the company's pledged £39 million for hundreds of its star pubs, with renovations at more than 600 sites. figures from the british beer and pub association show the number of pubs across the country has been declining, with around 500 closing last year alone. heineken says the changes will create more spaces for people to watch sports and eat inside the pubs. for more on this, greg mulholland, campaign director of campaign for pubs, joins me now. what does this commitment mean for the industry?— the industry? obviously, we support any organisation _ the industry? obviously, we support any organisation or— the industry? obviously, we support any organisation or individual- any organisation or individual reopening tops, so it is positive thatis reopening tops, so it is positive that is happening. we have to bear in mind these are generally pubs that had been closed since covid, so pubs that are now coming back and

thatis pubs that are now coming back and that is great news for those communities, but of course this is a press release sent out by heineken, who now own thousands of pubs and this is something that's previously the government was concerned about having such dominance, so we are concerned about the dominance that heineken has in the pub sector, it is not healthy, it is not good for smaller brewers. we see cases around the country were heineken tenants are being pushed out. we are concerned about the way that heineken is behaving in some of those cases. heineken is behaving in some of those cam-— those cases. explain to us how independent — those cases. explain to us how independent pubs _ those cases. explain to us how independent pubs have - those cases. explain to us how independent pubs have been i those cases. explain to us how - independent pubs have been affected during the past few years, obviously after the covid lockdowns as well as the cost of living crisis? it is after the covid lockdowns as well as the cost of living crisis?— the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration — the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to _ the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to say _ the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to say that - the cost of living crisis? it is no exaggeration to say that this i the cost of living crisis? it is no. exaggeration to say that this has been the toughest few years for pubs probably ever, including both of the world wars. we have seen a real

threat to pubs and communities up and down the country from the lockdowns and the closures, and that was immediately followed by this cost of living crisis. heineken themselves ramped up their draft beer prices by over 15% last year, which was awful for independent pubs and awfulfor their own which was awful for independent pubs and awful for their own tenants, so it is a very mixed picture. many pubs have a significant amount of covid doubt that there are still paying off. all this government seems to want to do is fiddle around with beer duty. every time the government freezes beer duty it funnels hundreds of millions of pounds to the big brewers, including heineken. it isn't directed at the pubs, the publicans and the communities that rely on pubs up and down the country. i

communities that rely on pubs up and down the country.— down the country. i imagine this investment _ down the country. i imagine this investment into _ down the country. i imagine this investment into font _ down the country. i imagine this investment into font pubs - down the country. i imagine this investment into font pubs will. down the country. i imagine this| investment into font pubs will be welcome considering the struggles that many pubs have faced over the past two years. this that many pubs have faced over the past two years. has i that many pubs have faced over the past two veere— past two years. as i said, we welcome _ past two years. as i said, we welcome the _ past two years. as i said, we welcome the fact _ past two years. as i said, we welcome the fact is - past two years. as i said, we welcome the fact is the - past two years. as i said, we welcome the fact is the pubsi past two years. as i said, we - welcome the fact is the pubs are reopening. these are exclusively pubs that were already reopened by heineken, so it is great that they have decided that they will refurbish and reopen. we are concerned about the direction of travel in the sector. we want to see government no longer listening exclusively to the large companies like heineken, but to start to listen to the individual voice of publicans to understand how tough it is for the publicans and indeed for p0p is for the publicans and indeed for pop consumers. ultimately, we need to see the economy turned the corner, inflation comes on, but we also need to see less in terms of the huge price rises from the large companies, because that makes it very difficult for their own tenants

and freehold pubs that deal with them. there are many things that could happen, but simply heineken putting out a press release to say they are investing is welcome, but it doesn't expose the reality of the problems in the sector.— it doesn't expose the reality of the problems in the sector. with a new series of doctor who starting later this month, one of the key figures in the programme's success is being celebrated in her home city of coventry. back in 1963, delia derbyshire arranged the show�*s theme tune, which has excited, and possibly terrified, generations of fans ever since. 0ur reporter kevin reed has more. theme from doctor who. it's probably the most familiar british tv theme ever, and it was coventry woman delia derbyshire, who created the unusual and enduring sound while she worked at the bbc�*s

experimental studios, known as the radiophonic workshop. these particular pictures, we can record on this machine here. and now, more than half a century on, she's finally getting the recognition many believe she deserves with the delia derbyshire building. coventry university has equipped it with the latest in production technology with industry standard studios. now that you've got all this digital technology at your disposal, it's nice to be able to go look what you can do with a turntable, with a reel—to—reel machine and literally a loop of tape and just a sense of adventure. broadcaster stuart maconie has made documentaries and written about it. and he's been brought in to host the launch. the rediscovery and celebration of her work over the last decade or so is fantastic. it shows we've come on a lot. there's a lot of work still to be done. but she'd be delighted and really proud, i think as a proud coventryite, a cov kid, you know, to be honoured in this way by her hometown. it's fitting, too,

that the new building is a stone's throw from some of her childhood inspirations. she heard the sound of the blitz and inspired her love of sound. i mean, i know it's a weird thing to say, but she says there was air raid sirens that she heard and the noises woke her up to a world of extreme sonic effects. and so coventry is in her dna, yeah. delia is often cited as a major influence on electronic music, and her legacy is not being forgotten, at least here in coventry. we've got an amazing building with amazing facilities for our students, with studios for immersive ar vr practice. 360 motion capture, 360 sound. film studio, photography studio. you know, delia was a pioneer in herfield. she used innovation and technologies creatively to push the boundaries of what music could be. it's exactly what we want our students to be able to do. the final of this year's

eurovision song contest is coming up next weekend but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event's official opening in malmo. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the swedish city for the world's largest live music contest. poppyjeffery reports. in eurovision, you don't get a red carpet. you get a turquoise one. # 0oh, see that girl. # watch that scene. # digging the dancing queen #. this year's contest has been officially opened in the swedish city of malmo, ahead of what is a very busy week for the 37 representatives taking part. from the refined to the quirky. hello! my name is windows 95! # she's unforgettable#. tomorrow is the first semifinal, with half of the acts performing in the hopes of making it to the grand final on saturday. the uk is part of the big five, the countries that contribute the most to the ebu, and they automatically get a place in the final. but for the first time

they will perform live in the semis. and it's fair to say that 0lly alexander isn't doing things by halves. # take me back to the beginning. # again #. but this year's contest has an undertone of tension, with calls for some acts, including the uk, to boycott the event over the israel—gaza war. i think it's really important that people are able to to protest and people voice their opinions. also myself, i think it's really important to. to not stay silent. # every day i'm losing my mind #. israel is competing. eden golan's song hurricane is a rewritten version of her first

entry, 0ctober rain, which was thought to reference the hamas attacks of october the 7th. the tension means security is a real focus, but police in malmo say they are ready. we have high security around the israeli delegation, but we also have a high security for the other delegations from the other countries. so i think it's important for us that all of them feel safe when they are coming to malmo. so even if they are not from israel, we try to keep them in a good mood and feel safe no matter what country they're from. and they are definitely in a good mood. chicken noises. the permanent slogan of eurovision is "united by music", something that's not lost on those taking part. it boils down to those three

minutes of music, really. that's a completely non—intellectual experience. and when you don't think any more, you just experience, you don'tjudge, you don't divide. that stuff goes away. and we need to foster those moments where we experience that together. and with that, the eurovision song contest 2024 is good to go. peppyjeffrey, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. it has turned into a mixed bank holiday weekend, to say the least. we've seen some sunshine, temperatures up into the low 20 celsius, but we've also seen some heavy downpours and localised flooding. more of both of those through the rest of the day, spells of sunshine, but some hefty downpours, all driven by this swirl of low pressure also a lot of cloud in the north of the uk. in between, a swathe of sunshine, but that slice of sunshine filling

in with some scattered showers and thunderstorms. by the end of the afternoon, parts of south—east england and east anglia still seeing some outbreaks of rain, perhaps with some flashes of lightning. for south—west england, wales, the midlands, into northern england a mix of sunny spells. feeling warm in the sunshine, 20 degrees, but some hefty showers and thunderstorms. northern ireland mostly dry, but often rather cloudy. some showers and storms across central and southern parts of scotland. mainly dry in northern scotland, but rather cloudy. through this evening and tonight most of the showers will fade. we'll keep a fair amount of cloud. where we do see some clear breaks, perhaps across parts of the midlands, wales, southern england, we could see some mist and fog patches developing, at least for a time. temperatures generally between seven and ten degrees, so not particularly cold as we start tomorrow morning. a lot of cloud around. across england and wales we will see some spells of sunshine. while there will still be some showers, there shouldn't be as many as we have today. they shouldn't be as heavy, either.

northern ireland often rather cloudy, particularly by the afternoon. lots of cloud for scotland too, still with one or two showers. those temperatures starting to lift, particularly down towards the south, 20 degrees. by wednesday we will see cloud and rain across parts of northern ireland and north—west scotland, a frontal system moving in here, but further south and east some spells of sunshine and some warmth — 19 degrees in newcastle, 20 in cardiff, 21 in london. that is a sign of things to come. as we head towards the end of the week there will still be some frontal systems grazing the north of the uk, some rain at times, particularly across scotland, but for many high pressure becoming increasingly dominant. with some relatively warm air in place, temperatures will start to climb. you could see highs in the south on friday of 23, maybe 2a degrees. it looks like the mostly fine and warm weather will last at least into the start of next weekend.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel's military begins what it's calling a "limited and temporary" evacuation of civilians from rafah in southern gaza. france's president macron is hosting his chinese counterparts for talks on the war in ukraine and trade relations. john swinney has been elected unopposed as snp leader and is set to become the next scottish first minister. and, the wait is nearly over for the world's largest live music contest — eurovision week kicks off in style in sweden.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to bbc news now. israel's is military telling people to leave parts of rafah. this video from the israeli defence forces shows rafah in south of gaza, telling 100,000 to move to what they call a "humanitarian zone" in the al—mawasi and khan younis areas. these are the latest pictures that have come into us from rafah — where you can see a leaflet that the idf have been handing over to residents. some have already started leaving rafah. in the last half hour the israeli

government has given an update on the situation in gaza, saying that enough food aid