Were at holyrood in edinburgh on the finaNews/l-day'>L Day of campaigning in a series of elections across News/great-britain'>Great Britain. Only northern News/ireland-wont'>Ireland Wont be going to the polls. The News/voting-tomorrow'>Voting Tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections in almost half a century. Political parties here in scotland are making their final push ahead of elections to the holyrood parliament. Voters will elect 129 msps, with the campaigning this year looking a little different. And News/polling-day'>Polling Day and the count will also be unusual, as News/lorna-gordon'>Lorna Gordon explains. Getting ready for tomorrows vote, constructing booths, cleaning surfaces. Pandemic procedures mean News/polling-station'>Polling Stations like this one in glasgow will be a little different this time round. There will be screens to protect staff and voters. That will have to go at the front. Familiar one way systems and the number of people in a News/polling-station'>Polling Station at any one time will be limited. Outside the News/polling-station'>Polling Stations we will also have marshals, who will welcome voters to the News/polling-station'>Polling Station. We do expect that there will be an element of queueing required. That is something we have got used to over the last year, going to superNews/mark-'>Markets and the like, so they will have to ensure that physical distancing is maintained throughout that whole period of the polNews/l-day'>L Day, from seven in the morning till 10. 00 at night. In glasgow alone, 250,000 single use pencils have been bought to reduce the risk of infection, and for those who are having to self isolate, their part in the democratic process is assured. Youll still be able to vote, youll be able to apply for whats known as an emergency proxy. If you have to self isolate because of covid reasons, even on News/polling-day'>Polling Day you can apply for one up to 5pm on News/polling-day'>Polling Day, and you appoint someone to vote on your behalf. That is common to england, wales and scotland. Counting News/wont-start'>Wont Start till 9. 00 on friday morning. Ballot boxes will be disinfected and then guarded overnight. And that wont be the only change. The counts will look and feel very different this year. The officials counting the News/ballot-papers'>Ballot Papers are much more spread out, and instead of seeing a huddle of party agents looking over their shoulders, seeing which way the vote is going, they all have to keep their distance, and their numbers are vastly reduced. The hubble and bubble of the count centre, with politicians talking to News/each-other'>Each Other and masses of people, that wont happen. Because we have to spread people out, we are using largely the same buildings, it means you can have fewer people in the building, so that includes counting staff, so that is one of, that is the real reason why it is going to take longer than normal. It will be saturday before the final result in scotland becomes clear. The new intake here will have their work cut out, though with News/covid-recovery'>Covid Recovery and the question of another News/referendum-on-scottish-independence'>Referendum On Scottish Independence dominating the debate. Lorna gordon, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. 0ur political News/correspondent-nick-eardley'>Correspondent Nick Eardley is with me now. Lots of talk about the snp at the top of the News/pecking-order'>Pecking Order i suppose in terms of the number of seats that could be won here at holyrood. Lets talk about second place, the conservatives and labour vying for that sport. The conservatives did pretty well last time around and are seen as the opposition to the snp. Labour have a new leader, how has he cut through and have both parties, pro union, been able to push their policies beyond the independence static, as it were, have they been able to cut through to the electorate with their ideas . I think the News/conservatives-electorate'>Conservatives Electorate with their ideas . I think the conservatives are electorate with their ideas . I think the conservatives are pretty the conservatives are pretty confident at the moment that they will maintain that second place behind the snp is the largest opposition party. And anas sarwar, the new scottish News/labour-leader'>Labour Leader, does seem to be quite popular, if you believe the polls. The nervousness in the News/labour-party'>Labour Party is that that is not translating into votes for them, they are still trying to figure out how to win back the swathes of voters that they used to have across scotland before the News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum, and going back over 50 years or so. In terms of whether the message is cutting through, that idea that an News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum would be a distraction, when youre trying to recover from the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, i do think that that is having some impact. All the parties are out today making their final pitches, all of them are talking about the recovery. Nicola sturgeon was focusing on the recovery, she is not focusing on the recovery, she is not focusing on the recovery, she is not focusing on independence today, she wants to talk about how shes been the boss for the last years, she has got scotland through to this stage, she wants to continue that job, trust her, keep going. But as we have been discussing over the last couple of days, it does always come back to independence, because independence frames how that debate happens over the next few years, the powers of independence, to properly recover, would it be a distraction and take you on a tangent when all you should be thinking about is the economic recovery . That is why so many News/people-today'>People Today are crunching the numbers, trying to figure out if the snp are going to get a majority. Its too close to call at the moment, it is going to come down to some key seats. I5 moment, it is going to come down to some key seate some key seats. Is that why the snp are News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon some key seats. Is that why the snp are News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon are some key seats. Is that why the snp are News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon are keen some key seats. Is that why the snp are News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon are keen to some key seats. Is that why the snp are News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon are keen to say, j are News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon are keen to say, yes, we are campaigning for a clear majority, so that we have the mandate to push for a News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum again, but we are not going to call for that straightaway, we are going to give it a couple of years, and sort out the News/coronavirus-News/pandemic-'>Pandemic'>Coronavirus Pandemic, is that why she is keen to stress that . And if she is, what if there are other parties who are News/pro-independence'>Pro Independence in the parliament, the greens and particularly perhaps, if they manage to do well enough, the alba party, under News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond, what if they put forward a motion saying that independence has got to come now . It that independence has got to come now . ,. ,. , that independence has got to come now . ,. , now . It is a great question because we are in the now . It is a great question because we are in the strange now . It is a great question because we are in the strange position now . It is a great question because we are in the strange position of. We are in the strange position of not talking about independence that much, but News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond popping up every few days and making some comments that make it hard for her not to talk about independence. If allah by get in, they will try and push the independence question. I think the scottish greens and the snp are in a pretty similar place, get through the News/health-emergency'>Health Emergency, and then start talking about an News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum. It is also interesting, the leaders who were up here News/last-night'>Last Night, News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon does not have a full case for independence at the moment. She says the ideology is there but she also admits that it will take, she will come up with the full prospectus closer to the time of any other referendum. So, there is clearly a bit of work that still needs to be done on figuring out some of the questions that arise after the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic and after brexit, all you need to do is look at the border between News/northern-ireland'>Northern Ireland and News/great-britain'>Great Britain and some of the issues that have been there to see, where potential trouble might come up. Nicola sturgeon has admitted there will have to be some things that she works through. So, she is focusing on the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, i suspect if she remains News/first-minister'>First Minister, she will make quite a public play of going back to work on monday, to make some of the big decisions which are due to be announced next week in scotland. But we also need to be clear that the snp will take a majority in that parliament, as a mandate for another referendum. So, there is a lot at stake here, there is a lot at play, it is a complicated election, the News/electoral-system'>Electoral System is complicated, and if anyone tells you they know what the result is going to be, dont believe them. That includes you especially no News/nick-eardley'>Nick Eardley there. Politicians are campaigning across wales in key seats today. 60 members of the senedd will be chosen at the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow and our News/wales-correspondent'>Wales Correspondent News/tomos-morgan'>Tomos Morgan is in News/cardiff-bay'>Cardiff Bay for us. Tomos, i wonder how likely it is that the conservative gains made in 2019, particularly in the north of the country, how they could have turned into senedd seats and potentially taking some labour held territory . I potentially taking some News/labourheld-territo'>Labourheld Territo . ~ ,. , � territory . I think youre right there, i think territory . I think youre right there, i think that territory . I think youre right there, i think that is territory . I think youre right. There, i think that is definitely there, i think that is definitely the area that labour has got most concern, the area that the tories feel they have got most to gain. When you look at the two parties it is interesting how they have approached this election. 0n the one hand welsh labour, News/mark-'>Mark drakeford, who has been the News/first-minister'>First Minister throughout the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, his recognition and the recognition of the News/first-minister'>First Minister, has never been higher in wales. Will that work for him or against higher in wales. Will that work for him oragainst him . Higher in wales. Will that work for him or against him . Welsh labour clearly think it will work for him, he has been front and centre of their campaign. But conversely on their campaign. But conversely on the tories� side, they have been using more News/uk-ministers'>Uk Ministers for their campaign, borisjohnson has been to the News/north-east'>North East of wales, and today News/rishi-sunak'>Rishi Sunak has been in the News/north-east'>North East of wales, that belt, five or six labour seats, hoping to overturn them, the tories. So really i think the story in wales will be labour obviously being in power here since the senedd first started, doesnt look like they will have the same number of seats, according to the polls is five years ago, potentially losing a couple of seats, i suppose, potentially losing a couple of seats, isuppose, how potentially losing a couple of seats, i suppose, how many, potentially losing a couple of seats, isuppose, how many, and if they lose News/constituency-seats'>Constituency Seats, can they lose News/constituency-seats'>Constituency Seats, can they pick up in the regional vote . Talking about News/plaid-cymru'>Plaid Cymru as well, they will be battling hard for second place with the tory party, looking to take areas like llanelli, but looking to hold on to areas like the rhondda, where labour have been trying hard, News/leanne-wood'>Leanne Wood standing there. And the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats, they have one seat, in brecon and radnorshire, News/fighting-hole'>Fighting Hole to hold onto that, they were wiped out in the News/general-election'>General Election 2019 so they will be hoping that will not happen again on thursday. And they will be challenging in areas like News/cardiff-central'>Cardiff Central here. Held by labour since 2019, ten years ago, not 2019, sorry, ten years ago, 2001, but the three parties will be challenging in different areas here as well. One other sentiment i should mention, abolish the senedd, News/the-party'>The Party, gaining some momentum, they will be looking to get some regional seats, if they can, and it will be interesting to see how that dynamic works, but some pundits suggest that the independent sentiment from News/plaid-cymru'>Plaid Cymru and this abolished sentiment from some of the other parties probably wont resonate enough with the welsh public and really it will come down to who the welsh public think can steer wales through the rest of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Think can steer wales through the rest of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Tomos morgan there at News/cardiff-rest'>Cardiff Rest of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Tomos morgan there at cardiff bake, rest of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Tomos morgan there at cardiff bake, thanks, there at cardiff bake, thanks, tomos. Lets News/take-a-look'>Take A Look now at whats at stake in england, where 4,650 News/council-seats'>Council Seats are being contested across 143 local authorities. 13 directly elected mayors are being selected, including for london, where 25 seats are also up for grabs in the city s assembly. Elsewhere, all eyes will be on hartlepool where theres a parliamentary News/by-election'>By Election to choose a new mp. Voters across england and wales will also have the chance to select a total of 39 new police and crime commissioners. News/0ur-political-correspondent'>0ur Political Correspondent News/helen-catt'>Helen Catt has a News/round-up'>Round Up of a frantic day of campaign visits around england. It is being called super thursday, tomorrow voters in england will choose who is in charge of services like police, social care, recycling and mending the roads. It will be a News/bumper-set'>Bumper Set of elections unlike any other but the pressure on the parties to do well remains the same. Ive got five plus one. There is particular scrutiny on how the numbers add up for labour. Keir starmer at a News/food-bank'>Food Bank in pontefract is bank in pontefract is acing his first public test of opinion as leader. He is under pressure for labour to win in where the tories took seats from them at the News/general-election'>General Election. What we need across the country are labour candidates from their community, of their communities, that are going to stand up against this government, and that is the choice before the country tomorrow. There is also a News/by-election'>By Election to choose a new mp for hartlepool. Labour has represented it since 1974 so anything other than a win would be very difficult for sir keir. For the conservatives, these elections are largely about staying on track. How they perform with voters in places like the midlands and in News/northern-england'>Northern England will be key, as they try to make sure that gains at the News/general-election'>General Election werent a one off. These are a very important set of elections and the choice is clear, between you know, the News/labour-opposition'>Labour Opposition who seem absolutely determined to continue to play political games, and government, that is getting on with our agenda. Who gets elected as councillors, mayors, police and crime commissioners, will have an influence on daily life. But it has a political impact too and it will be watched very closely at westminster. In london, the greens have gained seats in recent local elections and hope to go further. We stood up for those that have no voice, to who have been reflected, we stood up for those that have no voice, those who have been reflected, we have given them a platform and people have appreciated and that and voted green, also in london, the lib dem, also in london, the lib dems, they have struggled to gain in recent elections, and hope their traditional strength in local campaigning will see them advance. We have had a weird News/election-campaign'>Election Campaign because of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, and we havent been able to get on the doors as much as we would have liked to, but when we have managed to talk to people, they are responding positively to the message because we are community politicians, people know a liberal democrat councillor, things get done. It is the voters who decide when the polls open tomorrow. Lets get the picture on the contests across News/england-and-talk'>England And Talk to our deputy political editor, vicki young. Good afternoon, vicki. Ijust wonder if the News/elections-tomorrow'>Elections Tomorrow across england are about the conservatives effectively trying to scatter to the four winds the bricks of this fabled News/red-wall'>Red Wall that have been scattered all over the ground since 2019, and labour trying to desperately redirect this News/red-wall'>Red Wall, is that really what were talking about with these elections . I really what were talking about with these elections . These elections . I think there will be an awful these elections . I think there will be an awful lot these elections . I think there will be an awful lot of these elections . I think there will be an awful lot of focus these elections . I think there will be an awful lot of focus on these elections . I think there will be an awful lot of focus on those l be an awful lot of focus on those areas that the conservatives won in 2019 News/general-election'>General Election. There is News/no-doubt'>No Doubt about that. And this will be a matter of whether the conservatives are consolidating that, was itjust are consolidating that, was itjust a blip, was it to do with News/brexit-and-nothing'>Brexit And Nothing else, or are the conservatives really consolidating that or even advancing . And speaking to conservatives who have been out knocking on doors, they do sound pretty upbeat about the general picture, particularly in the north and the midlands. And for labour, of course, it is a matter of whether they are starting to claw back and get into a position where they could begin to think about forming the government at the next election. They have had some terrible News/election-results'>Election Results when it comes to the national picture and under sir News/keir-starmer'>Keir Starmer, who has really made a lot about the News/labour-party'>Labour Party being under new leadership, they want to move away from the News/jeremy-corbyn'>Jeremy Corbyn new leadership, they want to move away from theNews/jeremy-corbyn'>Jeremy Corbyn era, they want to try and put brexit behind them because of course their message, and particularly the message, and particularly the message of sir News/keir-starmer'>Keir Starmer, did not chime in those particular areas, the message of a second referendum. Also of course, the News/by-election'>By Election in hartlepool, a seat that has always been labour since it was formed, the conservatives sounding cautiously optimistic about the possibility of maybe even taking that seat from labour. Now, that would be seen as a pretty disastrous result if were to happen focus for sir News/keir-starmer'>Keir Starmer. But his team are saying that News/the-party'>The Party will not be turned around in just a year, they are already making the case, pleading for more time for him to make his News/mark-'>Mark. Him to make his News/mark-'>Mark. Indeed, what are the prospects him to make his News/mark-'>Mark. Indeed, what are the prospects for him to make his News/mark-'>Mark. Indeed, what are the prospects for the him to make his News/mark-'>Mark. Indeed, what are the prospects for the liberal are the prospects for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats and greens . 0f are the prospects for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats and greens . Of course, local politics is really where they have a lot of power, compared to at westminster, and where they have a lot of influence. How are the elections are shaping up for them, do you think . I elections are shaping up for them, do you think . Do you think . I think i can for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats do you think . I think i can for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats it do you think . I think i can for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats it is do you think . I think i can for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats it is a do you think . I think i can for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats it is a News/matter-l'>Matter L do you think . I think i can for the | News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats it is a matter of trying to start. 0ne News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats it is a matter of trying to start. One said to me, ward by News/ward-and-council'>Ward And Council by council, because they are still really in a rebuilding phase. Local government has always been an area where the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats feel they can do well, they like to build up a local reputation, take control of the council and then they like to translate that if they can into parliamentary seats. That hasnt worked recently but they do feel that there are areas where they hope that there are areas where they hope that they can maybe try to advance a little bit, try to benefit, as the greens would hope to, from maybe people looking at the other two parties and saying, i dont fancy any of those, and the greens also wanting to build up that local reputation first. I think we have to be careful about trying to extrapolate a national picture from this. People vote for alNews/l-sort'>L Sorts of different reasons and some people will be looking very much at what happens in their local area. But there is News/no-doubt'>No Doubt that they national coverage will influence people up to a point. Coverage will influence people up to a oint. , , coverage will influence people up to aoint. , , coverage will influence people up to aoint. , ,. , a point. Deputy political News/editor-vicki'>Editor Vicki young a point. Deputy political News/editor-vicki'>Editor Vicki young there. If you live in england, scotland or wales, you can find out what elections are taking place in your area, by entering your postcode into our search tool, on our website, or the News/bbc-News'>Bbc News app. And well be bringing all the results as they happen. Donald trump will not be allowed back on facebook after the social media News/giants-oversight-board'>Giants Oversight Board decided to uphold a ban on the former us president imposed earlier this year. The ruling comes after News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump launched his own website. This is the News/home-page'>Home Page of what appears to be a blog. Which the former president has called from the desk of News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump. The website has a series of personal updates and videos. Well, lets News/take-a-look'>Take A Look at the bans on the various News/social-media-platforms'>Social Media Platforms. Facebook and instagram banned News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump from its platforms following the News/capitol-hill'>Capitol Hill riots in january. Twitter� s ban of the former president is permanent, with the company taking the action due to risk of further incitement of violence and his News/youtube-channel'>Youtube Channel is also suspended from making any new uploads but the company says it will lift the suspension when we determine that the risk of violence has decreased. Im joined now by our correspondent News/gary-0donoghue'>Gary 0donoghue in washington. What led to that band back in january . It what led to that band back in janua . , what led to that band back in janua . ,. What led to that band back in janua . , january . It was principally a couple of osts at january . It was principally a couple of posts at about january . It was principally a couple of posts at about 20 january . It was principally a couple of posts at about 20 past january . It was principally a couple of posts at about 20 past four january . It was principally a couple of posts at about 20 past four in i of posts at about 20 past four in the afternoon, and a couple just afterwards, in which News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump praised those who had attacked the capitol, and the 0versight praised those who had attacked the capitol, and the News/oversight-board'>Oversight Board is saying that those posts did violate the companies policies, and they were praising, i think was the word they used, people who were using violence. And to that degree, facebook was all right to suspend the account of News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump. However they are saying that there is a problem with an indefinite suspension, they dont believe that facebook has demonstrated that the indefinite suspension is somehow in tune with their standards or can be judged by particular standards they have put in place, so they have asked facebook to report back on that within six months. People will be looking closely at this statement because it steers a really careful, narrow course, if i can put it that way. Some will take one thing out of it, some will take another. It is a bit of this and a bit of that. But it does on the face of it at this stage appear to leave open the possibility that at some point in the future, News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump could return to facebook, but certainly not anytime soon. News/find-return'>find Return to facebook, but certainly not anytime soon. Return to facebook, but certainly not anytime soon. And of course, it does send not anytime soon. And of course, it does send warning not anytime soon. And of course, it does send warning about not anytime soon. And of course, it does send warning about conduct. Does send warning about conduct online, no matter who you are . Yes. Online, no matter who you are . Yes, it does, online, no matter who you are . Yes, it does. And online, no matter who you are . Yes, it does, and that online, no matter who you are . Yes, it does, and that is online, no matter who you are . Yes, it does, and that is one online, no matter who you are . Yes, it does, and that is one of online, no matter who you are . Yes it does, and that is one of the things people were looking at, what impact will this have on what other political leaders around the world, controversial leaders, what they say on facebook . There has been other leaders who have been since he had by facebook around the world. You think of some in europe, some in News/south-america'>South America and in asia, too. This has all happened and many of those will be looking at this because it is an important political tool of communication, it is something which is used widely by News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump and others to reach out to their supporters, and to disseminate information through their supporters to other people, too. So, in this News/day-and-age'>Day And Age, it has been an incredibly important tool and an incredibly important tool and an incredibly important tool and an incredibly important method for people like News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump, who wanted to bypass what you might call more traditional media, like you and me. Yes, well, were better behaved than some, arent we, gary, most of the time . Gary 0donoghue in washington, thank you very much. President biden says he wants to see at least 70 of adult americans have their first dose of a News/covid-vaccine'>Covid Vaccine by independence day, fourth july. Almost News/a-million'>A Million doses are being give each day in the united states and the president says hell also expand the News/vaccine-rollout'>Vaccine Rollout to children between the ages of 12 and 15 once the regulator gives approval. Women and younger adults were more likely to feel depressed during the second News/uk-coronavirus'>Uk Coronavirus peak earlier this year than men and other age groups. Thats according to new data from the office for national statistics. The figures show 43 of women aged between 16 and 29 were likely to experience some form of depression. That compares to 26 of men of the same age, who experienced symptoms. Taken as a whole, more than a fifth of adults, or 21 , experienced some form of depression in early 2021. That is more than double the levels seen before the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, when it was 10 . Well, we can speak now to News/thom-cakebread'>Thom Cakebread who has struggled to manage his depression since the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic hit. I appreciate you coming in and talking to us because not everybody finds it easy to talk about their News/mental-health'>Mental Health, you have been open about problems you have had in the past, how did the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic make it worse . ,. ,. ,. , worse . From a personal point of view, it worse . From a personal point of view. It was worse . From a personal point of view, it was the worse . From a personal point of view, it was the not worse . From a personal point of view, it was the not knowing worse . From a personal point of l view, it was the not knowing which kind of killed me, metaphorically. There was no News/end-date'>End Date in sight, nobody knew what was going on, it was very new to the globe and to the global population. And i thinkjust being locked up during the lockdown, not being able to go about your daily life, which you have been used to, 31 years of my life, when it hit, and it was definitely a change that affected my News/mental-health'>Mental Health. Describe if you cannot what depression and your News/mental-health'>Mental Health problems are like for you. Because they are different for everybody . Yeah, so, for me personally, its anxiety, it is overthinking, it is being in these lulls of either manic sadness, just having no energy, physical or mental, to do anything. And it is a struggle to kind of stepped out of the zone, we call it, in my house. Because anyone who doesnt suffer from in my house. Because anyone who doesnt sufferfrom depression, they might go, you could just snap out of it. It is not that simple. You could be in this sort of lull for hours, days, weeks, there is no timescale to it. And unfortunately it is not the same in News/everyone-'>Everyone. To it. And unfortunately it is not the same in News/everyone-'>Everyone. What have you found helps the same in News/everyone-'>Everyone. What have you found helps alleviate the same in News/everyone-'>Everyone. What have you found helps alleviate the the same in News/everyone-'>Everyone. What have you found helps alleviate the worst the same in News/everyone-'>Everyone. What have you found helps alleviate the worst of found helps alleviate the worst of it . I found helps alleviate the worst of it . 4 found helps alleviate the worst of it . ~ ,. , ,. , it . I think setting yourself some sort of personal it . I think setting yourself some sort of personal goals it . I think setting yourself some sort of personal goals or it . I think setting yourself some sort of personal goals or giving News/l-sort'>L Sort of personal goals or giving yourself something to look forward to or even just giving yourself a little less to say, i am going to focus on these i today, might not get all of them done, even a list of five things to do may seem slightly overwhelming to somebody, they may seem very overwhelming to some of the else. But actually if you just plan to do one task, to tasks, three tasks, by News/the-end'>The End of the day you get this small News/sense-of'>Sense Of euphoria which makes you think you have accomplished something, and it may be very minuscule but it is very big in the eyes of one that is suffering. In the eyes of one that is suffering in the eyes of one that is sufferinu. � ,. ,. ,. Suffering. And you have found music is better for suffering. And you have found music is better for you suffering. And you have found music is better for you than suffering. And you have found music is better for you than medication . Is betterfor you than medication . Yeah, so, iwas is betterfor you than medication . Yeah, so, i was on medication last year, i was on two different drugs as i was in the depths of my depression to get through on a day to day basis, but music is my outlet, and i think News/everyone-'>Everyone personally needs to have an outlet, something that they love to do that they can escape to, and music from a young age has always been mine. I used to lock myself in my room like a teenager and listen to my songs and sing along and play with my guitar and just enjoy it. And then over time i started doing gigs and during this News/lockdown-period'>Lockdown Period i was doing gigs from my garage at least twice a month, on my facebook page, and instagram page, and itjust gave you that thing to look forward to, when all pubs were closed, there was no means of entertainment for those sat News/at-home'>At Home. So, knowing that even though i was going through a really difficult time, knowing that there were people tuning in to watch me because i was the highlight of their week, when they couldnt go out, that really meant a lot. Week, when they couldnt go out, that really meant a lot. Yes, i can imauine, that really meant a lot. Yes, i can imagine. It that really meant a lot. Yes, i can imagine, it gives that really meant a lot. Yes, i can imagine, it gives you that really meant a lot. Yes, i can imagine, it gives you a that really meant a lot. Yes, i can imagine, it gives you a sense that really meant a lot. Yes, i can imagine, it gives you a News/sense-of'>Sense Of. Imagine, it gives you a News/sense-of'>Sense Of real purpose. Finally and briefly, if you would, thom, what advice would you give to other people who might be listening and thinking, this is very familiar to me, or people who know someone who is the same and would like to support them . I thinkjust make them aware that you are there to support them. When i go through my waves, my wife is aware, i am aware that my wife is there, but sometimes i willjust be, like, ijust want there, but sometimes i willjust be, like, i just want to there, but sometimes i willjust be, like, ijust want to be there, but sometimes i willjust be, like, i just want to be alone. There, but sometimes i willjust be, like, ijust want to be alone. And i just think as long as you know that you have that News/support-network'>Support Network there and you can go and speak to people. I am very fortunate that when i have with my music with my band, my bandmates are very good when i have an issue, i am bandmates are very good when i have an issue, News/iam-part'>Iam Part bandmates are very good when i have an issue, i am part of a News/football-team'>Football Team as well, and normally you go there, you play football, you are all kind of lads, lads, at News/the-end'>The End of the day, but we are very open and if we are going through any issues, we will speak about them. I think speaking about it and knowing youre not feeling normal is kind of the first step, and i would always recommend first of all speaking to someone, sharing the potential issue, and then speaking to your doctor, your gp and then going from there and see what they recommend. Thank you for talking to us about it. Ithink thank you for talking to us about it. I think sometimes we jusNews/t-need'>T Need to be a bit gentler on ourselves, dont we . Now its time for a look at the weather, with tomasz. The showers which we should have had in april are catching some of us a little bit by surprise through may, some bringing News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder. Of course, where the hail falls, its quite dramatic, but really, the vast majority of us, i think its just fleeting showers and lots of sunny spells, but it is cold. Story of the last few weeks, no change there. You can see where the News/wind-arrows'>Wind Arrows are coming from, straight out of the north. That is the arctic, so pretty chilly. And in fact, tonight and into tomorrow, we will see some wintriness across the scottish hills. Yeah, News/snow-falling'>Snow Falling in a few areas, perhaps even down to lower levels. So scotland, particularly i think early in the morning, maybe a little News/bit-icy'>Bit Icy in a few areas with temperatures close to freezing. Tomorrow early in the morning, there could be some cloud and maybe some spots of rain in the south, but i think overall, the afternoon is looking brightest in the southwest of the country, but further showers in some northern and eastern areas. Hello. This is News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Iam martine i am martine croxall. The News/headlines-millions'>Headlines Millions of people will head to the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow for the biggest set of local and national elections in 50 years. A News/covid-scare'>Covid Scare hits the News/g7-summit'>G7 Summit in london, with the entire indian News/delegation-self'>Delegation Self isolating, after two of its News/members-test'>Members Test positive for coronavirus. The government prepares for a News/booster-vaccination-campaign'>Booster Vaccination Campaign in the autumn. The latest figures suggest that rates of depression in england, scotland and wales are now more than double their pre News/pandemic-'>Pandemic levels. And the News/worlds-coral'>Worlds Coral reefs, in danger from overfishing and News/climate-change'>Climate Change now theres a multibillion News/pound-project'>Pound Project to save them. The News/model-and-singer'>Model And Singer News/nick-kamen'>Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59, a friend of his family has confirmed to the bbc. Sport now, and for a full News/round-up'>Round Up from the bbc sport centre, heresjohn. Good afternoon. Premier News/league-fans'>League Fans will be allowed into stadiums to watch the final two rounds of matches this season, but tickets will be limited to home fans only, organisers have announced. It was confirmed last week matches had been moved to give every club the chance to stage at least one News/home-game'>Home Game in front of fans, so long as the government eases restrictions from the News/17th-may'>17th May as planned. Away News/fans-wont'>Fans Wont be allowed in the News/premier-league'>Premier League said operational challenges across the league and the need to deliver a � consistent approach means it will be home supporters only up to 10,000 at each game. With News/manchester-city'>Manchester City having booked their place in the News/champions-league'>Champions League final, News/uefa-have'>Uefa Have confirmed their intention to host the final in istanbul, despite a possible all english final. Chelsea will be hoping to join city, after pep News/guardiolas-side'>Guardiolas Side beat News/paris-st-germain'>Paris St Germain 4 1 on aggregate News/last-night'>Last Night. That is chelseas turn later. Uefa say they want limited fans to attend the final. Thomas tuchel� s side hoping to get there, face the 13 time champions News/real-madrid'>Real Madrid at News/stamford-bridge'>Stamford Bridge tonight with their News/semi-final'>Semi Final evenly poised at 1 1. To evenly poised at 1 1. Arrive with a certain level of self to arrive with a certain level of News/self-belief'>Self Belief and News/self-confidence'>Self Confidence is absolutely necessary, otherwise you have no chance to play against a team like News/real-madrid'>Real Madrid, without belief, without the inner belief, and it doesnt help so much of your coaches talking about it. You need to feel it, and if i talk about it, ijust talk to feel it, and if i talk about it, i just talk about it because to feel it, and if i talk about it, ijust talk about it because im sure that they feel it and we can see in all the games that the team is self aware that we are able to produce the performances. Mikel arteta says he has no problem with arsenal fans protesting as long as its done in the right way. More than 1,000 supporters gathered outside the News/emirates-stadium'>Emirates Stadium before last News/months-game'>Months Game against everton in protest against News/owner-stan'>Owner Stan News/kroenkes-role'>Kroenkes Role in the failed european super league. The News/gunners-trail'>Gunners Trail 2 1 heading into their News/europa-league'>Europa League News/semi-final'>Semi Final second leg tomorrow night. I think that they have to be able to express i think that they have to be able to express themselves, and if it is done express themselves, and if it is done in express themselves, and if it is done in a express themselves, and if it is done in a specific way, they have the right done in a specific way, they have the right to done in a specific way, they have the right to do it. We will try to prepare the right to do it. We will try to prepare the game the best possible way. Prepare the game the best possible way~ i prepare the game the best possible way. 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Theyll now begin ten News/days-quarantine'>Days Quarantine in government approved hotels. The three players remaining in india are eoin morgan, News/chrisjordan-and-dawid'>Chrisjordan And Dawid malan, but they should be leaving within the next 48 hours. Romain grosjean will drive an News/formula-one-carfor'>Formula One Carfor the first time since last years terrifying crash at the News/bahrain-grand-prix'>Bahrain Grand Prix. ReNews/mark-'>Markably, grosjean was pulled to safety after his News/haas-car'>Haas Car exploded into flames, escaping with only severe burns to his hands. He will drive News/lewis-hamiltons'>Lewis Hamiltons News/world-championship'>World Championship winning car at a sepcially arranged News/test-event'>Test Event for mercedes ahead of the french News/grand-prix'>Grand Prix injune. He told the bbc what was behind his miraculous escape. It was my kids. I couldnt imagine them it was my kids. I couldnt imagine them growing it was my kids. 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Yes, it was a reNews/mark-'>Markable News/power-and-energy'>Power And Energy tojump out. It was a reNews/mark-'>Markable escape and reNews/mark-'>Markable to think that he is prepared to step back into a News/formula-1'>Formula 1 car again. That is all the but for now, i would 1 car again. That is all the but for now, iwould be 1 car again. That is all the but for now, i would be back with plenty more later. Politicians are campaigning on the finaNews/l-day'>L Day before national and local elections take place across england, scotland and wales tomorrow. Its the biggest set of elections in nearly 50 years, because of delays caused by the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Ballots will be cast for the scottish and welsh parliaments, english councils, mayors and police and crime commissioners. Theres also a News/by-election'>By Election to elect a new mp for the town of hartlepool. Clive myrie is at holyrood. Yeah, hi there, martin. We have been talking to representatives of all the major parties, who actually took part in a five News/way-debate'>Way Debate News/last-night'>Last Night, the final News/leaders-debate'>Leaders Debate of the campaign here. Lots of sparks but no sort of killer blows, it has to be said. We have been getting the response of the different parties throughout the day and im pleased to say that we are nowjoined by the liberal News/democrat-mp'>Democrat Mp for News/north-east'>North East fife. That is wendy chamberlain. Wendy, good to see you. Thanks for joining us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Joining us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Haya, clive. I joining us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Haya, Clive I just joining us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Haya, clive. I just wondered joining us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Haya, clive. I just wondered if joining us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Haya, clive. I just wondered if you joining us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Haya, clive. I just wondered if you would l clive. I ust wondered if you would be clive. I just wondered if you would be willin clive. I just wondered if you would be willing to clive. I just wondered if you would be willing to characterise clive. I just wondered if you would be willing to characterise the be willing to characterise the performance of the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats in the battle for seats at holyrood. And News/ijust-wonder'>Ijust Wonder how much of a part of the conversation the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats actually are. Are you cutting through in any way . The greens have an identity, they are motoring along, labour have a new leader who is seemingly doing 0k and making inroads. Douglas ross of the conservatives is providing some would say a tough, tenacious foil to News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon. I wonder how you would characterise the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats so far . I would characterise the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats so far . Would characterise the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats so far . I think i would actually characterise democrats so far . I think i would actually characterise the democrats so far . I think i would actually characterise the liberal. Actually characterise the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats the way i would characterise the candidate in News/east-fife'>East Fife for the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats, that is one of energy. He has been Crisscrossing Scotland throughout campaign, he was in a microlight this morning after the break the debate News/last-night'>Last Night, and that energy is something we are really picking up is something we are really picking up from a campaign perspective. We are very clear we want to put the recovery first, we want the next five News/years-focus'>Years Focus of the scottish parliament to be about how we recover from the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, parliament to be about how we recoverfrom the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, whether it be education, the nhs and News/mental-health'>Mental Health, we know the News/report-ijust'>Report Ijust heard as we came on, saying that we are seeing double figures in relation to depression pre News/pandemic-'>Pandemic levels and we want to talk about the Climate Crisis as well and take the necessary steps to tackle that. But was it a mistake for willie rennie, he got in a microlight in this weather, he has a braver man than me, was it a mistake for him not to heed the call that was made by News/douglas-ross'>Douglas Ross of the conservatives that the tories, labour and the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats should perhaps form some kind of loose alliance as prounion parties to really take on the pro News/independence-snp'>Independence Snp . News/fine-prounion'>fine Prounion parties to really take on the proNews/independence-snp'>Independence Snp . One of the treat thins the proNews/independence-snp'>Independence Snp . One of the great things about the proNews/independence-snp'>Independence Snp . One of the great things about the the proNews/independence-snp'>Independence Snp . One of the great things about the parliament the proNews/independence-snp'>Independence Snp . One of the great things about the parliament in great things about the parliament in scotland, and we saw that in the past, sadly lesser recently, is the fact there is a variety of parties with different opinions able to stand up, and i suppose the liberal News/democrat-message'>Democrat Message and i stood and was elected on 2019 on a pro uk, pro eu message, is that you donNews/t-need'>T Need to have the News/brexit-story'>Brexit Story with the conservatives, or indeed the independent story of the snp and the greens, that there is a progressive strong pro uk message, and that comes from the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats. But it is a very, very small voice. At the height you had 17 seats in the parliament over there, you now have five. The greens, with similar representation, they have an identity, they are behind the snp, in terms of pushing for an independence vote, there is a sense they are punching above their weight. Isnt that really the case with the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats that you are not doing that . And in News/fact-willie'>Fact Willie News/rennies-voice'>Rennies Voice is getting lost in the whole argument . I saw News/stories-today'>Stories Today lost in the whole argument . I saw News/stories-today'>Stories Today saying lost in the whole argument . I saw News/stories-today'>Stories Today saying that lost in the whole argument . I 35211 News/stories-today'>Stories Today saying that willie gave the best News/performance-day'>Performance Day of the debate News/last-night'>Last Night. We also have a different News/voting-system'>Voting System in scotland and we hold four News/constituency-seats'>Constituency Seats and we hold four News/constituency-seats'>Constituency Seats and one on the list and indeed News/investments-westminster'>Investments Westminster we hold more mps in scotland than the News/labour-party'>Labour Party do, so yes, our voice might be smaller than the might of been in the past but i think we are very confident with our put the recovery first message that we will increase our representation at holyrood accordingly. Ii our representation at holyrood accordingly accordingly. If there is a News/pro-independence'>Pro Independence accordingly. If there is a pro News/independence-majority'>Independence Majority accordingly. If there is a pro News/independence-majority'>Independence Majority after accordingly. If there is a pro News/independence-majority'>Independence Majority after the News/elections-tomorrow'>Elections Tomorrow, that is a clear mandate for a second News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum, isnt it . I mandate for a second News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum, isnt it . Referendum, isnt it . I find it really interesting referendum, isnt it . I find it really interesting that referendum, isnt it . I find it really interesting that we referendum, isnt it . Ifind it. Really interesting that we seem referendum, isnt it . Ifind it really interesting that we seem to be asking parties who dont Make Up government. I was elected in 2019 on a pro uk, pro eu message, and i have acted in the interest of my constituents accordingly. I think we are seeing in the polls for independence that sort of settle is nowhere near the News/shape-or-form'>Shape Or Form at all, and support for independence is similar to what it was in 2014. So regardless of the Make Up of the scottish parliament, Scottish Liberal Democrat politicians elected to News/holyrood-tomorrow'>Holyrood Tomorrow will be elected on a mandate of not being supportive of the second News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum, and on putting that really critical recovery first. Bi] really critical recovery first. All ri. Ht. Really critical recovery first. All right. Wendy chamberlain from the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats, thank you very much forjoining us here. Lets speak now to Blair Mcdougall a former News/labour-adviser'>Labour Adviser and still a News/labour-party'>Labour Party member who was News/head-strategist'>Head Strategist of the better together campaign in the 2014 News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum. Good to see you, thanks forjoining us. What do you believe the result of a pro News/independence-majority'>Independence Majority in holyrood, what do you believe that would have, in terms of the effect of whether there will be a second News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . I of whether there will be a second News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . Of whether there will be a second News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . I think it wont change News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . I think it wont change what News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . I think it wont change what the News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . I think it wont change what the snp News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . I think it wont change what the snp do News/referendum-vote'>Referendum Vote or not . I think it wont change what the snp do because it every single election regardless of the result, the claim there is a strong mandate and a movement towards leaving the eu, so really the reaction depends on the reaction from the uk government, and the Opposition Parties in scotland, and i think they would be wise not to become the villains, not to become the antagonist that the snp want them to be, so rather than offering a blanket no to another referendum, they should really try and reframe they should really try and reframe the argument to say that if the snp are saying they are close to holding another referendum, they really have to be better prepared than they have been when the Big Questions about borders or currency or cuts to public services have been asked during this campaign. So while they argue that they have a right, the argument has to be made that there is also a responsibility to set out proper plans, if they are genuinely claiming that they are ready for this referendum. 50 claiming that they are ready for this referendum. This referendum. So if News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon this referendum. So if News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon and this referendum. So if News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon and the this referendum. So if News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon and the snp this referendum. So if News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon and the snp did. This referendum. So if nicola | sturgeon and the snp did get this referendum. So if Nicola I Sturgeon and the snp did get a majority, an outright majority for their party in holyrood, there is no way that they should be getting on the News/phone-straightaway'>Phone Straightaway trying to get some kind of message out of News/boris-johnson'>Boris Johnson suggesting that an News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum is going to be around the corner . They should hold off, you think . I be around the corner . They should hold off, you think . Hold off, you think . I think they should come hold off, you think . I think they should come and hold off, you think . I think they should come and i hold off, you think . I think they should come and i think hold off, you think . I think they should come and i think nicola| should come and i think News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon at the start of this campaign was clearly a little bit worried about News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmonds party and whether there would be a kind of stronger pro leaving the News/eu-faction'>Eu Faction breathing down her neck. Is that threat has receded during the campaign, she is dialled down her rhetoric on the second referendum, and actually in the News/pbc-debate'>Pbc Debate News/last-night'>Last Night she made a direct appeal, saying she didnt want the votes of people who are against another referendum, so i think expectations are always very high after scottish elections about what it will mean for the constitutional debate, but i think it is as likely we will see a period of lots of noise but actually not a lot of movement from either side. ,. , � , not a lot of movement from either side. � ,. , side. Ok, so lets Ust Say that alba did side. Ok, so letsjUst Say that alba did confound side. Ok, so letsjUst Say that| alba did confound expectations side. Ok, so letsjUst Say that alba did confound expectations and get a seat or two in parliament, would the pressure beyond News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon to bring forward her ideas on when to pick up the News/phone-and-contact'>Phone And Contact borisjohnson about a second referendum . Would that be affected potentially by News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond is to landing up in saying that, he is in motion, you have to start triggering talks, in order to get another referendum, or could be seen News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon actually being in the position of voting against a motion along those lines if put forward by News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond . I along those lines if put forward by News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond . Alex salmond . I think they would reect a News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond . I think they would reject a motion News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond . I think they would reject a Motion Put News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond . I think they would reject a Motion Put forward News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond . I think they would reject a Motion Put forward by News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond . I think they would l reject a Motion Put forward by News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond because they realise that News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond is really a gift to people like me. He has become the sort of unattractive face of nationalism. So i think you are as likely to seen News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon defining against those elements within the nationalist movement, as you are feeling pressure, once the campaign is over, she will not feel that pressure is there. So in many ways i think News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond, i think he is viewed by both sides of the argument as a sort of unhelpful presence in the debate, and i think during the election he was a worry for News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon. I think after the election if he is there, he will be an unattractive reminder about the fringes of nationalism, but News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon is in pretty tight control of her party now i think. Irate control of her party now i think. We will end it there, blair mcdougal, who is going to be Voting Labour i think about tomorrow. Thank you very much indeed. Good to get your perspective. I think we can show you a shot of holyrood in the Sunshine Beginning to finally break out here. There you are. We have had four seasons in the last hour, hail, rain, snow, all kinds of political whether battering us over our stay here in edinburgh. It is going to be very interesting tomorrow to see what happens with those votes. Of course, as i say, the snp hoping to get an outright majority which they say will give them a mandate to push for a second News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum. Who is going to come second, will it be the conservatives, who did pretty well last time round . 0r conservatives, who did pretty well last time round . Or will the new leader of the News/labour-party'>Labour Party and a sour, and a sour and anyway, that is it from edinburgh for now. Back to you, martin, in the studio. Thanks, clive, hope it stays dry for the rest of the day. The entire indian delegation to the News/g7-summit'>G7 Summit in london is self isolating after two News/members-test'>Members Tested positive for Covid 19. The News came as Foreign Ministers re convened for the last day of the talks, which had been hailed as a return to Face To News/face-diplomacy'>Face Diplomacy. The News/labour-leader'>Labour Leader sir News/keir-starmer'>Keir Starmer says the two covid cases show questions should be asked about the summit, as our diplomatic correspondent News/james-landale'>James Landale reports. This is the indian Foreign Minister meeting his american counterpart in london on monday. Using his invitation to this News/weeks-g7-meeting'>Weeks G7 Meeting to do some rare Face To News/face-diplomacy'>Face Diplomacy. He also met the News/home-secretary-priti'>Home Secretary Priti patel yesterday. And in theory, he was supposed to join the official g7 talks this morning here at News/lancaster-house'>Lancaster House, but then this. In a tweet, he said he was made aware News/yesterday-evening'>Yesterday Evening of his exposure to possible covid positive cases. As a measure of abundant caution, i decided to conduct my engagements in the virtual mode. India has been suffering grievously from the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic in recent weeks, and it appears that two junior officials may have travelled while infected. The indian delegation has not yet attended any meetings in News/lancaster-house'>Lancaster House where the Foreign Office has imposed tight covid rules, but the cases were detected during mandatory daily tests yesterday morning. 0fficial during mandatory daily tests yesterday morning. Official said that after an intensive News/test-and-trace'>Test And Trace exercise, public News/health-england'>Health England said the meeting could continue, to the prime ministers whiley. Irate continue, to the prime ministers while. , continue, to the prime ministers while. , continue, to the prime ministers while. ,. , whiley. We have a very important relationship whiley. We have a very important relationship with whiley. We have a very important relationship with india, whiley. We have a very important relationship with india, with whiley. We have a very important relationship with india, with our. Whiley. We have a very importantl relationship with india, with our g7 partners. As i understand it, what has happened is the individuals concerned, they are all isolating now, and i will be seeing the indian Foreign Minister later on this afternoon but that will be a zoom exchange, i am given to understand. So this morning, the indian minister join the meeting in the traditional way, by video link. 0fficials join the meeting in the traditional way, by video link. Officials say the discovery of these two cases show the effectiveness of the tight regulations they have put in place, but it will surely raise questions about whether it is too early for Face To News/face-diplomacy'>Face Diplomacy like this, and whether Future Plan International Meeting should go ahead in person as planned. And so todays meeting continued. Top of the agenda, yes, the covid News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. James landale, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. The government is preparing to give Booster Jabs this autumn, to help fight off another wave of coronavirus. There are reports that people over 50, and those with underlying health conditions, may be offered a third vaccination later on in the year. Meanwhile, the government has also promised almost £30 million, to fast track the development of vaccines, which can deal with new variants of the virus. Our health correspondent Jim Reed reports. It is less than a fortnight until the next major date for unlocking society, in both england and scotland, and all the data is currently pointing in the same positive direction. New figures this morning showed covid deaths falling to their low News/levels-sense'>Levels Sense september. Levels since september. The success of the News/vaccine-roll-out'>Vaccine Roll Out is one major reason for that, the government said its planning for possible Booster Doses of the jab this autumn, the deal with any mutations or variants of the virus that might appear. The News/nhs-team'>Nhs Team is already planning to be ready for deployment, from september on wards, but the News/decision-hasnt'>Decision Hasnt been made until we go september later in the year or early next year, that depends on the clinicians and how they feel the protection has lasted for the most vulnerable groups and of News/course-vaccine-variant'>Course Vaccine Variant or Virus Variants that would be of concern. Ministers are promising more funding to boost Testing Facilities here at porton down. The extra cash will allow scientists to process 3,000 Blood Samples a week. The work we will do in these facilities will help us assess the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants of the virus. And also provide important information that will help inform the development of new vaccines. There was another News/stark-reminder'>Stark Reminder today. That locking down society does come at a cost, figures show one in five adults experienced some form of depression during the latest wave of covid. Double the level before the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Those under 30 were more likely to be affected, with 43 of young women reporting symptoms, compared with 26 of men. Many people had already experienced significant economic harm, people had lost theirjobs, i they were struggling to find new employment and of course the data were painfully clear. About increases in Domestic Violence and other harmful experiences. Government ministers and scientists will be watching the data closely, before the next stage of unlocking on News/may-17th'>May 17th in england. Details of how International Travel will resume properly will be set later this week with flights starting by the mid of the month. Starting by the middle of the month. Jim reed, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. They are known as the rainforests of the News/sea-coral'>Sea Coral reefs that are home to around a quarter of all marine species, and a precious part of our global ecosystem. But they are under growing threat News/over-fishing'>Over Fishing and rising Sea Temperatures mean more and more News/coral-reefs'>Coral Reefs have become grey and lifeless. Now, in indonesia, theres a pioneering initiative to try to restore them as our News/science-editor-david'>Science Editor David shukman reports. Its one of the most shocking sights in the Underwater World when corals die either because theyre damaged or because the sea becomes too hot for them and they turn into what looks like a graveyard. When you dive on a reef and its just quiet and its all monotone grey, its desolate, its so depressing. The solution, pioneered by professor smith, involves whole communities in indonesia. They take these metal frames, called Reef Stars, and fix them to the sea bed. Fragments of live corals are attached to them, and the result is a revival of a habitat that many depend on. You see fish come in, you dive on it one day and you see the small News/fish-sort'>Fish Sort of finding a hole in the Reef Stars amongst the coral. Six months later, medium sized fish the whole ecosystem responds when you give it this chance of kick starting The System. The latest reef to be helped in this way is called hope. The word is spelt out in the new corals and the aim is to apply the same technique in other areas around the world. Over the years, there have been dozens of attempts to try to bring reefs back to life, some more successful than others. And they have all been on a really small scale, as with this latest initiative, so there will be questions about it. It is funded by the News/pet-food-company'>Pet Food Company sheba, which uses a lot of fish in its products, so can this venture really make any kind of difference . Well, scientists ive spoken to are impressed by the way that reefs that were once dead are now being revived, and, because the task is so huge, they welcome funding from big name companies. For businesses involved, dependent on fish and marine resources, to actually invest in restoring the ocean, in recovering depleted reefs, is a good thing. Obviously in business, you always have that extra filter of scrutiny. And because most corals are threatened, as global temperatures continue to rise, any attempt to save even small areas will need real determination. David shukman, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. The News/musician-and-model'>Musician And Model News/nick-kamen'>Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59. He was best known for stripping Off Hisjeans in a News/levis-advert'>Levis Advert in the 1980s. He went on to record the single each time you Break My Heart which reached the uk top five. During last years lockdown, one man helped a family of ducks that had nested on the balcony of his 9th Floor Flat in the News/north-west'>North West of england get safely to the water. Well, the News/mother-duck'>Mother Duck was so happy on steve News/stuttards-balcony'>Stuttards Balcony at Salford Quays that she returned to raise another family this year. Yesterday was hatching day, so, with the help of a friend, steve began operation mallard, carefully lowering the Baby Birds in a bucket to the ground below. Despite the howling wind, the mission was successful, and the News/mother-duck'>Mother Duck was reunited with her 11 ducklings. And if youre wondering why he didnt use the lift, its because he didnt want to break the bond between the ducklings and the mother, which could happen if she couldnt hear them at any point during theirjourney. Well, that has cheered me up, no end. I dont know about you. I dont know about you. Now its time for a look at the weather, with tomasz. Another day of showers, and as the word suggests, they can be on and off, fleeting, some of them cold, some of them bringing News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder as well. Of course where the hail falls, thunder as well. Of course where the hailfalls, its pretty dramatic, but hailstorms tend to be pretty local. They might be a mile across or so, so further down the road there could be nothing at all. This is the pattern on the satellite picture, you can see the Speckled Cloud here, that is the current of Cold Air coming in from the north. These are arctic winds. It is the story of the last few weeks, which is you keep getting these shots of cold from the north, and through the course of today, this current of Cold Air is driving these showers, and if you combine that with strong may sunshine, you get these Big Cumulus Clouds forming, they are pretty deep, pretty tall clouds, and within them all these currents of air form the hailstones. Within them all these currents of airform the hailstones. But within them all these currents of air form the hailstones. But as within them all these currents of airform the hailstones. But as i say, they are very hit and miss and most of us are actually in for a pretty bright day. Now the cold current of air is with us through the course of this evening, and actually what is perhaps a little more unusual is the fact we will see some News/snow-falling'>Snow Falling across the hills and possibly even down to lower levels across parts of scotland through tonight and into tomorrow. You can see temperatures are close to freezing so there could be a little dusting of snow here and there, and some icy patches as well. Now, elsewhere tomorrow, there could be a bit of cloud in some spots of Rain Flirting with the southern counties, but the afternoon is looking much brighter. I think the day tomorrow, the afternoon is pretty good across wales and the News/south-west'>South West of the country, but certainly some northern and eastern areas are in for further showers and again hailand areas are in for further showers and again News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder, very hit and miss though, but dramatic weight falls. So here is fridays weather forecast, further showers across some northern and eastern areas of the country, but elsewhere i think it is a pretty decent day. Then towards News/the-end'>The End of the week and into the weekend, we are starting to see a shift in the wind pattern. It starts to blow out the News/south-west'>South West, whether france arrive as well, that spells rain, but also with this rain this subtropical air. So we are going to cut off that current of Cold Air from the arctic and things are going to warm up a little bit, so it will be warm and wet i think for many of us on saturday, and then briefly on sunday warm too. Goodbye. Jones its the last day of campaigning in a series of elections across england, scotland and wales. Millions of people will head to the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow for the biggest set of local and national elections in 50 years. The other main stories at three oclock. Kent News/police-appeal'>Police Appeal to The Public for new information as they release a new image of News/pcso-julia'>Pcso Julia james in the same clothes she wore on the day she was last seen. A News/covid-scare'>Covid Scare hits the News/g7-summit'>G7 Summit in london with the entire indian News/delegation-self'>Delegation Self isolating after two of its News/members-test'>Members Test positive for coronavirus. The government prepares for a News/booster-vaccination-campaign'>Booster Vaccination Campaign in the autumn, as official figures show the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk has reached its lowest level since last september. Facebook and instagram bans on the former us president News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump are upheld. And the News/worlds-coral'>Worlds Coral reefs, in danger from overfishing and News/climate-change'>Climate Change, now theres a multibillion News/pound-project'>Pound Project to save them. Were at holyrood in edinburgh, on the finaNews/l-day'>L Day of campaigning in a series of elections across News/great-britain'>Great Britain. Only northern News/ireland-wont'>Ireland Wont be going to the polls. The News/voting-tomorrow'>Voting Tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections in almost half a century. In a moment, well look at the contests here in scotland and in wales but first, lets look at whats at stake in england. 4,650 News/council-seats'>Council Seats are being contested across 143 local authorities. 13 directly elected mayors are being selected, including for london, where 25 seats are also up for grabs in the city s assembly. Elsewhere, all eyes will be on hartlepool, where theres a parliamentary News/by-election'>By Election to choose a new mp. Voters across england and wales will also have the chance to select a total of 39 new police and crime commissioners. Our political correspondent News/helen-catt'>Helen Catt has a News/round-up'>Round Up of a frantic day of campaign visits around england. Its being called super thursday. Tomorrow, voters in england will choose who is in charge of services like policing, social care, recycling and mending the roads. Because of covid, it will be a News/bumper-set'>Bumper Set of elections, unlike any other, but the pressure on the political parties to do well remains the same. Ive got five plus one, is that. . Theres particular scrutiny on how the numbers add up for labour. Keir starmer, at a News/food-bank'>Food Bank in pontefract this morning, is facing his first public test of opinion as leader. Hes under pressure for labour to win in areas where the tories took seats from them in the News/general-election'>General Election. What we need across the country are labour candidates from their communities, of their communities, that are going to stand up against this government, and thats the choice before the country tomorrow. There is also a News/by-election'>By Election to choose a new mp for hartlepool. Labour has represented it since 1974, so anything other than a win would be very difficult for sir keir. Morning, everybody. Morning, morning, morning. For the conservatives, these elections are largely about staying on track. How they perform with voters in places like the midlands and in News/northern-england'>Northern England will be key, as they try to make sure that gains at the News/general-election'>General Election werent a one off. These are a very important set of elections and the choice i think is clear, between, you know, the News/labour-opposition'>Labour Opposition who seem absolutely determined to continue to play political games, and government, that is getting on with our agenda. Who gets elected as councillors, mayors, police and crime commissioners, will have an influence on everyday life. But it has a political impact, too, and these results will be watched very closely at westminster. Out in london, the greens. Theyve gained seats in recent local elections and hope to go further. We stood up for those that have no voice, those who have been neglected by local authorities, weve given them a platform to be heard, and people have appreciated and that and people have voted and people have appreciated that and people have voted green. A whole bunch of second places really isnt going to deliver the change that we need. Also in london, the lib dems. Theyve struggled to gain in recent elections, and hope their traditional strength in local campaigning will see them advance. We have had a weird News/election-campaign'>Election Campaign because of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, and we havent been able to get on the doors as much as we would have liked to, but when we have managed to talk to people, theyre responding positively to the liberal News/democrat-message'>Democrat Message, because we are community politicians, people know that if they get a liberal democrat councillor, things get done. Ultimately, it is the voters who will decide, when the polls open tomorrow. Helen catt, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Political parties here in scotland are making their final push ahead of elections to the holyrood parliament. Voters will elect 129 msps, with the campaigning this year looking a little different. And News/polling-day'>Polling Day and the count will also be unusual. Political News/correspondent-nick-eardley'>Correspondent Nick Eardley is with me now. Weve talked a lot, nick, about what would happen if the snp get a majority, what would happen if News/pro-independence'>Pro Independence parties get a majority. Letsjust News/pro-independence'>Pro Independence parties get a majority. Lets jUst Say News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon and the snp dont do as well as News/everyone-'>Everyone thinks they might and they actually dropped a couple of seats, what happens then to this call for a second News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum . Its call for a second News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum . Referendum . Its a really interesting referendum . Its a really interesting News/question-referendum'>Question Referendum . Its a really interesting question because when referendum . Its a really interesting question because when we have been saying alNews/l-day'>L Day that this could come down to a few seats, it could come down to a few seats, it could go either way, it could be the thing that puts the snp over the 65 News/mark-'>Mark, it could be the thing that takes them down closer to 60. There are some in News/the-party'>The Party who think there is a pretty broad range of where it could end up. I think we need to remember that if the snp, plus other independence parties, have a majority, so, if you add in the greens, perhaps News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmonds alba party, they will still argue that that is a mandate for a referendum. It is not quite as emphatic as an snp majority, but if there is still a pro News/independence-majority'>Independence Majority, dont expect it to go away. If they fall short of a majority, even with the greens, which looks unlikely, then i think the calls for an News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum would go pretty quiet for the next few years. There would i suppose be a bit of a question about News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeons campaign, perhaps her future as well. She has News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeons campaign, perhaps herfuture as well. She has promised she will see out the next term as News/first-minister'>First Minister, and she probably will, if News/the-party'>The Party does pretty well. If they did really badly, questions like that will always be ask, what happens to her, how long does she stay in the game . But we are in this really strange place where everybody knows, orthinks really strange place where everybody knows, or thinks they know, including the Opposition Parties, who the biggest party is going to be, and who the News/first-minister'>First Minister is going to be, but we still have the Big Question about what it actually looks like and what it means about the possibility another referendum. Another hyper hypothetical, i am sorry, but i am going to throw it in there anyway, News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond, his new alba party, is it really doing that well . Probably not, may be 3 to 5 according to the polls, but say he did get seats in there and he stands up did get seats in there and he stands up and says, i am putting forward a motion for an immediate move towards asking for another referendum on independence, and hes there in an alliance with the greens and with the snp, in terms of what they want, not a formal alliance but in terms of what they want, now, what is it going to look like for the scottish nationalists, to actually stop that motion, vote against that motion, what is that going to look like for News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon, if that ends up happening . The News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon, if that ends up happening . Nicola sturgeon, if that ends up haueninu . ,. , happening . The numbers here are really important. Happening . The numbers here are really important. So, happening . The numbers here are really important. So, youre happening . The numbers here are really important. So, youre right, | really important. So, youre right, the polls havent looked that great for the alba party, there are still some in News/the-party'>The Party who are pretty buoyant and think they will win a few seats. If it is just one or two. It few seats. If it is ust one or two. ,. ,. , two. It ust would not get there in the two. Itjust would not get there in the first two. Itjust would not get there in the first place. Two. Itjust would not get there in the first place. It two. Itjust would not get there in the first place. It wouldnt two. Itjust would not get there in the first place. It wouldnt get| in the first place. It wouldnt get there, as in the first place. It wouldnt get there. As many in the first place. It wouldnt get there, as many in in the first place. It wouldnt get there, as many in the in the first place. It wouldnt get there, as many in the snp in the first place. It wouldnt get there, as many in the snp are l in the first place. It wouldnt get i there, as many in the snp are keen to point out. It would make it awkward, though, because you would still have News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond something the drum for independence in there, saying, why are we not starting negotiations right away . It would make it awkward for News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon, News/no-doubt'>No Doubt about it. It is interesting because whatever happens to mr salmond tomorrow, whether he wins a seat, whether his party wins a seat, i think he has done two things, hes changed some of the discussion around independence, he think he has made it more urgent, he has may be scared off some soft independence voters, but the other thing, which we will be watching out for tomorrow, as well as how the snp did in the constituencies, News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond talking about splitting the vote between the constituency and the region, remember, you get two votes, hideously complicated, it would take us all afternoon to explain the formula. Us all afternoon to explain the formula us all afternoon to explain the formula us all afternoon to explain the formula. Deal i us all afternoon to explain the l formula. Deal alex formula. So, dont deal News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond splitting formula. So, dont deal News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond splitting those formula. So, dont deal News/alex-salmond'>Alex Salmond splitting those votes i News/salmond-splitting'>Salmond Splitting those votes doesnt seem to have had some sort of impact and when i have been speaking to candidates over the last few days, the Green Party think it has been good for them, some for labour and the conservatives and the lib dems also think it has been good for them as well. So, there is a fascinating few days ahead. If somebody asks you to comment, run away, because it is impossible to do just now. I was just flicking through some of the papers, The Times has a poll suggesting the snp will have a comfortable majority. The scotsman has a poll suggesting they will have their worst result since 2007. The Daily Mail has a poll which says it is too close to call. ,. , ,. , call. Never believe anything you read in the call. Never believe anything you read in the papers, call. Never believe anything you read in the papers, the call. Never believe anything you read in the papers, the first i call. Never believe anything you | read in the papers, the first rule as an old man from the scotsman, i will. ~ as an old man from the scotsman, i will. ~. ,. , will. Indeed, News/nick-eardley'>Nick Eardley, our olitical will. Indeed, News/nick-eardley'>Nick Eardley, our political correspondent will. Indeed, News/nick-eardley'>Nick Eardley, our political correspondent there. I politicians are campaigning across wales in key seats today. 60 members of the senedd will be chosen at the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow and our News/wales-correspondent'>Wales Correspondent News/tomos-morgan'>Tomos Morgan gave us this update from News/cardiff-bay'>Cardiff Bay. I think youre right there, i think that is definitely the area that labour has got most concern, the area that the tories feel they have got most to gain. When you look at the two parties it is interesting how they have approached this election. On the one hand welsh labour, News/mark-'>Mark drakeford, who has been the News/first-minister'>First Minister throughout the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, his recognition and the recognition of the News/first-minister'>First Minister, has never been higher in wales. Will that work for him oragainst him . Welsh labour clearly think it will work for him, hes been front and centre of their campaign. But conversely on the tories� side, they have been using more News/uk-ministers'>Uk Ministers for their campaign, borisjohnson has been to the News/north-east'>North East of wales, and today News/rishi-sunak'>Rishi Sunak has been in the News/north-east'>North East of wales, that belt, five or six labour seats, hoping to overturn them, the tories. So really i think the story in wales will be labour obviously being in power here since the senedd first started, doesnt look like they will have the same number of seats, according to the polls, as five years ago, potentially losing a couple of seats, i suppose, how many, and if they lose News/constituency-seats'>Constituency Seats, can they pick up in the regional vote . Talking about News/plaid-cymru'>Plaid Cymru as well, they will be battling hard for second place with the tory party, looking to take areas like llanelli, but looking to hold on to areas like the rhondda, where labour have been trying hard, former Plaid Leader News/leanne-wood'>Leanne Wood standing there. And the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats, they have one seat, in brecon and radnorshire, fighting to hold onto that, they were wiped out in the News/general-election'>General Election 2019 so they will be hoping that will not happen again there on thursday. And they will be challenging in areas like News/cardiff-central'>Cardiff Central here. Held by labour since 2019, ten years ago, not 2019, sorry, ten years ago, 2001, but the three parties will be challenging in different areas here as well. One other sentiment i should mention, abolish the senedd, News/the-party'>The Party, gaining some momentum, they will be looking to get some regional seats, if they can, and it will be interesting to see how that dynamic works, but some pundits suggest that the Independence Sentiment from News/plaid-cymru'>Plaid Cymru and this abolish sentiment from some of the other parties probably wont resonate enough with the welsh public and really it will come down to who the welsh public think can steer wales through the rest of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Tomos morgan there at News/cardiff-bay'>Cardiff Bay. If you live in england, scotland or wales, you can find out what elections are taking place in your area, by entering your postcode into our search tool, on our website, or the News/bbc-News'>Bbc News app. And well be bringing all the results as they happen. That is it from edinburgh, it is back to you, martine. Police investigating the murder of the News/community-support-officerjulia'>Community Support Officerjulia james in kent last week have released a new image of her wearing the same clothes she had on when she was last seen alive. Lets get more from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. What does this News/picture-show'>Picture Show . Well, this is day nine what does this News/picture-show'>Picture Show . Well, this is day nine of what does this News/picture-show'>Picture Show . Well, this is day nine of the this is day nine of the investigation into the murder of News/julia-james'>Julia James. In the last hour or so, police have released this image which i think we can show you now. It is of the 53 year old, important to note it is not from the day that she was killed, which was tuesday of last week. But you can see News/julia-james'>Julia James in this picture walking her Jack Russell toby, this is what she was doing on the day she was killed. She is wearing a light blue waterproof coat, bluejeans and dark coloured News/wellington-style'>Wellington Style brown boots. Apart from the gloves, she was wearing the same clothes on the day that she was killed, and what police are hoping, martine, is that this will trigger peoples memories, people who were in the area on tuesday of last week. You might be able to see just behind us some flowers which have been left by members of The Public, who have come to pay their respects toNews/julia-james'>Julia James, but nine days into the investigation, there is still no arrest having been made till what is the focus of the inquiry . Detectives havent got a motive yet in this inquiry, and as i say, no arrests have been made. In particular, detectives want to speak to anyone who may have been in the woodland at the time of last tuesday, whenNews/julia-james'>Julia James was last seen. The time of last tuesday, when News/julia-james'>Julia James was last seen. The time of last tuesday, when News/julia-james'>Julia James was last seen. Helena, for the moment, james was last seen. Helena, for the moment. Thank james was last seen. Helena, for the moment, thank you james was last seen. Helena, for the moment, thank you very james was last seen. Helena, for the moment, thank you very much. I the entire indian delegation to the News/g7-summit'>G7 Summit in london is self isolating after two News/members-test'>Members Tested positive for Covid 19. The News came as Foreign Ministers reconvened for the last day of the talks, which had been hailed as a return to Face To News/face-diplomacy'>Face Diplomacy. The News/labour-leader'>Labour Leader, sir News/keir-starmer'>Keir Starmer, says the two covid cases show questions should be asked about the summit, as our diplomatic correspondent News/james-landale'>James Landale reports. I had a very good meeting. This is the indian Foreign Minister, subrahmanyamjaishankar, meeting his american counterpart in london on monday, using his invitation to this News/weeks-g7-meeting'>Weeks G7 Meeting to do some rare Face To News/face-diplomacy'>Face Diplomacy. He also met the home secretary, priti patel, yesterday. And in theory, he was supposed to join the official g7 talks this morning here at News/lancaster-house'>Lancaster House, but then this. In a tweet, he said he was made aware News/yesterday-evening'>Yesterday Evening of his exposure to possible covid positive cases. India has been suffering grievously from the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic in recent weeks, and it appears that two junior officials may have travelled while infected. The indian delegation has not yet attended any meetings at News/lancaster-house'>Lancaster House, where the Foreign Office has imposed tight covid rules, but the cases were detected during mandatory daily tests yesterday morning. Officials said that after an intensive News/test-and-trace'>Test And Trace exercise, public News/health-england'>Health England said the meeting could continue, to the prime ministers relief. We have a very important relationship with india, with our g7 partners. As i understand it, what has happened is that the individuals concerned, they are all isolating now, and i will be seeing the indian Foreign Minister later on this afternoon, but that will be a zoom exchange, i am given to understand. So, this morning, the indian ministerjoined the meeting in the traditional way by video link. Officials say the discovery of these two cases show the effectiveness of the tight regulations they put in place. But it will surely raise questions about whether it is too early for Face To News/face-diplomacy'>Face Diplomacy like this, and whether future planned international meetings should go ahead in person as planned. And so, todays meeting continued. Top of the agenda . Yes, the covid News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. James landale, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. President biden says he wants to see at least 70 of adult americans have their first dose of a News/covid-vaccine'>Covid Vaccine by independence day, the fourth ofjuly. Almost News/a-million'>A Million doses are being give each day in the united states and the president says hell also expand the News/vaccine-rollout'>Vaccine Rollout to children between the ages of 12 and 15 once the regulator gives approval. The government is preparing to give Booster Jabs this autumn, to help fight off another wave of coronavirus. There are reports that people over 50, and those with underlying health conditions, may be offered a third vaccination later on in the year. Meanwhile the government has also promised almost £30 million to fast track the development of vaccines which can deal with new variants of the virus. Our health correspondent Jim Reed reports. It is less than a fortnight until the next major date for unlocking society in both england and scotland. And all the data is currently pointing in the same positive direction. New figures this morning showed covid deaths falling to their lowest levels since september. The success of the News/vaccine-roll-out'>Vaccine Roll Out is one major reason for that, the government said its planning for possible Booster Doses of the jab this autumn, to deal with any mutations or variants of the virus that might appear. The News/nhs-team'>Nhs Team is already planning to be ready for deployment, from september onwards, but the News/decision-hasnt'>Decision Hasnt been made as to whether we go september, later in the year or early next year, that depends on the clinicians and how they feel the protection has lasted for the most vulnerable groups and of News/course-vaccine-variant'>Course Vaccine Variant or Virus Variants that would be of concern. Ministers are promising more funding to boost Testing Facilities here at porton down, the extra cash will allow scientists to process 3,000 Blood Samples a week. The work we will do in this facility will help us assess the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants of the virus. And also provide important information that will help inform the development of new vaccines. There was another News/stark-reminder'>Stark Reminder today. Stark reminder today, that locking down society does come at a cost, figures show one in five adults experienced some form of depression during the latest wave of covid, double the level before the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. Those under 30 were more likely to be affected, with 43 of younger women reporting symptoms compared with 26 of men. Many people had already experienced significant economic harm, people had lost theirjob, they were struggling to find new employment and of course the data were painfully clear about increases in Domestic Violence and other harmful experiences. Government ministers and scientists will be watching the data closely, before the next stage of unlocking on News/may-17th'>May 17th in england. Details of how International Travel will resume properly will be set out later this week, with flights starting by the middle of the month. The News/probation-officer'>Probation Officer who was in charge of the News/fishmongers-hall-attacker'>Fishmongers Hall Attacker News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan has said he had no indication he was being deceived. Speaking at the inquest into the deaths of khans victims jack News/merritt-and-saskia'>Merritt And Saskia jones, News/ken-skelton'>Ken Skelton acknowledged there had been News/prison-intelligence'>Prison Intelligence that khan might return to his old ways. But he was also seen as a News/success-story'>Success Story of a prisoner education programme. Our correspondent News/zoe-conway'>Zoe Conway is at the inquest at londons guildhall. Tell us more about what News/mr-skelton'>Mr Skelton has been saying, zoe . The tell us more about what News/mr-skelton'>Mr Skelton has been saying, zoe . Tell us more about what News/mr-skelton'>Mr Skelton has been saying, zoe . The inquest is heafina has been saying, zoe . The inquest is hearin all has been saying, zoe . The inquest is hearing alNews/l-day'>L Day has been saying, zoe . The inquest is hearing all News/day-today'>Day Today has been saying, zoe . The inquest is hearing all News/day-today'>Day Today from has been saying, zoe . The inquest is hearing all News/day-today'>Day Today from ken i hearing all News/day-today'>Day Today from News/ken-skelton'>Ken Skelton, the News/probation-officer'>Probation Officer who was responsible for managing News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan in the community. But he didnt do thatjob on his own, he worked with other News/probation-officer'>Probation Officers, and the police, and in fact they would all get together in meetings to discuss News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan. There could be 15 of them in the room, and the purpose of those meetings was public protection, to protect The Public from News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan. And so, he was asked, why was it that at the three meetings leading up to the fishmongers hall attack, why was it that the risk associated with News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan attending that event was never discussed . They discussed his travel arrangements but not the risk. And he said it was because there had not been any concerns raised about News/usman-khan'>Usman Khans behaviour for anyone who been any concerns raised about News/usman-khan'>Usman Khans behaviourfor anyone who had been working with him and that no onein been working with him and that no one in the room objected to him attending. We now know that News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan travelled to that event on his own, he didnt have any News/police-officer'>Police Officers with him, and we now know that the met News/police-suspect'>Police Suspect that it is on the train that he put on what they call a convincing but fake suicide belt. Thejury was they call a convincing but fake suicide belt. The jury was also shown an News/e-mail'>E Mail that News/ken-skelton'>Ken Skelton wrote to a charity that works with ex offenders, and that charity has a rule that it doesnt work with terrorism often does, but can skelton wanted them to overturn that role, they wanted them to work with News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan, and he wrote a glowing reference, he said that News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan was considered by all the agencies managing him, sorry, that he was considered to have turned around his behaviour, and that he had positive reports about him. And he was asked, why did he fail to mention in that News/e-mail'>E Mail that News/usman-khan'>Usman Khan was considered by all those agencies to be high risk . And he said that he would have mentioned that but at a later date. ,. , ~ would have mentioned that but at a later date. ,. ~ ,. , later date. Zoe, thank you very much. They are known as the rainforests of the News/sea-coral'>Sea Coral reefs that are home to around a quarter of all marine species, and a precious part of our global ecosystem. But they are under growing threat News/over-fishing'>Over Fishing and rising Sea Temperatures mean more and more News/coral-reefs'>Coral Reefs have become grey and lifeless. Now in indonesia, theres a pioneering initiative to try to restore them, as our science editor, david shukman, reports. Its one of the most shocking sights in the Underwater World, when corals die, either because theyre damaged or because the sea becomes too hot for them and they turn into what looks like a graveyard. When you dive on a reef and its just quiet and its all monotone grey, its desolate, its so depressing. The solution, pioneered by professor smith, involves whole communities in indonesia. They take these metal frames, called Reef Stars, and fix them to the sea bed. Fragments of live corals are attached to them, and the result is a revival of a habitat that many depend on. You see fish come in, you dive on it one day and you see the small News/fish-sort'>Fish Sort of finding a hole in the Reef Stars amongst the coral. Six months later, medium sized fish the whole ecosystem responds when you give it this chance of kick starting The System. The latest reef to be helped in this way is called hope. The word is spelt out in the new corals and the aim is to apply the same technique in other areas around the world. Over the years, there have been dozens of attempts to try to bring reefs back to life, some more successful than others. And they have all been on a really small scale, as with this latest initiative, so there will be questions about it. It is funded by the News/pet-food-company'>Pet Food Company sheba, which uses a lot of fish in its products, so can this venture really make any kind of difference . Well, scientists ive spoken to are impressed by the way that reefs that were once dead are now being revived, and, because the task is so huge, they welcome funding from big name companies. For businesses involved, dependent on fish and marine resources, to actually invest in restoring the ocean, in recovering depleted reefs, is a good thing. Obviously in business, you always have that extra filter of scrutiny. And because most corals are threatened as global temperatures continue to rise, any attempt to save even small areas will need real determination. David shukman, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. The News/musician-and-model'>Musician And Model News/nick-kamen'>Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59. He was best known for stripping Off Hisjeans in a News/levis-advert'>Levis Advert in the 1980s. He went on to record the single each time you Break My Heart, which reached the uk top five. Look away now if you dont like heights. The worlds longest News/pedestrian-bridge'>Pedestrian Bridge has just opened in portugal over a News/river-valley'>River Valley near porto. Its over 500 meteres long and is 175 metres above the river below. Just to make it even more scary, the designers used extra thin materials to have less environmental impact. Now its time for a look at the weather, with tomasz. The showers which we should have had in april are catching some of us a little bit by surprise through may, some bringing News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder. Of course, where the hail falls, its quite dramatic, but really, the vast majority of us, i think its just fleeting showers and lots of sunny spells, but it is cold. Story of the last few weeks, no change there. You can see where the News/wind-arrows'>Wind Arrows are coming from, straight out of the north. That is the arctic, so pretty chilly. And in fact, tonight and into tomorrow, we will see some wintriness across the scottish hills. Yeah, News/snow-falling'>Snow Falling in a few areas, perhaps even down to lower levels. So, scotland, particularly i think early in the morning, maybe a little News/bit-icy'>Bit Icy in a few areas with temperatures close to freezing. Tomorrow early in the morning, there could be some cloud and maybe some spots of rain in the south, but i think overall, the afternoon is looking brightest in the News/south-west'>South West of the country, but further showers in some northern and eastern areas. Hello. This is News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. By martine croxall. The headlines. Millions of people will head to the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow for the biggest set of local and national elections in 50 years. Kent News/police-appeal'>Police Appeal to The Public for new information as they release a new image of News/pcso-julia'>Pcso Julia james in the same clothes she wore the day she was last seen. A News/covid-scare'>Covid Scare hits the News/g7-summit'>G7 Summit in london with the entire indian News/delegation-self'>Delegation Self isolating after two of its News/members-test'>Members Test positive for coronavirus. The government prepares for a News/booster-vaccination-campaign'>Booster Vaccination Campaign in the autumn. And the News/worlds-coral'>Worlds Coral reefs, in danger from overfishing and News/climate-change'>Climate Change now theres a multi billion News/pound-project'>Pound Project to save them. The News/model-and-singer'>Model And Singer News/nick-kamen'>Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59, a friend of his family has confirmed to the bbc. Sport and for a full News/round-up'>Round Up, john. Away fans will not be allowed to attend News/premier-league'>Premier League matches on the final two weeks of fixtures, the pl has confirmed. From the News/17th-may'>17th May, as part of the easing of restrictions, spectators can return to watch top flight matches up to 10,000 or 25 of the News/stadiums-capacity'>Stadiums Capacity, whichever is smaller. But that will be home fans only after the News/premier-league'>Premier League announced operational challenges meant they couldnt admit away supporters. Every News/premier-league'>Premier League club will stage at least one News/home-game'>Home Game in the final two rounds of matches. Uefa have confirmed their intention to host the News/champions-league'>Champions League final in istanbul despite the chance of an all english tie. Chelsea could meet News/manchester-city'>Manchester City in the showpiece in a little over three weeks time, fans could attend, if bans on all non essential travel are lifted. Thomas tuchel� s side have to qualify first, their tie with the 13 time champions News/real-madrid'>Real Madrid level at one all heading into tonights News/semi-final'>Semi Final second leg. To arrive with a certain level of News/self-belief'>Self Belief and News/self-confidence'>Self Confidence is absolutely necessary, otherwise you have no chance to play against a team like News/real-madrid'>Real Madrid, without belief, without the inner belief, and it doesnt help so much of your coaches talking about it. You need to feel it, and if i talk about it, ijust talk about it because im sure that they feel it and we can see in all the games that the team is self aware that we are able to produce the performances. Ole News/gunnar-solskjaer'>Gunnar Solskjaer said fans went one step too far, following the injury to a News/police-officer'>Police Officer during sundays protests at old trafford. Frustrations spilled over, as fans broke into the stadium and invaded the pitch in protest at the glazer ownership, forcing the postponment of their fixture with liverpool. Solskjaer said hes spoken to the owners whove faced heavy critcism for their part in the superleague proposals. Ive been communicating with the owners ive been communicating with the owners. Ive got an apology, personally. They have apologised to the fans personally. They have apologised to the fans how this came out. It is a difficult the fans how this came out. It is a difficult position for me to be in, this, difficult position for me to be in, this, because i got to focus on the football, this, because i got to focus on the football, and ive always had a good relationship, and they listen to me, and they relationship, and they listen to me, and they do relationship, and they listen to me, and they do listen to the fans, and im and they do listen to the fans, and im sure and they do listen to the fans, and im sure there will be better communication coming. Britains News/dan-evans'>Dan Evans is through to the third round of the madrid open, after he knocked out tenth seed john millman. Evans came from a set down to win 6 3 in the decider. He now faces a tough test against News/world-number'>World Number six News/alexander-zverev'>Alexander Zverev in the final 16. Eight of the 11 england players involved in the indian News/premier-league'>Premier League have arrived back home. Their departure follows the News/continuing-covid'>Continuing Covid 19 crisis, with india now the second country to register over News/20-million'>20 Million infections. The players were on an overnight flight that landed at heathrow this morning. Theyll now begin ten News/days-quarantine'>Days Quarantine in government approved hotels. The three players remaining in india are eoin morgan, News/chrisjordan-and-dawid'>Chrisjordan And Dawid malan, but they should be leaving within the next 48 hours. Romain grosjean will drive an News/formula-one-carfor'>Formula One Carfor the first time since last years terrifying crash at the News/bahrain-grand-prix'>Bahrain Grand Prix reNews/mark-'>Markably, grosjean was pulled to safety after his News/haas-car'>Haas Car exploded into flames, escaping with only severe burns to his hands. He will drive News/lewis-hamiltons'>Lewis Hamiltons News/world-championship'>World Championship winning car at a sepcially arranged News/test-event'>Test Event for mercedes ahead of the french News/grand-prix'>Grand Prix injune. He told the bbc what was behind his miraculous escape. It was my kids. I couldnt imagine them News/growing-up'>Growing Up, my three kids, i couldnt imagine them i News/growing-up'>Growing Up without a dad, and thats what gave me the last thought to jump out of the car when i thought it was all | over, because obviously i try to| escape many times and i was stuck in there. I and then i thought it was going to be News/the-end'>The End, but thinking i about my three kids, i and thinking they wouldnt have a dad to grow up, itjust gave me that extra piece of News/power-and-energy'>Power And Energy tojump out. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Donald trump will not be allowed back on facebook, after the social News/media-giant'>Media Giant decided to uphold a ban on the former us president , which was imposed earlier this year. Our News/washington-correspondent'>Washington Correspondent News/gary-odonoghue'>Gary Odonoghue gave us this update. It was principally a couple of posts at about 20 past four in the afternoon, and about an hour and a half later or so, afternoon, and about an hour and a half later orso, in afternoon, and about an hour and a half later or so, in which News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump praised those who had attacked the capitol, and really what the News/oversight-board'>Oversight Board, as facebook or is it, is saying that those posts did violate the companys policies, and they were praising, i think was the weather used, people who used violence, and to that News/degree-facebook'>Degree Facebook was right to suspend the account of News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump. However they say there is a problem with an indefinite suspension, they dont believe that facebook has demonstrated that the indefinite suspension is somehow in tune with their standards, suspension is somehow in tune with theirstandards, or can suspension is somehow in tune with their standards, or can bejudged by particular standards they have put in place so they have asked facebook to report back on that within six months. I mean, people will pour over the statement, maxine, months. I mean, people will pour overthe statement, maxine, because it is a really careful, narrow course, if i can put it that way. Some will take one thing out of it, some will take another. It is a bit of this and a bit of that, but it does come on the face of it at this stage, appear to leave open the possibility that at some point in the future News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump could return to facebook, but certainly not any time soon. To facebook, but certainly not any time soon to facebook, but certainly not any time soon. ,. ,. ,. , time soon. No, and of course it does send a warning. Time soon. No, and of course it does send a warning, doesnt time soon. No, and of course it does send a warning, doesnt it, time soon. No, and of course it does send a warning, doesnt it, about i send a warning, doesnt it, about conduct online, no matter who you are . ,. ,. ,. , are . Yes, it does, and of course thats one are . Yes, it does, and of course thats one of are . Yes, it does, and of course thats one of the are . Yes, it does, and of course thats one of the things are . Yes, it does, and of course thats one of the things people | are . Yes, it does, and of course i thats one of the things people were looking at. What impact will this have on what other political leaders around the world, controversial leaders around the world, what they say on facebook . There has been other leaders who have been censured by facebook around the world, you think of some in europe, some in News/south-america'>South America, some in asia too. This has happened, and many of those will be looking at this, because it is an important political tool of communication, its something that was used widely by News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump and others to reach out to their supporters, and to disseminate information through their supporters to other people too, so in this News/day-and-age'>Day And Age it has been an incredibly important tool, and an incredibly important tool, and an incredibly important method for people like News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump, who wanted to bypass what you might calNews/l-sort'>L Sort of more traditional media, like you and me. The online fashion retailer, boohoo, has reported a 37 jump in earnings to more than £173 million for the full year. The firm, which bought debenhams, dorothy perkins, burton and wallis earlier this year, has experienced a huge growth in demand during the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. It comes as debenhams said that its last high street stores will close on 15th May for the final time. The annual News/pride-festival'>Pride Festival in brighton has been cancelled for the second year running. It had been due to take place on the seventh and 8th of august. The organisers said not having News/covid-cancellation-insurance'>Covid Cancellation Insurance meant future festivals could be jeopardised. Ikea has launched a furniture buy back and re News/sale-scheme'>Sale Scheme in england in an attempt to reduce the amount of products that go to landfill. Customers can earn up to £250 per item returned. The money will be given to them in the form of a voucher to spend at the store. The initiative was originally meant to start in november but was postponed due to lockdown. The swedish retailer says it wants to become climate positive by 2030. Veterans unable to travel to normandy because of Covid 19 travel restrictions are invited to News/mark-'>Mark the 77th anniversary of the News/d-day'>D Day landings at an event in staffordshire for the unveiling of the british normandy memorial. The ceremony at the national News/memorial-arboretum'>Memorial Arboretum will be the first time the normandy veterans have been able to come together in numbers since the 75th anniversary, two years ago. With me is normandy veteran patron, george batts, and assistant director of commemorative events at the the royal british legion, bob gamble. Welcome to both of you gentlemen. George, let me begin with you if i may. You were 18 when you are in normandy. Describe your experience if you would, just briefly. I normandy. Describe your experience if you would, just briefly. If you would, ust briefly. I landed on gold if you would, just briefly. I landed on gold beach, if you would, just briefly. I landed on gold beach, and if you would, just briefly. I landed on gold beach, and it if you would, just briefly. I landed on gold beach, and it was if you would, just briefly. I landed on gold beach, and it was a i if you would, just briefly. I landed on gold beach, and it was a casel if you would, just briefly. I landed | on gold beach, and it was a case of lending they are, and there are so many stories about it, that, you know, this anniversary, or this lot is really for the people we left behind, so to talk about my experience is not really the thing thatis experience is not really the thing that is wanted at the moment, if you dont mind. flit that is wanted at the moment, if you dont mind dont mind. Of course not. But its the lace dont mind. Of course not. But its the place where dont mind. Of course not. But its the place where you dont mind. Of course not. But its the place where you lost dont mind. Of course not. But its the place where you lost so i dont mind. Of course not. But its the place where you lost so many| dont mind. Of course not. But its i the place where you lost so many of your friends, the place where you lost so many of yourfriends, isnt it . It the place where you lost so many of your friends, isnt it . Your friends, isnt it . It is. But the real heroes your friends, isnt it . It is. But the real heroes of your friends, isnt it . It is. But the real heroes of normandy l your friends, isnt it . It is. But the real heroes of normandy where the real heroes of normandy where the 23,000 we left behind. They did exactly the same as we did on landing, but of course they were unlucky and got killed. And also through the various campaigns that came afterwards, but what we did, we were lucky, we survived and are still going. But, you know, this memorial is obviously to remember them, and the services up there will be for memories of them, and i know there will be a lot of interviews done, and i do hope that the interviews cover what is happening now, ratherthan interviews cover what is happening now, rather than the exploits of wee individuals who landed. They have been talked about so often that, you know, they are well documented. I would just like to ask bob exactly that. Bob, this memorial has been a long time coming, a lot of people have had to get behind it to make it happen. Have had to get behind it to make it ha en. , have had to get behind it to make it ha en. , have had to get behind it to make it hauen. ,. ,. Happen. Indeed, and he is probably too modest happen. Indeed, and he is probably too modest to happen. Indeed, and he is probably too modest to say happen. Indeed, and he is probably too modest to say so, happen. Indeed, and he is probably too modest to say so, but happen. Indeed, and he is probably too modest to say so, but News/george-l'>George L happen. Indeed, and he is probably i too modest to say so, but george has been at too modest to say so, but george has been at the too modest to say so, but george has been at the forefront of that. What we are been at the forefront of that. What we are going to see on the 6th Of June this we are going to see on the 6th Of June this year is something that a lot of june this year is something that a lot of normandy veterans, veterans of the lot of normandy veterans, veterans of the second world war, have been pursuing of the second world war, have been pursuing for a long time. But this is the pursuing for a long time. But this is the fruition of all that effort, and on is the fruition of all that effort, and on the is the fruition of all that effort, and on the 6th ofjune, albeit from the national News/memorial-arboretum'>Memorial Arboretum in staffordshire because of the covid restrictions, we will have the opportunity for the veterans to come together, opportunity for the veterans to come together, where they can, and watch it alongside together, where they can, and watch it alongside comrades, and for those that cant. It alongside comrades, and for those that cant, they will be able to watch that cant, they will be able to watch it that cant, they will be able to watch it virtually. But i would add, if i watch it virtually. But i would add, it i could, watch it virtually. But i would add, it i could, to watch it virtually. But i would add, if i could, to everything that george if i could, to everything that george said, there is still a palpable News/sense-of'>Sense Of comradeship that is clear palpable News/sense-of'>Sense Of comradeship that is clear for palpable News/sense-of'>Sense Of comradeship that is clear for everybody to see for those is clear for everybody to see for those veterans that are able to come together those veterans that are able to come together and to share those moments together, together and to share those moments together, and weve seen it year on year in other areas of normandy. Year on year in other areas of normandy, and it is to their credit that we normandy, and it is to their credit that we are normandy, and it is to their credit that we are at the point where this new memorial, this magnificent memorial, new memorial, this magnificent memorial, is now opening. George, tell us how memorial, is now opening. George, tell us how important memorial, is now opening. George, tell us how important it memorial, is now opening. George, tell us how important it is memorial, is now opening. George, tell us how important it is that i memorial, is now opening. George, tell us how important it is that you | tell us how important it is that you are going to get together with other veterans, this year particularly, having this memorial as a focus . It is essential, really, because as bob has just said, is essential, really, because as News/bob-hasjust'>Bob Hasjust said, i is essential, really, because as bob has just said, i started the campaign for this memorial in 2012 and it was only when i got in touch with News/david-cameron'>David Cameron and he agreed i got News/20-million'>20 Million and started. And now we are honouring everybody we left behind, but we are losing a lot of vets every week but it would be wonderful to be with them together, possibly for the last time, definitely for some it will be the last time we see them. But it is essential that we are represented there so that we can campaign for this memorial to be looked after and visited year on year. You know, obviously within a few years, all the vets will be gone, and i am now campaigning to get an News/education-centre'>Education Centre started, because i think the future of it is purely, or really for schools and school children to go there, to learn about the war, make sure they never have another one and know what my generation went through to get the freedom we got today. Through to get the freedom we got toda. � �. , , through to get the freedom we got toda. � ,. , through to get the freedom we got toda. , today. And bob is nodding vigorously with that, so today. And bob is nodding vigorously with that, so that today. And bob is nodding vigorously with that, so that is today. And bob is nodding vigorously with that, so that is something i today. And bob is nodding vigorously with that, so that is something you l with that, so that is something you would want to get behind, bob campbell, is it, as well, an News/education-centre'>Education Centre . ~ , News/education-centre'>Education Centre . Absolutely. In the first instance. Education centre . Absolutely. In the first instance, this News/education-centre'>Education Centre . Absolutely. In the first instance, this is News/education-centre'>Education Centre . Absolutely. In the first instance, this is about News/education-centre'>Education Centre . Absolutely. In the first instance, this is about the i first instance, this is about the men first instance, this is about the men left first instance, this is about the men left behind, but for a monument of this men left behind, but for a monument of this scale men left behind, but for a monument of this scale to really add value, it is going of this scale to really add value, it is going forward, it is in all the families of the 22,500 names that are the families of the 22,500 names that are on the families of the 22,500 names that are on the walls, it is for the children that are on the walls, it is for the children and visitors to europe to make children and visitors to europe to make it children and visitors to europe to make it a children and visitors to europe to make it a stopping point, a fantastic make it a stopping point, a fantastic stopping point, because remembrance is very much part of the uks remembrance is very much part of the uks psyche. Remembrance is very much part of the uks psyche, and its really important for News/peoples-understanding'>Peoples Understanding of the important for News/peoples-understanding'>Peoples Understanding of the consequences of war that they need to of the consequences of war that they need to go of the consequences of war that they need to go to sites such as this one overlooking need to go to sites such as this one overlooking gold beach. INews/t-need'>T Need to go to sites such as this one overlooking gold beach. Overlooking gold beach. It will be a very special overlooking gold beach. It will be a very special occasion overlooking gold beach. It will be a very special occasion to overlooking gold beach. It will be a very special occasion to see overlooking gold beach. It will be a very special occasion to see that i very special occasion to see that and bailed. Thank you both very much for talking to us here on News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Thank you. Its feared that one of the consequences of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic the sports governing body estimates Two Million children havent swum at all in the past year. The concern is not only that many children have suffered through lack of exercise, but also that theyve missed out of learning a skill that could save their life. Joe wilson reports. A busy afternoon in birmingham. After school swimming lessons are back on. So, children learning, parents watching. A long time, you couldnt do it. Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. Derek, he loves swimming more than anything. Its about the News/mental-health'>Mental Health i benefits of being with their peers and doing something that they love and getting out and doing some exercise. You never know where and when it is going to be important. Birmingham, we are in the middle of the country, but we have a lot of canals. Over the past year of lockdown restrictions, some Two Million children have missed out on swimming completely, the governing body swim england estimate. By the time they leave primary school, all children in england are supposed to be able to swim 25 metres it is part of the national curriculum. There is concern that, this summer, there might be 250,000 children in england who should have learned to swim but wont have managed to. Now, with summer holidays in particular often taking place near to water, the fear will move towards drowning. The drowning statistics will be out around may time for last year. We are expecting to see an increase in those, which, to me, is absolutely heartbreaking, and a lost generation willjust add to that as the years go on, so we cant afford a lost generation of children not being able to swim. Commentator now the big moment has arrived for News/leon-taylor'>Leon Taylor. There are many ways to reach a pool. Here is how News/leon-taylor'>Leon Taylor did it. The olympic diver has recently become a proud father and ten month old ziggy has given leon a fresh perspective. Swimming was actually my first love before i eventually found diving at the age of eight, so i am chomping at the bit to get ziggy in an environment where he can splash. He loves it in the bath, it is too cold for him in the sea i go in the sea every day. Too cold for him, the sea, of course. But, you know, places like this, our local pool here, so important and i cant wait to share that experience with him. Swim england believe 90 of pools are now operating again, most of them offering lessons. Theres so much to catch up on after lockdown. Their reminder is to learn to enjoy and to respect water. Joe wilson, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News, birmingham. France has warned it could cut electricity to jersey, in an escalating row over News/post-brexit-fishing'>Post Brexit Fishing rights. The french government is angry that its fishing boats are facing new limits on access to the waters offjersey. France says the limits are violation, and its now threatening to plunge jersey into darkness. More than 90 per cent of the News/islands-power'>Islands Power comes from france in cables under the sea. From jersey, News/freddie-miller'>Freddie Miller reports. Theyve been friendly neighbours for centuries, but since the News/brexit-deal'>Brexit Deal was signed relationships have been slowly sinking. French fishermen are unhappy licences issued byjersey� s government dictate where, how often and through what means they can fish in the islands waters. And the french government is threatening to cut the News/islands-power'>Islands Power in retaliation. Translation so, as far as jersey is concerned,. I would remind you, for example, of the transport of electricity by underwatercables, so we have the means, and even though i am sorry it has come to this, we will do so if we have to. Rather like the tides, tensions have been rising in recent days, and just 14 miles from here, on the french coast, there are growing calls for a blockade of this, the islands main harbour, which it is thought could take place as soon as tomorrow. At the same time, jersey fishermen have been told to stay away from french ports and normandy� s regional office, which works to foster relations between the two sides, has closed in protest at the new rules. Well, it is not the first time that we have received threats from the french government, unfortunately. What we must do now is deal with the technical issues that they have experienced. Of course, it seems disproportionate to suggest that, for the sake of conditions on 17 licences that we are issuing together with the eu, that such threats should be made. Although the industry doesnt contribute significant amounts to jerseys economy, many feel fishing is an integral part ofjersey� s island identity, and, whilst some have sympathy with the french, the head ofjersey� s News/fishermens-association'>Fishermens Association believes no matter what the island offers it will not be enough. Its really important that we dont capitulate at the very first point, at the very first stage, so. Otherwise we are just going to see a legacy left forfuture ministers, for our fishermen, where every time a sustainable News/management-measure'>Management Measure is put in place it will see this kind of blockading of ports and bans on landings, which is just an unacceptable way of going about business. With talks ongoing today, both sides will be helping stormy seas will soon subside. Freddie miller, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News, jersey. If youve been out cycling recently, theres every chance youve been overtaken by someone pedalling pretty slowly, but travelling pretty fast. Sales of News/electric-bikes'>Electric Bikes have boomed during the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic but theyre not a new invention, as our News/reporter-danjohnson'>Reporter Danjohnson has been finding out. Asjeremy clarkson three rickety wheels. Two wobbly pedals. And the electrifying force of 2a volts. That is a replica of an 1881 trouve electric vehicle. Gustave trouve was a frenchman who married an News/english-tricycle'>English Tricycle with his own battery and motor, thereby creating what we think is the first ever rechargeable electric vehicle. Its very rickety to ride. Its a steel frame, hard, solid rubber wheels and tyres. From just a picture, the original News/e-bike'>E Bike has been carefully recreated. Why, jeremy, why . Because i think a lot of people realise that electric vehicles are the future. Weve been told that thats the only type of vehicle youre going to be able to buy after 2030. But theyre not new. And this one is 140 years old. Because it is rechargeable and because it was 140 years ago this week that trouve ran it, its a story. Electric bikes are getting more popular. So i took a more modern model for a ride. All you do is use a couple of buttons to just change the level of assistance youre going to get. But then if you suddenly come to a steep hill, you can press the button, suddenly youll get more i assistance and you can get up pretty much any hill. Ill let you lead the way then, john. So this is making me look and feel like a better cyclist than i am, really. Am i being lazy . Well, i dont think so. Were not racing anybody. Were just having a nice day out in the country. I and i think anything that gets more people more active and gets more. | News/people-cycling'>People Cycling can only be a News/goodj-thing'>Goodj Thing for them and for the planet. It certainly makes the hills feel easier. And theyre on city streets as well, especially as more deliveries are being made on two wheels. So, we at cycling uk think that News/e-bike'>E Bikes are a real News/game-changer'>Game Changer in the cycling world. We think they can encourage people who wouldnt usually think of themselves as cyclists to get out on bikes and try that. Theyre particularly good for perhaps older people, people who are less fit. And people who live in really hilly areas of the uk, because it really flattens those hills. So what about the cost . Dutch style city bike, at around about £2000. The folding high performance electric bike here at around £3000. And the bentley, rolls royce of the electric bike here, at around £8,000. Certainly over the last 12 to 18 months, weve seen an explosion in News/popularity-and-demand'>Popularity And Demand for News/electric-bikes'>Electric Bikes. Driven primarily by technological advances in the products, batteries getting lighter and better, the products are getting more durable. Thats both consumers but also businesses who are moving from more traditional News/fossil-fuel'>Fossil Fuel vehicles to electric cargo bikes to deliver their goods. I am of course a picture of parisian elegance, and i need a ride home, so this is it. Thats for steering. The power is here. And the brake is, er. A bit of leather that rubs on the wheel. Wish me luck here we go. All right, well, it moves, hey up its like rubbing your head and patting your stomach or whatever. Crikey more News/pedal-power'>Pedal Power is coming with a jolt of electricity. Ooh News/la-la'>La La but the News/e-trike'>E Trike looks truly unique. Watch out for the ditch danjohnson, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News, surrey. Laughter i hope you found the break. Time for a look at the weather with tomas. Another day of showers, and as the word suggests, they can be on and off, fleeting, some of them cold, some of them bringing News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder as well. Of course where the hail falls, its pretty dramatic, but hailstorms tend to be pretty local. They might be a mile across or so, so further down the road there could be nothing at all. This is the pattern on the satellite picture, you can see the Speckled Cloud here, that is the current of Cold Air coming in from the north. These are arctic winds. It is the story of the last few weeks, which is you keep getting these shots of cold from the north, and through the course of today, this current of Cold Air is driving these showers, and if you combine that with strong may sunshine, you get these Big Cumulus Clouds forming, they are pretty deep, pretty tall clouds, and within them, all these currents of air form the hailstones. But as i say, they are very hit and miss and most of us are actually in for a pretty bright day. Now, the cold current of air is with us through the course of this evening, and actually what is perhaps a little more unusual is the fact we will see some News/snow-falling'>Snow Falling across the hills and possibly even down to lower levels across parts of scotland through tonight and into tomorrow. You can see temperatures are close to freezing, so there could be a little dusting of snow here and there, and some icy patches as well. Now, elsewhere tomorrow, there could be a bit of cloud and some spots of Rain Flirting with the southern counties, but the afternoon is looking much brighter. I think the day tomorrow, the afternoon is pretty good across wales and the News/south-west'>South West of the country, but certainly some northern and eastern areas are in for further showers and again News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder, very hit and miss though, but dramatic weight falls. But dramatic where it falls. So here is fridays weather forecast, further showers across some northern and eastern areas of the country, but elsewhere i think it is a pretty decent day. Then towards News/the-end'>The End of the week and into the weekend, we are starting to see a shift in the wind pattern. It starts to blow out the News/south-west'>South West, weather fronts arrive as well, that spells rain, but also with this rain comes this subtropical air. So we are going to cut off that current of Cold Air from the arctic and things are going to warm up a little bit, so it will be warm and wet i think for many of us on saturday, and then briefly on sunday warm too. Goodbye. Its the last day of campaigning in a series of elections across england, scotland and wales. Millions of people will head to the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow for the biggest set of local and national elections in 50 years. I m here in edinburgh, as the last pitches for votes are made in the crucial elections for the scottish parliament here at holyrood. The other main stories at three oclock. At four oclock. Kent News/police-appeal'>Police Appeal to The Public for new information as they release a new image of News/pcso-julia'>Pcso Julia james in the same clothes she wore the day she was last seen. A live News/police-statement'>Police Statement is expected shortly. A News/covid-scare'>Covid Scare hits the News/g7-summit'>G7 Summit in london, with the entire indian News/delegation-self'>Delegation Self isolating after two of its News/members-test'>Members Test positive for coronavirus. The government prepares for a News/booster-vaccination-campaign'>Booster Vaccination Campaign in the autumn, as official figures show the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk has reached its lowest level since last september. Facebook and instagram bans on the former us president News/donald-trump'>Donald Trump are upheld. And the News/worlds-coral'>Worlds Coral reefs, in danger from overfishing and News/climate-change'>Climate Change, now theres a multibillion News/pound-project'>Pound Project to save them. Kent police are about to give a statement on the News/murder-investigation'>Murder Investigation of News/pcso-julia'>Pcso Julia james. It comes as a new picture of her has been released showing her wearing the same clothes she had on when she was last seen alive. Police say they still dont have a motive, and no arrests have been made. Lets get more from our correspondent helena wilkinson. So, this photograph that has been released, helena, tell us more . Yes. Released, helena, tell us more . Yes, this is a photograph released, helena, tell us more . Yes this is a photograph that police have released in the last couple of hours ofNews/julia-james'>Julia James, it is important to note that it is not a photograph of the 53 year old on the day that she was killed, which was last tuesday, but what is significant about the photograph is the in it, and hopefully we can show you the image now, she is wearing the same clothes that she was wearing on the day that she was killed, apart from the gloves that shes wearing in that image. And you can hopefully see there she is wearing a light blue, waterproof coat, bluejeans and dark coloured News/wellington-style'>Wellington Style brown boots. And what detectives are really hoping is that somebody� s memory, someone who was in that area, they may remember having seen her, and you can see that image of her and she was walking her dog on that day, so the police are hoping that The Public will remember seeing her last tuesday. Will remember seeing her last tuesda. ~. ,. , tuesday. We are expecting a statement tuesday. We are expecting a statement very tuesday. We are expecting a statement very shortly tuesday. We are expecting a statement very shortly from | tuesday. We are expecting a statement very shortly from News/kent-police'>Kent Police, because theyre still hoping more people will come forward, as you say, this is the prompt that they hope will be enough for some people, if they see this photograph . Yes, thats right, i dont think we are going to hear anything new from News/kent-police'>Kent Police from that News/press-conference'>Press Conference which we are expecting shortly, from the News/assistant-chief-constable'>Assistant Chief Constable, tom richards, but what they have also released in the last couple of hours is a map of the area, the crime scene, whereNews/julia-james'>Julia James was discovered, her body was discovered, on tuesday. And what detectives are hoping is that anyone who was in that area may have remembered something, may have seen something unusual, anything suspicious, on tuesday of last week. This is really a renewed appeal, and we are now into the ninth day of this investigation, martine, and police investigators still dont have a motive, they dont know why News/julia-james'>Julia James may have been attacked in the way that she was, and they havent made any arrests so far. This has taken so many people by surprise and we can see all of the floral tributes, surprise and we can see all of the floraltributes, it surprise and we can see all of the floral tributes, it looks as if some of them are pretty fresh, people still coming to pay their respects . Yes, they absolutely are and a lot of flowers have been left for the News/police-community-support'>Police Community Support officer, she was incredibly popular. We heard from News/county-police'>County Police last week. I have got to interop you there, we are about to hear from the police. Kent and essex serious crime directorate. As you know my officers are investigating the murder of pcs05 are investigating the murder of pcsosNews/julia-james'>Julia James. If i could just start pcsosNews/julia-james'>Julia James. If i could just start off pcsosNews/julia-james'>Julia James. If i could just start off by once again expressing my huge start off by once again expressing my huge News/regret-and-sympathy'>Regret And Sympathy for the event, my huge News/regret-and-sympathy'>Regret And Sympathy for the event, my my huge News/regret-and-sympathy'>Regret And Sympathy for the event, my thoughts and feelings go out to event, my thoughts and feelings go out to the event, my thoughts and feelings go out to the family and her and colleagues, this is an awful, tragic incident colleagues, this is an awful, tragic incident that we are investigating. Julia was incident that we are investigating. Julia was murdered on the edge of the News/wood-julia'>Wood Julia was murdered on the edge of the wood eight days ago, on tuesday of test the wood eight days ago, on tuesday of last week, and we have been investigating relentlessly since News/theft-today'>Theft Today we have released a News/photograph-ofjutia-today'>Photograph Ofjutia Today we have released a News/photograph-ofjulia'>Photograph Ofjulia wearing the clothes that she was ofjulia wearing the clothes that she was wearing when she was murdered. You will also see her News/dog-toby'>Dog Toby who murdered. You will also see her News/dog-toby'>Dog Toby who was with her at the time she was toby who was with her at the time she was murdered. I am hoping that these she was murdered. I am hoping that these images will spark a memory in someone these images will spark a memory in someone or these images will spark a memory in someone or help News/someone-recall'>Someone Recall seeing someone or help News/someone-recall'>Someone Recall seeing something that could be of assistance to the investigation. I would assistance to the investigation. I would like assistance to the investigation. I would like to thank particularly the local residents of News/ail-and-snow'>Ail And Snow down, local residents of News/ail-and-snow'>Ail And Snow down, they have been massively supportive and patient with the investigation. Theyve provided over 700 pieces investigation. Theyve provided over 700 pieces of information to the investigation team, that is so important, it is helping us to piece together important, it is helping us to piece together everything that happened at that time. I would again appeal for anybody that time. I would again appeal for anybody who has any information, any recollection, anybody who has any information, any recollection, anybody who was in that location on monday, tuesday or wednesday last week, in the area of the woods wednesday last week, in the area of the woods and fields to the south of eltham the woods and fields to the south of eltham. Thank you. The the woods and fields to the south of eltham. Thank you. Eltham. Thank you. The dog stayed with julia, eltham. Thank you. The dog stayed with julia. Have eltham. Thank you. The dog stayed with julia, have you eltham. Thank you. The dog stayed with julia, have you managed eltham. Thank you. The dog stayed with julia, have you managed to. Eltham. Thank you. The dog stayed l with julia, have you managed to gain withjulia, have you managed to gain any evidence, withjulia, have you managed to gain any evidence, dna, withjulia, have you managed to gain any evidence, dna, from withjulia, have you managed to gain any evidence, dna, from the withjulia, have you managed to gain any evidence, dna, from the dog . L withjulia, have you managed to gain. Any evidence, dna, from the dog . We have any evidence, dna, from the dog . C have ot any evidence, dna, from the dog . Have got a very considerable forehsic have got a very considerable forensic strategy, as you would expect, forensic strategy, as you would expect, it forensic strategy, as you would expect, it does include the dog, that is expect, it does include the dog, that is being staged through the laboratories. I am that is being staged through the laboratories. Iam not that is being staged through the laboratories. I am not in a position. Laboratories. I am not in a position, it would not be appropriate for me to give a News/running-commentary'>Running Commentary on the many exhibits and the forensic commentary on the many exhibits and the forensic strategy that we have underway, the forensic strategy that we have underway, but of course we have considered underway, but of course we have considered all opportunities. Haste considered all opportunities. Have ou considered all opportunities. Have you managed considered all opportunities. Have you managed to considered all opportunities. Have you managed to ascertain the time you managed to ascertain the time you think you managed to ascertain the time you think she you managed to ascertain the time you think she was you managed to ascertain the time you think she was killed . You managed to ascertain the time you think she was killed . The you managed to ascertain the time you think she was killed . The time she left you think she was killed . The time she left home . You think she was killed . The time she left home . We you think she was killed . The time she left home . She left home . We were called shortly after she left home . We were called shortly after 4pm she left home . We were called shortly after 4pm on she left home . We were called shortly after 4pm on News/tuesday-l'>Tuesday L she left home . We were called| shortly after 4pm on tuesday of she left home . We were called shortly after 4pm on tuesday of last week, shortly after 4pm on tuesday of last week, eight minutes past four, by members week, eight minutes past four, by members of The Public, who came across members of The Public, who came across her members of The Public, who came across her. We are of course now working across her. We are of course now working backwards from that time looking working backwards from that time looking at working backwards from that time looking at every opportunity, communications data, many reports, as i communications data, many reports, as i said. Communications data, many reports, as i said. Over communications data, many reports, as i said, over 700 pieces of separate as i said, over 700 pieces of separate information from members of The Public, separate information from members of The Public, to help us narrow that down, The Public, to help us narrow that down, but The Public, to help us narrow that down, but of course it is not going to he down, but of course it is not going to be possible or appropriate for me to be possible or appropriate for me to give to be possible or appropriate for me to give you to be possible or appropriate for me to give you a precise time, if that ever to give you a precise time, if that ever is to give you a precise time, if that ever is possible that you mentioned that you ever is possible that you mentioned that you were looking for people to come that you were looking for people to come forward from tuesday and wednesday, why is that . We are particularly interested in tuesday itself particularly interested in tuesday itself but particularly interested in tuesday itself but i am keeping an open mind, itself but i am keeping an open mind, i itself but i am keeping an open mind, ido itself but i am keeping an open mind, i do not know the motive of this attack, mind, i do not know the motive of this attack, i mind, i do not know the motive of this attack, i do not know if it is somebody this attack, i do not know if it is somebody she knew, i do not know if it is a somebody she knew, i do not know if it is a stranger attack, of course that it is a stranger attack, of course that possibility is particularly frightening to local residents. I dont frightening to local residents. I dont know therefore it is someone who is dont know therefore it is someone who is regularly in the area, therefore who is regularly in the area, therefore increasing it to a three day period, but we are generally three day period, but we are generally interested in any information, if anybody has got any concerns information, if anybody has got any concerns or information, if anybody has got any concerns or suspicions, we really want concerns or suspicions, we really want to concerns or suspicions, we really want to hear about it. We will be calling want to hear about it. We will be calling house to house in ale, that process calling house to house in ale, that process has calling house to house in ale, that process has already started, we want to give process has already started, we want to give people an opportunity to provide to give people an opportunity to provide any information and raise any concerns with us. Provide any information and raise any concerns with us. Some reports that she may any concerns with us. Some reports that she may have any concerns with us. Some reports that she may have been any concerns with us. Some reports that she may have been followed i any concerns with us. Some reports. That she may have been followed the day before, that she may have been followed the day before, on that she may have been followed the day before, on the that she may have been followed the day before, on the monday, that she may have been followed the day before, on the monday, any that she may have been followed the day before, on the monday, any on News/l-day'>L Day before, on the monday, any on that at day before, on the monday, any on that at all . Day before, on the monday, any on that at all . I day before, on the monday, any on that at all . That at all . I am not going to give a runnina that at all . I am not going to give a News/running-commentary'>Running Commentary that at all . I am not going to give a News/running-commentary'>Running Commentary on that at all . I am not going to give a News/running-commentary'>Running Commentary on every l that at all . I am not going to give a News/running-commentary'>Running Commentary on every piece of information, we are really grateful of information, we are really grateful to The Public, theyve given grateful to The Public, theyve given us grateful to The Public, theyve given us some incredibly helpful information, we are triaging that, prioritising information, we are triaging that, prioritising their appropriate, we have prioritising their appropriate, we have many priority lines of inquiry, but i have many priority lines of inquiry, but i will have many priority lines of inquiry, but i will not have many priority lines of inquiry, but i will not speak about individual pieces of information. When individual pieces of information. When you individual pieces of information. When you spoke to us last friday you heard when you spoke to us last friday you heard you when you spoke to us last friday you heard you had when you spoke to us last friday you heard you had no when you spoke to us last friday you heard you had no suspect, when you spoke to us last friday you heard you had no suspect, no when you spoke to us last friday you heard you had no suspect, no clear. Heard you had no suspect, no clear motive. Heard you had no suspect, no clear motive. Do heard you had no suspect, no clear motive. Do you heard you had no suspect, no clear motive, do you feel heard you had no suspect, no clear motive, do you feel that heard you had no suspect, no clear motive, do you feel that you heard you had no suspect, no clear motive, do you feel that you are i motive, do you feel that you are significantly motive, do you feel that you are significantly closer motive, do you feel that you are significantly closer to motive, do you feel that you are significantly closer to catching. Significantly closer to catching julias significantly closer to catching News/julias-killer'>Julias Killer . Significantly closer to catching News/julias-killer'>Julias Killer . Julias killer . Every day that asses, News/julias-killer'>Julias Killer . Every day that passes. The News/julias-killer'>Julias Killer . Every day that passes, the investigation i passes, the investigation progresses, we genuinely have many lines of progresses, we genuinely have many lines of inquiry, many priority actions. Lines of inquiry, many priority actions, but it would be inappropriate for me to try and guess inappropriate for me to try and guess at inappropriate for me to try and guess at a inappropriate for me to try and guess at a motive. I am keeping inappropriate for me to try and guess at a motive. Iam keeping my options guess at a motive. Iam keeping my options completely open, i am going to allow options completely open, i am going to allow the investigation team, i am not to allow the investigation team, i am not going to allow it to become hlinkered, am not going to allow it to become blinkered, we need to consider every option blinkered, we need to consider every option and blinkered, we need to consider every option and we continue to do that. Is it option and we continue to do that. Is it still option and we continue to do that. Is it still the option and we continue to do that. Is it still the case that you have no suspect is it still the case that you have no suspect and is it still the case that you have no suspect and no is it still the case that you have no suspect and no clear is it still the case that you have. No suspect and no clear motive . Nobody no suspect and no clear motive . Nobody has no suspect and no clear motive . Nobody has been no suspect and no clear motive . Nobody has been arrested no suspect and no clear motive . Nobody has been arrested at no suspect and no clear motive . | nobody has been arrested at this News/stage-nobody'>Stage Nobody has been arrested at this stage and you are absolutely right, we do stage and you are absolutely right, we do not stage and you are absolutely right, we do not know with any certainty what we do not know with any certainty what the we do not know with any certainty what the motive of this attack is. There what the motive of this attack is. There are what the motive of this attack is. 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We are searching a number of locations, the crime scene . We are searching a number of locations, as the crime scene . We are searching a number of locations, as youre number of locations, as youre aware number of locations, as youre aware we number of locations, as youre aware. We are trying to establish the route aware. We are trying to establish the route that the offender approached the location where julia was murdered and the route, if different. Was murdered and the route, if different, that the offender left that location. So we are considering a wide ranging of locations in the hope a wide ranging of locations in the hope that a wide ranging of locations in the hope that it gives us that crucial News/piece-hope'>Piece Hope that it gives us that crucial piece of hope that it gives us that crucial piece of evidence. If hope that it gives us that crucial piece of evidence. Hope that it gives us that crucial piece of evidence. If you have no clear News/motive-piece'>Motive Piece of evidence. If you have no clear News/motive-and-piece'>Motive And Piece of evidence. If you have no clear motive and no piece of evidence. If you have no clear motive and no suspect, piece of evidence. If you have no i clear motive and no suspect, where does clear motive and no suspect, where does the clear motive and no suspect, where does the investigation clear motive and no suspect, where does the investigation go clear motive and no suspect, where does the investigation go from clear motive and no suspect, where i does the investigation go from here . Fortunately does the investigation go from here . Fortunately i does the investigation go from here . Fortunately i am does the investigation go from here . Fortunately i am in does the investigation go from here . Fortunately i am in possession does the investigation go from here . Fortunately i am in possession of does the investigation go from here . 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It is what right from the outset, or very early on, it is what makes it so challenging but it is why we have dedicated our most experienced investigators, it is why we are keeping investigators, it is why we are keeping that open mind and looking at every keeping that open mind and looking at every single possibility and it is why at every single possibility and it is why i at every single possibility and it is why i am appealing today for as much is why i am appealing today for as much assistance from The Public as possible much assistance from The Public as possible i much assistance from The Public as possible. I think The Public are one of our possible. I think The Public are one of our most possible. 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Of course, what is particularly helpful to us is particularly helpful to us is anybody who actually saw julia herself anybody who actually saw julia herself or saw anybody in the area to the herself or saw anybody in the area to the south of hailsham, that i have to the south of hailsham, that i have described, that is crucial for us to have described, that is crucial for us to establish whether we can piece together us to establish whether we can piece together exactly what happened. Do together exactly what happened. Dy we have together exactly what happened. 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Have you got some| information that there might offence. Have you got some information that there might be an offroad information that there might be an off News/road-vehicle-information'>Road Vehicle Information that there might be an off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or information that there might be an off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a information that there might be an off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike suspiciously off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike suspiciously in off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike suspiciously in the off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike suspiciously in the area . | off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike. Suspiciously in the area . Is off News/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike suspiciously in the area . Is i offNews/road-vehicle'>Road Vehicle or a bike suspiciously in the area . As i said we have been suspiciously in the area . As i said we have been blessed suspiciously in the area . As i said we have been blessed with suspiciously in the area . As i said we have been blessed with a suspiciously in the area . As i said | we have been blessed with a huge amount we have been blessed with a huge amount of we have been blessed with a huge amount of information from The Public amount of information from The Public but amount of information from The Public but i am not going to provide a commentary on every piece of information. | a commentary on every piece of information. A commentary on every piece of information. ~. ,. , information. I know there are things News/ou-cant'>Ou Cant information. I know there are things yNews/ou-cant'>Ou Cant say information. I know there are things yNews/ou-cant'>Ou Cant say too information. I know there are things yNews/ou-cant'>Ou Cant say too much information. I know there are things yNews/ou-cant'>Ou Cant say too much aboutbut information. 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Evidence is absolutely key to every such investigation, so, yeah, weve ot such investigation, so, yeah, weve got a such investigation, so, yeah, weve got a large such investigation, so, yeah, weve got a large team of dedicated forensic got a large team of dedicated forensic specialists and experts who are examining the scene, and we are doing are examining the scene, and we are doing a are examining the scene, and we are doing a News/fingertip-search'>Fingertip Search of the scene. Doing a News/fingertip-search'>Fingertip Search of the scene, that is going to take a long time. Scene, that is going to take a long time. I scene, that is going to take a long time. I am scene, that is going to take a long time, i am going to need the continued time, i am going to need the continued support of the local community, we are likely to be in that area community, we are likely to be in that area for a number of weeks, but it is absolutely crucial that we exploit it is absolutely crucial that we exploit every single forensic opportunity from that scene, and we will do opportunity from that scene, and we will do that opportunity from that scene, and we will do that in a staged way and of course will do that in a staged way and of course i will do that in a staged way and of course i hope that that will bring us a breakthrough. Course i hope that that will bring us a breakthrough. There have been re orts us a breakthrough. There have been reorts in us a breakthrough. There have been reports in the us a breakthrough. There have been reports in the weeks us a breakthrough. There have been reports in the weeks and us a breakthrough. 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We are considering all information, so youre all information, so youre absolutely right, many members of The Public absolutely right, many members of The Public have provided information, we are scouring all of that to information, we are scouring all of that to see information, we are scouring all of that to see whether we think it is relevant that to see whether we think it is relevant and whether or not it informs relevant and whether or not it informs the investigation. The level of News/motivation-and-interest'>Motivation And Interest in The Public of News/motivation-and-interest'>Motivation And Interest in The Public to of News/motivation-and-interest'>Motivation And Interest in The Public to provide information of News/course-public'>Course Public to provide information of course presents us with challenges, it is a course presents us with challenges, it is a huge course presents us with challenges, it is a huge amount of data but i would it is a huge amount of data but i would rather that than the alternative, and it is really helping alternative, and it is really helping us piece together the activity helping us piece together the activity in the area while we try and work activity in the area while we try and work out what is relevant and what and work out what is relevant and what is and work out what is relevant and what is not what is not. Studio we can leave the News/press-conference'>Press Conference now, that is the News/assistant-chief-constable'>Assistant Chief Constable tom richards from News/kent-police'>Kent Police taking questions there from reporters who had gathered in folkestone for the latest on this inquiry into the murder ofNews/julia-james'>Julia James. Listening to that was our correspondent helena wilkinson. Just a sense there from the News/assistant-chief-constable'>Assistant Chief Constable of how much information they are already trying to sift through . Yes. Much information they are already trying to sift through . Trying to sift through . Yes, you heard there. Trying to sift through . Yes, you heard there, martine, trying to sift through . Yes, you heard there, martine, from trying to sift through . Yes, you heard there, martine, from the | heard there, martine, from the News/assistant-chief-constable'>Assistant Chief Constable tom richards, in terms of The Public� s help, and its very clear that they have been relying, as well as the huge forensic investigation that has been taking place not far from where we are, they have very much relied on The Public� s help. And we heard there they News/assistant-chief-constable'>Assistant Chief Constable say they have had over 700 pieces of information from members of The Public in particular, in and around the area whereNews/julia-james'>Julia James was found. And that is what theyre sifting through at the moment. They are piecing that together, trying to see if there is any clues as to what exactly happened tojulia see if there is any clues as to what exactly happened to News/julia-james'>Julia James, see if there is any clues as to what exactly happened toNews/julia-james'>Julia James, in particular before she was killed. And today we saw they have released in the last couple of hours that new image ofNews/julia-james'>Julia James, not taken on the day that she was killed about the day that she was killed about the significance of it is that she was wearing the same clothes that she had on on the day she was killed, apart from the gloves. And detectives are very clearly are trying to trigger peoples memories in the area. You also heard from the News/assistant-chief-constable'>Assistant Chief Constable saying that theyve got the most experienced detectives, but still, day nine of this investigation into the murder ofNews/julia-james'>Julia James, a News/police-community-support'>Police Community Support officer, 53 years old, they havent got any motive, and they are no clearer as to why she was attacked, and also, crucially, they havent got any suspects at all. So, the investigation continues at pace, and as we heard there, the News/assistant-chief-constable'>Assistant Chief Constable saying that every day that passes in this investigation, they are progressing, but still, crucially, no one arrested, they havent figured out what the motive is, and a very clear fresh appeal to members of The Public, especially in this community, and we have seen today, martine, officers including News/community-support'>Community Support officers, wandering around the area, there is still a very big police presence, and still searches continuing where News/julia-james'>Julia James was found on the edge of woodland. So, a new appeal to members of The Public, did they see anything unusual last week, monday, tuesday, wednesday of last week . Detectives are very, very keen for those people to come forward to helena wilkinson, in kent, thank you very much. Brute helena wilkinson, in kent, thank you ve much. ~. ,. , very much. We have the latest set of coronavirus very much. We have the latest set of coronavirus figures very much. We have the latest set of coronavirus figures from very much. We have the latest set of coronavirus figures from the coronavirus figures from the government. We are told that in the later 24 hour period, 2144 people have tested positive for Covid 19, and there have been 27 deaths recorded, that is of people who died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. Politicians are campaigning on the finaNews/l-day'>L Day before national and local elections take place across england, scotland and wales tomorrow. Clive myrie is at holyrood. Hopefully still bathed in sunshine. The sun has been coming in and out, there has been a little bit of News/snow-and-hail'>Snow And Hail and there has been a little bit of News/snow-and-hail'>Snow And Hailand rain were at holyrood in edinburgh on the finaNews/l-day'>L Day of campaigning in a series of elections across News/great-britain'>Great Britain. Only northern News/ireland-wont'>Ireland Wont be going to the polls. The News/voting-tomorrow'>Voting Tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections in almost half a century. In a moment, well look at the contests here in scotland and in wales, but first lets look at whats at stake in england. 4,650 News/council-seats'>Council Seats are being contested across 143 local authorities. 13 directly elected mayors are being selected, including for london, where 25 seats are also up for grabs in the city 5 assembly. Elsewhere, all eyes will be on hartlepool, where theres a parliamentary News/by-election'>By Election to choose a new mp. Voters across england and wales will also have the chance to select a total of 39 new police and crime commissioners. Our political correspondent News/helen-catt'>Helen Catt has a News/round-up'>Round Up of a frantic day of campaign visits around england. Its being called super thursday. Tomorrow, voters in england will choose who is in charge of services like policing, social care, recycling and mending the roads. Because of covid, it will be a News/bumper-set'>Bumper Set of elections, unlike any other, but the pressure on the political parties to do well remains the same. Ive got five plus one, is that. . Theres particular scrutiny on how the numbers add up for labour. Keir starmer, at a News/food-bank'>Food Bank in pontefract this morning, is facing his first public test of opinion as leader. Hes under pressure for labour to win in areas where the tories took seats from them in the News/general-election'>General Election. What we need across the country are labour candidates from their communities, of their communities, that are going to stand up against this government, and thats the choice before the country tomorrow. There is also a News/by-election'>By Election to choose a new mp for hartlepool. Labour has represented it since 1974, so anything other than a win would be very difficult for sir keir. Morning, everybody. Morning, morning, morning. For the conservatives, these elections are largely about staying on track. How they perform with voters in places like the midlands and in News/northern-england'>Northern England will be key, as they try to make sure that gains at the News/general-election'>General Election werent a one off. These are a very important set of elections and the choice i think is clear, between, you know, the News/labour-opposition'>Labour Opposition who seem absolutely determined to continue to play political games, and government, that is getting on with our agenda. Who gets elected as councillors, mayors, police and crime commissioners, will have an influence on everyday life. But it has a political impact, too, and these results will be watched very closely at westminster. Out in london, the greens. Theyve gained seats in recent local elections and hope to go further. We stood up for those that have no voice, those who have been neglected by local authorities, weve given them a platform to be heard, and people have appreciated that and people have voted green. A whole bunch of second places really isnt going to deliver the change that we need. Also in london, the lib dems. Theyve struggled to gain in recent elections, and hope their traditional strength in local campaigning will see them advance. We have had a weird News/election-campaign'>Election Campaign because of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, and we havent been able to get on the doors as much as we would have liked to, but when we have managed to talk to people, theyre responding positively to the liberal News/democrat-message'>Democrat Message, because we are community politicians, people know that if they get a liberal democrat councillor, things get done. Ultimately, it is the voters who will decide, when the polls open tomorrow. Helen catt, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Political parties here in scotland are making their final push ahead of elections to the holyrood parliament. Voters will elect 129 msps, with the campaigning this year looking a little different. And News/polling-day'>Polling Day and the count will also be unusual. Political News/correspondent-nick-eardley'>Correspondent Nick Eardley is with me now. Im just wondering what the mood is among the parties as we get closer to News/polling-day'>Polling Day, a famous son of the soil, siralex to News/polling-day'>Polling Day, a famous son of the soil, sir alex ferguson, would have referred to this period at News/the-end'>The End of the game as an squeaky bum time. Im just wondering, is News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon worrying that shes not going to get the majority that she been working so hard for, and News/douglas-ross'>Douglas Ross, and anna sarwar, all these leaders, how are they feeling, as we get into this final round . Clive, if anyone tells you this afternoon that they know what is going to happen tomorrow, cut them off, because they dont. The final News/result-tomorrow'>Result Tomorrow is about as predictable as the weather has been this afternoon. The parties are all nervous because this has been a very different News/election-campaign'>Election Campaign. They dont have all the data they normally have, which they gather by going around peoples doors and asking them how they are going to vote. The papers in News/scotland-today'>Scotland Today carry a number of polls which tell you, if you read one, that there is going to be a massive majority for the snp, another, that it is going to be a terrible night for the snp, it could be their worst results since 2007, another one telling you it is too close to call. And i think it is too close to call. And i think it is, it is going to come down to a few constituencies and if you seats on the regional list. Remember, scots get two votes, one for your local msp, and one for your region, which uses a formula to figure out proportional representation to top up proportional representation to top up what you have got from the constituencies. All the parties are a bit nervous this afternoon, theyre a bit nervous about turnout, that will be really important, theyre a bit nervous about how it will all translate. And the truth is, if youre watching News/at-home'>At Home and youre a politicaljunkie and you want to know, when will i know if the snp have a majority . It could be well into saturday, because the count is going to take a while, there is a lot of social distancing going on in the counting centres so they are doing it slowly. We are in this for the long haul. Ihlick this for the long haul. Nick eardley. This for the long haul. Nick eardley, thank this for the long haul. Nick eardley, thank you. And it is the last day of campaigning for elections in wales as well. All 60 seats at the senedd, or welsh parliament, are in contention. The senedd, based at News/cardiff-bay'>Cardiff Bay, looks after devolved issues such as education, health and transport. If you live in england, scotland or wales, you can find out what elections are taking place in your area, by entering your postcode into our search tool, on our website, or the News/bbc-News'>Bbc News app. And well be bringing all the results as they happen. That is it from edinburgh, now it is back to you, martine. Sitting outside for a drink or a meal has become a vital way for hospitality businesses to reopen as coronavirus restrictions begin to lift. Pavement licences are in place until News/the-end'>The End of september in england. But for disabled people, its created huge issues for getting up and down streets. The video youre watching now was made by katie pennick, who is 25. She uses a very small, News/teenagers-wheelchair'>Teenagers Wheelchair its only 23 inches wide. She uploaded a video of herself trying to navigate the pavements of soho in london, showing how difficult its become for her to get around now that the pavements are full of tables and chairs. The video has been watched 1. 5 million times on twitter she says these gaps are completely impassable for most wheelchair users and visually impaired people with dogs. Siobhan meade is a blind News/journalist-and-disability'>Journalist And Disability campaigner. Shes calling for bars and restaurants to consider access for disabled people when they set out tables and chairs on the pavement. Over the last month or so, when we see those restrictions have lifted somewhat in terms of restaurants being able to offer people outside seating, so for someone who is totally blind like me, who works with a guide dog, i have noticed so many times now where i have to literally battle my way through, and understandably, we are all wanting to go out and socialise with our friends and family, but it is just about asking for space, just to be aware that we need to be able to navigate safely through familiar streets. Our News/disability-correspondent'>Disability Correspondent nikki foxjoins me now. Katies video shows brilliantly how difficult it is for her, how much harder has the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic made it for people with disabilities to get out and about . �. , people with disabilities to get out and about . , a, and about . Actually, martine, these issues are not and about . Actually, martine, these issues are not new and about . Actually, martine, these issues are not new for and about . Actually, martine, these issues are not new for disabled issues are not new for disabled people, difficulties navigating the streets, going for a meal, people, difficulties navigating the streets, going fora meal, having people, difficulties navigating the streets, going for a meal, having a point, something to eat, going around the shops, even getting public transport, it is something most wheelchair users and disabled people with all kinds of impairments have faced on more than one occasion. But i think what the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic has done is really to expose the cracks that already existed for many, and in many cases made them bigger. Ive covered stories on the difficulties many blind people and those with learning disabilities have faced when it comes to social distancing. Deaf people who rely on lip reading, the difficulties they have had with News/everyone-'>Everyone wearing masks, accessibility obviously has also been a constant theme. I had a chat with katie today, like you say her video has got well over1 million views, and she said to me, we talk about the new normal, but the old normal wasnt accessible at all, and what katie has now discovered first hand is that the new News/News/pandemic-'>Pandemic-related-issues'>Pandemic Related Issues such as outdoor dining, which is causing a problem for many of the 1. 2 Million wheelchair users in the uk, and other disabled people with all different kinds of impairments, and this is notjust a london problem. The organisation that katie works for, transport for all, say this is very much a uk wide issue and you can see thatjust looking on social media. I have had people sending me pictures of disabled bays being used as queueing areas or queueing zones. Of course we are all living through extraordinary times and measures have to be taken to keep us all safe, but pretty much every disabled person i have spoken to throughout the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic has said theyve never felt more like an afterthought than at this particular time, and that is exactly how katie feels. She said that what she experienced in her hometown made her feel that what she experienced in her hometown made herfeel like she doesnt belong. I think many organisations that i speak to would like accessibility to be seen more as a right, rather than a luxury, and while there is definitely an understanding of the pressures many businesses are under at the moment, and the fact that all of us want to start getting back out there, that cant be at the expense of disabled people, who also want to get back out there as well and consideration must be taken when it comes to access for News/everyone-'>Everyone. Access for News/everyone-'>Everyone. What News/legislation-access'>Legislation Access for News/everyone-'>Everyone. What legislation is access for News/everyone-'>Everyone. What legislation is there access for News/everyone-'>Everyone. What legislation is there that i access for News/everyone-'>Everyone. What legislation is there that is| access for News/everyone-'>Everyone. What i legislation is there that is in place to make sure outdoor spaces are accessible . There is a recommended number of widths, and the News/positioning-and-furniture'>Positioning And Furniture shouldnt discourage pedestrians from using footways, but of course that is not helping many disabled people at the moment like katie, and in response to her specific issue, News/westminster-council'>Westminster Council said it is sorry to see the video that they saw that katie made, and they are going to respond to the accessibility issues identified and they will get katies feedback, and that of other wheelchair users but i think katie and others would like to see better enforcement, and for disabled accessibility advisors to be part of conversations at the very start of any new scheme, whether News/thatis-start'>Thatis Start of any new scheme, whether that is a new News/pandemic-'>Pandemic related scheme or not. Because those games will potentially impact them so they want to be part of that conversation at the very start. Want to be part of that conversation at the very start at the very start. Thank you for the moment. Now its time for a look at the weather, with tomasz. The showers which we should have had in april are catching some of us a little bit by surprise through may, some bringing News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder. Of course, where the hail falls, its quite dramatic, but really, the vast majority of us, i think its just fleeting showers and lots of sunny spells, but it is cold. Story of the last few weeks, no change there. You can see where the News/wind-arrows'>Wind Arrows are coming from, straight out of the north. That is the arctic, so pretty chilly. And in fact, tonight and into tomorrow, we will see some wintriness across the scottish hills. Yeah, News/snow-falling'>Snow Falling in a few areas, perhaps even down to lower levels. So scotland, particularly i think early in the morning, maybe a little News/bit-icy'>Bit Icy in a few areas with temperatures close to freezing. Tomorrow early in the morning, there could be some cloud and maybe some spots of rain in the south, but i think overall, the afternoon is looking brightest in the News/south-west'>South West of the country, but further showers in some northern and eastern areas. Millions of people will head to the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow for the biggest set of local and national elections in 50 years. Kent News/police-appeal'>Police Appeal to The Public for new information as they release a new image of News/pcso-julia'>Pcso Julia james in the same clothes she wore the day she was last seen. A News/covid-scare'>Covid Scare hits the News/g7-summit'>G7 Summit in london with the entire indian News/delegation-self'>Delegation Self isolating after two of its News/members-test'>Members Test positive for coronavirus. The government prepares for a News/booster-vaccination-campaign'>Booster Vaccination Campaign in the autumn. The News/model-and-singer'>Model And Singer News/nick-kamen'>Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59, a friend of his family has confirmed to the bbc. And the News/worlds-coral'>Worlds Coral reefs, in danger from overfishing and News/climate-change'>Climate Change now theres a multi billion News/pound-project'>Pound Project to save them. A bit of breaking News now regarding the News/fitness-equipment-firm'>Fitness Equipment Firm peloton. It is recalling some of its treadmills in the uk because of a risk they could injure users. They are also recalling a type of treadmill only sold in the united states, following the death of a child and several injuries. There are separate recall announcements for the trade and the tread plus, the latter only sold in america. The News/touch-screen'>Touch Screen on the uk and us old tread models can detach and fall, according to an american safety commission. That poses a risk of injury to users. The News/tread-plus-model'>Tread Plus Model in the states carries a more serious hazard because it says adult users, children, pets and objects can be pulled under the rear of the treadmill, posing a risk of injury or death. A spokesman for the company says the recall relates to the trade in the uk, so some of those treadmills being recalled by peloton. Sport and for a full News/round-up'>Round Up from the bbc sport centre, heresjohn watson. Martine thank you. All eyes on a potential all News/english-champions'>English Champions elague final in istanbul at News/the-end'>The End of may if chelsea can knock out the 13 times champions News/real-madrid'>Real Madrid later. They head into tonights News/semi-final'>Semi Final second leg with the News/tie-level'>Tie Level at 1 1. But with restrictions on all non essential travel set to be lifted by the 29th May the date of the final. Along with a local lockdown in istanbul, fans from both News/english-clubs'>English Clubs could attend. Manager News/thomas-tuchel'>Thomas Tuchel focussing soley on the football. To arrive with a certain level of News/self-belief'>Self Belief and News/self-confidence'>Self Confidence is absolutely necessary, otherwise you have no chance to play against a team like News/real-madrid'>Real Madrid, without belief, without the inner belief, and it doesnt help so much of your coaches talking about it. You need to feel it, and if i talk about it, ijust talk about it because im sure that they feel it and we can see in all the games that the team is self aware that we are able to produce the performances. Ole News/gunnar-solskjaer'>Gunnar Solskjaer said fans went one step too far, following the injury to a News/police-officer'>Police Officer during sundays protests at old trafford. Frustrations spilled over, as fans broke into the stadium and invaded the pitch in protest at the glazer ownership, forcing the postponment of their fixture with liverpool. 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Their departure follows the News/continuing-covid'>Continuing Covid 19 crisis, with india now the second country to register over News/20-million'>20 Million infections. The players were on an overnight flight that landed at heathrow this morning. Theyll now begin ten News/days-quarantine'>Days Quarantine in government approved hotels. The three players remaining in india are eoin morgan, News/chrisjordan-and-dawid'>Chrisjordan And Dawid malan, but they should be leaving within the next 48 hours. Thats all the sport for now. Politicians are campaigning on the finaNews/l-day'>L Day before national and local elections take place across england, scotland and wales tomorrow. Clive myrie is at holyrood. Hello there. A finaNews/l-day'>L Day of campaigning. A little less frenetic than perhaps one would usually expect, just 2a hours before a big poll. The News/coronavirus-News/pandemic-'>Pandemic'>Coronavirus Pandemic has made it difficult for canvassers and campaigners and candidates to get out there, press the flesh, banging on doors and try to solicit votes, so a bit more subdued but nevertheless lots of nervous News/nail-biting'>Nail Biting going on in all the campaigns, as we get closer to the vote. Lets get the perspective of News/kevin-hague'>Kevin Hague who runs the unionist campaigning group, these islands. Thank you forjoining us. Ijust wonder where you disappointed that perhaps there wasnt a loose grouping of unionist or union supporting parties, labour, conservative and News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats, to try to press the case for the union against the onslaught of the snp . I union against the onslaught of the snp . , � , union against the onslaught of the snp . ,. Snp . I wouldnt say i was disappointed snp . I wouldnt say i was disappointed because snp . I wouldnt say i was disappointed because i i snp . I wouldnt say i was i disappointed because i dont snp . I wouldnt say i was disappointed because i dont think anybody realistically expected that that would happen. It is just the reality of the way politics is structured in the uk, frankly it favours a party like the snp, a single News/issue-party'>Issue Party in a devolved nation will always have that advantage, that their opposition, when it comes to the constitutional question, is frustrated fragmented, and it is hard to see that changing. So i wouldnt say i was disappointed because i would be needed to have expected it to happen to be disappointed that it didnt. But thats interesting, though, it is political will, isnt it . 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And as we know, in uk politics, there are lots of other issues, and those are by the way issues, and those are by the way issues that the scottish electorate cares about a lot more than it does about the constitution. Soto sort of accept that nationalist contract, which says theres only one question here, should scotland break away from the or not, you would have to accept that to say, ok, all the other parties, forget all of the other parties, forget all of the other differences and their other quite important philosophical differences around how you approach the questions of making a better society, put all that to one side because the only thing that matters is the constitution. Now, that is true for the snp. It is not true for the other parties. There are very real differences with their political values, so no, i dont think it isjust political values, so no, i dont think it is just a question of political will because that would be to accept that the only question that matters is should scotland be independent, and there are far more important questions, particularly in the context of brexit, in the context of a News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, the need of the economic recovery that we face. So no, i dont accept that actually, i dont accept that it would be appropriate for all the other parties to come into line and say, fine, we are defined by one issue. The snp can be defined by that one issue, and they are, but it would not be appropriate for the other political parties to define themselves only by that one issue. That is how we end up with the frankly rather depressing situation we are in at the moment, that scotland is to all intents and purposes split down the middle on the question of independence and yet the question of independence and yet the polls tell us consistently that independence is not toppo News/peoples-list'>Peoples List when it comes to their concerns. So as long as the News/snp-control'>Snp Control the narrative, they push it towards this question of there is only one question, should scotland be independent, and the other political parties i dont think should accept that narrative and they should try to move the conversation on to what i would argue are more constructive topics. Thank you forjoining us. Lets get the other side of the coin. Im joined now by blairjenkins, News/journalist-and-broadcaster'>Journalist And Broadcaster and former chief executive of the News/yes-scotland-campaign'>Yes Scotland Campaign in the 2014 referendum. Pro independence of course. Blair, good to see you. Thanks for being with us. There are far more important issues than independence, coronavirus, the economy, employment, jobs, the health service, education, and yet the narrative, because of the power of the snp, has been focused on independence, and thats just a mistake. Independence, and thats ust a mistake. ~ ~. Mistake. Well, i think where that anal sis mistake. Well, i think where that analysis goes mistake. Well, i think where that analysis goes wrong, mistake. Well, i think where that analysis goes wrong, clive, mistake. Well, i think where that analysis goes wrong, clive, is mistake. Well, i think where that | analysis goes wrong, clive, is that the News/argument-and-debate'>Argument And Debate around independence connects to every other issue in scotland. It connects to what kind of economy do we want to have, what kind of society do we want to have, a big issue in scotland is not being part of a continuing tory political agenda in the uk because what we know is that leaves to poverty, austerity, loss of opportunity, so News/independence-isnt-something'>Independence Isnt Something that stands apart from all these other important political and social and economic issues, it is absolutely the key to unlocking those issues, as far as people who support independence are concerned, and that is why it has become the News/dominant-issue'>Dominant Issue in scottish politics. It is not about identity or how scottish do you feel, it really is about political direction and the sense here is that scotland wishes to take a different political direction from what looks like the prevailing view in the rest of the uk. But like the prevailing view in the rest of the uk. �. Of the uk. But we are in the middle of the uk. But we are in the middle of a ulobal of the uk. But we are in the middle of a global News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, of the uk. But we are in the middle of a global News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, you of the uk. But we are in the middle of a global News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, you know . I of the uk. But we are in the middle. Of a global News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, you know . We know that something like 3000 people have died of coronavirus in care homes in scotland, it is one of the worst records in europe. We know that the stick that the conservatives, labour and the News/liberal-democrats'>Liberal Democrats have been beating the snp with throughout this campaign is that independence is a distraction, it takes peoples eyes of the real important issues, which is education, coronavirus and all those other things. I mean, is education, coronavirus and all those otherthings. I mean, it is education, coronavirus and all those other things. I mean, it is an achilles heel, isnt it, potentially, for the snp, and always has been, that they are in a sort of a one News/track-mind'>Track Mind when it comes to what the real issue here, which they say is independence. I what the real issue here, which they say is independence. What the real issue here, which they say is independence. I think the snp would say and say is independence. I think the snp would say and l say is independence. I think the snp would say and i think say is independence. I think the snp would say and i think they say is independence. I think the snp would say and i think they would would say and i think they would write to be say that they are not regarded in scotland as being a single News/issue-party'>Issue Party, they are regarded as a centre left party who have a value fully worked out agenda across the holes persists gilbert. The News/pandemic-'>Pandemic has been a horrible expense of News/everyone-'>Everyone, i think News/nicola-sturgeon'>Nicola Sturgeon has been very clear there is no question of launching a News/independence-referendum'>Independence Referendum until we are safely the other side of a News/pandemic-'>Pandemic. As you say, as a guy who ran the News/yes-campaign'>Yes Campaign last time, we can only run the kind of campaign that we need to run, which is community based, it is a street based campaign, very much anchored in local communities. That kind of campaign, conversational in nature, is only possible once we get to the other end of the News/pandemic-'>Pandemic, once we are in the clear if you like from the News/health-emergency'>Health Emergency we have all been living through. So you are right, there is a question about the timing of the referendum and it is probably 18 months, two years away, something like that. I think what people know, though, when they vote tomorrow, is if they vote for the snp or they vote for the scottish greens, then they know that what they are voting for is that there will be the right to choose, that scotland will get the chance to choose independence at some point in the next five years at the moment that has a point of principle, the right to choose, which has been the News/dominant-issue'>Dominant Issue in this election. Shill News/dominant-issue'>Dominant Issue in this election. All riuht. Dominant issue in this election. All right. We will leave it there. Blair jenkins, really good to see you. Thank you joining us. So this is the finaNews/l-day'>L Day of campaigning. Getting down to the wire now. Lots of nerves in the various camps, but of course it will be in the voterss hands in the next few hours. With that, martin, back to you. I am looking forward to seeing some dogs at News/polling-station'>Polling Stations, always my favourite bit of News/polling-day'>Polling Day. Thank you very much, clive. Donald trumps ban from News/facebook-and-instagram'>Facebook And Instagram has been upheld by facebook� s News/oversight-board'>Oversight Board but the board also criticised the permanent nature of the ban as beyond the scope of facebook� s normal penalties. The former president was banned from both sites injanuary following the News/capitol-hill'>Capitol Hill riots. With me is our disinformation and social News/media-reporter'>Media Reporter marianna spring. Just briefly remind us of the background to this and how we got here. Here. Donald trumps account was ori. Inall here. Donald trumps account was originally suspended here. Donald trumps account was originally suspended as here. Donald trumps account was originally suspended as you here. Donald trumps account was originally suspended as you say i here. Donald trumps account was i originally suspended as you say back in january, originally suspended as you say back injanuary, for inciting violence, for breaking facebook� s rules when it comes to glorifying violent acts that was because of the riots that happened at News/capitol-hill'>Capitol Hill but a lot of what was posted on News/donald-trump'>Donald Trumps facebook, twitter, other social accounts over a number of months included things like unsubstantiated allegations of News/voter-fraud'>Voter Fraud and so on, which were also believed to be in some News/ways-inspiration'>Ways Inspiration for a lot of the people who took part in these riots. 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Thank you very much. Borisjohnson has said rules about travel will be announced � fairly shortly� with details of the uk� s News/traffic-light-system'>Traffic Light System expected this week. There� s huge anticipation from the businesses that rely on british tourists in countries that could be included on the � green list� of destinations. British travellers to � green list� countries will still need a News/pcr-test'>Pcr Test but won� News/t-need'>T Need to quarantine. Saviour balzan is the News/managing-editor'>Managing Editor of malta today, a News/media-house'>Media House which amongst other things publishes a twice weekly News/english-language'>English Language Newspaper. Thank you very much forjoining us. How dependent on british tourists in particular is malta . Particular is malta . Well, very dependent particular is malta . Well, very dependent. 4096 particular is malta . Well, very dependent. 4096 of particular is malta . Well, very dependent. 4096 of the particular is malta . Well, very i dependent. 4096 of the revenue particular is malta . Well, very dependent. 4096 of the revenue for dependent. 40 of the revenue for our economy to spend on tourism and british tourists are the let� s say News/heart-and-soul'>Heart And Soul of our tourism, and obviously you can just imagine what is meant. 2019 was a News/record-year'>Record Year for tourism, over2 is meant. 2019 was a News/record-year'>Record Year for tourism, over 2 Million tourists, 2. 1 plus. And we werejust tourism, over 2 Million tourists, 2. 1 plus. And we were just sort of out a News/growth-level'>Growth Level which we never imagined, then, all ofa out a News/growth-level'>Growth Level which we never imagined, then, all of a sudden, you know what happened, and we were faced with a situation where our teachers, our hotels, our restaurants, our cultural centres, our News/life-and-soul'>Life And Soul of the country came to a standstill. We still survived, mostly thanks to the fact that we had a thriving economy, but we are obviously very anxious to open our doors to the beginning of a new page for tourism which supports thousands ofjobs and create such a multiplying effect on our economy. How hopeful are you just briefly that malta will be on the green list for british tourists . Are there any signs things could be opening up in yourfavour . The signs things could be opening up in your favour . Your favour . The number of vaccinations your favour . The number of vaccinations in your favour . The number of vaccinations in malta your favour . The number of vaccinations in malta is your favour . The number of vaccinations in malta is one| your favour . The number of l vaccinations in malta is one of your favour . The number of vaccinations in malta is one of the highest in the whole of europe. Literally in the whole of the world. We are vaccinating at this point 30 year olds. Many people have gone to their second dose. The number of infections is around 20, which is out of a population of half News/a-million'>A Million, it is quite something. We have operated the economyjust yesterday, shops started to open again, and no, two weeks ago, i� m sorry, and next News/monday-restaurants'>Monday Restaurants will be opening, and bars. There will be opening, and bars. There will be opening, and bars. There will be obviously social distancing obligations. People are very hopeful. The offices and other services are open as normal, but yes, i think there is a News/sense-of'>Sense Of hope. Many people i think have realised that we have to do it in a different way, we can� t go back to the old habits just as we used to. There is a lot to be seen in malta, it truly is a wonderful island. Saviour balzan, thank you for joining us. They are known as the rainforests of the News/sea-coral'>Sea Coral reefs that are home to around a quarter of all marine species, and a precious part of our global ecosystem. But they are under growing threat News/over-fishing'>Over Fishing and rising Sea Temperatures mean more and more News/coral-reefs'>Coral Reefs have become grey and lifeless. Now, in indonesia, there� s a pioneering initiative to try to restore them as our News/science-editor-david'>Science Editor David shukman reports. It� s one of the most shocking sights in the Underwater World when corals die either because they� re damaged or because the sea becomes too hot for them and they turn into what looks like a graveyard. When you dive on a reef and it� s just quiet and it� s all monotone grey, it� s desolate, it� s so depressing. The solution, pioneered by professor smith, involves whole communities in indonesia. They take these metal frames, called Reef Stars, and fix them to the sea bed. Fragments of live corals are attached to them, and the result is a revival of a habitat that many depend on. You see fish come in, you dive on it one day and you see the small News/fish-sort'>Fish Sort of finding a hole in the Reef Stars amongst the coral. Six months later, medium sized fish the whole ecosystem responds when you give it this chance of kick starting The System. The latest reef to be helped in this way is called hope. The word is spelt out in the new corals and the aim is to apply the same technique in other areas around the world. Over the years, there have been dozens of attempts to try to bring reefs back to life, some more successful than others. And they have all been on a really small scale, as with this latest initiative, so there will be questions about it. It is funded by the News/pet-food-company'>Pet Food Company sheba, which uses a lot of fish in its products, so can this venture really make any kind of difference . Well, scientists i� ve spoken to are impressed by the way that reefs that were once dead are now being revived, and, because the task is so huge, they welcome funding from big name companies. For businesses involved, dependent on fish and marine resources, to actually invest in restoring the ocean, in recovering depleted reefs, is a good thing. Obviously in business, you always have that extra filter of scrutiny. And because most corals are threatened, as global temperatures continue to rise, any attempt to save even small areas will need real determination. David shukman, News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. Ben is with you at five o� clock. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with stav. Another day of showers, and as the word suggests, they can be on and off, fleeting, some of them cold, some of them bringing News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder as well. Of course where the hail falls, it� s pretty dramatic, but hailstorms tend to be pretty local. They might be a mile across or so, so further down the road there could be nothing at all. This is the pattern on the satellite picture, you can see the Speckled Cloud here, that is the current of Cold Air coming in from the north. These are arctic winds. It is the story of the last few weeks, which is you keep getting these shots of cold from the north, and through the course of today, this current of Cold Air is driving these showers, and if you combine that with strong may sunshine, you get these Big Cumulus Clouds forming, they are pretty deep, pretty tall clouds, and within them, all these currents of air form the hailstones. But as i say, they are very hit and miss and most of us are actually in for a pretty bright day. Now, the cold current of air is with us through the course of this evening, and actually what is perhaps a little more unusual is the fact we will see some News/snow-falling'>Snow Falling across the hills and possibly even down to lower levels across parts of scotland through tonight and into tomorrow. You can see temperatures are close to freezing, so there could be a little dusting of snow here and there, and some icy patches as well. Now, elsewhere tomorrow, there could be a bit of cloud and some spots of Rain Flirting with the southern counties, but the afternoon is looking much brighter. I think the day tomorrow, the afternoon is pretty good across wales and the News/south-west'>South West of the country, but certainly some northern and eastern areas are in for further showers and again News/hail-and-thunder'>Hail And Thunder, very hit and miss though, but dramatic where it falls. So here is friday� s weather forecast, further showers across some northern and eastern areas of the country, but elsewhere i think it is a pretty decent day. Then towards News/the-end'>The End of the week and into the weekend, we are starting to see a shift in the wind pattern. It starts to blow out the News/south-west'>South West, weather fronts arrive as well, that spells rain, but also with this rain comes this subtropical air. So we are going to cut off that current of Cold Air from the arctic and things are going to warm up a little bit, so it will be warm and wet i think for many of us on saturday, and then briefly on sunday warm too. Goodbye. This is News/bbc-News'>Bbc News. I� m News/clive-myrie'>Clive Myrie at holyrood. The headlines at five on the last day of campaigning in a series of elections across england, scotland and wales. Millions of people will head to the News/polls-tomorrow'>Polls Tomorrow for the biggest set of national and local elections in 50 years. Voters in scotland and wales will elect members of their devolved parliaments both here at holyrood, and at News/cardiff-bay'>Cardiff Bay. In england, the control of 143 local authorities will be decided. There� s also a crucial News/by-election'>By Election in hartlepool. And i� m ben brown. The other main stories this hour. Kent News/police-appeal'>Police Appeal to The Public for new information as they release a new image of News/pcso-julia'>Pcso Julia james in the same clothes she wore the day she was last seen