glastonbury _ ultimate matchup. yeah. glastonbury is _ ultimate matchup. yeah. are 90% in place, the fields will not be quite so much. a reminder of our top story: president biden has said that a two—state solution is the only way to resolve the conflict between israel and the palestinians. he added that there could be no peace unless the region unequivocally recognised the right of israel to exist. that is it from me and the team, hope to see you soon, there is more on the website, goodbye. well, friday, for many of us was an absolute write—off. blowing a gale, heavy rain, surely the weather is going to improve. and, yes, it is. the low pressure is finally moving out into the north sea. it brought some really heavy rain to wales, for example, and some ferocious gusts of wind. here's an example, 89mph in an exposed place in the isle of wight. more typically it was around 60mph or more, so very windy for the time of year, and of course, very wet. you can see where the low pressure is early in the morning on saturday. pretty stormy out to sea there. but for many o

the glastonbury festival, not normally associated with peace and tranquillity.thy farm. you can see the pyramid stage here, it's all systems go. glastonbury was cancelled for the second year in a row, but now music has returned, just without crowds. every day this week acts have arrived... drum fill. ..to prerecord their sets for tonight's live stream. it's going to be a really specialfilm, whichjust, you know, celebrates the farm and the festival, and shows all these artists in a completely different way, without the audience, but here, on worthy farm. the only way for people to see the event is to pay £20 for an online ticket. it is a way of kind of, you know, kind of balancing out a bit from our losses. we lost £5 million, you know, so it's an enormous amount. we're obviously not to get that back, but it's a way of giving work to people, getting a little bit of money back in the pot and doing something really creative and interesting. the return of glastonbury in any form is also hugely important for the crew, many of whom have hardly worked for more than a y

i think some kind, glastonbury _ diversify that way?xample. a fantastic brand and a great location. i don't think we could, i don't think that would work. but also again, is that what a festival is there to do? we don't feel we are therefore a campsite and holiday space. we are therefore entertainment to celebrate the world's cultures.— entertainment to celebrate the world's cultures. what more could the government _ world's cultures. what more could the government be _ world's cultures. what more could the government be doing - world's cultures. what more could the government be doing to i world's cultures. what more could the government be doing to help. world's cultures. what more could i the government be doing to help you? they need to remove uncertainty. they need to remove uncertainty. they want it both ways, they want things to be perfect but they cannot be perfect so we have to get them to remove the uncertainty sitting over the industry. remove the uncertainty sitting over the industry-— the industry. thank you very much indee

when glastonbury is disrupted, it's usually by rain and mud.ey for the festival, but when it started at seven o'clock, people paid £20 to watch pre—recorded sets by the likes of coldplay and damon albarn, were told that their access codes were invalid. as the minutes ticked by, fans said they were giving up and watching recordings of old glastonburies or even switching on eurovision. this is the grand final of the eurovision song contest 2021! almost two hours passed before it was announced that a new link had been created and anyone could watch the event for free, whether they'd bought a ticket or not. glastonbury boss emily eavis has apologised and the whole thing will be rerun online today. colin paterson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. hello. if you're out and about this evening, be aware, we've still got some heavy rain and lively wind. by tomorrow that will be stuck across the north of scotland and instead, plenty of heavy showers and gusty wind, even hail and thunder, will follow on. this is the low

when glastonbury is disrupted, it's usually by rain and mud. they were giving up and watching recordings of old glastonburies or even switching on eurovision. this is the grand final of the eurovision song contest 2021! almost two hours passed before it was announced that a new link had been created and anyone could watch the event for free, whether they'd bought a ticket or not. glastonbury boss emily eavis has apologised and the whole thing will be rerun online today. colin paterson, bbc news. ron hill, one of britain's greatest endurance runners has died at the age of 82. hill was only the second man to break the two hours and 10 minutes barrier in the marathon and won the gold medal in the 1969 european athletics championships marathon. he laid claim to the longest unbroken streak of daily running after going every day for 52 years and 39 days from 1964 to 2017. let's pause there. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. good evening. if you're out travelling in the next few hours, there's some pretty wet weather out ther

the glastonbury festival, not normally associated with peace and tranquillity.he festival boss emily eavis gave us a tour of the fan—free site. so here we are on worthy farm, you can see the pyramid stage here, it is all systems go. glastonbury was cancelled for the second year in a row, but now music has returned, just without crowds. every day this week acts have arrived... drum fill. ..to prerecord their sets for tonight's live stream. it's going to be a really specialfilm, whichjust, you know, celebrates the farm and the festival, and shows all these artists in a completely different way. but here, on worthy farm. the only way for people to see the event is to pay £20 for an online ticket. it is a way of kind of, you know, i guess kind of balancing out a bit from our losses. we lost £5 million, so it's an enormous amount, we're obviously not to get that back, but it's a way of giving work to people, getting a little bit of money back in the pot and doing something really creative and interesting. the return of glastonbury in any form is also hugely important

glastonbury gears up for another online festival. and saving an underwater super plant in spain.nd mike goes for a gentle afternoon bike ride in nairobi. this is a little bit crazy! hello and welcome to the travel show, with me, ade adepitan. this week we are in london's hyde park where the sun is out it wasn't so long ago that travel was a very different experience. dramatic futuristic music plays you'd probably flick through some brochures, pop into a travel agent and write a cheque before heading out to a place you barely knew anything about. of course, with little more to help you along your way than a paper map and a guidebook. today, technology has changed things. but what about in say, i don't know, ten years' time? if technology can change how we travel so quickly, how different can we expect it to be when we explore the world in the near future? well, one big driverfor change will be what's known as the internet of things. it's predicted that by 2025, 42 billion devices will be capturing data on how we live and move through the world. some say the internet of things will

glastonbury gears up for another online festival. saving an underwater super plant in spain. for a gentle afternoon bike ride in nairobi. this is a little bit crazy! hello and welcome to the travel show, with me, ade adepitan. this week we are in london's hyde park where the sun is out and it's absolutely stunning here. even the ducks and the swans have come to say hello. now, in the uk we are slowly beginning to come out of lockdown, so maybe we can start thinking about travel again. over the last few weeks, we've been looking at how the covid pandemic has affected things like our attitudes to sustainable travel, and how and where we spend our money when booking online. this week we're gonna look at how tech could, and probably will, change how we all travel in the future. it wasn't so long ago that travel was a very different experience. you'd probably flick through some brochures, pop into a travel agent and write a cheque before heading out to a place you barely knew anything about. of course, with little more to help you along the way today, technology has changed things

when glastonbury is disrupted, it is usually by rain and mud. at worthy farm was a live stream but when it started at seven o'clock, people paid £20 to pay —— to watch pre—recorded sets, were told that their access codes were invalid. fans said they were given up of watching recordings of old glastonbury �*s or even switching on eurovision. element is at the eurovision. element is at the eurovision song contest 2021! almost two hours passed the time it was announced, anyone could watch the event for free whether they bought a ticket or not stop glastonbury boss emily has apologised and the whole thing will be rerun online today. colin patterson, bbc news. staying with music but of a different kind. italy has triumphed at this year's eurovision song contest in the netherlands. it was a bad year once again for the uk, as james newman was the only act to end the night with nil points — from both the national juries and the public. anna holligan was watching in rotterdam. the italian rockers won the audience over with the cathy —— cassie anthem, qui

a two—day concert will take place at the glastonbury festival site this september.200,000 people, was cancelled this year and last year due to the pandemic. earlier, we reported on the confusion over holidays abroad. but one thing is clear, we can all have holidays here in britain. and the opening up is a lifeline for businesses across the country, some of which were on the brink of going under. 0ur correspondent danny savage has spent the last few days at the butlins holiday resort in skegness in lincolnshire. do you want to take this for granddad? yeah. this has been a long time coming. come and see this room. at last, grandma and grandad can holiday with their extended family. it's just nice to be able to see other people out, doing what we're doing and enjoying the shows and enjoying the restaurants, socialising and getting to know people, saying hello. which we haven't been able to do for a long time. been looking at four walls for a while, haven't we? we've looked at four walls for too long, yeah. have a lovely day, see you later. butlin's means redcoats, but

but glastonbury, probably the best—known event of its kind, was online only this year — for the second music interest. and many other festivals won�*t happen either this year, the parliamentary committee argues, because the government won�*t provide back—up insurance to cover costs if events have to be cancelled at the last minute. there�*s 975 festivals across the uk each year. a quarter of them are already gone, and that�*s worth £1.7 billion and tens of thousands ofjobs. all they need is a little bit of certainty, so that if they can�*t go ahead, they will ensure that at least their costs, not their profits, are covered. the government department responsible says, "indemnity cover will be looked at," adding they are, "working flat out to support festivals and live events." and following on from promising test results from this event in liverpool, it has been announced that the download music festival — which had been cancelled — will now go ahead injune, as a government test event. sarah campbell, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... thousands of chelsea and manchester city fans g

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but glastonbury, probably the best—known event of its kind, was online only this year — the second yearivals won't happen either this year, the parliamentary committee argues, because the government won't provide back—up insurance to cover costs if they have to be cancelled at the last minute. industry representatives agreed. it cost on average more than £6 million to stage a festival, so it is an enormous risk to proceed without insurance, and many will choose not to. the government department responsible says indemnity cover will be looked at, adding they are working flat out to support festivals and live events. and following on from promising test results from this event in liverpool, it has been announced that the download music festival which had been cancelled will now go ahead injune as a government test event. sarah campbell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. we finally got there, it has been a miserable may, but we are closing the bank holiday weekend with some dry, settled and sunny weather. i know there has been some low cloud m

but glastonbury, probably the best—known event of its kind, was online only this year — for the secondivals across the uk each year. a quarter of them are already gone, and that�*s worth £1.7 billion and tens of thousands ofjobs. all they need is a little bit of certainty, so that if they can�*t go ahead, they will ensure that at least their costs, not their profits, are covered. the government department responsible says, "indemnity cover will be looked at," adding they are, "working flat out to support festivals and live events. "and following on from promising test results from this event in liverpool, it has been announced that the download music festival — which had been cancelled — will now go ahead injune, as a government test event. sarah campbell, bbc news. i�*ve been speaking to anna wade from boomtown fair festival, which was meant to take place in august but isn�*t now going ahead. she told me that tickets had already sold out by the time the decision was taken to cancel. actually sold out in february for 60,000 tickets. and i was part of the government at the dcms select c

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