this is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest developments and analysis here in britain and globally. pressure mounts on the uk prime minister over the handling of his top advisor‘s trip across the country during lockdown. nearly a0 of his own mps have called for dominic cummings to go — and a junior minister has resigned. as a government minister, you must be willing to defend the government policy and with the government are saying, and i was not able to do that so i felt the only option left

to me was to resign from government. after a two month coronavirus closure — the new york stock exchange, reopens its trading floor. june 15th has been labelled a ‘european d—day for tourism' — with many countries starting to relax their borders then. greece is allowing domestic travel to its islands from today — we're there, with a special report. and some none—coronavirus news — we'll look into new research on why the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was so catastrophic. welcome. calls for the british prime minister's top adviser, dominic cummings to resign continue to grow inside boris johnson's own party. the journey mr cummings made during lockdown to isolate at his parents farm in durham with his family, continues to draw fire despite his lengthy public explanation yesterday. at today's downing street briefing, the health secretary matt hancock announced that 134 people had died from coronavirus in the uk

in the last 2a hours. but instead of talking more about the fall in coronavirus deaths, the health secretary found himself saying he would look at reviewing fines issued during the lockdown to people travelling for childcare. will the government review all penalty fines imposed on families travelling for childcare purposes during lockdown? that is a very good question. i think especially coming from a man on the cloth, that is a perfectly reasonable to take away that question and i will have to talk to my treasury colic so i can a nswer talk to my treasury colic so i can answer it in full. —— treasury collea g u es answer it in full. —— treasury colleagues before i can answer it. however shortly after the briefing laura kuenssberg was told by a government source matt hancock did not announce a review of fines of people in lockdown — just that he meant that he would pass concerns raised by martin the vicar on to his colleagues. the former conservative chief whip, mark harper, and former attorney generaljeremy wright are among at least 30 conservative mps who've said publicly that

dominic cummings should step down. but the backlash began with the resignation ofjunior minister douglas ross, who was the under secretary of state for scotland. in a statement he said... he spoke to the bbc later in the day. those were decisions others didn't feel they were able to make if they were following the government guidance and there was also one element that ijust can't reason and that is if you are struggling with your vision, you don't tend to get in a car and drive for 30 minutes and then drive 30 minutes back again. that was the area i really couldn't defend and as a government minister, you must be willing to defend the government policy and what the government are saying and i wasn't able to do that so i felt the only option left

for me was to resign for government. dominic cummings told media yesterday that four days after the prime minister told the british public they must stay home, his wife became unwell, possibly with covid—i9 symptoms. he went home to visit her, then returned to work. the guidance at the time was if you think your partner has coronavirus, you must stay home and isolate — as a household — for 14 days. that evening, mr cummings says they got in a car and drove 400kms to durham, to his parents home, to isolate there. during that time, they took their son to hospital in durham, fearing he had coronavirus. this happened at a time when london was a hotspot for the outbreak and durham was not. then towards the end of their 14—day isolation, mr cummings drove to barnard castle, 48kms from his parents' home, with his wife and child. he says that that 97km round trip with his family was to test that his driving was fine before heading back to london,

because he had been having problems with his vision. during that trip, mr cummings was spotted by a retired chemistry teacher, who has been speaking exclusively to bbc radio newcastle. when the guardian story broke, ijust thought, "goodness me, it must‘ve been the person i saw." i did not think too much about it but people started stories in the press saying that he had been there and other people denying it and saying he was stuck in his house all the time, so i looked up online the history and found that those dates for that matched when he was meant to be there. and i read the article and i e—mailed the person that ran it and gave them the number plate. it could've been somebody else but obviously they said the number plate was was his.

and that confirms the story. not very keen on a great deal of publicity. i just disagree to people saying he had been stuck in. it didn't seem quite correct. did you feel vindicated when you were at least acknowledged? yes, i felt vindicated. i don't know if they would have mentioned it if i had not actually said anything. i've been speaking to our political correspondent rob watson about whether the growing pressure will force borisjohnson to act. the political crisis continues no doubt, i think the biggest of mrjohnson‘s political career so far. i think whether or not mr cumming survives depends on the dynamics on the dynamics of the party,

will the rebellion continues or there will be pressure for mrjohnson to remove him. but i think actually whether or not mr cummings goes, i think permanent damage will have been done to the prime minister and his standing with the government. first of all, you have the public, a lot of public anger at the government. but also they are laughing and mocking the government for what they see as double standards. and i think there's also this seed of doubt within the conservative, is their election and referendum winning hero really not very good at being prime minister? we have to get all of this into perspective. mrjohnson has an enormous majority of 80 and no doubt the conservative party will rally around him and the agenda will move on and the government is not about to collapse. but i don't think anybody doubts this will do serious damage to the reputation and lasting damage. borisjohnson‘s cabinet have stood by the prime minister's chief adviser, and so has the prime minister. dominc cummings came up with the slogan ‘take back control‘ while running the leave campaign to take the uk out of the european union. he then devised the ‘get brexit

done' campaign that got boris johnson into power with a landslide majority in parliament. during his statement yesterday mr cummings cited media attention as one reason why he chose not to isolate at his home in london. conservative mp, miriam cates says his controversial status should be considered whenjudging his actions during lockdown. we know that he is controversial and his home has become a target. before wejudge him too harshly, he himself has said that not everybody would make the same decisions and the same circumstances, but before wejudge him too harshly, we must respect his right as a parent to protect his child in what were quite difficult circumstances, compared to what the rest of us are facing. everybody is facing tough circumstances, absolutely. but this was an exceptional circumstance. however the anger over dominic cummings has hit borisjohnson‘s popularity hard,

as this pollster explains. we have been doing a daily tracker. we have been tracking opinion about the coronavirus and all things associated with it. this is before the lockdown. the data that we gathered yesterday shows that the government approval and that of the prime minister have plummeted. both in our negative, boris johnson is —i, but that has come down from highs of plus 40, definitely plus 30, comfortably throughout the pandemic. so there has been a quite swift change in public opinion. people looking at this from outside the uk might well be wondering who is in charge of the uk government, and why the prime minister is reluctant to get rid of mr cummings. here's more from rob watson. i don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that alongside borisjohnson, dominic cummings is the most important man in british politics. i don't think many people in british politics would actually dispute that.

why is boris johnson holding on to him? three reasons i think. firstly, mrjohnson‘s friends would say he is a loyal person. again, as you suggested earlier, mrcummings is more than just an adviser. he is the man and the brains behind the success of the vote leave campaign. it was the brains behind mrjohnson‘s election victory. it is often thought that while mrjohnson is the fabulous salesman, that it is mr cummings who really does the details and has the big vision and the strives to get policies through. there is a third reason as well. this is kind of important actually, the if you think about mrjohnson‘s operation at downing street, it is the vote leave campaign revisited which was as we have discussed headed by dominic cummings. that is more than just about leaving the european union. it is a radical project for remaking the uk for governing in a different

much better that way. so a lot of people say the project was crazy given that britain was fifth richest country in the world and seen as one of the sanest in europe before the referendum, but this is a serious project and i think there is a certain fear that if mr cummings was to go, that may be the rest of the vote leave team would go and that project from a renewal of britain would be at stake because clearly given the massive amount of political hit and capital that borisjohnson is spending, itjust tells you how important mr cummings is to him is to him and the operation. the floor of the new york stock exchange has reopened for business for the first time in two months. it's been closed since the end of march, as new york city became a hotspot in the pandemic. the us president tweeted...

the president of the new york stock exchange told the bbc there'd been no pressure from the trump administration to reopen. i have had no pressure from any government official throughout this period of time. i will say the government at the city, state and federal level has been very constructive and supportive throughout this process. they were very supportive in the early days in march, in our plans to continue to operate as we were learning new information and very supportive during their shutdown and very supportive during the reopening. under the measures, only a quarter of the normal number of traders will be allowed to return to work. they've had to sign a waiver that prevents them from suing the stock exchange if they get infected at the exchange. but our correspondent in new york samira hussain told us it was a good day for traders. for those traders that were very keen to get back onto the floor and to try and get some sort of semblance of normal, this is certainly the day for them.

but remember there is only about 100 or so traders, regulators, and operational staff that are allowed into the building and even fewer than that that are allowed onto the floor of the new york stock exchange. and the way it looks actually on the floor is very different than business as usual. everybody is wearing a mask. everybody is subjected to temperature checks. you are not allowed to get within six feet or two metres of another person. no handshaking. and for anybody who has seen me do any live hits from the floor of the exchange, you will remember how busy it can get. and so keeping that distance and not having as many people on the floor itjust means that look like a very different place than what we have been used to. stay with us on 0ustide source, still to come: we'll take you to the greek islands — and barbados — as we take a look at how across the world, the tourism industry is trying to bounce back from the pandemic.

the rnli is calling on the government to restrict access to britain's beaches until they can put lifeguards back on patrol. they've been off duty due to lockdown restrictions. but as those ease, crowds have been flocking to beaches. yesterday two people died in separate incidents on the cornish coast. here'sjon kay. the rnli have issued a statement today, published an open letter saying they are doing everything they can to get lifeguards back onto beaches like this but they say it is really difficult training up their staff to save lives at a time of a pandemic, saving lives safely at a time of social distancing. they they say it will take different types of equipment and training and they will not be back in a normal way for some time and will start this weekend in parts of england and then expended around the uk over the weeks ahead as various nations change their lockdown procedures. some people here are reassured by that but others say the weather is forecast to be good, it is half term here,

a lot of people still very anxious. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. calls for the british prime minister's top adviser, dominic cummings to resign continue to grow inside boris johnson's own party. european countries are taking more steps to get the continent back to some kind of ‘new normal‘ — as the fight against coronavirus pivots to opening up economies. june 15th has been labelled a ‘european d—day for tourism‘ — with many countries starting to relax their borders, to get the vital tourist season going. germany has proposed allowing travel to 31 european countries, from june 15th — while italy‘s foreign minister says the government is working on a plan for the whole of the european union to re—open to tourism together. here‘s luigi di maio speaking on italian tv.

translation: we must allow, especially to italian tourists, structures of very high level to be able to receive foreign tourists, june 15 is a little european d—day for tourism. these are some of the latest pictures from italy. the archaelogical site of pompeii has reopened... but with very few visitors. a0 people are allowed in at one time, every 15 minutes. but on reopening day only a handful of people wandered through the ancient ruins. next let‘s look at spain — where foreign travellers will no longer have to quarantine afterjuly the 1st. the spanish government says the worst is behind the country — and it‘s looking forward to welcoming tourists. guy hedgecoe is in madrid. the feeling seems to be from the government that although it‘s the tourist season, which is so important for spain and makes up about 12% of gdp, although the early part of the season has been pretty much totally wiped out, it was to safeguard the peak season which is from july to august. and so they want to make sure that

spain is seen as a completely safe country by the time that july comes around. that is the idea. and so it is decided on the strategy of opening up the country from july which is it later than some other countries for example like greece or other countries around the southern mediterranean, but the feeling is that they can make sure there is some kind of peak tourism season here in spain. next to greece — where restrictions on domestic travel have been eased. quentin sommerville is on the island of milos. athens is sending a flotilla to fight a pandemic. the greek islands are reopening. among the first to call, a high—speed deployment of doctors with a mission. these islands have been a safe haven from the pandemic, with no confirmed cases of covid—19. these medics from the mainland want to make sure it stays that way. it‘s an annual expedition to the remotest parts of the aegean, with special purpose this year.

we will be in contact with the government. whenever they need us, we will come here to check if there is any case of covid infection. the mayor of sikinos welcomes them ashore. we‘re greeted with elbow bumps, instead of handshakes. there are enough tests for whoever wants them. there are only 250 people on this island, and none of them have been tested for covid—19 until today. the village was built on a hilltop to safeguard it from pirates. they‘re hoping its isolation continues to offer protection. greece has had only 172 deaths from covid—19, and is leaving lockdown faster than expected. ba rs a nd restau ra nts reopened yesterday. hilary and david brown live here. we spend so much time here, we love it here. so even if there wasn't the pandemic and we were told to go home, we still would've chosen to stay here. it's safer.

there's no pandemic in the cyclades. only i think two in syros, and one in... mykonos. mykonos, and that's it. father theodorus leads the way. these tests are essential as greece prepares to welcome back foreign tourists in the coming months. today is the first day that everything comes back to normal, including restaurants and all the borders and ships. so we are concerned about everything being as planned in the best possible way. greece is emerging from the pandemic earlier than others — not unscathed, but in better shape than most. isolation is a way of life here, but so too is tourism. the health of the islanders depends on both. quentin somerville, bbc news, the southern aegean.

a lot of tourists planning to visit europe during the summer will be heading to the same place — the beach. but have a look at this — filmed by a french environmental organisation in the mediterranean sea. you can see masks and latex gloves on the sea bed. the group‘s founder posted the footage online, and warned it could be the start of a new type of pollution. in barbados, borders remain shut but the current daily curfew — from 8pm to 5am — will be lifted next week, as the government looks to reopen the economy. barbados has reported only 92 cases of covid—19 and seven deaths, but the impact of the crisis on tourism, has been massive. the bbc has been speaking to the prime minister. we are trying to balance lives and livelihoods like everywhere else. i listen to your report earlier about europe. we are in deep conversation with each other on a common public health protocol within the region. we are also having discussions

with the airlines in the cruise industry, but we are not going to be driven by a date. we will be driven by a satisfaction that we have say protocols that we have safe protocols keep our workers safe and keep our people safe and keep our visitors safe. now to thailand — which welcomed a0 million tourists last year. the industry has been hard hit by the virus — including elephant keepers who rely on income from experiences and shows. keepers and their elephants are now migrating across thailand, from the country‘s tourist centres to the remote villages where they grew up. 0ur bbc thai correspondent joined one group making thejourney home. hundreds of elephants are on the move in thailand. translation: we are taking the elephants back home because of covid—19. there are no more tourists. we have been waiting for several months to see if it would get better, but it‘s not.

so she is taking the elephants to her village, where she can feed them. it‘s more than 100 miles away in the mountains. it will be a difficultjourney. translation: we expect it to take three days and two nights, but we have a young elephant and an old one. the baby elephant is four months old. if they are tired, they can rest. elephants are synonymous with tourism in thailand, but it‘s an industry accused of cruelty. the 3,000 elephants that rely on tourism are at risk of starvation, and for some elephants, the pandemic has meant more suffering. translation: if it doesn't get better in three months, i will contact people i know along the myanmar border. i will take my elephant to work

in the business there. after two days of travel, the convoy is chased out of a village. locals think the keepers may have coronavirus. tired, the team stops at a river to rest. translation: the elephants got very thirsty and it seemed the little one had no energy to walk. theirjourney home has been funded by a local charity owner called miss lek. she thinks this is a chance to transform the industry. translation: if there was no pandemic today, elephants would still be in the same state. tourists would be swarming here in thailand. but after covid—19 we will think, and tourists will have time to think, too. after three days of travelling,

the keepers and their elephants have arrived safely. and they are having a buffet right now that the villagers prepared for them to welcome them home. translation: i felt relief! my elephants were not fainting. no—one died on the way! but their arrival is only the beginning of a longer struggle. translation: we didn't expect to become rich, just not to have debts, orjust to be able to support our family. chaiyot yongcharoenchai, bbc news, thailand. to russia now, where vladimir putin says the country has ‘passed the peak‘ of its coronavirus infections. there are more than 360—thousand confirmed cases there — the third highest in the world... but the reported death toll is low, at 3,800. compare that with the uk,

where the number of recorded deaths is more than 10 times that. here‘s steve rosenberg in moscow. so far in russia, there have been more than confirmed coronavirus cases. that makes russia the third most affected country after america and brazil. but the daily increase in infections, the number of new covid—19 cases don‘t appear to be slowing. of new covid—19 cases does appear to be slowing. and the message from the government is the situation here is stabilising. this week, to prove that point, president putin went back to work in the kremlin. today he said the virus passed its peak in russia, he also announced that the victory day parade, postponed earlier this month because of the pandemic, will take place next month on 2a june. there is a detailed account in the company guide to the coronavirus cases on the bbc news website and the rising numbers around the world.

a section titled where our case is still rising? take a look and see how the pandemic is affecting you. stay with us without back with more. see you soon. hello there. it‘s been another sunny afternoon for the vast majority of us, although there was a little bit more in the way of cloud at times across parts of wales and northern england. this is a reservoir in the locksley valley near sheffield. you can see some of that cloud here on our satellite picture. this stripe of cloud, this diagonal is a very weak cold front. it‘s not been bringing any rain, but it separates the really warm air that we have in the south from the slightly fresher air we have to the north of the uk. 0vernight there will be little overall change, although we could see a few mist and fog patches forming around the coastal hills of the southwest of england. it‘ll be a warm night for the southern areas of england and wales, with temperatures 13—14 celsius for cardiff and london. further north, into single figures for the north of wales and north england, scotland, and northern ireland.

but over the next few days, the warm air we have in the south gets drawn northwards — so it will start to warm up for scotland, northern england and northern ireland over the next few days. now for wednesday, many of us will start off on a bright note. perhaps murkier initially in the southwest before we see the sunshine later on in the day. thicker cloud for northern ireland will bring an odd patch of rain and maybe some damp weather getting into the far west of scotland. otherwise, it is dry weather with sunshine. the highest temperatures across england and wales at this stage, but as i say, it will be getting warmer further north as we go towards the next few days. some of that warmer air will be wafting its way northwards on thursday, boosting the temperatures. a weak weather front across the far north of scotland, meanwhile, bringing a little bit of rain here, but not amounting to much. the rain will clear as we head into the afternoon. then brighter skies work into central and southern scotland — thursday, a much sunnier day and northern ireland. we‘ve got more of that warm sunshine across england and wales with temperatures probably peeking around 26—27 celsius. turning warmer north,

as well, with highs of 22 celsius in edinburgh. we end the week like this, with all of us seeing a sunny day on friday. the onshore winds keeping things a little bit fresh around some of our eastern coastal areas — so temperatures, for example, around the hull and norwich area around 18—19 celsius. still warm in the sunshine, we‘ve just got some high temperatures a bit further west, 26 celsius in cardiff. the weekend looks fine, as well, with the high pressure still with us. more dry weather, temperatures widely into the low—to—mid—20s with sunshine. that‘s your weather.

this is 0utside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we‘re covering all the latest developments and analysis here in britain and globally. pressure mounts on the uk prime minister over the handling of his top advisor‘s trip across the country during lockdown. nearly a0 of his own mps have called for dominic cummings to go — and a junior minister has resigned. the government minister, you must be willing to defend the government policy and by the government are saying it i was not able to do that, so saying it i was not able to do that, soi

saying it i was not able to do that, so i feel the only option left to me is to resign from the government. with lockdown restrictions loosening, we‘ve spent a week in one of the hospitals hardest hit by the virus here in the uk — exhausted doctors speak of their concerns for the future. 0nce once the lockdown is relaxed, people of course are going to have more contact with each other, so that is the way this is going to spread. june 15th has been labelled a ‘european d—day for tourism‘ — with many countries starting to relax their borders then. greece is allowing domestic travel to its islands from today — we‘re there, with a special report. and some none—coronavirus news — we‘ll look into new research on why the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was so catastrophic. welcome. doctors at one of the uk‘s hardest—hit hospitals say they are afraid of a second peak of covid—19 cases, as the government loosens lockdown restrictions.

they‘ve also spoken of the mental and physical toll that the past two months has taken on them. the bbc‘s clive myrie was given unprecedented access to the royal london hospital, in east london, where hundreds of people have lost their lives. here‘s his report. it is in times of crisis that we find out who we really are. will thought broken on many occasions and i think thought broken on many occasions and ithinka thought broken on many occasions and i think a lot of my colleagues have. when souls are laid bare. and this time of coronavirus, one hospital and one community reflect on these troubled times. coming up for air to reveal their souls to us. we saw the fragility of life. we saw its

strength. and all the while, one fear looms, another peak of infections to rival the first. yes, i‘m expecting a second wave because once the lockdown is relaxed, people are going to have more contact with each other and that is the way that this is going to spread. and as her interview ends, he is called away. his two minutes turned into several agonising hours. we had permission from all the patients, and their families to film. his vital signs have worsened. he isjust families to film. his vital signs have worsened. he is just 55. families to film. his vital signs have worsened. he isjust 55. the professionalism of the team is

stunning. years of experience gathered around this bed. as the duality of time in the drifting oblivious patient and the rush to save his life merged into a time. this is the final roll of the dice. phil you lift them up and i will push the pillows down. this is a last resort, maybe they can force air into his lungs and oxygen into his body. ready, steady, go. you've been preparing to talk to his family? yes. that's right. imagine that stress multiplied every day for weeks. now you understand with the peak of the pandemic was like.

you‘ve just come off shift? she bore witness to these dark days. you‘ve just come off shift? she bore witness to these dark daysm consumes you, it's what you think about when you go to bed, it's when you wake up and prepare for your next shift. you're relieved that previous shift is over and it is sad, it's a huge emotional burden. sometimes, it is hard to find light in the darkness. but what you are about to witness what medicine can do. this is where the defining moments in an intensive unit. when a patient ventilation tube is removed. it isa patient ventilation tube is removed. it is a procedure full of expectation and dread. will it work? he is grimacing as the two inches of his throat. and finally, he moves

his throat. and finally, he moves his chest. the heavy breathing of a man givena his chest. the heavy breathing of a man given a second chance. but there are other defeats. sadly, that evening, he died. another soul lost. brazil says it‘s not changing its advice on the use of hydroxy—chloro—quine as a possible treatment for covid—19. that‘s despite the world health 0rganisation suspending trials of the drug. the who took the measure after this study published in the lancet suggested the drug might cause heart problems and increase deaths among patients with the disease. hydroxy—chloro—quine has been promoted by president bolsonaro, who‘s a big ally of donald trump. brazil currently has the second most cases in the world

after the united states. 0ur correspondent katy watson is in brazil‘s capital, sao paulo. they talk about the fact that this references a database rather than a trial. that is what the messages i‘m the health ministry that is not significant methodology to be used as reference in brazil. so they‘re from saying that they leave it up to the doctors but also give that right to the patients very early on who can signa to the patients very early on who can sign a disclaimer and choose to ta ke can sign a disclaimer and choose to take the drug. of course, there‘s also bit of history that earlier this month that they said the biggest danger to brazil was the president, he has removed to help ministers in dealing with the pandemic and the antimalarial drugs and he tells ministers that he

didn‘t believe or agree with each other on social distancing in the second one lasted less than a month because he did not believe or agree with the president over the use of hydroxychloroquine. and now finally, he has a bit more of her free hydroxychloroquine. and now finally, he has a bit more of herfree rain in the health ministry but at the time when there are more and more doubts cast on the use of the antimalarial. now to india for an extraordinary story — a teenager who cycled hundreds of miles — carrying her injured father — from the capital delhi back to their village home during the country‘s lockdown — has been speaking to the bbc about her new found fame. 15 year old jyoti kumari took seven days to complete the journey which has also highlighted the plight of migrant workers across india. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has the story.

this journey has changed their life, but they did not step out on it by choice. this woman and her injured father were among tens of thousands of workers stuck in cities without money admist india ‘s lockdown. we went to getting food and drink hungry for two days. then went hungry for two days. then i convinced my father it that we should set off on the bicycle. she told bbc hindi earlier this month. it took seven based from betty to india, in her village, she has has become a celebrity. girls like you should be borne in every home in india this local leader said. she is been gifted four new bicycles. the government is building a toilet at her home. and a tap means or families access to water is easier than ever before.

poverty forced her out of school and now she has been enrolled again. i never thought this would happen. i am very happy. i want to get educated, she says. as they adjust toa educated, she says. as they adjust to a new life in the spotlight, so many are still to reach safely back home. i have seen a lot of people, small children, babies, women, or walking. some of the two children and their harms in the belongings on their heads. i begged the government to please help them. —— arms. there are many great stories about the journey migrant workers are making. this is one of few that has had a happy ending. for police officers have been fired after the death of a black man in police custody. the video emerged

showing the policeman kneeling on his neck. in the footage the man believed to be in his a0s was groaning and repeatedly saying i cannot grieve to the white officer. —— breathe. tributes have been laid at the scene. they said they have been responding to a reported crime that was described as a medical incident. but the mayor of minneapolis tweeted the four officers have been fired and said, this is the right call. here he is speaking earlier. being black in america should not be a death sentence. for five america should not be a death sentence. forfive minutes, we watched as a white officer pressed his knee into the neck of a black man for five minutes. stay with us on 0ustide source, still to come: we‘ll look into new research on why the catastrophic asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

today marks the eightieth anninversary of the dunkirk evacuation when a flotilla of small ships rescued more than 300 thousand allied troops from the beaches in northern france. duncan kennedy, watched a small royal navy ceremony in portsmouth he plays last post. dunkirk, said churchill, was a miracle of deliverance. lawrence churcher was a witness to that miracle. today, aged 99, he came to portsmouth to recall dunkirk. its story of salvation and its tally of great loss. in may 19a0, lawrence found himself in the chaos of dunkirk. evacuation the only hope against the german advance. lawrence had two brothers serving somewhere in the army. but his only thought was to get off that beach.

i didn‘t think about my brothers. i thought, well, how am i going to get back? that‘s the thing, you know. but, in the confusion of evacuating more than 300,000 men, lawrence, here in the middle, literally ran into his two brothers george on the left and edward on the right. their reunion in the bomb—cratered sand dunes of a beach under siege is a moment lawrence will never forget. relief, just relief. because there were so many soldiers there and continuous aircraft coming over, dropping bombs and things, you know. all three brothers made it off the beach with the help of the armada of little ships that had been sent from britain. and all three sailed home safely to their mother

covid—19 means this year‘s gathering of little ships to mark the 80th anniversary of dunkirk cannot take place. but one small naval ceremony was enough for lawrence churcher to remember the salvation of his country and his family. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. to the final days of the dinosaurs. a clear picture is now emerging of why the asteroid that struck earth 66 million years ago was so catastrophic. let me show you this animation created to illustrate the findings of the research carried out by scientists into the 200km—wide crater the space object left under mexico‘s yucatan peninsula. the study finds that it hit the worst possible place on the planet — at the most lethal angle, wiping out 75% of all species including the dinosaurs. i‘ve been talking tojonathan amos. it isa it is a staggering event and scientists have been investigating it for a number of years that it actually drilled and what does the

remainder of this crater that his spirit half under mexico and half under the gulf of mexico. but they have learned is that it blows your mind, really. when this object hit the earth, it punched a hole in the crust, 30 km deep, instantaneously. and that rock, it turned to fluid and it bounced back up and it bounced back up in a matter of minutes into a mountain taller than mount everest and that collapsed as well to leave a structure that we now see on the floor of the gulf of mexico and because they‘ve been drilling into it, because they have run computer models, they reconstructed everything and they can tell that this object came from the northeast, it is amazing, 66 million years ago they can tell that it came from the northeast and that it came from the northeast and that it hit the earth at an angle of 60 degrees. why does all of that matter, it matters because the way that it came in, it destroyed rocks

that it came in, it destroyed rocks that were really bad for the climate and it made sure that most of the gases that were in those rocks went high into the atmosphere and that changed the climate in the worst possible way and unfortunately, the dinosaurs cannot survive it. we are starting to learn an awful lot more about what changed the planet and the dinosaurs went, but the mammals came and that is us. so maybe it was a good thing. great to have you with this and get in touch with myself and the team on twitter. we will see you again soon. goodbye. the latest from the bbc sport centre. wrote number one says that he believes this year‘s ryder cup to

ta ke he believes this year‘s ryder cup to take place in wisconsin will be postponed until next year. suspended since march due to the coronavirus, the pga tour said to continue next month behind closed doors but he does not think that a cup without spectators will be a viable option. the majority of the players would like to see it pushed back to 2021 so they can play in front of the atmosphere that they want to play and play in front of crowds and that‘s what makes the cops a special and if the players are not on board with that, at the end of the day, the players are the ones that make the players are the ones that make the ryder cup and if they do not wa nt to the ryder cup and if they do not want to play then, there is no ryder cup. soi want to play then, there is no ryder cup. so i see it being pushed back to 21 and honestly, i think that would be the right call.|j to 21 and honestly, i think that would be the right call. i spoke to ian carter saying that there is little point without spectators.

pretty much unanimous that they would very much like to play it with spectators, even if their hostile american crowds of european players. they have said that they have also seen the likes of brooks koepka weighing in on this issue and that's the top three players in the world and they are very, very financial voices that the european tour are sure to listen to. on the outside of the argument is the logistics, the economic side of it in the financial impact of not satisfying television contracts this year, which would weigh very heavily on the organisers minds. competitive golf do to resume next year, do you think they‘ll influence the decision either way if organisers can see that golf, the pga tour can return, can be successful without spectators and that it might influence whether or not they do go ahead and cancel the ryder cup? we have to wait and see

what golf will feel like without spectators there and pick a fence on the pga tour, do to start onjune the pga tour, do to start onjune the 11th in texas, people will be monitoring that very closely in the decision does not have to be made immediately as far as the ryder cup is concerned and that matches back would be played until the end of septemberand would be played until the end of september and wisconsin. on the same page and is also called for events to be cancelled if fans are not allowed to attend. the two—time champion says she would prefer that the remaining grand slam events be cancelled if they have to take place behind closed doors. the us open is still set to start at the eight of august and the french open has been rescheduled for september. there‘s been a big match of the top two six bars, and unofficial title decider, they went head—to—head and extended their lead to the top of the table

to seven points now, the 11—0. looking almost certain to win their eighth title in a row. 0ur reporter joins me not to wrap up some of the other stories coming out of european football today and first of all, could that be a momentum for a restart a nd could that be a momentum for a restart and french football? we have heard so much about the discussion of of the leaks and how they‘re going to get restarted. the french lea k going to get restarted. the french leak was one of the first to close down and it happened four weeks ago. now, the argument that has not in the last 2a hours or comes from the president that is written to the french prime minister urging everything on the decision to close down the french season. they finished seventh on that point and they miss out on a place in europe next season. pointing to the

unprecedented economic and social crisis faced by those football teams in france, given that the season is not going to be finished. and given that the clubs and leaks in other parts of europe and germany have already got restarted, they may have been too swift and make that decision in france. and a problem the dutch football as well. appealing to them about the champions league places. slightly different situation because i was considered null and void —— that was. that was given to finish top of the only finished top when the division was cancelled and they are going to go to champions week and next season but they are going to do qualify through the group stages you know how perilous they are. so they have written to ua for to urge a

rethink on that as well. liverpool captain has been sharing his thoughts about the current premier league season football of course suspended at the moment in the united kingdom due to the coronavirus pandemic in liverpool 25 points clear at the top of the and they say that if the season is declared here, it is not the way they imagined winning the title.“ you are any trophy and you are to win itand you are any trophy and you are to win it and be given it, it would be pretty strange and considerably different. but i suppose the ultimate dream is to win trophies, ( real leagues and i think it will still mean an awful lot of them managed to get over the line and do that and hopefully when fans are allowed in further down the line, will be able to celebrate but we must concentrate on what is important and that is taking each

game as it comes if we do get back to playing games as soon as everybody is comfortable, as soon as a decision to do so and we are guided by the experts and the doctors to be safe to do so. that is what we are following mica said, the measures that have been put in place of been fantastic and hopefully, they can just carry on throughout into we get to a point to where we are back playing games again. milan‘s is not disparately injured as anticipated but it is a caliph problem rather than his achilles tendon. you will be assessed in ten days. they were the site on thursday if and when football can resume. brazilian superstar has let the tributes to the coach of the brazilian women‘s football team at the last two workups who has died of

the last two workups who has died of the age of 63. she said she was proud to have lived through some marvellous moments at his side. he is also known for giving him his break at sao paulo, paying tribute saying you gave me opportunities for me to fly. german formula e trevor has been sacked by audi after admitting to getting a professional gamer to play under his name and saturday‘s e sports event, it raised suspicions after he failed to score a single point in the previous four winds after seeing there was a joking mistake, he has apologised. former ea crate has left hospital in order to continue his recovery from covid—19 and 57 is currently the coach of the men‘s team in washington, dc after spending 15 seasons with the new york knicks, he announced on friday that he was being treated for coronavirus and they said he was getting better and

think the doctors and nurses who have looked after him. wishing you all the best with your recovery. you can get all our information at bbc but for me and the rest of the sports today team here, goodbye for now. hello there. tuesday was another woman sunny day with the highest temperatures again around the greater london area but we did see a bit more in the way of cloud working across the skies from time to time and we also had a weather front tuesday afternoon into wells and they did not bring any rain much into the afternoon and itjust fizzled away and you can see high pressure and the high pressure does jointed and squashed it. wednesday morning, england and wales will ( some sunshine but it will seem quite murky for the southwest may be a few missed patches here in the prospect of quite bit of cloud with the odd patch of lightning moving west

towards most areas in scotland through wednesday afternoon. across the north of the country, fresh field to the weather but still weather sunshine comes out and do feel pleasantly warm, england and wales in the site temperatures and wednesday night, cloud will thicken across the north of scotland is the weather front moves and bringing some are bricks of rain here, highlands and it is turning less chilly overnight across the northwestern areas compared to the recent nights, temperatures in belfast and after thursday, an area of high pressure still dominates in this area of low pressure with weather fronts across the north but any rain will be light and start to move from western scotland as we head into the afternoon, so it is a bright picture there was sunny spells breaking through the be more in northern ireland, england and wales but not much of the way of cloud and you‘ll start to see that he pushing and for the northwards.

temperatures at 20 and edinburgh, and still some the high temperatures across england and wales. it friday, it is going to be a sunnier day in scotla nd it is going to be a sunnier day in scotland and all of us left plenty of sunshine, the onshore winds keeping coastal areas just a of sunshine, the onshore winds keeping coastal areasjust a bit fresher in the sunshine, but the highest temperatures will be just a little further west in the land. 26 in cardiff, 2a to end the working week and edinburgh. 0n in cardiff, 2a to end the working week and edinburgh. on to the weekend with weather prospects on saturday and a repeat performance in many respects. to be a lot of sunshine, high pressure keeping them at bay so it stays dry with sunny skies throughout really and onshore winds keeping the coast a little bit fresher and temperatures of aberdeen around 16 degrees but was shelter on that wind, a little bit fresher and temperatures of aberdeen around 16 degrees but was shelter on that wind, little further west and edinburgh up to 2a degrees. the second after the weekend and into monday as well, across the north of

the uk, it stays dry and sunny and temperatures generally for most areas will continue to run into the high teens into the low 20s as well and for the south across england and wales, temperatures close to the mid—20s and a lot of dry weather and the big question is how long it will carry on for. the jet stream looks like this, this is a pattern that looks like the greek letter and this pattern really does not move and so ina way, pattern really does not move and so in a way, the what the system gets stuck in the weather system also plots across eastern europe and although we have gotten area of high pressure, it‘s quite a weak area of high pressure into next week and it probably is not going to move very far very fast on the account of what is happening in europe across the atlantic, so it will probably stay dry for atlantic, so it will probably stay dryfora atlantic, so it will probably stay dry for a long time.

tonight at ten, the fears among doctors that, as the lockdown eases in england, there‘ll be a second peak of coronavirus cases. we talk to staff in one of the worst—affected hospitals in the uk, in one of the most densely—populated parts of london. are you expecting a second wave? yes. i have to say yes because i think once the lockdown is relaxed, people of course are going to have more contact with each other, so that's the way this is going to spread. we‘ll have the first of clive myrie‘s special reports from the royal london hospital. also tonight... mr cummings, were you telling the truth yesterday? the prime minister‘s top advisor facing yet more calls to resign after being accused of breaking the rules during lockdown.