this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. it's the day football fans have been waiting for. the premier league is back after a 100—day absence because of the pandemic. a record number of new coronavirus cases in brazil, nearly 35,000 in 2a hours, and it's on course to reach a million cases by the end of the week. we return to wuhan — the chinese city where the pandemic started — to see what lessons have been learned. china is determined that this place will not be remembered for a cover—up that put global health at risk, but rather as the cornerstone of a great national victory.

the trump administration takes legal action to prevent the publication of a memoir by the president's former national security advisorjohn bolton. and riding solo on a rollercoaster, theme parks are working out how to stay covid—secure when they finally re—open, but will the visitors return? the english premier league makes a return later on wednesday. aston villa will take on sheffield united, and manchester city will play arsenal — in the first matches since the beginning of march. 92 matches are being packed in to a0 days before the end of the season. but there'll be no spectators in the grounds as our sports editor dan roan reports.

it's the same competition but with a new look. banners and seat coverings in place of supporters and the only fans inside, projected onto giant screens. we were granted exclusive access to villa park as it prepares to host the premier league's eagerly awaited return and the man in charge here told me how much it meant. we do have the eyes of the world on us tomorrow night. the level of planning and preparation that's gone in makes me extremely confident. we've been starved of sport of all descriptions but particularly our national sport, football, so i think there is going to be a huge level of interest. relegation threatened aston villa featured in the last match before the season was suspended. they were one of the clubs most uneasy about a resumption but they've now got behind it. we need the premier league to protect its revenues because that's at the centre of the football ecosystem. whilst very rich at the top, it's struggling hugely below and that's why i felt getting the premier league back up and running was important for the whole of english football.

arguably the greatest challenge the premier league has ever faced, there's been times when project restart has been in doubt but it's happening and it will be notable for other reasons, too. clubs have already paid tribute to the black lives matter movement during training. in europe, goal celebrations have been dedicated to it. and now the phrase black lives matter will feature on the players‘ shirts rather than their names. from top to bottom, things need to change. we need to change the mindset of people. we just need to keep pushing it now. we're in the situation where for the first time really we've properly got a voice. there's other changes, too. players must keep their distance after goals and will have a special camera for celebrations. with social distancing in mind they cannot crowd around match officials. and broadcast innovations will give fans a virtual presence in the ground. listen on the radio,

watch on tv, if you can. and by turning up to the game you're potentially putting it atjeopardy, something we've worked really ha rd for, which is to play those matches at home and away. liverpool, meanwhile, could be crowned premier league champions for the first time on sunday if results go their way. for some, the return can't come soon enough. dan roan, bbc news. and we will be talking to a superfan and we will be talking to a super fan based in and we will be talking to a superfan based in bangkok shortly. and later and our business coverage in about 25 minutes we will be looking at the business side of covid—19 and the impact that has had on football clu bs and the impact that has had on football clubs and the premier league. all that still to come. so another sign of the easing of the lockdown here but in other parts of the world the picture is much more grim. 0ur reporter freya cole is with me now. freya, brazil has recorded its worst day for new cases of the virus — what's the latest there?

the brazil health ministry has reported almost 35,000 new cases of this virus and the last 2a hours alone. that is certainly a daily record for brazil, and it puts the country on track to reach 1 million cases of this virus by the end of this week. the world health 0rganization of this week. the world health organization and other public health experts in the region are urging brazil to maintain that social distancing, to keep lockdown measures in, but presidentjair bolsonaro lockdown measures in, but president jair bolsonaro has dismissed the severity of this virus from the very beginning of the pandemic. he has certainly favoured, in many ways, the economy and saving the economy. there is also a severe shortage of testing and results of the numbers we are talking about this morning, 35,000 new cases, that is most likely conservative, it is most likely conservative, it is most likely a lot higher than that.

there are also worries about what is going on in some southern states in the united states because even though they are opening up the economy in the us to a great degree, some states are having a serious spread of the virus as well. the number of cases across the us as the number of cases across the usasa the number of cases across the us as a whole has eased but not in the southern states, including florida, texas and arizona, they have each set a new daily record, showing that the viruses moving that sunbelt. florida, for example, has recorded almost 3000 new cases in the last four hours. the local governor there has said that it is because he is ramping up testing but he has also conceded that there is transmission within the community. but the white house at this stage certainly hasn't indicated any plan to reintroduce a lockdown. let's talk about new zealand. the two

travellers from the uk that brought covid—19 back to new zealand, what is the latest on that? after three weeks of no new cases of coronavirus and new zealand, the two women who had travelled from the united kingdom were actually granted permission to leave the 1a day quarantine early on compassionate grounds, to go to a funeral of a relative, but as we are saying, they have tested positive. just in the last hour orso, positive. just in the last hour or so, the ministerjacinda ardern has admitted that that was a mistake. she has revealed that these women essentially have come into contact with at least 320 people who will now all need to be contacted and tested. it is an example, of course, of how tracing good work by the prime minister has admitted that it should have never got there in the first place. she has brought in the defence force to work on the quarantine facilities on the

border and she has put a ban on anyone else being allowed to leave quarantine early on compassionate grounds stopping let's ta ke compassionate grounds stopping let's take a listen. this case represents an unacceptable failure of the system. it should never have happened and it cannot be repeated. i am the first to acknowledge that the decision we have made here to suspend compassionate leave will not be a popular one for many but i have to prioritise the health, safety and well— being of new the health, safety and well—being of new zealanders. that is myjob and so my view is that until we can have complete confidence in the system, that is the best course of action on behalf of new zealand. and what is the latest on china, again concern of a second wave there? this is a very of china, it being reported by state media that airports across beijing will cancel almost 1300 flights over fears of a new virus outbreak.

china, of course, was widely criticised for not clamping down on flights out of wuhan at the very beginning of this pandemic so this move could be seen as pandemic so this move could be seen as a way to avoid that same mistake twice over. authorities in beijing have described this latest outbreak is extremely severe, so this flight is extremely severe, so this flight ban as part of wider lockdown measures which they are hoping will avoid a potentially disastrous outbreak of this virus. 0k, thank you very much indeed. that brings us very much indeed. that brings us up to date on what is happening around the world, and as freya said, questions are still being asked about china's early handling of the outbreak stopping the first case was in the city of wuhan, probably at the city of wuhan, probably at the beginning of december last year. in total there were nearly 4000 deaths, at least 50,000 infections. 0ur china correspondent

john sudworth has just returned from wuhan. for two months, time stood still in this city, as it endured one of the world's harshest lockdowns. now it seems a distant memory. interrupted lives have resumed again but, beneath the appearance of normality, the authorities are on edge. people we arranged to meet are followed by plain—clothes police, who block our car. why are they doing this? we're stopped from filming. we can't leave? and at this apartment block, a group of officials keeps a careful eye on us. are we being detained? during the lockdown, anger erupted here over how it was managed, with a national vice minister heckled on an official visit. "it's all fake," they shout. it was a sign of how the crisis

shook the foundations of a system, one now firmly back in control. "no interviews," she's told. "people may say something they don't mean," this official says, explaining his concern about our filming. injanuary, wuhan's health service was the first to experience the onslaught. but despite evidence the disease was spreading, the public was given little warning. doctors were silenced by the police, and one of them, li wenliang, later died. at a small shrine, an offering is made to a dead brother. ms wong, who doesn't want to use her full name, has been told by the police not to talk to the foreign media, but has chosen to

ignore that warning. 44—year—old wong fai died in early february in the same hospital as dr li wenliang. "they should have warned the public in time," his sister tells me. "if they hadn't covered it up, my brother might be alive now." anyone asking similar questions too publicly is quickly silenced. for china, there is now only one narrative that matters in wuhan — the undoubted success in eventually bringing the virus under control. china is determined that this place will not be remembered

for a cover—up that put global health at risk but, rather, the cornerstone of a great national victory, one that demonstrates not the weaknesses of tight political control but its strengths. the trump administration is suing the president's former national security advisor, john bolton, in an attempt to block the release of a tell—all book later this month. the justice department said the memoir of the veteran republican state official, contained classified information that would compromise national security. 0ur north american correspondent peter bowes has more. a member of donald trump's and a circle, john bolton's i7 month stint as national security advisor included some of the most turbulent days of the trump presidency. they worked closely on foreign policy but drifted apart over mr trump's style of diplomacy. it all came to an abrupt end with a tweet and a very public falling out. i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, said the

president. at the time, john bolton said he had decided to quitand bolton said he had decided to quit and that he would have his say in due course. that time has come. has memoir has been billed as the book donald trump doesn't want you to read. a damning insider portrait of life in the white house and the president's inconsistent decision—making. mr bolton alleges that the president committed a host of impeachable offences and should have faced more charges during the senate trial that saw him acquitted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. the room where it happened, a white house memoir, is due to go on sale next week. trump administration said it is suing john bolton because the book hasn't been properly vetted and could compromise national security. if he wrote a book, i can't imagine that he can because that is highly classified information. even conversations with me, they are highly classified. i told that to the attorney general before,

i will consider every conversation with me as president as highly classified. the book's publisher has had back at the lawsuit saying it is nothing more than the latest ina long—running is nothing more than the latest in a long—running series of effo rts in a long—running series of efforts by the administration to quash publication of a book it deems unflattering to the president. 0nce it deems unflattering to the president. once again, donald trump finds himself embroiled ina trump finds himself embroiled in a high—profile battle to stop a one ally telling his story. it's the first deadly clash on the disputed himalayan border area in at least 45 years, between two nuclear—armed neighbours. the indian army is saying 20 of its soldiers have been killed by chinese troops in ladakh, in the kashmir region. china has not confirmed any casualties. this report from the bbc‘s sylvia lennan spence. in the region of ladakh, indian military vehicles make their presence known. the territory has long tensions with

neighbouring china and in recent weeks the fragile diplomatic ties are broken down, resulting in bloodshed. we have a situation where we we re we have a situation where we were standing eye to eye and this resulted in a scuffle where we lost lives. the clash between indian and chinese soldiers occurred in a valley, a treacherous and remote location on the border between india administered kashmir and the chinese ruled region. initially the indian army says three soldiers were killed on impact. in a later statement, it confirmed another 17 indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty in the stand—up location and exposed to subzero temperatures in the high altitude terrain had succumbed to their injuries. china has not confirmed fatalities. both countries have blamed each other for the confrontation. translation: we solemnly

request that india follows the releva nt request that india follows the relevant attitude and restrained its frontline troops. do not cross the border! do not provoke trouble! do not take any unilateral action that would complicate the border situation! it is reported no bullets were fired but the soldiers came to blows using rocks and clubs. the last war was using rocks and clubs. the last warwas in using rocks and clubs. the last war was in 1962. india suffered a significant effect. the painful memory runs deep. this latest clash has triggered another round of anti— china protests in india, in a dispute which has the potential to escalate with grave consequences. sylvia lennan spence, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the amusement parks trying to become covid—secure and still be entertaining. there was a bomb

in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the premier league is back following a 100—day absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. matches will be played behind closed doors to prevent any further cases of the virus. more now on our top story, the return of the english premier league after three months. joining me now from bangkok is football superfan noppatjak attanon, who supports manchester united. a very warm welcome to the programme. iam a very warm welcome to the programme. i am guessing that you are very excited that you can watch the beautiful game ain? can watch the beautiful game again? yes, yes, it has been a difficult 3— four months. of course, there are more things in life than football in the

last four months but having it backis last four months but having it back is such a greatjoy so it's something we look forward to in it's something we look forward toina it's something we look forward to in a weekend. you are a big manchester united fan and i understand they are playing against tottenham hotspur is on friday night. talk through preparations and where you will watch this match, et cetera? it'll be around 9—10 pm in thailand and we will be watching at home and in thailand, there are still rules that a bar and pub cannot be open yet so most people will be watching at home. it will be great entertainment because in the last few months, without football, on the weekend, we kinda feel a bit empty. but, yeah, about time we can get back to watching football and getting lost in a game for two hours, despite all the tensions around the world. without fans in the stadium cheering on the teams playing, without that atmosphere, how do you think

that game will be? it will not be the same, willow it will be a ballup be the same, willow it will be a ball up missing in terms of broadcasting experience because most of the thai fans have not been able to get to the stadium is to see what it is like in the life stadiums but since we get to see what happens, they have paid the last few weeks without fans in the stadium. it isa without fans in the stadium. it is a bit empty but it is better to have them back. i know you have even flown to be in the stadium at old trafford and watch man you play. do you think it will affect the footballers performance, that there are no fans in the stadium? -- man u. i think so. i play football myself and i think it will be interesting, the 12 man element but i think with the professionalism and

lack of football that they have had in the last three months, for the first few matches, i think it will be a big boost for them to get back on the field but in the long run i'm afraid it will affect them without the fans, yes. all right, noppatjak attanon, without the fans, yes. all right, noppatjakattanon, good to talk to you and enjoy today and the days ahead as a squeeze in all these matches they have not been able to play for some time. we would talk some more about that in our business coverage very soon. as lockdown rules are revised in the uk and with an estimated 400,000 jobs under threat many leisure and cultural attractions are working hard to be covid—secure for when they re—open. 0ur media and arts correspondent, david sillito, reports. blackpool. the pleasure beach. the place that should be at this time of year a cacophony of shouts and screams. it is a

very strange atmosphere here because the only thing you can hear is birdsong and it should bea hear is birdsong and it should be a place that is at this time of year teeming with people. they are hoping they will sing get a chance to open the gates but the question is, how do you do socialist inns distancing fun? this is the first time since 1896 at this park has ever closed. we were open throughout the walls, both walls, so this isjust throughout the walls, both walls, so this is just an extraordinary time for us and being a family business it is particularly busy — is difficult because you have to look after so many families as well that working for you —— both wars. and to make it what they are even socially distancing the rollercoasters. can you fill the trade? we are not, and with the social distancing, we have two keep them apart. so that is only one metre. and that is pulled back a bit further and that is

exactly two metres and we would leave this row empty and then we leave these alone to maintaina we leave these alone to maintain a safe distance. it is a different experience, you have to wear a face mask, no—one behind me, they have to be to set behind because of social distancing and everything will be, well, a bit slower and that is apart from the right itself! — — the right itself! if you don't want to terrified alone... bring someone from your own household. britain's visitor attractions and cultural venues have seen income plummet and even when things do open, it will be gradual. london zoo for insta nce will be gradual. london zoo for instance is outdoor only with strict viewing points and one way system. research released today says creative industries are losing more than £1 billion are losing more than £1 billion a week in revenue. at the design museum, i was shown how

they are adapting their forthcoming exhibition on the music industry. there is a 1—way flow into the main exhibition. time-limited. 1.5 hours. of course, 1—way systems work for museums but not other cultural venues. it's interesting that the exhibition deals with an aspect of music and life and live performance and life and live performance and club culture because that pa rt and club culture because that part of the cultural landscape is really severely hit at the moment blew even more than museums and the opening trajectory for live venues and performance is a lot further down the line. and even the museums are quieter than normal. we need to start careful, small steps, small steps, keep moving. hundreds of thousands of jobs depend steps, keep moving. hundreds of thousands ofjobs depend on places like this but it will be tougher businesses that rely on mingling, crowds and people feeling comfortable in being

close to one another. david sillito, bbc news. business news and more on football and finance in a moment. hello there. expect a stormy spell of weather over the next few days. not just for the uk, across much of central and eastern europe. we've seen some sharp, thundery downpours. we start off quite promising but then showers are likely to develop in the uk as we go through the day. after a sunny start, afternoon thunderstorms could be an issue and because we have light winds, it could be slow—moving. so localised flooding not out of the question. we could start off with low cloud, mist, and fog. that burns its way back to the east coast where it may well linger, but elsewhere, lovely spells of sunshine but as the heat builds, the showers will arrive. they should be few and far between across scotland and northern ireland. the most frequent ones through wednesday will be across england and wales. so through the afternoon — this is a snapshot — you can see just a brighter

colour denoting the intensity of those showers. slow—moving, a lot of heavy rain and some hail and thunder and lightning. it will be quite warm and humid out there. temperatures likely 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. the showers will continue for a while through the early evening, hopefully starting to ease away before during the night, we could see more persistent rain pushing in through east anglia and moving through northern england. as we go through the day on thursday, rain to the north of england, then that's going to be replaced by some pretty intense thundery downpours across england and wales. in the space of two or three hours, we could see a couple of inches of rain. so, weather warnings have been issued by the met office, certainly worth bearing in mind if you're going out and about. a slightly quieter day in scotland 17—22 degrees the high. as we go into friday, england and wales will see

the quietest of the weather. fewer showers around, but more frequent showers are likely through northern ireland and scotland. again, some of these will be heavy and thundery. 17—23 degrees as the high. we could do with some slightly quieter weather. we may well get it between england and wales for the start of the weekend as high—pressure builds, but this area of low pressure could spoil the story a little bit further north and west. so there's a chance this weekend of more rain to come across scotland and northern ireland, but it's drier elsewhere with the heat set to build across england and wales as we go into next week. take care.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. football is back! but not as we know it. the premier league returns today, but no fans are allowed in the stadium, how will club finances cope and how are offices and life in australia changing as companies adapt to a new way of working in the wake of the virus. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, a very warm welcome. i'm sally

bundock and we will discuss in more detail now the return of english premier league for all after a 100 day break. the 92 remaining matches will be held behind closed doors, but discussions have started with the uk government about letting fans attend premier league matches again. the coronavirus pandemic has hit europe's footballing industry hard, according to deloitte, premier league clubs face a fall in revenues of £1 billion this season. it says half of that total, which is due to rebates to broadcasters and a loss of matchday revenues, will be permanently lost, with the remainder deferred to the next year. joining me now is kieran maguire, football finance lecturer at university of liverpool. welcome to the programme. took us welcome to the programme. took us through the impact this stop in the premier league has had. the biggest losses for clubs

will be through the lack of match day revenue. last season in the premier league alone generated around £660 million with a quarter of the season being lost, it means clubs are going to have to rebate season ticket holders, their hospitality partners and there's the sundry losses in things such as merchandise and catering sales as well. on top of that, there has been an agreement with the domestic broadcasters for a relatively small rebate. i think initially the premier league club feared it was going to be around £750 million and that has been halved, and there might have to be some money going back to the commercial sponsors because they won't be getting the same value from theirfront they won't be getting the same value from their front of shirt sponsorship. so the sooner fans can return to the stadium is the better, but they could be some time, couldn't it? yes, it has got to be led by the advice

coming from health professionals, and a date, clearly there is no date for a return to mass gatherings and as well as the fact that matches are taking place outdoors, which clearly appears to mitigate the passing of the coronavirus, i think one of the big issues is that there will be pinch points at matches, in terms of the use of public transport as well, and that will make it more difficult for foot all to return, especially for those clubs who are located in cities which are very reliant on public transport as a means of getting to matches. so, what could be the fallout? there is real concern that some clu bs fa ce there is real concern that some clu bs face ba nkru ptcy. there is real concern that some clubs face bankru ptcylj there is real concern that some clubs face bankruptcy. i think as far as the premier league is concerned, because of the incredible success of the tv deals, clubs probably do have a fair degree of resilience to becoming insolvent, but as we dropped through the leagues and those clubs become more and

more reliant on match day income and ticket sales, there has to be a genuine risk, especially once the government's following schemes and the delay replace schemes and the delay replace schemes and respect of paye and vat payments are concerned, and when those monies become due to the government had the lockdown elements are removed, that clu bs elements are removed, that clubs will have a huge problem in terms of meeting their bills, and with no sign of... sorry to interrupt you, what impact might this have on player salaries? in the short term in the premier league very little because they're a long—term contract but in lower leagues and because they are on one or two year contract, expect to see significant cutbacks being made by clubs. we appreciate your time and expertise. we have had lots of comments from you about that,

have a look on twitter and get involved. i have been asking you, have you missed it, are you, have you missed it, are you excited about your return and your thoughts on the impact, so do get in touch. now to australia, which is no longer in lockdown, but there's no doubt that covid—19 has fundamentally changed the office for most. so how are workplaces adapting to a new way of doing business and how are people coping? phil mercer reports. waking up after hibernation. many australians are slowly heading back into work as lockdown measures are wound back. but things are not as they were. fears of covid—19 are prompting more commuters to drive to work. they prefer the safety of their cars, their own little bubble, rather than public transport. this does of course raise issues around congestion, pollution and parking, but it is reshaping the way we work in the shadow of the pandemic. staff at this

global real estate services company are returning to a very different office in sydney. on the floor you see the arrows... initially, just 25% of the workforce will come back. we have the safe six principles, such as reducing touch points and walking clockwise around the office. many people may be anxious coming back to the office, there is still the potential risk of getting the virus, so we have included all of these principles to make the workplace as safe as possible. here on the right—hand side we have got keyboards and mice. they are all deep clean, people get their own set when they come back to the office and they will be using that set going forward. with got the safe zones around here, showing what1.5 metres is from your chair to really show people, don't come into my safe zone. these are perspex sneeze

screens. you may have these are perspex sneeze screens. you may have seen these are perspex sneeze screens. you may have seen them in grocery stores that people sit opposite each other in a safe manner. but many australians will continue to work from home. some are happy to avoid the daily commutes and spend more time with their families. but for others, being separated from their colleagues has been a struggle.|j separated from their colleagues has been a struggle. i have a number of team members who have recently started to live on their own and actually it is really isolating, so there's a couple of problems associated with at. the work they get longer because you get up and you go to your laptop earlier and you stay on at longer and i think there is also a sense of feeling really isolated. you can't consult with colleagues so you are worried that you're not doing yourjob properly. covid—19 looks set to drag australia into its first recession for almost 30 years. at the heart of any economy is its workers, and one of the keys to recovery is keeping them safe. financial markets this week

have been given a significant boost thanks to more action on the part of the us central bank to support businesses in the worlds largest economy. but the chairman of the federal reserve, jerome powell, is far from upbeat and has warned of significant uncertainty over the us recovery. michelle fleury has more from new york. the head of america's powerful central bank highlighted that the economic pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic had not been felt equally by the american workforce. for sure, there are signs that the world's largest economy is seeing improvement. retail sales figures for the month of may rebounded nearly 18%, but mr powell warned that any full recovery was still a long way off, and he told lawmakers about the crisis could widen the gap of living standards between the rich and poor. low

income households have experienced by far the sharpest drop, whilejob losses experienced by far the sharpest drop, while job losses of hispanics and women have been greater than other groups. if not contained in reverse, the downturn could widen group. not contained in reverse, the downturn could widen groupm mr powell has said before, he suggested that more aid was needed. the federal reserve cannot put money into the hands of individuals in the same way that the government can and his comments come as looming deadlines come about what to do for unemployed workers, which is set to expire. let's see how markets are doing today and asia. yesterday, japan ended the day up almost 596 japan ended the day up almost 5% higher and that is because the bank of japan 5% higher and that is because the bank ofjapan announced measures to support businesses and companies in japan. measures to support businesses and companies injapan. you can see the nikkei down by half a percent, hong kong flat,

australia up by 4.5. markets are australia up by 4.5. markets a re really australia up by 4.5. markets are really volatile in either direction right now. let's have a look at what happened on wall street the night before so you can see the gains still strong in the united states. we are seeing several days of rallies on wall street. they are not perturbed by whatjerome powell had to say but of course there isa had to say but of course there is a lot of speculation that the us government may announce a$1 the us government may announce a $1 trillion infrastructure spend. that is been reported so thatis spend. that is been reported so that is giving markets a boost as well. in a slightly surprising move the us commerce department has decided, it will alllow us firms to work with huawei on setting standards for 5g innovation. karishma vaswani is following that story from our asia business hub. what is going on now? it is ha rd to what is going on now? it is hard to keep up. yeah, the twists and turns of the relationship between the united states and huawei, it deserves

an entire book perhaps all on its own, but certainly the decision by the us commerce department to allow this particular collaboration is significant, given that up until now the us has been vehemently opposed to having huawei involved in anything. we got a statement from huawei earlier today and what they said it's fundamentally, standards should be set in an open, fairand nondiscriminatory manner. now, does this mean that the united states is finally saying that huawei's technology is worth collaborating with despite all of the things we have heard from them in the past? a put that question to the vice president for emerging technology research, have a listen to what he had to say. it doesn't actually mean that but what it does mean is that us companies are now able to interact with huawei directly when it comes to 56 standards, and that will mean the 56

standards will be set on a more efficient manner. it also means that, the 56 rollouts around the world will be done in a more efficient process. interesting, so we will continue to try to keep across the saga. thank you for now, good to see you. let's get some of the day's other news. british finance minister rishi sunak is planning to break the conservative party's "triple lock" state pension pledge, according to a report in the financial times. the treasury believe the pledge will become unaffordable due to the fallout of the covid—19 crisis. the pledge means that state pensions in the uk goes up by whichever is the higher, wages, inflation or 2.5%. amazon has launched an artificial intelligence—based system to enforce social distancing at its offices and warehouses. the world's largest online retailer is under intensifying scrutiny from us lawmakers and unions over whether it's doing enough to protect staff from the pandemic.

hair and beauty salons including nail bars have been shut in the uk since the 23rd of march as part of the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. the uk government said they would be able to reopen from the 4th ofjuly at the earliest, but has so far given no fixed date. for those in the industry there is a lot at stake, the national health and beauty federation says hair salons, beauty salons and barbershops turn over 7 and a half billion pounds per year in the uk alone. but how are the uk's nail salons preparing to reopen? and will consumers have changed their habits during the lockdown — when at—home manicures sales have been booming?

joining me now is thea green, founder of nails inc. good to see you. do you have any insider knowledge as to when you might be able to reopen the nail bars? so, we are working towards the fourth ofjuly date, we are preparing our nail bars with protective screens, ppe equipment, temperature checks, sanitiser and new sanitation and guidelines for how we're to clea n guidelines for how we're to clean and between and distance between the bars and appointments, so we are working towards that date but we don't have final confirmation just yet. and that is increasing your costs significantly, isn't it, and presumably you can't have as many people inside your nail bars at any one time? no, it is most likely to operate in and every other station occupied, there will also need to be time in between each customer to allow that deep clea nse customer to allow that deep cleanse of the bar, so there will have to be significant gaps both in terms of physical space and appointments, the uk

consumer has been pretty scrappy and between that time with salons closed, as you said there has been a huge rise with customers doing their services at home so we have seen a huge rise in terms of product sales through our web business. are you quite concerned about what this means for your business going forward? because your costs are rising, you might see a bit ofa costs are rising, you might see a bit of a falloff in demand and there is such competition isn't there on the high street when it comes to nail bars, there has been a massive surge in them. i think the high street post covert might look different to how it did pre— covid—19 anyway, so we will see changes and much more challenges. i think when it comes to nail bars, customers, because of everything that has happened, customers are going to pick nail bars and brands and hair salons that they trust, where they know they are going to have the right regulatory measures in place, soi regulatory measures in place,

so i think you will see a move towards brands where people really feel they can trust that they are doing those and guidelines are clearly published by those brands. do you have to pass on those costs to your customers? no, we are seeing services being closed and a huge demand for product that during the lockdown we launched a now polished product that was he reactive when you wash your hands so i think with all of us washing our hands hundreds of times a day we saw a big rise in that and a huge rise in terms of customers using at home now treatments as well as customers buying into bright, fun, cheer me up colours like the neon nail polish and while services are slower, customers are purchasing more products at home as they start to do that at home products and realise it is possible for them to do

those at home treatments as well as the salon visits as well. lovely to talk to you and i have noticed that you're now look fabulous, unlike mine! all the best, going forward in terms of how things work out. july the fourth, independence day for some, i have booked my hairdresser appointment so i am praying that can go ahead! atomic london is a successful young advertising agency which had run campaigns for a number of major corporations. lockdown has been frustrating for the creative staff there, says ceo jon goulding, because they haven't been able to meet in person to bounce ideas off one another. he says he's desperate for everyone to get back into the office to recapture the creative spirit. being together, bouncing ideas from each other, that is the bit we are desperately trying to get back to the office and get a big dose of that!

the lifeblood of any creative industry is pitching for business and driving force behind the energy and we are missing the chemistry between the team members and finding like—minded people that they actually want to work. i think zoom actually want to work. i think zoom meetings are tricky because it's incredibly difficult to create chemistry when you are not in a room with your colleagues or when you are in the room, people have to stop speaking when the other speaks and that is particularly, creative thinking particularly, creative thinking particularly happens when you speak over each other abounds from each other. the team members that have found it ha rd est members that have found it hardest other creative teams, they have found it really difficult to create the

dynamism which they are incredibly keen to get back in the office in some form as soon as possible. i think that would make a massive difference to the product, motivation of the team, chemistry and all of the kind of, i suppose the kind of magic that creative agencies are there to create, which cannot be replicated as well when you are working remotely. the world health organization has hailed the discovery by scientists in oxford that a widely available steroid can dramatically lower the risk of death for the most seriously ill covid—19 patients. the who called the research on the drug dexamethasone a lifesaving scientific breakthrough. it said it was the first treatment shown to cut mortality in serious cases. borisjohnson has thanked the manchester united footballer marcus rashford for leading a campaign to give schoolchildren in england free meals during the summer holidays. the government had planned

to suspend the scheme but reversed its decision following mr rashford's campaign and opposition from labour and backbench tory mps. development charities and three former prime ministers have criticised borisjohnson for scrapping the department dealing with overseas aid, and merging it with the foreign 0ffice. borisjohnson said taxpayers would get more bang for their buck, if aid projects were more aligned with uk interests. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the premier league is back following a 100—day absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. matches will be played behind closed doors to prevent any further cases of the virus. brazil has reported a record number of new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, nearly 35,000, and is on course for a million

cases by the end of the week. the united states has been shaken by nationwide protests since the death of george floyd three weeks ago. there's been much criticism of president trump's response and his decision to deploy the national guard onto the streets of america's cities. but what do people think in the rural heartland? 0ur west coast correspondent, sophie long, has been travelling around the state of montana to find out what those who supported him in 2016 think of their president now. in big—sky country, support for the president is riding high. horns honking. and this is the relatively liberal city of bozeman. happy birthday, president trump! love you! i love him, and he deserves a chance. democrats cut him off at every angle. women for trump. it's important, and this is the election that will make the difference. not everyone is happy

to see this celebration. i think that he doesn't care about the american people as a whole. people of colour, women. it's a little sad to see the things that he supports, and now there's this many people here that support the same thing. something he is, as they say here, all hat and no cattle. but as you get further from the cities and the famous montana skies grow, so too does support for donald trump. dark, economic clouds may loom, but he made much hay here while the sun was shining. for him to just know that we're out here and care, and again, like i say, he doesn't underestimate our intelligence. i think that's... i think they underestimated him because they don't realise that, as in rural america, that's who we were looking for, somebody that paid attention to us. anger with president trump's leadership has never been more visible on the streets of the capital and cities across the united states. but this? this is a whole different

world, and when you come here and speak to people living in america's prairies and remote mountain ranges, you realise many still have faith. even in the industrial heartland of colstrip, a city which grew around the now partially closed power station in the coal mine that feeds it, where the coal workers' jobs donald trump vowed to fight for will almost certainly be lost, support for the president remains strong. what do you think about the way that president trump has handled the protests? personally, i believe he could be a little more aggressive. i don't believe that any place in this country, people should be able to throw rocks or molotov cocktails. i hope we can keep them, but boy, they're working hard at getting rid of him. but i think they forget the old silent majority still sitting here, and i'm one of them. the president and his rival in november's election have yet to go head—to—head.

happy birthday, president trump! but his supporters here say donald trump offers them what no democrat does, the hope of being heard. liberty! sophie long, bbc news, montana. and a little more from the us, a findings of polls is that most americans are sad that marriages are holding up, and according to a study from the university of chicago, 14% have said they are happy, the lowest in 50 years and no surprise of the pandemic, economic uncertainty and fear out there, but the institution of marriage is strong out there because according to another poll, half of couples in the us expect to come out of the coronavirus crisis with an even better relationship, and if you want to have a look at the two poles

another way, perhaps it is really true to say that misery does love company! good to have your company today. i was see your company today. i was see you soon. hello there. expect a stormy spell of weather over the next few days. not just for the uk, across much of central and eastern europe. we've seen some sharp, thundery downpours. we start off quite promising but then showers are likely to develop in the uk as we go through the day. after a sunny start, afternoon thunderstorms could be an issue and because we have light winds, it could be slow—moving. so localised flooding not out of the question. we could start off with low cloud, mist, and fog. that burns its way back to the east coast where it may well linger, but elsewhere, lovely spells of sunshine but as the heat builds, the showers will arrive. they should be few and far between across scotland and northern ireland. the most frequent ones through wednesday will be across england and wales. so through the afternoon — this is a snapshot —

you can see just a brighter colour denoting the intensity of those showers. slow—moving, a lot of heavy rain and some hail and thunder and lightning. it will be quite warm and humid out there. temperatures likely 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. the showers will continue for a while through the early evening, hopefully starting to ease away before during the night, we could see more persistent rain pushing in through east anglia and moving through northern england. as we go through the day on thursday, rain to the north of england, then that's going to be replaced by some pretty intense thundery downpours across england and wales. in the space of two or three hours, we could see a couple of inches of rain. so, weather warnings have been issued by the met office, certainly worth bearing in mind if you're going out and about. a slightly quieter day in scotland 17—22 degrees the high. as we go into friday, england and wales will see the quietest of the weather. fewer showers around, but more frequent showers are likely through northern ireland and scotland. again, some of these

will be heavy and thundery. 17—23 degrees as the high. we could do with some slightly quieter weather. we may well get it between england and wales for the start of the weekend as high—pressure builds, but this area of low pressure could spoil the story a little bit further north and west. so there's a chance this weekend of more rain to come across scotland and northern ireland, but it's drier elsewhere with the heat set to build across england and wales as we go into next week. take care.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: a mother's pride. manchester united and england star marcus rashford on the family support that changed government policy on free school meals she has rung me about ten times a day. no, just very happy stop and, you know, when someone, when she was going to it, if someone had spoken up going to it, if someone had spoken up and maybe this situation would have been different. in an exclusive interview with breakfast he says the fight isn't over and he wants the policy changed permanently. the biggest breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus so far, a steroid drug is now

available for hospital patients