Paul is a remarkably gifted man, whose love of music will now help thousands of other people with dementia across the uk. Graham satchell, bbc news. What a beautiful piece. Time for a look at the weather. Heres tomasz schafernaker. Thank you. A day of downpours today. In fact, it has been pouring across some parts of south Western Britain in the last 2a hours or so. Not everybody is getting the downpours today but there are many of them around. For example, in devon in the last 2a hours, we have had more rainfall than we get in the whole of may. You can see a whole line of Heavy Rain Stretching from the london area, just north of the ma, Clipping South Eastern Parts of wales. Furthershowers Clipping South Eastern Parts of wales. Further showers are breaking out across the rest of wales, lancashire, into the Lake District and also we will see showers breaking out across parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. I think there is a few locations where we wont see many shells, Eastern Parts of england. Anywhere from the borders, newcastle, down towards norwich. Here, ithink borders, newcastle, down towards norwich. Here, i think primarily dry weather with some sunshine. Into this evening, the heavy showers will continue for a time but becoming less heavy. I think still some in western and southern areas early in the evening but by the night, it turns drier. I think a lot of cloud, said mr murk in the early hours friday morning. It will be frost free, that is something. It is fridays weather map, a Weather Front approaching spells will braiding for the weekend but before the weekend arrives, we will cease showers at least a few breaking out in the afternoon across western and southern areas. You can barely pick them out because they are small showers and they will be isolated. Overall, friday is going to be a drier day for many of us. Once the cloud clears away from many areas, it should be a bright enough afternoon, with temperatures around 1416. Afternoon, with temperatures around 14 16. Here is the low pressure coming in for the weekend. That is here to stay notjust for the weekend but into next week as well. Once this low pressure arrives on saturday, it will stick around through sunday, monday and possibly affect them weather on tuesday as well. So, you guessed it, it is the story of the last few weeks. Very changeable weather, further heavy showers to come with hail and thunderfor showers to come with hail and thunder for the showers to come with hail and thunderfor the weekend. Showers to come with hail and thunder for the weekend. And the outlook for next week, lots of showers. Rememberwhen outlook for next week, lots of showers. Remember when you check your smartphone, these Weather Symbols do change from hour to hour. We are in a very volatile weather situation where the Weather Computer is trying to locate heavy showers and sunny spells, so you will see some variation for sure. In a word, changeable. Thank you very much. Thats all from the bbc news at one. Now we join the bbc� s news teams where you are. Youre watching bbc news, the time is 1 30pm. Im olly foster at the bbc sport centre. Porto will stage the Champions League final between Manchester City and chelsea later this month. It was scheduled to be in istanbul but turkey was put on the high risk red list for travel from the uk and Quarantine Protocols ruled wembley out as a venue. Heres our Senior Sports News Reporter laura scott. Yes, it has been nearly a week since turkey was put on the red list and we have onlyjust got confirmation of the rearranged final and that tells you how complex it has been fought uefa and that tells you how complex it has been for uefa and the authorities to find an alternative venue to istanbul. Wembley was uefas preferred option and they talk about exhaustive efforts to try to get it here but a Sticking Point emerged and that was simply the fact that the uk government wouldnt give a Quarantine Exemption to all the stakeholders uefa wanted to be there for the final. That could have been up to 3000 people and we heard from the culture that could have been up to 3000 people. So it uefa had to look elsewhere to honour its contractual obligations to sponsors and international media, that is why they settled on porto so portugal for the second year in a row hosting a Champions League final despite not being scheduled to do so. The uefa president has said it is all down to the portuguese authorities that they have been able to make this work and clearly the focus for uefa was getting no stakeholders in but primarily the focus for uefa was getting those stakeholders in but primarily getting fans from chelsea and Manchester City in to watch that final and confirmation today that both clubs will get an allocation of 6000 tickets for the final on the 29th of may. Its the womens Champions League final on sunday in gothenburg, chelsea are in that as well. They face barcelona. They are still on for a quadruple of trophies, emma hayes� side won the league last weekend. Theyre the first british side to get to the Champions League final since arsenal won it in 2007. Hayes was part of the gunners� Backroom Team then, but says that winning the trophy as manager would surpass everything shes achieved so far. It would be amazing theres no point denying that. To come home and to be a part of a fantastic team that achieves success like that. As i said, im just so looking forward to these scores of little girls that are going to be inspired by this group of players because i never grew up with female role models. So to think there is going to be little ones running around with shirt names of fran kirby, sam kerr, i think is the reason i get out of bed everyday to go to work. Womens football, i hope, will then step into another place after the game on sunday because people are rightfully tuning in because of the quality on display. So either way, i think we have won anyway. The Premier League have agreed to renew a three year deal for its uk broadcasting rights. Theyve rolled over their existing contract with sky sports, bt sport, Amazon Prime Video and the bbc. Even though they havent gone through the normal tender process, they have been given government approval because of the Financial Impact of the pandemic over the last 12 months. £100 million of additional funding will also be made available across the Football Pyramid below the championship. British Diverjack Laugher has won silver at the european aquatics championships. He clinched it with his last dive in the I Metre Springboard Final in budapest. Laugher won synchro gold at the last olympics. Its the Second British medal so far in the competition. You can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. All the build up to tonights game in the Premier League as well. Manchester united against liverpool, that we arranged to match. You can find that on the bbc sport website. I will be back with updates throughout the afternoon. Thank you very much. Hello, very good afternoon to you. You are watching bbc news. Iamjane i amjane hill. We will talk i am jane hill. We will talk a little bit more right now about the story that is dominating here today. We are looking at the impact of covid on the general running of the nhs. We have had extraordinary waiting time figures confirmed. So many people up and down the country waiting a very long time for what is described as routine surgery, which so much of that of course was put on the back burner because of the pandemic. We are going to talk about that a little further. Lets return now to victoria derbyshire, who is spending the day at st thomas� s hospital in central london, looking at how its been coping with the impact of the pandemic. As well as trying to catch up with the backlog of cancelled or delayed operations, its also a vaccination centre. Victoria has spoken to one woman who hasjust had her coronavirus vaccine, along with one of the people vaccinating members of the public. I feel great. I feel very relieved. I feel very happy because i have been waiting to have it for a very long time. So, when i made the decision, i booked for the test, i came here, just had it, they gave me on my left arm. I feel very excited about it. And youre actually really young, you are 30, and you have been invited for vaccination. Which is some illustration of how Swift The Operation is here, i suppose, is it . Yes. What was it like for you, in terms of how long it took and how efficient it was . Very efficient. It did not take too much time. It did not take long. I spent, like, up to five minutes in there. They give you the option, if you want to do it or you have any second thoughts or whatever, make you relaxed, comfortable about it. So it is not really something to worry about. Which jab did you have, which one . Astrazeneca. Astrazeneca, ok. Well, lets bring injade now. Jade mcdonald, who is one of the vaccinators here. Hello, jade. You are doing this whole thing in a wedding marquee. I mean, this is where people are being vaccinated, and it is working. What did you used to do before you were a vaccinator . I used to teach yoga before. And then before that i used to be a crew member for an airline. So, what motivated you to be trained up to do this . I think i am a people person, and my training from the airline, i was able to bring those skills here. I have been wanted to be part of this mass organisation, you know, this massive programme. And what kind of people have you seen here over the last few weeks and months . Oh, wow. I have met people that are doctors, nurses, elderly, it isjust a wide range of people that i have met. What kind of reactions do you get from people when they have had theirjab . The first thing they say, thank you so much. They feel so relieved, they are happy, and theyjust are so happy once we finish vaccinating them. So it is a good feeling. Do you know what, there is a little Cardboard Box at the door, and it is called a feedback box, they have got post it notes by it. Ijust grabbed a couple as i came in, and these are the kind of messages that people are writing as they have had their vaccination. Absolutely great. Rock on. Thank you. In capital letters. Well oiled machine, says someone else. And this one says, well done, proud of the nhs, great people xx. More coverage from saint thomas� s over the course of the day. Israel is sending military reinforcements to its border with gaza as preparations are made for a possible ground invasion. Palestinian militants have continued to fire dozens of rockets into israel, while israeli air strikes have targeted senior commanders in gaza. But the conflict between the two factions has gone on for decades. How did we get to this point . Ros atkins has more. The violence between israel and palestinians has escalated rapidly. There have been clashes at the al aqsa mosque injerusalem. Hamas is launching Rocket Attacks on israel. Israel is carrying out air strikes in gaza and the funerals have begun, with deaths on both sides. These tensions reach back decades but why have they escalated now . Well, there are many reasons. Here are six. The first concerns growing palestinian protests. Some have been sparked by an imminent ruling on six palestinian families who were threatened of eviction in the neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah. Its connected to a lawsuit brought by Israeli Settlers and these protesters say that as part of a broader effort to drive them from eastjerusalem. There have been regular clashes with the police. There have also been palestinian protests at damascus gate injerusalems old city, after Israeli Police erected barricades. This was exacerbated by Ultranationalist Israelis Marching nearby. The next reason is the calendar. This year, the end of ramadan has coincided with several important dates for israelis. There is also a few very combustible anniversaries, including jerusalem day. Thats a day when mostly right wing israelis celebrate the conquest of eastjerusalem in the 1967 war and they mark that usually with a flag parade thats very provocative and goes right through the muslim quarter of the old city. The next factor is politics. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure after the recent election. His rivals are now trying to form a new government and palestinian politics is also deeply divided. Hamas controls gaza, fatah controls the west bank. Recent elections were postponed, much to hamas� frustration. More broadly, palestinians have felt marginalised after the us brokered the abra ham accords. This normalised relations between israel and the uae and bahrain. And so while neither hamas or mr netanyahu would put it this way, a conflict could serve political purposes for both. Bear all of that in mind, the protests, the dates, the politics, as we turn to the next factor what happened in jerusalem on monday. Israeli Police Clashed with thousands of palestinians in the compound of the al aqsa mosque. Over 300 palestinians and 20 police were injured, and this is all at a site which is hugely sensitive. Its Sacred Tojews and muslims. Afterwards, israel blamed extremists, palestinian leaders called it brutal and the un said this. Tear gas, stun grenades, sponge tipped bullets, physical force and, in some cases, that appeared unwarranted, disproportionate or indiscriminate. Hamas in gaza was watching these events. Our fifth factor was its decision to act. On monday, around 6pm local time, it began firing rockets. Israel swiftly launched multiple strikes in return and this has continued. Hundreds of hamas rockets, hundreds of israeli air strikes. Hamas and israels long time animosity is playing out once more and as it has, our sixth factor has also been on show. The rhetoric being used by both sides. Translation and we will further intensify the power of our attacks. J hamas will be getting blows it will not expect. Translation if they want to i escalate, the resistance is ready. If they want to stop, the resistance is ready. If they want to move out of jerusalem, the resistance is ready. Language like that makes escalation more likely. Put all of that together and we start to explain the situation. But lets be clear, underneath recent events remains the long term failure of israel, the palestinians and the world to find a lasting peace and that failure explains what were seeing now and why well see it again. The headlines on bbc news nhs Waiting Lists in england reach a record high with 4. 95 Million People waiting for treatment. World leaders appealfor calm after further clashes between israelis and palestinians. Former pm David Cameron is to face questions from mps over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. British airways says it is to be the worlds First Airline to trial a coronavirus test that displays results within 25 seconds. The scheme will see flight and cabin crew taking a ultra rapid covid i9 antigen test. Results will be compared against their standard test results in the hopes that it could play a role in opening up travel. Our correspondent Victoria Fritz told us more. It sounds like the thing that everyone has been looking for. Some kind of trade off between a pcr test, which is seen as the Gold Standard in terms of accuracy, but it takes time and is relatively expensive, and a lateral flow test, which people up and down the country will be familiar with. The ones that are quite rapid, i suppose, half an hour, a little bit like a pregnancy test. However, they do suffer from problems with accuracy, particularly with people who are asymptomatic. With a lateral flow test, what it is looking for is antigens. It is looking for a specific protein associated with coronavirus. Now, this particular test, pelican test, it comes from a Canadian Company called Canary Global. They claim to have a 98 sensitivity. That kind of sensitivity is something that you are much more likely to see in a pcr test. They say that from start to finish, someone could do this, it is a saliva test as opposed to an up the nosejob, which is, you know, really uncomfortable anyone who knows them, so it is a saliva test, and they say it can be done in under two minutes from start to finish. 25 seconds to get the result. So this, they are saying, would be a real game changer. And certainly ba is the First Company on board with this, but Canary Global are in talks with lots of other Travel Companies as well. Also Hospitality Sector as well, and events organisers as well. This really opens up the possibility for rapid mass testing. It is easy to use and it is point of care diagnosis. You can find out very quickly and then you can go on into, whether it is a plane or an event, a sports match etc. It will be quite interesting. There are potentially some downfalls here. Think about availability for one. They say that they are trying to ramp up production as quickly as they can. There is no widespread agreement across countries as to which tests are best and which ones are valid. So, at the moment, this test, the pelican test, is approved for europe and the uk, and it is in the process of approval in the us. But it is not quite the Silver Bulletjust yet. The uk government profoundly regrets and is truly sorry for the events Surrounding Ballymurphy in 1971, the Northern Ireland secretary has told mps. Brandon lewis said this also extended to the families for the additional pain they have had to endure and at how investigations were handled. An inquest found ten people, who were shot in the wake of an Army Operation in belfast, were entirely innocent. I want to put on record the governments acknowledgement of the terrible hurt that has been caused to the families of francis quinn, father hugh mullan, noel phillips, joan connolly, daniel teggart, joseph murphy, edward doherty, john laverty, joseph corr and john mckerr. I also want to pay tribute to the great patience with which these families have conducted themselves through their determined campaign which has lasted almost 50 years. The Prime Minister is writing personally to the families and expressed his deep regret to the first and deputy first ministers of Northern Ireland yesterday and has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the state. Brandon lewis, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland. Earlier our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, explained how families of the victims have been reacting to the apology. This has all been pretty unsatisfactory in the eyes of families of the ballymurphy victims because we had that very unequivocal coroners findings, which they welcomed, but then last night the written statement from Downing Street which showed that borisjohnson was said to have made an apology in a meeting with the first and deputy first ministers, they were upset that wasnt more public. Brandon lewis has now made that very clear apology in the commons, but still the families feel they would rather have that apology coming from the Prime Minister and being done in a more public way. People cannot help but draw comparisons with the apology David Cameron made over the events of bloody sunday, which at that time were then broadcast on a big screen in the guildhall of derry and were met by huge applause, and families still feel pretty unsatisfied by this today and they want to see the government actually calling for fresh Police Investigations into the killings. That looks rather unlikely at the moment, Brandon Lewis alluded to Government Plans which are more along the lines of reconciliation and finding truth but putting an end to things like prosecutions through the courts for historic cases. The Colonial Pipeline in the United States has resumed operations after being forced to shut down following a cyber attack last friday. The company, which supplies 45 of the east coast� s fuel supply, says the resumption of normal sevice will take several days. Our North America correspondent peter bowes reports. Panic buying at petrol stations. Rising prices at the pumps and states of emergency in several parts of the country. To blame the most destructive cyber attack ever on us energy infrastructure. We got here about 15 or 20 minutes ago. Clearly, i guess this Ransomware Attack on the Colonial Pipeline has made gas impossible to get in atlanta right now you know, its been crazy, and ive got to admit, you know, im not even panic buying, ive just been getting a little low for the last couple of days and i knew i shouldve filled up a week ago. I was kind of overdue anyway. The states of virginia, georgia and North Carolina were the worst affected. The Us Government said there was no shortage of fuel, just a Supply Crunch and it appealed to motorists not to fill up their cars but many did anyway. They want to blame as because they think that its our fault that were not getting gas. A lot of people are regulars, theyre kind of understanding but some of the people arejust like. Urgh the fbi said a Criminal Gang Called Darkside was responsible for the Ransomware Attack that shut down americas largest gasoline pipeline. Colonial said it would not pay the ransom demanded by the hackers. Pre empting the announcement that the pipeline is now back in business, President Biden said his administration had taken measures to ease the crisis. I have, in the meantime, made it easier for us to. Ive lifted some of the restrictions on the transportation of fuel. As the fuel begins to flow again, alleviating this crisis, the question is what can be done to prevent it happening again . The apparent ease with which hackers were able to wreak havoc has shocked many americans. Peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. The breath taking new zealand scenery featured in the lord of the rings films helped confirm the country as a Holiday Destination for millions of people. But the new zealand Tourism Industry took a huge hit when the country shut its borders in march 2020. Now the country is slowly opening up again as Shaimaa Khalil reports. It is the kind of high octane adventure in new zealand is famous for. A mix of dramatic scenery, adrenaline rush, and a whole lot of cold water. It is fairly busy here today because of school holidays, which is a welcome change, but still nothing like it was before covid 19 hit. Pre pandemic, operators ran eight boat rides and our. Eight boat rides an hour. This past year, it was down to only one. In this tourist town, some operators have gone out of business since the country closed its borders. Others got by relying on locals. We went from a business that was very accustomed to taking 1200 people a day, having a lot of people on the ground to do that, to suddenly having to really enjoy the fact that we might have 200. Before the pandemic, there were worries new zealand was getting too popular. Risking the pristine environment which so many came to see. Now there are calls to use this lull is a chance to curb tourisms heavy carbon footprint. Proposals presented to the government include limiting Visitor Numbers and a Departure Tax to help offset tourisms climate impact. It is a difficult prospect for an industry that has suffered so badly. It does feel a little bit like the dogs are already down and we are having someone stepped on our throats. But Everybody Needs to look at themselves environmentally because this is the product we purvey. When you do compare it to the other Major Industries in the country, which are categorically larger carbon producers, is tourism really the appropriate thing to be looking at right now . There is never a right time to make a change. Yes, there is a short term crisis to be managed, but long term we need an industry which is more sustainable. Asking travellers to contribute a small amount as they leave our shores is the most constructive thing we could do. People are starting to say, i have got choices, where can i go to a place which is responsible and takes this seriously . Polluting Jet Boat Operators know they have to adapt. Here, they are planning to use electric engines to cut Carbon Emissions and noise. Worldwide, new zealand is seen as a Success Story for how it handled covid 19. And despite its reliance on tourism, it remains reluctant to open its borders beyond the travel bubble with australia. When more visitors eventually return, they will find a country taking a fresh look at how to protect the natural wonders that millions have come to enjoy. Of course that has just prompted a conversation about holidays among all of us. Now, the weather with tomasz. Well, hit and miss downpours again today from towering cumulus clouds, which then form into cumulonimbus clouds, bringing thunder and lightning, hail as well. Not everybody is getting the downpours today. In fact, some Eastern Parts of the country are enjoying some sunshine. This is where we have the highest temperatures, but the worst of the weather has been so far across more southern areas, very close to the southern counties here, running along the m4. Some big downpours around southern wales and the south west of england, too. But also showers breaking out further north, where earlier on we had mostly dry weather. So, the second half of the afternoon will see Showers Brewing through parts of lancashire, into the Lake District, Southern Parts of scotland. But areas from newcastle down to norwich, i think, a fine afternoon with some sunshine. And the evening is looking pretty clear, as well. Before cloud rolls and of the north sea. So it is going turn quite cloudy and murky here in the north and the east, whereas in the south through the night we will continue to have on and off showers. But they will not be quite as heavy. Overnight temperatures will be around 6 9, so we are not talking about a frost tonight. Here is the weather map for friday. You can see we are sort of in between Weather Systems. One Weather System approaching of the atlantic, a little bit of whether they are across parts of scandinavia. However, that is not going to stop the showers from forming. We are expecting showers to brew in the afternoon across some western and southern areas. Again, some of them could be heavy. But i do not think there will be as many showers around tomorrow. More than anything, i think it is going to be a fairly cloudy day across some eastern areas, but some sunshine will poke through those clouds, and temperatures will be between 12 16. Now, here is a look at the weekend. So, friday night, saturday, and then eventually into sunday, we are going to see yet another low pressure nearing, and that means further showers for many of us. So a very unsettled weekend on the way, i think. Thunder and lightning again on the cards, hail and those hit and miss downpours. So this very showery, cool theme of weather is going to continue to the course of the weekend, after a brief lull, at least for some of us, tomorrow. You can see the outlook lots of Shower Symbols on the forecast they are for the next few days, with temperatures rather disappointing for the time of the year. But it is what it is. Goodbye. This is bbc news. Im martine croxall. The headlines Waiting Lists have reached a record high, after routine work was put on hold because of the pandemic. What they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we havent got one, we havent got a surgeon, we havent got a table. And we are live at St Thomas Hospital where there are 70,000 people on Waiting Lists. How are they going to bring that down . That is what we are finding out today. New data suggests covid cases in england are at their lowest since august but there are concerns about a variant first identified in india. It isa it is a variant of concern. We are anxious it is a variant of concern. We are anxious about it, it has been spreading. At the moment there is a very wide spreading. At the moment there is a very wide range of scientific opinion