i thought on that iain, brief last word. ., , thought on that iain, brief last word. . , ., , thought _ word. i really hope we are going to get in olympics end. it would - word. i really hope we are going toj get in olympics end. it would bring a lot ofjoy i think to everyone's heart. i'm afraid the pingdemic is probably going to wash it. iain and anna thank— probably going to wash it. iain and anna thank you — probably going to wash it. iain and anna thank you very _ probably going to wash it. iain and anna thank you very much. - thank you very much for your company. thank you very much for your company. that's it for the papers this evening. goodbye for now. i have to do my 0lympic best and run up i have to do my 0lympic best and run up the stairs to another studio. good evening, i'm tulsen tollett with your sports news. in cricket england have claimed a thrilling three wicket victory over pakistan to win their t20 match at old trafford, and with it a 2—1 series win. watching was adam wild. this is the noise cricket has longed for. 22,000 inside old trafford raising those levels yet

iain: those are separate events.ifferent from the federal reserve with inflation targeting. this is a long-term strategy. the last time they made a strategy adjustment this significant was in 2003. it makes sense because the 2% were just below 2% was a little confusing. it did cause a little concern, and a couple of rate hikes, and they were not able to see through that. this is more of a long-term view. i think it is on a dovish slant. if they are at or above 2%, they have the flexibility. they should be easier for longer, and we know europe struggled to get anywhere near 2% for the last couple of decades. the china one is different because we have started to see economic data in china. unlike a lot of the rest of the world hovering around the 50 mark, expanding below is causing more concern. they are looking at deleveraging the economy. we are hearing overnight, what that means is the deleveraging story continues, but they will look at policy that will allow growth to be maintained. maybe some of the concerns at th

iain a coule of neighbouring field anymore. iain a couple of lovely _ neighbouring field anymore.ain a couple of lovely things _ neighbouring field anymore. iain a couple of lovely things that - neighbouring field anymore. iain a couple of lovely things that stand out one is the old sea box idea the idea that you don't really need custom checks because people can be trusted. and the second is the idea that you could have labels saying this product from great britain can only be sold or used in northern ireland. it can't be used anywhere else in the eu. is it a runner? sorry to be a brexit bar on his having — sorry to be a brexit bar on his having written a book on brexit and business _ having written a book on brexit and business. these debates come of this conversation has been around even before _ conversation has been around even before the — conversation has been around even before the referendum. as we've just heard, _ before the referendum. as we've just heard, a _ before the referendum. as we've just heard, a treaty was locked down at the end _ heard, a treaty was locked do

iain, the telegraph is reporting tomorrow it's iain, the telegraph is reporting tomorrow its reportingat is a million between general friends after all? we effectively have to pay them to patrol french beaches to prevent would—be migrants leaving the mainland europe and getting into the mainland europe and getting into the uk. , , , ., ., , the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really _ the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really big _ the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really big story _ the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really big story across - think a really big story across the summer — think a really big story across the summer. this story has come and gone but we _ summer. this story has come and gone but we are _ summer. this story has come and gone but we are now at record numbers. governments in the midst of passing its legislation on immigration through— its legislation on immigration through the house of commons at the moment _ through the house of commons at the moment. just watch and see this go i’ilht moment. just watch and see this go right b

thank you very i much, iain watson at westminster.spread of coronavirus. it will continue to be compulsory on public transport in london, but not in the rest of england from monday, when restrictions are lifted. london's mayor, sadiq khan, says the rule should have been retained throughout the country. in scotland, masks still have to be worn for now in enclosed spaces, and in wales, face—coverings will remain mandatory on public transport and in health care settings. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. whether a mask is a must orjust recommended when busy will depend where you are travelling on public transport from monday. in london, you will need to wear one to travel on all of transport for london's services or risk being turned away or removed. services or risk being turned away or removed-— or removed. wearing a facemask indoors reduces _ or removed. wearing a facemask indoors reduces the _ or removed. wearing a facemask indoors reduces the chances i or removed. wearing a facemask indoors reduces the chances of.

iain: yes.gain, it is something we discuss a lot because it does feel like we have gone from early cycle to midcycle in the space of a matter of months compared to a matter of years. we have seen default rates go from around 6% down to 2% on a 12 month basis. it is likely to go lower. most estimates with one handle. it does feel like we have really spent this situation up and a lot of it has been the support that companies have had, support that the central banks are providing and we have big this will supports as well, unprecedented monetary policy and unprecedented fiscal policy and it all bodes well for corporate health. dani: it also makes me think of delta airlines a couple days ago and some of the excess cash they had. they have been using that to pay off some of their debt which is a positive thing for their balance sheet and leverage picture but i am wondering how long will this debt picture -- the corporate debt picture linger on? we continue to have companies putting their cash to work

iain watson at westminster. boris johnson during prime minister's questions over allegations that he was reluctant to call an autumn lockdown as coronavirus was mostly only killing people aged over 80. by the prime minister's former aide dominic cummings. sir keir starmer called on mrjohnson to apologise. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, was keeping across the exchanges in the commons. pretty fiery exchanges once again? yes, the prime minister was challenged on those claims made by his former senior adviser dominic cummings in that bbc interview that he was resistant to reimpose national lockdown measures last autumn when covid cases were rising because those dying of coronavirus were essentially all over 80, and when he used the phrase, get covid, live longer. the prime minister didn't address the words directly, but he did refer to "language that i'm alleged to have used". he went on to say that the decisions being made at the time were difficult, the government had to balance the catastrophe of th

iain watson, thank ou.e how to respond to the government's proposed 3% pay rise for nhs staff in england and wales. ministers say the rise is fair and recognises the efforts of health workers during the pandemic. but the royal college of nursing, which had called for a 12.5% rise, said its members were angry and upset — and may consider industrial action. katharine da costa reports. what do we want? pay rise. when do we want it? now. a burned out workforce in the grips of a third wave. nhs staff have come under unprecedented pressure, tackling the covid crisis and record waiting lists. many, like carmen, a cardiac nurse, feel pay has already fallen well behind and this latest offer is a bitter disappointment. the pay rise is important for several reasons. for me personally, what it would mean is a pay that is in line with the value of this job, a pay that would attract new nurses into the profession and down the line what it would mean to me is to have sufficient amounts of colleagues to do myjob properly.

iain watson in westminster. - quarantine. thank you very much. iain watson in westminster.tminster. you have been sending your thoughts on this question about the proposals to allow double jabbed travellers from the us and eu to come into the country without quarantine. one says, we know that double jabbed people can still get and transmit it, letting travellers and increases our risk of escalation the problem. leslie smith says while we allow people to come from the usa, will the usa reciprocate and let the uk double jabs travel, as i have been separated from my partner for seven months. another says covid—i9 is staying for the long haul and we can't shut our borders forever. the economy has been damaged enough. what was the point behind the vaccine programme, otherwise? phil england says we need to come further out of lockdown, but only if people are double jabbed. masks must be used in small spaces and large crowds to protect those who haven't been vaccinated. another says, will the us travel corridor work both ways? not at the moment. there are no plans to allow people

back row josh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up as replacements, and ireland's iain—14 on saturday. now, to the latest milestone forjames anderson — he's taken his ioooth first—class wicket. it came during a superb spell of bowling for lancashire against kent in the county championship. anderson claimed his best figures at old trafford — 7—19 — as kent were bowled out for 7h. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello there, summer 2021 so far appears to have been feast or famine, whether it's sunshine or rain. when we have the rain, we really have had the rain. this was sunday in edinburgh. you can see almost two inches of rain fell in 2a hours. and that brought some disruption. we're still under an influence of low pressure. still producing some rain, but it does look as though things will quiet down a little later this week. for tuesday, we see wet weather moving into southeast scotland through the day, blustery as well. strong winds, gale force gusts along the kent coast, that will rattle through some showers at quite a pac

our political corresondent iain watson.at only one in ten pregnant women have had the jab but the number of mothers—to—be in hospital with the virus is rising, as our health correspondent cath burns reports. the message couldn't be any clearer. expectant mothers should take action to protect themselves and their babies by getting the covid vaccine. any midwife not encouraging pregnant women to do so will now be going against official guidance. at the antenatal clinic at chelsea and westminster hospital most of the pregnant women we spoke to had beenjabbed. it is just for the safety, i started getting worried especially during my third trimester. luckily i haven't had covid, i have been very lucky, but i thought it was important to have it to protect me and the baby now as well. yes, i decided to do it. i was really nervous before i had it done. then i did a bit more reading i thought this is perfect. i've had it done and feel much safer, happier and freer to go out. i decided it was, i was in a better position having the va

back rowjosh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up as replacements, and ireland's iainns comfortably won their first match, thumping the sigma lions 56—14 on saturday. meanwhile, the springboks are in isolation for the second time in eight days. they suspended training after lood dejager, the sale sharks player, tested positive for covid—19, and that puts their game against georgia on friday in doubt. geraint thomas has decided to continue to ride in the tour de france when it resumes tomorrow after a rest day. he had been contemplating quitting after losing more than 35 minutes on saturday's mountainous stage. it's been a tough race for thomas, who dislocated his shoulder in a crash on stage three. it's been more enjoyable for mark cavendish, who was a late call—up for the race, won his first stage in five years on tuesday, and then another on thursday — although still a hard week of racing. thankfully, it's a rest day. the first rest day of the tour de france. everybody is completely spent. but obviously it's been an exciting week to watch on tv. if we stopped now, th

iain duncan smith.ift made because universal credit is not| them? this was an uplift made i because universal credit is notjust about those on low hours and as they move up paper universal credit, but the thing is that universal credit has taken the brunt of the increase, 6 million people now on the benefit, and it is that which has taken a heavy lifting. as a result of covid. the extra money, the 5 billion in fact, about £20 per week uplift is aimed at the moment for those who are completely out of work rather than those doing certain work, low hours. the way to justice is to spread it across both but not to get rid of it and the is twofold, the money replaces money that i resigned over because george osborne decided to cut the amount going into the benefits, so first and foremost it is restoring it to where it was meant to be, and the second point is this benefit gets money to those who need it the most in the most manageable and accurate way, far more accurately than the furlough scheme and with far

thanks for that, iain prime minister. thanks for that, iain watson _ prime minister.nal. just moments after team—mate kye whyte claimed britain's first olympic medal in the men's event. it comes as tokyo extends it's state of emergency, after record—breaking numbers of covid infections across japan. drug deaths in scotland reach a new record level for the seventh year in a row. more than 1,300 people died last year. pregnant women are urged to get vaccinated as estimates from england suggest about nine out of ten have not had the jab. nine years in prison for incitement to secession and terrorist activities. pro—democracy activist tong ying kit is the first person to be convicted under hong kong's new security law. and it's an epic battle between a star and her studio as scarlettjohansson sues disney for streaming her latest movie. coventry is the uk's city of culture — with the english city hosting a year—long programme of events. as we slowly come out of lockdown, there's been an unlocking of talent across the city. let's go to coventry now, where our corrrespondent

iain duncan smith is quoted there. lead to criminalisty, to anti—social behaviour and also made anti—social behaviour and also made a point that if you don't sort these things out and it leads to those effects, you could, the taxpayer could be looking up to £400,000 per people that suffers as a result of this. because they haven't been attending school. it's a serious problem and i'm glad that it's actually been undressed today by gavin williamson. let's move away from covid, and the guardian focuses on the story about the horrific murders of nicole smallman and beaver henry and daniel hussein, who's been convicted of those two murder. a beautiful picture, which is a still taken from footage found. this is an incredibly _ still taken from footage found. this is an incredibly tragic story. there isn't _ is an incredibly tragic story. there isn't a _ is an incredibly tragic story. there isn't a huge — is an incredibly tragic story. there isn't a huge amount to say other than _ isn't a huge amount to say other than it— is

our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster.t parts of the country, why have wales chose in august the 7th as opposed, i supposed, tojust in august the 7th as opposed, i supposed, to just getting in august the 7th as opposed, i supposed, tojust getting rid of these rules now, for example? t these rules now, for example? i think wales are looking very much at the underlying data in wales, but also this is the next stage, if you like, of their road map, so in a sense, england'sjuly the 19th, if you like, and august the 16th combined, so there will be a change in on the social distancing rules to reopen nightclubs and so on, which are still closed in wales, and at the same time get rid of the requirement to self—isolate if you have been double jab, and of course if you test negative. if you test positive, of course, you would still be expected to self—isolate for ten days. interestingly, we saw eight days. interestingly, we saw eight daysin days. interestingly, we saw eight days in a row of falling case numbers in wales, and of cou

let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson. ministers meeting now.. this will be welcomed by the travel industry but not everyone. labour has already said the government has been reckless on its borders policy and once an internationally agreed system for covid passbooks before there is more opening up. borisjohnson�*s own mps wants to see more of the economy opened up. it could be controversial because there is no reciprocal agreement with the united states. if you are a uk citizen who does not live in america, he had virtually no chance of getting through the border. visitors are saying they are being cautious publicly, privately there is more confidence that the vaccination programme is keeping covid in check, underlined by the prime minister saying he august to 16th change in rules saying isolation is replaced by self testing is not under review and is nailed down. his critics would say that sounds awfully like dates and not data. the uk sent out its first batch of vaccines to developing countries today via covax — the initiative that distributes

flanker tom curry will make his first appearance for the british and irish lions, while ireland's iain injohannesburg on wednesday. the lions recorded their first win on the tour when they thumped the sigma lions 56—14 on saturday. wales lock adam beard and back rowjosh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up by warren gatland as replacements. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to our top story that borisjohnson will confirm this afternoon details of plans to ease most of the remaining covid restrictions in england. one key element will be the relaxation of the rules on masks. it will no longer be a legal requirement for people to wear mask on public transport. london mayor sadiq khan, who is responsible for the london underground and the capital's transport network, was asked what would happen in the city. i'll be watching and listening very carefully to what the prime minister and health secretary announce today. i think it's important when you are in a crisis, which is what this pandemic is, for clarity around communications. we also, in london, t

infrastructure and the promise of £50 million of investment in football pitches, was a "huge undertaking", as iain last election, boris _ good morning. just after the last election, boris johnson - good morning. just after the last election, boris johnson invaded i good morning. just after the last - election, boris johnson invaded what election, borisjohnson invaded what was once enemy territory. this part of north—east england was represented by a labour prime minister. i represented by a labour prime minister. ~ ., , ., minister. i know people might have been breaking _ minister. i know people might have been breaking the _ minister. i know people might have been breaking the voting _ minister. i know people might have been breaking the voting habits - minister. i know people might have been breaking the voting habits ofl been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us. the conservatives _ generations to vote for us. the conservatives didn't just take tony conservatives didn'tjust take tony blair's own constituency of sedgefield but a swathe of seats in the north and midlands, and

our political correspondent, iain watson, is in westminster. let's discuss the changes.sed, case numbers were falling but now they are rising sharply and, as if to symbolise this, the health secretary himself is a course self isolating with covid and after a false start, the prime minister and chancellor are also self isolating is close contact. i am told the prime minister has actually tested negative for covid. since mitt later want to increase the political pressure on the prime minister. in the past sometimes keir starmer has been criticised by some in his own ranks for not being critical enough of the prime minister. today he certainly got very personal, accusing borisjohnson of creating mayhem and saying he wasn'tjust reckless or incompetent, sane, actually, he was dangerous, too. it is very clear that as case numbers continue to rise, sallyjess will continue to rise, sallyjess will continue to rise, labour are not prepared to give the government any cover and are prepared to lay the blame very firmly at the prime minister kudla. the government argument to locking

row josh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up as replacements, and ireland�*s iain as kent were bowled out for 7h. and that�*s all the sport for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello there. monday was drierfor a while across england and wales, but we certainly saw the weather going down hill from the south. this rain here is marching its way northwards across the uk up into northern england and scotland, where already in the past few days in edinburgh, we have had a months worth of rain. now that early rain is moving away, but this area of low pressure is taking a band of rain — heavy at times — northwards up towards scotland and northern england with blustery showers following to the south. for a while, we will have some unseasonably windy weather along the coast of england all the way from dorset across to suffolk, gusts of 50 mph in the morning. it won�*t be as windy in the afternoon, but there will be some heavy showers around, and we have still got this more persistent rain, never really clearing away from northern england, pushing into eastern

iain watson.o longer need to self—isolate on returning to wales from an amber list country. though he told the welsh parliament that he regretted the move. i much regret the decision of the uk government to remove the requirement for doubly vaccinated travellers returning from amber list countries to self—isolate. the risk of reimportation of coronavirus from other parts of the world, and especially new variants, has not gone away. the removal of a defence against that risk, and especially at a time when the virus is in such rapid circulation, is very difficult to understand. but because the vast majority of international travel to and from wales is via england, it is, as our chief medical officer says, untenable for us not to do the same thing. we will therefore remove the requirement for all adults who have had two nhs covid vaccines, and for under 18—year—olds, to self—isolate on their return from amber list countries, and we will remove those requirements from the 19th ofjuly. however, we cont

infrastructure and the promise of £50 million of investment in football pitches, was a "huge undertaking" — as iaine lastless boris johnson invaded what was once enemy territory, this part of north—east england was represented by a labour prime minister. i england was represented by a labour prime minister.— prime minister. i know people may have been breaking _ prime minister. i know people may have been breaking the _ prime minister. i know people may have been breaking the voting - prime minister. i know people may i have been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us. the conservatives _ of generations to vote for us. the conservatives didn't just take tony conservatives didn'tjust take tony blair's old constituency of sedgefield, but a lot of seats in the north and midlands and promised that the government would level up the places that felt they were missing out on economic success. but polling suggests that people are not clear about what levelling up actually means. so today the prime minister sent himself to coventry to try to define it. minister sent himself to coventry to

the promise of 50 million pounds of investment in football pitches, was a "huge undertaking" — as iaint was once enemy territory, this part of north—east england was represented by a labour prime minister. i know people may have been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us. the conservatives didn't just take tony blair's old constituency of sedgefield, but a lot of seats in the north and midlands and promised that the government would level up the places that felt they were missing out on economic success. but polling suggests that people are not clear about what levelling up actually means. so today the prime minister sent himself to coventry to try to define it. everybody knows that talent and energy and enthusiasm and flare everybody knows that talent and energy and enthusiasm and flair are evenly spread across the uk. evenly spread. it is opportunity that is not. the loss of a seat in the south has made some of borisjohnson's mps nervous. they fear that a focus on northern england might mean traditional tory voters feel they're missing out and the prime minister sa

let's get the thoughts of our political correspondent iain watson in westminster.spondent danjohnson, amd in brussels we have our europe correspondent, nick beake. it is the normal run of politics it is the normal run of politics with a current government seeing all its problems are geared to its previous essays. bake get the plane but it is more rare and you get a government minister denouncing an international treaty that he himself negotiated. that is a strange situation we are in today with lloyd frost. the brexit minister. he negotiated his post about which he now says... so they shot northern ireland secretary posed a very unpalatable multiple—choice question of ministers. she said it's all down to bad faith? or down to incompetence? she suggested reputation of the uk government had taken a hit by trying to renegotiate the international treaty so soon after it was put together back in 2019. and we have heard also from jeffrey donaldson who was speaking in the commons, leader of the democratic union party and he urging government to go further and the eu does

for the latest from westminster, here's our correspondent iain watson.s how much pressure the government is under self isolation. in terms of figure, the former _ self isolation. in terms of figure, the former health _ self isolation. in terms of figure, the former health secretary - the former health secretary suggested that polling suggested one in ten people are turned off the app and knife death but thinking about doing so. he was urging health ministers today to have a rethink of their policy. in august the 16th by their policy. in august the 16th by the double jab and self isolation is replaced by testing. he said that ought to be done now because at the moment the government is simply losing public consent of this issue. the former chief whip mark hopper wade in and he said, there is a danger of people turning the app off now so come august the 16th, they will be taking advice to go and get tested and that will make us less say. for now the government is standing firm. they say it is important people self—isolate, but there will be some exemptions

our political correspondent iain watson has more.e now have the detail, and _ us through the detail. yes, we now have the detail, and this _ us through the detail. yes, we now have the detail, and this is - have the detail, and this is where we were expecting the government to go but we have more details now, so first of all, just to be very clear, people coming from the united states and the eu who are doubly vaccinated, and who have proof of vaccination, this is going to be a digital scheme for the eu, a paper—based scheme for us citizens, but they have proof of vaccination and these have been approved by the american or european authorities that they will be allowed to come into the uk without the need to quarantine. so effectively anybody from the so—called amber list countries that can provide that kind of proof from europe and america will be allowed into the uk, no longer having to do ten days quarantine. this will come in from 4am on monday morning. so coming on pretty quickly at the beginning of next week, and that of course

i'm joined now by iain stainton, senior lecturer in criminology and policing at the university of cumbriasay that they are not innovative, the ability to know which officers are responsible for your local area was introduced in 2011. that is accessible on the police web page. i checked mine again last night, and thatis checked mine again last night, and that is still up to date. again, that is still up to date. again, thatis that is still up to date. again, that is nothing new. testing of people for controlled drugs after arrest, that was introduced, section 63 of the police and criminal evidence act 2003. if you look back to the introduction of that, it talks about locally funded drugs testing, which raises the question of where the funding will come from for that. as we are with policing in the current times, it is the service of the first resort and of the last resort. even looking at something such as the beating crime plan, we are talking about officers being involved in true and ten, which is helpful because that is one of the first signs of vulnerability. we then talk about officer

let me quote sir iain duncan smith.uild would be short—sighted because poverty and its peoples opportunities. i think we can all agree that we want children to grow up in a safe, warm place where they can get on with their lives, rebuild their lives. that is what i have social security system should do and it is what we expect from our nhs and health care services and we should expect from a well. allow people to step back, take stock. let's move forwards and support people so they can rebuild their lives properly rather than needing emergency charity food and one of the richest countries in the world. thank you very much. we have been speaking to one player. be done is make you communicate on the pitch and communicate off it sometimes, you might not be the best player, but through sheer force and your values in the way you are on the way you behave consistently that can make a good captain, a good player, can make you a good and he has got that. you know, he's got good support and i think the wider picture here is the

our political correspondent, iain watson, says one cabinet minister said it wasn't a "good look" thathe prime minister is negative. all this described by a cabinet minister as not a good look on the day when restrictions were being lifted and certainly labour are trying to pile on the political pressure on borisjohnson, because in the past, of course, as restrictions eased, you saw case numbers falling. they are rising sharply at the moment and interestingly keir starmer has been criticised by some on his own side for perhaps not being critical enough of the prime minister but today he launched quite a personal attack, talked about borisjohnson's leadership causing mayhem, suggested it was notjust reckless and incompetent but also his actions or inactions had deadly consequences. it's quite clear labour do not want to give the government cover for lifting these sections in england and will blame any rise in hospitalisation and subsequently any deaths very much lay that blame at the door of downing street. it's interesting looking at some of the opinion polls which suggest people out t

with more on that, i'm joined by our political correspondent iain watson from westminster.ry without the need to quarantine, people who have been double jabbed from the us and the european union and that decision has been taken by ministers, as i understand it, and that means they are indeed going to allow travellers from the eu and the us to come into the uk. i should say it is england at this stage, it is not yet clear whether the devolved ministrations will follow suit but in england, we can have travellers from both the eu and the us without the need to quarantine. however, there are a few exceptions so if any of these travellers have been to a red list country in the preceding 1a days, they would still need to quarantine. there is some controversy here, too, because as i understand it, there is not yet any reciprocal arrangements with the united states so if we want to go there on holiday, we will not get in. if you happen to be in the diplomatic service were under very exceptional circumstances. at this stage, some people might be asking people why we are allowing the

back row josh navidi will also make their debuts after being called up as replacements, and ireland's iain—14 on saturday. meanwhile, the springboks are in isolation for the second time in eight days. they suspended training after lood dejager, the sale sharks player, tested positive for covid—19, and that puts their game against georgia on friday in doubt. now — to the latest milestone forjames anderson it came during a superb spell of bowling for lancashire against kent in the county championship. anderson claimed his best figures at old trafford — 7—19 — as kent were bowled out for 74. the buzz around the european championship semi—finals this week isjust beginning. england's huge match against denmark is on wednesday at wembley. gareth southgate's side have been training today, following the 4—0 win over ukraine on saturday. they're yet to concede a goal — and the players have really appreciated the support coming from the fans, as they look to make a first final in a major international tournament since 1966. of course we are aware of it. it is brilliant to see. that is what social me

flanker tom curry will make his first appearance for the british and irish lions, while ireland's iain next hour. thank you, gavin, and just do so, i will be speaking to emma raducanu's head teacher and pe teacher before midday, that should be good. hundreds of thousand of taxpayers could benefit after a part—time piano teacher took on her majesty's revenue and customs and won in a fight over child benefit claims. sam wilkes had been claiming child benefit since 1997 after the birth of her first child when she gave up work to be a stay—at—home mum. after the rules around eligibility for the benefit changed in 2013, sam and her husband jason fell foul of the new criteria which restricted who could claim, but they did not realise. when they were presented with a bill for thousands of pounds in 2018, sam turned amateur laywer and beat the taxman. sam and jasonjoin me now, along with james austen, head of tax disputes at collyer bristow. hello, welcome, thanks forjoining us. tell us first of all, simon jason, how you felt when the taxman got in touch to say there may be an issue. ~ ~ issue

sir iain duncan smith, thank you for your time today.ric victory taking them through to the euros final against italy on sunday evening. that will be at wembley. an audience of 23.86 million watching last night. let me just at that point bring in a few more tweets about what you'll be doing on sunday. peter says i am from kenyan, england has been my all—time team, i have never watched england play any final since i was born, finally i get to watch them from my couch with a cold beer! and this from one viewer who says i will be watching the final, come on england, let's bring it home. and bethan who says the final falls on our wedding day but not to worry, we will be hosting a wedding euros party in the evening, let's hope they win to keep the spirits high! and she asked the hashtag bring it home for the mixed weenies! have a wonderful wedding day, and i hope there is even more to celebrate in there is even more to celebrate in the evening after the game. thank you for all of the streets, please send me some more on twitter. reports sugge

our political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. we can speak to him now.g differently we can speak to him now. once again, the different nations of the united kingdom acting differently over we can speak to him now. once again, the different nations of the united kingdom acting differently over kobe and? . �* , kingdom acting differently over kobe and? ., �* , , and? that's right, there will be re bi and? that's right, there will be pretty big changes _ and? that's right, there will be pretty big changes in _ and? that's right, there will be pretty big changes in wales i and? that's right, there will be pretty big changes in wales in l pretty big changes in wales in august to seven. they're planning, should all the data go in the right direction, to make some of the changes that were already introduced in england on july the 19th, reopening nightclubs, changing social distancing requirements and so on, though it will still be a requirement to wear masks and some settings, face coverings. but the biggest change is this one on self isolation. if you have bee

. - our political correspondent iain watson said that for westminster, the remaining sticking pointsems may contninue for some time. to some extent, brexit are still unfinished business and certainly thatis unfinished business and certainly that is the case when it comes to northern ireland. in order to get that deal threw in 2019 of course, and to make sure there is no hard border on the island of ireland, the rather tricky business of having to have checks on goods going from great britain to northern ireland was conceded by the british government, and in his bbc interview, the former aide to the prime minister dominic cummings said this about the northern ireland protocol. "it was a fudge, which punted difficult questions into the future". it is now those difficult questions which have to be answered and haven't been resolved, so today in the house of lords, lord frost, the very man who negotiated the northern ireland protocol said that significant changes to that protocol were now needed. he was worried about, for example, chilled meats and other issues we have been hearing about

our political correspondent, iain watson, is at westminster. the right direction, they're planning to make some of the changes that were already introduced in england onjuly 19 — reopening night clubs, changing the social distancing requirements and so on. although it will still be a requirement to wear masks in some settings, face coverings in some settings. but the biggest change is this one on self isolation, if you have been double jabbed, and you are a close contact of somebody who has coronavirus, then you will be no longer required to self—isolate for ten days. you will be advised to take a test, and as you say, that is nine days ahead of the planned date in england and a couple of days ahead of scotland. so the four nations are going in different directions, but what sir keir starmer is arguing is that effectively, the whole of the uk should move towards that system on august 7. he is arguing that this would save many, many days that are lost to self isolation, around 700,000 people last week were advised to self—isolate. he says the ec

let's talk to our political correspondent, iain watson. strong words there from steve baker.t also i be listened to? he is a former| minister, of course, but also a be listened to? he is a former- minister, of course, but also a very good organiser amongst fellow conservative mps, he was during brexit. he also is part of the covid recovery group which seeks to get the economy unlocked perhaps quicker than borisjohnson is doing. he is influential and within a section of the conservative party and i think he feels the party leadership has simply been in the wrong place on this issue. and they have perhaps been misinterpreted by the wider public by not being more forthright in condemning those who chewed the england team. he mentioned the importance of this are taking a knee as a gesture, that is a reference to priti patel, the home secretary, because she condemned taking a knee as a gesture of politics before the tournament started and did not explicitly condemn those who had been doing players when they took a kneein been doing players when they took a knee in the warm up game

iain anderson is the executive chairman of one of the uk's biggest lobbying companies — the cicero grouphty, david cameron but you haven't broken any rules. what this report shows is that the rules are not fit for purpose. and we need to change them, we need reform and we need reform quickly, otherwise we just kind of keep going round and round in circles on this with people trying to do lobbying secretly. david cameron put his hand up himself and said he got this wrong. the treasury select committee has confirmed that but we need more, we need reform of the lobbying rules thatjust need reform of the lobbying rules that just don't work. need reform of the lobbying rules thatjust don't work. you need reform of the lobbying rules that just don't work.— need reform of the lobbying rules that just don't work. thatjust don't work. you were not auoin to thatjust don't work. you were not going to get _ thatjust don't work. you were not going to get that _ thatjust don't work. you were not going to get that straightaway - thatjust don't work. you were not going to get that straightaway in l goin