Instagram or e mail me. And coming up this hour. The first super group of whales seen in australia. How many whales make a supergroup? we re going to talk to one of the people watching and studying them. Good morning and welcome to the programme. Health officials in north west england are stepping up coronavirus vaccinations and testing to tackle the surge in cases of the delta variant first identified in india. Yesterday, the government announced extra support for greater manchester and parts of lancashire. Next monday, the government is due to announce if restrictions across england will be lifted a week later. The new package of support includes military assistance, and supervised in school testing. New guidance recommends people minimise travel in and out of the affected areas. Residents are also being encouraged to get tested twice a week. Our correspondent richard galpin has the story. In the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid r
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 hel
Of restrictions across england will depend on the efficacy of the roll out. There were more than one million bookings for a covid 19 vaccine through the nhs website yesterday a new record as the vaccination programme opened up to people in their 20s. The high court rules the government acted unlawfully when the cabinet office minister, michael gove, awarded a covid contract worth half a million pounds to a company run by friends of dominic cummings. And carry on camping pubs, farms, and stately homes call for rules to be relaxed so they can open temporary camping sites for longer. Hello, good afternoon. After months of preparation, borisjohnson prepares to play host to world leaders flying in for this weekend s g7 summit in carbis bay in st ives in cornwall. It s the first time the leaders have met face to face in two years. Presidentjoe biden has left joint airbase andrews and will arrive in cornwall this evening. Tomorrow, the prime minister, borisjohnson, will hold his first b
The biggest concern for me is that we do not have a team which needs to go into quarantine. We had always some challenges in each of the euros, but this time the biggest challenge was that we could not really control the pandemic. Is there any risk this could become a superspreader event? in our view, not. We are confident, what we have put in place. For supporters, venues have different capacities and a range of rules. At hampden park in glasgow, ticket holders will simply be asked to maintain social distancing of 1. 5 metres, but here at wembley, the 22,000 attending each group game will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test. With thousands of fans attending matches at grounds like wembley over the coming weeks, organisers will hope that the euros proves a morale boosting symbol of hope and a return to some kind of normality. But they ll also begin amid uncertainty around the impact the pandemic could still have on this tournament and the potential for division.