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Differing accounts of the naming of Prince Harry and meghan� s Daughter Lilibet. And Carry On Camping pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary Camping Sites for longer. And coming up on the Bbc News channel, training in the sunshine, the England Squad go through their paces at st georges park, with their first game at the euros just four days away. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. Coronavirus testing is being stepped up in areas of North West England to try to deal with the rise in cases of the Delta Variant first identified in india. The whole of greater Manchester And Lancashire will get help from the military to carry out extra tests similar to the tactics used in bolton. But local leaders have asked for extra jabs to vaccinate everyone even faster. It comes as speculation continues about whether Englands Lockdown will be fully lifted as planned on 21stjune. This morning, new data showed that around eight in ten adults in the uk had covid antibodies. Our Health Correspondent Jim Reed reports. Manchester in thejune summer sun, but, beneath the surface here, covid infections have been rising from a low level, driven in part by the more transmissible Delta Variant, first found in india. I more transmissible Delta Variant, first found in india. First found in india. I think we should keep first found in india. I think we should keep things first found in india. I think we should keep things in first found in india. I think we should keep things in perspective, but, clearly, as this variant is 40 more transmissible, we are more likely to see a significant increase in cases in manchester and Greater Manchester over the next few weeks. Under new government guidance, residents are being advised to minimise Travel Into and out of affected areas and meeting indoors is being discouraged. The affected areas are bolton and at the remaining nine boroughs of Greater Manchester. Also to the north of the city, blackburn, as well as most of lancashire, including burnley and preston. ~ , �. , preston. Well, this isnt the law, it is extra preston. Well, this isnt the law, it is extra guidance preston. Well, this isnt the law, it is extra guidance to preston. Well, this isnt the law, it is extra guidance to help preston. Well, this isnt the law, | it is extra guidance to help people and we are asking people to use a degree of personal responsibility and good judgment, but this isnt a return to the local lockdowns, for example, that we saw last year. In bolton, extra door to Door Testing and a Vaccination Drive now appears to have driven down infections. The idea is to use the same tactics in those other areas now seeing a rise in cases and hospital admissions. Backin in cases and hospital admissions. Back injanuary, there were 4346 people with covid in a Hospital Bed in the north west. That fell to just 142 by the 19th Of May but, since then, the number has slowly started to rise again, now at 246. Health officials say those in hospital do appear to be less sick than in previous waves, as maxines protect the most vulnerable. Local leaders would now see like to see the roll out speeded up. The would now see like to see the rollout speeded up. Would now see like to see the rollout speeded up. The thing the Government Rollout speeded up. The thing the government needs rollout speeded up. The thing the government needs to rollout speeded up. The thing the government needs to do rollout speeded up. The thing the government needs to do is rollout speeded up. The thing the government needs to do is bring. Government needs to do is bring forward Vaccine Supplies in the high Case Area so, over the next two to three weeks, have a surge of Vaccination Programme in all parts of the country where cases are higher and that would include here. That wont just be higher and that would include here. That wontjust be right higher and that would include here. That wont just be right for higher and that would include here. That wontjust be right for people here, it will be safer and better for everybody across the uk. Government sources say supplies of the Pfizer And Moderna vaccines are limited, making it harder to offer extra doses to any one region. All of this matters, notjust to the 4 Million people living in the north west, but to the Let Rest of the country, with less than a fortnight ago until final lockdown restrictions are due to be lifted across of england. Jim reed, Bbc News. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes is in manchester. A call for more vaccines for these areas, why is that problematic . Well, we heard injims piece, Andy Burnham issuing that call for a surge of vaccinations in areas seeing a spike in infections driven by that Delta Variant first identified in india. Now, that matters, because there are a large number of people under the age of 40 who are still not vaccinated and we know those people who are winding up in hospital, falling so ill that they need to be admitted to hospital, generally either have only one dose of the vaccine or no vaccine at all, so the logic is if you can surge their vaccine to those people, improve the number of people who are taking up the vaccine, 18 plus, then you can cut the pressure on the help system. The problem with thatis on the help system. The problem with that is that, while the Uk Government say they have a stockpile of around 5 Million doses, almost all of that is astrazeneca, and that is not the vaccine that is being offered to the under 40s. We import around 1. 5 Million doses of Pfizer And Moderna a week, but that wouldnt be enough to spread it around all the regions of the uk so the problem is if you surge vaccinations in one area, there possibly isnt the supply available to guarantee that wouldnt mean shortages in other regions. Thank ou ve shortages in other regions. Thank you very much. Shortages in other regions. Thank you very much, Dominic Shortages in other regions. Thank you very much, Dominic Hughes. | the High Court has ruled the government acted unlawfully when it gave a Contract Worth £560,000 to a company run by friends of borisjohnson� s former adviser Dominic Cummings. The judge said there was a Real Danger the Governments Decision to award the work to public first was biased, because it didnt consider any other companies. The Cabinet Office says its already changed the way it decides who receives contracts. Lucy manning joins me now. Tell us more about this ruling. Well, the government was challenged in the High Court by the Campaign Group the good law project, who have been challenging the government on a number of contracts they have awarded during the Covid Crisis. This was a £500,000 contract awarded to a Market Research Agency called public first, it was run by friends of Dominic Cummings, then the Prime Ministers chief adviser. And it was challenged to say it shouldnt have been awarded to this company. The judge, mrsjustice 0farrell, she found that, on two of the counts, actually, the Government Hadnt done anything wrong but, on the final count, whether they had shown apparent bias, yes, that was right and she found that they had acted unlawfully, not specifically because of the connections between Dominic Cummings and these people, but because no other companies were considered for this significant contract. It is embarrassing for the government, but mr cummings has been tweeting out his response and says that this judgment is essentially saying that, in the middle of a crisis, in the middle of a once in a lifetime pandemic, you should be having a government Paper Trail, concentrating on the Paper Trail rather than anything else. The Cabinet Office said it is pleased the court said there was no suggestion of actual bias and public first said it is proud of the work it did over the Covid Crisis to help the Country And Help save lives. {leia the Country And Help save lives. 0k, lucy manning. The Country And Help save lives. 0k, lucy manning, thank you. Brexit Minister Lord Frost says talks with the eu have ended without breakthroughs or breakdowns as officials try to resolve Post Brexit Trading problems that have fuelled tensions in Northern Ireland. Despite leaving the bloc, Northern Ireland continues to follow Eu Food safety rules, which could mean hampering the delivery of ordinary items like sausages. 0ur political Correspondent Jess Parker is in westminster. So, chess, no progress but they have got to find a resolution soon. We have got to find a resolution soon. Have heard from Lord Frost on the Uk Side in the last hour and as you say, he is saying no breakdowns but no breakthroughs. We will hear from the eu, we think, fairly shortly on how they think the talks have gone but this is all because special arrangements reached for Northern Ireland in order to prevent a Heart Border between Northern Ireland and the republic, Northern Ireland has continued to follow many eu rules and it has had a knock on impact in terms of certain goods moving from great britain to Northern Ireland. There are some Grace Periods put in place to allow people time to get used to those checks and changes. The uk went ahead and unilaterally extended a couple of those, the eu was not happy about that and has warned the uk not to do it again. Interestingly, though, Lord Frost not ruling that out in the last hour when he was asked about that. There is time pressure on this because one of those Grace Period runs out at the end of this month, in relation to chilled meats, hence all the headlines about sausages. What the uk is saying is it wants the eu to be more flexible, less purist and the eu saying it wants the uk to work within the terms of the deal indeed it signed, it is all reminiscent of brexit talks we have heard in the past and the uk is saying it wants to maintain its 0rangery, the eu saying it needs to maintain its standards and protect its single markets, said the deal may have been signed but the wrangling goes on. Jess parker, thank you. World leaders will be arriving in cornwall ahead of the G7 Summit which starts on friday. Its the first foreign visit for the us president Joe Biden since his election, and it will be the first meeting between him and borisjohnson as leaders. There are big issues ahead of them, including a future Trade Deal, and the northern Ireland Protocol. Ahead of the summit talks, our North America Editorjon sopel has been speaking to the us national Security Advisor, jake sullivan. If the administration were producing a Bumper Sticker for this trip, it would be america is back, a point underlined by the president s national Security Advisor speaking exclusively to the bbc. When we show up in cornwall, we will be there to help lead the g7 in ending the pandemic. We will be there with incredible domestic growth to help power our global economic recovery. I think we will be showing, through our deeds, that the united states is capable, right now, today, ive actually right now, today, of actually delivering bold and decisive action to help solve problems that afflict people everywhere around the world. 0ne Domestic issue whereJoe Biden could be expected to weigh in is on Northern Ireland, where the us is watching, with some unease, british attempts to amend or renegotiate the northern Ireland Protocol that puts a De Facto Border For Trade between Mainland Britain and the province. Whatever way they find to proceed must, at its core, fundamentally protect the gains of the good Friday Agreement and not imperil that and that is the message that President Biden will send when he is in cornwall. And if he had any indication that it would imperil the good Friday Agreement, would jeopardise the future would thatjeopardise the Future Us uk Trade Deal . I dont want to sit here today and negotiate in public around linkage or make some claim or threat. I would just say that our concern runs very deep on the Northern Ireland issue. It had been widely touted that a 15 month old Travel Ban on britons and europeans entering the us would be scrapped by President Biden at the G7 Summit, but that is clearly not going to happen anytime soon. When we are going to find out about the reopening of the borders to allow people from the uk to Travel Into the us . I cant give you a timeframe on it, im afraid. I have to defer to the objective, evidence based process and those of us at the White House dont dictate that process, dont shape that process, because it is kept in the hands of the professionals. As final preparations are made in cornwall, there will be relief among g7 leaders to see a more familiar style of american president. Less isolationist, more supportive of international bodies. Less capricious. But there is unease, too, about how reliable a partner the us will be in the long term. Jon sopel, Bbc News. 0ur Correspondentjon Kay is at Carbis Bay in cornwall where the G7 Summit is taking place. Hows the local community viewing all this . I think it is fair to say that feelings are mixed. Certainly, there is a lot of Pride And Excitement that pictures are going to be shown all over the planet over the next few days of World Leaders elbow bumping on the beaches of cornwall, great pride that this county is hosting such a huge, huge event. But some people have realfrustrations and misgivings about it even before it starts. I spoke to one couple last night who are moving out of their house because Theyjust Cant Bear it, the road closures, the Military Helicopters overhead, the disruption that is going to take place over the next few days. St ives doesnt normally have a Police Station at all but they have just had 5,500 extra officers, many of them armed, that had turned up, been drafted in from all over the uk, to protect the two hotels which are going to be hosting these meetings. I spoke to a fisherman this morning who went out to the water to check its Lobster Pots and he was turned back by a warship and told he couldnt access that part of the water at the moment for security reasons. But there are winners, too, hotels, Self Catering accommodations, i spoke to one business providing the goodie bags of Shower Gel and Dog Biscuits that might end up going to the White House, so benefits, misgivings and a big question about what protests could bring. Jon kay, thank you. A Buckingham Palace Source has told the bbc that the queen was not consulted by Prince Harry and meghan before using her Childhood Nickname for their newborn Daughter Lilibet. But a spokesperson for the Duke And Duchess says she was supportive. 0ur Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond is here. So, differing accounts between the sussexes and buckingham palace. Titer . Sussexes and buckingham palace. Very different and this sussexes and buckingham palace. Different and this comes after Sundays Announcement by Harry And Meghan that they are going to name their newborn Daughter Lilibet diana. 0verthe their newborn Daughter Lilibet diana. Over the next couple of days, stories began to emerge from various sources that the queen had given permission for this to happen and then, as you say, a Palace Source told the bbc that the teen had, the phrase was, never been asked about the name. That elicited a rather contradictory statement from the spokesman for the Duke And Duchess, who said that the queen was the first Person Harry told about the announcement, that he had it shared with her the hope of naming the Child Lilibet in her honour and that had she not been supportive, the couple would not have used the name. So two very different accounts and a Pretty Extraordinary Clash Of Versions. ~ Pretty Extraordinary Clash Of Version Pretty Extraordinary Clash Of Versions. , ~ ,. ,. The time is 1 15 pm. Our top story this lunchtime. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated in englands Covid Hotspots in the north west. And still to come moving online a new report finds Uk Adults spent an average of more than three and a half hours online every day during the pandemic. Coming up on the Bbc News channel. 12 years old and heading to the Olympics Sky brown books her place on Team Gb as skateboarding makes its debut at the games. Campaigners are calling on the government to close legal loopholes to protect vulnerable people from so called predatory marriages. The term refers to someone being led into a marriage who doesnt have the mental capacity to consent. The cause has been taken up by a labour mp, who this lunchtime told the Prime Minister he had been contacted by hundreds of people whove been affected by the issue. 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 knowing until after she died. The witnesses were his son and a lady from the Pub And None of the Family Or None of mums friends knew about the marriage, and mum certainly didnt because she couldnt remember more than four minutes. According to the registrars written account afterwards, they believed joan had the mental capacity to decide to wed, but daphne says her Mothers Dementia ruled out. She really struggled to remember her date of birth, she couldnt remember her address. We know that one of the registrars on the day said, are you sure shes 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 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 change. Will the Prime Minister now act to bring this cruel exploitation to an end . Well, i thank the honourable gentleman for raising the concern that he has and the injustice that he mentioned. I will make sure that he gets. A meeting as soon as possible with the relevant minister| in the justice department. Daphne has been contacted by a Growing Number of families in the same situation and wants more robust safeguarding, so registrars can better identify potential victims of predatory marriage in future. It could happen to everyones 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, colman folan, said. Joan wanted to marry me and i believe at the time, and still do, that she had capacity to make the 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 until we can get somejustice. She hopes a change in the law can bring her some form of closure and prevent others from being exploited in theirfinal years. Luxmy gopal, Bbc News. The trial has begun for the teenager accused of murdering two sisters in a london park. Danyal hussein is accused of stabbing 27 year old Nicole Smallman and bibaa henry, who was 46, injune last year. The court was told the teenager had made a pact with the devil promising to sacrifice women in exchange for winning the lottery. He denies the murder charges. June kelly has more. Last weekend, Mina Smallman and her family had to face the first anniversary of the deaths of her two daughters. Today they came to the Old Bailey to see a teenager go on trial accused of killing them both. Bibaa henry, on the left, died within hours of celebrating her 46th birthday outside in a park during lockdown. Her younger sister, Nicole Smallman, who was 27, was murdered beside her. Their bodies were discovered with their limbs intertwined. In the dock was 19 year old danyal hussein. He was arrested last summer a few months after his 18th birthday. He denies murdering the two women. The prosecutor, 0liver glasgow qc, told the jury that when the Defendants Bedroom was searched, the police found a handwritten document purporting to be an agreement between the defendant and a demon. In which he promised to sacrifice women in order to win the lottery and not to be suspected of the crimes he had committed. The court heard how images from the Birthday Celebration showed the sisters dancing together with fairy lights. They stayed on In The Park after their friends had left. The following day they did not respond to phone calls. Concerned friends began a search. They returned to the scene of the birthday party. Fryent Country Park in wembley in north london. They discovered a knife and then they found the womens bodies. Bibaa henry had been stabbed eight times and appeared to have been attacked 1st. Nicole smallman� s injuries indicated she had tried to fight off her attacker. She was stabbed 28 times. The court was told that dna from the defendant, danyal hussein, was found on the bodies of both women and on a bloodstained Knife Close by. 48 hours before the killings he had bought an identical knife in asda. The Prosecution Opening is continuing. June kelly, Bbc News, at the Old Bailey. The potential of 1. 8 billion young people around the world risks being thrown away if leaders dont take the opportunity to deliver better skills and jobs thats according to the world bank. They say those under 25 have borne the Brunt Ofjob and Wage Cuts as a result of the pandemic and costly lockdowns. Sun, sand, and one of the highest Youth Unemployment rates in europe. Its Notjust Tourism In Cadiz in southern spain thats been hit by covid, but also the Shipbuilding And Aviation industry. And so the job prospects of engineering graduate, carmen. There arent manyjobs right now. At least here in cadiz. Most of my friends are really frustrated. The onlyjobs that they are required for are internships, so most of them are angry and frustrated because they have been working already. They have a bit of experience. And they are still required to be paid less and to work in worse conditions. Her professor says a lack of opportunities predates covid. Provoking many to leave the province. Translation ideally they should finish their studying here, work here, pay their taxes here, create wealth here and start their businesses here. But it takes the creation of 36,000 companies to absorb all the unemployment in the province of cadiz. Globally at more than A Billion young people have missed out on employment, Education And Training but certified the battle against covert has been focused on protecting the physical health of the elderly. The brunt of this is being borne by young people to some extent because they are the ones who need those early opportunities. So its in the interests of not widening inequality in society as a whole that more of an effort is made to support young people to finish their education and get into employment. What are the risks if those who can make a difference, policymakers, businesses, ignore that kind of advice . Well, we are throwing away the potential of 1. 8 billion young people. Wherever you are, there is no easy solution. Ignoring young peoples prospects now could blight their lives for decades. Alternatively, theres the opportunity to equip them better for the jobs of the future. Darshini david, Bbc News. Adults in the uk spent an average of more than three and a half hours online every day during the pandemic far longer than people in germany, france or spain, according to the media regulator 0fcom. Its annual report says the pandemic accelerated a shift to online. Our Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan Jones has more. As the pandemic arrived, life moved online, whether it was exercising via youtube, ordering food via a few clicks rather than leaving home. Do this for the lee family, that meant entertaining themselves making Tik Tok videos. As well as endless hours on Video Calls for Harrison And Darcys studies and dad pauls work. I think the biggest thing is just more consumption. Im on my phone more. 0bviously im a student so i would have to go on my laptop and do online lecturing, online seminars. Everything is just online. There was no Face To face. During lockdown it gave us an opportunity to actually do some activities with the family, the young adults. Instead of going shopping, wed spend the whole day learning some Dance Routines and videoing have some fun. So for me as a father, it was a great opportunity to do some child bonding, i suppose. What did you think of that, harrison . I loved it. Most people think oh, dad, dont get involved, you are so embarrassing but actually i kind of egged him on to get involved you got me involved. He said come on, dad, lets do this. I was like, oh, okay in 2020, the uk embraced the internet as never before with the average person spending over three and a half 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 Tik Tok which had 3 Million Uk Users six months before the pandemic and now attracts 14 Million every day. Whether its the Morning Video Call to the grandchildren or updating the online Shopping List on a tablet, weve all got used to how vital these connective devices can be. Weve been spending more time online than the citizens of any other major european nation. But heres the question, is this a permanent change in our habits . Im sure there will be a lasting legacy from lockdown. For example i suspect Business Travel may not rise to the same levels that we saw before. Weve discovered the technology serves us pretty well. Or when it comes to online Shopping Weve discovered the convenience of having things delivered to us. But equally sure im not alone in missing the Buzz And Excitement and the energy of being on the high street. Even as things gradually get back to normal, the pandemic has accelerated the move online. And that means technology is playing a bigger part in our lives, for good and ill. Rory Cellan Jones, Bbc News. The sale of Halogen Lightbulbs is to be banned in the uk from september. The bulbs began to be phased out in 2018, and the government says their complete removal will cut Carbon Emissions and save consumers money. Around two thirds of bulbs sold in the uk are now led lights, which last five times longer and use less power. Pubs, farms and Stately Homes are calling for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary Camping Sites for longer, and try to recoup losses from the past year. Makeshift sites in england and wales are allowed to open for only 56 days. But a new campaign called Carry On Camping says they have been a lifeline for many rural businesses. Heres our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith. Like every landlord, its been tough for fiona seeing a totally empty pub for so much of the year. Shes hoping for customers, and lots of them, over the next few months. But, rather than relying on passing trade, fiona has come up with a plan. Hi, fiona, nice to meet you. What a gorgeous place youve got here, a lovely part of the world. It is. Show me around. Its really not glamorous, its quite simple, but effective, so we have toilets that are open all night, we can lock the pub up but leave the toilets open and then we have an outside tap. I was amazed, i thought, you know, we might get one or two, maybe injuly or whatever, so, yeah, weve been quite surprised, we have been full every night that weve been open. Those campers are crucial for fiona, not because of the money they pay to camp, but because of the money they spend in the pub. So weve got a big expanse that we dont really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while weve got this option, we will give it a whirl. With millions more people staying in the uk for their holidays this summer, loads of destinations are already at capacity and theres very few sectors that can increase the amount of space they have available as quickly as the camping sector. Pubs have joined forces with grand Stately Homes with acres of sweeping land, and farmers able to spare a field or two, to ask the government to extend the length of time a Makeshift Campsite can run, from two months to six months. 56 days is difficult because, generally, the biggest demand is at weekends, so its difficult to kind of spread out 56 days, so it would be better if it was unhindered and it could run right through the summer season, because, often, we get really good septembers and there is high demand then for camping. A few extra weeks of campers buying more meals and drinking more pints are crucialfor fiona. Its the money that you can generate in the summer that helps us through the lean times in the winter. The government says its keeping the rules under review and, with such huge demand for camping pitches, there should be plenty of business to go round

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