, many businesses are planning for their employees to return — but will it be the same? 43 out of 50 firms questioned by the bbc — including some of the uk's biggest employers — said they don't plan to bring staff back to the office full—time after the pandemic; instead, there'll be a mix of home and office working. ben thompson has been looking at how the world of work could change. back in the office after ia months at home. i to

next up on the bbc news channel, it's time for ros atkins on brexit.thdrawal deal and then a new trade deal. and now brexit�*s a reality, and i want to look if promises have been kept. i'm going to assess three different areas, starting with fishing, which accounts for 0.1% of the uk economy but has always played a big part in this story. to those who support it, brexit is about taking back control. it's an idea that resonated with fishermen and women. we should be the guardians of our own seas, not ministers who we do not know, we haven't voted in, making decisions for us. borisjohnson argued that more prosperity would come with more control. you've got the eu commission sitting, instead of us, deciding how fish stocks, our uk fish, are going to be

coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, frustration for the british number one dan evans, who is itz in straight sets. there's a new warning that violent drugs gangs are causing misery across the country, expanding their operations from cities into smaller towns and cities. —— villages. the bbc�*s panorama programme has been filming with kent police for the last year, with so called county lines drug running reaching a peak during the pandemic. panorama filmed the force's dedicated "county lines and gangs team" as it investigated the drugs networks. rahil sheikh reports. police! don't move, don't move, don't move! kent officers are increasingly carrying out raids like these. 0n the floor, on the floor, get hold of your dog, get hold of your dog. targeting dealers believed to be part of county lines, transporting drugs worth millions from london to the county. great big rambo knife there. we've got multiple weapons, drugs, all sorts. a county line is a drug dealing network, often with a city—based dealer distributing illegal drugs to smaller towns. the gangs sell their drugs throug

news conference later on today at downing street. you can get coverage of that on bbc one and on the bbc news channel from 4:30 this afternoon.the portuguese tourist authorities have said british tourists can travel to portugal from british tourists can travel to portugalfrom monday, despite the government they are announcing an extension of the country's lockdown until at least the end of may. portugal is on the uk government's green list for travel from next week but its state of emergency does remain in place. we can speak to alison. what is the government saying? alison. what is the government sa in: ? ,., ., , alison. what is the government sa in? saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will— saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take — saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take a _ saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take a decision - saying? the government has confirmed to the bbc will take a decision to - to the bbc will take a decision to take —— today to open the country up to british tourists from midnight on monday. as of monday, people can come to the country

the future, but from the reports i saw on the — the future, but from the reports i saw on the bbc news channele bit earlier— saw on the bbc news channel a little bit earlier today, it seems that many— bit earlier today, it seems that many people in china do not want more _ many people in china do not want more than — many people in china do not want more thanjust my children, they are quite _ more thanjust my children, they are quite happy— more thanjust my children, they are quite happy to have just two, so it seems _ quite happy to have just two, so it seems this— quite happy to have just two, so it seems this is fraught with difficulties, to put it mildly. | difficulties, to put it mildly. suppose difficulties, to put it mildly. i suppose this is symptomatic of the cost of the great cost now of bringing children out. yes, certainly, but the policy in place which asjohn pointed out led to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but our forests to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but ourforests is perhaps to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but our forests is perhaps one of the most b

the future, but from the reports i saw on the — the future, but from the reports i saw on the bbc news channelnot want more than — many people in china do not want more thanjust my children, they are quite _ more thanjust my children, they are quite happy— more thanjust my children, they are quite happy to have just two, so it seems _ quite happy to have just two, so it seems this— quite happy to have just two, so it seems this is fraught with difficulties, to put it mildly. | difficulties, to put it mildly. suppose difficulties, to put it mildly. i suppose this is difficulties, to put it mildly. i suppose this is symptomatic of the cost of the great cost now of bringing children out. yes, certainly, but the policy in place which asjohn pointed out led to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but our forests to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but ourforests is perhaps to sterilisation, abortion, not by well, but our forests is perhaps one of the most brutal and ugly examples of the most brutal and ugly examples of central planning that we have in

colourful language that we won't repeat _ colourful language that we won't repeat here on the bbc news channelot a real sense, certaihly i _ and you've got a real sense, certainly i thought in the run—up to the march — certainly i thought in the run—up to the march lockdown ofjust the pandemonium, chaos and total terror that transfixed the entire government as they realised the couhtry— government as they realised the country was going to be gripped by this appalling pandemic. thel country was going to be gripped by this appalling pandemic. the i often does a lot of — this appalling pandemic. the i often does a lot of text, _ this appalling pandemic. the i often does a lot of text, but _ this appalling pandemic. the i often does a lot of text, but here, - this appalling pandemic. the i often does a lot of text, but here, they i does a lot of text, but here, they have gone not only text in the headline and another sub headline in headline and another sub headline in head low —— another side headline and yellow, but more text, there is and yellow, but more text, there is a lot here to absorb. th

bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. bye for now. hello. welcome to the bbc news channel. i'm victoria derbyshire. good afternoon. let's get more now on the fa cup final from the bbc sport centre. here's gavin. good afternoon. over a billion people around the world are expected to tune in at some point to this afternoon's fa cup final — with a crowd of 20,000 at wembley too. chelsea take on leicester at 5.15, and its live on bbc one. chelsea have won it eight times — and they'll feel confident, after they knocked out manchester city on their way to the final, and their record against leicester is good — they've won all seven of their previous fa cup ties. leicester came past southampton to make it to the final for the first time in over half a century. they've been there four times before, and lost every one, but they're just above chelsea in the premier league, so they'll feel they have every chance to lift the famous trophy at last. we embrace the expectation of having a chance to win, and we believe that we can do tha

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. one is at 5.30. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. let's return to what's happening in scotland and the verbal clashes this morning between westminster and holyrood over the potential for another referendum on scottish independence. our political correspondent nick eardley is at bute house in edinburgh. nicola sturgeon and michael gove have been exchanging blows, nick. yes, we got a sign, a sample of battle to come over the next few years with the first minister and the cabinet office minister and nicholl said in a saying we have to focus on the pandemic in the immediate term. but in two or three years time, she thinks she has mandated to hold another referendum, whether it be anti—democratic for westminster to block it. michael gove said that now is not the time and we have to focus on the pandemic and we have to focus on the pandemic and the economic recovery. it was interesting that he was asked about this idea of the whole thing ending up this idea of the whole thing end

you can see more on all of today�*s stories on the bbc news channel. channel. i�*m lukwesa burak. let�*s get more on the news that the belarusian opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, is calling for protests worldwide today in solidarity with belarus. the us is tightening sanctions against belarus — after the forced diversion of a commercial flight to minsk and the subsequent arrest of an opposition journalist. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent, 0lga ivshina, in london , and i asked her what impact the us sanctions were likely to have on the belarusian president alexander lukashenko. first of all the sanctions are going to address the closed circle of his allies and people from his administration, but what is also important is that from the 3rd of june, the sanctions are going to be addressed and they are going to touch nine state—funded enterprises and this means that the sanctions will also have an impact on the of belarus and people who live in belarus, and this means that the already struggling economy is going to struggle even more and tha

melinda gates have announced they're divorcing, after 27 years of marriage and coming up on the bbc news channeltournament organisers unanimously agree to postpone the indian premier league following an emergency meeting, amid the ongoing public health emergency in the country. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. rescue teams in mexico city are battling to reach people trapped in wreckage, after a bridge over a motorway collapsed as a train was travelling on it. several carriages plunged onto cars below, at 10pm local time. at least 23 people are known to have died, and dozens have been injured. you may find some of the images in will grant's report upsetting. residents of mexico city are all too accustomed to this sort of scene, emergency services working through the night. emergency services working through the ni . ht. �* , emergency services working through the niuht. �* , ., w the night. attempting to reach in'ured the night. attempting to reach injured victims _ the night. attempting to reach injured victims trapped - the night. attempting to reach | injured victims trapped

coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, football's finest sing the praises of pep guardiola and manchester they secure their third premier league title in four years. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the un is fearing a "full—scale war" as the deadly clashes between the israeli forces and palestinians have escalated significantly. the usa are sending a senior diplomat to the middle east to urge israelis and palestinians to de—escalate the violence. at least 53 palestinians and six israelis have been killed since monday. in the past few days, palestinian militants have fired a mass barrage of rockets into israel, mostly on tel aviv. and israel has carried out a heavy bombardment of gaza, launching hundreds of air strikes. tensions have been growing in jerusalem throughout the muslim holy month of ramadan, partly fuelled by a long—running threat to evict palestinians from their homes in eastjerusalem. and it all came to a head on friday at al—aqsa mosque. the site where it stands is highly sensitive, sacred for both muslims and jews. israeli police used cs gas and stun grenad

and coming up on the bbc news channel... have reaction to the departure of wolves manager nuno espirito santo, who is to leave the club at the end of the season. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has expressed his concern in the wake of lord dyson's highly critical report into the bbc�*s panorama interview with princess diana in 1995. an inquiry found that the bbc covered up "deceitful behaviour" used by the journalist martin bashir to secure his world—exclusive interview. last night prince william launched a scathing attack on the bbc saying it had let his mother, his family and the public down. today borisjohnson said he hoped the bbc would take steps to ensure that nothing like that ever happened again. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. failed by a rogue reporter and the leaders of a national institution, the bbc. prince william was getting on with royal duties today while his excoriation of the bbc ran through the corporation's corridors. the fact is that pretty much from

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, rolling back the years. mickelson makes history at 50 by becoming the oldest man to win a major. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been international outrage at belarus, after a ryanair flight travelling between two eu capitals was forced to divert there following claims of a bomb threat. a journalist on board who's criticised belarus�*s president lukashenko was detained. the chief executive of ryanair, michael 0'leary, has called it a state—sponsored hijacking. the ryanair flight left athens for the lithuanian capital vilnius at 8.30 yesterday morning. just before it reached vilnius it was ordered to divert to the belarussian capital minsk by belarus air traffic control — a fighterjet was sent to escort it down. after the plane landed, roman protasevich and his girlfriend were taken away by belarussian security services. after a lengthy wait — the flight leftjust before 7pm uk time, and landed in vilnius at 7.25 — more than seven hours late. the uk government has ordered planes to avoi

and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. 12,000 manchester city and chelseas will be heading to portugal later this month as porto is confirmed for champions league final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. new figures have laid bare the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs in england. the number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment has hit nearly five million — the highest since records began. as the nhs concentrated on tackling covid, the numbers waiting for treatment for other illnesses soared. than a year. that figure now stands at 436,000 people. let's cross to my colleague, victoria derbyshire at st thomas' hospital in london. thank you. nhs trusts up and down the country are having to come up with innovative novel ways of getting the waiting list backlog down. we had been at st thomas' hospital in london where the prime minister was brought when he had covid finding out how they are doing and will talk to the boss. first our health correspondent has been talking to some of the patients affected. they said it's not g

and coming up on the bbc news channel: hal robson—kanu, one of the stars for wales at euro 2016 looksction for this summer's european championship. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there's been widespread international condemnation of the government of belarus — after it forced a ryanair passenger plane, which was flying from athens to vilnius, to divert to minsk. the belarus authorities then arrested an opposition activist who was on board, the journalist roman protasevich. here, the foreign secretary dominic raab said president alexander lukashenko must be held responsible for his �*outlandish actions.�* the us state department called it a shocking act, and eu leaders are due to meet later to discuss possible sanctions. from brussels our europe correspondent jean mackenzie reports. grounded in belarus, the ryanair plane the state is accused of hijacking. all to arrest this young man, a journalist and political refugee who had fled belarus two years ago. only to be forced back home yesterday under the most extraordinary circumstances by a regime he told his fellow p

that's from nine o'clock tomorrow morning on bbc two and the bbc news channel.nch fishing boats have taken part in a protest outside jersey's largest port in a dispute over access to the island's waters. two royal navy vessels were sent to deal with a possible blockade of st helier, and france responded by dispatching two patrol vessels of its own. under the brexit trade agreement, only french crews with a history of fishing in the area qualify for a licence. so far, 41 permits have been granted. but the french say these licences include restrictions and conditions that have not been mutually agreed. 0ur correspondent robert hall reports from st helier. they had left their home ports before dawn, not to fish but to carry a message to their island neighbours. many of these vessels have fished here for generations, but brexit ended the old agreements. they've been replaced with a new licensing system. the french claim the scheme, which came into effect last weekend, was rushed and over restrictive, putting their livelihoods at risk. this fisherman told me they had

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel... night for arsenal ahead. they have to beat villareal to reach the europa league final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the island ofjersey has become the latest flashpoint in post—brexit tensions between the uk and the european union. it's all down to the vexed question of fishing rights. a protest by dozens of french fishing boats around thejersey port of st helier has now ended but not before boris johnson dispatched two royal navy vessels to the area — a move matched by the french government. so what's the row about? under the brexit trade agreement only french crews with a history of fishing in the area qualify to get a licence to continue doing so now. so far, 41 permits have been granted. but the french say these licences include conditions that have not been mutually agreed. our correspondent robert hall is in st helier. they had left their home port before dawn, not to fish but to carry a message to their island neighbours. many of these vessels have been visit

bbc scotland around —— it ran its own extended election programme which bbc one and a news channel getather too frequently for some theories. he felt saturation points had been reached by saturday. the lead story is about the scottish results... the bbc put out a statement in response to complaints like those and it read: and it given that range of contexts, it was always going to be hard to provide clear overall picture assessing how well each party had performed and what results were particularly newsworthy. forsome what results were particularly newsworthy. for some members of the audience including most, the bbc but the emphasis wrong. i have watched the emphasis wrong. i have watched the coverage of the results on bbc one... in the tool box, bbc news has for conveying election results, graphics have always played an important part. peter snelland have always played an important part. peter snell and his single metre casting ally —— a large shadow. this time around our report took on the responsibility of displaying and interpreting the numbers. let us take a look at the electro he

and coming up on the bbc news channel... urn to sporting venues, with racing one of the first to allow spectators through the gates today, as restrictions are eased across england. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. three of our four nations took big steps towards normality today as restrictions on indoor gathering and social contact have been lifted. the prime minister told people they must enjoy their new found freedoms with "a heavy dose of caution" as the number of cases of the indian variant of the virus continue to increase. and with it has come a warning from downing street that the review into the next lifting social distancing measures social distancing measures may be delayed. so what is allowed from today? in england — pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people inside — cinemas, museums, softplay centres and hotels can reopen. groups of six people or two households can meet indoors — and stay overnight. 30 people will be able to gather outdoors. the changes in wales are similar to england — but

and coming up on the bbc news channel: uefa hope to confirm porto as the hosts for the all—english championsith wembley expected to be overlooked. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. as attacks continue between israeli forces and palestinian militants, israel has declared a state of emergency in the central city of lod, where there's a large israeli—arab population, and where rioting has led to shops and cars being set on fire. israel has carried out a heavy bombardment of gaza, and palestinians have fired a mass barrage of rockets on tel aviv and other towns in central israel. nearly 50 people have now died. the worst violence in years in the region comes after weeks of rising tensions over a site injerusalem that is holy to both muslims and jews. the international community is urging calm. here's caroline hawley. it is an explosion of violence on a scale not seen here for years. israeli air strikes on the gaza strip this morning. israel says it is targeting the homes and offices of leaders of the militant group hamas, but the un's middle east peace envoy says the cost of pea

and coming up on the bbc news channel — marcus rashford reveals he received at least 70 racist messages manchester united's defeat to villarreal in the europa league last night. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson has denied allegations made by his former top advisor, dominic cummings, that poor handling of the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people. he was speaking on a visit to a hospital in essex, and said an "incredibly difficult series of decisions, none of which we've taken lightly" had to be made at the start of the crisis. the health secretary, matt hancock, has also robustly defended his actions throughout the pandemic, following claims from mr cummings that he had lied in private and in public. the shadow health secretary, jonathan ashworth, now says the public deserve the truth. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. when a cabinet minister wakes up to this in the morning, they're usually on the ropes. yesterday, dominic cummings made the most serious allegations possible against the healt

and coming up on the bbc news channel: a blow to scotland's euro plans as midfielder kenny mclean isith a knee injury. he picked up ligament damage on the final day of the season with norwich. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has set out its agenda for the year ahead, with 30 bills for the next parliament in the queen's speech. in a covid—secure ceremony in the house of lords, the queen said that the government's priority is to "deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the united kingdom stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before". there were also pledges on infrastructure, training and skills, planning law reform and the environment. the prime minister said the speech outlined a plan for "unleashing our nation's full potential" as the uk recovers from coronavirus. labour has called on the government to deliver "action" rather than "rhetoric". chris mason reports allocation rich in colour and convention, the queen visiting parliament to read out the government �*s plans. pomp and pageantry but much more low—key than usual, the

and coming up on the bbc news channel, leicester's premier league winning captain wes morgan says he'llire at the end of the season after more than 750 professional games. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has said he's very concerned about the bbc�*s handling of its 1995 interview with princess diana, after yesterday's highly critical report by a formerjudge. lord dyson condemned the way the broadcaster secured the interview and its failure to properly investigate its journalists. borisjohnson said the bbc had to ensure nothing like it ever happened again. last night, prince william said the interview had played a part in the collapse of his parents�* marriage. david sillito reports. the story that has emerged — that landmark interview with princess diana was based on a deceit. the dyson report concludes that fake documents were used to win the trust of princess diana's brother, that martin bashir was devious and dishonest, the bbc investigation was declared woefully ineffective. prince william says the deception fuelled his mother's paranoia and dis

and coming up on the bbc news channel, japan has been assured by the united states that a no—travel advisoryfect american olympians going to the games. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. council leaders and local officials in eight areas of england hardest hit by the indian coronavirus variant have strongly criticised the way the government issued new guidance for people living there. some local authorities say they were only informed about the advice — which relates to travel and indoor gatherings — several days after it was published on a government website. downing street has denied the changes amount to "local lockdowns by stealth". in the past half an hour, the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi has told the commons the government wants people in the affected areas to be "careful and cautious." labour says the way the guidance was put out �*insulting' and called on the government to �*withdraw it.�* our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. an extra push to vaccinate here in bedford, one of the hotspots in england receiving additional support to target the fastes

and coming up on the bbc news channel... is preparing to tee off at the us pga championship — the second major of the season. the northern irishman is among the favourites. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the biggest shake—up in the uk's railway network since privatisation in the mid—1990s has been announced by the government. under the proposals, a new public body called great british railways would commission private companies to run services and would also set timetables and prices, sell tickets in england, and manage rail infrastructure. ministers are still to consult the authorities in scotland and wales about the proposed changes, but the network in northern ireland will not be affected. the government says the plans mean rail passengers should see more punctual services and cheaper tickets. but the transport secretary, grant shapps, has refused to rule out future rises in train fares. sarah corker reports. ladies and gentlemen, can you please allow passengers to alight this service before boarding?

coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel: time's up for roy hodgson at crystal after four years at the club, he is standing down at the end of the season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister says he will be able to tell people in the next few days whether the indian variant will make it necessary to delay the end of lockdown. but he said there was currently no conclusive evidence to suggest that deviating from the "road map" would be necessary. the variant is now the dominant strain in bolton, blackburn and darwen, and is rising in all age groups. ministers are continuing to urge anyone eligible to get a vaccine. some scientists are questioning why restrictions were eased yesterday in england when the government's own tests for unlocking suggest that a variant of concern might prompt a rethink. restrictions were also eased yesterday in wales and in parts of scotland. our health correspondent jim reed reports. as people across england, wales and scotland celebrate their new freedoms... scotland celebrate their new freedoms. . ._

coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, just two weeks after being sacked by tottenham hospitaln italy. campaigners say they're concerned about the low number of compensation payouts for people caught up in the windrush scandal, two years on since a government scheme was set up. the latest figures show that up to february, the home office has received almost 2000 applications. just over 400 claims have resulted in a payment. the average claim takes about 14 months to process. the government has promised to right the wrongs and ensure the windrush generation get the compensation they deserve for the injustices they faced. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. anthony williams arrived in birmingham from jamaica when he was seven. he laterjoined the army and spent 13 years serving with the royal artillery. but the former soldier says his biggest challenge has been more recently. unable to work and afford urgent dental treatment after wrongly being told he was in the uk illegally. he's now got new teeth, paid for by an anonymous donor who heard his story. back

and coming up on the bbc news channel...o will host the champions league final between manchester city and chelsea — the game was moved from istanbul due to coronovirus restrictions on travelling fans from the uk. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister says he is "anxious" about the spread of the indian coronavirus variant in parts of the uk, and says he can't rule anything out. bolton has one of the highest rates of the indian variant. most of the infections are thought to be among the under—255. the number of infections with the new variant is still relatively small but scientists have today been discussing its spread across the uk. our correspondent dominic hughes reports from bolton. search testing, and now an extra push on vaccinations is under way in bolton. this is a part of town that has seen a spike in infections. 553 new cases in a week, more than doubling the infection rate. we are doinu “ust doubling the infection rate. we are doing just over— doubling the infection rate. we are doin

coming up on the bbc news channel.helsea set up an all english champions league final, by knocking out the 13 time champions real madrid in tonight's semifinal second leg, with manchester city lying in wait? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. we're at holyrood in edinburgh on the final day of campaigning in a series of elections across great britain. only northern ireland won't be going to the polls. the voting tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections in almost half a century. in a moment, we'll look at the contests here in scotland and in wales, but first, let's look at what's at stake in england. 4,650 council seats are being contested across 143 local authorities. 13 directly elected mayors are being selected, including for london, where 25 seats are also up for grabs in the city's assembly. elsewhere, all eyes will be on hartlepool, where there's a parliamentary by—election to choose a new mp. voters across england and wales will also have the chance to select a total of 3

bbc news. that's all from me and the team at sportsday. next on the bbc news channel, it's the film review.view with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing both in cinemas and in the home. back in 1961, disney scored an animated hit with 101 dalmatians adapted from the novel by dodie smith. a live—action remake starring glenn close as cruella deville followed in 1996 with a sequel 102 dalmatians a few years later. now, as disney's campaign to recycle and reboot its back catalogue continues apace, we have cruella, a live—action prequel that's been in the works for almost a decade and which glenn close gets an executive producer credit. do you have a light? they gasp. like the hit stage show, wicked, which revisited the early years of a fairy tale villain from the wizard of oz, cruella creates an explanatory back story for its anti—heroine scary reputation. emma stone is estella, taken in by artful dodgers jasper and horace, after the dalmatian—fuelled death of her mother. you, grubby girl. yes? do you have your card? estella dreams of being a fashion designer

coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel — back on track, horse racing's the t to welcome back spectators, with lockdown restrictions being eased. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news at one. borisjohnson has urged people to exercise a "heavy dose of caution" as many covid restrictions are lifted across england, wales and much of scotland. the changes come amid growing fears about the spread of the indian variant in britain. let's take a closer look at some of the relaxations today. in england, pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people inside. cinemas, museums, soft—play centres and hotels can also reopen. groups of six people or two households can meet indoors and stay overnight. 30 people are allowed to gather outdoors. many of the changes in wales are similar to england, but it's still only extended households that are allowed to meet in homes. up to 50 people can gather outside for organised activities and events such as weddings. in most of scotland, six people from three households will be able to meet indoors at home. outdoors it can be eigh

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: who's in and who's out? names his 26—man scotland squad for next month's european championship. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. borisjohnson has tried to calm fears that the so—called indian variant of covid could undermine britain's successful vaccine rollout. speaking in parliament, the prime minister said that after looking at the latest data he had increasing confidence that the vaccines were effective. his comments come amid a growing debate among health experts aboutjust how infectious this new variant is. the new variant is. health secretary said the emergence the health secretary said the emergence of new variants needed even more important for people to get vaccinated. our health editor hugh pym reports. a vaccine bus in brent, no bookings needed, people can walk up and have theirjabs. d0 needed, people can walk up and have their “abs. ., ., needed, people can walk up and have their'abs. ., ., , , their “abs. do not run away because i am theirjabs. do not run away because i am auoin

and coming up on the bbc news channel, manchester city have already made it. t past real madrid and reach the champions league final? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. up to a0 million people in great britain go to the polls tomorrow. from votes to the scottish parliament — which could affect the future of the united kingdom — to local elections in england — which might influence planning regulations — there's rarely been a polling day — outside general elections — when so much is up for grabs. so, there are votes for both the scottish and welsh parliaments. in england, there are elections for mayors in 13 of the biggest city areas, some council elections and the london assembly. there are also 39 police and crime commissioners up for election in england and wales. finally, there's a by—election in hartlepool — which could tell us how labour is doing in what was once its heartland. the only place in the uk without any elections tomorrow is northern ireland. let's join our political editor laura kuenssberg. as you suggested it is almost like an en

coming up on the bbc news channel, day one of the pga championship, where the world's best are finding the conditions at kiawah island, the longest course in major history. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bbc has issued a full and unconditional apology after a highly critical report into the way it obtained an interview with diana, princess of wales, in 1995. it was on that occasion that diana — for the first time — publicly spoke about why her relationship to prince charles had broken down, famously telling reporter martin bashir that "there were three of us in this marrriage". last year, after diana's brother, earl spencer, raised questions about the interview, the bbc ordered an independent inquiry by lord dyson which has been published today. in the ioo—plus pages of his report, lord dyson says... mr bashir was deceitful in the way he obtained the interview. that the bbc�*s own investigation at the time was woefully ineffective, and that the bbc covered up what it actually knew about how the interview was obtained. today, the bbc�*s director general accepted t

and before we go, time to tell you about a special programme on the bbc news channel tonight looking— it's aptly called three days that shook football. you can watch it from 8.30pm — here's a taste. if this were to happen, it has the potential to end the club game as we know it. it's not right, what they're trying to do. it's not competitive. it's a closed shop. for people, greedy people, tojust come in and treat it| like their own personal hedge fund is disgusting. _ it's disgraceful, it's disgusting, and i say three strong words, enough is enough. i'm going to give my personal opinion. i don't like it one bit and hope it doesn't happen. the ramifications of this, i think, we'll be - talking about in years to come. yeah, do watch that from 8:30pm if you can. that's all from me and the sportsday team for now. thanks for watching. good afternoon. the best of the sunshine for saturday was certainly first thing. shower cloud developed through the latter stages of the morning, and some of those showers are quite heavy and slow—moving, so if you're out during the early evening, that's wor

and coming up on the bbc news channel, how to stop the online hate. ashford says he received more racist abuse after last night's europa league final defeat. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six pm. the health secretary matt hancock has denied lying to his colleagues and to the public about dealing with covid in care homes saying he's been �*straight with people�* throughout the pandemic. yesterday, the prime minister's former special adviser dominic cummings said mr hancock should have been sacked for lying on multiple occasions, but he has hit back saying the allegations are unsubstantiated and untrue. tonight, he came under more pressure over accusations that he falsely claimed hospital patients were being tested for covid, before they were discharged back into care homes. here's our political editor laura kuennsberg. the accusations were grave. tens of thousands of — the accusations were grave. tens of thousands of people _ the accusations were grave. tens of thousands of people died _ the accusations were grave. tens of thousands of people

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: all eyes on old trafford. ter united lose to leicester, manchester city will be crowned premier league champions. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. they died on the streets of west belfast in 1971 at the start of the troubles. 10 people were killed over the course of three days in the wake of an operation by the british army to detain paramilitary suspects without trial, which prompted widespread street violence. today the families of those who were killed in ballymurphy won their 50—year fight to clear the names of their relatives — when a coroner ruled that they had all been �*entirely innocent�*. nine of the dead were shot by soldiers — the coroner said the tenth was either killed by british soldiers or paramilitaries as she criticised the army for using disproportionate force. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. northern emma vardy reports. ireland's past continues to be northern ireland's past continues to be carried into its present. a fresh inquest into the deaths of the bally mu

and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, there are renewed fears over whether the olympic gamesad as the japanese government prepares to extend the current state of emergency in tokyo. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. ministers say there is currently no reason to suggest england's end to lockdown on the 21st ofjune might be delayed, but that the situation remains under review. last night, matt hancock announced that the variant first identified in india is now believed to be responsible for up to three—quarters of new covid cases in the uk, and the office for national statistics also says it is now seeing signs of rising cases linked to the indian variant. it comes as a fourth coronavirus vaccine — manufactured byjohnson &johnson — has been approved for use in the uk. the first of the uk's 20 million doses of the single shot vaccine are expected to arrive later this year. our health correspondent jim reed reports. in hounslow in west london, 18 cases of the india variant of coronavirus has been confirmed so far. there's extra testing and a drive to vaccinate as

and coming up on the bbc news channel: scotland manager steve clarke makes his 26—man squad announcement of the euros. it will be scotland men's first major tournament in 23 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson had defended the government's policy on foreign holidays, after the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said ministers were presiding over a "hopeless system" which threatened to let new covid variants into the country. speaking at prime minister's questions, mrjohnson insisted the government's advice was "very clear" — that people should not be taking holidays in so—called amber—list countries such as spain and greece. recent comments by ministers have led to confusion about whether people should be booking foreign breaks, and comes as the eu considers whether to open its borders to holiday—makers this summer. here's sean dilley. book a holiday, don't book a holiday. that is the question facing many as tourist destinations and an under pressure travel industry are readying themselves to welcome belated holiday—makers. so readying themselves to welco

and coming up on the bbc news channel. united manager ole gunnar solskjaer says he hopes club captain harry maguire will play in their europa league final against villa real. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government is being accused of "a major communications error" after a revision of its covid advice appeared to restrict travel in or out of areas in england where the indian variant is spreading. local leaders say they were not consulted about the latest government guidelines. labour has accused ministers of trying to impose a lockdown by stealth. the new guidance referred to eight areas — from north tyneside to leicester — and affected some two million people. this evening, after talks between national and local officials, it seems this was a problem of messaging rather than a back door lockdown. from bolton our correspondent dominic hughes reports. is bolton a town facing a fresh lockdown? a steep rise in infections linked to the variant first identified in india and confusion over new government

bbc news. there�*s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. iraq. ——... and we�*ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers lizzy buchan, the political correspondent for the daily mirror, and matt dathan, the deputy political editor for the sun. that�*s coming up after the headlines. but to get us to all of that, let�*s catch up with the weather. with sarah keith—lucas. hello there. if we cast our minds back to april 2021 it was a very dry month, but for the first half of may what a change! it has been unsettled, plenty of heavy showers, downpours, noticeably cool as well for the time of year. now, that theme continues into the second half of may as well. so for the outlook, then, it is staying unsettled. there will be showers or rain at times and things are staying on the cool side. now, low pressure still dominating, it is going to be often in charge of the week ahead. this is the rainfall accumulation we are likely to see over the next five days and you can see those deep blue colours spreading across the map, so all of th

coming up on the bbc news channel.years after ole gunnar solskjaer�*s goal helped united lift the champions league as a player. will this be his first european trophy as a manager? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. once they were the closest of political allies, but today dominic cummings has delivered the harshest of criticisms against his old boss, borisjohnson. in a withering seven hour session in front of a commons committee, mr cummings — who left downing street last november — said thousands of people have lost their lives in the pandemic because of the failure of leadership in government. he admitted making mistakes himself, but didn't spare those around him. dominic cummings described borisjonhson as unfit to lead the country. as for matt hancock, he accused the health secretary of lying and said he "should have been fired". and he described failures right from the start of the pandemic, saying "there was no lockdown plan". our first report is from our political editor, laura kuenssberg, on revel

bbc news. and for more on that story, you can watch �*0ur world: myanmar: the spring revolution�*, on the bbc news channelnday evening, at 9:30. dozens of people had to be rescued from a tower block in east london this morning, after a fire broke out and spread over three floors. the flats are partially covered in cladding similar to the type used at grenfell tower. more than 30 people needed medical treatment for smoke inhalation. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. for people in flats with fire—safety issues, this is the nightmare... open the door! it's open, it's open! ..but at nine this morning, it's what confronted residents. as i opened the door to leave my flat, that's when i bumped into one of the security guards running up, screaming that, "there's a fire, there's a fire, get out!". and he was sweating, and i could clearly tell that this was serious, it wasn't a drill. 120 firefighters tackled the flames and rescued residents, some suffering from the effects of the smoke. we recognise that this has got cladding that is very similar to grenfell. we have got our fire investigation t

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one time for the news wherethis is bbc news. we're just a few days away from the local elections, with different polls taking place depending on where you live. our correspondent lewis goodall has been taking a look at what's happening where. there is a bumper crop of elections coming up, the biggest set of elections, the biggest democratic test for the three major parties this side of the next general election. let's look at some of the contests across the country. we have 143 english councils, 5000 seats. some places half of the chamber, some places, two thirds because some of those seats have councillors that should have been elected in 2020 but weren't. 109 msps should have been elected in 2020 but weren't.109 msps in should have been elected in 2020 but weren't. 109 msps in holyrood up for election. all of the welsh assembly. we've seen the power those bodies have during the pandemic. in england as well, police and crime commissioners. 25 seats for the london assembly and the london mail —— the london mayor

good night to you, and you can see more of all today's stories on the bbc news channel. good night. t the coronavirus has dramatically impacted minority communities, making some groups more hesitant to accept the vaccine. a new film to educate transient populations, including travellers and showmen, has been created by a man who saw how the virus swept through his community with devastating consequences. our reporter zoie o'brien has been to meet the menjoining the fight back against fake news. gypsies, travellers, showmen — three of the uk's most transient communities, divided by culture, united by their love of boxing. but when coronavirus struck, they each found themselves in the fight of their lives. les stevens was a giant in the gypsy world, and amateur boxing coach respected across the sport. in april last year, he became one of the first romany men to die from covid—19. i lost my dad, my hero, my best friend. it's been a year since i lost my dad, just over. and it's absolutely taken so much from me and i realise i'm not as strong as i was. all through covid taking my dad. alt

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. or now. more now on our top story — that's the change in government guidance for care homes in england. from tuesday, residents can go out for walks or visit relatives' gardens without having to self—isolate on their return home for two weeks. earlier i spoke tojulia jones, co—founder ofjohn�*s campaign, which campaigns for the rights of people living in care homes. she gave me her reaction to the changes. there is not this subhuman class of residents. there are lots of people of different ages with different problems living in care homes. so, yes, i would like to carry on from a little bit of what you said. this word, "allowed" — when were people with full mental capacity not allowed to step out of their home? and now they are allowed to do this, why must they be accompanied? it is very interesting, isn't it? you are right, and it would be interesting to see if anyone had tested this, because most people are in a residential home and are conscious of the other residents, they would no

bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. will both be among andrew marr s guests tomorrow morning at 9am on bbc one. that's all from me. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news. officers have continued searching woodland in kent today following the murder of a police community support officer. julia james' body was discovered in woodland near dover on tuesday. some of her colleagues have been paying tribute and laying flowers close to the scene. peter whitlesea reports. paying tribute and leaving flowers. among the well—wishers today were members of julia james's police family. they have made the journey because the death of their colleague is personal. for us, we have come to show our support because we are part of the police family so that just means a lot to us to make sure that we are there. you know, we don't even live round here but it is such an awful thing to happen. we will do everything we can because she was just so special, and because they're sort of thing just doesn't happen in kent, really, thank god. so i think, y

we'll have ends in—depth analysis here on the bbc news channel presented by huw edwards. go. he was in ajumper, but edwards in here an hour ago. he was in a jumper, but that was the only concession he made to an early start. he's got a long day and night ahead of him. i think a lot of confectionery and a lot of not very healthy food is going to be consumed over the next few hours! alcohol killed more people last year in england and wales than in any of the previous 20 years, according to the office for national statistics. there were more than 7400 deaths from alcohol misuse last year — that's a rise of nearly 20% from the year before, with the ons figures showing deaths increased from march 2020. of those deaths, around 80% were from alcoholic liver disease, 10% from mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use and 6% from accidental poisoning by exposure to alcohol. professor sir ian gilmore is the chair of the alcohol health alliance, a coalition of charities and campaign groups. he believes the issue is greater than personal responsibility and believes there sho

we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. ry much. the ban on foreign holidays, for people living in england, scotland and wales, has been lifted, and replaced with a traffic light system, grading every destination according to risk. the green list currently includes these 12 countries and territories, from which people arriving in britain don't have to quarantine. portugal, always a popular destination with uk holiday—makers, has seen a surge in bookings. our transport correspondent, caroline davies, is in albufeira on the algarve. don't worry, she has been working. we're going to portugal! we're not all going on a summer holiday, but from today, going abroad for one is no longer illegal. this, after a long time of empty arrivals halls, will be a sight for sore eyes for many in the travel industry. it's a change of environment. we've been stuck at home for literally two years, so just getting out and doing something different, different culture, getting some sunshine, relaxing. international travel has returned, but with only