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Politicians from the five main parties in northern ireland set out their opposition to the government s plan to end all prosecutions for crimes committed during the troubles. Sir mo farah tells us that racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is getting worse and the racist attacks on england players after their defeat to italy in the euros was shocking and unacceptable and permission for eating outside restaurants, pubs and bars in england is expected to be made permanent to help the sector recover from the pandemic. Good morning. Emergency services in western germany, supported by hundreds of troops, are resuming their search for dozens of people missing after record rainfall caused the worst flooding in living memory. At least 80 people have died in what the chancellor, angela merkel, called a catastrophe. Thousands have been evacuated from their homes with the german army using helicopters to rescue people from rooftops. At least nine people have also died in the nether
Southgates team at wembley with the queen, prince william and borisjohnson leading the messages of support. I m ben brown with our other main stories. The uk s vaccine minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of covid restrictions will go ahead onjuly 19 in england. But he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. The fortification of the vaccination programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four and the pm will say more about this. The widow of haiti s assassinated president claims he was killed because of his drive for political reform. Sir richard branson prepares to venture to the edge of space, on the first passenger flight of his virgin galactic spaceship. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. It s a day full of anticipation for england and italy fans, ahead of the final of euro 2020. More than 60 thousand are expected at wembley stadium in london where the two countries face each other tonight. It
borisjohnson has published an open letter to parents, saying he is in awe of how they are coping. the prime minister also promises hundreds of millions of pounds will be spent on a national education catch up programme after the pandemic. it s been confirmed that schools in england won t start re opening until march the eighth at the earliest. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. it s tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn t thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that s saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch up but it s going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for, fantastic place, serves a very deprived community, only 30% of those fa
countries get the jabs they need. a new visa scheme giving millions of people from hong kong greater opportunities to live and work in the uk comes into force. and manchester united player marcus rashford says he s been subjected to online racist abuse following his club s draw at arsenal he called it humanity and social media at its worst now on bbc news. the travel show explores how alpine ski resorts are dealing with a winter season of closures and lockdowns and visits the italian hilltop village that s fighting for its future. coming up on this week s show: an uphill struggle for europe s ski resorts. the lift closures changed a lot things so people came here for cross country skiing. gorgeous view. the italian village trying to stay on its hilltop. and the show that must go on in dubai. i have no safety, i have no harness. i cannot have mistakes. hello and welcome to the show, where it s pretty safe to say, 11 months on from the start of the pandemic, travel to and f