we are certainly doing a lot better than the uk. so it isa a lot better than the uk. so it is a little ironic that we have to self quarantine when we visit. margaret, also not in the uk, says so i have to arrive 1a days before my actual vacation date, spend all that time ina vacation date, spend all that time in a hotel, and maybe get three orfour time in a hotel, and maybe get three or four days to actually visit the uk. it is not an attractive option. other viewers are saying the horse has already bolted. it is far too late for this sort of action. we have got other viewers, one viewer in colombia, i view who tells us she lives in a rural area in colombia and is only allowed out for one hour a week, so actually she believes our rules in the uk are much more liberal than what is being experienced elsewhere. and kerry, finally, u nfortu nately elsewhere. and kerry, finally, unfortunately it is necessary right now because there is still covid—19 around, and not eve ryo ne still covid—19 around, and not everyone is truthful about it or may not even know they actuall

uk government to be much tougher? yes, we are working on it, and that is good news for us. at least what boris johnson said, it will sort it out by 2023, and i do believe that the uk government and also the west, they can stand up to china. interesting, because one of the most important players is donald trump and the united states. his messages are very mixed. 0n the one hand, he has blamed china for covid—i9 pandemic, he talks tough on china, but he has not, he very notably has not torn up the phase one trade deal with china. do you believe donald trump is serious about putting pressure on beijing? well, we will wait and see, but at least what we see compared with other western countries, the us, at least they show the strongest bond to stand against china, and what we see, the statement made by the secretary of state, they are brave enough, they would treat the special status to hong kong, so i do believe they have a determination to save hong kong. i want to and with a personal thought. i think i'm right in sayi

indeed, the uk is obviously formally left the uk is obviously formally left the eu and started trade negotiations with his closest partners, with the us, australia, new zealand, south korea and of course japan as well. they have hailed these talks is historic moments one of the first trade talks to get going. but in our interview with the japanese trade minister today he's warned that in fact there is only really six weeks to do a deal because scotland passed by the next session of the jack but he is calm and in autumn. it can be in place by the beginning of next year. i think that this is a sign of the pressures of the government are under due to this shortened transition period. the eu often takes for another year. the uk say no we will finally leave the eu single market and customs at the end of 2020. which means if you want to get a preferential trade deal with japan it's going to have to be done pretty soon. harry, that deadline to get it through injapan coincides of course it was something agreed with july as well. exactly and talks with the eu have been going on for a lot long

full access for its boats to fish in uk waters. british negotiators say that has to change. and then there's the governance of any future agreement. that's partly about how new agreements would be enforced and about the role of the european court ofjustice. now, it normally takes years to do a trade deal but this process only has a matter of months left. remember, the uk left the eu on january the 31st and we're now in a transition period when all the rules and regulations and payments stay the same until the end of the year. but if no trade agreement is completed by then the uk won't have any formal deal with its closest neighbours, which account for nearly half its total trade. by law, any extension to the transition period would have to be agreed by the end of this month and the eu says it's willing to talk about an extension. the scottish and welsh governments are also in favour. so is the northern ireland assembly. but the uk government has repeatedly ruled it out. so can any basic deal still be done? well, if there's politica

values, uk policies and uk interests overseas. this is a long overdue reform and he should support it. i would like to associate myself with the comments the prime minister made regarding jo cox and our colleague from east dunbartonshire. i very much welcome the prime minister's statement today. can he confirm this is a merger, not a ta keover confirm this is a merger, not a takeover and actually this has the potential of enhancing the role of international development in our foreign policy, and will he also confirm this government's commitment to invest in and support the poorest parts of our world remains as strong as ever? it certainly does. i am grateful to my honourable friend, what is actually happening is that dfid and the fco are nowjoining together to become a new whitehall super department for international affairs which will be of huge benefit to our ability to project britain's sense of mission about overseas aid and it is for too long frankly, uk overseas aid has been treated as some giant cashpoint in the sky that ar

given this evidence, why is their concern over a second wave in the uk and how closely are the uk government liaising with the spanish government? really excellent question and obviously we are learning everything we can from governments around the world. i think probably i should defer to patrick and chris for comment on epidemiology in spain. it's a great question and fantastic news that numbers are coming down across europe. and they have come down to low levels in spain. it is also the case that if you look at other countries, they are beginning to see outbreaks, as measures are relaxed. that is true, we have seen them reported in south korea, outbreaks reported in parts of germany as measures have relaxed. so what has happened is that the first peak has been suppressed. and as the measures are released, there was a danger that comes back. there is also a risk that there is a second peak that comes as a wave goes across the world. we are not out of this yet. it is good news that, as measures have been relaxed, people are generally seek numbers continuing to go down and that is obviously

also in a sense that you as an outsider look at the uk, the uk is admired as a place of science, the best scientists, the best research and development. i think only this week the european union, the commission, decided to bid some money for a vaccine that might be coming from oxford university. there is this gap of perception between how well this country can manage science of perception between how well this country can manage science and how badly, actually, with more than may be 60,000 people who died of covid—i9, the prime minister and the government have managed the crisis, especially this is the view from southern countries such as spain and italy who also have a lot of people, immigrants, living in the uk and they were surprised if not shocked how badly the effect of covid—i9 has beenin how badly the effect of covid—i9 has been in the uk. and, stryker, obviously the very tragic excess deaths, as we have seen in uk, but the effects of all of this go into the effects of all of this go into the future, i suppose, because we are seeing now discussion of the social distancin

you've worked in the uk and now is in africa and 110w in the uk and now is in africa and now the us, are there any comparisons to draw between situations you have seen in different countries? that is a brilliant question because south africa has a very copycat aggressor history in the uk has its own racial hierarchies but i don't think the level of tension is operable to what the us has. there are many friends of mine of colour in the uk who do not feel that society privileges their experience or is stacked in their experience or is stacked in their favour. but they don't get as much attention and they have been talking about these issues and you saw the number who came at the protest in london and other places in europe because this is a real issue there as well. but because and i think the people say it best here in the us and he does not think racism is increasing but it is being filmed more and cases are being able to buffer the media and people are rising to the occasion. for instance today would have been breonna taylor would've had her 27th birthday as she was at home and peop

taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. nhs trusts in england say they were not consulted — or given any notice — of a government announcement friday that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from a week on monday. and prince william reveals he's become a volunteer counsellor on mental health. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. thousands of people have gathered in central london to demonstrate against racism, as the protests which followed the killing of george floyd, a black american who died after a police officer knelt on his neck, continue around the world. parliament square, in front of big ben, is packed — at one point a minute's silence was held and hundreds of protesters went down on one knee while raising one fist in the air. they'd been streaming over westminster bridge since mid—morning to join the rally, despite a warning from the government to observe social distancing gu

. —— rest of the uk. the job retention scheme is keeping people in employment. as the economy is open, we would hope that a considerable amount of those people on the job retention scheme will be working with businesses that can will be working with businesses that ca n re cover will be working with businesses that can recover and return. but not all will sow any sense, the job retention scheme is disguising what the underlying unemployment figures are likely to be just like the scottish government is looking at its labour market response, so will the uk government be looking at theirs in the case that i am bidding to the chancellor is that he has to look at the sustainability of unemployment over a long period of time because we know that the economic impact, even global demand pressures will mean that this economic downturn will mar some time so it is better to keep people in employment, even if you're subsidising that, rather than have an increasing number of people on unemployment because it takes mor

wasn't in the uk or overseas? and there is no doubt they will be looking at links to any other liveon males, the manchester arena ballmer, —— the manchester arena ballmer, —— the manchester arena ballmer, so there will be a number of things that we will be a number of things that we will be a number of things that we will be looking at. i think what they will be focusing on is where is they will be focusing on is where is the wider picture and radicalised here in the uk or abroad. and despite the pandemic, officers will be assigned and constantly tracking and monitoring people who are on the radar? yes, absolutely, security services is only part of last year, we just services is only part of last year, wejust got services is only part of last year, we just got under 20,000 people of interest a smaller number than that that we had it a closer level of observation, and we would be focused on that what we have been in this pandemic period, so early march and late february. as we said from experience it is ver

the timing of the uk's lockdown was crucial, the uk's test, track and trace capacity was crucial, and so was what happened in the uk's care homes. more than 16,000 people have died from covid—19 in uk care homes according to official statistics — that's almost a third of all fatalities. in fact, the virus claimed the lives of more than 5% of the uk's care home population. that figure is from the london school of economics, and it's the highest in europe, except for spain. and if we look at england, one decision seems central. for the month from march 17, 25,000 people were discharged to care homes without a coronavirus test — those are official figures. by the end of that period, almost 1,000 homes had reported infections. the care home industry puts it like this. our focus at the start of this pandemic was clearly the nhs, and there was not a recognition in either the planning process that happened in 2016, or indeed in this current pandemic, at the very start of it, that the most vulnerable people were in care homes. some of our problems around transmission, no doubt, are rela

should the uk want to keep them. should the uk want to keep them beyond that date for reasons that deal with their own view of health, then we will respect this, but we will probably reciprocate. in other words, all of this is a moving target that we have to keep on adjusting and the most important ingredient being is that we respect what scientists are telling us and to act accordingly. but you will probably reciprocate if the uk government does not change its current two week quarantine rule and you'll probably reciprocate and impose that on people from the uk coming to your country? that is an option if you think that this is necessary to guarantee that health and safety of those britons coming into spain but the situation is very fluid, so rather than speculating, but we would like to do is probably engaged in a dialogue with the uk authorities to make sure that we both take the measures that best correspond to the health situation which is a bit better in the uk than it is in vain that spain, but by the time you

as we head into the weekend, we no longer have high—pressure close to the uk. instead, we are dominated by low pressure, and it's quite a deep one as well. it could bring some unusually windy weather to some northern and western parts of the uk, at least for a while on saturday, some risk of gales. even without the strong winds, it will feel cool in the cloud with some showers, and longer spells of rain. welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: if a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary —— curfews defied nationwide. night eight of protests in the us begins with thousands on the streets of major cities. this is the scene live in washington. mr trump's likely rival in november's election comes out swinging. joe biden accuses the president of "fanning the flames of hate". clashes take place in paris as hundreds call for justice over a death in police custody four years ago. plus, a report here in the uk confirms that black, asian and minority ethnic people are more likely to die of coronavirus than their white counterparts.

asylum in the uk, are you pushing for the uk government to be much tougher? yes, we are working on it, and that is good news for us. at least what boris johnson said, and that is good news for us. at least what borisjohnson said, it will sort it out by 2023, and i do believe that is the uk government and also the west, they can stand up to china. interesting, because indian the most important player he is donald trump in the united states stopper his messages are very mixed. 0n the one hand he has blamed china for covid—19 pandemic, he talks tough on china, but he has not, in very notably has not torn up the phase one trade deal with china. do you believe donald trump is serious about putting pressure on beijing? we will wait and see, but at least what we see compared with other western countries, the us, unless they show the strongest point to stand against china, and what we see, the statement made by the secretary of state, they are brave enough, they would retreat the special status to hong kong, so i do believe they have a determination to save hong ko

is really standing up the uk government is really standing up to china. and is not afraid to make its feelings very well known and heard on the international stage. we are out of time, stephen bush and will refuse, and has been anf bush and will refuse, and has been an fso bush and will refuse, and has been an f so pleasure to have you both on the programme. thank you on —— for a company in going through some of those front pages for me. and that is set for the papers thank you once again to my guests stephen and laura, bye—bye for now. before we take you to the latest sports news i want to take you to the wives seen in washington as the cu rfew the wives seen in washington as the curfew nears in the us capital. there will be continuing coverage of these protests, desire life pictures of protesters there. continue coverage on the bbc news channel throughout the evening and you can get much more on our website bbc duck, for some now it is time for the latest sports. hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news. formula 1 is returning. next mo

certainly one of the largest in terms of the uk. for every hectare of normal land, a greenhouse like this can produce ten times more food using ten times less water. we'd be looking at growing probably about 23 million peppers a year in this facility. wow, so what is that as a percentage of the amount of consumption of peppers in the uk? i'd say probably 5%. a conventional greenhouse might use fossil fuels to provide its heat by burning gas or oil, but here the waste heat from the nearby sewage works is pumped 2.5 kilometres via an enclosed loop system to the greenhouse. the idea to use this waste heat came from thermal engineer neil lawson. welll, it was inspiration from nature really, walking down the river with the dog on a winter's day, saw a stream coming in from the left and it was steaming and the ducks were sitting there enjoying the warmth, so i followed that stream to its source, and came up to the sewage treatment works. they were discharging 1000 litres a second of clean water into the river, at up to 25 degrees centigra

certainly one of the largest in terms of the uk. for every hectare of normal land, a greenhouse like this can produce ten times more food using ten times less water. we'd be looking at growing probably about 23 million peppers a year in this particular facility. wow, so what is that as a percentage of the amount of consumption of peppers in the uk? i'd say probably 5%. a conventional greenhouse might use fossil fuels to provide its heat by burning gas or oil, but here the waste heat from the nearby sewage works is pumped 2.5 kilometres via an enclosed loop system to the greenhouse. the idea to use this waste heat came from thermal engineer neil lawson. well, it was inspiration from nature really, walking down the river with the dog on a winter's day, saw a stream coming in from the left and it was steaming and the ducks were sitting there enjoying the warmth, so i followed that stream to its source, and came up to the sewage treatment works. they were discharging 1000 litres a second of clean water into the river, at up to 25 degree

we can see it even in the uk. there's been a phenomenal struggle within government to weigh up whether or not we ease the lockdown restrictions in order to reopen the economy. and it's fairly severe warnings from scientists that any increase in contact amongst populations is likely to result in that spike or second wave. of course, in the developing world, that's largely what the new york times has focused on, on india and pakistan and some of those countries that are really struggling to both reopen their economies, which is even more significant for them, given the wealth of the population. at the same time, still have a large numberof at the same time, still have a large number of deaths being recorded every day. it's a really unenviable task for any of those governments to have to decide how they balance those two things a. also, caroline, it's a question of politics as well. the new york times picking up in russia, politics may be playing a role in the push to reopen. it talking about moscow's mayor if the re

for viewers in the uk uk prime minister borisjohnson sets out his plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on accelerating infrastructure projects. as coronavirus cases in the us pass 2.5 million, states including florida and texas re—impose restrictions. police in scotland have named the man shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow as 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam, who was from sudan. holiday companies say they've seen a surge in bookings as the uk government prepares to ease travel restrictions from next week. people in poland are voting in a closely fought presidential election that could result in significant curbs on the power of the nationalist government. and you can't always get what you want. the rolling stones threaten president trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. first, the british prime minister, borisjohnson, is to set out plans f

but the uk death toll has risen by 77. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. thousands of protestors have been demonstrating against racism in cities in the uk following the death of george floyd in the united states. (upsot in bristol there was jubilation in the crowd in bristol there was jubilation in the crowd as demonstrators pulled down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and philanthropist. the statue of edward colston was then dragged through the streets of the city. colston is believed to have transported about 80,000 men, women and children from africa to the americas. the bronze statue, which was erected in the late 1890s, was then thrown into the river avon, from near pero‘s bridge — which was named after a slave who was brought to the city in the 18th century. police are investigating what happened. 0ne demonstrator said the statue represented years of oppression and hatred. it represents y

we're going to start on the uk and start with uk management of virus. this weekend, we are seeing a certain amount of celebration in government quarters about the reduction of the virus threat level, but critics of the uk government at home say there is little to celebrate. give us a sense of the view in your home country, germany, and across the eu. it has certainly been observed now, already, since the middle of march, with astonishment i think sometimes, how slow the british prime minister and the british government have reacted and how much they have struggled to manage the covid—19 crisis. also in a sense that if you, as an outsider, look at the uk, the uk is admired as a place of science, the best scientists, the best research and development. i think only this week the european union, the commission, decided to bid some money for a vaccine that might be coming from oxford university. there is this gap of perception between how well this country can manage science and how badly, actually, with more than maybe 60,000 people who died of covid—19

as we head into the weekend, we no longer have high—pressure close to the uk. instead, we are dominated by low pressure, and it's quite a deep one as well. it could bring some unusually windy weather to some northern and western parts of the uk, at least for a while on saturday, some risk of gates. even without the strong winds, it will feel cool in the cloud with some showers, and longer spells of rain. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump is facing widespread condemnation, for his handling of the unrest, in dozens of american cities. violent clashes between police and protesters continue, after the death of a black man being detained by police, but the president issued this warning. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. mr trump's likely rival in november's election comes out swinging. joe biden accuses the president of ‘fanning

on march the 23rd, lockdown began across the uk. on the 21st of april, the daily death toll hit a peak, with more than 1000 deaths. since then, the overall total has climbed and now stands atjust over 40,000 deaths, though this does not include those in all settings where there was not a test. some experts argue that government should have reacted more quickly after seeing what was happening in italy. we had two to three weeks more time to get ready for this. but i think we just took it too easy, to be very frank. i think we assumed that we were different, that somehow, we were going to respond in a different way, that we could cope. and then, by the time they realised they had the problem, it was too late. the uk covid—19 death toll, at around 40,000, is ahead of other european countries, with italy next on the latest reported figure atjust over 33,500, followed by france, spain and belgium. but adjusted for the size of the population, belgium has the highest death rate, at around 84 per 100,000 people, with the uk at 60, a littl

uk government to be much tougher? yes, we are working on it, and that is good news for us. at least what boris johnson said, it will sort it out by 2023, and i do believe that is the uk government and also the west, they can stand up to china. interesting, because one of the most important players is donald trump in the united states. his messages are very mixed. 0n the one hand he has blamed china for covid—i9 pandemic, he talks tough on china, but he has not, he very notably has not torn up the phase one trade deal with china. do you believe donald trump is serious about putting pressure on beijing? we will wait and see, but at least what we see compared with other western countries, the us, unless they show the strongest point to stand against china, and what we see, the statement made by the secretary of state, they are brave enough, they would retreat the special status to hong kong, so i do believe they have a determination to save hong kong. i want to and with a personal thought. —— and with a personal th

hosted by the uk. and we will bring together more than 50 countries and leading figure like bill gates to raise at east $7.4 billion, over the next five years with the uk's support as biggest ghoern this vaccine alliance aims to immunisea ghoern this vaccine alliance aims to immunise a further 300 million children in the poorest countries against deadly diseases like polio, typhoid and measle, again saving millions of lives. this support for routine immunisations will shore up poorer countries's health care systems to deal with coronavirus and so systems to deal with coronavirus and so help to stop the global spread and as! so help to stop the global spread and as i say prevent a second wave of the virus reaching the uk. this virus has shown how connected we are, we are fighting an invisible enemy, and no—one is safe, frankly, until we are all safe. and again, of course, this is all contingent upon each of us continuing to do our bit, and as! each of us continuing to do our bit, and as i never tire o

into the uk. we had expected there would be full checks on all products coming into the uk from europe when the transition period ends at the end of this year. later today ministers will confirm that will not happen and actually there will be fairly light touch checks. that's because they recognise that businesses are already being absolutely hammered by coronavirus and extra pressure that might come from extra checks coming into the uk would make that even worse. but i have to say, it's only a small part of the puzzle because for businesses sending stuff to europe and selling products on the continent, there are still likely to be checks because they will be fitted to the european union which wants to protect the single market. on top of that there is still uncertainty for business because they don't know if there will be a comprehensive trade deal at the end of this year or whether we could be facing a no deal situation. ministers have been clear they will not extend the transition period and i

the uk recorded 324 deaths in the past 24—hour period. and that brings the official uk total so far to 39,369 deaths. experts have pointed to one hopeful sign — the number of weekly deaths linked to covid—i9 in england and wales fell to 2872 — its lowest level for seven weeks according to the office for national statistics. but on a separate measure called excess deaths, from march to late may across the uk there were almost 62,000 more deaths than might have been expected based on previous years. the elderly have suffered most from the pandemic and care homes, as we have often reported, have been particularly affected. one care home in county durham has lost 25 residents from the disease. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. a survivor of covid—i9 in a care home where many have perished. her family gather outside, in part to clap the carers who have had much to deal with. no one blames them for what has happened, so we have an anonymized them, but we have discovered at least 25 people have died at melbury co

50 there any specific demands for the uk? so there are still questions about what happened with the windrush scandal and why people still haven't received compensation, as promised from the government. there is a lot of demand for the organisers and people marching today that they want to stuff like that looked at. they want specifics, dates, times and when people who we re dates, times and when people who were promised compensation are going to get it. they still believe that justice for a railway worker belly mujinga, who was working at victoria station and was spat at at work and was tested positive for covid—i9 and passed away. thatjustice still has not come. they are pleased that the cps has decided to start looking at the evidence and review that case, but they still feel that justice hasn't been done. they want to talk about the other people that have, as far as they are calling it, been under police brutality in custody but haven't gone recognise. so there area number of but haven't gone recognise. so there are a nu

and the make up of police in the uk? and the make up of police in the uk where the large majority of police officers are still white, even though huge attempts have been made to increase diversity in the workforce. thank you very much. health and safety inspectors have been called into a group of care homes in sheffield where two workers lost theirjobs after confrontations over covid safety. 0ne agency worker says she lost all her shifts after an argument over wearing a mask. another worker was dismissed after insisting an underlying health condition meant she could not care for a resident. staff also claimed masks were ‘rationed'. the company which operates the home, horizon care, denies the allegations, and says all correct procedures and infection controls were and are in place. corinne wheatley has this exclusive report. it felt like every time you go to work, you've got a dead body. like for seven to ten days one time. they are people we've looked after for years. they are like our family. you know, you do everyth

there were very rock relations between the uk and china. china canceled meetings with trade envoys and much more, and the government was released rea barrel on it and decided to bend towards beijing's will announce they would never meet again with the dalai lama. this to my mind was a very worrying thing. here's a very important thing for the five eyes. this chilean government that last week called for quite rightly called for an independent international inquiry into the source of the virus. this i think is crucial. we should not expect and will not get very great cooperation from beijing, but even the sight of that noncooperation will be very important internationally and far public. the point i wanted to make was this. the backlash, the war of words apart from anything else from the communist party of china's main organs, the journal, the papers that it runs and indeed the comments from among others the chinese ambassador to australia have been exceptionally virulent in the last few days. the description of australia being a piece of che

start in uk parliament. when you enter in negotiation, you expect the other party to... it's not legally binding, that's the point they're making. there are lots of issues that were outlined at that there was agreement upon, and today we've seen the uk starting to backtrack. we are still very far on what the role of the european court ofjustice is, on fisheries, i think the line in the sand has been drawn without officials, and i think at this point we should hope for clarity, both sides playing a fair game, and making sure rules are followed. because ultimately, what will i tell my citizens, but will i tell of the businesses and uk citizens living in malta or eu citizens living in malta or eu citizens living in the uk? they want clarity as to where we will be going forward. nobody wants, at least i can speak for a lot of us here, a ha rd can speak for a lot of us here, a hard brexit. that would be so economically problematic for both sides. i think it would be much more mature to return back to the table, w

why is the uk always a step behind? we have heard andrew's thoughts on that. it will be interesting to hear yours. yeah, again, just to make the point that the rules and the advice are different across england, scotland and wales, soak right strong message —— so quite a strong message in scotland about facemasks. in england as well. the guidance, when it was released in may, suggested that people perhaps should wear face masks in busy shops. it is about risk, managing risk. everyone has got to share this risk together. as your first question from deborah said, if people want to wear masks because they feel safer, they should because they feel safer, they should be doing that. we know there is more ofa be doing that. we know there is more of a risk of transmission with time. it's not all about being near to people in terms of proximity. there is also more risk when you spend more time with people. so shop workers may well feel more protected if they were facemasks. 0k, andrew, a question for you. shops are opening next week but many tube stations are not op

are you now as an activist here in the uk, you want some asylum in the uk, are you pushing for the uk government to be much tougher? yes, what were doing and were working on it. that is good news for us. working on it. that is good news for us. at least borisjohnson said there by 2023. yeah, i do believe that the uk government and also the west that they can stand up to china. interesting. because in the end of the most important player here is donald trump in the united states. his messages are very mixed. on the right haze blamed china for covid—19 pandemic, he talks tough on china. but he has not, he very notably has not torn up the phase one trade deal with china. do you believe donald trump is serious about putting pressure on beijing? we still wait and see. at least what we see compared with other western countries that the us is you know like at least they show the strongest bond to stand against china. and what you see, that's the statement made by the secretary of state, they are brave enough. that they would treat the special status to hong kong. so i do believe they have

we begin in the uk. the british government is expected to announce on monday a major change to its quarantine rules, which will make it far easier for tourists to go on holiday to much of europe this summer. from july the 6th, anyone arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at low risk from coronavirus will no longer have to isolate for m days. the changes will pave the way for thousands of people to go on holiday to countries including france, spain, italy, greece and turkey. america's top infectious disease expert, dr anthony fauci, has warned the country faces a ‘serious problem' after a record 40,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in 2a hours. the number of coronavirus cases in india has passed half a million, and the rate of infection is still accelerating. meanwhile president trump has signed an executive order to protect statues and monuments from attack, after dozens were toppled during anti—racism protests. more on all those stories to come, but first, tom burridge reports

from monday, most people entering the uk will have to self—isolate for 14 days. the home secretary said with coronavirus past its peak, the changes were necessary to protect the british public. these measures are backed by science and supported by the public and are essential to save lives. we know they will present difficulties for the tourism industry, but that is why we have an unprecedented package of support. the most comprehensive in the world for employees and for business. there has to be reassurance that quarantine has a genuine public health benefit now that, according to the government, it did not have in past months. there has been widespread concern that the uk has been out of step with most other countries who introduced public health measures at their borders far earlier in the pandemic. the idea that this was wrong when europe was at the centre of a pandemic and right now, it does not add up to me but maybe that isjust me. i'm afraid that i cannot get around the mental gymnastics of this policy. if such a barrier was required, why was it not intro

taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. nhs trusts in england say they were not consulted or given any notice of a government announcement friday that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from a week on monday. thousands demonstrated in sydney saturday against racism. some treated themselves after having pepper sprayed on them by police. and prince william reveals he's become a volunteer counsellor on mental health. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. thousands of people have gathered in central london to demonstrate against racism, as the protests which followed the killing of george floyd, a black american who died after a police officer knelt on his neck, continue around the world. parliament square, in front of big ben, was packed — at one point a minute's silence was held and hundreds of protesters went down on one knee while raising one fist in the air. they'd been streaming over westmins

. —— organisation in the uk. i'm a great battle it forfree speech. —— i use to runa battle it forfree speech. —— i use to run a fossa and for moving people away from almost the automatic right to be offended. that is a live debate in a really important one. it isa debate in a really important one. it is a very different one when you get to the whole question of fake news of the and manipulation. mark zuckerberg is being thoroughly disingenuous on two fronts. the first one is to layer this immoral terms. but facebook and for google and for others, they have fight tooth and nail not to be seen as publishers. like newspapers are in the bbc is, where you are responsible for the content that appears and people say and liable, and facts wrong, and the publisher and facts wrong, and the publisher and the person making the remarks are both liable. —— liable. facebook has tried hard to say we are a neutral platform. at the same time, exactly a year ago, i made the furore over the russian bots and russian inter

the uk is not alone. in germany the cabinet has just agreed another economic stimulus package, worth $145 billion, to mitigate the fallout from the crisis. in the us, consumer confidence has perked up from the record lows of the past few months. but the federal reserve has warned of a further sharp decline in economic activity, and warned the us faced an uncertain recovery. in italy, prime minister giuseppe conte has been questioned by prosecutors after relatives of covid—i9 victims demanded an inquiry into alleged government negligence. they argue virus hotspots should have been isolated earlier. let's get more details now on the economic situation here in the uk. our economics editor faisal islam has this report. the massive hit to the economy is no surprise when streets are silent. shops are closed, factories are idle and tens of billions in sales don't happen because they cannot. but such a slump on this scale in one month isn'tjust a record, it was unimaginable and way beyond any normal scale. marl

figures out today show that scotla nd uk. figures out today show that scotland there have been more deaths in social care than in hospitals. at this care home near durham they take in people recovering from the disease by segregating them from other residents, they show it can be done. but if it is risky and if they didn't need the money they would be less inclined to do it. we first and foremost decided to take it because there was nowhere for them to go. of course, there is in the background, this massive elephant in the room which is the financial pressure and the cliffs we are all facing. the family are full of praise for the hospital staff in the care of bernard in his dying days but they wa nt bernard in his dying days but they want a public enquiry because they feel their father and many others we re feel their father and many others were badly let down. michael buchanan, zee news. it's been six months now since this virus first came to light, and scientists are learning more about it every day. so—called superspread

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the uk prepares to ease travel restrictions, allowing people to go on holiday to much of europe without having to quarantine when they return. president trump signs an executive order protecting us statues and monuments, calling for long prison sentences for people who vandalise them. malawi's opposition leader wins the presidential election, a dramatic reversal of last year's discredited result. and ireland has a new government. micheal martin has been elected taoiseach at a special sitting of parliament. he will lead a three—party coaltion. the british government will make it easier for holiday—makers to travel to much of europe this summer, including spain, france and greece. from the 6th ofjuly, people arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at "low risk" from coronavirus won't have to self—isolate for m days. but there are calls for further clarifications, as our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. jetting off abroad should so

and around the world. to viewers in the uk from monday anyone arriving in the uk will have to self—isolate for m days. the home secretary priti patel has confirmed, that the government's plans will go ahead, with people in england being fined up to 1000 pounds, if they break the rules or — even face prosecution. but the plans have been criticised by mps on all sides — with many questioning why the quarantine measures weren't introduced earlier, and others expressing serious concerns about the impact on tourism and the economy. 359 more deaths have been recorded in the uk in the last 2a hours, bringing the total death toll to 39,728. we start — with this report from tom burridge. the experience for people arriving into the uk is about to change. from monday, almost everyone will be expected to self—isolate for two weeks. so what does it mean for holidays this summer? should anyone be booking a holiday anywhere in europe right now? what is your assessment? 0ur holidays abroad this summer going to happen? the foreign office guidance is that everybody at the moment should avoid nonesse

full access for its boats to fish in uk waters. british negotiators say that has to change. and then there's the governance of any future agreement. that's partly about how new agreements would be enforced and about the role of the european court ofjustice. now, it normally takes years to do a trade deal but this process only has a matter of months left. remember, the uk left the eu on january the 31st and we're now in a transition period when all the rules and regulations and payments stay the same until the end of the year. but if no trade agreement is completed by then the uk won't have any formal deal with its closest neighbours, which account for nearly half its total trade. by law, any extension to the transition period would have to be agreed by the end of this month and the eu says it's willing to talk about an extension. the scottish and welsh governments are also in favour. so is the northern ireland assembly. but the uk government has repeatedly ruled it out. so can any basic deal still be done? well, if there's politica

here in the uk, the health secretary, matt hancock denied —— the uk has recorded its lowest number of deaths from confirmed cases of coronavirus since the lockdown began in march, with 77 deaths in the past 2a hours. the health secretary, matt hancock denied that the failure to lockdown sooner had cost lives as he responded to the view of a senior scientist who advises the uk government. dominic hughes reports. as the restrictions on daily life start to be eased, there are doubts. are we coming out of lockdown too soon? but also, did we go in too late? yes, we should have gone into lockdown earlier. the data that we were dealing with in the early part of march and our kind of situational awareness was really quite poor. and so i think it was...would have been very hard to pull the trigger at that point. i wish we had. i think that has cost a lot of lives, unfortunately. that's a judgement made with the benefit of hindsight and one flatly contradicted by the health secretary. no, i think we took the right decisions at the right time, and there's a broad range on sage of scientific opin

there are 8 million people living alone in the uk. there are more than 3 million single—parent households and the prime minister says this is about tackling loneliness. what about the rest of the world? how do we compare to others in terms of the easing of lockdown? we allude italy is interesting, one of the first to introduce lockdown. where the virus started to accelerate. it went into lockdown in march seven and mid—may the restriction started to lift on cafes and restau ra nts started to lift on cafes and restaurants serving food on terraces and museums opening, churches opening four as well and regional travel restriction started to lift as well how many people go travelling further afield. germany, smaller shops started opening in april. the national football league started playing again in may and bigger events like festivals, they are banned until august. france, which went into lockdown in the middle of march, restrictions early may and bars and restau ra nts early may and bars and restaurants were opened in some areas wi

in london we are living cheek byjowl, to the uk. in london we are living cheek by jowl, that to the uk. in london we are living cheek byjowl, that is not the case in new zealand. it is a small population and it is easier to contain such a disease in that environment. but let's celebrate the ivy environment. but let's celebrate the joy in this. jacinda ardern obviously had herjig, as you mentioned. and it mentions that people will now be able to hug each other, dance and live a normal life for the first time in 75 days and thatis for the first time in 75 days and that is to be celebrated. their quarantine came into force way before ours, and ours only came in today, which we will talk about in a moment. let's go on to the telegraph. the wuhan outbreak could have begun as early as autumn. this would seem to be behind what president trump has been saying over the past few weeks and months about what china might not be saying to the world in terms of when the outbreak started. i think we need to wait and see. this story suggests maybe t

the northern half of the uk, outbreaks of rain. perhaps turning showery with time, but it will be another fairly blustery day. further south, there will be some dry weather here. some bright spells, but also a few passing showers. those wind gusts continue to run in at around 30—40 miles an hour, so a blowy kind of day, and the temperatures continue to be a little bit lower than normal for the time of year. highs between 16—19dc. a look at the weather charts towards the middle part of the week, and the next area of low pressure will be spending its way in off the atlantic. initially, it looks like it could be quite a weak area of low pressure, but by wednesday, we get a wave of developing on the front. these always open some uncertainty as to how far north they get, and that will have an influence on exactly where the rain's going to be, especially on wednesday. but on tuesday, it looks like it's going to be quite damp, some drizzle around, maybe if you mist and fog patches around the coastal hills to start the day. and away fr

certainly one of the largest in terms of the uk. for every hectare of normal land, a greenhouse like this can produce ten times more food using ten times less water. we'd be looking at growing probably about 23 million peppers a year in this particular facility. wow! so what is that as a percentage of the amount of consumption of peppers in the uk? i'd say probably 5%. a conventional greenhouse might use fossil fuels to provide its heat by burning gas or oil, but here the waste heat from the nearby sewage works is pumped 2.5 kilometres via an enclosed loop system to the greenhouse. the idea to use this waste heat came from thermal engineer neil lawson. well, it was inspiration from nature really. walking down the river with the dog on a winter's day, saw a stream coming in from the left and it was steaming and all the ducks were sitting there, obviously enjoying the warmth, so i followed that stream to its source, and came up to the sewage treatment works. they were discharging 1000 litres a second of clean water into the river, at

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. all four police officers involved in detaining the unarmed black man, george floyd, are criminally charged in connection with his killing. but minnesota's attorney—general says it's only a small step towards justice. what i do not believe is that one successful prosecution can rectify the hurt and loss that so many people feel. demonstrators are back out in american cities today. it's the 9th—straight day of protest at the killing. in other news. 13 years after the british girl madeleine mccann disappeared in portugal, a german prisoner is identified as a new suspect in the case. china warns britain not to interfere in its plans to impose tough national security laws in hong kong. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we start in the us where all four police officers who were present when george floyd was arrested in the city of minneapolis are now facing charges in c

this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk prepares to ease travel restrictions, allowing tourists to take holidays elsewhere in europe without having to quarantine when they return. the number of coronavirus cases in india surges past half a million, as the country records its highest daily rise in new infections. president trump signs an executive order protecting us statues and monuments, promising long prison sentences for people who vandalise them. and ireland has a new prime minister. micheal martin has been elected taoiseach at a special sitting of parliament. he will lead a three—party grand coaltion. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the british government will make it easier for holidaymakers to travel to much of europe this summer, including spain, france and greece. from july 6th, people arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at "low risk" from coronavirus won't have to selfâ€