james landale was sa in: coast of the summit. james landale was saying that _ coast of the summit.of the summit. james landale was saying that when you _ coast of the summit. james landale was saying that when you can - coast of the summit. james landale| was saying that when you can deploy the red arrows like this, and wheel out three generations of the royal family and set it in a place like cornwall, you have have a fighting chance of pulling off successful summit. ~ ,,., , , , , summit. absolutely. the president is off to meet the _ summit. absolutely. the president is off to meet the queen _ summit. absolutely. the president is off to meet the queen again - off to meet the queen again tomorrow, because i suppose when you are a us president you can't meet the queen enough, can you? the summit will continue tomorrow, it is the final day. the session starts early in the morning. we are expecting them to focus on climate change, the sessions are being called protecting values. there will be a pre—recorded voice memo from sir david attenborough and then we will get the very importa

james landale _ trump. james, good to talk to you. james landale there, _ trump. nt biden has said that borisjohnson is a clone of donald trump. i do not think you meant it as a complement necessarily. and borisjohnson has, as we know this morning, written an editorial in which he talks about the special relationship. we hear that phrase a lot. we hear that some think that is weak and needy. talk of these bilateral talks will be brexit. borisjohnson wants a brexit dealfrom the us. joe biden has not made any indication of what to expect so far. in fact, when he became president, he had said one of his main priorities was, or his men one, was to tackle the pandemic and to deal with american infrastructure, and there was not any talk of a trade deal at that point. so i am sure borisjohnson will be having those discussions with him to see what will happen. and what is the timetable for the rest of today which what do we know? well, they g7 summit does not officially begin until tomorrow. we are expecting more of the world leaders to arrive. canada is expected to arrive

james landale, thank you.ensions are challenging the government as they won't be fully repaid. around 200,000 women are owed £2.7 billion, and those affected are being traced. but some women fear they'll never receive the full amount they�* re owed. here's our business correspondent, sarah corker. in the 11 years before she went into care, she would have done quite a few other things. i think it's really poor, i think you shouldn't have to fight for what's rightfully yours. for two decades, rosemary chattell was underpaid her state pension. it was her son, john, who first realised something was wrong. 0n the fourth time of asking, the department for work and pensions agreed to investigate and the scale of the error came as a shock. came back to me about another day later and said it was £107,852. which is an amazing amount, and that's because she was never given a portion of the old man's pension when he died 20 years ago. what was your reaction when you heard just how much your mum had been underpaid for 20 y

james landale, bbc news, cornwall.tates was worst hit by the pandemic in the g7, big, western democracies over the first year of covid—19. the analysis looking at updated excess death figures was done for the bbc by the health foundation. it measured deaths above expected levels for a normal year. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam explains. we can now use a whole year of data to compare what's happened in different major economies and countries, and it tells a very interesting story. have a look at the us data. per 100,000 of population, there's been over 200 excess deaths — that is, deaths over and above what would have been normal in the last five years. that's one in 500 of the population. the uk, which was in that top spot after the first wave, is now second, below the us, italy a little below that, too. and then france, which is a bit below those top three countries — there was a better outcome in france. although, still, many people died. but then you get to germany, canada and japan, which are far lower — far f

james landale, many thanks.as washed ashore on new year's day has been identified as that of a 15—month—old kurdish—iranian boy who went missing when his family tried to cross the english channel. artin irann ezhad drowned with his mother, father, elder sister and brother as they attempted to reach britain from france. a dna sample was used to establish artin�*s identity. relatives say his remains will be returned to iran. the prime minister says he agrees with the culture secretary that the cricket authorities went "over the top" in suspending the england bowler 0llie robinson for racist and sexist comments he made online nine years ago when he was 18. and tonight, the england and wales cricket board said it was looking into claims that a second england player had posted offensive material some years ago when he was under the age of 16. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss has the latest. caught in a cricketing controversy. this was 0llie robinson last week, receiving his first england cap, but barely had he tak

james landale, bbc news.of a 14—year—old boy in the kingstanding area of birmingham on monday. dea—john reid was chased and stabbed. a postmortem has confirmed he died of a single stab would to the chest. michael shields, who is 35 and from castle bromwich, is due before magistrates later today. a man and a teenager are still in custody. marine protection officials in sri lanka are scrambling to contain a potential leak of several hundred tonnes of oil from a sinking cargo ship. the ship caught fire nearly two weeks ago and debris and oil has already spread onto the coast, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. sri lankan officials believe the fire was caused by a chemical leak on board. secunder kermani reports. an environmental disaster that only looks to be getting worse. after a fire broke out around two weeks ago, this huge ship, the singapore—flagged x—press pearl, is sinking. desperate efforts to tow it further away from the coastline and reduce some of the harm have failed. millions of plastic p

james landale, bbc news.verts for unhealthy food before the nine o'clock watershed, to try to curb childhood obesity. products affected include chocolate, soft drinks and cake. there will also be new rules on online promotions, as sarah campbell explains. turn on the tv, computer or device and currently at any time of the day our energy is promoting foods high in salt, fat and sugar. difficult enough for adults to resist, but also children who might be watching. as part of its obesity strategy the government has proposed new legislation which will restrict when, where and what foods can be advertised. ~ ., . when, where and what foods can be advertised. ~ . . , when, where and what foods can be advertised-— when, where and what foods can be advertised. ~ . . , ., ., , advertised. what children see on ads has an immediate _ advertised. what children see on ads has an immediate effect _ advertised. what children see on ads has an immediate effect on - advertised. what children see on ads has an immediate effect

james landale, bbc news, in cornwall.by our chief political correspondent adam fleming. face—to—face diplomacy is back, adam. they could have done this on zoom, but they are face—to—face. how important is it that they are talking together and having dinner together, maybe even having a drink together? together, maybe even having a drink touether? , , ., together? they will definitely do that, and they — together? they will definitely do that, and they are _ together? they will definitely do that, and they are also - together? they will definitely do that, and they are also going - together? they will definitely do that, and they are also going to| that, and they are also going to have toasted marshmallows over a fire on the beach tomorrow night with their rum. having everyone together raises the pressure and the stakes, which means it could raise the quality of the decision making, and it has provided a real deadline for some decisions. look at that pledge on vaccines. the rich countries were always going to donate some s

james landale —— jonathan beale, a high—risk strategy.diplomatic correspondent james landalejoins me now. dramatic scenes, what is behind this and what does this mean for relations with russia?- and what does this mean for relations with russia? both sides were clearly _ relations with russia? both sides were clearly ready _ relations with russia? both sides were clearly ready for _ relations with russia? both sides were clearly ready for this, - relations with russia? both sides were clearly ready for this, hmsl were clearly ready for this, hms defender were in action stations and russia had lots of aircraft in the region and it was a deliberate decision by hms defender to go that close to crimea, it could have taken a longer route outside but it chose not due to a set is freedom of navigation and what britain seizes international waters. one source said, defenderwas international waters. one source said, defender was not there to pick a fight, but to make a point. confrontations like this are not unprecedented, but this is more acute th

james landale, bbc news.test update on foreign travel, with the hope of new destinations without quarantine. the prime minister insists a royal navy warship had the right to travel through waters off crimea, despite angering moscow. tv adverts forjunk food are to be banned before 9pm, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. a major rescue operation is underway in miami in florida, after an apartment block partially collapsed. it happened near miami beach. it's not clear how many people were in the i2—storey building when it came down in the early hours of the morning. police have confirmed one person has died, as rescuers search the rubble for survivors. james reynolds has the latest, and a warning, his report contains flashing images. amid the rubble of the apartment building, fire crews managed to find a young survivor. he is able to climb out himself. in an undamaged section, firefighters take an older resident to safety. no—one yet knows how many others may be trapped in the wreckage of the block, which is

james landale, bbc news, cornwall.accines one campaign group has suggested more people have been vaccinated here in cornwall than in 22 of africa �*s poorest nations combined. the uk vaccines minister nadhim zahawi said "it's right" the prime minister has made this global vaccine pledge. it will obviously run into the billions in the sense that we've got to vaccinate the whole world, and at the moment those low and middle income countries, africa, for example, has only vaccinated about 2% of its adult population so we need to make a really big effort. i think it's right that the prime minister has announced this, we have on order over 500 million doses so we are donating 100 million doses, we are beginning with five million in the next few weeks. that will be delivered by the end of september. 25 million by the end of this year and then the balance, 70 million, next year. president biden has come forward with 500 million doses that the us will donate to low and middle income countries and of course, we hope that the g7

we can speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale who is in falmouth, just a few miles awayt do we expect in the final communique? today is very much a day they are talking and healing about climate change. these documents tend to be quite long and wordy, a lot is just a bare bh. the key things to look out for is what is the summit agree on tackling the pandemic, one of the bottom lines by which this summit will bejudged. the of the bottom lines by which this summit will be judged. the question is how many dorsey's will these rich countries make available and provide to developing countries? the expectations are the text will confirm 1 billion surplus at doses over the next year and it is clear that it's almost unanimity that is not enough elsewhere. there was a briefing here by the head of the world health organization who said 1 billion doses is fine. we actually need 11 billion doses. that is the first thing to look for. you mentioned climate change. david attenborough giving his message today. the question will not be some new fund set up for biodiversity, much of that i

our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more.proximity there is danger of error. incidents like this are not unprecedented but i think today's was more acute than normal and was certainly more tense than normal. so there is all risk, but i think should also remember that both sides are pretty ready for this. defend with action stations, lots of planes and ships in the region and it was clearly a deliberate decision. defender could have taken a greater southerly route away from crimea, chose not to. to assert its right of freedom of navigation. i'm told that the decision, by the way, taken by the highest level of the british government. this was not a casual decision made at all. defenderwas not a casual decision made at all. defender was there not to pick a fight but to make a point. the uk has tested russia's result, it has shown its support for ukraine, russia has mounted a robust defence of what it says is its sovereignty, to accuse the uk blatant provocation, some in the british ambassador. so, relations tonight already cold,

our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more.e ships and more planes in close proximity, there is danger but there is a risk of error, in this calculation, escalation and incidents like this that are not unprecedented but this is more acute than normal and more tense than normal. there is always a risk. but you should also remember that both sites are pretty ready for this. there it action station and that a lot of planes and ships in the region and was clearly a deliberate decision. the offender could have taken the greater southerly route away from crimea and chose not to. to assert its right of freedom of navigation and with the uk considers to be international waters. and taken international waters. and ta ken at international waters. and taken at the highest level of the british government. this was not a casual decision made at all. one said to me that there were not there to pick a fight but make a point. so, the uk has tested russia's was often shown the support for the ukraine and they have a robust defence and what they

james landale, bbc news.napier barracks. they're a former army base just a mile from the english channel, they're being used as a temporary home for migrants arriving in dinghies and lorries. campaigners have been calling for its closer for months. injanuary, this fire ripped through the part of the complex and there have been repeated protests from the men housed here. around 200 of them contracted covid—19 while sleeping in the dormitories in the first months of this year. public health england had warned the home office this could happen. today mrjustice lyndon said it was inevitable that there would be a major outbreak of covid—19 at the barracks. he said that led to actual bodily harm of the residents, and as a result, a deterioration in their mental health. six asylum seekers brought the challenge, saying the squalid conditions were a breach of their human rights. their victory paves the way for a damages claim against the home secretary, priti patel. dominic casciani went to the barracks in folkestone,

james landale, bbc news.o the chest. michael shields, who is 35 and from castle bromwich, is due before magistrates later today. a man and a teenager are still in custody. opposition parties in israel have announced a deal to oust benjamin netanyahu. the head of the right—wing party, naftali bennett, with so first, before heading over to eia lapid, the vote will be on the plans before the new government can be sworn in. thousands of current and former tesco workers have won a legal argument in theirfight for equal pay. the tesco workers, mostly women, argued that they failed to receive equal pay for work of equal value with colleagues in its distribution centres — who are mostly men. now the european court ofjustice has ruled that an eu law can be relied on in making the equal pay claim. it's one of the most recognisable items of clothing in history — and now princess diana's wedding dress is going back on public display at kensington palace for the first time in 25 years. ellie price's report has some flashi

james landale, bbc news. i'm joined now by tobias ellwood, chair of the defence select committee.* . ., captain, right? he would've declared his route and — captain, right? he would've declared his route and it _ captain, right? he would've declared his route and it would've _ captain, right? he would've declared his route and it would've been - his route and it would've been confirmed with mod operations. i'm pleased this has happened, you've articulated it in the reports there — this is a more robust position that britain is taking, and i think that britain is taking, and i think that stems from the g7 summit where there was a recognition by the international community that we are allowing russia and china to get away with things that we should've challenged. the royal navy holding their ground and nerve and, despite being intimidated by the russians, it's what they are trained to do most the type 45 is a formidable warship, one of the best in its class. we need to make sure we don't get spooked by such events. james lansdale said it's not often you get the adversary in your sit

when there is a party and a platter| when there is a party and a platter of seafood, james landale is want to talk to you just about what is coming up this evening, because we have had some fun with the barbecue, but we are hearing we are going to get some green initiatives, dumping on pandemic recovery. what hearing? well, you have to remember that the pandemic hangs over the summit and it is the immediate crisis they are having to deal with and they are having to deal with and they are having to deal with and they are having to strike a balance on green vaccines for now and they have made their announcements about what they will do. it has not satisfied everybody. i have been at a briefing with the head of the who and he said the announcements were welcomed but not fast enough and not enough and he wants ii not fast enough and not enough and he wants 11 billion doses over the next year. so far all that has been offered isi billion. what they are also discussing is what happens with future pandemics. i also discussing is what happens with future pandemics.— future pandemics. i think

fixed on the red arrows that are up there at the moment so maybe she can't hear me but with me is james landalew here. we have had a front seat since they have had a front seat since they have a putting on this extraordinary display. have a putting on this extraordinary disla . , , have a putting on this extraordinary disla. , , display. this is the thing about these events _ display. this is the thing about these events formidable - display. this is the thing about these events formidable public display. this is the thing about - these events formidable public point of view, if you can deploy red arrows and cornish chips, if you can deploy the royalfamily, that arrows and cornish chips, if you can deploy the royal family, that gives you a structure of framework in which you can base all politics. for all these things, these leaders are going to some it all the time, one to the other, a lot of them are does much fun as this because they get to bring their partners, there is a sense of occasion about this. these are the red arrows, all soft power. soft power is back. but is a thing. other countr

thank you for guiding us through some of those meetings today, james landale there.dings, because it is quite a long period of time that they are together. yes. time that they are together. yes, and they will _ time that they are together. yes, and they will be _ time that they are together. yes, and they will be together - time that they are together. yes and they will be together for a bit longer to night as well because at the moment, security is being put in place behind us on the beach where there will be a barbecue, a beach party for the g7 leaders and their partners and other representatives as well, so this is a real opportunity for them to hang—out in probably a much more relaxed setting rather than sitting around a table and having this discussions. usually, diplomacy does notjust involve sitting in a boardroom or an office, you can make those decisions or agreements or half—full is cosy conversations like the french president is hoping to do with president biden on a beach party. we know that none of the leaders are under pressure to cook which is probably

this from our diplomatic correspondent james landale.humanitarian and development aid around the world. but this year, the government has made cuts, saying it has to repair the public finances hit by the pandemic. now, a growing number of conservative mps, including the former prime minister theresa may, are fighting back. some 30 tory mps are backing plans to force the government to start spending more on aid next year. they say the cuts have had a devastating impact on the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable people. we are talking about famine relief globally, we are talking about access to clean water in a pandemic so that people can wash. we are talking about access to girls' education which the prime minister made a huge commitment to, describing it as the swiss army knife that solved a myriad of problems and challenges and we are talking about women's rights to access to contraception which prevents them from having unwanted pregnancies. the government cut aid spending this year by about £4 billion. it did that by cutting

james landale, bbc news, in cornwall.inating the world high on the agenda. world leaders expected, as we were hearing, to donate at leasti billion doses of vaccine to poorer nations. aid groups have welcomed those promises but they also point out that many of the doses will not arrive until next year, and they say that more must be done right now to help inoculate at—risk populations around the world. sean dilley has this report. britain's vaccination roll—out has been one of the success stories of a pandemic that has taken so much from so many. by the end ofjuly, the government says it expects all uk adults will have been offered the first jab, and by the end of september the uk will send its first 5 million doses to poorer countries. the uk is really stepping up to the plate, but so is everybody here at the g7. there's no point in us just vaccinating the uk. we need to vaccinate the world. it's a contribution that follows us presidentjoe biden's pledge to donate half a billion no—strings pfizer doses to 92 low and middl

important point being made their prince charles. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is with mee the pandemic then it should build up come together to face the other big crisis which is climate. we have got u . crisis which is climate. we have got u- at the crisis which is climate. we have got up at the clinic— crisis which is climate. we have got up at the clinic for _ crisis which is climate. we have got up at the clinic for a _ crisis which is climate. we have got up at the clinic for a long _ crisis which is climate. we have got up at the clinic for a long time, - up at the clinic for a long time, the pandemic was slightly more unexpected as an issue. essentially what he is talking about is urging the leaders here at the g7 to change their mindsets. to step outside of their mindsets. to step outside of the national focus that they all have they are elected leaders, they have they are elected leaders, they have to respond to their electorate but actually to say this is coming to use his phrase, a borderless crisis. and that means that they have to sort of but when it comes to

james landale, bbc news, cornwall. 0ur chief political correspondent, adam fleming, is in cornwall formorning to you. this morning we can get that wonderful view from where you are from cornwall, looking out over the ocean. bring us up to date. it pledges around the vaccines. that is something tangible that has kicked off the start of g7 effectively. some people say not enough but that is possibly a different issue. what else can we expect on the agenda? that different issue. what else can we expect on the agenda?— different issue. what else can we expect on the agenda? that is the first thing we _ expect on the agenda? that is the first thing we can _ expect on the agenda? that is the first thing we can point _ expect on the agenda? that is the first thing we can point to - expect on the agenda? that is the first thing we can point to and - expect on the agenda? that is the first thing we can point to and say| first thing we can point to and say it is a commitment with a number attached which you are right, for the people campaigning for richer countries to help poorer countries, vacc

james landale, our diplomatic correspondent. the numbers needing hospital treatment. but others warn that going ahead with unlocking could "fan the flames" of the pandemic. our health correspondent jim reed reports. this is not really the position ministers wanted to be in this weekend. tomorrow a crucial decision needs to be made — whether to go ahead with the final stage of unlocking in england a week later. but the emergence of the delta — or india — variant has made that call more difficult. it now makes up almost all new cases and may be 60% more transmissible than the older kent — or alpha — strain. at the moment, infections are still far below the levels seen injanuary, but they have been doubling every week in some parts of england and scotland. speaking on the andrew marr programme, a government adviser said relaxing restrictions further could fan the flames of the pandemic. the way i look at it is with, you know, if we're driving down a road and you're coming up to a bend and you're not quite sure what's around that be

what correspondent james landale. what are correspondentjames landale.t of the carrier strike group, the i here? this ship is part of the carrier strike group, the big l here? this ship is part of the i carrier strike group, the big group carrier strike group, the big qf°up thatis carrier strike group, the big qf°up that is currently carrier strike group, the big group that is currently somewhere in the mediterranean, it has lots of other ships with it, the hms defender is one of their ships. you can't put carriers in the black sea at the moment, there are various rules against that, so some of these ships went into the black sea to do some patrolling there. this ship was currently en route from 0dessa in ukraine, if you know the geography, along the northern part of the black sea, to go to georgia. and it is somewhere south of crimea that we think this incident, if it was an incident, took place. now, the russian position was, they said the uk ship, hms defender, was in breach of territorial waters, was told to get out, ignored warnings, warning shots w