help with surge testing here in bolton, where infection rates are the highest in the country. the death toll mounts after fresh israeli air strikes on gaza. palestinian militants have fired rockets into israel. on fa cup final day, who will get their hands on the famous trophy? over 20,000 fans will be at wembley to see cup final regulars, chelsea, taking on leicester, who ve waited 52 years for this chance. and while they will be some sunshine around this weekend, the big, dark, gloomy clouds and thunderstorms will never be too far away. join me for the full forecast here on breakfast. it s saturday, the 15th of may. our top story: borisjohnson has warned that plans to end lockdown restrictions in england onjune 21st could be threatened by a rise in cases of the indian covid variant. second doses will be given to the over 50s and the clinically vulnerable within 8 weeks, ratherthan12. the army is also being deployed in blackburn and bolton to help carry out surge testing. 0u
by tweeting me @annita?mcveigh or by using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. labour demands an investigation into text messages exchanged between borisjohnson and the businessman sirjames dyson. as demand for foodbanks goes up by a third, footballer and campaigner marcus rashford teams up with chef tom kerridge to create cheap, healthy family meals. if i could literally go back as a kid, this is the thing that i d learn to do. as well as, like, do what i was doing with my football and stuff, when i went home, i would have loved to have been able to sit down and just learn to cook. the brit awards ceremony will go ahead next month with a live audience of 4,000, who don t need to wear masks or socially distance, but will have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test. hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. more than 100,000 black and asian service personnel who died fighting for the british empire were not properly commemorated due to pervasive racism that s acco
positions that germany takes as it goes into the future. i m samantha simmons in london, also coming up. swiss voters have overwhelmingly backed same sex marriage, bringing the country into line with most of western europe. church in lipoma collapses after being engulfed in a river of love as the spanish island s volcano continues its destruction. all the latest sports news is lewis hamilton becomes the first formula one driver in history to chalk up 100 race wins after winning the russian grand prix. you are watching bbc news. hello, i m russ adkins life with you from berlin where the german elections appear to have their own up close to appear to have their own up close to a dead heat, making it decidedly unclear who is going to form the next coalition government here. the voting may have taken place in september, but somewhere, warning that it could take until christmas and began before germans know exactly what this new coalition will be, we won t know the new chancellor