Scientists say the coronavirus has mutated again in the uk. New strains have been discovered in liverpool and bristol Scientists Say vaccinations remain crucial. As long as we manage to roll out the vaccine effectively to all vulnerable people, it shouldnt have too much of an impact going forward. And in the last half hour scientists from Oxford University theirjab may reduce transmission. We will have the latest. Back to the classroom this month scotlands first minister announces a phased return. Calls for a re think of Brexit Border checks at ports in Northern Ireland after threats against staff. Whats the real cost of all our buying and spending . A new report says the effect on the Natural World should be part of the calculation. And coming up in sport on bbc news. All systems go for the six nations after france approves covid rules that relax travel restrictions around their matches. Good evening. Captain sir tom moore the 100 year old veteran who caught the nations imagination la
season s champions league final after thrashing real madrid at the etihad. ed garty are admitted to his players that they can now start to dream of a famous travel with domestic honours in the league and cup to play for us. he said before to believe and his side delivered, two goals from bernardo silva in the first half but city right on their way. manuel akanji and alvarez put the game to bed in the second half, totally dominant display from city you are nowjust one game away from champions league glory. 4 0 on the night, 5 i champions league glory. 4 0 on the night, 5 1 on aggregate as they had to become the first thing this team to become the first thing this team to win the treble since manchester united back in 1999. inter milan their opponents next month, guardiola delighted with how his side have got there. if you re thinking, want to play against inter milan, you will play against inter milan, you will play against real madrid. and they are playing in that spirit to w
you re with bbc news, these are the headlines. president biden has arrived in japan, to meet with the country s prime minister ahead of the annual g7 summit taking place in hiroshima. controversial actorjohnny depp tells the bbc his return to the big screen is not a comeback because he never went away. the un describes a two month extension to the black sea green deal is a good news deal for the world. it had been due to expire on thursday. and rescue operations are continuing in northern italy after heavy rains caused deadly flooding. ten yea rs ten years ago, fergus walsh a medical editor became the first person to take part in the world s biggest scanning project. biobank was created to better understand how the body ages by taking detailed images of the brain, heart and pounds to find new ways of treating and preventing disease. now a decade on, fergus has been back to face the scanners again to see what s changed. mapping the ageing human body. it s nearly a decade since
the lowest incomes. a manchester city masterclass. they dominate real madrid to reach the champions league final in their pursuit for a remarkable treble. good morning. a cloudier start to the day to day that we will see sunny spells developing. a few showers across southern, eastern and central england. another front bringing rain across western scotland and northern ireland later. all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday, the 18th of may. water companies in england have made an unprecedented apology for failing to do enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. water uk says it will invest £10 billion over the next decade to put things right, promising the biggest modernisation of sewers since the victorian era. our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, reports. for years, campaigners have complained about the amount of sewage that flows into our waterways, and that profit has been put before the health of our rivers and beaches.