And its rarely talked about but Two Million people In the uk are livIng without at least one essential piece of furniture or major Household Appliance In Furniture Poverty. Like a fridge. Is this somethIng you have struggled with . Do get In touch, its vicderbyshire on Twitter Or Email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. Little mix and women have domInated this Years Brit awards. Little mix became the first All Female Band to wIn best british Group And Dua lipa won best album and best british female usIng her speech to thank nhs workers. We should all give a massive, massive round of applause and give boris a message that we all support a fair Pay Rise for our Ine'>Front LIne cheerIng. Thank you so much. Hello and welcome if you re watchIng In the uk or Around The World. Its turnIng Into the worst violence between israel and the palestInians for seven years. At least a0 people have been killed this week. The United Nations has warned the conflict is movIng towards full scale war. In the last few hours, militant group hamas said theyd launched another 200 rockets towards israel. Israeli Air Strikes were heard In gaza as dawn broke. The israeli government has declared a State Of Emergency In the town of Lod One of several areas that have seen protests by arab israeli citizens. Mark lobel has the latest. Like an Inferno, this conflict has erupted Into the worst violence In years. In the past few hours, hamas says it launched over 200 rockets Into israel from gaza, some Intercepted almost immediately by Israels Air Defence system, but not all. Its reported, police say, two people were killed by rockets strikIng the central israeli city of lod In the middle of the night. Earlier, cars and a religious school were burned, after clashes between Arab Israelis and Israeli Jews on the streets here, 30 mInutes south of Tel Aviv, a situation the mayor described as out of control. The israeli government has declared an emergency In-the-city'>In The City. In the West Bank City of ramallah, Israeli Military Vehicles drive back palestInian protesters with tear gas. As Injerusalem'>Clashes Injerusalem and events In gaza have acted as a rallyIng cry, sendIng residents here Into battle, too. In the West Bank City of hebron, palestInian and israeli forces clash. Firecrackers are lobbed In exchange for Stun Grenades and tear gas. At least 130 missiles have targeted the israeli city of Tel Aviv. This was the burnt out scene after rockets struck. Earlier, pedestrians ran for shelter. There was visible shock when rockets claimed the lives of two israeli women In-the-city'>In The City of ashkelon, which lies close to gaza. 95 people were hospitalised. Earlier, this 13 Storey Hamas occupied Tower Block In gaza fell, an hour and a half after residents were warned to evacuate, with no reported casualties. Israeli Inister'>Defence MInister Benny Gantz said the israeli strikes werejust the begInnIng. Hamas says it stands ready if there is an escalation. Israel says its targetIng militant leaders, but many of the victims were young, IncludIng ii year old husaIn hammad. At least ten children have now been reported killed In the last few days, accordIng to hamas. Among at least 28 killed and 150 Injured. And there is goIng to be more loss of life, im afraid, and i dont see it wrappIng up any time soon. So i thInk the engagement has to come from the us. There needs to be much more us leadership here. FollowIng days of unrest byjerusalems Old City with Water Cannons deployed by israeli authorities once agaIn, the International community has urged both sides to end the escalation. Explosions. But this was the Sound Gaza woke up to. Mark lobel, Bbc News. The israeli Inister'>Prime MInister, In-netanyahu'>BenjamIn Netanyahu, Visited Lod In the early hours of this mornIng this is what he had to say. Translation we must act agaInst all of those who try to attack israeli citizens or the state of israel. They hurt citizens, police officers, burn houses, cars, synagogues. Its obvious we cannot accept this and no country would accept it and certaInly not us. The british Inister'>Prime MInister, borisjohnson, has called for israel and palestInians to step back from the brInk and for both sides to show restraInt. On twitter, mrjohnson wrote the uk is deeply concerned by the growIng violence and civilian casualties and we want to see an urgent De Escalation of tensions. Anna ahronheim is Defence And Security correspondent of the Jerusalem Post was one of those who took shelter In Rishon Letzion just south of Tel Aviv. Tell our audience what that Involves. It is Ing-nobody'>SomethIng Nobody wants to go through. We had to seek shelter twice Last Night before we decided we would sleep In our Bomb Shelter. When you are huddlIng with your child and your pets and all you hear are Interceptions above you and loud booms, its not a good way to spend the night. And not a good way to wake up In the mornIng either. And defInitely somethIng you dont want to repeat. find and defInitely somethIng you dont want to repeat. Want to repeat. And this is a Bomb Shelter In your want to repeat. And this is a Bomb Shelter In your back want to repeat. And this is a Bomb Shelter In your back garden, want to repeat. And this is a Bomb Shelter In your back garden, your. Shelter In your back garden, your home, nearyou . It is shelter In your back garden, your home, near you . Home, near you . It is In my apartment. Home, near you . It is In my apartment. It home, near you . It is In my apartment, it is home, near you . It is In my apartment, it is actually home, near you . It is In my apartment, it is actually myj home, near you . It is In my apartment, it is actually my office. We also use it as a guest room. Wow how is it strengthened, we also use it as a guest room. Wow how is it strengthened, if we also use it as a guest room. Wow how is it strengthened, if you we also use it as a guest room. Wow how is it strengthened, if you dont mInd me askIng . Im how is it strengthened, if you dont mInd me askIng . How is it strengthened, if you dont mInd me askIng . Im not an engIneer, i dont really mInd me askIng . Im not an engIneer, i dont really know mInd me askIng . Im not an engIneer, i dont really know but mInd me askIng . Im not an engIneer, i dont really know but all mInd me askIng . Im not an engIneer, i dont really know but all new i dont really know but all new buildIngs In israel have to be built with Bomb Shelters. But, as you can see from the fatalities across Southern Israel and here, not every buildIng has Bomb Shelters. And some arent easily accessible. Sure. BuildIng has Bomb Shelters. And some arent easily accessible. Arent easily accessible. Sure. What is at the Heart Arent easily accessible. Sure. What is at the heart of arent easily accessible. Sure. What is at the heart of this arent easily accessible. Sure. What is at the heart of this latest is at the heart of this latest violence . Is at the heart of this latest violence . ~ ,. , violence . Well, there is many thIns. Violence . Well, there is many thInqs you violence . Well, there is many thIngs. You can violence . Well, there is many thIngs. You can look violence . Well, there is many thIngs. You can look at violence . Well, there is many thIngs. You can look at jerusalem, thIngs. You can look atjerusalem, what was happenIng on the Temple Mount and the al aksa compound. You can also look at the Israelis Set to be evictIng palestInian families. That is less on the table. But you can look at the political deadlock. The palestInian elections were cancelled. Hamas has been puttIng themselves as the True Protectors Of Jerusalem and the palestInian people and the palestInian street, we have the perfect storm to brIng us to what we have right now. How the perfect storm to brIng us to what we have right now. How do you see this unfoldIng what we have right now. How do you see this unfoldIng over what we have right now. How do you see this unfoldIng over the what we have right now. How do you see this unfoldIng over the next what we have right now. How do you see this unfoldIng over the next few| see this unfoldIng over the next few days . I see this unfoldIng over the next few Da S . , � ~ � , see this unfoldIng over the next few das . ~ � ,. , see this unfoldIng over the next Few Da 5 . ,� 4 � ,. ,. , see this unfoldIng over the next few das . ~ � ,. , days . I dont thInk its goIng to be a few days. Days . I dont thInk its goIng to be a few days, unfortunately. Days . I dont thInk its goIng to be a few days, unfortunately. Just a few days, unfortunately. Just about an hour ago, there was a coronet and tight Tank Missile fired towards an israeli vehicle In the south. There have been casualties anti Tank Missile. With more casualties rackIng up on the israeli side and more on the palestInian side. Neitherside side and more on the palestInian side. Neither side will want to back down. Neitherside side. Neither side will want to back down. Neither side would want to come to the Ing-table'>NegotiatIng Table so i thInk it could be a matter of weeks before this is done and should israel decide to have Ground Troops entered gaza, we could be talkIng about a month or two. Enter. If about a month ortwo. Enter. If israel makes that decision to send Ground Troops Into gaza, what will that do . , ~ that do . Just like we saw In 2014, the last time that do . Just like we saw In 2014, the last time that that do . Just like we saw In 2014, the last time that israel that do . Just like we saw In 2014, | the last time that israel conducted a military operation Inside gaza, not much changed. The only thIng that changed really was the capabilities of both sides have gotten stronger. Hamas is not sittIng around twiddlIng their thumbs when there is quiet. And neither is the israeli military. The rockets that hamas and the palestInians. We cannot forget that group, which isjust palestInians. We cannot forget that group, which is just as strong as hamas. They have been workIng on the range and the payloads of their missiles. And on isabels side, they have worked on the Intelligence gatherIng. They have targets ready and waitIng to be struck durIng an operationjust and waitIng to be struck durIng an operation just like this. The and waitIng to be struck durIng an operationjust like this. The next operationjust like this. The next operation between the two sides will be even deadlier than 2014. Will it brIng the two sides to any peaceful solution . Unlikely. Im brIng the two sides to any peaceful solution . Unlikely. BrIng the two sides to any peaceful solution . Unlikely. Im goIng to ask ou about solution . Unlikely. Im goIng to ask you about the solution . Unlikely. Im goIng to ask you about the International solution . Unlikely. Im goIng to ask| you about the International response In just a moment. You about the International response Injusta moment. Can you about the International response Injust a moment. Can you explaIn you about the International response In just a moment. Can you explaIn to our audience the significance of jerusalem, to both israelis and palestInians. Jerusalem, to both israelis and palestInians. Jerusalem is a Holy Ci for palestInians. Jerusalem is a Holy City for all palestInians. Jerusalem is a Holy City for all three palestInians. Jerusalem is a Holy City for all three religions, city for all three religions, Judaism And Christianity and islam. The Old City specifically the muslim part, is under the custodianship of jordan. That is somethIng that is the Status Quo that has not been changed and will not change. But what we saw the other day, the other days, actually, with the israeli police goIng In to brIng the rioters and the demonstrators and the worshippers, to have them stop throwIng rocks and bottles at authorities. Its not somethIng you would expect In a holy site. You would not expect to see police throw Stun Grenades or Smoke Bombs Into any holy site. A church, synagogue or a mosque. And when you see that, any religious person. I mean, im not religious at all, im jewish but i dont consider myself religious, but i still fInd that unacceptable. I thInk many people Around The World would thInk so, as well. In i thInk many people Around The World would thInk so, as well. Would thInk so, as well. In terms of the International would thInk so, as well. In terms of the International response, the International response, obviously, you know, we had the british Inister'>Prime MInister In the last few mInutes urgIng both israelis and palestInians to step back from the brInk. That is the kInd of language we will hear from the United Nations and the americans when they speak further about this. But will it be p further about this. But will it be up to pressure from the International community to say we need a ceasefire and that is effectively what we are all Ing-for'>WaitIng For, is it . ,. ,. , for, is it . That will be great but a lot of the time, for, is it . That will be great but a lot of the time, you for, is it . That will be great but a lot of the time, you can for, is it . That will be great but a lot of the time, you can talk for, is it . That will be great but a lot of the time, you can talk as i lot of the time, you can talk as much as you want, but really, actions are what is needed. Yeah. There were actions are what is needed. Yeah. There were reports actions are what is needed. Yeah. There were reports of actions are what is needed. Yeah. There were reports of egyptians i there were reports of egyptians goIng Into gaza to try to calm the situation on the gaza side. The egyptians have been very crucial In every sIngle round of violence between hamas and israel and we have seen multiple rounds of violence over the past few years. They have been crucial In brIngIng the two sides together and the same with qatar. They have also been a very strong player In brIngIng hamas to the table. Right now, neither side will listen to any International pressure. I thInk right now, israel wants to deal hamas a heavy blow. Theyve said it publicly. We saw Idf Chief of staff, who never speaks on television, and rarely speaks to reporters, we saw him Last Night on tv say the idf will blow a heavy will deal a heavy blow to hamas. They said this will contInue. We have to see whether the pressure be it from the united states, the eu and egypt, whether that will brIng anyone to the table. And egypt, whether that will brIng anyone to the table. Thank you very much. In russia, a 19 year old man is beIng questioned by police after seven children and two adults were killed In a shootIng at a school In-the-city'>In The City of kazan. Were killed In a shootIng yesterday. Were killed In a shootIng 21 other people, mostly children, were Injured. The suspect had been carryIng an automatic weapon, and was wearIng an Explosives Vest when he was arrested. Russias president In'>Vladimir PutIn has ordered a tightenIng of gun controls. 0ur Russia Correspondent Steve Rosenberg is In kazan he sent this update. There are no lessons goIng on In the schools here. 0ur Russia Correspondent Steve Rosenberg is In kazan Instead, officials are usIng this opportunity to check the level of security In schools across this republic. And similar checks are goIng on across russia. As for the events of yesterday, well, the suspect, 19 year old Ilnaz Galyaviev is In custody. He was Interrogated yesterday, some of that Interrogation was leaked. And In comments reported, he reportedly says that he came to believe that he was god. He hated everyone, he said, and he had felt like a monster was wakIng up Inside of him. The question people are askIng now is why . Why did this 19 year old, who many people considered to be a quiet, calm person, suddenly pick up a Semiautomatic Gun and go and carry out such a Ing-spree'>ShootIng Spree In his former school . And an Investigation is under way. Also, calls here In russia to tighten Gun Ownership regulations. Vladimir putIn ordered an urgent Investigation, an urgent report Into that yesterday. InterestIngly, russian Gun Laws are quite tight on paper, quite difficult, on paper. To get such a weapon you have to get various medical certificates, IncludIng a certificate from the psychiatrist, you need to undergo a course In handlIng weapons safely, there are various Inspection-regimes'>Inspection Regimes you have to sign up to. But In practice, there are big questions about those tests, IncludIng the medical test and whether they are strIngent enough. The Uk Economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first few months of this year accordIng to the office for national statistics. School closures and a large fall In retail sales durIng the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown dragged down economic growth with gdp now 8. 7 below where it was before the pandemic. SpeakIng a little earlier to our economics editor, faisal islam, the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, said that despite todays numbers the Uk Economy is gettIng back on track and the governments plan forjobs is workIng. Almost a year ago, we set out our plan forjobs, and what todays figures show is that that plan is workIng, and that is great to see. With regard to decisions weve made, i thInk those were the right decisions. Its important that we have Ing-and-debt'>BorrowIng And Debt levels thats why we took the decisions that we did. Its also important that we contInue to Invest In public services, and thats what we are doIng, and withIn all of that, i, of course, want to keep taxes as low as possible. Thats what i want to do. But, i have to balance all those thIngs In the round. But the good news, from today, is that plan we put In place is workIng. When you look at comparisons, and i know that you quibble with some of those comparisons, but, In terms of the shape of the recovery, we are still behInd g7 competitors. Youre hostIng the g7. Look around the room next month, and the americans are back to where they were before the pandemic. SomethIng went wrong. I thInk it is difficult to make these Cross Country comparisons for all the reasons weve discussed, but if you do look at one thIng, what do we care about . Jobs is the most important thIng, for me, and if you look at the Unemployment Rate here In the uk, which was forecast at the begInnIng of this crisis to go up to 12 , and is now forecast to be around half of that, thats 2 Million people who have not lost their jobs, who were feared to have done so, and we now have an Unemployment Rate In the uk that is lower than almost all of our major competitors. So, lowerthan america, canada, france, spaIn, italy and i thInk that shows that our plan forjobs is workIng. In the uk, a nIne year old boy has died after apparently beIng struck by lightnIng durIng a football coachIng session. The child was Injured on a Ing-field'>PlayIng Field In the Lancashire Town of Blackpool Yesterday Afternoon. 0ur Correspondent Adam Mcclean has this report. It was just after five oclock yesterday evenIng, when the boy was Ing-football'>PlayIng Football on these Ing-field'>PlayIng Fields just off School Road In blackpool. A thunderstorm passed through the area and the nIne year old was struck by lightnIng, causIng serious Injuries. An Air Ambulance landed here. He was taken to hospital, where he sadly died a short time later. Spirit of youthjunior fc, who use the Ing-field'>PlayIng Fields here, say the boy was takIng part In a private one to one traInIng session, not run by The Club. He wasnt one of their players. Now, the secretary of The Club say that there were three teams due to traIn yesterday, and those sessions were cancelled because of the storm. The Club Say that they are offerIng support to the Boys Family and those who were with him at the time. In a statement, lancashire police say, this is a truly devastatIng Incident, and our thoughts are wholeheartedly with the family and friends of the young boy who has sadly passed away, at this very sad and distressIng time. Police say the Boys Family have been Informed and that they are beIng supported by officers. Lets get more on India now because it has suffered another Record Rise In coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours. More than 4,200 people died, takIng the total number of past the 250,000 mark while there were nearly 350,000 new cases. The World Health Organization says the Covid Variant found In India is now of global concern because of the speed with which it spreads. The bbc� s vikas pandey, along with cameraman anshul verma, sent us this Special Report on how the pandemic is affectIng the capital delhi. This is delhi. Usually a bustlIng and vibrant city, which has been my home for more than a decade. But i can hardly recognise it now. Just look at the lInes of ambulances. Thats the scene so common outside any hospital you go. It has the look of a city under siege. Anyone you speak to has lost a Family Member or a friend to covid, or knows somebody who has. And its just not delhi. Several Indian towns, cities and villages are witnessIng similar scenes. It seems the citys the very existence is now limited to four places. Hospitals, medicIne stores, Ing'>Oxygen RefuellIng stations and crematorium. We are goIng to go to four such places In-the-city'>In The City today, but our very first stop is Gtb Hospital In delhi. Families here are constantly brIngIng In patients, and it shows the wave is not slowIng down In delhi. Some of them are able to get a bed, but the most sick ones, they have to be taken from one hospital to another, because the city ran out of Icu Beds at least two weeks ago. The visuals you are seeIng are from a hospital In gurugram. It ran out of oxygen, and the Hospital Staff abandoned the patients. At least six patients died, devastatIng the families. Sometimes you are able to help people, but often you are not. So many people have stories of sheer helplessness, of not beIng able to fInd a bed for a sick person, and then later learnIng about his or her death. I too have a similar story when i couldnt fInd a Ventilator Bed for a Loved One, and he died. Our second stop is an Ing'>Oxygen RefillIng station. When Families Cant fInd a hospital bed, they look to procure one such Inder'>Oxygen CylInder to help their patients keep breathIng. But even gettIng one cylInder is a difficult task. So many people here have been standIng for five to six hours to get a cylInder. But theres no guarantee they will get one. Remdesivir . So we are now outside one of the busiest Ine-markets'>MedicIne Markets In delhi. MedicInes like Remdesivir And Tislelizumab are not available here. Inal-stop'>0urfInal Stop is this crematorium In delhi. This one, and so many others, saw long queues In the past two or three weeks. I remember a friend sendIng me a text and askIng me if i had a contact In a crematorium because he could not get his aunt cremated, who had died of covid. It was the most heartbreakIng text i have ever received. Another friend told me that his father was cremated along with 20 other bodies, and he just did not know which pyre to look at to say his fInal goodbye. As he put it, there was no dignity, even after death. For my friend, and many like him, it will take a long time before they can call delhi their home agaIn. And the scars this wave has left may never heal. Vikas pandey with that report. The Independent panel for Pandemic Preparedness and response will publish its review on the handlIng of the covid 19 pandemic In the next hour. The body is examInIng notjust the World Health Organizations response to the coronavirus, but also the management of the pandemic by Individual countries. Lets speak now to the Epidemiologist Daniel Lopez acuna, a former director of Crisis Health Action at the World Health Organization and Associate Professor of the andalusian school of Public Health. Hello. The report is expected to be critical of The Who because, as a global community, we werent prepared for this, why are we . Weill. Prepared for this, why are we . Well, i thInk the report prepared for this, why are we . Well, i thInk the report by prepared for this, why are we . Well, i thInk the report by what prepared for this, why are we . Well, i thInk the report by what we prepared for this, why are we . Ii i thInk the report by what we know is goIng to highlight and underscore the weakness of the International system to deal with a Pandemic Phenomenon like the one we have faced with covid 19. It is a report that will call undoubtedly for a much stronger multilateral system and for beIng able to have a System Thatis and for beIng able to have a system that is fit for purpose. Both countries efforts and whos efforts have fallen short of what is needed for really protectIng In a situation like this. And we need to improve the mechanisms, such as the International health regulations, to have a much more operational and direct and Independent action for combatIng pandemics like this. KnowIng what we know now, if we were facIng another pandemic, like covid, what should be In place, In practical terms . What should be In place, In practicalterms . Iii what should be In place, In practical terms . What should be In place, In racticalterms . , practical terms . In practical terms, we need much practical terms . In practical terms, we need much better practical terms . In practical terms, we need much better systems practical terms . In practical terms, we need much better systems of i we need much better systems of Ingency-plannIng'>ContIngency PlannIng In all countries for a possible pandemic. A reInforced public Infrastructure'>Health Infrastructure with improved epidemiologic Surveillance And Capacity to detect the pathogens and to monitor the pathogens. And we need a much more concerted effort In terms of regulations for controllIng the spread of the disease. And for engagIng In the production of vaccInes or the necessary therapeutic tools In a way that is not goIng to create the Inequities that we are observIng nowadays with the distribution of the vaccInes. Whats your view on how the pandemic has been managed . Weill. Whats your view on how the pandemic has been managed . Has been managed . Well, it varies a lot, has been managed . Well, it varies a lot. Country has been managed . Well, it varies a lot. Country by has been managed . Well, it varies a lot, country by country. Has been managed . Well, it varies a lot, country by country. It has been managed . Well, it varies a lot, country by country. It varies, lot, country by country. It varies, as well, In terms of the International response. I thInk some of the countries, there were a Negation Lists at the begInnIng and then understood that we were facIng a real threat there were people who negated it. All In all, we could benefit much more for greater attention paid to the technical and scientific recommendations of epidemiologists and Public Health practitioners. And lesser tojust the political responses to the constituencies or to the moods of the. , ~ , constituencies or to the moods of the. , ~ , constituencies or to the moods of the. ,. , the. Thank you very much for talkIn the. Thank you very much for talkIng to the. Thank you very much for talkIng to us. The. Thank you very much for talkIng to us, thank the. Thank you very much for talkIng to us, thank you. TalkIng to us, thank you. Epidemiologist daniel lopez acuna. To the west of England Police are contInuIng to search a cafe In gloucester In the lInked to the disappearance of a teenage girl, who is suspected to have been murdered by the serial killer Fred West. Officers were called to the clean Plate Cafe by a film Production Company, which said it had found evidence that a body could be buried at the site. 15 year old Mary Bastholm had worked at the property before she went missIng In 1968. Phil mackie reports. Its 53 years sInce Mary Bastholm was last seen alive. In 1968, there was a massive Investigation-but-nothIng'>Investigation But NothIng was found. The 15 year old had completely vanished. Happy as far as we know. No reason at all why shed run away from home, certaInly. In 1994, police discovered the first of 12 bodies of women and young girls who were killed In and around gloucester. Three bodies have been found here, IncludIng the Daughter And Lodger of the accused man. The serial killer Fred West had been due to stand trial for their murders when he killed himself In prison. A Ing-a-documentary'>Team FilmIng A Documentary made a discovery at this cafe, which may provide the answer to her disappearance. Back In the 1960s, Mary Bastholm was a waitress In this cafe and Fred West was a customer who carried out some renovation work. So, theres long been suggestions that he killed her and buried her here. Gloucestershire police have described it as potentially a significant development, and say they are likely to be at the site for several weeks. Marys family have been asked to be left alone and to be given time to grieve. Phil mackie, Bbc News, gloucester. We can talk to Phil Mackie In gloucester now. Do we have any idea what this new evidence unearthed by the Production Company might be . Ida. Evidence unearthed by the Production Company might be . Company might be . No, they are InIn-company'>RemaInIn Company might be . No, they are remaInIng quite company might be . No, they are remaInIng quite tightlipped company might be . No, they are remaInIng quite tightlipped At I Company might be . No, they are i remaInIng quite tightlipped at the remaInIng quite tight lipped at the moment, victoria. But there has always been speculation that because Fred West was a customer In the cafe which was known as the Inn'>Drop Inn In 1968 and Mary Bastholm was a waitress and he carried out buildIng work In the basement, he could have kidnapped her and buried her In the site possibly. In the statement released by Gloucestershire Police yesterday, they refer to the fact that excavations are likely to take place. DependIng on evidence gathered In the meantime. They will have to brIng In specialist equipment. It is clear from the statement that we heard from marys family, they talked about grievIng and they thInk this is a major breakthrough. She has been missIng for 53 years. It has always been speculated that Fred West was responsible. And it would clearly brIng them some closure after such a long time, if her remaIns were to be found. , ~ ,. Found. Thank you very much, Phil Mackie reportIng found. Thank you very much, Phil Mackie reportIng from found. Thank you very much, phil| Ing'>Mackie ReportIng from gloucester. Labours deputy leader, angela rayner, has suggested that sir Keir Starmer� s leadership was an issue durIng campaignIng for last weeks elections. The party lost control of a number of local councils, and was defeated In the parliamentary By Election In hartlepool. Ms rayner who was removed from her post as Labours Campaign co ordInator after the elections said voters didnt seem to know what the labour leaders key messages were. What i heard on the doorstep is, i didnt know what Keir Starmer stood for, so i thInk that is what our challenge is, actually. Its not, you know, people briefIng sayIng, we thInk keir thInks this, we thInk keir thInks that, but actually about what are we doIng . What are our policies on that . You know, i talked about the green Industrial revolution, the jobs that i thInk should go to those areas that, for decades, havent had an Industry. Because those Industries left, you know. We dont want to brIng back the coal mInes, but what we do want the headlInes on Bbc News. After another night of violence the United Nations warns that the conflict between israel and the palestInians is escalatIng towards full scale war. The Uk Economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first quarter of 2021 the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown dragged down economic growth. The number of coronavirus deaths In India passes a quarter of A Million with a Record Number of fatalities recorded In the last 24 hours. Little mix and women have domInated this Years Brit awards. Little mix became the first All Female Band to wIn best british group, and Dua Lipa won best album and best british female usIng her speech to thank nhs workers. Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly orface the possibility of multi billion pound fInes under new legislation published today. MInisters say the Ine-safety-bill'>0nlIne Safety Bill is aimed at keepIng Children Safe But will protect debate. However, it has already run Into criticism with some sayIng the plans will lead to censorship, and others warnIng that they dont go far enough. Well, as that legislation is beIng published, theres been a call to stop female Football Fans beIng abused onlIne. Women In football which is a network that protects women s Interests across the game says attitudes must change, so that everyone can participate without fear of discrimInation or trollIng. The bbc has spoken to a number of female fans who have suffered sexist and racist abuse onlIne, simply for voicIng their opInion on the sport. Zahid lalani reports. Hello, guys, welcome back to seballos tv. Melissa seballos has supported spurs for as long as she can remember. And, durIng the pandemic, launched her own Youtube Channel to talk about football. But despite the widely positive reaction to her opInions on youtube and twitter, shes faced sexist and racist abuse, based on her filipIno heritage and for beIng a woman who talks about football. ThIngs started gettIng racial. They were callIng me a bleep tellIng me i need to Go Back to the philippInes. I was gettIng Sexual Assault threats, death threats. People sayIng i need to get hung In a zoo. We won. AmazIng, can you believe it . Newcastle Fan Kendall Rowan lost herjob last march durIng lockdown and is now a full time Youtube Content creator this abuse she received has sInce been removed, but other comments made her obsess about her weight and even led to threats of violence agaInst her family. My daughters mixed race, shes had racial abuse aimed towards her. Ive been called fat. It got to the poInt where i would go to the gym five days a week. I even went to the doctors to the poInt of askIng for plastic surgery. Im absolutely staggered and horrified that this is goIng on. Social media companies need to be more accountable and i thInk Social Media Users needs to be more accountable. In response, twitter says that. Youtube says it does not tolerate Ing'>Harassment Or TrollIng and that User Safety is its top priority. It says it works quickly to remove content that violates its policies. Yes, its not goIng to be a match review, guys. Despite the negativity, Kendall And Mel say they will carry on creatIng content and talkIng about the sport that they love. People say, you know, dont let the trolls wIn and i thInk to myself, you know what, youre so right. Why should i have to give up somethIng that i love . I also have a lot of young women and young girls that message me and talk about i didnt even expect this kInd of stuff but youre an Inspiration, i love seeIng girls talk about football, i wish i could do that. It really does help you keep goIng. If it werent for them, i probably would have packed this up ages ago. Zahid lalani, Bbc News. 0ne One british mp is hopIng to tackle websites which offer suicide advice. Former mInister 0wen Paterson, is leadIng a delegation aimed at tacklIng suicide websites, and the danger they pose to users. His wife rose took her own life last summer and had looked at such sites. I asked him about the impact of her death on him and his family. Well, im very open an absolutely devastatIng effect. It has changed our lives for ever. We will probably never recover. We are told that time heals. We are comIng up to the anniversary and i can assure you, time has not healed at all. Im very public about this because i do have a belief, which may be wrong, because i thInk many of the suicides happen on an impulse, and peoplejust want to escape the mental paIn they are In at the moment, but i still have this faith that if she had knownjust what the catastrophic damage was. 0bviously firstly to herself. Lets never forget the most appallIng victims of this unhappIness are those who take their lives and that is a lot of people. In the next 90 mInutes, someone will take their life. About 6500 people per year, thats 15 jumbo jets. This is a massive problem. If she had just been aware of the impact, notjust on herself, which is, of course, absolutely permanent, just as her career was really, really takIng off. In her later years, as you explaIned In her Introduction. But all those around her, notjust how close family, she had huge contacts In the Charity World and the sportIng world, she really made an impact on racIng. It is calculated that every suicide impacts 135 other people. I thInk that is a massive under estimate. It is probably hittIng 1 Million people a year, really damaged by this. A close friend of mIne only last weekend, i met him In the mornIng, i had a meetIng, and he was completely shattered. A very close friend of his had just taken his life that mornIng. He was just devastated by it. I do thInk we have an opportunity with this film. I am very grateful to the government for this. I have spoken to matt hancock, nadIne dorries, who have been very helpful. We have got a roundtable organised with a number of players from all ends of the political spectrum, richard burgon, who has been very helpful, he had a terrible constituency case, Alistair Campbell who has been very public and brave In his description of his own depression and some tragedies withIn his own family, and a number of others, and obviously professional organisations like the samaritans. Ijust hope that we can lay the base for the future. I dont have a clear and easy solution. People say ban the websites. That is a complete waste of time. They will just go underground. Lots of them are already on the dark web already. That is not a solution. My glib easy phrase is, we have to beat technology with technology, and there are many more knowledgeable people than me on that. We have Alice Hendy comIng who lost her brother In november, who is amazIng In the Techy World and has come up with what you thInk might be a technicaL Answer which flips up a Counter Screen should you put In the wrong sort of message Into google. Im very Interested to hear how far the government has got. I have a prelimInary meetIng with senior civil servants a few weeks ago. It was really good, they were really listenIng and keen to work. This is. This is a real staIn on the wonders of the Internet, it has been of such benefit to so many people, but sadly, goes with it the evil and dangerous material. And we have to see what we can do to regulate it. 0wen Paterson mp. And if youre feelIng anxious or stressed depressed please talk to someone. TalkIng is key. Also there are loads of organisations offerIng Help And Support on the Ine'>Bbc Action LIne website. The number is 0800 077 077. We ve had our eyes opened to food poverty, Fuel Poverty and period poverty. Yet behInd front doors across the uk, more than Two Million people are livIng without at least one essential piece of furniture or major Household Appliance like a cooker or a fridge. Some live with nothIng at all. Currently only 2 of Ing'>Social HousIng comes furnished or partly furnished, leavIng those with the biggest fInancial need strugglIng with Furniture Poverty. 0ur Reporter In-nye'>CatrIn Nye fInds out more. This is the bedroom. MovIng Into a new property can be stressful, but its even more difficult when you have no furniture or the means to buy any. This is the kitchen. There is absolutely nothIng In here. There is nowhere to sit, there is nowhere to eat, there is nothIng to cook on. There is nothIng at all. Merle had been livIng In a hostel with her Baby Daughter when her local council found her a permanent property. ComIng from a hostel, under the licensIng agreement, you are not allowed to have furniture. It will cost over £3,000 to furnish this and that is actually heartbreakIng. Its heartbreakIng. Only 2 of Ing'>Social HousIng comes part or fully furnished compared to 29 of private rentals, leavIng many of those on the lowest Incomes strugglIng with Furniture Poverty. I know i shouldnt be feelIng embarrassed, but i do. Especially havIng a child. So we see Furniture Poverty as a slidIng scale. So at the top youve got people who are In furniture Insecurity, so theyve got all the items of furniture that they need for now but if any Item Breaks or needs replacIng they have no means to do that. Then we have people who are In Furniture Poverty and they are lackIng one or more of those essential furniture items. And then there is furniture destitution, where somebody is lackIng all of the essentiaL Items. A recent report revealed there had been an 87 declIne In Crisis Support over the last decade. 25 councils In england have closed their Crisis Schemes entirely. MeanIng one In five could no longer access essentiaL Items, IncludIng furniture. Thankfully, merle has qualified for Crisis Support from the local council. I will be provided with two or three essential household items. So i can have a bed or a stove, fridge or a washIng machIne. There are hundreds of Furniture Reuse Organisations across the uk. One of the biggest is In liverpool. We collect unwanted furniture from peoples homes and we make it available to people who are either livIng on very low Incomes or no Income whatsoever. If youd like to have a little look around . Yes. So we were livIng In temporary accommodation that was fully furnished, it had everythIng. So when we got our Council House we had nothIng when we moved In. With the wages that we have, it is a very low Income and we would struggle to get everythIng that we need In such a short space of time. We are proud that we are makIng a difference and we are makIng l a difference at scale. We have lived here now forjust under three weeks. Today we are made up because we are gettIng our couches, rug, coffee table. So it looks like a home now, doesnt it . Its not an empty room now. CatrIn nye, Bbc News. JoInIng me now is angela foll, who is chief officer at Emmaus Village carlton, which runs a Furniture Package Scheme to help those on low Incomes-access'>Incomes Access essentiaL Items. Why do we have Furniture Poverty at all than the uk . It is why do we have Furniture Poverty at all than the uk . All than the uk . It is outrageous In this day and all than the uk . It is outrageous In this Day And Age all than the uk . It is outrageous In this Day And Age that all than the uk . It is outrageous In this Day And Age that we all than the uk . It is outrageous In this Day And Age that we have all than the uk . It is outrageous In this Day And Age that we have that | this Day And Age that we have that poverty. As cuts have come across the country, lots of the grants that local authorities traditionally gave to people In crisis, dimInished, and people are strugglIng, particularly people are strugglIng, particularly people movIng out of hostels or supported accommodation or people fleeIng domestic abuse. They are movIng from furnished accommodation and given new accommodation and very often it is an empty box, and they are havIng to buy furniture to make that their home. That is a real issue for some people on low Incomes. Issue for some people on low Incomes-issue'>Incomes Issue for some people on low Incomes. ~. ,. ,. , Incomes. What impact does it have on the eole Incomes. What impact does it have on the people you Incomes. What impact does it have on the people you try Incomes. What impact does it have on the people you try and Incomes. What impact does it have on the people you try and help . The people you try and help . Massively. It is great if someone is given a home back to only becomes a home once it is furnished and if somebody has no place to eat, cook or sleep, the very basics of havIng a safe and secure home, so it has a massive effect on peoples Mental Health and their ability to feel secure, safe and happy, so that furniture packages that we offer at emmaus allows people to come to us and we will give them free of Charge Furniture up to the value of £250, and that is a lot of furniture that we can provide for that, and household goods, so notjust the beds and the cooker, also pots and pans to eat from. So, that can make a massive difference to someone, feelIng as if they can start to make a home for themselves. It is feelIng as if they can start to make a home for themselves. FeelIng as if they can start to make a home for themselves. It is not the fact of havIng a home for themselves. It is not the fact of havIng a a home for themselves. It is not the fact of havIng a macro a home for themselves. It is not the fact of havIng a Macro Due a home for themselves. It is not the fact of havIng a Macro Due to a home for themselves. It is not the fact of havIng a Macro Due to Sit Fact of havIng a Macro Due to sit on, ora fact of havIng a Macro Due to sit on, or a cooker to cook on, you have to transport these thIngs to the people as well. Ii it to transport these thIngs to the people as well people as well. If it is a large item we arrange people as well. If it is a large item we arrange for people as well. If it is a large item we arrange for it people as well. If it is a large item we arrange for it to people as well. If it is a large item we arrange for it to be L Item we arrange for it to be delivered and help people settle In. There are lots of charities on the High Street that will do that, organise the transportation for somebody who doesnt have that facility. Somebody who doesnt have that facili. ,. , somebody who doesnt have that facili. , facility. How do people get the furniture that facility. How do people get the furniture that you facility. How do people get the furniture that you reuse, facility. How do people get the | furniture that you reuse, then . Facility. How do people get the furniture that you reuse, then . Do Theyjust Furniture that you reuse, then . Do they just turn up furniture that you reuse, then . Do theyjust turn up at furniture that you reuse, then . Do they just turn up at your store, furniture that you reuse, then . Do theyjust turn up at your store, be referred, how does it work . What theyjust turn up at your store, be referred, how does it work . What we ask is for people referred, how does it work . What we ask is for people to referred, how does it work . What we ask is for people to be referred, how does it work . What we ask is for people to be referred referred, how does it work . What we ask is for people to be referred to ask is for people to be referred to an organisation, which is very straightforward. Just so that we can deal with the numbers. If they make a referral they come to our site they choose, and they can choose, you and i would go to a shop and choose what you want, it is important people can choose what they have In their home, so they come to us, they choose, and if they need it delivered we will arrange that. Many High Street charities will do that. There are some fantastic Donate Items now as good Quality Furniture at low price. But there are lots of organisations and charities on the High Street like emmaus who can help with this. Ii emmaus who can help with this. If people want to donate furniture to help others, how do they do that . Ii help others, how do they do that . If they go to ww. Emmaus. Ork. Uk, put it where you live and it will brIng up the closest organisation to you and where they are. With the pandemic thIngs are more complicated. For many places, you have to make an appoIntment, but you canjust donate. We are very lucky that we have very high Quality Furniture delivered to us. You can get somethIng fantastic, good quality, and good advice. And good advice. Website there is emmaus. Org. Uk. The uks largest Travel Operator Tui says it is lookIng at extendIng its Summer Season Into autumn, given the huge level of pent up demand. It comes after the Uk Government announced its Green List , our Iness-correspondent-alice'>BusIness Correspondent Alice baxter isjoInIng us now. Good to see you agaIn, doesnt that sound wonderful . An extended Holiday Season, about time that we had a glimmer of hope on the horizon for the Holiday And Tourism Industry, because they have bore the brunt of covid restrictions. Lets talk live now to one of the biggest company bosses, Ins-me'>WhojoIns Me now. Tuis ceo, fritz joussen. Is the Inter'>Autumn And WInter holiday goIng to become the new holiday . We are lookIng In most of europe to a great are lookIng In most of europe to a great summer Holiday Season because we have great summer Holiday Season because we have seen an enormous rise In bookIngs we have seen an enormous rise In bookIngs. For example In germany, In belgium. BookIngs. For example In germany, In belgium. In bookIngs. For example In germany, In belgium, In sweden. InterestIngly enough. Belgium, In sweden. InterestIngly enough, the uk is the real champion of vaccInation, but it has very low Interest of vaccInation, but it has very low Interest rates but only portugal seems Interest rates but only portugal seems to Interest rates but only portugal seems to be on the Green List so i thInk seems to be on the Green List so i thInk we seems to be on the Green List so i thInk we should see pretty soon, spaIn. ThInk we should see pretty soon, spaIn. The thInk we should see pretty soon, spaIn, the spanish islands, the Greek spaIn, the spanish islands, the Greek islands, thInk about it, the Greek Greek islands, thInk about it, the Greek islands, thInk about it, the Greek islands, have an Incident below Greek islands, have an Incident below ten Greek islands, have an Incident below ten per 100,000 so you should see also below ten per 100,000 so you should see also a below ten per 100,000 so you should see also a good Summer Season, whenever see also a good Summer Season, whenever the decision is made, lets say, In whenever the decision is made, lets say, In may, whenever the decision is made, lets say, In may, and the Summer Season early say, In may, and the Summer Season early kick say, In may, and the Summer Season early kick starts In july In the say, In may, and the Summer Season early kick starts Injuly In the uk, we should early kick starts Injuly In the uk, we should see a good Summer Season. 0ne we should see a good Summer Season. One thIng we should see a good Summer Season. One thIng is we should see a good Summer Season. One thIng is also clear. We see now amendments for people who couldnt lo, amendments for people who couldnt go, because of restrictions In may, we see go, because of restrictions In may, we see amendments to the Back End of the season, we see amendments to the Back End of the season, and it will keep the destInation is open because we believe destInation is open because we believe the demand will be there so the summer will be longer than traditionally. Traditionally. Huge amounts of entu traditionally. Huge amounts of pentup demand. Traditionally. Huge amounts of pentup demand. People traditionally. Huge amounts of pentup demand. People desperate to pent up demand. People desperate to get on holiday as you were sayIng. But the numbers that you have released this mornIng to make for bleak readIng. Your half year results, revenues dived 89 , pre tax losses widenIng to £1. 3 billion, 1. 5 billion euros, and yet are you optimistic for the future . Do you thInk this is the begInnIng of brighter times ahead for tui . In the first half, from brighter times ahead for tui . In the first half, from october brighter times ahead for tui . In the first half, from october to brighter times ahead for tui . In the first half, from october to march, i first half, from october to march, we are first half, from october to march, we are 89, first half, from october to march, we are 89, 90, 89 from 2019. The hookIng we are 89, 90, 89 from 2019. The bookIng for we are 89, 90, 89 from 2019. The bookIng for example germany, for last weekend was 30 from 2019, from the begInnIng of april it was 60, so we the begInnIng of april it was 60, so we have the begInnIng of april it was 60, so we have seen an enormous rise. We had a so we have seen an enormous rise. We had a day, so we have seen an enormous rise. We had a day, saturday, first time hookIng had a day, saturday, first time bookIng levels above 90 so i agree, the pent up demand is there, and one InterestIng the pent up demand is there, and one InterestIng piece of Information, the Ings-ratio'>SavIngs Ratio across europe saw how much the Ings-ratio'>SavIngs Ratio across europe saw how much money did people spend In the pandemic, and how much they have In their the pandemic, and how much they have In their bank the pandemic, and how much they have In their Bank Accounts is In all countries In their Bank Accounts is In all countries up significantly, so not only demand, but it is also funds available only demand, but it is also funds available for a proper holiday and therefore. Available for a proper holiday and therefore, we are quite optimistic to see therefore, we are quite optimistic to see a therefore, we are quite optimistic to see a good summer. Fantastic, and of course, to see a good summer. Fantastic, and of course. As to see a good summer. Fantastic, and of course. As the to see a good summer. Fantastic, and of course, as the boss to see a good summer. Fantastic, and of course, as the boss of to see a good summer. Fantastic, and of course, as the boss of tui, to see a good summer. Fantastic, and of course, as the boss of tui, you of course, as the boss of tui, you have this very unique global perspective on how we are all doIng across countries In terms of gettIng ourselves back on our feet, back In a position to be able to book holidays and get on planes. Which country do you see as beIng at the forefront of gettIng Consumer Confidence back up to where it needs to be, so that people do feel confident to book those tickets, and then on the other side, where do you see as beIng the hottest destInations at the moment . InterestIngly enough, the number one country InterestIngly enough, the number one country is InterestIngly enough, the number one country is israel. This is very clean country is israel. This is very clear. Israel is fully open. EverythIng is back to normal. But the second everythIng is back to normal. But the second is the uk, and the Confidence Level In the uk is enormous. So people want to travel, but restrictions are still there, so it is a but restrictions are still there, so it is a cautious, cautious Ing'>Decision MakIng of the government, but third Ing'>Decision MakIng of the government, but third is Ing'>Decision MakIng of the government, but third is actually the us. The us is runnIng but third is actually the us. The us is runnIng behInd the uk, and the us has opened is runnIng behInd the uk, and the us has opened and has the strongest bookIng has opened and has the strongest bookIng weeks, even stronger than 2019 and bookIng weeks, even stronger than 2019 and the maIn beneficiaries In terms 2019 and the maIn beneficiaries In terms of 2019 and the maIn beneficiaries In terms of destInation is the caribbean, because it is mexico, jamaica. Caribbean, because it is mexico, jamaica, the domInican republic, cuba, jamaica, the domInican republic, cuba. So jamaica, the domInican republic, cuba, so we see our hotels In that region cuba, so we see our hotels In that region is cuba, so we see our hotels In that region is already overbooked, so at the End Region is already overbooked, so at The End of region is already overbooked, so at The End of the day, it is important that the The End of the day, it is important that the destInations which are open and attractive, that you book early, and attractive, that you book early, and if and attractive, that you book early, and if you and attractive, that you book early, and if you come too late, In some of the destInations it is chaos, because the destInations it is chaos, because some other destInations, when because some other destInations, when you because some other destInations, when you look at the broader area of africa, when you look at the broader area of africa, for when you look at the broader area of africa, for example, it seems to be egypt africa, for example, it seems to be egypt and africa, for example, it seems to be egypt and also turkey, it seems that they are egypt and also turkey, it seems that they are laggIng a little bit behInd In terms they are laggIng a little bit behInd In terms of openIng, and therefore the very In terms of openIng, and therefore the very popular destInations like spaIn. The very popular destInations like spaIn. Or the very popular destInations like spaIn, or greece, most likely will see a spaIn, or greece, most likely will see a very spaIn, or greece, most likely will see a very good start pretty soon for summer. See a very good start pretty soon for summer see a very good start pretty soon for summer. FascInatIng Insights. Many thanks for summer. FascInatIng Insights. Many thanks for for summer. FascInatIng Insights. Many thanks for that for summer. FascInatIng Insights. Many thanks for that global many thanks for that global overview. Good to talk to you. Back to you, victoria. For the 4,000 strong crowd watchIng the Brit Awards at londons 02 arena Last Night, it was a return to normality with Live Music, no face masks or social distancIng. The ceremony was part of the governments plans to trial large scale events and it did not disappoInt. Our Inment-correspondent-colIn'>EntertaInment Correspondent ColIn paterson reports. A dual wIn for Dua Lipa. She performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod to Geri Halliwell with her dress and won both best female and Album Of The Year for future nostalgia. Released last march durIng the very first week of lockdown, her modern take on disco became the soundtrack to many Peoples Year at home. Onstage she called for an nhs Pay Rise. What we should do is we should all give a massive, massive round of applause and give boris a message that we all support a fair Pay Rise for our Ine'>Front LIne. Thank you so much. Little mix it was a night domInated by women, wInnIng four of the five mixed categories. After ten years together, Little Mix became the first all female lIne up In Brits History to be named best group. Its not easy beIng a female In the Uk Pop Industry. We have seen the white male domInance, misogyny, Sexism And Lack of diversity. Taylor swift was given the global icon award. I need you to hear me when i say that there is no Career Path that comes free of negativity. If you are beatIng that with resistance, that probably means that you are doIng somethIng new. Harry styles won best sIngle and appeared to have a new accent. FaInt drawl thank you so much. Im really happy to be here and proud to be celebratIng british music tonight. Shut up, shush while Lewis Capaldis Voice could hardly be heard at all. A busy night for the guy on the bleeper button. While a live highlight was eltonjohns duet with Olly Alexander from the Channel 4 Aids Drama its a sIn. Its a sIn. The brits are part of the Government Pilot Scheme to help Live Music return. To gaIn entry, everyone had to provide a negative covid test. Both the audience. Negative. Clear. Negative . And the stars. Stick the swab right down the back of your neck and youre, 0h a little bit. Not your normal preparation for the Brit Awards, is it . No, not really. More than 4000 mask free fans were Inside, with half the tickets goIng to covid Ine'>Front LIne staff. These gorgeous faces belong to none other than Key Workers cheerIng and, afterwards, it was clear theyd had a great time. Once the music started, it was just so much fun and we just danced so much and it did really feel like we were back In 2019. We just cant believe we are around people agaIn. Just havIng fun. It was very surreal. There people that were very close to us In an entirely almost normal way. And it was great. But it wasnt all Key Workers In the crowd. Bbc news was given an exclusive review of the brits by Television Personality Gemma collIns. Its kInd of strange, but kInd of fab. It was all kInd of weird, hon, but it was beautiful. It was the Brit Awards and it was amazIng. I saw Taylor Swift with my own eyes. I saw whats his name . Harry styles. I see him with my own eyes. Life dont get better than that. See ya and off she went, after a very happy night. ColIn paterson, Bbc News, londons 02 arena. Some messages about Furniture Poverty. If you want to fInd out more, if you want to help, you can go to the bbc website. There is a piece on there, and its amongst the most watched items, and that is where you can fInd out more. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol. Hello agaIn. The forecast once agaIn today is one of sunshIne and showers. Some of the showers will be slow movIng theres not much wInd to move them along and they will be heavy In places with some hail and also some thunder. Low pressure is contInuIng domInate our weather. Weve also got a system comIng up across the English Channel which, later on, will brIng In some raIn across some South Western counties and also the channel islands. And weve got raIn movIng across scotland, curlIng round Into parts of Northern Ireland. In between, a fair few showers, some of them heavy, thundery, and slow movIng, with sunshIne In between. Now, if you are In the sunshIne, with light wInds, we have temperatures between 9 17 celsius. That wont feel too bad. Temperatures roughly where they should be at this stage In may. This evenIng and overnight, many of the showers will fade, but we will hang on to quite a few In the north and west. We also have the raIn advancIng northwards, gettIng Into the midlands, parts of wales and some more parts of the South West, and where we return to low cloud across the North And East of scotland, and also the North East of Northern England but with the temperatures not anticipatIng any issues with frost. This low cloud will be slow to clear. Some of It Mayjust Burn back to the coast. There will still be a few showers developIng through the course of the day. The raIn that we have In wales and the South West driftIng south eastwards and turnIng more showery. Temperatures 9 15, so, down a touch on today. For friday, a fair bit of cloud around. Still some showers. More developIng through the course of the day. We will also have a bit more of a northerly, so it will feel cooler along this North Sea coastlIne. Inland and further west, temperatures will be that bit higher. And see whats waitIng In the wIngs for saturday. Here it comes. RaIn pushIng right the way across most of the uk. BehInd it, a return to sunshIne and showers once agaIn. Temperatures 9 14, so below average for this stage In may, by the time we get to saturday. Low pressure remaIns with us. At the weekend this Weather Front clears, then we are back Into sunshIne and showers. FeelIng a bit blustery durIng the course of sunday and even Into monday it will still be quite blustery as well, and temperatures below average for the time of year but we might see somethIng this is Bbc News. The headlInes at 11. After another night of violence the United Nations warns that the conflict between israel and the palestInians is escalatIng towards full scale war. An Independent report Into the Worlds Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic fInds serious failures by both the World Health Organization and Individual governments. The number of coronvirus deaths In India passes a quarter of A Million with a Record Number of fatalities recorded In the last 24 hours. The Uk Economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first quarter of 2021 the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown draggIng down economic growth. A nIne year old boy has died after beIng struck by lightnIng while on a football field. Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly or potentially face multi billion pound fInes under new legislation In the uk. Women have domInated this Years Brit awards. Little mix became the first All Female Band to wIn best british Group And Dua lipa won best album and best british female usIng her speech to thank nhs workers. Should all give a massive fair Pay Rise for our Ine'>Front LIne. Its turnIng Into the worst violence between israel and the palestInians for seven years. At least 40 people have already been killed this week. The United Nations has warned the conflict is movIng towards full scale war. In the last few hours militant group hamas said theyd launched another 200 rockets towards israel. Israeli Air Strikes were heard In gaza as dawn broke. The israeli government has declared a State Of Emergency In the town of Lod One of several areas that have seen protests by arab israeli citizens. Mark lobel has the latest. Like an Inferno, this conflict has erupted Into the worst violence In years. In the past few hours, hamas says it launched over 200 rockets Into israel from gaza, some Intercepted almost immediately by Israels Air Defence system, but not all. Its reported, police say, two people were killed by rockets strikIng the central israeli city of lod In the middle of the night. Earlier, cars and a religious school were burned, after clashes between Arab Israelis and Israeli Jews on the streets here, 30 mInutes south of Tel Aviv, a situation the mayor described as out of control. The israeli government has declared an emergency In-the-city'>In The City. In the West Bank City of ramallah, Israeli Military Vehicles drive back palestInian protesters with tear gas. As Injerusalem'>Clashes Injerusalem and events In gaza have acted as a rallyIng cry, sendIng residents here Into battle, too. In the West Bank City of hebron, palestInian and israeli forces clash. Firecrackers are lobbed In exchange for Stun Grenades and tear gas. At least 130 missiles have targeted the israeli city of Tel Aviv. This was the burnt out scene after rockets struck. Earlier, pedestrians ran for shelter. There was visible shock when rockets claimed the lives of two israeli women In-the-city'>In The City of ashkelon, which lies close to gaza. 95 people were hospitalised. Earlier, this 13 Storey Hamas occupied Tower Block In gaza fell, an hour and a half after residents were warned to evacuate, with no reported casualties. Israeli Inister'>Defence MInister Benny Gantz said the israeli strikes werejust the begInnIng. Hamas says it stands ready if there is an escalation. Israel says its targetIng militant leaders, but many of the victims were young, IncludIng 11 year old husaIn hammed. At least ten children have now been reported killed In the last few days, accordIng to hamas. Among at least 28 killed and 150 Injured. And there is goIng to be more loss of life, im afraid, and i dont see it wrappIng up any time soon. So i really. I thInk the engagement has to come from the us. There needs to be much more us leadership here. FollowIng days of unrest byjerusalems Old City, with Water Cannons deployed by israeli authorities once agaIn, the International community has urged both sides to end the escalation. Explosions. But this was the Sound Gaza woke up to. Mark lobel, Bbc News. The israeli Inister'>Prime MInister In-netanyahu'>BenjamIn Netanyahu Visited Lod In the early hours of this mornIng this is what he had to say. Translation we must act agaInst all of those who try to attack israeli citizens or the state of israel. They hurt citizens, police officers, burn houses, cars, synagogues. Its obvious we cannot accept this and no country would accept it and certaInly not us. Sir Incent-fean'>VIncent Fean is chair of the Balfour Project charity, which seeks to raise awareness of britaIns historical responsibility In what is now israel and palestIne, and how to achieve equal rights for both israelis and palestInians. He was also britaIns Consul General Injerusalem from 2010 to 2014. The moment of the situation, neither side seems to want to back down and International diplomacy which one would normally expect the american city take a strong need In doesnt seem to be doIng very much, what is your view . Seem to be doIng very much, what is our view . , ~ ,. ,. , seem to be doIng very much, what is our view . , ~ i. ,. , your view . Thank you for askIng me to seak your view . Thank you for askIng me to speak today your view . Thank you for askIng me to speak today. The your view . Thank you for askIng me to speak today. The current to speak today. The current situation is tragic. There is Death And Waste of life, there is an urgent need for De Escalation. You ask who can act . The united states is a natural actor as israels closest ally. He chipped, the neighbour to the west of israel has a close Ing-relationship'>WorkIng Relationship with her mass and the united Inator'>Nations Security CoordInator will be IntervenIng as well. The immediate need is to de escalate, to stop the rockets, to stop the Air Strikes, to end the killIng but the important poInt to make is that we have been here before In 2008, 2012, 2014, fightIng between her Mass And Israel and the outcome has been traces, the defInition of violence but no means of addressIng the fundamental issues, the issues you touched upon, Occupation And Settlement and of displacement of palestInians. I remember In the year 2000, to get thIngs back under control takes a great deal of time and on the diplomacy, how much damage do you thInk was done by president trumps presidency In terms of the Recognition Ofjerusalem as Israels Capital and what the Ing-mInistry'>BuyIng MInistry can do to catch up now . Can do to catch up now . Trump was bad for everybody, can do to catch up now . Trump was bad for everybody, i can do to catch up now . Trump was bad for everybody, i thInk. Can do to catch up now . Trump was bad for everybody, i thInk. He can do to catch up now . Trump was bad for everybody, i thInk. He was. Bad for everybody, i thInk. He was bad for everybody, i thInk. He was bad for everybody, i thInk. He was bad for israel as well as for the palestInians. But he was particularly the negative towards the palestInians. Joe biden, with a clean slate and a new begInnIng, has an opportunity. He has many priorities, as you know, domestic and foreign, IncludIng iran and chIna. This crisis will focus attention In washIngton, In london, In brussels, Around The World, In how to control the situation immediately but i come back to my poInt, if wejust immediately but i come back to my poInt, if we just fix it temporarily and patch it up and leave thIngs as they are, the fundamentals will not be addressed and this will re her. We need to avoid that. BritaIn has a terrible reputation In the actual design of what is happenIng now. You are representIng the Balfour Project and i mentioned a moment ago the area which is occupied by so many palestInians the moment, many of him who lost their property In 1948 with the creation of israel but also, some of those properties there were occupied by Israelis Or Israelis laid claim to them havIng lost their property In the division of property under the british and the 1948 division of property there. What can be done about that because there are legal arguments on both sides and no one seems to know which is right . What we need is the application rather than simply talkIng about the application of International law. Under International law, israel, as the occupyIng power In itsjerusalem and the West Bank and gaza, heston responsible it is. They are clearly defIned and they Include responsibility to treat the citizens that they had occupied on the same level as their own with the exception of security considerations. What is happenIng In reality is that the Settlement Project of israel and the West Bank IncludIng eastjerusalem, which is illegal under International law and will be looked Into, i trust, by the International crimInal court, that activity has been goIng on for decades, growIng. That tragic episode and the potential eviction of palestInians from homes they have lived In for decades, with an have a century In some cases, is an example of that. You are right to mention the legal position but it is the case, that israelis are entitled to claim land that they may have occupied back In the 19th century, then at the same applies to palace onions. PalestInians should have the right to claim back the land on which they were evicted back In 1948. That is not the case so usIng International law, usIng the fact that the International crimInal court has said that it has legitimacy to look Into this issue, were crimes by mass, were crimes by israel, i thInk that is a way to go but litigation is not the ultimate solution. The ultimate solution, i believe, is that israel should recognise the rights of the palestInian people In the occupied territories to self determInation. Self determInation meanIng the opportunity to create their own sovereign secure state alongside the state of israel. We are not there, the current israeli government and the current israeli government and the next issue any government will not one that. They are offerIng Inus-tommy'>Sovereignty MInus Tommy with contInued occupation and that is not acceptable to the palestInian people. A word about the british rule, you are right. The Balfour Project is a charity at what we did In the 30 years that we ran the place and tries to ask what should we do now . The key poInt for us right now is recognition by britaIn of the palestInian state alongside israel as a contribution to peace with justice also thank you very much Indeed. Lets get more from our correspondent tom bateman, whos In ashkelon, a City South of Tel Aviv. Yes, we are outside Southern Israel. B get the essence of the geography and we are hearIng what i believe is israeli Air Strikes on the Gaza Strip which is a couple of miles In this direction. BehInd me, theres huge plume of smoke was the Fuel Tank of the pipelIne. This is a pretty old Ine'>Oil PipelIne that had been decommissioned and was beIng put back In service between the deals between Israel And Gulf countries. That was hit In one of the barges Last Night. Allege this enormous explosion and is still on fire 14 hours or so later. We have just seen further fires a bit closer which i thInk might be from new Rocket Strikes. As we arrived, there was a rugged alert In place and we are hearIng more activity which agaIn sounds like its really Air Strikes around the area of the Perimeter Fence just a few miles from here, so it has been a night of heavy bombardment, both for palestInians In the Gaza Strip and is really is around strip well Into central israel with those two parishes late Last Night on to Tel Aviv and then agaIn In the middle of the night, and palestInians In gaza it woke to extremely fierce Air Strikes this mornIng with israeli war poundIng areas right across the strip. Israel says that at least three militant leaders were killed In that and that was clearly what they were tryIng to do from late Last Night when the Inister'>Prime MInister In-netanyahu'>BenjamIn Netanyahu said mass leaders would have blood on their heads after both sides engaged In what appeared to be a very steep escalation yesterday evenIng. The first is early escalation yesterday evenIng. The first is early casualties as well which of course In-netanyahu'>BenjamIn Netanyahu spoke about when he visited the area In the early hours of this mornIng, do you get the impression though, tom, that neither side, even if there is International diplomatic pressure, is wantIng to back down at the moment . The moment . That is absolutely the case. The moment . That is absolutely the case there the moment . That is absolutely the case. There was the moment . That is absolutely the case. There was a the moment . That is absolutely the case. There was a sense, the moment . That is absolutely the case. There was a sense, i the moment . That is absolutely the case. There was a sense, i thInk, i case. There was a sense, i thInk, Last Night, the political leader of hammers had said any speech that i thInk you could Interpret as beIng ready to claim victory after that very heavy bombardment Into central israel. But the israelis were not goIng to stand for that whatsoever. It was very clear they were goIng to respond to that barrage. The size of which was a short period of time and its range, israel seems to be unprecedented even between these two sides to its release felt they would respond extremely forcefully. They are still doIng that. Theres also the strategic imperative as far as the strategic imperative as far as the is really is a concerned because they dont want to give the side to other militant groups In the region that this wouldnt go without a response so i thInk it will contInue throughout the day. We saw an anti Tank Missile beIng fired by her mass across the Perimeter Fence this mornIng which hit a vehicle. One person was killed and two were wounded. The number of dead on both sides contInues to climb. The latest officials are sayIng and gaza is that 43 palestInians are now known to have died, 13 of those children. The support of the Arab Israelis In towns there a State Of Emergency has been declared, that is rare, is it not, and how alarmIng is that to add Into this mixture . Into this mixture . Well, it is this sense of unrest, Into this mixture . Well, it is this sense of unrest, particularly Into this mixture . Well, it is this sense of unrest, particularly In i sense of unrest, particularly In mixed towns, also In arab towns In the north of israel that is addIng a huge amount of fuel to what feels like a very volatile situation. We have seen In eastjerusalem and the West Bank very heavy confrontations between palestInians and is really forces and then is eruption of anger In both mixed towns and arab towns and really, one of the startIng poInts was In the town you mentioned where an arab citizen was killed by an israeli, shot dead after some form of confrontation between those two sides. Israelis were arrested In that and we are now In this bizarre situation where the Inister'>Police MInister has criticised the arrest of those israelis, suggestIng they were actIng In self defence. So there is an extremely high level of Tension And Rhetoric around all this and the concern among ordInary israelis, both jewish concern among ordInary israelis, bothjewish and arab citizens of israel, is that there is this feelIng that thIngs could quite easily slip out of control. The headlInes on Bbc News. After another night of violence the United Nations warns that the conflict between israel and the palestInians is escalatIng towards full scale war. An Independent report Into the worlds reponse to the Coronavirus Pandemic fInds serious failures by both the World Health organisation and Individual governments. The Uk Economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first quarter of 2021 the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown draggIng down economic growth. An update about The Who report Into the global pandemic a report lookIng Into the Fenners Hasjust The Global Pandemic a report lookIng Into the fenners has just been published In the last 20 mInutes or so. We will be gettIng some Expert Analysis on that. Just to give you some of the headlInes about this, it says that the world and The Who responded badly to the pandemic. It calls for a new global system to Investigate the disease, it once an Independent panel to look at new pandemic, should that happen. It said The Who should have declared an Emergency Fastener and the World Trade Organization also at The Who, it suggests, should hold talks on the voluntary licensIng of vaccInes. As i say, we will be gettIng some Expert Analysis on that report, but that report, which many have been Ing-for'>WaitIng For, hasjust that report, which many have been Ing-for'>WaitIng For, has just been published In the last 19 mInutes. Stay with us for that. The economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first three months of this year accordIng to the office for national statistics. School closures and a large fall In clothes sales durIng the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown dragged down economic growth with gdp now 8. 7 below where it was before the pandemic. SpeakIng a little earlier to our economics editor, faisal islam, the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, said that despite todays numbers the Uk Economy is gettIng back on track and the governments plan forjobs is workIng. Almost a year ago, we set out our plan forjobs and todays almost a year ago, we set out our plan for jobs and todays figures show is that that plan is workIng and it is great to see. The decisions we made with the right decisions we made with the right decisions and it is portland that we have borrowIng. But i have to balance all those thIngs In the round but the good news is fun today that the plan we put In place is workIng. A nIne year old boy has died after apparently beIng struck by lightnIng durIng a football coachIng session. The child was Injured on a Ing-field'>PlayIng Field In the common Edge Road Area of Blackpool Yesterday Afternoon when a Thunderstorm Hit the Lancashire Town. Our Correspondent Nick Garrett is In blackpool for us. Flowers led behInd as a superstar, hasnt he . ,. , flowers led behInd as a superstar, hasnt he . Flowers led behInd as a superstar, hasnt he . ,. ,. ,. , hasnt he . Yes, he has. People have said to me hasnt he . Yes, he has. People have said to me this hasnt he . Yes, he has. People have said to me this Ing-hasnt'>MornIng Hasnt he . Yes, he has. People have said to me this mornIng that hasnt he . Yes, he has. People have said to me this mornIng that he said to me this mornIng that he lived for football, said to me this mornIng that he lived forfootball, he said to me this mornIng that he lived for football, he played at every opportunity he possibly could. He was here with a small group of people In a InIng'>Specialist TraInIng that he had been doIng. It is comIng to The End of the season of grassroots football and some crucial matches comIng up and he was absolutely determIned to play. The storm that came In had travelled up the West Coast and hit around 5pm Last Night on this area right near the of blackpool. There was thunder, a lot of lightnIng as well, over 600 lightnIng strikes across In-yesterday'>BritaIn Yesterday alone. The boy was playIng just a few feet away from the edge of the Car Park where i am standIng. He was hit by lightnIng. The Air Ambulance and the Ambulance Service and the Police Service immediately came to the scene, they are not far from here, they took the boy to hospital but sadly, he could not be saved. He was declared dead short time later. An Independent panels report Into the Worlds Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic has concluded that there were serious failures by both the World Health organisation and Individual governments. The panel was appoInted by The Who; its verdict is that the current system failed. It criticises The Who as well as Europe And America for wastIng precious time before declarIng an International health emergency. To prevent another catastrophic pandemic, its suggested reforms IncludIng a global health Threats Council beIng set up by The Who. With the power to hold member states accountable a Disease Surveillance System and vaccInes beIng classed as � public goods as well as a InancIng-facility'>Pandemic FInancIng Facility. And its made an immediate request for the wealthy g7 nations to commit A Billion Dollars to The Whos covax programme, which provides Ine-support'>VaccIne Support to poorer countries. Lets speak now to dr Eva Lee, Health Care Operations Expert who was part of the red Dawn Email Group warnIng Government Officials of the pandemic In febraruy 2020. Would like to startjust with a Side Issueif would like to startjust with a Side Issue if i may because we know that you have International Reputation And Record for your modellIng and for your Skill And Knowledge about pandemics and Indeed, you were wantIng to alert the world to this. The same time though, you were convicted of felonies last year for a Ing-project'>FundIng Project which is distInct from what we are talkIng about now but i wonder if you could just help us with that because presumably, they will be some people who doubt your credibility . The they will be some people who doubt your credibility . Your credibility . The first thIng relates to a your credibility . The first thIng relates to a mInistry your credibility . The first thIng relates to a Inistry-form'>MInistry Form your credibility . The first thIng relates to a Inistry-form'>MInistry Form that | relates to a Inistry-form'>MInistry Form that should be completed by staff and so thatis should be completed by staff and so that is the relation took that felony. Yes, there is a crimInal record but the science and also the Quality Work has always been acknowledged. But Quality Work has always been acknowledged. Quality work has always been acknowled. Ed. � ~ acknowledged. 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It really is a lifetime because we were watchIng eight countries, 26 countries and 45 countries, 26 countries and 45 countries and that is In a period of just 24 hours and from my poInt of view, the prediction to say, look, act now, and that is never, you know, we cannot wait. I thInk failure to act truly has to be spelt out and another thIng one has to understand, for a pandemic of this calamity is that the time spent waitIng means that the amount of resources you need to use to just clampdown the Infection will be exponentially and that is the reason why one would say, we dont have enough resources, but we dont have enough resources, but we dont have enough resources, but we dont have enough resources only because of the delay. If we act early enough, then we have enough resources and there will be a lot less deaths and a lot less Infection and i thInk these type of lessons learned is important. Type of lessons learned is important type of lessons learned is imortant. , important. 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It is difficult In some sense for people to thInk about all of these and to say, look, i dont want to close the Iness'>Economy And BusIness and everythIng now but on the other hand, if you dont close now and if you wait for two months, then you are closIng for a lot longer to the cascadIng effect and the impact of it is so much more dramatic and traumatic also In terms of the loss of human lives so i thInk that part, i hope it is spelt out because otherwise, they will never be enough resources. D0 otherwise, they will never be enough resources. Y. , ~ otherwise, they will never be enough resources. ,. , ~. , resources. Do you thInk the world has learned resources. Do you thInk the world has learned its resources. Do you thInk the world has learned its lesson resources. Do you thInk the world has learned its lesson now . Resources. Do you thInk the world has learned its lesson now . The i resources. Do you thInk the world has learned its lesson now . The who suggested that it set up a vaccIne council, but has the world learned its lesson when you look at what is happenIng, for example, In India . Well, i thInk that is puzzlIng part of human behaviour. India was extraordInary In the first wave. It did really well. It closed busInesses down and basically forced people to stay home. But if you look at that Infection, it was outstandIng what they have done. In the second wave, it surpassed the first wave and to see them surpass 100 at that level, nobody was willIng to lock down and let it escalate. And lettIng it escalate is not possible because, at the moment, In order to clampdown and attaIn the disease, we need Protection Rate to be faster than the Infection rate. So the protection of the people has to be faster than the growth of the Infection. How could that be the case for just usIng Infection. How could that be the Case Forjust usIng the vaccIne alone . Even if you had unlimited vaccIne, it is not possible. So they will have to close up for a period of time to contaIn as much as possible with the vaccIne, lockdown and social Ing-and-everythIng'>DistancIng And EverythIng and social Ing-and-everythIng'>DistancIng And EverythIng and make their Protection Rate as big as possible. Then they could contaIn the variant of the virus. It is really difficult. So many thIngs have been learned through this whole period. It is a long time already. Yet it does not seem like humans are willIng to learn and i thInk that is what is difficult and i thInk the Leadership Part is extraordInary and extraordInarily important. Thank you for talkIn extraordInarily important. Thank you for talkIng to extraordInarily important. Thank you for talkIng to us extraordInarily important. Thank you for talkIng to us on extraordInarily important. Thank you for talkIng to us on bbc extraordInarily important. Thank you for talkIng to us on Bbc News. Thank you for talkIng to us on Bbc News. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol. Hello agaIn. For the next few days, the forecast is certaInly one of sunshIne and showers, and turnIng that bit wIndier as we head Into the weekend. Today we have got some raIn across the far north of scotland, some of that frIngIng In across Northern Ireland. A lot of showers across england, and wales, a few gettIng Into Northern Ireland and southern scotland later on. And we have got some raIn comIng up across the English Channel Into parts of wales and the South West later on as well. Temperatures up to 16 or 17 degrees. Through this evenIng and overnight, this raIn will advance towards the midlands, gettIng Into wales and more of devon and cornwall. And agaIn, still a few showers knockIng around, but a fair bit of cloud. Low cloud, murky conditions across the North And East of scotland and Into the North East of england. Tomorrow that will be slow to clear and then tomorrow, and In fact, Into the weekend and even next week, we are lookIng at this unsettled theme contInuIng with some In-or-sunshIne'>RaIn Or SunshIne and showers, but blustery as we head Into the weekend. Hello, this is Bbc News with me, tim wilcox. The headlInes after another night of violence, the United Nations warns that the conflict between israel and the palestInians is escalatIng towards full scale war. An Independent report Into the Worlds Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic fInds serious failures by both the World Health Organization and Individual governments. The number of coronvirus deaths In India passes a quarter of A Million, with a Record Number of fatalities recorded In the last 24 hours. The Uk Economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first quarter of 2021 the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown draggIng down economic growth. A nIne year old boy has died after beIng struck by lightnIng while on a football field. Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly or potentially face multi billion pound fInes under new legislation In the uk. Little mix and women have domInated this Years Brit awards. Little mix became the first All Female Band to wIn best british Group And Dua lipa won best album and best british female usIng her speech to thank nhs workers. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heresjohn watson. Good mornIng. Manchester city, Premier League champions for the third time In four years. Confirmation comIng after uniteds defeat to leicester Last Night. Pep guardiola callIng this the sweetest of the lot In a season which saw them go The Whole wInter november to march undefeated. Andy swiss reports. Commentator congratulations to Pep Guardiola and Manchester City. J the moment that meant disappoIntment on one side of manchester. And delight on the other. Defeat for united meant city were champions for the fifth time In less than a decade. For theirfans, another night to celebrate. Its unbelievable. I thInk it is Pep Guardiolas biggest achievement so far. NothIng beats it, Premier League. You just know youve won, you are the champions In england. Weve won the carabao cup, i weve won the Premier League, lets hope we can clInch the Champions League, as well. Earlier, uniteds 2 1 defeat agaInst leicester had ended their slender hopes of catchIng city, whose players could celebrate from their sofas. Here In the etihad, city have played stunnIng football this season but no fans have been able to watch it, with every game here behInd closed doors. But it has not stopped their success. So what has been their secret . Yes, they have had stand out stars like boyhood City Fan Phil foden, but it is their collective strength that has been key. For me, its been special, because even i thInk it was january, february time, when you see kevIn de bruyne go down, you see Sergio Aguero go down, they are two of the best players In the world, but In that time i thInk city won every sIngle game so i thInk that says a lot about the collective. And so Citys Decade of domestic domInation now has a new chapter, and with a first Champions League fInal to come, it could be their greatest yet. Andy swiss, Bbc News, the etihad stadium. He would not bet agaInst more success to come. He would not bet agaInst more success to come. Southampton Striker Danny Ings underlIned his importance to The Club as he made a Ing-return'>Goal ScorIng Return from Injury. SaInts fightIng back to beat crystal palace 3 1, Ings with two of them, havIng been out sInce april. A timely return, with englands Euros Squad to be announced In less than two weeks time. Uefa are hopIng to confirm porto as the Host City for the all english Champions League fInal between Manchester City and chelsea the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government � cleared the way� for uefa to host the fInal at wembley. The match will be moved from istanbul, but with quarantIne restrictions likely to remaIn In place here, the switch to portugal is now likely. After 16 years with harlequIns, Mike Browns played his last game for The Club followIng his red card agaInst wasps last weekend. The former england full back, who leaves for newcastle at The End of the season, has been banned for six weeks for stampIng. It means, with just four rounds remaInIng, he wont feature for The Club agaIn and will miss the premiership fInal were they to qualify. Nobody has played more games for The Club than the 35 year old. Novak djocovic had a John Mcenroe Moment at the italian open, the World Number one unhappy he was made to play on In the raIn In rome. Have a listen. I have asked you three times you didnt ask to i have asked you three times you didnt ask to check the court. I didnt didnt ask to check the court. I didnt say didnt ask to check the court. I didnt say that. An didnt ask to check the court. I didnt say that. Didnt say that. An extended altercation didnt say that. An extended altercation between didnt say that. An extended altercation between the didnt say that. An extended i altercation between the umpire didnt say that. An extended altercation between the Umpire And Novak djokovic. Heres what he had to say afterwards. Look, you know, its not the first time or probably the last time that im goIng to experience such conditions. Even though with that much experience behInd me, i still get upset and lose my cool. But its ok. Djokovic eventually went on to wIn his second Inst'>Round Match AgInst taylor fritz. I thInk he will have to go some way to rivaljohn mcenroe � s outbursts. Thats just about all the sport for now. Dont forget its the first round of golf� s british masters today. You can keep up to date with all the latest from the belfry on the bbc sport website. Thats bbc. Co. Uk sport and on the bbc sport app. John mcenroe did it with so much more vigour he was angry and younger and so petulant the headband younger and so petulant Tie Headband helped as younger and so petulant Tij Headband helped as well. Younger and so petulant the | headband helped as well. And younger and so petulant the headband helped as well. And he looked the Part Headband helped as well. And he looked the part a headband helped as well. And he looked the part a spoiled headband helped as well. And he looked the part a spoiled brat i looked the part a spoiled brat havIng a tantrum. Thank you, john. Thank you, john. Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly orface the possibility of multi billion pound fInes under new legislation published today. MInisters say the Ine-safety-bill'>0nlIne Safety Bill is aimed at keepIng children safe, but will protect debate. However, it has already run Into criticism, with some sayIng the plans will lead to censorship, and others warnIng that they dont go far enough. Lets talk to adam hadley, the Founder And Director of the 0nlIne harms foundation. The Culture Secretary describes this as ground breakIng. We have had two years to put all this together, does it satisfy you . Brute years to put all this together, does it satisfy you . It satisfy you . We welcome the oane it satisfy you . We welcome the onlIne safety it satisfy you . We welcome the onlIne safety bill. It satisfy you . We welcome the onlIne safety bill. It it satisfy you . We welcome the onlIne safety bill. It is it satisfy you . We welcome the onlIne safety bill. It is certaInlyj onlIne safety bill. It is certaInly ambitious and that is exactly the sort of thIng we need to see from governments, but our concern is the scope of the Ine-safety-bill'>0nlIne Safety Bill is too broad. I will work is largely focused on supportIng tech platforms removIng terrorist content. What we fInd In reality is very worst content, terrorist content, is on the smallest platforms, not the big platforms. This is because Content Removal does not necessarily remove the problem that underlInes this. So it is important to stress that we should notjust be focusIng on big platforms, but the small ones as well where the majority of the most egregious content is beIng published. And this shows that we have to also look at the root causes of why people are postIng Ine'>Content OnlIne and what we can do about it. At our foundation, we do onlIne and what we can do about it. At ourfoundation, we do not onlIne and what we can do about it. At our foundation, we do not believe we should just be askIng for content to be removed, but that they should be more substantial efforts to understand why people are doIng this and what can be done. Iloathed understand why people are doIng this and what can be done. Understand why people are doIng this and what can be done. What about the rocess and what can be done. What about the process itself . And what can be done. What about the process itself . As and what can be done. What about the process itself . As it and what can be done. What about the process itself . As it stands, and what can be done. What about the process itself . As it stands, it and what can be done. What about the process itself . As it stands, it is process itself . As it stands, it is the outsourcIng of adjudication at the outsourcIng of adjudication at the moment. How will that work and how can people guarantee and have faith In a neutral arbiter of what is, actually, acceptable and what is not . 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And the potential fInancial penalties these companies, defIne. And the potential fInancial penalties these companies, is defIne. And the potential fInancial| penalties these companies, is that enough of a deterrent or could that have counter productive effect . Well, the worst content is on the smallest platforms who would not have the money to pay the fInes. Where the big platforms are concerned, they are already doIng a lot. Facebook removed more than 100 Million pieces of content related to hate speech, it removed nearly 35 Million pieces of terrorist content. In many senses, the big platforms are already dealIng with this. What we are seeIng In trackIng how terrorists use the Internet is most of the content is on the smaller platforms. Whilst the Ine-safety-bill'>0nlIne Safety Bill is certaInly a positive step, it does not focus on where the greatest harm currently is on the Internet. So In a sense the Ine-safety-bill'>0nlIne Safety Bill is a couple of years to late and there is a lot more that can be done, for example, encouragIng big tech platforms to share their technologies, their know how In Content Moderation with the smaller platforms who often have greater challenges dealIng with this. ~ ,. , greater challenges dealIng with this. ~ ,. , greater challenges dealIng with this. ~ ,. , this. Thank you very much Indeed for oInInu us this. Thank you very much Indeed for joInIng us on this. Thank you very much Indeed for joInIng us on bbc this. Thank you very much Indeed for joInIng us on Bbc News. The International panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Hasjust issued its report Into the global handlIng of the covid 19 pandemic. The report, called covid 19 make it the last pandemic, said the World Health Organization should have declared the new Coronavirus Outbreak In chIna an International-emergency'>International Emergency earlier than The End of january 2020. It also said travel bans should have been put In place sooner. The panel called for a new transparent global system to be set up for InvestigatIng disease outbreaks. Well, here In the uk, the chief whip, mark spencer, responded to a journalist askIng whether there would be a covid Inquiry here. Will there be an enquiry Into the handlIng will there be an enquiry Into the handlIng of covid 19 announced today . HandlIng of covid19 announced toda . ,. , � today . There will be, but i dont know when today . There will be, but i dont know when Hes Today . There will be, but i dont know when hes goIng today . There will be, but i dont know when hes goIng to today . There will be, but i dont i know when hes goIng to announce today . There will be, but i dont know when hes goIng to announce it. That was the response as he was headIng Into downIng street downIng street. Lets talk now to paul hunter, professor In medicIne at the university of east anglia, who is a member of two World Health Organization committees advisIng on the global response to the pandemic. Is this fair or could it have been even more critical . It is is this fair or could it have been even more critical . Even more critical . It is always difficult at even more critical . It is always difficult at the even more critical . It is always difficult at the start even more critical . It is always difficult at the start of even more critical . It is always difficult at the start of any even more critical . It is always. Difficult at the start of any major Public Health emergency, knowIng how bad it is goIng to get an the previous Coronavirus Problem of an International concern was the Sars Outbreak of 2003 and it ended up followIng a very different trajectory that was pretty much over withIn the year. But i thInk that what i have seen of comments of the report so far is that they are generally fair and i thInk the criticisms, particularly the criticisms, particularly the criticisms agaInst many of the european countries, IncludIng the uk, In the slowness that we reacted even after it was declared an International-emergency'>International Emergency by The Who, are certaInly fair. Is. International emergency by The Who, are certaInly fair. Are certaInly fair. Is, though, the delay from are certaInly fair. Is, though, the delay from the are certaInly fair. Is, though, the delay from The Who are certaInly fair. Is, though, the delay from The Who origInally i are certaInly fair. Is, though, the delay from The Who origInally to | are certaInly fair. Is, though, the I Delay from The Who origInally to do with systemic failures at the organisation or personnel . Because of course there had been questions raised about the closeness of The Who to chInese authorities. Yes. Raised about the closeness of The Who to chInese authorities. Yes, but that decision who to chInese authorities. Yes, but that decision is who to chInese authorities. Yes, but that decision is made who to chInese authorities. Yes, but that decision is made effectively who to chInese authorities. Yes, but that decision is made effectively by i that decision is made effectively by a group of external experts at The Who that they brIng together from Around The World who are not generally who employees. So to a large extent, a lot of the decisions and the timIng of the decisions of The Who have been based on what was beIng advised by external groups and external Individuals from Around The World. In external Individuals from Around The World. ,. , ~. ,. , world. In terms of the lockdown, for exam le, world. In terms of the lockdown, for example. They world. In terms of the lockdown, for example, they are world. In terms of the lockdown, for example, they are sayIng world. In terms of the lockdown, for example, they are sayIng it world. In terms of the lockdown, for example, they are sayIng it should l example, they are sayIng it should have happened more quickly, not only In chIna but elsewhere. Regardless of what The Who will say, the argument still exists between countries whose economies really cannot afford the total lockdown and add case In poInt probably now is India, where you have got millions of migrant workers who cannot stay at home and not any money. Indeed, and it is very difficult and fraught decision to make. And i thInk, as we have found In the uk, whatever decision you make will be pretty unpopular with a substantial proportion of the population and a substantial proportion of commercial Interests. So it is an extremely difficult Ing'>Decision MakIng Process And One that, gladly, i am very glad i was not actually havIng to make those decisions. But i was not actually havIng to make those decisions. I was not actually havIng to make those decisions. But the government is announcIng those decisions. But the government is announcIng an those decisions. But the government is announcIng an Independent is announcIng an Independent enquiry, weepIng. The Inister'>Prime MInister is makIng a statement and you might well be asked to get Involved In that well be asked to get Involved In that enquiry we thInk. What are theissues that enquiry we thInk. What are the issues that need to be at the top of the agenda for a public enquiry . Because with all of these enquiries, it depends on the remit and the legal powers are and what the parameters are. And the legal powers are and what the parameters are. Yes, i thInk the ke thIn , the parameters are. Yes, i thInk the key thIng. And the parameters are. Yes, i thInk the key thIng, and the the parameters are. Yes, i thInk the key thIng, and the biggest the parameters are. Yes, i thInk the key thIng, and the biggest failure i key thIng, and the biggest failure withIn the uk, was preparedness. For many years, we have been effectively runnIng down public Health Provision In the uk and it is notjust about not keepIng. It is about the way that many have been fragmented over the years and moved Into government said they have unless Independent voice and effectively are more likely to have to follow government directions than be a strong Independent voice for Public Health. 20 years ago, we had a very large network of Public Health laboratories that meant we could respond much more quickly than we were able to last year In terms of testIng. We had a much more we have a much more difficult relationship between Individual local Public Health organisations and central Public Health organisations with the break up of the way that the nhs was funded and managed over the last 20 years. I thInk to a large extent, a lot of the mistakes and failIngs that happen In the uk can be traced back to that fragmentation of Public Health and poor preparedness. The Inister'>Prime MInister is due to be makIng a statement at 12 30pm. Thank you very much. India has suffered a Record Rise In coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours, takIng its total fatalities past the 250,000 mark. More than 4,200 people died, while there were nearly 350,000 new cases. The World Health Organization says the Covid Variant found In India is now of global concern because of the speed with which it spreads. The bbc� s vikas pandey, along with cameraman anshul verma, sent us this Special Report on how the pandemic is affectIng delhi. This is delhi. Usually a bustlIng and vibrant city which has been my home for more than a decade. But i can hardly recognise it now. Just look at the lInes of ambulances. Thats the scene so common outside any hospital you go to. It has the look of a city under siege. Anyone you speak to has lost a Family Member or a friend to covid, or knows somebody who has. And its just not delhi. Several Indian towns, cities and villages are witnessIng similar scenes. It seems the citys the very existence is now limited to four places. Hospitals, medicIne stores, Ing'>Oxygen RefuellIng stations and crematoriums. We are goIng to go to four such places In-the-city'>In The City today, but our very first stop is Gtb Hospital In delhi. Families here are constantly brIngIng In patients, and it shows the wave is not slowIng down In delhi. Some of them are able to get a bed, but the most sick ones, they have to be taken from one hospital to another, because the city ran out of Icu Beds at least two weeks ago. The visuals you are seeIng are from the hospital In gurugram. It ran out of oxygen, and the Hospital Staff abandoned the patients. At least six patients died, devastatIng the families. Sometimes you are able to help people, but often you are not. So many people have stories of sheer helplessness, of not beIng able to fInd a bed for a sick person, and then later learnIng about his or her death. I, too, have a similar story. When i couldnt fInd a Ventilator Bed for a Loved One, and he died. Our second stop is an Ing'>Oxygen RefuellIng station. When Families Cant fInd a hospital bed, they look to procure one such Inder'>Oxygen CylInder to help their patients keep breathIng. But even gettIng one cylInder is a difficult task. So many people here have been standIng for five to six hours to get a cylInder. But theres no guarantee they will get one. Remdesivir . So, we are now outside one of the busiest Ine-markets'>MedicIne Markets In delhi. MedicInes like Remdesivir And Tislelizumab are not available here. Inal-stop'>0urfInal Stop is this crematorium In delhi. This one, and so many others, saw long queues In the past two or three weeks. I remember a friend sendIng me a text and askIng me if i had a contact In a crematorium. Because he could not get his aunt cremated who had died of covid. It was the most heartbreakIng text i have ever received. Another friend told me that his father was cremated along with 20 other bodies, and hejust did not know at which fire to look at to say his fInal goodbye. As he put it, there was no dignity even after death. For my friend, and many like him, it will take a long time before they can call delhi their home agaIn. And the scars this wave has left may never heal. For the 4000 strong crowd watchIng the Brit Awards at londons 02 arena Last Night, it was a return to normality with Live Music, no facemasks or social distancIng. The ceremony was part of the governments plans to trial large scale events and it did not disappoInt. Our Inment-correspondent-colIn'>EntertaInment Correspondent ColIn paterson reports. A dual wIn for Dua Lipa. She performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod to Geri Halliwell with her dress and won both best female and Album Of The Year for future nostalgia. Released last march durIng the very first week of lockdown, her modern take on disco became the soundtrack to many Peoples Year at home. She called for an nhs Pay Rise. What we should do is we should all give a massive, massive round of applause and give boris a message that we all support a fair Pay Rise for our Ine'>Front LIne. Thank you so much. Little mix it was a night domInated by women, wInnIng four of the five mixed categories. After ten years together, Little Mix became the first all female lIne up In Brits History to be named best group. Its not easy beIng a female In the Uk Pop Industry. We have seen the white male domInance, misogyny, Sexism And Lack of diversity. Taylor swift was given the global icon award. I need you to hear me when i say that there is no Career Path that comes free of negativity. If you are beIng met with resistance, that probably means that you are doIng somethIng new. Harry styles won best sIngle and appeared to have a new accent. FaInt drawl thank you so much. Im really happy to be here and proud to be celebratIng british music tonight. While Lewis Capaldis Voice could hardly be heard at all. A busy night for the guy on the bleeper button. While a live highlight was eltonjohns duet with Olly Alexander from the Channel 4 Aids Drama its a sIn. Its a sIn. The brits are part of the governments Pilot Scheme to help Live Music return. To gaIn entry, everyone had to provide a negative covid test. Both the audience. Negative. Clear. Negative . And the stars. Stick the swab right down the back of your neck and youre, 0h a little bit. Not your normal preparation for the Brit Awards, is it . No, not really. More than 4000 mask free fans were Inside, with half the tickets goIng to covid Ine'>Front LIne staff. These gorgeous faces belong to none other than Key Workers cheerIng and, afterwards, it was clear theyd had a great time. Once the music started, it was just so much fun and we just danced so much and it did really feel like we were back In 2019. We just cant believe we are around people agaIn. Just havIng fun. It was very surreal. There people that were very close to us In an entirely almost normal way. And it was great. But it wasnt all Key Workers In the crowd. Bbc breakfast was given an exclusive review of the brits by Television Personality Gemma collIns. Its kInd of strange, but kInd of fab. It was all kInd of weird, hun, but it was beautiful. It was the Brit Awards and it was amazIng. I saw Taylor Swift with my own eyes. I saw whats his name . Harry styles. I saw him with my own eyes. Life dont get better than that. See ya and off she went, after a very happy night. ColIn paterson, Bbc News, londons 02 arena. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol. Hello agaIn. The forecast once agaIn today is one of sunshIne and showers. Some of the showers will be slow movIng theres not much wInd to move them along and they will be heavy In places with some hail and also some thunder. Low pressure is contInuIng to domInate our weather. Weve also got a system comIng up across the English Channel which, later on, will brIng In some raIn In across some South Western counties and also the channel islands. And weve got raIn movIng across scotland, curlIng round Into parts of Northern Ireland. In between, very few showers, some of them heavy, thundery, and slow movIng, with sunshIne In between. Now, if you are In the sunshIne, with light wInds, we have temperatures between 9 17 celsius. That wont feel too bad. Temperatures roughly where they should be at this stage In may. This evenIng and overnight, many of the showers will fade, but we will hang on to quite a few In the north and west. We also have the raIn advancIng northwards, gettIng Into the midlands, parts of wales and some more parts of the South West, and well have a return to low cloud across the North And East of scotland, and also the North East of Northern England. But with the temperatures like this, not anticipatIng any issues with frost. This low cloud will be slow to clear. Some of It Mayjust Burn back to the coast. There will still be a few showers developIng through the course of the day. The raIn that we have In wales and the South West driftIng south eastwards and turnIng more showery. Temperatures 9 15, so, down a touch on today. For friday, a fair bit of cloud around. Still some showers. More developIng through the course of the day. We also have a bit more of a northerly, so it will fuel cooler along this North Sea coastlIne. Inland and further west, temperatures will be that bit higher. You can see whats waitIng In the wIngs for saturday. Here it comes. RaIn pushIng right the way across most of the uk. BehInd it, a return to sunshIne and showers once agaIn. Temperatures 9 14, so below average for this stage In may, by the time we get to saturday. Low pressure remaIns with us. At the weekend this Weather Front clears, then we are back Into sunshIne and showers. FeelIng a bit blustery durIng the course of sunday and even Into monday, and it will still be quite blustery as well, and temperatures below average for the time of year but we might see somethIng a wee bit milder by wednesday. This is Bbc News, the headlInes. After another night of violence the United Nations warns that the conflict between israel and the palestInians is escalatIng towards full scale war. An Independent report Into the worlds reponse to the Coronavirus Pandemic fInds serious failures by both the World Health organisation and Individual governments. The Uk Economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first quarter of 2021 the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown draggIng down economic growth. And comIng up well be headIng to the house of commons where the prime Inister-borisjohnson'>MInister Borisjohnson is due to give a statement on covid 19. A nIne year old boy has died after beIng struck by lightnIng while on a football field. Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly or potentially face multi billion pound fInes under new legislation In the uk. Little mix and women have domInated this Years Brit awards. Little mix became the first All Female Band to wIn best british Group And Dua lipa won best album and best british female usIng her speech to thank nhs workers. We should all give a massive, massive round of applause and give boris a message that we all support a fair Pay Rise for our Ine'>Front LIne cheerIng. Thank you so much. Its turnIng Into the worst violence between israel and the palestInians for seven years. At least 40 people have already been killed this week. With the United Nations warnIng the conflict is movIng towards full scale war. In the last few hours, militant group hamas said theyd launched another 200 rockets towards israel. Israeli airstrikes were heard In gaza as dawn broke. The israeli government has declared a State Of Emergency In the town of Lod One of several areas that have seen protests by arab israeli citizens. Mark lobel has the latest. Like an Inferno, this conflict has erupted Into the worst violence In years. In the past few hours, hamas says it launched over 200 rockets Into israel from gaza, some Intercepted almost immediately by Israels Air Defence system, but not all. Its reported, police say, two people were killed by rockets strikIng the central israeli city of lod In the middle of the night. Earlier, cars and a religious school were burned, after clashes between Arab Israelis and Israeli Jews on the streets here, 30 mInutes south of Tel Aviv, a situation the mayor described as out of control. The israeli government has declared an emergency In-the-city'>In The City. In the West Bank City of ramallah, Israeli Military Vehicles drive back palestInian protesters with tear gas. As Injerusalem'>Clashes Injerusalem and events In gaza have acted as a rallyIng cry, sendIng residents here Into battle, too. In the West Bank City of hebron, palestInian and israeli forces clash. Firecrackers are lobbed In exchange for Stun Grenades and tear gas. At least 130 missiles have targeted the israeli city of Tel Aviv. This was the burnt out scene after rockets struck. Earlier, pedestrians ran for shelter. There was visible shock when rockets claimed the lives of two israeli women In-the-city'>In The City of ashkelon, which lies close to gaza. 95 people were hospitalised. Earlier, this 13 Storey Hamas occupied Tower Block In gaza fell, an hour and a half after residents were warned to evacuate, with no reported casualties. Israeli Inister'>Defence MInister Benny Gantz said the israeli strikes werejust the begInnIng. Hamas says it stands ready if there is an escalation. Israel says its targetIng militant leaders, but many of the victims were young, IncludIng 11 year old husaIn hammed. At least ten children have now been reported killed In the last few days, accordIng to hamas. Among at least 28 killed and 150 Injured. And there is goIng to be more loss of life, im afraid, and i dont see it wrappIng up any time soon. So i really. I thInk the engagement has to come from the us. There needs to be much more us leadership here. FollowIng days of unrest byjerusalems Old City, with Water Cannons deployed by israeli authorities once agaIn, the International community has urged both sides to end the escalation. Explosions. But this was the Sound Gaza woke up to. Mark lobel, Bbc News. The israeli Inister'>Prime MInister In-netanyahu'>BenjamIn Netanyahu Visited Lod In the early hours of this mornIng this is what he had to say. Translation we must act agaInst all of those who try to attack israeli citizens or the state of israel. They hurt citizens, police officers, burn houses, cars, synagogues. Its obvious we cannot accept this and no country would accept it and certaInly not us. The prime Inister-boris-johnson'>MInister Boris Johnson has called for israel i thInk we can brIng you some live pictures from the region. We hope to speak to our correspondence. I am told that tom can joIn us now. Speak to our correspondence. I am told that In'>Tom CanjoIn us now. No, i am sorry, that was see the pictures. Sorry, we are havIng a model here. The prime Inister-boris-johnson'>MInister Boris Johnson has called for israel and palestInians to step back from the brInk and for both sides to show restraInt. That follows comments from domInic rab yesterday. As we understand it, they have been more strikes In gaza. This is the skylIne of gas at the moment. We are not havIng muchjoy at the moment. These pictures comIng to a slide so we have no control over this. As we have been sayIng, In the past few hours, mass claims to have fired some 200 rockets already In the past few hours and i have been more israeli Air Strikes on gaza itself. It follows a day of escalatIng Violence Yesterday and we had also the first is really casual to as well. Some five people who were badly Injured, some who lost their lives In israel. That prompted that visit by In-netanyahu'>BenjamIn Netanyahu to the area which has a population, quite a significant population of Arab Israelis as well as its really choose. They have been out protestIng as well. This stems from property rights In an area In jerusalem or close tojerusalem which is disputed land and some houses have been occupied there for many, many years by palestInians, which are now beIng claimed by its really settlers. I am told actually that we will not be balazs Dzsudzsk Hang on, we may be able to speak to our correspondence who has been In the last few hours there. Just as we are waitIng to connect with him, we understand that tanks have been mobilised closer to the border and also that service trips have been called up as well. I am hopIng that tom can hear me now. Tom, i am not sure if you have moved, explaIn where you are, are you still close to that same area cosmic yes, we spoke to you some time ago just outside the city. This spoke to you some time ago ust outside the city. I spoke to you some time ago ust outside the city. This is Inside the ci itself. Outside the city. This is Inside the city itself as outside the city. This is Inside the city itself. As we outside the city. This is Inside the city itself. As we arrived, outside the city. This is Inside the city itself. As we arrived, there i city itself. As we arrived, there was a further made siren and we took cover In one of these portable Bomb Shelters that we saw beIng put on the street, a lorry was takIng these thIngs around and puttIng them Into neighbourhoods. We should have and immediately had to get Into this thIng with quite a few of the residents who were runnIng Into it at the same time. The reason we came here is that there is a healthy can see behInd me, and 89 year old woman lives there. DurIng the very heavy rocket barrage yesterday, this house was hit and her caregiver, an Indian national, was killed In a strike. The 89 year old Womans Daughter just showed appeared to take her away from the area because of the rocket barrages so it gives you a Sense Ofjust how this is contInuIng to escalate. After that night where residents of the Gaza Strip were wakIng up to the heaviest bombardment they have seen from its really warplanes sInce the war of 2014. This area isjust really warplanes sInce the war of 2014. This area is just a few miles away and it was repeatedly targeted by rocket Strikes Yesterday and of course through the night right up until central israel, Tel Aviv, for the Rocket Strikes contInued. After a lull of this mornIng, it feels like we have been hearIng Air Strikes by the as wheelies In the Gaza Strip over the last hour or so and then of course, further Rocket Strikes from mass. He and then of course, further Rocket Strikes from mass. And then of course, further Rocket Strikes from mass. He told us about the Air Strikes, strikes from mass. He told us about the Air Strikes, and strikes from mass. He told us about the Air Strikes, and i strikes from mass. He told us about the Air Strikes, and i was strikes from mass. He told us about the Air Strikes, and i was reportIng i the Air Strikes, and i was reportIng earlier that some reservists had been called up as well, is the suggestion that the israelis might actually physically go Into gaza or are they just actually physically go Into gaza or are theyjust relyIng on Air Strikes the moment . Are theyjust relyIng on Air Strikes the moment . They have been tight deployments the moment . They have been tight deployments. We the moment . They have been tight deployments. We have the moment . They have been tight deployments. We have seen the moment . They have been tight deployments. We have seen that i deployments. We have seen that before durIng very heavy military escalation is, these flare ups that can go on for several days. We have seen situations where there has been talk of reservists beIng called up, tanks movIng south towards the Gaza Strip. That seems to be happenIng agaIn and i thInk it would be part of Israels Operation and Ingency-plannIng'>ContIngency PlannIng at the moment, the degree to which that that would be put In place, we dont know yet. This all comes down to whether or not what feels like now an IncreasIng attempt by the International community led by egyptian Intelligence officials In the United Nations to try and mediate somethIng between these two. That is goIng to pick up agaIn, i thInk, but certaInly, they Into Last Night, you had both sides clearly unprepared to deal with that effort without attempt. The pressure is contInuIng, is growIng. I thInk the fact is, given the nature of the Rocket Strikes towards Tel Aviv yesterday, israel has made it plaIn In its language that is goIng to retaliate extremely forcefully agaInst that that is the thIng that has been contInuIng In his last 12 hours and will contInue to go on. A County Courtjudgement has been registered agaInst Borisjohnsons Name for an unpaid debt of £535. The court order, which names mrjohnson, of 10 downIng street, was made on 26 october, accordIng to a database his address is listed as number ten. If you follow this website through the government pages, this is what you come to this was somethIng that was first reported In the privatised magazIne and you can see on this judgment, the court order, it Names Borisjohnson of 10 downIng street. It was made on the 26 Of October accordIng to this database of judgments. It is for £535, an unpaid debt. There is a lot we dont know about this, we dont know who the money is owed to, we dont know the nature of the debtor, we dont know what it is for, none of that is Included on the record. We have asked downIng street for a comment and we are waitIng to hear from them about all of this and just to say that County Court judgments about all of this and just to say that County Courtjudgments are issued In england and wales when people fail to repay money they own. A lot of questions there about all of this, maInly what the money is owed for, whether Inister'>Prime MInister has not paid it and we will wait to hear from downIng street as to why that might be. Iflan from downIng street as to why that miaht be. , from downIng street as to why that miaht be. , i. , from downIng street as to why that miahtbe. , , might be. Can you stay with us, were just might be. Can you stay with us, were just goIng might be. Can you stay with us, were just goIng to might be. Can you stay with us, were just goIng to say might be. Can you stay with us, were just goIng to say goodbye might be. Can you stay with us, i were just goIng to say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. We are doIng that now. Bbc two viewers can switch to the News Channel now. So, when i was lookIng at this, unfortunately i havent had any myself but apparently it can prevent you gettIng a mortgage, a bank account, Insurance and other thIngs as well. Add to that, Inister'>Prime MInister . As well. Add to that, Inister'>Prime MInister . , ,. , mInister . Yes, this is Incredibly embarrassIng mInister . Yes, this is Incredibly embarrassIng if mInister . Yes, this is Incredibly embarrassIng if this mInister . Yes, this is Incredibly embarrassIng if this turns mInister . Yes, this is Incredibly embarrassIng if this turns out i mInister . Yes, this is Incredibly| embarrassIng if this turns out to mInister . Yes, this is Incredibly i embarrassIng if this turns out to be the case and he hasnt paid a bill of this kInd. Once you get to the stage of havIng this kInd of outstandIng County Courtjudgment, outstandIng County Court judgment, it outstandIng County Courtjudgment, it doesnt come out of the blue, you will have received lots of warnIngs, letters with red writIng on them. So this will raise questions about the Inister'>Prime MInisters personal fInances. We know that as Inister'>Prime MInister, he earns over £150,000 a year, a lot of money, but for him, becomIng Inister'>Prime MInister meant a very large Pay Cut because he was earnIng around £800,000 before that, given his columns that he wrote for newspapers, royalties for books, which he does still get, so for him, he has taken a Pay Cut even though he has taken a Pay Cut even though he is on a large amount of money. It comes after a lot of stories and News And Speculation about the expensive refurbishment of the number 10 downIng street flat which downIng street said the prime to has now paid for but a lot of questions about who Initially paid the bill, so all of that will resurface, i thInk, untilwe so all of that will resurface, i thInk, until we hearfrom downIng street and fInd out exactly what has happened In this particular case but no doubt this is embarrassIng about the Inister'>Prime MInisters fInances or his Ing-system'>FilIng System. His the Inister'>Prime MInisters fInances or his Ing-system'>FilIng System Ing-system'>FilIng System. His hero of course as Inston-churchill'>WInston Churchill Ing-system'>FilIng System. His hero of course as Inston-churchill'>WInston Churchill who Ing-system'>FilIng System. His hero of course as Inston-churchill'>WInston Churchill who famously i Ing-system'>FilIng System. His hero of course as| Inston-churchill'>WInston Churchill who famously had his own mammoth fInancial problems when he was an office and let others as well but do we know that this is unprecedented . I as well but do we know that this is unprecedented . Unprecedented . I dont know the answer to that unprecedented . I dont know the answer to that but unprecedented . I dont know the answer to that but anecdotally, L Answer to that but anecdotally, there are several people In light of there are several people In light of the speculation about the payment of the speculation about the payment of the flat bill who have talked about borisjohnson and i have spoken to people who worked with him when he was London Mayor sayIng he famously didnt cover up when it came to the coffee round, for example. Max hastIngs, his former boss at the newspaper, talked about him losIng a bet on one of the election results and agaIn, didnt pay up for that. A lot of anecdotal chat about it but agaIn, lots of people say, is this about disorganisation or is it about about disorganisation or is it about a genuIne Money Issue . I thInk the big question here is, why honoured hasnt he paid it . Most people would assume on a salary of over £157,000, he would be able to afford to pay a debt of just he would be able to afford to pay a Debt Ofjust over he would be able to afford to pay a debt of just over five he would be able to afford to pay a Debt Ofjust over five and depends so i thInk the question will be, why wasnt it paid back if you months ago . He wasnt it paid back if you Months Auo . ,. ,. , ago . He will give a statement about covid19 and ago . He will give a statement about covid19 and an ago . He will give a statement about covid19 and an Inquiry ago . He will give a statement about covid19 and an Inquiry and ago . He will give a statement about covid19 and an Inquiry and if ago . He will give a statement about covid19 and an Inquiry and if your i covid 19 and an Inquiry and if your mInutes but perhaps we will have to wait longer for answers on this. Some more breakIng news about football and the super league. That was the competition which of course practically died at birth after it was announced but uefa have just said it has opened a disciplInary probe Into the super league labs who still exist, real madrid, barcelona and juventus. Uefa has opened a disciplInary probe Into those super league clubs. A report Into the Worlds Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic has concluded that there were serious failures by both the World Health organisation and Individual governments. The report from an Independent panel appoInted by The Who. Says the organisation, the us and European Governments wasted time before declarIng an International health emergency. It proposes creatIng a global health Threats Council, a Disease Surveillance System, and a InancIng-facility'>Pandemic FInancIng Facility and classifyIng vaccInes as � public goods. Dr Eva Lee is a healthcare Operations Expert who warned Government Officials about the pandemic back In febraruy 2020. This was her response to the report. The failure to act and, really, to act timely. As i mentioned, the time is essential. When we thInk about a Infection'>Pandemic Infection that actually goes so rapidly, its that every second counts. A week is a lifetime. A week really is a lifetime, because we were watchIng as we see eight countries, 26 countries, and then 45 countries that has this, and that is In a period ofjust, like, 24 hours. And from my poInt of view, the prediction should really say, act now, and that is never. You know, we cannot wait. And i thInk the failure to act truly has to be spelt out. And another thIng one has to understand. For a pandemic of this calamity, the time spent waitIng means that the amount of resources that need to be used to just clamp down Infection will be exponential. And that is the reason why one would say, we do not have enough resources, but we dont have enough resources only because of the delay. If we act early enough, then we have enough resources, that will be a lot less to have and there will be a lot less Infections and i thInk these type of lessons learnt are important. Lets Go Back to our correspondence about the 9 year old child who died yesterday from a lightnIng strike. What is the update you have for us . Yes, the boy is beIng named locally as jordan yes, the boy is beIng named locally asjordan banks, he was nIne years old. He played for Clifton Rangers under nIne team. He was their number seven footballer, a boy who absolutely adored Ing-football'>PlayIng Football, he played football at every opportunity. They have been people comIng down to lay flowers as you can see behInd me throughout the mornIng. His Football Club came down a short time ago. The chairman of the Club And Donald said our hearts and thoughts are with the family today, we want to express all our sorrows to them and everyone Involved In The Club, the other boys as well. The tragedy happened at around 5pm Last Night. A storm came up around 5pm Last Night. A storm came up the coast and hit here at about 5pm. He was traInIng on the pitch at the time, a small private traInIng session, not with his Football Club, but with some friends and summary takIng the traInIng when the tragedy happened. The Air Ambulance came and very quickly along with the ambulance and Police Service but nothIng they could do could save jordan and he was declared to have died shortly later. There have been tributes played behInd me, some of them very, very sad and very poignant messages. One of them says, you will always be a superstar. Another one says, you wear, and always will become an Incredible little boy. He was a liverpool fan, he played for his team for a number of years and everyone said he was their star. Of years and everyone said he was theirstar. He of years and everyone said he was their star. ,. , of years and everyone said he was their star. ,. ,. , their star. He died In hospital, was an one their star. He died In hospital, was anyone else their star. He died In hospital, was anyone else Injured . Their star. He died In hospital, was anyone else Injured . No their star. He died In hospital, was anyone else Injured . No one their star. He died In hospital, was anyone else Injured . No one else l their star. He died In hospital, was i anyone else Injured . No one else was anyone else Inured . No one else was Inured In anyone else Inured . No one else was Injured In the anyone else Injured . No one else was Injured In the accident. Anyone else Injured . No one else was Injured In the accident. It anyone else Injured . No one else was Injured In the accident. It seems anyone else Injured . No one else was Injured In the accident. It seems to i Injured In the accident. It seems to have been one of those freak thIngs. The really surprisIngly is thatjust behInd me, you may be able to see the huge floodlights that are there, huge steel floodlights that are behInd me and the problem is, the lightnIng didnt hit those but it did hit this little boyjust Ing-football'>PlayIng Football just with a few friends. Normally at this time of evenIng when this happens, the pitches are full of teams traInIng. It is a very, very popular Council And Football pitch and a series of pictures but Last Night, most of them had called off their traInIng because of the bad Ing'>Weather And StickIng to The Club this mornIng, they say that Blackpool Council has beenIn they say that Blackpool Council has been In touch and has cancelled all InIng-untilfurther'>TraInIng Untilfurther been In touch and has cancelled all traInIng until further notice on this page while they work out what has happened and pay their respects to the Per Boy who died. Social media firms will have to remove harmful content quickly orface the possibility of multi billion pound fInes under new legislation published today. MInisters say the Ine-safety-bill'>0nlIne Safety Bill is aimed at keepIng Children Safe But will protect debate. However it has already run Into criticism with some sayIng the plans will lead to censorship, and others warnIng that they dont go far enough. We are expectIng to go to the house of commons In a few mInutes to hear a statement from the Inister'>Prime MInister and the covid 19 public Inquiry which he alluded to In a debate with the leader of the noble democrat yesterday, so we are Ing-for'>WaitIng For that. The economy shrank by 1. 5 In the first 3 months of this year accordIng to the office for national statistics. School closures and a large fall In clothes sales durIng the Inter-lockdown'>WInter Lockdown dragged down economic growth with gdp now 8. 7 below where it was before the pandemic. SpeakIng a little earlier to our economics editor, faisal islam, the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, said that despite todays numbers the Uk Economy is gettIng back on track and the governments plan forjobs is workIng. A year ago we set out our plan forjobs, and what is todays figures show is that that plan is workIng and that is great to see. With regard to the decisions we have made, i thInk those were the right decisions. It is important that we have Ing-and-debt'>BorrowIng And Debt levels that are sustaInable, that is why we took the decisions that we did. It is also important that we contInue to Invest In public services, that is what we are doIng. And withIn all of that, i have course want to keep taxes as low as possible. That is what i want to do. But i have to balance all of those thIngs. But good news from today is that plan we put In place is workIng. Ine-shoppIng'>0nlIne ShoppIng scams have surged durIng the pandemic. The national Ing-centre'>ReportIng Centre for fraud and cyber crime, action fraud, has told the bbc theres been a 40 Increase In scams related to onlIne shoppIng, and In the past year £1. 7 billion has been lost to fraud. Police data suggests people In their 20s are most likely to fall victim. These people that do these thIngs, i dont understand how they can live with themselves. I lost 20,000 of my railway pension. To an allegedly christian datIng site. I was absolutely devastated. Now more than ever, we are dependent on our phones and computers. So many strange thIngs have happened over the last year, it seems we are all a little less suspicious of an unexpected Text Or E mail arrivIng, and scammers have cottoned on fast, with lots more fake messages about track and trace, about Ine-bookIng'>VaccIne BookIng appoIntments, fake qr codes, and lots of fake Parcel Delivery notes. Because when youre half expectIng somethIng, its much easier to click on the lInk or make a payment, even for the most tech savvy. For priya, it was a call from her bank sayIng her account had been hacked and she should transfer money to a new account they had set up for her. And they asked me to check the number that appeared on my mobile phone. And they asked me to check that with the back of my Bank Card and it matched. So i felt like i was talkIng to my bank. She transferred £10,000 and then the caller hung up. I panicked and then i started cryIng, quite hysterically, quite badly. And then i phoned my dad. So, savIng every month, tryIng to accumulate that takes a long time and for someone to just take it away In a half an Hour Phone Call is devastatIng. Scammers now have more chance to pounce on younger people who can pIng money fast. Theyre usIng this type of technology as part of communication, datIng, contactIng your gp, onlIne bankIng and shoppIng. This is quite normal and i thInk thats why we have seen a change In the victim profile, particularly around cyber enabled fraud, In that they are somewhere In the region of 20 to 29 years of age. The pressure is on consumers to thInk twice to protect themselves. Coletta smith, Bbc News. We are expectIng a statement from the Inister'>Prime MInister about the covid 19 public Inquiry. He alluded to it yesterday In a question from Sir Ed Davey and he talked about havIng an Inquiry In this session, which was InterestIng because In the past, number10 downIng which was InterestIng because In the past, number 10 downIng street has said that any Inquiry Into the pandemic and the handlIng of the pandemic and the handlIng of the pandemic would tie up the very people who need to be workIng. That is listen In. I will update the house mike on our response to covid 19. The patience and hard work of the british people had combIned with the success of the Ination-programme'>VaccInation Programme to reduce deaths and hospitalisations to their lowest levels sInce lastjuly. From monday, england will ease lockdown restrictions In lIne with step three of our Road Map. This will amount to the sIngle biggest step of our journey back to normality. But after everythIng we have endured, we must be vigilant because the threat of this virus remaIns real and new variants pose a potentially lethal danger. IncludIng the one first identified In India which is of IncreasIng concern here In the uk. So, caution has to be our watchword. Our country, like every country, has found itself In the teeth the greatest pandemic for a century. ImposIng heartbreakIng sorrow on families across the world with more than 127,000 lives lost In the united kIngdom alone. Our grief would have been still greater without the daily heroism of the men and women of our national health service, the protection of our vaccInes, already In the arms of over two thirds of adults across the uk, and the dedication of everyone who has followed the rules and sacrificed so much that we cherish. Amid such tragedy, the state has an obligation to examIne its actions as rigorously and candidly as possible and to learn every lesson for the future. Which is why i have always said that when the time is right, there should be a full and Independent Inquiry. So, mr speaker, i can confirm today that the government will establish an Independent public Inquiry on the statutory basis with full powers under the Inquiries-act'>Inquiries Act of 2005 IncludIng the ability to compel the production of all relevant materials and take oral evidence In public under oath. In establishIng the Inquiry, we will work closely with the devolved admInistrations as we have done throughout our Pandemic Response and my right honourable friend has this mornIng spoken to the first mInisters of scotland and wales and the first and debbie first mInister is of Northern Ireland to begIn those conversations. Every part of our united kIngdom has suffered the ravages of this virus and every part of the state has pulled together to do battle agaInst it. And if we are to recover, as one team uk, as we must, we should also learn lessons together In the same spirit. So we will consult the devolved mInistrations before fInalisIng the Scope And Detail arrangements so that this Inquiry can consider all key aspects of the uk response. Mr speaker, this process will place the states actions under a microscope and we should be mIndful of the scale of that undertakIng and the resources required to do it properly. The exercise of identifyIng and disclosIng all relevant Information, months of preparation and retrospective analysis and the time people have to spend testifyIng In public, In some cases, four days. It places a significant burden on our nhs, The Whole of government, scientific advisers and on many others. We must not Inadvertently divert or distract the very people on whom we all dependIn the very people on whom we all depend In the heat of our struggle agaInst this disease. And The End of the lockdown is not The End of the pandemic. The World Health Organization has said that the pandemic has now reached its global peak and will last throughout this year will stop our own scientific advisers judged that the outlook is improvIng, but there could still be another resurgence In hospitalisations and deaths. We also face the persistent threat of new variants and should these prove highly transmissible and allude the protection of our vaccInes, they would have the potential to cause even greater sufferIng then we enjoyed In january. Even greater sufferIng then we enjoyed Injanuary. And there is, In any case, a high likelihood of a surge this wInter when the weather sits the transmission of all respiratory diseases and the pressure on our nhs is meant acute most acute. So i expect the right moment for the enquiry to begIn is at The End of this period In the sprIng of next year, sprIng 2022. Mr speaker, i know that there will be some In this chamber and many bereaved families who will be anxious for this enquiry to begIn sooner. So let me reassure the house that we are fully committed to learnIng the lessons at every stage of this crisis, and we have already subjected our response to Independent scrutIny, IncludIng 17 reports by the Independent national Audit Office and 50 parliamentary Inquiries already. And we will contInue to do so. We will contInue to learn lessons throughout the pandemic. But no public enquiry could take place fast enough to assist In the very difficult judgments which will remaIn necessary throughout the rest of the year and the remaInder of pandemic. We must not weigh down the efforts of those engaged In protectIng us everyday and thereby risk endangerIng further lives. Instead, this enquiry must be able to look at the events of last year the cold light of day and identify the key issues that will make a difference for the future. Free to scrutInise every document, to hearfrom all the key players and analyse and learn on the breadth of our response, and thatis the breadth of our response, and that is the right way, i thInk, to get the answer is that the people of this country deserve. And to ensure that our united kIngdom is better prepared for any future pandemic. Mr speaker, entirely separately from the enquiry, there is a solemn duty on our whole united kIngdom to come together and cherish the memories of those who have been lost. Like many across this chamber, i was deeply moved when i visited the covid memorial wall opposite parliament. And i wholeheartedly support the plan for a memorial In St Pauls cathedral which will provide a fittIng place of reflection In the heart of our capital. I also know that communities across The Whole country will want to fInd ways of commemoratIng what we have all been through. So the government will support their efforts by establishIng a Uk Commission on Covid Commemoration. This national endeavour above party politics will remember the look once we have lost, another heroism of those who have saved Lives Honour Heroism of those who have saved lives and the Ine'>Front LIne workers who have kept our country goIng, celebrate the geniuses who have came up with our vaccInes and celebrate the kIndnesses and daily sacrifices of millions who stayed at home, buyIng time for our scientists to come to our rescue. We will set out the commissioned membership and terms of reference In due course. And In tellIng The Whole story of this era In our history, we will work agaIn across all of our united kIngdom together with the devolved admInistrations to preserve the spirit which has sustaIned us In the gravest crisis sInce the second world war, resolvIng to go forwards together, mr speaker, and to build back better and i commend this statement to the house. I back better and i commend this statement to the house. Back better and i commend this statement to the house. I call the leader of statement to the house. I call the leader of the statement to the house. I call the leader of the Opposition Statement to the house. I call the leader of the Opposition Matt i statement to the house. I call the | leader of the Opposition Matt Keir Starmen Leader of the Opposition Matt Keir Starmer. ~ leader of the Opposition Matt Keir Starmer. , ~ ,. , ~. , ~ leader of the Opposition Matt Keir Starmer. , ~ ~. ,~ starmer. Thank you, mr speaker, can i thank the prime starmer. Thank you, mr speaker, can i thank the Inister'>Prime MInister starmer. Thank you, mr speaker, can i thank the Inister'>Prime MInister for i thank the Inister'>Prime MInisterfor advanced side of his statement and can i clearly welcome the Independent enquiry Into the Ing'>Pandemic And EstablishIng of a Uk Commission on Covid Commemoration . Both are necessary, both up play an important part In learnIng the lessons and commemoratIng those we have lost. Mr speaker, let me speak first for the family is grievIng the loss of a Loved One. I too visited the commemorative wall on the opposite parliament. It is movIng and there are thousands of hearts on the wall, stretchIng from one bridge to the next and rightly facIng this place. But i have also taken time to meet grievIng and bereaved families on a number of occasions and talk to them and with them about their experience. Mr speaker, those meetIngs have been amongst the most difficult i have ever had In my life, the same goes for the staff that came with me and the other members of my team to In those meetIngs. Because what those families describe whatnot meetIngs. Because what those families describe what notjust a Loved One they have lost, the dad, mum, the sister, brother, and tell me somethIng the Individuals, it was notjust me somethIng the Individuals, it was not just the fact that they had passed away. The hardest bit was the details. They told me about not beIng able to say goodbye In the way they wanted and not beIng able to have a funeral In the way that they wanted. It was very hard to hear some of those stories and lots of those families have searIng questions about what happened, the decisions, what went wrong, why what happened happened to their family. So it is good government has consulted the devolved authorities, of course it is, but the government must also consult the families because of this enquiry will only work if it has the Support And Confidence of the families. I urge the prime Inister-and-government'>MInister And Government to consult the families at the earliest possible moment. They should also consult those on the Ine'>Front LIne who have done so much, whether it be the nhs, social care or other Ine'>Front LInes that we have seen, because they too deserve answers to the very many questions that they have, and they have done so much In this pandemic. Mr speaker, the next question is timIng. The prInciple is that the enquiry should be as soon as possible. As soon as. I understand the enquiry will take time to set up, of course it will. But why could it not be later this year . Why cant it start earlier . And i want to press the Inister'>Prime MInister on one ticket poInt. Prime mInister on one ticket poInt. Prime mInister says the enquiry will start In sprIng 2022, is that the openIng of the enquiry, the begInnIng of takIng of the evidence, or is that startIng work and settIng up enquiry . They are two very different thIngs. If it is the latter, the enquiry will not then be for many months afterwards. If it is to formally open and start takIng evidence, i would formally open and start takIng evidence, iwould be formally open and start takIng evidence, i would be grateful if the Inister'>Prime MInister could make that clear. Then there is the question of the terms of reference. That will take time, they will have to be consultation with devolved admInistrations, agaIn, with the families of those on the Ine'>Front LIne, but crucially with this parliament. This house must be Involved In the question of the terms of reference. There will be different views across the house and they must be heard. Because this has to happen In confidence with the confidence of all of those In this chamber and all relevant questions must be asked and answered. I must of course Include the decisions made In the last 14 or 15 months, all of the decisions made. But there are wider questions of preparedness and resilience, particularly of our public services, the need that need to be asked. And, mr speaker, there are reasons why the pandemic hit those In overcrowded houses and Insecure work hardest. They need to be addressed as well, and no enquiry that does notjust as well, and no enquiry that does not just those questions as well, and no enquiry that does notjust those questions and give the answers many deserve. FInally, mr speaker, there is the question of who chairs the enquiry. AgaIn, it is too early, but i would say this, the engagement on that question the wider the likely support for the enquiry. We need an Independent enquiry. We need an Independent enquiry with the full support of everybody so that its conclusions burial authority. That will be achieved with the widest embracIng of the terms of reference and the chair of the enquiry. Its conclusion bears authority. We will play any part can to make sure this works well and get the answers to the questions. And we do support the Commemoration Commission and will work on a Cross Party Basis to make sure that is fully the sort of commemoration that the families and others who have lost through this Pandemic Feel is appropriate. That should of course be a Cross Party Operation and it is above politics. I thank the right honourable gentleman for his support for both the measures announced today for the Commemoration Commission and for also the enquiry. He asks some entirely justifiable also the enquiry. He asks some entirelyjustifiable questions about entirely justifiable questions about engagement entirelyjustifiable questions about engagement with the bereaved, with those on the Ine'>Front LIne, about the areas In which the enquiry will want to be focusIng, and all the background of the growth of the pandemic, and i have no doubt that once set up, the enquiry will be lookIng at all of those and makIng sure we have the widest possible consultation and engagement. I thInk the house should understand that i feel personally very strongly that this country has been through a traumatic no other. It is absolutely vital for the sake of the bereaved, for the sake of The Whole country, that we should understand exactly what happened, we should learn lessons. We have been learnIng lessons. We have been learnIng lessons throughout, but we need to have a very clear understandIng of what took place last 14 months. We need to have as much transparency as we possibly can. And we owed it to the country to produce answers withIn a reasonable timescale, mr speaker. I am sure the house will want to see that as well, then clearly that will be a matter for the chair of the enquiry and the terms of reference when they are set up. But it is my strong, strong view that the country wants to see a proper ball and above all Independent enquiry a proper, full and above all Independent enquiry Into the pandemic of the last year and i must repeat my poInt to him that i do thInk the timIng and how we set out is the right timIng. IthInk and how we set out is the right timIng. I thInk it would be wrong to consecrate a huge amount of time and Public Health workers time to enquiry when they may very well be still In the middle of the pandemic. Clearly, just to clarify the poInt that the right honourable gentleman raises, the steps taken to set out the terms of reference to establish the terms of reference to establish the chair of the enquiry, all of that will happen before sprIng of next year, so we will be gettIng and takIng key decisions. I thInk the house will agree that it would not be right to make those who are savIng lives the subject of enquiry before we can be much more certaIn than we are now that the pandemic is behInd us. I hope that carries the approval of the house. Speaker approval of the house. Speaker . , ~ ~ approval of the house. Speaker . , ~ speaker thank you, mr speaker. Primary Care Speaker thank you, mr speaker. Primary care Networks Speaker thank you, mr speaker. Primary care networks had speaker thank you, mr speaker. Primary care networks had an i primary care networks had an Incrediblejob primary care networks had an Incredible job rollIng out primary care networks had an Incrediblejob rollIng out the vaccIne. But gps and practice nurses needs to return to their surgeries and patients, and as my right honourable friend has said, we must navigate a difficult Inter'>Autumn And WInter. What reassurance can he give that there will be capacity In the system for second jabs, potential booster Jabs System for second jabs, potential boosterjabs In the autumn and the annual roll out of the Flu Jab . Mr; annual roll out of the Flu Jab . My honourable friend raises an important poInt, particularly about the Flu Jab, because as she will know, there wasnt much of a Flu Pandemic over the last wInter period, and we are worried about Peoples Resistance to flow, but we will have the capacity for the boosterjabs. Let will have the capacity for the boosterjabs. Will have the capacity for the boosterjabs. Let me begIn by thankIn boosterjabs. Let me begIn by thankIng the boosterjabs. Let me begIn by thankIng the prime boosterjabs. Let me begIn by thankIng the Inister'>Prime MInister. Boosterjabs. Let me begIn by. ThankIng the Inister'>Prime MInister for thankIng the prime Inisterfor-advance-sight'>MInisterfor Advance Sight of his statement. I was Interested to hear the Inister'>Prime MInister committIng to enquiry. He will be aware the first mInister already committed to this and the default admInistrations have tailored their decisions to their needs. I thInk all of us can feel a sense of optimism after such a year that thIngs are edgIng towards some sort of normality and the simplest of thIngs, huggIng a Loved One, have never felt so important after a year of restrictions, and have never seen people suffer so much. The vaccInes have generated the hope people are feelIng and that i hope its withIn touchIng distance. But, mr speaker, just as the hope is fragile, so is the economic recovery. The Inister'>Prime MInister has spoken of lessons and timIng. The figures this mornIng demonstrate the depth of the plummet experienced by our economy and the scale of the recovery needed. That is why the omission of employment built from yesterday Queens Speech was so shockIng. Clear signal of a Uk Government with no recovery plan. Let me ask the prime three specific questions on the economy. Firstly, will his government reversed planned to enter fellow scheme In september which will result In a damagIng Cliff Edge for workers . Secondly, there is another Cliff Edge durIng september with the plans to be cut for the lifelIne of. Is he plannIng to rip that lifelIne away from the most vulnerable when they met most needed . And fInally, as people re enter the workplace, will he commit to supportIng legislation led by my colleague, the memberfor pembrokeshire, that would ban the disgraceful practice of firIng and rehirIng workers . The disgraceful practice of firIng and rehirIng workers . RehirIng workers . The entire programme rehirIng workers . The entire programme of rehirIng workers . The entire programme of this rehirIng workers . The entire i programme of this government is dedicated to ensurIng that we go from jabs, jabs, jabs to jobs, dedicated to ensurIng that we go from jabs, jabs, jabs tojobs, jobs, jobs. As i said yesterday In the chamber, and she talks about kick startIng an employment recovery. We have, as she knows, for young people, the £2 billion Kickstarter Programme to get 18 to 24 year olds Into work stop the restart programme for those who are long term unemployed. Our Campaign And Mission is to use the resources of the state, as we have done throughout the pandemic, to get people Into work. Because of the amazIng and unusual circumstances that we face, mr speaker, we had to use resources of the state to keep people out of work. We are now goIng through a massive programme of Investment In Infrastructure across The Whole of the uk to get people Into work and i hope she will support that. Into work and i hope she will support that Into work and i hope she will support that. Into work and i hope she will su ort that. ,. , support that. The whole house will welcome Tone Support that. The whole house will welcome Tone And Support that. The whole house will welcome Tone And Content support that. The whole house will welcome Tone And Content of support that. The whole house will welcome Tone And Content of what| support that. The whole house will. Welcome Tone And Content of what the Inister'>Prime MInister has said today, and In particular, his proper commitment to the transparency of the enquiry, then everythIng we can from the past. If i mayjust make this poInt here, there are 3500 people across my constituency who are Involved In the Hospitality Sector. Many busInesses have Invested their own money In makIng covid adaptations ensure the safety of their customers when they return. Given the very sensible Road Map that he has outlIned, will emphasise the IncreasIng of personaljudgment and common sense rather than Government Fear as greater normality returns, and with it, of course, our hugely valued and much cherished civil liberties. I valued and much cherished civil liberties. ~. ,. , liberties. I thank him and as he knows, liberties. I thank him and as he knows. The liberties. I thank him and as he knows, the hospitality liberties. I thank him and as he knows, the Hospitality Sector i liberties. I thank him and as he knows, the Hospitality Sector In j liberties. I thank him and as he i knows, the Hospitality Sector In his constituency, which i know to be wonderful, will be able to open up In on monday. That Includes Indoors. And as we go forward, we hope and i cannot see any evidence, mr speaker, to contradict this, that we will be able to open up fully from june 21, and people clearly still need to exercise caution and common sense In the way they go about their lives. The virus, im afraid, will still be present In our lives for a long time to come. ~ present In our lives for a long time to come. , ~ i. Present In our lives for a long time to come. ~ , ~ present In our lives for a long time to come. , ~ ~. ,~ present In our lives for a long time to come. , ~ ~ ~ to come. Thank you, mr speaker. A ublic to come. Thank you, mr speaker. A public enquiry to come. Thank you, mr speaker. A public enquiry is to come. Thank you, mr speaker. A public enquiry is very to come. Thank you, mr speaker. A public enquiry is very welcome, i to come. Thank you, mr speaker. A public enquiry is very welcome, and desperately needed so the public can understand why the uk has suffered one of the highest death tolls In the world. So it is critically important that this enquiry is Independent as has the public confidence and that other families of the bereaved and consultIng with those families once the enquiry has started is to late. Will the prime Inister-today'>MInister Today commits to urgently meetIng with the covid 19 bereaved families forjustice to consult meetIng with the covid 19 bereaved families for justice to consult with them both on the chair and terms of reference for the enquiry . Mr speaker, i can reassure the honourable lady that the enquiry will be fully Independent and the bereaved and other groups will be consulted on its setup and i will meet representatives of the bereaved andIndeed meet representatives of the bereaved and Indeed breed families regularly and Indeed breed families regularly and will contInue to do so. Thank ou, mr and will contInue to do so. Thank you, mr speaker. And will contInue to do so. Thank you, mr speaker. I and will contInue to do so. Thank you, mr speaker. I welcome i and will contInue to do so. Thank you, mr speaker. I welcome the | you, mr speaker. I welcome the announcement on the public enquiry and the timIngs. The select committees are doIng their own enquiry which is hopIng to report In july. The governors will have an early chance to learn media lessons, but it would be crazy to ask mInisters and officials to spend time with lawyers and goIng through e mails and text messages and whatsapp messages when we want their focus to be on the pandemic. As we seek to support the nhs goIng forward, the additional 50,000 nurses pledges are very welcomed. But does the Inister'>Prime MInister know we also have shortages In nearly every sIngle specialty doctors and is this not now the moment to overhaul our long Term Workforce plannIng the nhs so that we can give the public confidence that we really are traInIng enough doctors for the future InIng'>Lod TraInIng enough doctors for the future lou ,. , , traInIng enough doctors for the future lo , , ~ future lod yes, absolutely, mr seaker, future lod yes, absolutely, mr speaker. And future lod yes, absolutely, mr speaker, and . Future lod yes, absolutely, mr speaker, and . And future lod yes, absolutely, mr speaker, and . And im i future lod yes, absolutely, mr| speaker, and . And im sure future lod yes, absolutely, mr speaker, and . And im sure that speaker, and . And im sure that he will know that there are now 50,000 more people workIng In the nhs and their work last year, IncludIng around 11,000 more nurses and 6700 more doctors. We will get even more. Iflan and 6700 more doctors. We will get even more even more. Can i thank the Inister'>Prime MInisterfor even more. Can i thank the Inister'>Prime MInister for his even more. Can i thank the Inister'>Prime MInister for his statement even more. Can i thank the Inister'>Prime MInister for his statement and i even more. Can i thank the Inister'>Prime MInister for his statement and for those who have lost Family Members, im conscious about how they have lost members of their family. To have the enquiry and look back on thatis have the enquiry and look back on that is very welcome for the dissolved authorities In Northern Ireland. What discussions have taken place between the devolved regions about travel restrictions and makIng sure every area of the uk is able to be accessed lod and will we be able to make travel affordable and people to make travel affordable and people to be encouraged to go to Northern Ireland . I to be encouraged to go to Northern Ireland . ~. , ireland . I thank him for his excellent ireland . I thank him for his excellent question ireland . I thank him for his excellent question and i ireland . I thank him for his excellent question and we. Ireland . I thank him for his i excellent question and we will support regularly with all of the das to make sure that people can flow freely throughout united kIngdom and he makes a superb poInt about the attractions of Northern Ireland as a holiday destInation. I hope people take him up on his proposal. Hope people take him up on his roosal. ~ , ~ hope people take him up on his roosal. , ~ i. ~. , ~ proposal. Thank you, mr speaker. Prime mInister, proposal. Thank you, mr speaker. Prime mInister, may proposal. Thank you, mr speaker. Prime mInister, may i proposal. Thank you, mr speaker. Prime mInister, may i start i proposal. Thank you, mr speaker. Prime mInister, may i start by i Inister'>Prime MInister, may i start by thankIng you to come to visit the residents of my constituency, people came out In their droves to say thank you for the success of the Ine-roll'>VaccIne Roll out. Last week, voters made it clear right here at they want the focus to be on their priorities, not political gaIns. That was demonstrated by the fact that i now have certaIn cancers and they are In traditional labour bastions, more comIng out than ever before to say this. Does the prime Inister-share'>MInister Share my hope that the Members Opposite will now act constructively with this government so that it can deliver on their priorities as we build better . Studio that is where we will leave the discussions with the Inister'>Prime MInister In westmInster. You can carry on watchIng on bbc parliament. ComIng up, lunchtime news, but first, somewhere. Another mixed and changeable weather day, sunshIne one mInutes, traIn the next. This weather will take us through the next of the week. It is because of this low Pressure And Underneath this area of low pressure the air is very unstable, allowIng for shallows to bubble up. Some raIn is heavy with thunder, more persistent raIn across the fInal for scotland and also this area of more persistent raIn pushIng across the far South West of england and creepIng Into wales by The End of the day. These are the temperatures. Through this evenIng and tonight, this area of raIn will contInue to pivot around the west country, part of south east wales, maybe the east midlands as well. There will be more cloud across northern scotland. In between, some places will see clear skies and temperatures could drop low enough for a touch of ground frost, but the vast majority will avoid that. For tomorrow, we can expect cloud and showery raIn across parts of southern england, wales may be gettIng up Into the midlands,. Elsewhere, another day of sunny spells, heavy and perhaps thundery showers. Temperatures for most 13 to 16 degrees, but colour than that across the North East of scotland. As we end the week, we end up In a no Mans Land between weather systems, but we will attempt to brIng somethIng of a northerly wInd In across northern and North Eastern parts of the uk, brIngIng a markedly cooler feel here. And what cloud Into scotland, North And Eastern parts of england. The further west you are, we should see sunshIne. A scatterIng of showers breakIng out In these areas, but temperatures really strugglIng for these coasts, ten or 11 degrees. Higher values further west. Ten or 11 degrees. Higher values furtherwest. Into ten or 11 degrees. Higher values further west. Into the weekend, a band of raIn will push its way through durIng Friday Night and Into saturday, and then low pressure re establishes itself and that returns us to that familiar mix of sunny spells and showers. Showers could pop upjust sunny spells and showers. Showers could pop up just about anywhere and some will be heavy with hail and thunder, but there will be some sunshIne In between. In the sunshIne, it will feel fairly warm. FightIng between Israel And Gaza could spiral Into a � full scale war� , says the un, after violence which has claimed at least 43 palestInian and six israeli lives. Deadly exchanges of fire escalate with hundreds of airstrikes by israel and a Mass Barrage of rockets by palestInian militants. Translation they hurt citizens, police officers, burn houses, cars, synagogues. Its obvious we cannot accept this, and no country would accept it, and certaInly not us. 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