more anxious and less confident as people, but there have been gains, too. we listen to the birdsong more, we speak to neighbours that we didn t previously know, we are more connected to our surroundings and our communities. for some, the pandemic has meant new roots. sam walker and family moved house for more space. when we were in london, we lived in an upstairs maisonette. we were inside the flat, you know, with no outside space apart from a really small balcony that we had, so that really was the motivation to get a house with a garden. sam is a make up artist who s seen all her work disappear. it s changed her as a person. before, i had a lot more focus on my work and my career, and that has flipped 100%. you know, so now i realise, you know, where i get my values from, my family and my home. did you feel lonely? a little bit, because i didn t have as many people around me, - because i was used to, like, as we were going to school, i was used to having quite a lot of p
For more on these stories you can go to our t. A dot com that does it for me my colleague here in about an hours time but right now coming up rock legend brian may is in a special guest on going underground if youre watching in the u. K. Or ireland sputnik is asking who could be the next but im especially. Im not sure if you were going underground in a week when the persian gulf prosy of tried to prevent london protest against social cleansing beside the tallest building in the European Union coming over the show is donald trump fighting terrorists or is he fighting the Syrian Government as the u. K. U. S. Coalition this week supports al qaeda by the notes of these hundred flights. Tara we go to tech crunch to speak to Professor Robert brown the head of the iran Turkey Russia trilateral in istanbul that seeks to defeat british backed atrocities in the middle east and we are britains former a man in damascus whether the us and the u. K. Are using chemical attack allegations to justify b
In sport, the Manchester Derby is marred by a moment of madness as uniteds Marouane Fellaini is sent off for headbutting Sergio Aguero, as the game ends in a goalless draw. The Brownlee Brothers Have Put Triathlon on the map the uks first purpose built Training Base for the sport has been named after them. Well be live there this morning. And Sarah Keith Lucas has your Bank Holiday Weekend weather. Good morning. Lots of dry weather on the cards. Some of us will see some rain, especially on sunday. I will have the full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. A woman is under police guard in hospital in london, after being shot during an anti terror operation. Two other women, a man and a 16 year old boy were arrested in raids in willesden and in kent last night. It happened hours after a man was arrested for allegedly attempting a Terror Attack near the houses of parliament. Officers say the operation was not connected. Alexandra mckenzie reports. A residentia
Make Funding Pledges to tackle Cash Shortages in schools in england. The boss of barclays will be facing pressure today over his pay and also his handling of a controversy surrounding recruitment in the bank. Ill have the details shortly. In sport, the french opens a fortnight away and andy murray says he still needs to get better but hes through to the third round in madrid. Our build up to this years Eurovision Song Contest starts here the bbcs Steve Rosenberg is in kiev with all the tunes and all the facts you need to enjoy the worlds biggest singing competition. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Thank you. Iam in kew gardens next to the Japanese Gateway. I will tell you more about it through the morning but if you adjust stepping out it is a chilly start although most of us will have a day of plenty of sunshine, except in the north of scotland where we have some patchy rain. Good morning. First our main story. President trump has fired the head of the fbi james comey in a mo
On aggregate to secure their place in the stockholm showpiece, later this month. We are live at manchesters beautiful, glorious, historic Victoria Baths. The pool has been refilled, ready for the first public swim in 2a years. We will have more on the plight of britains glorious historic pools and the fight to save them ina historic pools and the fight to save them in a little while. And matt has them in a little while. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Another dry day. , but for the rest of you there will be the smell of fresh rain in the air and maybe eight thunderstorms later. Dry day for scotland. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools across england and wales. They include swords, axes and airguns. Some of the cases involved children as young as five. Police chiefs said there had been a worrying increase in young people carrying knives. Andy moore reports. Some schools have taken to using metal arches to make sure no weapons are