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A fourth wave of the pandemic. Music i vow t0 thee my country preparations are under way for prince philips funeral the day the earth moved on dorset� sjurassic coast the biggest landslide in 60 years. And coming up on Bbc News Channel, the battle forjuergen klopp� s liverpool to make the Champions League semifinals, but could it be plain sailing for pep guardiolas Manchester City . Good Evening And Welcome to the bbc� s visit six. Labour has lost a Commons Vote to set up a parliamentary inquiry into the Lobbying Row, but that hasnt stopped the growing pressure on the government. Labor leader Keir Starmer accused the Prime Minister Up Starmer accused the Prime Minister up over what he cAlled a return to Tory Sleaze. It follows days of revelations and accusations about David Camerons lobbying of ministers on behalf of the now failed financial Services Company Greensill capital. Borisjohnson greensill capital. Boris johnson said he greensill capital. Borisjohnson said he shared the concerns but insisted the review he has ordered will get to the bottom of the issue. It has now emerged that top committee of mps is to launch its own inquiry. Here is our political editor laura kuenssberg. CAlls for alarm . Labour thinks it is onto something. After weeks of claims about an All too close relationship between politics and those trying to turn a profit it was boris johnsons turn those trying to turn a profit it was borisjohnson� s turn to answer. Question to the Prime Minister. It question to the Prime Minister. [it was question to the Prime Minister. It was revealed that the man who used to stand in his place are good for the interest of a now failed back to those in every day there is further evidence of the sleaze that is now at the heart of this conservative government. At the heart of this conservative government at the heart of this conservative covernment. , ~ , government. Does the prime Minister Exce T government. Does the Prime Minister except there government. Does the Prime Minister except there is government. Does the Prime Minister except there is a government. Does the Prime Minister except there is a revolving government. Does the Prime Minister except there is a revolving door, except there is a revolving door, indeed an open door, between his conservative government and paid lobbyists . Mr conservative government and paid Lobb Ists . ~. ,~ , conservative government and paid lobbists . ~ , conservative government and paid Lobb Ists . ~. ,~ ,. , lobbyists . Mr speaker, this is a government lobbyists . Mr speaker, this is a government and lobbyists . Mr speaker, this is a Government And Party lobbyists . Mr speaker, this is a Government And Party that lobbyists . Mr speaker, this is a Government And Party that has | lobbyists . Mr speaker, this is a Government And Party that has been consistently tough on lobbying, and indeed consistently tough on lobbying, and indeed we consistently tough on lobbying, and indeed we introduced legislation, saying indeed we introduced legislation, saying that there should be no taxpayer saying that there should be no taxpayer funded lobbying. The Opposition Taxpayer funded lobbying. Tie Opposition Leader Taxpayer funded lobbying. Tte Opposition Leader tried taxpayer funded lobbying. Tte Opposition Leader tried to taxpayer funded lobbying. Tte Opposition Leader tried to jog taxpayer funded lobbying. Tte Opposition Leader tried tojog his Opposition Leader tried to jog his memory. Opposition leader tried to 09 his memo. ,. , Opposition Leader tried to 09 his memo. ,. , memory. The Greensill Scandal is that bit of the memory. The Greensill Scandal is that bit of the iceberg. Memory. The Greensill Scandal is that bit of the iceberg. Dodgy that bit of the iceberg. Dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates, this is the return of Tory Sleaze. Irate for their mates, this is the return of Tory Sleaze of Tory Sleaze. We are having a rofit of Tory Sleaze. We are having a Profit Independent of Tory Sleaze. We are having a Profit Independent review of Tory Sleaze. We are having a Profit Independent Review And I of Tory Sleaze. We are having a | Profit Independent Review And If of Tory Sleaze. We are having a Profit Independent Review And If he has any Profit Independent Review And If he has any Allegations to make about what has has any Allegations to make about what has taken place he should make them to what has taken place he should make them to the eminent lawyer who has been asked them to the eminent lawyer who has been asked to do it. Been asked to do it. Almost implausibly been asked to do it. Almost implausibly this been asked to do it. Almost implausibly this picture been asked to do it. Almost implausibly this picture appears to show the former Prime Minister and the financer, Lex Greensill casuAlly chatting on a Lobbying Trip to saudi arabia. David cameron worked for him and texted and cAlled ministers and government now on his behalf. Lobbying, the art of trying to change government mines, is not illegal, but it is meant to be done in daylight, formal and transparent, for All to see. One of David Camerons former colleague suggested it is not as it should be. I camerons former colleague suggested it is not as it should be. It is not as it should be. I think there was it is not as it should be. I think there was ample it is not as it should be. I think there was ample evidence it is not as it should be. I think| there was ample evidence what it is not as it should be. I think there was ample evidence what there was ample evidence what from what has happened that there is a gap between the current law about what people can do by way of lobbying, once they have left office, and the public perception of what is appropriate. De office, and the public perception of what is appropriate. What is appropriate. De former Cabinet Minister what is appropriate. De former Cabinet Minister told what is appropriate. De former Cabinet Minister told me what is appropriate. De former Cabinet Minister told me what| what is appropriate. De former i Cabinet Minister told me what is shocking about David Cameron is that what he was doing is considered normal, sometimes, around here. Successive governments have tried to grapple with the awkward fact that contacts can be used as currency but the relationship between Money And Politics can be toxic. But the opposition sniff an opportunity to make this about the here and now. There is worry on the tory benches. It is no doubt a tasteless slapdash and unbecoming episode. It it is no doubt a tasteless slapdash and unbecoming episode. It leaves a Bad Taste in and unbecoming episode. It leaves a Bad Taste in the and unbecoming episode. It leaves a Bad Taste in the mouth, and unbecoming episode. It leaves a Bad Taste in the mouth, as and unbecoming episode. It leaves a Bad Taste in the mouth, as so and unbecoming episode. It leaves a Bad Taste in the mouth, as so many| Bad Taste in the mouth, as so many have Bad Taste in the mouth, as so many have said Bad Taste in the mouth, as so many have said were better than i could, It Tarnishes have said were better than i could, It Tarnishes us All. But have said were better than i could, It Tarnishes us All. It tarnishes us All. But will they vote with labour It Tarnishes us All. But will they vote with labour for It Tarnishes us All. But will they vote with labour for a It Tarnishes us All. But will they vote with labour for a public i vote with Labourfor A public investigation . If vote with labour for a public investigation . Vote with labour for a public investiuation . ,. ,. , investigation . If we vote against it, as the prime investigation . If we vote against it, as the prime Minister Investigation . If we vote against it, as the Prime Minister has investigation . If we vote against| it, as the Prime Minister has told you All to do, then im sorry to say, that they too will be part of the governments attempts to cover up the governments attempts to cover up Tory Sleaze. That the governments attempts to cover up Tory Sleaze the governments attempts to cover up Tory Sleaze. The l up Tory Sleaze. Not this time. The noes have up Tory Sleaze. Not this time. The noes have it. Up Tory Sleaze. Not this time. The noes have it, the up Tory Sleaze. Not this time. The noes have it, the noes up Tory Sleaze. Not this time. The noes have it, the noes have up Tory Sleaze. Not this time. The noes have it, the noes have it. I up Tory Sleaze. Not this time. The noes have it, the noes have it. Al noes have it, the noes have it. Separate committee of mps Will Noes have it, the noes have it. Separate committee of mps will still hold public hearings on the next few weeks. The business of politics once again in the glare. And, george, one of the things that has cAlled made jaws drop around here was when it emerged yesterday that a senior official in 2015, one of the most senior civil servants, was able to work for the government and take on a job working for greensill capital, that now defunct bank, at the same time. Remember, officials are meant to be impartial and independent. And the fact that that happened because real fury here in whitehAll, the fact that that happened because realfury here in whitehAll, and the fact that that happened because real fury here in whitehAll, and the current head of the civil service, the top mandarin in the country, simon case, cAlled together officials this morning. He has ordered them to go and check on their own departments to see if this is happening anywhere else, and to divulge that information the week, if it is still going on. This is All a bit of a tangle. It is quite messy. There are a lot of details. But the relation between Money And Politics is often so toxic and troublesome, and that the Prime Minister thought that by ordering his own review that it would All suddenly go away, i think now people realise that he had another think coming. Laura, thank you very much. A woman who survived the Terror Attack at london fishmonger� s hAll has told the inquest how she was repeatedly stabbed. Isobel rowbotham said she played dead after she was attacked by Usman Khan at a Prisoner Rehabilitation Event in 2019. Our home Affairs Correspondent Tom Symonds has the story. The attack within the ornate rooms of All'>Fishmongers HAll in the City Of London was over in a few bloody minutes. This inquest will spend weeks examining those minutes enclose detail. Isabel rowbotham worked for the Prison Rehabilitation Charity Telco Case learning together, which held the event were together, which held the event were to happened. She told the inquest she saw Jack Merritt covered in blood, shouting that he had been stabbed, then Usman Khan appeared. He came at her across this reception room, Kitchen Knives in his hands, moving purposefully. She said, no, usman, please. Iturned moving purposefully. She said, no, usman, please. I turned to the left, she told the inquest, and said she tried to hunch to protect herself. She said it felt more like punches, repeated punches. His final stabs were in my neck and it felt like he thought they were the final stabs, as if they were intended to finish me. Thankfully, they didnt. But Saskia Jones had already been fatAlly stabbed. She was a volunteer at the charity. One woman saw her attack. She said that Usman Khan had been reciting arabic. He put his finger to his lips as if to say, dont scream. Usman khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. They fought him on London Bridge with improvised weapons before and police arrived and shot him dead. Khan had left Prison A year before, having served a sentence for planning a terrorist training camp. He was invited to the event at All'>Fishmongers HAll, and he told people there that learning together had helped him. A research assistant, simon larmour, told the inquest that khan was neurotic yet positive but that he had to google the former terrorist to find out what he had been convicted of and then khan cAlled that morning to say his train had been cancelled, it was another assistant who stepped in to sort things out, jack merit. Police officers told to Police Officer told the jury how they are thought is like using cpr and a defibrillator, but within minutes it was clear nothing could be done. Tom symonds, bbc news, at the All'>Fishmongers HAll inquest. Northern irelands first Minister Arlene Foster has said she felt humiliated after a Celebrity Doctor tweeted a false rumour that she was having an extra marital affair. The High Court in belfast heard that the tweet by Dr Christianjessen was retweeted more than 500 times. Arlene foster is suing drjessen for defamation. Our Ireland Correspondent Emma Vardy is outside the High Court. Stop in that way, Dr Christian Jessen Reference those rumours and in relation to the Dups Opposition to same Sex Marriage he wrote that Arlene Foster had been preaching the sanctity of marriage and also put in the post that it always comes back to back them in the end. That tweet got reposted more than 500 times. Dr Christian Jessen has got reposted more than 500 times. Dr christianjessen has around 300,000 followers, and it was shared many times before being deleted a couple of weeks later. Today Arlene Foster said that was very humiliating and upsetting for her family, that the rumours were untrue, and a court heard that Dr Christianjessen had not issued any Correction Or Apology and disagreed with the suggestion that that tweet was defamatory. Lets Take A Look at the latest government figures. There were 2,491 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24 Hour Period. On average 2,719 new cases were reported per day in the last week. The latest figures show there were 2,481 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus on monday. 38 deaths were reported in the latest 2a Hour Period thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. On average in the past week 33 deaths were announced every late three day. Days as for vaccinations 76,123 people have had their first dose of a Covid Vaccine in the latest 24 Hour Period bringing the total to over 32 point 3 million. 312,685 people have had their second dose of a Covid Vaccine in the latest 24 Hour Period. Which means that over 8. 1 million people, have had both doses of the vaccine. Our medical editor, fergus walsh, joins me now. 1 1 they are looking at the impact on they are looking at the impact on the Immune System of mixing vaccines. ,. ,. ,. ,~ the Immune System of mixing vaccines. ,. ,. , vaccines. They have to make sure that it doesnt vaccines. They have to make sure that it doesnt make vaccines. They have to make sure that it doesnt make them vaccines. They have to make sure that it doesnt make them less i that it doesnt make them less effective or close any untoward side effects. The hope is that by mixing these different Vaccine Technologies and the first and second dose, that it will actuAlly boost immunity and give greater protection. 800 people have already started on the trial, back in february, that saw someone getting their first doses of either the oxo that or the pfizer vaccines. That has been expanded to include the Moderna And Novavax vaccines. If there are supply issues with one vaccine, you could easily switch to another vaccine. 1000 more volunteers are needed for the trial, the comcov trial, people can sign up online, and the first results should come next month, with more in the summer. Its a controvsersial issue and now the government is launching a consultation into whether Care Home Staff in england should be required to get a coronavirus vaccine. Its now a year since Care Homes were struggling to cope with the peak of the first wave. April 12th 2020 saw a95 deaths of Care Home residents from covid alone. A further 800 plus residents died from other causes. Those combined figures were more than three times the number who died in total from other causes on the same day in 2019. Many families and care providers argue that only a Public Inquiry will explain why residents werent better protected. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent, alison holt. This is davids way of seeing more of his wife, anthea. He volunteers as a gardener at her Care Home. Hello, sweetheart. Hello snatched moments at the window keep him going. Anthea, darling. Particularly precious, as, a year ago, anthea had covid and was fighting for her life. He was cAlled in to say goodbye. One of the nurses said that you had better get up here, quick. And so, i spent an hour or two with her. I think i spent most of the night with her. But she pulled through it with the help of the nursing home. Antheas home, All'>Wren HAll in nottinghamshire, is normAlly a vibrant place. But, last spring, life here was transformed by covid. With residents keeping to their bedrooms, staff were caring for 19 people who had the virus. They faced struggles getting health support, ppe shortages, and Nursing Associate Damien remembers concerns over official guidance. The guidance mentioned changing your ppe every time you went into someone. Within two weeks, that then changed to, you can go and help three individuals and then change your ppe. And always, in the back of your mind, you are thinking why was it different, then to what it is now . See you later. The Homes Owner says that they felt largely forgotten by the government. On March The 31st in Social Media she described the situation as dire. On april the 12th, she wrote. In All, 13 long term residents died. We were clapping for the nhs. We were hearing, you know, protect our nhs. But there was nothing about social care. I think it is probably a sad State Of Affairs that i dont feel angry. Ijust feel, that is the norm. Dad . Itsjean. It was April 12th whenjean adamson last glimpsed her father through the window of his london Care Home. He died from covid three days later. He was a Family Man who loved music, and jean is one of many cAlling for a Public Inquiry into why people like her father were not better protected. I still need to know why my father died in a place where he was supposed to be safe. The government have a legal and moral responsibility to get to the truth. So that people who have been bereaved, like myself, i can get theanswers. On the day he died, the government announced its plans for social care. Since, there has been more ppe, testing and extra Funding And Priority vaccination. It says families will get an independent inquiry at the appropriate time. Alison holt, bbc news. Lets get more on that Government Consultation about vaccines for Care Home workers. Alison is with me now. Isaid i said earlier this is quite a controversial issue. Have you heard anything from the Care Sector . Yes. Anything from the Care Sector . Yes, this is an Issue Anything from the Care Sector . Yes, this is an issue that anything from the Care Sector . Te this is an issue that divides people in the Care Sector. In a sense and my report you can see why it is such an important issue after so many deaths and family is asking so many questions about why their Loved Ones were not better protected the government will at some point have to answerfor that and government will at some point have to answer for that and take up of the vaccine by Care Staff has been sluggish. Experts say to protect Care Homes from an outbreak you need 80 of your staff vaccinated and at the momentjust over half of Care Homes for older adults, just older adults we are talking about, have above 80 of staff vaccinated. Pockets of concern in london, All 32 boroughs have Vaccination Levels below 80 , 27 local authorities where it is below 70 take up. One of the Day Care providers has said it will make vaccines mandatory for its staff. Unions theatre is bad idea, bettersick its staff. Unions theatre is bad idea, better Sick Pay would be a much better way of dealing with some of the issues about outbreaks, and one of the things care providers are saying is they feel it would be better to try to persuade staff as opposed to making it compulsory and they are asking the question if it is made compulsory for this group of staff were late also be expected for other Health And Care workers who also spent time with very vulnerable people . Also spent time with very vulnerable eole . � ,. , also spent time with very vulnerable eole . �. , ~ also spent time with very vulnerable neale . �. , ~ , also spent time with very vulnerable eole . �. ,. Our top story this Evening Labour goes on the offensive over the David Cameron Lobbying Row as pressure grows on the government. And a landslide on dorset� sjurassic coast as large parts of the cliff collapse. Coming up in sportsday on the Bbc News Channel as northern Ireland Women overcome the odds to reach their first major finals in footbAll, werspeak to their captain on how of the Tokyo Olympics on 23rd july. Are back in training. The country is facing a fourth wave of Covid Infections and less than 1 of the population has received a vaccination. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes sent this report. Celebrating the coming olympics they are demanding it be stopped. With Covid Infections surging acrossjapan, 70 of people here now say they dont want the games until covid is vanquished. Over at city hAll today, Tokyos Governor Yuriko Koike was having none of it. The fight against the coronavirus has been a major ordeal, she says. I would like us to overcome the virus and make the games a memorable event. For governor koike, this is a political risk. We cant have the olympics. My mother is 91, so she is very vulnerable to covid. I think maybe i would take her to the countryside two or three weeks, away from tokyo. It is more safe. Japans elderly are vulnerable because only a handful have been vaccinated. These pictures are from the first group getting their first covid shot, from two days ago. So farjapan has vaccinated less than 1 of its population. Japan is now in the midst of a fourth wave of Covid Infections. The head ofjapans medical Association Today said the medical system here in the Tokyo Area is in danger of collapse. Add to that the lack of vaccines and you can see why japan is so vulnerable. One epidemiologist i spoke to today said holding the olympics in this situation is irresponsible, unethical and unscientific. For the athletes, too, covid is taking a toll. A year ago, this woman looked certain to be injapans first ever olympic Surfing Team but a year without any international competition has ruined those preparations. Translation nothing is going the way athletes have planned leading up to the olympics. Competition and practice are totAlly different things. By not having any place to compete its hard for athletes to maintain a rhythm. The Torch Relay has now reached osaka, the current epicentre of Covid Infections. Instead of being welcomed by waving crowds, torchbearers were forced to run around an empty park, waving to no one. It could be a foretaste of what is to come injuly. Rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. Members of the Royal Family including The Queen have returned to official duties, just days after the death of the duke of edinburgh last friday. Their return to work comes as preparations got under way for prince philips funeral on saturday. Our royal correspondent Daniela Relph has this report. She shared a love of she shared a love of sailing with her father. She shared a love of sailing with herfather. Princess and she shared a love of sailing with her father. Princess and visited the Isle Of Wight where the duke of edinburgh had once been an admiral. The duke was my Dukes Grandfather shared a tribute on Social Media. Granddaughter shared the tribute. Supporting The Queen is the focus for the Royal Family. The former Lord Chamberlain has been at her side for many events over the years as the most senior official in the royal household. Yesterday she went ahead with a planned audience with him marking his retirement. The Court Circular recorded the details of the meeting showing a queen back at work. This is a time of great personal sadness for the Royal Family, and The Queen is still in a period of official mourning. But, in continuing with some Royal Business here in windsor, she is clearly showing that her commitment to duty and public life goes on. Military personnel took part in a rehearsal for the dukes funeral. Although scaled back, the funeral well on the dukes military Service And Patient for one of the buglers, and patient for one of the buglers, a sense of Nervousness And Privilege. Tt a sense of Nervousness And Privilege a sense of nervousness and rivileue. ,. ,. ,. , privilege. It will be hard to hold back emotions privilege. It will be hard to hold back emotions on privilege. It will be hard to hold back emotions on that privilege. It will be hard to hold back emotions on that sort i privilege. It will be hard to hold back emotions on that sort of i privilege. It will be hard to hold i back emotions on that sort of stage. The pressure is there but we have rehearsed and practice that we are going to make sure we deliver such an impressive performance for his Royal Highness. An impressive performance for his Royal Highness Royal Highness. Tonight the royal famil has Royal Highness. Tonight the Royal Family has released Royal Highness. Tonight the Royal Family has released this Royal Highness. Tonight the Royal Family has released this Rare I Family has released this rare private photo. The picture was taken by the duchess of cambridge at balmoral in 2018 and shows The Queen and the duke surrounded by the youngest members of their family, they great grandchildren. Daniela relph, bbc news. Voters across scotland will go to the polls on the 6th May to elect members of the Scottish Parliament. Today the scottish greens unveiled their Election Manifesto with plans for a Green Economic Recovery from the pandemic and a Millionaires Tax on the very rich. Our Scotland Editor Sarah Smith has this report. As well as their obvious focus on environmental issues, the scottish greens are the only major political party, other than the snp, who support independence for scotland. Now is the time to be bold. How they perform in this election could determine whether there is a parliamentary majority in favour of another Independence Referendum. Whilst we are still dealing with a pandemic, theres a Climate Emergency that you are stressing. Is the distraction of an Independence Referendum in the next five years reAlly necessary . I believe that people in scotland taking their future into their own hands is necessary. Not as an alternative to dealing with Covid Recovery or the climate and nature emergencies, but as a fundamental part of dealing with those issues effectively. The scottish greens policies include. A Referendum On Scottish Independence in the next five years. New taxes on profit and wealth, including A Levy On Firms who have made big profits during the pandemic. Warmer Green Homes for All with homeowners unable to sell properties that dont meet energy efficient standards. Raising the school starting age to seven, with a Kindergarten Stage for three to six year olds. And a rapid transition to alternative energy. You say you want to end the extraction of All Oil And Gas from the north sea, when . We clearly are being honest about the fact that with far more Fossil Fuel available than we can afford to burn we need to see a substantial reduction in extraction over the next ten years, but we also need to be building up the alternative industries that will create economic activity, the opportunities for people in the Oil And Gas industries to move across, but also opportunities for our whole society. Invest in this transition now, they say, and avoid the economic damage caused by previous deindustrialisation. The greens admit some of their ambitious plans for Tax Raising and the transition to Renewable Energy cannot be achieved with the powers the Scottish Parliament currently has. They think an independent scotland could take a much more radical path. Sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. And finAlly, large sections of a cliff on dorset� sjurassic coast have collapsed. Its the biggest landslide to happen in 60 years and the incident has dramaticAlly changed the coast� s landscape. Dorset council warned that, with ground drying out, more landslips could happen very quickly. Jon kay has the story. Britain just got a little bit smAller. Although you wouldnt cAll this a little bit. Thousands of tonnes have collapsed, completely blocking the beach at seatown, the biggest fAll on the stretch in decades. Its nature in the raw, you know, its quite massive when you see the size of it. There are trees out in the water, its huge. Pretty amazing. Its a big lump, you could say, thats come down there. Erosion can be dramatic here because of the local geology. Weve got a stack of rocks in this cliff here with clay at the Bottom And Sandstone on top. This expert tells me the cliff became soaked with Rain Water over the winter and then dried out in spectacularfashion. What do you make of this . Well. He laughs. Its that simple. Im a geologist so this kind of thing reAlly, reAlly excites me, but my second thought is, of course, ok, what needs to be done to make people aware of the hazards that exist around this kind of thing . With that in mind, 300 metres of the clifftop have now been cordoned off. There are fears of another collapse. And fossil hunters, who always flock to this stretch of the jurassic coast, are being warned not to climb on the rubble. It will All be left for the sea to deal with, however long that takes. For now, people here are just thankful this happened at night when there was nobody on the beach. John kay, bbc news, dorset. Time for a look at the weather heres darren bett. It was another dry day for many of us and when The Sun was out it felt quite warm. For many it was a case of Fairweather Cloud but not everywhere. Some places sell some threatening cloud and one or two light showers but these are pretty much on their last legs and will fade away. Overnight it becomes dry everywhere and we will have clearer skies with patches of Mist And Fog and it is going to be cAlled again tonight with a pinch of frost. Sunny but cold start for most but more showers in the forecast for tomorrow. Blowing in on a Cool North easterly breeze affecting East Anglia and the South East of england. We will see

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