Our Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports. 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. Foryears, 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 620 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. Let s get some of the day s other news. Un secretary general, antonio guterres, has expressed outrage at a Suspected Jihadist Militant Attack in burkina faso. At least 132 people have been killed in the north Eastern Village of solhan in the Sahel Region of the country. Three days of mourning have been announced. The president of El Salvador has told atendees at the bitcoin 2021 conference in florida that hell make the Crypto Currency legal tender in his country alongside the us dollar. If congress backs his proposal, El Salvador would become the first country in the world to formally adopt bitcoin. 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 Orban has close ties with beijing. We pause to say goodbye to viewers watching Around The World, but in the uk. Former us president Donald Trump has returned to the stage to address the republican faithful, for his first speech in several months as he considers a new president ial run in 202a. Organisers at the convention of north carolinas republican party said the event was a sell out, with all 1250 tickets sold. Although Mr Trump has been cut off from social networks, many republicans still see him as a valuable asset ahead of midterm elections next year. Its a disgrace whats happening to our country. The survival of america depends on our ability to elect republicans at every level, starting with the midterms next year. We have to get it done. We have no choice, actually. The head of nhs providers, which represents english trusts says the decision on easing restrictions in england on the 21st Ofjune is finely balanced. Chris hopson warned that the Delta Variant, first discovered in india, was 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. In the end the decision whether to loosen restrictions further is a political one. 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 latest government figures show there were 5,765 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, in the latest 24 hour period. On average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week, was 4,485. In the Vaccine Roll out over 174,000 people have received a first Vaccine Dose in the last 24 hours. In total, more than 40. 1 million people have now had theirfirstjab. Thats 76. 2 of the uk adult population. Over 360,000 people had their second dose in the past 24 hours, meaning more than 27. 1 million people have had both doses. Thats 51. 6 of the adult population. Coronavirus restrictions have eased for millions of people in scotland. Glasgow has moved down to level two, which means people can meet in each other� s homes, in limited numbers, and drink alcohol in pubs and restaurants for the first time in almost nine months. But a planned relaxation across some other parts of the country has been delayed. Alexandra mackenzie reports. Restrictions in glasgow have been eased. Life is beginning to lookjust a little bit more normal. As the city moves to level two, its the first time this new bar has been allowed to serve alcohol inside. So far its been good. A lot of happy faces, obviously, people getting out and about, and i think there is starting to be a weight off peoples shoulders. Cinemas also reopened in glasgow today. They had already opened in the rest of scotland. This new one in the City Centre welcomed its first customers. Its really exciting for us as a family. We really enjoy going to the cinema. We are going to see cruella and im really excited to goj back to the cinema again. We can go and socialise with our friends who we feel like we havent seen in ages, as well. And weve just found out were having a baby so we get to share that news, as well but the number of cases of coronavirus in scotland has been rising, theyve more than tripled in the last month. The First Minister has described the situation as fragile and is encouraging people to remain cautious. Because of this, some easing has been put on pause. Places, including edinburgh and dundee, had hoped to have more restrictions lifted, but instead, for now, those remain in place. In glasgow, people are making the most of life with fewer restrictions, but fear there is still some way to go before they can celebrate the end of the covid pandemic. Alexandra mackenzie, Bbc News, glasgow. 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 of undermining nigerias 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. On 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. This is Bbc News, 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. A us federaljudge has overturned california s 32 year old ban on Assault Weapons, calling it unconstitutional. He s given the state 30 days to appeal. 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 the case may go to the 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. 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. Our News Reporter Courtney bembridge has the details. 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. Why are people taking sand from a beach . You may remember holidays, that thing we used to do . People want a souvenir of these trips are what they would do trips and 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 french couple in 2019, they were found that 40 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 the time of up to six years in jail. It is taken very seriously and the fine is up to 3600 Us Dollars and 41 people have been caught in this latest operation and they are trawlling the website where the bottles of sand are getting high prices. I can understand it is one thing taking a bit of sand, i dont know why you would do it, but you take it to remind yourself of a holiday, but you will saying there is a market for the sand . Yes, there 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 up their own system where they get this sand and once it has been confiscated from taurus, they return it to the confiscated from tourists, hey return it to the specific beach came from. Hey return it to the so they are using a Facebook Group called sardinia robbed and plundered. 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 orchestra. 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 a 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 viable alternative outside the lagoon, relieving the traffic through venice. Now with just a month and a half before the olympics this summer, jamaicas two time olympic champion shelly Ann Fraser Pryce has become the second fastest woman in history, after Running 100m injust 10. 63 seconds. Ms Fraser Pryce beat the 10. 72 seconds run by Shacarri Richardson earlier this year, and is second only to Florence Griffith Joyner who has held the World Record since 1988. Johanna gretschel is a Sports Journalist in texas and long Distance Runner herself she gave me her reaction to ms frances pryces feat. Incredible, 10. 63, we havent seen a time like this in nearly 33 years and the fastest anyone has run this year is 10. 72. To take the leading time down by that much is definitely Something Nobody saw coming. Itjust bodes really well. Given herage, how unexpected is this . Ok, Shelly Ann is 34 years old, so a little bit more advanced than your typical elite athlete. She is part of a larger trend where we are seeing women not being able to continue their athletic careers into their late 30s. And something we havent mentioned yet but i am sure we will get to, she also recently had a child a couple of years ago and was already able to come back from childbirth in 2019 and when the world in 2019 and win the world championships in the 100 has from that and was able to change her colloquial nickname from the Pocket Rocket which she is really short, she is five feet tall, to the mommy rocket. When women go through childbirth and are able to make thatjump back into athletic fitness, they are also able to gain some unprecedented athletic gains and inner strength that wasnt there before. At 34, she is a bit more advanced in age than your typical elite athlete, but i think it is a larger trend that we will see, especially at this olympic games, because it was delayed for a year because of the pandemic so many athletes who would have retired last year have been able to stay in the game and prolong their career. Just briefly, what are her chances . Shelly ann is the favourite. There has been talk about the young american, Shacarri Richardson, who came out blazing this year. Ran two 10. 7s in the same day. 10. 63, Shelly Ann is definitely cementing her status as the favourite. From a sprint to a long Distance Trek thats captured the imagination of millions of people across china. A herd of wild elephants that has been moving northwards over the course of several months. They began theirjourney in a Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province and after Five Hundred kilometres theyve now reached the outskirts of the city of kunming. The bbc� s tim allman reports. Day after day, week after week, month after month, the elements are on the march. The smaller members of the group sometimes need a helping hand, or trunk to get them on their way. 51am to get them on their way. Such a situation to get them on their way. Such a situation has to get them on their way. Such a situation has happened to get them on their way. Sit . 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The asian elephants take such areas as their habitat. As their habitat. The asian authorities as their habitat. The asian authorities have as their habitat. The asian authorities have deployed| authorities have deployed people to try to lure the animals away from the local population. But now they have reached a major city of more than 6 Million people. What they plan to do next is any ones guess. You can reach me on twitter im lvaughanjones iam i am Lewis Vaughan jones and this is Bbc News. 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 the Uk Vaccination programme appears to have broken the link between cases of the Covid 19 and serious illness or death. The head of nhs providers says people in hospital with the Delta Variant of coronavirus are significantly younger which puts less strain on critical care. A us federaljudge has overturned the state of california s 32 year old ban on Assault Weapons calling it unconstitutional. He s given the state 30 days to appeal against his decision. California s Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the ruling, saying it was a direct threat to public safety