Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The Public Inquiry into the Manchester Arena Bombing will publish its first report in the next hour, focusing on security at the venue. 22 people died and hundreds were injured when Salman Abedi blew up a bomb in his rucksack in the arenas foyer, four years ago. There will be two more reports to come, on the Emergency Response and what happened to each of those who died, and also whether the atrocity could have been prevented. Relatives of the victims are hoping the inquiry will recommend a change in the law to make it mandatory for all venues to have Counter Terrorism measures in place. Heres our north of england correspondentjudith moritz. I dont know how close i was to death on the night. Maybe its good ive got no memories of it. 0k. Paul price was at Manchester Arena when the bomb went off. Keep pushing. Push, push for us. He just survived. Hand up. But its notjust his own injuries that paul has had to cope with. Its also overwhelming grief. His partner, elaine mciver, did not survive, one of 22 people murdered that night. She was the love of my life. I was the love of her life. Elaine was a Police Officer, and her dedication to herjob as a Detective Constable has given Paul A very personal take on the police� s actions before the bombing. In particular, hes been upset to discover that, against instructions, there was no Police Officer in the foyer when the concert ended and the bomb exploded. Four british transport Police Officers were standing together at Victoria Station next door. The inquiry as a whole, its been hard. I didnt want to be Let Down by btp, but i was, and i think that hurt more than anything. Because elaine was a Police Officer. And again, after the explosion, you know, there was heroics and they stepped up, but the failings before the explosion was unforgivable as far as im concerned. The btp officers on duty that night have since been commended for their heroism after the explosion. The force has also accepted the attack happened on its watch and it let the public down. But what about the private companies responsible for security at the arena . This is the journey that the bomber, Salman Abedi, took into the foyer, and up these stairs, and into a carefully researched hiding place, Out Of Sight for nearly one hour, in a cctv blind spot. Two teenage stewards became aware of abedi after a member of the public raised concerns, but they didnt challenge him. Both were employed by showsec, who did security for the arena operators, smg. I will never forget when ijoined, one of the senior managers for showsec, he said to me, john, dont expect too much from these people, because if they werent here, they would be flipping burgers. So, very young. Some very young, inexperienced, never seen angry people in their lives, difficult, difficultjob for them. The inquiry� s heard that stewards, largely casual workers, received unpaid training which they could click through in seconds on their mobile phones. Smg has accepted some shortcomings, but denies blaming others or putting profit over safety. Showsec has also admitted falling short, but said its errors had not contributed to the bombing. Going to court daily at the moment, trying my best anyway. Figen murray has been keeping a Video Diary during the inquiry. Today, she and other bereaved relatives will find out the chairmans view on Security Failings at the arena. If you cant have a glass of prosecco on your way to the tube station, when can you . Her son, martyn hett, was murdered there, and his loss has totally changed figen� s life. What do you think martyn would make of all this . He would find it very amusing that his 60 year old mother was an activist. He would, really. Figen is pushing for martyn� s law, a new duty on venues to make sure that Counterterrorism Measures are in place. She hopes that it will be recommended by the inquiry. At any big venue, you have to provide so many toilets. Theres laws on how hot the food has to be in the canteen. Yet, there is no law on security, just a recommendation, and thatjust cannot be right. Later this year, we will find out exactly how each of the 22 victims died, and if any could have been saved. Four years after that night at Manchester Arena shattered so many lives, there is still a long road ahead. Judith moritz, Bbc News, manchester. Lets speak to our correspondent danny savage, whos at manchester magistrates� court for us now. Many are expecting this report when it comes out to be critical. Yes. It comes out to be critical. Yes, they are. It comes out to be critical. Yes, they are. But it comes out to be critical. Yes, they are. But i it comes out to be critical. Yes, they are, but i think it comes out to be critical. Yes, they are, but i think you it comes out to be critical. Yes, they are, but i think you will. It comes out to be critical. Yes, | they are, but i think you will see some criticisms but some constructive ones as well. This report has looked in huge detail in this inquiry around what has happened that night in a special Court Room constructed in the magistrates building behind me. They have been hearing months of evidence and the inquiry will report in three stages, this is the first one. What will happen this afternoon is a report will be published at two oclock, Sirjohn Saunders the chairman of the inquiry will talk for 15 minutes about his findings, and we are likely to hear statement then from the other interested parties who may well come in for criticism, like smg, the company that owns the arena, showsec that provided the stewards that night, and british Transport Police who you heard judith talking about in her report, and how one man felt Let Down by their actions that night because his partner was a Police Officer. We expect all those details to come out this afternoon. It is likely to be a busy afternoon hearing the reaction to that. I suppose the Bottom Line is well what this inquiry finds in its immense detail change the way that big events in the uk are kept secure and kept safe . I think this could be a Landmark Today in this inquiry, what its findings are and what this will change in the future going forward for big events like that concert that night at the Manchester Arena. Danny, many thanks. Well have the findings of that report at 2pm here on Bbc News. The Covid Epidemic in england grew in the two and a half weeks tojune seventh, driven mainly by younger Age Groups who are not yet vaccinated, according to new data. Researchers from Imperial College London say the spread of the Delta Variant contributed to the rise. But there are tentative signs in the latest daily figures that growth may be beginning to slow. Katherine Da Costa has more. Every month, thousands of Swab Tests are sent out as part of the React Study looking at prevalence of covid across england. The latest analysis looks at the situation from the end of may to the first week ofjune, involving more than 100,000 volunteers. It found the virus is spreading rapidly, driven by the Delta Variant, first detected in india. The study shows around one in 670 tested positive for the virus, and rates were highest among young people aged between five and i2, and 18 24, most of whom have not had the vaccine. But researchers say that there are promising signs of good protection in fully vaccinated older Age Groups. It is really important that, if people are offered the opportunity to get a vaccine, that they have the first dose and then they have the second dose. And the protection is very high. So, the issue here is that we have got Exponential Growth being driven by the younger people, and its really important to get those vaccines out to the younger adults, and thats the plan in the next four weeks, is to do that. There are encouraging signs. In some areas with high Infection Rates, like here in blackburn, the spread of growth is starting to slow. Do you have any serious medical conditions . A Big Push To Vaccinate should help to further reduce the spread. The latest survey by the Office For National Statistics suggests people who do Test Positive after vaccination are less likely to have symptoms, and have less of the virus in their body. Its hoped that means a lower chance of passing it on. The hospitalisations, although they are increasing at the moment, theyre much lower than you would have expected with the number of cases that we have seen, even from a few months ago, and, if indeed this rate of increase in Case Numbers continues to decline, i think everythings looking pretty good, to be honest. Delaying englands unlocking Untiljuly 19th pushes us closer to the summer holidays. Its hoped that will help turn the tide on infections, buying time to offer more first and second doses, and flatten this latest wave. Katherine Da Costa, Bbc News. A mans been found guilty of the murders of two women 21 years apart. Gary allen was convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of murdering Samantha Class in hull in 1997 and Alena Grlakova In Rotherham in 2018. 0ur legal correspondent Dominic Casciani is here. Tell us more about this case. Its a really important tell us more about this case. Its a really important conviction tell us more about this case. It� s. Really important conviction because when Gary Allen left court In Sheffield 21 years ago he thought he had got away with the murder of Samantha Class, a young six worker in the city. Police had the dna linking him to her body, they knew he had lied but a jury could not be sure so for years afterwards prosecutors and police tried to work out if they could get him back into cord under the Double Jeopardy principle, that is where you find new and compelling evidence. There was no scientific breakthrough but what they are able to show this time is that what he said and did in the years after the original killing including the terrible murder of Alena Grlakova was highly relevant and should be put before a jury. A combination in this case of the violent murder of Samantha Class, sexual offences committed after his acquittal in 2000, further confession to undercover officers in 2010 and 11. The murder of another woman in 2018 and evidence now available of his mindset in other words, his attitude towards women and his violent fantasies of harming women. It seemed to me that we had enough to go to the court of appeal. The police are open minded about whether there are other unsolved killings that can be linked to him, they are appealing to other police forces to provide them with potential cases to look at. Today is very much aboutjustice for Samantha Classs family and her daughter sophie has said that for all her mothers troubles, she was a gentle, caring and strong woman. She was A Million beautiful things. We finally have justice. Million beautiful things. We finally havejustice in the last hour, the dup� s Paul Givan has become northern irelands First Minister after a special sitting of the stormont assembly. Sinn fein� s Michelle 0neill will serve as deputy First Minister. It comes after a stalemate over irish language laws was resolved. 0ur Correspondent Dan Johnson is at stormont. So, tensions up to the last minute, why . Absolutely, yes, there were deals being done into the early hours of the morning and there has been wrangling right up to the Confirmation Hearing which did eventually confirm the new First Minister here, Paul Givan, eventually confirm the new First Minister here, paulgivan, in eventually confirm the new First Minister here, Paul Givan, in the last hour along with his Sinn Fein deputy Michelle 0neill. But there has been a level of upset about the way this has been done, the deal that has been reached. The stalemate that has been reached. The stalemate that existed since Arlene Foster officially steps down. Reassurances on Protection And Promotion of the irish language, and it is that kind of reassurance that had to be given late last night by Brandon Lewis at the northern Ireland Secretary which has brought the parties back together and this morning resulted in those two figures being confirmed in their job. If we think of this as being more than a political theatre, the leading lady and leading man are back on the stage and able to get on with the main act of addressing the problems in northern ireland, particularly how to get out of the pandemic, how to reduce the lockdown measures. But behind the scenes there is a certain level of disquiet, particularly among the cast of dup politicians. What that means in future for their leader Edwin Poots is a big question. The uncertainty of the last few days has now come to an End And Business of devolved government can resume, but confidence in the Dup Leader has been shaken. What that means for the future is now a major issue. Many future is now a maor issue. Many thanks. Social services in england are too often focused on investigating struggling families instead of providing them with support thats the finding of a government commissioned review of childrens care. It describes The System as currently failing young people, and says it needs urgent Investment And Reform. Heres our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. What can you see . Playing and exploring in the shade at this Childrens Centre in hertfordshire helps children and parents make the most of life together. Its the sort of Community Support that todays report says should be much more widely available to all families. Certainly for these parents, it means a lot. Very important for the mum and the baby, obviously, for the mum to meet new friends and to get advice and tips for themselves and also for their baby. Full of information that new parents need, because we dont have a lot of information. I mean, you can go on the internet, but to actually speak to someone, going to the services, and theyre absolutely fantastic. But the independent review says spending by councils in england on general Advice And Support for families has been cut by a third in recent years, with money shifting to crisis services. The review concludes that, too often, families end up being investigated by childrens services, not supported. It says teenagers in particular are being failed by the current system, and that too many children are ending up in care. The Report Author says Investment And Reform of the System Cant be put off. If we carry on like this, it will both become more expensive and continue to be inadequate in the support it gives to children and families, and so we need to change. You know, there is no option here where childrens social Care Wont Cost more money in the short term. The question is, do we invest and reform, or do we carry on as we are and see services not a good enoughjob . In response to the review, the government says it is putting extra money into targeting educational support earlier in the lives of young people to make sure all children have the same opportunities. Alison holt, Bbc News. The time is 17 minutes past one. Our top story this lunchtime the inquiry into the Manchester Arena Suicide Bombing is publishing the first of its reports today. All eyes on wembley for Euro 2020 as England And Scotland prepare to go head to head tomorrow. Coming up on the Bbc News channel. Englands Women Cricketers push their first Innings Score past 300 on day two of their Test Match against india in bristol. Ryanair and the owners of manchester, stansted, and East Midlands airports are launching a legal challenge over the governments covid Traffic Light Travel system. Jet2 and easyjet holidays also say they dont understand why destinations with low Infection Rates, such as mallorca, are not on the green list. Simon browning reports. The Uk Travel industry is angry. Last Months Chaos when the government suddenly flipped portugal from green to amber meant a struggling Holiday Sector was almost grounded again. No destinations, no holidays, no income. Now they are challenging the government for answers about how decisions on the Travel List are made. Michael 0leary, the boss of ryanair, said the uks Traffic Light System has been a complete shambles from the beginning. We call on prime Minister Borisjohnson to explain the scientific basis behind this system that the government seem to make up as they go along. One of the leading Uk Tour operators, jet2 also want more clarity. I thinkjust a bit more transparency would help as to how they have reached their Data Web Decision as to what destinations should be in and which you shouldnt. So you feel the Government Isnt being transparent with you and the rest of the industry . To put it bluntly, no. I dont understand the rationale behind some of the decisions. Majorca, a british Holiday Favourite for decades, is one of the key destinations that Tourism Bosses want opened. They say Infection Rates are low, 400,000 germans went there last month but it is in the Uk Amber return and testing. The government has said that it cannot comment on the legal challenge, but that their decisions on the green list are made on numerous health factors. This morning one minister gave hope on forthcoming changes, allowing double vaccinated Tirris To Travel is being considered, if the uk doesnt want to get left behind by countries that are adopting a two jab approach. More than one in five children in england now qualify for Free School Meals after a sharp rise during the pandemic. According to the latest data, a further 420,000 children have become eligible since march last year, taking the total to more than 1. 7 million. 0ur Education Editor branwenjeffreys is here. What does this tell us about what is going on in the lives of certain families in england . This gives insiaht families in england . This gives insight into families in england . This gives insight into how families in england . This gives insight into how many families in england . This gives insight into how many families| families in england . This gives insight into how many families have faced extreme financial pressure during the pandemic, and found themselves out of work and relying on benefits, and as a result, their children are qualifying for Free School Meals. Now, this is a very significant increase, but, behind those national figures, significant increase, but, behind those nationalfigures, some bigger some big regional differences. The South East Of England for example, around 16 of children qualify for Free School Meals. Look at the north east, and it is 27. 5 . They have also seen one of the sharpest increases. Close to one third of the children there are relying on Free School Meals, and that, of course, is only those whose parents are on benefit, not those iugghng parents are on benefit, not those Juggling Severaljobs and just above the threshold. Why does this matter . Schools rely on getting extra funding attached to these children called the pupil premium, and that is a significant amount of money. The Figures Today will eventually release that money, but not immediately, because the government has chosen to rely on figures from last october, which have not caught up last october, which have not caught up with the reality on the ground. They say that that will give schools a greater amount of time to budget, and the money will eventually go up, but Today Union leaders, head teachers, have said that this just shows a worrying disregard for the fate of the poorest children in england. Fate of the poorest children in encland. ~ fate of the poorest children in encland. , ~ i. Fate of the poorest children in encland. , ~ �. , the footballer Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with a heart starting device, following his collapse on the pitch during denmarks match against finland last saturday. The midfielder suffered a Cardiac Arrest and remains in hospital. Tonight, denmark play belgium, and thanks to the quick thinking of his Team Mates and access to a defibrillator, eriksen is alive to cheer them on. His experience has prompted calls for the life saving equipment to be made available in more public spaces. Graham satchell reports. Saturday afternoon, and the world stood still, praying for danish footballer Christian Eriksen. As players formed a protective ring, medical staff used a defibrillator to shock eriksen� s heart back into action. It was upsetting to see. No, you still dont expect to see stuff like that on live tv. Benjones was watching the game with his seven year old son, 0scar. He had a Heart Attack and they had this like thing called a therm. Defibrillator. Defibrillator, and it helps you if youve had a Heart Attack. It sends electricity to your heart and it starts it re going again. 0scar was so moved by what he saw that he started a gofundme run. He wants to raise money for a defibrillator for his football team. We wanted to run a mile every day for 26 days to raise money to get one for our team and all the teams that dont. The teams that are older than us that dont have some. Apply pads to patients bare chest, as shown in picture. Press pads firmly to patients bare skin. | defibrillators in combination with Chest Compression can be vital in saving someones life. People shouldnt be afraid to use them, because you just press the on button and it explains exactly what you need to do. So people should just go ahead and do it. Every minute that someone doesnt act and do something for someone who has had a Cardiac Arrest, the chance of survival is reduced by 10 . There are a growing number of so called public access defibrillators. More than 100,000 in total, in shopping centres, some workplaces, Transport Hubs but they are used in just 3 of Cardiac Arrests outside hospital. Part of the problem is no one knows exactly where they all are, so the british Heart Foundation is now working on a national database. The importance of that is that the Ambulance Service in the local area will know where that defibrillator is and how to get access to it and be able to tell the person who rings up 999 looking for help and looking to use that defibrillator to save someones life. 0scar will be running for the next 25 days as he tries to protect the players at his football club. Graham satchell, Bbc News. Thousands of scotland fans have already arrived in london ahead of their Euro 2020 match against England Tomorrow night. The fa has warned fans attending not to boo the national anthems or any players taking the knee. John watson is at wembley now. The excitement is mounting . Hello from wembley, just over 2500 scotland fans will be inside the Stadium Tomorrow to watch the match. Many more will be travelling to london, to watch it, but with no dedicated Fan Park in the capital, they are being advised against travelling. We know scotland will take the knee in a show of solidarity alongside england on the pitch, but will continue to stand against racism for their final Group Match against croatia, and make no bones about it, scotland desperately need a positive result if they are to progress in the tournament. They last won here at wembley, back in 1999. The England Manager Gareth Southgate was in the side that day. Their most recent Match Game at Hampden Park on 2019 and i world cup qualifier, when scotland were just minutes away from what would have been another memorable victory. They will be desperate to avoid another near miss tomorrow. England could be boosted by the return of central Defender Harry Maguire who has not played, but has declared himself Fit And Scotland will have a late Fitness Test on influential defender kieran tierney, who missed the disappointing result against the Czech Republic in their opening group game, that 2 0 defeat. There is reason for scotland to be hopeful, not least that the Result Wasnt what i wanted in the Opening Game but the performance certainly was, and that is something that Steve Clarke will be desperate to build upon. It was interesting to hear Marcus Rashford speaking yesterday about what the Atmosphere And Occasion will be like. He played in that match when the teams last faced Each Other and he said that it really was a unique occasion. And lets be honest, with so much Passion And Pride at stake here tomorrow, i think this result is going to be very, very difficult to call. A , going to be very, very difficult to call. ,. , going to be very, very difficult to call. , g. Going to be very, very difficult to Rafa Nadal has pulled out of wimbledon and the tokyo 0lympics, saying he took the decision after talks with his team in a bid to prolong his career. The 20 time grand Slam Champion says the two Week Gap between the French Open and wimbledon is not enough time for him to recuperate after a long clay court season. He said it was not an easy decision to take but it was the right one. China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin occupation of the countrys new space station. In a Landmark Mission for china, the three men will spend three months aboard the module some 380km above the earth. It will be chinas longest crewed Space Mission to date and the first in nearly five years. Now, more evidence that dogs can indeed be mans best friend. When the Emergency Services were called to a vulnerable woman who was on bridge over a motorway this week in devon it was digby, a three year old labradoodle, who prevented tragedy. Digby was originally hired to help Relieve Anxiety among firefighters, but he showed he was also adept at diffusing distress. Fiona lamdin has the story. Well, meet digby, he is a three year old labradoodle. He is the first Fire And Rescue Therapy Dog used in the uk. And this week, On Tuesday, he was part of a team who helped save a young woman for life. Well, lets come over to his handler. Matt, just tell me, what happened On Tuesday . Ok, so there was a multi Agency Response to a situation where an individual was in a really vulnerable position physically and emotionally. And despite the best efforts of Police Negotiators and the response with lots of Specialist Capability and skills and assets, such as hydraulic platforms and Specialist Rescue Road teams, the individual wasnt willing to engage or allow any of those assets or resources to come close to where they were located. To where they were located. So it took some creative thinking so it took some creative thinking by the services that were there, by the services that were there, and someone came up with the Idea And Someone came up with the idea that perhaps digby could that perhaps digby could come along and engage come along and engage with the individual and with the individual and perhaps help resolve the situation. So digby knew no different. Perhaps help resolve the situation. So, received a call, we came along so, received a call, we came along and the Police Negotiators and the Police Negotiators were able to introduce digby were able to introduce digby to the individual. To the individual. They responded really they responded really positively and then, positively and then, through conversation, through conversation, were willing to get were willing to get to a place of safety. To a place of safety. And it saved her life. And it saved her life. So digby knew no different. Hes just a fluffy dog. He loves life, he loves people and he was only too willing just to go over and say hello to someone else. Well, you can see how calm he is, how obedient he is. And on that note, back to you. Time for a look at the weather heres helen willetts. Thank you. Quite a bit of bright, dry weather on the satellite