elizabeth, thank ou so next decades. elizabeth, thank you so much — next decades. elizabeth, thank you so much for— next decades. elizabeth, thank you so much for coming - next decades. elizabeth, thankj you so much for coming on and talking to us about it. let's get some of the day's other news. indonesia has imposed a partial lockdown in the capitaljakarta, across the main island ofjava and on bali as it deals with an unprecedented wave of coronavirus infections. mosques, restaurants and shopping malls were closed in virus hotspots. on friday it recorded 25,000 new cases alone with 80% of them being the delta variant. the former president of south africa, jacob zuma, has for now avoided going to jail after the constitutional court agreed to hear his appeal against a 15 month sentence. mr zuma was due to hand himself in by sunday or face arrest for failing to appear before a corruption inquiry. cyprus has appealed for help from the european union and israel to tackle a huge wildfire, which one official described as the worst in the country's history. the blaze i

she will serve as the official representative of queen elizabeth, canada's head of state. she's already had a virtual monarch, but it comes at a time when the country is grappling with its colonial past. this year, hundreds of unmarked graves have been found at former residential schools where indigenous children were taken after being forcibly separated from theirfamilies. the schools, often places of neglect and abuse, were run by the catholic church and part of a larger colonial policy to erase indigenous language and culture. in recent weeks, more than a dozen churches have been burned across canada, and statues toppled of queen elizabeth and queen victoria, who reigned over the country when the first residential schools were opened in the late 1800s. mary simon was a student at a day school similar to the residential schools, and says her appointment marks an important step forward on the long part path towards reconciliation. to meet this moment as governor—general, i will strive to hold together the attention of the past with the promise of the future. she was nom

elizabeth, can i ask affected to come forward. elizabeth, can i ask you — affected to come forward. elizabeth, can i ask you was — affected to come forward. elizabeth, can i ask you was mac _ affected to come forward. elizabeth, can i ask you was mac this _ can i ask you was mac this decision has been made today that you can come forward, what does that mean to you? come forward, what does that mean to ou? ., come forward, what does that mean to ou? . . , �* , come forward, what does that mean to ou? . ., , �*, , you? that means it's recognising that it was _ you? that means it's recognising that it was wrong _ you? that means it's recognising that it was wrong and _ you? that means it's recognising that it was wrong and that i you? that means it's recognising| that it was wrong and that people who had it against them can actually try and get something back from something that was very wrong in the first place. you something that was very wrong in the first lace. ., , , first place. you must feel hugely let down because _ first place. you must feel hugely let down because you

elizabeth wolkovich there. let's get some of the day's other news. cyprus has appealed for help from the european union and israel to tackle a huge wildfire, which one official described as the worst in the country's history. the blaze is spreading through an area north of the cities of limassol and larnaca and has forced the evacuation of several villages. dozens of properties have been damaged but no casualties have been reported. indonesia has imposed a partial lockdown in the capital jakarta, across the main island ofjava and on bali as it deals with an unprecedented wave of coronavirus infections. mosques, restaurants and shopping malls were closed in virus hot spots. on friday, it recorded 25,000 new cases alone, 80% of them being the delta variant. tens of thousands of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of president jair bolsonaro, calling for his resignation over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the demonstrations were triggered by recent allegations of corruption involving the purchase of vacc

protesters in canada pull down statues of british royals — including queen elizabeth — amid anger over systematic abuse of indigenous children in residential schools. the government of eswatini says nine people have been killed and over 100 others hospitalised following days of anti—government protests. and the countdown is on: virgin galactic announces its first flight to the edge of space could happen as early as next weekend. the last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military�*s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and engagement in afghanistan. the departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. a taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. backroom airbase, afghanistan, the more strategically vital base in the country. last night, the us military pulled out of the nearly 20 years there. it follows a decision by president biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by december 11. we are leave afghanistan by december

angela merkel also met queen elizabeth at windsor castle. more from our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley. angela, how are you? despite their disagreements over brexit, today was about celebrating and strengthening the german—british relationship in a new era. high on the agenda for borisjohnson, germany's insistence that british travellers quarantine for 14 days, even if they're fully vaccinated. but after a working lunch of english asparagus tart and 0xfordshire beef, angela merkel hinted at good news to come for british holiday—makers. translation: we are seeing a rise of the delta variant - in germany, a significant rise, and, of course, we are regularly reviewing these travel restrictions and i expect that, in the foreseeable future, double vaccinated people will be able to travel without having to quarantine upon arrival. after england's historic victory against germany on tuesday, angela merkel wished the uk well for the rest of the euros, but she's alarmed by the number of fans being allowed at wembley matches. translat

queen elizabeth has sent a message of support to the england men's football team, ahead of their euro 2020 final on sunday. if they beat italy, it'll be their first major tournament victory since 1966. italy haven't lost any of their previous 33 matches. now on bbc news, dateline london.

inuit leader, mary simon, to serve as governor—general — the representative of the head of state, queen elizabeth. it�*s the first time an indigenous person has held the largely ceremonial role. prime ministerjustin trudeau confirmed that the queen had accepted mary simon�*s appointment. in her acceptance speech, ms simon referred to the recent discovery of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools. and before we go — waterslides are a staple of summer. and it turns out, even baby elephants in china like tojoin in the fun. look at this from a rescue centre in china�*s yunnan province. this playful elephant — yishuang — enjoyed herself on a muddy hill slide. hello there. we�*ve seen yet more rain across many parts of the country in the past 2a hours. and the reason it�*s been so wet, really, for so long is because of the position of the jet stream, that�*s the upper level winds. and as it�*s diving to the south of the uk, with that sort of pattern, you end up with low pressure sitting close to the uk. and it�*s around that low pressure that we see these areas o

inuit leader, mary simon, to serve as governor—general — the representative of the head of state, queen elizabeth. it�*s the first time an indigenous person has held the largely ceremonial role. prime ministerjustin trudeau confirmed that the queen had accepted mary simon�*s appointment. in her acceptance speech, ms simon referred to the recent discovery of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools. during my time as governor general i will work every day towards promoting healing and wellness across canadian society. to me that means stopping to fully recognise memorialise and come to terms with the atrocities of our collective past that we are learning more about each day. it means we must thoughtfully work hard towards the promise of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon — of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon the _ of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon the newly - of a better tomorrow. that was | mary simon the newly appointed governor general of canada. more on that appointment on our website, of course. take a look at all the stories we have been covering in th

will be the next governor—general of canada — she'll be the representative of the head of state, queen elizabeth. it's the first time an indigenous person has held the role. although it's largely a ceremonial position, the governor general serves as commander—in—chief of the canadian armed forces and represents canada in events at home and abroad. europe often sees a spike in migrants during the summer months, as people use the warmer weather to travel in search of a better life. now, in a strange twist, belarus appears to be encouraging migrants who've arrived there from the middle east to cross over into neighbouring lithuania. so far this year, the numbers crossing are ten times more than they were in the whole of 2020. sara monetta has more. the white specks on the screen are a group of iraqi men, illegally crossing from belarus into lithuania. in the past few weeks, more and more have reached european union in this way. a new migrant route that caught the tiny baltic country completely by surprise. translation: each day, we are detaining around | 150 illegal migrants, we have never seen

queen elizabeth has sent a message of support to the england men's football team, ahead of their euro 2020 final on sunday. if they beat italy, it'll be their first major tournament victory since 1966. italy haven't lost any of their previous 33 matches. here in the uk, as new coronavirus cases continue to rise, medical leaders are warning that people should remain cautious, even after restrictions are lifted in england injust over a week's time. the academy of medical royal colleges says

it is signed elizabeth r. nhs leaders say the award is a tribute to their staff. this is wonderful and unprecedented recognition for the staff of the nhs. they've looked after us with such skill and fortitude during covid, which has been the worst pandemic in a century and, arguably, the biggest challenge facing this country since the second world war. but the queen has also been clear in her personal message today that this award also marks over seven decades in which the national health service has been integral to the well—being and life of this country. later today, at st paul's cathedral in london, a service of thanksgiving will take place, marking the 73 years of the nhs and giving thanks for the work of its staff during the pandemic. the service will be attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's cross to our health correspondent catherine burns. good morning. it is morning of high emotions. good morning. it is morning of high emotions- we _ good morning. it is morning of high emotions. we have _ good morning. it is m

let�*s speak to dr elizabeth whittaker, senior clinical lecturer in pediatric infectious diseases and immunology at imperial college london. tell us more about the evidence on children, what do you think the findings suggest? this children, what do you think the findings suggest?— children, what do you think the findings suggest? this is a great iece of findings suggest? this is a great piece of work. — findings suggest? this is a great piece of work, there _ findings suggest? this is a great piece of work, there are - findings suggest? this is a great piece of work, there are three i piece of work, there are three papers we have worked on to look at this data. because we have been talking about what we have seen on the ground in hospitals, having the real numbers to be really confident about that makes a huge difference to families, i think. what we found was very few children are admitted, so about 800,000 children were admitted with the covid test in the 12 months to the end of february this year and that probably include children who were admitted with things like a broken arm

elizabeth other challenge. his arms are so long. not long after we first started, one of the bungee rope snapped and hit him in the back. this small puppy he was drowning every time he went into the pool. this is a very cute dog. he every time he went into the pool. this is a very cute dog.— every time he went into the pool. this is a very cute dog. he would be nuts, this is a very cute dog. he would be nuts. barking _ this is a very cute dog. he would be nuts, barking his _ this is a very cute dog. he would be nuts, barking his head _ this is a very cute dog. he would be nuts, barking his head up— this is a very cute dog. he would be nuts, barking his head up if- this is a very cute dog. he would bej nuts, barking his head up if because —— head off because he thought matt was drowning. not the easiest training conditions.— was drowning. not the easiest training conditions. what has matt sethi about what _ training conditions. what has matt sethi about what it _ training conditions. what has matt sethi about what it is _ t

joining me now is elizabeth newman who is the artistic director of the pitlochry festival theatre. tell us a little bit about your theatre and where you are at the moment in terms of productions and planning. we moment in terms of productions and ”lannin. ~ . , moment in terms of productions and ”lannin.~ . , moment in terms of productions and -~lannin.~ . , , planning. we have fully opened this summer in an _ planning. we have fully opened this summer in an outdoor— planning. we have fully opened this summer in an outdoor programme i planning. we have fully opened this | summer in an outdoor programme so planning. we have fully opened this - summer in an outdoor programme so we began producing work from me and so far we've produced over 65 performances for audiences and have only been rained off for one and a half shows which feels like a minor medical. but we have remained socially distanced outdoors with audiences and have seen that this meant people have felt more confident to attend because i think even with the changing guidance and guidelines audience confidence isn't

i think people thought i was exaggerating and i brought in elizabeth appleby, a top qc, and being a woman qc, i thought she would be more likely to get on top of this. she spent six years in there and could not take out half of there and could not take out half of the stuff that was there. 199a, inspector clive driscoll, who immediately came to see me and i gave him all of my stuff and he persevered, but he was a police officer to much on his own. the police were not coping or dealing with this. i think we were letting down those children in so many different ways. now the system is a lot better but requires people to take responsibility and that is what was lacking in lambeth, and in other councils, but particularly grotesquely in lambeth. just councils, but particularly araotesuel in lambeth. , grotesquely in lambeth. just looking at the national _ grotesquely in lambeth. just looking at the national picture, _ grotesquely in lambeth. just looking at the national picture, is _ grotesquely in lambeth. just looking at the national picture, is this - grotesquely in lambeth. just looking at

elizabeth lives here with the help of some pakistani women in her neighbourhood she co—founded the safe project and this became known as the mum's army. there were a lot of upset families because _ there were a lot of upset families because they didn't know what happened, didn't understand why it had happened, they didn't know why it who _ had happened, they didn't know why it who everybody thought were never lloii'i it who everybody thought were never going to _ it who everybody thought were never going to put a foot wrong got drawn into it _ going to put a foot wrong got drawn into it it— going to put a foot wrong got drawn into it. it got the women all working _ into it. it got the women all working together, they wanted to do something about it to make sure there _ something about it to make sure there were something positive out of it. there were something positive out of it people _ there were something positive out of it. people were talking who would not have — it. people were talking who would not have spoken to each other before — not have spoken to each other before. ju

elizabeth cloudy but further south across england and wales, more sunshine than today but —— a little bit cloudy. but some scattered showers and thunderstorms later on. temperatures 23 degrees. watch out for locally torrential downpours. heading on into friday and eventually an area of cloud pressure —— pressure builds in for a time. more france waiting in the atlantic. another day of sunny spells on friday. some scattered showers on friday. some scattered showers on friday. sunny spells is in between. temperatures between 16 and 22 degrees. still unsettled on friday and as we head into the weekend, more rain to come at times, especially on saturday. i enter something drier especially further south on sunday and into next week. england's footballers on the brink of sporting history tonight here at wembley as they take on denmark in the semi—final of the european championship. victory for these players this evening would see england reach their first major tournament final in more than half a century. this time, things have been slightly different. teams have missed a couple of k