And Palestinian Militants fire rockets towards the city. The fbi says a group Called Darkside was behind a major cyber attack on the largest Fuel Pipeline in the United States, interrupting supplies. Despite repeated efforts, the Emergency Services are unable to save a young whale trapped in the thames. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The uks Coronavirus Alert level is being lowered from four to three which means that while the virus is still in circulation, transmission is no longer high or rising exponentially. And the Prime Minister has confirmed that restrictions in england will ease significantly from monday. Pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people inside. For the first time in over a year, we will actually be allowed to hug one another though we will be told to do so cautiously. Six people or two households will be able to meet indoors and stay overnight. Outdoors the rule of six is scrapped and people will be able to meet in groups of up to 30. Some foreign travel will be allowed without quarantine to a small number of countries. Pupils in secondary schools will no longer need to wear facial masks. More easing of restrictions in scotland and wales is expected to be confirmed later this week, and in Northern Ireland in the coming weeks. 0ur Health Editor hugh pym reports. Remember this . Scenes from life before the pandemic busy bars, restaurants and cinemas. From next monday in england, something similar is set to return to peoples everyday lives. This pub in liverpool has had to brave poor weather to serve customers in recent days. So, next weeks opening up indoors will come not a moment too soon. So many people i know that actually opened for a week or two and just decided, no, were going to leave it and well go back to the 17th. So, i think there is huge anticipation because this does feel like its the first main step of a road back to normality. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of the next move. This unlocking amounts to a very considerable step on the road back to normality, and i am confident that we will be able to go further. Is it possible that you might even bring forward thejune the 21st date for the final stage of the road map and the lifting of all legal restrictions . I think its very important that we should proceed cautiously but, as ive said many times now, hopefully irreversibly, and the secret of the success that weve had so far, i think, has been that we have been guided by the data, and weve given time to see the effect of each successive stage on the road map. The official uk covid threat level has been moved down from four to three for the First Time Since september. So what does the data that has guided the latest moves actually show . The office for National Statistics survey of people in the community with the virus showed a sharp increase up until early january, then a steady fall, which continued in march and april, even after schools reopened and there was some easing of restrictions. Thats mirrored by daily covid hospital admissions, which peaked at more than 4,000 injanuary and then fell right back after lockdown and the impact of the vaccine roll out. Continued progress of the Vaccination Programme was a key test. In essex, a vaccine bus is travelling round the county. Is this your first vaccination . Designed by the local nhs team working with ford, here, it has been this delete deployed at a sports and Leisure Centre run by the local muslim community. In general, were hitting the target we need to in terms of cohorts and age groups, but i think the added facet the van brings is that we are getting into those pockets of the community who may be afraid or dont have the means to access normal health care services. Always make sure that your masks are on indoors. Face coverings will no longer be required in schools in england as part of the next stage of the road map. The thinking behind this and other measures is learning to live with the virus when case numbers are low, though local restrictions could be imposed if there are serious outbreaks. An extended reopening of indoor hospitality in scotland and wales is planned for next monday, in Northern Ireland, a week later, further detail is expected soon. In all parts of the uk, officials will closely watch the data, including any further increase in new variants. Right now, plans seem to be on track. Hugh pym, bbc news. And the latest figures show there were 2,357 new covid infections in the past 2a hours across the uk with four more deaths recorded. More than 35 Million People have now had their first dose of a vaccine. Thats over two thirds of the uks adult population. More than 17. 5 Million People have had both jabs. Meaning over a third of all adults are now fully vaccinated. I am joined now from newcastle by professor andrew hayward, hes director of the Ucl Institute of epidemiology and a member of both the sage and nervtag committees which advise ministers. Professor, thank you forjoining us. The easing of restrictions next week the right move . The right move . Before i start, ust to sa im the right move . Before i start, ust to say im speaking in i the right move . Before i start, ust to say im speaking in a i the right move . Before i start, just to say im speaking in a personal. To say im speaking in a personal capacity, but yes i think we are following a road map which has been a cautious unlocking, checking at each stage we are not getting a resurgence and overall the dates of on Vaccine Effectiveness looks very good, Vaccine Coverage looks very good. The only area of uncertainty really is the variance and what impact they might have. But yes, i do think its the right move at the moment. ~. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. , moment. What more information do you need to know moment. What more information do you need to know about moment. What more information do you need to know about those moment. What more information do you need to know about those variants . Need to know about those variants . Key thing we dont really know about them is the impact on vaccine scape. We know some of the variants can have reduced Vaccine Effectiveness and that particularly affects whether or not you get infection. What we are uncertain about is the extent to which it will move protection from hospitalisations and deaths, so we wouldnt expect that to completely remove it. But we dont know for sure how much it would reduce that. And so really given that so much of our unlocking plan is reliant on high vaccination and the protection afforded by vaccination, that is why this remains an uncertainty and why we still need to be following the plan in taking Things Step By step. What in taking things stepbystep. What about travel in taking things stepbystep. What about travel from in taking Things Step By step. What about travel from other countries . Plenty of other countries still have lockdowns, there might be people who want to get to the uk, might they get past quarantine is or what that no longer matter if most people here are vaccinated . I no longer matter if most people here are vaccinated . Are vaccinated . I think again the main concern are vaccinated . I think again the main concern with are vaccinated . I think again the main concern with travel are vaccinated . I think again the main concern with travel is are vaccinated . I think again the main concern with travel is that l are vaccinated . I think again the | main concern with travel is that it is a good way of spreading new variants around the world. And of course oftentimes we dont necessarily know exactly what variants are circulating in any particular country, partly because they may not have as much sequencing as we do, we have much more sequencing than any country in the world. Again the cautious zone to approach with the Traffic Light System is a sensible one. Because it is something that can help to reduce or delay the entry of new variants but it will never completely remove that risk. ,. , that risk. Life in england from the 17th of may that risk. Life in england from the 17th of may might that risk. Life in england from the 17th of may might look that risk. Life in england from the 17th of may might look a that risk. Life in england from the 17th of may might look a little 17th of may might look a little different, plenty of people indoors in restaurants, when you see all that, will you be relieved or will you be nervous . It that, will you be relieved or will you be nervous . That, will you be relieved or will you be nervous . It would be nice to see thins you be nervous . It would be nice to see things getting you be nervous . It would be nice to see things getting back you be nervous . It would be nice to see things getting back to you be nervous . It would be nice to see things getting back to normal. | you be nervous . It would be nice toj see things getting back to normal. I think what weve got to do is keep a very close eye on the data, see how much it leads to increased transmission, see which particular strains are increasing, in particular the variants that were first identified in india have been increasing recently and it would be interesting to see how much that goes on. In particular we need to see how Vaccine Effectiveness holds up see how Vaccine Effectiveness holds up against the strains that circulate. Yes, welcoming it but of course there is still a lot of monitoring at every stage. Professor, thank you so much. We will find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 30pm and 11 30pm in the papers. 0ur and 11 30pm in the papers. Our guests are the Political Editor of the daily mirror. The Labour Leader keir starmer has held the first meeting of his newly reshuffled Shadow Cabinet. It follows a weekend of intense criticism and infighting after labours Election Losses as iain watson reports, the strain in the party remains. Tensions at the top of the labour party have often been a feature of its history and now the current leader and his deputy have had a serious stand off. When keir starmer stripped Angela Rayner of her responsibility of campaigning, she put up a fight. The mayor of Greater Manchester had criticised keir starmer buckled the infighting to stop. Starmer buckled the infighting to sto. ,. , starmer buckled the infighting to sto, starmer buckled the infighting to sto. , starmer buckled the infighting to sto. , , stop. Labour has to stop this internal focus, stop. Labour has to stop this internal focus, the stop. Labour has to stop this internal focus, the civil stop. Labour has to stop this internal focus, the civil war i internal focus, the civil war between those on the left of the party and right of the party. That is absolutely pointless and destructive. Is absolutely pointless and destructive. , destructive. Those close to the top ofthe destructive. Those close to the top of the party destructive. Those close to the top of the party cant destructive. Those close to the top of the party cant agree destructive. Those close to the top of the party cant agree on destructive. Those close to the top of the party cant agree on what. Of the party cant agree on what happened here during tense negotiations this weekend. In light of Angela Rayner says she should turn down the shadow secretaryjob. But she did emerge with more influence over the partys policies and direction. At the moment it feels there is a very uneasy truce at the top of the labour party. Allies of Angela Rayner are claiming she has been strengthened by this we cans stand off. So by implication, keir starmer has been weakened and they are accusing The Labour Leader of failing to set out a vision to win back voters that the party has lost. The Labour Leader has promised to accelerate changes in his party. The first major casualty in the reshuffle was anneliese dodds, removed as shadow chancellor. Rachel reeves replaces her. She is closer to the politics of tony blair and gordon brown. Talking of which labours last Prime Minister has been advising the current leader and he says keir starmer should keep calm and carry on. He he says keir starmer should keep calm and carry on. Calm and carry on. He has to be civen calm and carry on. He has to be given the calm and carry on. He has to be given the time calm and carry on. He has to be given the time and calm and carry on. He has to be given the time and power calm and carry on. He has to be given the time and power and i calm and carry on. He has to be i given the time and power and the resources to be able to get on with bringing forward new policies that will never be the same as 1990 same 1997 but will never be the same as 1990 same 1997 but he has to bring forward new policies to change britain. The labour mp Tracy Braverman was elected mayor of West Yorkshire but her success must a potential problem. They will have to be a by election in her seat of batley and sven and another test for keir starmer. In westminster operations are under way for tomorrows queen speech where borisjohnson is a new programme of government will be unveiled. He has been flooding his flag in what used to be labour territory. The task for keir starmer� s Shadow Cabinet is to try to regain some ground. The headlines on bbc news. The covid alert level is dropped as the Prime Minister confirms restrictions will be eased further in england next week. The Labour Leader holds his first shadow Cabinet Meeting after a stand off with his deputy and the Election Losses over the weekend. Hundreds are injured as fighting continues injerusalem and Palestinian Militants fire rockets towards the city. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, were going to kick things off in the Premier League where fulhams stay in the top flight could come to an end tonight. Its pretty simple, lose to burnley, the team directly above them in the league, and they will head back down to the championship. Burnley are just one place above them but 9 points ahead in the table. It is still 0 0, it is still 00, 50 it is still 0 0, 50 minutes played also played at craven cottage. 15 minutes. Good news for Manchester United fans tonight, as the club have announced that Edinson Cavani has signed a one Year Contract extension, keeping him at old trafford until next summer. While it took the uruguyan striker a while to settle at the club, hes now scored eight goals in his past seven games, 15 in total this season. The Champions League final between chelsea and Manchester City on the 29th of may could be played at wembley. Portugal. Uefa is set to decide by wednesday whether to switch the game from istanbul to london. Turkey is in full lockdown with the uk government saying people should only travel there in extreme circumstances. Senior sport News Reporter laura scott. We are hearing a decision should be expected tomorrow. That would leave only 18 days until the final so time is of the essence and its clear once they have settled on a venue, they had to work out how it will work, how to get the fans out to portugal if portugal is the chosen venue. There are some stages that have already gone to istanbul, they would need to be re routed to portugal. Its not an easy decision to move a final at such short notice but what seems clear is that the fans have played a role here, because uefa wanted the atmosphere of having fans from chelsea and Manchester City, especially after a yearin Manchester City, especially after a year in which they havent been able to watch their teams play. Meanwhile in england Prime Minister borisjohnson has confirmed fans can return at Outdoor Sports venues from the 17th may. This means that up to 10,000 fans will be able to watch the final two rounds of premier League Matches this season, with stadiums set to open to home fans only at reduced capacity. Crowds can also return at indoor venues too with the capacity restricted to 1,000 or 50 , whichever is lowest. And its notjust Football Twickenham will welcome rugby fans back for the First Time Since december. Up to 10,000 fans will be able to watch englands Summer Test Matches against the usa and canada injuly. The ex wels coach will face wales on saturday the 3rd ofjuly in cardiff before they take on the pumas. And ireland are set to host japan and the usa injuly as part of their reshuffled summer schedule. The four time grand slam champion naomi 0saka says shes not sure whether the Tokyo 0lympics should be going ahead this summer. The japanese world number two was speaking after a new poll in the country showed nearly 60 percent of people injapan want the games to be cancelled, following a surge of reported cases of covid 19 there. I think for me, im an athlete and of course my immediate thought is that i would want to play the olympics, but as a human eye would 0lympics, but as a human eye would say we are in a pandemic. And if people are not healthy and if they are not feeling safe, then it is definitely a really good cause for concern. Hundreds of people have been injured between days of fighting. Hundreds of people have been inured between days of fighting. � between days of fighting. Violence broke out in and between days of fighting. Violence broke out in and around between days of fighting. Violence broke out in and around one between days of fighting. Violence broke out in and around one of between days of fighting. Violence j broke out in and around one of the citys most sensitive holy sites. The travels have been sparked by the threatened eviction of some palestinian families. Eastjerusalem palestinian families. East jerusalem was palestinian families. Eastjerusalem was captured by israel in war in 1967. Palestinians claim it is the future capital of their hoped for independent state. This holy city didnt stay quiet for long. Inside al aqsa mosque, the mornings ramadan worship quickly turned to violence. Stun grenades and stones in this site, Sacred To Muslims and jews. At this gait, more anger, after israeli was stopped. Soon tension spilled onto the streets as palestinians threw stones at an israeli car. A Police Officer rushes in to protect him. All this onjerusalem day, a holiday when israelis mark the capture of the city 50 years ago. There is a Party Atmosphere here as israelis gather from all over the country to head down towards the old city and the western wall. For them, this is a big day of celebration. For palestinians, this march as a provocation. Why am i here . Because we are not going to let anyone win of when they are going to threaten us and try to stop us from being here and celebrate and dance. It is unbelievable. Police blocked the marchers from Damascus Gate, but some are still worried. Young palestinians arent leaving, he says. From experience, we dont trust them. The unrest here has been simmering for weeks. It was first set off by Police Restrictions up a popular Gathering Spot at this entrance to the old city. More recently, nightly clashes after a long legal battle. Where palestinian families face losing their homes tojewish settlers after a long legal battle. It has become a rallying point. And tonight, a dangerous escalation. Israelis running for shelter, with rockets from gaza Reaching Jerusalem For The First Time in years. Angry palestinians cheered. The troubles Injerusalem Look Set to spread. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. Iamjoined by i am joined by a Senior Research fellow at the International Affairs think tank chatham house. What is behind this latest round of violence . I behind this latest round of violence . Behind this latest round of violence . ~. ,. ,. ,. , ~ behind this latest round of violence . ~. ,. ,. ,. , ~. , violence . I think we had to look at the bi aer violence . I think we had to look at the Bigger Picture violence . I think we had to look at the Bigger Picture and violence . I think we had to look at the Bigger Picture and the violence . I think we had to look at the Bigger Picture and the bigger l the Bigger Picture and the Bigger Picture is the impasse in the Peace Process that is almost 20 years now. This was created by having a fair and just solution for the israelis and just solution for the israelis and palestinians, in a Two State Solution where jerusalem and palestinians, in a Two State Solution wherejerusalem is the capital of both. As a result of it there are triggers that create this kind of violence and the outburst and flare up of violence. More specifically this is the holy month of ramadan, the police made some arbitrary decision that outraged palestinian muslims. The threat of the evicting the palestinians, they are preventing palestinians from voting in palestinian elections, all create this atmosphere let alone the far right in israel provokes in the Streets Ofjerusalem and this, this is the end result of it. Streets of jerusalem and this, this is the end result of it. Is the end result of it. Lets look at foreign is the end result of it. Lets look at foreign policy. Is the end result of it. Lets look at foreign policy. The is the end result of it. Lets look at foreign policy. The trump at foreign policy. The Trump Administration changed policy, it brought about israeli relations with a number of gulf arab states. What is the Biden Administration doing towards all this . In a is the Biden Administration doing towards all this . Towards all this . In a sense the Biden Administration towards all this . In a sense the Biden Administration tried towards all this . In a sense the. Biden administration tried slowly towards all this . In a sense the Biden Administration tried slowly to with stall what took place during the 0bama administration and try to rectify some of the damage created by trump, whether by moving the embassy unilaterally to jerusalem. By embassy unilaterally to jerusalem. By depriving the palestinians of the required resources. In many cases i think the administration in washington concentrate more on domestic issues, also relations with china and russia but there is some elements trying to rectify the broken relations with the palestinians. Bill broken relations with the palestinians. Broken relations with the palestinians. � ,. ,. , palestinians. All this goes on interestingly palestinians. All this goes on interestingly at palestinians. All this goes on interestingly at the palestinians. All this goes on interestingly at the same palestinians. All this goes on | interestingly at the same time palestinians. All this goes on interestingly at the same time as the israeli Prime Ministers rivals are trying to form a government of their own. Are they likely to succeed, if so how would that change events on the ground . Im succeed, if so how would that change events on the ground . Events on the ground . Im not so sure it will events on the ground . Im not so sure it will change. Events on the ground . Im not so sure it will change. Benjamin sure it will change. Benjamin netanyahus time in power is coming probably to an end but the government that would replace it would be a combination of very right wing and left wing and im not so sure they can actually agree on change in policies. If you look at the platform during the election in israel, none of these parties, including the labour party didnt put the palestinian issue top of their agenda. Put the palestinian issue top of theiragenda. I put the palestinian issue top of their agenda. I cant say i am optimistic to see a change. Maybe there will be a change of tone, maybe there will be a change in trying not to let the far right provoked the situation but i cant see it breaking the impasse with the palestinians. Palestinians. Thank you. Lets palestinians. Thank you. Lets take palestinians. Thank you. Lets take you palestinians. Thank you. Lets take you to palestinians. Thank you. Lets take you to jerusalem. Lets take you tojerusalem. That looks like the entrance to the Damascus Gate which is one of the main entrances to the muslim quarter of the old city. This is where a number of israeli nationalist groups had hoped to walk earlier in the day. They were not able to do so. Those pictures showing the entrance to the muslim quarters, shows it is reasonably quiet there. We will continue to monitor the situation in jerusalem. The enormous question facing scotland about its future, Inside Or Outwith the uk, will not be settled soon, but the vigorous debate has already begun. From edinburgh, advice is being offered to london on how to keep the kingdom united. Your argument is that the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has to take action if he wants to save the union. Is there any reason to believe he will listen to you on this . His muscular unionism, which is trying to make Britishness Compete with scottishness, just wont work. Project fear wont work. The scottish people are far too proud. Hes got to change. Hes got to realise that there is a big case for constitutional change. Will you work with him to make that happen . I think people will Work Together to try to put the case for scotland and britain, so i will complain to borisjohnson about what hes doing. I will attack him if he gets it wrong, but obviously, i want scotland to be comfortable in a new britain that is restructured to take account and to accommodate the feelings of all parts of it. Congratulations. Freshly elected msps came to see their new parliamentary workplace. For the conservatives, their main task is to try and halt scottish independence. So excited to get started, cant wait. And keep borisjohnson on message. The Prime Minister is right behind what were trying to do here, which is focus on recovery, and the Prime Minister is also keen to see the levelling up that he has promised in every part of the united kingdom. Thats where we can see investment in infrastructure and more jobs coming to scotland, so i hope we now have a Scottish Government that will work better with the uk government, and that will deliver for people. Just as the tories, labour and the lib dems have to make the case for why scotland is better off inside the united kingdom, the snp now have to make detailed plans for the independence offer they want to make to the country. After brexit, they have to consider questions like the arrangements for the border with england, as well as those on currency and the economy. It is the case that the snp, at the moment, isnt able to answer a number of questions, like what the border arrangements with england if we were two separate countries would be. Well, we do know certain fundamentals. We know the Common Travel Area would still obtain, so there is no restriction on movement from people going to scotland, england, wales, Northern Ireland or ireland, because thats all part of the Common Travel Area. But there would be for goods. Well, goods, possibly not for services. And goods, of course, we are some way away from the referendum, and by that time we should have some idea of what the uk has done in terms of the arrangements in Northern Ireland. We, of course, would want to negotiate with the rest of the uk and the eu to get the best possible deal. The Parliament Starts work again tomorrow, with the pandemic as the first priority. There will be no moves towards another referendum until the Health Crisis has passed. But the debate on scotlands future is already well under way. Sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. The mp Standards Watchdog will look into who paid for the break in mystic where the Prime Minister went with his partner. Downing street said mrjohnson had acted correctly and transparently. President biden says his administration is prepared to take additional steps if necessary following the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack, following the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, depending following the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack, depending on how long it takes the company to reopen its pipeline. The fbi said a group called dark side was behind the hacking of the countrys largest Fuel Pipeline. It acknowledged the incident on its website saying its goal was to create money and not create problems. What do we know so far . , what do we know so far . This is uuite a what do we know so far . This is quite a remarkable story. What do we know so far . This is quite a remarkable story. A what do we know so far . This is i quite a remarkable story. A major cyber attack on a pipeline that stretches all the way from texas right the way to new york and just to put it into context, ordinarily this Pipeline Transport 2. 5 Million Barrels per day. Thats quite significant. That equates to around 45 of the total fuel supply, that is supplied to the east coast of the United States. You can see how this pipeline clearly plays a key part in the us economy. 0n pipeline clearly plays a key part in the us economy. On friday, the pipeline was taken off line and that is after hackers infiltrated the network and they were trying to steal something to the tune of 100 gigabytes worth of data. Efforts are ongoing to get the pipeline back on stream but in the meantime, the Us Government has passed Emergency Legislation relating to 18 states and that enables fuel to be transported by Road Body Pipeline remains out of action. What transported by Road Body Pipeline remains out of action. What might be the knockon remains out of action. What might be the knockon effect remains out of action. What might be the knockon effect on remains out of action. What might be the knockon effect on oil remains out of action. What might be the knockon effect on oil prices . The Knock On Effect on oil prices . It wont surprise you that traders and consumers are keeping a keen eye on all of this. Dont forget Demand Forfuel was already on all of this. Dont forget demand for fuel was already elevated even before this incident and that is because you have the us economy, it is recovering and gathering pace there and you have americans increasingly hitting the road, perhaps booking Plane Tickets as the pandemic restrictions are eased. All of that was putting pressure on fuel prices. So far today we didnt see any major impact to prices at the pump, but experts have warned that if there is prolonged disruption, you could see an increase in prices to the tune of 2 3 . That could have some impact on your petrol prices. There is also the question of Cyber Security because we are seeing attacks increasingly, Notjust On Companies but on countries and that is having a major risk to economy all around the world. The pandemic has exacerbated that and thats because you have had engineers working remotely and working from home and perhaps accessing networks which werent all that secure, and what this latest incident shows us is how vulnerable Critical Infrastructure and key infrastructure and key infrastructure can be in these kind of events and how the damage that is inflicted could be quite grey. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes hello again. Its been a day of sunshine and showers. A day of dramatic clouds as well. This is one of the thunderstorms working across the skies of malvern in worchestershire. This lumpy cloud is always the sign of a really intense storm. And through the rest of this week, it stays for a shower, it stays very showery, those Rainfall Totals will really be mounting up. It looks like its going to be quite a wet may for a number of you. 0vernight tonight, most of those showers will very gradually begin to fade away. The exception to that dry theme is across scotland where another band of rain pushing northwards, some that could still be thundery overnight. Temperatures down to around six or seven celsius. Tomorrow, that band of rain clears away pretty quickly. Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England having the best of the Morning Sunshine. I showers develop further south and they drive northwards and become heavy in thundering and widespread to the day. Some of the showers merge together towards the southwest, bringing some longer spells of rain and its also going to be quite gusty as well. Thats your latest weather. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The covid alert level is dropped as the Prime Minister confirms restrictions will be eased further in england next week. This unlocking amounts to a very considerable step on the road back to normality and i am confident that we will be able to go further. It means that from monday, restaurants and pubs will be able to serve up to six people or two households indoors. And hugs are coming back for the First Time Since march 2020. The Labour Leader holds his first shadow Cabinet Meeting after a stand off with his deputy and the Election Losses over the weekend. Hundreds are injured as fighting continues injerusalem and Palestinian Militants fire rockets towards the city. The fbi says a group Called Darkside was behind a major cyber attack on the largest Fuel Pipeline in the United States, interrupting supplies. Despite repeated efforts, the Emergency Services are unable to save a young whale trapped in the thames. Lets return to the further easing of lockdown restrictions, which the Prime Minister confirmed would go ahead in england from next monday. Borisjohnson said the government advice would be updated to allow friends and family to hug again but he urged people to continue to practice social distancing when not with friends and family. Based when not with friends and family. On the best scier on based on the best scientific advice on how to protect our families and those around us. So, from next monday, we are updating the guidance on close contact between friends and family. Setting up the risks for everyone to make their own choices. This does not mean we can certainly throw caution to the wind. In fact, more than a year into this pandemic, we all know that close contact such as hugging is a direct way of transmitting this disease. So, i urge you to think about the vulnerability of your loved ones. Whether theyve had a vaccine, one or two doses and whether there has been time for that vaccine to take effect. Remember, outdoors is always safer than indoors and if you are meeting indoors, rememberto safer than indoors and if you are meeting indoors, remember to open a window in the lead in the fresh air. Keep getting tested regularly, even if you do not have symptoms so you do not spread the virus without knowing it. And whatever you decide, i must ask you to continue to follow social distancing when not with friends or family. Joining me now from south london is the behavioural psychologist, jo hemmings. When i leave the house next monday, i walked to the streets, blessed groups and groups of People Hugging on each street corner, but is it going to be like . I on each street corner, but is it going to be like . On each street corner, but is it going to be like . I do not think you will. It is going to be like . I do not think you will it is a going to be like . I do not think you will. It is a strange going to be like . I do not think you will. It is a strange message going to be like . I do not think you will. It is a strange message that l will. It is a strange message that has been given to us that you can do it, but you need to be very careful. Its a devolving responsibilities onto us and a decision we need to take and take all the factors into account before we do it. Really, we are being told that we can do it but we do not need to do it. I do not think we will see great groups of People Hugging unless theyre in polyps, which is probably what the messages is, providing that you are aware enough of how this virus transmits and we can protect ourselves. Particularly for grandparents, that may not, who made out of hog, may not have hugged. It is ok to cautiously hug. What out of hog, may not have hugged. It is ok to cautiously hug. It is ok to cautiously hug. What is a cautious hug . It is ok to cautiously hug. What is a cautious hug . I it is ok to cautiously hug. What is a cautious hug . I think it is ok to cautiously hug. What is a cautious hug . I think it it is ok to cautiously hug. What is a cautious hug . I think it is a cautious hug . I think it is limitin a cautious hug . I think it is limiting the a cautious hug . I think it is limiting the amount a cautious hug . I think it is limiting the amount of a cautious hug . I think it is i limiting the amount of people a cautious hug . I think it is limiting the amount of people that we would hug, not the way that we would hug them. In terms of passing on the virus, it is much less dangerous than a handshake because you have skin to skin touching, which will likely put your hands to your face after you shake hands with somebody rest with a hug, you are clothed during the hug. Theres very little skin to skin contact. There is a certain amount of breath that between us but he is saying, look, but if you do do it, be wise about doing it. Talking to people about what might doing it. Talking to people about what might happen, doing it. Talking to people about what might happen, there doing it. Talking to people about what might happen, there are i doing it. Talking to people about what might happen, there are people that are a bit nervous about getting out and about and seen crowds again and getting on buses or getting on tubes that might be much more crowded than their use two of the past 1a months. How are people going to adapt . I past 14 months. How are people going to ada t . ~ past 14 months. How are people going to adat . ~ ,. ,. ,. , to adapt . I think people are going to adapt . I think people are going to be very anxious to adapt . I think people are going to be very anxious but to adapt . I think people are going to be very anxious but do to adapt . I think people are going to be very anxious but do not to adapt . I think people are going| to be very anxious but do not want to be very anxious but do not want to admit it because its something they have been yearning for for a long time. But they are quite anxious about how theyre going to go about exercising them. I think, do not put pressure on yourself, do not be hard on yourselfjust because you can do it, doesnt mean you have to do it. Or have to do it, rather. Take baby steps for you feel comfortable i think the whole point of this Devolving Accountability on individuals is exactly that. We need to do something when we feel comfortable. Take small steps towards a free, more normal life but you dont necessarily have to do it in the way that legislatures are obliged to do it. People felt very safe in their homes during the last year and as the world opens up more, there is an inherent fear because we know that this is a Global Pandemic and it isnt totally going away. But we have done very well managing it in those fears come back and nibble away at us. Our desire to be free. But it goes with the two. Into away at us. Our desire to be free. But it goes with the two. But it goes with the two. Into the us before that. But it goes with the two. Into the us before that. What but it goes with the two. Into the us before that. What i but it goes with the two. Into the us before that. What i can but it goes with the two. Into the us before that. What i can remember, we are hugging more people. You should just be very close family and friends and there was Hug Inflation over the year. You would hug people you barely even met. Do you think this is a good chance to reset all of that . To start from zero and only hug the people that you really want as opposed to people you just met at the pub . Indie as opposed to people you Ust Met At The Ub . ~. ,. ,. , the pub . We got very european but that. And the pub . We got very european but that and we the pub . We got very european but that. And we have the pub . We got very european but that. And we have left the pub . We got very european but that. And we have left europe, the pub . We got very european but that. And we have left europe, not| that. And we have left europe, not press will go perhaps we will go back to the british way but we have to be aware that some people do not like hugging. They like stiff nodding. Theyjust did not go to this, this tactile expression but we have to be careful and not other people that dont like hugging. But at the moment, i would say conserve your hugging for those that you feel truly close to make a good proper squeezy hug. Do not worry about changing the way that you butjust minimise the randomness of hugging people that you perhaps never had before it. Hug people that you perhaps never had before it. ,. ,. , ~ ,. , before it. Hug rationing. Thank you so much. Facebook has told bbc news that it will remove groups and pages from its platform that discourage the use of vaccines regardless of whether the information can be verified as false or not. Anti vaccine conspiracy theories, particularly in relation to fighting the pandemic, have been widely circulated on social media. Heres our specialist disinformation reporter marianna spring. Anti vaccine conspiracies have surged on social media, and everyday citizens have found themselves on the front line battling mistruths. That includes richard, a builder and trainee psychologist. He and a friend set up Decoy Anti Vaccine facebook groups to attract those believing conspiracies so they could help them. It was horrible, having to lie to begin with. You know, to get people in and to go with their agenda, which would normally last about six weeks. And then, it would be stopped and wed start questioning their narrative. They speak with people like brian, sending him Accurate Information after he was scared of Taking A Covid Jab by misleading posts online. And what would life have looked like if you hadnt emerged from that rabbit hole . I might not be here. I went to some dark places, marianna. Brian has now had his vaccine but shouldnt it be facebook protecting him, rather than these volunteers . Well, we certainly feel weve got a big responsibility to ensure people are seeing the Accurate Information. I i as i said, over two billion people i have been directed to the who, nhs, and other Health Authorities around the world. We have adopted policies where people are deliberately, deliberately inciting whats called vaccine discouragement. This means facebook is now removing groups and pages that put people off the vaccine, regardless of whether posts can be verified as false. The policies of social media sites towards anti vaccine content have come under increased scrutiny and so has the government. But, more broadly, we know that theres a lot more to do. Thats why were introducing the 0nline safety bill. To really set out much more distinctly the duty of care that we Want Companies to take. The 0nline Harms Bill has repeatedly been delayed, and people have come to harm during that time. Whats your response to that . It has been absolutely vital that weve taken the time to get this right. But while these policy debates rage on, everyday citizens continue their battle to help those who have fallen for conspiracies. Marianna spring, bbc news. An injured Minke Whale Calf which was stranded in the river thames in South West London has been put down after its condition deteriorated and the chances of it surviving diminished. Why mac mini watched hoping the best but the wills condition worsened. Sonya jessup was by the thames just as the news of the whales death was announced. Im afraid its very sad scene here this evening. Wejust im afraid its very sad scene here this evening. We just heard that the well has had to be put down and i just wanted to show you that the huge crowds that have gathered here. Lots of people lining the bridge, waiting but it was bad news that came at the end. The well itself, which has had to be put down, remains under the bushes as the water became more and more shallow and teams have been trying to reach it including the marine life rescue that have been helping the well. We can speak to julia that have been helping the well. We can speak tojulia and julia, can you tell us this is been very sad for your team this evening. What have you been doing this afternoon . We have been working with the well and it we have been working with the well and it is we have been working with the well and it is from providing some life care, and it is from providing some life care, really. 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Will have to leave it there but it is a story that it there but it is a story that moves so many people, so many people waiting for a happy ending and it is said that it ended in this way. Liz sandeman is from the dolphin and whale charity, marine connection, shejoins me now. It is not surprising but always heartbreaking to have to take that decision to euthanize any animal. But the welfare of this young whales was really suffering it would not survive without their mother. Still maternally dependent. Would not of been able to feed and being away from its mother, it wouldvejust beenin from its mother, it wouldvejust been in such an alien world and going up the chains, its Stress Levels will be very high as well. But it is a heartbreaking date. find but it is a heartbreaking date. And the mother. But it is a heartbreaking date. And the mother, with the mother be aware that the caliph is gone missing, will she try to find the calf . It depends. The lower reaches of the north sea, we do not get them around. We only get them on the east coast. But thats my further north than we get them around scotland and ireland. So, even the fact that the whale was secure was quite the mystery. In the Calf Probablyjust did not follow the mother but we will not be able to freely tell. Hagar will not be able to freely tell. How miaht will not be able to freely tell. How might authorities will not be able to freely tell. How might authorities or will not be able to freely tell. How might authorities or conservationist tried to take steps to ensure this might not happen again or is this simply something that happens . This is simply something that happens . In 3 is something that happens. I mean, you know, working in marine connection, we have news of this all of the world and this many reasons some animals, some animals wash up already dead and there are many reasons for it. But stranding is have happened for years and through social media in a positive way, we are sharing of more strandings on a daily basis and i would say is that the strandings are an increase. But at least on a positive outcome of social media, the public calling in and telling us and telling our colleagues the british divers in the strandings, some of the times the animals are able to be saved. find animals are able to be saved. And that is when animals are able to be saved. And that is when the animals are able to be saved. And that is when the alarm is raised right away . That is when the alarm is raised riahtawa . ,. ,. , , right away . Yes and it really ust deends right away . Yes and it really Ust Depends On � right away . Yes and it really Ust Depends On fl right away . Yes and it really Ust Depends On if the i right away . Yes and it really Ust Depends On if the animalfi right away . Yes and it really Ust Depends On if the animal is h right away . 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Its very heartening and ive worked in this field for i and ive worked in this field for nearly 30 years and it is heartening to see how much people love these animals and i remember back in 2006 when i was involved in the Bottlenose Well Stranding in the river tames myself and there was literally thousands of people just lining the streets and along the river and itsjust lining the streets and along the river and its just really heartening to see that people were still out at one oclock this morning just really wanting a happy end. Morning ust really wanting a happy end. , morning ust really wanting a happy end. ,. , morning ust really wanting a happy end. , i. Morning ust really wanting a happy end. ,. , morning ust really wanting a happy end. ,. , end. Thank you so much for speaking to us. The family of a woman who took a fatal overdose after her Benefit Payments were cut have begun a legal claim against the government. Philippa day, a 27 year old mother, was found collapsed at her home in nottingham beside a letter rejecting her request for a Benefits Assessment. An inquest injanuary concluded that 28 errors were made in managing her case. 0ur social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan has the details. Its been six months. I am in so much debt. I have nothing to eat. I cant. Phillipa day pleaded repeatedly with benefits officials for help. Her money had been cut. They insisted she couldnt have a Benefits Assessment at home, so in despair, the 27 year old mother took a fatal overdose, leaving her sister to fight her case. It was absolutely preventable. It was directly due to the impact of the claim. The coroner said that claiming benefits should not see that a risk to life, and it was. An inquest found 28 errors in the way the government had processed phillipa days application for personal independence payments, the main disability benefit. The family are now suing the Department For Work And Pensions. My sister was not the first to die, she was one of many. And clearly, lessons have not been learned. Philippa days death is one of scores that families have blamed on the stresses of the benefits system, including tim salter, errol graham, David Clapson and jodey whiting. Research by the bbc� s shared data unit found that at least 150 reviews of death or serious harm to claimants have been carried out by the Department For Work And Pensions between 2012 and 2019. The government told us they take each tragic case seriously, and review them in case there are lessons to learn. It is all the government marking their own homework. There needs to be an independent Public Inquiry into first of all the scope of the deaths and what is causing the. And what is causing them. Jody was laid dead at the undertakers of the letter went out saying she was fit to work. Jody whiting, a mother of nine, had numerous physical and Mental Health problems. When she missed a Benefits Meeting due to pneumonia, her benefits were stopped. Her mother says the decision drove the 42 year old to suicide. The government has apologised to her family. Jody is a name and number to them. They dont see her as a person, as my daughter. To them it is just one in millions, isnt it . But it has got to stop. Ministers have admitted mistakes in these cases, but campaigners say only an independent inquiry will reveal how many others have been similarly failed. Michael buchanan, bbc news. Rail Companies Say they are working to minimise the impact on passengers of safety checks being carried out on high speed hitachi trains. Thereve been delays and cancellations on some Services Since saturday when 181 trains were taken out of operation for checks because cracks were discovered on some of them. Trains from london to south wales are just some of the services affected, as Rhys Williams reports. The hybrid Diesel Electric tree and started travelling around the main line back in 2017. There are brand new, faster and carry more passengers. Atjust four years into a planned 27 year life span, the fleet is granted to a halt with many cancelled for the foreseeable future. I cancelled for the foreseeable future. ,. ,. Cancelled for the foreseeable future. ,. , future. I live in london say goodbye to work this future. I live in london say goodbye to work this week. Future. I live in london say goodbye to work this week. I future. I live in london say goodbye to work this week. I did future. I live in london say goodbye to work this week. I did not future. I live in london say goodbye to work this week. I did not know i to work this week. I did not know there was a disruption until two minutes ago. I was not notified in anyway, so i running and thinking of going to miss it is he could carefully altogether. Its going to miss it is he could carefully altogether. Its already an inconvenience carefully altogether. Its already an inconvenience but carefully altogether. Its already an inconvenience but for carefully altogether. Its already an inconvenience but for the an inconvenience but for the Manufacturer Hitachi and the rail operator, it is a major headache as around a thousand carriages have to be checked, which is no small feat and he could mean considerable delay for passengers. The trainer about £30 million each in timber being inspected in swansea today. According to this expert, these trains may need to be draughted in by Rail Operators to plug the gap. It is going to take a long time, weeks. It is going to take a long time, weeks. 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Those going to travel have to board the transport frequently. Those going to travel have to board the transport for i have to board the transport for Wells Service to newport into redding, and another to london. Hitachi says it is working day and night to solve the problem. In light hearted online conversation, the queen has recollected becoming the first young person in the commonwealth to receive a junior lifesaving award from the royal life saving society. She recalled her experience with lifeguards, who have been recognised for saving swimmers, and a seniorfigure from the royal life saving society. You obviously completed a life saving award. What was one of the memories that stick out for you when you did it . It the memories that stick out for you when you did it . When you did it . It was all done in the bath club. When you did it . It was all done in the bath club, the when you did it . It was all done in the bath club, the swimming when you did it . It was all done in the bath club, the Swimming Pool| when you did it . It was all done in the bath club, the Swimming Pool and i the bath club, the Swimming Pool and i suppose the bath club, the Swimming Pool and i suppose i the bath club, the Swimming Pool and i suppose i did not really actually realise i suppose i did not really actually realise quite what i was doing because realise quite what i was doing because i realise quite what i was doing because i thought it mustve been 12 or something. 0r13. Its very long time or something. 0r13. Its very long time ago. Or something. 0r13. Its very long time ago, im afraid. But i think it has changed a lot. Time ago, im afraid. But i think it has changed a lot. When you say it was a long has changed a lot. When you say it was a long time has changed a lot. When you say it was a long time ago, has changed a lot. When you say it was a long time ago, was has changed a lot. When you say it was a long time ago, was that has changed a lot. When you say it was a long time ago, was that in i was a long time ago, was that in fact 80 years ago. fiend was a long time ago, was that in fact 80 years ago. Was a long time ago, was that in fact 80 years ago. And we know that ou were fact 80 years ago. And we know that you were actually fact 80 years ago. And we know that you were actually the fact 80 years ago. And we know that you were actually the first fact 80 years ago. And we know that you were actually the first holder you were actually the first holder of the award. I you were actually the first holder of the award. Of the award. I did not realise is the first one. Of the award. I did not realise is the first one. I of the award. I did not realise is the first one. I just of the award. I did not realise is the first one. I just did of the award. I did not realise is the first one. Ijust did it. Of the award. I did not realise is the first one. Ijust did it. And i | the first one. Ijust did it. And i had the first one. Ijust did it. And i had to the first one. Ijust did it. And i had to work the first one. Ijust did it. And i had to work very hard for it. But it was the had to work very hard for it. But it was the best achievement and is very proud was the best achievement and is very proud to was the best achievement and is very proud to wear the badge on the front of my proud to wear the badge on the front of my swimming suit. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Hello again. Its been one of those dramatic kind of sunshine and showers kind of days. Big storm clouds around as well. This was was malvern in worchestershire. You can see this lumpy cloud, thats mammatus, thats a sign of a really intense thunderstorm. By by make the exception of the dry theme will we have this band of rain which could still be foundry overnight, temperatures around to seven celsius. Tomorrow, the band of Rain Cleared Suede Scotland and Northern Ireland in Northern England having the best of the Morning Sunshine and shelves developed for the south, they drive north with becoming heavy and thundering through the day. Some of the show was merged towards the southwest, brings among the spells of rain where it will also be quite dusty as well. This is bbc news. It is the Nightmare Scenario the stuff of hollwood action movies. A cyber attack on americas essential infrastructure. The largest Fuel Pipeline in the United States is in its fourth day of a shut down after a ransomware attack. President biden treads carefully around the question of kremlin involvement but is it really possible cyber gangs can operate in russia without the government knowing . A revolution in the Republican Party one by one the big Establishment Names are squeezed out of leadership. Next to go congresswoman liz cheney. Also in the programme. 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