Instagram or E Mail me. And coming up this hour. The first Super Group of whales seen in australia. How many whales make a supergroup . Were going to talk to one of the people watching and studying them. Good Morning And Welcome to the programme. Health officials in North West England are stepping up coronavirus vaccinations and testing to tackle the surge in cases of the Delta Variant first identified in india. YesterDay, the government announced extra support for Greater Manchester and parts of lancashire. Next monDay, the government is due to announce if restrictions across england will be lifted a week later. The new package of support includes military assistance, and supervised in school testing. New guidance recommends people Minimise Travel in and out of the affected areas. Residents are also being encouraged to get tested twice a week. Our correspondent Richard Galpin has the story. In the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid restrictions being lifted later this month. But, instead, they face new measures, including advice to avoid meeting indoors and to minimise Nonessential Travel In And Out of the area. This is due to the Delta Variant spreading fastest in greater Manchester And Lancashire. Some in the Hospitality Industry say they are going to be hit again, just weeks after reopening. Its Notjust Accommodation Providers but also taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers, souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants, and, as i said before, all the rules are actually specifically dont go in, or do go in. We need more clarity. The affected areas are bolton, which is already subject to Surge Testing, and the remaining nine boroughs of Greater Manchester. And also to the north of the city, blackburn and darwen, as well as most of lancashire, including burnley, preston and rossendale. In response, a big campaign of Surge Testing and vaccinating now under way to try to bring the situation under control, including here in kirklees, in west yorkshire. Weve had a hugely positive response. We have done over 2000 tests through the door knocking within our key priority areas. We have also undertaken around 5000 tests in some key schools where we have seen an increase in cases. That has generated around 175 positive cases and those positive cases we would not have normally found, because they are asymptomatic, and clearly gives us an opportunity to try to kill that chain of transmission. And it does seem the tactics used in bolton over the past month, with the area flooded with testing and people being encouraged to get vaccinated, are working. The Infection-rates'>Infection Rates have dropped by a quarter in the past ten Days. Richard galpin, Bbc News. The Labour Mayor of greater Manchester Andy Burnham says the key thing hed like to see is an increase in Vaccine Supply in the region but the government said they were not looking at doing that at the moment. At the moment, were going stick with the advice we have received from thejcvi, our advisors, which say that it is better to continue to work down the age categories on a national basis, rather than adopt a regional or geographical approach. Their advice has served us well so far as a country. They have got the good, the big calls right since the start of the Vaccine Roll out. So we are going to continue with that approach but try to do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for people in Greater Manchester to get to the Vaccine Centres or indeed to go to these mobile Vaccine Buses that will be out and about throughout the region over the course of the next few Days and weeks. Lets speak now to our correspondent David Guest whos outside a Vaccine Centre in manchester. How busy is it likely to be . Well, it is not open how busy is it likely to be . Well, it is not open at how busy is it likely to be . Well, it is not open at the how busy is it likely to be . Well, it is not open at the moment,. How busy is it likely to be . Well, it is not open at the moment, it. How busy is it likely to be . Well, | it is not open at the moment, it is due to open in the next couple of hours but obviously, the driver is going to be to try to bump up the number of vaccines taken up in greater Manchester And Lancashire as part of that coordinated approach that we heard about in that report. Mixing that with Surge Testing, the army are going to be helping out here as they have been doing in bolton. As we have heard, that mix of measures, asking people to show some restraint on their activities, together with additional help in terms of Track And Trace and also crucially vaccines, that is the way the government hopes to get on top of this upturn in the Delta Variant, the variant of covid which was originally first found in india, of course. In Greater Manchester and across lancashire, im sure there will be a feeling among some people that, oh, no, Here We Go Again because this part of the world was subject of the toughest restrictions when we have a tiered system, you will remember, last year. But local politicians are very keen to stress this is not a return to local lockdown, this is asking people to be sensible and cautious. The leader of manchester city council, said yesterDay people should not cancel their plans but wherever possible, people should work from home and avoid unnecessary travel in and out of these areas and should also, wherever possible, meet family and friends outdoors. People are basically being asked to voluntarily forgo the freedoms they were given just a few short weeks ago in the hope that in the short term, that will help to bring this under control for the greater good of everyone and eventually get us out of this cycle of Infection. Of this cycle of Infection. Thanks forjoining of this cycle of Infection. Thanks forjoining us lets get more on this from david regan, director of Public Health For Manchester. good morning. Good morning. What would help us good morning. Good morning. What would help us is good morning. Good morning. What would help us is if good morning. Good morning. What would help us is if you good morning. Good morning. What would help us is if you can good morning. Good morning. What would help us is if you can give good morning. Good morning. What would help us is if you can give us. Would help us is if you can give us some statistics for the area. What is the Percentage Increase in covid positive cases in the last seven Days . In positive cases in The Last Seven Da S . ,. , positive cases in the last seven das . ,. ,. , Days . In manchester, we have seen a 10696 Days . In manchester, we have seen a 106 increase Days . In manchester, we have seen a 106 increase in Days . In manchester, we have seen a 10696 increase in the Days . In manchester, we have seen a 10696 increase in the number Days . In manchester, we have seen a 10696 increase in the number of Days . In manchester, we have seen a 10696 increase in the number of covid| 106 increase in the number of Covid Taste is driven by the Delta Variant. ~. , taste is driven by the Delta Variant. ~. ,. , variant. 0k. What is the Percentage Increase in admissions variant. 0k. What is the Percentage Increase in admissions to variant. 0k. What is the Percentage Increase in admissions to hospital. Increase in admissions to Hospital Increase in admissions to hospital in the last seven Days . In Manchester Hospital, we have seen a 22 increase but to reassure everybody, this was a very low base, from 27 cases up to 35. But we are mindful that as the number of cases in the community increases, there is a risk we will see more Hospital Admissions going forward. £31 a risk we will see more Hospital Admissions going forward. Of those in hosital admissions going forward. Of those in hospital in admissions going forward. Of those in hospital in total, admissions going forward. Of those in hospital in total, how admissions going forward. Of those in hospital in total, how many admissions going forward. Of those in hospital in total, how many had i in hospital in total, how many had one jab, how many had two and how many were unvaccinated . One jab, how many had two and how many were unvaccinated . According to our medical director, many were unvaccinated . According to our medical director, of many were unvaccinated . According to our medical director, of manchester i our medical director, of Manchester Hospital trust this money, six of the 56 people currently in Manchester Hospitals have had two doses, ten had one dose and 35 had not been vaccinated. We are looking at the others but it is clear, a really important message, the people who have had two doses, many of them have other illnesses, and just as with the flu vaccine, other morbidity is will play a part so the vaccine does offer protection but clearly, some people who have other illnesses are more at risk of hospital admission. Illnesses are more at risk of hospital admission. Ok, so these fiuures hospital admission. Ok, so these figures give hospital admission. Ok, so these figures give us hospital admission. Ok, so these figures give us such hospital admission. Ok, so these figures give us such a hospital admission. Ok, so these figures give us such a good figures give us such a good perspective, actually, because your first figure, theres been a 106 increase in covid positive cases in the last seven Days, sounds obviously a lot and very dramatic but then you tell us that theres been just a 22 increase in but then you tell us that theres beenjust a 22 increase in Hospital Admissions with covid, from 27 patients up to 35. That is a really low number, especially when you compared to january last year. Yes. Compared to january last year. Yes, of course compared to january last year. Yes, of Course Isut compared to january last year. Yes, of course. But i compared to january last year. Yes, of course. But i think compared to january last year. Yes, of course. But i thinkjust compared to january last year. Yes, of course. But i thinkjust to of course. But i thinkjust to monitor this very closely, we want to encourage people who have not yet come forward for theirjab to come forward now. Now is the time, while we are seeing cases rise, to really take up the offer of an appointment because the vaccine will offer that protection and we dont want to get back to the situation we saw in january when our hospitals were under severe pressure. January when our hospitals were under severe pressure. Totally, i mean, under severe pressure. Totally, i mean. That under severe pressure. Totally, i mean. That is under severe pressure. Totally, i mean, that is the under severe pressure. Totally, i mean, that is the key, under severe pressure. Totally, i mean, that is the key, getting i under severe pressure. Totally, i l mean, that is the key, getting the jabs and the second dose. I wonder how worried you are about the figures you have just given us, then . Is it a cause for concern or do you think we should keep things in perspective . I do you think we should keep things in persuective . In perspective . I think we should keep things in perspective . I think we should keep things in in perspective . I think we should keep things in perspective in perspective . I think we should keep things in perspective but i keep things in perspective but clearly, as this variant is 40 more transmissible, we are likely to see a significant increase in cases in manchester and Greater Manchester over the next few weeks. But as the statistics have shown us, the cases are coming down as bolton has shown us, the case are coming down and we hope we can replicate that across the rest of Greater Manchester, bring cases down quickly and stabilise things once again but clearly, a very challenging period ahead. ~ , ,. , ahead. Absolutely but from the fi. Ures ahead. Absolutely but from the figures you ahead. Absolutely but from the figures you have ahead. Absolutely but from the figures you have given ahead. Absolutely but from the figures you have given us, ahead. Absolutely but from the figures you have given us, Do L ahead. Absolutely but from the i figures you have given us, do you think the link between a positive case and a hospitalisation has now been broken by the vaccination . I do. I think there will be a small number of cases, as i have said, where people with other illnesses will still unfortunately be admitted but we know the vaccine is definitely breaking that link to hospitalisation and serious illness. May i ask you this, if the government had added india to the Red List at the time they added Pakistan And Bangladesh on the 2nd of april, instead of 21 Days later, do you think we might be in a slightly better position right now . It is very difficult to predict that, victoria. Ithink it is very difficult to predict that, victoria. I think clearly, from a public Health Point of view, our advice is to always act early, so when we get evidence, we respond very quickly to different things, and clearly, the indian variant was ceded in both Greater Manchester and we have now seen some of the consequences of that. I think the important thing we have learned from this experience is to get on top of the variance early. Then we will have better outcomes. Of the variants alley. From a public Health Point of view, it is always best to act early rather than late. It is re Orted Act early rather than late. It is reported this act early rather than late. It is reported this morning that Cabinet Minister Michael gove has told colleagues that he would bet on restrictions being lifted on the zist restrictions being lifted on the 21st Ofjune across england. What is your own view at the moment as the director of Public Health For Manchester . Director of Public Health For Manchester . ,. ,. , manchester . This is where i do agree with the Government Manchester . This is where i do agree with the Government And Manchester . This is where i do agree with the government and the with the government and the scientists and the chief medical officer, we have to go up to the 0fficer, we have to go up to the 14th Ofjune to assess all of the data, particularly the hospitalisations like we have just discussed but also the increases in cases, looking at the wide range of datasets to make an informed decision. And i think that is definitely the right thing to do to consider everything in around on the 14th Ofjune, and that is the timetable currently set. That data will be collected for the rest of the week to inform that decision on monDay. The week to inform that decision on monda. ~ the week to inform that decision on monda. ,. , the week to inform that decision on monda. , y. ,. , the week to inform that decision on monda. ,. ,. , monDay. Thank you for oining us. David regan. MonDay. Thank you for oining us. David regan, the h monDay. Thank you forjoining us. David regan, the director monDay. Thank you forjoining us. David regan, the director of monDay. Thank you forjoining us. | david regan, the director of Public Health For Manchester. Some really interesting statistics which i have written down and will tweet in a minute for you so you can look at them and see what you think. Adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by ofcom. We all spent more than three and a half hours online each Day in 2020 mostly shopping and on streaming services. Our Technology Correspondent Rory cellan jones has been looking at the figures. As the pandemic arrived, life moved online, whether it was exercising via youtube, ordering food via clicks rather than leaving home, or spending endless hours on Video Calls when we couldnt work or socialise Face To face. Before lockdown, i was only online very rarely. I do a lot of work on the computer, but i did not do communication online. Can you imagine life without it now . No. My daughter lives in france, my son lives in canada. I havent seen them for obviously 15 months. My daughter had a little boy. I havent seen her, so we keep in touch with them online and even had quite a big birthDay party, that we used zoom for. In 2020, the uk embraced the internet as never before. With the average person spending over 3. 5 hours a Day online. Much of that time was spent shopping. 0nline Food And Drink sales were up 82 on the previous year. And one of the big winners was tiktok, which had 3 Million Uk Users six months before the pandemic, and now attracts 1a million every Day. Whether it is the Morning Video Call to the grandchildren or updating the online Shopping List on a tablet, we have got used to how vital these connected devices can be. We have been spending more time online than the citizens of any other major european nation. But here is the question is this a permanent change in our habits . I am sure there will be a lasting legacy from lockdown. For example, i suspect Business Travel might not rise to the same levels that we saw before. We have discovered the technology serves us pretty well. Or when it comes to online shopping, we have discovered the convenience of having things delivered, but equally, i am sure i am not alone in missing the buzz, Excitement And Energy of being on the high street. Even as things gradually get back to normal, the pandemic has accelerated the move online, which means technology is playing a bigger part in our lives for good and ill. The headlines on Bbc News. Minimise travel, Increase Testing and support from the military residents in greater Manchester And Lancashire get extra help to fight a rise in cases of the Delta Variant. Adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by ofcom. Talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food including sausages moving between great britain and Northern Ireland. Prince harry and Meghan Have responded to at a Buckingham Palace Suggestion that the queen was never asked about using her childhood nickname, lilibet for their daughter who was born last week. Lets speak now to our royal correspondentjonny dymond. Yes, they were are responding to a Planet Source who said that the queen was never asked about using the Nickname Led A Bet for their second child. The response came from a Sussex Spokesperson saying that the queen was the first person, the first Family Member that harry spoke to and that during that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their Daughter Lily bet their daughter lilibet, and the couple said if the queen had not been supportive, they would not have username so some contradiction with what a Palace Source told the bbc and what a spokesperson for the duke and what a spokesperson for the Duke And Duchess of sussex are saying. There is probably a glimmer of light between the two versions, i suppose you could say that a conversation where one person thought that the other was being supportive is not the same as a conversation where one person thought they were being asked permission for something. Person thought they were being asked permission forsomething. But person thought they were being asked permission for something. But it is a pretty direct contradiction otherwise and it is quite difficult to fight our way through who is telling what. But to fight our way through who is telling what to fight our way through who is tellin what. � ,. ,. ,. Telling what. But why is the Palace Briefin telling what. But why is the Palace Briefing that telling what. But why is the Palace Briefing that the telling what. But why is the Palace Briefing that the queen telling what. But why is the Palace Briefing that the Queen Wasnt Briefing that the Queen Wasnt consulted . Briefing that the Queen Wasnt consulted . ~ ~. ,. Consulted . Well, i think the Palace Source wanted consulted . Well, i think the Palace Source wanted to consulted . Well, i think the Palace Source wanted to make consulted . Well, i think the Palace Source wanted to make it consulted . Well, i think the Palace Source wanted to make it clear consulted . Well, i think the Palace Source wanted to make it clear as i consulted . Well, i think the palace| source wanted to make it clear as a matter of Public Record and that is what is really important. They wouldnt be drawn on whether or not the queen was unhappy about the decision, but the reports that came out on monDay and tuesDay, some reports, said directly that the queen had given permission and i think that is what the Palace Source wanted to make clear, was not in their eyes the case. It is important to the palace, issues of Public Record, of what is said directly about various issues are very important to the palace and that i think is why this briefing came out. Right, and does the queen authorise these briefings . Would this be with her authority, toDay . Yes. These briefings . Would this be with her authority, toDay . Her authority, toDay . Yes, i think it is. Unlikely, her authority, toDay . Yes, i think it is. Unlikely, to her authority, toDay . Yes, i think it is. Unlikely, to say her authority, toDay . Yes, i think it is. Unlikely, to say the her authority, toDay . Yes, i think it is. Unlikely, to say the very i it is. Unlikely, to say the very least that the person at the palace that i spoke to would have spoken without the say so of the queen and people very close to her. That would have been, if not directly from the queen, then indirectly, yes. Thanks macro the uk and the eu are holding talks in london to try to resolve the growing dispute about Post Brexit Trade arrangements in Northern Ireland. Brussels has warned Downing Street not to take any further unilateral action to delay checks on products entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the uk. It has called for Constructive Engagement at the talks. Ministers have urged the eu to show Common Sense in applying the Northern Ireland protocol. Lets speak to our political correspondentjessica parker. Coufal i think there is a lot to unpick you because most people wont | unpick you because most people wont i think there is a lot to unpick here because most people wont know what is going on but this is the arrangement that britain and the eu signed up to before we left the eu. Yes with the Withdrawal Agreement and it was all about having to avoid how to avoid having any kind of checks on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic Of Ireland so Northern Ireland ended up following many eu rules and what is going on here his efforts on both sides, they say, to try to make these new arrangements work but what these new arrangements work but what the uk has done, as he referred to a moment ago, is it has unilaterally extended a couple of Grace Periods that kicked in at the beginning of the year when the uk left the eu proper after The End of the transition period, and that angered the European Union. The uk has said thatis the European Union. The uk has said that is so supermarket goods can continue flowing to Northern Ireland from great britain. There was also a Grace Period as well that was extended for online parcel deliveries. But the eu got pretty angry about this, saying the uk was rather taking matters into its own hands and then there is this other deadline that is coming up over shield meets. So there chilled meat. There are certain eu standards that are bad for third countries being able to send those products, including sausages come into the eu. There was a Grace Period for that which runs out at The End of the month so that is one of the current areas of focus with the uk basically saying it would be bonkers if great Britain Cant send sausages to Northern Ireland but what the eu is saying is, look, this is the Brexit Deal that you signed up to, you have to make it work and stick to the Northern Ireland protocol. It is pretty complicated stuff but what you have got toDay as lord ross, the Minister Of State representing the uk, and the European Union representative are meeting to try to hammer out some of the issues but thatis hammer out some of the issues but that is a bit of an ongoing process and theres a sense at the moment that many people dont expect a total breakthrough on what is quite a complicated range of issues over the course of the Day. find a complicated range of issues over the course of the Day. The course of the Day. And ust to be clear, unilateralfi the course of the Day. And ust to be clear, unilateral action the course of the Day. And just to be clear, unilateral action where l be clear, unilateral action where the uk has a ready extended a couple of Grace Period for certain sectors and areas, that is breaking the Withdrawal Agreement, that the majority of mps voted for in parliament because yellow the two sides would disagree over that. There are certain clauses that talk about trying to address issues if necessary. About trying to address issues if necessary about trying to address issues if necessa. ,. , necessary. The uk would say it was within the agreement necessary. The uk would say it was within the agreement that necessary. The uk would say it was within the agreement that was necessary. The uk would say it was i within the agreement that was signed at the eu see it very differently and of course have threatened legal action over the situation. It feels action over the situation. It feels a bit like when we were back to those European Union negotiations originally and brexit negotiations a bit where the two sites had pretty fundamental it seems different understandings of what is going on. Again, there is this ongoing issue between the uk saying it wants sovereignty and to be able to go its own way and the eu saying there needs to be some matching up on standards in orderfor us needs to be some matching up on standards in order for us to needs to be some matching up on standards in orderfor us to have needs to be some matching up on standards in order for us to have a kind of ongoing relationship and to make sure trade can keep Trade And Cooperation can keep going, going forward. And cooperation can keep going, going forward and cooperation can keep going, auoin forward. ~. ,. , going forward. Thank you for oining us. A group of mps is calling on the government to introduce tougher measures to stop people smoking and to consider banning cigarettes for Under 21s. The all party parliamentary group has commissioned a report which says Tobacco Manufacturers should pay for projects to help people stop, particularly in communities where smoking does the most damage. Fiona trott reports. When i walked into that room to have my radiotherapy, i was thinking,what am i doing to my body . Its burning from inside out. The consequence of 40 years of smoking. Sue was treated for cancer of the larynx. It still affects her speech toDay. The pictures on thE Cigarette packets, i remember looking at them and, at first, going, ugh. And then you get immune to them. You switch off from them, you really do. If the age limit had been 21 when i was 11, buying cigarettes, i wouldnt have ever got cigarettes. Here in the North East, there are thousands of patients like sue and figures from public Health England suggest there are more deaths attributed to smoking in this region than anywhere else in england. It is why consultants like Ruth Sharrock welcome toDays report. She says smoking has caused more damage here, where there are existing health inequalities. We have always been facing a hard deal in the North East with the burden of smoking related disease. We have had a high prevalence of smokers across the patch and in communities around the hospital here in gateshead, where the prevalence is 25 , up to 30 in sunderland, and then covid has just grossly exacerbated the problems. The report says schemes to help people stop should be paid for by Tobacco Manufacturers through a change in the health and social care bill. And, for young smokers, it recommends a consultation on raising the age at which people can buy tobacco from 18 to 21 years old. The fact that this report is out toDay, is getting political attention, is being discussed, can only be a good Thing And Cant come soon enough for us as clinicians. A Government Spokesperson said Smoking Rates were at a record low and it was on track to deliver its ambition to make England Smoke free with the new Tobacco Control Plan being published later this year. What i do want is for my grandchildren to hopefully have a smoke free environment to grow up in. With investment, we can do smoke free in 2030. Fiona trott, Bbc News, gateshead. Lets talk now to hazel cheeseman, director of policy at action on smoking and health. Word banning the sale of cigarettes to under 21 surrey convince older people who have smoked for years to stop . People who have smoked for years to sto . ~ , people who have smoked for years to sto. . ,. , people who have smoked for years to sto . ~ ,. ,. , stop . Well, it is ust one of the measures that stop . Well, it isjust one of the measures that are stop . Well, it isjust one of the measures that are being stop . Well, it isjust one of the i measures that are being proposed stop . Well, it isjust one of the measures that are being proposed and if you think about this ambition to be smoke free by 2030, we need to do two things, help people who are already smoking to stop. That is where we need a financial investment. But we also need to turn off the tap of new smokers. 280 children start smoking every Day. If we raise the age of sail from 18 to 21, we believe there would be a one Off Benefit of a drop in smoking among 18 20 year olds, around 30 , and that would accumulate over time, not only among that Age Group but also in the younger teens as well, when people start smoking. I dont know if you when people start smoking. I dont know if you have when people start smoking. I dont know if you have research when people start smoking. I dont know if you have research on when people start smoking. I dont| know if you have research on vaping because most of the young people i see smoking are vaping. Have you found them to be a gateway to cigarettes or not . Cigarettes or not . Know, the evidence. Cigarettes or not . Know, the evidence, certainly cigarettes or not . Know, the evidence, certainly in cigarettes or not . Know, the evidence, certainly in thE Cigarettes or not . Know, the | evidence, certainly in the uk, cigarettes or not . Know, the I Evidence, certainly in the uk, is that they are not proving to be a gateway to smoking cigarettes. If anything, they are a gateway out of Tobacco Smoking for adults, you know, they are the most popular quitting aid for adults now, and the randomised controlled trials have really high Quality Evidence demonstrating they are more effective than some of the traditional aids we had to help people stop smoking. So E Cigarettes are probably part of the solution rather than part of the problem as we move towards a future where we want to make smoking obsolete. Potentially most people who smoke probably dont want to but they are addicted. Apart from switching to vaping, what are the other key things that really help people stop smoking . Things that really help people stop smokin . ~. , smoking . Well, there are things we can do nationally smoking . Well, there are things we can do nationally that smoking . Well, there are things we can do nationally that will smoking . Well, there are things we can do nationally that will help i can do nationally that will help people to make that Quit Attempt. 0ne people to make that Quit Attempt. One of the things that has been really poorly invested in over the last decade is the really high Profile Mass Marketing campaigns on the tv that encourage people to make a Quit Attempt. We used to have them all the time, all year, really encouraging people to make a Quit Attempt and the investment in that has gone down substantially. That is one of the things we hope that if we could levy funding out of the tobacco industry, we could put money into things like that that we know make a big difference in wanting people to make a Quit Attempt. In terms of the things that help people to do something, to quit successfully, then using an aid like an E Cigarette or nicotine replacement therapy, but we have really great services in this country to help people stop smoking. Again, they have been underinvested in over the last five or six years. So having the money to make sure that those can reach far more smokers but also, really importantly, smokers are now more deprived communities, where Smoking Rates are very much higher, because the addiction to nicotine is much higher among disadvantaged groups done more advantage smokers. Aha, iinai done more advantage smokers. A final thou~ht, done more advantage smokers. A final thought. The done more advantage smokers. A final thought. The idea done more advantage smokers. A final thought, the idea about done more advantage smokers. A final thought, the idea about banning i done more advantage smokers. A final thought, the idea about banning the sale of cigarettes to Under 21s, when you are 18, you are an adult, shouldnt you have the choice whether to buy cigarettes or not . Well, we are talking about a really unique product. There isnt another product out there that kills one in two of its customers when used as intended. Most people are addicted to tobacco, most people are addicted before the age of 21. So if we can prevent people from taking up smoking at that crucial age, we really will make a substantial step forward to making smoking obsolete. Thank you forjoining us. Now its time for a look at the weather with carole. Hello again. 0ver Hello again. Over the next few Days and nights, you will notice that it is going to feel quite humid. ToDay, we have got a lot of cloud in the North And West. Some of that producing some drizzle and coastal Mist And Hill fog and the rain pushing up through the North East of scotland, leaving some showers in its wake. Central and eastern areas see the Lions Share of the sunshine and the higher temperatures but The Cloud should still break up across parts of Northern Ireland, North East scotland and North East england. The cloud will return tonight. In fact, england. The cloud will return tonight. Infact, by england. The cloud will return tonight. In fact, by The End of the night, it will be quite a cloudy affair, still murky in the North And West with some rain arriving in the northern and western isles. These are the overnight lows so it is going to feel quite muggy once again tonight. Tomorrow we start off with a lot of cloud, The Cloud breaking up a lot of cloud, The Cloud breaking up as we go through the Day. More of a noticeable breeze in the south and gusty winds across the north and the rain making slow progress, pushing a bit further south across the North West of scotland. Temperatures ijy North West of scotland. Temperatures by then, 1k North West of scotland. Temperatures by then, 1a to about 24. Hello, this is Bbc News. The headlines. Minimise travel, Increase Testing and support from the military residents in greater Manchester And Lancashire get extra help to fight a rise in cases of the Delta Variant. All adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by ofcom. Talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food, including sausages, moving between great britain and Northern Ireland. Sales of cigarettes to Under 21s could be banned to try to make Britain Smoke free by 2030. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heresjohn. Good morning. England will continue to take the knee at euro 2020 Marcus Rashford says the gestures as important as ever. Manager gareth southgate, has written an Open Letter to fans in which he says the players have a responsibility to use their voice to raise awareness and educate. Boos were heard as players knelt before both of their warm up matches last week prompting strong criticism from the players. England Face Croatia in their first Group Game on sunDay. When you start to do something, you dontjust. Were notjust going to quit because some people disagree with it for whatever reasons. So thats our Thought Process behind it, were going to stick at it, we believe that its a strong and powerful message. And because we believe that, why would we not do it in a massive European Tournament . If we want to spread a message that we believe is positive, now is probably the biggest and the best time to do it. The challenges faced in spreading that message globally illustrated in budapest, the republic of Ireland Players were booed and jeered by hungarian fans last night before the hosts final warm up game which finished goalless. Any england fans attending the Croatia Game and every other game at wembley will be required to show proof of full Covid Vaccination or a negative test before entry. Supporters at Hampden Park Wont face the same protocols. Scotland Face England next friDay at wembley, theyre due to arrive at their Training Base in teeside toDay, ahead of their first match on monDay at hampden against the czech republic, who Beat Albania in a bad tempered warm up last night. Wales are at their base in baku, ahead of Days-opener'>SaturDays Opener with switzerland, theyve the third youngest squad at the euros. Alongside the established names is 21 year old Defender Ben Cabango preparing for his first major tournament, he watched Euro 2016 Back Home as a fan. Yeah, i was in the Fan Zone in cardiff celebrating the wins, and obviously how well weve done. But now im here, its just a surreal Feeling And I cant wait to get started. Its what ive been aiming forfor a long while and to be here, its a great feeling. England Bowlerjames Anderson has deleted a tweet mocking a team mates haircut, after more players were found to have posted offensive comments in the past. The tweet is from 11 years ago and anderson said he had changed as a person since then. This is the latest incident to come to light, following on from the suspension of 0llie Robinson by crickets governing body. Big Day at the French Open Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal in quarter final action and in line to meet Each Other if they win. Missing out is daniil medvedev, whose underarm serve on Match Point didnt fool stafanos tsitsipas, who won in straight sets to reach his third straight Grand Slam semi final, Hell Face Alexander zverev. After being knocked out in the first round in paris, british Number Onejohanna Konta has begun her preparations for wimbledon. Her Grass Court Campaign started with a comfortable win in nottingham her first match in this country since her wimbledon quarter final defeat two years ago. Its just a Fun Surface to play on, its different, it asks different things of your game. It makes you think differently a little bit. And so its a really fun challenge and for me, and every other brit, its extra special. For us, its a Fun Surface and we also get to play at home. And 12 year old Sky Brown has made the Gb Team for the tokyo 0lympics. It was only a year ago that she suffered life threatening injuries in a Training Fall but she said that made her even more determined. 15 year old Bombette Martin will also represent team gb, as the sport makes its 0lympic debut. Thats all the sport for now. New figures just out give us an indication of how many people in the uk have either had covid or their covid jab, which the government will be really interested in ahead of its decision about lifting all the restrictions. That decision is due on monDay. We can speak to our head of statistics. Robert cuffejoins me. So, this is about how many people have antibodies in their system. Either antibodies from the vaccination or if youve had an Infection, they hang around for a while. In england about 80 of people had evidence of antibodies, the same in Northern Ireland, a bit higher in wales, 83 , and a Bit Lower in scotland, 73 . The only problem with these numbers is that they tell you how many people have had at least one jab and we know that isnt necessarily enough to fight off an Infection or stop you getting seriously sick. Really we need to look at people who have had two jabs. Need to look at people who have had two abs. � ,. , need to look at people who have had two abs. � , � , two jabs. Broadly speaking its about 8096 two jabs. Broadly speaking its about 8096 who two jabs. Broadly speaking its about 8096 who have two jabs. Broadly speaking its. About 8096 who have antibodies two jabs. Broadly speaking its about 8096 who have antibodies which about 80 who have antibodies which is a decent figure . Its about 8096 who have antibodies which is a decent figure . Is a decent figure . Its moving in the riaht is a decent figure . Its moving in the right direction is a decent figure . Its moving in the right direction and is a decent figure . Its moving in the right Direction And Everybody is a decent figure . Its moving in i the right Direction And Everybody he can fight off the virus even a little bit slows it down, gives us a better chance of successful unlocking. The numbers are meeting in the right direction but its not time for everyone to go clubbing right now. I time for everyone to go Clubbing Riaht now. , time for everyone to go Clubbing Riaht now. ,. , ~ time for everyone to go Clubbing Riaht now. ,. ,~. , time for everyone to go Clubbing Riaht now. , ,. ,. ,. , right now. I was speaking earlier to the director right now. I was speaking earlier to the director of right now. I was speaking earlier to the director of public right now. I was speaking earlier to the director of Public Health right now. I was speaking earlier to the director of Public Health in i the director of Public Health in manchester he gave us some really interesting figures, positive cases interesting figures, positive cases in Greater Manchester have gone up 106 in the last seven Days. When you ask him about how many people are in hospital with covid related illnesses, it is 56 in total with covid illnesses. Six of those 56 have had both doses, ten have had one dose and the Rest Havent had the jab. He said these figures are not The End of the world. Doubling a small number not The End of the world. Doubling a small number is not The End of the world. Doubling a small number is a not The End of the world. Doubling a small number is a small not The End of the world. Doubling a small number is a small number. I small number is a small number. There are about 1000 people in hospital with coronavirus in the uk right now, most likely younger and shorter stays and things like that. In january it was shorter stays and things like that. Injanuary it was 40,000. We are nowhere near that and the decision on Day-wont'>MonDay Wont be about protecting the nhs in the next week or three weeks. The issue is if we see cases arising in the way we have at the moment, so the 0ns said they went up about 60 in a week, last week. If that keeps going and we unlock further, it will get high and high and eventually more cases will lead to more people in hospital because not everyone is vaccinated. Some people get the vaccine and it doesnt work for them. Eventually it could put pressure on the nhs but we dont know exactly how far its going to go because we need to know exactly how fast Infections will spread and secondly what your chances of getting seriously ill if have had a single vaccination and are faced with the Delta Variant. The decision on Day-isntjust'>MonDay Isntjust about be models in the data but will require somejudgment. About be models in the data but will require some judgment. Carbis bay in cornwall is preparing to host the G7 Summit a meeting of the leaders of the worlds seven largest advanced economies. They are all flying into the uk with their security and all the rest of it. Keeping them safe is a huge operation for local police and has drawn officers from across the west country. John maguire reports. As the eyes of some of the worlds richest and most powerful nations turn to a small cove in west cornwall, an electronic and physical Ring Of Steel is securing the air, the sea and the land. The sites where the leaders will meet are surrounded by metal fences, and the thin blue line, Police Officers and security guards, are positioned every few metres. Armed units provide very visible evidence of the seriousness of this major operation. This is the largest Operation Devon and Cornwall Police have ever undertaken. This is the largest event in 2021 within england, so a significant policing operation, but one that we have relished the challenge to plan and we are in a good position to deliver that. Devon and Cornwall Police are being supported by more than 5000 extra officers from right across the uk. Some are being accommodated on this Cruise Liner moored on the South Coast of the county in falmouth. For those living in carbis bay, Daily Life has started to look very different as the security tightens. As we can see, they have started building and they have nearly completed the Ring Of Steel, so the large black fence that they have erected in front to cut off the hotel and all of the coastal paths from anybody entering. Sisters florence and Maya Sargent live on the hilljust above the bay. I think there has been general Disruption And Concern over how the town is going to be able to continue working businesses. I work in a local cafe and my boss is choosing to stay open, whereas some of his friends who own other businesses have said they cant be bothered with the aggravation and hassle. This is of course a Balancing Act for the authorities. Protecting the vvips and their summit while trying to encourage residents to live life as normally as possible. Florence sargent hopes the g7� s legacy will stretch beyond the conference venues and into some of cornwall� s deprived areas. Weve had a chance to be so involved in everything that is happening, but i know a lot of other people, who, even if they are living just 20 minutes away, it is really hard to stay engaged with it. So i think it has been great to keep me more politically aware. There are designated protest sites, but they are far from the summit. Police say they have trained for all eventualities. We are well planned for peaceful protests and hopefully it will stay at that. We have contingencies and plans that go beyond that, that we can scale up. But, like the pandemic, i would rather engage with peaceful protesters engaging, explaining, and enforcement is for when it becomes violent. Nobody wants that, least of all the demonstrators themselves. This is a major operation on a narrow peninsula in the Summer Tourism Season and during a global pandemic. The stakes are extremely high, and notjust for the seven leaders who will sit around the Summit Table here this weekend. Lets talk now to morag robertson, a resident of nearby St Ives in cornwall, where preparations for the G7 Summit are under way. There are rings and rings of steel of different sorts and presence of police, more than weve ever seen. Some of those Police Officers have been brought into cornwall so its a very different place here toDay. Does it feel weird . It very different place here toDay. Does it feel weird . Very different place here toDay. Does it feel weird . It does, as a citizen in a does it feel weird . It does, as a citizen in a democratic does it feel weird . It does, as a citizen in a democratic Country L does it feel weird . It does, as Aj Citizen in a democratic country it feels weird to have armed officers everywhere. We understand why but it is a significant change for such a small tiny community in the South West peninsula. Small tiny community in the southwest peninsula. Obviously you are used to southwest peninsula. Obviously you are used to plenty southwest peninsula. Obviously you are used to plenty of southwest peninsula. Obviously you are used to plenty of people southwest peninsula. Obviously you are used to plenty of people because its such a beautiful part of the country but they are usually tourists not armed officers. Thea;r tourists not armed officers. They are armed tourists not armed officers. They are armed with tourists not armed officers. They are armed with ice tourists not armed officers. They are armed with Ice Creams i tourists not armed officers. Iia are armed with Ice Creams and pasties normally. Are armed with Ice Creams and i pasties normally. There are pasties normally. Exactly there are mixed reactions, pasties normally. Exactly there are mixed reactions, it pasties normally. Exactly there are mixed reactions, it is pasties normally. Exactly there are mixed reactions, it is extremely i mixed reactions, it is extremely disruptive for the community to be made secure these people to come here. It does mean a lot of places have had to close, schools, railways, clubs that would meet normally. Sports clubs have been taken over by Security Forces so they are not meeting this week. Lots and lots of disruption to some businesses as well who cant open because theyre not sure how the staff will get in and out. There are mixed reactions, ithink. A staff will get in and out. There are mixed reactions, i think. A lot of the Accommodation Money spent here actually goes straight out of the town because many of the Day-accommodation'>HoliDay Accommodation is owned by people who dont live here. I accommodation is owned by people who dont live here dont live here. I was going to ask ou dont live here. I was going to ask you about dont live here. I was going to ask you about that. Dont live here. I was going to ask you about that. It dont live here. I was going to ask you about that. It is dont live here. I was going to ask you about that. It is boosting i dont live here. I was going to ask you about that. It is boosting the| you about that. It is boosting the beautiful pictures of your county which will be shown all over the World But Ifjoe Biden Isnt spending his hard earned cash in local shops and hotels, then its not going to benefit the people who lived there financially. I not going to benefit the people who lived there financially. Lived there financially. I dont think it will, lived there financially. I dont think it will, because lived there financially. I dont think it will, because weve i lived there financially. I dont i think it will, because weve got G7 Legacy No Doubt for the whole of cornwall but we were to be asking more directly, and in fact one of ourFriends Groups here have more directly, and in fact one of our Friends Groups here have written directly to the Prime Minister asking for that building to be gifted to our community to decide its future likely as a G7 Local Legacy and we havent heard back from him yet. Legacy and we havent heard back from him yet legacy and we havent heard back from him yet. That would be a good idea. If from him yet. That would be a good idea if the from him yet. That would be a good idea. If the hospital from him yet. That would be a good idea. If the hospital under from him yet. That would be a good idea. If the hospital under threat . I idea. If the hospital under threat . It is 100 years old toDay, gifted by a local philanthropist in 1921 is a Cottage Hospitalfor the Cottage Hospital for the townspeople. It was named in memory of his son who died at gallipoli in 1915 and was featured in the commemoration for The End of the first World War so he was our featured soldier here locally. The name of Edward Hayne is known locally and it would be fitting as a community centre. Edward hain. Thank you for talking to us. The headlines on Bbc News. Minimise travel, Increase Testing and support from the military residents in greater Manchester And Lancashire get extra help to fight a rise in cases of the Delta Variant. Adults in the uk are spending more time on the internet than those in any other major european country, according to research by ofcom. Talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food including sausages moving between great britain and Northern Ireland a change in the law is needed to protect vulnerable people, often with dementia, from so called predatory marriages, according to an mp. The term refers to someone being led into a marriage without the Mental Capacity to consent. Fabian hamilton, the leeds North East mp, says Marriage Laws in England Arent Fit for purpose and serve as an incentive for unscrupulous individuals to exploit the vulnerable for their estate and assets. Luxmy gopal reports. Daphne is visiting the grave of her late mother, joan. Joan was in her 90s and had dementia when a few months before her death, a man 24 years herjunior married her without the family finding out until after she died. The man turned up at her Gp Surgery with a Marriage Certificate and it turned out he had married her secretly. The witnesses were his son and a lady from the pub, and none of the Family And None of mums friends knew about the marriage, and mum most certainly didnt because she couldnt remember more than four minutes. According to the registrars written account afterwards, they believed joan did have the Mental Capacity to decide to wed but daphne says her Mothers Dementia ruled that out. She really struggled to remember her date of birth. She had no idea how old she was. She couldnt remember her address. We know that one of the registrars on the Day said, are you sure she is fit to marry . And they had a little conversation and then somehow, they decided to go ahead. Five months later, in march 2016, joan died and he inherited her house. Under english law, marriage automatically revokes any previous wheels. Any previous wills. This means the spouse often gets the majority, if not all of the deceaseds estate, no matter how short the marriage. Campaigners say this provides an incentive to exploit vulnerable people and an mp is trying to get the law changed. It is shocking that somebody can be married without really knowing the contract they have entered into, or that they have married at all, because of the dementia they are suffering from. So it is about time we updated our Marriage Laws. They date back to the 19th Century and make sure that vulnerable individuals dont find themselves in that position ever again. Daphne does not blame the registrars but wants more robust safeguarding so they can better identify potential victims of predatory marriage in future. It could happen to anyones mum, anyones father. It could happen to us when we get older. I just want it stopped. A statement previously given to the bbc on behalf of the manjoan married said, joan wanted to marry me and i believe that the time and still do that she had capacity to make that decision for herself. Joan is buried in an unmarked grave owned by mr folan. Daphne says she isnt even allowed to place a headstone on it. It makes it feel like she has been abandoned. She hasnt been abandoned by us. And we will never abandon her, till we can get some justice. She hopes by pushing for a change in the law, she can get nearer some form of closure and prevent others from being exploited in theirfinal years. Luxmy gopal, Bbc News. We can talk now to andrew bishop, a senior associate at the Legalfirm Shoosmiths Which has worked with families affected by so called predatory marriages. What is your definition of this . I agree with some of the commentary that really gets when a vulnerable person is forced into a marriage on the basis of lack of capacity that also extends to duress, they are also extends to duress, they are also grounds you struggle to dispute when a party has died and wants a marriage takes place the is revoked and the problems people face is the rights they have to set aside that marriage after one party has died and a natural consequence is that the wheelbase and that predator can take the majority if not all of the estate the will goes. Hadi take the majority if not all of the estate the will goes. Hadi prix that . It would estate the will goes. Hadi prix that . It would come estate the will goes. Hadi prix that . It would come Down Estate the will goes. Hadi prix that . It would come down to i estate the will goes. Hadi prix i that . It would come down to medical evidence about that . It would come down to medical evidence about capacity that . It would come down to medical evidence about capacity or that . It would come down to medical evidence about Capacity Or Witness I Evidence about Capacity Or Witness evidence about Capacity Or Witness evidence and any documents you had. 0ne Evidence and any documents you had. One of the problems we found is that prevention is better than cure and we want to try and improve the standards so that people are recessed better, maybe individually with a checklist so people can find the red flags and stop the marriages taking place in the first place so that people are assessed. It is difficult to challenge marriages and we want better safeguarding for those vulnerable people in society. So the marriage supersedes any will that has been made previously. Have you come across suspicious Death Bed marriages . You come across suspicious Death Bed marriaues . ,. , you come across suspicious Death Bed marriaues . , � , marriages . Yes, sometimes its the thing people marriages . Yes, sometimes its the thing people want marriages . Yes, sometimes its the thing people want to marriages . Yes, sometimes its the thing people want to do marriages . Yes, sometimes its the thing people want to do before i thing people want to do before someone passes away and unfortunately there is a cynical side and vulnerable people in society are prone to abuse. There have been cases where an elderly person in a Care Home is married by one of the employees and that case went to court some time ago and the judge said the law is in such a position that the Marriage Couldnt be set aside after death. I think there is a balance to be had between allowing people to marry and not preventing legitimate marriages and making sure that safeguarding. Dementia is on the rise, over 900,000 people have dementia in the uk and that is set to go over1 million. It will be a growing problem. Million. It will be a growing problem million. It will be a growing roblem. ~. , ~ ,. , problem. 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Generally the majority of people can marry, its only very vulnerable people in society that needed protection from this and judges are well placed to make sure there is a balance between competing interests. ~ ,. , lets have a look now at some amazing pictures a massive Whale Pod seen feeding off australias coast. This Video Footage was captured by a drone off New South Wales last year. A pod of that size is known as a Super Group. Look at that and the so called Bubble Net Feeding behaviour they were displaying had never been documented off australia before. Dr Vanessa Pirotta is from the marine Predator Research Group at Macquarie University in New South Wales. What are these images tell us . This is so exciting what are these images tell us . Ti 3 is so exciting because we finally documented Supergroup Feeding as well as the use of Bubble Net by the East Coast australian Humpback Whale population. This is two firsts for us in australia. Population. 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It is very clever because i they Humpback Whales used their nostrils on the top of the head, they breathe airjust like you and l, they breathe airjust like you and i, and what theyll actually do is deliberately blow bubbles in a circular motion, so in a circular motion around their food. They eat Fish And Krill and are deliberately making a Bubble Net around their prey and then come up underneath, they can do this independently or cooperatively, weve seen evidence of both last year, and they come up underneath and gobble up their prey. Thankfully expel the water from the side of the mouths. Toothless wales like the Humpback Whale has no teeth at all. In like the Humpback Whale has no teeth at all. ,. , , at all. In terms of capturing this foota. E, at all. In terms of capturing this footage. Youve at all. In terms of capturing this footage, youve got at all. In terms of capturing this footage, youve got an at all. In terms of capturing this footage, youve got an idea i at all. 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In this case it was sheer luck you did it. In this case it was sheer luck and you did it. In this case it was sheer luck and this you did it. In this case it was sheer luck and this is you did it. In this case it was sheer luck and this is a you did it. In this case it was sheer luck and this is a fantastic example of citizen science, conducted by nonscientists and opportunistically there was a gentleman he captured it. He was flying a drone and was capturing the extent of this activity. Our scientists had a look and worked out something different was going on, We Spectre Ecotourism Companies also capturing these events which documents these two behaviours, it is very exciting and the Whale World is very exciting and the Whale World is abuzz with this new research. Thank you very much and well done to him as well. Thank you for your time. Now its time for a look at the weather with carole. Hello again. If you have an allergy to pollen, worth mentioning that the Pollen Levels across england and Day'>Wales ToDay are moderate or high. In scotland and Northern Ireland, they are low. What is happening is, weve got a Weather Front advancing from the west, bringing in some cloud and rain. We also have some drizzle across parts of North West England and the coast of wales and into the South West but murky conditions with coastal mist and some Hill Fog as well. Best of the brightness in Central And Eastern Areas toDay. This is reflected in the temperatures. But we could well see some breaks in The Cloud across Northern Ireland, North East england and parts of North East scotland. This is Bbc News these are the latest headlines in the uk and Around The World. Minimise travel, Increase Testing and support from the military residents in North West England get extra help to fight a rise in cases of the Delta Variant. Talks begin to try to avoid a ban on a wide range of food including sausages moving between great britain and Northern Ireland. How americas wealthiest Avoid Income Tax fresh claims that some us billionaires pay little or no tax. A spokesperson for Prince Harry has dismissed a claim that he never asked the queen about naming his daughter lilibet, saying the prince spoke to his grandmother and was given her support. Young people Around The World have been hit hardest by the effects of coronavirus when it comes to income and employment, with young women the worst affected