up towards merseyside and again towards northern ireland.emperature should determine 26 degrees or so, little bit cooler around the north sea coast. this is bbc news. the headlines. some scientists are warning that the final stage of unlocking in england — due onjune 21st — should be delayed by a few weeks. the government says its taking things "one step at a time". everybody wants to know what what could happen but we can actually make thatjudgment. we see the impact of the easements we just made. anyone over the age of 18 can go to england's largest mass vaccination centre in twickenham — where there are excess vaccines to use up by the end of the day. the ban on landlords being able to evict tenants ends today — the temporary measure was introduced in england at the start of the pandemic. a nation of volunteers — how more than iso—thousand people

could sneak their way into hampshire up towards merseyside and eventually towards northern island forght against coronavirus steps up a gear, with england�*s largest mass vaccination centre opening with the potential to give 15,000 doses in one day. it comes amid warnings from some scientists that the final stage of unlocking in england — due onjune 21st — should be delayed by a few weeks. the government says its taking things "one step at a time".

so we are looking at 25, maybe 26 degree, around greater manchester, merseyside, london and the south—eastst an want to cool down you will be able to da in the sea. these are the sea temperatures. not very high at this time of year. highest through the english channel and southern parts of the north sea. so more warm sunshine, high temperatures on tuesday, heading to wednesday we start to see the weather changing a bit. it will bring showers into the south—west of england and wales, these could be heavy and thundery, eventually we could get showers coming into northern ireland, hampshire and merseyside as well. ahead of that it will be dry, sunny once again, it will be warm for many area, highest temperatures all the way from western scotland down through the midlands, towards the south—east of england, it will be cooler round those north sea coasts and a breeze coming in off the north sea. that wind won't be as strong on thursday, by thursday what is left of the showers and they are more hit—and—miss and band of cloud moving up heading into scotland. sunny spells following on behind. not

so we are looking at 25, maybe even 26 degrees around greater manchester, merseyside, london and thenshine we have again tomorrow. uv levels will be high. if you are near the coast and want to cool down a little bit, you certainly will be able to that in the sea. these are the sea temperatures. not very high at this time of year of course. highest of all through the english channel and southern parts of the north sea. so some more warm sunshine, high temperatures on tuesday. heading into wednesday we start to see the weather changing a bit, because lowering pressure, moving up form biscay, is going to bring some showers into the south—west of england and wales. these could be heavy and thundery. eventually we could get a few showers coming into northern ireland, across to hampshire and even merseyside as well. ahead of that, it will be dry and sunny once again. it will be warm for many areas. highest temperatures all the way from western scotland down through the midlands, towards the south—east of england. it will be cooler around those north sea coasts, a breeze coming in off the n

those could sneak their way into hampshire, up towards merseyside and eventually towards northern ireland. ahead of it, though, it's going to be dry and sunny. temperatures could get 26 degrees or so, but it will be cooler around north sea coasts. hello, this is bbc news with ben bland. the headlines: some scientists are warning that the final stage of unlocking in england, due onjune 21st, should be delayed by a few weeks. the government says its taking things "one step at a time". young people flock to england's largest mass vaccination centre in twickenham after it opened up to over—18s to avoid wasting excess vaccines. tennis player naomi osaka dramatically withdraws from the french open after refusing to take part in news conferences. the ban on landlords being able to evict tenants ends. the temporary measure was introduced in england at the start of the pandemic. now on bbc news, clive myrie and adina campbell report on the global impact of george floyd's death. a programme warning — there are some images in this programme some viewers may find distressing. what's his name? george

so we are looking at 25, maybe even 26 degrees around greater manchester, merseyside, london and thev levels will be high. if you are near the coast and want to cool down a little bit, you certainly will be able to that in the sea. these are the sea temperatures. not very high at this time of year of course. highest of all through the english channel and southern parts of the north sea. so some more warm sunshine, high temperatures on tuesday. heading into wednesday we start to see the weather changing a bit, because lowering pressure, moving up form biscay is going to bring some showers into the south—west of england and wales. these could be heavy and thundery. eventually we could get a few showers coming into northern ireland, across to hampshire and even merseyside as well. ahead of that it will be dry, sunny once again. it will be warm for many areas. highest temperatures all the way from western scotland down through the midlands, towards the south—east of england. it will be cooler around those north sea coasts, and a breeze coming in off the north sea. that wind won't be as s

so we are looking at 25, maybe even 26 degrees around greater manchester, merseyside, london and theyou are near the coast and want to cool down a little bit, you certainly will be able to that in the sea. these are the sea temperatures. not very high at this time of year of course. highest of all through the english channel and southern parts of the north sea. so some more warm sunshine, high temperatures on tuesday. heading into wednesday we start to see the weather changing a bit, because lowering pressure, moving up form biscay, is going to bring some showers into the south—west of england and wales. these could be heavy and thundery. eventually we could get a few showers coming into northern ireland, across to hampshire and even merseyside as well. ahead of that, it will be dry and sunny once again. it will be warm for many areas. highest temperatures all the way from western scotland down through the midlands, towards the south—east of england. it will be cooler around those north sea coasts, a breeze coming in off the north sea. that wind won't be as strong on thursday. by thu

across hampshire and merseyside, and even to northern ireland.k to explain accusations it helped the us spy on senior eu figures. european officials including german chancellor angela merkel are believed to have been targeted. today the french president said he wants answers. translation: i will simply say, this is not acceptable between allies. - in the united states, today marks 100 years since the city of tusla was the scene of the worst single act of racial violence in america�*s history. because of the massacre my family was driven out of our homes, we were left with nothing. was driven out of our homes, we were and could this be the end of the road for benjamin netanyahu?

temperatures up to 23 degrees around merseyside on sunday.nt across the northwest of europe, so notjust here in the uk but scandinavia, parts of central europe as well. the high pressure is a vortex in itself, so it's actually going to be drawing in warmth from the southern climes and spreading it across the uk and keeping the weather fronts at bay out in the atlantic. so, our temperatures on monday easily getting up into the low 20s throughout the country. that's it from me. enjoy the bank holiday weekend. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a string of failings by police, probation workers and mi5 contributed to the killing of two people by a convicted terrorist — an inquest finds. jack merritt and saskia jones were unlawfully killed' by usman khan in 2019. their families say the authorities let them down. the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko accuses the west of trying to destabilise his country during talks with president putin. facing up to its colonial past. for the first time, ge

this can extend towards hampshire and merseyside and eventually to northern ireland.e north sea coast because there will be stronger easterly wind coming in off the sea. that weather front of low pressure will continue to work its way and we will see some showers moving northwards over night. throughout thursday, though showers become lighter, fewer and further between but there's still some cloud across northern england and moving up into scotland. to through the south of that we should see the sunshine coming out more and more, but the air is not going to be quite as warm on thursday, still a pleasant day and we do get some sunshine with highs of 22 or 23 celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm — some scientists are warning that the final stage of unlocking in england, due onjune 21st, should be delayed by a few weeks. the government says it's taking things "one step at a time". everybody wants to know what's going to happen, but we can't actually make that judgement until we see the impact of the easements we've just made. young people flock to england's la

the tournament comes too soon in his recovery from a knee ligament injury sustained in october's merseyside. he says he's aiming for the "realistic goal" of returning for preseason with liverpool. the tournament director of the french open says andy murray andy murray is playing doubles at the italian open and he is hoping to earn a wildcard at the french open. let's talk to russell fuller. what are the chances for mary in getting that wild card? he are the chances for mary in getting that wild card?— are the chances for mary in getting that wild card? he sure deserves one accordin: that wild card? he sure deserves one according to — that wild card? he sure deserves one according to the _ that wild card? he sure deserves one according to the man _ that wild card? he sure deserves one according to the man ultimately - that wild card? he sure deserves one| according to the man ultimately made the decision as a tournament director of the french open. he spoke at a press conference at rulon garros earlier today and was saying how he had been watching andy murray practice with novak djokovic in

queues for pcr surge testing here in formby, merseyside — one of 15 areas in england where the new indianybe displacing the kent variant, known as b117. this is more transmissible than the b117 and we expect over time this variant to overtake and come to dominate in the uk in the way that b117 took over and, indeed, othervariants have taken over prior to that. the scientific advisory group sage says the indian variant could be as much as 50% more transmissible. if it is, they warn that could lead to a substantial resurgence in hospitalisation. but for now, the number of covid patients continues to fall — at its lowest level for eight months. the big question — what will happen in the next few weeks? fergus walsh, bbc news. japan has declared a state of emergency in three more regions hit hard by the pandemic — casting further doubt over whether the tokyo olympic games should go ahead. 70% of japan's population is now under coronavirus restrictions. courtney bembridge has the details. the countdown to the olympic games continues, with the opening ceremony less than 70 days away. but as inf

the netherlands defender suffered a knee ligament injury in october's merseyside derby.nagerjurgen klopp says they club won't rush his return. the plan is for us that he can start the preseason— the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with _ the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with us, _ the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with us, but - the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with us, but even l the plan is for us that he can start. the preseason with us, but even that is not _ the preseason with us, but even that is not sure. — the preseason with us, but even that is not sure. so— the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that _ the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that the _ the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that the euros - the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that the euros were . is not sure, so that the euros were 'ust is not sure, so that the euros were just absoiuteiy _ is not sure, so that the euros were just absolutely in _ is not sure, so that the

queues for pcr surge testing here in formby, merseyside, one of 15 areas in england where the new indianmaybe displacing the kent variant, the bii7. this is more transmissible and we expect over time this variant to overtake and come to dominate in the uk in the way that the kent variant took over and other variants took over prior to that. the scientific advisory group, sage, says the indian variant could be as much as 50% more transmissible. if it is, they warn that could lead to a substantial resurgence in hospitalisation. but for now the number of covid patients continues to fall, at its lowest level for eight months. the big question, what will happen in the next few weeks? fergus walsh, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. at long last — the museums in washington dc are open — and after a year of lockdown — the crowds can't wait to get in. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they call the butcher of lyon, k

temperatures up to 23 degrees around merseyside on sunday.ope as well, and the high pressure is a vortex in itself. it's actually going to be drawing in warmth from the south and spreading it across the uk and keeping the weather fronts at bay in the atlantic. temperatures on monday easily getting out into the low 20s throughout the country. that's it from me. enjoy the bank holiday weekend. coming up on bbc news... it was box office tv for westminster watchers, but did the bbc give too much airtime and credence to the words of dominic cummings? that's news watch at 8:45pm here on bbc news. hello, i'm sean leah, welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk columnists, bbc specialists in the foreign correspondents who write from abroad cased and blog for audience back home from the dateline london. this become a pandemic panic, as boris johnson �*s former top adviser justified his damning indictment of britain's prime minister as unfit for thejob. a year after britain's prime minister as unfit for the job. a year after george boyd

critical condition and two other people have been seriously injured after a stabbing on a beach in merseysidel an �*unprovoked attack�* on formby beach yesterday evening. detectives have appealed for anyone on the beach who witnessed the attack to come forward. more than 430,000 volunteers have carried out nearly two million tasks for those who had to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic. this included phone calls to the isolated, delivering medicines and stewarding covid vaccination sites. duncan kennedy reports. britain was already a nation of volunteers, but covid—19 has supercharged the desire in people to help. a giant task force of unpaid individuals has been mobilized. you�*ll feel a small scratch. 74,000 people alone have been signed up to support the nhs roll—out of its vaccination programme. giving something back to the nhs for all the wonderful work that they�*ve been doing through the lockdown, and how busy they�*ve been. and it�*s just been so rewarding to know that you can help somebody that needs your help. most volunteering has been channelled through the nhs volunteer

temperatures up to 23 degrees around merseyside on sunday.n itself, so it�*s actually going to be drawing in warmth from the southern climes and spreading it across the uk and keeping the weather fronts at bay out in the atlantic. so, our temperatures on monday easily getting up into the low 20s throughout the country. that�*s it from me. enjoy the bank holiday weekend weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: an inquest find there was a string of failings by police, probation workers and m15 that contributed to the killing of two people by a convicted terrorist. saskiw saskinones saskiw jones and jack saskinones and jack merritt were stabbed by usman khan at rehabilitation event in london in 2019. president lukashenko of belarus has accused his country�*s opponents of trying to de—stabilise his nation. he made the comments during talks with president putin in the black sea resort of sochi. president biden has proposed a $6 trillion budget to fund his ambitious makeover of the economy in 2022. announcing the proposed spending, mr biden said t

queues for pcr surge testing here in formby, merseyside, one of 15 areas in england where the new indianybe displacing the kent variant, the b117. this is more transmissible and we expect over time this variant to overtake and come to dominate in the uk in the way that the kent variant took over and other variants took over prior to that. the scientific advisory group, sage, says the indian variant could be as much as 50% more transmissible. if it is, they warn that could lead to a substantial resurgence in hospitalisation. but for now the number of covid patients continues to fall, at its lowest level for eight months. the big question, what will happen in the next few weeks? fergus walsh, bbc news. andi burnaby was a high school student in texas when he came out as transgender. and over the past year, andi's been documenting hisjourney into young adulthood, and sharing the formative moments with us — and with the rest of the world. here's a look at his story. asa kid, as a kid, i definitely wore a lot of boyish clothes. i did not enjoy wearing skirts, dresses, all of that. maybe those

there will be more surge testing today in 15 hotspot areas, like here in formby in merseyside, as authoritiesnsmissible indian variant. at the downing street press briefing, the prime minister said the race between the vaccine and the virus just got tighter. borisjohnson said it was crucial people come forward for their jabs. we will accelerate remaining second doses to the over—50s and those clinically vulnerable, right across the country, so that those doses come just eight weeks after the first dose. and if you are in this group, the nhs will be in touch with you. extra vaccine doses have been deployed in bolton, which has seen a spike in cases of the indian variant. so far, there's no evidence vaccines are less effective against this version of the virus, but the speed of the spread is concerning. people who've got a second vaccine will have greater protection not only against the original variants, but also against this new variant. so it is very important that people who get their first vaccine also go on to get their second vaccine, and there is very clear evidence that people are taki

it comes too soon in his recovery from a knee ligament injury sustained in 0ctober�*s merseyside derbyack but is aiming for the "realistic goal" of returning for preseason with liverpool. 5,000 spectators will be allowed onto centre court at roland garros for the final five days of the french open. before that, spectators will be limited to no more than 1,000 on any court, althoughjust over 5,000 fans will be allowed inside the grounds each day. this year's championships were pushed back by a week because of the coronavirus pandemic and will start on may 30th. tournament director has said andy murray deserves a wild card. murray has entered qualifying for the tournament. meanwhile, britain's mens number two cameron norrie is out of the italian open after defeat to spain's alejandro davidovich. he misses out on playing top seed novak djokovic in the next round, after a 6—2, 6—3 defeat in rome. and after 16 years with harlequins, mike brown's played his last game for the club after being banned following his red card against wasps last weekend. the former england full—back, who leaves fo

critical condition and two other people have been seriously injured after a stabbing on a beach in merseysidetaken to hospital by air ambulance after what they call an �*unprovoked attack�* on formby beach yesterday evening. detectives have appealed for anyone on the beach who witnessed the attack to come forward. the headlines on bbc news: the fight against coronavirus steps up a gear, with england's largest mass vaccination centre opening with the potential to give 15,000 doses in one day. it comes amid warnings from some scientists that the final stage of unlocking in england, due onjune 21st, should be delayed by a few weeks. the government says its taking things "one step at a time". a temporary ban on bailiff—enforced evictions, introduced in england at the start of the pandemic, comes to an end. sport and let's get a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, i'm katie shanahan and here's your latest sports news. british number two cameron norrie is safely into the second round of the french open, after a straight—sets win at roland garros. he's just beaten american bjor

critical condition and two other people have been seriously injured after a stabbing on a beach in merseysideance after what they call an �*unprovoked attack�* on formby beach yesterday evening. detectives have appealed for anyone on the beach who witnessed the attack to come forward. a former head of the cia has told the bbc he has no doubt in his mind there is an urgent need for tighter controls of biological laboratories around the world, to prevent another pandemic like covid—19. general david petraeus has also urged world leaders to address the issue at the g7 summit in cornwall next month. our world affairs editor, john simpson, has this report. we don't need reminding nowadays what a lethal and highly contagious virus can do to our world. within weeks of its appearance in the chinese city of wuhan, covid—19 had spread to almost everywhere on earth. covid and other dangerous viruses are studied here at porton down, britain's top—secret centre for biological and chemical research. there are 50 or so top—level labs like this around the world, all of them tightly controlled. but there's an

this is one way of trying to keep a lid on the indian variant — surge testing in formby, merseyside,ts of the north west and london, where residents are being encouraged to come forward for a pcr test. and this is another — immunisation in bolton, which now has the highest rate of coronavirus in the uk and where there's a huge demand for vaccination. personally, the reason for me getting the vaccine is because i live with elderly people and i don't obviously want to have them have less worries. the prime minister said the rise in the indian variant meant there were no guarantees about the final lifting of restrictions in england. i have to level with you that this new variant could pose a serious disruption to our progress and could make it more difficult to move to step four injune. and i must stress that we will do whatever it takes to keep the public safe. the indian variant, b.i6i7.2, was first identified here less than a month ago, linked to travel from india before it was put on the red list for hotel quarantine. cases have more than doubled in a week to over 1300, but that wil

temperatures up to 23 degrees around merseyside on sunday.ominant across the northwest of europe, so notjust here in the uk but scandinavia, parts of central europe as well. the high pressure is a vortex in itself, so it's actually going to be drawing in warmth from the southern climes and spreading it across the uk and keeping the weather fronts at bay out in the atlantic. so, our temperatures on monday easily getting up into the low 20s throughout the country. that's it from me. enjoy the bank holiday weekend weather. tonight at 10, the victims of the fishmongers hall attack, killed by a convicted terrorist after a string of failures by police, m15 and probation services. an inquestjury says jack merritt and saskia jones were unlawfully killed by usman khan at a prisoner rehabilitation event. their families say the authorities let them down. probation and police teams directly responsible for khan's supervision were staffed by officers with little or no experience of terrorism offenders. there was praise for the bravery of those who tackled

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they mayjust nudge across towards hampshire, up into merseyside, eventually to northern ireland.ing to be quite as warm on thursday. temperatures will be a little lower. we're looking at highs of 22, maybe 23 degrees, still pleasant for the time of year. that weather front does tend to fade away overnight. this little one down here into the south and southwest, it could be a bit of a problem. there's a lot of disagreement among the computer models. there's the potential for maybe some heavier showers at least for a while along the far southeast of england, perhaps into east anglia, too. they should move away. we got a band of cloud coming into northern ireland as the breeze picks up. 17 degrees in belfast, a high of 22 in london with the sunshine coming out here more and more. a weak weather front is moving in from the atlantic as we head into the start of the weekend. it's very weak because pressure is still quite high across the uk. so, it's a band of cloud that's moving away from northern ireland, pushing into scotland, into the northwest of england and wales, so maybe a littl

the netherlands defender suffered a knee ligament injury in october's merseyside derby.ell is that then when he will be fit, because we will not force it, because we cannot force it, he will then be 100% fit. andy murray could be handed a wildcard to this yea r�*s french open. tournament director guy forget said the former world number one deserves one. murray's been hampered by injuries, his latest a groin problem picked up in march — but he made a return to the court at the italian open today. murray and fellow briton liam brody won their first round match against australian pair luke saville and max purcell on a championship tiebreak. and should murray get there, there'll be more crowds at roland garros this year. 5,000 fans will be allowed onto centre court for the final five days. before that, spectators will be limited to no more than a thousand on any court. britain's jack laugher has won the silver medal in the one meter springboard at the european aquatics championships in budapest. it's the second medal that great britain have won at the championships. he'll al

merseyside police believe the attacks are linked, but are keeping an open mind about the motives. end today. charities say 400,000 tenants have already received eviction notices, or been told to expect them, as our business correspondent katy austin reports. rudolph was made redundant last year. £3,000 behind on rent, the fear his landlord could soon try to evict him, keeps him awake at night. it's affecting my health. so if would have any kind of security, maybe another eviction ban, or maybe a promise from my landlord to say that i won't evict you until we get a fix for this, i would be actually able to sleep. despite the emergency financial support that's been available over the past year, one charity says widespread concerns remain. we found that a million households are worried about being evicted over the coming three months after the ban comes to an end. we've seen that some households are a lot more worried than others. so bme renters, families with children, those on low incomes, and those who've seen an income fall during the pandemic. landlords warn the eviction ban has

says he hasn't suffered a setback in his recovery from knee ligament damage suffered in 0ctober�*s merseyside that he can sta the the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with us but that is not sure. so the euros were just in the wrong moment but the good news is for holland as well is that when he will be fit because we will not force it because we cannot force it, he will then be 100% fit. andy murray could be handed a wild card to this year's french open. tournament director guy forget said murray, who plays doubles at the italian open this afternoon, deserved one. murray's been hampered by injuries, his latest a groin problem picked up in march. he accepted a wild card to the french last year, losing in the opening round. there will be more crowds at roland garros this year than last. 5000 fans will be allowed onto centre court for the final five days. before that, spectators will be limited to no more than 1000 on any court. cameron norrie's italian 0pen is over after losing to spain's alejandro davidovich fokina. he would've faced the top seed novak djokovic in the third roun

danjohnson, bbc news, merseyside.united fans. just affect united. if they had lost today manchester city would have been crowned premier league champions. yes, this could have been a decisive match in the premier league if manchester united had lost and there is no way they could catch manchester city at the top of the league. i suppose we would be at half—time now. instead we are focusing on something different. we have come to a place where we think it is safe because police operations are ongoing around 0ld it is safe because police operations are ongoing around old trafford, there is still a lot of anger and it became inevitable this game would be rearranged. i want to make it clear there are people here who did not want to associate themselves with the protesters who got on to the pitch. equally there are various people we have spoken to who feel after 16 years of ownership that the family taking money out of this club, and their boys not being heard, they felt they had to do something today extreme —— their voic

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it comes too soon in his recovery from a knee ligament injury, sustained in october's merseyside derbyament director guy forget said he deserved one. murray, continuing his recovery from his latest injury, a groin problem picked up in march, will play doubles today at the italian open in rome, and could make his singles comeback next week in geneva or lyon. forget said murray, who has entered roland garros qualifying, may only take it if he felt he could make an impact at the delayed championships. he accepted one last year, but lost in the opening round to stan wawrinka. spectators will be welcomed back to this year's tournament, pushed back a week to the 24th may. 5,000 fans will be allowed onto centre court for the final five days. before that, spectators will be limited to no more than a thousand on any court, althoughjust over 5,000 fans will be allowed inside the grounds each day. meanwhile, britain's men's number two cameron norrie is out of the italian open, after defeat to spain's alejandro davidovich. he misses out on playing top seed novak djokovic in the next round, after a

temperatures up to 23 degrees around merseyside on sunday.ost sight of him being dangerous, really, from the beginning — being dangerous, really, from the beaainnin. ~ ., being dangerous, really, from the beaainnin. ~ . ., beginning. with all that information, _ beginning. with all that information, you - beginning. with all that information, you would | beginning. with all that - information, you would have beginning. with all that _ information, you would have thought that the authorities would have put in place a system to monitor and manage them effectively and keep the public safe, and they fail to do that. as the number of new uk coronavirus cases rises to more than 4,000, there's growing concern over whether restrictions can

in 15 areas of england where the indian variant has been detected, including parts of london and merseysidevernment has refused to rule out the possibility of introducing local restrictions to contain the virus. and the r number — which is the number of people that someone infected with covid will pass the virus on to — has risen slightly in england and is now estimated to be between 0.8 and 1.1. it means that, on average, every ten people infected will infect between eight and 11 other people. and in the last hour, first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon has announced that glasgow and moray will remain under level three coronavirus restrictions for another week due to a rise in infections — thought to be driven by the indian variant. the rest of scotland will move to level two from monday. the advice given to me by the chief medical officer and which has informed this decision is that we need a few more days to assess the data and build confidence that the situation can be brought under control or at least that it is not resulting in an increasing rate of hospitalisation and severe illn

there will be more surge testing today and 15 hotspot areas, like here informed formby in merseyside,orities try to get a grip on the more transmissible indian variant. at the downing street press briefing, the prime minister said the race between the vaccine and the virus just got tighter. boris johnson said it was crucial people come forward for their vaccines. we will accelerate remaining second doseis will accelerate remaining second dose is to be over 50s and those clinically vulnerable, right across the country, so that those doses come just eight weeks after the first dose. and if you are in this group, the nhs will be in touch with you. group, the nhs will be in touch with ou. ., ., . . group, the nhs will be in touch with ou. . ., . . , , group, the nhs will be in touch with ou. . , ., , you. extra vaccine doses have been delo ed you. extra vaccine doses have been deployed in — you. extra vaccine doses have been deployed in bolton, _ you. extra vaccine doses have been deployed in bolton, which - you. extra vaccine doses have been deployed in bolton, which has- you. extra vacc

critical condition and two other people have been seriously injured after a stabbing on a beach in merseysidee accident claims under £5,000. there is now a ban on settling whiplash cases without medical evidence — a practice which has in the past opened the door to fraudulent or exaggerated claims. insurers have pledged to pass on the savings that these reforms will create to drivers. will batchelor reports. more than 80% of all personal injury claims for road traffic accidents last year were related to whiplash — over half a million of them. a rise in fraud has been blamed for driving up the figures, even as the number of crashes has fallen. sadly, a number of them, frankly, that have been fraudulent claims, and that's resulted in an increase in premiums for all of us. that's not good for road users, and it's certainly not good in terms of the reputation of the insurance industry. and that's why i think the new online system, dealing with those smaller claims, will help root out fraud and help reduce premiums for all of us. people can use a new online portal for claims of less than £5,000. i

our merseyside reporter andy gill has more.( in eight days in may 1941, the luftwaffe dropped 800 tonnesnth is currently staging an exhibition about the blitz. one expert says the recording is an important find. tt expert says the recording is an important find.— expert says the recording is an important find. it is fascinating and i think— important find. it is fascinating and i think it — important find. it is fascinating and i think it really _ important find. it is fascinating and i think it really brings i important find. it is fascinating | and i think it really brings home the horror— and i think it really brings home the horror of war for everyday people — the horror of war for everyday people in— the horror of war for everyday people in the city. you can really imagine — people in the city. you can really imagine yourself on top of the high building _ imagine yourself on top of the high building with the fire watchers and the vibrations he must have felt as those _ the vibrations he must have felt as those bombs you can hear on the audio _ those bombs you can hear on the audio a

reflection so far but a number of results are not in yet, we are waiting for a lot of results across in merseysideth-east.— don't get that repeat that we had seen in the north-east. good, thank ou ve seen in the north-east. good, thank you very much _ seen in the north-east. good, thank you very much we'll— seen in the north-east. good, thank you very much we'll let _ seen in the north-east. good, thank you very much we'll let you - seen in the north-east. good, thank you very much we'll let you go - seen in the north-east. good, thank you very much we'll let you go now. | you very much we'll let you go now. there you are, he waits ages and then he gets three all at once asking questions. 0k, what are we doing next? 0k, well, this is chris my director talking to me now and given me a lot of trouble, he is telling me to chat to vicky. the issueis telling me to chat to vicky. the issue is this, the key. if we look at areas like the north—west, we just heard there, and liverpool, i just heard there, and liverpool, i just wonder if you are keir starmer listening to that, listening to the analysis of w