as some indoor mixing returns in england wales and scotland, we'll explain the risks and how to reducehem. also tonight: appeals for calm between israel and palestinians, but civilian casualties continue to rise. in lancashire, a suspected gas explosion destroys homes, killing a two—year—old. it's just too easy for barcelona. and barcelona turn on the style against chelsea in the women's champions league final. good evening. on the eve of a big step in lockdown easing for england, wales and scotland, there's a warning for people to exercise caution as cases of the so—called indian variant of covid are rising. the health secretary, matt hancock, today said that vaccinations would replace restrictions as the uk's main strategy against the virus — and that early data suggested vaccines are effective against the variant. our first report is from our political correspondent chris mason. on the eve of life tiptoeing one step closer to normality in england, scotland and wales, this was bolton today, hundreds of people one step closer to a jab in a hotspot for the so—called indian variant of t

after months of strict measures, the coronavirus rules have been relaxed across england, wales and mostli. good morning. the question is, our businesses optimistic? i good morning. the question is, our businesses optimistic?— businesses optimistic? i think it's hard to say _ businesses optimistic? i think it's hard to say that _ businesses optimistic? i think it's hard to say that they _ businesses optimistic? i think it's hard to say that they are - businesses optimistic? i think it's hard to say that they are fully i hard to say that they are fully optimistic. caution is the right word. if you look at where the bank of england predicted the economy would grow, you might think they should be optimistic but don't forget, there was a report out yesterday that said attempts of restau ra nts yesterday that said attempts of restaurants have closed since the pandemic. —— one tenth of restaurants have closed. 60% of restaurants have closed. 60% of restaurants don't have any outdoor space either and in terms of hotels, there's going to be, they are depending on the rise of the state occasion.

restrictions easing today in england, wales and most of scotland. new venture if you arejoining me from llandudno. what does today mean to you and your business? . does today mean to you and your business? , ., ._ ., ., , business? yes, today we are opening a brand-new — business? yes, today we are opening a brand-new distillery _ business? yes, today we are opening a brand-new distillery in _ business? yes, today we are opening a brand-new distillery in llandudno. l a brand—new distillery in llandudno. the second action site for us. including the one you visited in the brecon beacons. its opening in north wales for the first time which is very, very exciting. it has been quite a few years in the planning. behind me is the faraday steel which is very unusual design of whiskey still, makes quite a nice, light, fruity, slightly smoky whiskey here. it's a really exciting day for us and of course with hospitality opening up and asked being able to hopefully bring visitors in the next few weeks, it's really great news. you av expansion has been some time

about 48 million people of england, wales and scotland are eligible to vote, and polls will stay open 129 members of the scottish parliament. in wales, all 60 senedd seats are up for election. in england, voters are choosing 4,650 councillors, 13 mayors and 25 members of the london assembly. there are also elections for 39 police and crime commissioners across england and wales, and there is a by—election to pick the new mp for hartlepool. polling stations have been scrubbed and readied for socially distanced voting. this is a particularly big crop of elections, because last year's contests were postponed due to the pandemic. as well as plastic screens and hand sanitiser is at polling stations, voters are being asked to bring along their own pen or pencil if they can. covid has changed the way they can. covid has changed the way the elections are being run, and they wait for results will take longer than usual too. some contests will declare overnight, including the by—election in hartlepool. the outcome of the welsh parliament elections should be completed by the end of friday. resul

develop some sunshine, so across northern ireland, eventually western parts of scotland, north—west england, walescotland, we will hold on to more cloud. where we have more of the cloud, well, there won't be so many showers but it will feel chilly — 11 or 12 degrees — and there could be the odd spot of drizzle around at times. now, as we head through friday night into saturday, some bits and pieces of showery rain will be replaced by a band of more persistent rain pushing up from the south—west across england, wales, into northern ireland by the end of the night. quite a mild start to the weekend but it is going to be quite a turbulent weekend of weather, actually, with some very, very heavy downpours and thunderstorms, always with some sunny spells in between. 0ur band of rain will continue to push its way slowly northwards during saturday, perhaps getting up into the south of scotland by the end of the day. behind it, sunshine and showers, but those showers really will start to turn very, very heavy for wales and the south—west, with hail and thunder later on. top temperatures between 11 and 15

but for the south and east of scotland, much of england and wales, it's pretty similar to sunday.ling warm — in fact, even warmer. we could make 2a—25 degrees across the south or the south east. and it stays fine, settled and sunny, particularly for england and wales as we head through the first week ofjune. temperatures holding up at around the mid—20s celsius across the south east. this is bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories. the growing row over the arrest of a belarusian journalist whose flight was diverted — as a un agency investigates, his mother asks for international help. i beg you, i ask you for help. i call upon you to save roman, save my son. china warns the us as president biden orders a fresh inquiry into the origins of covid, and suggestions of a chinese laboratory leak persist. has the recent fighting between israel and hamas revealed fault lines in america's relationship with its main regional ally? and shedding light on dark matter — scientists map out the most enigmatic substance in the universe.

polls close across england, scotland and wales in the biggest test of opinion since the uk general election of 2019. the us secretary of state antony blinken, on a visit to kyiv, urges russia to end what he calls its reckless and aggressive actions towards ukraine. as the us sees a record number of migrants crossing the southern border, we follow one family hoping for a better life. hello and welcome. there's no end in sight to india's surging coronavirus cases. the country has seen yet another record rise in infections — more than 400,000 new covid cases in less than 2a hours. but that figure is almost certainly an underestimate. the virus has spread from india's cities to the countryside, where hospitals are poorly equipped. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has travelled to varanasi in uttar pradesh and a warning, her report contains distressing footage and flashing images. in less than an hour, we saw 13 funerals here. the government says there were just seven in the whole day. and this is prime minister modi's own constituency. the human cost is being suppressed. this is the reality all

england. that is where you are most likely to get a soaking. but across northern ireland, waleshing vessels have leftjersey and returned to port — after demonstrating over their post—brexit rights. talks were held earlier betweenjersey politicians and the french protestors with conflicting report about how the discussions went. the governor of the bank of england predicts the economy will bounce back strongly after coronavirus restrictions are lifted with a growth forecast of 7 and a quarter percent this year. as police broaden their search for evidence into the murder of police community support officer julia james — a £10,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information of the 53—year—olds last whereabouts. and, police in essex are continuing to question two teenagers on suspicion of murder after a father—of—four was stabbed to death — having spent the day celebrating his two—year—old twin daughters�* birthday. unseasonal weather as people go to the polls in england, scotland and wales — the biggest test of voter opinion since the last general election. sport and for a

and it will be quite blustery, particularly in england and wales. these are average wind speeds.s around 40—45 mph or so. and temperatures generally in the range of around 13—17 degrees celsius. now, quite a bit of sunshine to end the day across east anglia and south east england as many of the showers will fade away. as ever, some places will avoid the shower. you may get one, just a brief wet moment in an otherwise dry day. and england and wales will be mainly dry on monday night, but a batch of showers will move out of northern ireland and into parts of scotland. and these are tuesday morning's temperatures. again no frost out there. low pressure still very much close by as we go into tuesday, and from that, we're going to see some further showers. now, maybe notjust popping up, but tending to move through in a zone that will travel from south—west to north—east during the day. and a weather front close to north west scotland will bring cloud and some outbreaks of rain. some places may well miss the showers as the system moves its way in. similar sorts of temperatures on tuesd

areas most focused on the showers, central and southern parts of england, wales, northern ireland. owers. should be dry with some sunshine. a lot more cloud and rather cool across northern parts of scotland. and then into wednesday, it looks like it's going to be the northern half of the country most prone to the showers once more. notice on some of our city forecasts, though, the sign of something wetter but also windier for thursday and friday. the key will be just how quickly this area of low pressure moves in. at the moment, we think it's going to be thursday. if it's delayed, thursday will be a drier day, and then we'll see that wet and windy weather arrive on friday. but certainly one thing to keep an eye on this week. proceed with caution — the warning on the eve of a big step in lockdown easing. the changes tomorrow come as vaccinations are stepped up where cases of the indian variant are rising. i'm confident that we can take the step tomorrow, but we should all be careful about how we take that step. as some indoor mixing returns in england wales and scotland, we'll explai

tonight at ten — across england, wales and scotland — a significant easing of the lockdown restrictionsdoor gatherings — and more social contact — are possible once again as business owners hope the worst is now over. it's nice to be back as a team. it's nice to be seeing our regulars once again. in bolton, where the new indian variant has been spreading rapidly, a vaccination drive as ministers sound a note of caution. the vaccination programme can give us confidence but we must be alert to new variants that could jeopardise the advances that we've made. holiday makers rush to visit portugal — one of the few countries not on the quarantine list — on return to the uk. but as restrictions are eased, a suggestion that there might be a delay in the complete lifting of lockdown in england. tonight's other main story... after one of the heaviest periods of air strikes so far, the us demands an end to the violence in gaza and israel. and — a visit to one of the many museums which opened their doors again today after nearly five months of lockdown. and coming up in sport, on the bbc news chann

polling stations have closed in england and wales in what has been called super thursday. in scotland and wales, dozens of councils and 13 directly—elected mayors in england. it's the biggest test of opinion since the uk's general election of 2019. the results will be closely watched, not only for the state of the parties and their leaders, but also for their potential impact on the future of the united kingdom. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker has the latest. the activity has been going on “p the activity has been going on up and down the country, as you say, scotland, wales and england, where we have seen this huge set of elections that we are going to be chewing over four days partly due to covid, but the sheer number of elections going on and the way councils have been organised —— for days. and we'll be talking about the results until monday when we get the police crimes and —— police crimes commissioner. 0n and —— police crimes commissioner. on saturday evening we will have a fuller picture of what happened in terms of the scottish parliament. and particula

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polls have closed across england, scotland and wales in the biggest test of opinion since the uk generalction of 2019. as the us sees a record number of migrants crossing the southern border, we follow one family hoping for a better life. hello and welcome. there's no end in sight to india's surging coronavirus cases. the country has seen yet another record rise in infections — more than 400,000 new covid cases in less than 2a hours. but that figure is almost certainly an underestimate. the virus has spread from india's cities to the countryside, where hospitals are poorly equipped. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has travelled to varanasi, in uttar pradesh, and a warning, her report contains distressing footage and flashing images. in less than an hour, we saw 13 funerals here. the government says there were just seven in the whole day. and this is prime minister modi's own constituency. the human cost is being suppressed. this is the reality all over india. we'll never know how many died of the virus in this country. india's hinterland is where most of its people live. amidst lockdowns

about 48 million people in england, wales and scotland are eligible to vote, and polls will stay openand and wales. in england, there are votes for several regional and city mayors, including london's. and more than 4500 councillors will be elected. there is also a parliamentary by—election in hartlepool, which will get a new mp. polling stations have been scrubbed and readied for socially distanced voting. this is a particularly big crop of elections, because last year's contests were postponed due to the pandemic. as well as plastic screens and hand sanitisers at polling stations, voters are also being asked to bring along their own pen or pencil if they can. covid has changed the way that this year's elections are being run, and the wait for results will take longer than usual too. some contests will declare overnight, including the hartlepool by—election, and the outcome of the welsh elections should be known by the end of friday. on saturday afternoon, the west midlands mayor results should be known, and the outcome of the scottish parliament elections is expected by the evening.

covid rules are eased across england, much of scotland and wales, but people are asked to be responsible. indoor drinks — in limited groups — are back on for millions of people, as well as other indoor hospitality, but ministers still urge caution. i would suggest that people exercise caution, as the prime minister said, and that involves washing your hands, keeping social distance, making sure there's ventilation. here in basildon, we have been finding plenty of people today who are very happy indeed that they can now entertain themselves indoors, including tenpin bowling. we'll bring you all the latest on what you can and can't do across the uk. also this lunchtime: thousands take advantage of the new travel rules and head overseas in the first legal foreign holidays for months. ijust want i just want to ijust want to get to the villa, get out in _ ijust want to get to the villa, get out in the — ijust want to get to the villa, get out in the sun! the weather has been so awful— out in the sun! the weather has been so awful in_ out in the sun! the weather has been so awful in the uk. as

frequent and heaviest across eastern areas of scotland and eastern areas of england as well through the afternoon. across waleswith some hazy spells of sunshine. the weekend whether prospect is dominated by the slow—moving area of low pressure, bringing wet and windy weather our way on saturday. dredging up some milder air as it moves its way in, but nevertheless, not the nicest start to the weekend. extensive rain coming into northern ireland across england and wales, gale—force of wind around us, and eventually if the rain clears out of the way in the southeast, could become quite a bit warmer for a time in the afternoon with temperatures of about 16 degrees. notice it stays cold in scotland, and after a bright morning here, we will see the rain working in through the afternoon. more rain on sunday, the main weather front moving its way eastwards across england, across eastern england that could become quite warm, with temperatures potentially reaching low 20s. further north and west, frequent showers, temperatures typically around 15—17. that's your weather. this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines: f

this means south—east england, the west midlands, wales, north west england should have a dry afternoon, not looking good at all, low pressure moving in from the atlantic, this one bringing heavy rain widely and also strong winds. although it starts on a bright note in the east of the uk, cloud will gather and rain willspread, becoming increasingly windy. strongest winds in the southern coast and hills of wales. gusts of 50—60 mph. strong enough to bring down tree branches and there could be localised transport disruption. notjust for thursday, low pressure remaining for friday bringing rain and strong winds. as it clears through the weekend we are looking at a return of those showery conditions. that is your latest weather. this is bbc news. the headlines... keeping to the plan. the prime minister says there is "nothing conclusive" in current data that means england would have to deviate from the road map out of lockdown. i don't see anything conclusive at the moment to say that we need to deviate from the road map but we have got to be cautious and we are keeping everything under very

wet afternoon for western scotland, western and southern england, wales as well.and temperatures nothing special either because of the wind and the cloud. that weather system moves out the way, but hangs around in the north on monday, and then we've got low pressure with us for monday, through tuesday and wednesday. and again, that means that we'll see some of these heavy and slow—moving showers we've become used to this may. so, really rather wet and windy across some northern parts of scotland. slow moving showers elsewhere, moving quite quickly in southern areas, but slow moving downpours in the central areas of the uk because of the lighter winds. only 13—14, which is below par. as we go through monday and into tuesday, it's a similar set—up, although it might be that we see the showers congregating in central and eastern parts closer to that area of low pressure. but already, we potentially have another little area of rain coming into the south and northwest. so, in the sunshine, feeling quite pleasant where the winds are light because, of course, the may sun

temperatures are staying at around 12 or 13 degrees across england and wales, and a frost—free night, the last month or so. the low pressure still with us for the second half of the weekend, arguably the better of the two days. it's a day of sunshine and showers, but those showers slightly to merge together to give some lengthier outbreaks of rain across western areas. we do have some showers pushing their way eastwards across england from a weak cold front, and that front separates really very mild air across eastern areas. with the fresher atlantic air, we have most parts around 15—17 degrees. that area of the pressure is loitering, no surprise to see rain and showers for most of the days next week as well. that's your weather. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm tim willcox. more bitter clashes injerusalem, the us calls for calm as nearly 200 people are injured in violence between israeli police and palestinian protesters. a far—right israeli mp in the centre of this melee, palestinians deeply unhappy about the settlement of th

south of england and wales, 12 or13, a bit drier. far south of england and wales, 12 or 13, a bit drierhowers. we are still left with the winds from the north. that means colder air. that colder air will be with us throughout next week. we have a cold start on wednesday with some sunshine and the odd touch of frost with more showers breaking out in scotland. wintry over the hills and down eastern side of england. further west, fewer showers, more sunshine but still cold for this time of year. highs of 10 or 11 celsius. this is bbc news with ben mundy, the latest headlines... people in england may not need to self—isolate if they've been in close contact with someone with covid. daily rapid covid tests will be offered as an alternative to ten days quarantine. it's been particularly difficult for children, often self isolating from a contact in their year group they have never actually seen or met, and they are off school for an extra ten days. so, ithink they are off school for an extra ten days. so, i think this is a really positive step. india has recorded its highest number of coronav

also on the agenda — a ban in england and wales on so—called "conversion therapy" — covering sexualityidentity — but a consultation will happen first. have you gone through conversion therpay — what was it like? have you carried it out — why are you doing it? do let me know. the other headlines.... a 21 year—old man is due in court in kent charged with the murder of the police community support 0ficer, julia james. at least 11 people have died during a shooting at a school in the russian city of kazan. many of the victims are children. a dramatic escalation of violence as israel launches bombing raids on military targets in gaza. # used to being someone you loved.# it's the brit awards tonight — in front of a live audience at london's o2 arena — with no masks or social distancing required. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. good morning. borisjohnson is promising a �*skills revolution�* for england, as one of a host of policies set to be announced in today's queen's speech, which sets out the government's programme for the next year. it's part of the st

and it will be quite blustery, particularly in england and wales. these are average wind speeds. in the range of around 13—17 degrees celsius. now, quite a bit of sunshine to end the day across east anglia and south east england as many of the showers will fade away. as ever, some places will avoid the shower. you may get one, just a brief wet moment in an otherwise dry day. and england and wales will be mainly dry on monday night, but a batch of showers will move out of northern ireland and into parts of scotland. and these are tuesday morning's temperatures. again no frost out there. low pressure still very much close by as we go into tuesday, and from that, we're going to see some further showers. now, maybe notjust popping up, but tending to move through in a zone that will travel from south—west to north—east during the day. and a weather front close to north west scotland will bring cloud and some outbreak of rain. some places may well miss the showers as the system moves its way in. similar sorts of temperatures on tuesday. and for wednesday and thursday, sunshine and show

counting has begun after a series of elections in england, scotland and wales. �*super thursday�* polls could reshape the uk, as pro—independence forces in scotland bid to break away. an early result is expected from hartlepool in the north—east of england, where a new member of the uk parliament is being chosen. the industrial town has long been held by the opposition labour party, but the governing conservatives are hoping they can win the seatand boost their majority. let's cross live to hartlepool and speak to the bbc�*s richard moss, who's our north—east political editor. hartlepool has been synonymous with labour for so many hartlepool has been synonymous with labourfor so many years, richard, but an up it is possible? it richard, but an up it is possible?— richard, but an up it is ossible? . ., possible? it certainly looks like that _ possible? it certainly looks like that. labour _ possible? it certainly looks | like that. labour considered possible? it certainly looks i like that. labour considered it could be difficult. a majority of three and a half th

heavy showers and thunderstorms from the word go the south—west of england and parts of wales. into the afternoon showers are more widely in the south. here and there, hit and miss showers parts of northern england, northern ireland, wales, scotland i think seeing fewer showers, so some blue skies and sunshine,. 11 to 16 degrees or so and with light winds for much of the uk, if you do catch a shower or thunderstorm it can be really slow moving. breezier in the south, southern england, through the english channel, show is moving quicker. they tend to ease away a little bit overnight for a time, but low pressure not far away as we head on into monday. especially a way was the east. i think monday will bring us another day of sunshine and showers. many places are starting the day on a dry note with some blue sky bet showers popping up through the afternoon. most frequent and heaviest in the east. hail, thunderstorms, lightning mixed in. a little dry out further west during the day on the date for the likes of belfast, 30 degrees here. perhaps 15 or 16 in the warmest spots. —— 13 de

england. that is where you are most likely to get a soaking. but across northern ireland, walessunshine. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: french fishing vessels leave jersey after demonstrating over their post—brexit rights. talks were held earlier between jersey and french fishermen. the bank of england predicts the uk economy will enjoy its strongest growth since world war ii, as lockdown restrictions are lifted. some of the uk's biggest employers say they don't plan to bring staff back to the office full time — instead opting for a mix of home and office working. millions of people are voting today in a series of elections in england, scotland and wales, in the biggest test of voter opinion since the 2019 general election. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good afternoon. warren gatland has announced his squad for the british and irish lions tour and it's a 37—man squad — not 36, as was anticipated. a few surprise inclusions and a few omissions. if we take a look at the backs first, no place forjohnny sexton and henry sl

england. this time, they are going to be slow and could be with you for a long time. it could be drier across walesf england, temperatures at around 14 or 16 degrees, of england, temperatures at around 1a or 16 degrees, in the may sunshine it is not feeling too bad. the good news is we are not going to see showers, but the bad news is because we are going to see more outbreaks of rain with this area of low pressure. it's almost like the hosepipe gets turned on and on thursday and friday and it will be getting windy with the gusts being strong enough to bring down a few branches. no chance really have a change from the unsettled weather we have got at the moment. that is all from the bbc news at one and bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc news teens where you are. goodbye. you're watching bbc news. it's 1.34. at the bbc sport centre — we've had government pilot programmes around the return of sports spectators, but from today, the fans can be let back in in england. racing at carlisle is under way. racecourses are allowed to host 4,000 specatators or operate at 50% capacity — whichever is the lesser number

temperatures are staying at around 12 or 13 degrees across england and wales, and a frost free night, of over the last month or so. the low pressure still with us for the second half of the weekend, arguably the better of the two days. it's a day of sunshine and showers, but those showers slightly to merge together to give some lengthier outbreaks of rain across western areas. we do have some showers pushing their way eastwards across england from a weak cold front, and that front separates really very mild air across eastern areas. with the fresher atlantic air, we have most parts around 15—17 degrees. that area of the pressure is loitering, no surprise to see rain and showers for most of the days next week as well. that's your weather. this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox. our top stories: more bitter clashes injerusalem — the us calls for calm as nearly 200 people are injured in violence between israeli police and palestinian protesters. a far—right israeli mp in the centre of this melee, palestinians deeply unhappy about the settlement of this street that has been here for many years

patchy rain in south—west england in south—east wales. the midlands into north england.ticeably warmer day in scotland. after the warmth in the south—east of england, the chance of thundery downpours into monday morning. these are temperatures as monday begins. for monday, low pressure, notjust monday, throughout the week, low pressure is close by so you know that will produce showers. still the chance and a few outbreaks of rain. they could be heavy. showers get going elsewhere, possibly the chance of hail, too. very breezy. sunny spells in between. temperatures close to average but it will feel a little warmer than it has done recently. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines... the snp wins an historic fourth term in office — nicola sturgeon says she wants the scottish people to have

the far south of england and wales may make 12 or 13 where it's a bit drier and gradually the winds willay. the winds continue to fall lighter overnight as that low continues to move away but if we look at where the winds are coming from, they're coming all the way from the north and that's cold air, of course, and that cold air will be in place through the rest of the week. it's cold enough for the risk of frost to return as those winds are light on wednesday morning. some sunshine around and a few more showers, wintry on the hills across scotland and a few showers coming into the eastern side of england but head further west and it's fewer showers, more sunshine and temperatures no better than 11 or 12 degrees. as we head into thursday, we have got this little feature here running in from the near atlantic. it looks like most of the rain will be heading into the english channel and there will be more cloud across southern parts of england and wales and we may see some rain getting as far north as the m4. at the same time, we've got another feature bringing the showers down into scotlan

we can see blue colours there indicating heavy rainfall across many parts of england and wales. 0nto n especially its way across the country and by the end of the night the weather front across central and southern england and the netherlands and wales. shall we spray the north as leather and basically threw the morning into the afternoon the weather front will move north and and behind it we will see the volatile atmosphere that will build big storm clouds and community members clouds and that spells the downpour of thunder and lightning but also some sunshine. so it's not all bad. this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a fifth day of fighting — israel intensifies its attack on gaza, as palestinian militants continue their rocket assaults on israel a warning from the world health organisation that year two of the covid pandemic is on track to be far deadlier than the first. congressional republicans vote in an ardent trump supporter elyse stefanik to replace liz cheney as their third ranking party leader. we are fight

and north—west england, wales and north—west england, but with this all going on and the cloudel through the course of wednesday, but in between. —— but sunshine in between. hello this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines: the government is preparing to set out its legislative programme for the next 12 months — with a promise of a skills revolution in england. a 21 year—old man has been charged with the murder of the police community support officerjulia james. at least 11 people have died during a shooting at a school in the russian city of kazan. many of the victims are children. there's been a dramatic escalation of violence as israel launches bombing raids on military targets in gaza. more easing of lockdown restrictions in scotland, where it's likely people will be allowed to meet in each other�*s homes in limited numbers from monday. the government is setting out its legislative programme for the new parliamentary session today. more than 20 bills will feature in the queen's speech, which downing street says will support the nation's recovery from coronavir

for those aged a0 and over, scotland, england, wales and northern ireland have achieved similar vaccinationth west of england, while 92% have had the firstjab, in london it'sjust 81% of those aged a0 and over. in parts of london, surge testing has been implemented because of the presence of the variant. cases are spread more thinly and officials say most can be linked to foreign travel, but they're worried that infection rates could pick up. we are very concerned about the indian variant because numbers of cases of the variant first described in india are increasing across the city. we are seeing particularly increases in different geographic areas, such as the north west, but many of our boroughs are seeing cases as the variant spreads. if you've got a mask, please put it on. not far from bolton, manchester united fans headed to watch the home game this evening, the first with spectators for months. with some coming from across the north west of england, officials will keep a close eye on the impact of this and other lockdown easing measures. hugh pym, bbc news. the murder of george floyd

for those aged a0 and over, scotland, england, wales and northern ireland have achieved similar vaccinationgiven a first dose. but in the south west of england, while 92% have had the firstjab, in london it'sjust 81% of those aged a0 and over. in parts of london, surge testing has been implemented because of the presence of the variant. cases are spread more thinly and officials say most can be linked to foreign travel, but they're worried that infection rates could pick up. we are very concerned about the indian variant because numbers of cases of the variant first described in india are increasing across the city. we are seeing particularly increases in different geographic areas, such as the north west, but many of our boroughs are seeing cases as the variant spreads. if you've got a mask, please put it on. not far from bolton, manchester united fans headed to watch the home game this evening, the first with spectators for months. with some coming from across the north west of england, officials will keep a close eye on the impact of this and other lockdown easing measures. hugh pym, bbc

wales was on the same page as lord bethell. we will follow the same red, amber, green traffic light system in use in england and scotland, but witha safeguards to do all we can to prevent coronavirus from being reimported into wales from overseas. and because something is allowed, it certainly doesn't mean it's compulsory, and it doesn't even necessarily mean that it is advisable. i repeat the view of the welsh government, that this is the year to holiday at home and to enjoy everything that wales has to offer. although flights to the sun are still available from the welsh government—owned cardiff airport. but in wales, too, there is concern about the growing number of confirmed cases of the indian variant. is there a risk that further easing of restrictions without continuing or non—pharmaceutical interventions could actually lead to higher hospitalisations and even higher deaths? we are watching very carefully at what is happening in bolton in particular, and the system is already talking and - preparing, should we find . ourselves with more people needing hospital carel because of the impact of the indian variant. at stormont,

peers had wanted abusers in england and wales put on a register of offenders.gotiations. the minister has made many commitments, for which i am grateful. we will, of course, continue to follow their realisation closely, and in one year's time, my noble friends and i will table a debate to enable a progress report, and we expect to see the number of murders greatly diminished. in the commons, mps urged peers to think again on the overseas 0perations bill. the government rejected a call from the lords to place a legal duty of care on ministers for service personnel involved in investigations or litigation arising from overseas operations. the new armed forces minister argued the amendment wasn't needed. as i said previously, the mod takes very seriously its duty of care for service personnel and veterans. over the years, we have established a comprehensive range of legal, pastoral, welfare and mental health support for service personnel and veterans. mps backed the government, pushing the bill back to the house of lords, where the next day, peers finally backed d

new figures show more people die from alcohol and england and wales last year than any of the previousmore on our top story — a protest over post—brexit fishing rights atjersey�*s main port has come to end, following talks aimed at resolving the issue. dozens of french vessels staged a demonstration at st helier, with two royal navy ships and two french patrol boats sent there as things escalated. the two british naval vessels sent by borisjohnson have left channel island waters this evening. they will now return to the uk tomorrow. rear admiral chris parry is a former nato commander and director general at the ministry of defence. good to speak to you again. thanks for being with us. it's not without precedent that the royal navy has been sent in when there are disputes with britain's neighbours over fishing, some of which turned nasty in the early 70s. i fishing, some of which turned nasty in the early 70s.— in the early 70s. i think it was the erfect in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use _ in the early 70s. i think it was the perfect use of— in the early 70s. i think it w

develop some sunshine, so across northern ireland, eventually western parts of scotland, north—west england, wales for some. but for eastern england and certainly the north—east of scotland, we will hold on to more cloud. where we have more of the cloud, well, there won't be so many showers but it will feel chilly — 11 or 12 degrees — and there could be the odd spot of drizzle around at times. now, as we head through friday night into saturday, some bits and pieces of showery rain will be replaced by a band of more persistent rain pushing up from the south—west across england, wales into northern ireland by the end of the night. quite a mild start to the weekend but it is going to be quite a turbulent weekend of weather, actually, with some very, very heavy downpours and thunderstorms, always with some sunny spells in between. our band of rain will continue to push its way slowly northwards during saturday, perhaps getting up into the south of scotland by the end of the day. behind it, sunshine and showers, but those showers really will start to turn very, very heavy for wales and the south—west,

but for the south and east of scotland, much of england and wales, it's pretty similar to sunday.he south or the south east. and it stays fine, settled and sunny, particularly for england and wales as we head through the first week ofjune. temperatures holding up at around the mid—20s celsius across the south east. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. joe biden says he'll release the results of a new inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus to the public. china says any suggestion it leaked from a lab is a "conspiracy". the british prime minister rejects claims by his own former adviser that government mistakes led to thousands of extra covid deaths, and his health secretary denies repeatedly lying about the pandemic. my recollection of events is that i committed to delivering that testing for people going from hospital into care homes when we could do it. japanese doctors call for the tokyo olympics to be cancelled, warning the games could risk the creation

and across southwest england, wales, probably the west midlands and northwest england you've got a decentperatures 15 or 16 degrees. thursday and friday, though, not looking particularly pleasant. as this area of low pressure moves its way in off the atlantic. now, for thursday, this is going to bring some pretty wet weather. although starting off on a bright note across eastern parts the rain quickly moves in from the west through the day and the winds began to strengthen. now, across the south coast of wales will probably get gusts of wind around 50, perhaps 60 mph. and when's that strong are strong enough to bring down a few tree branches, so we may see some localised transport disruption. the same area of low pressure is still with us on friday bringing further wet and windy weather. that clears off and then over the weekend back to a mixture of sunshine and showers. those showers heavy with hail and thunder. as i say, this unsettled weather is going to be with us for a while yet. hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. thousands of palestinians and israeli arabs are holdin

initially, across many parts of england and wales developing across scotland, one or two for northernhail and thunder and snow over the hills. so, again, chilly, but temperatures probably a little bit higher than yesterday, up to 15 perhaps in the south. but then, it's all change as we go through the coming night and into saturday. we've got the next weather system coming in, so the frost won't be as widespread by saturday morning. more limited to the far northeast of scotland, which is where we probably won't get the milder air in. it's this deep area of low pressure that's pulling itself in off the atlantic, giving us all, really, a spell of wetter weather. looks quite wet in western areas, and given we've got the south—westerly wind coming in off the atlantic, it is bringing much milder air in, which means a lot of rain potentially across south—west england, wales, into the north of england. you can see a wetter day for northern ireland and much of scotland. it may actually dry up and brighten up in south—eastern areas later. the rain may not actually reach the far north of scotlan

churches and even a car are being used for people to cast their ballots. 48 million people in england, walesplace in scotland and wales. in england, their votes for several regional and city mayors, including london. more than four and a half thousand counsellors will be elected. there is also a part election and they will get a new mp. polling stations up and scrubbed and ready for socially distanced voting. this is particularly big crop of elections because last contest was postponed due to the pandemic. as well as plastic screens and hand sanitisers and polling stations, voters are also being asked to bring their own pen or pencil if they can. covid—19 has changed the way these elections are being run in the wafer results will take longer than usual too. some contests will be declared overnight, including the by election. the outcome of the welsh election. the outcome of the welsh election should be known by the end of friday. 0n election should be known by the end of friday. on saturday afternoon, the west midlands report should be known and the outcome of the parliamentary elections is

, we have a little runner coming from the atlantic bringing more cloud into the far south of england and walesain, mainly through the english channel, sunshine and showers, but fairly frequent showers, but fairly frequent showers, across scotland and the north of england, wintry over the highest ground. 7 degrees at newcastle, 13 perhaps in cardiff with the sunshine. into friday, a cold start, may be more foster rants, cloud bubbling up, the charity developing but it will be a dry day fortnightly and a bit milder —— the shower developing. 1a or 15 degrees at best. into the beginning of next week we have another area of low pressure bringing rain on saturday to many parts of the winds will be more from the south, which could bring much—needed warmer weatherfor a time, mainly into the south—east. a mainly reminder of our top story... a reminder of our top story... a desperate search for survivors in mexico city where at least 23 people are dead after a railway bridge collapses onto a busy road. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news

taking a major step toward normality this monday coronavirus restrictions are being eased across england wales and most of scotland's pubs restaurants cinemas and sports venues are among the businesses being allowed to reopen their doors a complete lifting of covert 19 measures is to in june. southwestern india is bracing for impact as a severe cycle and heads toward the country cycle i'm told hey is solve ready calls heavy rains and flooding has killed 6 people the storm is expected to hit states are the on choose day and gerald hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie is in court for a new trial along with 9 other pro-democracy activists who are charged with incitements to unauthorized assembly for their walls at 2940 s. march that's your state's witness is next. i'm. hold on to the topic when to day in the hood but when they. can can and the other have been and they may die in the can you read. spam about need to shut down office obviously false c.t. medina. runs an ad that no one ever does good i'd ever so closer than. nothing e.j. shadow collusion of them also amends it showed them the slope only

time, an hour or two, the rain really could be quite heavy, particularly around south—western england, walesd. notice that at this stage, from norwich all the way to aberdeen the weather is dry and the rain may not reach you until a lot later on in the day and probably during the evening hours. then out towards the west, the weather should calm down. here's monday's weather map, a low pressure sitting on top of the uk and typically, when we're in the centre of the low pressure, we get big shower clouds, so it's a day of storm clouds building, perhaps thunder and lightning across some parts of wales and england. perhaps a little bit of sunshine the across the north of england. however, northern and eastern scotland likely to be quite wet on monday as this weather front wraps around into the centre of this low pressure. here's tuesday's weather forecast — the low pressure is moving towards the east butjust in the wake of it, further showers are expected from scotland and also along the eastern side of the country. 0ut towards the west, the weather should start to improve. all in all, the rest

wet weather, though, i think for england and wales on saturday and for a while in northern ireland, thed and wales away from the north should get up to 14 or 15 degrees. maybe a touch warmer than that in the southeast if it brightens up as the rain clears later in the day. we should be turning more showery, i think, during sunday and with that warmer air across most areas, 19 or 20 as possible in the southeast. it cools on monday, but the showers will continue. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. goodbye working from home — hello hybrid working. no full—time return to the office for millions, as we emerge from the pandemic, according to bbc research. it's according to bbc research. a healthy percentage of working it's a healthy percentage of working from home and a healthy percentage of being in the office. adverse reaction — pharma shares tumble as president biden backs suspending patents on covid vaccines. ride to recovery — uber reports record bookings in march and april, but losses are still piling up. plus, moral dilemma — why face