meanwhile, pop-up centres like the one in halifax will. centres like the one in halifax will play an step towards keeping us all safe. a ban on nonessential travel between scotland dominic hughes, bbc news. dominic and manchester and salford has come into force. first minister nicola sturgeon announced the restriction on friday, because of high levels of covid in the area. greater manchester's mayor, andy burnham, has accused the scottish government of hypocrisy. 0ur correspondentjames shaw is in glasgow. james, nicola sturgeon has had a fairly petty response to this. yes. fairly petty response to this. yes, that's right. _ fairly petty response to this. yes, that's right, the _ fairly petty response to this. yes, that's right, the row _ fairly petty response to this. t2: that's right, the row between two very high profile leaders of devolved administrations in the uk starts with andy burnham talking to the bbc�*s nick robinson, complaining about the fact that he says there was no notice of this restriction on nonessential travel between scotland and salford and manchester, he says h

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then a history-making moment as lord halifax calls for a standing vote on the approval of the charter of international organization and the heads of the 50 united nations delegations rise to be counted. the vote is unanimous. as the session adjourns delegates burst into applause the charter of a new world is born. follow us on social media at c-span history for more this day in history clips and posts. here >> next on real america, go to germany, a nation welcomes president john f. kennedy. this colorful hour-long west german documentary from the cold war covers president kennedy's june 1963 visit to several cities, culminating in historic ich bin ein berliner speech near the berlin wall. the film was produced by a formally state-run new service in addition courtesy of the german federal archives, this collection include newsreels from 1945 to the 1970's. ♪ [hail to the chief] ♪

meanwhile, pop—up centres like the one in halifax will play an important role until most people haveonavirus there have been 10,633 new cases of covid—19 — and a further five people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus — bringing the overall number of deaths to 127,981. the official data also showed that 81.9% of all adults have had a first covid—19 vaccine while 59.7% have had both doses. with me is our health correspondent katharine da costa. clearly a lot of focus now on these boosters as to whether or not we will be able to get them. and how they will interact with the flu vaccine. . , ,, ., vaccine. that is right. still not . uite vaccine. that is right. still not quite sure _ vaccine. that is right. still not quite sure whether _ vaccine. that is right. still not quite sure whether we - vaccine. that is right. still not quite sure whether we would l vaccine. that is right. still not i quite sure whether we would need a booster in the autumn. that is still something that is being looked at. also studies looking at whether you can have a different vaccine to

. ♪ >> the next-to-last session of the united nations conference, britain's lord halifax presiding, jabezthe secretary of state, head of america's delegation and organizer of the successful nine week meeting. he has been named the united states are presented after the new international organization, presented with a scroll in recognition of his efforts. ♪ [applause] >> then, a history making moment, as lord halifax calls for a standing vote on the approval of the charter of international organization and the heads of the united nations delegations rise. the vote is unanimous. ♪ >> as the session adjourns, delegates burst into applause. the charter of a new world is born. >> follow us on social media at c-span history for more this day in history clips and posts. >> next on reel america, go to germany, a nation welcomes president john f. kennedy. this colorful hour-long west german documentary from the cold war covers president kennedy's june 1963 visit to several cities, culminating in the historic ich bin ein berliner speech near the berlin wall. the film was produced by a formally state

elaine dunkley, bbc news in halifax.o our chief political correspondent adam fleming who says these proposals have got caught up in the government's wider public spending plans. there will be a comprehensive spending review in the autumn when all the budgets and spending plans of all the government departments will be agreed with the treasury, usually quite a fraught process but one that hasn't fully got started yet and i think the treasury is unwilling to spend huge sums of money on a particular department outside that process and so that is why we have ended up with something that, to the teaching unions, looks like a paltry sum of money compared to what was initially being talked about which was more than £10 billion on schools in england as part of this catch—up programme. so what you've got today is gavin williamson putting a brave face on it, saying he's doing as much as he can at this point in time to make a difference. i didn't and i don't think the prime minister or the chancellor did either, wanted to be in a s

this pop—up vaccination site in halifax is hoping to curb rising cases.ed two doses. the government wants this to have risen beyond 66% byjuly the 19th in the hope complete unlocking can follow. anna collinson, bbc news. it's looking as though the far right party of marine le pen has failed to make the electoral break—through it was hoping for in france, where a first round of regional elections has been taking place. exit polls put her party in second place — well behind the main centre right republicans, but still ahead of emmanuel marcon�*s centrists. the regional elections are being watched closely, for any clues as to who might do well in next year's presidential contest. 0ur correspondent in paris — hugh schofield — told me more. it is a very complicated election, and it breaks down into regions, so it is very hard to be sure that there is any hard and fast reflection of national tendencies or trends that will come to fruit in the election next yearfor the presidency. but clearly marine la and was hoping for a big showing on this first round of the

that was asif ali — playing for illingworth st marys cricket club in halifax hitting a six — but that sunny spells. in light rain and drizzle slowly clearing in south—east england as it brightens up south—east england as it brightens up a touch. cloud increasing across north—west scotland and into northern ireland and we will see some outbreaks of rain moving on here is the day goes on. i buy. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines... a public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal hears how dozens of pupils at a school for disabled children died, after being given infected blood products to treat them for haemophilia. what was i? 11 or 12 years old, there was no explanation that you get now or anything like that. just said, "right, you are having this," and i had it. doctors and nhs trusts have warned ministers that they need to start planning now if they want to roll out a covid vaccine booster programme in the autumn. meanwhile, the prime minister says that it is 'looking good' for the lifting of restrictions in england to go ahead onjuly19th. nicola sturgeon accuses t

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in halifax.ers�* union, geoff barton. thanks very much for being with us. £1.4 billion, the education secretary says that the hefty amount of money. secretary says that the hefty amount of mone . , , , ., secretary says that the hefty amount ofmone. , , , ., ., of money. yes, very strong on the rhetoric but _ of money. yes, very strong on the rhetoric but only _ of money. yes, very strong on the rhetoric but only a _ of money. yes, very strong on the rhetoric but only a day _ of money. yes, very strong on the rhetoric but only a day ago - of money. yes, very strong on the rhetoric but only a day ago that. rhetoric but only a day ago that what we were listening to was some pretty ambitious and controversial plans about extending the school day and providing all kinds of support for the kinds of school we were just listening to there. that was going to cost £15 billion i�*m not sure we should be hanging out the bunting that the education secretary has managed to secure from the treasury 10% of what

house prices rising 9.5%, in the month of may, according to halifax.n month number, house prices were rising 1.3% from april into may, also according to halifax. strong gains year on year for house prices. interesting differential in the regional story, away from london and other parts of the u.k. that's been part of the narrative. government support to the housing sector has been crucial in that story. let's stick with the u.k. and the u.k. health secretary said it's too early to say whether the planned easing of coronavirus restrictions on june 21 can go ahead. a final easing has been thrown into doubt by the rise in the delta., first identified in india, the dominant strain in the u.k. joining us is luke johnson, entrepreneur extraordinary in the hospitality -- extraordinary in -- extraordinaire in the hospitality sector. let me start by getting your take on the potential for delays, june 21. what can happen on that date for you? luke: i think it will be a disaster for the sector, as a whole, if restrictions were maintained, because many outlets can

this pop—up vaccination site in halifax is hoping to curb rising cases.adults have received two doses. the government wants this to have risen beyond 66% byjuly the 19th in the hope complete unlocking can follow. anna collinson, bbc news. athletes staying at the olympic village in tokyo will have to take unusually strict precautions to prevent any outbreaks of the coronavirus. rupert wingfield—hayes has been to the athletes�* village. this is the tokyo olympic village, it's the first chance any of us in the media have had a chance to take a look at what would be the hub of the tokyo olympic games because in a few weeks' time thousands of athletes from all over the world will arrive in tokyo and this is where they will stay during the games. the olympic organisers have brought us here to show us how they will do that safely. this is a representation of what the athletes' village bedrooms look like, and these are the beds. they are quite small. they are also made of cardboard, which is environmentally friendly, but the main issue about this is the bedrooms

this pop—up vaccination site in halifax is hoping to curb rising cases.received two doses. the government wants this to have risen beyond 66% byjuly the 19th in the hope complete unlocking can follow. anna collinson, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas explained that as more of us get the second jab — the calls to ease restrictions are likely to grow. you heard andy burnham said there, and peace have been saying it, people at home have been thinking that, can they have more latitude to do things? —— mps. we know the government is looking at this, there is that study happening to see whether people who are double vaccinated might not need to do quarantine or isolation if they come into contact with someone who has covid or symptoms, we also know that they are looking and will look at countries like israel to see whether travel can be opened up a bit more because of that, but remember the key thing here is that the first thing is the number of people who have been double vaccinated and that is why those restrictions, the easing of restr

this pop—up vaccination site in halifax is hoping to curb rising cases.far, 59% of adults have received two doses. the government wants this to have risen beyond 66% byjuly the 19th in the hope complete unlocking can follow. anna collinson, bbc news. it's looking as though the far—right party of marine le pen has failed to make the electoral break—through it was hoping for in france, where a first round of regional elections has been taking place. exit polls put her party in second place, well behind the main centre right republicans, but still ahead of emmanuel marcon�*s centrists. the regional elections are being watched closely, for any clues as to who might do well in next year's presidential contest. 0ur correspondent in paris, hugh schofield, told me more it isa it is a very complicated election, and it breaks down into regions, so it is very hard to be sure there is any hard and fast reflection of national tendencies or trends that will come to fruit in the election next year for the presidency but marine la and was hoping for a big showing on this

i'm at one venue in halifax to get the reaction to the decision.

there are no ministers and no clerical leaders so what they do is end this is essentially one form of halifax each spring everyone in each of the 17,000 locations gathered together to elect leaders. we have a democracy operating in 233 country so here's the twist. everything aboutou these elections are designed to reduce high conflict. the thing about high conflict is once you're int. it it's very tricky to get out. lots of psychological and social logic pro reasons for that but it's like don't let it start. no binary categories and people aren't allowed too give their position even if they want to. they can only discuss which qualities are needed and basicallyy the process. after prayer each person writes down the names of nine people who they think have good character. they are secret ballots and the nine winners are announced and it's considered an duty not a victory. once they have the people in place and they make decisions for the community to deal with the conflict that arises in budgets and not that sort of thing they have other traditions in place to keep high conflict less likely on

this pop—up vaccination site in halifax is hoping to curb rising cases. have risen beyond 66% byjuly the 19th in the hope complete unlocking can follow. anna collinson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why abandoning the mega— city of seoul for why abandoning the mega— city of seoulfor a more rural life is helping south korean children through the pandemic. members of the resistance stormed the party. i members of the resistance stormed the party.- members of the resistance stormed the party. i take pride in the words _ stormed the party. i take pride in the words ich _ stormed the party. i take pride in the words ich bin _ stormed the party. i take pride in the words ich bin ein - in the words ich bin ein berliner.— in the words ich bin ein berliner. �* , in the words ich bin ein berliner. . , , ., berliner. as the uk woke up to the news _ berliner. as the uk woke up to the news that _ berliner. as the uk woke up to the news that it _ berliner. as the uk woke up to the news that it is _ berliner. as the uk woke up to the news that it is

this is ash green community primary in halifax.ve missed nearly a year of in—school learning. we're re—going over things that they didn't —— did in reception and year one. reception and in year one. so simple things like holding a pencil correctly, a nice firm grip, point yourfinger. the past few months have been about catching up in the classroom. my handwriting, because i haven't done that much since lockdown i and it's gone a bit different since. i've been at home for such a long time and i've got quite used to being at home. and when you come back to school, you're a bit tired, weren't you? yes, as soon as i went home i was pretty much asleep. some of the children are struggling with concentration and confidence. they now work in smaller groups, so teachers can identify any issues. a lot of them stop believing in themselves. they have not had the basic skills that they needed, for example, my class has not had a year to knowledge that they need to succeed in year three and so that can further down. there are lots of additional

a couple of months prior to coronavirus, i was with cindy mccain and we were in halifax at the international security conference that john mccain regularly went to, since we are at the mccain institute. and they were giving the mccain award and they were getting it to some of these freedom fighters and resisters from hong kong, and they came and told us the story of what was happening to them under the chinese communist party. well, it's the same party in charge of where wuhan exists. you can discuss what they did right and what they did wrong but there's been a history of bad behavior coming out of that . now, you say what about the world health organization that they're trying to get information? how trustworthy are they? i've had concerns about them back in ebola. watch how the elections work there, that's much more of a lobbying process based on the knowledge of medicine and next breakthroughs and watching pandemics, so don't think there is, right now, globally, an international organization that demands the sort of respect one would look to as an authority figure and to try to deal with

a beautiful spot there, the piece hall in halifax. the time is 8.22.e survived, thanks in large part to the actions of dr andrew deaner, who was attending the match as a fan. both fabrice and andrewjoin us now. fabrics, i know you were watching the skin, and it was for everybody who watched, immediately so many people have thought of you and what you went through. tells about your thoughts. —— fabrice. —— i know you were watching the game. the thoughts. -- fabrice. -- i know you were watching the game.— were watching the game. the worst art was were watching the game. the worst part was seeing _ were watching the game. the worst part was seeing the _ were watching the game. the worst part was seeing the image - were watching the game. the worst part was seeing the image of - were watching the game. the worst part was seeing the image of him, i part was seeing the image of him, but the most important thing is that the medical staff got together and did an amazingjob, the medical staff got together and did an amazing job, getting him the medical staff go

this pop—up vaccination site in halifax is hoping to curb rising cases.yjuly the 19th in the hope complete unlocking can follow. anna collinson, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas is with me now.— as more of us get double jabbed, it's likely that there'll be more calls to ease restrictions? yes. people say that people think that, mps think that, businesses think that, when people are double vaccinated, can they lift these limitations quicker? the word you hear from within government is caution. they are concerned and what they want to do is to ensure that they want to do is to ensure that the numbers vaccinated go up two thirds, perhaps 70% vaccinated, that is the target they are trying to hit. we were meant to be having the next step of easing, the final step tomorrow and that has been pushed back to the 19th ofjuly and that is because the idea there is to give time for more vaccinations and what i am hearing tonight is they do not see anything in the figures that suggest that date could be any earlier, because of the time needed. a

they found her because she was put up for adoption by the halifax humane society she was a stray dog.portant to keep the door closed if you aring to sitting. >> greg: that's the worst dog sitter ever. >> dana: your name is kaie. sometimes arizona accent. >> dana: you are next. >> eric and my favorites charities helping the disabled. got home to cleveland and had, i think, a pretty enterprising idea how to raise funds for autism speaks. a great charity. so it's nationwide. worldwide but they have a big office there in cleveland and the grate great lakes. so we -- people bid to go for a boat ride on our boat. we took it out on to lake erie. we had so many takers, we sold out the first seven. then we took another seven. then we took another seven. and we could have kept it going but had a good time was had by all. we raised over 5 grand for autism speaks. and it was wonderful. beautiful out there. >> greg: only 5 grand three trips with you? >> katie: cheaper than space. >> sean: school is out for the summer. watch the video. we have a high school senior from illinois who does this amazin

novel way that washington would try to capture more gunpowder by attacking the british stores at halifax. so he needed a ship or ships to do that operate john glover to create a navy. and the navy which is really kind of preposterous is to take basically afishing boat that john glover had, the hannah which was about 74 tons . and somehow take on the greatest be the will of the world at the time , butthat's what they did . and they attacked the british ships. and the story of the navy is extraordinary. it's some of the most colorful captains in american history. captain roy, the red dragon that has the giant cloak of a red cloak that has an incredible sense of humor . cyan martindale who decides to oust six guns, elaborate amount of money but as soon as the ship immediately captured by the british . diane martindale filled up his group for the british area to trial. cyan martindale is a really amazing story. they put his crew in irons, they put many of them royal navy vessels. he is free with some of his officers area he makes his way to the main where he's in present as well by the briti

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in halifax.has been speaking about the government's plans in this lunchtime. of course, there is going to be more coming down the track, but don't forget this is a huge amount that we are spending, on top of the £14 billion we spent as soon as we came in to increase the funding for primary schoolchildren, secondary schoolchildren, make sure every teacher started on a starting salary of £30,000. what we are now doing is the biggest tutoring programme anywhere in the world. there is no question that many kids are incredibly resilient, they bounced back very well from the pandemic, but a lot of them also need help to catch up, to make good for the loss of learning that has taken place during the pandemic. all the evidence shows the best way to do thatis evidence shows the best way to do that is to focus on the individual pupil, the individual child, as much as you can, and so that is why we are going for tutoring in this massive way. and we are going to be supplying 15 weekly sessions, which is, we

tropical storm bill is moving just south of halifax as we go throughout the day today. this is not a powerful hurricane or anything like that. this is a wakeup storm, hurricane season is here and we're going to deal with stuff sooner rather than later. this storm looks like it will head up towards st. john and will not become powerful or will not become a hurricane. it should remain a tropical storm for the next day or two and bring rain tomorrow night especially into areas around st. john. as far as the big stories go, the lower 48, 43 million people still under the dangerous heat advisories and warnings in areas from california, arizona to montana and look at billings today. 105 degrees in montana. i mean, kasie, it's a hot map. in phoenix, i don't care if it's a dry heat, 118 is brutal. >> i would not do very well with that. best wishes to all of you out west. bill karins, thank you very much as always. we'll see you tomorrow, my friend. >>> still ahead here, mitch mcconnell previews a possible supreme court showdown if republicans win back the majority in 2022. we'l

normally a live music venue, over the weekend, the historic peace hall in halifax became the stage forin a race with a variant which spreads more easily, increasing the number ofjabs is the current goal. but already attention is turning to how the nhs will manage a long term vaccination programme alongside all of its other vital work. anna collinson, bbc news. chris hopson is the chief executive of nhs providers, which represents health authorities and trusts in england. i spoke to him a little earlier about what the government needs to consider in its planning of the booster programme how long do the double jabs give protection for? if we do decide we are going to do boosters, are we going to mix and match? i have had a double astrazeneca, should i have pfizer or moderna? and how frequently do we need to tweak the vaccine? we know the flu jab is tweaked annually to take account of how much the flu has actually mutated. how often are we going to need to tweak these vaccines? two further questions are really important. can we combine covid—i9 jabs with flu jabs? and also, do we vaccinat

this is ash green community primary in halifax. how are we doing?children have missed nearly a year of in school learning. we're re—going over things that they did in reception and in year one. so, simple things like holding your pencil correctly. got a nice firm grip, i point with my finger... the past few months have been about catching up in the classroom. yes, it's my handwriting, because i hadn't done that much since lockdown, and it's gone a bit different since. i've been at home for such a long time, and i've got quite used to being at home. and when you came back to school, i bet you were a bit tired, weren't you, doing all these activities? yeah. tell me what that was like? yeah, as soon as i went home, i was pretty much asleep. some of the children are struggling with concentration and confidence. they now work in smaller groups, so teachers can identify any issues. a lot of them stopped believing in themselves. they've not had the basic skills that they needed to. for example, my class in year three, they've not had the year two knowledge

this pop—up vaccination site in halifax is hoping to curb rising cases.ls to ease restrictions are only going to grow. yes, and you heard andy burnham say it there, mps have been saying it, people at home are thinking that. they have been double vaccinated, can they have more latitude to do things? we also know that the government is looking at this, it is interested, so there is that study thatis interested, so there is that study that is now happening to see whether people who are double vaccinated might need not to do quarantine or isolation if they have come into contact with someone who has covid or symptoms. we also know they are looking will look at companies delete by countries like israel to see if travel can be opened up because of that. remember, the key thing is the number of people who have been double vaccinated, and thatis have been double vaccinated, and that is why the easing of restrictions was pushed back already. that number needs to go up. they need to see the results of those studies to see whether double vaccination reduces the risk

normally a live music venue, over the weekend, the historic peace hall in halifax became the stage foric. in a race with a variant which spreads more easily, increasing the number ofjabs is the current goal. but already attention is turning to how the nhs will manage a long term vaccination programme alongside all of its other vital work. anna collinson bbc news. we know that dan is in coventry. we can speak now to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. this was due to be freedom day to day the 21st ofjune. lots of questions still to be answered? yes. questions still to be answered? yes, the reason they _ questions still to be answered? yes, the reason they delayed the last step of— the reason they delayed the last step of the lifting of the lockdown in england was to give the vaccination programme more time to work _ vaccination programme more time to work this _ vaccination programme more time to work. this extra four weeks means many— work. this extra four weeks means many millions more people will have had their_ many millions more people will have had their second dose of

case, of asif ali, who this sunday was playing for illingworth st mary's in the quarter final of the halifax rainfall totals. it's quite cool with that with temperatures hovering around 12, 13 celsius for much of the day. no one said the weather was supposed to be fair. while we are on numbers, a hint of blue in scotland as tuesday begins may see a few spots very close to freezing for a touch of frost. very impressive for a late june. that's our summer is playing out. that ridge of high pressure gives a lot of hype clean i son tried to start the day but look at these weather fronts heading tried to start the day but look at these weatherfronts heading into scotland in for many it will cloud up scotland in for many it will cloud up and some will see in the rain move in. this is how the day plays out. still some cloud and easing them with patchy ring to begin. the last of the classroom sussex and kent as the afternoon goes on. here comes the rain for the next set of whether into northwest scotland and western counties of northern afternoon for the broken cloud, sunny spells in a much warmer if

let's hear from diana on the independent line in halifax, pennsylvania.our thoughts on bipartisanship on capitol hill. caller: yes, thank you for taking my call. the lady that spoke earlier voiced some of my concerns, but the thing that is bothering me is that i am a 78-year-old woman, i have two daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and i'm concerned about the way this country is going forward. if we do not start cooperating with each other, and when i sit and watch our congress behave the way that they do, it is all about power struggle in washington. we need to start calling our congressman, calling our senators, telling them that we need to get some work done. thank you. host: thanks, diana. (202)-748-8001 the line for republicans. (202)-748-8000 for democrats. all others, (202)-748-8002. this is from "the washington post" on the infrastructure deal announced yesterday. it appeals to vindicate aydin's faith about -- biden's faith in bipartisanship and he is poised to deliver legislation that would rid the country of dangerous lead pipes c

normally a live music venue, over the weekend, the historic peace hall in halifax became the stage forwith a variant which spreads more easily, increasing the number ofjabs is the current goal. but already attention is turning to how the nhs will manage a long term vaccination programme alongside all of its other vital work. anna collinson, bbc news. let's get more from our political correspondent iain watson. attention is also turning to those booster programme, which we will apparently need in the autumn. that is riaht, apparently need in the autumn. that is right. nhs — apparently need in the autumn. twat is right, nhs managers are pushing for a detailed plan to help people boost their immunity is, especially the most vulnerable groups, they want a plan on how it will work, how many will be covered, and whether you can combine it practically with the flu jab. health secretary matt hancock, speaking on the bbc in the past hour, said that the detailed plan would be ready in the next few weeks, and what they are looking at now is whether a mix of vaccines will be appropriate and which

that is the message from the nhs this weekend, as this pop up vaccination centre in halifax joins hundredsstadium is open to all adults, with those under a0 offered pfizer and moderna jabs. i'm only 22 years old, this is the earliest i could get it. when i saw it, i took the opportunity. in the beginning, there were rumours, is it safe, what is in the vaccine? but i think the more people get it, the confidence grows. also, being arsenal supporters, you get to see the stadium! - what we have learned is that the easier we make it four people, the closer we have these vaccine centres to where they live, the more likely they are to come and get a jab. the latest figures from public health england show that cases of the delta variant were up 46% in the week to the 21st ofjune. a further 540 people were admitted to hospital with the virus. of those, 60% haven't had a vaccine, while 20% were fully vaccinated. infection rates are still rising in england and scotland, according to the latest survey from the office for national statistics. rates are highest in the north—west and north—east of englan

nina warhurst is in halifax, and has been talking to some business owners there.s freedom day, the earliest possible date that all restrictions could be lifted. now the removal of all remaining rules is not expected to happen that day. for many businesses which remain closed, there's frustration and even anger at the idea of a four—week delay. it's thought most nightclubs have already been gearing up for a 21st ofjune reopening. it's going to be catastrophic to us. this will possibly hurt us more than the initial lockdown back in march last year. because you've already put money, have you, into opening from the 21st? we've been buying stock, booking staff for the last four weeks. we've had people in, getting the venue ready to open. it's notjust something where we can literally turn the keys and just open up in two weeks' time. theatres can only operate with reduced numbers at the moment due to social distancing. 0ne producer told the bbc that just isn't sustainable. while masks are absolutely fine, and obviously temperature—taking as you come in is absolutely fin