this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. british ministers promise a review of the two metre social distancing rule will conclude within days, which could make it easier for pubs and restaurants to open next month. we have committed to reviewing the two—metre to one metre rule, and we will be concluding that shortly. within the coming days we will get the outcome. passengers arriving at uk airports may soon be able to pay for a coronavirus test and avoid 1a days in quarantine. the white house tries to fire the prosecutor investigating donald trump's associates — but he's refusing to step down. brazil becomes only the second country in the world to report more than a million cases of coronavirus.

hope in the time of corona — climate campaigner greta thunberg tells us the crisis proves governments can take dramatic action. if you use that logic, it changes the discussion and the debate. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk government has said it will make an announcement next week about the two—metre social distancing rules in england amid growing speculation they will be relaxed. pubs and restaurants are due to reopen at the beginning ofjuly, and the uk hospitality industry has warned hundreds of thousands ofjobs could go if the guidelines are not changed.

john mcmanus reports. it's now been nearly three months since most of us were able to set foot in bars and restaurants. but is the entertainment drought about to end? in england, the government says it will make an announcement next week on whether the two—metre distancing rule should be relaxed. we have committed to reviewing the two metre to one metre rule, and we will be concluding on that shortly. within a few days we will get the outcome. one conservative mp says the rule should have been reviewed a month ago, and that it's notjust entertainment venues which stand to benefit. i've heard from manufacturers who say that two metres, they can't operate. but even with a metre and a half, it's possible to operate. now, the rules have been a bit more pragmatic in workplaces like manufacturing, but nevertheless the two—metre guidance has been widely understood.

on friday, the national alert system was downgraded from four to three. that means the virus is considered to be in general circulation, and there could be a gradual relaxation of restrictions. but the chief medical officers for england, wales, northern ireland and scotland have warned that localised outbreaks of covid—19 are likely to occur. the latest death rates from the virus show that there were 173 deaths recorded across the uk onjune 18, taking the total to 42,461. meanwhile, the westminster government also wants children of all ages to be back at school by september. so far that hasn't been possible in england. new safety guidance will be published in the next fortnight. we have been creating bubbles of children in the classroom, creating a protective environment for those children, currently that is at 15. what we would be looking at doing

is expanding those bubbles to include the whole class. schools in wales will reopen for the first time at the end ofjune, with only one third of pupils in class at any one time. in scotland, they will be open in mid—august, and in northern ireland, later in the same month. before that, there is the pressing problem of summer holidays. a trial involving testing arriving airport passengers for covid—19 is expected to begin soon. a negative result could mean passengers could get an early release from the 14—day travel quarantine. but the test will cost £140 each. that's £560 for a family of four. with me is our political correspondent, helen catt. going back to the two—metre rule, the direction of travel seems fairly obvious, doesn't it? it does. we

know the government is having this review, so we can't say it is a cast—iron certainty that the distancing will be reduced as a result of that. as you said, the direction of travel certainly seems that that is where we are going with this in england. so borisjohnson has previously indicated that he would like to reduce the two metre distancing when it is safe to do so, so distancing when it is safe to do so, so with that 11th ofjuly date in the road map coming up, and potentially from that point being when we could start to see pubs reopening, they have said at the earliest from the 11th ofjuly. have said at the earliest from the 11th of july. the have said at the earliest from the 11th ofjuly. the question is, is now the time he thinks it is safe? and he has been coming under political pressure, certainly in the last week, from some of his senior backbenchers on this, who feel that 110w backbenchers on this, who feel that now is within the time, for example the former conservative leader iain duncan smith. the economy is teetering at the moment, so we are supporting a lot of people through the furloughs

given through loans, and these are of course going to have to come to an end. if we don't get the economy moving now, which is why the two to one metre reduction is so critical, we will see companies calling it a day and putting people onto unemployment. that will change massively, and i don't want that to happen, for health reasons, mental people don't not being able to see their way forward. , people don't not being able to see theirway forward. , and people don't not being able to see their way forward. , and that will be very damaging. and what people will see is that the scientists themselves are divided on this. we talk about the science as if it is one thing, but there are a range of scientific opinions, and the point of this age group that advises the government is that it has a range of the scientist on it who will reach a conclusion between them. so there is that, and ultimately it is notjust looking at the science. if you like that leads to the decisions the politicians have to make. they have to take into account all of those things like the issues you just heard iain duncan

smith talking about there, things like the economy, the social impact, that what is the health impact of staying in lockdown? there are a lot of things that they have to weigh up to decide whether or not to reduce that rule. helen, thanks. a powerful prosecutor who's investigated several of president trump's allies has defied the administration's attempts to oust him. thejustice department had announced that geoffrey berman — the us attorney for a district of new york — was stepping down, but mr berman said he had not resigned, and would only leave if the senate confirmed a successor for him. in the meantime, he said, he would continue his investigations. one of them into mr trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani. the bbc‘s david willis is following events from los angeles. the white house loves to do this, to bury these pieces of information late on a friday night when it presumably thinks the entire washington press corps is enjoying a glass or maybe a bottle of wine. thusit glass or maybe a bottle of wine. thus it was in this case, the

attorney general, william barr, an ally of president trump, announcing that geoffrey berman, a very senior prosecutor in manhattan, was stepping down, only for geoffrey berman to reply, that is news to me. he issued a statement saying he had no intention of going anywhere until the senate had appointed his successoi’. the senate had appointed his successor. a bit of a red—faced night for the trump administration. interesting to see how this will all play itself out. geoffrey berman was one of the most senior prosecutors in the united states of america. he is the man who led the criminal investigation into donald trump's private lawyer, michael cohen. mr cohen was subsequently sent to jail. he is currently investigating, it's thought, rudy guiliani, another legal assistant to donald trump. and there are reports that his investigations have also led him to look into the personal dealings of the trump family company and other members of mr trump's family. donald trump had apparently according to

reports here voiced concern over geoffrey berman and the news that it would be rather nice if it was replaced, and a rather ham—fisted attempt to remove him. meanwhile, president trump is holding a controversial rally in oklahoma later today — one day after marches were held across the us to markjuneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the country. the president had originally scheduled his rally to coincide with the holiday. thousands of people took to the streets on friday following weeks of calls for racialjustice. david willis in la has also been following these developments. it's a date on the calendar that for most white americans has previously passed without recognition. but this year was different. coming amid widespread protests over the death of george floyd,

juneteenth has ta ken on a new significance. across the us, there were events to mark the day that slavery here finally came to an end. in tulsa, oklahoma, they marked it too. a leading civil rights leader calling for the protests to go on. greatness is when blacks and whites and latinos and asians and original americans hit the streets all over this country and march against your tear gas, and march against your rubber bullets, and march against a military occupation you threaten, and march anyhow. that is what will make america great. tulsa is also the scene of president trump's controversial re—election rally later today, but it's a controversial choice. in 1921, tulsa was the site of one of the worst outbreaks of racial violence when white mobs attacked black businesses and killed around 300 people. it's donald trump's first rally

in over three months, and people have been queueing outside the venue since early in the week. i knew this would be a big rally, and i wanted to get a seat. a million tickets have been requested for this. so i wanted to be here early. a night—time curfew in the city imposed amid threats of violence at the rally has now been lifted, and the president tweeted this warning to potential troublemakers. "any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to oklahoma, please understand you will not be treated like you have been in new york, seattle or minneapolis," he said. "it will be a much different scene!" the trump campaign is hoping the rally will shift attention from concerns about racial injustice and police brutality — issues these demonstrators say mr trump has so far yet to address.

protestors in washington dc have pulled down and burnt a statue of poet and jurist, albert pike, who served as a confederate general. crowds cheered and chanted "black lives matter" as demonstrators used rope and chains to bring the statue down. police looked on but did not intervene. in a tweet president trump said the police were not doing theirjob — and those responsible should be immediately arrested. in his legal practice, albert pike specialised in claims on behalf of native americans against the federal government. the number of people who've tested positive for covid—19 in brazil has passed one million — only the second country to do so after the united states. brazil has now registered a total of nearly 119,000 deaths. our correspondent katy watson says friday also saw a new record daily number of cases, suggesting the outbreak is far from over.

this is the reality behind brazil's spread of covid—19. the cases keep climbing. the infection keep spreading. and brazil doesn't yet haveit spreading. and brazil doesn't yet have it under control. friday saw a massive spike in the number of new cases, a record at nearly 55,000. according to the health ministry, the rise was due in part to several states having trouble in reporting data early in the week. but numbers are numbers, and they are frightening. translation: in fact people only start believing covid—19 is real when it is a family member or themselves who get it, because as long as it is no one in the family, i'io long as it is no one in the family, 110 one long as it is no one in the family, no one they know who gets it, people won't get real about what is happening. each and every day, more people are taken by covid—19 in brazil. this week saw four micro consecutive days of more than 1200

fatalities. all the while cities like sao paulo and rio dejaneiro are starting to open back up. after more than three months in quarantine, people are trying to get back to some kind of normality. but life in brazil is anything but normal. president jaya bolsonaro life in brazil is anything but normal. presidentjaya bolsonaro has from the very beginning campaign for brazil's economy to reopen. he has railed against social distancing, even going against his own health ministry and firing those who dared to disagree with him. translation: brazilian people really had a hard time figuring out how to behave because of the questionable guidelines. the health ministry along with governors asked for and stressed the need for isolation, for distance. the president said exactly the opposite. he did the opposite. he systematically broke those recommendations. he made many people question them. bolsonaro is referred

to by some as the trump of the tropics. it is true he has long admired donald trump and his way of doing politics. the two men have much in common. not least the way they have handled the pandemic. the figures in the us are staggering, but brazil too is alarming. they are 110w but brazil too is alarming. they are now exclusive members of a club nobody wants to join. over the last year, 17—year—old greta thunberg, has become one the most famous climate campaigners in the world, but for the last three months she's been in lockdown at home in stockholm. but she believes there are important lessons to be learned from the coronavirus pandemic and the black lives matter protests that could help in the fight to tackle climate change. our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt has been speaking to her. this isn't the greta thunberg the world normally sees. a teenager doing a jigsaw in the quiet of her locked down flat. greta says she hopes coronavirus will change the way the world

approaches the climate challenge. it shows that during a crisis, you act, and you act with necessary force. it feels like the corona crisis has sort of changed the role of science in our societies. we're suddenly starting to understand that, oh, yeah, we have to actually listen to the experts, that is actually something that we depend on. she has been following the black lives matter movement and sees an important link between inaction on climate and inaction on other issues, including racism. it's always the fight for justice, and it feels like we have paused some kind of social tipping point where people are starting to realise that we cannot keep looking away from these things, we cannot keep sweeping these things under the carpet, these injustices. the growing appetite for protests she says she's seeing around the world gives hope for the future.

we can see an awakening of the last couple of years where people are starting to find their own voice, to sort of understand that they can actually have an impact. in a few weeks' time, she will be back at school. but the teenager says she will not stop campaigning on climate. i will definitely continue to be an activist. the need for that is not going to reduce, if you say so, unfortunately. so don't expect greta thunberg to fade into the background. let's speak to nikki henderson, the yachtswoman who sailed greta thunberg across the atlantic. thank you so much forjoining us. just before we get onto the issues of climate change and protest in science, tell us how it came about that you sailed greta thunberg across the atlantic, and what was that like? last november, greta and

her father needed to sail back to europe as the summit was moved last minute from south america to madrid. they needed a sailor for the crew, and through a mutual connection that was helping them out, ijumped in at the last minute. and yes, what you do if one of the most famous teenagers in the world asks you for help? you can say no. but it was a very enlightening and enjoyable passage. and where you are climate change activist yourself before then? and did she change your view of these issues? no, i'm very comfortable to say that no i wasn't a climate change activist before. i was quite intimidated by the whole idea, and that was one of the reasons why i wanted to go, because

i think when you meet people face—to—face and you really see the context... big or far away from your owfi context... big or far away from your own world, and it did change me, it definitely did. it made it seem less scary, and it also made me face it. and i think since coming back i have seen that it is much easier to turn a blind eye, definitely. nikki, your line is slightly coming and going, but we will persevere for another couple of questions if we can. we just heard greta in that interview talking about the hope that people can turn that awareness of their power to change things, whether it is from climate to black lives matter or other socialjustice movements. do you agree that these things are connected in her generation and your generation? yes.

in our generation, definitely they are connected. it is about how brave are connected. it is about how brave are you to stand up and say what is not the cool thing to say, it is not the popular thing to say. and the more people that do it, the less scary it becomes, and that is what we need to do. we need to make these issues the common issue. this needs to be the norm. the norm is that there is not racism and we do not abide by it. the norm is that we all agree that the climate crisis is a crisis and we need to do something. and to stop the excuses, i think. and to stop the excuses, i think. and do you think that greta thunberg is right when she is hopeful that after the covid crisis, people will get back to the climate change crisis with renewed energy cries mac oi’ crisis with renewed energy cries mac or do you think they will be exhausted terrified about the economic damage, and less likely to tackle climate change issues?

economic damage, and less likely to tackle climate change issues7m economic damage, and less likely to tackle climate change issues? it is a good question. i hope they will leave with some fire in their belly, because what you have seen is that governments can make big changes very quickly, and that was always the one reason that i encountered since coming back from sailing with greta. the one excuse was, it's impossible because how could we possibly do that to the economy? that is not really an argument any more, because they have shown that they can stop it a crisis. so you have to be hopeful. we have to be hopeful, otherwise what hope do we have? nikki, we have to leave it there, but thank you so much for joining us. you're welcome. turkey is implementing a curfew today to allow nearly four million students to travel more safely to high school and university entrance exams.

the new lockdown starts from 9.30 in the morning until three in the afternoon. some essential shops can remain open. restrictions have been eased and flights to america have resumed for the firt time since march, but coronavirus cases have risen since reopening two weeks ago. the united nations' refugee agency, the unhcr, is marking this year's world refugee day with the message that "every action counts" — as it faces the challenge of the pandemic and record numbers of people forced from their homes. conflict, hunger and economic upheaval had displaced nearly 80 million people worldwide, half of them children, by the end of 2019 — nearly twice as many as a decade ago. we can speak now to rossella pagliuchi—lor — the unhcr's representative to the uk. thank you for talking to us. when you say every action matters, what does that mean to you? well, thank

you for having me. every action cou nts you for having me. every action counts means really that we expect eve ryo ne counts means really that we expect everyone tojoin us counts means really that we expect everyone to join us in counts means really that we expect everyone tojoin us in making sure that inclusion is really our fundamental stance. i think we are seeing with the covid pandemic, as we are seeing with the antiracism, the demonstrations, i think never before has it been so obvious that u nless we before has it been so obvious that unless we manage to obtain a more just world, a more inclusive society, we will not be able to advance society as a whole. society, we will not be able to advance society as a wholelj society, we will not be able to advance society as a whole. i do apologise, i'm going to have to interrupt you, because we were hoping that we could, but the sound quality is simply not good enough on this line. we were hoping we could sort that but we have been unable to, we will try to get back to you

once we have fixed it. ok. this weekend sees the annual summer solstice at stonehenge. normally thousands of people, including druids, gather there each year to celebrate — but this year the site is closed because of coronavirus. the good news is you'll still be able to watch the sunrise, because english heritage are live—streaming it on their social media channels. duncan kennedy has been to see them setting up. this is how it should look, and sound — the great spectacle of high summer at the great monument of stonehenge. but not this year. yes, that will work nicely, i think. because of covid—19, english heritage have for the first time cancelled the celebrations. instead, a film crew will live—stream the event on social media. it is a great honour and it is really exciting to stand in the middle of the stone circle with no—one else around, no—one else in sight, and to broadcast the footage right here in stonehenge to potentially millions and millions of people around the world. english heritage says you can view the sunrise on all its social media sites,

and safety must take priority. sadly, we're just trying to give the message please don't travel. the stones will not be open, and the landscape around, which is owned by the national trust, is also not open to the public. so stay at home, watch from the comfort of your own sofa, and come back next year. wiltshire police have also urged the public to stay away from the stones, saying they will have officers in the area. but one leading druid says he will still try to attend, at a safe distance. so it is my intention to be as close as is legally possible to stonehenge. people started gathering and worshipping for the solstices and equinoxes for thousands of years, and we are a continuation of that tradition. there are already a number of signs around the area warning the public that the solstice celebrations have been cancelled this year. english heritage say the entire site around the stones will be sealed off, and they are asking members of the public not to turn up on sunday morning. this film crew will be up long

before dawn on sunday, hoping to capture history at this unique site of prehistory. duncan kennedy, bbc news at stonehenge. you're watching bbc news. let's get more now on a trial scheme that will seen passengers arriving at uk airports being able to pay to be swabbed to find out if they have coronavirus. the firms behind the trial, which is expected to start within weeks, are hoping a negative result would allow people to avoid quarantine. the uk government insists foreign visitors will have to self—isolate for two weeks. jason holt is of swissport western europe, one of the two companies involved in the trial. he joins us from gloucestershire. good morning. tell us more how this is going to work.

subject to the quarantine regulations, as you know. once they arrive in the uk... oh, dear, we are having terrible... jason, i do apologise, we are having a lot of problems with the... as you can tell, we are having a lot of problems with our lines. we are going to try again on the unhcr story, and we will come back to jason when we get that line sorted out, but let's go back to the previous interview we were trying with the line, and that is about the unhcr marking world refugee day. so let's ta ke unhcr marking world refugee day. so let's take up the interview again. i was asking rossella what is the meaning of the slogan every action, remind me again? every action matters? every action counts, and eve ryo ne matters? every action counts, and everyone can make a difference. what we mean by that is as the covid pandemic and the antiracist protest

have shown, they have shown the value and the necessity of inclusion aren't of a more equal and just world, and that will be a world where no one is left behind. so i think we all have a role to play, whatever our jobs and think we all have a role to play, whatever ourjobs and our position in life. and so what are the actions that you want individual citizens of any country to take? i think a fundamental part is really fighting xenophobia and exclusion, and creating an environment that is inclusive and welcoming to refugees and others. and it is also important that those of us who can perhaps ta ke that those of us who can perhaps take a more active stance to befriend refugees, if possible to participate in schemes for example the sponsor refugee families, as is the sponsor refugee families, as is the case in the uk, orjust simply contributing whatever they can to

change the environment, to change the narrative. and then in terms of the narrative. and then in terms of the underlying problem to try to resolve, those are individual relationships between citizens of wealthier countries and the refugees arriving in those countries, but what can governments and entire groups of countries due to deal with the underlying problem? well, this year we are kind of marking almost 80 million people are displaced around the world. so you are talking about 1% of the world population. the overwhelming majority of these are because of conflicts that have been going on for years now. if we wa nt to been going on for years now. if we want to solve the refugee and generate displacement problem, we need to address the question of conflict, peace, environment. this is really the only way that we can solve what is becoming now and

almost boring statement, year after year, as we report a growing number of people who have been forced to leave their homes. and it is quite sombre when we look at the state of the international community and the bitter disputes between the two superpowers, the united states and china, and many issues, and the difficulties of even the alliances in the western world. it is hard to see unity in the international community around any of this agenda that you are describing. we certainly live in challenging times and times in which we see multilateralism be increasingly attacked. but there is no other option. this is truly a global issue. solutions can only be found if all countries put their hands to it. i would also like to add,