Today, i can say we are at a crossroads today, i can say we are at a crossroads in our relationship with the Uk Crossroads in our relationship with the uk. Trust, which should be at the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of every partnership needs to be restored. There are differing accounts of the naming of Prince Harry and meghan� s daughter, lilibet, who was born last week. An mp urgest the government to close a legal loophole to protect vulnerable people from so called predatory marriage. And Carry On Camping. Pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed, so that temporary Camping Sites can stay open for longer. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the bbc news. 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 what happened in bolton. But local leaders have asked for more doses, in order to get people vaccinated more quickly. It comes as speculation continues about whether Englands Lockdown will be fully lifted on 21stjune. This morning, new data showed that about 8 in 10 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 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 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. 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. Back injanuary, there were 4,346 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 vaccines protect the most vulnerable. Local leaders would now like to see the roll out speeded up. The thing the government needs to do is bring forward Vaccine Supplies in the high case areas so, over the next two to three weeks, have a surge of the Vaccination Programme in all parts of the country, where cases are 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 rest of the country, with less than a fortnight to go until final lockdown restrictions are due to be lifted across of england. Jim reed, bbc news. Our Health Correspondent dominic hughes, whos In Manchester, explained the challenge of implementing Surge Vaccination in the area. We heard injims piece, Andy Burnham issuing that call for a surge of vaccinations in areas that are seeing a spike in infections driven by this 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 had only one dose of the vaccine or no vaccine at all, so the logic is, if you can surge the 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 health 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 that wouldnt mean shortages in other regions. We will talk more about that story later, over the course of the afternoon. The High Court has found the government acted unlawfully when it gave a Contract Worth £560,000 to a company run by friends of the Prime Ministers then chief adviser, Dominic Cummings. Ministers have denied that favouritism was shown towards the Market Research Agency public first. But the judge decided a failure to consider other companies meant there was real danger of bias. Public first looked into public understanding of coronavirus. Our special correspondent, lucy manning, told us more about the court case. This was a half £1 Million 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 that it should not have been awarded to this company. The judge found that on two of the accounts, that actually the government had not done anything wrong but on the final account, whether they had shown apparent bias, yes, that was right. 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 he 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 in government a Paper Trail and concentrating on the Paper Trail rather than anything else. The Cabinet Office said that it is pleased that the court said there was no suggestion of actual bias and public first said it is proud of the work that it did over the covid crisis to help save lives. Talks between the uk and the eu about the implementation of Post Brexit Trading arrangements in Northern Ireland have broken up without agreement. The Brexit Minister, Lord Frost, said the meeting with eu officials was frank and honest and the two sides would continue their discussions. So, the problem we have got is that the protocol is being implemented in a way which is causing disruption in Northern Ireland and we had some pretty frank and honest discussions about that situation today. There werent any breakthroughs, there arent any breakdowns either and we are going to carry on talking. What we really now need to do is very urgently find some solutions, which support the belfast good Friday Agreement and support the Peace Process in Northern Ireland and allow things to go back to normal. It was a three and a half Hour Session of talks in london. The European Commissions Vice President , maro efcovic, said it was unclear what britain wanted and he warned the eu would act as one to protect its single market. We have always showed solidarity with ireland and we will continue to stand by islands, which is the member states most affected by brexit. This is a matter that in the eu and in the uk, not between the eu and ireland. We have always said that the Eus Objective is to preserve the good Friday Belfast agreement as well as the integrity of the single market, including Irelands Place in it. Today, i can say we are at a crossroads in our relationship with the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of every partnership needs to be restored. In fact, just as i look down on our monitors here there has been quite a lengthy News Briefing going on and i can see that he is still taking questions from journalists, so we are very much keeping an eye across all of that in Case Anything emerges. It was three and a half hours of talks and no breakthrough as of yet. You can see him answering journalists questions. While that News Conference clearly continues, lets get the thoughts of a spokesman on european affairs. Good afternoon. No breakdown says Lord Frost but also no breakthrough. Would you make of that . I frost but also no breakthrough. Would you make of that . I think that is to be expected. Would you make of that . I think that is to be expected. Certainly would you make of that . I think that is to be expected. Certainly a is to be expected. Certainly a breakthrough was not expected. You want to make sure that a breakdown is avoided and ultimately what we have coming out of these frank Talks Todayis have coming out of these frank Talks Today is the clear responsibility of the British Government to start implementing aspects of the protocol that they havent even made any moves for. It is really simple parts, not conventional things in relation to access and assessments and we really appreciate now if Lord Frost and his colleagues on the government would go back and start working out the issues of the protocol and the eu is ready to continue discussions. I protocol and the eu is ready to continue discussions. Protocol and the eu is ready to continue discussions. I am sure you are aware that continue discussions. I am sure you are aware that there continue discussions. I am sure you are aware that there is continue discussions. I am sure you are aware that there is a continue discussions. I am sure you are aware that there is a sense continue discussions. I am sure you are aware that there is a sense of, | are aware that there is a sense of, these are the rules, this is what was signed up for. You knew this was how the system would operate. Sort it out. Now, that is a big paraphrase on my part but that is the sort of music that we are hearing. The sort of music that we are hearinr. ,. ,. , hearing. These are the rules that this british hearing. These are the rules that this British Government hearing. These are the rules that l this British Government negotiated and ratified merely months ago. These are quite clear. The response abilities were clear. Throughout the talks prior to december, he repeatedly said to Michael Gove at the time, are you able to meet the six Months Klaus . And the British Government said it was. We have seen once again through the sorry Brexit Process that the British Government is falling short and starting to blame the European Side and try to look for deals on talking once again at illegal unilateral accent and trivialising it, saying it is all about a sausage when it is a lot more serious about that and is perhaps time that people took this issue more seriously as well. This exires issue more seriously as well. This expires at issue more seriously as well. This expires at the issue more seriously as well. This expires at the End Issue more seriously as well. This expires at The End of this month. I mean, time is so tight. What are your concerns if the situation remains as is . What happens on the 1st Ofjuly . Maddy i think the ist ofjuly . Maddy i think the European Commission have been quite clear that patients has worn thin on the European Side. The European Side. There will be ramifications the European Side. There will be ramifications if the European Side. There will be ramifications if the the European Side. There will be ramifications if the government | the European Side. There will be ramifications if the government acts unilaterally on this. We can see that the British Government is subject to legal actions. There are nobody� s. If the British Government spent less time writing Opinion Pieces and giving out Briefing Documents and actually started to do the Implementation Work about entering into northern islands, engaging with Business Leaders and political leaders from all communities in Northern Ireland andindeed all communities in Northern Ireland and indeed the republic, i think we would be a lot further along now. Time is tight and i think we need to see less briefing and more action. I was also wanting to hear from you what practical implications there are if nothing is achieved here . There are two elements to this. There are two elements to this. There is the practical knock on for Business Owners and businesses that are trying to run their affairs and are trying to run their affairs and are encountering problems and bureaucracy. There is a trade issue, and we all know that there is a political issue to potentially. Taste political issue to potentially. We also have political issue to potentially. Also have to be worried about the practical issues on the ground. The vast majority of Business Leaders have engaged with the European Commission to get around but ultimately the British Government, who are not providing any certainty to their own british people, if the British Government misses this deadline, there are very clear legal repercussions from the European Point of view. The longer this continues, the longer they feed into the political atmosphere in Northern Ireland and provides ammunition, the more concern that brings about. We are all concerned about protecting the fragile situation in Northern Ireland. The protocol is not the problem, brexit is the problem. As soon as the British Government start implementing them and start being realistic in their aspirations and engage properly with the european counterparts, the more the issues subside and the more the tension is taken away. We subside and the more the tension is taken away subside and the more the tension is taken awa. ~. , taken away. We were leaving it there for now. Thank taken away. We were leaving it there for now. Thank you taken away. We were leaving it there for now. Thank you very taken away. We were leaving it there for now. Thank you very much. A Buckingham Palace Source has told the bbc that the queen was not consulted by Prince Harry and meghan about naming their Daughter Lilibet, which was the Queens Childhood Nickname. But a spokesperson for the Duke And Duchess say she was supportive. 0ur Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond is here. Right to differing opinions, clearly . To right to differing opinions, clearl . , ,. , clearly . To differing accounts of what happened. Clearly . To differing accounts of what happened. I clearly . To differing accounts of what happened. I think clearly . To differing accounts of what happened. I think there i clearly . To differing accounts of what happened. I think there is| what happened. I think there is probably a sliver of a Meeting Point between them but letS Rack back a bit, sunday nights, we get an announcement from Harry And Megan about the naming of their second child. Lilibet as you say is that Queens Childhood Nickname and used by her closest relatives. The name she used on the Funeral Wreath for her dearest friends of mum boutsen. Earl mountbatten. Story started to come out from various sources that the queen has given permission for the queen has given permission for the name to be used and then as you mentioned, the Palace Source from the bbc told the the Palace Source told the bbc that she was never asked. A spokesperson said that harry had spoken to his grandmother, the queen, and she was The First person to tell before the announcement was made. He had shared their hope of naming their Daughter Lilibet and that had she had not been supportive, then they would not have used the name. So, to pretty contradictory accounts there of what happened. The Palace Source, at least very keen i think to set the record straight as they saw it and, equally, Harry And Megan are very firm that they thought that they had gone through all of the proprieties involved. , ~ gone through all of the proprieties involved. ,. , gone through all of the proprieties involved. , ~ ,. ,. , gone through all of the proprieties involved. ,. ,. ,. , two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16 year old boy outside a school in luton yesterday. The victim has not been formally identified, but his family has been informed. We can speak to our Correspondentjo Black who is in luton for us. Explain what happened. Yes, this is a tragic loss of life. Another loss of Life Or Someone so young after an attack. A stabbing here Yesterday Afternoon. It happens around four oclock in the afternoon outside the school. It was outside the school, where i am standing at the moment. It happened just near beeps bollards and as you might expect, there has been a lot of Police Officers here. This is the entrance to the school, so it is really close. Full pm, you might have expected that it was quite busy here yesterday around that time outside the school. The police would be hopeful that people saw what happened also what led up to the incident and might be able to help with their enquiries. We know that that 16 year old went to hospital but was declared dead a couple of hours later at around 6pm. Two teenage boys have been arrested, one on suspicion of murder and the other of violent disorder. Now, the school that i am standing outside of has put a statement on Social Media and it says, it is saddened to hear of a tragic incident that occurred yesterday near the school. We understand that no current School Students were involved in the incident. That is a statement on Social Media from the high school. Now, Bedfordshire Police have also released a statement today. Appalling violence has cost a teenage boy his life. We have dedicated specialist officers piecing together the circumstances around this shocking attack and our thoughts are with the victims family, friends and the wider community, who will be concerned and saddened by this news. We have spoken to people who live around here. People are really saddened by what has happened. 0ne here. People are really saddened by what has happened. One woman was in tears and one gentleman told me that he doesnt expect this to happen on this kind of road. That is what he said. He expected it to happen closer to the Town Centre. We are a few miles outside of the Town Centre of luton, and in fact, B N one 02 a is not. The police believe it is an isolated attack and they are asking for anybody who saw what happened to come forward. World leaders will soon be arriving in cornwall for the G7 Summit which starts on friday. Its The First overseas visit for the Joe Biden since his election as us president , 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 argument between the eu and the government over the northern Ireland Protocol. Mr biden� s national Security Advisor says the president has deep concerns that a Uk Eu Trade row could endanger peace in Northern Ireland. In the run up to the summit, 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. The trump years are the past, predictable, traditional america is back. Is everyone happy at your end . 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, 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 thatjeopardise a 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 is 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 left 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. He told us how the local community is reacting to the imminent arrival of the worlds political leaders. 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 real frustrations 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 going 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 theyve just had 5,500 extra officers, many of them armed, that have 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 on the water to check his 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 thats 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. Lets turn our attentions to Something Else today. 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. Lets talk now to lord callanan, minister for business, energy and industrial strategy. Good afternoon. So, why now . It is coming on pretty quickly . It good afternoon. So, why now . It is coming on pretty quickly . Coming on pretty quickly . It has been discussed coming on pretty quickly . It has been discussed since coming on pretty quickly . It has been discussed since 2018 Coming on pretty quickly . It has been discussed since 2018 and l coming on pretty quickly . It has i been discussed since 2018 and we have had extensive consultations with manufacturers etc. I have had extensive consultations with manufacturers etc. With manufacturers etc. I from a consumer with manufacturers etc. I from a consumer perspective. With manufacturers etc. I from a consumer perspective. This with manufacturers etc. I from a l consumer perspective. This article on the Bbc Website this morning was the most read News Story on the entire website, so clearly somehow, you have peaked Peoples Interest and im interested in whether people thought, crikey, what am i going to do . From a consumer perspective, its quick. Do . From a consumer perspective, its auick. , ,. ,. , its quick. Nobody is going to be revented its quick. Nobody is going to be prevented from its quick. Nobody is going to be prevented from using its quick. Nobody is going to be prevented from using the its quick. Nobody is going to be prevented from using the bulbs| its quick. Nobody is going to be prevented from using the bulbs that they already have. It is only from september, and even then, manufacturers will be able to sell all of their remaining stocks. But any new stocks that are brought in after them will have to be led. So as people come to replace their light bulbs, we would ask them to replace them with led, which will last five times as long and will use 80 less Egg Electricity less electricity to operate. But 80 less Egg Electricity less electricity to operate. 80 less Egg Electricity less electricity to operate. But they are ruite a Bit Electricity to operate. But they are quite a bit more electricity to operate. But they are quite a bit more expensive electricity to operate. But they are quite a bit more expensive in electricity to operate. But they are | quite a bit more expensive in many cases, they . Itlat quite a bit more expensive in many cases. They . Cases, they . Not quite a bit more exensive cases, they . Not quite a bit more exnensive but cases, they . Not quite a bit more expensive but they cases, they . Not quite a bit more expensive but they are cases, they . Not quite a bit more | expensive but they are expensive. Cases, they . Not quite a bit more. Expensive but they are expensive. Expensive but they are expensive. Are more expensive. Dont forget, they were last five times as long, so one led will supplement five different Halogen Bulbs. So, it works out much cheaper in the longer term. ,. ,. ,. , , term. Indeed in some Halogen Bulbs are already banned, term. Indeed in some Halogen Bulbs are already banned, and term. Indeed in some Halogen Bulbs are already banned, and they . Term. Indeed in some Halogen Bulbs are already banned, and they . Once this comes into force, what is the actual overall gain for the environment, do you calculate . Taste environment, do you calculate . We will see environment, do you calculate . Will see about 1. 2 Million tonnes of Carbon Dioxide until 2015 and if you put this together with other packages of energy improvements, this will save the average consumer about £75 a year. Not massive but every little helps i would say. 0ther supermarkets are available. Of course, it is a good thing on the face of it and people will be thinking that you have outlined all of the reasons and it makes a lot of Sense Stop there might be People Watching thinking this is great but it is small in terms of the overall picture and the overall state of the planet. What are the bigger things that things can be done and the industry can do notjust individual consumers . Industry can do not ust individual consumersah consumers . This is part of one ackare consumers . This is part of one package of consumers . This is part of one package of all consumers . This is part of one package of all the consumers . This is part of one package of all the things consumers . This is part of one package of all the things that l consumers . This is part of one i package of all the things that we have. We have already massively reduce our emissions in the Power Sector and we need to move on to decarbonising heat in domestic and industrial buildings in the next few years as well. This is one part of the package but there is a lot more that we need to do in one of the different sectors as well. This is a relatively small contribution but it is a contribution that is easy to make and is relatively straightforward and It Will not cost people that much more initially and It Will save many by using less electricity and the longer term. Thank you very much for your time. Now its time for a look at the weather with helen. If you have the sunshine at the moment, it is likely to stay for the rest of the day, and it is warm out there, as well. But we dont have sunshine for everyone, more patchy cloud for the west around the Irish Sea Coasts, quite misty and grey and drizzly. We have a Weather Front around the West Of Scotland and Northern Ireland, but even here in Eastern Parts of Northern Ireland we could have temperatures of 21. Highly likely into the mid to high 20s further east because its warm air. Under the blanket of cloud, It Will be quite muggy, and the rain creeps in across the northern isles, and The Cloud creeps further east so, for most of us, It Will be an uncomfortable night, a close night. Probably more cloudy to start tomorrow, Misty Low Cloud around even in central and eastern areas, but The Cloud breaks, and further west once again, we have more cloud, a stronger breeze tomorrow, ushering in more rain late in the day, so temperatures with a bit more cloud possibly a degree or two down on today. Hello, this is bbc news. The Headlines Surge Testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. The thing the government needs to do is also bring forward Vaccine Supplies in the high case areas, so over the next two to three weeks, have a surge Vaccination Programme. The High Court rules the government acted unlawfully over a Covid Contract Worth more than half A Million pounds given to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says Brexit Minister Lord Frost. But the eu warns patience is wearing thin over northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Today, i can say we are at a crossroads in our relationship with the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of every partnership, needs to be restored. Differing accounts of the naming of Prince Harry and meghan� s daughter, lilibet. An mp urgest the government to close a legal loophole to protect vulnerable people who dont have the mental capacity to consent from so called predatory marriages. And Carry On Camping pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary Camping Sites for longer. Sport now and a full Round Up from the bbc sport centre. Good afternoon. In the last half hour, the defending Champion Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of the french open. The pole was favourite to win the title at roland garros again this year, but she was out played by greeces Maria Sakkari and beaten in straight sets. Sakkari is through to the Semi Finals of a Grand Slam for The First time. The mens defending Champion Rafa Nadal, plays next, Novak Djokovic has his quarter final later. The so called Big Six clubs involved in the failed plans for a Breakaway European Super League have been fined a total of £22 Million by the Premier League. There were major protests afer arsenal, chelsea, liverpool, manchester city, Manchester United and tottenham announced themselves as Founder Members of the competition in april, and they quickly withdrew. Uefa have already issued fines its understood the Premier League money will go to Grassroots And Community projects. As england prepare for their Opening Game at the european championship, the fas Chief Executive has been speaking for The First time about the controversy surrounding players taking a knee. England take on croatia At Wembley On Sunday and theyve been very clear they will continue to make the gesture. Mark bullingham says the booing by fans at their last two games was very disappointing. This is not a political gesture that the team is making. They are standing upfor the team is making. They are standing up for equality and they are using the gesture that has been around now for hundreds of years, they are using it to make a stance against racism. We are not asking every fan to copy that gesture, we are just asking them to respect it, we do expect that they should respect it, they should respect what the team are doing and they should get behind their team and cheer them on and lets have a brilliant euros with the country getting behind the team. Wolves have appointed the former Benfica Boss Bruno Lage as their new manager, in place of nuno espirito santo, who left at The End of the season. Afer a delay, hes passed Post Brexit regulations so hell be back in English Football after a spell as carlos carvalhal� S Assistant at Sheffield Wednesday and swansea. Lage won the portuguese title with benfica in 2019 but he left last year, after finishing second. 12 year old Skateboarder Sky Brown has qualified 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 also qualified and both will now have to wait to find out if they are selected for the team that would make brown britains youngest ever 0lympian. And Rower Helen Glover will also be competing in tokyo she won back to back gold medals in london and rio, but then she took four years away from the sport. Shes since had a little boy and a set of twins, and decided to make her comeback last year. Shes been named in the Team Gb Pair alongside 0lympic Silver Medallist polly swann. New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson will miss the 2nd test against england, which starts tomorrow at edgbaston. Hes resting his injured elbow. England have been practicing today, amid controversy over a number of offensive Social Media posts made in the past by members of the squad. Tweets by eoin morgan, James Anderson and Jos Buttler have been highlighted. The ecb have said they are looking at each case individually, after suspending Bowler 0llie Robinson on sunday. We have right now very much committed to moving the game forward and to making it a better place and making it more inclusive and to educating ourselves further. We will have to front up to what has happened, i accept it but we want to move forward ultimately and a positive way and keep going on this journey that we have started of trying to better our sport, and we will continue to do that. Thats all the sport for now. Nadal is in action at the french open. You can follow that on our 0pen. You can follow that on our website. 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 that 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 changed. 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 believed 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 economic 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. Our global Trade Correspondent Dharshini david reports 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 more than A Billion young people have missed out on employment, education and training. But so far, the Battle Against Covid 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. The trial has begun of a teenager accused of murdering two sisters in a London Park last summer. Danyal hussein is accused of stabbing 27 year old Nicole Smallman and 46 year old Bibaa Henry 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 murder. Our home Affairs Correspondent June Kelly reports. 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 first. 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. 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 leigh 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 was 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, theyd 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, 0k 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 Coronavirus Pandemic has hastened falling Birth Rates in much of europe, as couples finances have been battered and divorce rates have increased. In italy, which has the world s rates have increased. Its particularly marked, with births dropping to their lowest rate in 160 years. The most acute problem is on the island of sardinia, from where our italy Correspondent Mark Lowen sent this report. Tending the vines takes parental love. Time and care that Micaela And Pino had planned for a baby, but with the pandemic, diverted to another slowly maturing project. A good year for Italys Wine but not for its Birth Rate, now at its lowest since unification in 1861. Translation its very difficult when you want to have a Child L but dont feel able to because of uncertainty about your future. Things are so insecure that if i find work, then fall pregnant, i might lose myjob and it would be unmanageable. Translation in my mothers generation, you could work and have a family. For us, it is impossible. You cant manage to buy a house, own land and have children. Financial incentives to have babies are not enough. Young people here need stability. With the worlds second oldest population and plummeting births, italy Lost Over 380,000 people last year, the size of florence. Covid further exposed along demographic decline that is at its worst here in sardinia. This Maternity Ward is threatened with closure for lack of births. At school in this town, the 25 pupils learn about the life they are leading in a lesson about depopulation. Different year groups are put together in the same class because there arent enough of them. We are only a few here and there are three older grades with me, says 11 year old nicolas. Lots of people have better opportunities elsewhere which make sense as theres not much work around. On this island, births are now under one perfamily, and it has one of the worlds longest life expectancies. The new Government Plans Fund Child benefits and investment in nurseries, but it could be too late. Italys Birth Rate problem may be at its most acute here but sardinia is a microcosm of what is happening in much of europe, a demographic crisis that is threatening economic growth, Pension Systems and public services. Beauty alone cant sustain italys future. Nor can its four hooved population, though they have brought simone home. He is one of some 100,000 italians who have recently returned from living abroad, opening a Farm And Hotel to try to save his hamlet. The pandemic, cutting births buT Helping to reverse the brain drain, too. In italy we have more than 5000 villages like this that can disappear in the next ten years. We need to discover the world just to catch all the interesting stuff, but then we need to come back. A Greying Country that is not renewing its young. Italy is now in a race against time to fill its deepening generational void. Mark lowen, bbc news, sardinia. 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. Coletta smith, bbc news, in the peak district. A Herd Of Wild Elephants Travelling Hundreds of miles through china has captured the imagination of millions of people across the country. The animals have reached the outskirts of kunming a city of more than 8 Million people. Theirjourney is being watched on Social Media as the bbc� s Tim Allman explains. If you had just walked more than 500 kilometres, you might fancy a bit of a lie down, too. Spread out like some giantjigsaw puzzle, the elephants of Yunnan Province take a more than deserved rest. Well, most of them. Why are they doing this . No one knows, but week after week, month after month, they have marched relentlessly onwards, with the occasional spot of help from the local authorities. Translation our Staff Members use excavators to make gentle slopes on both sides of the river so they can pass through. The elephants successfully crossed the river after walking back and forth for several hours. As is the way these days, the whole thing has become big news on Social Media. Hashtags, Fan Art and memes abound. But a Herd Of Wild Elephants, each one potentially weighing up to four metric tonnes, and the citizens of Southern China are not necessarily a good mix. In china now, most of the country, people are getting back to normal so there are no covid 19 restrictions in place, so people are moving around freely, and there have been cases in the past where elephants could actually kill somebody. Hundreds of local officials have been assigned to protect the public and keep the elephants away from population centres. The ultimate goal encourage the animals to pack up their trunks, metaphorically speaking, and head back home. Tim allman, bbc news. Tx Next now its time for a look at the weather with helen. The sunshine will linger from the East Midlands Eastwards. The cloud is expanding further west on this particular Weather Front, albeit rather weak for some. Sharper bursts of rain further north. Eventually It Will bring some fresh air by The End of friday temporarily but for the rest of the day the best of the sunshine will be for the East Midlands Eastwards and The Cloud is thick enough for drizzly rain around the Irish Sea Coasts but even where we have The Cloud it is warm. A little bit of brightness through Northern Ireland but warmer still where we have that unbroken sunshine and moderate to high levels of pollen. 0vernight, The Cloud will continue its Progress Eastwards With Patchy Rain In Northern and western areas so it is going to be quite a close night, closer than last night, quite uncomfortable with high humidity for some. High pressure still hanging on and bringing a lot of dry weather until thursday but Weather Fronts strung out to the North And West so we have a lot of cloud in close proximity to the uk, more isobars on the chart for tomorrow particularly for Northern Ireland and scotland, so generally more cloud around although It Will tend to thin and break through the day allowing some sunshine for central and eastern areas in particular. The cloud breaking up in Eastern Scotland and it could be warmer there than today because we will see some breaks in The Cloud but with more cloud to nibble away at first thing, Th Temperatures might be a degree or two down. That cloud and its Weather Front starts to edge further south on friday. Again, patchy in nature, so there will be some sunshine. There is slightly fresher Air Heading in behind that Weather Front so even with a bit of sunshine coming through, It Will be a bit fresher. As we go into the weekend high pressure re establishes itself pushing those weak Weather Fronts and their attendant cloud out of the way so we should see the sunshine returning in abundance. It will, of course, be strong sunshine. We are only a week or two away from the longest day and It Will become hotter despite low humidity wiTh Temperatures rising to the high 20s by The End of sunday. Theres more online. This is bbc news. The headlines. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says the Brexit Minister Lord Frost after talks with the eu. But the bloc warns its patience is wearing thin about the northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Of course, as you would understand of the fact that i mentioned that we are at a crossroads means that patients really is wearing very thin, and therefore, we have to you assess options that we have at our disposal. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. The thing the government needs to do is also bring forward Vaccine Supplies in the high case areas. 0ver supplies in the high case areas. Over the next two or three weeks, we should have a surge Vaccination Programme. The High Court rules the government acted unlawfully over a Covid Contract Worth half A Million pounds given to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings. There are differing accounts of the decision to name Prince Harry and meghan� s daughter, Lilibet Which was the Queens Childhood Nickname. An mp urges the government to close a legal loophole to protect vulnerable people from so called predatory marriages. And Carry On Camping pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary Camping Sites for longer. The European Commissions Vice President , Maros Sefcovic, has warned that the Eus Patience is wearing very thin, after talks aimed at avoiding a Trade War between london and brussels ended without agreement. Mr sefcovic called on the government to abide by its legal obligations made in the Post Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland and said the eu was now at a crossroads in its relationship with the uk. The Brexit Minister, Lord Frost, insisted negotiations would continue. Lets try to unravel exactly where we are now. 0ur Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris is with me. There were three and a half hours of talks about all of this and no breakthrough, so put it in context, where are we now . Yes breakthrough, so put it in context, where are we now . Breakthrough, so put it in context, where are we now . Yes three and half hours of talks where are we now . Yes three and half hours of talks after where are we now . Yes three and half hours of talks after three where are we now . Yes three and half hours of talks after three and where are we now . Yes three and half hours of talks after three and a hours of talks after three and a half years of talks, so not surprising that the three and half hours did not solve it. It goes back to this Brexit Process that Northern Ireland are in a very tricky position because the Land Border in northern islands, which nobody wanted to return to a hard border between the Northern Ireland and the republic, is now the only Land Border between the uk and the eu stop so, to ensure that they hard border did not return and that it remained open, this government agreed that there would be a certain amount of checks taking place within the uk between britain and Northern Ireland. And that would be on foodstuff. That would be that that had been delayed for a few months. He is trying to interpret the northern Ireland Protocol in what he calls an extremely purest way. He says they are being legalistic, they are not applying common sense. His argument is there should be much better balance. 50. Should be much better balance. So, the problem we have got is that the protocol the problem we have got is that the protocol is the problem we have got is that the protocol is being implemented in a way which protocol is being implemented in a way which is causing disruption in northerh way which is causing disruption in Northern Ireland and we had some pretty Northern Ireland and we had some pretty frank and honest discussions about pretty frank and honest discussions about that pretty frank and honest discussions about that today. There werent any breakthroughs. There arent any breakdowns either and we are going to Carry Breakdowns either and we are going to carry on breakdowns either and we are going to carry on talking. What we need to do is to carry on talking. What we need to do is very to carry on talking. What we need to do is very urgently find some solutions, which support the belfast good Friday Agreement and the Peace Process good Friday Agreement and the Peace Process in good Friday Agreement and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland and allow process in Northern Ireland and allow things to return to normal. He sa s allow things to return to normal. Says very allow things to return to normal. He says very urgently with good reason. The next deadline is at The End of this month, there is been a period for what would be a ban on child meat. This is the Sausage Row that has been in a lot of papers. Why . Because Eu Law explicitly forbids the import of meat, sausages, Burgers Chicken into its market. Northern ireland basically follows when it comes to goods eu rules. If at The End of this month, nothing has changed, the uk has got to decide, do we unilaterally say that we are not going to abide that this abide by this . The problem is that Lord Frosts Eu Counterparts says that there are all sorts of ways in which the uk is not implementing what is already agreed. This is what he said in his press conference. This this is what he said in his press conference. This is what he said in his press conference. ~ ,. ,. ,. , conference. As you would understand, the fact that conference. As you would understand, the fact that i conference. As you would understand, the fact that i mentioned conference. As you would understand, the fact that i mentioned that conference. As you would understand, the fact that i mentioned that we the fact that i mentioned that we are at the fact that i mentioned that we are at a the fact that i mentioned that we are at a crossroads means that patience are at a crossroads means that patience is are at a crossroads means that patience is wearing very thin and, therefore. Patience is wearing very thin and, therefore, we to assess all options that we therefore, we to assess all options that we have at our disposal. I was talking that we have at our disposal. I was talking about the legal action, i was talking about the arbitration and was talking about the Arbitration Ahd of was talking about the arbitration and of course i am talking about cross and of course i am talking about cross retaliation. We do not want this to cross retaliation. We do not want this to happen, therefore i came here this to happen, therefore i came here we this to happen, therefore i came here. We had a very intense debate this morning and also Yesterday Evening this morning and also Yesterday Evening with Lord Frost because i believe evening with Lord Frost because i believe that there are possible solutions. ,. , ,. Solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching it solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching it out solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching it out of solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching it out of the solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching it out of the corner solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching it out of the Corner Ofl was watching it out of the corner of my eye, it went on for a long time. You spent many years working in brussels, i am interested in what youre reading is of that stance . I took a lot of what he was saying to be, you knew what you are signing up for, we discuss this for many years, he was the result. He was the result. There is a clash of cultures he was the result. There is a clash of cultures in he was the result. There is a clash of cultures in a he was the result. There is a clash of cultures in a way. He was the result. There is a clash of cultures in a way. It he was the result. There is a clash of cultures in a way. It does he was the result. There is a clash of cultures in a way. It does not i of cultures in a way. It does not surprise me that this is the way the eu is interpreting this. The eu is basically a union of rules. The thing that binds all of the countries together is that they have agreed to follow the same rules. When they do an agreement with the third party, which the uk now is, they expect the rules to be followed. They are pointing out that it is a international treaty that they have signed and it is international law now. The uk have said, Wejust International Law now. The uk have said, we just want to get Brexit Done, lets do the deal and worry about the details later. The details have now arrived and thats why we are in this difficult position because it is starting to destabilise Northern Ireland potentially and quite dangerous ways. I think both sides are aware of that but it is quite difficult to see where the compromise lies between the eu saying there are some very strict rules and you need to abide by them, they are also saying that there are things that we are prepared to change. We will change our own rules to make sure that the supply of medicine can come in properly. We will not do anything to make that more difficult. They have shown some flexibility on guide dogs. But the uk saying there is a whole other things, sausages are just one of them, where more flexibility is needed. Sending parcel to Northern Ireland, Pet Travel from great britain to Northern Ireland. At the moment, you need an Animal Health possible to take your pet to somewhere in the united kingdom. You can see why great britain doesnt like this and you can certainly see why the ulster unionists dont like it. This is what they signed up to. Their presumption has been that the eu would be incredibly flexible in way in the way that the agreement was in dark signed. The history of the eu is that it makes an agreement and it expects the rules to be followed. The broader context now, of course, is that this week we have the G7 Summit coming up inJoe Biden is coming here. We have heard his interview with the abc. The us national Security Adviser is saying that biden will speak about it and will not come down hard on one side of the ever that he does consider himself to be irish and he is concerned about what will happen in Northern Ireland and the good Friday Agreement and the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The trouble is that both sides are saying that we are trying to preserve the peace but you are being unreasonable. So, it is a very difficult situation. It is five years this month since Brexit Referendum and this difficult situation of Northern Ireland is still along way being resolved. Neither side wants political instability. Nobody wants that. Nobody once a political deterioration. That has to be in the background of everyones minds. But they have still got to be that rugby has still got to be some sort of compromise. Has still got to be some sort of compromise has still got to be some sort of compromise. Clearly nobody once instability on compromise. Clearly nobody once instability on the compromise. Clearly nobody once instability on the islands compromise. Clearly nobody once instability on the islands of instability on the islands of ireland. 0n The Uk side, essentially the sovereignty and the country, the united kingdom of great britain and Northern Ireland. And on the eu side, the sovereignty of its single market. The problem is that when the uk joined the market. The problem is that when the ukjoined the eu in the 70s, joined at the same time as the republic of ireland. A lot of the issues about the borders in ireland simply went away but brexit has brought them back. 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 what happened in bolton. But local leaders have asked for more doses, in order to get people vaccinated more quickly. It comes as speculation continues about whether Englands Lockdown will be fully lifted on 21stjune. This morning, new data showed that about 8 in 10 adults in the uk Coronavirus Testing is being stepped up in areas of North West England had covid antibodies. 0ur 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 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 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. 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. Back injanuary, there were 4,346 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 vaccines protect the most vulnerable. Local leaders would now like to see the roll out speeded up. The thing the government needs to do is bring forward Vaccine Supplies in the high case areas so, over the next two to three weeks, have a surge of the Vaccination Programme in all parts of the country, where cases are 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 rest of the country, with less than a fortnight to go until final lockdown restrictions are due to be lifted across of england. Our Health Correspondent dominic hughes, whos In Manchester, explained the challenge of implementing Surge Vaccination in the area. We heard injims piece, Andy Burnham issuing that call for a surge of vaccinations in areas that are seeing a spike in infections driven by this 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 had only one dose of the vaccine or no vaccine at all, so the logic is, if you can surge the 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 health 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 that wouldnt mean shortages in other regions. The scientist whose Modelling Led to the uks First Covid Lockdown Last Year has warned the mutation known as the Delta Variant could be twice as infectious as the virus that emerged in wuhan in 2019. Lets discuss this with our Health Correspondent James Gallagher. James, you have been listening to Professor Neil Henderson neil ferguson. Its Professor Neil Henderson neil feruuson. V. , Professor Neil Henderson neil feruuson. � ,. ,. , ferguson. Its all right, we have all been there. Ferguson. Its all right, we have all been there. Can ferguson. Its all right, we have all been there. Can i ferguson. Its all right, we have all been there. Can i say ferguson. Its all right, we have all been there. Can i say that i ferguson. Its all right, we have all been there. Can i say that it| all been there. Can i say that it has been all been there. Can i say that it has been a all been there. Can i say that it has been a long all been there. Can i say that it has been a long year . All been there. 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It is difficult because if you only look at the virus and | if you only look at the virus and im only going to be scientific about this and only care about what is happening to covid 19 cases, then you would pushjune 21 back because obviously, it is clear as day that if you delay, you will suppress the virus for longer. The problem is that you are notjust looking at one thing in isolation. You have got to look at the whole picture. The impact on sustaining these restrictions has on the whole society. It is working out what is the balance between these two different things because there is obviously a cost to maintaining restrictions for the 21st ofjune. Thank you very much. The headlines on bbc news. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says Brexit Minister Lord Frost. But the eu warns its patience is wearing thin over northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. The High Court rules the government acted unlawfully over a Covid Contract Worth half A Million pounds given to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings. We will talk more about that story because as we say, the High Court has found the government acted unlawfully when it gave a Contract Worth £560,000 to a company run by friends of the Prime Ministers then chief adviser, Dominic Cummings. Ministers have denied that favouritism was shown towards the Market Research Agency public first. But the judge decided a failure to consider other companies meant there was real danger of bias. Public first looked into public understanding of coronavirus. Our special correspondent, lucy manning, told us more about the court case. This was a half £1 Million 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 that it should not have been awarded to this company. The judge found that on two of the accounts, that actually the government had not done anything wrong but on the final account, whether they had shown apparent bias, yes, that was right. 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 he 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 in government a Paper Trail and concentrating on the Paper Trail rather than anything else. The Cabinet Office said that it is pleased that the court said there was no suggestion of actual bias and public first said it is proud of the work that it did over the covid crisis to help save lives. Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16 year old boy outside a school in luton yesterday. The victim has not been formally identified, but his family has been informed. 0ur Correspondentjo Black gave us this update from luton. This is a tragic loss of life. Another loss of Life Someone so young after an attack. A sobbing here Yesterday Afternoon. Stabbing here. It happened outside the school that im standing at the moment. It happened just near these bollards and as you might expect, there has been a heavy Police Presence here today. You might be able to see a Police Officer bear. There is another couple of Police Officers on the perimeter of the school. Four oclock in the afternoon, you might expect that it was busy here Yesterday Afternoon around that time outside of school. So, the police will be hopeful that people saw what happened and also what led up to the incident and might be able to help with their enquiries. We know that that 16 year old to hospital but was declared dead a couple of hours later at around 6pm. Two teenage boys have been arrested. 0ne later at around 6pm. Two teenage boys have been arrested. One on suspicion of murder, the other on suspicion of murder, the other on suspicion of murder, the other on suspicion of violent disorder. Both of those suspects needed Hospital Treatment for injuries. They are still in Police Custody at the moment. The school that im standing outside of, has put a statement on Social Media and it says, it is saddened to hear of a tragic incident that happened yesterday near the school. We understand that no current School Students were involved in the incident. That is a statement on Social Media from the high school. Bedfordshire police have also released a statement today. A superintendent says appalling violence has Cast A Teenage Boy his life. We have dedicated specialist officers piecing together the circumstances around the shocking attack and our thoughts are with the victims� family, friends and the wider community, who will be concerned and saddened by this news. We have spoken to people who live around here. People are really saddened by what has happened. 0ne here. People are really saddened by what has happened. One woman was in tears and one gentleman told me that he doesn� t expect this to happen on this type of road. That is what he said. He expected this to happen may be closer to the Town Centre. We are a few miles outside of the Town Centre of luton. In fact, the motorway is about one quarter of a milejust in that motorway is about one quarter of a mile just in that direction. People are really saddened. The police believe it is a an isolated attack and they are asking anybody who saw what happened to come forward. A Buckingham Palace Source has told the bbc that the queen was not consulted by Prince Harry and meghan about naming their Daughter Lilibet, which was the queen� s Childhood Nickname. But a spokesperson for the Duke And Duchess say she was supportive. 0ur Royal CorrespondentJonny Dymond told me that two different versions of events had unfolded. There is probably a sliver of a Meeting Point between them and it� s an issue of interpretation. But let� S Rack back a bit. Sunday night, we get an announcement from Harry And Meghan about the naming of their second child, their daughter, who will be lilibet diana mountbatten windsor. Lilibet, as you say, is the queen� s Childhood Nickname given to her by her grandfather and used by her closest relatives. The name she used on the Funeral Wreath of her dearest friend, one of her dearest friends, earl mountbatten. It means a lot, lilibet. Over the next couple of days, stories start to come out from various different sources citing generally friends of Prince Harry that the queen has given permission for lilibet to be used, and then, as you mention, a Palace Source told the bbc that she was never asked. Within hours, there was a response from Harry And Meghan� s spokesperson, who said that harry had spoken to his grandmother, the queen as The First person to tell about the baby before the announcement was made that he had shared their hope of naming their Daughter Lilibet and that had she not been supportive, then they would not have used the name. So, two pretty contradictory accounts of what happened. The palace, a Palace Source at least, very keen to set the record straight as they saw it, and equally, Harry And Meghan are very firm that they thought that they had gone through all of the proprieties involved. World leaders will soon be arriving in cornwall for the G7 Summit which starts on friday. It� s The First overseas visit for the Joe Biden since his election as us president , 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 argument between the eu and the government over the northern Ireland Protocol. Mr biden� s national Security Advisor says the president has deep concerns that a Uk Eu Trade row could endanger peace in Northern Ireland. In the run up to the summit, 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. That is certainly howJoe Biden leaving andrew� s airbase this morning for his first overseas tour since becoming president would like it to be seen. The since becoming president would like it to be seen it to be seen. The trump years are the ast. It to be seen. The trump years are the past. Predictable, it to be seen. The trump years are the past. Predictable, traditional. The past. Predictable, traditional america is back. As ever and happy at your end . 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, 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 thatjeopardise a Future Us uk Trade Deal . I don� t 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 can� t give you a timeframe on it, i� m afraid. I have to defer to the objective, evidence based process and those of us at the White House don� t dictate that process, don� T Shape that process, because it is left 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. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with helen willets. If you have the sunshine at the moment, it is likely to stay for the rest of the day, and it is warm out there, as well. But we don� t have sunshine for everyone, more patchy cloud for the west around the Irish Sea Coasts, quite misty and grey and drizzly. We have a Weather Front around the West Of Scotland and Northern Ireland, but even here in Eastern Parts of Northern Ireland we could have temperatures of 21. Highly likely into the mid to high 20s further east because it� s warm air. Under the blanket of cloud, It Will be quite muggy, and the rain creeps in across the northern isles, and The Cloud creeps further east so, for most of us, It Will be an uncomfortable night, a close night. Probably more cloudy to start tomorrow, Misty Low Cloud around even in central and eastern areas, but The Cloud breaks, and further west once again, we have more cloud, a stronger breeze tomorrow, ushering in more rain late in the day, so temperatures with a bit more cloud possibly a degree or two down on today. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines no breakthrough, but no breakdown says the Brexit Minister Lord Frost after talks with the eu. But the bloc warns its patience is wearing thin about the northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Of course, as you would understand, the fact that i mentioned the protocol, that we are at a crossroads, means that patience really is wearing very thin, and therefore, we have to you assess options that we have at our disposal. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. The thing the government needs to do is also bring forward Vaccine Supplies in the high case areas, so over the next two to three weeks, have a surge Vaccination Programme. The High Court rules the government acted unlawfully over a Covid Contract Worth more than half A Million pounds given to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings. There are differing accounts of the decision to name Prince Harry and meghan� s daughter, Lilibet Which was the queen� s Childhood Nickname. An mp urges the government to close a legal loophole to protect vulnerable people from so called predatory marriages. And Carry On Camping pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary Camping Sites for longer. Sport and for a full Round Up, from the bbc sport centre, here� s katherine downes. From the bbc sport centre, good afternoon. From the bbc sport centre, plenty from the bbc sport centre, of tennis to come this 1 and plenty of tennis to come this summer and the sun is shining in paris, and we will get to there shortly. The so called Big Six clubs involved in the failed plans for a Breakaway European Super League have been fined a total of £22 Million by the Premier League. There were major protests afer arsenal, chelsea, liverpool, manchester city, Manchester United and tottenham announced themselves as Founder Members of the competition in april, and they quickly withdrew. It� s understood the Premier League money will go to Grassroots And Communnity projects arsenal, Liverpooland Manchester united have already said their owners will be covering the costs. As england prepare for their Opening Game at the european championship, the fa� s Chief Executive has been speaking for The First time about the controversy surrounding players taking a knee. England take on croatia At Wembley On Sunday and they� ve been very clear they will continue to make the gesture. Mark bullingham says the booing by fans at their last two games was very disappointing. This is not a political gesture that the team is making. They are standing up for equality and they are using a gesture that has been around for hundreds of years, they are using it to make a stance against racism. We are not asking every fan to copy that gesture, we are just asking them to respect it, we do expect that they should respect it, they should respect what the team are doing and they should get behind their team and cheer them on and let� s have a brilliant euros with the country getting behind the team. Tennis, and the defending Champion Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of the french open. The pole was favourite to win the title at roland garros again this year, but she was out played by greece� s Maria Sakkari and beaten in straight sets. Sakkari is through to the Semi Finals of a Grand Slam for The First time where she� ll face czech Barbora Krejcikova who knocked out american teenager coco gauff. The defending men� s Champion Rafa Nadal is aiming to reach the last four and stay on track for a Record 21st Grand Slam title. He� s taking on argentina� s diego schwartzmann. He won The First set 6 3 but is a break down in the second. New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson will miss the second test against england, which starts tomorrow at edgbaston. He� s resting his injured elbow. England have been practicing today, amid controversy over a number of offensive Social Media posts made in the past by members of the squad. Tweets by eoin morgan, James Anderson and Jos Buttler have been highlighted. The ecb have said they are looking at each case individually, after suspending Bowler 0llie Robinson on sunday. Have faced up to some ugly truths and It Will be challenging going forward but the players are very much committed to taking the game forward and making it a better place, making it more inclusive, and to educating ourselves further. We will have to front up to what has happened, i accept it but we want to move forward ultimately and a positive way and keep going on this journey that we have started of trying to better our sport, and we will continue to do that. Because that is how we all feel. Two time olympic Gold Medallist Helen Glover has been named in the Team Gb Rowing team for tokyo 2020. She won back to back gold medals in london and rio, but then she took four years away from the sport. She� s since had a little boy and a set of twins, and decided to make her comeback last year. She� s been named in the Team Gb Pair alongside 0lympic Silver Medallist polly swann. 37 of the 45 strong british team will make their debut at the games. Can they emulate the success of the rowers from the past . That� s all the sport for now. I� ll have more for you in the next hour. 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 doesn� t 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 who� ve 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 mum� s friends knew about the marriage, and mum certainly didn� t because she couldn� t remember more than four minutes. According to the registrar� s written account afterwards, they believed joan had the mental capacity to decide to wed, but daphne says her mother� s dementia ruled that out. She really struggled to remember her date of birth, she couldn� t remember her address. We know that one of the registrars on the day said, are you sure she� s 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 deceased� s 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. 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 everyone� s mum, anyone� s 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 believed 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 isn� t even allowed to place a headstone on it. It makes it feel like she has been abandoned. She hasn� t 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. Canada� s prime Ministerjustin Trudeau has spoken at a vigil for members of a muslim family who were run down and killed by a pick up truck. Police have charged a man with murder. Four people were killed. A nine year old boy who survived the attack remains in hospital in a stable condition. You should not have to face that hate in your communities, in your country. We can and we will act. We can and we will choose a better way. When someone hurts any of us, when someone targets any Parent Or Child or grandparent, we must all stand together and say, no. No to hatred and to islamophobia. No to terror and to racism. The economic potential of 1. 8 billion young people around the world risks being thrown away if leaders don� t take the opportunity to deliver better skills and jobs that� s 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 lockdowns. Our global Trade Correspondent Dharshini david reports sun, sand, and one of the highest Youth Unemployment rates in europe. It� s Notjust Tourism In Cadiz in southern spain that� s been hit by covid, but also the Shipbuilding And Aviation industry. And so the job prospects of engineering graduate, carmen. There aren� t 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, more than A Billion young people have missed out on employment, education and training. But so far, the Battle Against Covid 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 people� s prospects now could blight their lives for decades. Alternatively, there� s 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 leigh family, that meant entertaining themselves making Tik Tok videos. As well as endless hours on Video Calls for harrison and darcy� s studies and dad paul� s work. I think the biggest thing is just more consumption. I� m on my phone more. 0bviously i� m a student so i would have to go on my laptop and do online lecturing, online seminars. Everything was 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, theyd 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, don� t 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, 0k 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 it� s the Morning Video Call to the grandchildren or updating the online Shopping List on a tablet, we� ve all got used to how vital these connective devices can be. We� ve been spending more time online than the citizens of any other major european nation. But here� s the question, is this a permanent change in our habits . I� m 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. We� ve discovered the technology serves us pretty well. Or when it comes to online shopping, we� ve discovered the convenience of having things delivered to us. But equally, i� m 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 headlines on bbc news. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says Brexit Minister Lord Frost. But the eu warns its patience is wearing thin over northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. The High Court rules the government acted unlawfully over a Covid Contract Worth more than half A Million pounds given to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings. The trial has begun of a teenager accused of murdering two sisters in a London Park last summer. Danyal hussein is accused of stabbing 27 year old Nicole Smallman and 46 year old Bibaa Henry 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 murder. Our home Affairs Correspondent June Kelly reports. 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 defendant� s 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 women� s bodies. Bibaa henry had been stabbed eight times and appeared to have been attacked first. 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. 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 . It� s 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 urgh. 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 wouldn� t 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� s why consultants like ruth sharrock welcome today� s 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 can� t 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. 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 a year. But a new campaign called Carry On Camping says they have been a lifeline for many rural businesses. Here� s our consumer Affairs Correspondent, Colletta Smith like every landlord, it� s been tough for fiona seeing a totally empty pub for so much of the year. She� s 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 you� ve got here, a lovely part of the world. It is. Show me around. It� s really not glamorous, it� s 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, we� ve been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we� ve 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 we� ve got a big expanse that we don� t really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while we� ve 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 there� s 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 it� s 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 a few extra weeks of campers buying more meals and drinking more pints are crucialfor fiona. It� s the money that you can generate in the summer thaT Helps us through the lean times in the winter. The government says it� s keeping the rules under review and, with such huge demand for camping pitches, there should be plenty of business to go round. Coletta smith, bbc news, in the peak district. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with helen willets. The sunshine will linger from the East Midlands Eastwards. The cloud is expanding further west on this particular Weather Front, albeit rather weak for some. A few sharper bursts of rain further north. Eventually, It Will bring some fresher air by The End of friday temporarily but for the rest of the day the best of the sunshine will be for the East Midlands Eastwards and The Cloud is thick enough for drizzly rain around the Irish Sea Coasts but even where we have The Cloud it is warm. A little bit of brightness through Northern Ireland but warmer still where we have that unbroken strong sunshine and moderate to high levels of pollen. 0vernight, The Cloud will continue its Progress Eastwards With Patchy Rain In Northern and western areas so it is going to be quite a close night, closer than last night, quite uncomfortable with high humidity for some. High pressure still hanging on and bringing a lot of dry weather until thursday but Weather Fronts are strung out to the North And West so we have a lot of cloud in close proximity to the uk, with more isobars on the chart for tomorrow particularly for Northern Ireland and scotland, so generally more cloud around although It Will tend to thin and break through the day allowing some sunshine for central and eastern areas in particular. The cloud breaking up in Eastern Scotland and it could be warmer than today because we will see some breaks in The Cloud but with more cloud to nibble away at first thing, the temperatures might be a degree or two down. That cloud and its cold Weather Front starts to edge further south on friday. Again, patchy in nature, so there will be some sunshine. There is slightly fresher Air Heading in behind that Weather Front so even with a bit of sunshine coming through, It Will be a bit fresher. As we go into the weekend, high pressure re establishes itself, pushing those weak Weather Fronts and their attendant cloud out of the way so we should see the sunshine returning in abundance. It will, of course, be strong sunshine. We are only a week or two away from the longest day and It Will become hotter despite lower humidity wiTh Temperatures rising to the high 20s by The End of sunday. There� s more online. This is bbc news. The headlines. The prime Minister Borisjohnson is en route to cornwall where the uk is to host the G7 Summit. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says the Brexit Minister Lord Frost after talks with the eu. But the bloc warns its patience is wearing thin about the northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Of course, as you would understand of the fact that i mentioned that we are at a crossroads means that patients really is wearing very thin, and therefore, we have to you assess options that we have at our disposal. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. There were more than 1 Million bookings for a covid 19 vaccine through the Nhs Website Yesterday, a new record, as the Vaccination Programme opened up to people in their 20s. The High Court rules the government acted unlawfully over a Covid Contract Worth half A Million pounds given to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings. There are differing accounts of the decision to name Prince Harry and meghan� s daughter, lilibet, which was the queen� s Childhood Nickname. And Carry On Camping pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary Camping Sites for longer. After months of preparation, borisjohnson prepares to play host to World Leaders flying in for this weekend� s G7 Summit in Carbis Bay in St Ives in cornwall. It� s The First time the leaders have met Face To face in 2 years. President Joe Biden has left Thejoint Airbase andrews, and will arrive in cornwall this evening. On thursday, the prime Minister Borisjohnson will hold his first bilateral meeting with President Biden. The three Day Summit will officially begin on friday and last until sunday. So what� s on the agenda . Borisjohnson is keen for leaders to sign up to global covid vaccinations by The End of 2022. Leaders will be keen to talk on the post covid economic Recovery And Pressure is growing on the leaders of the richer nations to provide more funding to deal with climate change. Its The First overseas visit for theJoe Biden since his election as us president. In the run up to the summit, 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. That is certainly howJoe Biden leaving Andrews Airbase this morning for his first overseas tour since becoming president would like it to be seen. The trump years are the past. Predictable, traditional 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, 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 thatjeopardise a Future Us uk Trade Deal . I don� t 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 can� t give you a timeframe on it, i� m afraid. I have to defer to the objective, evidence based process and those of us at the White House don� t dictate that process, don� T Shape that process, because it is left 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 political correspondent jessica parkerjoins me now. And as we say, The First overseas visit forJoe Biden as us president stop this is going to be very interesting to watch and it comes against the backdrop against everything that we are talking about in relation to Northern Ireland. All eyes on him because of that. Yes. Eyes on him because of that. Yes, because of eyes on him because of that. Yes, because of course eyes on him because of that. Yes, because of course Joe Eyes on him because of that. Yes, because of course Joe Biden eyes on him because of that. Use because of course Joe Biden has made because of courseJoe Biden has made it very clear with his irish heritage that he takes a deep interest and we were just hearing in john� s reports that he has deep concerns that a Uk Eu Trade row could endanger peace in Northern Ireland. I think when borisjohnson and Joe Biden meet tomorrow, it is almost certainly likely to come up. Uk Government Sources say they actually see Joe Biden� s uk Government Sources say they actually seeJoe Biden� s engagement in this issue is fairly positive but i suppose the big question is whetherJoe Biden taking an interest in this matter can in any Way Unlock things. As we have been talking about throughout today, the uk and the eu are in pretty different places when it comes to resolving theseissues places when it comes to resolving these issues around the northern Ireland Protocol and trade in Northern Ireland. CanJoe Biden, who of course, is a very powerful figure, can he really do anything to make a difference . 0bviously, figure, can he really do anything to make a difference . Obviously, the eu will also be in attendance including Ursula Von Der leyen, the commission president. I don� t think It Will be The First time that the topic comes up The First time that the topic comes up between the president of the Prime Minister. I� m sure the eu went to talk about it as well. They have said if the discussions do go ahead between the eu and the Uk Leaders at the summits, It Will be more likely a stock take. Although they can set a stock take. Although they can set a context for the negotiations going on the ground. In terms of progress of the negotiations around Northern Ireland, clearly lauder frost and Maros Sefcovic for the eu are the key players in terms of pushing. No breakthrough, although no breakdown either, according to Lord Frost. ,. ,. ,. ,. , frost. There is an awful lot to discuss and frost. There is an awful lot to discuss and it frost. There is an awful lot to discuss and it is frost. There is an awful lot to discuss and it is interesting i frost. There is an awful lot to i discuss and it is interesting that they can finally meet twice a Mac Face to face. What sort of test is this for Boris Johnson Face to face. What sort of test is this for borisjohnson as a Prime Minister . It this for Boris Johnson as a Prime Minister . ,. , , , minister . It is a big test because clearl if minister . It is a big test because clearly if you minister . It is a big test because clearly if you are minister . It is a big test because clearly if you are the minister . It is a big test because clearly if you are the Host Minister . It is a big test because | clearly if you are the host nation, there is a level on the pressure of you to try and galvanise the World Leaders into producing meaningful action. I think borisjohnson or the Uk Government would not want this summit to end with no sense that they have not achieved anything i moved anything forward. Some of the key areas that they will be focusing on is clearly the global Recovery Post Pandemic and the distribution of vaccines across the world. We have heard about borisjohnson� s hope of trying to get a commitment that the world can be vaccinated by The End of next year. We will want to see some concrete progress on that. And climate change is an issue that. And climate change is an issue that will be up for discussion as well. We also have the Cop 26 summit happening in glasgow later in the year, where lead us went to see progress there. Borisjohnson� s spokesperson did have Questions Today about whether Boris Johnson was flying to cornwall and whether that that the right message. His spokesperson was not keen to comment on the details on that, he said. Security reasons. There will be pressure on them to show that they can walk the walk as well as talk the talk. I think for borisjohnson as well, he is going to enjoy this idea of a big event. He will want to use it as a chance to protect global britain in a Post Brexit era. But he will want to show concrete progress on some of those key issues in order to do that. , ~ on some of those key issues in order to do that. , on some of those key issues in order to do that. , i. ,. To do that. Thank you very much. Lets stay to do that. Thank you very much. Lets stay very to do that. Thank you very much. Lets stay very much to do that. Thank you very much. Lets stay very much with to do that. Thank you very much. Lets stay very much with that. To do that. Thank you very much. I lets stay very much with that whole let� s stay very much with that whole Northern Ireland issue. The European Commission� s Vice President , Maros Sefcovic, has warned that the eu� s patience is wearing very thin, after talks aimed at avoiding a Trade War between london and brussels ended without agreement. Mr sefcovic called on the government to abide by its legal obligations made in the Post Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland and said the eu was now at a crossroads in its relationship with the uk. The Brexit Minister, Lord Frost, insisted negotiations would continue. Let� s speak now to the conservative Mp Theresa villiers, who� s a former Northern Ireland secretary. She is. Very good afternoon. Good afternoon she is. Very good afternoon. Good afternoon. President she is. Very good afternoon. Good afternoon. President biden she is. Very good afternoon. Good afternoon. President biden says i she is. Very good afternoon. Good afternoon. President biden says he. Afternoon. President biden says he is concerned afternoon. President biden says he is concerned that afternoon. President biden says he is concerned that what afternoon. President biden says he is concerned that what is afternoon. President biden says he is concerned that what is going i afternoon. President biden says he is concerned that what is going on | is concerned that what is going on here could destabilise the Peace Process. Are you similarly concerned . It process. Are you similarly concerned . Process. Are you similarly concerned . ,. , concerned . It is certainly causing olitical concerned . It is certainly causing political instability concerned . It is certainly causing political instability and political Instability And Inconvenience in Northern Ireland, therefore, it is really urgent that we get this resolved. I don� t believe that this protocol would destabilise the Peace Process but it is a cause of very considers because of very serious concern in Northern Ireland. Northern ireland. Talks have been on. Oina Northern Ireland. Talks have been ongoing and Northern Ireland. Talks have been ongoing and no Northern Ireland. Talks have been ongoing and no solution Northern Ireland. Talks have been ongoing and no solution was i Northern Ireland. Talks have been i ongoing and no solution was reached. The agreement, the six month agreement, comes to an end by definition in a couple of weeks. What we need is some pragmatism from the European Union. International trade rules require Border Related Checks on food to be proportionate and based on evidence. Now, if they took that approach, they would recognise that the united kingdom has some of the highest food standards in the world and the heavy handed approach that they would like is to introduce in relation to Food Transfer from great britain to Northern Ireland just would not be necessary. That britain to Northern Ireland ust would not be necessary. That the eu has been saying would not be necessary. That the eu has been saying that would not be necessary. That the eu has been saying that these would not be necessary. That the eu has been saying that these are i would not be necessary. That the eu has been saying that these are the l has been saying that these are the rules. These are the rules that they apply across the eu. The British Government knew what it was signing up government knew what it was signing up for and here we are. These are the rules. They knew what they were signing when they signed on the dotted line. I paraphrase of course, but that is the essence of their argument. But that is the essence of their argument but that is the essence of their argument. They should act in a reasonable argument. They should act in a reasonable and argument. They should act in a reasonable and proportionate i argument. They should act in a i reasonable and proportionate way in terms of so called sps checks on food. I think if they were to really sincerely adhere to that, they would not be taking the approach that they are. It isjust simply not be taking the approach that they are. It is just simply not the case that allowing some sausage transfers from great britain and Northern Ireland is either going to destabilise the Peace Process or is going to damage the integrity of the single market. In the protocol, the principle that the customs purposes, if it is a good that is not likely to end up in the single market, the requirements are much less. Just applying that principle to food related checks, you could straightaway resolve many of the practical problems which have arisen. � practical problems which have arisen. Practical problems which have arisen. � ~ practical problems which have arisen. ~. , practical problems which have arisen. ~. , arisen. And you think Lord Barwell hits the nail arisen. And you think Lord Barwell hits the nail on arisen. And you think Lord Barwell hits the nail on the arisen. And you think Lord Barwell hits the nail on the head arisen. And you think Lord Barwell hits the nail on the head when i arisen. And you think Lord Barwell hits the nail on the head when he | hits the nail on the head when he said the government knew that this was a bad deal, what they were signing up for, but they agreed it to get Brexit Done intending to wriggle out of it later. And of course, now it would appear from the eu stance, that there is no wriggling to be done. There were alwa s wriggling to be done. There were always going wriggling to be done. There were always going to wriggling to be done. There were always going to be wriggling to be done. There were always going to be downsides i wriggling to be done. There were| always going to be downsides but with a little bit of pragmatism, we could resolve some of the worst practical problems with the protocol. I think in the longer term, it does need to be altogether replaced because i have serious concerns about a system which see so many of Northern Ireland� s law is determined by the European Union without people they� re having a say apart from a one off votes every few years. We do need a significant replacement in the long term but in short term. Right now we have to let you go. Thank you for now. Earlier, i spoke to our Reality Check Correspondent Chris Morris about the background this, and what happens going forward from here. It goes back to this Brexit Process that Northern Ireland are in a very tricky position because the Land Border in Northern Ireland, which nobody wanted to return to a hard border between the Northern Ireland and the republic, is now the only Land Border between the uk and the eu. So, to ensure that the hard border did not return and that it remained open, this government agreed that there would be a certain amount of checks taking place within the uk between britain and Northern Ireland. And that would be on foodstuff. Some of those things have been delayed for a few months but those delays can� t last forever. Now, Lord Frost argues that the eu is trying to interpret the northern Ireland Protocol, the bit of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement that deals with all of this, in what he calls a extremely purist way. He says they are being legalistic, they are not applying common sense. His argument is there should be much better balance. So, the problem we have got is that the protocol is being implemented in a way, which is causing disruption in Northern Ireland and we had some pretty frank and honest discussions about that today. There werent any breakthroughs. There arent any breakdowns either and we are going to carry on talking. What we need to do is very urgently find some solutions, which support the belfast good Friday Agreement and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland and allow things to return to normal. He says very urgently with good reason. The next deadline is at The End of this month, there is been a period for what would be a ban on chilled meat. This is the Sausage Row that has been in a lot of papers. Why . Because Eu Law explicitly forbids the import of meat, sausages, burgers, bits of chicken into its market. Northern ireland basically follows when it comes to goods eu rules. If at The End of this month, nothing has changed, the uk has got to decide, do we unilaterally say that we are not going to abide by this . And then, legal challenges get worse, or is some sort of compromise found . The problem is that Lord Frost� s Eu Counterpart says that there are all sorts of ways in which the uk is not implementing what is already agreed. This is what he said in his press conference. As you would understand, the fact that i mentioned that we are at a crossroads means that patience is wearing very thin and, therefore, we to assess all options that we have at our disposal. I was talking about the legal action, i was talking about the arbitration and of course i am talking about cross retaliation. We do not want this to happen, therefore i came here. We had a very intense debate this morning and also Yesterday Evening with Lord Frost because i believe that there are possible solutions. That a News Conference, i was watching it out of the corner of my eye, it went on for a long time. You spent many years working in brussels, i am interested in what you� re reading is of that stance . I took a lot of what he was saying to be, you knew what you are signing up for, we discuss this for many years, he was the result. Here is the result. There is a clash of cultures in a way. It does not surprise me that this is the way the eu is interpreting this. The eu is basically a union of rules. The thing that binds all of the countries together is that they have agreed to follow the same rules. When they do an agreement with the third party, which the uk now is, they expect the rules to be followed. They are pointing out that it is a international treaty that they have signed and it is international law now. The uk have said, wejust want to get Brexit Done, let� s do the deal and worry about the details later. The details have now arrived and that� s why we are in this difficult position because it is starting to destabilise Northern Ireland potentially and quite dangerous ways. I think both sides are aware of that but it is quite difficult to see where the compromise lies between the eu saying there are some very strict rules and you need to abide by them, they are also saying that there are things that we are prepared to change. We will change our own rules to make sure that the supply of medicine can come in properly. We will not do anything to make that more difficult. They have shown some flexibility on guide dogs. But the uk saying there is a whole other things, sausages are just one of them, where more flexibility is needed. Sending parcels to Northern Ireland, Pet Travel from great britain to Northern Ireland. At the moment, you need an Animal Health possible to take your pet to somewhere in the united kingdom. And Animal Health passport. You can see why great britain doesn� t like this and you can certainly see why the ulster unionists don� t like it. This is what they signed up to. Their presumption has been that the eu would be incredibly flexible in the way that the agreement that was signed was interpreted. The history of the eu is that it makes an agreement and it expects the rules to be followed. The broader context now, of course, is that this week we have the G7 Summit coming up inJoe Biden is coming here. We have heard his interview with the bbc. The us national Security Adviser is saying that biden will speak about it and will not come down hard on one side or the ever that he does consider himself to be irish and he is concerned about what will happen in Northern Ireland and the good Friday Agreement and the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The trouble is that both sides are saying that we are trying to preserve the peace but you are being unreasonable. So, it is a very difficult situation. It is five years this month since Brexit Referendum and this difficult situation of Northern Ireland is still along way being resolved. Neither side wants political instability. Nobody wants that. Nobody wants a political deterioration. That has to be in the background of everyone� s minds. But there has still got to be some sort of compromise somewhere. Clearly nobody wants instability on the islands of ireland. 0n The Uk side, essentially the sovereignty and the country, the united kingdom of great britain and Northern Ireland. And on the eu side, the sovereignty of its single market. The problem is that when the uk joined the eu in the 70s, itjoined at the same time as the republic of ireland. A lot of the issues about the borders in ireland simply went away but brexit has brought them back. Just in the last few moments we have had a comment through from the leader of the du p, who says if brussels is deaf to the problems here, the Uk Government must act unilaterally to protect Northern Ireland. So, the Uk Government must act unilaterally. As we say, Lord Frost says talks will continue but we will see where that goes. The six Month Grace Period as it were ends at The End ofjune. Now, we will turn our attentions to coronavirus. Let me just bring you some fresh figures that have come through in the last few minutes. We are hearing of more than seven 5000 7500. These figures are in fact the highest single Day Rise since late february. 7540 lab confirmed cases in the uk of coronavirus as of 9am this morning. The highest single Day Rise since The End of february. We have been talking so much about the rise in the Delta Variant of the virus. 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, but local leaders have asked for more doses, in order to get people vaccinated more quickly. 0ur 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 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 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. Well, this isn� t 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 isn� t 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. Back injanuary, there were 4,346 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 vaccines protect the most vulnerable. Local leaders would now like to see the roll out speeded up. The thing the government needs to do is bring forward Vaccine Supplies in the high case areas so, over the next two to three weeks, have a surge of the Vaccination Programme in all parts of the country, where cases are higher and that would include here. That won� tjust 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 rest of the country, with less than a fortnight to go until final lockdown restrictions are due to be lifted across of england. Jim reed, bbc news. The scientist whose Modelling Led to the uk� s First Covid Lockdown Last Year has warned the mutation known as the Delta Variant could be twice as infectious as the virus that emerged in wuhan in 2019. Professor neil ferguson, from imperial college london, was speaking as Ministers Debate whether to ease lockdown restrictions in england later this month. 0ur Health Correspondent James Gallagher told me more about what Professor Ferguson has been saying. So, that on the face of it to a Lay Person sounds alarming in terms of the transmissibility. What about those People Watching, who say, well isn� t that the point of having a vaccine . Aren� t you have had both doses . It vaccine . Arent you have had both doses . ,. ,. , doses . It is worth remembering that those numbers doses . It is worth remembering that those numbers are doses . It is worth remembering that those numbers are a doses . It is worth remembering that those numbers are a hypothetical those numbers are a hypothetical textbook scientists� number. In the real world, textbook scientists� number. In the realworld, People Textbook Scientists� number. In the real world, people are being vaccinated and so immunity helps suppress those numbers and the restrictions that we currently live and also help to limit the spread. That is like if you let it run wild and No One was vaccinated. All of this still feeds into the debates that are being hard around june 21, notjust in the uk but in other countries as well, about how you strike a balance between these new variants that are emerging that can cause problems again versus what restrictions you need and how much vaccination is necessary before you can start to relax restrictions even further. So, one of the other things that Professor Ferguson said in this briefing was that we could have a third way that would look comparable to the second wave in terms of the pressure on the nhs and the number of people needing Hospital Treatment just because of the stage of the Vaccination Programme that we are at at the moment. It is worth stressing though that we are not talking about the same number of deaths because what the anticipation is, scientists would anticipate that if there was a third wave, it would be milder. You would have people in hospitals but they would have a milder disease, so you would not see the same number of deaths. , ,. ~ you would not see the same number of deaths. , ,. ,. , you would not see the same number of deaths. , ,. ,. , deaths. That brings us back to what we talked about deaths. That brings us back to what we talked about much deaths. That brings us back to what we talked about much last deaths. That brings us back to what we talked about much last year i deaths. That brings us back to what we talked about much last year is l we talked about much last year is that if there are people in Hospital Beds with covid 19, ben people cannot have a Hip Replacement or knee replacement. If cannot have a Hip Replacement or knee replacement. Cannot have a Hip Replacement or knee replacement. If you only look at the virus knee replacement. If you only look at the Virus And Knee replacement. If you only look at the virus and only knee replacement. If you only look at the virus and only be knee replacement. If you only look at the virus and only be really i at the virus and only be really scientific about it and only care about what is happening to covid 19 cases, then you would pushjune 21 back because, obviously, it is clear as day, that if you delay, you will suppress the virus for longer. The problem is that you are notjust looking at one thing in isolation. You have to look at the whole picture and the impact that sustaining these restrictions has on the whole society. It is about talking about the balance and the cost of maintaining the restrictions beyond the 21st ofjune. The Old Bailey has been told that a man accused of killing two sisters in a London Park last summer had � promised to sacrifice� women in order to win the lottery. Danyal hussein, who� s 19, is charged with murdering Nicole Smallman and bibaa henry, who� d been celebrating a birthday in a park in wembley lastjune. Let� s speak now with our correpondent helena wilkinson. Explain what the court has been hearing so far today. Hearing so far today. Well, the Prosecution Hearing so far today. Well, the prosecution has hearing so far today. Well, the prosecution has opened I Hearing so far today. Well, the prosecution has opened the I Hearing so far today. Well, the L Prosecution has opened the Case Hearing so far today. Well, the I Prosecution has opened the case to the jury, prosecution has opened the case to thejury, and what prosecution has opened the case to the jury, and what they heard was that the sisters were celebrating miss henry� s Birthday Injune of last year and they decided to stay on after all of their friends had left but it was the last time that their friends and family were to see of them. The court heard today that the search, the friends and family had searched for the sisters, after they were concerned that they had not returned home and one of their closest friends made the shocking discovery that the sisters� bodies were found in undergrowth. The Prosecution Today in court said the sisters had been repeatedly stabbed in was the prosecutor said was as savage as it was devastating. Nicole smallman had been stabbed. Her sister, was stabbed 28 times. It was a combination of forensic and cct evidence that led them to the defendant and when Police Officers went to search his bedroom, it was there that they found a note that appeared to be a pact that he had signed with a demon, and in that note, the prosecution said it had set out his plans to sacrifice women in exchange to win the lottery and never to be suspected of any crime he committed. Also, Police Officers, when they found that note in his bedroom, they said that they found three lottery tickets as well. The court also heard that his dna was found at the crime scene, also on the bodies of the victims and also the bodies of the victims and also the jury heard that he visited the hospital some time after the attack. He is charged and here on trial at the Old Bailey, charged with two counts of murder and one charge of possessing an offensive weapon. The sisters� mother has been hearing Court Today listening to the prosecution open the kate. The trial is expected to continue for another four weeks. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines the prime Minister Borisjohnson is en route to cornwall where the uk is to host the G7 Summit. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says the Brexit Minister Lord Frost after talks with the eu. But the bloc warns its patience is wearing thin about the northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Of course, as you would understand, the fact that i mentioned that we are at a crossroads means that patience really is wearing very thin, and therefore, we have to assess all options that we have at our disposal. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. There were more than A Million bookings for a covid 19 vaccine through the Nhs Website Yesterday a new record as the Vaccination Programme opened up to people in their 20s. The High Court rules the government acted unlawfully over a Covid Contract Worth half A Million pounds given to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings. And Carry On Camping pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary Camping Sites for longer. Sport and for a full Round Up from the bbc sport centre, here� s katherine. Good afternoon. The so called Big Six clubs involved in the failed plans for a Breakaway European Super League have been fined a total of £22 Million by the Premier League. There were major protests afer arsenal, chelsea, liverpool, manchester city, Manchester United and tottenham announced themselves as Founder Members of the competition in april, and they quickly withdrew. It� s understood the Premier League money will go to Grassroots And Communnity projects arsenal, spurs, Liverpool And Manchester united have already said their owners will be covering the costs. As england prepare for their Opening Game at the european championship, the fa� s Chief Executive has been speaking for The First time about the controversy surrounding players taking a knee. England take on croatia At Wembley On Sunday and they� ve been very clear they will continue to make the gesture. Mark bullingham says the booing by fans at their last two games was very disappointing. This is not a political gesture that the team is making. They are standing up for equality and they are using a gesture that has been around for hundreds of years, they are using it to make a stance against racism. We are not asking every fan to copy that gesture, we are just asking them to respect it, we do expect that they should respect it, they should respect what the team are doing and they should get behind their team and cheer them on and let� s have a brilliant euros with the country getting behind the team. England continue their preparations. There have been increasing Calls Forjack Grealish to start against croatia. The Aston Villa Midfielder impressed against romania at the weekend, even the likes of Paul Gasgoine noticed but he said he wanted grealish to pull his socks up and look like a properfootballer it and look like a properfootballer made me happy ti as it made me happy that he admires me as a player, and i think every English Person absolutely adores him. He was unbelievable. 0bviously, when he burst onto the scene at the World Cup in 1990, a bit before my time, but i have grown up watching highlights, ifi time, but i have grown up watching highlights, if i could get any performances as close to what he did, i would performances as close to what he did, iwould be performances as close to what he did, i would be over the moon. Wales are The First of the home nations in action at the euros. They take on switzerland on saturday in baku. The welsh are the third youngest squad in the competition, with just eight players remaining from the side that made the Semi Finals in paris five years ago. If you look beyond the group stages, it can be a distraction. It probably doesn� T Help you, so the group stages is where the focus is at. Certainly how we approached it last time, it worked for us last time it so i don� t think we will be changing. The defending Champion Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of the french open. The pole was favourite to win the title at roland garros again this year, but she was out played by greece� s Maria Sakkari and beaten in straight sets. Sakkari is through to the Semi Finals of a Grand Slam for The First time where she� ll face czech Barbora Krejcikova who knocked out american teenager coco gauff. The defending men� s Champion Rafa Nadal is aiming to reach the last four and stay on track for a Record 21st Grand Slam title. He� s taking on argentina� s diego schwartzmann. He won The First set 6 3. He lost the second and it is on serve in the third set. He is looking for a 14th title at roland garros. New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson will miss the second test against england, which starts tomorrow at edgbaston. He� s resting his injured elbow. England have been practicing today, amid controversy over a number of offensive Social Media posts made in the past by members of the squad. Tweets by eoin morgan, James Anderson and Jos Buttler have been highlighted. The ecb have said they are looking at each case individually, after suspending Bowler 0llie Robinson on sunday. That� s all the sport for now. There were more than A Million bookings for a covid 19 vaccine through the Nhs Website Yesterday The First time daily appointments made through the national Booking Service have topped the million mark. The nhs Chief Executive sir simon stevens said it is a hugely promising stage for the � final sprint� of the Vaccination Programme. Our Health Correspondent naomi grimley is here. That is a record . It is and Health Officials are that is a record . It is and Health Officials are hailing that is a record . It is and Health Officials are hailing it that is a record . It is and Health Officials are hailing it as that is a record . It is and Health Officials are hailing it as a i officials are hailing it as a blockbuster day and i think we can hear from the Chief Executive of the nhs, simon stevens, and why he thinks this is a particularly significant event. Thinks this is a particularly siunificant event. ,. , significant event. Yesterday was the bi est da significant event. Yesterday was the biggest day ever significant event. Yesterday was the biggest day ever for significant event. Yesterday was the biggest day ever for vaccine significant event. Yesterday was the biggest day ever for vaccine a i biggest day ever for vaccine a booking, biggest day ever for vaccine a booking, a blockbuster day with over A Million booking, a blockbuster day with over A Million people booking theirjabs, and that A Million people booking theirjabs, and that was of course when we were able to and that was of course when we were able to open and that was of course when we were able to open up the Vaccine Programme for people aged 25 29, and that amazing response has shown that younger that amazing response has shown that younger people are just as enthusiastic about getting their abs enthusiastic about getting their jabs as enthusiastic about getting their jabs as everybody else across the population, and that is a hugely promising population, and that is a hugely promising sign for the final sprint in getting promising sign for the final sprint in getting the Vaccination Programme done in getting the Vaccination Programme done. ,. ,. ,. , done. 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Simon stephen making the point that he thinks that is the point that he thinks that is really positive news simon stevens. We also have had a jump in terms of cases . This stevens. We also have had a ump in terms of cases . I terms of cases . This has been happening terms of cases . This has been happening now terms of cases . This has been happening now for terms of cases . This has been happening now for a terms of cases . This has been happening now for a few i terms of cases . This has been happening now for a few days, terms of cases . This has been i happening now for a few days, that we have seen noticeable jumps happening now for a few days, that we have seen noticeablejumps in happening now for a few days, that we have seen noticeable jumps in the number of cases, the number of infections, and today that stands at 7540 new infections, up compared to last wednesday, it was then 4330 infections. Thesejumps last wednesday, it was then 4330 infections. These jumps are beginning to worry Health Officials and of course others would point out that hospitalisations are still relatively low and of course the Death Rate has come right down but you can see why they are going to be worried about what is going to happen next, especially because we are due for the next phase of reopening on the 21st ofjune. It all plays into those political decisions. Thanks forjoining us. Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16 year old boy outside a school in luton yesterday. The victim has not been formally identified, but his family has been informed. 0ur Correspondentjo Black gave us this update from luton. This is a tragic loss of life. Another loss of life of someone so young after an attack. A stabbing here Yesterday Afternoon. It happened about 4pm outside the school that i� m standing outside at the moment. It happened just near these bollards and as you might expect, there has been a heavy Police Presence here all day. You might be able to see a Police Officer there. There is another couple of Police Officers on the perimeter of the school. Four o� clock in the afternoon, you might expect that it was busy here Yesterday Afternoon around that time outside of school. So, the police will be hopeful that people saw what happened or saw what led up to the incident and might be able to help with their enquiries. We know that that 16 year old was taken to hospital but was declared dead a couple of hours later around 6pm. Two teenage boys have been arrested. One, on suspicion of murder, the other on suspicion of violent disorder. Both of those suspects needed Hospital Treatment for injuries. They are still in Police Custody at the moment. The school has put a statement on Social Media and it says. That is a statement on Social Media from the high school. Bedfordshire police have also released a statement today. We have spoken to people who live around here. People are really saddened by what has happened. One woman was in tears and one gentleman told me that he doesn� t expect this to happen on this type of road. That� s what he said. He expected this to happen may be closer to the Town Centre. We are a few miles outside the Town Centre of luton. In fact, the M1 Motorway is about a quarter of a mile in that direction. People are really saddened. The police believe it is an isolated attack and they are asking anybody who saw what happened to come forward. We have some news from the world of politics relating to coronavirus, relating to the Evidence Session from Dominic Cummings in the last couple of weeks. We are hearing that the chair of two parliamentary select committees have written to Dominic Cummings, the former adviser to the Prime Minister, asking him to provide documentary evidence for what they called several serious allegations that he made when he appeared before them at The End of may. This is a letter that was sent to Dominic Cummings last week and has been published today. Greg clarke and Jeremy Hunt have asked for evidence for the claims that Dominic Cummings made during that session about Matt Hancock� s honesty. You may remember much of the evidence he gave over many hours, he said many things including about the health secretary Matt Hancock. The chairs Greg Clarke and Jeremy Hunt, they say they want evidence of those serious allegations. They also want him to provide the committee with text exchanges that he had with Boris Johnson and with various ministers and journalists. Johnson and with various ministers andjournalists. I johnson and with various ministers and journalists. I won� t read the letter because it is very lengthy but in essence they wanted this evidence by last week and they wanted it by the 4th ofjune, because they wanted to study it before tomorrow because you might know that Matt Hancock is in front of the committees tomorrow, but the evidence has not been received to date. That is what we are hearing, the evidence was requested from Dominic Cummings by the 4th ofjune but it has not been forthcoming. So says jeremy but it has not been forthcoming. So sasteremy hunt but it has not been forthcoming. So says Jeremy Hunt and but it has not been forthcoming. So sasteremy hunt and Greg Clarke. The letter that they have written to him hasjust been made public, and maybe there will be more to Come On that later. That has just emerged, asking for evidence from Dominic Cummings. Canada� s prime Ministerjustin Trudeau has spoken at a vigil for members of a muslim family who were run down and killed by a pick up truck. Police have charged a man with the murder. Four people were killed. A nine year old boy who survived the attack remains in hospital in a stable condition. You should not have to face that hate in your communities, in your country. We can and we will act. We can and we will choose a better way. When someone hurts any of us, when someone targets any Parent Or Child or grandparent, we must all stand together and say, no. No to hatred and to islamophobia. No to terror and to racism. The headlines on bbc news. Prime Minister Borisjohnson is en route to cornwall where the uk is to host the G7 Summit. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says Brexit Minister Lord Frost. But the eu warns its patience is wearing thin over northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. The economic potential of 1. 8 billion young people around the world risks being thrown away if leaders don� t take the opportunity to deliver better skills and jobs that� s 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. Our global Trade Correspondent Dharshini david reports. Sun, sand, and one of the highest Youth Unemployment rates in europe. It� s Notjust Tourism In Cadiz in southern spain that� s been hit by covid, but also the Shipbuilding And Aviation industry. And so the job prospects of engineering graduate, carmen. There aren� t 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, more than A Billion young people have missed out on employment, education and training. But so far, the Battle Against Covid 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 people� s prospects now could blight their lives for decades. Alternatively, there� s 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 leigh family, that meant entertaining themselves making Tik Tok videos. As well as endless hours on Video Calls for harrison and darcy� s studies and dad paul� s work. I think the biggest thing is just more consumption. I� m on my phone more. 0bviously, i� m a student so i would have to go on my laptop and do online lecturing, online seminars. Everything was 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, theyd 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, don� t 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, 0k 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 it� s the Morning Video Call to the grandchildren or updating the online Shopping List on a tablet, we� ve all got used to how vital these connective devices can be. We� ve been spending more time online than the citizens of any other major european nation. But here� s the question, is this a permanent change in our habits . I� m 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. We� ve discovered the technology serves us pretty well. Or when it comes to online shopping, we� ve discovered the convenience of having things delivered to us. But equally, i� m 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. 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 a year. But a new campaign called Carry On Camping says they have been a lifeline for many rural businesses. Here� s our consumer Affairs Correspondent, Colletta Smith. Like every landlord, it� s been tough for fiona seeing a totally empty pub for so much of the year. She� s 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 you� ve got here, a lovely part of the world. It is. Show me around. It� s really not glamorous, it� s 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, we� ve been quite surprised, we have been full every night that we� ve 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 we� ve got a big expanse that we don� t really utilise to the best of its ability, so we just thought, well, while we� ve 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 there� s 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 it� s 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. It� s the money that you can generate in the summer thaT Helps us through the lean times in the winter. The government says it� s keeping the rules under review and, with such huge demand for camping pitches, there should be plenty of business to go round. Coletta smith, bbc news, in the peak district. A Herd Of Wild Elephants Travelling Hundreds of miles through china has captured the imagination of millions of people across the country. The animals have reached the outskirts of kunming, a city of more than 8 Million people, and theirjourney is being watched on Social Media as the bbc� s Tim Allman explains. If you had just walked more than 500 kilometres, you might fancy a bit of a lie down, too. Spread out like some giantjigsaw puzzle, the elephants of Yunnan Province take a more than deserved rest. Well, most of them. Why are they doing this . No one knows, but week after week, month after month, they have marched relentlessly onwards, with the occasional spot of help from the local authorities. Translation our Staff Members use excavators to make gentle slopes i on both sides of the river so they can pass through. The elephants successfully crossed the river after walking back and forth for several hours. As is the way these days, the whole thing has become big news on Social Media. Hashtags, Fan Art and memes abound. But a Herd Of Wild Elephants, each one potentially weighing up to four metric tonnes, and the citizens of Southern China are not necessarily a good mix. In china now, most of the country, people are getting back to normal so there are no covid 19 restrictions in place, so people are moving around freely, and there have been cases in the past where elephants could actually kill somebody. Hundreds of local officials have been assigned to protect the public and keep the elephants away from population centres. The ultimate goal encourage the animals to pack up their trunks, metaphorically speaking, and head back home. Tim allman, bbc news. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with helen. The sunshine will linger from the East Midlands Eastwards. The cloud is expanding further west on this particular Weather Front, albeit rather weak for some. A few sharper bursts of rain further north. Eventually, It Will bring some fresher air by The End of friday temporarily but for the rest of the day the best of the sunshine will be for the East Midlands Eastwards and The Cloud is thick enough for drizzly rain around the Irish Sea Coasts but even where we have The Cloud it� s warm. A little bit of brightness through Northern Ireland but warmer still where we have that unbroken strong sunshine and moderate to high levels of pollen. 0vernight, The Cloud will continue its Progress Eastwards With Patchy Rain In Northern and western areas so it is going to be quite a close night, closer than last night, quite uncomfortable with high humidity for some. High pressure still hanging on and bringing a lot of dry weather until thursday but Weather Fronts are strung out to the North And West so we have a lot of cloud in close proximity to the uk, with more isobars on the chart for tomorrow particularly for Northern Ireland and scotland, so generally more cloud around although It Will tend to thin and break through the day allowing some sunshine for central and eastern areas in particular. The cloud breaking up in Eastern Scotland and it could be warmer than today because we will see some breaks in The Cloud but with more cloud to nibble away at first thing, the temperatures might be a degree or two down. That cloud and its cold Weather Front starts to edge further south on friday. Again, patchy in nature, so there will be some sunshine. There is slightly fresher Air Heading in behind that Weather Front so even with a bit of sunshine coming through, It Will be a bit fresher. As we go into the weekend, high pressure re establishes itself, pushing those weak Weather Fronts and their attendant cloud out of the way so we should see the sunshine returning in abundance. It will, of course, be strong sunshine. We are only a week or two away from the longest day and It Will become hotter despite lower humidity wiTh Temperatures rising to the high 20s by The End of sunday. There� s more online. This is bbc news. I� m reeta chakrabarti. The headlines. The prime Minister Borisjohnson is en route to cornwall, where the uk is to host the G7 Summit. No breakthrough, but no breakdown says the Brexit Minister Lord Frost after talks with the eu. But the bloc warns its patience is wearing thin about the northern Ireland Trade arrangements. Of course, as you would understand of the fact that i mentioned that we are at a crossroads means that patients really is wearing very thin, and therefore, we have to you assess options that we have at our disposal. Patience. Surge testing and a push to get people vaccinated is stepped up in North West England, after a rise in cases of the Delta Variant, first found in india. The Prime Minister says any