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a loss of public trust and confidence. the labour leader criticises borisjohnson over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the prime minister tells sir keir starmer the country wants a united approach in battling the virus and not politicians arguing. i really do not see the purpose of his endless attacks on public trust and confidence, when what we're trying to do, and i think what the public want to hear from politicians across all parties, is our clear messages about how to defeat this virus. the prime minister's confusing scrutiny for attacks. i have supported the government openly and i've taken criticism for it, but, boy, he makes it difficult to support this government. we'll be getting the latest live on the fallout from prime minister's questions from westminster. also this lunchtime: defying a curfew.
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thousands demonstrate, mainly peacefully, across the us for an eighth night following the death of george floyd in police custody. back to school for the last few weeks of the summer term. schools in wales will begin a limited return from 29thjune. two weeks' quarantine. that's what the government wants all travellers to face as they come into the uk from monday. and the zoom boom generation. the teleconferencing app makes a massive profit, as it benefits from the coronavirus lockdown. and in sport: the former manchester city and qpr defender nedum onuoha says he doesn't feel 100% safe in the united states, where he now plays.
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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has said he takes full responsibility for the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis after labour leader sir keir starmer told him to get a grip of the country's response to the pandemic. sir keir said the government was losing the public‘s trust and confidence at a vital period in the fight against the virus. in a testy prime minister's questions, the labour leader also criticised the government's handling of the test and trace system in england. our political correspondent helen catt reports. parliament looks and feels different these days. have you got a grip, prime minister? the prime minister heading not just into prime minister? the prime minister heading notjust into a building that's changed as the country starts to unlock, but to face a leader of the opposition who has changed too. toa the opposition who has changed too. to a harder tone. the telegraph reports the prime minister has decided to take direct control of
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the government's response to the virus. so an obvious question to the prime minister, who has been in direct control up to now?” prime minister, who has been in direct control up to now? i take full responsibility for everything the government has been doing in tackling coronavirus and i'm proud of our record. what the country would like to hear from him is more signs of co—operation in that endeavour. he asked for a sign of co—operation, a fair challenge. i wrote to him, as he knows in confidence, two weeks ago to ask if i could help build a consensus for getting children back to school. i did it privately, because i didn't wa nt did it privately, because i didn't want the make a lot of it. he hasn't replied. i took the trouble to ring him up and we had a long conversation and i briefed the honourable gentleman about the steps we we re honourable gentleman about the steps we were taking. he didn't offer any dissent and endorsed our approach. i think he should continue to endorse it. the prime minister's confusing scrutiny for attacks. i have supported the government openly and
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taken criticism for it. but boy he makes it difficult to support this government. the political ceasefire it seem is over. two weeks ago the prime minister promised that we will have a test, track and traz operation that will —— trace that will be world—beating and yes it will be world—beating and yes it will be world—beating and yes it will be in place by the istjune. but it isn't. a critical element, the ability of local authorities to respond to local spikes, is missing. i must say, i really do not see the purpose of his endless attacks on public trust and confidence, when what we are trying to do and what the public want too hear from politicians across all parties, is out politicians across all parties, is our clear politicians across all parties, is oui’ clear messages politicians across all parties, is our clear messages about how to defeat this virus. test and trace is a vital tool and contrary to what he
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says, actually, we did by the end of may get up to 100,000 tests a day. labour said it will be holding boris johnson responsible that. can only increase the pressure as he moves into the next phase of getting the country back towards normal. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. after weeks of after weeks of consensus the gloves are off. there has been cross party co—operation, but it has been paper thin and you get the sense the leader decided to punch through that. it came after weeks of where keir starmer has been needling the prime minister over particular policy areas, whether it is the handling of care homes, or ppe or the roll out of testing, as he started to do that today, it was almost as if the prime minister felt enough was enough and snapped and
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accused sir keir of launching endless attacks that were undermining public trust in the government's response to the crisis and asked sir keir of casting aspersions on the work officials who has expanded the testing system and said he was misjudging the public mood and people wanted to see politicians working together. sir keir said you're confusing criticism with scrutiny and suggested it was borisjohnson who was under mining public trust by his failure to sack dominic cummings. where does it leave us? i think the phoney peace over covid between the parties is well and truly over, but we did get one significant new target set by the prime minister, which is a commitment to ensure all covid tests are completed within 2a hours by the end ofjune. something which health
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officials say is essential. but significantly mrjohnson did not give that concession to keir starmer, he gave it to the former conservative health secretary, jeremy hunt. thank you. in the united states, tens of thousands of people have demonstrated, mainly peacefully, across the united states for an eighth night following the killing of african—american george floyd in police custody. many defied curfews in several cities, imposed after violence and looting in some districts on monday night. here, chief constables from across the uk have issued a joint statement saying they "stand alongside all those across the globe who are appalled and horrified by the way george floyd lost his life". our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. in port last night, protesters lay on the ground, for the almost nine minutes george floyd, african american, was pinned down with a white policeman's knee on his neck. begging to be allowed to breathe,
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until he could not. it was a powerful reminder to america and the world what this is all about. with night—time cu rfews world what this is all about. with night—time curfews in place, police used tear gas to break up crowds, but violence seemed to have lessened. in washington the symbolism was powerful, the national guard deployed on the steps of lincoln memorial to confront a peaceful protest. it ended before the 7pm curfew. it was after night fall when those still on the street we re fall when those still on the street were tear gassed close to the white house, where president trump is accused of dividing the nation more and more each day. a series of violent attacks on the media are one feature of the past week. a bbc cameraman charged by a policeman. a cnn reporter arrested live on air. and an australian cameraman punched
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bya and an australian cameraman punched by a policeman. a german reporter shot at by police with a pellet gun. to what extend could president trump's war on journalists be a factor. he last friday, this journalist was hit bya last friday, this journalist was hit by a plastic bullet. the president is saying thatjournalists are the problem. you know, a lot of people believe that and a lot of people do trust him. the family of george floyd a re trust him. the family of george floyd are determined to keep the focus on justice. the floyd are determined to keep the focus onjustice. the mother of their six—year—old daughter says he was a good father and provided for them. he would never see her grow
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up, graduate... he will never walk her down the aisle. a new portrait of george floyd has been added to the tributes. his death now a symbol of centuries' old divides, which america still seems far from resolving. a uk demonstration in solidarity with those protesting the death of george floyd is taking place in central london and chi chi izundu is there. indeed, police have urged people if they want to make their voices heard they want to make their voices heard they should remember the coronavirus restrictions are still in place. so organisers asked people to walk into this park with their arms spread out wide to maintain a two metre distance. but the black lives matter group who organised the protest say as much as they understand what is going on in america there is not much that different to what is going on in the uk and there are a host of
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different issues which uk black communities are undergoing and they are up planning to march to victoria station, where they feel that a railway worker who died with covid—i9 after being spat at work is not justice. they want to covid—i9 after being spat at work is notjustice. they want to have a protest to acknowledge that a disproportionate amount of black people in the united kingdom face racism. thank you very much. in the last hour, the welsh government has announced that all schools in wales will reopen on 29thjune. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. there is some criticism it is too soon? yes, let me talk you through the plan. it is according to the welsh an opportunity for pupils to checkin welsh an opportunity for pupils to check in and catch up and there will be limited on how many will attend at any one time. all year groups
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from the youngest to those doing their a—levels will be going back at some point during the four weeks. but at any one time only up to a third of pupils will be allowed in school. so given that it is over a four week period, pupils would expect to maybe go back for six or seven days. it involves adding a week on to the end of term, something the teaching unions were not prepared for and they believe the idea of giving all pupils some limited contact time is the most dangerous option. one described it as potentially putting lives at risk. the education minister has been saying that that language is inflammatory and she would not put lives at risk. she believes by waiting to the end ofjune that the risk of contom nation —— contamination is already lore. we don't know if this is the model for september when the autumn term
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begins. thank you. the home secretary, priti patel, is expected to tell mps that new quarantine rules are necessary to avoid a "second wave" of the coronavirus. she's due to outline how the policy will work in the next hour. from monday, most people entering the uk will be told to isolate for two weeks. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. warning systems will be in place in portugal this summer, to help tourists avoid crowded beaches. the portuguese government says british holiday—makers are very welcome. but from monday, people arriving back into the uk will have to self—isolate for two weeks. guarantee teen is an enemy of tourism. portugal's foreign minister said his government is negotiating with with the uk and so byjuly people travelling may not have to go into guarantee teen. -- quarantine.
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it was the holidays of british people and also portuguese people living in the united kingdom think portugal will be severely damaged. airports warned the quarantine will put people off travelling over the summer. put people off travelling over the summer. some people say they will go on holiday regardless. summer. some people say they will go on holiday regardlesslj summer. some people say they will go on holiday regardless. i booked the holiday only a couple of weeks ago, i'm keen to leave the country and we are going to montenegro and it is a safe country and if i have to quarantine when i come back, i will. today still a fraction of usual traffic in heathrow. the airport's boss called the quarantine a threat to the travel sector. but revealed now details about how it will work. i understand there will be spot checks within the immigration area, which is where the border force officers will check that people have filled out their form and it is a
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legitimate one and there will be a triage for the few people that will be exempted, to allow them to come in without quarantine. despite anger from airlines, a near blanket quarantine will take effect on monday. the prime minister said it will help control the virus. for the simple reason, as we get the rate of infection down, with the efforts that we are making as a country, it is vital that we avoid reinfection from elsewhere. that is why we are doing it. for for travel to pick up, agreements with countries with low infection rates will be vital. otherwise after a disastrous spring, travel companies could face a catastrophic summer. whilst uk holiday—makers wait to hear about quarantine arrangements here, a number of countries around europe are beginning to open up their borders.
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this morning italy reopened its borders to european travellers, and germany says it will ease travel restrictions from the middle of the month. gavin lee reports. venice this morning, one of the worlds busiest tourist destination is empty for three months, now slowly coming back to life. tourism for better or worse, is the economic lifeblood of the city and its open for business again. from today, people can travel around the country and enter without restrictions from other european destinations. the first nation to lock down entirely, is unlocked, with social distancing the only rule in place. in germany, the only rule in place. in germany, the city of dusseldorf has started to open up too. the relaxation measures differ across different states here. germans told this morning they will be able to travel abroad for summer holidays with travel warnings lifted, though the government will continue to advise against uk travel while britain
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enforces a 14 day quarantine system. there are more details too for british tourists planning to travel to greece this summer. there won't bea to greece this summer. there won't be a blanket quarantine, instead, a seven day self isolation period will be required for those travelling from 13 airports, including heathrow, birmingham and manchester. and on the british overseas territory of gibraltar, there is a don't touch policy in place from today. but visiting the rocks biggest tourist attraction, the colony of monkeys. it's a fine of 4000 euros for anyone breaching the rules. here in belgium, less reliant on tourism, the borders are still closed and the government is yet to decide of some sort of quarantine system should be in place and how that would affect belgians travelling back from possible summer holidays and there's no sign of rushing. a year ago, there were 600 flights a day to and from brussels airport, today, there arejust 18. airport, today, there arejust18. we can't fight it completely. but we
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can do our best, washing your hands, keeping your mask on. but we cannot stop living. governments across europe arejuggling that stop living. governments across europe are juggling that difficult balance between opening up and avoiding the risk of a second wave. gavin lee, bbc news, brussels. it's coming up to 20 past one. our top story this lunchtime. boris johnson and keir starmer clash in the commons over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. and they're calling it the "lockdown effect" — a quarter of people who had no plans to move before the lockdown are now looking for a new home. and in sport. the unique challenges facing paralympic champion libby clegg, as she tries to keep up her training as a blind runner, amid social distancing rules.
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coronavirus has forced all of us to make difficult decisions. but imagine choosing to leave your family behind and going to live at work. staff desperate to keep coronavirus out of a care home in cheddar in somerset did just that and they've now spent 50 nights away from their loved ones, as fiona lamdin reports. locked in and locked down. this team have been inside for 50 days, protecting the 24 residents who live here at this care home in somerset. we believe that we have saved the lives of residents. we have seen what happened at local care homes and so far we believe we've kept them alive. but it comes at a cost. chris hasn't been home to see his wife or four—year—old daughter for months. happy good morning, daddy, i miss you so much. i don't think we thought we would even get through a couple of weeks, it was really tough, knowing that we were going to be away from our families. being away from the four—year—old, has got
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harder and harder has time's gone on. tina's a care assistant. we are doing sort of long shifts, 12—hour shifts. it's long and it's hard going, but when you see their faces, you know, when they're happy and thanking you and everything, itjust makes everything all worthwhile. happy anniversary you two! thank you very much. before lockdown, the longest she'd spent away from her husband was five nights. here we are now, 50 days. came in on the tuesday, it was my husband's birthday on the saturday, so that was the another milestone that i missed and then obviously three weeks later it was our wedding anniversary. and how many years is that? 26. for the last two months, she's been sleeping in the stock room. so we've got no washing facilities. we've just got a ladies down the corridor, which is our bathroom and our toilet. so we have a little wash in the sink! you haven't got a shower? no.
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but it's notjust the personal cost, having your staff to stay comes at a price. it's cost us around around about £64,000 in the last eight weeks. we've got empty rooms, so the staff can live in. we had to feed the staff, we've had to water the staff and we pay the staff an uplift for the huge sacrifice they're making. hello! hello, mum. hello! this is the first time 100—year—old barbara has seen her family in three months. nice to see you. oh, it's just amazing. with the sacrifice they have made and the sacrificed their own families to look after our family. with the virus looking like it's yet to reach its peak here, chris and his team say they plan to stay locked in for many more weeks. fiona lamdin, bbc news, cheddar. a new trial has been launched to assess whether ibuprofen can help hospital patients who are sick with coronavirus. early in the pandemic we were told it could actually do
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more harm than good, but that seems to have changed. researchers now think the drug, which is an anti—inflammatory as well as a painkiller, could be used to treat breathing difficulties. our health correspondent lauren moss is here. tell us first of all about the trial. the first thing to point out is it's not the standard regular type of drug you buy over the counter as a painkiller, it's a specific formulation of 16 pro fin. covid—19 can affect the lungs, making it very difficult to breathe, and this is one of many clinical trials under way at the moment to find out whether existing drugs to help patients who are in distress because we know there is no current one form of treatment and there is no vaccine yet either, so this trial has been run by kings no vaccine yet either, so this trial has been run by king's college london and guy's and saint thomas as nhs foundation trust and it's going to look at whether the specific form of the drug administered in a tablet form would benefit patients who need hospital treatment but they aren't in intensive care by targeting specifically is that inflammation of the lungs, that coronavirus can cause. we were told early on the pandemic it was doing more harm than
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good. yes, there was some concern early on that anti—inflammatories like ib proofing can aggravate the coronavirus infection by diminishing the bodies immune system response but uk scientists carried out a review into this and said there was insufficient evidence to support this and id processing is ok to take for those self—medicating for coronavirus just like paracetamol for reducing high temperature. thank you very much. students may be forced to live and study in the same small group or "bubble" when uk university campuses re—open in the autumn. university leaders have been setting out proposal are setting out proposals for a socially distanced student life, including virtual freshers‘ weeks and online lectures. our education correspondent dan johnson reports. i'm lucy. i am studying maths, physics, design and music. and i would like to study product design at brunel university in london. i studying maths, economics and business, and i am trying to study accounting and finance at nottingham. i am oliver, i am studying design, history and drama, and i am hoping to study acting at guildford.
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ambitions, plans, hopes and dreams — all disorientated by coronavirus. so these loughborough a—level students are trying to work out what university life will be like. they are planning on keeping the campus open, that is the most important thing for me, is just to have the independence that you get when you go to uni. tuition fees are staying the same, it is a lot of money to pay for not getting the full experience and just doing stuff from home. if you are paying over nine grand, i think universities are doing what they can to make it work. here is one vision of the future of learning. bolton university is installing temperature scanners and will ask everyone to wear a mask. students pay for going to university and attending, and we're going to provide them that experience. we were said to be out of step at the beginning of this, but there is a number now following us in the sector. it is good to be have bolton at the front of this. but for us it is
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about giving the best value for students, student experience is the number one thing for us, and this is going to be best student experience in a covid—secure environment. this is a step too far for many others, who are considering keeping students in protective bubbles, planning virtual freshers weeks and moving lectures online. i think it is an opportunity for us to rethink how we can use the digital world to best advantage. there are some wonderful examples of digital education now, really exciting. if i am honest, it is something i have been wanting to do for a long time. fees are not expected to change, but there are major concerns about university income, especially with lower numbers of overseas students. clearly, because of the covid—19, it might have some impact, some international students might not choose to come this year, but financially the whole university sector at the moment requires income from industry, international students to support research activity. there is still lots to work out ahead of the new term, and students face making decisions that
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will define the next phase of their lives in such an uncertain time. they're calling it the "lockdown effect". a quarter of people who had no plans to move before the lockdown are now looking for a new home. the property website rightmove has just had its busiest day on record with more than six million visits to its listings. much of the interest is from people who've been working from home and now want to get out of the cities, near their offices and into the country. phil mackie has more. moving in. after lying dormant during lockdown, the housing market is coming back to life, and it is busier than expected. i have got people to quote every day in the next couple of weeks, so it is coming back from being completely dead. hopefully get a good rush, but that is keeping fingers crossed, but we'lljust have to wait and see. the more rural the location, the more of a hotspot it has become. as people have got used
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to working from home, they are looking to move away from the big cities. in shropshire, demand is high. this estate agent has been twice as busy as normal since restrictions were lifted. the market has gone absolutely ballistic, the market is crazy with the pent—up demand that we have built all the way through, with people queueing to view, registering t view. as soon as the government made the announcement, our phones just went into meltdown. the boom, caused by the easing of lockdown, may only be temporary, but they think that more people are now looking to move out of the big cities to places like shrewsbury, which might mean that the property market here is more buoyant for longer. but there is still a great deal of uncertainty. this could just be down to pent—up demand, a bit like a dam being burst, and estate agents enquiries may dry up just as quickly. what we cannot predict is what effect the impending recession will have on employment, and in certain areas
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that might be quite acute. christine james has left the isle of dogs in london and will move into her new home in shrewsbury as soon she can. but look around, it is really beautiful. and there are lots of other places just as nice, but in london you are all squashed in, you are always in a crowd, people get aggressive on the underground, it is hot and sticky in the summer, and you hate to think what it will be like this year. post—lockdown, leaving the big cities could be the next big thing. but economic uncertainty might also see this sudden surge in interest vanish with the fine weather. to many of us, until a few months ago, the word zoom meant an ice—lolly. now to zoom means being able to communicate with colleagues, friends, and family at a time when personal contact is often impossible. and for the company behind it, the coronoavirus pandemic has brought a huge boost,
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with sales growing by 169%. michelle fleury reports. zoom proves you can turn popularity into profit. sales at the company that lets users make online voice and video calls grew by 169% in one year with quarterly revenue of $328 million. the pandemic has forced many of us out of the office to work at home, like naama bloom, who is doing her marketing job remotely. my days were filled with a lot of meetings before and they're still filled with a lot of meetings. the biggest difference is that the meetings are all done with a screen. when bbc news went remote, our homes became makeshift studios and zoom was one way to gather the news. the company makes its money from corporate users who pay subscriptions for enhanced features. but zooming isn't just for work. since the pandemic, we're using it for everything from learning to partying, even finding love. all right!
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welcome to your date. in a time of social distancing, kayla berinson turned to the zoom dating. why did you accept the like? what about my profile did you like it? i was, like, maybe she's cool and she's into — i don't know — murder mystery podcasts or tech knowledge, so i thought we could strike up a conversation about that. the coronavirus has unleashed incredible growth for zoom. it now has about 265,400 corporate clients with more than ten employees — a near fourfold increase from a year ago. shouting. please take that off there. but as more people logged on, its security and privacy flaws were exposed. in a trend that became known as zoom bombing, some people began disrupting online school classes as a prank to share on youtube, like twomad. yes, it was. don't — don't do that with your head. no, you did! who are you? what do you mean, who am i? i don't think there is a realistic way where they could do anything about that. it's just, you know, free open season for me.
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