Ryanair and the owner of manchester, london stansted and east midlands airports jointly launch a legal challenge against the government over its international travel traffic light system. China launches a spacecraft carrying the first astronauts to its new space station. The mission is seen as a landmark step in establishing beijing as a major space power. 1,000 hazel dormice are released into woodland sites in the uk as part of efforts to save the tiny mammals under threat. Hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. New data suggests that the covid epidemic in england is growing mainly driven by younger age groups who are not yet vaccinated. The analysis from imperial college london s react 1 study looked at the period from 20th may to 7thjune and found that of the over 108,000 people tested 135 were positive which is a rise from 0. 1% to 0. 15%. Most of the cases were found among five to 12 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds. The r number which is
The manchester arena inquiry, security in the spotlight the bbc s judith moore it s a look at the failings that enabled abedi to carry out his of the attack abedi. For the security industry, may 2017 was a watershed moment. Manchester arena broke the mould, really. It was an attack on children. It was an attack on people out socialising. A suicide bomber slipped through the nets of police and security. I did not want to feel let down, and i was really let down by them. We live in times where terrorism happens. It needs to be in the forefront of people s minds. Now, past weaknesses have been exposed. Everybody concerned with security at the arena should have been doing theirjob in the knowledge that a terrorist attack might occur on that night. They were not. This inquiry has rightly found that we were failed on every level. But do those weaknesses still exist? to be a steward, you canjust turn up and get a jacket and stand up at the event. They badge themselves as security, but it s
The bombing, salman abedi should have been identified as a threat, the report blames british transport police, the operators of the arena and also a security firm. Also the newest daily rise of covid cases in months. Nearly 11,000 if actions were reported yesterday. A lot in cornwall, was it the g7 summit or holiday makers? and in full voice, the big game between england and scotland tomorrow, but police say that only those with tickets should be travelling. Now as we ve been hearing, the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has criticised security, and said actions could have been taken which would probably have meant that fewer people died. In a special programme the manchester arena inquiry: security in the spotlight the bbc sjudith moritz looks at the failings that enabled salman abedi to carry out his attack. A warning you may find some of the details in her documentary upsetting. For the security industry, may 2017 was a watershed moment. The manchester arena broke the
Broke the mould, really. It was an attack on kids and people out socialising. A suicide bomber slipped through the nets of police and security. I didn t want to feel let down and i was really let down by them. We live in times where terrorism happens. It needs to be in the forefront of people s minds. now, past weaknesses have been exposed. Everyone concerned with security at the arena should have been doing theirjob in the knowledge that the attack might occur on that night. That they weren t. But do those weaknesses still exist? to be a steward, you canjust turn up and get a jacket and go and stand an event. They badge themselves as security. It s as far removed from security as you can get. This has to be a wake up. Yeah, definitely. Definitely. Screaming. There s been an explosion at manchester arena. Is anybody hurt? yes, loads. They are all around the arena. Chaos and devastation for the moments after the bomb. We now have confirmation for the male who had bomb strapped to his
and england will face croatia in their opening game for euro 2020, on ilijune. good evening. one of the victims of the london bridge attack has been named as jack merritt a cambridge graduate who was helping to coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near the scene. he was one of two people killed by 28 year old usman khan a former prisoner who d been convicted of terrorism offences and released from prison on licence last year. khan, who d been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. here s our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. 25 years old and a keen traveller, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. he was described by his father today is a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that he had helped organise. in the aftermath, his killer was wrestled to the ground by othe