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Raheem stirling and Harry Kane put Gareth Southgate� s team into the last eight with a 2 Nil Win over germany in front of 40,000 fans at wembley. Its the first Time theyve beaten their rivals in a Knockout Match at a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup final. England now face ukraine in rome On Saturday, in a bid to reach the Semi Finals of the tournament for the first Time in 25 years. Heres Tim Allman on the celebrations and commiserations after the match. For England Fans, this must have felt like a pretty novel experience. Theyjust felt like a pretty novel experience. They just witnessed their team felt like a pretty novel experience. Theyjust witnessed their team do something they hadnt done for more than half a century, namely, beat germany in the Knockout Stages of a major football tournament. Come on, get in there and this being england, confidence has now reached absurdly high levels. Its england, confidence has now reached absurdly high levels. Absurdly high levels. 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I believe germany were the Translation Lam sad. I believe germany were the better Translation Lam sad. I believe germany were the better team. I translation | am sad. | believe | germany were the better team. The english had their opportunities, but they converted them, but germany should have won. But they converted them, but germany should have won. They converted them, but germany should have won. But germany didnt. Encland should have won. But germany didnt. England pulling should have won. But germany didnt. England pulling off should have won. But germany didnt. England pulling off one should have won. But germany didnt. England pulling off one of should have won. But germany didnt. England pulling off one of their england pulling off one of their greatest victories since 1966 and all that. Raheem sterling got their first go, finally breaking the Deadlock Midway through the second half. And captain Harry Kane sealed the win with less than five minutes to go. A particularly Sweet Moment for manager Gareth Southgate, who knows what it is like to be on the wrong end of as a result against the germans. But despite this win, hes desperately trying to calm everyone down. It desperately trying to calm everyone down. ,. , desperately trying to calm everyone down. ,. ,. ,. ,. , down. It is a dangerous moment for us. We down. It is a dangerous moment for us we have down. It is a dangerous moment for us. We have that down. It is a dangerous moment for us. We have that warmth down. It is a dangerous moment for us. We have that warmth of down. It is a dangerous moment forj us. We have that warmth of success and the feeling around the country that we have only got to turn up to win the thing. And we know it is going to be an immense challenge from here on. The going to be an immense challenge from here on going to be an immense challenge from here on. The first part of that immense challenge from here on. The first part of that immense challenge will from here on. The first part of that immense challenge will be from here on. The first part of that immense challenge will be a immense challenge will be a quarterfinal against ukraine. They Beat Sweden 2 1 in their round of 16 match at Hampden Park and they will No Doubt have ambitions of their own. But tell that to these England Fans, who really think history is now on their side. I was Sports Reporter Sally Nugent has been outside wembley stadium today. Has been outside wembley stadium toda. ~. ,. , has been outside wembley stadium toda. ~. ,. ,. , today. What a momentous night, the first 20 minutes today. What a momentous night, the first 20 minutes of today. What a momentous night, the first 20 minutes of the today. What a momentous night, the first 20 minutes of the game, first 20 minutes of the game, england did not like that comfortable and germany really dead. But the important thing that happened, england did not panic at that point. That is the thing that i think was quite striking Last Night, they were able to keep calm, keep it together, eventually getting that first goal via Raheem Sterling really settled the nerves. The crowd responded fantastically in the stadium. You saw at one point declan rice going across to the England Fans trying to whip them up. They didnt need any more whipping up, i can tell you. But it really, really worked. I think the players felt the support of the crowd very keenly Last Night, brilliant to have so many fans inside, so noisy. The noise was astonishing considering it was nowhere near capacity. And i think the players fed off that, the fans enjoyed it and it was a magical, magical evening. You have to also look at the game Last Night and think, well, they had a little bit of luck on their side as well. I have watched england so many Times and you have seen them look like they are going to score and they just dont. And Last Night, they just dont. And Last Night, they just seems to have that little bit of extra sparkle, that little bit of extra magic. To get them to that comfortable, you would have to say, 20 comfortable, you would have to say, 2 0 score line. Really interesting after the match, Gareth Southgate said, i am the party pooper. We are not going to celebrate this. We are just going to stay completely calm, take it one game at a Time. Because as you mentioned, the next thing they will look forward to now is Saturday Night in rome, the Stadio 0limpico, playing ukraine who left it really late to Beat Sweden Last Night, very late indeed. And that is what england will be focused on now. It is the first Time they have really had to travel so that is a change for them, but the plans are in place, they are ready to go. And todayis in place, they are ready to go. And today is all about rest, recuperation and recovery, that is what they will focus on. Sella; what they will focus on. Sally nu. Ent what they will focus on. Sally nugent at what they will focus on. Sally nugent at wembley. What they will focus on. Sally nugent at wembley. Lets i what they will focus on. Sally nugent at wembley. Lets get a sense of the reaction in germany to the game. Jenny hill is In Berlin for us. I know when you were reporting in the Build Up to the game yesterday, there was a huge sense of expectation amongst the german fans that this would be ultimately another win for the national team. So tell us about the reaction to the fact that england won 2 0. So tell us about the reaction to the fact that england won 20. So tell us about the reaction to the fact that england won 20. Well, as ou would fact that england won 20. Well, as you would exoect. Fact that england won 20. Well, as you would expect, a fact that england won 20. Well, as you would expect, a basic fact that england won 20. Well, as you would expect, a basic Sense Fact that england won 20. Well, as you would expect, a basic sense of| you would expect, a basic sense of despair across the country, and it is as if the weather got the memo to because it is chucking it down In Berlin and many parts of germany, thunderclouds are pressing the skies. Papers are not much cheerier this morning. Most of them feature joachim low, the manager, they call himjogi, all out. The sad eyes joachim low, the manager, they call him jogi, all out. The sad eyes from london. The personalfavourite of mine on the bell in korea, jogis better brexit. You are not having the same kind of debate as you would in other debates. The favourite of mine on the billing career. 62 had always planned to stand down after this tournament and his replacement will come in in august. Much of the postmortem is the fact that in some people because over 65s, eyes, Mr L W failed to reform the team and they looked differently at their game after they crashed out of the 2018 World Cup very early on in the tournament. In some peoples eyes. And i was with fans Last Night and they were really confident, they said not only would germany win, but they were predicting a really solid when. And afterwards, i spoke to a young woman who just said to afterwards, i spoke to a young Woman Whojust said to me, of afterwards, i spoke to a young woman who just said to me, of course afterwards, i spoke to a young Woman Whojust said to me, of course i thought germany would win, we always do when we play against england. So it has come as a surprise. We havent heard from perhaps germanys most favourite Football Fan angela merkel, who is coming to The End of her Time in office herself and she will No Doubt be very disappointed, but we did hear from will No Doubt be very disappointed, but we did hearfrom her spokesman Last Night, who tweeted to leave now is very better and it feels very sad, but like many here, he said congratulations to england. But he also said, i commend the teams fighting spirits, the good Times will come again. And perhaps it is worth telling you about a german phrase often used in football here. It literally means, after the game is before the game. But broadly speaking, what it really means is it doesnt matter what happened in the last game whether it be glorious or dreadful, what is really important now is the game ahead. Of course for germany, there isnt going to be a game ahead, but they will be focusing on the future, too. There will be many focusing on the future, too. There will be many more focusing on the future, too. There will be many more in focusing on the future, too. There will be many more in the focusing on the future, too. There will be many more in the future, i j will be many more in the future, i have No Doubt of that. Thank you very much, Jenny Hill In Berlin. And thens next game will be against ukraine on Saturday Night in rome. Andrew was at the game Last Night in when they, to one in extra Time, take as to read the game Last Night in hampden and what the game between England And Ukraine might be like. Good morning, thanks for having me, apologies for my slightly croaky voice. I was rather emotional, celebrating towards The End of the game. Celebrating towards The End of the name. , celebrating towards The End of the ame. , ,. ,. ,. , game. That is understandable, i am Sur Rised i game. That is understandable, i am surprised i havent game. That is understandable, i am surprised i havent had game. That is understandable, i am surprised i havent had more game. That is understandable, i amj surprised i havent had more people with croaky voice is talking to me tonight, frankly. Chucking it today, so please continue. It tonight, frankly. Chucking it today, so please continue. It was a very tense today, so please continue. It was a very tense match, today, so please continue. It was a very tense match, ukraine today, so please continue. It was a very tense match, ukraine went. Today, so please continue. It was a. Very tense match, ukraine went ahead to thanks to the first goal from 0leksandr zinchenko. To thanks to the first goal from 0leksanerinchenko. Emil to thanks to the first goal from 0leksandr zinchenko. Emil forsberg got an equaliser. Sweden got a very serious injury which gave sweden a red card. And a Replacement Striker for him got his first ukraine goal on his first euros appearance, Super Substitute with a header. Yes. Substitute with a header. Yes, Eole Substitute with a header. Yes, people coming substitute with a header. Yes, people coming on substitute with a header. Yes, people coming on towards substitute with a header. Yes, people coming on towards The End of the games coming on and proving rather crucial Last Night. Looking ahead to saturday, what do you think the key challenges will be, looking first of all from the england perspective, in meeting that ukraine Team And Vice versa . Team and Vice Versa . Well, i guess the pressure Team And Vice versa . Well, i guess the pressure is Team And Vice versa . Well, i guess the pressure is on Team And Vice versa . Well, i guess the pressure is on england Team And Vice versa . Well, i guess the pressure is on england really. I the pressure is on england really. Everyone is ready to talk about it is Coming Home and there is a general consensus that England Fans met england as a team other favourites. I think the pressure is off ukraine, they have exceeded expectations reaching the quarterfinals. They are out to make a bit more history. They have made history already, the first ever knockout Round Game they had yesterday. And now they have made continuing their best ever run. So it is all to play for. Ukraine dont have that much pressure on them compared to england. It will be a cagey affair, i think thats for sure. England will probably try and control the game a bit more, ukraine playing a bit more defensively. Ultimately, it is knockout football, we have seen upset so far and he says there cant be another one, especially with it being in rome and not wembley . We will see how england cope with playing Away From Home for the first Time this tournament and with the ukrainians, a big ukrainian diaspora in italy, hopefully they will have solid support there, too. And you, thank you for your thoughts, thank you very much. Thank you very much. Health minister for lazio, which includes roma, has issued a statement reminding england Football Fans of the Quarantine Rules in italy. Those entering from the uk have to isolate for five days, meaning even if they travel today, they would not be out of isolation by the match on Saturday Night. He said the Quarantine Period for arrivals from the uk. Its being reported that the government is going to ditch the requirement to self isolate for ten days if you come into contact with a positive Coronavirus Case for anyone who is Double Jabbed from July The 19th. 0ur Political Correspondent Adam Fleming has more. There is a Pilot Programme involving Tens Of Thousands of people in england. If you get contacted by test and trace, you canjoin this Pilot Programme and you will either stick with the current policy, which is you have to stay at home for ten days with great disruption to your daily life, or you can do a couple of Pcr Tests and lateral flow tests, the little strips, every day, and you can basically go about your essential business. So ministers will be studying that data and then deciding what to do. And i would put money on it that we will probably get an announcement on this on or around july the 12th, when the big decision is made about going ahead with the final step of the Road Map on July 19th or not. Another thing speculated about in the Papers Today is the Covid Certificates. The Qr Codes or the pieces of paper that show that you have had a negative test recently, you have been vaccinated or you have had covid and recovered, so you have got the antibodies and you are less of a risk to other people. Speculation that will now only apply for large events and, even if it does apply for large events, it will only be if the organisers want to use that system, that it will be voluntary. Again, that is speculation, too. But if you read Between The Lines of what ministers are saying, that looks like the direction they are going on. What youre just talking about, is this the same as the report of people who have been Double Jabbed having a Bar Code effectively on the Nhs App, which would allow them to go into la Rge Scale events . Yes, Somif You Go onto the Nhs App at the moment or if you went yes, so, if you go onto the Nhs App at the moment or if you went onto it a couple weeks ago, you would see a new section where you can get a Qr Code with your Vaccine Status and you get the code even if you have just had your firstjab, you get a separate one once you have had your second and it takes two weeks for immunity to fully kick in. But we noticed a new tab on the app a couple weeks ago which said, do you want a Covid Certificate . You clicked on it and that was if you wanted to attend an event. So we checked with the government and they said that was part of the Pilot Programme they are doing, where they are trialling these codes at mass events. But another little bit of evidence that suggests the focus for those Covid Certificates is really only going to be things like football matches, the theatre, maybe the cinema or festivals, not going to the pub or going into a shop, which was some of the ideas first mooted when this idea emerged. Adam fleming. The headlines, england and 55 year wait for a Knockout Win over germany and they go through to the quarterfinals of the European Football championship. Dozens of canadians die in an unprecedented heatwave which has seen Record Temperatures for three days a row. Dozens of people affected by disabilities across the uk speak to the bbc of the devastating impact the pandemic has had on their lives. Dozens of people in the Vancouver Area of Western Canada have died in the unprecedented heatwave thats currently going on there. Police say theyve responded to almost 70 sudden deaths since monday. To almost 70 sudden most of those who died were elderly. To almost 70 sudden temperatures have been extremely challenging. A new all Time record of 49. 5 celsius, thats just over 121 fahrenheit, was set on tuesday. And in the united states, the pacific North West is also experiencing dangerous heat levels. Portland in oregon recorded temperatures of 46 celsius, and more than 42 in seattle. Jodi hughes is the Weather Presenter for global news in calgary. Its about 28 29 outside but, in my house, its even warmer. I dont have Air Conditioning in my house. Im very typical, in that not a lot of albertans have Air Conditioning. And so, weve seen increasing numbers of people booking Hotel Rooms just to get out of the heat. Im actually one of them. Thats where were going tomorrow night, because we just need a break. But it is something that we have just never seen before, we have never seen a stretch of temperatures this hot for this long. Just before the Heat Warnings were even issued, all of the weather people that were in the alberta, bc, saskatchewan region, were invited to a call with our national Weather Agency because they wanted to impart the danger of weather like this. The longer that a Heat Event goes on, the more that your health issues can be compounded and this is heart, kidneys, lungs forseniors, orforanyone who is vulnerable. So they wanted to impress on us the importance of giving that message. So, weve been sharing that message. We know that many Care Facilities have been checking on seniors regularly. We know that theres obviously been an increase in calls and, unfortunately, we know that some have died because of this heatwave. The warning they gave us at the Time was a reminder of a heatwave in quebec on the other side of the country back in 2018, when 90 people died from a heatwave there. And at last count, from what i saw, over 200 people have lost their lives because of this heat. Aid agencies are warning that indonesia is on the edge of a Covid 19 catastrophe, as a new wave of infections grips the country. Health officials say it s been fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta Variant, and the movement of more than A Million people after ramadan. Courtney bembridge reports. 15 months into the pandemic, and this has become a familiar sight. Hospitals so full that patients are being treated in the corridors. This is indonesia, the hardest hit country in southeast asia. Translation in a lot of cases, patients are dead when they arrive because of a lack of beds. They have to wait until there is Bed Space before they can be hospitalised. Oxygen is in short supply and prices in the capital, jakarta, have almost tripled. The Red Cross says the country is on the edge of catastrophe and the government is considering tougher restrictions, as the relatives of the sick try desperately to get them care. Translation i have been looking for Oxygen Tanks for three days now, so ive come here to join the queue. Hopefully, i can get it here. Translation its been so difficult to refill my tank. This morning, i went to one market, but there was a sign saying oxygen not available. I went to another place, its the same, they didnt have any supplies left. Indonesia is reporting a Record Number of cases and its being attributed to the more infectious Delta Variant, as well as large gatherings like this in april to mark the holy month of ramadan, without much Social Distancing. The country is banking on mass vaccinations to tackle the virus, but with less than 5 of the population fully vaccinated so far, theres a long way to go. Malta, madeira and the Balearic Islands have been added to the uks travel green list. Theyrejoined by a number of uk overseas territories like Bermuda And Caribbean Islands like antigua and barbados. The change means holidaymakers will no longer have to self isolate on their return to the uk from these areas. Passengers will still have to take a Covid Test before travel and on day two after they return. The High Court in belfast is ruling today on the lawfulness of the northern Ireland Protocol. The Judicial Review Proceedings were taken by a group of unionist politicians. They told the High Court in belfast that the protocol breached both the good Friday Agreement and the acts of union. Danjohnson Dan Johnson is outside danjohnson is outside the court. Tell us first of all more about the court proceedings and what is expected to happen today. Good morning. Yes, the proceedings started here at ten oclock, but we are still waiting for the outcome of Thatjudicial Review into the northern Ireland Protocol, the way that that is operating. Those are the rules that have been put in place that means some checks on goods coming into Northern Ireland. That is all designed to stop the need for a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic Of Ireland, but as you say, some unionists have been very angry, very frustrated about the fact it does mean additional checks on goods travelling from great britain into Northern Ireland. In effect, establishing to some degree a border down the irish sea. And it is the way those rules have been drawn up thatis way those rules have been drawn up that is being challenged here at belfast High Court. About whether it comes into conflict with the rules set down in the good Friday Belfast agreement and acts of union that go back to 1800 come up with some of this legislation. So people gathered here outside the court waiting for thatjudgment. But an expectation thatjudgment. But an expectation that whatever comes of that, whether the judge decides that the northern Ireland Protocol was lovely put in place or not, there is the possibility for an appeal which could see it go to the Supreme Court in london. So potentially even further to run unless, whatever the result here today. Result here today. Lets talk about the practical result here today. Lets talk about the practical Trade Result here today. Lets talk about the practical Trade Implications. Result here today. Lets talk about the practical Trade Implications of| the practical Trade Implications of the practical Trade Implications of the protocol, of which rather bizarrely, sausages have become emblematic. The European Union has today, as this Court Case is going on, said to formally extend the Grace Period that allows goods like sausages to reach Northern Ireland without checks. 0bviously, that is a Grace Period, but it cant continue indefinitely like that, can it . Yes. Indefinitely like that, can it . Yes, it is chilled indefinitely like that, can it . Yes, it is chilled meat indefinitely like that, can it . Yes, it is chilled Meat Products indefinitely like that, can it . Yes it is chilled Meat Products which does include sausages, it also includes mince and chicken nuggets, chilled, processed meat. Effectively, there is a ban on importing those products into the eu and the impact of the northern Ireland Protocol is that after this Grace Period runs out, there will be a ban on importing those products from great britain into Northern Ireland, in order to make sure they dont flow south into the Republic Of Ireland so that no checks are needed on that border. There has been a six month Grace Period, the uk did ask for an extension to that and the signs are that will be extended. It was mooted last week there would be a three Month Extension to that ban on chilled meats and there is a Press Conference given by the eu later today, about three oclock, 3 30pm, where they expect that ban, the Grace Period on the ban to be extended for another three months which means sausages can continue coming into Northern Ireland for from great britain. It might be bad news for people making sausages in Northern Ireland because that would mean they will be the only source of sausages in Northern Ireland and it is a Tension Opportunity they might miss out on but it is something they have lobbied for so i think we will see that extension from the eu later today. See that extension from the eu later toda. ,. , see that extension from the eu later toda. , i. See that extension from the eu later toda. ~ , see that extension from the eu later toda. ,. Today. Thank you very much, Dan Johnson from today. Thank you very much, Dan Johnson from belfast. Ministers say there will be no return to the 1970s Approach of picking winners and bailing out unsustainable companies. Eu citizens living in the uk have until midnight to apply to stay or lose their rights. Thats under Post Brexit rules introduced by the government. Labour says many vulnerable People Risk losing access to public services and the deadline should be extended. Our Home Editor Mark easton has this report. If you are an Eu Citizen living in the uk, you need to apply to the Eu Settlement scheme. The Home Offices settled Status Scheme allows any Eu Citizen who is living in britain before The End of the Brexit Transition last december to apply to stay indefinitely. There have already been 5. 6 million applications, with 5. 2 million europeans having had their Residency Rights confirmed. But around 400,000 applicants are still waiting for a decision, and an estimated 150,000 eligible Eu Citizens have not yet applied. Lawyers are concerned that some vulnerable Eu Nationals, such as elderly people and children in care, may not realise the right to residency is about to be revoked and could find themselves unable to access vital support. We have seen what happened with the Windrush Scandal and we are concerned that a repetition will happen when it comes to europeans and their Family Members who havent applied in Time and will then face the realities of the hostile environment, losing their right to work, the right to rent in the uk. Access to Health Care. So, this could have catastrophic implications on individuals. The Home Office stresses it will take a pragmatic and flexible approach to late applicants, with officials reaching out to those who are eligible to stay. Ministers claim the system offers greater residency rigto Eu Citizens than they had before brexit. Ministers claim the system offers greater Residency Rights to Eu Citizens than they had before brexit. What we have said is we will take a practical and compassionate approach to those who havent applied, particularly where there may be vulnerabilities on obvious reasonable grounds, such as children whose parents may not have applied for them. But we have published a range of guidance that sets out our exact approach and how we will deal with people. And we would urge people to read it. But if you have got any concerns about your position on the 1st ofjuly, then the message is simple dont delay, apply today. However, Opposition Politicians are demanding the government extends Tonights Deadline for three months, to ensure late applicants dont have their rights taken away. And for british people living in the eu, there is paperwork to complete as well because under the terms are Bittens Departure from the European Union, Eu Citizens and their families living and working in the uk no longer have an automatic right to do so as Freedom Of Movement has come for an end. So for Uk Nationals living in the uk, some bureaucracy to go through as well. Were joined from malta by Patricia Graham, of Eu Nationals and Friends Advisory in malta. And also with us, In Bordeaux is christopher chantrey, who is Vice Chair of the british Community Committee of france. Welcome to both of you. Patricia, tell us what your situation is in malta and what you have had to compete in terms of paperwork. I compete in terms of paperwork. L have been here 13 years this year. The paperwork, as always with malta, is complex, but malta made it very easy for us. There were issues with permanent residency, there were issues with children receiving bills for school. Issues with children receiving bills forschool. But issues with children receiving bills for school. But for the most, they sorted it out very quickly. For school. But for the most, they sorted it out very quickly. When you say quickly. Sorted it out very quickly. When you say quickly. How sorted it out very quickly. When you say quickly, how quickly . Sorted it out very quickly. When you say quickly, how quickly . Well, sorted it out very quickly. When you say quickly, how quickly . Well, wel say quickly, how quickly . Well, we can wait six. Say quickly, how quickly . Well, we can wait six, seven, say quickly, how quickly . Well, we can wait six, seven, eight say quickly, how quickly . Well, we can wait six, seven, eight monthsl can wait six, seven, eight months for cards to arrive, but the actual process and the actual getting the applications in our very simple. Malta had a secret weapon. They had somebody there to walk us through every step. 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But we dont actually know what wilL Change in the future. Ok, let know what wilL Change in the future. 0k, let me pick up with christopher. Tell us about the situation theyre in france for british people living there and what sort of paperwork they have had to complete. They have been very concerned by these they have been very concerned by these processes for the last four and a these processes for the last four and a half these processes for the last four and a half years because the need is to ensure and a half years because the need is to ensure that as many british people to ensure that as many british people as to ensure that as many british people as possible throughout the continent apply for whatever they have to continent apply for whatever they have to do in their host country. In france have to do in their host country. In france it have to do in their host country. In france it is have to do in their host country. In france it is fairly simple, fairly central~ france it is fairly simple, fairly central. You upload various documents and then you make one visit to documents and then you make one visit to the documents and then you make one visit to the representation of the government. And if youre your fingerprints and an identity photograph. The challenge for us is not people photograph. The challenge for us is not people whove been through the system, not people whove been through the system, it not people whove been through the system, it is those who have gone through system, it is those who have gone through the system and may not be aware through the system and may not be aware they through the system and may not be aware they have to apply for it. There aware they have to apply for it. There are aware they have to apply for it. There are various categories of people there are various categories of people who still are outside the net. People who still are outside the net and people who still are outside the net. And this is Deadline Day today. It is net. And this is Deadline Day today. It is all net. And this is Deadline Day today. It is all over~ net. And this is Deadline Day today. It is all over. And probably, we think it is all over. And probably, we think there it is all over. And probably, we think there are many thousands of british think there are many thousands of british people, Uk Nationals living in france british people, Uk Nationals living in france who have not yet applied. Fantasiam in france who have not yet applied. Fantasia. That may be an underestimate. Uk underestimated the number underestimate. Uk underestimated the number of underestimate. Uk underestimated the number of Eu Nationals living in the uk. , ,. , uk. There have been reported the deadhne uk. There have been reported the deadline in uk. There have been reported the deadline in france uk. 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The Industry Of the interior is sticking to it previous announcement, which is that the deadline announcement, which is that the deadline is announcement, which is that the deadline is the 30th Ofjune and we have to deadline is the 30th Ofjune and we have to hold the new power by the ist have to hold the new power by the ist of have to hold the new power by the ist of october. So our serious Concern Ist of october. So our serious concern is ist of october. So our serious concern is what will happen who missed concern is what will happen who missed the deadline, what will happen missed the deadline, what will happen to those who were not in possession of their new card by the Ist Possession of their new card by the ist of possession of their new card by the ist of october . Vulnerable people, elderly, ist of october . Vulnerable people, elderly, children. The same categories we have just heard in the previous categories we have just heard in the previous piece. A french spouse, have previous piece. A french spouse, Have French previous piece. A french spouse, Have French children, they may believe Have French children, they may believe they dont need to apply but they do believe they dont need to apply but the do. ,. Believe they dont need to apply but the do. ,. , believe they dont need to apply but the do. ,. , believe they dont need to apply but the do. ,. ,. , they do. They may have people in a difficult situation they do. They may have people in a difficult situation needing they do. They may have people in a difficult situation needing health i difficult situation needing Health Care and that they dont have the necessary paperwork. Listening to what christopher was saying, are there any similar issues in malta in terms of british nationals living there who, as far as you are aware, may not have applied in Time to meet this deadline . I think the biggest problem in malta is the british nationals who have never applied. They didnt adhere to the three month where you have to register and right now we reckon there are 13,000 odd british Nationals Living In malta. At a really significant number. There are 7600, or thereabouts, have actually applied for the new brexit card. And that is a bit concerned. Are you hoping impractical tent at the various countries will give a Grace Period and say, look, we appreciate not everyone has done this in Time and you have a number of months to get this done . I you have a number of months to get this done . , you have a number of months to get this done . ~ ,. , , this done . I think the problem is that so many this done . I think the problem is that so many of this done . I think the problem is that so many of them, this done . I think the problem is that so many of them, and this done . I think the problem is that so many of them, and in this done . I think the problem is i that so many of them, and in malta especially, so many pensioners dont realise how important it is to get this card. Without those cards, they could be sent off the island. fir this card. Without those cards, they could be sent off the island. Could be sent off the island. Or the other scenario, could be sent off the island. Or the other scenario, as could be sent off the island. Or the other scenario, as i could be sent off the island. Or the other scenario, as i was could be sent off the island. Or the| other scenario, as i was mentioning to christopher a second ago, is that they get into a situation where they need Health Treatment and they discover that they Cant Access that. So what do you think is going to happen in order to support people who inevitably will be in that situation . We who inevitably will be in that situation . Who inevitably will be in that situation . , � ~. ,. , � situation . We dont know how were auoin to situation . We dont know how were going to be situation . We dont know how were going to be treated. Situation . We dont know how were going to be treated. What situation . We dont know how were going to be treated. What we going to be treated. What we reallym going to be treated. What we really. Anyone watching this programme and has friends or Relatives Programme and has friends or relatives living in an eu state, they relatives living in an eu state, they really should contact them as soon as they really should contact them as soon as possible and today in the case soon as possible and today in the case of soon as possible and today in the case of france and latvia and malta, for which case of france and latvia and malta, for which countries it today is deadline for which countries it today is Deadline Day and contact them and say, do Deadline Day and contact them and say. Do you Deadline Day and contact them and say, do you realise as Uk Nationals you have say, do you realise as Uk Nationals you have to say, do you realise as Uk Nationals you have to go through a process, find out you have to go through a process, find out what it is for your country and find find out what it is for your country and find out find out what it is for your country and find out what the deadline is, if there and find out what the deadline is, if there is and find out what the deadline is, if there is one. We know there is a deadline if there is one. We know there is a deadline for if there is one. We know there is a deadline for those three countries from deadline for those three countries from so deadline for those three countries from. So anyone watching this, they must from. So anyone watching this, they must contact them as soon as possible must contact them as soon as possible and tell them to find out how to possible and tell them to find out how to apply and to do it. Christopher and patricia, thank you very much. Taken through all of that. Christopher In Bordeaux in france and Patricia Graham from malta. We have a statement from the uk Home Office. A spokesman said, and this is about applications by Eu Citizens living in the uk, there have already been more than this that is the Uk Governments position on uk, on Eu Nationals applying for a settled status in the uk. We have some news from the british embassy with regards to the england, Ukraine Match in rome this saturday. The british embassy says it is not selling or distributing tickets for the match in rome and it would be incorrect to report that it is. There have been some reports that they may be doing that, but they are saying that they arent not doing that. Under the Uk Government Traffic Light System italy is currently listed as an Amber Country. The Travel Advice State funds should not trouble to protect Public Health in the uk and we heard earlierfrom Public Health in the uk and we heard earlier from the health Public Health in the uk and we heard earlierfrom the Health Minister, which includes rome, anyone travelling from the uk to italy, they would have to quarantine for five days which would mean they would miss the match because they should be, they ought to be in a Hotel Room quarantining and warning against trouble because of precautions that need to be taken to avoid the spread of the Delta Variant. Study has found that greater in england suffered a Covid 19 Death Rate around 25 higher than the average for england. That contributed to a greater than average for the Life Expectancy across the North West of the country. The research is warning that the gulf between the rich and poor will continue to grow in this changes are made in areas like education, housing and jobs. He was just really special, wasnt he . A really special person. Id say out of all the family, he was the character. He was a Massive Mancunian, who loved a lot of people, and a lot of people in manchester loved him, didnt they . Yeah. Gary Gilmartins Family are still reeling from his death. The loss of him affects us now for the rest of our lives. Well never have gary at a party, well never have him round for dinner. Aged just 62, gary died within three weeks of falling ill with covid in march last year. Ijust feel like hes been stolen away from us and its left a massive void. His sisters know they share their terrible grief with so many families. Theres millions, arent there, all worldwide . Its like a hurricane or something. Everyone, oh, yourfamily can all get shoved that way and you that have not had Someone Die can all go that way. But really, were all suffering. Garys story is sadly one of thousands in his beloved manchester, a city that has seen a covid Death Rate 25 higher than the average for england. That, in turn, has contributed to a fall in Life Expectancy across the North West of england that is significantly worse than the rest of the country. The author of todays report into Health Inequalities says improvement will need fundamentaL Change. The kind of recommendations that i make are notjust about Health Care, or notjust about Public Health. Theyre about housing, and transport, and Community Development, and jobs, and schools. It cuts across the board. And we need to spend to improve the health and Well Being for future generations, as well as for now. So, were going to use this lesson to sort of remind ourselves about mindfulness and how we can regulate our emotions. That future generation is to be found here, at lime tree primary, in sale. The words that come to mind when youre holding your object. So, does it make you feel calmer . Does it make you feel relaxed . Where these young people are being introduced to valuable strategies to maintain good Mental Health now and as they get older. It helps keep me calm and it teaches me how to treat others, even if im sad, angry. Its trying to make your mood go up, and people need to make people feel happier. Its notjust supposed to be the other way round. And i get angry a little more easily. So it would be better, like, a better way to calm downl than to get in a big strop. And when you stroke a cat, how does that make you feel . Calm and relaxed. Calm, relaxed, yeah. Its about teaching the children, from two, to recognise their emotions, start identifying them, what theyre called are they happy, are they sad, are they excited, are they angry . To then start, when theyre three, four, of what things help them to manage those emotions, if they need managing. What this report really lays bare is how good health is so grounded in childhood. Notjust here in school, but in the very early years as well, and how that plays out into our adult lives where we work, where we live and how challenging that can be in a place like Greater Manchester for so many people. The big issue for Public Health leaders is how to find the money and to get local communities in deprived areas on board. Ultimately, thats where the change happens. But in order to do that, we need funding. And i think funding was found for covid, but i think we really need sustained, long term, appropriate funding for local government, for Public Health, to make these changes happen. Improving the underlying Health Inequalities in deprived communities can be the work of a generation, but this report argues that targeted measures in education, Work And Housing could mean these children enjoy a much healthier life in the years to come. Dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. Joining me now is the author of that report, who was also director of the institute of Health Equity at university college, london. Good to have you with us. Thank you for your Time. A Covid 19 Death Rate 25 higher than anywhere else in england is stark evidence of inequality. That inequality is clearly that something that doesnt happen in a short Time frame and it seems the Covid 19 pandemic therefore has brought it to attention, that it might not otherwise have got. How long is it going to take to turn this inequality around . It long is it going to take to turn this inequality around . It sluggish to move inequalities. This inequality around . It sluggish to move inequalities. It this inequality around . It sluggish to move inequalities. It takes this inequality around . It sluggish i to move inequalities. It takes Time, but what you can do rather quickly is Pay Attention to the causes of the inequalities and move them quite quickly. What We Saw in the decade leading up to the pandemic, a report i published in february 2020, Health Equity in england, it documented the fact that an improvement in Life Expectancy for england as a whole, and i will come back to the North West in a moment, of about one year every four years. That is really dramatic. It slowed dramatically after 2010 and the Health Inequalities increased and the regions like the North West, where Greater Manchester is, and the North East, Life Expectancy for the poorest people started to fall. And that happened in one decade. Now, thats quite shocked. And if that can happen in a decade, we can reverse that, we can turn it around because we know what to do. And then came the pandemic. And it was utterly predictable, right from the start, that the pandemic would expose the underlying inequalities in society and amplify them. And in the case of the North West, that is exactly what happened. Hence this 25 higher mortality for Covid 19. We saw in the report which had a focus on early years as the foundation of good health, how important that is, but beyond that how, if you get kids up to the right start in life, beyond that, how do you ensure that they get Health Equity as they grow older, as they become teenagers, as they go to university or look for employment . I university or look for employment . 1 highlighted the importance of employment and working conditions. What we have seen nationally and in Greater Manchester is, while there had been a welcome rise in employment over the decade from 2010, there had also been a rise in Self Employment which often translates into being part of the Gig Economy. Self employment sounds terrific, i am Gig Economy. Self employment sounds terrific, iam in Gig Economy. Self employment sounds terrific, i am in control of my life, but that is not what it really means, it means that you are part of the Gig Economy without a proper contract. And that is damaging to peoples health, that kind of insecurity and poor working conditions. Lack of money at work. Actually irving a Living Wage earning a Living Wage. That can be turned around quickly. You can got private sector and public sector employers have to pay a Living Wage so everyone can live a healthy life. That can be turned around very quickly. Transport is something with big in structure, takes ages, but getting the buses out to where people live and making it a good form of social connectedness, there can be turned around quite quickly. And in fact the mayor of Greater Manchester has done a great deal to do that. So the sum of the issues we are talking about can be addressed right now and they can make a difference quite quickly. So we dont have to wait for children to get a better start and then grow up and then see Health Inequalities. If i interrupt, borisjohnson and his ministers talk frequently about the Levelling Up the agenda, dont they . Given what your report has exposed, do you think for the North West of england there needs to not only be a Levelling Up but more added to that on top in order to pull the area up in terms of that Health Equity to ensure that it matches the other part of the country . Matches the other part of the count . ~. , matches the other part of the count . ~. , matches the other part of the count . ~. , , matches the other part of the count . ,. , country . What we are saying is that if the Government Country . What we are saying is that if the government is country . What we are saying is that if the government is serious country . What we are saying is that if the government is serious about i if the government is serious about Levelling Up, we have laid out an agenda of what needs to be done for the North West and Greater Manchester, but it is applicable elsewhere in the country. It takes local action of the like we have laid out in the report, but it takes government investment. The stripping away of funds to local government that happened over the last decade, the more deprived the area, the greater the. That has to be turned around and that will take money. The government will have to spend money. They Cant Level up and not spend money. Money is spent on the social determinants of health, notjust on big structure projects. Determinants of health, not ust on big Structure Projectsfi big structure proects. Thank you very much big structure proects. Thank you very much for big structure projects. Thank you very much for talking big structure projects. Thank you very much for talking to big structure projects. Thank you very much for talking to us big structure projects. Thank you | very much for talking to us today. The author of that report. Thousands of people with disabilities have told the bbc that their condition has deteriorated since the start of the pandemic, with even more reporting that vital medical appointments had been cancelled. More than 3000 people took part in the survey. Lets speak took part in the survey. Lets speak to one of those people who got in touch he was living with congenital myopathy, a neurological disorder. Thank you so much forjoining us today. Tell us about your condition, the impact it has on your life and how your treatment has changed since the pandemic. How your treatment has changed since the pandemic the pandemic. Because there. It means i the pandemic. Because there. It means i have the pandemic. Because there. It means i have chronic the pandemic. Because there. It means i have chronic fatigue the pandemic. Because there. It means i have chronic fatigue and i means i have chronic fatigue and pain. I struggle with hills, stairs and endurance throughout the day. I use a lot of energy toward The End of the day. Normally i would have Specialist Treatment in london but that all got pushed back due to the pandemic. I would usually go there once a yearfor a pandemic. I would usually go there once a year for a full checkup and because my condition is so complex i have to access multiple services under one appointment. So that all got pushed back and my physiotherapy got pushed back and my physiotherapy Got Put on line. H got pushed back and my physiotherapy Got Put on line Got Put on line. I understand swimming Got Put on line. I understand swimming is Got Put on line. I understand swimming is a Got Put on line. I understand swimming is a big Got Put on line. I understand swimming is a big thing Got Put on line. I understand swimming is a big thing for. Got put on line. I understand i swimming is a big thing for you Got Put on line. I understand swimming is a big thing for you and part of your treatment and clearly that will have been affected as well. I that will have been affected as well. , � that will have been affected as well. � ,. That will have been affected as well. � well. I couldnt access any of the summin well. I couldnt access any of the summing pools well. I couldnt access any of the summing pools. Hydrotherapy. Well. I couldnt access any of the summing pools. Hydrotherapy isj well. I couldnt access any of the i summing pools. Hydrotherapy is a really big part of maintaining my stamina and i couldnt do any of that. B. Stamina and i couldnt do any of that. �. ,. , stamina and i couldnt do any of that. �. ,. . Stamina and i couldnt do any of that. ,. . , that. A noticeable effect on your wellbeing that. A noticeable effect on your wellbeing then that. A noticeable effect on your wellbeing then as that. A noticeable effect on your wellbeing then as a that. A noticeable effect on your wellbeing then as a result that. A noticeable effect on your wellbeing then as a result of. That. A noticeable effect on Yourl Wellbeing then as a result of the Well Being then as a result of the pandemic. And also you are studying for a degree in Human Neuroscience and clearly that aspect of your life affected as well. Affected as well. Yes, i have only ust affected as well. Yes, i have only just made affected as well. Yes, i have only just made it affected as well. Yes, i have only just made it back affected as well. Yes, i have only just made it back to affected as well. Yes, i have only just made it back to university i affected as well. Yes, i have only just made it back to university in | just made it back to university in the last three weeks. I had to shield because i was too vulnerable so i missed about seven or eight months of university. I wasnt with my friends, i had a House Up in birmingham where im at university, i couldnt live in that house because it wasnt safe or stop i missed out on a lot over the last year. Missed out on a lot over the last ear. , , missed out on a lot over the last ear. ,. , year. Clearly, hugely challenging Times, year. Clearly, hugely challenging Times. Grace year. Clearly, hugely challenging Times, grace. Do year. Clearly, hugely challenging Times, grace. Do you year. Clearly, hugely challenging Times, grace. Do you feel year. Clearly, hugely challenging Times, grace. Do you feel that i Times, grace. Do you feel that someone with your condition, that you are being listened to and the people with disabilities have been listened to enough do this and that more could have been done . There was definitely more more could have been done . There was definitely more could more could have been done . There was definitely more could have more could have been done . There was definitely more could have been more could have been done . There was definitely more could have been done i definitely more could have been done in terms of the Support Network and i think loads of people adopted the mindset that it was only the vulnerable are disabled people that became ill because of Covid 19 and when you are on the Receiving End of that and you are the person that is vulnerable, it is quite horrible to listen to and see people around you Flagrantly Break and all the rules. And ijust think Flagrantly Break and all the rules. And i just think a Flagrantly Break and all the rules. And ijust think a lot more could have been done because i feel like those that were shielding and vulnerable just got left behind in every single update that was given. That is interesting. Our guest said the same thing earlier. There wasnt enough information for people who are clinically vulnerable and you said it was quite horrible to listen to other people talk about how this affects people with disabilities or medical conditions so i am all right and carry on as if normal. What sort of impact is that had on you, listening to the conversation going on . I listening to the conversation going on . ,. , listening to the conversation going on . ~. , listening to the conversation going on . ~. , ,. ,~ , listening to the conversation going on . ~ , on . I think in a sense it makes you realise how on . I think in a sense it makes you realise how many on . I think in a sense it makes you realise how many things on . I think in a sense it makes you realise how many things there on . I think in a sense it makes you realise how many things there are | realise how many things there are that are wrong in terms of a lot of things over the pandemic, like all the adaptions that were made in terms of Social Distancing, moving tables, all the things we could have benefited disabled people could have been done, but theyjust didnt want to be done. I have had University Online for the last nine months. Because of a disability like mine, i would need to be online at least 50 of the Time in case i have a flare up. But because of the pandemic they made it accessible to everyone. Accessibility can happen. Itsjust because they didnt have the means to do it at the Time. To do it at the Time. Grace, i really appreciate to do it at the Time. Grace, i really appreciate you to do it at the Time. Grace, i | really appreciate you sharing to do it at the Time. Grace, i really appreciate you sharing your experiences with our viewers and thank you very much and all The Very Best to you. Youve been getting in touch about this story today. Karen mcpherson, who is mum to alex, she says the impact has been frustrating. He has had to fight for appointments and it is very exhausting getting what he needs. Another person says they have been isolated and subject to a do not resuscitate order. All of that is to be considered, made to feel worthless and like second class citizens. I think one more tweet. This has got worse since Covid 19, but disabled people have been forgotten since before the pandemic. We dont get the recognition we deserve whether we live in our own homes are in care. Thank you for sending those comments on. Today marks one year since beijing imposed a wide ranging national Security Law on Hong Kong. Critics say the new law is about china controlling the city in stifling opposition. Since its introduction, there have been more than hundred arrests, including some of Hong Kongs two most prominent activist. We have been speaking to Hong Kong is about the changes. As a young man, he swam across this river from the changes. As a young man, he swam across this Riverfrom Mainland China to Hong Kong, hoping to start a new life. It took him nine hours to reach the shores of this former british colony. Nearly 50 years later, he says he was trying to escape poverty, not communism. This is the critical escape poverty, not communism. This is the critical Time for the future of one is the critical Time for the future of one country to systems. It is important of one country to systems. It is important to safeguard it and we should important to safeguard it and we should follow. On important to safeguard it and we should follow. Important to safeguard it and we should follow. , should follow. On the eve of the 100 ear should follow. On the eve of the 100 Year Anniversary should follow. On the eve of the 100 Year Anniversary of should follow. On the eve of the 100 Year Anniversary of the should follow. On the eve of the 100 Year Anniversary of the founding should follow. On the eve of the 100 Year Anniversary of the Founding Of. Year anniversary of the Founding Of the chinese communist party, many questions over Hong Kongs future loom large. Critics say that the introduction of the national Security Law a year ago is giving china complete control of the semi autonomous city. Control over its territory has long been a goal of the chinese communist party. Every chinese School Child is taught about the 100 years of humiliation when china was weak and divided by foreign nations, when Hong Kong was still a british colony. There is No Doubt the law is changing Hong Kong. This boy was once part of the student protest movement. Most of our Generation Student Protest movement. Most of our generation is student protest movement. Most of our generation is going student protest movement. Most of our generation is going through our generation is going through this. They are compelled to to leave their homes. Many of my friends in Hong Kong are either arrested or have been persecuted. Many others have been persecuted. Many others have left Hong Kong due to the national security of The End reasons. , ,. ,. , Z Z reasons. Despite more than 100 arrests into reasons. Despite more than 100 arrests into law reasons. Despite more than 100 arrests into law was reasons. Despite more than 100 arrests into law was introduced, some are determined to continue speaking out. This shop sells protest memorabilia. It was raided by the national security police. Instead of trying to use a national Security Law as a law to protect national security of china and kong, and if they decided to use it as a weapon to silence people and they arrest you, what can i say . What can i do . Im not going to change the way i livejust i do . Im not going to change the way i live just because there is something so vacant going around in society. If anything, something so vacant going around in society. Ifanything, i something so vacant going around in society. If anything, i am duty bound to prove that citizens of Hong Kong should not live in fear. Hong kong should not live in fear. Hong kong should not live in fear. Hong kong was promised a certain political freedoms. Hong kong was promised a certain politicalfreedoms. For Hong Kong was promised a certain political freedoms. For 50 years after the handover. July the 1st Max 24 years since a city was returned to China And Today many fear those freedoms are already being eroded. You are watching bbc news. A pair of gorillas both born in captivity have made history by reproducing in the wild. A pair of gorillas both born in captivity have made history by reproducing in the wild. Both parents were rescued by the charity before being returned to the wild. By the wonderful to see. It is Time for a look at the weather. It Time for a look at the weather. Fit was a bit of a slow start to this morning for some of those. Some areas of cloud, Mist And Fog but much of that will continue to lift and break to give sunny spell through the rest of the day. Albeit with a chance of a few isolated showers. But across eastern parts of england where you are closest to this area of low pressure, expect to keep a lot of cloud through the day. It will be a struggle to break the code up and there could even be the Odd Spot of light Rain Or Drizzle in east anglia, part of kent and perhaps even further west at a Time. But for the South West of england, wales and northern england, Northern Ireland and scotland there will be spells of sunshine. The chap across parts of South West scotland and wales and South West of england. In the bright spot, up to 22 or 23 degrees. It is always cooler where there is more code for the race. There will be a lot of cloud in the sky at wimbledon. Maybe the Odd Spot of rain on balance for much of the Time. I think it should be dry for much of the Time. This evening and tonight, clearspells much of the Time. This evening and tonight, clear spells for most but Cargo Feeding from the North Sea to eastern counties of england, part of eastern scotland, the Odd Spot of rain with that. It will turn chilly across parts of North East england and North East scotland. Some places here down to four or 5 degrees. But for most it a mild night and amounts are to thursday. Some western coast will have some Extent And Murk and sea fog, certainly to start off, and further east we will see more of this Cloud Rolling in, giving the Odd Spot of Rain Or Drizzle at a Time. But in between, once again, good spells of sunshine, just the odd Chap Shower and images up to 22 or 23 degrees. Very similar day in prospect on friday as well. Cal potentially bringing some rain to eastern parts further west, good spells of sunshine, patchy cloud and may be the odd shower. Highest temperatures likely to be in the South East of england, around 25 degrees. AlL Change for the weekend. Low pressure is going to take charge of our weather. This frontal system pushing in from the west and that will bring showers or longer spells of rain at Times. Some rain could be heavy but in between there will be some sunshine and in the sunshine still feeling warm, with highs of 23 degrees. This is bbc news. I amJoanna Gosling. Here they had lines at 11am. England in a 55 year wait for a Knockout Win over germany as they are through to the quarterfinals of Euro 2020. Jubilant scenes as England Fans across the country celebrate the historic when. Atmosphere was electric in there. It was awesome. Atmosphere was electric in there. It was awesome atmosphere was electric in there. It was awesome. History. That is that, we are going was awesome. 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Thousands of people affected by disabilities across the uk speak to the bbc of the devastating impact and the pandemic has had on their lives. Are you someone that has been affected by disabilities and want to share your stories do get in touch. Get in touch with me on Twitter And Bbc Joanna G or use the hashtag. A new research signs Greater Manchester Death Rate has been 25 higher than the rest of england during the pandemic. Leading to a decline in Life Expectancy across the northwest. Dozens of canadians die in an unprecedented Heat Wave from midnight Eu Citizens living in the uk will lose their right to live and work here unless they have applied for a settled status. More than 5. 5 Billion already have. A Baby Gorilla born in West Africa is thought to be the first offspring of parents born in captivity and then released into the wild. The celebrations continue this morning after england reached the quarterfinals of the european championships. Sterling and kane put the side through after a 2 01. It is the first Time theyre beating their rivals at a Knockout Match in adjournment since the 1966 World Cup final. England now face ukraine in rome in a bid to which these reach the semifinals of the theremin for the first Time in 25 years. For England Fans this must have felt like a novel experience. Theyjust witnessed their team do something they have not done for over half a century, namely, defeated germany in a Knockout Stage of a major football tournament. Get in there and this being england, confidence has now reached absurdly high levels. It is the best English Victory since 1966 when we beat germany last. It is the best victory since then. And there is no reason why we cannot win now. We are going all the way. Sweden, ukraine or whoever, were going all the way this probably came as a bit of a shock to the german fans as well, watching Back Home In Berlin. I am sad said this supporter. I believe that germany were the better team. The english had their opportunities and they converted them, but germany should have won. But germany did not. England pulling off one of their greatest victories since 1966 and all that. Raheem sterling Got Theirfirst goal, finally breaking the Deadlock Midway through the second half. And then, Harry Kane sealed the win with less than five minutes to go. A Sweet Moment for Gareth Southgate. He knows what it is like to be on the wrong end of a result against the germans. Despite this when he is desperately trying to calm everyone down. It is a dangerous moment for us. That warmth of success and the feeling around the country that we only have to turn up to win the thing and we know it is going to be an immense challenge from here on. The first part of that immense challenge will be a quarterfinal against ukraine. They defeated sweden 2 1 in round of 16 match at Hampden Park and will No Doubt have ambitions of their own. But tell that to these English Fans who really think that history is now on their side. Oui our Sports Presenter has been outside wembley stadium this morning. What a momentous night it was. If you actually watch the game, i would say the first 20 minutes, england did not look that comfortable and oh my goodness, germany really did, but the important thing that happen is that england did not panic at that point. That is the thing that i think is quite striking, they managed to keep calm and keep it together. And then eventually getting that first goal. It really settled and there is. The crowd responded fantastically in the stadium. We saw one part of people going across to the England Fan trying to whip them up. They did not need more help to do that. It really, really worked. I think the players felt the support of the crowd. Brilliant to have so many fans inside. So noisy. The noise is astonishing considering it was nowhere near capacity. And i think the players fed off that and the fans enjoyed it. It was a magical, magical evening. You have to also look at the game Last Night and think, well, they had a little bit of luck on their side. I have watched and they look like theyre going to score and theyjust dont. And Last Night, theyjust seem to have that little bit of extra sparkle, extra magic. It got them to that comfortable, you would have to say, 2 0 score. And after the Match Garrett Southgate said i am the party pooper, we are not going to celebrate this. We are going to stay completely calm, taking it one game at a Time. The next thing they will look forward to now is Saturday Night in rome playing ukraine. They left it really late to Beat Sweden Last Night. Very late in dean. That is what england will be focused on now. It is the first Time they have had to travel, so that is a change. All the plans are in place and they are ready to go. Certainly today it is about Rest And Recuperation and recovery. That is what they will be focused on. That was Sally Nugent. Englands next opponents will be ukraine after they found a winner in extra Time to Beat Sweden. L ukraine after they found a winner in extra Time to Beat Sweden. Extra Time to Beat Sweden. I guess the pressure extra Time to Beat Sweden. I guess the pressure is extra Time to Beat Sweden. I guess the pressure is on extra Time to Beat Sweden. I guess the pressure is on england, extra Time to Beat Sweden. I guess the pressure is on england, really. | the pressure is on england, really. Everyone is talking about Coming Home and there is a general consensus that England Fans, england is a team are the favourites. Ukraine has exceeded expectations in reaching the quarterfinals. They are out to make a bit more history, england. First ever knockout Round Game that they have yesterday. And now they have made continuing their best ever run. It is all to play for. Ukraine dont have much pressure on them compared to england. It will be a cagey affair. England. It will be a cagey affair. England will try to control the game a bit more. Ukraine playing a bit more defensively. Ultimately,. We have seen upset so far, who says that there cant be another one especially being in rome and not an wembley. We will see how england can cope with playing away from wembley for the first Time. Theres a big ukrainian diaspora in italy, and hopefully they will have support there as well. The hopefully they will have support there as well. Hopefully they will have support there as well. The italian Health Minister has there as well. The italian Health Minister has issued there as well. The italian Health Minister has issued a there as well. The italian Health Minister has issued a statement reminding England Fans that the Quarantine Rules are still in effect, they have to isolate for five days. Even if they fly today they will not be in isolation long enough for kick off. They say. The british embassy in rome added. Under the Traffic Light System, italy is currently listed as an Amber Country it means fans should not be travelling there in order to protect the uk from new variants. Well, lets talk to travel expert simon. He can explain more about the restrictions. Simon, i mean, unfortunately it isjust restrictions. Simon, i mean, unfortunately it is just really clear, isnt it, No One can go from here to italy to see that match . You can no here to italy to see that match . You can go from here to italy to see that match . You can go from here here to italy to see that match . Gm. Can go from here to italy. Indeed there is a flight from gatwick at 2 45pm and one from heathrow at 5pm. And them one at stansted at 5 45pm. But before you do that, you would have to have an lateral flow test, and have a negative result. And then after you have got to italy, exactly as you say, you need to go into quarantine for five days. Clearly you would not reach that. And if you breach that you will be looking at a fine. The Uk Government for good measure says you should not be going amber countries like italy, although it is not illegal to do so. And you will need to quarantine when you come back. It is one of those things where, i would come back. It is one of those things where, iwould not come back. It is one of those things where, i would not start from here. We know there are several million british people living in various parts of europe and they are actually in a much better position because they are generally low variance to travelling to italy. You might have to do a bit of testing, but you would actually be able to get To Rome. As long as you dont start from the uk. N get To Rome. As long as you dont start from the uk. Get To Rome. As long as you dont start from the uk. I got momentarily distracted because start from the uk. I got momentarily distracted because i start from the uk. I got momentarily distracted because i thought start from the uk. I got momentarily distracted because i thought that distracted because i thought that was your butler behind you. In your grand home. You must be in a hotel. Anyway, a lot of people have got tickets back or not there he is again. They have been tweeting to say that they got them and they cannot go and obviously that is incredibly frustrating. If people have got tickets, travel booked, what are their rights in terms of refunds . It what are their rights in terms of refunds . ,. ,. , refunds . It is ust an awful situation. Refunds . It isjust an awful situation. Clearly, refunds . It isjust an awful situation. Clearly, the refunds . It isjust an awful. Situation. Clearly, the smart refunds . It isjust an awful situation. Clearly, the smart thing to do would have been to have left a couple of days ago in the hope that england would be germany and then you would be clear of the Self Isolation by the Time saturday arrived. However, if you have booked through an official operator organising the tickets and the flights and accommodation, it is clear you will not be able to go and you should be in line for a refund, but of course, what a lot of people have done is get tickets separately, booked their own accommodations and flights and effectively, all three organisations, the italian fa, the airline and the hotel are saying, the fact that you are not legally able to take advantage of it is not our problem. So that is a real, real muzzle. There have been rumours going around that the embassy was distributing tickets, but they have made it absolutely clear that they are not. And to stop bothering them, is the message from the british ambassador in rome. It is going to be, an extraordinary event, but i think if you have to. There is a really odd bit of law in the decree which bans people from the uk going there without quarantine, which says you are allowed to drive across italy from somewhere to somewhere else in 36 hours and so, i guess, i guess somebody could divert via wrong, but frankly it is very unlikely that france, Switzerland And Slovenia for example are going to make it easy for England Fans to do that. Im afraid, ive looked at every possible avenue, im drawing a complete blank. All you can do is just hope for the Semi Final and final in wembley. Just hope for the Semi Final and final in wembley. Yes, stay at Home And Ust final in wembley. Yes, stay at home and just enjoy final in wembley. Yes, stay at home and just enjoy it final in wembley. Yes, stay at home and just enjoy it and final in wembley. Yes, stay at home and just enjoy it and hope final in wembley. Yes, stay at home and just enjoy it and hope they final in wembley. Yes, stay at home and just enjoy it and hope they win. | and just enjoy it and hope they win. At 23 year old man has appeared in court via Video Link charged with the murder of Police Sergeant of south london. He is charged with murdering the sergeant in croydon. Is charged with murder, possession of a prohibited Firearm And Position of a prohibited Firearm And Position of ammunition without a certificate. And we will speak with our correspondent for more on that in a few moments. The Uk Government will today set out a Post Brexit State Aid Scheme to replace Eu Rules on subsidising businesses. Ministers say it will be more agile and flexible, but there will be no return to what they called to the 19705 return to what they called to the 1970s Approach of picking winners and bailing out unsustainable companies. If youre watching us on bbc two, it is Time to say goodbye, hope you have a good afternoon, see you soon. Lets go back to the news i was just bringing you a few moments ago. 23 year old man has appeared in court via Video Link charged with murdering a Police Sergeant. Lets go to our correspondent who is at westminster magistrates courts. Bring us Up To Date. Magistrates courts. Bring us optodate magistrates courts. Bring us uptodate. Magistrates courts. Bring us utodate. ,. ,. , uptodate. Lewes do that has been in hosital uptodate. Lewes do that has been in hospital since uptodate. Lewes do that has been in hospital since the uptodate. Lewes do that has been in hospital since the incident uptodate. Lewes do that has been in hospital since the incident On In Hospital since the incident on September The 25th last year. Where sergeant was shot dead and Louis Dussault is a was injured. Today, he appeared in court, he was charged Yesterday Afternoon with the of Sergeant Matt rotten off. He appeared from his pot hospital bed. He did not speak at all throughout the hearing. And appeared on a video screen. He appeared to be following the court here. He was sitting upright in clearly what was a hospital bed. He was setting next to his solicitor and when he was asked to confirm his identity, hejust held up a white board which had his name and his date of birth on it. It seems that he is unable to speak. He was told that he is charged with the murder of Sergeant Matt Ratana And Position of ammunition and a possession of a firearm. And the court was given a Brief Outline of the incident. Louis De Zoysa had been arrested in the early hours of the morning of the 25th of september. He was taken to the Custody Centre in croydon where he was in the Holding Area and at that point, there was a scuffle and during that, Sergeant Matt ratana was shot in the test. He did not recover. De zoysa was also shot and has not come out of the hospital yet. He will appear at the Old Bailey in two days. In this option is that will be by Video Link from his hospital bed. Is that will be by Video Link from his hospital bed. Thank you very much. His hospital bed. Thank you very much an his hospital bed. Thank you very much. An update his hospital bed. Thank you very much. An update on his hospital bed. Thank you very much. An update on our his hospital bed. Thank you very i much. An update on our headlines. England and a 55 year wait for a Knockout Win over germany as they are through to the quarterfinals of Euro 2020. There are warnings to england Football Fans not to travel to italy for the game. Thousands of people are affected by disabilities across the uk they speak to the bbc of the devastating impact the pandemic has had on their lives. We will stay with that because thousands of people with disabilities have been speaking to the bbc and saying that their condition has deteriorated since the start of the pandemic. With even more reporting that vital medical appointments have been cancelled. More than 3000 people took part in the survey. Our Disability News Nikki fox has been speaking to some of them. I have muscular dystrophy. I have not left the house since the 13th of march, 2020. Ive developed this fear of the outside world. I i felt like the world was ending. Alone. Horrible. These are the hidden voices of the pandemic. I was really struggling, to the point where i almost took my life. Life wasjust in the house because a lot of the support workers had Covid 19. They may have different stories. I got quite depressed and that and it wasnt very good. But they all feel forgotten. I used to, but no I Cant. And how does that make you feel, fraser . Very sad. Over 2000 people told us their disability got worse during the pandemic. There you go, ringing the bell. Jocelyn is very happy, feisty, naughty, stubborn. Here she is when lockdown happened, all her support suddenly stopped. Her physio, speech and language, occupational therapy, respite, childrens hospice, it all stopped. And jocelyns world shutdown. She started picking her skin and pulling her hair out and she had cut all over her arms. She gave up, really. Things got so bad that she was actually referred to a psychiatrist and she was put on antidepressants and anti psychotic medication. How did you feel about that . It was horrendous. I never saw a Child Likejocelyn would suffer from depression like that. Jocelyn wasnt just mentally distressed, she was also in physical pain, without access to her regular medical appointments. She was getting hip spasms, so she couldnt put her legs to the floor. She was put on Diazepam And Codeine for the pain, so all these new medications that shes never had before, all because of the lockdown and the loss of everything. There was just no support. Her Experience Isnt unique. More than 2500 people have told us that they have missed out on vital appointments since the start of the outbreak. Shes got a cinnamon bun, a banana and a satsuma, and its all blended up, and then itjust goes straight down her Feeding Tube because she doesnt eat orally. The situation got even more desperate for the family whenjocelyns dad, lee, Court Covid 19 and ended up in intensive care for five weeks. From the get go they were like, yeah, we need this, we need physio, we need to get you moving again. He is working to get to get back the mobility he has lost, but he has had a lot more support than the family have had forjocelyn during the pandemic. Its almost like she is disabled and thats what she is going to be like so its not worth bothering with. Whereas lee is going to get better, we hope, and they are giving him all the equipment and all that therapy that he needs, and Jocelyn Isnt going to walk or talk are all those things. So its almost like theyjust dont bother with her. Itjust angers me a bit, because jocelyn is known to the system as well, so they know that she needs these things. I know it its been a difficult Time with Covid 19, but its still not really an excuse. You really feel like that . Yeah. With the right support, jocelyn can thrive. She amazes us every day, really, with what she can do. She does a new thing each day. But as it did for her and so many others, the pandemic took something vital away and now they have to fight to get it back. We can talk now to Louise Ruben who is head of Policy And Campaign at the Dis Apology Disability campaign. It was heartbreaking to hear what she had been through. Tell us more what you have been finding and terms of the impact of people with disabilities . With disabilities . Yes, really heartbreaking. With disabilities . Yes, really heartbreaking. The with disabilities . Yes, really heartbreaking. The research| with disabilities . Yes, really heartbreaking. The research that you carried out reflects the research that we carried out over the last 18 months or so. We have found that disabled people have felt let down by the government. They have been left on their own without vital support that we all take for granted. Your piece touched on the fact that medical appointments have been postponed or cancelled. It is notjust been postponed or cancelled. It is not just that. Been postponed or cancelled. It is notjust that. Struggling to Access Food from supermarkets. It is not having any contact with family and friends, its having to make really difficult financial decisions. Yes, i think your resorts absolutely reflects the experiences of the disabled people that we have spoken to. Hate disabled people that we have spoken to. ~. , disabled people that we have spoken to. , disabled people that we have spoken to. ~. ,. ,. , ~. ,. , to. We are not talking about a sna shot to. We are not talking about a snapshot that to. We are not talking about a snapshot that has to. We are not talking about a snapshot that has gone to. We are not talking about a snapshot that has gone where to. We are not talking about a snapshot that has gone where Life Change momentarily for these people. This will have a long term impact presumably because when we hear aboutjocelyn for instance, who started to get depressed and was prescribed antidepressant and anti psychotic medication, she was in pain, she was given diazepam for that. That does notjust wash away. That is right. Peoples health has been sacrificed. There are lots of people, the routine medical appointments are really important to keep them well and on an even keel. Things like physiotherapy that people depend on so they dont deteriorate, those all stopped and it is going to take quite a long Time in many cases it wont happen at all, for people to recover to the point they were before the pandemic. What needs to be done to do the best that can be done . We what needs to be done to do the best that can be done . That can be done . We are at the moment waiting that can be done . We are at the moment waiting for that can be done . We are at the moment waiting for the that can be done . We are at the moment waiting for the government to launch its national disability strategy, it is due any day now. For us this is an opportunity for government to set out what it is going to do to repair the trust that has been so badly damage between disabled people and government. And perhapsjust disabled people and government. And perhaps just as importantly to set out its Vision And Ambition for how it is going to improve the lives of the disabled. We hope theyre going to set out a bold Action Plan and show that they care about disabled people. They have felt forgotten. What happensjuly people. They have felt forgotten. What happens July The 19th . People. They have felt forgotten. What happensJuly The 19th . Is not a moment those who have been shielding and who are especially vulnerable. How is that they going to be for them . ~ ~. ,. , how is that they going to be for them . ~ ~. , how is that they going to be for them . ~. , them . We know some disabled people are lookin them . We know some disabled people are looking forward them . We know some disabled people are looking forward to them . We know some disabled people are looking forward to freedom them . We know some disabled people are looking forward to Freedom Day are looking forward to Freedom Day as it is known. For others it is very anxious. Weve heard from lots of disabled people who said they will not go at the governments pays. They will go at their own pace. There are lots of concerns about the lack of people wearing masks in the disabled people community. We all see that fewer people are taking the precautions. For disabled people it is worrying. It is an anxious Time. Not everybody feels like they can just pick up where life left off 18 months ago. Thank you, louise rubin. Im going to be speaking to another person a little bit later who has down syndrome. If you are at home and you have a disability and you have been impacted by the pandemic, do get in touch with us. You can be part of a conversation. You can tweet at me. Some breaking news to bring you. We are hearing that the northern Ireland Hi quote High Court ruled that the Eu Withdrawl Act overrides act of the union. The northern Ireland Protocol has been refused on those grounds. Basically there was a judicial review. It was launched in the name of unionists from across the name of unionists from across the uk and they wanted the legality of the northern Ireland Protocol to be considered. The former Labour Party Mp is one of those involved in that. She has been speaking this morning and she said that there were so many elements of the protocol that need to be legally clarified and that is why she took the case. She said she would continue their fight if they lost in the High Court today. She said earlier we will look at the actualjudgment and the detail and we hope we might actually win. But obviously they have not. In readiness for that, they said they would take the judgment to the Supreme Court hopefully. That it is just in on that challenge. The challenge of the northern Ireland Protocol. Also vladimir putin has been speaking about. The dispute between Britain And Russia after the royal Navy Destroyer Hms Defender briefly sailed through territorial waters off the coast of the disputed territory of crimea. He has been speaking in the past few moments and im just going to bring you the comments that he has made. He said the destroyer tried to deliberately test russias defensive capabilities. He said britain wanted to uncover the location of russian forces in the crimea to see how they would react. Ithink forces in the crimea to see how they would react. I think that is the only comments that ive got. He is saying it was a deliberate attempt to test russia and also to see how they would react. Those comments just through from vladimir putin on what happened with Hms Defender. Eu citizens living in the uk have until midnight to apply to stay or lose their rights. It is the Post Brexit rules introduced by the government. Opposition parties say that many vulnerable People Risk losing access to public services and the deadline should be extended. Here is this report. If you are an Eu Citizen living in the uk, you need to apply to the Eu Settlement scheme. The Home Offices settled Status Scheme allows any Eu Citizen who is living in britain before The End of the Brexit Transition last december to apply to stay indefinitely. There have already been 5. 6 million applications, with 5. 2 million europeans having had the Residency Rights confirmed. But around 400,000 applicants are still waiting for a decision and an estimated 150,000 eligible Eu Citizens have not yet applied. Lawyers are concerned that some vulnerable Eu Nationals, such as elderly people and children in care, may not realise the right to residency are about to be revoked and could find themselves unable to access vital support. We have seen what happened with the Windrush Scandal and we are concerned that the repetition will happen when it comes to europeans and their Family Members who havent applied in town and will then face the realities of the hostile environment, losing their right to work, the right to rent in the uk. Access to Health Care. So this could have catastrophic implications on individuals. Home office stresses it will take a pragmatic and flexible approach to late applicants, with officials reaching out to those who are eligible to stay. Ministers claim the system offers greater residency to Eu Citizens than they had before brexit. What we have said is we will take a practical and compassionate approach to those who havent applied, particularly where there may be vulnerabilities on obvious reasonable grounds, such as children whose parents may not have applied for them. But we have published a range of guidance that sets out our exact approach and how we will deal with people. And we will urge people to read it. But if you have got any concerns about your position on the 1st ofjuly, then the message is simple, dont delay, apply today. However, Opposition Politicians are demanding the government extends Tonights Deadline for three months to ensure late applicants dont have their rights taken away. What you may have seen earlier we spoke to this man who was expanding that his application for settled status had not gone through. He had not heard, but he has had an update. He is back with us. Hello, what is the update . He is back with us. Hello, what is the update . He is back with us. Hello, what is the update . He is back with us. Hello, what is the udate . ,. ,. , the update . Good morning, earlier on like an hour the update . Good morning, earlier on like an hour ago. The update . Good morning, earlier on like an hour ago, we the update . Good morning, earlier on like an hour ago, we had the update . Good morning, earlier on like an hour ago, we had a the update . Good morning, earlier on like an hour ago, we had a meeting i like an hour ago, we had a meeting and after that, i got an E Mail regarding my status and it has been granted. So i am just overwhelmed, so happy. I want to thank the bbc for their efforts going about it and i really appreciate you all, thank you for your hard work. Also i want to thank the Home Office for reaching out though i know it is not easy with the numbers of people waiting. I really want to thank you. Thank you so much. I pray that all the people that are still waiting that you will get through just like i got mine. It is a really overwhelming E Mail that i got. It makes me feel alive again. I am alive but i felt like something was missing. With this, i really see that they are really on their feet doing their best is reach out to everyone of us. A formal welcome to you. Congratulations and im glad it all worked out. Lets talk to luke, head of Policy And Advocacy at a Campaign Group for Eu Citizens in the uk. Thank you forjoining us. It is called 3 Million because it was thought there was a bit over 3 Million, but many more have applied for the settled status and others obviously who havent been processed or applied. Obviously who havent been processed orapplied. Can obviously who havent been processed or applied. Can you obviously who havent been processed orapplied. Can you bring obviously who havent been processed or applied. Can you bring us Up To Date with the latest figures as you understand them, in terms of potentially who has not applied before the deadline . Potentially who has not applied before the deadline . Thank you, and congratulations before the deadline . Thank you, and congratulations to before the deadline . Thank you, and congratulations to joseph. Before the deadline . Thank you, and congratulations to joseph. I before the deadline . Thank you, and congratulations to joseph. I am congratulations tojoseph. I am really pleased that he has unable to get the start as he is entitled to. Unfortunately there are many hundreds of thousands of people who the bbc cannot be there for, or journalist cannot be therefore, to expedite their cases. It is understood from the video that you just showed there that the figures are pretty much as you set out, and there is a backlog of about 400,000 with an estimated number of people who have yet to apply of over 150. I suspect that the number could be larger than that, but the fact of the matter is, we will never know. We will never know the numbers of people that have still to apply, and those who still need to apply, it could be years and years until they do. That is really concerning. Loath . Do. That is really concerning. Why mi. Ht do. That is really concerning. Why might they do. That is really concerning. Why might they not do. That is really concerning. Why might they not know . How does anybody find out about this stuff . Yes, a very good and common question. For example, children, some children do need to apply, and their Patents Wont have applied on their Patents Wont have applied on their behalf. Indeed, some children in care with local authority we know are yet to apply, those who lack the mental Capacity Or Ability to apply, may not know that they need to. And indeed, there are those who just genuinely think that they dont need to apply, even to this date we are still receiving E Mails from people, seeing posts on social media with people saying, i dont need to apply because i have lived here for a very long Time or some other reason. So the numbers are quite likely to be considerable when it comes to those who think that they dont need to, and all of a sudden find out that they have to. And all of a sudden find out that they have to and all of a sudden find out that they have to. There is opposite a hue they have to. There is opposite a huge amount they have to. There is opposite a huge amount that they have to. There is opposite a huge amount that is they have to. There is opposite a huge amount that is being they have to. There is opposite a huge amount that is being broadcast and discussed today about this, but as you say, No Doubt there will be some who perhaps are not aware dont think they need to, so there is talk of a three month deadline. Whether there is isnt, there will inevitably be people that will presumably slip that the net. With your experience of bureaucracy, what are your thoughts on could potentially happen further down the line when it becomes clear to anyone who might find themselves who might be caught up in that what the ramifications might be . H be caught up in that what the ramifications might be . I agree. Wherever theres ramifications might be . I agree. Wherever theres a ramifications might be . I agree. Wherever theres a deadline, ramifications might be . I agree. I wherever theres a deadline, there ultimately will be people impacted, the emerging picture is, that number are still quite large. In terms of the consequences, this is the important point to focus on, the consequences will likely be quite serious for people who miss the deadline, because they will be unable to work, they will been unable to work, they will been unable to work, they will been unable to rent property, Access Bank accounts, Health Care etc. Wherever there is a requirement to prove immigration status in this country, those who have not applied and got their status are at significant risk of falling through the cracks. The Home Office cannot be everywhere at every Time to make sure that landlords, employers, hospitals, local authorities are making the right decisions. The real worry is that even those people who get their status or are waiting for applications will fall through the cracks. Joseph, who we just heard from there, is a prime example of that. Despite having an application has prospective employer did not know the rules, and that is the fear here. We have to help people who will miss the deadline, and we have a large amount of people, hundreds of thousands with pending applications, will face risks because of the bureaucratic confusion and the fact that immigration control is notjust controlled by the Home Office, but by a myriad of agents, like i have just listed before. Just listed before. Thank you very much. Just listed before. Thank you very much that just listed before. Thank you very much. That is just listed before. Thank you very much. That is luke just listed before. Thank you very much. That is luke paper. Just listed before. Thank you very much. That is luke paper. We just listed before. Thank you very i much. That is luke paper. We have just listed before. Thank you very much. That is luke paper. We have a statement from the uk Home Office, a spokesman saying there have been more than 5 Million grants of statements under the hugely successful Eu Settlement scheme. I think we are going to bring you Up To Date with a bit more detail on that decision that has been taken in the court in Northern Ireland on the northern Ireland Protocol, an application for a judicial review on its scope and legality. So the judge delivering the judgment at belfast High Court has agreed with the applicants that the Brexit Withdrawal Act conflicted with the 1800 acts of union, but ruled that the latter legislation overrode the provisions of the 200 year old law. That is one of the main grounds of thejudicial that is one of the main grounds of the judicial Review Case against the northern Ireland Protocol getting more detail. Thejudgment has not been conclusively delivered to, the judge is still delivering his findings. Clearly it is a complicated issue and we are getting little details just coming through. So we will continue to stay across that, and bring you the full picture when the fulljudgment is through. Now lets catch up with the sport. More than 20 Million people watched england beat germany to reach the Quarter Finals of Euro 2020 on the tv. But it looks like there wont be any fans travelling from the uk To Rome for saturdays match against ukraine because of quarantining rules. With those arriving in italy needing to isolate for five days. So itll be a very different atmosphere to the one created by the 40,000 England Fans at wembley yesterday. Particularly when Raheem Sterling scored in the second half to give them the lead. And then captain Harry Kane sealed englands first Knockout Win over germany since 1966 with his first goal of the tournament. Only 40,000, but it is as good an atmosphere as i can remember in wembley. So we played extremely well. I think we deserved the win, but i have had to say to them straightaway, im the party pooper, because if we go and we dont capitalise on that On Saturday now, then it doesnt count for anything. It has been a tough couple of years for everyone in this country, so to put smiles back on faces that we know at home, everybody will be celebrating. Everyone in the stadium has enjoyed a great moment, a feeling. Like i say, its not done with yet. Weve got another big game On Saturday. So only ex pats are expected to be able to attend the match in romes Stadio 0limpico On Saturday. The fa has decided not to take up its Ticket Allocation due to the travel restrictions betwen the uk and italy, an Amber Country. The 2. 5 thousand or so tickets will now be released and go on general sale. Fans would have had to have left home on monday to be able to get through quarantine in Time for the game. Ukraine prevented a repeat of the 2018 World Cup quarter final between England And Sweden by beating the swedes at Hampden Park. Their winner came in injury Time at The End of extra Time after sweden had been reduced to ten men. Artem dovbyk� s goal was his first for his country. They won 2 1. They won 21. I saw the first half of england they won 21. I saw the first half of england versus they won 21. I saw the first half of england versus germany, they won 21. I saw the first half of england versus germany, england is a great team. A lot of great players, good manager. I know it is going to be a hard game for us. Wimbledon organisers say the wet weather has contributed to the slippy conditions in the early days of this years championships. The all England Club insist the courts have been prepared to exactly the same meticulous standards as in previous years. But players like Serena Williams and roger federer� s opponent have been forced to retire injured after slipping on the grass when playing under the roof on Centre Court. Serenas search for a record equalling grand Slam Singles Title goes on and former british number one Laura Robson says her withdrawal is devastating news. She is such a great champion, won the tournament so many Times, and we are obviously always looking forward to her trying to reach that 24, so devastating blow to the tournament but hopefully nothing too serious, and the grass is always quite slippy in the first few days of the theremin, just because Centre Core and court will never get paid for the rest of the year, so it does take a few days for players to find their footing and really unfortunate that it has happened so early on in the tournament for serena. Action for day three is just getting under way. These are the live pictures from Court Number two, with fifth seed canadian Bianca Andreescu in action, up against Alize Cornet of france. Later andy murray is back on Centre Court looking to reach the third round. Hell play the Qualifier Oscar 0tte of germany. Fellow Brit Katie Boulter will be on the courtjust before him. While Liam Broady and Cameron Norrie are also involved in todays action. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Isa is a study has found Greater Manchester suffered takeover Death Rate 25 higher than the average for england, contributing to a greater than average fall in Life Expectancy across england. The golf between the rich and the pair is expected to grow and the changes are made in education, housing and jobs. Grow and the changes are made in education, housing andjobs. Our Health Correspondent has more. Just a reall Health Correspondent has more. Hat a really special person. Out of all the family he was the character. A Massive Mancunian who loved. A lot of people in manchester loved him. The loss of him will affect us for the rest of our lives. We will never have gary as a party, round for dinner. � , ~ , dinner. Aged ust 62, gary died within two dinner. Aged just 62, gary died within two weeks dinner. Aged just 62, gary died within two weeks of dinner. Aged just 62, gary died within two weeks of falling dinner. 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That has contributed to a fall in Life Expectancy across the North West of england that are significantly worse than the rest of the country. The author of the days report into Health Inequalities says improvement will need fundamentaL Change. The kind of will need fundamentaL Change. The kind of recommendations that will need fundamentaL Change. Tt9 kind of recommendations that i will need fundamentaL Change. Tt9 kind of recommendations that i make are notjust about Health Care, or notjust are notjust about Health Care, or not just about public are notjust about Health Care, or notjust about Public Health, they are about Housing And Transport and Community Development and jobs and schools. It cuts across. It cuts across the board. And we need to spend to improve the health and Well Being for future generations, as well as for now. So, were going to use this lesson to sort of remind ourselves about mindfulness and how we can regulate our emotions. That future generation is to be found here, at lime tree primary, in sale. That future generation is to be found here, at lime tree primary, in sale. The words that come to mind when youre holding your object. So, does it make you feel calmer . Does it make you feel relaxed . Where these young people are being introduced to valuable strategies to maintain good Mental Health now and as they get older. It helps keep me calm and it teaches me how to treat others, even if im sad, angry. Its trying to make your mood go up, and people need to make people feel happier. Its notjust supposed to be the other way round. And i get angry a little more easily. So it would be better, like, a better way to calm downl than to get in a big strop. And when you stroke a cat, how does that make you feel . Calm and relaxed. Calm, relaxed, yeah. Its about teaching i the children, from two, to recognise their emotions, start identifying them, i what theyre called are they happy, are they sad, are they excited, are they angry . To then start, when theyre three, four, of what things help them i to manage those emotions, if they need managing. I what this report really lays bare is how good health is so grounded in childhood. Notjust here in school, but in the very early years as well, and how that plays out into our adult lives where we work, where we live and how challenging that can be in a place like Greater Manchester for so many people. The big issue for Public Health leaders is how to find the money and to get local communities in deprived areas on board. Ultimately, thats where the change happens. But in order to do that, we need funding. And i think funding was found for covid, but i think we really need sustained, long term, appropriate funding for local government, for Public Health, to make these changes happen. Improving the underlying Health Inequalities in deprived communities can be the work of a generation, but this report argues that targeted measures in education, Work And Housing could mean these children enjoy a much healthier life in the years to come. Dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. To talk more about this i am joined by sarah price, chief officer at the greater Manchester Health and social Care Partnership which commissioned the report. Also it does the professor of epidemiology at the university of york, co author of a separate report, the northern Health Science Alliance Covid 19 in the northern powerhouse and lead the Greater Manchester independent inequalities commission. Welcome, both of you. Sarah, first of all, this report was actually commissioned pre covert, so that part of it was completely not anticipated. What was your reaction when you realise the impact of cover in terms of the dramatically high Death Rate in manchester . Absolutely, we recognise inequality has affected our City Region and wanted to work with the institute for Health Equity to understand what we could be doing more to challenge these disparities. And then covid tap ins and we needed to change the direction of the work to take that on board. I suppose like everyone we have been completely overwhelmed by the impact that covid has had on our residents, particularly those from the most deprived backgrounds, making sure that we try and address those has to be at the heart of what we do going forward. find those has to be at the heart of what we do going forward. Those has to be at the heart of what we do going forward. And so you are already wanting we do going forward. And so you are already wanting to we do going forward. And so you are already wanting to look we do going forward. And so you are already wanting to look at already wanting to look at disparities, we will talk any minute to kate, who also had a good picture of what the situation was. Has covid now made it worse . Tt of what the situation was. Has covid now made it worse . Of what the situation was. Has covid now made it worse . It has absolutely made it worse now made it worse . It has absolutely made it worse. We now made it worse . It has absolutely made it worse. We were now made it worse . It has absolutely made it worse. We were able now made it worse . It has absolutely made it worse. We were able to i now made it worse . It has absolutely made it worse. We were able to see i made it worse. We were able to see that as things were progressing over the last 16 months, that this release sets out clearly and starkly what the impact has been and relate emphasises what has gone on in Greater Manchester and therefore why are we really need to redouble our efforts to focus on that gap between those who are least well off in most well off. Those who are least welloff in most welloff. ~ ,. ,. , welloff. Why would it be that Greater Manchester welloff. Why would it be that Greater Manchester has i welloff. Why would it be that Greater Manchester has a i welloff. Why would it be that i Greater Manchester has a higher, welloff. Why would it be that Greater Manchester has a higher, 25 higherfrom Death Rate from covid than the rest of england . figs higher from Death Rate from covid than the rest of england . Than the rest of england . As set out in the report. Than the rest of england . As set out in the report, because than the rest of england . As set out in the report, because of than the rest of england . As set out in the report, because of the i in the report, because of the inequalities that already existed before we went into the pandemic, which made those residents more vulnerable, so they tended to be the people that were working in those key jobs that people that were working in those keyjobs that kept going when the pandemic started, taxi drivers, tram drivers, working in supermarkets, in those lowest paid jobs that meant that they needed to keep working. And so expose themselves more. Underlying health conditions, much more prevalent in some of the more deprived communities. They were at higher risk of contracting the virus anyway. And because their health was in a period of stay, perhaps not in the best position to fight off the virus once they had it. A number of underlying reasons why we would potentially see more impact in the North West. Mil potentially see more impact in the North West North West. All of those factors could apply North West. All of those factors could apply to North West. All of those factors could apply to many North West. All of those factors could apply to many other i North West. All of those factors i could apply to many other places in the country. So why Greater Manchester in particular . T the country. So why Greater Manchester in particular . I think it is the coming manchester in particular . I think it is the coming together manchester in particular . I think it is the coming together of manchester in particular . I think it is the coming together of all i manchester in particular . I think it is the coming together of all of i is the coming together of all of those things. When you compare us, for example, with liverpool. We saw much higher rates and sustained rates during the pandemic of Case Transmission in the community. When others were seeing that drop down last summer, we didnt see that in the same way in Greater Manchester. We had sustained high rates in some of our most deprived communities and that meant that we didnt get that sort of improvement that others saw and continue to see, both illness and continue to see, both Illness And Death amongst our most vulnerable communities. Kate, i mentioned vulnerable communities. Kate, i mentioned you vulnerable communities. Kate, i mentioned you had vulnerable communities. Kate, i mentioned you had done i vulnerable communities. Kate, i mentioned you had done otheri mentioned you had done other research into this area as well. Tells more about the research you have done what youve previously. Yes you last year along with the northern yes you last year along with the northern Health Science Alliance, there northern Health Science Alliance, there was northern Health Science Alliance, there was a report on covid in the northern there was a report on covid in the northern powerhouse, we found very much northern powerhouse, we found very much the northern powerhouse, we found very much the same picture that Sir Michael much the same picture that Sir Michael finds in this report, that the clear michael finds in this report, that the clear North And South divide between the clear North And South divide between the impact of cover on the impact between the impact of cover on the impact of between the impact of cover on the impact of covid on peoples hell. What impact of covid on peoples hell. What should impact of covid on peoples hell. What should be News Today is really that this what should be News Today is really that this is what should be News Today is really that this is not news, these are things that this is not news, these are things we that this is not news, these are things we have known for a long Time on things we have known for a long Time on peoples health. We know we have on peoples health. We know we have health on peoples health. We know we have Health Inequalities related to our social have Health Inequalities related to our social economic inequalities in the uk our social economic inequalities in the uk and our social economic inequalities in the uk and we have known it for decades the uk and we have known it for decades. Sir Michaels Report for greater decades. Sir Michaels Report for Greater Manchester follows his report Greater Manchester follows his report on Greater Manchester follows his report on the impact of covid ten Years Report on the impact of covid ten years on report on the impact of covid ten years on from his Landmark Report in 2010, years on from his Landmark Report in 2010, and years on from his Landmark Report in 2010, and that followed reports that we had 2010, and that followed reports that we had in 2010, and that followed reports that we had in the uk in 1992 and in 1980 about we had in the uk in 1992 and in 1980 about Health Inequalities, so this is a long standing issue, we know the causes. Is a long standing issue, we know the causes, we know we have to tackle the causes, we know we have to tackle Poverty And Inequality to improve tackle Poverty And Inequality to improve life chances for children and improve the health and Well Being of and improve the health and Well Being of everybody else. So the news is Well Being of everybody else. So the news is really that this is still a problem. News is really that this is still a problem, not that this is a new problem problem, not that this is a new problem. Covid touch is revealed to us these problem. Covid touch is revealed to us these long standing socioeconomic and health us these long standing socioeconomic and Health Inequalities in the uk. You use and Health Inequalities in the uk. You use the term northern powers, effectively as a short term to describe a certain area. It is a political phrase, and just to read out what is meant by it, it is the Government Vision for a super connected globally connected northern economy with a flourishing private sector, highly skilled Population And World renowned civic and Business Leadership encompassing the cities of manchester, hull, liverpool, sheffield and newcastle. When we hear statistics like the ones that have come out in Sir Michaels for anyone youre talking about there, how is that compatible . It is not currently compatible. That is a lovely it is not currently compatible. That is a lovely vision for what should be happening in the north and what they know be happening in the north and what they know it should look like, and what they know it should look like, and what we they know it should look like, and what we have actually got is a very weak what we have actually got is a very weak Levelling Up agenda, with much of the weak Levelling Up agenda, with much of the money going to the tory towns rather of the money going to the tory towns rather than of the money going to the tory towns rather than to the areas where it is needed, rather than to the areas where it is needed, and are focus perhaps on big infrastructure problems rather than what is infrastructure problems rather than what is really needed in communities. We do have wonderful regional, communities. We do have wonderful regional, City Regional mayors across regional, City Regional mayors across the north, who are taking action across the north, who are taking action on across the north, who are taking action on inequalities very robustly, but we do need much more serious robustly, but we do need much more serious attention to this problem thenjust serious attention to this problem thenjust some politicaljargon. We really thenjust some politicaljargon. We really need to see systemic and sustained really need to see systemic and sustained investment in the north. Said, sustained investment in the north. Said, what sustained investment in the north. Said, what do you want the impact of your report to be . T said, what do you want the impact of your report to be . Your report to be . I think we want to see a real your report to be . I think we want to see a real focus your report to be . I think we want to see a real focus on your report to be . I think we want to see a real focus on a your report to be . I think we want to see a real focus on a different i to see a real focus on a different approach, really valuing and underpinning that with the spend on prevention. This is something that often gets left behind, is the short term comes up and we need to focus on the long term, as well as the short term, and disproportionately invest, ie, invest more in those who are most vulnerable and most deprived. I think that comes out clearly in the report today, but is also emphasised in the work that kate did. We also have to be able to focus on how we work with communities. We have learnt so much during the pandemic about that. The Vaccination Programme is a really good example, and we are working alongside communities, with faith groups, community groups, we have been able to really increase the uptake of vaccine, whether perhaps has been hesitancy in some areas. We have really been able to do that, and they work in bolton is a really good example of that. The city of manchester itself, doing some great work at the moment in trying to reach those communities that are really hard to support. We need to invest in that work going forward. And it is really important, too, that we monitor our progress. We need to understand whether the things youre doing and making a difference, what we are doing to help people back into work, around housing, improving housing, good employment charter. All things that are already there that we can build on and we need to do that at Pace And Scale. Build on and we need to do that at Pace And Scale build on and we need to do that at Pace And Scale. Thank you very much indeed. Pace and scale. Thank you very much indeed lets Pace And Scale. Thank you very much indeed lets go Pace And Scale. Thank you very much indeed. Lets go back Pace And Scale. Thank you very much indeed. Lets go back to Pace And Scale. Thank you very much indeed. Lets go back to the indeed. Lets go back to the research the bbc has carried out on the devastating impact the pandemic aside on the lives of thousands of deaf and disabled people in the uk. Many of the people who took part in the survey said their condition has deteriorated since march last year and vital appointments been cancelled. Clear lives with the rare form of down syndrome known as mosaic down syndrome and joins us now. Hi, claire, nice to meet you and thank you forjoining us. Tells more about the impact of the pandemic on you. I have been reading about what you have been up to in your life, had a very busy and varied life, getting involved in things ranging from the X Factor auditions through to otherjobs working in television and radio. Give us a picture of you pre pandemic and what has happened since. Prepandemic and what has happened since. ,. ,. 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Any few minutes we will cross live to the house of for will cross live to the house of for prime ministers questions and corresponding will be watching. Helen, what are you expecting . This the first prime helen, what are you expecting . in 3 the first prime ministers questions since the weekend when We Saw those revelations about Matt Hancock, the former Health Secretary, the publication of that picture of him embracing and aid in his office, his admission he broke Social Distancing guidance, and his resignation. Labour are really keen to ensure the government is not able to just move on from this, now that Mr Hancock has resigned. I would expect we would hear some questions around that. Come back at the re Saw Storm are suggesting there are still questions that needed answering, and at the Time saying that was around the cctv, passes, the contract. That seems like a reference to how gina, the aid, came to get a parliamentary Security Pass sponsored by a different minister, a junior Health Minister. I think largely what we are going to hear is questions about the primacy� s own judgment. 0n questions about the primacy� s own judgment. On friday last week when those pictures emerge, borisjohnson said he had accepted Matt Hancocks apology any matters close, so i think we will expect you lots of questions from Labour And Care starmer and what he did not at that point sack Matt Hancock i thought it was ok for him to continue in the role of Health Secretary at that point. Since then borisjohnson said that he read the story on friday, had a new Health Secretary in place On Saturday and thought that was the right place to put it Pandemic But Spokesman have been clear that boris did not urge Matt Hancock to go, it was his son decision. So questions from labour about the prime ministersjudgment. Ministers udgment. Looking to see that the ministersjudgment. Looking to see that the prime ministersjudgment. Looking to see that the prime minister ministersjudgment. Looking to see that the prime minister is ministersjudgment. Looking to see that the prime minister is not i ministersjudgment. Looking to see that the prime minister is not there | that the prime minister is not there just yet so we will keep talking. It was there any minute. A quick stop, after prime ministers questioned there is an urgent question from the Shadow Health Education secretary on what is happening in schools. What is labour� s position now on that. A huge story, a lot of parents are finding that their students are being sent home from school because of the Bubble System. It is like one in 20 students are currently at home and only it in 20 students are currently at home and only 1t of those actually have covid. That is causing huge Disruption Notjust forfamilies, disruption not just for families, but to Disruption Notjust forfamilies, but to Childrens Education. The government is talking about ending the Bubble System in september and Labour Party is saying that is too far away. And that the scale of disruption to the Childrens Education during the Summer Term this is not sustainable. We might hear that rage because it is such a huge issue. If you are a parent with a child sent home, its going to cause you childcare issues. You are potentially going to be at home looking after your child. It has a massive impact on the day to day lives of people. I think we will have questions asked about this. Yes, 375 children are currently isolating at home according to the latest figures. 375,000 children. We will listen into the prime ministers questions. Before we moved to prime ministers questions. Before we moved to prime minister ministers questions. Before we i moved to prime minister questions, i would moved to prime minister questions, i would like moved to prime minister questions, i would like to pay tribute to a member would like to pay tribute to a member of my staff who is retiring Today Member of my staff who is retiring today from member of my staff who is retiring today from the house of commons after 28 today from the house of commons after 28 years service. Ian davis who took after 28 years service. Ian davis who took part in his final Speakers Procession who took part in his final Speakers Procession earlierjoined the Health Service Procession earlierjoined the Health Service in procession earlierjoined the Health Service in 1993 having served in the Service In1993 having served in the Army Service in 1993 having served in the army across service in 1993 having served in the army across the world for 24 years. It included army across the world for 24 years. It included working in a Field Hospitah it included working in a field hospital. 0n it included working in a field hospital. On his retirement. He is a gifted hospital. On his retirement. He is a gifted musician, he plays the french a gifted musician, he plays the french Horn And Violin came to the comments french Horn And Violin came to the comments to be a senior doorkeeper in the comments to be a senior doorkeeper in the chamber. He joins my office in the chamber. He joins my office in 200i in the chamber. He joins my office in 2001. That was before the promotion of the Assistant Secretary to the promotion of the Assistant Secretary to the speaker in 2011 which is the role he to the speaker in 2011 which is the role he has to the speaker in 2011 which is the role he has held until now. His military role he has held until now. His military discipline, his can do attitude. Military discipline, his can do attitude, his friend shu, his sense of humour, attitude, his friend shu, his sense of humour, his expertise will be sorely of humour, his expertise will be sorely missed by my team and particularly by me. Ive got to say, it is not particularly by me. Ive got to say, it is not an particularly by me. Ive got to say, it is not an easyjob to become speaker. It is not an easyjob to become speaker, but the one thing was easy for me speaker, but the one thing was easy for me was speaker, but the one thing was easy for me was knowing that Ian Davis was there for me was knowing that Ian Davis was there to advise me. I cannot thank was there to advise me. I cannot thank him was there to advise me. I cannot thank him enough for the support and the help thank him enough for the support and the help that he has given me personally as well as the office. And of personally as well as the office. And of course, scotchgard, so hes. Ot and of course, scotchgard, so hes got a and of course, scotchgard, so hes got a great and of course, scotchgard, so hes got a great history in serving this country~ got a great history in serving this country. After 52 years of public service country. After 52 years of public service and an mbe for services to parliament. Service and an mbe for services to parliament, ian, iwould like service and an mbe for services to parliament, ian, i would like to wish parliament, ian, i would like to wish you parliament, ian, i would like to wish you all the best and a very happy wish you all the best and a very happy retirement with linda Back Home happy retirement with linda Back Home on happy retirement with linda Back Home on the isle of wight. It is the isle of home on the isle of wight. It is the isle of Wights Gain and the commons loss. Thank you. Thanks, ian. Applause. Before we get under way, i would like to before we get under way, i would like to point out that the british sin like to point out that the british Sign Language Access is available on the w Sign Language Access is available on the tv. ,. ,. , Sign Language Access is available on | the tv thank the tv. Question number one. Thank ou, mr the tv. Question number one. Thank you. Mr speaker the tv. Question number one. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can the tv. Question number one. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i the tv. Question number one. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i begin the tv. Question number one. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i begin by you, Mr Speaker. Can i begin by echoing and supporting very much you are a fine tribute to Ian Davis and thank him for his service to this House And Wish him all The Very Best in his retirement. Mr speaker, i know members from across this house will want to congratulate Gareth Southgate and his team on their 2 0 win. The first Time england have beaten germany in 55 years in a knockout game. We wish him all the best in their name On Saturday against the ukraine. This morning i had meetings with many. Mr speaker, after yesterdays had meetings with many. Mr speaker, after yesterdays game, had meetings with many. Mr speaker, after yesterdays game, many had meetings with many. Mr speaker, after yesterdays game, many of i had meetings with many. Mr speaker, after yesterdays game, many of our l after yesterdays game, many of our german friends are heading home. But does my right honourable friend agree that as the sun goes, if they want to stay here, drinking all of our beer, then they need to join the 5. 6 million people who have already successfully applied for the Settlement Scheme forthwith before Todays Deadline . Yes. Settlement Scheme Forthwith before Todays Deadline . Settlement Scheme Forthwith before Todays Deadline . Yes, Mr Speaker. I think my honourable Todays Deadline . Yes, Mr Speaker. I think my honourable friend Todays Deadline . Yes, Mr Speaker. I think my honourable friend and i Todays Deadline . Yes, Mr Speaker. I think my honourable friend and she l think my honourable friend and she is absolutely right. I am thrilled that an astonishing 5. 6 million Eu Nationals have already applied for this wonderful scheme. And i encourage anybody who is ill eligible to submit their applications today. The eligible to submit their applications today. Eligible to submit their a lications toda. ,. , applications today. The leader of the opposition. Applications today. The leader of the opposition, kier applications today. The leader of the opposition, kier starmer. I applications today. The leader of i the opposition, kier starmer. Thank ou, mr the opposition, kier starmer. Thank you. Mr speaker the opposition, kier starmer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can the opposition, kier starmer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i the opposition, kier starmer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can ijoin the opposition, kier starmer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can ijoin your you, Mr Speaker. Can ijoin your comments and senTiments about Ian Davis and wish him The Very Best from all of us in this house . Can i also congratulate the England Team for yesterday pass my performance. Having been at wembley for the euro 96 Semi Final and experienced first hand the agony of that defeat, the Result Yesterday was truly incredible. I know the whole house will wish they team The Very Best of luck On Saturday. The whole house will wish them The Very Best of luck On Saturday, im sure. Mr speaker, why didnt the prime Minister Sack the former Health Secretary on Friday Morning . Mr the former Health Secretary on Friday Morning . The former Health Secretary on Friday Morning . The former Health Secretary on Frida Mornint . ~ w. , Friday Morning . Mr speaker, we had, i read the story Friday Morning . Mr speaker, we had, i read the story along Friday Morning . Mr speaker, we had, i read the story along with i read the story along with everybody else on friday. And we had a new Health Secretary On Saturday which i think given that we have a pandemic, i think to move from one to the other with that speed was fast. It was not as fast as the Vaccine Roll outs, Mr Speaker which is now gone so fast we have got half of the under 30s have now had their first vaccine. And that is Speed Mr first vaccine. And that is speed ii speaker, what a ridiculous answer. The prime minister must have been the only person in the country who looked at that photo on Friday Morning and thought that the Health Secretary should not be sacked immediately. 0n Secretary should not be sacked immediately. On friday, the prime Minister Spokesperson said quote, the prime minister considers the matter closed. Minister after minister were then sent out to defend the indefensible. Eight was briefed that the prime minister was quite happy for the Health Secretary to stay in his post. Can he clarify now that he has the chance, did he sack the Health Secretary or at any point ask him to resign . Yes or no . The honourable gentleman will notice the Health Secretary has changed in the Health Secretary has changed in the last five days. He complains about the speed with which that have been. This government moved at Lightning Speed in comparison to the right honourable gentleman opposite hes spent three days trying and failing to sack his Deputy Leader, Mr Speaker. Who he then promoted. He fires and rehires the Mr Speaker. Who he then promoted. He fires and rehires fires and rehires the Deputy Leader is sitting beside fires and rehires the Deputy Leader is sitting beside me. Fires and rehires the Deputy Leader is sitting beside me. The fires and rehires the Deputy Leader is sitting beside me. The former i is sitting beside me. The former Health Secretary. The former Health Secretary. The former Health Secretary. The former Health Secretary has done a runner. Mr speaker, on friday, the prime minister said that case was closed. And then on monday tried to take credit for the Health Secretary for resigning. And in a minute he will say he scored the winner Last Night. Let me press a bit more on this. The person the Health Secretary was in a relationship with was his nonexecutive director. Let me remind the house, according to the governments own guidance, one of the roles of a nonexecutive director is to challenge the secretary of state and the department. To challenge them and they receive Taxpayer Money for doing so. From the offset, it was blindingly obvious that there was a conflict of interest here and a whole host of unanswered questions. Why on earth to the prime ministerjudged this matter closed on friday . I hesitate to accuse the matter closed on friday . I hesitate to accuse the right matter closed on friday . I hesitate to accuse the right honourable i to accuse the right honourable gentleman for repeating himself. That person is no longer with the department either. The department is getting on with the fastest Vaccine Roll out than any european country. I am proud to tell this house that this week. I will tell you what has happened just in the last few days. This country has overtaken israel in the proportion of people we have vaccinated. I think he might pay tribute to the Health Department for that achievement 50. Pay tribute to the Health Department for that achievement for that achievement so, Mr Speaker. For that achievement so, Mr Speaker. Let for that achievement so, Mr Speaker, let me for that achievement so, Mr Speaker, let me get for that achievement so, Mr Speaker, let me get this i for that achievement so, mr i speaker, let me get this right, the prime minister was happy to keep the Health Secretary in place during the pandemic, who he not only thought was absolutely hopeless, but he also knew had broken the rules and was in a relationship with somebody he was employing at the taxpayers expense. It does not sound like case close to me. I know the prime minister is keen to sweep this under the carpet, but let me tell him the prime minister why this matters. Millions of people made huge and very difficult sacrifices to follow the rules that his Health Secretary had introduced. By minister, take the case of this person. You might want to listen, im sorry. Ali died of leukaemia on the 5th of may. The day before the photo of the Health Secretary was taken. Ali died like so many people of this pandemic with his family and friends unable to spend Time with him. When he was in hospital, he begged to see his family. But following the rules, only one member of his family was allowed to see him. His mum said, i am livid. We did everything we were told to do. And the man who made the rules did not. How can that be right . So i asked the prime minister again how can he possibly think this matter was closed on Friday Morning . We all share the grief and the pain of all he and his family and millions of people up and down the Country Whove endured the privation that this country has been through in order to get the coronavirus under control. Ollies family. And that is why he was sacked a day later. Instead of focusing on stuff going on within the once minister Westminster Bubble, we are rolling out the vaccine at a rate that will make sure that people like ollie and his family do not have to suffer in the future. I am proud to say that as a result of the efforts made by the nhs, the department of health and byJuly The 19th, we will have vaccinated every adult over 18. At least one jab. And everybody over a0 will have received two. That is a priority of this government and quite right too. I priority of this government and quite right too. Priority of this government and quite right too. I can hardly think that the prime quite right too. I can hardly think that the prime minister quite right too. I can hardly think that the prime minister thinks i quite right too. I can hardly think that the prime minister thinks it | quite right too. I can hardly think. That the prime minister thinks it is appropriate in response to a question about ollie to suggest that this in his word, the Westminster Bubble. The Westminster Bubble in answer to that question, mr by minister . Before coming here i spoke to ollies mum. And the awful circumstances that they had been through. She told me that every day she watched the Press Conferences, every day that they were on. Sheet hung on to every word the government said. So that she would know what her family could and could said. So that she would know what herfamily could and could not said. So that she would know what her family could and could not do. And then they followed the rules. This is not the Westminster Bubble. She told me that for her and her family, this case is not closed. And she speaks for millions of people. I asked the prime minister to withdraw that when he gets up. Withdraw that when he gets up. It is the wrong response to ollies case. I cannot help concluding that the prime minister did not answer the questions on Friday Morning either because he did not want to know the answers or because he knows there is more to come out to mac he says nonsense. Then i asked the prime minister in response to his muttered nonsense, when he declared the case closed on Friday Morning, had he asked the Health Secretary had he broken any other rules . Yes or no . Let me be absolutely clear. And i think the whole house and the country can see that we have a new Health Secretary in place and have had one since the day after the story has appeared. That was entirely right. That was the right response the situation. Of course he is right in what he says about the sacrifice made by families up and down the country. The best response in my view to their Grief And Pain and the sufferings that they have endured is. Which is to get on with a new Health Secretary which is what we have and with all the energy an application that we have two roll out those vaccines and allow the people of this country to work forwards towards Freedom Day which i devoutly know will come hope will come onJuly The 19th. If we had follow the advice of their right honourable gentleman, that would not be possible because it was under his proposal that we wouldve stayed in the European Union union and not been able to deliver on the vaccine at all. , w. , at all. Failing to sac the Health Secretary at all. Failing to sac the Health Secretary failing at all. Failing to sac the Health Secretary failing to at all. Failing to sac the Health Secretary failing to fire at all. Failing to sac the Health Secretary failing to fire the | secretary failing to fire the Health Secretary he really is trying to take credit for it. So Mr Speaker, it is no questions asked by the prime minister on friday and no questions answered today. There is a pattern here. When Dominic Cummings broke the rules by driving to barnett castle, the prime minister backed him. When the Housing Secretary unlawfully approved £1 billion Property Deal for a tory donor, the prime minister backed him. When the Home Secretary broke the ministerial code, the prime minister backed her. When the Health Secretary broke covid rules, the prime minister tried and wanted to back him too. Every Time it is the same old story. Is it the case, Mr Speaker, that while the british people are doing everything asked of them, it is one rule for them and another role for everybody else . Mr speaker, there was a new Health Secretary the following day the whole country, the whole country can see that and we are getting on. We are getting on with our agenda of vaccinating the population of this country through the Energy And Application of the new secretary of state for health and the department of health. I thank them and i congratulate them. As a result of that Vaccine Roll out, which is i say which would have been impeded fatally impeded it had we followed the policy of the Party Opposite. We are able now to. We have a higher wall of vaccination the virtually any other country in the world and we are able to proceed with our cautious, but we hope you reversible unlocking of the Uk Economy with the result that growth is up to levels we have not seen since lastjuly. Jobs are up. It calls for us to act faster in removing cabinet ministers. It took him three days to give her three newjobs. Shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, Shadow Secretary of state for the future of work. We create jobs, he creates non jobs. He dithers, we deliver. Jobs, he creates nonobs. He dithers, we deliver. Jobs, he creates nonobs. He dithers, we deliver. Thank you mr seaker. Dithers, we deliver. Thank you Mr Speaker the dithers, we deliver. Thank you Mr Speaker. The steel dithers, we deliver. Thank you Mr Speaker. The Steel Industry dithers, we deliver. Thank you Mr Speaker. The Steel Industry is dithers, we deliver. Thank you Mr Speaker. The Steel Industry is of. Speaker. The Steel Industry is of national strategic importance, not just my words but the words of the prime minister and i know he means it. This government supported british steel. In employs more than 800 people and 3000 in other places. In light of the recommendation to the trade secretary, how will he ensure that steel remains a national strategic asset . He ensure that steel remains a national strategic asset . Strategic asset . He is absolutely ri. Ht to strategic asset . He is absolutely right to campaign strategic asset . He is absolutely right to campaign for strategic asset . He is absolutely right to campaign for british strategic asset . He is absolutely | right to campaign for british steel and we have an ambitious plan to transform our country would better use of british steel as i said to the house a couple of weeks ago. There is a pipeline of steel waiting to be used and brought over over the next decade. As for the recommendations of the trade remedies authority, the government is considering them and the department for international trade will update the house later today. Thank you. Can ijoin you in wishing and davis all the best for his retirement and thank him for the service that he has given to the Scotts Card in this house. He has truly been a friend and a sane voice to give guidance to those of us on these benches when we have needed it and i think him very much for it. Can i congratulate england for their victory Last Night and of course, wish them all the best in the tournament ahead. Of course, they have done well. They have won most of the matches with the exception of the game against scotland, where they failed to score a goal. Injuly 2019, this prime minister gave an unequivocal guaranteed to Eu Nationals living in the uk. He said they will have an absolute certainty for the right to live and remain. Less than two years later, hundreds of thousands of Eu Nationals have been left in limbo including thousands of children. While the sediment Scheme Deadline falls today. We know that there are hundreds of thousands of unprocessed cases. It is simply unacceptable that their rights will be diminished by theirfailures by that their rights will be diminished by their failures by the failures of this government. While the prime Minister Honour his word and give certainty . Scrap the disastrous Status Deadline before we face another tory windrush . I Status Deadline before we face another tory windrush . I think the riaht another tory windrush . I think the right honourable another tory windrush . I think the right honourable gentlemen another tory windrush . I think the right honourable gentlemen and i l right honourable gentlemen and i willjust repeat right honourable gentlemen and i will just repeat what right honourable gentlemen and i willjust repeat what i said earlier. I think it is fantastic that 5. 6 million people have applied. We are processing all the applications as fast as we can. Clearly the most important thing is for anybody who still has not applied to get their application in today. Applied to get their application in toda. , ,. , today. The issue is there is a backlou today. The issue is there is a backlog of today. The issue is there is a backlog of hundreds today. The issue is there is a backlog of hundreds of today. The issue is there is a backlog of hundreds of thousands of cases because of delays on decisions. Mr speaker, overnight, thousands of ourfriends decisions. Mr speaker, overnight, thousands of our friends and neighbours could become illegal immigrants. They are living in fear for theirjobs. Theirfamilies and for their jobs. Their families and their livelihoods. For theirjobs. Theirfamilies and their livelihoods. All because as prime Minister Wont keep his word. We know all too well the experience of this governments Home Office. Vulnerable people deported, hostile environment for the windrush generation. Scotlands message to Eu Citizens is you are welcome here, we want you to stay. This is your home. But this Uk Government is causing Eu Citizens untold stress. One woman who has been in the uk for aa years says that she feels suicidal. Another said she feels like a third rate citizen. Mr speaker, this is shameful. Will the government now do the right thing . Scrap the deadline and introduce automatically settled status or will the prime Ministers Legacy be their ridiculous removal of nhs staffs, our local community workers, our teachers were Health Care workers and many more . Teachers were Health Care workers and many more . Already quoted this is us outstanding and many more . Already quoted this is us outstanding success and many more . Already quoted this is us outstanding success because i and many more . Already quoted this| is us outstanding success because we have had huge numbers applying and of course if there are people still who need to apply, and there have been several extensions of the deadline. There have been five years since the brexit referendum. We have funded organisations to talk to vulnerable citizens to help them understand how to do the applications and what their rights are. Anyone who does the application will have their application dealt with and i urge them to get on with it. , ~ with and i urge them to get on with it. ~ ,. , with and i urge them to get on with it. Thank you. I pay tribute to the government it. Thank you. I pay tribute to the government for it. Thank you. I pay tribute to the government for the it. Thank you. I pay tribute to the government for the world it. Thank you. I pay tribute to the | government for the world leading Covid 19 Vaccination Programme. And can i encourage my right honourable friend and the government to press ahead with allowing those who are fully vaccinated greater international travel, to save as many Aviation And Travel related jobs as pop of the as popular and restore our economy . I jobs as pop of the as popular and restore our economy . I congratulate his longstanding restore our economy . I congratulate his longStanding Campaign restore our economy . I congratulate his longStanding Campaign for restore our economy . I congratulate his longStanding Campaign for the l his long Standing Campaign for the aviation sector. That is why we have invested £7 billion already to support aviation since the start of the pandemic, but obviously what we hope is that the Vaccine Roll out programme and the double jabs will enable people to start flying and give that industry a prospect of an long term sustainable recovery. Thank you. Today that the environmental Audit Committee of which im a member has published a report calling for transformationaL Change in the Governments Approach to restoring nature. It is notjust about the 15 of Uk Species that are threatened with extinction. The ebbing away of so much of our natural world. The conservative chair of our committee says the government policies to often remain at grandiose statements lacking teeth and devote of affective delivery mechanisms and that was a quote. I want to something very specific. Will he look again at the Government Amendment the Environment Bill that refers only to measures to further the objective of holding Species Decline rather than meeting that objective . A one Word Change for furthering to meeting would make a world of difference by introducing the legally binding target to hold Biodiversity Loss by 2030 like he has promised. Will he do it, yes or no . , ,. , no . This government is committed not ust to no . This government is committed not just to halting. No . This government is committed not just to halting, but no . This government is committed not just to halting, but to no . This government is committed not just to halting, but to reversing just to halting, but to reversing Biodiversity Loss notjust here but around the world. As she can see, from the conclusions from the g seven summit. From the conclusions from the g seven summit. Over the last few ears we seven summit. Over the last few years we have seven summit. Over the last few years we have seen seven summit. Over the last few years we have seen the seven summit. Over the last few l years we have seen the perforation of hate speech, Disinformation And Etc and response the government has published its world leading draught him online safety bill. When will parliament be given the opportunity to have the scrutiny on that bill . Pre legislative scrutiny will start as soon as a joint committee been established. I understand that my right honourable friend might be in the position to serve with advantage. The position to serve with advantage the position to serve with advantage. The position to serve with advantaae. , ~ ~. , ~. , advantage. Thank you. We all know that ureat advantage. Thank you. We all know that great snort advantage. Thank you. We all know that great sport starts advantage. Thank you. We all know that great sport starts at advantage. Thank you. We all know that great sport starts at the that great sport starts at the grassroots weather that is football or swimming and we all need Help And Encouragement to live healthier lives post pandemic. Yet since last march, overa00 lives post pandemic. Yet since last march, over a00 Leisure And Fitness facilities have permanently closed including our much loved swimming pool in west end ten and many thousands more are under threat. Will the prime minister do two things about that, expand and extend the national Leisure Fund to fund these much needed facilities and back Newcastles Bid for the outer West Leisure Centre from the leveling up fund . Everybody deserves a chance to live a healthier life and one day, perhaps, to play or swim for the country. I and one day, perhaps, to play or swim for the country. Swim for the country. I think the honourable swim for the country. I think the honourable lady swim for the country. I think the honourable lady because swim for the country. I think the honourable lady because it swim for the country. I think the honourable lady because it wasl swim for the country. I think the | honourable lady because it was a great question. And she is absently right to champion sport and what it can do for young people and for the health of this country. I certainly hope that the centre of sheet champions will be successful in the leveling up fund, but obviously I Cant control that myself. She must make that case herself, but i am wishing her every possible good fortune. , ~ ,. , wishing her every possible good fortune. ~ i. , fortune. Thank you. In rochester, we are incredibly fortune. Thank you. In rochester, we are incredibly proud fortune. Thank you. In rochester, we are incredibly proud of fortune. Thank you. In rochester, we are incredibly proud of our are incredibly proud of our long standing creative Arts Community and the contribution it makes to our towns. It has come as a huge blow that the board of directors at the university of creative arts have decided to close Rochester Campus after 135 Year History in the town. Having inspired some of our most successful ardors and designers such as do you agree that the universitys plan to close a sigh as such a difficult Time at the centre will be detrimental to our leveling up but also to so many kids. And has provided routes into further and higher education. She provided routes into further and higher education. Provided routes into further and higher education. She is right to Cam Aiun higher education. She is right to campaign for higher education. She is right to campaign for higher higher education. She is right to campaign for higher Education L Campaign for higher education particularly in her constituency. I know that she has been engaged with the university leaders on the ground in rochester and i am sure that they have listened carefully to what she has to say. {lin have listened carefully to what she has to sa. Have listened carefully to what she has to sa. ,. , has to say. On friday visited a whole dig has to say. On friday visited a whole Dig Firm has to say. On friday visited a whole Dig Firm in has to say. On friday visited a whole Dig Firm in my has to say. On friday visited a i whole Dig Firm in my constituent. Everyone knows that there have been problems with a shortage of. Why cant we add each tv drivers to the Occupation Shortage List . I think the important things to get our workforce back. And i will look into what he is asking for. We need to get people back into work and thats why we need to continue to roll of the vaccines and the way that we are. Roll of the vaccines and the way that we are roll of the vaccines and the way that we are. Thank you. My right honourable that we are. Thank you. My right honourable friend that we are. Thank you. My right honourable friend would that we are. Thank you. My right honourable friend would be i that we are. Thank you. My right l honourable friend would be aware that counties of devon, somerset have come together to generate regional prosperity. It has the support of local authorities and the business community. But we have now been waiting for recognition from government for well over three years. Frustration is reaching fever pitch. Can my right honourable friend please look into this matter and give us the green light so we can help the government achieve its objectives of sustainable Growth Prosperity and jobs . I am objectives of sustainable Growth Prosperity and jobs . Prosperity and obs . I am a passionate prosperity and jobs . I am a passionate supporter i prosperity and jobs . I am a passionate supporter of i prosperity and jobs . I am aj passionate supporter of the prosperity and jobs . I am a passionate supporter of the greater southwest and the prospects that it brings, but i understand also that my right honourable friend has met the minister for regional growth to discuss these proposals and i look forward to hearing the outcome. Thank you. Many of my constituents are being angered by the treatment of Dvla Staff and the harassment of Union Reps. With cases rising significantly in south wales in the third wave of the pandemic, why does the prime ministerfeel third wave of the pandemic, why does the prime minister feel it is so acceptable for the dvla to have returned over A50 Staff to the Swansea Site . Contrary to government advice. Some of them can and have been working effectively and safely from home. This been working effectively and safely from home. � , been working effectively and safely from home been working effectively and safely from home. � ,. , from home. As i understand it, rates of infection from home. As i understand it, rates of infection and from home. As i understand it, rates of Infection And Disease from home. As i understand it, rates of Infection And Disease have from home. As i understand it, rates of Infection And Disease have been i of Infection And Disease have been declining in the Dvla Site and i very much hope that everybody there can returned to work in the normal way as soon as possible. The can returned to work in the normal way as soon as possible. Way as soon as possible. The high streets have way as soon as possible. The high streets have had way as soon as possible. The high streets have had a way as soon as possible. The high streets have had a Bit Way as soon as possible. The high streets have had a bit of way as soon as possible. The high streets have had a bit of a streets have had a bit of a difficult Time lately. Are leveling up difficult Time lately. Are leveling up fund and will have to kick start high Street Regeneration and improve Arts Town Centre and encourage healthy travel. Will my right honourable friend joined me in thanking the council officers who put the bid together and will he agree with me that this is a bid that can help to make my constituency in even better place to live and work and raise a family . Yes, Mr Speaker, and i thank them for their efforts. And i thank them for their efforts. And i thank them for what they are doing in terms of the Levelling Up fund, and Levelling Up the Levelling Up fund, and Levelling Up projects that include life across the country, but in his constituency particularly. The country, but in his constituency particularly particularly. Thanks, Mr Speaker. Due to his failure particularly. Thanks, Mr Speaker. Due to his failure to particularly. Thanks, Mr Speaker. Due to his failure to maintain i due to his failure to maintain strict Border Quarantine and delay in adding india to the redness, cases of the delta radiant are surging across the uk. As well as a marked regional variation, the biggest ongoing impact is on sectors such as hospitality, entertainment and aviation, so rather than starting to reduce financial support from tomorrow, well the prime minister agreed to extend full Furlough And Business support beyond september, particularly for those geographical areas and businesses which are most affected . Ida; geographical areas and businesses which are most affected . Which are most affected . No, mr seaker, which are most affected . No, Mr Speaker, because which are most affected . No, Mr Speaker, because although i which are most affected . No, Mr Speaker, because although the l which are most affected . No, Mr Speaker, because although the Delta Variant is indeed seated and growing in at least 7a countries around the world, including this one, this is the only country, the country ready protection by immunity against the Delta Variant is the highest, and the strongest, that is why we are going to continue with their cautious but irreversible Road Map, and i hope it will command her support. And i hope it will command her suort. , ~ and i hope it will command her su ort. , ~ and i hope it will command her suort. , ~ ~ and i hope it will command her suort. , ~ and i hope it will command her suort. ~. , support. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i thank my right support. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i thank my right honourable support. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i thank my right honourable friend i i thank my right honourable friend for all he is doing to Level Up our country. A rising tide must float all ships, and to that end, will he commit to delivering the northern Link Road for darlington . , he further commit to helping stop lners great Train Robbery of services from our station, and finally, does my right Arm Orfriend agree that the Levelling Up agenda and you north should include the people of Batley And Spend with Great Confidence as they go to the polls . He Great Confidence as they go to the olls . ,. ,. , Great Confidence as they go to the olls . , i. , i. Great confidence as they go to the olls . , i. ,. , polls . He tells you all you need to know about polls . He tells you all you need to know about the polls . He tells you all you need to know about the modern polls . He tells you all you need to know about the modern labour i polls . He tells you all you need to i know about the modern Labour Party, that then when they heard there was going to be an economic campus in darlington, they call that giving up, Mr Speaker. Thats what the right honourable Gentleman Side and he is totally right to support ryan stevenson in his campaign for Batley And Spend tomorrow, i believe ryan will offer a strong local voice for change in Batley And Spen. Thank ou, Mr Change in Batley And Spen. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Change in Batley And Spen. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I change in Batley And Spen. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am change in Batley And Spen. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am sure i change in Batley And Spen. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am sure the L Change in Batley And Spen. Tya� ua; you, Mr Speaker. Lam sure the prime you, Mr Speaker. I am sure the prime minister is delighted the High Court in belfast this morning upheld the governments view on the northern Ireland Protocol. Later today we are also expecting a joint eu, Uk Agreement in relation to extension of the Grace Period around child meats. Thus the premise are accepted today may well be a water shed chilled meats. Can the Premiership Cover Camp in Northern Ireland as mac can the prime Minister Call for calm. Mac can the prime Minister Call for calm mac can the prime Minister Call for calm. The best thing we can do is make call for calm. The best thing we can do is make sure call for calm. The best thing we can do is make sure that call for calm. The best thing we can do is make sure that we call for calm. The best thing we can do is make sure that we can call for calm. The best thing we can do is make sure that we can do i call for calm. The best thing we can do is make sure that we can do all. Do is make sure that we can do all things associated with the application, the ban on chilled meats, the Fica 2a of checks carried out in the eu. I hope that can be fixed. And then we can move on. ,. , can be fixed. And then we can move on. , can be fixed. And then we can move on. Yesterday i was in batley and s en on. Yesterday i was in Batley And Spen campaigning on. Yesterday i was in Batley And Spen campaigning with on. Yesterday i was in Batley And Spen campaigning with a on. Yesterday i was in batley and| Spen Campaigning with a fantastic candidate, will be prime minister commit to supporting initiatives like the Cancer Advocate Scheme like the one longed by my commissioner . Launch. I the one longed by my commissioner . Launch. ,. , the one longed by my commissioner . Launch. ,. , the one longed by my commissioner . Launch. ,. ,. ,. , launch. I am a big fan of and i think she launch. I am a big fan of and i think she is launch. I am a big fan of and i think she is doing launch. I am a big fan of and i think she is doing absolutely i launch. I am a big fan of and i think she is doing absolutely the | think she is doing absolutely the thing to support and to support her we are increasing Policing Presence on the streets, rolling out. Tackling county lines drugs gangs and extra tougher penalties for serious sexual and violent offenders, which were opposed by the Party Opposite. Belie offenders, which were opposed by the Party Opposite Party Opposite. We are experiencing a knife crime Party Opposite. We are experiencing a knife crime epidemic Party Opposite. We are experiencing a knife crime epidemic in Party Opposite. We are experiencing a knife crime epidemic in london,. Party opposite. We are experiencing | a knife crime epidemic in london, as much of 50 people have been killed by an outcome in our city with a staggering 17 of these being young people. Ifearwe staggering 17 of these being young people. Ifear we are staggering 17 of these being young people. I fear we are going to see more and more young people in particular needlessly lose their lives, and with the summer approaching, more and more violence on our streets. The prime minister is awarejust on our streets. The prime minister is aware just how much youth services are important in the prevention of crime, so could he explain why his government has cut over 70 of youth services in the past decade . And will he pledge to do more for the citys young people, put his money where his mouth is and reverse these disastrous cuts . Mr speaker, we invested in youth services, and will continue to do so, but i find it quite extraordinary that she continues to avoid them a cavity like performance of the mayor of london, who is totally failing to reduce serious crime and to stop knife crime. There is a previous mayor of london who got the Murder Rate down by 50 , because we gripped it and we took responsibility in city hall. I think it is shocking to see what Sadik Khan is doing on this issue, and we will do everything we can to fill in the Gap Sadiq. Flan will do everything we can to fill in the Gap Sadiq the Gap Sadiq. Can i associate all northern the Gap Sadiq. Can i associate all northern as the Gap Sadiq. Can i associate all northern as members the Gap Sadiq. Can i associate all northern as members of i the Gap Sadiq. Can i associate all northern as members of the l all northern as members of the tribute you have been to ian davies today. Today the belfast High Court has found the protocol does conflict with the act of union though does not break the law, and there is repealed aspects of the act of union in direct contravention to the commitments of this government has made to the people of this kingdom. The prime minister will be aware that litigation is still ongoing in the High Court in england on a commercial case that could result in the loss of earnings claim of hundreds of millions of pounds by british Businesses Trading in Northern Ireland. Under section eight of the withdrawal agreement, the parliament here is sovereign. TheJudgment Today the parliament here is sovereign. The Judgment Today confirms the parliament is sovereign. Prime minister, you have a solid majority on your benches. Have you the world to now finish this job . To on your benches. Have you the world to now finish thisjob . To reverse the mistakes of the northern Ireland Protocol . To seize the moment and to defend the union and to unilaterally fix, once and for all, and put Northern Ireland out of its commercial, social and political misery . Commercial, social and political mise . , ~ commercial, social and political mise . , commercial, social and political mise . ~ commercial, social and political mise . , ~ misery . Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think the honourable misery . Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think the honourable gentleman. | misery . Thank you, Mr Speaker. I. Think the honourable gentleman. We will of course study the ruling of the court in detail, but i can give him his general assurance, which he knows to be true, that nothing will affect the position of Northern Ireland as part of the united kingdom. 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Lessjust then pick up on the issue of i for the next business. Lessjustj then pick up on the issue of the northern Ireland Protocol. This morning a judge at belfast High Court rejected all grounds of the legal challenges that argued the terms of the northern Ireland Protocol were unlawful, but as was alluded to there, the judgment said that basically the northern Ireland Protocol dead conflict, the Brexit Withdrawal Act did conflict with the 1800 act of union, but the judge said the Brexit Withdrawal Act overrode the provisions of the 200 year old law, so that was what was being raised there. Batley and spen, the by election on thursday, which mention. You can see all the candidates standing on the bbc website, 16 and all. We will be there for coverage of that. Lets go to our political correspondent, helen, who was listening along with his two prime ministers questions. Sir Keir Starmer raised what happened with all the baby, and if viewers are not aware, just quickly and fell beneath us. He was 27 and died of leukaemia in hospital on the 5th of may, a day before Matt Hancock was filmed kissing his aid, and his family have spoken of their enormous distress at what happened to their son. They said he felt he was in prison and back to see his family but they were barely allowed in before he died due to covid restrictions. When Matt Hancock when Keir Starmer kept going back to borisjohnson on what happened with Matt Hancock, borisjohnson tried to brush it off as a Westminster Bubble story. Brush it off as a Westminster Bubble sto. ,. , brush it off as a Westminster Bubble sto. ,. , story. Yeah, he did use that phrase. When this case story. Yeah, he did use that phrase. When this case was story. Yeah, he did use that phrase. When this case was mentioned i story. Yeah, he did use that phrase. When this case was mentioned by i story. Yeah, he did use that phrase. L when this case was mentioned by Keir Starmer, Keir Starmer trying to draw the distinction between how this could be viewed, how the former Health Secretarys actions could be viewed in contrast to families who have stuck by the rules during the pandemic and suffered for it, he brought up the example of ollie, and when he put that to the premise of the prime minister said he recognised the Grief And Pain of all the and his family but went on to talk about the same Answer Stuff going on inside the Westminster Bubble. That phrase is obvious that usually used to describe things that are only of importance within westminster and around parliament. Keir starmer picking up on that in that answer and suggesting that the prime minister needed to withdraw that comment. He didnt. At the next one he said it was the wrong response to all thes case. He also said he had been speaking to the mother this morning, and that she had. To sort of show exactly how seriously people were taking the rules. She said she would watch the Press Conferences every day to listen to government ministers so she would know what her family could and couldnt do it. So preston that borisjohnson said that he felt and couldnt do it. So preston that Boris Johnson said that he felt that the best way to help families who had made the sacrifices up and down the land was to get on with the new Health Secretary and all the Energy And Application and continue with the Vaccine Roll out. Bide and application and continue with the Vaccine Rollout. And application and continue with the Vaccine Rollout. We are going to be going the Vaccine Rollout. We are going to be going back the Vaccine Rollout. We are going to be going back to the Vaccine Rollout. We are going to be going back to the the Vaccine Rollout. We are going to be going back to the Comments L the Vaccine Rollout. We are going i to be going back to the comments any few moments because there will be an urgent question of what is happening in schools. Labour wants faster action on the situation, which meant 375,000 kits have been isolating because of positive cases in their schools. The government has said the rules wilL Change in september. Is there any chance the government will bring that forward so that kids can get back to school before The End of term . , ~ , term . Certainly i think we will see ressure term . Certainly i think we will see pressure from term . Certainly i think we will see pressure from Labour Term . Certainly i think we will see pressure from Labour And Term . Certainly i think we will see pressure from labour and others i term . Certainly i think we will see L Pressure from labour and others for that to be brought forward. There are still quite a number of weeks of this term still to go. September seems a very long way away and as you said there are huge number of children currently not in school. Something like one in 20, and of those not in school, only li have tested positive. Those not in school, only 496 have tested positive. Tested positive. Lets listen in. Kate green tested positive. Lets listen in. Kate green asking tested positive. Lets listen in. Kate green asking the tested positive. Lets listen in. L Kate Green asking the question. Tested positive. Lets listen in. Kate green asking the question. Will the Kate Green asking the question. Ll the secretary of state make a statement on the impact of coronavirus on children and young Peoples Attendance in educations settings . Mr Peoples Attendance in educations settinas . ~. ,. , settings . Mr speaker, i am grateful to ou for settings . Mr speaker, i am grateful to you for granting settings . Mr speaker, i am grateful to you for granting this settings . Mr speaker, i am grateful to you for granting this urgent to you for granting this urgent question to stop this government is absently focused on returning society back to normal as soon as possible. That includes in our schools, colleges and right across the education sector. As i have made clear throughout this pandemic, it is my top priority to keep children in school. Indeed, is a speak today, this is the case that millions of children have been back in the classroom since march the 8th, learning with their friends and teachers. Im sure the house will agree that is exactly where they belong. The vast majority of schools are open 99. 8 of State Funded Schools open on 24th ofjune, benefiting children who have given up benefiting children who have given up so much during this pandemic. Backin up so much during this pandemic. Back in february, the prime minister set out an extensive Road Map. And that we need to continue to be careful now to complete this cautious but irreversible Road Map to freedom. We understand the frustration of parents and pupils who may feel like they are being asked to isolate unnecessarily. As i have said throughout this pandemic, children are best in school, and as we continue with our educational recovery, it is vital absences minimised as much as possible and that children and young people are attending school. Im looking carefully every day at how we manage the balance between safeguarding Childrens Education and reducing the transmission of the virus. I know that there is still too many children having their education disrupted, no matter how good remote education is that they are receiving. The new Health Secretary and i have already discussed these matters, and i am working with him across my department, as well as with scientists and Public Health experts, to take the next steps. As this house is aware, some restrictions remain in place in schools. What i want to see is these restrictions, including bubbles, removed as quickly as possible, along with wider restrictions in society. I do not think it is acceptable that children should face greater restrictions over and above those of wider society, particularly because they have given up so much to keep older generation safe over the last 18 months. Further steps will be taken to reduce the number of children who have two self isolate, including looking at the outcomes of the daily Contact Testing trial, as we consider a new model for keeping children in schools and colleges. We constantly assess all available data, and we expect to be able to confirm plans to lift restrictions and bubbles as part of step four. Once that decision has been made, we will issue guidance immediately to schools. I would once again like to put on the record this governments sincere thanks to all teachers for their Dedication And Work at this Time. My commitment to the house into the children of britain is that we open up a wider society, we will stick as we open up to the principle that Childrens Education and freedom comes first. That Childrens Education and freedom comes first. Thank you for Aurantin Freedom comes first. Thank you for granting the freedom comes first. Thank you for granting the urgent freedom comes first. Thank you for granting the urgent question, freedom comes first. Thank you for granting the urgent question, mr. Granting the urgent question, Mr Speaker. Data published yesterday showed 375,000 children were out of school last week because of coronavirus. It is nine weeks until the new academic year begins but we have no idea what the secretary of state plans to keep them in class. School leaders read another last minute announcement. They need Time to put plans in place, and there are staff also desperately need a break over the summer. The secretary of state has briefed the Bubbles Policy will be replaced with daily testing from september. Well testing take place in schools . And if so, what support will be received to do a . Can you tell the results of the pilot used in schools for regular testing and a bubble is . What impact this had on the number of Coronavirus Case in the School Community and a number of hours children and staff remain in class . And can you tell us why, if he believes he has a solution that will keep children safe in the classroom, he is waiting until september . What is he doing now to keep children in school before the summer holidays . Time and again labour has called for mitigations to keep children learning, including Ventilation And Nightingale classrooms. Why has this not happen . Can you clarify why he abandoned the policy of masks in schools when cases were rising and masks were still required in shops and outdoor spaces indoor spaces . Will he share the scientific evidence that led to this decision . Can you confirm that children who have the isolate of the Summer And Cant attend the holiday activities and Food Programme will still receive free meals . And finally, Mr Speaker, can you tell as when he expects to receive jc vi speaker, can you tell as when he expects to receivejc Vi Advice on vaccinating older children . Does he believe they will begin receiving the vaccine before september . Mr speaker, Ministers Negligence in letting the Delta Variant into a country is keeping hundreds of thousands of children out of the classroom. The secretary of state must act now or make way for someone who will. ~ must act now or make way for someone who will. ,. ,. ,. Must act now or make way for someone who will. , i. ,. ,. ~ who will. Thank you ever so much, mr seaker. Who will. Thank you ever so much, Mr Speaker in who will. Thank you ever so much, Mr Speaker. In terms who will. Thank you ever so much, Mr Speaker. In terms of who will. Thank you ever so much, Mr Speaker. In terms of daily who will. Thank you ever so much, Mr Speaker. In terms of daily contact speaker. In terms of daily Contact Testing this is something that we have been running trials on, public Health England have been running trials on. We expect for them to report back to the department of health and social care and ourselves in the coming weeks. We are very clear that we want to sort of action to be taken. We want to see the lifting of more restrictions and bubbles within schools, as part of the next step. But as the honourable lady and yourself, Mr Speaker, will appreciate, this is a decision that has to be made across government, as part of the next stage of our Road Map. We will of course be informing schools and keeping them Up To Date. As to that Progress And Plenty of Time before the start of the next term. Let us not forget, Mr Speaker, is that the Party Opposite that deigns to give advice. Their advice was tojoin the deigns to give advice. Their advice was to join the European Union Vaccine Programme for is have got us, Mrs B could . The opposite has said it wouldnt be possible for schools to be able to deliver testing right across all our schools and colleges, yet this is what we were able to do to stop actually, the Party Opposite a post children going back into the classroom, and didnt actually support this government cut efforts to ensure children were able to get their education at the earliest possible stage. This governments efforts. This party has done everything to frustrate and stop the opportunity of children being in school. Thank ou, mr of children being in school. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Of children being in school. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I of children being in school. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think of children being in school. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think my of children being in school. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think my rightj you, Mr Speaker. I think my right honourable friend for what he is trying to do to keep schools open, but we have 300,000 children being sent home. In addition there are 93,500 children who are missing 50 of school or more, as identified by the centre for socialjustice this week any report. We are in danger of creating a generation of ghost children, denied a proper chance to climb the Education Ladder of opportunity. Will my right honourable Friend Update the guidance, look to establish mobile testing units in school as soon as possible, even before september, so as to stop the need for children being sent home . Will he also set out to plan galvanising the forces of the department, local authorities and schools as to how these 100,000 ghost children are going to be returned to school properly, so that we can bring their education back to life and dont damage the life chances for decades to come . This is why chances for decades to come . This is why we chances for decades to come . This is why we have chances for decades to come . This is why we have pulled chances for decades to come . L this is why we have pulled together react teams, a combination of teams, regional school commissioners, local authorities, as well as crucially, schools themselves, in terms of being able to target those children, working alongside the supporting Families Initiative led by mhc lg. My Families Initiative led by mhc lg. My right honourable friend will be aware that actually there is already extensive testing in schools. There has been over 57 Million tests conducted in schools and colleges across the country. We already have across the country. We already have a very well established testing mechanism, but the next stage, as we move to step four of the Road Map, as we want to see the ability for schools to be able to prove worth to you. When it comes to summer activities, we want all children to be part of it, whether for Holiday Activity or Food Programmes, additional summer schools that schools are laying on, and that is why as part of step four, we are looking at lifting those restrictions and lifting those bubbles that currently schools have to sort of operate within that guidance, we are looking at doing that at the very earliest opportunity, so children will be able to benefit through the summer as a result of that. As a result of that. Thank you, mr seaker. As a result of that. Thank you, Mr Speaker can as a result of that. Thank you, Mr Speaker can i as a result of that. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i say as a result of that. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i say to as a result of that. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can i say to the as a result of that. Thank you, mrl speaker. Can i say to the secretary of state, will he stop this Death And Delay . I dont think anyone in this house dither underlay. There is a generation of young children that are missing education and will continue to miss education and families particularly want certainty, to know what the rules are and what they can expect, so they can plan everyday life. Most of all, all of us who care about education know that the summer holidays are coreopsis and could be an opportunity are coming up, could be an opportunity for a vast number of volunteers working with children to give them that support. That they are going to be vitally missing because they have missed so much school education. Come on, secretary of state, take the lead and do something positive, imaginative and bold. I and do something positive, imaginative and bold. I think the honourable imaginative and bold. I think the honourable gentleman imaginative and bold. I think the honourable gentleman for imaginative and bold. I think the honourable gentleman for his i honourable gentleman for his thoughts. We have already outlined, and if he had listened to the Question And Answer to the member for harlow, that we are very much looking forward to lifting restrictions at the next part of the Road Map. The honourable gentleman will be aware that the government is going to in the very near future announce the next step of the Road Map and it will be very much a part of that. That will be cut it is important there is all the action straight across government to properly lose it is a process of losing attractions right across the country. Properly coordinated it. I am delighted that the government prioritise reopening of schools, as we ease lockdown. I congratulate my right honourable friend for all the efforts he has made to make sure that children returned to schools and get in Person Education as much as possible. Clearly if we do so, to he agree with me that rolling out regular testing will ensure that we stop the spread of the virus, but also prevent children from unnecessarily being sent home and missing out on their educations. At the same Time as making sure that the same Time as making sure that the tests are carried out properly and appropriately. I the tests are carried out properly and appropriately. And appropriately. I absolutely a. Ree and appropriately. I absolutely agree with and appropriately. I absolutely agree with my and appropriately. I absolutely agree with my honourable and appropriately. I absolutely i agree with my honourable friend and appropriately. I absolutely agree with my honourable friend and he will probably seen the figures of over 50 Million tests already conducted across schools and colleges stop we are very much aware that testing has been an important part of getting schools reopened and we continue to work with colleagues in the department of health and social Care And Track and trace, in order to ensure testing is available, to all pupils and their families as well. Families as well. Thank you, mr seaker. Families as well. Thank you, Mr Speaker the families as well. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The number families as well. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The number of families as well. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The number of children missing school is rising every single day. And families are at their wits end whilst the government is once again far too slow to react. Will the Government Act now and establish a rapid Task Force with Public Health directors and school leaders, with a mandate to keep schools open safely . It is leaders, with a mandate to keep schools open safely . Schools open safely . It is fair to say liberal schools open safely . It is fair to say liberal democrats schools open safely . It is fair to say liberal democrats have schools open safely . It is fair to l say liberal democrats have never been very good at numbers, and actually, schools are open right across the country. They are welcoming children, millions of children in school, millions of children in school, millions of children benefiting from being with teachers, and we continue to take actions to ensure we do everything we can do to maximise the number of children there. And of course, as i touched upon earlier, as part of step four, we will be looking at lifting more restrictions as part of that, but that will be to be announced in the nearfuture. That, but that will be to be announced in the near future. Thank ou, mr announced in the near future. Thank you. Mr speaker announced in the near future. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I announced in the near future. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I very announced in the near future. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I very much announced in the near future. Trisha; you, Mr Speaker. I very much welcome my right honourable friends work to keep school open and his ambition to see The End of the Bubble System, but can i ask them to also look at a cohort of children who risk being caught up negatively by Covid Cadence and Restriction Spice children who are due to start primary school this september. I declare an interest in my own son is due to start school this september, in that schools are currently under guidance unable to run the settling in sessions that are essential to familiarise themselves with their new environment, and have the best start at school life. Can i ask my right honourable friend to take action to ensure those settling in sessions can happen . I action to ensure those settling in sessions can happen . Action to ensure those settling in sessions can happen . I will sort of share some sessions can happen . I will sort of share some of sessions can happen . I will sort of share some of the sessions can happen . I will sort of share some of the guidance sessions can happen . I will sort of share some of the guidance we sessions can happen . I will sort of i share some of the guidance we have got, that there is flexibility for schools to be able to do, for those key transition years, to be able to do some level of familiarisation with those children. And ill organise for my office to share that information with my honourable friend. ~ information with my honourable friend. , ~ ,. , information with my honourable friend. , ~ ~ information with my honourable friend. , ~. Friend. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have seen the friend. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have seen the number friend. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have seen the number of friend. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have seen the number of children i have seen the number of Children Self isolating quadrupled during this month, due to an increase in cases of covid. Due to the sharp rise, more children are now able to learn online from home, with the it Equipment And Access to intranet provided to schools by the government. Hundreds of families in my constituency of Birmingham Hove Green have benefited from the scheme. I am green have benefited from the scheme. Iam now green have benefited from the scheme. I am now hearing that many of these devices have either been disabled or taken back by the schools. This impact significantly on learning, especially those that are living in poverty. Mr speaker, it is important that access to it equipment is not disrupted, therefore, will the secretary of state ensure that the children keep the laptops and only return them when they leave school at year six and 11 . ,. , and 11 . The investment we made in terms of it and 11 . The investment we made in terms of it equipment and 11 . The investment we made in terms of it equipment is and 11 . The investment we made in terms of it equipment is very and 11 . The investment we made inj terms of it equipment is very much there to help pupils, and while it is the property of the school, we very much want the schools to prioritise the use of those laptops to actually help children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds, and i will certainly take up his point and look at more detail as to whether there is more guidance and a stronger theory that we can give to schools to really emphasise that point stronger steer. Schools to really emphasise that point stronger steer. Schools to really emphasise that point stronger steer. Thank you, Mr Speaker point stronger steer. Thank you, Mr Speaker we point stronger steer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We all point stronger steer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We all know point stronger steer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We all know that point stronger steer. Thank you, Mr Speaker. We all know that the i Mr Speaker. We all know that the pandemic has caused many young people to miss out on vital learning experiences, and i welcome the Governments Recovery Strategy to help them catch up. In cumbria we have a unique outdoor education centre, centres, that offer life affirming educational experiences as they and residential opportunities. Does my right honourable friend agreed that the centres can be a key part of the solution and when he look into his department directly supporting and utilising these assets to achieve this educational recovery . As Pa Rt of as part of step three of the Road Map, we made it absolutely, lifted restrictions so people could do overnight residential. Of course, he is absolutely right to highlight the benefits of outdoor education centres, the real value they bring to so many young people. And we certainly continue to work with the sector to how we can promote this. Especially as schools have more and more freedoms in the future. This government more freedoms in the future. This government has more freedoms in the future. Tn 3 government has consistently let down our children in order to bring down case numbers and to