We have been carrying on with diplomacy through the pandemic, but theres nothing quite as effective as face to face diplomacy, and thats why having a Covid Compliant face to Face G7 Meeting is so important. Sporting and Politicialfigures Have condemned the violence against police during a protest at Old Trafford yesterday. When you get fans breaking into stadiums, when you get fans hurting police officers, when you get fans smashing glass to get into the hospitality, then that is not the way to do it. The queen sends a message to the People Of Northern Ireland marking the countrys centenary, and praising the continued peace as a credit to its people, upon whose shoulders the future rests. And Coming Up, the First Non Socially Distanced Gig for over a year, Last Night in liverpool. Research from the Pilot Event in Sefton Park will help to show how concerts and festivals can safely take place again. Mps are urging the government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may. The All Party Parliamentary Group on coronavirus says importing new variants will result in more deaths and could lead to further lockdowns. The mps want ministers to discourage all international leisure travel. The government says robust Border Controls are in place to prevent the spread of covid. Thomas cook chief executive Alan French told us he expects most popular destinations, particularly in europe, to be open to Uk Holiday makers soon. From our Point Of View we want to take people on holiday, but we want to take them safely, and we want them to be confident they can have a great time when they are in destination and they can get back into the uk safely. I mean, that is our primary concern. So if there are issues in destination, we would expect that to be taken into account through the corridor process. But when we talk to customers, you know, you can almost smell the longing for the sea and the surf as they talk about their holidays, and increasingly, on the back of this lockdown people are going on holiday to celebrate some of the anniversaries and events they have not been able to do as a group through lockdown so there is areal need and want to go on holiday that needs to be balanced. But safety does need to be taken into account. The government will make an announcement this week on the possibility of holidays abroad, as our political Correspondentjonathan Blake explains. Were expect an announcement later this week from the government which will confirm whether International Travel can resume as it is hoped on the 17th of may. On the 17th of may. We will also get details of which countries will be in the red, amber or green list, under the Governments Traffic Light system which will determine whether people need to quarantine, either on an enforced basis or at home when they return from certain countries, or whether they will only need to have proof of a negative Covid Test when travelling in either direction. But there are warnings to the government this morning and mps on the Cross Party All Party Parliamentary Group on coronavirus urging caution. They say the government should not be encouraging people to go on holiday at this point until there are improvements in the systems that are in place. Their concerns relate to Airport Arrival halls, which they say have evidence could become Breeding Grounds for coronavirus with passengers from lots of destinations mixing on their return. Also potential fake Covid Test certificates which passengers could use to show that they are proving, having tested negative, falsely, for coronavirus. There is also the issue of the test and isolate system, which people are asked to adhere to on their return not being followed closely enough. The chair of that committee is seeing the large the government to take extreme caution in this area. I have to say, the Direction Of Travel is the government does i think hope to allow people to travel abroad as soon as it safely possible to do so. James cleverly saying this morning they want to move forward as quickly as possible at a pace that is safe. The European Commission has put out new guidance. What have they said . Interesting to see this from brussels, saying they plan to allow entry into the eu for leisure travel, Nonessential Travel for all persons coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation but also, all people who have received the last recommended dose of an eu authorised vaccine. Thats about travel into eu countries but of course, lots of eu countries are major Holiday Destinations for uk travellers. That could have a bearing on what the government announces later this week. Restrictions on the number of mourners who can attend a funeral in england are being lifted. The legal limit of 30 will be removed at the next stage of the easing of the lockdown, which is expected to be on the 17th of may. In scotland, up to 50 people can gatherfor a funeral, while there are no legal limits in wales and in Northern Ireland. Earlier, i spoke with deborah smith, from the National Association of funeral directors. It is based on the covid secure limited of the venues. For some smaller chapels and crematoriums there is really not much difference but for those bigger venues, they are able to accommodate more mourners, so families can have a bit more choice in terms of how many people they could have at the funeral. What is your view of impact of the past year on how people can grieve, the impact that has had on them . I think it has been an incredibly tough time for people who have lost loved ones, and notjust those in that immediate family. Something like 700,000 people died in the uk last year, so that is 700,000 immediate families who have been terribly affected by these restrictions and the pandemic, but actually we have wide circles of friends and colleagues and families in our lives today, and what has been heartbreaking is that families have had to turn round to people who are very close to the person who has died and say, im really sorry, you cant be there at the funeral. And that means grief has been interrupted for such a lot of people. So the more we can do to ease that suffering for people, the better. From today in wales two households will be allowed to meet indoors, and some families and friends will be able to hug for the first time in months. In the latest step out of lockdown, two households, plus another living on their own, will be able to form a bubble to meet and have contact indoors. Gyms, Swimming Pools and Fitness Facilities can also reopen as restrictions are eased. Indoor activities of up to 15 people, including Exercise Classes and swimming lessons, are given the green light. 0rganised childrens indoor activities like sports classes, scouts, Parent And Baby classes will also be able to restart Community Centres can reopen. Some areas will still be in lockdown until may 17th, including indoor play areas. Representatives of the worlds richest countries will meet face to face this week for the first time in two years. The G7 Meeting in london begins today, with attendees from canada, france, germany, italy, japan, the us and the uk. Representatives from the European Union will also attend, as well as from india, australia, japan, south korea, and south africa. The foreign Office Minister James Cleverly said that the first G7 Meeting in two years was hugely significant. We have been carrying on with diplomacy through the pandemic, but theres nothing quite as effective as face to face diplomacy, and thats why having a Covid Compliant face to Face G7 Meeting is so important. We will be discussing a number of long standing issues, including health, security, economy and environmental issues, but we will also be discussing two very important topics. One is girls� education and the economic liberation of women around the world, but also how collectively we deal with actions of countries like china and russia, who perhaps threaten the democratic norms and values we hold so dear. You mentioned calling for more investment in girls education. How can you credibly call on other countries to do more, when the uk is cutting funding for projects in that area, as a result of cuts to the wider Aid Budget . Well, the economic circumstances that we find ourselves in as a direct result of coronavirus has meant that we had to make some difficult decisions with regard to our budget, but nevertheless, in both percentage terms and absolute terms, the uk remains one of the most generous aid donors in the world. And also, the merger of the foreign Office And Dfid was about making sure that our Development Work is reinforced and amplified by our diplomatic work and thats where the G7 Meeting is so important. Its an example of where we are coordinating and collaborating with international partners to deliver on these really important agenda. Ahead of the talks, britains foreign secretary, dominic raab, is meeting the us Secretary Of State anthony blinken. Its his first visit to London Sincejoe Biden became president. The pair will discuss Transatlantic Relations, as well as threats from russia, china and iran. 0ur diplomatic Editorjames Landale has this assessment of the meeting. They are significant because it is the first time theyve been able to sit down and just talk about uk us relations. They have met at other meetings sincejoe biden� s administration came into office. This is the first time they can sit down and go through some of the nitty gritty stuff about Transatlantic Relations. The issues of the day will intrue, china, russia, ukraine, iran, the pandemic, Climate Change. Theres an awful lot to talk about. Inevitably, these things only get touched on for a bit. It will start to establish some of the tone of the meeting for the next two or three days. Essentially, the group of seven nations are getting together plus a lot of guests, is notjust the g7, south africa, india and others are coming, they want to work out, how do we revive the international order . How can we make sure it can better deal with authoritarian aggressors . How can it deal with pandemics of the future . How can it get together and agree what to do on Climate Change . Those are the broader themes we will see. Police in Manchester Have condemned the protests that led to the postponement of Manchester Uniteds Premier League Match against liverpool, calling them completely unacceptable. Two officers were injured when fans stormed the pitch. The mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has also condemned the violence. Our Sports Correspondent Joe Wilson reports. Chanting we want glazers out. The concourse outside Old Trafford where protesters were expected to congregate. To voice their continued opposition to the ownership of Manchester United by the glazer family. Some protesters soon decided to go further, and ultimately, onto the pitch itself. This was the scene at one of the most Famous Football Grounds in the world. That revered Manchester United pitch, the place of stirring feats of football, occupied. As clashes continued, police reported two injuries to officers, one slashed in the face by a broken bottle. Meanwhile, some of those who stayed peacefully outside, were leaving. As were speaking outside the ground, there are lots of fans actually on the pitch. Imean, what. Was there . They got through . What do you think about that . Its, its. It� s a frustrating thing because obviously, as fans, we want the best for our club. Its been, from when we were young, watched it, its been magical, you know, history that weve had. And people like, get so annoyed with it. Well, they stayed. There was a Match Due to be played here, a match with direct implications for the outcome of the Premier League, supposed to happen here. The direct response from the Premier League was a statement. Im all for protesting, but not like that. You Cant Protest like that. Weve seen events at other football clubs, because theyre not happy. But when you get fans breaking into stadiums, when you get fans hurting police officers, smashing glass to get into the hospitality, then thats not the way to do it. Thats not acceptable. Well, for 16 years, supporters have opposed the glazers. For 16 years, theyve believed the family is taking money out of their club. Fan power has been reignited by recent opposition to the european super league. This anger runs deeper. Does it take something extreme for the glazers just to notice . Chanting united the Pitch Invaders widely condemned, dont represent all Manchester United Supporters. Far from it. But the landscape of English Football has changed. And these are the images viewed across the Premier Leagues global marketplace. Joe wilson, Bbc News in manchester. We can speak to pat nevin, former Chelsea And Scotland football player. Hejoins us now. What do you think the impact will be of this . Its what do you think the impact will be of this . � ,. What do you think the impact will be of this . 3. ,. , what do you think the impact will be of this . � ,. ,. ,. ,. , of this . Its a good question, because absolutely of this . Its a good question, because absolutely nobody. Of this . Its a good question, because absolutely nobody knows. Its incredible, its a total change what has happened. The last two or three weeks in football, much of which we did not see but there are certainly a lot of Pent Up anger and emotion. And a lot of aggression as well. Just with the european super League Nonsense that happened, the fans absolutely happily and rightly got their way and that was shelved. Hopefully never to be seen again. I think fans understand that they have to use that power in the right way and i have to say, all power to their elbows and i hope they do that. And it is using it in the right way. Certainly, listening to Alan Shearer talking, they will be listened to. They havent been for a long, long time. Ijust get the feeling things are changing now and they are making their voices heard. I suppose the question remains, is this the way to do it . Is going this far and the possible violence to property . If Manchester United are allowed to do this and risks acceptable behaviour, they should surely be doing it next week and we calf to and we capture, and should arsenal be able to do it . Should newcastle who do not like their owners, should they be able to do it . If all the games are cancelled, you might as well stop the leak now. Plenty of fans would say yes, thats what we want because the game has been sold and thats how they feel. The question i would raise, im not sure all Football Fans feel that way. I think we are in a position where we certainly have to make it heard that fans do not feel happy about the way the game has been going, but have to do it in a way thats acceptable but a lot of people dont agree with that. In The End, if a lot people dont agree with that. In The End. If a lot of people dont agree with that. In The End, if a lot of the people dont agree with that. In The End, if a lot of the fans people dont agree with that. In The End, if a lot of the fans dont people dont agree with that. In The End, if a lot of the fans dont like i end, if a lot of the fans dont like the glazer is, they are there, they do run The Club. Whats going to change that unless they decide that they have had enough but this has been going on for 16 years. Exactly. It could no been going on for 16 years. Exactly. It could go on been going on for 16 years. Exactly. It could go on for been going on for 16 years. Exactly. It could go on for another been going on for 16 years. Exactly. It could go on for another 16 been going on for 16 years. Exactly. It could go on for another 16 years. | it could go on for another 16 years. If there was anybody there for a buyout, that would be the perfect situation and i think i would possibly be brilliant for the glazers because i dont think they are interested other than the money involved. So it would suit them perfectly well. However, is there a way the fans will get ownership of The Club . Not being a massive cost . Its difficult to see how that actually works and how that methodology finishes, but they can live and hope. I think a lot of united fans, whatever it look, feel, is that if you do sell to someone else, how do you no theyre not going to do the same, similar, possibly worse . Although Man United Fans will tell you they cant imagine that being the case. But you could, because the glazers have allowed a lot of money to be spent on transfers, even though most of that, if not all of that, in fact, all of that, has been used with leveraged debt and put The Club into debt, so they wish for something different. What that is, its not easy to tell. So different. What that is, its not easy to tell easy to tell. So that debt, currently easy to tell. So that debt, currently stands easy to tell. So that debt, currently stands at easy to tell. So that debt, currently stands at £455 l easy to tell. So that debt, currently stands at £455 million according to The Clubs latest accounts, which were just released last month. Does that mean The Club is not. That anyone else would want to come in and actually take it on . ,. ,. , ~. , on . They would take it for 455 million. Thats on . They would take it for 455 million. Thats not on . They would take it for 455 million. Thats not what on . They would take it for 455| million. Thats not what theyre going to get it or because the glazers are businessmen, so they will hold out for more than that. Evenif will hold out for more than that. Even if the pushing was much harder thanit even if the pushing was much harder than it isjust even if the pushing was much harder than it is just now from some of the united fans particularly angry, i still cannot see the glazers walking away unless that asset becomes less valuable. I did well, for what they are saying just now, but that much less valuable that it becomes affordable to the billions asking for just affordable to the billions asking forjust now . Its hard to see that. But we are in a different, weird, changing world and you just never know. Who thought to weeks ago there was a possibility of a super league and these teens walking away . Nobody thought that, so we are in a weird and different world where the fans are certainly flexing their muscles, trying to have an effect on the way clubs are run and in The End, if it turns up with fans getting say on the board and more information and not been kept in the dark, i have to say, i am one of the people heavily on side with that and with the fact that football, to some degree, is losing its hold but you have to remember the other side. Those who want to go back to the good old days, remembersome want to go back to the good old days, remember some bad things were in there as well. In there as well. Thank you very much, in there as well. Thank you very much. Pat in there as well. Thank you very much, pat nevin. In there as well. Thank you very much, pat nevin. Pleasure. The headlines on Bbc News. A Cross Party group of mps urges the government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may. Lockdown restrictions ease further in Wales Today gyms and Swimming Pools are reopening, and 2 households can now meet indoors. Britains foreign secretary, dominic raab, will meet the us Secretary Of State anthony blinken, on his first visit to London Sincejoe Biden became president. The pair will discuss Transatlantic Relations at an in person G7 Meeting. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres austin. Good afternoon. Were going to start with more on this developing story at Manchester United, after fans protested at Old Trafford yesterday. In an open letter to the glazer family, the Manchester United Supporters trust has called on them to rebalance the Ownership Structure in favour of supporters. The group also calls for a Share Scheme that is accessible to all and wants shares with the same Voting Rights as those held by the glazers. Around 200 united fans invaded Old Trafford to register their anger at The Clubs owners yesterday, causing their Premier League game against liverpool to be postponed. Well before the letter was published, Ian Stirling from the Manchester United Supporters trust spoke to us this morning. We support peaceful protest, but what needs to happen is the Government Need to put this review into place and put their findings into legislation very, very quickly. Thats whats going to deliver the Real Change and thats what were going Real Change and thats what were going to Real Change and thats what were going to continue to work on. So one question now is when can the match be re arranged for. So this is united and liverpools combined schedules until The End of the season and, as you can see, its already pretty tightly packed. Theres 3 games in 3 days next week, before another 3 the week after, all of those already scheduled in the Premier League. Both clubs play on the 19th of may, before the final day of the season on the 23rd, when every team in the league plays at the same time. So, as you can see, theres not much room for it to fit in. Staying with football, tottenhams hopes of making next seasons Champions League are still alive after a 4 0 win over sheffield united. Gareth bale was in outstanding form at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. He scored a hat trick, with son Heung Min adding the fourth late on. The result puts spurs up to fifth and afterwards bale said the team are playing football the tottenham way, some interpreting that as a bit of a dig at former managerjose mourinho. And there was a win for tottenhams north London Rivals arsenal. Goals from Mohammed Elneny and this one from Pierre Emerick Aubameyang setting the gunners up nicely for the second leg of their crucial Europa League Semi Final against villarreal on thursday. A match between the Kolkata Knight riders and royal challengers bangalore, in crickets indian Premier League, has been postponed after 2 players contracted coronavirus. Kolkata, whose team includes england one Day Captain Eoin morgan, says Varun Chakaravarthy and Sandeep Warior were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. Both men are now isolating from the rest of the squad. All other Team Members have tested negative. Mark selby has an important lead at the half Way Point of the World Snooker Championship final. He finished last Nights Evening Session with a 10 frames to 7 lead over shaun murphy. The final resumes at one oclock and you can follow all the action on bbc two. Selby looks for a fourth World Title as for murphy, hes after his first for 16 years. Lewis hamilton, once again, showed why hes a 7 time formula one World Champion with a remarkable drive in the algarve to win the portuguese grand prix. He had to to use all of his experience to over take rival max verstappen, and then hunt down Team Mate Valterri bottas. The victory extends hamiltons lead in the Drivers Championship to 8 points after 3 races. I lost out to max at the restart, which was a. Mistake from my side. But i dont feel bad about it, actually, because i fixed it. But then overcoming obstacles and overtaking these two guys, its a good feeling. And Geraint Thomas has won his first race since the 2018 tour de france. The welshman started the final Time Trial of the Tour Of Romandie in switzerland in second place. He finished third in the stage, but that was enough to take the overall victory almost half a minute ahead of his nearest rival. And thats all the sport for now, joanna. Ill have more throughout the afternoon. Nhs workers at wales largest hospital are Planting Trees to offset the Carbon Emissions from treating covid patients in their intensive Care Unit. Staff in the critical Care Unit at the University Hospital of wales say they hope their woodland inspires other Hospital Trusts and industries to do the same. Health, Science And Environment Correspondent Laura Foster reports from the brecon beacons national park. When two the view from this Hillside Ust when two the view from this hillside us. , � , when two the view from this hillside usi. , � ,. , . , just couldnt be more different from the Day Job just couldnt be more different from the Day Job i just couldnt be more different from the Day Job. I spent just couldnt be more different from the Day Job. I spent the just couldnt be more different from the Day Job. I spent the last just couldnt be more different from the Day Job. I spent the last year. The day ob. I spent the last year in the Day Job. I spent the last year in hospital. The Day Job. I spent the last year in hospital, essentially the Day Job. I spent the last year in hospital, essentially within. The Day Job. 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And the ways that to respond to both what we been through and. And the ways that we have had through and. And the ways that we have had to through and. And the ways that we have had to create. Through and. And the ways that we have had to create. This through and. And the ways that we have had to create. Have had to create. This woodland will be open have had to create. This woodland will be open to have had to create. This woodland will be open to the have had to create. This woodland will be open to the public have had to create. This woodland will be open to the public later will be open to the public later this year and will be given a welsh name. Lets get more from the charity behind it. Robert penn, co founder of Stump Up for trees, joins us now. Its an interesting look at the impact of another impact of covid 19. What made you focus on that . Covid19. What made you focus on that . ~ , ,. ,. , that . We were surprised and rather humbled, delighted, that . We were surprised and rather humbled, delighted, when that . We were surprised and rather humbled, delighted, when the that . We were surprised and rather. Humbled, delighted, when the doctor came to us and said he would like to plant some trees to commemorate the patients that have been through the University Hospital Icu Unit in the pandemic. There are many reasons to plant trees and this one we had not seen coming. But its a great idea and i hope as one of the contributors to the item just expressed, hopefully other hospitals will see fit to do something similar. So it is great. We were so delighted to be involved. Similar. So it is great. We were so delighted to be involved. There are so many elements delighted to be involved. There are so many elements to delighted to be involved. There are so many elements to this, delighted to be involved. There are so many elements to this, its delighted to be involved. There are so many elements to this, its a i so many elements to this, its a living memorial, its also about the Carbon Offsetting. How do you measure the Carbon Offsetting . What, will this achieve . First measure the Carbon Offsetting . What, will this achieve . Will this achieve . First and foremost. Will this achieve . First and foremost, there will this achieve . First and foremost, there has will this achieve . First and foremost, there has the i will this achieve . First and foremost, there has the expression of hope that is latent in planting a tree you will not see mature. Thats a rather wonderful thing. Its an expression of hope for a better future landscape. Across the united kingdom. Explicitly in wales. Measuring carbon is complicated. We dont necessarily encourage people to come to ask exclusively to offset. The benefits of trees are many, and various. Carbon offsetting is one of them but you can measure fairly complicated calculator that measures the volume of carbon, the biomass of the tree, equates to a measure of carbon which you can use to offset. Jack and the hospital have not explicitly asked us to do that we will measure the carbon at five years, so is a Verification Process that takes place after five years. And we will do that. Then you can credit that as a carbon offset. That bit is complicated, but less complicated and more exciting is the change that the planting of trees brings about the landscape. And that includes reducing air pollution, improved soil quality, some point in the trees life, sustainable timber. Medicine conceivably and importantly, habitat for wildlife and thats really one of the main drivers behind the charity. We are obviously in the game of mitigating Climate Change but we are also in the game of trying to arrest the Biodiversity Crisis by improving habitat. ~ Biodiversity Crisis by improving habitat. ,. , Biodiversity Crisis by improving habitat. , i ,. The duke of sussex has praised the Worlds Frontline medical workers at a concert in los angeles, in his first public appearance since the duke of edinburghs funeral. Harry appeared along with a host of famous names, including Jennifer Lopez and the foo fighters, at global citizens vax live, a Charity Performance in aid of the international covid vaccination effort. The duke told a fully vaccinated crowd that the event was a celebration of frontline heroes around the world. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello, again. Todays forecast is a wet and a windy one. Some heavy rain and some gusty winds. Moving in from the west, pushing eastwards, clearing Northern Ireland but you will be left with sunshine and showers. Not quite making it into the far north of scotland. You will have sunshine and showers as well. It is later in the day that we see the rain getting into the south east. These are the average wind speeds. But the gusts will be much stronger inland. 40 to 50 mph along the coast. We are looking at 50 to 60 on the coasts of wales and the south west. Temperatures today 6 in the north to 13 in the south. Through this evening and overnight we say goodbye to the rain, but a rush of showers follow on behind. Still windy, particularly so through the english channel, but temperatures holding up. We might see some frost in some of the sheltered glens in scotland, but most of us will be frost free. Tomorrow the winds will ease through the course of the day and then the next few days we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. Hello, this is Bbc News. Im joanna gosling. The headlines a Cross Party group of mps urges the government to maintain restrictions on foreign holidays beyond the 17th of may, but the Travel Industry is confident that foreign travel will be possible this summer. Portugal, spain, greece, croatia, those are the markets where we are pretty confident, just looking at the figures that are coming through, that people will be able to travel to. Lockdown restrictions ease further in Wales Today gyms and Swimming Pools are reopening, and two households can now meet indoors. Britains foreign secretary, dominic raab, will meet the us Secretary Of State anthony blinken, on his first visit to London Sincejoe Biden became president. The pair will discuss Transatlantic Relations at an in person G7 Meeting. Sporting and politicial figures have condemned the violence against police during a protest at Old Trafford yesterday. When you get fans breaking into stadiums, when you get fans hurting police officers, when you get fans smashing glass to get into the hospitality, then that is not the way to do it. The queen sends a message to the People Of Northern Ireland marking the countrys centenary and praising the continued peace as a credit to its people, upon whose shoulders the future rests. You are going to have the best night you have had for a very, very long time. And Coming Up, the First Non Socially Distanced Gig for over a year Last Night in liverpool. Research from the Pilot Event in Sefton Park will help to show how concerts and festivals can safely take place again. Police in germany say theyve shut down one of the worlds largest online Child Pornography platforms, following an international investigation. Theyve arrested four men accused of running the network, called boystown, which was accessed on the dark net by Hundreds Of Thousands of users. The investigation involved police in the netherlands, sweden, australia, the us and canada. 0ur Correspondent in Berlin Damien Mcguiness has more. Police are describing this as a major step forward in the fight against Child Pornography. This was a huge international collaboration between officials from, as you say, all over the world and it is shocking what police have uncovered, because you are talking about 400,000 users worldwide exchanging, looking at images, videos of at times very young children, including toddlers. Officials say that this shows the extent of the problem. Four men between the age of 40 and 64 have now been tracked down. Three of them, they are all german citizens, three of them are in germany, the other is in paraguay, their homes have been searched. Last month, a couple of weeks ago, they were detained and the hope is that now that this has shut down and now that users as well are being tracked down, it shows, officials say, that people who use this sort of, or look at this sort of Pornography Or Share it are not safe from Investigation And Prosecution and that is really the signal that is being sent out here. It is the only positive thing coming out of this story, the fact that these perpetrators have been tracked down. Three of the men are accused of running the site and a fourth man in hamburg, a 64 year old, is accused of being one of its most active users, having exchanged and looked at more than 3500 images or postings. So it is a chilling story, but at least the one positive thing is that this site has been shut down and it shows that the collaboration between officials from all over the world can be effective in fighting against Child Pornography. Its only two weeks before the majority of pubs and restaurants in england open their doors to serve us inside. But apart from getting covid safe, theyve got another major worry on their plates . Staffing. Thousands of workers left the sector during lockdown, and the industry says it cant find enough people to replace them. 0ur Consumer Affairs Correspondent Colletta smith has been finding out why. High pressure, long hours, late into the night. Delivering perfection, but no longer on the plate. Im back on the stoves and im cooking. When you become a chef, thats what you want to do. You want to cook food and you want people to enjoy your food. Jamies Quit Hisjob as Head Chef at a fancy Hotel Chain and started his own takeaway business. And hes not going back. A year ago was kind of a bit of a moment for you to reassess life and work out what you wanted to do. It was, yeah. I think its been a push for some people who were stuck in the industry, who didnt know what else they could do. I had chefs working for me who had taken driving opportunities and now theyre happy, because they can spend a little bit more time with their family. We are a relief chef agency, so we send in temporary chefs when there might be a gap in the kitchen. Loads of restaurants have been in touch with katie to get ready for full reopening. But lots of candidates on her book just arent coming back. Over 50 of them have found Alternative Employment over the past 12 months and actually decided not to come back into hospitality. So they have been working in warehouses or Delivery Driving or gone to work in supermarkets, and theyve actually decided that they are going to continue doing that and not come back to being a chef. Do you think this is about pay, or is it more than that . I think its much more thanjust pay. Its hard to argue with having more time with your family and children, or whoever you want to spend time with. Everyones had a taste of that over the past few months, the past year, and going back into those anti social and long hours is going to be really difficult for some people and, actually, a lot of people just arent prepared to compromise. Thats the problem theyre facing at the gusto restaurant chain. You are confident you will have the amount of team you need to open the business on May The 17th . Matt says he is so short staffed, some of his premises. Weve got quite a few applicants at the moment. May not be able to reopen on time. We have 12 restaurants. We are always recruiting somebody. We are never recruiting 100 people at the same time for every single restaurant that all need to be trained in a Restaurant Business that is effectively closed. That is the issue we are experiencing right now. We will get through it, but it is another issue on top of 100 other issues we have had to wade through over the past 13 months. 0ur korean fries, which are vegan, 0k . Smells incredible. Although its scary, jamies not got any regrets. Ive not gone 1 Million miles away from what im doing. It is because im doing it for me, for my family, to gain a better lifestyle eventually. Dig in. Colletta smith, Bbc News. A Pilot Concert in Liverpool Yesterday saw the largest number of people gather in a small space in the uk since the start of the pandemic. Sundays Mini Festival in Sefton Park was one of the governments trials to research how large events can safely take place again. DanjohnsonS Report has flashing images. Its been a long time since anyone saw or heard anything like this. Crowd cheers. They were ready to raise the level again after life was limited so much. It was just amazing being around people for once. Having to be inside for so long, and coming here and socialising, it is amazing. Probably the best night of my life, actually amazing. I thought it was done well, to be honest. I thought the test before, then showing proof at the door, coming in, ithought it was all safe. But at The End of the day, it was all a good laugh as well. I thought it was brilliant. Crowd cheers. This was the first gig in front of a live audience for more than a year. You know, the atmosphere was electric. It was like, i dont know. You know, we thought we kind of thought theyd be like that because, you know, theyve not had a gig for so long. But then seeing it and experiencing it. It still was better than i thought. Yeah, it was humbling. It was humbling. Youre going to have the best Night Youve had for a very, very long time. Headlined by Stockport Band blossoms. It was how gigs are meant to be, werent it . Yeah. But like, times ten. Yeah. Gigs are meant to be enjoyed. And because its been like, a year of none of them, it was like, that Pent Up. I didnt see one person who looked bored, and i would notice that thats the sort of stuff i realised after the gig, but no one was on their phone. You know, Everyone Wasjust in the moment, just soaking it up, and it wasjust, yeah, unreal. Everyone was tested before, and will be checked again later this week. The question was, could they gather like this and enjoy themselves without the need for masks or social distancing, but without the virus spreading . Im very moved by this. You see people reconnecting re learning joy, the joy of sharing live music together. The smartest scientists have taken Field Research to new levels, and become unlikely festival favourites. Here youll see cameras. If you look really hard, looking at the flow of people, are there any unnecessary bottlenecks where we could lay events out differently . We probably dont need to because the event organisers done such a good job here. Is science always this fun . This is a great partnership of science and society, and its incredibly rewarding. Rewarding for everyone. The bars were busy, and so were the toilets, and a unique event means extra special merchandise to mark the Day Music came back to life. The audience think that theyre in 2019. They think that the pandemic never happened, and theyre having the time of their lives. Opening the gates was emotional, ill be honest with you. It was, um, it was very special. It was really, really special. And the dependency on this Gig Tonight is. Is significant. I mean, its massive, to be honest. You know, bands, crews, toilet providers, generator providers, you know, audiences, you name it, theyre all hoping it all goes well. Tonight was like, every band needs to feel that and every artist and all the fans. So, yeah, ijust hope this is the start of getting back to normal. What a weekend for this city and for music, a uniting force and a common language connecting so many people, once again, bringing us all closer to the things we enjoy. Danjohnson, Bbc News, liverpool. The head of the worlds largest vaccine manufacturer, the Serum Institute of india, has blamed Narendra Modis Government for the shortage of covid jabs. Adar poonawalla said the government didnt place any large orders with his company until march, when the second wave of the pandemic had already hit the country. Meanwhile, india haS Reported more than 300,000 new Coronavirus Cases for a twelfth straight day. The number of deaths from Covid Rose Byjust over 3400. Heres Devina Gupta in delhi. The Serum Institute is based out of a Western City and the head of the institute is right now producing 0xford Astrazeneca Vaccine and said in a Newspaper Interview that indian government reacted too late to be wave. To control the wave, if the approach is to vaccinate more people, production should have been ramped up way before. Right now, he said only 21 Millionjabs ramped up way before. Right now, he said only 21 Million jabs were ramped up way before. Right now, he said only 21 Millionjabs were being produced by his company. What India Needsis produced by his company. What india needs is to inoculate 960 Million people. He is saying that production can only happen if he expands to other countries and he sees a Vaccine Shortage tilljuly, but india does have a vaccine that is being manufactured here called Co Vaccine Which is being put in many government hospitals at the moment, but people do not have faith because the efficacy trials were not transparent in the beginning, so not many people have faith in that vaccine, but it is still being post here. We also have a Russia Sputnik V and there have been around 150,000 doses which came in just this weekend and will be dissed a beauty later this month. Distributed. With Vaccination Campaigns picking up and covid infections starting to fall, several European Countries are beginning to lift lockdowns following a devastating second wave of the pandemic. In france, children are back in Class Today and people can again travel more freely within the country. In the last few hours the European Commission has recommended Easing Restrictions on non essential travel to the eu, giving hope to the Tourist Industry for the coming summer. Lets take a look at what is changing and where. Greece is reopening the outdoor spaces of its bars and cafes. In the Czech Republic, Hair And Beauty salons have opened and older students will return to the classroom in about half the countrys regions. Portugal is extending the opening hours for cafes and restaurants as part of its final stage of reopening, and all sport activities can now resume. On saturday, it reopened its Land Border with spain, which had been shut for three months. And in italy, the Museums In Vatican City have opened their doors to the public once again, with Covid Restrictions in place. 0ur Paris Correspondent Hugh Schofield has more on the lifting of lockdown in france. Todayis today is the start of a process of coming out of confinement here in france. Not that much is actually going to change today except perhaps for the teenagers who are going back to school, College And Lycee after a period of home schooling. Can also travel further from home schooling. Can also travel furtherfrom homes, but the home schooling. Can also travel further from homes, but the curfew at 7pm remains in place. The Big Change in france will be injust over a couple of weeks when terraces on a cafe is and restaurants can open as well as Nonessential Shops and that is when we will see a return to City Life on the streets, like here on the champs elysees. At the beginning ofjune, it is the interiors of cafe is and restaurants that will be open as well as sport stadiums. The curfew meanwhile being post later and later in the evening until it is finished completely, but all this based on an interpretation of the data which is very optimistic and at present, Macron Has warned that if the figures are not good, the process of opening up can be stopped. Rob cameron is in prague in the Czech Republic where a phased return to schools begins. Slowly but surely, life is beginning to return to normal here, but like everywhere, it is a new normal with lots of rules and regulations. Headdresses and Nail Salons can begin serving customers from today. Hairdressers. All shops can be open, but only in those regions with. And in a few weeks time, outdoor Dining And Beer gardens could be open, although the latter have been doing a roaring and Semi Legal trade already four weeks. All this is happening at a time when the Countrys Vaccination Programme is finally moving up a gear. Today, the countrys largest Mass Vaccination Centre opens in prague a month later than planned. The Travel Industry is confident travel will be possible this summer. We will be saying as much as we can a bit later on. Thejoint Biosecurity Committee is having a look at exactly which countries they think are going to be safe, but i do think are going to be safe, but i do think it is important to be cautious in this. We do want to do some opening up on it May The 17th, but i do not think the people of this country want to see an influx of a disease from anywhere else. We had to be very tough and as cautious as we can whilst we continue to open up. 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Today marks a very significant date in the history of the island of ireland. A hundred years ago, a law came into force which set up a parliament in belfast, created a border and established Northern Ireland. In a message to its people today, the queen said the anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on our togetherness and our diversity. And Borisjohnson Has said the Uk Government would continue to showcase all The Brilliant Things that Northern Ireland contributes to the rest of the uk. Chris page reports. These are the pictures Northern Ireland wants to be best known for a place of friendly cities and stunning seaside scenery. But it has a history which hurts. Its still recovering from a conflict which lasted for 30 years, until the late 1990s. There was violence, too, at the time of Northern Irelands birth, sectarian murder across the island of ireland. The southern 26 counties went to war with britain to achieve independence, but a majority in the north eastern six counties wanted to stay in the uk. And thats what happened. Today is one of a series of anniversaries. Its notjust the start of Northern Ireland as we know it. Its the start of the united kingdom as we know it. And the united kingdom is stronger and better because of all the constituent parts, and Northern Ireland plays a huge part in that. Unionists view this is the centenary of the state they strongly value. But for people who identify as irish, its the anniversary of the partition of ireland, a source of great injustice. The creation of a Brexit Trade Border with the rest of the uk has again sharpened political divisions. I think it is possible for us to deal with the past. Yeah. There would be little, some pain, but generously, ethically, i think it is possible for us to deal with the present, given even our present difficulties. I think they should be ironed out. They can be. Events to mark the centenary have been restricted so far due to the pandemic, but that doesnt make 2021 any less significant here. Chris page, Bbc News, belfast. Were just a few days away from the local elections, with different polls opening depending on where you live. 0ur Correspondent Lewis Goodall has been taking a look at whats happening where. There is a Bumper Crop of elections Coming Up on May The 6th in england, scotland and wales. In fact, they are the biggest set of elections, the biggest test, democratic test, for the three major parties this side of the next general election, so lets have a look at some of the contests taking place across the country. For a start, we have 143 different English Councils up for election. 5000 seats up for election. In some places, a third of the chamber, in some Places Half of the chamber, in some places all of the chamber, in some places two thirds of the chamber of course, because some of those seats are holdovers from councils which should have been elected in 2020 but were not because of the pandemic. 129 msps in the Scottish Parliament in holyrood. All 60 members of the welsh senedd election. We have seen what huge powers those bodies have in scotland and wales during the pandemic, so big elections there. In england as well, police and crime commissioners up for re election. 39 of them, they control Police Budgets and strategy in the area. 29 seats for the London Assembly and the London Mayoralty as well as a whole suite of another elected mayors, 13 of them. So how are these elections conducted . What do you do when you get in the Voting Booth . Might be a bit more complicated than you think, it depends where you live and what you are voting on. In scotland and wales, you get two votes, both your local Constituency Member and then another vote for the regional list. This vote effectively helps parties which do not do so well in the local constituencies do well overall in the election, tops their representation up, gives them extra seats, makes the overall system more proportionate. That is different of course if you are living in England And Voting in english local councils. There, it is our old friend, it is first past the post. It is one voter, one candidate, one vote, whichever candidate gets one more vote than all the other candidates, they are elected. Whichever party controls more than 50 of the seats in the local chamber, they control the local council and if theyre not able to get more than 50 of the seats, then they have to form a coalition with another party. And then it is different again if you are voting in the english mayoral elections or the police and crime co there, there is something called the supplementary vote system. Voters get two preferences. If no candidate gets over 50 of the vote then the other candidates are eliminated one by one and the preferences of those voters are redistributed until you get over 50 of the vote for one candidate and hey presto, you have got a mayor, you have an english local police and crime commissioner, but of course the one thing that unites all of these elections is the fact that they are taking place in very, very different circumstances than we might expect, certainly different from the halcyon days back in the 1950s. Here this is taking place in a global pandemic. Very different sets of elections, covid secure local voting stations, voters are even being asked to bring their own pencil. Shielders asked to vote by post. We just cannot know what affect all of that is going to have on turnout. Could be much lower, could be much higher if lots of people choose to vote by post who would not normally do so and therefore this is a very unpredictable set of elections and we cannot know what power they are going to have in order to give us wider insight into trends that are going on into our politics more generally. The american Singer And Songwriter Billie Eilish has made a stir by appearing in the Fashion Magazine Vogue wearing a corset. The singer, whos previously made a point of wearing loose fitting clothes to prevent commentary about her body, is the latest star to claim that showing your body and your skin is empowering. Mark lobel� S Report contains Flash Photography from the start. Until now, dressed to prevent body shaming. The baggily clothed girl now a blonde bombshell. Its a brave move from the award winning, home schooled singer songwriter, Billie Eilish. Body positivity resting squarely on this empowered 19 year olds shoulders, telling british vogue. Thats coming from someone well aware of the haters on social media. I stopped reading comments, fully. Because . Because it was ruining my life. Its weird, like, the cooler the things you get to do are, the more people hate you its crazy. Theres been a Gear Change in her music too. Will you only feel bad when they find out if you can take it all back . Her new song is a warning to abusers not to exploit underage girls a vulnerability she said she and her peers know all too well. Her New Look is part of a message about change, from someone who launched her career at 13. But some fans fear people will now question her looks and accuse her of having sold out. Were in an age of reaction, but i think its important to take a step back and think about the intention. She planned the idea of the shoot, she is expressing herself, and to discuss exploitation would be taking away her autonomy. Tens of millions of her 83 Million instagram followers have liked the New Look, complete with Custom Gucci Corset and skirt, Agent Provocateur Bra and latex gloves. No doubt she was inspired by classic pin ups like betty brosmer, and, arguably, marilyn monroe. Billie eilish says shes not a hypocrite in showing her skin, but empowered, adding that confidence is her only gospel. Mark lobel, Bbc News. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. Hello again. Todays forecast is a wet and a windy one. Some heavy rain and some gusty winds. Moving in from the west, pushing eastwards, clearing Northern Ireland but you will be left with sunshine and showers. Not quite making it into the far north of scotland. You will have sunshine and showers as well. It is later in the day that we see the rain getting into the south east. These are the average wind speeds. But the gusts will be much stronger inland. 40 to 50 mph along the coast. We are looking at 50 to 60 on the coasts of wales and the south west. Temperatures today 6 in the north to 13 in the south. Through this evening and overnight we say goodbye to the rain, but a rush of showers followed on behind. Still windy, particularly so through the english channel, but temperatures holding up. We might see some frost in some of the sheltered glens in scotland, but most of us will be frost free. Tomorrow the winds will ease thorugh the course of the day and then the next few days we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. President bidens Secretary Of State, antony blinken, arrives in london, as britain seeks to develop its relationship with the new us administration. The talks will be the first to take Place Face to face after the devastating global pandemic and its impact. As the government considers whether to lift the ban on foreign holidays, a group of Mps Calls for restrictions to be maintained. Warnings of a sharp rise in Hate Crimes against people of an asian background since the start of the pandemic. Completely unacceptable police condemn yesterdays protests at Manchester United. Gyms and Swimming Pools reopen and friends hug, as Covid Rules relax in wales