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Of avoidable deaths will result. From tomorrow, anyone aged 25 to 30 in england will be invited for a Covid Vaccine. Child migrants arriving in dover may be turned away as the local authorities struggles to cope with an influx of people crossing the channel. Double Child Killer Colin pitchfork, who was jailed for life in the 1980s, is approved to be released from jail. Over the top the Prime Minister and the Culture Secretary criticise the suspension of Bowler Ollie Robinson for racist and sexist tweets from the past. A controversial new treatment for alzheimers has been approved in the us by the us Food And Drug administration. Its the first treatment approved for the disease after nearly two decades of failed efforts and is the first that attacks the Disease Process rather than just easing symptoms. Aducanumab targets the underlying cause of alzheimers, the most common form of dementia. Patient groups have campaigned for its approval, but some experts have advised against its approval. Our Health Correspondent Katharine Da Costa is with me. This is significant, explain why. It really is a major milestone in the treatment of alzheimers. Its worth reminding ourselves in the past to get there have been over 100 alzheimers drugs have simply failed. Its been a long way for patients and their families to file something that might be promising and as he said this would be the first alzheimers drug 2003 in the first alzheimers drug 2003 in the first on the Market Nick targets the cause of the disease rather than easing symptoms. So aducanumab is a drug that aims to slit in the process of Memory And Thinking problems early in the disease and about 100,000 patients in the uk could benefit. The drug is given is a monthly infusion. It targets a protein that builds Up Clumps in the brain of people with alzheimers. But it has got a controversial history because in late stage trials involving more than 3000 patients worldwide, it was paused in March 2019 when the analysis found it did not work any better than a placebo. But then the drugmaker reevaluated the data and found that it did work if it was given in higher doses. And they concluded its intricately slowed cognitive decline. But there has been some debate about this. Not everyone is convinced and it has really divided experts. There is been a lot of interest in this. Today, the fda has approved it. It acknowledged that there has been some debate about it and it said at The End of the day we follow our usual course of action on making revelatory decisions in situations where the data is not straightforward incident looked through all the data with a fine Tooth Comb and said it has approved this given that patients have such a serious disease and there is this unmet need. Because campaigners say that this area has been hugely underfunded in the past and urgently needs more Funding And Research to find new treatments for the future. Briefly this is cleared in the us but what about the uk . Briefly this is cleared in the us but what about the uk . Thats a good auestion but what about the uk . Thats a good question because but what about the uk . Thats a good question because it but what about the uk . Thats a good question because it is but what about the uk . Thats a good question because it is not question because it is not automatically get approved here in the uk. The company has applied for approval here that will have to be decided by the mhr a and it may take a year to 18 months. Mps will not be given a Vote Tonight on the Governments Decision to cut britains overseas Aid Budget. Around a0 conservative mps are calling on borisjohnson to restore his general Election Commitment to spend 0. 7 of national income on foreign aid, having temporarily cut it to 0. 5 . In the past hour, the speaker of the House Of Commons, sir lindsey hoyle, told mps the framing of the debate was out of order, but that he would consider a request this afternoon for an emergency debate tommorow. One of the leading Rebel Tory mps, andrew mitchell, accused the government of Riding Roughshod Over Parliament. Of course i completely accept that you are the referee on these matters, and that is that. But, mr speaker, the Government Front Bench are treating the House Of Commons with disrespect. They are avoiding a vote on the commitments that each of us made individually and collectively at the last general election on a promise made internationally, and in the opinion of some of britains leading lawyers, the government is acting unlawfully. Mr speaker, had we secured a vote on the new clause tonight, i can assure the house it would have secured the assent of the house by not less than a majority of nine and probably of around 20 votes. Mr speaker, in the week of Britains Chairmanship of the g7, the Governments Failure to address this issue will indisputably mean that hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths will result. It is already attracting criticism from all round the other members of the g7. What advice, mr speaker, do you have for my right honourable and honourable friends and i to seek to stop the government from Riding Roughshod Over Parliament in this way and seeking to thwart our democratic rights as members of the House Of Commons . Sir Lindsay Hoyle urged the government to give parliament a say. I share the houses frustration. It is quite right that this house should not continue to be taken for granted. But we must do it in the right way, and i believe the Government Need to respect and need to come forward. I totally agree with the honourable member. Not only for this house, but the country needs that this is debated and heard an an effective decision taken. I now put that on the record and hope the government will take up that challenge and treat this house with the respect that it deserves. We are the elected members, this house should be taken seriously and the government should be accountable here. So, i wish and hope very quickly that this is taken on board. I dont want this to drag on. And if not, we will then look to find other ways in which we can move forward. 0ur political correspondent Damian Grammaticas is following this from westminster. Can you first of all explain the mechanics of what has happened in parliament . Why the speaker could not put it to a bow and why he clearly was unhappy that he could not . ,. , clearly was unhappy that he could not . ,. ,. , clearly was unhappy that he could not . ,. ,. , clearly was unhappy that he could not . ,. , not . Essentially what he said was a move by the not . Essentially what he said was a move by the rebels not . Essentially what he said was a move by the rebels to not . Essentially what he said was a move by the rebels to try not . Essentially what he said was a move by the rebels to try to not . Essentially what he said was a move by the rebels to try to tack i not . Essentially what he said was a | move by the rebels to try to tack on on amendment, so force a vote on aid, to a separate piece of legislation which was not about aid, which was about setting up a Research Agency in the uk, a separate project the government has said, he said that was not allowable under parliamentary rules. What we are seeing is speaker here is a bit of a change. Member and on the debates we had them what were seen as some quite creative use of parliamentary rules to allow mps to force votes on issues. Here a little bit more following the rules and the advice from the clerks, but clearly the speaker also showing his frustration and say that he in effects fast with those conservative rebels because their point is that this level of a Spin Spending of 0. 7 is enshrined in law. And the government decided to lash or to reduce it to 0. 5 but has not brought that to a vote in parliament, which is why and rachel talking about legal advice that this was quite possibly an illegal move of the government or could be if it was extended beyond just the short term. Government says its a temporary thing and thats allowable under legislation but the rebels clearly sank this needs to be Approval Legislation and the reason for that is they think they have the votes to stop that and not have the Government Push that through. 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And that, ithink, its a halfway would allow a Debate Tomorrow. And that, i think, its a halfway house. It is not quite satisfy the rebels as they dont get something binding Today Divorce Government to meet the target with a potentially get quite a lot more embarrassment for the government if they have a Debate Tomorrow and they are able to air their views in parliament. And try to force a vote on it then. Which may not be binding in terms of the spending, but clearly coming at this point in time, could be an expression of Parliament Or Mp will and at this point in time just ahead of the borisjohnson hosting the g7 leaders at The End of the week in which he wants to call on them to do all sorts of things for girls education, spending, tackling the coronavirus pandemic, tackling climate change. The Rebels Position or view on that is that how can the uk claim to be a leader and ask other countries to follow if it is cutting aid and they are not. The government says of course it this is a temporary thing brought arm of the pandemic and it would return to that 0. 7 level in future when the situation allows. But the rebels, though, they are worried about two things. One is this would be in Stride And Beat become a permanent thing that will then harm aid programmes and aid this region are in the world, develop a spending, but also they say that the 0. 7 is a Percentage Target so it falls anyway as the economy shrinks and would rise again naturally in the future. 0k, thank you very much for that. The Health Secretary has confirmed that people aged 25 to 29 in england will be able to book their covid vaccinations from tomorrow morning. Matt hancock said he was pleased to have seen so many people from the younger groups coming forward for Theirfirst Jab when invited. He also stressed that the Vaccination Programme remains the key to ending the pandemic. The confidence in ourjab come from the fact they are working and they are the way out of the pandemic. No one wants to be restricted in their freedoms for one day longer than necessary. I know the effect these things have for our businesses, our Mental Health but it is still too early to make decisions on step four. The Road Map is always been guided by the data and asked before we need four weeks between steps to see the latest data and a further week to give notice of our decision. As we will assess the data and announce the outcome a Week Today on the 14th ofjune. I know that these restrictions have not been easy and with our Vaccine Programme moving at such pace, im confident that one day soon freedom will return. Kent County Council has warned that child migrants arriving at dover may be turned away within days because its services are overwhelmed. Its begun legal action against the Home Secretary, saying the government is refusing to deal with the problem of unaccompanied youngsters who travel in small boats. It says more than 240 children have arrived alone so far this year. Mark easton reports. Already this year, 4000 migrants have reached the Uk Coast having set out from france in small boats. Among them, around 250 unaccompanied children 60 more than in the same period in 2020. The challenge right Here And Now is that day after day we see these small boats coming through. We see the organised gangs expanding, and expanding the routes, and very worryingly more vulnerable children are coming in, especially young girls and children. Three quarters of those are being cared for in kent, with the Countys Director of childrens services warning hell no longer be able safely to accept new arrivals from The End of this week. The councils lawyers have issued a formal Claim Forjudicial Review against the Home Secretary, demanding the government require other english local authorities to share the burden. In a statement, the leader of Kent County council, roger gough, has said. The fact is that there is a Capacity Issue in the area. With things like College Places for these young people. And it is really. There are loads and loads of councils standing by to accept these young people, but the reason the scheme has failed in the past is because its not being funded properly by central government. It costs money to look after young people. A consultation on making the currently voluntary child migrant Transfer Scheme mandatory closed more than eight months ago, but the Home Secretary has yet to publish any response. The Home Office says its proposed reforms of Immigration Policy will put the people smugglers out of business. Mark easton, Bbc News. Im joined by lord dubs, a Labour Peer who was himself a Child Refugee who fled during the second world war. Good afternoon to you. Thank you for joining us on Bbc News. Where do you stand on this real dilemma for Kent County council . The use of the thighs with them . I County Council . The use of the thighs with them . County council . The use of the thighs with them . I have some S Math thighs with them . I have some sympathy yes thighs with them . I have some sympathy yes but thighs with them . I have some sympathy yes but lets thighs with them . I have some sympathy yes but lets look thighs with them . I have some sympathy yes but lets look at l thighs with them . I have some I Sympathy yes but lets look at the cost of the problem. The difficulty is that there are young people, children in Northern France and elsewhere in europe, who may have family in this country who are anxious tojoin them. Family in this country who are anxious to join them. In the Home Secretary has said if they come over on a boat, then thats smugglers. But it does not. A saying there is no legal path to safety in the government has closed in the path, they are simply giving the smugglers a blank check. The right thing to do is to reopen, a legal pass to safety but those particularly for the children have family in the uk and do it that way. And then the people smugglers would not have the business, the entry into the uk would be orderly, organised and the children would be given into the care of local authorities up and down the Country And Notjust in campo so the answer is i do have to but the position when government for having took the wrong policy and applying it the wrong way. A£111 applying it the wrong way. Our correspondent applying it the wrong way. Our correspondent there made clear that the policy has been closed down but there is another one in the offing but we dont know what it is. The . But we dont know what it is. They closed in the but we dont know what it is. They closed in the policy but we dont know what it is. They closed in the policy at but we dont know what it is. They closed in the policy at the but we dont know what it is. Tie closed in the policy at The End of december as part of the brexit agreement. And now its nearly six months later and they have not got anything going. This is the Season Win because of the seas are better and traffic is going to sell places on dinghies to more people. So there is no sense hesitating and by means of lay on somebody else. Blamed the delays on the Home Office. They could see what was going to happen and they should help cope. Its very simple. And they should help cope. Its very simle. ,. ,. , and they should help cope. Its very simle. ,. ,. , simple. The government would say its focus simple. The government would say its focus is simple. The government would say its focus is on simple. The government would say its focus is on trying simple. The government would say its focus is on trying to simple. The government would say its focus is on trying to crack its focus is on trying to crack down on the people smugglers and they are the root of the problem. I think it is not as simple as that. The root of the problem is all the terrible things happening in syria, afghanistan and parts of africa where he will have fled for safety. With talking about children who from fear of war, torture, persecution, join in the armies to having to fight for monster regimes and so on. They are vulnerable who have fled for safety. That is the first point. The second point is given that that is what they are, we should go back to the policy we headed to The End of december which is to say we will find a legal path of safety and we have to find it immediately and then the traffickers have no business. By the traffickers have no business. By the way i should say we should not have to take them all, we should not take a all but our share of Response Ability as a country. Did take a all but our share of Response Ability as a country. Ability as a country. Did you have a sense of what ability as a country. Did you have a sense of what our ability as a country. Did you have a sense of what our Share Ability as a country. Did you have a sense of what our share should ability as a country. Did you have a| sense of what our share should be . Not and never turns we should do in agreement with other countries, other European Countries and said he will share responsibility for the Child Refugees that are arriving in greece or work their way to the calais area. Its a very straightforward proposition and it demands international cooperation and not being nasty to the french which is what i the government is trying to do. We which is what i the government is trying to de trying to do. We have to leave it there. Thank trying to do. We have to leave it there. Thank you trying to do. We have to leave it there. Thank you very trying to do. We have to leave it there. Thank you very much trying to do. We have to leave it there. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. The Parole Board has said a man who raped and murdered two girls in leicestershire can be freed after 33 years in prison. Colin pitchfork, whos now 61, was jailed for life in 1988 for killing Lynda Mann and dawn ashworth, who were both 15. The board said he had taken part in several courses in jail to address his behaviour and it was satisfied he was suitable for release. Alberto costa is the mp for south leicestershire. He said it would be immoral, wrong and frankly dangerous to release Colin Pitchfork from jail. Lets remember that during thejohn worboys situation, the Parole Board made terrible Errors Ofjudgment in that situation and it did end up in a judicial review and it did end up with my then conservative ministerial colleagues proposing changes to the Parole Board rules, very welcome changes, and that pitchfork back then, his hearing was rescheduled. So, the Parole Board certainly played politics back then, one might argue. The Message Today is the Parole Board has made the decision, there is a process, that process is now in the hands of the Secretary Of State forjustice. Its right that he takes legal advice. But he also, like me, is a politician, we stood on a Manifesto Commitment to be very tough on people that commit these forms of crimes, and that includes people that are in prison. To consider releasing pitchfork, who committed these rapes and brutal murders against two innocent teenage girls, is wrong by anyones standards. And i would press my colleagues in government to reconsider that decision, get the Parole Board to reconsider and if necessary, lets make further changes to the Parole Board rules. If the Parole Board Isnt Fit for purpose, and it might not be having made this decision, then lets argue that position, lets change the rules to make sure that people like pitchfork are kept behind bars. Earlier, our legal correspondent Dominic Casciani explained how someone like Colin Pitchfork could ever be considered for parole. At the time of his conviction, when he was given a Life Sentence with a minimum term of 30 years, the trialjudge said the crimes had been so sadistic and pitchfork was such a deeply ingrained danger to society, he doubted whether or not he would ever be safe for release. But the reason being is because a Life Sentence includes the possibility of release on licence and therefore management in the community at a point, if the Parole Board becomes convinced that its no longer necessary to hold that person in prison for public protection. And in the case of Colin Pitchfork, hes 61, hes been in prison 33 years, and the evidence which was presented to the Parole Board in march found he has actually responded, in their conclusion, fairly well to treatment. For instance, they went through 1100 pages of evidence. They heard from a psychologist. Theres been evidence from the officers whove managed him. Weve learnt today that hes been on temporary Day Release from an open prison in recent years. Hes been held in an open prison from 2016, where effectively there are no walls around the prison, so you can come and go as part of a programme of rehabilitation. And at the time of his offending, when they started assessing how dangerous he was, psychologists said he was obsessed with Sex And Violence and control of women and unable to form proper relationships or understand his own anger. Now they think that hes addressed his offending. A few years ago, they concluded there was no more work needed to be done on his offending within prison because hed reached a certain point of rehabilitation there, and they concluded, the Parole Board, that he could be safely managed in the community. Now, that doesnt mean hes free because hes subject to 30 conditions on his movements. He has to wear a tag, he has to talk regularly to probation officers, he cant have any supervised conduct with children. These kind of things. And its obviously a very, very difficult balancing exercise, but the Parole Board think, in this case, it is no longer necessary to hold him actually inside the jail. The Prime Minister has backed Culture Secretary 0liver Dowden in saying the england and wales Cricket Board has gone Over The Top by suspending 0llie Robinson for old sexist and racist messages posted on social media. In a tweet, 0liver Dowden said the texts were offensive and wrong but they were written a decade ago, and the england Cricket Board should think again about his suspension. The Prime Ministers official spokesman said mrjohnson is supportive of the Culture Secretarys comments. Well, for more on this, we can speak to the former England Cricket Captain david gower. Good afternoon to you. You have given various interviews and tweeted yourself in agreement by and large with the secretariat for culture and the Prime Minister. But tell us why you think the decision is incorrect . 0k, first of all, one has to always Preface Everything you say on this matter by saying that one internally disagrees with what was written in those tweets all those years ago. No one is condoning anything racist or sexist. Having done that, in the space of the last four or five days, people have had time to move on and considerfirst of all people have had time to move on and consider first of all how the affair was brought to light which is nothing to do with the ecb doing their own research prior to the game which might or might not have made Life Easierfor Everyone which might or might not have made life easier for everyone concerned. Another we know that its out there and we know he is apologised and he has already apologised and is arvo eight or nine years older than he was when he first wrote these things, we imagine hes changed. And i think most people in that position would have changed. Not to condemn the thing that happened all the time i give up my view would be and is very straightforward that you have a chance here notjust to suspend someone for starting successfully their international career but to use this in a different way. You still have your investigation and still have your investigation and still investigate what you want out of this affair but you said to him carry on playing, thats fine for now, but you have another role now which you are going to fulfil for us at the ecb in that is to be a sort of Quasi Bass that are on this topic. Youre going to go out there and talk to Club Cricketers and counterfeiters and anyone who wants to listen. They can be anyone. You can tell them that the views you held a put out in public all those years ago were wrong and secondly to be very careful about what you put on your social media. On your social media. Interesting that ou on your social media. Interesting that you said on your social media. Interesting that you said the on your social media. Interesting that you said the cricketing on your social media. Interesting | that you said the cricketing board should have done its own investigation earlier because if it had unearthed these offensive messages, what action should then have taken . It would then have had to have done something and applied some sanction . Some sanction . Yes, the point first of all about some sanction . Yes, the point first of all about that some sanction . Yes, the point first of all about that is some sanction . Yes, the point first of all about that is that some sanction . Yes, the point first of all about that is that it some sanction . Yes, the point first of all about that is that it means i of all about that is that it means that you have control of the situation and lets face it, if you apply for a job, any young person not 2728 years old who is applying for a job out of school or university, a lot of companies will do an Internet Troll and they will find out what you put on facebook and what you put on Twitter And Instagram and everything. And if you do something wrong, they will confront you with that in the interview. So what they are doing is preempting anything awkward so ecb, yes, it takes time and effort as some ideas are dedicated to maybe do it if that is a system but had they found out about it, i guess they would have to have a very awkward conversation with the selectors and with 0llie Robinson himself and they could have imposed a moratorium at that stage. But at least they would have been the ones not surprised by this sudden release of historic tweets. And again that is the thing that started this ball rolling probably in the wrong direction. 50 probably in the wrong direction. So you feel the authorities lost control of the situation. I want to put it to you that 0llie Robinson has been suspended in that he is not going to play in the second Test Match this week, but beyond that, we dont know the sanction goes any further than that. So is a temporary suspension if that is what it is not actually entirely appropriate . Weill. Actually entirely appropriate . Well, as i say can actually entirely appropriate . Well, as i say can be actually entirely appropriate . Well, as i say can be can actually entirely appropriate . Well, as i say can be can view actually entirely appropriate . Well, as i say can be can view this actually entirely appropriate . Well, as i say can be can view this in i as i say can be can view this in various different ways. We necessarily need to suspension. 0thers necessarily need to suspension. Others have made the point that if suspension is only that. It is not The End of the career. In a weeks time, maybe they will decided what the severity of the crime is right now and not what it was eight or nine years ago. When they will decided whose jurisdiction this is another thing we have not quite worked out yet is with her he was under contract to a county at that stage and i have missed this in the last few hours after which independent committee for discipline or the Ecb Process will actually decide what his fate is. You are right, it is as big as they might miss a week and will come up with maybe the same solution that identifies just now. Maybe the same solution that identifiesjust now. But maybe the same solution that identifies just now. But ijust think in my personal view with the stage that. Here is another thing for you. Stage that. Here is another thing foryou. Giroud stage that. Here is another thing for you. Giroud The Captain is saying we had to try and do everything to give 0llie Robinson a chance to learn and understand do better. Do we not think hes already learned something, do we not think that some Act Of Contrition when he gave the Press Conference in the statement was the star of that process was made to you not think he understands right now what he did all those years ago was egregiously wrong equipment . I dont think is going learn anything in the next few days it will make him better because i think he already thinks he is better and i think he already thinks he is more mature. Better and i think he already thinks he is more mature. Better and i think he already thinks he is more mature. Thats not what its about he is more mature. Thats not what its about its he is more mature. Thats not what its about. Its about he is more mature. Thats not what its about. Its about a he is more mature. Thats not what its about. Its about a sort he is more mature. Thats not what its about. Its about a sort of its about. Its about a sort of sanction against him for things that he said. , he said. Ok, right, the sanction comes later he said. Ok, right, the sanction comes later if he said. Ok, right, the sanction comes later if you he said. Ok, right, the sanction comes later if you decide, i he said. Ok, right, the sanction comes later if you decide, if i he said. Ok, right, the sanction| comes later if you decide, if the committee is of deciding his fate can session can still come later when you have had time to consider it. This goes back. Compare Ben Stokes who was accused of something and cleared all make very clear, accused of something which put him on trial and far more serious than i think anyway then a misguided tweet, a very bad a misguided tweet. Yet he was led to play for england and allowed to play. There all sorts of people have been through court processes for more serious things you have not been suspended. Being actually was given time off first of all but my point is you can investigate this perfectly amicably and privately sensibly and in depth but you dont need to spend him but if the Prime Minister agrees and the secretary for culture agrees, then the other thing would be if you look at twitter and we are not giving you twitter as the ultimate guide to life and 2021 but i looked at the Ecb Statement that announced suspension and i looked below at hundreds of comments and i had to stop because 99 of those comments that i read were in favour of not suspending him and the Odd One was in favour of a suspension. That gives you a clue as to i think the general mood. This may be not a question for the general mood, and the national election or a national poll, but i think a lot of people out there would agree that the suspension is heavy handed. {lilia suspension is heavyhanded. 0k, thank Ou Suspension is heavyhanded. 0k, thank you very suspension is heavy handed. 0k, thank you very much indeed. David gower speaking to us live thank you. Jeff bezos, the founder of the online retailer amazon, says he and his Brother Willjourney into space on his rocket companys first suborbital sightseeing trip. The journey is scheduled forjuly the 20th. A third seat on the Space Craft is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The current bid stands at 2. 8 million. Now its time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. Hello. In the west, Cloud Increase in patchy Rental Push into Northern Ireland and Western Sky limited. And patchy Rental Push into. Tempers will drop back into single figures. A fine start for most, a lot more clout for Northern Ireland, western scotland, Brightening Up some hazy sunshine, but for england and wales, not as much clout around when compared to monday possibly were skies and that will make you feel much warmer. Maybe up to 25 degrees in the london area, 22 in the northeast of scotland. As we go into the evening, for the Rain And Drizzle returns, and a lot more cloud across western areas over the next few days, some patchy Rain And Drizzle, but even with the temperatures will be on the rise. And for all, it will turn increasingly humid. Hello, this is Bbc News with me, reeta chakrabarti. The headlines the first new treatment for alzheimers disease for nearly 20 years is approved in the united states, paving the way for its use in the uk. A bid by Rebel Tory mps to overturn £4 billion of cuts to the overseas Aid Budget is blocked, but the Speaker Calls on ministers to allow an effective vote on the issue. From tomorrow, anyone aged 25 to 30 in england will be invited for a Covid Vaccine. Child migrants arriving in dover may be turned away as the local authorities struggle to cope with an influx of people crossing the channel. Sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heres gavin. Yes, hi there. Prime Minister Borisjohnson has backed comments made by Culture Secretary 0liver Dowden, who said English Crickets governing body went Over The Top in suspending 0llie Robinson from international cricket. An investigation continues into racist and sexist tweets he posted when he was 18 and 19. They came to light as he made his Test Debut against new zealand. Robinson has now been dropped from the squad and said he was embarrassed and ashamed. Dowden said the tweets were offensive and wrong, but they were written by a teenager whos now a man and has rightly apologised. Former England Batsman Michael carberry feels he deserves his punishment and more. If it was down to me, honestly, 0llie Robinson would not be playing test record. This is not something you rehabilitate them and for some please do not omit this is a one a situation that 0llie Robinson decided to express his racist, sexist use. You reap what you sow. You put discussing tweets out in the world, well, this is the blowback. Disgusting tweets. England have recalled Spinner Don best as cover robinson. This is the only change to the extended 60 Man Squad as they look to draw the series. 16 Man Squad. Brighton defender Ben White said he was Beyond Proud And Honoured after being called into the England Squad for the european championship, which starts on friday. He replaces trent alexander arnold. White has only played 109 minutes of international football, making his debut on wednesday, before playing the full game against romania last night. He was impressive in the 1 0 win and hes been selected amid stiff competition. Englands opening game is against croatia at wembley on sunday. Liverpools Georginio Wijnaldum is set to leave for Paris Saint germain, we understand on a free transfer. The dutch midfielder has made 237 appearances for liverpool, winning the Premier League and a champions league. He had been expected Tojoin Barcelona but opted for the french side, who finished second in ligue1 last season, instead. Gymnast Becky Downie has been left reeling by the decision to omit her from the Team Gb Squad for the tokyo 0lympics. She missed the final Selection Trial last month, following the sudden death of her brotherjosh. She was given an additional chance to make it, just days before her brothers funeral. 0n social Media Bashiqa gradually the four chosen for tokyo. She congratulated the four. Alice kinsella, Twinsjennifer And Jessica Gadirova And Amelie morgan are the four chosen to go. Novak djokovic is through to the quarterfinals at the french open, after being given a scare by italian Teenager Lorenzo musetti. The World Number 76, in his first Grand Slam, played some great tennis in the first two sets, winning them both on a tie break. But djokovic took control from there. Musetti only won one more game, struggling with what seemed to be an abdominal injury. He conceded the match at 4 0 down in the fifth set. Meanwhile, in the womens draw, Coco Gauff is through to her first grand Slam Quarterfinal after beating 0ns Jabeur in straight sets. Shes 17 now and caused a sensation when she reached the fourth round at wimbledon two years ago. The american said winning the title at the Emilia Romagna 0pen in parma last month has done her the world of good. It gave me a lot of confidence, especially on the clay so this is my first title on clay, so coming here, it gave me a lot of confidence and taught me a lot how to close matches and deal with the pressure on important points. And Alfie Hewett has successfully defended his Mens Wheelchair Singles title with victory over shingo kunieda. Hewett won in straight sets 6 3, 6 4 to earn his fifth Grand Slam singles title. Hes now done the double of singles and doubles crowns at roland garros in successive years, after winning the doubles with Gordon Reid on sunday. And that is it from us. Well have more for you in sportsday at 6. 30pm. Thank you very much, gavin. Lets get more now on our top story. A new treatment for alzheimers has been approved in the us by the us Food And Drug Administration Or Fda called aducanumab. Im joined now by dr Richard 0akley, head of research at the alzheimers society. Good afternoon to you, richard. A new drug with a very long name quite hard to get my tongue around it but it is very significant, isnt it . Just explain to us how significant this is. Isnt it . Just explain to us how significant this is. Yeah, thank ou. Its significant this is. Yeah, thank you. Its really significant this is. Yeah, thank you. Its really promising. I you. Its really promising. Aducanumab has been approved for early conditions of all timers disease, and is been approved, the first Drug Biz been approved for 20 years, the first ever disease modified drug alzheimers disease. It tackles the Core Biology of the disease by removing a protein which builds up in the brain of people that have alzheimers, so its really good the fda approved for use in america. 50 its really good the fda approved for use in america. For use in america. So what does that mean for use in america. So what does that mean in for use in america. So what does that mean in terms for use in america. So what does that mean in terms of for use in america. So what does that mean in terms of the for use in america. So what does that mean in terms of the uk . For use in america. So what does. That mean in terms of the uk . We have our that mean in terms of the uk . Have our own regulatory body that will have to look at this data now and make their own decisions. As you can imagine, as has been talked about for a long time, and also with these things its been a very. The alzheimers society, this Protein Cub we identified it throughout research 30 years ago, we now need to wait for the uk to make its own assessment, its ownjudgment to wait for the uk to make its own assessment, its own judgment based on the available data and we dont expect that to happen until 2022. Until 2022 . Expect that to happen until 2022. Until2022 . Not expect that to happen until 2022. Until 2022 . Not another 30 years. You would expect some thing to be happening within a year. Ijust wonder, in a similar sort of situation, the us approves the drug, does the uk often follow behind . And isnt roughly a year thats really difficult to say for some i think we have to let difficult to say for some i think we haveto le. , difficult to say for some i think we havetole. , ~ have to let process. I think we have to let process. I think we have to let process. I think we have to trust have to let process. I think we have to trust us, have to let process. I think we have to trust us, but have to let process. I think we have to trust us, but i have to let process. I think we have to trust us, but i think have to let process. I think we have to trust us, but i think it i have to let process. I think we have to trust us, but i think it isj have to trust us, but i think it is a really positive news story. Researchers 30 years ago made this discovery and theres other treatments, about 126 drugs and treatments, about 126 drugs and treatment trials, looking at alzheimers, so its fantastic after the years of investment, we are seeing treatments getting approved ljy seeing treatments getting approved by regulators getting too late stage trials, and it shows Research Will beats dementia, and the Old Timer Society is keen to push that forward. ,. ,. , forward. You are very clearly excited by forward. You are very clearly excited by it. Forward. You are very clearly excited by it. Forward. You are very clearly excited by it. Alzheimersj excited by it. Alzheimers society excited by it. Alzheimers society how excited by it. Alzheimers society. How does excited by it. Alzheimers society. How does the i excited by it. Alzheimers society. How does the Drug L excited by it. Alzheimers i society. How does the drug help, excited by it. Alzheimers society. 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Were not choosing the word cure, but we are talking about is only early stage alzheimers disease, people of the very early stages, and with the trial showed cub and there is been very copperhead history with drug, and what it showed is that it will move this protein that builds up will move this protein that builds up in the brain and it will remove that very effectively, and then what the trial also suggested and with the trial also suggested and with the fda has said is there is good enough evidence to say it slow down cognitive decline, so did not hold it, it did not reverse it, slowed it down, and so there is enough evidence say it is doing that well enough the truck and go to this advanced accelerated approval rating, so theyre saying they saw a slowdown in the tests before taking in the mental Earth Arithmetic Test they were taking, so thats the good news, that the ft has signed off today. Did so thats the good news, that the ft has signed off today. Has signed off today. Did news indeed. Has signed off today. Did news indeed very has signed off today. Did news indeed. Very good has signed off today. Did news indeed. Very good to has signed off today. Did news indeed. Very good to talk has signed off today. Did news indeed. Very good to talk to i has signed off today. Did news i indeed. Very good to talk to you. Thats Richard 0akley from the alzheimers society. At least a0 people have been killed in a collision between two express trains in southern pakistan. Officials said that one train derailed and landed on another track. A second train packed with passengers then collided with it. More than 100 people have also been injured in The Incident, which took place in the Ghotki District of sindh province, north of hyderabad. 0ur pakistan Correspondent Secunder Kermani is at a nearby hospital. Were about two hours drive away from the site of this terrible train crash, and the hospital here is where the most serious, critically ill patients are being brought. Ive just been inside the ward, speaking to some of them and their families. Really heartbreaking stories. I was just talking to a relative of a six year old girl whos had both of her legs fractured in this accident, both her parents still missing, her relatives, of course, extremely concerned that they may not be found. Officials are worried that the Death Toll could rise even further. The latest official figures are a0 people confirmed as having died in this accident, more than 100 being injured. It began, as you say, early this morning when a train that was travelling from the City Of Karachi to the eastern city of sargodha came off its tracks. Shortly after that, another train travelling in the opposite direction ploughed into it, and this is, as you say as well, just the latest Disaster Notjust in pakistan but, really, also in this area. And there is, as you can imagine, a lot of anger as well as grief at these repeated disasters that are taking place. Secunder kermani there. Stars of the small screen celebrated their work at the Tv Bafta awards last night. Michaela coel� s i may destroy you was the big winner, taking best leading actress, Director And Drama writer. 0ur Entertainment Correspondent Colin Paterson was watching. I may destroy you. These Bafta Tv awards were dominated by one woman. Michaela coel. The Bbc One drama i may destroy you was based on Michaela Coel� s own experience of being sexually assaulted. How did last Night End . It was named best miniseries and she was best actress. To go along with baftas shed already won for directing and writing the show. Speaking backstage, she explained how making the programme had been cathartic. Im getting a bit emotional. It was, to be honest, incredible. It really helped me get past some troubling stuff. And what it enabled me to do is sort of Pair Something quite tragic with something quite beautiful. I did used to think i could read your mind at times. I dont know, maybe thats normal. Bbc threes normal people was a huge word of mouth lockdown hit. Here, its Star Paul Mescal was named best actor. Do you have any worries its going to be the biggest thing you ever do . Totally thats, like, intrusive thought, give up now, quit while youre ahead. But fingers crossed it wont be. Where are you going to put it . Probably mum and dads, id say . Really . Yeah, yeah. I100 wouldnt be in this position, standing on a kind of fake red carpet, talking about a bafta that ive just won, if it wasnt for them. What are their names . Paul and dervla. Theyre going to be looking forward to this, arent they . Yes, yes, yes. Get the kettle on. Exactly and the most complained about Tv Programme of 2020 is now a bafta winning show. Diversity� s black Lives Matter Dance routine on britains got talent led to more than 25,000 0fcom complaints. It won the Audience Vote for the Tv Moment of the year. I have to say thank you to the people that complained, to the people that did put all of that abuse out there online, because you showed the truth. You showed exactly why this performance and this moment was necessary. Romesh ranganathan. It was a hugely diverse set of Bafta Winners, right across the board, including Romesh Ranganathan for best entertainment performance. But he warned against complacency. Its long, steady changes that sort of get built into the system. So, you know, i hope that this isnt one of those things where we go, this has been the most diverse ever, and then we sort of, kind of weve got that, lets move back. I hope that it continues and we continue moving on. These baftas were held in a Covid Compliant tv studio, with nominees in performance categories allowed to attend if they wore a mask. Others had to watch remotely, so when long lost family won in the feature category, Nicky Campbell and Davina Mccall were seen celebrating on a sofa. Casualty. And when casualty was named best soap, the biggest casualty was their broadband. Its hoped that by the time of the baftas next year, normal service will have been resumed. Colin paterson, Bbc News. We can speak now to the Writer Stephen s thompson, who Won A Bafta last night in the best single Drama Category for sitting in limbo. It tells his Brothers Story of the windrush scandal. He worked in the uk for 50 years before being detained and almost deported. Good afternoon to you. Many congratulations, first of all. How does it feel . Does it feel . Still taking it in yeah, obviously does it feel . Still taking it in yeah, obviously there does it feel . 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That is the Home Office first decided to come after him for being there, because by definition if you have a passport or not to be here and to cut a long story short, if youd like to cut a long story short, he was let go from work, he was denied access to the health service, he was denied any kind of social security, and essentially lived a nonlife for two years he tried to out the 0rwellian Nightmare of nbc in the drama the absolute shock that he encounters each time and We Saw in the drama. Shock that he encounters each time and We Saw in the drama. And We Saw in the drama. These obstacles and and We Saw in the drama. These obstacles and hurdles. And We Saw in the drama. These obstacles and hurdles. A and We Saw in the drama. These obstacles and hurdles. A full i and We Saw in the drama. These obstacles and hurdles. A full Load L obstacles and hurdles. A full load of bureaucratic indifference is yes, and it is. 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That is stephen s thompson, and after the otherfor is stephen s thompson, and after the other for the a Bafta Winnerfor a Bafta Winner for the a Bafta Winnerfor the drama sitting in limbo. British tourists are scrambling to return to the uk from portugal before the need to quarantine comes into force early tomorrow morning. Holidaymakers have told the bbc of their struggle to get back amid a shortage of tests and flights. Caroline davies reports. Queues for Covid Tests at the airport. Today is the last day travellers can come back from portugal without having to quarantine, and for some its not been an easyjourney. When we were just about to board the aircraft, our final check, the Ryanair Staff said we did not have the right test. They disembarked us and popped us back out the other side of the airport. And left us to it, basically. Weve spent the rest of the day with this queue behind us, queueing for another type of Covid Test. Others say its left a bitter taste after a longed for holiday. Thanks very much for making My Life A Misery and ruining what should have been a good holiday for the family, and a long long awaited holiday. And, yes, we do accept that things change, but you need to give people time to get home. You know, this four or five days, whatever it was, has not been enough time for Tens Of Thousands of people, who, by the way, followed his guidance and went to a green listed country. The government announced on thursday that portugal, which was at the time one of the main Tourist Destinations on the green list, will be Turning Amber after a rise in cases and concerns about a new mutation of the virus. But the portuguese government have said they dont understand the logic in the decision and neither do the travel industry. How is the industry now feeling about the summer . I think they are just in utter despair. I think itjust beggars belief, especially when youve got countries coming out, like spain today, saying that brits no longer need to have their vaccine passports, they no longer need to show a negative Covid Test to get into the country. Countries are opening up and britain is closing down, and i think people are just confused and frustrated as to why thats happening. The Transport Secretary has said. The summer is crucial for the travel industry. This decision has made many worried, and some are calling for sector specific support. If the government is going to have this kind of risk appetite, then its going to be difficult to see how we can have that summer season. The best Case Scenario is we get three months in the summer. If we cannot have that season, then ultimately were going to have to have a very serious conversation with the treasury about what they can do to support us through to The End of the year. The Department For Transport has previously said it estimates the Air Transport Industry will have received around £7 billion in Government Support by september 2021. The future of Summer Travel and the industrys fortunes are still up in the air. Caroline davies, Bbc News. Electric scooters have become a common sight in towns and cities across the uk. Theyre a convenient and clean way to get around, but many pedestrians and Road Users see them as a hazard, and its still only legal to use them on private land. Ministers are keen to weigh up their risks and benefits, and now london isjoining other cities in a Pilot Scheme to rent them out. Justin rowlatt reports. Electric scooters have been involved in some horrific accidents, like this one in lithuania. Thank goodness, this time, the rider walked away. Joyriders on Rental E Scooters put themselves in danger. But they also put others at risk. Theyre a threat to pedestrians and to other Road Users. And thE Scooters themselves get in the way. Elaine maires knows the risks. She is partially sighted and relies on inca to help guide her around town. I heard some screaming, and then the next thing i knew, id actually been hit by somebody that had come round the corner, gone straight into me, i then lost my balance, ended up falling on inca. Bruised my elbow and my knee, which then meant, you know, you just dont go out. The Department For Transport told the bbc The Incident is a matterfor the police. 31 towns are already part of the Governments E Scooter rental trials, with six London Boroughs getting E Scooter Rental schemes today. The aim is to learn more about the risks and benefits of E Scooters, says the Department For Transport. It believes they can help reduce congestion and pollution, but wants to make them safer and to find ways to reduce bad behaviour. So the government believes these things can encourage us all to leave our cars at home. The idea is they kind of extend the Transport Network by giving us another way to get around. And the operators of the London Scheme say many of the issues people have with E Scooters can be addressed. We are using designated parking areas, so when you finish your ride, you go to lock the scooter on your app, you go to press end ride, if youre outside of a parking zone, what well do is actually show you within our app where the nearest appropriate Parking Location is, and how you can get there. Some environmental campaigners are saying now private E Scooters should be legalised too. The research shows that private E Scooters are what really get people out of their cars. Because they own them, theyre not leaving them around. Screaming so if you hate E Scooters, be warned. The chances are, you will be seeing more of them in our towns and cities in the years to come. Justin rowlatt, Bbc News, milton keynes. Now its time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. Hello. The Daytime Showers and thunderstorms fade into the night, and he lousi Cloud Increase. Most dry partly clear skies and a night out there away from the pound and 50 centres temperatures will drop figures. A Fine Stretch Teasingly for most, sunny spells, but a lot more clout for his coming. Brightening up and was in ireland, some early afternoon sunshine, some hazy Sunshine Infant through scotland. Temperatures of pedigree or two. 22 in the northeast of common. As we go into the evening, further they across western scotland, a lot more cloud across western areas over the next few days, patchy rain or drizzle, but even with it, temperatures will be on the rise, and for all, it will turn increasingly from his. L. Increasingly human. By now. At six the first drug to tackle the causes of alzheimers is approved in the united states, raising hopes for patients worldwide. Its called aducanumab, and its the first new drug that can treat the most common form of dementia for 20 years. My cognitive tests were improving quite markedly. They were getting quite noticeable that my cognitive tests were improving. Its not known if, or when, it will get approval in the uk. Also tonight thousands of british holidaymakers scramble to get home from portugal before the Quarantine Deadline Tomorrow morning. Anyone in england aged 25 to 29 will be invited for a Covid Vaccine from tomorrow. Over the top the Prime Minister and Culture Secretary criticise the suspension of englands 0llie Robinson over racist and sexist messages posted when he was 19

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