To a delay of two weeks. We return to meet child victims of the syrian civil war, who stay hopeful, despite the traumas theyve been through. And questions about the pressures of top level sport, after Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open because of her mental health. And coming up in sport on the Bbc News Channel Gareth Southgate names his 26 man england squad for euro 2020, as liverpool right back trent Alexander Arnold survives the cut. Good evening. For the first time since the pandemic began, there have been zero daily covid deaths in the uk announced within 28 days of a positive test. The announcement is a milestone, but it does come as some experts continue to throw doubt on whether all restrictions in england should be lifted onJune 21st thats the date set out in the government roadmap. New covid cases have remained above 3,000 for the seventh day running, and there are still large numbers of people who remain unvaccinated. But Downing Street reiterated that borisjohnson has seen nothing in the data yet to suggest pushing the date back. In scotland, the First Minister, nicola sturgeon, announced a pause in the easing of restrictions in large parts of the country, although the rules will be eased in glasgow from saturday, after nine months under stricter rules. More on that in a moment but first, heres our health editor, hugh pym. With lives lost and relatives left to grieve, the pandemic has taken a terrible toll. Many families have been unable to sit with Loved Ones in theirfinal hours in hospital. But after more than 1,700 covid deaths reported daily at one stage, today, not one has been reported. Thats partly down to better treatment. Sharon was seriously ill with covid and other conditions in Intensive Care in gloucester in november. Looking back now, she knows it was touch and go whether Shed Pull through. I was on the brink of death. The consultant was telling my daughter, imagine your mum is on a cliff edge. She just needs to take a step back. And luckily, ifought my way through everything. Sharon only survived after being moved to the royal Brompton Hospital In London and put on a form of Life Support called ecmo. This high Tech Equipment sustains the Heart And Lung function of patients with severe respiratory failure. Intensive care experts say in the first wave, it wasnt used as much as now. I think early on, we werent aware of how people responded to covid. And i think as time went on and we learned more about it, that was the point at which we felt that ecmo might be of benefit to more people. The use of ecmo is one example of the nhs learning more about the Virus And Adapting treatment and drugs, all of which has boosted survival rates. But the Virus Hasnt gone away. In scotland, the easing of restrictions planned for next monday has been paused in some areas due to rising case rates, though glasgow will move to a lower level from this weekend. With Case Numbers as high as they are in these areasl and with a substantial proportion of adults not yet double dosed, i it is safer and more likely to protect our progress overall if we hold these areas in level 2 for a further period. In recent weeks in scotland, total covid cases have risen steadily, with increases in glasgow thought to be linked to the variant first identified in india. Its a similar picture in the North West of england, with some hot spot areas involving the variant. But its not the same story across the whole uk, with total cases having risen more slowly in recent weeks. Ministers and officials are studying the data to see how rapidly the indian variant is spreading, with speculation that the Lockdown Easing Plan Forjune the 21st in england may be delayed. Wedding planners say any changes to the expected lifting of limits on guests would be disastrous. Every single day, were spending millions of pounds in order to meet the June 21st deadline. Many, many businesses will not survive if we cannot meet that date. Theres still much uncertainty about the future. What is certain is that for a number of reasons, including the success of the vaccination programme, no deaths have been reported for one day, at least. Hugh pym, bbc news. As we heard, scotlands First Minister, nicola sturgeon, has delayed Easing Restrictions for parts of the country. Edinburgh, dundee and large parts of Central Scotland will remain in level 2. Glasgow, currently in level 3, will go down to level 2 on saturday. 0ur Scotland Correspondent Lorna Gordon is in glasgow. Just run us through where we are. Yes, good news for scotlands largest city which has had some really tough restrictions for almost nine months now. The situation here is stabilising so from saturday, people can have a pint, Hug Family and visit limited numbers in each� s homes. But a know of caution, the First Minister said the R Number is almost certainly above one and that the situation is precarious so she is putting the brakes on a nationwide easing of restrictions. This means different places will now go at different paces. 13 Council Areas will, for now, remain at level 2, joined by glasgow which had been in a level 3, a sweep of Council Areas in the North And South of scotland primarily will move to level one and they will see an easing of restrictions because Case Numbers there are low. 0rkney, shetland and there are low. 0rkney, shetland and the Western Isles will move to level zero, but that doesnt mean zero restrictions. Nicola sturgeon called this a pause, not a setback, and said it would give more time for people to get fully vaccinated. Thanks very much. The latest government figures show there were 3,165 new Coronavirus Infections and, as weve been hearing, no deaths, in the latest 24 hour period. On average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 3,441. More than 93,000 people received their first dose of a vaccine in the last 2a hours, taking the overall total to more than 39. 4 million people whove had a single jab. Thats nearly 75 three quarters of the uks adult population. More than 195,000 people had their second Vaccine Dose in the latest 24 hour period, which means more than 25. 7 million have now had two jabs a little under half of all adults. There are signs of a bounceback for some parts of the economy, after a turbulent year due to lockdown. Manufacturing in the uk is growing at its fastest rate for almost 30 years, according to a survey, and the nationwide Building Society says that House Prices have risen by almost 11 in the year to may. But as our Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports, the rise in House Prices isnt being welcomed by everyone. The Housing Markets taken off again, Defying Gravity and history, as those in the Buying And Selling process, in the Allocation And Control of Mortgage Debts try to establish exactly where its all going. Is this part of a new Post Pandemic Reassessment of how people want to live and work, or the return of the well worn cycle of Boom And Bust . Three bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, living room. Nothing out of the ordinary. 0n the wirral, karen spent the year navigating the pandemic, opening a new Salon Business and trying to take that first modest step on the housing ladder. But here, as elsewhere, something strange appears to be happening. As weve gone to look, the prices have spiralled out of control. And what we thought we could afford comfortably with what rent we pay, we now have no idea where we fit in that sort of. What, just in the past year . In the past year. Its very frenzied. Its almost like a bidding war. Having these huge rises in House Prices to ever higher records right now, in the immediate aftermath of the worst recession in centuries, seems like its own form of insanity, but its also the entirely predictable consequence of the unprecedented hundreds of billions of pounds of support pumped in by government and the bank of england. The question is, where does it go from now . Few seem to know. The Stamp Duty Cut and extension has been the biggest example of support directly into the Housing Market, and that is certainly the view of the bank of england, who are keeping a close eye. I think what were seeing in the Housing Market at the moment is being driven mainly by the tax holiday. And weve seen very fast rises in House Prices and transactions before Tax Holidays in the past. There are some signs that people are making different Housing Choices and that may affect the future. Its something that were watching very carefully. Back in the North West, in chester, Tim Ricketts sold his previous agency at the top of the 2007 boom. The Stamp Duty Holiday is helping now. Did it help you sell this . Oh, i think, yes, without a doubt. Yes, it did, because you didnt pay stamp duty. Very much so. Right. After decades in the business, he thought he had seen everything. Were in this sort of unusual situation now which, in my 30 year career, i ive never seen before, where weve got a lot of buyers, but not a lot of stock. And what were finding is that, yes, gazumping is happening. Here and elsewhere, the pandemic may have changed how people want to live, and where, too. That is why one of the biggest Mortgage Lenders says its not its not the old boom bust cycle. Youre not sort of thinking, we are here supporting very, very topless values here . I think in the uk, there is a really good supply of mortgages from ourselves and others, and with Interest Rates at record lows, it means that even though prices are high, affordability is pretty good. Back on the wirral, the talk is of Office Workers from manchester now buying houses here an hour away because they expect to need to commute only once or twice a week. Karen isnt seeing the benefit of the Stamp Duty Holiday. The Housing Market has been helped to defy gravity during the pandemic, but is that now going too far . Faisal islam, bbc news, on the wirral. A five month old baby has become the first patient in england to receive a pioneering gene therapy. Zolgensma has been called the worlds most expensive medicine, costing almost £1. 8 million. But now the nhs has started using it to treat babies with a rare, fatal Genetic Disorder which causes progressive muscle weakness. 0ur medical Editor Fergus Walsh reports. This is the dawn of a new era in the treatment of Genetic Disorders. Baby cries arthur has spinal muscular atrophy, sma, a devastating condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. Untreated, children rarely live beyond the age of two. Arthur, whos five months old, struggles to move his arms and legs, but this single infusion of zolgensma should halt further damage. Its been massive, massive ups and downs, but being able to now have the treatment is just going to be a Game Changerfor us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. So, this is the worlds most expensive medicine, with a List Price of almost £1. 8 million. The nhs has negotiated a confidential discount, which will mean that dozens of affected infants can be treated every year. Zolgensmas benefits last at least five years and might even be permanent. That partly explains its sky high cost. But with other Gene Therapies on the horizon, that raises the issue of affordability. So, how does Zolgensma Work . It contains a healthy copy of a missing, orfaulty, gene called smn1. This is inserted into a harmless virus. In the body, the virus delivers the Replacement Gene into the nucleus of Motor Neuron cells. This is essential to prevent those cells from gradually dying. The now healthy Motor Neuron cells start producing the missing smn1 protein, which is vital for muscle function. Hows arthur . Evelina London Childrens hospital is one of a handful of centres in the uk which will offer this ground breaking gene therapy. I think it has the potential to make a very significant difference, to enable children to acquire Motor Skills such as rolling and sitting, that would have been impossible without treatment for sma. She was really floppy. She couldnt sit, she couldnt hold toys. She couldnt do anything. Tora received zolgensma in the us nearly two years ago. For her, its been transformative. It saved her life. And basically, she now has a Chance Ito enjoy her life and to do things, i things, that are so,. Like, basic and simple for any other child. Now we look forward with great optimism that tomorrow, something good will happen. The sooner babies with sma are treated, the better the outcomes. Theres now pressure to add the condition to the newborn Screening Programme so that zolgensma can be given in the first weeks of life, long before symptoms appear. Fergus walsh, bbc news. A 29 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother and her child in lincolnshire. Daniel boulton was detained by police in the Hubbards Hill Area of louth earlier today. Lincolnshire police have named the Mother And Son as bethany Vincent And Darren henson, whos nine. The inquest into the death of the convicted terrorist who killed two young people at fishmongers� hall In London in 2019 has heard that he was shot 20 times by Armed Police before he died. Jack merritt, who was 25, and 23 year old Saskia Jones were stabbed at a Prisoner Rehabilitation Conference at the hall. Their killer, usman khan, injured two others, before being shot dead by officers on london bridge. Birmingham has become the latest city to introduce a clean Air Zone to reduce emissions and improve air quality. Its following in the footsteps of cities like london, bath, and nottingham. But the launch has been delayed by two weeks, after drivers reported problems with the payment system. 0ur chief Environment Correspondent Justin rowlatt reports. Watch out for signs like this. Clean Air Zones are coming to a town near you, and they mean charges for polluting vehicles. Here in birmingham, polluting private cars and taxis will pay £8, buses and lorries £50. But minutes after a rather bizarre Smoke Bomb Launch ceremony, the council said introduction would be delayed by two weeks. This is all about air pollution. Back in march, the government was prosecuted for failing to meet standards for a really nasty polluting gas called nitrogen dioxide, very bad for your health. Clean Air Zones are designed to address the problem by restricting access to polluting vehicles. 0pponents say small businesses and those on low incomes will be hit hard. Youre encouraged to buy Diesel Cars by the government over a number of years because they were more efficient and they emitted less carbon dioxide, and that was the priority. And now, despite these cars only being about a third of the way through their life, the people who are driving them are being punished for using them. It is up to drivers to find out if their vehicles are exempt. You can find out on the Uk Government website. And different towns have different rules. In bath, private cars pay nothing. Cities are different from one another. They have different geographies, and they have different levels of pollution to start with. So, thats where the modelling has told us that we dont need to charge cars and should be compliant by The End of this year without. Its a different story 150 miles away in nottingham. Here, any vehicle can drive through the city because Nottinghams Air is already so clean. Its buses run on biogas, it has a fleet of zero emission electric taxis, an electric Tram Network and has already reconfigured the roads to encourage fewer cars to drive into the centre and persuade more people to take public transport. So, if you see a sign for a clean Air Zone, make sure you check the local rules. Justin rowlatt, bbc news. The time is 18 18. Our top story this evening with better treatments and the Vaccine Rollout continuing, for the first time in the pandemic, the government announces zero covid deaths across the uk. And i am out in The Sunshine in Henley On Thames speaking to boating enthusiasts on what is officially the hottest day of the year so far. And coming up in sportsday on the Bbc News Channel We Hearfrom England Captain Joe root, ahead of englands first test against new zealand, which starts in front of fans at lords tomorrow. One of the most senseless consequences of war is its impact on children and in syria, the lives and futures of a whole generation have been badly hit. Its now more than ten years since syria descended into civil war, and the conflict, which is still ongoing, has cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and has seen millions more displaced inside syria or forced to flee, seeking safety as refugees in neighbouring countries. Our correspondent Caroline Hawley reports from jordan where shes been back, to meet again, children whove already paid a very heavy price. Mustapha and his Little Sister survived a Bombing Raid by the syrian regime seven years ago. Both their parents were killed in the explosion that nearly took his life too. Mustapha broke both his hips and still has shrapnel in his brain which doctors have told him they cant remove. We first met mustapha when he was five. Over the years, the one thing that has never changed is his irrepressible smile. Right now, mustapha has good reason to be happy. He and his Sister And Grandma are about to be given a new home on the other side of the world. Its time for the last play with his cousins before he goes. As always, he does his best to keep up but his injuries seem to affect him more than when we saw him last. His grandmother has looked after him for the last few years as if she was his own mum. She is frail now and can barely walk. For her, it wont be an easy move. But in the final hours before their departure when the children are too excited to get to sleep, there is a last minute hitch. So they should actually be in the air right now but when you are a refugee you dont have much control over events and there has been some kind of delay. The bureaucratic bungle means it will be weeks at least before he can fly. Rahaf and mustapha dont know Each Other but they would recognise Each Other� s pain. When she was three, her home in syria was hit by government Shelling Setting her bedclothes on fire. Her sister ammas burns were more severe. In 2012 we filmed amma having surgery on herface. She had so many operations over the years, so many surgical procedures, herfamily have literally lost count. Rahaf herself has had 12, one for every year of her life, but nothing she has been through can match the agony of losing her sister who was also her best friend. This was the last photo taken of amma before she got ill last year with an infection her body couldnt fight. Rahaf is getting ready to visit her sisters grave. When i first met them, neither girl would look at themselves in the mirror but both had grown hugely in Self Confidence before amma died. A casualty of serious conflict, years after the rocket fell. Her family took her from doctor to doctor to try to save her and after all that she had been through and survived, Theyjust Cant believe that now she is gone. The long reach of syrias war. For mustapha there is still a new life in australia to look forward to, but that small piece of shrapnel buried in his brain that causes so much trouble will be with him wherever he goes. A Post Mortem Examination has found that Sarah Everard who Vanished In March while walking home in South London died from compression to her neck. The body of the 33 year old was found in woodland in kent a week after she disappeared. A serving metropolitan police officer, wayne couzens, has been charged with her kidnap and murder. The Womens Tennis World number two Naomi 0saka has withdrawn from the French Open after refusing to do News Conferences at the tournament. 0saka, who said she wanted to protect her mental health, revealed that she had suffered long bouts of depression since winning her first grand Slam Title in 2018. 0ur Sports Correspondent Katie Gornall reports. Naomi 0saka is one of her sports biggest and most marketable stars, and yet all the talk in tennis has been about her not talking. Last week, she said she wouldnt speak to the media at the French Open to protect her mental health. And then, 2k hours after winning herfirst match, pulled out of the tournament altogether, posting this on twitter. She said. 0saka revealed shed suffered long bouts of depression since winning the us open three years ago and gets huge waves of anxiety before speaking to the worlds media. Now she says shell take some time away from the court. As much as it can be difficult and challenging at times, and ive experienced that myself, its part of the job. To have not been able to reach any sort of conclusion with the organisers and be able to move forward because of the press commitments is, you know. It sent shockwaves through the sport. All of the thoughts go to her and make sure that shes looking after her mental health, which its good thats what shes doing. As the tournament continued today without the World Number two, players in paris offered their support. I feel for naomi. I feel like i wish i could give her a hug because i know what its like. Like i said, ive been in those positions. You know, you just have to let her handle it the way she wants to, in the best way that she thinks she can. 0saka can be engaging and outspoken, but her refusal to talk on this occasion has come at a cost. The 23 year old was fined by the Tennis Authorities and threatened with expulsion for failing to fulfil her contractual duties. Following her withdrawal, the head of the french Tennis Federation had this to say. We are sorry and sad for Naomi Osaka. The outcome of Naomi Withdrawingj from Roland Garros is unfortunate. He then left without taking questions. It was left to others to ask if lessons could be learned. Because of covid, you know, the landscapes changed somewhat. So, i think perhaps we need to look at psychological assessments before Grand Slams. And were only on the second Grand Slam of the year here, and clearly top players are suffering and are feeling very vulnerable. Osaka has put no timeframe on her return, but the issues are delicate and complicated as the sport now tries to find a way forward with one of its greatest players. Katie gornall, bbc news. And after one of the Wettest Mays On Record many parts of the uk are enjoying some scorching weather with the hottest temperature so far this year recorded in myerscough in lancashire at 25. 9 degrees. Our Correspondent Frankie Mccamley has been getting some sun in Henley On Thames in oxfordshire. Frankie. Good evening. This waterfront has been bustling throughout the day with locals, tourists and boating enthusiasts as they try to make the most out of this glorious weather. As the evening is drawing in the Pub Gardens are filling up with friends and family is trying to catch those final few rays. This and family is trying to catch those finalfew rays. This has and family is trying to catch those final few rays. This has officially been the hottest day of the year so far and people across the country have been finding different ways to enjoy The Sunshine. Its the Weather Weve all been hoping for, a chance to shake off the Lockdown Lull and have some fun in The Sun. In wales, new Quay Beach was packed with Sun Seekers making the most of the heatwave, while in andover, these children were finding different ways to have fun and keep cool. The Sun Shone as manchester bloomed back to life with the return of the citys flower show. Further south, the Thames Drew in the crowds. Its the 1st ofjune, its the date meteorologists say is the first day of summer and its officially the hottest day of the year. And where else would you rather be . Were on a boat, The Sun is shining and the views are spectacular. Theres nowhere id rather be either. This is what we like doing, just coasting down the river, you know, just taking in the sights. Its just been very difficult getting through it, no outings anywhere with friends. And when youre on your own, it gets quite lonely at times. But weve made the most of it. Its a welcome change from the relentless rain last month, making it the Wettest May on record in wales and the fourth wettest for the uk as a whole. And with more hot Weather Forecast in many parts of the uk this week, its hoped today is the first of many more like this to come. Frankie mccamley, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather heres darren bett. Well, it is only the first day of summer so i am well, it is only the first day of summerso i am sure well, it is only the first day of summer so i am sure it will get hotter later in the year. While it was 26 in hampshire it wasnt sunny and warm everywhere with mr and low cloud in the north sea coast, mainly heading north into Eastern Parts of scotland and the northern isles, may be the central belt. By The End of the night signs of showers into the far west of england and the Channel Islands but for many it will be dry and clear and quite warm. Cooler and cloudier and wetter weather on the way for the South West of england, showers could be