When the weather allows. Parents pay tribute to their two year old son, george hinds, who was killed in a suspected Gas Explosion in lancashire. And if you fancy a job as a live in officer at a Mediaeval Castle on a remote island, St Michaels Mount is hiring. Good afternoon. The united Nations Secretary General has pleaded for an immediate end to the escalating violence between israel and the palestinian militant group, hamas. Antonio guterres has warned a Security Council meeting the fighting could plunge the region into an � uncontainable� crisis. The israeli military has carried out more Air Strikes On Gaza, while hamas launched further Rocket Attacks on southern israel. Paul adams reports from jerusalem. Israel says it has nothing against the people of gaza. But through the long hours of another hellish night, thats not how it seems to them. Women and children once again caught up in the mayhem. In crowded, impoverished gaza, nowhere is safe. Israel insists its only attacking hamas. Overnight, it hit the homes of the Groups Leader in gaza, yahya sinwar, and his brother. It says it killed 30 key members of hamas and the other main militant group, islamichhad. And it says almost half of those killed so far are combatants, not civilians. Its a hard claim to verify hamas is very secretive. How long will this Go On . Pressure for it to end is building, but israel says its up to hamas. Israel will continue hitting the Hamas Terror Group until we feel and understand that we reached our objectives. You know, hamas decided to start this round, but they are not going to decide when to end it. They cant just shoot rockets on israeli citizens unprovoked and then hope for the best. But the rockets are still flying. Hamas says it can keep this up for months. It almost certainly cant, but the group is not about to admit defeat. An american envoy has been here since friday. Diplomatic efforts are gathering pace, but israel says it has more to do in gaza. This isnt over yet. Paul adams, Bbc News, jerusalem. As i mentioned, the un Security Council is meeting to discuss the violence. Secretary general Antonio Guterres opened the meeting a short time ago and called for peace we meet today amid the most serious escalation in Gaza And Israel in years. The current hostilities are utterly appalling. This latest round of violence only perpetuates the cycles of death, Destruction And Despair and pushes further to the horizon any hope of coexistence and peace. Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately. Rockets and mortars on one side and aerial bonbardments on the other must stop. I appeal to all parties to heed this call. The united nations is actively engaging all sides towards an immediate ceasefire. The hostilities have already caused unconscionable death, immense Suffering And Damage of vital info structure. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on Cbs Apologies for the sound quality. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on cbs Face The Nation earlier today, where he responded to international criticism of israels attacks, including the deaths of palestinian civilians. Hamas is criminally attacking us from civilian neighbourhoods, from schools, from homes, from office buildings. Thats what theyre doing and were taking action, trying to target them with as great precision as we can. Unfortunately, there are occasionally civilian casualties which we regret, but heres what happens. When the international community attacks when the international community attacks israel, theyre actually encouraging hamas to continue these attacks encouraging hamas to continue these attacks because hamas, were both killing attacks because hamas, were both killing israeli civilians and unfortunately, theyre happy with their own unfortunately, theyre happy with their own casualties because theyre focusing their own casualties because theyre focusing their attacks on israel instead focusing their attacks on israel instead of hamas. Thats unproductive because what it does, prolong unproductive because what it does, prolong the conflict and escalate and increase the number of casualties that happen as a result. Benjamin casualties that happen as a result. Benjamin netanyahu, on face the press. Several people, including four police officers, have been wounded after a car ramming attack sheikh jarrah, according to police. The apparent attack happened in a neighbourhood of israeli annexed eastjerusalem. An israeli Police Spokesman said the driver had been shot dead. Sheikh jarrah has been the scene of weeks of clashes after threats to evict palestinian families to make way forjewish settlers sparked the current round of violence. The Health Secretary Matt hancock has urged people to be careful ahead of more restrictions being eased in england tomorrow. Scientists believe the indian Variant Of Coronavirus is more transmissible and cases in some areas have seen a sharp rise. Mr hancock also said it was quite likely this variant will become the dominant strain in The Uk. Some restrictions in wales and scotland are also being relaxed from tomorrow. Heres our political correspondent helen catt. In bolton this weekend, efforts continue to tackle the spread of the variant of Coronavirus Which first emerged in india, encouraging more people to take up the vaccine. Theres surge testing, measures which the government says means it can go ahead with easing more restrictions in england tomorrow, despite fears about how quickly the new variant is spreading. Im confident that we can take the Step Tomorrow, but we should all be careful about how we take that step. You shouldnt still spend a lot of time in close proximity, you should make sure ventilations good. We all know what we can do and take personal responsibility. It means restaurants can welcome back customers indoors. Up to six people can meet in private homes, too, and hugging is back. But there is nervousness. Scientists from Sage Have warned that if the variant turns out to be A0 to 50 more transmissible than the kent variant, there could be a big rise in hospitalisations because of tomorrows loosening. I think the evidence is stacking up that it is more transmissible than the kent variant. It is very hard to tell how much more. You have to tease out those infections that have been imported into The Uk, and so, just reflecting trends in other places, particularly india, and those that have been spreading here in The Uk. Scientists do think that vaccines remain effective. The Over 35s will be invited to get their firstjab this week. The Health Secretary said that most of the 18 people currently in hospital in bolton with coronavirus had been eligible forjabs but hadnt had them. We think that there are five people who have ended up in hospital having had one jab, and this is why its so important to get the second jab. So, nobody whos had two has. . Well, we think theres one person, but that person was frail. Limited international travel also starts again tomorrow. Labour says its too soon, and that the government put india on the Red List too late. They shouldve put india i on the Red List at the same time as pakistan and as bangladesh. Since then, weve had this three Week Period in which thousands | of people have returned from india, | and that probably includes hundreds of the new Variant Covid cases. Ministers say they did it nearly two weeks before the variant became one of concern, and when the proportion of arrivals in the Uk Testing positive had started to rise. What happens here in the coming weeks will be watched closely. Helen catt, Bbc News. Blackburn has been given the go ahead to rapidly increase vaccinations, according to Health Officials. The public Health Director for blackburn with Darwen Council says areas where covid is spreading will get additional supplies of the pfizerjab for all residents over the age of 18. Last week, blackburn recorded the third highest Infection Rate in england, with an 89 jump in cases compared to the previous week. Dominic harrison has previously said it was � illogical� that the government refused Surge Vaccinations. We can speak now to dr mike tildesley, a member of spi m, the Modelling Subgroup of sage, and a professor of infectious Disease Modelling at the university of warwick. Thats the committee looking at infectious diseases. Good to speak to you again. Lets start with the point we were talking aboutjustin, the decision in blackburn with darwen to allow basically anyone whos allowed to get a vaccination just in. Is it in a sense coming too late to make much difference . It too late to make much difference . It could. I think the difficulty we have with any form of control is that were always behind the curve. By that were always behind the curve. By the time we see cases emerging in numbers, were already a little bit behind where we need to be. So i think it is key, the vaccination is out of this the way out of this. I think Surge Vaccination could have an effect. 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I worried by it . I will say, evidence i is being gathered right now. I think the longer time goes on, we are that much more certain. But work is going on on this to understand exactly how much more transmissible, and the key thing that we really need to understand is how effective with the vaccines be against it. I understand early signs are that the vaccines seem to be effective against the indian variant, but again, there is uncertainty at the moment. The next week is really crucial to gather as much information as possible. Ladle week is really crucial to gather as much information as possible. We are from the health much information as possible. We are from the Health Secretary much information as possible. We are from the Health Secretary when much information as possible. We are from the Health Secretary when he i from the Health Secretary when he was pressed, one of the people involved, had both jabs but still hospitalised as a result of contracting this. Should we be surprised by that or is it inevitable that for some people, however good the vaccines are, they just wont work for those individuals . Just wont work for those individuals . , � ,. , ,. , individuals . Thats absolutely ri. Ht. We individuals . Thats absolutely right. We need individuals . Thats absolutely right. We need to individuals . Thats absolutely right. We need to rememberl individuals . Thats absolutely right. We need to remember that not just the indian variant, it is a feature of any variants that might be circulating. The vaccines are actually really, really good, probably far better than many of us expected they might be. 12 months ago when the vaccines started to be developed. But theyre not 100 productive, so we may see at some point people who had one or even both vaccines having To Go into hospital, but your risk is that much lower getting the vaccine. Thats why its really, really important that at the vaccinations are being rolled out to younger people, they take the offer, because theyre not just perfecting themselves protecting themselves, theyre potentially protecting vulnerable people who may not have protection through their own vaccination. Professor, thank you very much. Tomorrow sees another milestone in the reopening of the economy with pubs, restaurants and cafes in england, scotland and wales, able to serve customers inside. Kate nicholls is Chief Executive of Uk Hospitality and joins us now. Kate, its good to speak to you again. For once, to speak to you about something that looks like positive news. How Big A deal is tomorrow potentially . Tomorrow is a really important tomorrow potentially . Tomorrow is a really important Milestone Tomorrow potentially . Tomorrow is a really important milestone for tomorrow potentially . Tomorrow is a really important milestone for many | really important milestone for many of these businesses. They will have been close for ten months out of the last ia, and have really struggled through this crisis. We only were able to open a quarter of the estate when it was outdoors only, so we expect to be bringing back 55,000 additional businesses for the first time, and most importantly, almost A Million staff coming back off furlough to reopen our hospitality business. It is a big step forward for these businesses. I business. It is a big step forward for these businesses. Business. It is a big step forward for these businesses. I was talking to publiean for these businesses. I was talking to publican earlier for these businesses. I was talking to publican earlier this for these businesses. I was talking to publican earlier this Afternoon L to publican earlier this afternoon who has four pubs. Two of them will reopen because hes got space indoors and out. Hes come to keep closed two of them because theyre just too small to have socially distancing effective. There are presumably premises which still wont be open tomorrow for those of sorts of reasons because space is premium and you just cant have. You can have hand space, but not space in that context. Alert; you can have hand space, but not space in that context. Space in that context. Very sadly, 2096 of our space in that context. Very sadly, 2096 of our pubs, space in that context. Very sadly, 2096 of our pubs, bars, space in that context. Very sadly, l 2096 of our pubs, bars, restaurants 20 of our pubs, bars, restaurants will be able to open because of that. Some of them close by legislation like nightclubs and music venues, but many are small and cant manage to stay. Lets be clear, none of those opening tomorrow will be viable as businesses. 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If you see revenues suppressed, like former. If you see revenues suppressed, like social former. If you see revenues suppressed, like Social Distancing, they are seeing revenues cut by 30 to A0 . No way you can pass that on. We have to be clear, weve all come through a crisis, although some of us have been very fortunate and had ourjobs protected. Many people have it. I dont think we can see prices taking all of that hit, so if we miss that Road Map and dont reopen for fully miss that Road Map and dont reopen forfully on the miss that Road Map and dont reopen for fully on the 21st, there is no other option if we want to save these businesses. It is going to be about saving them. Crucially, things like furlough, business Rates Relief all start to taper from the 1st of july, and most importantly for our restaurant, they would see their Rent Protection go down. It is going to be important that the government looks again at that Road Map and that support. 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I think thats a really important challenge cooperate. It is. I think thats a really important challenge that j cooperate. It is. I think thats a really important challenge that our staff are having to face. We would ask customers to be kind, be considerate, listen to what the staff are saying. These are rules put in place not by the outlets, but by government, and backed by legislation. If the operators dont comply, they face a fine, so please listen when the staff are telling you to remain seated, talking about face max, doing Nhs Test and trace. Thats the way we can get moving forward. We can hopefully reopen and end all of these restrictions, and that so vital for the future of our hospitality sector. That so vital for the future of our hospitality sector. Thanks very much for bein hospitality sector. Thanks very much for being with hospitality sector. Thanks very much for being with us hospitality sector. Thanks very much for being with us on hospitality sector. Thanks very much for being with us on bbc hospitality sector. Thanks very much for being with us on Bbc News. pres the un Secretary General has told a meeting of of the Security Council that the hostilities between israel and the palestinians are appalling and must stop immediately. Antonio guterres called on all parties to allow Mediation Efforts to intensify and succeed. Ten israelis are reported to have been killed by hamass rocket barrage, while more than 180 palestinians have been killed by israeli Air Strikes On Gaza. And this is the scene live in gaza. What tends to be quiet at this time of the day. Dusk is approaching. Itll be dark soon and dark night time is usually the cover that hamas seeks to settle. When israel turns to commit its aerial bombardment as it tried to knock out those rockets as effectively as it can. Sadly, that skyline for the last seven nights has been strafed with the effects of the gunfire and rockets. Well keep an eye on that. 0ur Correspondent Will Grant is in washington. Tell us more about the un meeting thats going on now. There was a little expectation of any strong condemnation by the council, but what statements to be here during the course of that . Yes. Here during the course of that . Yes, its still going here during the course of that . Yes, its still going on. Here during the course of that . Yes, its still going on. I here during the course of that . Yes, its still going on. I think here during the course of that . Yes its still going on. I think youve got a sense on just how intractable a position the key players are in. Just how entrenched this conflict is in gaza at the moment. We heard from the Secretary General in your introduction, talking about a spiral of violence. The dangers of a cycle of violence. The dangers of a cycle of violence. The dangers of a cycle of violence that was causing. That was causing so much destruction in the region. The us and buy cleanser has finished speaking and echoed that she called on hamas to cease rockets but said the region was facing difficult questions. I thought that was quite interesting. In essence are, but when you heard both the permanent representative of israel and the permanent represent. You got a cent there were no answers to those familiar questions, at least whats going on on the ground. I questions, at least whats going on on the ground on the ground. I was struck by something on the ground. I was struck by something quoted on the ground. I was struck by something quoted over on the ground. I was struck by something quoted over the. On the ground. I was struck by something quoted over the weekend. 0ne Something quoted over the weekend. One of our contributors said the light at The End of the tunnel, you have to find the tunnel. It seems as if a lot of people are going through the motions on this diplomatically. Theres a playbook when these conflicts happen. This is difficult because just a year conflicts happen. This is difficult becausejust a year ago, conflicts happen. This is difficult because just a year ago, we conflicts happen. This is difficult becausejust a year ago, we had a president who said we bought pretty much the israeli argument on occupied territories. He recognised jerusalem and was encouraging countries to open diplomatically. Now we have in the White House a president who would take a more traditional line. No signs of that yet. I traditional line. No signs of that et. ~. � , traditional line. No signs of that et. ~. , � ,. , traditional line. No signs of that et. ,. , � ,. , yet. I think thats all very accurate. Yet. I think thats all very accurate. What yet. I think thats all very accurate. What struck yet. I think thats all very | accurate. What struck me yet. I think thats all very accurate. What struck me was that first, this open meeting was pushed back because americans wanted to seek their own this policy. I think what they tried to stress, there was a Phone Call between President Biden and mahmoud abbas, the first since biden took office, in which he tried to underscore the fact that there should be greater us Palestinian Cooperation under his administration. Stress he would return humanitarian aid. Of course, hamas is key to this entire situation, and that group remains designated a terrorist organisation. Under the trump administration, but no signs of that changing for now. All extremely complex, and i think youre right, the questions here in washington continue to be quite difficult to unpick. There are differences of opinion within the Democratic Party alone. Wants to see the biden administration move away from supporting israel, but the links between White House and the israelis and jewish lobbying in washington and united states, that is very, very solid. A very long way To Go, clearly. Is very, very solid. A very long way To Go. Clearly To Go, clearly. Finally, The Americans To Go, clearly. Finally, The Americans have To Go, clearly. Finally, The Americans have a To Go, clearly. Finally, The Americans have a representative whos gone to visit israel. Is there any chance that diplomacy on the ground could have an impact . What any chance that diplomacy on the ground could have an impact . What an unenviable Job Ground could have an impact . What an unenviable job that ground could have an impact . What an unenviable job that is. Ground could have an impact . What an unenviable job that is. This ground could have an impact . What an unenviable job that is. This was ground could have an impact . What an unenviable job that is. This was the unenviable job that is. This was the Assistant Secretary of state, very well respected in terms of fair. The diplomacy has carried out over the years. I think well respected. But it is an extremely difficult task. Hes been travelling to the region. Hes been travelling to the region. He has already made clear alongside the uns own representative that the solution is diplomacy. The you input it that there is a legal and moral obligation that reaching that obligation that reaching that obligation is the difficult step. Will grant, thank you very much. Police are investigating Video Footage appearing to show anti semitic language being shouted from a convoy of cars in london. Footage on Social Media showed cars covered with palestinian flags, with passengers shouting offensive language. Boris johnson wrote on Twitter Excuse me. I beg your pardon. A child has died and four adults have been injured in a suspected Gas Explosion in lancashire. The parents of two year old George Arthur hinds, who died following a suspected Gas Explosion in heysham, have paid tribute to their beautiful little angel. They said, we are devastated at the loss of our beautiful george. Two houses were destroyed in the blast early this morning in hisham. Has lockdown left you yearning for the wild outdoors . Well, if it has, there may be a job out there thats just for you. St Michaels Mount, a remote island only accessible by boat or at low tide, is advertising for a live in employee to work at its medieval castle. Andrea 0rmsby has been to find out more. They say an englishmans home is his castle. Well, St Michaels Mount is quite literally that for around 30 people. Now Theres Room for one more, a live in castle officer. Weve had an overwhelming response, which has been fantastic. We need people who are happy with boats, happy with heights. I just think a real passion for people coming to cornwall or the Tourism Industry really. Newsreel here in the west, where the cornish coast flings sheltering i on against the is abound in ireland where loneliness is only another name for enjoyment. St Michaels Mount has been capturing the imagination for years. Im the castle steward, and ive been living here for around two years now. What i love about the mount is having a Sea View from every window and having the support of the community around you. Everyone is really friendly here, and the challenge of living here its different from living on the mainland. You cant get a takeaway pizza, so be prepared for that. If you can cope with that, have good Sea Legs and fancy a pretty cool address, this might be what you need to hear. Dont be scared to apply. I think a lot of people on the socials Last Night was saying, its my Dream Job but i couldnt do this or that. Dont be put off by that. It will probably be one of the most life changing experiences for someone to come over. Theres no official closing date, but interest has already been huge. Andrea 0rmsby, Bbc News. Looks stunning from the sky, doesnt it . Lets see if the weather is equally stunning with sarah keith lucius. Hello there. We have had a bit of sunshine around through the course of the weekend, but plenty of showers as well. That theme is going to continue for the next few days. More showers on the horizon, some of them heavy and potentially thundery. Some sunshine around in between, so not a complete Write Off in terms of the weather over the next couple of days. As we head into the evening, we still hold on to some heavy showers, some thunderstorms, Hail And Lightning mixed in, almost anywhere across england and wales. A Bit Drierfor Northern Ireland and scotland as we end the day, and overnight slowly the showers will tend to ease away a bit. But it remains fairly cloudy and damp and temperatures between about 6 10. So, a frost free start to your monday morning. Some of us will see some dry weather through the course of the morning but showers will tend to build, become more frequent and widespread later on in the day. So, thunderstorms possible once again, hailand lightning, especially for eastern scotland, southern and eastern england. A bit drier towards the west. Temperatures are still cool, around 11 16. Now, injust a few minutes, we will be joined now, injust a few minutes, we will be joined by now, injust a few minutes, we will be joined by viewers on bbc one. Michelle be joined by viewers on bbc one. Michelle will have their national and international news, so stay with us for that on the Bbc News channel. First we had electric lamps. Then we had lasers. Now Cambridge Scientists are developing the next revolution in light that could change the world. They have developed a way of isolating and detecting single particles of light, called photons, at Room Temperature. That matters because it could help power the next generation of super Quantum Computers. Heres our Science Correspondent richard westcott. So much modern technology already relies on light but there is still more potential locked away in these beams. In a lab in cambridge this team says it is working on the next light revolution. First we had lamps and then we had lasers which completely revolutionised our lives and our technology and now we may be on the cusp of the third stage in the history of light. We have single photon sources, devices that can emit one particle of light at a time. And that is the key here, being able to separate off those individual light particles. Ill explain why that is important in a second but first, heres how they do it. On this disc here, you cant see it, is a crystal that is one atom thick and its got little defects on it the size of an atom and when you fire a laser at those defects they ping out individual out individual photons, individual particles of light, and you can actually see them here, these bright yellow areas are the defects with the photons are coming out. This is where it gets weird. By singling out photons you can unlock what is known as the Quantum World we are very, very small things behave very differently. You will need to pay attention to this bit. So there are two main properties that we can harness. The first one is superposition and the second one is entanglement. Superposition is a particle being in two states at the same time so being up and down at the same time. Entanglement is two particles being inextricably linked, so no matter where they are in the universe, whatever happens to one affects the other one, so say one is up, the other one has to be up. When we put these two effects together, we can build something like a Quantum Computer which is in orders of magnitude more powerful than anything that we can compute today. Carmens Tech Separates the photons. You then need matthews sensors to detect them. So what about practical uses . The Quantum World is the only place you can generate genuinely random numbers the team is now building a quantum random Number Generator to encrypt things securely online. We are at the start of the quantum revolution, if you like. This is going to be like the industrial revolution. What we have done is develop a Room Temperature components which are much simpler than the current State Of The Art which will unlock the potential of quantum technologies. From next Level Computing to better cameras to more accurate clocks and a more secure internet, the surreal Quantum World is hard to grasp that the benefits are simple. A warning over the indian Covid Variant on the eve of a big step in Lockdown Easing in bolton, the race to beat rising numbers of cases by stepping up vaccinations as the Health Secretary urges caution. Im confident that we can take this Step Tomorrow but we should all be careful about how we take that step. Indoor gathering will be the Big Change in england, scotland and wales. Well be explaining the risks and how to reduce them. Another day of deadly violence between israel and palestinians 10 children are among the dead in an israeli strike On Gaza. And a suspected Gas Explosion destroys two homes in lancashire, killing a two year old. Good afternoon. 0n the eve of a big step in Lockdown Easing for much of The Uk, theres a warning for people to be cautious because of rising cases of the so called indian Variant Of Coronavirus. The main change in three nations of The Uk from tomorrow is to the rules on indoor gathering and social contact. In england, pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people inside, and cinemas, museums, Softplay Centres and hotels can reopen. Groups of six people or two households can meet indoors, and stay overnight. 30 people will be able to gather outdoors the change to the Rules In wales is very similar to england, except that Outdoors Groups of up to 50 will be allowed. In scotland, six people from three households will be able to socialise indoors at home, while outdoors it can be eight from up to eight households, rising to 12 on most of the islands. Alcohol sales indoors will be restricted to 10. 30 pm. This does not apply to Glasgow And Moray which are staying in level 3. Northern ireland does not see the rules change tomorrow, but the situation will be reviewed on thursday with the hope of restrictions being eased in a weeks time. Our first report is from our political correspondent chris mason. 0n the eve of Life Tiptoeing One Step closer to normality in england, scotland and wales, this was Bolton Today hundreds of people one step closer to a jab in a hotspot for the so called indian variant of the virus. Socalled indian variant of the virus. ,. ,. ,. , socalled indian variant of the virus. ,. ,. , virus. Not that concerned. Should be ok with hopefully virus. Not that concerned. Should be ok with hopefully the virus. Not that concerned. Should be ok with hopefully the vaccine. Virus. Not that concerned. Should be ok with hopefully the vaccine. Just i ok with hopefully the vaccine. Just sauash ok with hopefully the vaccine. Just s uash it. Ok with hopefully the vaccine. Just squash it. 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They should have put india on the Red List at have put india on the Red List at the same have put india on the Red List at the same time as pakistan and bangladesh. Since then, weve had this three Week Period in which thousands of people have returned from india, and that probably includes from india, and that probably includes hundreds of the new Variant Covid includes hundreds of the new Variant Covid cases includes hundreds of the new Variant Covid cases covid cases. From tomorrow, the Rosect Covid cases. From tomorrow, the prospect of covid cases. From tomorrow, the prospect of a covid cases. From tomorrow, the prospect of a Drink Covid cases. From tomorrow, the prospect of a drink without covid cases. From tomorrow, the prospect of a drink without being | prospect of a drink without being drizzled on for many. Nerves remain about the new variant, but a taste of Neo Normality beckons. Chris mason, Bbc News. For businesses that can re open tomorrow or begin to use their indoor spaces again it will be a big moment after more than a year of disruption. But many are worried about how they will break even because of the continuing rules on Social Distancing. Heres our Business Correspondent Katy austin. Getting the ball rolling again. This sites been shut for most of the past year. So if you could clean our new lane dividers, that would be fantastic. The team are in, making sure everythings safe and ready for customers. During the total period of lockdown, its cost us over 100 Million in revenue. The boss of this chain believes people will flock back, but he says challenges remain that firms need help with. With regards to the pent up rent bills and rent demands, a business like ours, weve worked very closely with a lot of our landlords, but there are still some landlords that arent engaged with the mounting rent bills that are around. Its thought only a third of cafes, restaurants and bars have opened for outdoor dining. This group of cafe Bars Cant wait to open indoors in england and wales tomorrow, though under government guidelines, it still wont be business as usual. Everything is much more military. Were greeting people at the door, were taking them to their table, table service. We love to get back to what we do. Limits on numbers under Social Distancing means turning a profit or breaking even will be hard for many. What will make us a lot happier is, the 21st ofjune, we need to see those restrictions lifted because opening on the 17th Of May will give us a certain amount of revenue, but we still have half the number of covers in our restaurants that we need to survive. I asked the Business Secretary what would be done to help businesses with rent debts built up during lockdowns. The government is working very closely together with the treasury and my department to see if we can come up with an arrangement whereby tenants and landlords can work together to make sure that this Rent Issue doesnt cripple businesses. As the lights come back on this week, firms are desperately hoping this lockdown has been the last. Lets turn to the science and the reasons behind the warnings to be cautious as we take advantage of new freedoms. More mixing indoors is a concern because that is where most covid infections happen. Heres our science editor, david shukman. The Vaccine Programme is making a huge difference to the risks of disease because more people are protected and because theres less chance for the virus to spread. But it is still circulating, including the indian variant, which seems to be on the rise. This is a conceptual visualisation. So, in a restaurant, for example, this scenario could happen. A person who is infected breathes out tiny Virus Particles which could reach people who havent yet had the vaccines. That is why scientists say weve got to take care. We always know that more indoor mixing probably will mean a rise in cases. Lets remember, weve gotjust over a third of the Uk Population protected with both doses of the vaccine, so were not there yet, so i am urging caution, but i am also saying we are still moving in a good direction generally, so we can do more indoors, we just need to do it very carefully and minimise our exposure. For a while now, scientists have known that the risks are far greater indoors because if someone is infected, any virus that they breathe out will be much harder for others to avoid, so what is the best advice . Well, the first thing is to limit the number of people who are gathering. Then keep an eye on the time. Long hours spent together will increase the chances of infection. Also, open the windows to bring in as much fresh air as possible to dilute any virus that might be around. You can see in this animation the effects of an open window helping to disperse the virus, but some experts worry that with the indian variant, its just the wrong moment to be gathering indoors. Knowing that we have this variant thats increasing so rapidly and then opening indoor spaces and the kind of indoor mixing where everyone is quite close together having a nice time for hours is quite risky because we know that that is where transmission is highest, so i have concerns about it, for sure. And as this study shows, the virus can drift through the air like cigarette smoke, so as the lockdown is eased, it matters more than ever for people to get vaccinated as quickly as possible. The latest figures on Coronavirus Showjust over 1900 new infections recorded in the past 2a hours and four deaths. 0n vaccinations, the number of people who have had a firstjab has risen above 36. 5 million, or nearly 70 of The Uks adult population. Just over 20 Million people have had both doses, and that is getting close to A0 percent of all adults. The united Nations Secretary General has appealed for an immediate end to the fighting between israel and the palestinians. It comes as Health Officials in Gaza Report that a2 people were killed in the latest israeli bombardment, among them ten children. Israel says hamas has launched 3000 rockets in the last week killing ten israelis. 0ur middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen reports from sderot, in southern israel. These were the heaviest israeli raids On Gaza since this war started. It was also the deadliest day for palestinians. At the centre of the killing in the heart of gaza city, they were looking for survivors. 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Benjamin netanyahu, israels prime minister, met military prime minister, met Military Advisers at the Ministry Of Defence in tel aviv. Leaks said a Cabinet Meeting did not discuss a ceasefire. The Israeli Army showed us its anti metal system, the Israeli Army showed us its anti metalsystem, i the Israeli Army showed us its anti metal system, i am done, very close to gazas boundary wire. They say it shuts down around 90 of the missiles fired out of there. Previous wars between israel and hamas have ended with mediation, generally with egypt involved, leading to a ceasefire. Contacts have been made, but its a difficult process, because each side needs to get to the point where they can say to their people that the sacrifices, the damage, the killing, well worth it. If israel takes this to the next level, with a Ground Invasion of gaza, that process gets knocked on further into the future. The 201a war lasted for nearly two months. 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A volley of missiles was heading out of gaza, north towards and israeli town. I am dome didnt stop all of them. This is where they hit. Back in gaza, Rescue Teams were still looking for survivors and still finding bodies. Eventually, there will be a ceasefire, but until the essentials of the conflict are tackled and settled, the killing will not stop. Jeremy bowen, Bbc News, in southern israel. The parents of george hinds the two year old who died following a suspected Gas Explosion in lancashire have paid tribute to theirson, calling him a beautiful little angel. At least two houses in heysham were destroyed in the blast in the early hours of this morning, and several others were badly damaged. Paul murphy has the latest. From above, the incredible force of this explosion is apparent. Two homes were destroyed, many more have been damaged. Debris is scattered across the neighbourhood. Residents described the Blast Atjust after 2 30am this morning as something that felt like an earthquake. It sounded like a bomb going off this morning just after two oclock and it literally shook the whole bed. We felt like we were going through the floor and then we jumped out of Bed And Wejust ran, just to see what was going on. Its just awful. This evening, the child who died has been named as two year old george hinds. His parents were both injured, but not seriously. Another man and a woman are critically ill in hospital. Around 30 residents were evacuated overnight to a nearby leisure centre. Some of them must now wait while their damaged homes are safety checked. Many residents are still in their houses or have gone to friends, so it is quite a small number of people who are actually at the Evacuation Centre at the moment, but it is there if people needed. As Fire Investigators begin their work, george hinds parents said they were devastated at the loss of their beautiful and precious son and had no words to describe how they were feeling. Paul murphy, Bbc News, heysham. Finally, some football and in the premier league, Crystal Palace have beaten Aston Villa 3 2, while Harry Kane scored as Tottenham Hotspur kept alive their hopes of playing European Football next season as they beat wolves 2 0. Elsewhere, West Brom and liverpool are drawing 1 1 thats it for now. Were back with the late news at ten. Now on bbc one, its time for the news where you are. Hello. This is Bbc News. Reports from myanmar say soldiers have taken control of the town of mindat, in northwestern chin state. 0pposition Activists there took up arms against the military government three weeks ago. Members of a group calling itself the Chinland Defence Force say they have withdrawn to spare residents further bombardment. 0ur Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head told me more about whats happening there. This is a remote town. Of course, the military has shut down a great deal of Internet Services in myanmar. Over the last few days, residents have been able to get out bits of video that have shown the military Bombarding Mindat with artillery. Quite repeatedly, at times. Flying helicopters over the town, possibly bombing from the air, were not sure. They have been using the helicopters to bring troops in, because this Stand Off has been going on for three weeks, where the local people of this town, as others have done, basically declared themselves no longer accepting the military� s authority. They also demanded that the military released a number of people they have detained. There was four days of fighting last month, there has been ten days of negotiations, the local Military Forces were not strong enough to deal with this local uprising. With these Troop Reinforcements, we have had four days a very fierce fighting where we believe there have been quite a number of casualties on the military side, as well as among the local people who are resisting. This Chinland Defence Force which is mostly armed with home made hunting guns, we dont how many modern weapons they have got, there cant be many has held out for four days. Ambushed military convoys, but finally decided with the bombardment that went on that they had to pull out. Its a town of a population of around 50,000, and we dont how many have left Troop Reinforcements and gone into the forest with the fighters, there is clearly a great deal of concern about the fate of the population that have stayed behind. When you think about the way in which the Myanmar Military has treated unarmed protesters in the cities, there are genuine and grounded concerns about how its going to treat the population of a town that has resisted it. Its worth remembering, this is the most sustained armed reaction we have seen from new groups taking on the military coup. But there have been other towns when this happened as well. This is now a trend. People who were protesting peacefully a couple of months ago, and of course getting shot for it, have now decided to take up arms, and if they do it on a much larger scale than we are seeing now, that could really challenge the military� s authority. Tomorrow sees another milestone in the reopening of the economy. Pubs, restaurants and cafes in many parts of The Uk will welcome customers back indoors for the first time in months. Northern Ireland Hope to do so next week after a meeting this week. Heath ball is the Owner And Landlord of four pubs in london and sussex he spoke to me a little earlier from the red Lion And Sun in north london, and explained how tough the restrictions have been from a Business Point of view to operate with the distancing and you have reduced numbers, you need more staff to manage it, you have less customers, but you need more staff, to keep everyone compliant, distancing, checking people in, all the regulations. Yeah, this is not a moneymaking exercise, It Isjust Survival to get us through. You have got through this far, and i imagine its not been anything like anything you have experienced before in the pub trade. Looking ahead, lets try to concentrate on what is to come, rather than the horrors that have gone. How do you think this is going to work out over the summer . Are you, for example, you have opened the outdoor space. Have you found demand has been as strong as you would have hoped . Do you find much in the way of encouraging signs about what might lie ahead . Initially, everybody was excited, i want to get back to pubs, its amazing, but british weather has not been on our side. The initial first week, we will sit outside, we are ok, and it is wearing off. People are tired and want to be inside. Even then, its busy in the beginning but we can see it turning off. It will be interesting Opening Inside and outside and how busy we will be. Weve got a long way yet. The other question obviously arises, if you are having to sustain additional costs, at some point, that must have an impact on price, mustnt it . I think so. I think a lot of operators, the Vat Reduction on food is great but that runs out soon. We have business Rates Relief untiljune, then they go up a bit more. You have to, there has to be give and take somewhere. We have to put it up a little bit, but we are doing are best to keep normal prices. But we have got to make money to survive and we are losing money right now. How are you finding. Perhaps tomorrow will be a better judgment with the outdoor Space Judgment with the indoor space but how are you finding customers . Are they tolerant . He is smiling. No, they are not. Most people we are dealing with really have had enough. They want their lives back. They turn up, we check them in and they are not happy about it. All these measures, weve got to do to be compliant, they are not happy about. Its a real, enough is enough, we want our lives back. So it is hard to manage them, keep everybody safe, keep the staff happy, its a realjuggling act. Its not hospitality, its another level of something before it is just trying to keep. Keep compliant with all the rules and regulations, but also keep people happy and sometimes, those two things do notjell. Time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. Good afternoon. Its been an unsettled weekend. Weve had plenty of heavy showers, downpours and thunderstorms around already. Theres been a bit of sunshine, and well hold onto that into the evening hours. This is early on. The them continues over the next couple of days, and its going to be a theme of some sunshine around, heavy downpours, thunderstorms and temperatures remaining quite cool for the middle part of may. Low pressure very much driving our way, sitting right across The Uk, particularly towards the south. Quite breezy for the rest of the Afternoon And Evening on the south coast, but light winds elsewhere. Plenty of showers and some thunderstorms bringing Hail And Lightning. The fewest showers will be across the far north of scotland. Also down to parts of Northern Ireland, a fair bit of dry and sunny weather. Into the evening and overnight, continuing with the showers, gradually easing through the early hours of monday morning. A relatively damp and mild night. Temperatures 6 10. Although low pressure is moving away towards the east, it remains near enough to influence our weather, and weve got this frontal system leaving through as well. That means on monday we are expecting another day of sunshine and showers. Many places will start off on a largely dry note with some sunshine around. Through the day, showers building. Through the afternoon, they are most likely for central and eastern parts of The Uk where they could be heavy and thundery, bringing some Hail And Lightning. Temperatures between 11 16 on monday. Into tuesday, and that theme of sunshine and showers continues. It looks like the heaviest and most frequent showers will be for southern parts of england and wales, but there could be some further north as well. Some sunny spells in between these heavy showers, but again, there could be some thunderstorms and temperatures only 10 16. Through the remainder of the week it stays unsettled, and we could see some more persistent rain and really windy weather for thursday into friday. Bye for now. This is Bbc News. The headlines at six as the conflict between israel and palestinians in gaza enters its seventh day, ten children are among the dead in an israeli strike On Gaza, the un pleads for peace. Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately. Rockets and mortars on one side and aerial bonbardments on the other must stop. I appeal to all parties to heed this call. Efforts to combat the India Variant of Covid Ramp Up in england, as the Health Secretary urges caution. Im confident that we can take the Step Tomorrow, but we should all be careful about how we take that step. Parents pay tribute to their two year old son, george hinds, who was killed in a suspected Gas Explosion in lancashire