. , , , ., ., , the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really _ the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really big _ the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really big story _ the uk. yes. this is going to be i think a really big story across - think a really big story across the summer — think a really big story across the summer. this story has come and gone but we _ summer. this story has come and gone but we are _ summer. this story has come and gone but we are now at record numbers. governments in the midst of passing its legislation on immigration through— its legislation on immigration through the house of commons at the moment _ through the house of commons at the moment. just watch and see this go i’ilht moment. just watch and see this go right back— moment. just watch and see this go right back up towards the top of the political— right back up towards the top of the political agenda. things other than covid _ political agenda. things other than covid. witnessing these scenes, t

the uk . government's funding to the un has a population— government's funding to the un has a mutation fund — government's funding to the un has a population fund which _ government's funding to the un has a population fund which provides - population fund which provides contraceptives _ population fund which provides contraceptives globally - population fund which provides contraceptives globally has - population fund which provides i contraceptives globally has been population fund which provides - contraceptives globally has been cut by 85%~ _ contraceptives globally has been cut by 85%~ yes. — contraceptives globally has been cut by 85%. yes. you _ contraceptives globally has been cut by 85%. yes, you heard _ contraceptives globally has been cut by 85%. yes, you heard that - by 85%. yes, you heard that correctly _ by 85%. yes, you heard that correctly. the _ by 85%. yes, you heard that correctly. the un _ by 85%. yes, you heard that correctly. the un stated - by 85%. yes, you heard

why did you decide to come to the uk? why the uk? it does not usman aslam is an immigration lawyer, representing hundreds of clients in glasgow, including ali. one of the biggest difficulties that they face is the length of time that they are currently taking to process asylum claims. now that's not because of covid—i9, i'm talking about even pre—covid—i9. so how long are we talking that it's taking? their guidelines are usually up to six months. the reality is so many of them are waiting years before even interviewed. sorry, hold on, sorry — years before interview? yes. notjust years before being granted, or refused, years before even interviewed. the home office is planning a controversial overhaul of immigration policy which it says will speed up the asylum process. anyone who fails to claim asylum in another safe country prior to arriving in the uk, or enters the country illegally, will be considered inadmissible to the asylum system. there's no such thing as a visa from those countries to come here on a safe and legal ro

i arrived in the uk in _ to settle in the uk? i arrived in the uk in 2013, _ to settle in the uk? i arrived in the uk in 2013, and _ to settle in the uk? i arrived in the uk in 2013, and i— to settle in the uk? i arrived in the uk in 2013, and | waited i to settle in the uk? i arrived in - the uk in 2013, and i waited almost a year and a half for a decision to be made by the home office. i would like to ask you. _ be made by the home office. i would like to ask you, one _ be made by the home office. i would like to ask you, one of _ be made by the home office. i would like to ask you, one of the _ be made by the home office. i would like to ask you, one of the reasons, l like to ask you, one of the reasons, it has just been touched on, one of the reasons that the uk government put forward these refusals is that they claimed that some of the interpreters had not working in exposed roles, so the teller ban, they are not at risk from retribution from the taliban —— taliban. did you feel exposed? from the beginning _ taliban. did you feel exposed? from the beginning when _ talib

curbs on uk travellers abroad. how will the secretary of state's plans announced today accommodate these projected domestic case rates? it's important to note that we're in a different phase of this coronavirus now where never before have we had the majority of our population double vaccinated, and everybody is welcome to come forward, and indeed should come forward if they haven't been for their vaccinations yet. the rest of the world isn't quite in that situation as yet, they will want to get themselves to that position. with the government's own estimates, estimating that infections could rise to 100,000 a day, at prime minister's questions, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, warned of the possible consequences. and let's be clear, let's be clear why the number of cases will surge so quickly, because he is taking all protections off in one go. that is reckless! the sage papers yesterday, mr speaker, make clear that with high infection rates there's a greater chance of new variants emerging, greater pressure on

it uk! that is quite impressive, isn't it? , uk! that is quite impressive, isn'tit? , , ,, uk! that is quite impressive, isn'tit? , , isn't it? it is impressive but we have — isn't it? it is impressive but we have to _ isn't it? it is impressive but we have to look _ isn't it? it is impressive but we have to look at - isn't it? it is impressive but we have to look at this - isn't it? it is impressive but we have to look at this in i we have to look at this in context of how far economic output fell in 2020, 10% which was the highest rate in 300 years in the uk. the uk suffered some of the highest covid—19 death toll, one of the biggest economic slump so it is rising from quite a low base so we have to take that in context. we have to take that in context-— we have to take that in context. ~ ., ., ~ ., , context. when we look at these forecast from _ context. when we look at these forecast from the _ context. when we look at these forecast from the imf, - context. when we look at these forecast from the imf, how - forecast from the imf, how closely is there a link between

and, last year, asylum claims in the uk fell. but britain is now giving france more than £50 million to try to stop the boat arrivals. that will be used to double the number of police officers on the beaches in northern france, and on cutting—edge technology to monitor the coastline. if this all sounds rather familiar, back in november the british government gave the french millions of pounds to increase police patrols and surveillance, but the numbers arriving by boat have continued to grow, although the home office points out that the number of migrants prevented from making the crossing by the french authorities has also grown too. groups supporting migrants and refugees once they arrive in the uk say a whole new approach is needed. the reason they come here is because they have been through a lot of hardship. so they are still going to try and make the crossing, unless you give them an option before getting in the water to claim asylum. police! stand back from the door! the government says it is determined to tackle the sm

curbs on uk travellers abroad. how will the secretary of state's plans announced today accommodate these projected domestic case rates? it is important to note that we are in a different phase of this coronavirus now where never before have we had the majority of our population double vaccinated, and everybody is welcome to come forward, and indeed should come forward if they have not been for their vaccinations yet. the rest of the world is not quite in that situation as yet, they will want to get themselves to that position. according to the government's own estimates, infections could rise to 100,000 a day at prime minister's questions the labour leader, sir keir starmer warned of the possible consequences. and let's be clear, let's be clear why the number of cases will surge so quickly, because he is taking all protections off in one go. that is reckless. the sage papers yesterday, mr speaker, make clear that with high infection rates there is a greater chance of new variants emerging, greater pressure on the n

the uk for a time did outsource some of— uk. the uk for a time did outsource some of its— uk. the uk for a time did outsource some of its border control activity because _ some of its border control activity because the eu operated as one. so you can _ because the eu operated as one. so you can make a case saying that they travel _ you can make a case saying that they travel from _ you can make a case saying that they travel from the uk. back it's much complicated when you don't have the same _ complicated when you don't have the same level_ complicated when you don't have the same level of policing sharing activities _ same level of policing sharing activities going on. you do have to have _ activities going on. you do have to have bilateral agreements on these issues _ have bilateral agreements on these issues was — have bilateral agreements on these issues was there's no reason why france _ issues was there's no reason why france would ask for as much money as possible _ france would ask for as much money as possible what is now a problem that is— as possible what is no

the uk government started wooing nissan 35 years ago. it's been a success story which, with government support helping oil the wheels, looks set to continue for many years to come. simonjack, bbc news, sunderland. prince william and prince harry have unveiled a statue of their mother, diana, princess of wales, on what would have been her 60th birthday. the duke of cambridge and duke of sussex, whose relationship has been strained in recent months, met for the first time since the duke of edinburgh's funeral in april. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the event should have been solely about their mother — the unveiling by her sons of a statue of diana, princess of wales. but the sons, william and harry, have fallen out. the special bond between two young princes has been broken. harsh words are said to have been spoken. this afternoon, it could largely be hidden. they were with the spencer family — diana's two elder sisters, sarah and jane, and her brother, charles. everybody chatted quite amiably. how could it have b

the uk will be the first country, uk and canada, to open. i believe they'll pull back and opened the uk, it makes the most sense to open the uk because we both have similar vaccination and case rates. once that opens, the rest of the world will follow. that opens, the rest of the world will follow— that opens, the rest of the world will follow-— will follow. roger, i'd like to brina in will follow. roger, i'd like to bring in what _ will follow. roger, i'd like to bring in what the _ will follow. roger, i'd like to bring in what the us - will follow. roger, i'd like to bring in what the us state i bring in what the us state department has had to say. it says, "we appreciate the transparency and concerted efforts of our european partners and allies to combat this pandemic." so it is a generally positive statement, but one that makes no commitments whatsoever? discussions are auoin on commitments whatsoever? discussions are going on right _ commitments whatsoever? discussions are going on right now, _ commitments whatsoever? discussions ar

the uk in the us go hand in clove military. the uk in the us go hand in glove one _ military. the uk in the us go hand in glove one project _ military. the uk in the us go hand in glove one project militarily - in glove one project militarily around the world. don't forget we have _ around the world. don't forget we have a _ around the world. don't forget we have a carrier strike force or a group — have a carrier strike force or a group i — have a carrier strike force or a group i should say going east now towards _ group i should say going east now towardsjapan. i'm not sure, it's quite _ towardsjapan. i'm not sure, it's quite stunning they are saying putting — quite stunning they are saying putting quite a lot to this eastwards projection and i'm not sure entirely how we are going very well in _ sure entirely how we are going very well in the — sure entirely how we are going very well in the mod.— well in the mod. what is that he is saying about _ well in the mod. what is that he is saying about the _ well in the mod. what is that he is saying about the brits? _ we

of course the uk side was going to start with tall demands— uk side was going to start with tall demands because this isjust a wish list, demands because this isjust a wish list. this— demands because this isjust a wish list. this is— demands because this isjust a wish list, this is the starting point for the talks — list, this is the starting point for the talks i_ list, this is the starting point for the talks. i don't think either side would _ the talks. i don't think either side would deny, the eu side has actually accepted _ would deny, the eu side has actually accepted that this isn't working, as david _ accepted that this isn't working, as david frost — accepted that this isn't working, as david frost says. it's causing major headaches — david frost says. it's causing major headaches for businesses. and an asset— headaches for businesses. and an asset saying that to get a sandwich in they— asset saying that to get a sandwich in they are — asset saying that to get a sandwich in they are having three birth certificates. trucks are being stopped _ certificates. trucks

. ~ ., ., .., , the uk. we often hear politicians, at the big summits, _ the uk. we often hear politicians, at the big summits, talking - the uk. we often hear politicians, at the big summits, talking about| at the big summits, talking about targets for 2030 odd targets for 2050, which feels like it is quite a long way. how helpful is this report in showing, actually, it has already arrived. 50 in showing, actually, it has already arrived. , , ,, ., in showing, actually, it has already arrived. , , ~ ., ., arrived. so i guess we know our climate is _ arrived. so i guess we know our climate is changing, _ arrived. so i guess we know our climate is changing, we - arrived. so i guess we know our climate is changing, we have i arrived. so i guess we know our i climate is changing, we have seen that around the world and we have seen it in recent weeks, heatwaves in north america, flooding in europe and china, for example. this report focuses on what is happening in the uk and it is clearly highlighting it is chan

plenty of dry weather across the uk, you across the uk, can see this approaching. further you can see this approaching. further east, it should be dry and bright with a bit of sunshine. good news for wimbledon. however, this weather front will continue towards the east and we are expecting some splits and spots of rain around kick—off time at wembley and after that, it looks as though it will stay cloudy with drips and straps of rain through the evening. further showers almost anywhere across the uk on monday. some could be thundery. sunshine around as well. good morning. welcome to breakfast with chris mason and luxmy gopal. 0ur headlines today: 0n the brink of history. england's footballers prepare to take on italy in tonight's european championship final, their biggest match in more than half a century. their resilience and experiences as a team have really prepared and well for this moment. the queen sends a message of support and praises the spirit and commitment of the team. at 8:00pm tonight, the hopes of millions will focus on wembley. this morning we'll

why did you decide to come to the uk? why the uk? in arabic: usman aslam is an immigration lawyer, representing hundreds of clients in glasgow, including ali. usman aslam is an immigration lawyer, representing hundreds of clients in glasgow, including ali. one of the biggest difficulties that they face is the length of time that they are currently taking to process asylum claims. now that's not because of covid—19, i'm talking about even pre—covid—19. so how long are we talking that it's taking? their guidelines are usually up to six months. the reality is so many of them are waiting years before even interviewed. sorry, hold on, sorry — years before interview? yes. notjust years before being granted, or refused, years before even interviewed. the home office is planning a controversial overhaul of immigration policy which it says will speed up the asylum process. anyone who fails to claim asylum in another safe country prior to arriving in the uk, or enters the country illegally, will be considered inadmissible to the asylum

the uk government knows this is a decision with risks attached. it knows when the infection rate rises, when there are buses, trains, pubs, offices, theatres and shops full of people not wearing masks, this will be "living with covid." and only then will the health service, the economy, and the virus show us if it was the right decision. hello there. there are some major and long—awaited changes to the weather pattern over the week ahead. for so long now, our weather has been dominated by low pressure, which has meant we've seen rain. low pressure has been there because the jet stream is to the south of the uk. if we run things on a bit, we're going to find out in the other side of the atlantic much more undulation in thejet stream pattern. that will then propagate the jet stream and drive it to the north of the uk, which allows high pressure to build up from the south—west, from the azores and settling things down. not just yet, though. sunday, we've got some more rain in the forecast. fairly cloudy start, it'll brighten up, we'll get some su

some will now pay less tax in the uk. 0ur income will actually now not all come into the uk. a lot of it will go into holland. so the treasury will receive less money, and i think it will be severely hit with the loss of income from, uh, the entertainment industry and supporting companies. at this moment, for us, it's a disaster. it's been a hundred days since the uk left the single market. julianne and matt have something to celebrate. we have got the malta order finally leaving after i don't know how long it's been. it was ordered on the 11th of january and it's now april. malta has accepted that their vegan products don't require an animal health certificate. is there another roll of stickers for me? but there's more bureaucracy — every snack bar needs a label with an eu address. every single box needs to be opened, and it's a tiny little label for every single product, so yeah, it's quite an arduous task but needs must, that's what brexit does. after a three—month delay, the maltese delivery is finally on its way. it was a difficult winter, but spring has brought opti

uk. �*, ., ,, ., ., negative impact on people's health inthe uk. �*, ., ., in the uk. let's take one of those heats, in the uk. let's take one of those heats. we — in the uk. let's take one of those heats. we just — in the uk. let's take one of those heats, we just had _ in the uk. let's take one of those heats, we just had a _ in the uk. let's take one of those heats, we just had a heatwave i in the uk. let's take one of those i heats, we just had a heatwave which was extremely uncomfortable. what sort of mitigating factors can be put in place to deal with that, if that's going to become more frequent and are more common occurrence, heat waves, extreme heat?— waves, extreme heat? there's something _ waves, extreme heat? there's something about _ waves, extreme heat? there's something about early - waves, extreme heat? there'sj something about early warning systems, something about people being informed about how to protect themselves from heat, but we also need strong action to reduce the impacts of climate change itself which is why the alliance on climate chan

. ., ., ., ., to the uk. labour are worried about this sa in: to the uk. labour are worried about this saying it _ to the uk. labour are worried about this saying it is _ to the uk. labour are worried about this saying it is reckless _ to the uk. labour are worried about this saying it is reckless and - to the uk. labour are worried about this saying it is reckless and seen i this saying it is reckless and seen the last thing the country needs is to be exposed to get more dangerous variants. do you have any concerns about this?— about this? public health has to be first but i about this? public health has to be first but | think — about this? public health has to be first but i think we _ about this? public health has to be first but i think we believe - about this? public health has to be first but i think we believe that - about this? public health has to be first but i think we believe that we | first but i think we believe that we are in a place where with the testing framework we have and the monitor

as to what we had to do with quarantining back into the uk. ., , ., , the uk. how helpfulwould it be if the uk. how helpfulwould it be if the cost of _ the uk. how helpfulwould it be if the cost of some _ the uk. how helpfulwould it be if the cost of some of— the uk. how helpfulwould it be if the cost of some of the _ the uk. how helpfulwould it be if the cost of some of the test i the uk. how helpfulwould it be if the cost of some of the test that l the cost of some of the test that people have to do came down in price? we hear that the cost in the uk is much higher than other countries. t uk is much higher than other countries-— uk is much higher than other countries. ,, . ., , countries. i think the cost actually is relatively _ countries. i think the cost actually is relatively on _ countries. i think the cost actually is relatively on a _ countries. i think the cost actually is relatively on a par _ countries. i think the cost actually is relatively on a par with - countries. i think the cost actually is relatively on a par with europe, | is relatively

the uk currently has a lot more cases _ to go ahead. the uk currently has a lot more cases than _ to go ahead. the uk currently has a lot more cases than other— to go ahead. the uk currently has a lot more cases than other leading l lot more cases than other leading european nations. at 281 per1 million people on the daily rolling average. pain for example has 110, france and italy, farfewer. the uk's vaccination programme, keeping deaths relatively low, is well ahead. 114 first and second doses per 100 people, followed by spain, italy and france. with a push to boost vaccination rates in most countries, including portugal, there was a warning today that there could be a new wave of infections in europe following the uk, with the spread of the delta variant first identified in india. the spread of the delta variant first identified in india.— identified in india. the three conditions _ identified in india. the three conditions for _ identified in india. the three conditions for a _ identified in india. the three conditions for a new

what the uk has said is we cannot _ view from the uk. what the uk has said is we cannot go _ view from the uk. what the uk has said is we cannot go on like - said is we cannot go on like this and they want to basically rewrite parts of the northern ireland protocol. firstly to remove most of the cheques between great britain and northern ireland and also to remove the role of the european court ofjustice in overseeing the protocol and he also says we need a standstill arrangement. at the moment there are these grace periods for certain checks which means they don't place —— take place for a lot of supermarket products. that grace period ends at the end of september. that is a bit of a key deadline coming up because they will be far more checks after that. lord ross says he wants action. let's see how he expressed it in the house of lords today. it’s he expressed it in the house of lords today-— lords today. it's now the time to work to establish _ lords today. it's now the time to work to establish new _ lords today. it's now the

whole uk. to pay paul, it's not a zero-sum, it's for the whole uk.— pay paul, it's not a zero-sum, it's for the whole uk. to emphasise he was facin: for the whole uk. to emphasise he was facing the _ for the whole uk. to emphasise he was facing the future, _ for the whole uk. to emphasise he was facing the future, boris - for the whole uk. to emphasise he| was facing the future, boris johnson was facing the future, boris johnson was speaking at a publicly funded project developing batteries for electric cars. he invited local authority leaders to help drive forward his agenda and suggested there could be more powerfor english counties but labour accused the prime minister of making empty promises he the prime minister of making empty romise , , ., the prime minister of making empty romise , ., ,, ., the prime minister of making empty romise ., ,, ., �*, promises he says 'am spreading, it's alwa s 'am promises he says jam spreading, it's always jam tomorrow _ promises he says jam spreading,

by independent uk regulators, designed to strengthen uk markets. fourth, multilateral engagement. we will engage and lead in multilateral settings, helping to solve the world's most challenging problems. finally, we will pursue real change. engagement alone is not enough. 0ur international actions must make a tangible difference to people's wives. what do those principles mean in practice? as we pursue an independent panel outside the eu, they will guide our economic relationships with other countries and jurisdictions. that begins with our closest neighbours in europe. the uk has an biden interest in a prosperous and productive europe. we have deep shared values and a long history of cooperation, and we will strengthen those ties. at the same time, as i said in in november, our ambition has been to reach a comprehensive set of mutual decisions on financial services equivalents. that has not happened. now we are moving forward. continuing to cooperate on questions of global finance with our own priorities. we now have the freedom to do things diffe

but also in the uk. 0f be done, especially in europe but also in the uk. of course europe and its funding dwarfs what the uk is spending but there is still quite a lot to be done. there is still quite a lot to be done-— there is still quite a lot to be done. ., , ., , be done. lovely to see you. thank you _ be done. lovely to see you. thank you for _ be done. lovely to see you. thank you for your - be done. lovely to see you. thank you for your time - be done. lovely to see you. j thank you for your time this morning. to new york because the mayor, bill deblasio has said the city aims to fully reopen today, july one after more than a year of closures. but after the hugejob more than a year of closures. but after the huge job losses over the last year, many businesses are now struggling to recruit staff with the restaurant trade particularly hard hit by the labour shortage. nearly vaccinated and eager to go out. diners are back. but it has been harder to convince staff to return. i has been harder to co

here in the uk, we are said to be in the uk, we are said to be in the midst ofa the uk, we are said to be in the midst of a camping boom. faced with travel restrictions and uncertainty about flying away to sunnier places such as the mediterranean, taking your family out for a new notes under the canvas is becoming more attractive. for those who don't want the traditional setup, there is glamping. many more sites have been added to the website cool camping and just the last few months. booking numbers have soared. glamping has evolved into a leisure sector mainstay. let's talk to james warner smith from cool camping. welcome to the programme. your company, cool camping, that is in my mind. we are struggling to sleep in bricks and mortar, how about a ten. a, bricks and mortar, how about a ten. �* ., ., ., , ten. a lot of other people feel the same _ ten. a lot of other people feel the same way. _ ten. a lot of other people feel the same way. this _ ten. a lot of other people feel the same way. this year - ten. a lot of other people feel the same way. this year we i ten. a lot of other

and one of the new sites could be in the uk. what could end up in the uk is an array of parabolic antennas, and it could be anywhere from ten to 15 for tracking, and potentially four to six for transmitting. so it would cover a large area, would it? it would cover a large area for it to receive — probably an area of one kilometre in diameter. the deep space advanced radar capability, which will be able to detect and object the size of a football up to 36,000 kilometres away, is being developed here in california. one of the sites visited by the british defence secretary this week, who wants to strengthen cooperation on space — not least to protect critical national infrastructure. space is a growing domain for both commerce, but also to protect all the key national infrastructure that we need to in today's world. it is under threat. in some areas, our adversaries are weaponising space, so we have to make sure at the very least we're providing resilience. the locations of the deep space radar capability, or darc for short, ha

, , , , the uk? of course. the simplest way to exlain the uk? of course. the simplest way to explain it — the uk? of course. the simplest way to explain it is _ the uk? of course. the simplest way to explain it is if _ the uk? of course. the simplest way to explain it is if you _ the uk? of course. the simplest way to explain it is if you have _ the uk? of course. the simplest way to explain it is if you have a - the uk? of course. the simplest way to explain it is if you have a baby - to explain it is if you have a baby and you discover that the baby is severely disabled, you are obviously worried about the future and worried about the financial implications for your family. in about the financial implications for yourfamily. in the uk, the only way yourfamily. in the uk, the only way you can't get any compensation from the nhs as if a court agrees there was clinical negligence. —— you can. lawyers can evolve quickly, there is a court case which often lasts about five years, in sweden they will give compensation to families as soon as it's accepted

curbs on uk travellers abroad. how will the secretary of state's plans announced today accommodate these projected domestic case rates? it's important to know that we're in a different phase of this coronavirus now where never before have we had the majority of our population double vaccinated, and everybody is welcome to come forward — and, indeed, should come forward if they haven't been for their vaccinations yet. the rest of the world isn't quite in that situation as yet. they will want to get themselves to that position. well, with the government's own estimates suggesting that infections could rise to 100,000 a day, at prime minister's questions, the labour leader sir keir starmer warned of the possible consequences. and let's be clear — let's be clear why the number of cases will surge so quickly, because he is taking all protections off in one go. that is reckless! the sage papers yesterday, mr speaker, make clear that with high infection rates, there's a greater chance of new variants emerging, greater

temperatures will a bit lower across the northern half of the uk but for the northern half of the uk but for the stock very warm or hot day for that one or two places in the london area could get up to 30 or even 31 degrees. into the start of next week our area of high pressure will still be with us but it will tend to slide a little further westwards. that will allow something of a northerly wind. that should just not the edge of the temperatures planning a little bit less hot and the odd shower in the south on monday and some rain later in the week. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines this hour: at least 120 people have died and hundreds more are unaccounted for after some of the worst flooding in western europe in decades. record rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks. most of those killed were in germany. the uk has recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, for the first time since january. it comes days before the majority of covid restrictions in england are due to be lifted. belgium's prime minister says the flooding could be the most cat

some will now pay less tax in the uk. 0ur income will actually now not all come into the uk. a lot of it will go into holland. so the treasury will receive less money, and i think it will be severely hit with the loss of income from uh the entertainment industry and supporting companies. at this moment for us it's a disaster. it's been a hundred days since the uk left the single market. julianne and matt have something to celebrate. we have got the malta order finally leaving after i don't know how long it's been. it was ordered on the 11th of january and it's now april. malta has accepted that their vegan products don't require an animal health certificate. is there another roll of stickers for me? but there's more bureaucracy — every snack bar needs a label with an eu address. every single box needs to be opened, and it's a tiny little label for every single product, so yeah, it's quite an arduous task but needs must, that's what brexit does. 's after a three—month delay, the maltese delivery is finally on its way. it was a difficult winter, but spring has brought optim

the uncertainty of the uk and eu rela relations. this is all over pressure surge of bain & company. i have jonathan with us. great to have you with us. let's talk about the american appetite to get involved in the uk companies a large appetite to the equity firms to look at the uk business, especially in the grocer business. we have seen that happening in the last couple of weeks i wonder what your trans atlantic report is telling you in terms of the appetite u.s. companies have to get involved in the uk right now. >> it is an interesting question i think overall, as you said, the view is very positive. a high level of confidence 60% of the american companies we survey actually said they would increase their investment in the uk in the coming years many were quite positive on the uk as a hub for innovation and london as a global financial center on the heels of turbulent years with covid and brexit, that is a positive picture to us we sampled a wide survey of companies. many are businesses that operate in the uk, not just investors.

universal credit is claimed by more than 5.5 million households in the uk. six former work and pensions secretaries have urged ministers not to end the uplift. therese coffey was giving evidence to mps on the work and pensions committee. ahead of october, we will start communicating with the current claimants who receive the £20 to make them aware that that will be being phased out, and they will start to see an adjustment in their payments. i think it really kicks in largely in october, but it will start to kick in, i think towards late september for some people. so the current proposal is that we will be recognising that this was brought in in—line with the temporary measures to support people during the covid pandemic. it's being phased out in line with all the other temporary measures that are also being removed. so you're resigned to the fact that the treasury won't be giving the money to continue this for the rest of the financial year? at least you're not even asking for that or making submissions? you're just accepting that, is that fair? a collec

the uk. but we are talking about i% of government spending. it's the only major government department budget that's been cut. we are the only g7 country thatis been cut. we are the only g7 country that is reducing our aid at this moment. and so we are talking about cuts that are going to be really painful that colleagues in my work across a development sector are being told with weeks notice that they have to cut back on contracts for millions of pounds worth of spending on family planning services, education, immunisation programmes, clean water programs. it's a really bad way to do public policy above everything else. these are long—term investments at the british people have been supporting on clean water, education, family planning. and to turn the tap off at this moment and in this dramatic fashion is counterproductive and it doesn't give us as taxpayers good value for money. fine doesn't give us as taxpayers good value for money.— value for money. one report, the government _ value

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spirit churchill, margaret thatcher, they took the uk into europe. isn't that right? how are the admirers of those people explaining this, this turning back. >> i think the simple answer is most people would say this, we set our site of the argument the way you have turned out as i will be expected. we didn't think this is what we are signing up to. i think this is naÏve but certainly the case of churchill he was very ambivalent. he supported european federation. but britain would look on from the outside and give it support. is not very clear about whether we should be members. as far as margaret thatcher was concerned something i remember she said she thought if you had a free trade in europe with light regulations he would not need the european commission anymore. so i think she thought the european union would sort of become a free trading area, which the british have always really wanted. in the superstructure of politics and regulation would melt away. but of course the very opposite happened for their two main branches of the conservative par

tidal— the uk's transition to net—zero. tidal is — the uk's transition to net—zero. tidal is still expensive compared to other renewables like wind. experts say government support would help to bring costs down and enable the industry to develop commercially. t industry to develop commercially. i think all of these industries in the early phases need government support in one form or another. the industry finance needs to know there are guaranteed prizes as it commercialises. when you look at wind, that is the path that was followed with wind. we need the same path followed with tide to make it work. and yes, we need all of these different energy sources going forward. , :, different energy sources going forward. , forward. the uk government says it has a lona forward. the uk government says it has a long history _ forward. the uk government says it has a long history of _ forward. the uk government says it has a long history of supporting i forward. the uk government says it has a long history of supporting the | has a long history of supporting the development of w

next we turn to the uk, where another report released by the uk met office concludes britain is already undergoing disruptive climate change, with increased rainfall, sunshine and temperatures in 2020. here's science correspondent rebecca morelle. the changes we are seeing are dramatic. this week's storms leading to flash flooding in the south of england. in ilford in essex rainwater peered into the women's garden and garage, these extremes are the focus of a new report that assessed that uk's climate in 2020, from the hottest they recorded in heathrow in london where temperatures reach 37.8 degrees, to the coldest in braemar in aberdeenshire that hit a low of minus 10.3 degrees to reign in october with the wettest day of minus 10.3 degrees to rain in october with the wettest day on record and wind on the isle of wight with gusts reaching over 100 mph. the report says the uk is getting warmer, wetter and sunnier. we can see very clearly from observations that the gatekeepers that climate is already changing so climate change is notjust something that is going to happen in 2015 or we nee

let's start in the uk. the government has scrapped quarantine rules for most fully vaccinated travellers arriving from the eu and the us to england. the new rule comes into effect from monday. here's transport secretary, grant shapps. we've already enabled people who have been double—vaccinated here, and we can prove that quite easily with the nhs app, to travel and come back and not need to quarantine, even if they're coming from an amber list country. today, we're expanding that to all of europe, including countries like norway for example, and switzerland outside of the eu, and also the united states of america, which does of course cover a very large number of people who come to this country, and we'll then look at what to do with people who are vaccinated outside of those areas, once we've got this pilot successfully up and running. up until now, only people who received theirjabs in the uk can avoid quarantine when arriving from amber list countries, except france. here's nick beake in brussels on w

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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the last us troops have left bagram, their main military base in afghanistan, as the biden administration says it's on course to withdraw completely from the country by the end of august. the queen meets the german chancellor at windsor, as angela merkel says britons who've had both covid jabs should be able to visit germany in the foreseeable future without quarantine. one of the uk government's advisers on coronavirus warns ministers are facing a very difficult decision about lifting all england's restrictions — given the continuing rise in cases. 20 people are now confirmed dead in the surfside apartment collapse in miami, as rescuers continue their search ahead of an incoming storm. and missing the olympics — the american sprinter sha'carri richardson is suspended after testing positive for cannabis. hello, welcome to bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military�*s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and e

cannot in the early— so no reason the uk cannot in the early days — so no reason the uk cannot in the early days— so no reason the uk cannot in the earl da s. .,, early days. the government has said that it hepes — early days. the government has said that it hepes to _ early days. the government has said that it hopes to have _ early days. the government has said that it hopes to have some _ early days. the government has said that it hopes to have some news - early days. the government has said that it hopes to have some news on | that it hopes to have some news on recognising people vaccinated in the eu in a couple of weeks. for some, foreign skies are a little closer. for others, they seem as far away as ever. caroline davies, bbc news. the nhs covid contact—tracing app used in england and wales may need to become less sensitive as restrictions change. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has said the end of social distancing on 19th july may mean the app needs to change. there's been a huge rise in alerts as infections surge. 0ur health correspondent jim reed has more. it'

, and we talked the uk at the moment, and we talked the record _ the uk at the moment, and we talked the record of 40,000 cases, the highest — the record of 40,000 cases, the highest in — the record of 40,000 cases, the highest in the past few months. let's _ highest in the past few months. let's continue the theme of covid with two stories. the front of the telegraph, "pm asks for patients as crisis grows in schools." he doesn't need to ask parents to be patient very long because school breaks up in june, term very long because school breaks up injune, term ends in england later injune, term ends in england later injuly, so it's probably only three weeks or so left in schools. the impression given is, although gavin williamson talk yesterday about wanting to see the policy ending, it's all going to happen this term? what this the telegraph story is about two things intertwined. one is that boris johnson about two things intertwined. one is that borisjohnson says parents in particular need to be patient in relation to ending the bubbles. another notes that they are waiting... whe

some will now pay less tax in the uk. 0ur income will actually now not all come into the uk. a lot of it will go into holland. so the treasury will receive less money, and i think it will be severely hit with the loss of income from uh the entertainment industry and supporting companies. at this moment, for us, it's a disaster. it's been a hundred days since the uk left the single market. julianne and matt have something to celebrate. we have got the malta order finally leaving after i don't know how long it's been. it was ordered on the 11th of january and it's now april. malta has accepted that their vegan products don't require an animal health certificate. is there another roll of stickers for me? but there's more bureaucracy — every snack bar needs a label with an eu address. every single box needs to be opened, and it's a tiny little label for every single product, so yeah, it's quite an arduous task but needs must, that's what brexit does. after a three—month delay, the maltese delivery is finally on its way. it was a difficult winter, but spring has brought optimi

, ., uk. michael, the british are fortunate — uk. michael, the british are fortunate in _ uk. michael, the british are fortunate in they _ uk. michael, the british are fortunate in they have - uk. michael, the british are fortunate in they have not l uk. michael, the british are i fortunate in they have not only uk. michael, the british are - fortunate in they have not only been able to afford and source quite sufficient numbers of vaccine doses, in fact more than enough over the coming few months and every year we have already seen, but they have a population that, on the whole, has impressed vaccination. that is the argument downing street would doubtless use as to why we are different than the netherlands and elsewhere, but is there a potential risk it has created a false sense of security in the uk? i risk it has created a false sense of security in the uk?— security in the uk? i think it has created a false _ security in the uk? i think it has created a false sense _ security in the u

however, the tournament has boosted the uk economy. we'll be hearing from the pub industry to find out why the tournament has lifted the spirits. clamping down on tax havens: g20 finance ministers back a 15% global corporate tax rate which could hit big tech firms in the pocket. and as india eases its lockdown measures, we'll tell you how the pandemic has forced businesses to adapt to a big change in shopping habits across the country. hello there. where shall we start? of course, england's penalty shoot—out defeat to italy in the final of euro 2020. despite the loss, there were still many positives for the england side, which reached its first major men's football final in 55 years. the uk chancellor — orfinance minister — rishi sunak said he expected to see a "bounce" in consumer confidence because of the tournament. some businesses have benefited from england's run to the final. the british beer & pub association predicted england fans would consume more than 13 million extra pints on sunday alone. so will the feel good factor