catriona stewart is chief reporter at the glasgow times. bush is political editor at the new statesman. katy balls is deputy political editor at the spectator and michael friedenberg is also here, he's president of reuters, the global news agency. now michael, we are going to talk to you a little bit later on in the show. but first of all i just want to hear a little bit about this story of reuters, a little bit of history. once upon a time if i'm not mistaken there was a mr reuters, wasn't there? that's right. absolutely, the baron. reuters is a 170—year—old media company. we've gone from producing news via carrier pigeon to today's future of producing news in artificial intelligence. we've gone the entire gamut from carrier pigeons to ai. 170 year history, very proud of 2500 journalists in over 200 locations. of course. michael, people think of reuters and they think of it in a kind of traditional telegram messages kinda way. they think about breaking news. but you do a lot more than that as well don't you? we do. i think we take great pr

neighbourhoods in glasgow — but you haven't been living there for an awful long time. e still all on the south side of glasgow, so glasgow is still at the centre of my being and my universe and in any other year, i would be home two or three times a year, usually. so it's still my heart and it's still where i'm from and it's still how i identify myself. but you're right. i wrote the book — most of the book, actually — living in new york. and i think that distance brings a clarity, but it also brings an enormous amount of longing for me. and it was that longing or that homesickness that i felt that kept me coming back to this project and to this page every — every time. and for me, i felt as though the world and the people who knew me didn't quite understand me because the boy that i was growing up in glasgow, being raised on government benefits, and then the man that i became working for these big fashion houses in new york, people couldn't quite understand the entirety of me. and so in a way, the distance and the writing about my childhood in glasgow was a way to expla

northerly wind, not as windy on wednesday, but temperatures may be 10 degrees in glasgow, 12 in london. below parfor the timeo ease down further for many as we head into thursday, the weather front heading in from the atlantic, bringing more cloud into southern england for a while, perhaps some rain, more likely through the english channel, then some sunshine and showers, more frequent, heavy, blustery showers blown in across scotland, perhaps northern ireland, northern england could be a bit wintry of the highest round, 7 degrees in newcastle on thursday, 13 in cardiff. it could be a cold start to friday, lighter winds, likely to be a widespread slight frost. cloud will bubble up, some showers breaking out but not many, many places will be dry and temperatures across the border should be a degree or two higher, but still in the 1a or 15. heading into the weekend, another area of low pressure will bring rain across many parts of the country on saturday, the winds will start to and from the south, if we do get some sunshine and south—east, the air will be a bit warmer and temperatures will be higher. at it on

of reuters news, thomas copped a general editor of the bristol life, katrina stewart from the glasgow timesder the influence of low pressure. this will bring showers or longer spells of rain through the weekend. a band of cloud with outbreaks of rain drifting northeastward across england and wales, clipping into northern ireland as we head through saturday morning. behind that we revert to that mix of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy with hail and thunder. not too many showers across scotland. certainly across the northern half of scotland as we go to the day. all for shetland it will stay pretty grey and damp all day long. temperatures struggling for northeastern areas just 11 degrees. even in the best of the sunshine 15 or 16. that is it. through saturday evening the showers will try to fade but actually i think through the early hours of sunday morning, the showers will pep up again down towards the southwest. that is the first sign of what is going to be quite a turbulent day of weather on sunday. as this area of low pressure moves right on top of the uk. that mea

in six months�* time, glasgow is due to host the cop26 climate talks. of the planet. the talks will bring together leaders from all around the world. their aim, to agree on coordinated measures to tackle climate change. but the challenges are huge, as our science editor david shukman explains. it all begins with this stuff, coal, which is basically ancient plants squeezed together over millions of years. when you burn it, you get a useful source of heat which, in fact, powered industrial revolution. but you also get carbon dioxide, a gas that acts as a kind of blanket in the atmosphere. at this power station, west burton a in nottinghamshire, they've been burning coal since the �*60s. there are thousands like it around the world, generating electricity, but also changing the climate. over the last two centuries, a growing volume of carbon dioxide has been released, from power stations and factories, vehicles and homes. so, emissions keep rising. the result of all this is that the planet has been heating up, and it's striking to see how scientists have m

in six months' time, scotland's second city glasgow is due to host the cop26 climate talks. planet. the aim is to bring together global leaders so they can renew coordination on tackling climate change. but the challenges are huge. as our science editor david shukman explains. it all begins with this stuff, coal, which is basically ancient plants squeezed together over millions of years. when you burn it, you get a useful source of heat which, in fact, powered industrial revolution. but you also get carbon dioxide, a gas that acts as a kind of blanket in the atmosphere. at this power station, west burton a in nottinghamshire, they've been burning coal since the �*60s. there are thousands like it around the world, generating electricity, but also changing the climate. over the last two centuries, a growing volume of carbon dioxide has been released, from power stations and factories, vehicles and homes. so, emissions keep rising. the result of all this is that the planet has been heating up, and it's striking to see how scientists have managed to track how that's been happeni

time in their history. they beat hibernian in the final, which was played at hampden park in glasgow without fans. 0ur reportertball's showpiece final, but no celtic or rangers in sight this time. and with covid numbers rising in glasgow, no fans either. small—town stjohnstone were looking for the cup double. shaun rooney's winner secured them the league cup in february, and he was at it again on the half hour at hampden. the first blow of the scottish cup final. were the club from perth ready to upset the odds yet again? well, they had the perfect chance to put it beyond reach late on. mcginn foul on kane, penalty given. what about this for a double save from matt macey? the saints stood firm at the other end, the oldest trophy in association football back in the hands of the man from perth. well, until2014, stjohnstone had never won a major honour. now today it is a cup double for the club who regularly play in front of crowds of around 4,000. a phenomenal achievement. and it is stjohnstone's cup! it is stjohnstone �*s season! it is stjohnstone's season! chris mclaughlin, bbc news. after being cancelled last

pandemic procedures mean polling stations, like this one in glasgow, will be a little different this timereens to protect staff and voters. that will have to go at the front. familiar one way systems and the number of people in a polling station at any one time will be limited. pandemic procedures mean polling stations, like this one in glasgow, outside the polling stations we will also have marshals, who will welcome voters to the polling station. we do expect that there will be an element of queueing required. that is something we have got used to over the last year, going to supermarkets and the like, so they will have to ensure that physical distancing is maintained throughout that whole period of the poll day, from seven in the morning till 10.00 at night. in glasgow alone, 250,000 single use pencils have been bought to reduce the risk of infection, and for those who are having to self—isolate, their part in the democratic process is assured. you'll still be able to vote, you'll be able to apply for what's known as an emergency proxy. you'll be able to apply for what's if you have to

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time of west with strengthening winds followed by showers in northern ireland later in the day. well, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. fireworks replace rockets in the skies above gaza, after israel and the palestinian militants agree to a ceasefire to end 11 days of deadly violence. five hours in, the egyptian—brokered truce appears to be holding. this is the scene live as dawn breaks in gaza city. prince william attacks the bbc after an inquiry heavily criticises the broadcaster over its interview with princess diana. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her.

glasgow ranges. my sounds on the 3 year old and, and 50 years time. i hope he has drawn some of those shows. they were both very interest farms and both the pride members of the shuttle voice put on the common denominator between these 2 tribes is their enduring passion. rangers means everything. every one with the rangers family and that includes the loyal orders of bond fraternity and everything that comes with that i, at the end of the 1960 s. both of us was rocked by sectarian riots. walls were erected to separate the republicans from the loyalist even now 2 decades after peace broke out. the so called peaceful divides, the catholic falls road from the protestant shank hill road. frances quigley is a painter. he's lived all his life for this religious and political false line through this fancier clues living at 6 o'clock. everybody knows said, support salvage and everybody know or say that fence supports randers during the conflict us rollover mcellen's own hundreds killed and injured. just say the defense the graffiti on the falls road has a distinctly internationalist theme, nelson ma

time. in the scottish women's premier league, glasgow city extended their lead at the top of the table afterilla scored both goals in the first half at rangers training centre. they're now six points clear of their glasgow rivals with seven games to play. it's now three wins in four races for lewis hamilton, who came out on top at the spanish grand prix. the world champion started on pole, the 100th of his career, but found himself trailing the red bull of max verstappen after the first corner. ben croucher reports. a winner for the 98th time in f1, lewis hamilton has become the master of making the extraordinary look oh so simple. in spain, this was a lesson in patience, in picking the time to strike. his main rival max verstappen had his chance at the start, elbows out into turn 1, no way through for hamilton. he hounded the dutchman lap after lap to no avail. his team decided to switch things up — a set of fresh tyres and the chase was on. how far have i got to catch up? 22 seconds — you have done it before. - in 22 laps. in the red bull corner... i don't see how we are going to make it.

time. and with covid numbers rising in glasgow, no fans either. he was at it again on the half hour at hampden park. that is the first blow- of the scottish cup final! where the club from perth ready to upset the odds yet again? well, they had the perfect chance to put it beyond

are waiting for more data from the growing number of hotspots which stretch from glasgow to bedford. labour says it's timeally to the travel advice. more on that in a moment, but first here's our health editor hugh pym. with concerns about the indian variant, the push to vaccinate continues in hotspot areas around the country. like bolton where there has been a recent surge in cases, and in glasgow where cases of the variant have been detected in parts of the city with a mosque among the vaccination centres and a seek temple promoting the message. —— sikh. the prime minister said today it was too soon to decide whether restrictions should be amended. at restrictions should be amended. git the moment partly because we built up the moment partly because we built up a wall of defences with the vaccination programme, i don't see anything conclusive at the moment to say we need to deviate from the road map. we have to be cautious. we are keeping everything under very close observation. we will know a lot more in a few days�* time. observation. we will know a lot more in a few days' time.— in a few days' time.

time. and with covid numbers rising in glasgow, no fans either.mall town stjohnstone were looking for the cup double. shaun rooney's winner secured in the league cup back in february... and he was at it again on the half hour at hampden park. that is the first blow- of the scottish cup final! where the club from perth ready to upset the odds yet again? well, they had the perfect chance to put it beyond hibernian later on, a foul and a penalty given. a good save but he is there! and what about this a double save from the goalkeeper? the saints stood firm at the other end, the oldest trophy in association football back in the hands of the men from perth. very special, for a club like stjohnstone to do the double win. not many teams outside the old firm managed to do it, so a small club like st johnstone doing it. delighted for them. the whole team, the manager, it is an amazing achievement. i saw on twitter it was 10,000—1. you always take that. until 2014, stjohnstone had never won a major honour. now today, it is a cup double for the club who regu

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time ofng winds followed by showers in northern ireland later in the day. well, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around. this is what he had to say. this is bbc news. the headlines: there've been celebrations on the streets of gaza with a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militants appearing to hold. the egypt—brokered deal came after 11 days of conflict in which more than 240 people died, most of them palestinians. president biden welcomed the deal and described it as a "genuine opportunity" for progress in the middle east. he said the us will help israel replenish its missile defences and promised humanitarian and reconstruction aid for gaza. the duke of cambridge has slated the bbc for failing to investigate properly complaints about the way its journalist martin bashir secured an interview with his mother, princess diana. responding to an i

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and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time ofinds followed by showers in northern ireland later in the day. well, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around. this is bbc news. our top stories: horns blare. celebrations on the streets of gaza as israel and the palestinian militants agree to a ceasefire after 11 days of deadly conflict. the truce appears to be holding as dawn breaks in gaza city. this is the scene live. in other news: prince william attacks the bbc after an inquiry heavily criticises the broadcaster over its interview with princess diana. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. india's virus sorrow: the final messages of a young motherfrom delhi, recorded just before she died.

glasgow ranges. sounds on the 3 year old and, and 50 years time. i hope he will, has drawn some of those who will both be re in response and both the fried members of the shuttle product voice put on the common denominator between these 2 tribes. is there enduring passion? rangers means everything, every one with the rangers from life and that includes the loyal orders, a bond fraternity, and everything that comes with that i, at the end of the 1960 s. both of us was rooked by sectarian riots. walls were erected to separate the republicans from the loyalist even now 2 decades after peace broke out. the so called peace wall divides. the catholic falls road from the protestant shank hill road. frances quigley is a painter. he's lived all his life for this religious and political false line through this fancier clues me at 6 o'clock. everybody knows said support salvage. and everybody know or say that fence supports randers and during the conflict us rollover mcellen's own hundreds killed and injured. just say the defense the graffiti on the falls roa

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time ofeavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there�*ll be showers around. this is bbc news, the headlines: there�*ve been celebrations on the streets of gaza with a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militants appearing to hold. the egypt—brokered deal came after 11 days of conflict in which more than 240 people died — most of them palestinians. president biden welcomed the deal and described it as a �*genuine opportunity�* for progress in the middle east. he said the us will help israel replenish its missile defences and promised humanitarian and reconstruction aid for gaza. prince william�*s launched a scathing attack on the bbc after an inquiry found the broadcaster covered up the findings of an investigation into its interview with princess diana. he said the corporations failings worsened the relationship between his parents and increased his mother�*s paranoia and anxiety.

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time ofetty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there�*ll be showers around. this is bbc news, the headlines: there have been celebrations on the streets of gaza after a ceasefire was agreed between israel and hamas. egypt row could deal came after 11 days of conflict after which 240 people died, most of them palestinians. president biden welcomed the deal and described it as a �*genuine opportunity�* for progress in the middle east. he said the us will help israel replenish the weapons used in its iron dome missile defence system and promised humanitarian and reconstruction aid for gaza. prince william has launched a scathing attack on the bbc after an enquiry found the broadcaster covered up the findings of an investigation into its been —— into it interview with his mother diana. he said it worsened his mother�*s paranoia and anxiety. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, newscast.

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time ofhening winds followed by showers in northern ireland later in the day. well, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today... prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc, saying his mother, princess diana, was failed notjust by a rogue reporter, but by leaders at the bbc who looked the other way. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that i rememberfrom fear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. prince harry says the "ripple effect of a culture of exploitation" ultimately took his mother's life. overnight, in a documentary with 0prah, he said he was willing to turn to drink and drugs to deal with losing her.

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time of showers in northern ireland later in the day. well, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. passport to freedom. the eu reaches a deal on covid certificates — allowing unrestricted travel for those who've been vaccinated. the health system of your member state will provide you with a certificate of the game and the certificate will the us proposes a global minimum tax on firms of 15%. but it's far below the 21 per cent originally planned. can't get the staff. charity shops appeal for volunteers as demand from bargain hunters surges plus, if you like it, put a ring on it, but you'll need around $38 million. the pink diamond that's putting the sparkle back into the jewellery market

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time of, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius — really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there�*ll be showers around. welcome to bbc news. i�*m tim willcox. our top stories: celebrations on the streets of gaza, as israel and the palestinian militants agree to a ceasefire after 11 days of deadly conflict. the truce appears to be holding as it enters its fourth hour. it�*s 5am in gaza city, this is the scene live. in other news: prince william attacks the bbc after an inquiry heavily criticises the broadcaster over its interview with princess diana. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her.

time. the iea report comes ahead of cop26 in glasgow —, when countries will attempt to agree the measures neededeing a big decline of emissions but our numbers show that of this year, global emissions skyrocket and we are going to see the second largest increase in the history of the global emissions. there is a bit of contradiction there ans the earlier we move, the bolder we move, the more chances we have to reach those climate targets. ed matthew — is a campaigns director from e3g — a european climate change think tank. thank you forjoining me. people might be looking askance at their boilers. are they really that bad? boilers are responsible for about 60% of the admissions in your home. if there is one thing that you can do to reduce your admissions committee of the best thing you can do is probably replace your boiler with a heat pump. —— emissions. they are not good for climate change. ultimately they will have to go. is ultimately they will have to go. is the technology, the heat pump for example, is it there or as good as your boiler?— example, is it there or as good as your boiler? heat

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing. 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time of showers in northern ireland later in the day. well, some of those could be pretty heavy as well. and those temperatures, 11—12 degrees celsius, really poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around. this is bbc news. the headlines — after 11 days of conflict, israel and the palestinian militants have agreed to a ceasefire. it was brokered by egypt, who say they will also monitor the truce. more than 240 people died in the violence, most of them palestinians. 67 children were among those killed. after a meeting that lasted more than two and a half hours, the israeli prime minister said the country's security cabinet had agreed to the egyptian offer. benjamin netanyahu said it was mutual and without preconditions. president biden welcomed the deal and described it as a "genuine opportunity" for progress in the middle east. he said the us will help israel replenish the weapons used in its iron dome missile defence system and promised humanitarian and reco

times not to gather. football rivalries in glasgow run deep, yet rangers have often brought pride to the city. has lockdown left you yearning for the wild outdoors? well, if it has, there may be a job out there that's just for you. st michael's mount, a remote island only accessible by boat or at low—tide, is advertising for a live—in employee to work at its medieval castle. andrea ormsby has been to find out more. they say an englishman's home is his castle. well, st michael's mount is quite literally that for around 30 people. now there's room for one more, a live—in castle officer. we've had an overwhelming response, which has been fantastic. we need people who are happy with boats, happy with heights. i just think a real passion for people coming to cornwall or the tourism industry really. newsreel: here in the west, where the cornish coast flings sheltering i on against the atlantic in ireland where loneliness is only another| on against the atlantic is an island where loneliness is only another. name for enchantment. st michael's mount has been capturing the imagination for years. i'm th

glasgow. thank you for your time, your area of speciality is ventilation, so very pertinent to talk to you asindoor attractions reopening. so as we go into this next stage, professor sharp, how important it is good ventilation if we want to prevent any further transmission of covid. it is very important, it is one of the key areas of transmission now. most has occurred indoors where people are close together, and spaces which are poorly or badly ventilated, that is the main concern, so trying to avoid those environments is going to be ported going forward. is environments is going to be ported going forward-— going forward. is that still the case, going forward. is that still the case. even — going forward. is that still the case, even with _ going forward. is that still the case, even with the _ going forward. is that still the l case, even with the vaccination programme going so well? yes. case, even with the vaccination programme going so well? yes, it is, the programme _ programme going so well? yes, it is, the programme is _ programme going so well? yes, it is, the programme is going _ p

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing. 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time oflly poor for this stage of may. and even into next week, there'll be showers around. this is bbc news. the headlines — israel and the palestinian militant group hamas have agreed to an egyptian—brokered ceasefire. it is due to come into effect at 0200 local time on friday, 2300 gmt thursday, bringing an end to 11 days of intense bombardment. president biden hasjust been speaking and welcomed the ceasefire saying he sees it as a "genuine opportunity" for progress. he said the us is committed to working with the un in providing humanitarian support for gaza. the bbc has apologised following an independent report into how it secured a landmark 1995 interview with princess diana. the report concluded the journalist martin bashir used deceitful behaviour, including faking bank documents, to gain her trust.

times not to gather. football rivalries in glasgow run deep, yet rangers have often brought pride to the city. to the coronavirus pandemic — and the expected easing of restrictions tomorrow. for businesses that can re—open or begin to use their indoor spaces again, it will be a big moment after more than a year of disruption. but many are worried about how they will break even, because of the continuing rules on social distancing. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. getting the ball rolling again. this site's been shut for most of the past year. so if you could clean our new lane dividers, that would be fantastic. the team are in, making sure everything's safe and ready for customers. during the total period of lockdown, it's cost us over 100 million in revenue. the boss of this chain believes people will flock back, but he says challenges remain that firms need help with. with regards to the pent—up rent bills and rent demands, a business like ours, we've worked very closely with a lot of our landlords, but there are still some landlords that aren't engaged with the mounting rent

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing. 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time of in jerusalem as live injerusalem as the cease—fire between israel and hamas comes into effect. i'm laura trevelyan with the latest from jerusalem" the truce was called for 2am — this is the scene in gaza cityjust moments in. attacks from both sides continued right up until the deadline in the fighting that's killed more than 240 people including 67 children. president biden welcomes the egyptian—brokered deal. he says the us will help israel replenish its missile defences and promises aid for gaza.

time. again, tuesday, a predominantly sunny day with high temperatures, again. looking at 23 degrees in glasgowessure comes up from our south listening some thundery downpours. wednesday, still, we'll have a lot of dry weather for most of the uk but we will start to see some of these thunderstorms working into some southern and western areas and it will tend to just ease the temperatures for these parts weather is where the sunshine state with us in london, for example, it could be the hottest day of the year so far with eyes of the year so far with eyes up to just ease the temperatures for these parts were those where the sunshine stays with us in london, for example, it could be the hottest day of the year so far with isa 26. hello this is bbc news with mejane hill. the headlines... there are calls for the government to have an open debate with the public about plans to ease covid restrictions injune. the group that represents nhs trusts in england warns of the pressures currently faced by hospitals. the newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ir

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing. 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time ofbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm tim willcox a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militants appearas to be holding. this is the scene live in gaza city. people out on the streets late into the night. it is the second hour now since the ceasefire. president biden's among world leaders to welcome the egyptian brokered deal. he says the us will help replenish israel's missile defences and promises aid for gaza. in other news: prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc after an inquiry heavily criticises the broadcaster over its famous interview with princess diana. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc public failures contributed

behind so still staying pretty cool for the role 9 celsius there for glasgow 12 celsius in london should be about 1617 at this time of the year the blustery showers they will make their way across denmark sweden through were norway gradually heading over towards the baltic states see some wetter weather too just coming down across central parts of europe through austria and on towards the house with some snow that will clear through as you go through stay notice temperatures in moscow picking back up to around 18 celsius that's not too bad just 11 celsius in london but it will warm up as we go on through the end of the weekend small snow there just around the alps noticed some heavy showers there into that western side of the mediterranean in some of those showers also affecting the far north of algeria and schnitzer as you go through the next couple of days showers there into the gulf of guinea with some lively ones there for goner. frank assessments. exactly how and what measures now taking for a situation might not be we could ever get informed opinions is the us with thinking military positioning in the middle

in the south side of glasgow, where the variant had been detected, there was surge testing for the first timeed senior pupils to stay at home for three weeks unless they have assessments. back in brent, the focus is on parts of the borough where take—up of the vaccine has been low. for some people it can be difficult to get to big vaccination centres, for example a couple of bus rides or more. the idea here is to use the vaccine bus to get to the heart of local communities. they are monitoring developments with the variant. we are seeing an increase in the variant that was first described in india, and while many of the cases are associated with travel, or contacts of people who have travelled, there has been some community transmission. the uk—wide situation is encouraging. some intensive care units have no covid patients. for the second successive day, total hospital admissions have been below 100. the question now is whether the variant changes that picture in any way. hugh pym, bbc news. now on bbc news...this week�*s travel show comes from tokyo. coming up on this week�*s show... we�*re

are waiting for more data from the growing number of hotspots which stretch from glasgow to bedford. labour says it's timeo make changes. here's our health editor hugh pym. with concerns about the indian variant, the push to vaccinate continues in hotspot areas around the country — like bolton, where there's been a recent surge in cases, and in glasgow, where cases of the variant have been detected in parts of the city, with a mosque among the vaccination centres and a sikh temple promoting the message. the prime minister said today it was too soon to decide whether restrictions should be amended. whether future plans on restrictions should be amended. at the moment, i think partly because we built up such a wall of defences with the vaccination programme, i don't see anything conclusive at the moment to say that we need to deviate from the road map. but we've got to be cautious and we're keeping everything under very close observation. we will know a lot more in a few days�* time. areas with the lowest covid cases relative to population are shown in light blue, with the highest in orange. and four of the

time in months. butjust ten miles down the road from me in glasgow, you can't do any of these things, and that is becausetland would remain under the title at level three restrictions, and that is due simply to hide case numbers of the covid virus, thought to be in part related to the indian variant. but here is the thing — in east renfrewshire here, we have a situation where case numbers are also rising rapidly, the rate per 100,000 is greater than it is in moray, but the deputy first minister has told the bbc this morning that he doesn't want areas to be going in and out of restrictions like a yo—yo, but it does remain a very precarious situation. yo-yo, but it does remain a very precarious situation.— precarious situation. thanks, graham- _ indoor hospitality has also reopened in wales, with up to six people from different households allowed to meet inside. up to 50 people can attend an organised outdoor event, such as a wedding. here's tomos morgan. the first breakfasts being served inside once again after five months. the bull terrier cafe tried to open as a takeaway last week, but being upstairs in

again — temperatures reaching 26 in london, 25 in liverpool, 22 in glasgow, these temperatures for the most part above average for the time, the weather for the next few days looks warm very warm before those thundery showers moving, and temperatures will ease through thursday and friday back to average. that is your latest weather.

and those temperatures still pretty disappointing — 12 in glasgow, should be about 16 at this time ofop stories: celebrations on the streets of gaza, as israel and the palestinian militants agree to a ceasefire after 11 days of deadly conflict. the truce appears to be holding as it enters its third hour. it's 4am in gaza city, this is the scene live. in other news: prince william attacks the bbc after an inquiry heavily criticises the broadcaster over its interview with princess diana. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc's failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her.

in the south side of glasgow, where the variant had been detected, there was surge testing for the first timer pupils to stay at home for three weeks unless they have assessments. back in brent, the focus is on parts of the borough where take—up of the vaccine has been low. for some people it can be difficult to get to big vaccination centres, for example a couple of bus rides or more. the idea here is to use the vaccine bus to get to the heart of local communities. they are monitoring developments with the variant. we are seeing an increase in the variant that was first described in india, and while many of the cases are associated with travel, or contacts of people who have travelled, there has been some community transmission. the uk—wide situation is encouraging. some intensive care units have no covid patients. for the second successive day, total hospital admissions have been below 100. the question now is whether the variant changes that picture in any way. hugh pym, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, politicians in japan insist the tokyo 0lympics are safe, but public o

in the south side of glasgow, where the variant had been detected, there was surge testing for the first timeo stay at home for three weeks unless they have assessments. back in brent, the focus is on parts of the borough where take—up of the vaccine has been low. for some people it can be difficult to get to big vaccination centres, for example, a couple of bus rides or more. the idea here is to use the vaccine bus to get to the heart of local communities. they are monitoring developments with the variant. we are seeing an increase in the variant that was first described in india, and while many of the cases are associated with travel, or contacts of people who have travelled, there has been some community transmission. the uk—wide situation is encouraging. some intensive care units have no covid patients. for the second successive day, total hospital admissions have been below 100. the question now is whether the variant changes that picture in any way. hugh pym, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we report from japan where opposition to the games is intensifying with the co

for now, with the time at 1:50pm, we will and get the latest update on coronavirus. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said glasgowospital with covid has increased in scotland from 68 people three weeks ago to 90 today, but again, that needs to be put in context. as i mentioned on tuesday, back injanuary, the peak of the second wave, there was more than 2000 people in hospital. so, we are montering very carefully just now whether and to what extent the vaccines are breaking or at the very least weakening the link between rising case numbers and significantly rising cases of serious illness and death. and if we see a significant reduction in the health harms of covid, even as case numbers rise, then hopefully, that will allow us to change our approach, because we'll be able to rely, then, on other public health measures rather than on blanket restrictions to keep the outbreaks under control. mainland scotland, although i will talk about glasgow separately, is currently due to move from level 2 to level1 on the 7th ofjune. many islands are already in level 1. i am planning to confirm on tuesday to parliament whether

to the voters of glasgow south side, it is the privilege of my life to represent most multicultural, diverse constituency in the whole of scotland. and yesterday, not for the first timeffer this country a better future. when the time is right to offer this country a betterfuture. my when the time is right to offer this country a better future. my thanks again to everyone who is working so hard to deliver these election outcomes. i hard to deliver these election outcomes-— hard to deliver these election outcomes. ,, ., :, :, outcomes. i think we are going to hear from — outcomes. i think we are going to hear from anna _ outcomes. i think we are going to hear from anna sarwar, _ outcomes. i think we are going to hear from anna sarwar, who - outcomes. i think we are going to i hear from anna sarwar, who nicola hearfrom anna sarwar, who nicola sturgeon said she felt some affection for and he has added to his vote by 8% at the expense of the conservatives. there is a personal vote in this and then perhaps it is a tactical voting because anwar salah can defend the union. this will take probably the snp —— anwar sarwar. this will take us to 2026, 19 years of snp power in sc