Since the pandemic started. Hello and welcome to Bbc News. Its being called an Historic Agreement, that could see global governments make billions more in tax revenue. The deal made by the G7 Group of leading economies could shake up the Tax System for multinational companies, like big tech giants. It could include a global minimum corporate Tax Rate of 15 to avoid countries undercutting each other. Amazon, google, and facebook have welcomed the move. Our Economics Editor Faisal Islam has the details. Multinational companies, especially the big tech giants, have become more powerful than some governments, especially in their ability to pay minimal tax bills. Today, the Finance Ministers of the seven leading economies, the g7, hit back with an historic deal brokered by the chancellor rishi sunak. Im delighted to announce that today after years of discussion, G7 Finance ministers have reached a Historic Agreement to reform the global Tax System, to make It Fit for the global digital age but crucially to make sure it is fair, so that the right companies pay the right tax in the right places. They agreed to the principle of a global minimum Corporation Tax of at least 15 . As well as rules to make the largest companies with profits of more than 10 pay more tax in countries where sales are made, notjust where they declare their profits. The us had initially wanted a higher Minimum Rate of 21 . What do you say to those campaigners who say 15 isnt really going to be the Transformative Change . We have yet to set the final rate. There is an agreement amongst the g7, though, to go for at least 15 , and i do think that is an historic achievement. Campaigners and European Finance ministers wanted this change but it was unthinkable, up until a few months ago. Its the pandemic that has changed things, requiring Finance Ministers around the world to have to fill coffers emptied by a year of lockdowns, but also a change in the american government, as well, creating a window of opportunity. Now, they need to get the rest of the world on board. The proposals must now go to the wider G20 Group including china, russia and brazil, and then the rest of the world. The german Finance Minister hailed today as an important step, even if difficult conversations lay ahead with countries whose Tax Rates are below 15 . Im sure that the decision that has been made today will be very successful. This is a train that has already started and anyone willjoin the train. Irelands rate of Corporation Tax is 12. 5 . Isnt this notjust about a corporate Tax Rate but the end of a low Tax Business Model for your Country . We will, even with an acknowledgement of the change that is coming, continue to have the kind of legitimate policies in place in ireland that deliver a competitive approach for ireland and allow us to grow and retain employment. Google and amazon have said they support the work being done to Reform Tax rules. So has facebook, which acknowledged it could end up paying more as a result. This deal is a product of very different times. An opportunity taken in a crisis by the worlds big seven. The americans are also using this meeting to urge the rest of the world, despite worries about higher borrowing and rising inflation, to carry on pumping financial support into the Recovery Or Risk undermining it. Faisal islam, Bbc News, at the g7. Lets speak now with stephanie johnston, chief correspondent for tax notes international, a News Service for tax professionals. Thank you for coming on the programme. 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A Health Boss in england says the decision on easing restrictions on the 21st Ofjune is finely balanced. Chris hopson warned that the Delta Variant, first discovered in india, is still spreading but he said vaccines appear to be breaking the link between coronavirus cases and serious illness. Our Health Correspondent Naomi Grimley reports. Its the Big Question of the summer. Can hospitals still cope with the numbers of people who will fall seriously ill with Covid 19 before the full effects of Mass Vaccination are felt . Hospital admissions are well below the levels we saw in winter. And today one of those representing Health Trusts appeared to strike an optimistic note. It does look as though the vaccines have kind of Broken The Chain between catching Covid 19 and potentially being very, very seriously ill and potentially dying. Bolton is the area hit hardest by covids more transmissible Delta Variant, first discovered in india. Looking at whats happening in hospitals is a gauge to whether the nhs in general will be able to cope. This graph shows the number of Covid Patients in boltons hospitals over the last few months. You can see there are high peaks in november and again in january and february. In the last few weeks, the figures have been rising again but they are nothing like those earlier peaks. But new Case Numbers are rising noticeably as we mix more and some experts fear the Delta Variant could take hold in groups which havent yet been fully vaccinated. More mutations could be incorporated into the Delta Variant that could mean that vaccines are less effective and thats really what we want to avoid. The worst Case Scenario for us is a variant that is both more transmissible and resistant to vaccination. Opinions in the scientific community remains split. Perhaps the only Thing Everyone can agree on is that more data is needed. Naomi grimley, Bbc News. The Indian Capital Delhi has announced a gradual lifting of covid restrictions, weeks after being ravaged by a second wave. Markets and malls will partially reopen from monday. Despite the move, officials are still warning the Country to prepare for a third wave of coronavirus. One of the last remaining Covid 19 free countries in the world has reported its first ever case of the virus. The remote pacific nation of palau had avoided any infections after closing its borders at the start of the pandemic, but authorities have now discovered a case in a traveller who had arrived from guam. Health experts are confident that its an historical infection and will not pose a risk to the islands residents. For more on this first case and how palau has kept the virus at bay lets join local journalist bernadette carreon. Thank you for coming on the programme. Thank you for coming on the programme thank you for coming on the rouramme. , ~ i. ,. , programme. Thank you for having me. What programme. 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The first three tests yielded negative and on day 20 spat the protocol of palau for travellers coming into palau. The test presented positive. But according to the Ministry Of Health it is an historical case, it is not infectious or transmissible. That is encouraging, good news for all involved, so just talk us through how the authorities have managed to keep cases to zero up until now . This have managed to keep cases to zero up until now . Zero up until now . As you have said, zero up until now . As you have said. The zero up until now . As you have said, the palau zero up until now . As you have said, the palau government said, the palau government closed its border really early last year and they have one of the strictest protocol in the world. They require about four tests since palau has slowly reopened last month. They are also requiring travellers to show proof of vaccination. So those strict controls seem to have worked, what has life been like there during this pandemic . I like there during this pandemic . Like there during this pandemic . Like there during this andemic . ,. , pandemic . I guess we are considered pandemic . I guess we are considered to pandemic . I guess we are considered to be pandemic . I guess we are considered to be living pandemic . I guess we are considered to be living a l considered to be living a different life compared to the rest of the world. Because there are no lockdowns, we can congregate, we can gather, we go to schools, we can go to work so there was no lockdowns. It is pretty normal. Until now, even though there was a reported historical case, people are still living normally. We still go to school, we have a sense of protection, because of the high Vaccination Rate of palau. That is really encouraging, Vaccination Rate of palau. That is really encouraging, thank you so much for coming and talking us through that. We appreciate your time. Thank you so much the Secretary General of the United Nations, antonio guterres, has expressed outrage at the killing of a large number of civilians in Burkina Faso. Suspected jihadist militants struck the north Eastern Village of solhan in the Sahel Region of the Country. 132 people, including children, were killed when homes and a market were targeted. Burkina fasos Rtb Television announced the Governments Decision to hold three days of national mourning. Islamist extremists have carried out a series of attacks in Burkina Faso and neighbouring countries in the sahel and more than 350,000 citizens have been forced from their homes in the past three years. This is Bbc News a reminder of the headlines. G7 Finance Ministers say their agreement to reform the global Tax System will help end a � race to the bottom on Taxation And Help fund the economic recovery. The head of nhs providers in england says coronavirus vaccines appears to have broken the link between cases and serious illness. Western diplomats in nigeria have expressed disappointment at the Governments Decision to suspend twitter. A joint statement from the us, eu, britain, canada and ireland said the right to free Expression And Information was a pillar of democracy in nigeria. The row started after twitter removed a tweet by nigerias president Muhammadu Buhari saying it breached the social Media Platforms rules the governemnt accuses the social Media Platform the governemnt accuses corporate existence. Mayenijones reports. On saturday morning, Twitter Users in nigeria woke up to find that they no longer had access to their accounts. Thats using most mobile phone networks. 0n wi fi, you could still access the website and the hashtag Thank God For Vpn has been trending, suggesting many users have managed to find a way to use the website by using virtual private networks. The nigerian government had announced on friday that it had planned to suspend all of twitter� s activities in the Country. At the time it was unclear what they meant by that. It seems they have now decided to block access to the website. Telecoms companies that operate in nigeria released a Statement Saying that they had received a directive from the government to suspend twitter and that they had complied, but they did say that they followed the United Nations provisions on freedom of communication and that they agreed with those. Twitter users in nigeria have been very angry. They say this is undemocratic. Nigeria is africas largest democracy and many see this as a step backwards for the Country. Many also pointing out to the fact that president buhari was a Military Dictator in this Country in the � 80s and they see this latest move as a continuation of that legacy. Twitter has issued a statement, as they say they are deeply concerned by the suspension of their services in nigeria and say they will work towards reinstating a service for its users here. There are about 150 Million Internet Users in nigeria and according to the authorities here just over 60 of those use twitter, so it is a huge market for the social media company. It will be really desperate to try and rebuild relationships with the government. For a little bit of context, this has happened because twitter deleted a post by president buhari earlier this week. They said it breached its rules in that post. Many nigerian users flagged it because they felt it was a threat to a secessionist movement in the South East of nigeria. A us federaljudge has overturned california s 32 year old ban on Assault Weapons, calling it unconstitutional. He s given the state thirty days to appeal against his decision. California s governor condemned the ruling saying it is a direct threat to public safety. Robyn thomas, executive director of Giffords Law Center to prevent gun violence, told us she expected the case may go to the us Supreme Court. I certainly expect that gun rights advocates, the Gun Lobby and the gun industry, who would love to be selling many more Assault Weapons to many more americans, would like it to go to the Supreme Court because they will do anything they can to convince people to buy these guns. This is what drives a lot of the momentum behind this litigation, is the desire to sell more guns and to encourage americans that they need these very, very lethal weapons in order to be safe. When in fact, having these kind of weapons on our streets endangers the safety, notjust of our communities, but of your own family. Many, many of these mass shootings that happen in our society happen because of unsecured Assault Weapons left in the home, like the sandy hook shooting. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. Kurdish officials in Northern Iraq say at least three people have been killed in a turkish Air Strike on a camp for displaced people. The strike on the makhmour camp, Housing Kurdish Refugees from turkey, comes three days after President Recep Tayyip erdogan warned that turkey would Clean Up the camp, which it claims provides a haven for kurdish militants. Thousands of people have marched through budapest to protest against controversial plans to open a multi million Dollar Chinese University Campus in the hungarian capital. They say the project will undercut the Countrys own higher education, and increase the influence of chinas communist authorities. The right Wing Government of Viktor 0rban has close ties with beijing. Dozens of people are facing fines for taking Beach Sand and shells from the italian island of sardinia where its illegal to remove the islands natural resources. Authorities there say the investigation is ongoing so far, 41 people are facing fines of up to 3,600 us dollars each. With me is our News Reporter Courtney bembridge whose been Courtney Bembridge who been following this story. Courtney, what do we know about the investigation . How did these laws come about . This is run by police and Customs Officials as well as the military. They are looking for tourists who may be unwittingly or on purpose flouting these local laws which restrict people taking pebbles from the beach, any Beach Sand. Sardinia is famous for its pristine, white sand and people have been taking it away. Each summer they put this operation in place to stop this practice and stop people taking it home with them. And stop people taking it home with them with them. Why are people takin with them. Why are people taking sand with them. Why are people taking sand from with them. Why are people taking sand from a with them. Why are people taking sand from a beach. | with them. Why are people. Taking sand from a beach. You may remember taking sand from a beach. Ym. May remember holidays, that thing we used to do . People want a souvenir of these trips are what they would do is finish an empty water bottle, fill it up with sand. Customs officials are Finding X Rays to find these things in luggage. There was one Wrench Couple in 2019, they were found that a0 kilograms of sand in the back of their car. They said they had no idea it was illegal, but they were facing a penalty at they were facing a penalty at the time of up to six years in jail. It is taken very seriously and the fine is up to 3600 Us Dollars and a1 people have been caught in this latest operation and they are trolling the website where the bottles of sand are getting high prices. I of sand are getting high rices. U, of sand are getting high rices. ,. , prices. I can understand it is one thing prices. I can understand it is one thing taking prices. I can understand it is one thing taking a prices. I can understand it is one thing taking a bit prices. I can understand it is one thing taking a bit of prices. I can understand it is i one thing taking a bit of sand, i dont know why you would do it, but you take it off sand to remind yourself of a holiday, but you will saying there is a market for the sand . But you will saying there is a market for the sand . Yes, there is a Market Market for the sand . Yes, there is a Market Online market for the sand . Yes, there is a Market Online and market for the sand . Yes, there is a Market Online and the is a Market Online and the authorities are saying you are getting very high prices for the sand. My guess when you outlaw something its value increases. There is a Black Market for sand, pebbles and rocks. But the locals are sick of it and they have been complaining for years that the beaches are being degraded by this practice and they have set p this practice and they have set up their own system where they get this sand and once it has been confiscated from taurus, they return it to the specific beach came from. So they are using a Facebook Group called sardinia robbed and plundered. They are taking it very seriously and the authorities, t. , seriously and the authorities, t. Courtney, thank you very much. A Cruise Ship has left venice the first to do so since the Coronavirus Pandemic began. While people are keen to get back to normality, not everyone was happy about the ship entering the giudecca canal. Rachel stanton reports. No big ships. That is what is on the flags being raised here in venice. People have taken to the streets and waters, as they are concerned about the impact ships have on the historic city. Back in march this year, Italys Government said Cruise Ships would no longer sail past venices st marks square and the dock in the historic centre, but would instead be diverted to the citys industrial port. However, the infrastructure is not yet in place for this to happen. This is the msc 0rchestra. Its set to cruise around the mediterranean with about 650 passengers. But residents in venice have been urging the government to ban large ships from the lagoon over safety and environmental concerns. The reason we are here is because we are citizens of venice and we are against this passage, but we are also against this type of Tourism Model that is destroying the city and is pushing out residents and people that want to live here. A Rival Protest also took place in support of the resumption of the tourist season. Many have suffered financially as well as losing their livelihoods. In the last two decades, the picturesque city has become one of the worlds most important cruise destinations, and people are keen for things to get back on track. Venice is our home port. This is where many itineraries begin or end, and this means two things, first that the economic impact in venice is huge. The other thing is that, well, basically, there is a risk that if venice is taken off the itineraries, all of the adriatic will suffer the consequences of this, so yeah, it would be a huge impact. The battle to stop large vessels from being in these waters is far from over. The government said it is organising bids for a Rival Alternative outside the lagoon, relieving the traffic through venice. Its reaching that time in the bulletin where we take the opportunity to show you pictures of some cute animals. This time the animals in question are five Wolf Cubs who made their public debut at a zoo in mexico city. The cubs, who are said to be in good health, are part of a Breeding Programme thats kept the species alive. A reminder of our top story. Theres been a mixed reaction to a Landmark Deal reached by the G7 Group of advanced economies to make multinational companies pay more tax in the countries where they do business. Finance ministers, meeting in london, agreed to a global minimum corporate Tax Rate of 15 . Facebook said it wanted the reform to succeed, even if it pays more tax. Amazon also welcomed the move. A senior Health Official in the uk says the Uk Vaccination programme appears to have broken the link of cases between Covid 19, serious illness or death. That is it from me, get me online. You can reach me on twitter im lvaughanjones. Hello. The weather on sunday is going to be a little hit and miss, particularly across england. You are likely to have a lot more cloud around compared to saturday and there will be a few showers around, too. But across scotland and Northern Ireland i think it is a case of Sunshine Right from the word go. Now on the satellite picture, you can notice this little lump of cloud drifting out of the south west. Its a weak weather front, its actuallyjoining a big area of low pressure to the north but that will bring some showers to parts of wales and england from morning onwards. So this is what it looks like through the early hours, you can see some rain affecting parts of devon, dorset into wales and the midlands, a stray shower in the north of scotland. But generally speaking, its a clear night in scotland, Northern Ireland, probably the Lake District as well. But many of us in england and wales will be waking up to overcast skies and it could actually stay like that through the afternoon as well. But i think the biggest chance of catching some heavier showers further south into the midlands, but also around wales and east anglia. The best of the weather on sunday Northern Ireland, scotland, the Lake District should be fine, but modest highs here, 16 to 18. In the south, despite the cloud and the showers will still manage around 21 also in london. You can see, theres the clock, 8pm, 9pm, still some showers around in the evening across parts of england and wales. So not a completely dry day but with a bit of Luck Youll have prolonged sunny spells rather than the heavy showers. On monday, also likely to be some showers around, particularly across northern and eastern areas of the uk. So the best of the weather, although a little bit hazy at times out towards the west, i think. But decent enough, temperatures around 22 in london, 20 in liverpool and should probably nudge up to around 20 in glasgow as well for monday. And then the rest of the week, tuesday, wednesday and thursday well see the Jet Stream pushing low pressures and weather fronts and mostly between scotland and iceland, but there is just the chance that some of these Weather Systems will clip the very far north west of the uk and the south will be closer to the high pressure, so basically the further south you are, the better the weather will be in the week ahead. Further north, dry generally but always a bit more cloud. Thats it from me, bye bye. This is Bbc News the headlines. The G7 Group of advanced economies have reached a deal to make multinational companies pay more tax in the countries where they do business. Finance ministers, meeting in london, agreed to a global minimum corporate Tax Rate of 15 to avoid countries undercutting each other. A senior Nhs Official says that the Vaccination Programme appears to have broken the link between cases of Covid 19 and serious illness or death. The head of nhs providers are the people in hospital with the delta various of the pirate are significantly younger which puts less strain on care. The nigerian government has defended its decision to suspend twitter saying the social Media Platform had been used to spread misinformation that had violent consequences. A joint statement from the us, the eu, britain, canada and ireland said the right to free expression was coventry has hosted an array of small scale