Before going to the media, the prime minister thanks local police and others who helped organise the Cornwall summit.

Boris Johnson thanks "all the wonderful people of Cornwall for their hospitality" and makes a joke about the food leaders dined on while in Carbis Bay, following last night's beach barbecue.

"It's been a fantastic summit and I know all the other delegations would want to express their thanks," he adds.

G7 countries account for 20% of global carbon emissions, says Boris Johnson.

"We were clear this weekend that action needs to start with us," he says.

He says this was the first ever net-zero G7 summit.

And Johnson says although it's fantastic every G7 country has pledged to wipe out its contributions to climate change, they need to make sure they're doing that as fast as they can and help developing countries do the same.

In his remarks, Boris Johnson highlights a commitment by G7 countries to try and get 40 million more girls into school around the world.

He says leaders have agreed funding toward the Global Partnership for Education - including a £430m donation from UK.

He says it is an "international disgrace" that some children were unable to reach their full potential due to education access.

"Educating all children, particularly girls, is one of the easiest ways to lift countries out of poverty and help them rebound from the coronavirus crisis," the prime minister adds.

Speaking at his news conference, Boris Johnson begins by joking that he is disappointed the England football team cannot watch the press conference live. (They kicked off their Euro 2020 opening match a few minutes ago).

He says the world is looking to the G7 leaders to move beyond the sometimes "nationalistic" and selfish initial responses to the pandemic

He says this weekend, leaders have pledged over one billion doses of the vaccines to poorer countries - either directly or via the Covax sharing scheme - including 100 million from the UK

It's "another big step towards vaccinating the world," says Johnson.

He also mentions the role of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab - "the world's most popular vaccine".

It's popular of course because it's being sold at cost to the world, says Johnson, calling it "an act of generosity" from AstraZeneca.

96% of the vaccines delivered by Covax have been Oxford/AstraZeneca, he says.

Boris Johnson is speaking now - we'll bring you updates on what he says.

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has spoken to the media in Carbis Bay as the G7 summit comes to a close. She talked about agreements about Covid-19 vaccines and infrastructure projects in developing countries.

And also how US President Joe Biden has brought new momentum to the talks.

We've seen images of President Biden leaving the summit, he is due to meet the Queen at Windsor Castle later.

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There's just a few minutes to go until we're expecting to hear from Boris Johnson at a press conference from Carbis Bay.

The UK PM will be speaking as the G7 summit draws to a close. We're not sure yet exactly what he'll say - but we'll be bringing you live updates from Cornwall.

We'll hear from Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a news conference at 14:00 BST that will mark the end of the G7 summit. An official communique hasn't been released yet, but our BBC colleagues in Carbis Bay have seen a draft.

Here are some of the key points:

• The section on Covid-19 vaccines talks about 840 million doses being made available in the next year, which makes it look like the summit has missed its target of one billion doses. But officials say that, including earlier G7 commitments to doses and funding for doses, there will be more than one billion doses
• The G7 calls for a "timely, transparent, expert-led, and science-based WHO-convened" investigation into the origins of Covid-19
• The G7 will set up a taskforce to establish a clean, green growth fund for infrastructure developments in developing countries, but no sum of money is mentioned
• On China, the G7 will "continue to consult on collective approaches to challenging non-market policies and practices which undermine the fair and transparent operation of the global economy" and they call for Beijing to respect human rights in Xinjiang

A singer booked to play a confidential gig at the Eden Project was only told two days before who would be in the audience.

Daisy Clark from Newquay says it was "incredibly surreal" to perform in front of the G7 world leaders and the Royal family.

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In Falmouth, a group called Civil 7 has been calling for the leaders of the G7 to “agree a bold and ambitious policy agenda that puts people and the planet at the centre of the world’s recovery”.

Civil 7 is made up of more than 200 civil society organisations from around the world, including Action for Sustainable Development.

Oli Henman is their coordinator and says: “One of the things we have really been struck by in this last year is the overlapping impact of climate, the Covid pandemic and underlying inequalities that so many people are facing.

“We have got a very long way to go - while they have now committed to a billion doses we need to know how those does are actually going to reach people on the ground.

“It is not just access to the vaccine, it’s the ability to get that vaccine through to reach people. We need to build in a whole supply chain and for that we need proper funding.”

Henman adds that Falmouth has been “very welcoming”, saying “there is such a good energy here and local people are clearly getting behind the importance of sustainability”.

The G7 nations have agreed to step up the production and deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines around the world, Charles Michel, the president of the European Union council, has said

"The priority was to ensure we can meet the demand for vaccines, and here the EU has taken the leadership. Partners have now joined us to accelerate production and delivery of vaccines worldwide," Michel said in a video message on Twitter., external

Reuters news agency reports that a draft of the G7 communique, which will be released at the end of the summit later, said the group would provide one billion vaccine doses over the next year and work with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase the contribution over months to come.

We've got a bit more now from Sir David Attenborough's video message to the G7 leaders.

Sir David tells the leaders gathered in Carbis Bay: "The scientific collaboration on Covid treatment and vaccines showed just how much we can achieve together when the goal is clear and urgent.

"We know in detail what is happening to our planet. And we know all of the things we need to do during this decade.

"Tackling climate change is now as much a political and communications challenge as it is a scientific or technological one.

"We have the skills to address it in time. All we need is the global will to do so."

World leaders at the G7 summit in Cornwall were treated to a flyover from the Red Arrows yesterday evening.

It was a spectacular sight enjoyed by the politicians - and by local residents.

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough says he is "honoured" to open the G7 discussions on climate change.

In a recorded speech, he questions whether society is "on the verge of destabilising the planet".

If so, Sir David tells the assembled leaders, "the decisions we make in this decade are the most important in human history".

As we've already mentioned, world leaders and their partners wrapped up their second day of talks at the G7 summit with a beach barbecue last night.

The informal event featured fire pits, marshmallow toasting and sea shanties.

You can see some of the scenes here.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has introduced Sir David Attenborough's speech to the G7.

The PM says the leaders are gathered, on the final day of the summit in Cornwall, to talk about climate change and "building back greener".

He calls on the G7 leaders - extending his invitation to "the Democratic 11" - to make bigger commitments on climate finance, phasing out coal, on low-carbon vehicles and protecting nature and bio-diversity".

A coalition of 75 charities including Care, the International Rescue Committee, Oxfam and Save the Children, says the G7 summit has failed to deliver the progress and real action needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic or tackle the climate emergency.

Speaking on behalf of Crack the Crises, Kirsty McNeill says: "This is a historic missed opportunity that leaves people everywhere dangerously exposed to these crises.

"The whole world needed this to be the moment when leaders finally agreed to get to grips with the Covid crisis and kickstart a global recovery that protects both planet and people."

Crack the Crises was launched in the run up to the G7 summit and the COP26, the key forum for countries all over the world to tackle climate change, which will be held in Glasgow later this year.

The coalition says it represents 12 million citizens from across the UK.

The Northern Ireland Protocol - the Brexit deal that prevents checks along the Irish border - continues to be a hot topic in Cornwall.

Several European leaders and representatives taking part in the G7 summit have urged the UK to follow the commitments agreed with the European Union.

Let's take a step back.

• Why is it needed? When the Northern Ireland peace deal was signed in 1998, one of the key issues was the need for an open border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. That was easy to settle because both were part of the EU, but a new arrangement was needed after Brexit
• What is it? The EU requires many goods to be inspected when they arrive from non-EU countries, while some products aren't allowed to enter at all. The EU and the UK had to come up with a new way of ensuring there were no border controls - the Northern Ireland Protocol, which came into force on 1 January 2021
• How does it work? Northern Ireland continues to follow many EU rules, enabling lorries to continue driving across the land border without being inspected. England, Scotland and Wales are no longer following those rules, leading to a new "regulatory" border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• What problems have arisen? The EU said in February some goods were entering Northern Ireland without being properly declared. To make sure supplies were maintained, supermarkets were allowed to avoid having their products checked for three months. In March, the UK decided - by itself - to extend this grace period until October. It subsequently announced further unilateral moves, to make the trade in parcels and plants from GB to Northern Ireland easier.

Our colleagues Tom Edgington and Chris Morris explain more here.

As we reported earlier, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab spoke to the BBC's Andrew Marr about the Northern Ireland Protocol and the tensions between the UK and the EU over implementing it following Brexit. Here's a clip from that interview.

"For months, and years, various EU figures have characterised Northern Ireland as somehow a separate country," says Raab.

"That is wrong. It's a failure to understand the facts."

The sun is shining again today in St Ives, the closest town to where the G7 summit is being held.

Police officers can be seen using their boats to help with security at the coastal location.

Locals and tourists already in the town are still able to enjoy the views.