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‘is ‘ is slowly point on, the weather is slowly going to be offered next week will see some rain pushing southwards into tuesday and wednesday as well. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. protesters gather again in many us cities, as the authorities step up their efforts to prevent further violence after the death of a black man in police custody. wood the situation in minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of george and floyd. it is about attacking civil society, instilling fear, and disrupting our great city. as the number of recorded coronavirus cases around the world has just passed six million a senior british health official has warned that the country has reached a very dangerous moment as it further eases coronavirus restrictions.
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i believe this is also a very dangerous moment. we have to get this right. three, two, one, zero. ignition, lift off... the first commercially—built rocket to carry astronauts into space has lifted off from florida. this is a huge step for us. it is a huge step of the commercial ventures and i think it is important for the world to realise that we are going into space to stay. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the defence editor at the evening standard, robert fox and opinion editor of the i newspaper, barbara speed. tomorrow's front pages
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starting with. .. according to the observer — britain's top public health leaders and scientists have warned boris johnson that trust in the government has been shattered by the dominic cummings affair, and now poses a real danger to life when lockdown measures are lifted this week. it also carries a striking picture of a protester in minnesota clashing with a national guardsman following the death of george floyd, who was filmed being restrained by police officers. the mail on sunday claims that borisjohnson has issued a stern rebuke to his senior aide, dominic cummings, warning that he "will not tolerate" another media frenzy. the sunday people describe the uk's ‘test and trace‘ system as a ‘national disgrace‘ and says doctors fear a second wave, if the system isn't fixed. the sunday telegraph says that according to official documents, the uk's decision to abandon testing for coronavirus back in february occurred because health systems could only cope with just five cases a week. the paper also has a picture
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of store burning during protests in minneapolis. the sunday express reports that the 2.2 million vulnerable people in the uk, ordered to shield in their homes for the past 10 weeks, will be allowed out in a limited way from monday, but experts are warning that people should act with caution and within the rules. and, in an interview with the sunday times — the eu's chief negotiator has warned borisjohnson that he must keep his promises, if he wants to avoid the double economic hit of a no—deal brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. let's make a start then we would do so let's make a start then we would do so with the sunday express. robert millions more get a taste of freedom. the lockdown restrictions being eased more but an expert in warning the public do not tear the pa nts warning the public do not tear the pants out of it, not everyone has stuck slavishly to the rules but a little taste of freedom and people might let it go to their heads. this isjonathan might let it go to their heads. this is jonathan van—tam the deputy chief
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medical officer, he said it to the press today. and he said once you ease things that all sorts of things could happen and one of the things they are worried about is it will notjust be the risk of they are worried about is it will not just be the risk of a they are worried about is it will notjust be the risk of a second wave like a big wave in a japanese print or or a shipment of big ocean that you're going to get little outbreaks like all over the country. and that is what they are worried about, the trace and tracking mechanism that has got to work. more or us mechanism that has got to work. more or us when i'm hearing at the moment is that they are trying to do what they call epidemiology with people rather than apps. they are worried about the app system not being able to deliver quite what it was sent in to deliver quite what it was sent in to do when it was declared world beating by our prime minister. that is with the real worry is about. the sunday telegraph barbara talks about shielded people being able to leave
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their homes for tomorrow the first time in ten weeks. that'll be a strange feeling for people and a bit of a leap of faith for i'm thinking. for people and a bit of a leap of faith for i'm thinkinglj for people and a bit of a leap of faith for i'm thinking. i think so. the government pods like messages of staying home, saving lives and protecting verbal people who have that back i think a lot of people took at the heart. to kind of pitot now they can go out but perhaps without an awful lot of information about what the risks are and what the next stages are, the government say they will look again at shielding over the next few weeks and see if there is any other way in which the measures will be tweaked. i think it is really scary to be told that this virus is a risk to you, still out there, and the changes based on the fact that the likelihood of getting the virus is now apparently fallen from about one in 42 about one... but you need to get it once. i think people might well be quite scared. officials
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could only cope with five covered cases of rick says the sunday telegraph. —— covid cases a week for that this was light test trace was a banded for a while in february but has only just really banded for a while in february but has onlyjust really started in this country. even though south korea we re country. even though south korea were doing it months ago. different scale and south korea and remember south korea had regular anti—terrorism exercises in which they had american assistance which is where all the trace and tracking started by the way. they were looking at a possible north korean offensive including with biological and chemical weapons. that is the kicker here. what is so extraordinary is how completely unprepared the uk was. they had an exercise in 2016, operation sickness against a flu pandemic, a full epidemic, h2 and two. what is so interesting is the guardian out of the report of that and i think probably did not read it but if you
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read it carefully, it is quite clear... it was to remedy serious gaps. the whole point of doing this sort of stress tests is to put things in place because you recognise where the weaknesses are. but there will be a watch of concern reading this barbara that public health england thought that five cases a week was all they could cope with. it does raise huge questions about what is possible now and i think there is a lot of uncertainty and worry about what exactly is happening with the current test and trace strategy and it is late, would be able to cope now if the message earlier this year was that it couldn't? especially as it does seem a very labour—intensive plan involving talking to people
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individually if they have had contact with an individual case, it remains to be seen whether there is a workable strategy in there. let's stay with you for the sunday times story, keep promises orface no deal barnier tells the prime minister. indications are agreements that were put into the political declaration regarding brexit. michel barnier thinks there is some backsliding going on. sorry, barbara first. thinks there is some backsliding going on. sorry, barbara firstlj think going on. sorry, barbara first.” think there is a bit around what is what we are asking for and what that constitutes and whether that fits what the eu would see as the standard trade deal as of boats to the kind of trade deal thatjapan or canada might have. that is where the argument is where sort of disagreement is and this adjusting that bernie has offered the potential of an extension which...
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—— the suggestion that michel barnier. brexit fell off the front pages for a while but it feels like this is building to a head again now. there were always braces supporters who were never troubled by the idea of no deal. but that was before the economy had taken a battering because of this pandemic. ido see much change with the irreducible of which of course the maestro, the grand consiglio he was always dominic cummings taking back control and doesn't care a dam about what happens. it is a bit like the mythical headline at the turn of the 19th and 20th century, fog and the tunnel, consonant cut off. —— doesn't care a damn facet if we have the kind of troubles that we have with covid and the economy and with brexit being really difficult, i think that bernier may well get his way and i think they will scrap
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negotiation but i think it will be very difficult for the credibility of the prime minister.” very difficult for the credibility of the prime minister. i say no more. we will see. let's move to another story and what is happening in the united states and we have been showing pictures from various cities as these protests continue following the death of floyd in minnesota. after he was... well knelt upon by a police of surface of the story is on the observer. anger spreads across us after floyd murder. the suggestion is that a lot of these protests now robert are not actually people who are angry about george floyd's death. some commentators, some officials saying that these are being seized upon by radicals and agitators but not all of the protests look at all like that for some this is where in a
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parallel universe with the narrative coming out of social media.” parallel universe with the narrative coming out of social media. i agree for some and it has an electric, i we nt for some and it has an electric, i went out for that up to but i have got the latest online report from the new york times and it is showing weasels in the back... there are nearly 40 major centres of rioting i'iow nearly 40 major centres of rioting now and it does look as if they are in fora lot now and it does look as if they are in for a lot of trouble for some time and it is going to be very difficult because it is not going to be concentrated on one places like the watts riots in los angeles in the watts riots in los angeles in the 1960s. which did huge damage for nearly 30 years that local economy. this is really a game changer. we have seen where trump rhetoric plays in this, it is part of the election campaign, andl in this, it is part of the election campaign, and i fear that what it may well have done that this may well go on for a bit and i saw
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headline suggests... the sick yardie forces are extremely stretch. let's bring you some live pictures now from washington. a large crowd in los angeles has turned out again onto the streets on this saturday morning in los angeles, saturday afternoon i beg your pardon. a lot of police present. the sunday times, wraps are pleas for peace as america burns is there headline barbara and this is killa mike who is appealing to the black community not to burn down your own house he says. yes, this is a very powerful speech that killa mike who is a musician and has been an activist in atlanta for a long time. and gave on saturday, so today. and it has been interesting and divisive because it is kind of
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been seen on the one hand as someone from within his community saying this is not the right path, the violence is not going to help but equally a lot of the leaders of the movement are saying well these elements of our protests have a real parched to play, we might have tried community organising and the other things he referenced in his speech and that have not got us a long way. this black man died after a policeman knelt on his neck. it has been an interesting kind of development in the protests today. we will keep an eye on that throughout the night here on bbc news but barbara and robert thank you very much for looking at the front pages with us tonight here on the papers. coming up next on bbc news, and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire has more information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme.
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hello and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm victoria derbyshire. on today's programme, we hear from frontline health workers on theirfears of a second wave of covid—19 infections. plus, how a team of scientists is trying to work out why coronavirus affects different people in such extreme ways. and, you can always keep up—to—date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. first, the world health organization has warned of a second peak of coronavirus cases if lockdown restrictions around the world are lifted too soon. the threat of a possible second wave puts frontline healthcare workers underfurther pressure in many countries. the bbc has been given unprecedented
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access to one hospital in a community in the heart of london who have been coping with the pandemic, to hear their fears about the possibility of a second wave. the bbc‘s clive myrie reports from the royal london in tower hamlets in east london, with cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty. it's in times of crisis we find out who we really are. i've felt broken on many occasion and i think a lot of my colleagues have. when souls are laid bare. in this time of coronavirus, one hospital and one community reflect on these troubled times. coming upforairto reveal their souls to us.
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