lorna gordon, bbc news, south—east lanarkshire.urvy and as recorded cases reach almost 3000. still to come... the holiday—makers and redcoats may be back, but britain's tourism industry is still anxious about future restrictions. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel. 0n the eve of the us pga championship, golf�*s second major of the year, we'll hear from rory mcilroy and head live kiawah island. over the coming years climate change will affect every area of our lives. and one of those areas that's often overlooked is sport. how will games like cricket cope with rising temperatures? will winter sports survive? all this week bbc sport is looking at what impact global warming might have and what could be done to avoid it. here'sjoe wilson. in a british summer, cricketers look up and hope for the sun. but what the sport welcomes, it could soon fear. oh, yeah! runs, come on. in australia, i've seen cricket near alice springs in almost 50 celsius. at all levels of the game there are now guidelines about w

lorna gordon, bbc news.rrespondent nick eardley who's at holyrood now. yes, the results are still being counted. accounting is back under way. it will be later this evening probably before we know the full picture. an outright snp majority are still possible although it looks difficult but what is pretty clear is that, by the end of the day when you factor in the scottish greens, the scottish parliament will have a majority of msps who stood on a manifesto saying there should be another independence referendum in the next five years. it's not as simple as that. we know downing street isn't going to agree to one, but we know this is going to lead to a big political row. it could lead to a battle in the courts as well. but there's also a question that will be asked about what this means for the relationship between scotland and the rest of the uk? if parties standing up for another referendum when a majority, is it right for borisjohnson to say no? all questions that will be asked over the coming days. what's

lorna gordon, thank _ the progress being made. england to tackle what they say is a colossal backlog of non—urgent operations caused by covid—19. the royal college of surgeons wants to create a network of sites where surgery will be able to continue, even if there's another wave of coronavirus. nearly 5 million patients are waiting for procedures such as hip and knee replacements — the highest since modern records began. our health correspondent laura foster reports. when the pandemic began, hospital trusts had to cancel planned surgeries such as hip and knee replacements to ensure there were enough staff and resources to look after covid—19 patients, but it meant both waiting times and lists grew longer. brian used to love hiking all over the world, but now he feels his whole life is on hold, as he's been stuck waiting for a knee operation since 2019. putting up with the pain on a daily basis causes me problems, getting about and mobility. i can't do what i would normally like to do. go out, walk for quite a few distances, becaus

lorna gordon, bbc news, ayr. country's largest fuel pipeline was hit by a cyber attack. reports suggest the group responsible is demanding ransom money to restore services. the emergency status will allow fuel to be transported by road instead. german sex workers have told the bbc that a countrywide ban on the industry is putting them in danger. sex work is usually legal and largely regulated in germany, but the government has closed brothels as part of coronavirus restrictions. as our berlin correspondent, jenny hill reports, many workers say they have no choice but to flout the ban. translation: i've been here for 23 years. - i love myjob. jana's out of work. germany's brothels closed, sex work banned because of corona. translation: right now i'm 0k. i've had help. i get a basic income each month from the government so my rent and things like that are paid. we're normal people, you can't wish us away, otherwise the business goes underground. like many, aisha isn't registered with the authorities and told us she

level 3 because of concern about an increase in covid cases there. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordonpointing for them? yes, it really is. nicola sturgeon is pressing pause on the easing of restrictions in certain areas and some people, particularly here in glasgow, will find it very disappointing. the reason for that is it was last september that people here in glasgow were told they could no longer visit each other�*s homes and that was about to change and this afternoon came the unexpected announcement that glasgow city would join moray in the north of scotland in remaining in level three for at least the next seven days. people living in glasgow city and moray are also told not to travel in and out of their council areas. there are grounds for cautious optimism in moray, where the authorities look to be stemming the community transmission because of their efforts, but there is more concerned about the situation in glasgow where pockets of transmission, particularly in the south side, seem to be linked to the indian variant of the virus. this will be a big blow to businesses here w

and polling day and the count will also be unusual, as lorna gordon explains.row's vote constructing booths, cleaning surfaces. pandemic procedures mean polling stations, like this one in glasgow, will be a little different this time round. there will be screens to protect staff and voters. that will have to go at the front. familiar one way systems and the number of people in a polling station at any one time will be limited. pandemic procedures mean polling stations, like this one in glasgow, outside the polling stations we will also have marshals, who will welcome voters to the polling station. we do expect that there will be an element of queueing required. that is something we have got used to over the last year, going to supermarkets and the like, so they will have to ensure that physical distancing is maintained throughout that whole period of the poll day, from seven in the morning till 10.00 at night. in glasgow alone, 250,000 single use pencils have been bought to reduce the risk of infection, and for those who are having to self—isolate, their part i

lorna gordon reports.a. in daylight, the damage is clear to see. burnt out cars and the charred remains of what looks like a converted garage attached to the main house. forensic investigators on site closed off the roads as they continued their investigation. peter lawwell has been chief executive of celtic football club for 17 years. during his time at the helm the club have won 29 trophies, including 13 league titles. they have not won any trophies this last season. he, his wife, daughter, son—in—law and granddaughter were all at home at the time of the fire. police scotland say cctv footage shows a man touring accelerant shows a man pouring accelerant onto the vehicles parked outside the house. they have described this as a reckless act which caused significant damage and said the consequences could have been so much worse. a spokesperson for celtic football club said... peter�*s family are extremely shaken and shocked by these terrible events, but thankfully all our site. events, but thankfully all ar

lorna gordon, bbc news. strange days indeed.boyne, in aberdeenshire, is lorraine mackie, who opposes independence for scotland. let's take a look now at what's at stake in england — where 4,650 council seats are being contested across 143 local authorities. 13 directly elected mayors are being selected, including for london where 25 seats are also up for grabs in the city's assembly. elsewhere, all eyes will be on hartlepool where there's a parliamentary by—election to choose a new mp. voters across england and wales will also have the chance to select a total of 39 new police and crime commissioners. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has a round up of a frantic day of campaign visits around england. it's being called super thursday. tomorrow, voters in england will choose who is in charge of services like policing, social care, recycling and mending the roads. because of covid, it will be a bumper set of elections, unlike any other, but the pressure on the political parties to do well remains the same. i've got five plus o

let's talk now to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. before, with the informal support of the pro—independence scottish greens, but nicola sturgeon said today that for the first time, they have entered into structured talks with the scottish green party with a view to reaching what she is calling a formal cooperation agreement. weeks of talks still lie ahead while the two parties look at areas where they can find common ground, but remember both parties are in favour of a second independence referendum which the first minister would like to hold once the covid crisis is over. nicola sturgeon has said this is all potentially ground—breaking, and that if talks are successful, it could eventually mean ministerial jobs for green msps. she also said she wasn't being driven by parliamentary arithmetic, but if it did happen it would serve to highlight that a majority of msps here are favour in favour of another referendum. here are favour in favour of another referendum-— manchester united are in the polish city of gdansk, as they take on spani

lorna gordon is in glasgow. a welcome easing of restrictions for most people in scotland? yes.the first minister said _ most people in scotland? yes, the first minister said these _ most people in scotland? yes, the first minister said these changes l first minister said these changes are the most important yet and have been hard earned, for most of scotland, even longer in glasgow and lanarkshire, it has been almost eight months since people have been able to meet each other�*s home, but that will change from monday, six adults from three households will be able to meet in private homes and stay overnight, slightly greater numbers than anticipated, and while people are urged to exercise their judgment there will be much welcome change to the rule on physical distance in too. from monday, if you are meeting friends and family within the permitted limits, of course — either indoors in a private dwelling, a house, or in your garden our guidance will say that it is no longer necessary to maintain physical distance. which means, and i actually feel a wee bit emotional saying this,

let's speak to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. around one o'clock this morning. we know that the fire spread to part of the detached two—storey house and at its height eight appliances were at the scene for the pictures taken just a couple of hours ago showed the charred remains of what looks to be a converted garage connected to the main house and some burnt out vehicles in the driveway in front of the house as well. no one was injured but celtic football club confirmed there was significant damage following what they said was an explosion and fire forcing peter lawwell and his family to leave the property. they went on to say that peter lawwell and his family are extremely shaken and shocked by what happened overnight and are receiving the full support of the club. the police and fire service remain at the house and they are working to establish what caused the fire. thank you. the family of a private investigator murdered in south london more than 30 years ago has described the decision to delay a long—awaited report into his k

lorna gordon, bbc news, ayr.move on to dealing with the referendum campaign, but first and foremost the priority is obviously dealing with the covid pandemic. and making sure that we get our recovery right. the first 100 days, 3.5 months, is going to be dealing with that. then we set out very clearly all of our priorities there. so i'm looking forward to supporting the scottish government in that ambitious programme. thereafter, scotland has a decision to make about our economic recovery and you get to take those decisions, who gets to set those priorities. is it going to be borisjohnson are the democratically elected scottish government?— democratically elected scottish government? , , . ., democratically elected scottish government? , . ., government? presumably want to make the case that — government? presumably want to make the case that snp _ government? presumably want to make the case that snp has _ government? presumably want to make the case that snp has handled - government? presumably want to make the

from three households will be able to meet in each other�*s homes. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordones have been surging, which the authorities have been working hard to bring under control. elsewhere in scotland, though, next monday will see some pretty big changes i think for many people the most significant will be the fact that they will be allowed in small groups back into each other�*s homes, and while they are, will be allowed to hug family and friends again and they will also be allowed to stay overnight. it does create an anomaly because physical distance and will remain in place in other settings. at the other changes coming into force next week, more venues will be allowed to reopen, including cinemas, theatres and bingo halls and there will be a further relaxation of the restrictions around hospitality. 0utdoor contact sport and indoor group exercises will be allowed to resume, and some foreign travel to a limited number of destinations will be allowed as scotland brings in a traffic light system similar to that system already announced in england. nicola sturgeon, though

lorna gordon, bbc news, ayr.a balcony on a balmy evening and hear this sound. cicadas hissing. that's a chorus of cicadas, which are common around the world. but there's one group in the us that lives underground and only emerges once every 14 to 17 years. experts say that rare moment is going to happen any day now. someone who is very excited about that is gene kritsky, a professor of biology at mount st joseph university in cincinnati. thank you for being with us. i am loving your background. tell us about the cicada.— loving your background. tell us about the cicada. , ., , about the cicada. they are coming up this ear about the cicada. they are coming up this year belonging _ about the cicada. they are coming up this year belonging to _ about the cicada. they are coming up this year belonging to brood - about the cicada. they are coming up this year belonging to brood ten - about the cicada. they are coming up this year belonging to brood ten and | this year belonging to brood ten and were last here in 2004 a

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.holidays beyond the 17th of may — warning that new variants could lead to more deaths and further lockdowns. lockdown restrictions ease further in wales today — gyms and swimming pools are reopening, and two households can now meet indoors. there's a new warning that more needs to be done to tackle the sale and promotion of a harmful drug aimed at women and young girls on instagram. it follows an investigation by the bbc which found the stimulant apetamin was still being promoted by users on the site. 0ur health correspondent anna collinson has more. vanessa wants to be curvier so, two years ago, she started taking apetamin. misusing the appetite stimulant can cause severe fatigue and even liver failure. but she carried on and even promoted it to her followers. it sounds like madness, is madness the extent you will go through but the pressures must be hitting hard for us to think it's ok. it is illegal to sell apetamin in the uk, but, two weeks ago, a bbc three investigation revealed i

lorna gordon is in glasgow.ced the decisions that the government are making, they are and she said she hoped scotland was in the middle of a transition phase were some aspect gave cause for concern and other aspects that give cause for optimism. the cause for optimism comes from the fact the vaccination programme is continuing apace. the cause for concern comes from the fact that case numbers here in scotland are rising and the r number could be as high as 1.3 driven significantly by the situation in glasgow. she said that meant although it was a very difficult, it would be premature for now to move glasgow out of level three. that means for now all these restrictions that glasgow has been facing, among them, the fact that for nine months now, something that 270 days people have not been able to mix in each of thefor now, that continues. case numbers in glasgow, i can't say anything other than this, they are uncomfortably high but we are seeing signs of progress. so the view of the national management team is tw

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in holyrood, and sent this a little earlier.rity administration. but nicola sturgeon said today that for the first time, they've entered into structured talks with the scottish green party, with a view to reaching what she's calling a formal cooperation agreement. now weeks of talks still lie ahead while the two parties look at areas where they can find common ground — but remember, both parties are in favour of a second independence referendum, which the first minister would like to hold once the covid crisis is over. now, nicola sturgeon has said this is all potentially ground—breaking and, that if talks are successful, it could potentially mean ministerialjobs for green msps. she also said she wasn't being driven by parliamentary arithmetic — but if it did happen, it would serve to highlight that a majority of msps here are in favour of another referendum. the health secretary matt hancock spoke to reporters outside his home this evening. i haven't seen this performance today in full. and in set up with d—link to get the vacc

but, first, to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon, who's in glasgow.'ve got some breaking news for us from glasgow. yes, the bbc understands _ news for us from glasgow. yes, the bbc understands people _ news for us from glasgow. yes, the bbc understands people in - news for us from glasgow. yes, the bbc understands people in scotland will be able to travel to some international destinations without having to quarantine on their return. the move will be part of the traffic light system that is similar to that in england and it will come into effect on the 24th of may. nicola sturgeon is expected to give more details of further easing of coronavirus restrictions here in scotland tomorrow. those are expected to come into effect next monday, i think we will see changes then perhaps to the number of people who can meet in certain environments. key to that is the fact that four adults from two households will be able to meet in private homes again for the first time and stay overnight as well, that will be very welcome news to a lot of people. there will pro

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

first, let's go to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon in edinburgh. number they have to reach to win an overall majority is 65. and whether— win an overall majority is 65. and whether the snp can do that on their own is— whether the snp can do that on their own is far— whether the snp can do that on their own is far less clear. there is less data _ own is far less clear. there is less data about — own is far less clear. there is less data about how they have been campaigning on the doorsteps this time around because of covid, the bad weather here yesterday will have affected _ bad weather here yesterday will have affected the turnout. but i do think though— affected the turnout. but i do think though that the snp are pretty confident that if they don't win an overall— confident that if they don't win an overall majority on their own, they will win— overall majority on their own, they will win an — overall majority on their own, they will win an overall pro independence majority _ will win an overall pro independence majority. they will have an overall

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow.-eole b really. i think it has, it has taken people by surprise, _ really. i think it has, it has taken people by surprise, because - really. i think it has, it has taken people by surprise, because you| people by surprise, because you know, it was just three days ago on tuesday, when nicola sturgeon announced that most of mainland scotland or most of scotland would be easing restrictions and that included glasgow city, but that is not the situation any more. the authorities very concerned about what is happening here, particularly in certain areas, in the south side of the city, they need that time, they say to assess the situation, further, they say these increasing levels of infection, they think are being driven by this so—called indian variant, they have brought in mobile testing units to the areas that are causing particular concern, but i think this is, this is the government really pressing the pause bullet and hoping that gives them time to work out what is going on, target th

damaged the home of the celtic football club chief executive, peter lawwell. 0ur correspondent lorna gordong. we know the fire spread to part of the detached two—storey house, and at its height eight appliances were at the scene. pictures taken just a couple of hours ago show the charred remains of what looks to be a converted garage connected to the main house, and some burnt out vehicles in the driveway in front of the house as well. no one was injured but celtic football club have confirmed there was significant damage, following what they said was an explosion and fire, forcing peter lawwell and his family to leave the property full stop they went on to say that peter lawwell and his family are extremely shaken and shocked by what happened overnight and are receiving the full support of the club. the police and fire service remain at the house and are working to establish what caused the fire. nicola sturgeon has unveiled her new cabinet team, with several new faces being appointed to ministerial roles. shirley—anne somerville has been named as the country's new education secretary, wit

our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is there. ly was - vote for the snp really was validation in the way they have dealt _ validation in the way they have dealt with covid, on the whole. i do think— dealt with covid, on the whole. i do think that _ dealt with covid, on the whole. i do think that the referendum is a different— think that the referendum is a different issue. you will have a vote _ different issue. you will have a vote in — different issue. you will have a vote in the _ different issue. you will have a vote in the referendum and then you can decide, — vote in the referendum and then you can decide, and you can use your democratic— can decide, and you can use your democratic right to vote then. canl democratic right to vote then. can i ask ou, democratic right to vote then. can i ask you. how _ democratic right to vote then. can i ask you. how did — democratic right to vote then. can i ask you, how did you _ democratic right to vote then. can i ask you, how did you vote? - democratic right to vote then. can i ask you,