now on bbc news, it's dateline with martine croxall. hello, i'm martine croxall.me to dateline london. my first time hosting the programme, which is very exciting! hold onto your hats. this week, we discuss the successes and failures of the worldwide vaccination programmes against covid—19, and the conflict between israel and hamas. our guests are the french journalist agnes poirier of the magazine, l'express, the american journalist and broadcasterjef mcallister. and with me, suitably distanced in the studio, the bbc�*s science editor, david shukman. welcome to you all. david, yourfirst time back in the building for over a year. very strange feeling but very nice. and i hear your mum is an avid dateline viewer, so she will be especially pleased to see you here for the first time! she is a huge fan so i cannot make any mistakes. in the uk and the us, the vaccination programme against the pandemic has been hugely successful, but what about elsewhere? have policymakers listened to the scientists? vaccinations for some will be the key to travelling again. fewer plane

i'm martine croxall with the latest headlines at 2. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims, by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings, that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. at least 8 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in the town of stresa in northern italy. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. the queen visits the royal navy flagship — hms queen elizabeth — as it begins its first major deployment. and nil point for the uk at eurovision, as italy wins the big prize. we start with some breaking news. at least 8 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in northern italy. two children have been airlifted to hospital in turin. the cable car takes people from the town of stresa, on lake

in an interview on saturday on the news channel, martine croxall suggested to the former labour partyr campbell, that many people might not be that bothered about the details of the case. do voters really care? doesn't this just look like the rough—and—tumble of politics in what's been an extraordinary year? i think people should care about this because we're talking about the nature of our government, the nature of our democracy. jon byrne agreed with alastair campbell, writing... but caroljude was not alone in saying... that view that the public was less interested in the details of who paid for those new curtains and soft furnishings than bbc journalists seemed to be continued to feature prominently in our inbox during the next few days, as the story remained prominent in the headlines. today at six, boris johnson and his downing street flat — the questions that just will not go away. where exactly did the prime minister get the tens of thousands of pounds he spent doing it up? brian rickard wondered... well, we asked bbc news about the priority it has given to the subject, and a s

now on bbc news, it's dateline with martine croxall. hello, i'm martine croxall.ogrammes against covid—19, and the conflict between israel and hamas.

i'm martine croxall.he headlines: the labour leader sir keir starmer prepares to reshuffle his team after the party's disappointing performance in the elections — he's already removed his deputy angela rayner as campaigns chief. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england. and the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks were found in some high—speed trains. there you are. maryam will be with you at seven p:m.. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. yes, good evening to stop a very warm welcome along to the programme. i'mjohn watson. warm welcome along to the programme. i'm john watson. the headlines tonight. the history makers — chelsea, wsl champions for a fourth time. cavani keeps

i'm martine croxall with the latest headlines at 2.d in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims, by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings, that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. at least 8 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in the town of stresa in northern italy. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. the queen visits the royal navy flagship — hms queen elizabeth — as it begins its first major deployment.

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall.eadlines: a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy, killing at least 13 people. two injured children have been airlifted to hospital. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims, by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings, that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. zero point. and nil point for the uk at eurovision, as italy wins the big prize. now on bbc news, transgender teen, andi bernabe, documented his life for the bbc for a year, capturing the most formative moments of hisjourney through young adulthood. from coming out to moving to college in a pandemic, andi navigates the highs and lows of becoming who he's always been. falling ove

i'm martine croxall.ay prayers at the al aqsa mosque compound — raise questions about the ceasefire's durability. britain's prime minister expresses sympathy for prince william after the royal voiced his anger at the way his mother was deceived in a bbc interview. and it's back — getting ready for eurovision's return tomorrow night after it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. just hours after a ceasefire between israel and hamas came

i'm martine croxall. the headlines... lishing its report on whether there was deception. proposals for the biggest shake—up of the rail network in 25 years, including a new state—owned body to set timetables and ticket prices. the trains are regular enough, it's just way too squashed on the trains. actually, i have invested in one of those flexi tickets, which i think is brilliant. so, yes, i can work from home and have the flexibility to travel in and out, when i need to. failures in the national test and trace system are partly responsible for the surge in the indian variant in blackburn with darwen, according to a report seen by the bbc.

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 2...ional gallery chairman, saying continuing in the role would be a "distraction", following the inquiry in to panorama's interview with princess diana. wider surge testing has been rolled out in five west london boroughs due to a surge in coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant. germany bans almost all travellers from the uk because of the rise in cases of the indian variant of covid—19. the first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in gaza, hours after a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants came into effect. animal rights protesters have been blockading four mcdonald's distribution centres in the uk.

this is bbc news — i'm martine croxall with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around theorld. ramping up the pressure on israel. joe biden tells benjamin netanyahu to dial back the attacks on gaza. a thawing in relations between the us and russia as officials meet on the sidelines of the arctic council in iceland. there's increasing confidence within the uk government that existing vaccines are effective against the latest variant of coronavirus. we report from japan where politicians insist the tokyo olympics are safe but public opposition is intensifying. i don't hear people saying we should have the event, i never hear about it. us presidentjoe biden has told israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that he expects israel to significantly de—escalate its military campaign in gaza. the us, a long—standing ally of israel has so far opposed a joint statement by the un security council on the conflict. israel though fired more missiles into gaza on wednesday and mr netanyahu says he's "determined to carry on". he also hit back at criticisms that israeli missile strikes

i'm martine croxall. counting the cost in gaza — as the new ceasefire takes hold, tens of thousands of palestinians inspect the damage after 11 days of conflict. but clashes injerusalem after friday prayers at the al aqsa mosque compound — raise questions about the ceasefire�*s durability. britain's prime minister expresses sympathy for prince william after the royal voiced his anger at the way his mother was deceived in a bbc interview. and it's back — getting ready for eurovision�*s return tomorrow night after it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. just hours after a ceasefire between israel and hamas came into force on friday morning, there were clashes between israeli police and palestinians around the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem. violence at the holy site was one of the flashpoints that led to the 11 day conflict, which has ended with both sides claiming victory. in gaza at least 215 people were killed, among them more than 100 women and children. 12 people were killed in i

i'm martine croxall. the headlines... how the bbcjournalist martin bashir secured his interview with princess diana in 1995. an official inquiry is just publishing its report on whether there was deception. proposals for the biggest shake—up of the rail network in 25 years, including a new state—owned body to set timetables and ticket prices. the trains are regular enough, it's just way too squashed on the trains. actually, i have invested in one of those flexi tickets, which i think is brilliant. so, yes, i can work from home and have the flexibility to travel in and out, when i need to. failures in the national test and trace system are partly responsible for the surge in the indian variant in blackburn with darwen, according to a report seen by the bbc. i have just received a message and the message says, victory. elation after hundreds of women are declared eligible for compensation after being given faulty breast implants. and a plea for the return of park run and other sporting events, after months of lockdown. an of

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. headlines: a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy, killing at least 12 people. two injured children have been airlifted to hospital. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims, by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings, that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. and nil point for the uk at eurovision, as italy wins the big prize. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we're shooting for the stars. we're playing the biggest games in town, literally. and shh! whispers: there's a comedian trying to sleep! welcome to click! hope you're doing 0k! this week, we're going to be talking a lot about taking photos. so, lara, you know w

hello, i'm martine croxall. welcome to dateline london.programmes against covid—19, and the conflict between israel and hamas. our guests are the french journalist agnes poirier of the magazine, l'express, the american journalist and broadcasterjef mcallister. and with me, suitably distanced still in the studio, the bbc�*s science editor, david shukman. we're welcoming you, david, yourfirst time back in the building for over a year. very strange feeling but very nice. and i hear your mum is an avid dateline viewer, so she will be especially pleased to see you here for the first time! she is a huge fan so i cannot make any mistakes. i can't make any mistakes. she will be so glad that you are here with me on the programme. in the uk and the us, the vaccination programmes against the pandemic has been hugely successful, but what about elsewhere? have policymakers really listened to the scientists? vaccinations for some will be the key to being able to go travelling again.

i'm martine croxall. because of the pandemic. what they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we haven't got one, we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table. and we are live at st thomas hospital where there are 70,000 people on waiting lists. how are they going to bring that down? that is what we are finding out today. new data suggests covid cases in england are at their lowest since august — but there are concerns about a variant first identified in india. it isa it is a variant of concern. we are anxious— it is a variant of concern. we are anxious about it, it has been spreading. at the moment there is a very wide _ spreading. at the moment there is a very wide range of scientific opinion—

i'm martine croxall with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. one of the world's richest couples — bill and melinda gates — announce they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage. the british prime minister says there's a "good chance" that social distancing rules in britain could be scrapped by the end ofjune. the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel as the debate begins on whether it's safe to go on holiday. epic games finally gets its day in court with apple in a trial that could have major implications for the future of the technology giant. welcome to the programme. bill and melinda gates, the couple who founded the world's largest charitable foundation, have announced they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage. in a joint statement posted on twitter, the couple said they would continue to work together at the foundation that bears their name, but that they could no longer grow together as a couple in the next phase of their lives. i spoke to our correspondent in los angeles, peter bowes. he said this news has c

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims, by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings, that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. at least eight people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in the town of stresa in northern italy. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament. going anywhere nice for your holidays this year? a health minister has some travel tips. travelling is dangerous, and that is why we tell people, "don't travel." also in this programme: angry exchanges as labour accuse borisjohnson of breaking the rules. time and again, ministers act like the rules are for

i'm martine croxall.performance in the elections — he's already removed his deputy angela rayner as campaigns chief. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, warns it would be "completely outrageous" for the westminster government to block a second independence referendum. the government is expected to end the advice against hugging each other, as part of the relaxation of lockdown rules in england. and the government is calling on the rail industry to fix disruption on some of britain's busiest rail lines,

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines...ronavirus vaccine to bolton, one of the areas of england hit by the indian variant. people in those regions may also be given their second vaccination sooner, as it's feared the indian variant could be more transmissible. we've sent more doses to bolton and, of course, we will obviously follow the clinical advice, if they think that it would help if we shortened the interval period. portugal say british holiday—makers can visit the country from monday, despite the government in lisbon extending its state of emergency. meanwhile, people in wales are being told to holiday at home this year and not travel abroad unless they really need to. a night of heavy israeli attacks on the gaza strip, from air, land and sea. while hamas militants continue to fire rockets across the border.

hello, i'm martine croxall. welcome to dateline london.. this week, we discuss the successes and failures of the worldwide vaccination programmes against covid—19, and the conflict between israel and hamas. our guests are the french journalist agnes poirier of the magazine, l'express, the american journalist and broadcasterjef mcallister. and with me, suitably distanced still in the studio, the bbc�*s science editor, david shukman. we're welcoming you, david, yourfirst time back in the building for over a year. very strange feeling but very nice. and i hear your mum is an avid dateline viewer, so she will be especially pleased to see you here for the first time! she is a huge fan so i cannot make any mistakes. i can't make any mistakes.

i'm martine croxall. indoorfood and drinks, in limited groups, are back on for millions of people. thousands take advantage of the new travel rules and head overseas, in the first legal foreign holidays for months. i just want to get to the villa! she laughs. and just to get out in the sun. the weather's been so awful in the uk, so... as fighting between israel and palestinian militants enters its second week, the us urges both sides to ensure the protection of civilians. the covax scheme, which was set up to help poorer countries get equal access to covid vaccines, faces a severe supply shortage. and prince charles says plant a tree — to mark the queen's platinum jubilee next year.

speaking earlier to my colleague martine croxall, our special correspondent, nawal al—maghafi, gave usshe is sitting with two of her friends in the mall of the arab emirates. because the photo was posted on instagram, that means it has been stripped of all the meta data that was taken with it so you can tell the exact location the photo was taken, we can't tell the exact date and time and we can't tell if it has been opened. but we can tell from the photo is that they are sitting in the mole of the united arab emirates and behind them as if billboard advertising a film called the demon slayer. this film was released in the emirates on the 13th of may so if this photo is genuine we can assume it was taken around a week to ten days ago. has the bbc been able to get in touch with anyone who has been able to help verify this photograph? we have been able to — help verify this photograph? we have been able to do _ help verify this photograph? we have been able to do is _ help verify this photograph? we have been able to do is speak _ help verify this photograph? we have been able to do is s

speaking earlier to my colleague martine croxall, our special correspondent, nawal al—maghafi, gave us the photo. so, she's sitting with two of herfriends in the mall of the arab emirates. because the photo was posted on instagram, that means it's been stripped of all the metadata that is connected to it, so we can't tell the exact location the photo was taken, we can't tell the exact date and time, and we can't tell if it's been altered. but we can see from the photo is that they're sitting in the mall of the arab emirates, and behind them is a billboard advertising a film called the demon slayer. now, this film was released in the emirates on the 13th of may, so if, in fact, this photo is genuine, we can assume it was taken around a week to ten days ago. and has the bbc been able to get in touch with anyone who can help verify this photograph? all we've been able to do is speak to herfriends here, who've been able to verify who the two women in the photograph are, and they are in fact friends of hers in dubai. we have tried to reach out to the two friends that are in the photo, but n

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 2... fomer bbc director general lord hall resigns as national gallery chairman, saying continuing in the role would be a "distraction", following the inquiry in to panorama's interview with princess diana. wider surge testing has been rolled out in five west london boroughs due to a surge in coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant. germany bans almost all travellers from the uk because of the rise in cases of the indian variant of covid—19. the first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in gaza, hours after a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants came into effect. animal rights protesters have been blockading four mcdonald's distribution centres in the uk. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former bbc director general lord hall has resigned as chairman of the national gallery, amid outcry following an inquiry into panorama's princess diana interview. lord hall was director of news when martin bashir got the 1995 scoop, using faked documents. in a statement,

i'm martine croxall with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. on travel as the debate begins on whether it's safe to go on holiday. epic games finally gets its day in court with apple in a trial that could have major implications for the future of the technology giant. welcome to the programme.

this is bbc news — i'm martine croxall with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around thective against the latest variant of coronavirus. we report from japan where politicians insist the tokyo olympics are safe but public opposition is intensifying. i don't hear people saying we should have the event, i never hear about it.

i'm martine croxall. 13 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in northern italy. two children have been airlifted to hospital in turin. the cable car takes people from the town of stresa, on lake maggiore, up almost a mile above sea level to the top of the mottarone mountain. earlier, our rome correspondent mark lowen gave us this update. at least 12 people have now been confirmed dead in this tragedy. there are two young children who are seriously injured — they have been airlifted to hospital in turin. it happened after a cable car was reaching the end of its isoo—metre climb from lake maggiore up to the italian alps when it broke away and plunged to the ground. the images from the scene showed the cable car was virtually destroyed, and it was extremely difficult for rescue workers to get to the scene, because it is a very wooded area and of course very high as well. in fact, one of the rescue vehicles actually overturned en route but there were no injuries. we understand that there were 15 people on board the cable car, so we are waiting to hear what is

hello, this is bbc news with me, martine croxall.t still rising, the government has said it's important people get vaccinated. as the prime minister said at lunch time, we have increasing confidence that the vaccines are effective against it. that means that our strategy is the right one. thousands of volunteers in the uk are to receive a booster covid—19 vaccination as part of the first clinical trial in the world. the prime minister defends his advice not travel to amber list countries on holiday — as labour accuses ministers of "confused and contradictory" messages. meanwhile, eu ambassadors back plans to allow tourists who've had both their covid jabs to visit europe this summer. and covid hits eurovision, with one of the favourites having to pull out of the live performance. more now on one of our main stories. labour has urged borisjohnson to abandon the government's traffic light system for international travel, calling it "hopeless". the prime minister has again told people that they shouldn't visit countries on the so—called

this is bbc news with me, martine croxall.f media for the labour party and former special adviser to tony blair about the future of the party. the challenge for keir now is to try and communicate with the party and also with the country about the scale of change that needs to happen for the labour party to get back in sync with the british public. look, it's been more than... ..since the party has been in sync with the public. and now he referred to it earlier this week as being like climbing a mountain. well, if people thought it was ben nevis, it's been clear from these results it's more like mount everest. but if we look away from the english council elections and hartlepool, which i know is a big thing to have to set aside, the mayoral elections have been betterfor labour, and so has the success of the party in wales. how instructive are those results about what the national party needs to do? i agree, there have been high points for the labour party over the last few days, notjust in scotland and wales, as you mentioned,

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines...mixing and people can hug each other again. after labour's crushing by election defeat, a reshuffled shadow cabinet meets, amid calls for an end to infighting. dozens of people have been injured in fresh clashes between israeli police and palestinians injerusalem, ahead of a planned jewish nationalist march. suing the government, the family of a woman who took her own life after her benefits were cut. the search continues to locate an injured whale in the river thames after it escaped a first rescue attempt. that was the queen with her life—saving hat on, i didn't have time to tell you, i don't know why. let's talk about sport, shall we? good afternoon. the champions league final between chelsea and manchester city on the 29th of may could be played at wembley. uefa is set to decide by wednesday whether to switch the game from istanbul to london. turkey is in full lockdown, with the uk government saying people should only travel there in extreme circumstances. here's our senior sport n

iam martine i am martine croxall.set of local and national elections in 50 years. a covid scare hits the g7 summit in london, with the entire indian delegation self—isolating, after two of its members test positive for coronavirus. the government prepares for a booster vaccination campaign in the autumn. the latest figures suggest that rates of depression in england, scotland and wales are now more than double their pre—pandemic levels. and the world's coral reefs, in danger from overfishing and climate change — now there's a multibillion pound project to save them. the model and singer nick kamen has died at the age of 59, a friend of his family has confirmed to the bbc. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn. good afternoon. premier league fans will be allowed into stadiums to watch the final two rounds of matches this season, but tickets will be limited to home fans only, organisers have announced. it was confirmed last week matches had been moved to give every club the chance to s

time for the news with martine croxall. �* , . , time for the news with martine croxall. �* , ., , .,a fourth l the snp is expected to win a fourth term in scotland with leader nicola sturgeon admitted the prospect of an majority is on a knife edge. in wales labour have retained control of the senedd and labour in england has won three elections in tyneside liverpool. the has won three elections in tyneside liverool. ., ., .., ., liverpool. the following candidate is duly elected... _ liverpool. the following candidate is duly elected... and _ liverpool. the following candidate is duly elected... and other - liverpool. the following candidate is duly elected... and other seats| is duly elected... and other seats for the snp, _ is duly elected... and other seats for the snp, aberdeenshire - is duly elected... and other seats for the snp, aberdeenshire east| is duly elected... and other seats i for the snp, aberdeenshire east but within snp majority on a knife edge it is aberdeenshire west they hope to take from the toys this afternoon. the party pushing back on borisjohnson and his cla

i'm martine croxall.to the previous arrangements, they have gone. we must make the new trade deal work in all of our interests. millions of people are voting today in a series of elections in england, scotland and wales in the biggest test of voter opinion since the 2019 general election. the us backs a move which would allow developing nations to make cheaper versions of coronavirus vaccines. some of the uk's biggest employers say they don't plan to bring staff back to the office full time, instead opting for a mix of home and office working. and it'll be an all—english champions league final in istanbul, where chelsea will play manchester city — each club are set to receive 4,000 tickets. good morning, welcome to bbc news. jersey's external affairs minister will meet with french fishermen this morning after dozens of french boats staged a protest in a dispute over post—brexit fishing rights. two royal navy vessels, hms severn and hms tamar, are patrolling the waters around the island to monitor the situ

in an interview on saturday on the news channel, martine croxall suggested to the former labour partyemed to be continued to feature prominently in our inbox during the next few days, as the story remained prominent in the headlines. today at six, boris johnson and his downing street flat — the questions thatjust will not go away. where exactly did the prime minister get the tens of thousands of pounds he spent doing it up? brian rickard wondered... well, we asked bbc news about the priority it has given to the subject, and a spokesperson told us... we'll return to "cash for curtains", as it's been called, later. but another incendiary charge against the prime minister was made in the mail online on sunday that he said last autumn that he would rather see bodies piled high than take the country into a third lockdown. anonymous sources also told the bbc they had heard the remarks, but borisjohnson strongly denied saying the phrase, describing the reports as "total rubbish." have you ever said that you would rather see bodies pile up than go into another third lockdown? no, but again, i