Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are kate proctor, editor of politics home, and jonathan walker, political editor of the Birmingham Post and mail. Lets bring you up to date on the front pages, and we have most of them in now. The guardian leads with borisjohnson facing mounting anger after he decided not to isolate despite a member of his Team Testing positive for Covid 19 on his scotland trip. The Daily Mail accuses the government of more hypocricy as it calls for the Mp Alok Sharma to quarantine in a hotel like everyone else, after he travelled to Red List countries for work. The times leads with the headline no more Lockdowns, as official figures show a clear fall in coronavirus cases. The Dailly Mirror celebrates Team Gb s Haul Of Fame after Laura Kennys fifth Gold Medal and the Relay Teams bronze. The sun adds that it was a stellar day for Team Gb s women, as they won the most medals in a single day in what it calls a Gir
Today, i can say we are at a crossroads today, i can say we are at a crossroads in our relationship with the Uk Crossroads in our relationship with the uk. Trust, which should be at the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of every partnership needs to be restored. There are differing accounts of the naming of Prince Harry and meghan s daughter, lilibet, who was born last week. An mp urgest the government to close a legal loophole to protect vulnerable people from so called predatory marriage. And Carry On Camping. Pubs, farms and Stately Homes call for rules to be relaxed, so that temporary Camping Sites can stay open for longer. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the bbc news. Coronavirus testing is being stepped up in areas of North West England to try to deal with the rise in cases of the Delta Variant first identified in india. The whole of greater Manchester And Lancashire will geT Help from
One of the leading advisers to the government behind one of the government behind one of the first lockdown says it is unlikely that there will be a need for further lockdown. Professor niall ferguson says life should start getting back to normal thanks to the vaccination programme. He says questions remain over holidays particularly travelling abroad this year but was optimistic about life returning with far fewer restrictions. Masks and social distancing, strict limits on gatherings and socialising, they ve been unprecedented restrictions on everyday lives for much of the pandemic, but there s an increasing sense that things could be much closer to the old normal by the summer. One of the key scientists involved in lockdown policy told me he s much more confident. It will feel a lot more normal in terms of being able to visit friends, family, go out to restaurants. We have yet to see what will happen in terms of holidays, particularly overseas holidays, but we will have many fewer re
After being tasered three times and kicked in the head by a police officer. At least 23 people have died in mexico city after a metro train bridge collapsed onto a busy road below. The champion, mark selby! cheering and applause and bringing back the people the first capacity crowd and coming up on the bbc news channel, history is on the line for manchester city. They are looking to reach a first champions league final, when they host paris saint germain at the etihad. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. One of the leading government scientists behind the first lockdown last year says it s unlikely that there will be any more lockdowns in the uk. Professor neil ferguson says life should start getting back to normal this summer thanks to the vaccination programme. He said questions do remain over summer holidays particularly travelling abroard this year but he was optimistic about life returning soon with far fewer restrictions. Here s our health editor hugh pym. Mast
To mark may the fourth . We ll speak with simpsons executive producer aljean. Liz cheney is the top ranked republican woman in congress. She comes from a political dynasty. She s credited for her no nonsense midwestern nature, and her willingness to speak her mind. And it s that last bit that could be her biggest problem. Because ms cheney s republican colleagues are calling for her political scalp. Her sin is to stand up to donald trump and his claims the election was stolen. There ve been reports that the republican leadership wants to replace her with a female lawmaker more in line with the party s messaging. Never one to miss a beat, the democratic speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, issued a press release, saying that the gop is seeking a non threatening female to fill the post. But the republican bench isn t that deep. They only have 31 female lawmakers in congress, making upjust14% of the party s representation. On the other side women make up more than 40% of the democratic ca