good afternoon. police say they're treating the stabbing to death of three people in a park in reading yesterday evening as a terror incident. three other people were injured. a 25—year—old man arrested on suspicion of murder is still being questioned. borisjohnson was briefed by security officials this morning. our correspondent charlotte rose has just sent this report from near the scene of the attack. after the horror of last night's attack, so many questions remain

today about the identity and motive of the 25—year—old suspect, who remains in police custody. eyewitnesses told of how a park described as the town's back garden became a scene of carnage. quite a lot of people in the park, all drinking with friends, and there was a group of about 8—10 people, middle—aged men, drinking in a circle, and suddenly, this one, lone man started off the path to the left towards them, stabbed one, just one, went around to the next person, stab them, went around to the next person and managed to get three of them before anyone sort of realised. later last night, a block of flats was raided by police. it's not known what was found in that residence, or what was found in that residence, or what evidence emerged overnight, but police this morning declared they are treating it as a terror

incident, and counterterrorism officers will now lead the investigation. presently, we are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. however, counterterrorism detectives worked closely with the security services and will work closely with thames valley major crime colleagues, and we continue to make enquiries to ensure that is the case. our priority will always be to ensure there is no outstanding threat to members of the public. the bodies of the three people who died were removed from the scene this morning. of the three people seriously injured, two have been discharged from hospital. cordons remain in place across large parts of the city, while flowers and tributes have been left for those caught up in the attack. police are appealing for anyone who may have footage of the incident to get in touch with them, as it may contain vital clues. charlotte joins us from reading now. what is the latest on the investigation? ben, speaking in the

last hour, assistant commissioner of special operations at the metropolitan police neil basu, he described the event as an atrocity and said his sympathies with the with those mourning loved ones. he wa nted with those mourning loved ones. he wanted to stress that there was nothing... he said they are still looking into that. police have not said what evidence has led them to categorise this as a terrorist incident. and the suspect‘s motive, they say, is far from certain. incident. and the suspect‘s motive, they say, is farfrom certain. it was stressed that it was nothing to do with the black lives matter protest, which finished in the city i was before the attack took place. there have been floral tributes left outside for gardens this morning. one of them reads, reading weeps. i had to come to say goodbye. another says simply, reading is united. they sum up the mood of a town in shock

but standing together. charlotte, many thanks. the health secretary, matt hancock has said the government is preparing to set out "another step" in its plan to move the uk out of lockdown. he told the bbc‘s andrew marr show more details would be announced this week, ahead of a further easing of the restrictions at the start ofjuly. mr hancock said any change to the two—metre social distancing rule would come with other safety measures. here's our political correspondent helen catt. could two metres be cut to just one? the government is due to announce the result of a review in the next week. this morning, the health secretary said he very much hoped the distance could be brought down, suggesting other measures could make up for the missing metre. we've seen in lots of the retail that's open, lots of shops, perspex screens. obviously, you can be closer than two metres with a perspex screen, and the risk of transmission is very, very low. masks also make an impact,

hence the rule that masks must be worn on public transport and in hospital. wearing a face covering in other places like shops is currently only recommended. a leading expert in viruses says making them compulsory in more places could be better than a two metre rule. it's created, actually, a sense of, a false sense of security. it's not that suddenly beyond two metres there is no risk. i'd rather be at one metre of someone who is infected, but if both of us wear a mask, than at two metres, without a mask. being able to trace people who may have been infected will also be key. the government's long trailed app is not up and running, so it will rely on human tracing to spot outbreaks. earlier, matt hancock said the government hadn't ruled out ideas like making people register their details with pubs to help with that. he also promised that more

information would be set out this week on how venues like bars and restaurants can operate safely so they can reopen next month. but would labour back a relaxation of the two metre rule? yes, under certain circumstances. infection rates are coming down, although they do appear to be plateauing. hospitalisations are coming down. death rates, thankfully, are coming down. but this still remains a deadly virus. we cannot be complacent, so if we are going to relax some measures, we need to make sure other mitigation measures are in place. shoppers have started to return to high streets that looked different this week. it seems more changes are likely to come as other areas of life join the new normal. helen catt, bbc news. spain is welcoming visitors from a number of countries — including the uk — from today. it comes after a three—month state of emergency was lifted overnight. british tourists will no longer have to self isolate for two weeks when they arrive, but they'll still have to quarantine when they return to the uk. officials in germany say

the coronavirus reproduction number, or r number, hasjumped to almost 1.8, the highest value since the middle of march. the increase — which means the virus is almost doubling in the rate it is spreading — has been caused by localised outbreaks. most are in the north—west of germany, where more than 1000 people working at a meat processing plant have now tested positive. president trump has held his first campaign rally since coronavirus lockdown began, in front of a smaller than expected crowd. earlier in the week mr trump had said almost a million people had wanted to attend the event in oklahoma, but last night large sections of the 19,000 seat venue were unfilled. our correspondent david willis sent this report. # i will gladly stand up next to you...# it wasn't entirely the comeback donald trump had been anticipating. shortly after it emerged that six members of his campaign team had tested positive for the coronavirus,

a warm—up event nearby was cancelled for lack of attendance. there were empty seats in the auditorium as well. size matters to this president and he won't have been pleased. we begin ourcampaign. i just want to thank all of you. you are warriors. i've been watching... cheering. i've been watching the fake news for weeks now and everything is negative. booing. "don't go, don't come, don't do anything." today, it was like... i've never seen anything like it. chanting: black lives matter! the trump campaign blamed the empty seats on the presence of protesters outside, although their attendance was largely peaceful. despite fears the event could prove a super spreader of the coronavirus, most were not wearing masks. yet as covid—i9 cases continue to spike in this country, the president went as far as to suggest the testing effort was making his record look bad and should be slowed down.

here's the bad part. when you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people, you're going to find more cases! so i said to my people, slow the testing down, please! his handling of the coronavirus crisis could prove crucial to his re—election chances. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. two new photos have been released by kensington palace to celebrate fathers' day and prince william's birthday. they were taken earlier this month by the duchess of cambridge and show william, with his children prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis. the duke is 38 today. the photos were taken at the family's anmer hall home on the sandringham estate in norfolk. you can see more on all of today's stories on bbc news throughout the day. the next news on bbc one is at 6.35, bye for now.

hello. you're watching bbc news, welcoming viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm ben brown. more now on our main story — and police say they're treating the stabbing to death of three people in reading yesterday as a terrorist incident. a 25—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. borisjohnson has been speaking in the past few minutes — let's hear what he had to say. iam i am appalled and sickened that people should lose their lives in this way. our thoughts are very much with the families and friends of the victims today. i have obviously talked to the chief constable of thames valley police, thanked him and his officers for their bravery

in tackling the suspect. we now have someone in tackling the suspect. we now have someone in custody. the police must get on with theirjob, get to the bottom of exactly what happened, so it will be difficult to comment in detail, except to say that if there are detail, except to say that if there a re lessons detail, except to say that if there are lessons we need to learn about how we handle such cases and how we handle the events leading up to such cases, then we will learn those lessons and we will not hesitate to ta ke lessons and we will not hesitate to take action where necessary. you say we should learn lessons. do you think people should be concerned that as lockdown is eased we might see more attacks like this?” that as lockdown is eased we might see more attacks like this? i see no reason to draw that conclusion, but i think clearly if there are lessons to be learned from this particular case we will learn them. as it happens, crime overall has been coming down and i'm very pleased we have got large numbers of officers out on the streets now, as you know, we are recruiting 20,000 more and of

those i think we've already got about 3500 in the force. so that's good. but there is a way to go with. this is the third terror attack since you have been in charge will stop are you doing enough? as i say, i don't want to pre—empt the police and their work in the investigation into what exactly happened in this case. but i want to repeat, if there are case. but i want to repeat, if there a re lessons case. but i want to repeat, if there are lessons to be learned, if there are lessons to be learned, if there are changes that need to be made to oui’ are changes that need to be made to our legal system to stop such events happening again, we will not hesitate to take the action, as we have before you will recall over the automatic early release of terrorist offenders. the prime minister speaking in the last few minutes with his reaction to those fatal stabbings in reading last night. now over tojohn watson for the

latest sport. talk again turns to the premier league title as the league leaders liverpool return to action for the first time since the top flight resumed. they're at everton later, in the merseyside derby, needing two victories from their remaining nine league matches to clinch the title. managerjurgen klopp says the enforced break will have an impact on their performance. u nfortu nately unfortunately it's not like riding a bike. we say in germany, you never lose it, because you do it once and you will be able to ride a bike then until your last day in life. that's not with football, because we have to bring in” not with football, because we have to bring in ii or more players together, having the same idea in the same moment and these kinds of things, of course you have to train. that match one of three today, newcastle take on sheffield united in under an hour's time, while aston villa face chelsea at 4:15, who currently sit in fourth place, in that final champions league spot. there's commentary of both matches on bbc radio 5live.

arsenal are waiting to find out the extent of the injury to goalkeeper bernd leno, who was taken off on a stretcher during yesterday's defeat at brighton. he collided with neil maupay and landed awkwardly — and he appeared to gesture towards the striker as he left the field. after maupay scored the winner in injury time, he was targetted by matteo guendouzi as frustrations spilled over at the end. maupay had already apologised to the arsenal manager mikel arteta, who said he didn't think there was any malicious intent. i believe that no player has the intention to hurt anybody and i believe that in this case exactly the same. it was unfortunate, yes, the same. it was unfortunate, yes, the injury doesn't look good. we have to assess bernd leno tomorrow to decide what is happening. but it can happen on a football pitch. burnley have decided not to extend goalkeeperjoe hart's

contract beyond the end of this month. having joined from manchester city back in 2018, he's played second choice to nick pope after losing his place in a 5—1 league defeat to everton that year. making three appearances since, all in cup games. he was an integral part of two city title—winning squads in 2012 and 2014 winning 75 caps for england. to the championship now, where leeds can return to the top of the table. they need to avoid defeat to cardiff — but they're 1—0 down at the moment, david hoilett scoring towards the end of the first half. so as things stand, they're level on points with west brom, and cardiff are outside the play—off places only on goal difference. lewis hamilton is setting up a commission to increase diversity in motorsport. in a column for the sunday times, he says he wants the hamilton commission to make "real,

tangible and measurable change". the idea is to explore how the sport can be used to engage more young people from black backgrounds with science, technology, engineering and maths subjects. hamilton, a six—time world champion, says "the time for platitudes and token gestures is over". after the death of george floyd in the united states last month, hamilton said he was "completely overcome with rage". the commission will operate in partnership with the royal academy of engineering. that's all the sport for now. john watson reporting, thank you. spain has ended its state of emergency and has lifted coronavirus travel restrictions forforeign visitors from the european union and schengen zone countries and the uk. all arriving passengers will have their temperature taken at the airport, submit information on whether they have had the virus, and provide their contact details. simonjones reports. the beaches in barcelona look set to become a lot busier as locals are joined by visitors from abroad.

spain is opening up to most other european countries as a state of emergency is lifted, formally marking the end of a 3—month lockdown. anyone flying in, though, will face a rather different reception at the airport. there will be temperature checks and visitors will need to provide details of where they are staying. after a period of uncertainty, the spanish government has confirmed uk tourists will be able to visit without having to quarantine on arrival. well, we are discussing with the uk authorities to see if they would do the same on their side. we nevertheless are doing this out of respect for the 400,000 british citizens that have a second residence in spain and that are dying to benefit from their homes in our country. but despite the temptation of a socially distanced drink in the sun, the british government is still advising against all but essential travel abroad. and for the moment, people flying into the uk will have to spend two weeks in quarantine. spain, though, is desperate to get

its tourism industry going again, so vital for the economy, but this is a country that has seen more than 28,000 deaths from coronavirus. it says it will do all it can to ensure the safety and security of visitors, but the question now is how many will be tempted by a spot of sea and sangria, or will people decide to holiday at home instead? simon jones, bbc news. president trump has sacked a top us prosecutor who had investigated several of his close allies. the move brings to an end a stand—off between geoffrey berman — the us attorney for the southern district of new york — and the trump administration, which had initially said the prosecutor had resigned, only for him to deny this. mr berman said he accepted the dismissal because his deputy would replace him as temporary us attorney. mr berman‘s office has been investigating the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, and prosecuted his former lawyer michael cohen. at least one person has been killed

and 11 more were wounded in a shooting in the us city of minneapolis. the city's police tweeted that "12 people have suffered gunshot wounds" and that one adult male has died and 11 have injuries that aren't life—threatening. policejlso_ha1ewarned,! people to stay away from the area of incident. lebanon's economy is collapsing with the country's currency losing 70% of its value in the past six months. the crisis has been made worse by the coronavirus lockdown. now many middle class families can no longer afford to pay their domestic workers. as our correspondent, martin patience reports from beirut, this has left many destitute. this is the human cost of lebanon's economic crisis. where migrant workers are dumped on the street because their lebanese employers no longer want them. where a mobile phone

is often the only lifeline. this man is dropping off an ethiopian maid. but watch as tensions flare. he goes for his gun. and here is another worker being dropped off. human rights groups call this modern—day slavery. for some of the workers it is too much. we were told at least six of the maids left here were suffering serious mental health issues. this woman has been working in lebanon for a year and a half. she says she has now been thrown away like rubbish. she says she has not been paid her salary in four months, but that she no longer cares. she just wants to be

able to go home. this scene is a snapshot of what is happening right across the middle east. millions of migrant workers are in lockdown or they have been laid off, or like here in lebanon, they have been left to fend for themselves. this woman is an ethiopian cleaner. after finishing work she heads to the embassy to help out. translation: the women here all want to travel but at the moment the airport is closed. they should be kept in the houses where they work until done. the embassy is right here. they have shelter. why don't they open it? it is just wrong. many of the workers have now been moved from the embassy. the lebanese government says it is doing all it can, given the country's economic crisis.

when we know there are numbers of ethiopian workers close to the embassy... our minister took the initiative. there was generous security. we kept the workers at the hotel for two days. afterwards we send them to a shelter. many countries are now facing a reckoning with racism. in lebanon, migrant workers are being openly discarded, and they have no idea when or if they will ever get home. martin patience, bbc news, beirut. in the united states, 25% of people have lost theirjobs since the beginning of the pandemic. many have also been unable to pay their rent. in new york, where rental tenants make up two thirds of the population, some are getting organised and calling on the authorites to cancel rents. helene daouphars has the story.

stuck at home with no job and no money, this is brennan's new reality since the beginning of the pandemic. he has been unable to do his job as an estate agent during the lockdown. he hasn't been able to pay rent. i found myself, reluctantly, in a position where there was nothing that i could do, there was nowhere i could turn. rent strike became the only mechanism to prevent us because we don't have a voice. many tenants have faced a similar situation in new york and started a rent strike movement in april. they have been demonstrating and getting organised on social media, like here in the brooklyn area. how has it been dealing with landlords? every single day i hear stories of landlords coming to people's apartments, forcing their way inside, harassing them.

my landlord has been a lot better than most, but, you know... but i still had a bill for $10,000. i am still not legally able to work. since the beginning of the crisis, more than 30 million people have filed for unemployment in the usa. many have to choose between buying food or paying rent. this situation is particularly acute in new york, a city both badly hit by the coronavirus and home to some of the most expensive rents in the world. but landlords are also concerned. they hope the government can find a solution that works for everyone, notjust the renters. building owners and renters are in the same boat, they both have expenses. our rent cheque doesn't all go to the landlortd. it goes to paying property taxes, maintenance costs and keeping the buildings properly maintained. we really need a solution as a bailout for renters so they can continue to pay their rent. last month, the new york senate

passed a bill aiming at protecting tenants by creating a $100 million rental assistance fund to help tenants pay back rent through a voucher system. the fact is, you can't pay the rent with money that doesn't exist and what we are trying to do here is rather than put us in a situation where there is a wave of thousands of eviction proceedings in a couple of months, we would rather set the ground rules so that the recovery will be as smooth as possible for people. but many, like brennan, worry about the voucher system. in new york, we have a problem with landlords that discriminate on anybody who has a voucher, so by not cancelling rents and by leaving it up to the vouchers, it will make it painfully hard for people to avoid homelessness or to avoid having to go to housing courts. several other cities across the country have come up with funds to help renters keep a roof over their heads, trying to stave off what could be a housing catastrophe.

police say they're treating the stabbing to death of three people in a park in reading yesterday evening as a terror incident. three other people were injured. a 25—year—old man arrested on suspicion of murder is still being questioned. the police have said they are not at the moment is looking for anyone else in connection with what happened. this afternoon borisjohnson has said if there are lessons to learn from the incident, the government would do so. professorjohn gearson is a professor of national security studies at kings college london and has advised the government in counter—terrorism. thank you for being with us. what are your thoughts this afternoon? the police say that yes, they are treating this as a terror incident but at the same time they are not looking for anyone else in connection with what happened.-

the moment we know very little about the moment we know very little about the alleged attacker. there are some reports he might be born in libya, perhaps might be an asylum seeker. it does appear from what police have said so far that it is an isolated attack but the fact they have decided to say this is terror —related is quite significant. i think it shows in a perverse way that as we move out of this acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic, many of the issues that face our country bubbled back slowly. there will have been to some extent little bandwidth and little opportunity, frankly, for people such as this to carry out such attacks until things eased out. the question is, are the people involved, so far not, which is good, but it reminds us of the country still faces a fairly

pervasive threat of relatively low— key pervasive threat of relatively low—key terrorism. pervasive threat of relatively low-key terrorism. our attention to be fair has been focused on the coronavirus pandemic. we haven't been for once thinking too much about terrorism in this country but it's a reminder this is still a threat. yes, before the pandemic began at the end of last year, the assista nt began at the end of last year, the assistant commissioner neil basu, who we heard from earlier, talked about more than 20 plots having been uncovered since the london bridge, the last significant attack, since the last significant attack, since the london bridge attack, and a number to do with right—wing terrorism as well as more traditionally jihadist terrorism as well as more traditionallyjihadist related actions by various entities. of course, we haven't been paying attention to what is still going on in parts of the middle east, the continuing civil war in syria with lots of groups still functioning.

but terrorism has not gone away but it is about to some extent attracting attention. for the public it's a very difficult thing to realise that individuals might use such tactics to carry out such attacks but fortunately these remain extremely rare. and when they happen, they demonstrate the extent to which, thank heavens, terrorist groups are unable to amount any more sophisticated attacks but that doesn't mean they are not trying to and planning, as the police caution us. and planning, as the police caution us. this was a really brutal attack. people relaxed and enjoying themselves in a park in reading. because of the lockdown they are not able to go to pubs and restaurants, so like many people they were enjoying themselves in the open air in the park when these stabbings happened. yes, as i say, there has been a patent of these sorts of attacks, frankly, over the last

almost a decade. some of your viewers remember remember the dreadful attack on the promenade in nice when a truck was used to to drive other people enjoying a walk on the seafront. and here we had the westminster bridge and london bridge attacks using vehicles, and then finally a sort of similar incident where an individual used a knife and attacked people. in other countries there have been attacks on buses by knife wielding assailants. as i say, this goes to some extent to demonstrate that after a terrible period of terrorism over the last two decades, the ability of groups to carry out far worse attacks has been, not completely, but significantly reduced, to the extent that individuals who are radicalised in some way, motivated in some way

to action,