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Get your best sequins out the final rehearsals are done and the pyrotechnics are ready the Eurovision Finalists compete tonight after a pandemic enforced break. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in The Uk or Around The World. Most people from The Uk will soon be barred from entering germany because of the rise in cases of The Indian Variant Of Coronavirus. From midnight on sunday, people travelling from The Uk may only enter the country if they are a german citizen or resident. Those who are allowed in will have to quarantine for two weeks on arrival, even if theyre fully vaccinated. It comes as people aged 32 and 33 in england are now eligible to book their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Sean dilley reports. Its a decision that comes just days after the eu gave its members the green light to welcome fully vaccinated british tourists. From midnight tomorrow, germany will close its borders to all travel from The Uk, except for german residents and citizens, due to concerns about rising cases of the Indian Variants. Those who are allowed in will be made to quarantine for two weeks. Spain, on the other hand, is lifting all restrictions on Uk Holiday makers. From monday, british tourists will not need a negative Covid Test to enter the country. In The Uk, Surge Testing is under way in several areas including bolton, Bedford And North london, to identify cases of the Indian Variants. Figures from the Office For National Statistics show a slight increase in the number of reported infections across england last week. But the data suggests the kent rather than the Indian Variant is responsible. At the moment, though, the Uk Government says its on course to ease restrictions injune. Well be letting everybody know exactly what sort of arrangements to expect forjune the 21st, but what i can tell you, and just to stress, im still seeing nothing in the data that leads me to think that were going to have to deviate from the road map. Its a good News Day for englands Vaccination Programme, as more than A Million 32 and 33 year olds become eligible to book theirjabs. Scotland is currently offering the jab to people over the age of 30. Wales has already started inviting those from 18 25 for their jabs, and in Northern Ireland, anybody who will be 25 or older on the 21st Ofjuly can book an appointment. Theres still a way to go before everyone is offered the jab but the government has praised the nhs for delivering the largest Vaccination Programme in its history and it says it will monitor the progress of any variants closely. Sean dilley, Bbc News. We can speak to our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness. Travel between The Uk and germany is not a straightforward proposition because germany is on the Uk Amber list. Tell us more about why germany has decided to introduce these further restrictions for people coming from The Uk . The further restrictions for people coming from The Uk . The situation in german is coming from The Uk . The situation in germany is that coming from The Uk . The situation in germany is that the coming from The Uk . The situation in germany is that the economy coming from The Uk . The situation in germany is that the economy is germany is that the economy is starting to open up. From this weekend be regarding its dash of peer gardens are opening up. Infection rates in germany are really coming down. 40 of the population have had at least one dose. The worry is that the Indian Variant could come to germany. 2 of new infections are of the indian variance. There is a real concern that if the indian Variant Spread Fear in germany as it has done in parts of england, then that could really stop the progress of fighting the pandemic in germany. Thats why overnight german officials announced that travel from britain to germany is effectively banned. The only exception is residents of germany or german citizens coming back to germany, they will have to isolate at home for two weeks. It will cause at home for two weeks. It will cause a lot of problems, make it almost impossible for many people to go from The Uk to germany until the Indian Variant is controlled. The german government is looking to protect progress made. How will this fits in with the wider eu position, that decision has been delayed, will we see different Member States of the eu making individual decisions on restrictions . I the eu making individual decisions on restrictions . The eu making individual decisions on restrictions . I think we are. We are already on restrictions . I think we are. We are already seeing on restrictions . I think we are. We are already seeing that. On restrictions . I think we are. We are already seeing that. What on restrictions . I think we are. We are already seeing that. What the l on restrictions . I think we are. We l are already seeing that. What the Eu Proposal is as a guideline, i called for concerted action to make things clearer for travel. Everybody wants life as we know to get back to normal. Individual countries have individual situations across the eu. Some people are faring better in this third wave than others. Here in germany, officials say the third wave has effectively broken. A lot of people were surprised how quickly Infection Rates have gone down and how quickly the Vaccine Roll Out has sped up. Progress has been much more positive over the last month of people thought here. Progress in other countries has been slower. It depends from country to country. Each country can decide who can enter their country individually. We will see a patchwork of rules. Going along with the eus guidelines is seen as the main aim because this lack of clarity for travel will make it confusing for people. What we will also see is a changing picture as things change in The Uk and germany. None of these rules are set in stone. In a couple of weeks things could be different again. It is one to watch. Meanwhile, more areas of london are introducing Surge Testing after cases of The Indian Variant Of Coronavirus were detected. People living and working in specific areas of harrow, ealing, Hillingdon And Brent will be advised to take a Pcr Test even if they do not have symptoms. The latest weekly data showed there were 3,424 cases of the mutation an increase of more than 2,000 on the previous week. Us president Joe Biden has promised to help Rebuild Gaza following the 11 Day Conflict with israel, which caused huge damage in the territory and killed at least 248 people. It comes as aid, some of it from the united nations, has been arriving in gaza. More than 18 Million has been pledged for humanitarian supplies and the reconstruction that will follow. There was also some damage in israel from the rockets fired from gaza during the 11 Day Conflict and i2 israelis have been killed. Laura trevelyan is on the line from jerusalem. Lets talk about the ceasefire. It seems to be holding. That allows the focus to shift to the diplomatic efforts. ~ ,. , focus to shift to the diplomatic efforts. ~ ,. , � efforts. Absolutely. But underscoring efforts. Absolutely. But underscoring the efforts. Absolutely. Butl underscoring the fragility efforts. Absolutely. But underscoring the fragility of that ceasefire, here injerusalem on friday there were clashes between israelis and palestinians after revered holy site that is precious to both sides. The diplomatic efforts to underpin the ceasefire are intensifying. The ceasefire between israel and her mass was negotiated with the egyptian government. A delegation will be in the West Bank Today leading the leadership of the palestinian authority. Anthony blink and well be in israel and the West Bank on wednesday and thursday of next week. The Defence Minister of israel has said that israels Military Operation was successful, but without diplomacy they will just be another conflict. The us president himself has said that it is very important for the rest of the Middle East to recognise israels right to exist. There is no Shift In my commitment to the security of israel, period. No shift, not at all, but i tell you what there is a Shift In. The shift is that we still need a two state solution. It is the only answer. It is starting to arrive in gas, but humanitarian organisations dare say more is needed. Give us a sense of what theyre saying en masse. More is needed. Give us a sense of what theyre saying en masse. On that. What theyre saying en masse. On that 5185 what theyre saying en masse. On that. 18. 5 million what theyre saying en masse. On that. 18. 5 million of what theyre saying en masse. On that. 18. 5 million of emergency what theyre saying en masse. On that. 18. 5 million of Emergency Aid| that. 18. 5 million of Emergency Aid has been released, but next week they say there will give more money. Here in israel, the Iron Dome Missile Interception System stopped a lot of damage being done, but in gas it is a different story. 77,000 people had to leave their homes, 300 Million worth of damage was done, schools, hospitals, power plants, Sewage Treatment areas, all of this has been devastating. Joe biden has said that the us will work on that relief effort. If they can Rebuild Gaza, unlike in 2014 when it wasnt rebuilt properly, the theory is this would undercut Extremism And Support peace. Air india has revealed its suffered a cyber attack leading to a breach of data. Air india has revealed its suffered a cyber attack leading to a breach of data. It is warning the personal details of 4. 5 million passengers, including passport, Ticket Information and Credit Card data, have been compromised. The bbc� s South Asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments. The Air India company did not reveal more details about how this massive cyber attack happened, but what it said was one of the servers holding all of this information which you mentioned, for example the passengers personal details, Travel Information and particularly the Credit Card details, were stored on a server that was hacked. But we have to remember, a couple of months ago, that one of these Server Companies that was handling the star alliance, which consists of many global aviation companies, airline companies, it was hacked and the details of many companies were stolen and probably this is linked to that particular attack because the same server was also serving trhe Air India company. Staying with india, indias Information Technology Ministry has written to Social Media Companies asking them to remove content that refers to The Indian Variant Of Coronavirus. It said reports using the term were completely false. 0ne Indian official said such mentions hurt indias image. The World Health Organization has classified a covid variant, first identified in india, as being of international concern. But it advises against Labelling Variants by country name. Coronavirus restrictions have been eased in moray in north east scotland. The move from level three to two means that pubs and restaurants can serve alcohol indoors until 10 30pm. Glasgow is to remain under tighter controls for another week because of concern about a continued rise in cases. Some of the world s biggest economic powers have raised their ambitions on tackling climate change. G7 Environment Ministers say they will now aim to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1. 5 Degrees Celsius . A much more demanding target than the 2 Degrees Celsius they are currently committed to. It will mean they ll need to work much harder to cut emissions now, rather than putting things off for the future. So what action will they take . 0ur chief Environment Correspondentjustin Rowlatt has been taking a look. The uk is due to host a Landmark International Climate Conference In Glasgow in november, so here are the key commitments made to date. First off, call. India and many other developing countries receive subsidies for polluting Coal Plants from foreign donors, including japan. Today, the Environment Ministers of The Uk, the us, canada, japan, france, italy and germany say they. Any new funding for coal fired Power Stations in poorer countries by The End of the year. That isnt a big move in itself, but they say they will eventually phase out such support for all fossil fuels. The minister said they would safeguard 30 of land for nature by 2030, the idea is to give space for wildlife and to help soak up Carbon Emissions. They are greeted much more cash is needed to build solar and other clean technologies in fast growing economies like india and indonesia. They restated a promise to provide 100 Billion a year to help developing countries make the transition to low carbon technologies. Im meeting was hosted by The Uks environment minister, george eustace. We by The Uks environment minister, george eustace. By The Uks environment minister, george eustace. We have been Doing Hue george eustace. We have been doing huge amount george eustace. We have been doing huge amount of george eustace. We have been doing huge amount of engaged george eustace. We have been doing huge amount of engaged with huge amount of engaged with countries all Around The World and we want all of them to raise their ambitions in their contributions to reducing climate change, getting their Carbon Emissions down and we want all of them as well to do more to recognise the value and importance of nature and the role that nature can play in tackling climate change. That nature can play in tackling climate chance. , g. , climate change. Today, john kerry, the us climate climate change. Today, john kerry, the us climate envoy, climate change. Today, john kerry, the us climate envoy, called climate change. Today, john kerry, the us climate envoy, called on climate change. Today, john kerry, | the us climate envoy, called on the nations of the g20 to adopt the same commitments. Not that would include china, the whole European Union and russia, and that is the point. The g7 countries are some of the biggest economies, but if they can encourage to the rest of the world to raise its Carbon Cutting Game in glasgow in november, now that could be a game changer. The headlines on Bbc News germany bans almost all travellers from The Uk because of the rise in cases of the Indian Variant of covid 19. The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in gaza, hours after a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants came into effect. It is understood that ministers are to give the bbc a chance to introduce its own changes in response to the damning report on how Martin Bashir obtained his Panorama Interview with Princess Diana more than 25 years ago. The bbc re employed Martin Bashir in 2016 as religious Affairs Correspondent and eventually religion editor. The current Director General has told staff that significantly stronger processes are already in place to ensure the same mistakes dont happen again. The chairman of the Culture Media and sport select it he has written to Tim Davie asking about the processes put in place around the rehiring of Martin Bashir. If put in place around the rehiring of Martin Bashir. Put in place around the rehiring of Martin Bashir. If they knew he had lied previously. Martin bashir. If they knew he had lied previously, despite Martin Bashir. If they knew he had lied previously, despite the Martin Bashir. If they knew he had lied previously, despite the fact i Martin Bashir. If they knew he had lied previously, despite the fact it| lied previously, despite the fact it was from a woeful investigation, they still find he had like three times. Also, he had had to resign from a media american network, why was it good enough at the bbc . I would want to know what precisely did he do in hisjob . It wasnt on aira did he do in hisjob . It wasnt on air a great did he do in hisjob . It wasnt on aira great deal during did he do in hisjob . It wasnt on air a great deal during his time as corresponding or religious editor, and one would have to ask why he was even promoted when back at the bbc . Speaking earlier this morning to bbc radio 4s today programme, the Broadcaster And Author jonathan dimbleby, said this is a damning report, and its important to explain to how bashir was rehired. Theres not a danger of overegging the fact that he was a consummate conman and liar, that he played on her existing fears, her vulnerabilities. She was a very troubled, and well known by that time, to be a damaged woman and he very skilfully played on those to secure that interview. It is, of course, true that to draw a line directly from that interview to her death is perhaps to oversimplify a very complex and awful situation. I dont think that that, however, should remove from the bbc, for instance, the responsibility that it is actually in the form Tim Davie and others have accepted for the past terrible errors. If youve been missing your fix of high Energy Pop and a certain kitsch charm, worry no more. The Eurovision Song Contest is back. The annual event was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but its going ahead on saturday in the dutch city of rotterdam. 0ur Correspondent Anna holligan has more from rotterdam. The final sequins are in place. Last minute alterations made. Humming and vocal warmups. Now warming up for the biggest stage of their lives. Theyve travelled from across the continent, from north to south. So much love. I really appreciate all the days here and i think from today till The End of the competition, it is going to be the best days of our lives. From rock. To pop. Theres All Kinds Of Everything here. Lithuania, they are my favourite group, i love them. The netherlands yay belgiums going to win. Im supporting russia, obviously. Who do you want to win . Um, malta. How does that go . Malta isje Me Casse Di Di Di Dididi Didididi di di. But who are the bookies favourites . Its all about france versus italy. France has a stunning singer named barbara and shes showing her skin in a bustier, and its because she wants this to be raw, she wants to be naked to show you her true self. The songs about Stepping Out Of The Shadows and into the light. The rush of freedom and emancipation, it is a glorious moment, a warm embrace. Now, from the warm embrace, we go to italy spitting in your face. Its very raw in a different way. Theyre saying, you know, rock on, we are here, we are loud. Most people may not be into this kind of hard edged rock. They do crave being among people and thats what italy gives you, whereas france, shes isolated, shes alone, so its more of an intimate feel. Then theres malta, it is a pure pop song. Its about the power of saying no. It is about a woman being approached by a man in a bar no. It is about a woman being approached Bya Man in a barand no. It is about a woman being approached by a man in a bar and she says no, i am not your honey. Eurovision isntjust about the songs, but the spectacle. And some performers are stealing that spotlight. Israel has a fantastic terrestrial. She started on a white coat, then it rips off. She said she wanted to show herfreedom. I rips off. She said she wanted to show her freedom. I would rips off. She said she wanted to show herfreedom. I would point rips off. She said she wanted to show her freedom. I would point to russia. She opens the door and she steps out, she is wearing a soviet era factory jumpsuit, steps out, she is wearing a soviet era factoryjumpsuit, she is combining that with a very modern woman, a song of empowerment. With a very modern woman, a song of empowerment. In The End, its up to them, and you. Youll have a chance to vote for your number one during tonights grand final. Anna holligan, Bbc News, inside rotterdams ahoy arena. Inspirational young people from across The Uk will today be honoured at a special ceremony to recognise their achievements. The Rotary Young Citizen Awards have been held annually since 2007 and pay tribute to Under 25s from around The Uk and ireland that have been champions in their school or local community. Seven year old Friends Ayaan and mikaeel from london set up a Lemonade Stall outside their homes to raise money for those affected by the humanitarian crisis in Yemen Ayaan and his Mum Adeela join me, as Do Mikaeel and his mum, tasneem. Lovely to have you with us. Tell us how and why you came up with the idea of the stall . How and why you came up with the idea of the stall . Basically, we saw a video of Yemen Idea of the stall . Basically, we saw a video of yemen and idea of the stall . Basically, we saw a video of yemen and we idea of the stall . Basically, we saw a video of yemen and we felt idea of the stall . Basically, we saw a video of yemen and we felt really bad for them because they had no Food And Water and we wanted to help them so they could have the natural thing to survive, so we set up a Lemonade Stand and we coloured it and then we sold lemonade and people give money and we gave that to yemen. ,. ,. , ~ give money and we gave that to yemen. ,. I. ~ i. Yemen. How much did you think you miaht yemen. How much did you think you might make yemen. How much did you think you might make when yemen. How much did you think you might make when you yemen. 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Here is the area of low pressure and all that cloud that swirled around it yesterday all now clearing towards the east, that was what brought us the really Heavy Rain and strong winds, low pressure still close enough to bring breezy conditions around Easterrn Scotland and Eastern England but with higher pressure starting to build in the west, things will improve through the day. Sunshine initially for scotland and Northern Ireland will filter its way further south and east across england and wales through the afternoon. Still a few scattered showers bubbling up here and there, especially for parts of central and Eastern England and Northern Ireland, as well. Temperatures about temperatures of about ten to 15 degrees so in the sunny spells between any showers some people miss them altogether, it will feel reasonably pleasant. Into the evening some heavy showers initially towards the east but they will ease away overnight with things becoming dry for most with long clear spells, quite a chilly night, it could be a touch of Grass Frost across parts of scotland and northern england, just about frost free further south. During the day on sunday after that cool start there will be more rain, it moves slowly from west to eat so some dry weather before it arrives, breezy later in the day because another area of low pressure moves in, quite a few isobars wrapped around that area of low pressure as well but for the bulk of the day quite a bit of central and eastern scotland, Eastern Side of england, stays largely dry. Sunshine around, we have the span of fairly Heavy Rain initially for Northern Ireland pushing into Western Parts of britain through the afternoon, in the sunny spells 14 degrees or so but if youre stuck under the rain more like 10 or 11 degrees, still not especially warm for this stage in may. Into monday, the main band of rain clears from the east but lingers across scotland, elsewhere a Day Sunshine and heavy showers, could be the Odd Rumble of thunder mixed in, still relatively cool, around 13 or 14 degrees at best. Into the new Working Week was things start off very cool and unsettled and showery, it looks like we expect at last some slightly drier and slightly warmer weather towards The End of the week

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