this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: the suspect in the multiple stabbings in britain was already known to the intelligence services having come to their attention last year. a big spike in the virus reproduction number in germany following two localised outbreaks. questions about numbers in india — health workers tell the bbc that virus infection statistics are being deliberately minimised. saudi arabia reopens mosques in mecca but there's still no word on whether the hajj will go ahead.

a man being held on suspicion of killing three people at a park in the english town of reading on saturday has been identified as a 25—year—old originally from libya. khairi saadallah had come to the attention of mi5 last year, but was not considered to be an immediate risk. the fatal stabbing is being treated by police as a terror incident. one of the victims has been named as 36—year—old teacher james furlong — his family described him as a wonderful, beautiful and intelligent man. daniel sandford reports from reading. the moment when specialist firearms officers raided a flat in reading last night... loud bang whoa! ..just over a mile from where three people were stabbed to death in the worst police—designated terrorist attack in britain for three years. it was the home of khairi saadallah, a libyan asylum seeker with possible mental health problems, who briefly came to

the attention of mi5 last year but was not considered a genuine risk or immediate threat. he's suspected of attacking groups of complete strangers enjoying a summer evening in forbury gardens, right in the town centre, at around 7pm yesterday evening. a group of men was targeted first. he darted round anti—clockwise the circle, got one, went to another, stabbed the next one, went to another, stabbed the next one. i still thought it was a scuffle, but i was watching, ‘cause i didn't want to get involved in anything. i was just watching, and then he stood up, and i saw a massive knife in his hand, probably at least five inches minimum. and then he turned and started looking towards us, and that's when ijust started shouting, "run!" and i heard a lot of screams in the park and a lot of people realised and started running away. one of those killed was 36—year—old james furlong. his parents said tonight he was a wonderful man who will live in

their hearts forever. he was head of history at the holt school in wokingham, which wrote in a letter to pa rents: i'm appalled and sickened that people should lose their lives in this way. if there are lessons that we need to learn about how we handle such cases, how we handle the events leading up to such cases, then we will learn those lessons. this morning, as a huge investigation got under way, police formally declared it as a terrorist attack, though detectives think their suspect was acting alone. from our inquiries undertaken so far, officers have found nothing to suggest that there was anyone else involved in this attack, and presently, we are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. neighbours here at the block of flats where khairi saadallah lived have told us that he had caused problems in the past.

he once threw a tv out of the top—floor window, and he was regularly visited by a mental health key worker. kieran vernon told me that the man he knew showed no signs of extremism or violence and had rather been someone to smoke cannabis with. he seemed like me or you. whenever you used met up, we used to all talk about drinking whisky and how different ganja affects different thinking of mind, like, some makes you sleepy, some makes you happy or grumpy and stuff like that. and that's pretty all we'd chat about. that is pretty much it. and sometimes the odd women or two walk by and... just a normal, genuine guy. as the bodies were taken for postmortem examinations, their families remembered three much—loved men. and as darkness fell, the police continued the meticulous counter—terrorism investigation into the savage attack in which the three friends died. daniel sandford, bbc news, reading. there's been a record increase in the number of global coronavirus cases according to

the world health organization, which reported a jump of more than 183,000 in a 2k hour period. the biggest increase was in north and south america accounting for 116,000 new cases — taking the global total to more than 8.7 million. worlwide, the covid—19 death toll stands at 461,000. in germany, the health authorities have reported that the reproduction number of coronavirus, that's the number of people that on average one person infects, has spiked. the rise has been fuelled by localised outbreaks of covid—19 in a meat—packing plant and at an apartment block. simonjones reports. police called in to enforce quarantine at this tower block in gottingen. 700 people told their movements are being restricted because of an outbreak of coronavirus there. on thursday, two people tested positive for covid—19. by friday, that had risen by 120.

translation: i am frightened, i'm afraid of staying here. i have work and can't go to work. everyone feels this way, they need to work. officers say they have faced a barrage of hostility. translation: the police, and i was able to see this with my own eyes on video, had bottles, stones, metal bars, planks of wood, household objects and fireworks thrown at them. having accurate data on how many people are becoming infected is vital to keeping a lid on any outbreaks. the r number refers to the rate of infection for the virus. it's the number of people that, on average, every person with the disease will pass it on to. with coronavirus, without social distancing, that number is three. every person infecting three others means a rapidly expanding outbreak. the key is to get r below one and keep it there, then you have a shrinking epidemic, but in germany, it's now 2.8. officials, though, say this is largely due to specific localised outbreaks, such as at a big meat processing factory

in the state of north rhine—westphalia. translation: as a businessman and someone who puts people first, i can only offer my complete apologies because we are the cause of this issue and carry full responsibility — me as a businessman and the company as a whole. health officials hope that by acting quickly and decisively, they can stop any spread to the wider community. simon jones, bbc news. india has the world's fourth highest number of confirmed cases with over 400,000 infections and over 13,000 deaths. but some frontline healthcare workers have told the bbc that the number of fatalities in the country has been under—reported. our correspondent in mumbai, yogita limaye, reports. they're always on the go now. for decades, jitender singh shunty has been carrying the dead from hospitals to crematoriums in delhi. but, as india battles

the coronavirus pandemic, he says they're witnessing an unprecedented situation. "i've not seen such a scary period in my life. we used to transport about five bodies a day for cremation, but now, that's increased to 25. the situation in delhi is really bad," he says. from the country's graveyards, crematoriums and hospitals, there are accounts that the real number of people who've died of coronavirus is higher than official data. front—line doctors from different parts of india have told the bbc there are many who are not being counted. they didn't want to be identified, fearing reprisal from the government.

the deaths are happening because of coronavirus... and there are other examples. on the left is the positive test result of a man who died in mumbai. on the right, the hospital's death certificate, which makes no mention of covid—19. "the hospital certificate says he died of respiratory failure," says his son, who didn't want to be named. they are not alone. this week, mumbai and delhi have added hundreds of previously unreported deaths to their data. but, even so, it's mainly those who die in hospitals who are counted in official covid numbers. in india, more than half of all deaths in urban areas don't take place in hospitals. they occur at home. in rural parts, that proportion is even higher.

many of these deaths are recorded with local authorities, but even during normal times, there are long delays, which are likely to be worse in the midst of a pandemic. i asked an expert who studied the reporting of deaths in india what he thought of the official numbers. so how many deaths are occurring in india is probably vastly underestimated. so if you look, for example, at the million deaths study results on how many pneumonia deaths in adults occurred, if we just relied on the records from the urban reporting areas, there is about a three to fourfold underestimation. and we think that, for covid, it's at least that. in a vast country with many layers of government, the true scale of the toll that coronavirus is taking in india might never be known. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. president trump has held his first election campaign rally since the start of america's coronavirus lockdown.

earlier in the week he'd said almost a million people wanted to attend the event in oklahoma — but large sections of the 19,000 seat venue remained empty. our north america editor jon sopel reports. look at donald trump's face as the door on air force one opens. is he happy to be back on the road again? he's delighted. but he'd have been less than thrilled by what he saw at the venue. he'd said in the week that a million had signed up for tickets, but the overflow was empty, and inside, acres of empty seats. the arena has a capacity of 19,000. the fire marshal today confirmed there were only 6,200 present. i stand before you today to declare the silent majority is stronger than ever before. cheering more like the absent majority. despite speaking for over 1.5 hours, not once did he mention george floyd

or the police brutality that led to his death. instead, he focused on the protesters, and how his 2020 rival, joe biden, would be in their pocket. when the chips are down, biden will always cave to the radical left. he'll always bow to the angry mob and he will never protect you or yourfamily, and you know that. there was no attempt at social distancing in this indoor arena and hardly anyone wore a mask. coronavirus is going up in many us states, like oklahoma, for which the president had an answer. 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!" a weary looking donald trump arrived back at the white house in the small hours of this morning, looking dishevelled and quite possibly disgruntled. the joy from the start of the day long gone.

in politics, the art is to underpromise and overdeliver. but donald trump predicted a million and only got a few thousand. he said it would be safe and six of his campaign staffers have contracted coronavirus. and his comments about slowing down testing later had to be clarified by the white house as a joke. this is not the relaunch that donald trump wanted. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: this should have been a golden summer for britain's school—leavers — but in many parts of the country the virus has taken awayjobs and freedom. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as our land.

i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: police in britain have said they're treating the fatal stabbing of three people in a park in the city of reading on saturday

night as terror—related. the suspect was known to the intelligence services. extra police officers have been sent to a tower block in germany to help enforce a quarantine that was placed on the building last week to contain a coronavirus outbreak. this week the british government is expected to announce proposals on how to safely reduce the two metre social distancing rule in england. the health secretary matt hancock says any change would come alongside other safety measures. here's our political correspondent chris mason. the signs, they are a changing. in the next few days, the government's expected to announce that from early next month, people in england won't have to keep two metres apart. the health secretary says a plan will be published allowing the distance to shrink alongside new measures to cut the risk of getting the virus. we've seen in lots of the retail that's opened, lots of shops, perspex screens. obviously, you could be closer to 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 hospitals. some unlikely takeaway venues have popped up under the existing restrictions, finding a way to make money and raise a glass while taking the necessary precautions. but, many businesses, particularly those in hospitality, have been pleading with the government to ditch the two metre rule because they fear that without it going, reopening simply wouldn't be practical. and after months of the lights being off, the doors being locked, even the windows being boarded up, they're desperate to start the process of reopening. some say making it compulsory to wear a face covering in more places would be better than the two metre rule, because... it's created actually a false sense of security.

it's not that suddenly beyond two metres there's no risk, and 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. another idea in addition to restaurants and pubs spacing us out, is making people leave their contact details in case a fellow customer turns out to be infected. but would labour back a relaxation of the two metre rule? yes, under certain circumstances. infection rates are coming down, or they do appear to be plateauing. hospitalisations are coming down, death rates, thankfully, are coming down. but there still remains a deadly virus. we cannot be complacent, so if we're going to relax some measures, we need to make sure other mitigation measures are in place. the return to normality won't be quick wherever you are.

scotland, wales and northern ireland will choose the pace they move at, but what now looks imminent in england will feel like a big change. chris mason, bbc news. saudi arabia has lifted its nationwide curfew and finally reopened mosques in mecca — the holiest city in islam — after they were closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. but amidst an uptick in cases there's still no word on whether the hajj — the annual muslim pilgrimage which attracts millions will go ahead. reged ahmad reports. call to prayer sounds markings on the floor, temperature checks and hand sanitiser — just a few social distancing rules and restrictions in mecca, as the city's places of worship, some 1,500 mosques, finally open up after three months of coronavirus lockdown. translation: thank god. starting from fajr prayer, social distancing was implemented. masks are mandatory, and everyone has a private prayer mat.

many mosques outside mecca have already reopened, but worshippers here will be relieved to be back and finally able to pray in the holiest city in islam. the country has also now lifted its nationwide curfew, with people wasting no time in taking to the streets, as restaurants and hair salons welcome back their customers. translation: we're taking appointments, and every client comes on time. there must be a 30—minutes difference between each client, so there is no wait. but there are still some restrictions. large gatherings are not allowed, and there is a ban on international travel, too. saudi arabia has been the hardest—hit gulf state when it comes to covid—19, and there has been a reported uptick in case numbers in recent days. that may be one of the reasons why the kingdom is yet to announce whether the much—anticipated annual hajj pilgrimage will take place in latejuly. but, as saudis emerge from lockdown, authorities

will be considering their next move, as they keep a watchful eye on the coronavirus case numbers. reged ahmad, bbc news. the impact of the pandemic has been felt very differently across the uk — and across generations. young people have been less likely to fall ill, but significantly more likely to lose theirjobs and face long—term financial problems. and many of the young were already struggling with employment — or burdened with student loans. amol rajan has been to rural warwickshire in central england to speak to those now rethinking their futures. deep in the heart of rural britain, these shipston young farmers ought to have been enjoying a golden summer, savouring their freedom while on the cusp of their careers. instead, the serenity of rural warwickshire conceals the anxiety of a generation who have seen their futures delayed.

ijust think people might change their careers completely. like, they might go more towards an nhs career, or evenjust the farming career. like, a job that's more worthwhile than actually focusing onjust big business, like marketing in london, or something like that. does money stress you out? it does. from being in a single—parent family, that's very stressful, especially now my mother's been furloughed. so it'sjust a bit stressful now and then. but as long as i've still got a job, that's fine, then we're all good. just emotionally, how have you found the whole experience of this pandemic? i feel like it's almost a rite of passage to take your a—levels at the end of school, and it seems weird. when i talk, in 20 years' time, and people ask me, "what did you get in your a—levels?" "what did you do?" i will be, like, "well, i did them, but i didn't actually have to sit the exams." so there's definitely, like, positives and negatives to it. a survey by the resolution foundation shows that, last month, 18—to—24—year—olds were hardest hit in employment

terms. a third of them have been furloughed or lost their job or lost pay. the colleges have shut and schools are shut, so you can't actually do the learning at the moment. so, i think, if you're in a four—year apprenticeship, there's a chance it could take five, it could take six, because you have been pushed back now on the learning side, and obviously to actually pass through, you've got to qualify. the covid—19, it hasn't affected me personally, because i've still got to work. the cows have still got to be fed, the pigs have still got to be fed. it's had a really good impact at work, because our farm shop hasjust gone crazy. a lot of people, they've realised local produce, home—bred, no food miles, it's really good. how do you feel, sort of being part of a generation that is entering an economic contraction? in terms of the economic burden on us, i think our generation's got quite a large weight of responsibility on our shoulders, and we've got to make sure that... you know, we've got a lot to pay into the system.

i think we are expecting to be taxed, and i think there is a lot of money being paid out, rightly so, with heavy tax breaks on businesses and people on furlough. it's necessary and it has to be done, so i think everyone just has to play their part. it's often been said about this virus that we're all in it together, but actually, each generation is having a very different experience. older people are more likely to fall ill, and younger people, already facing exorbitant house prices or student loans, are now going to be burdened by huge new national debts as well as their own. come on, then! come on, pics! raised in the shadow of a financial crisis, and now counting the cost of covid—19, like millions of others, these young people know their future needs a rethink. amol rajan, bbc news, warwickshire. one of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus lockdown was tourism. flights were grounded, movement restricted and holidays cancelled. now — businesses are reopening — and tourist attractions are desperate for

customers to return. in venice, they've put on something of a show to drum up attention, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. if tim allman explains. you didn't know any better, you'd if you didn't know any better, you'd say life here was pretty much back to normal. the canals and waterways full of traffic, gondolas and rowing boats bobbing along — this, the first such traditional race since the lockdown ended. venice getting back to its roots. translation: we decided to call it race of the rebirth because we wanted it to be an opportunity — the first time when venice, which is made of water, went back to its primary element, which are the boats and oars. but the scars of the last few months can't be ignored. italy

has been one of the countries hit hardest by coronavirus, with more than 34,000 lives lost. applause this was about paying tribute to the medical workers who fought on the frontline. applause translation: the objective of the race was to show that the town's alive, but we don't pity ourselves. having blisters on your hands is better than simply asking in an interview to thank doctors, 110w an interview to thank doctors, now doctors should be thanked with some financial support. you see how they all stand as they row? this is voga vanetta, venetian rowing. and inspiration perhaps, hopefully venice itself will soon be back on its feet. tim norman, bbc news. it does look tempting, doesn't

it? that's it from me for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ samanthatv news hello. i know not everyone is a fan of intense summer heat, but that's what parts of the uk are facing in the week ahead, particularly into england and wales, with soaring heat and humidity as well. all areas, though, will be turning warmer. but for scotland and northern ireland, close to low pressure, it'll be atlantic air, there'll be a wriggling weather front for the first half of the week. that will give cloud and outbreaks of rain. there'll be warm air, sunny spells for a time from mid week. but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather. increasing sunshine and the flow of air around that high will be coming in from the continent, a hot continent, lifting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve

as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morning. bear in mind the nights get warmer and more humid as we go through the week. and, although a lot of us will start the day fine, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, into parts of scotland. not too much of that reaching towards the north—east. it will stay bright, and some outbreaks of rain will affect some of us in north—west england, north and west wales, whereas elsewhere in england and wales, warmer sunny spells to be had over the weekend. it will be a blustery day wherever you are, though, in particular through western parts of scotla nd and irish sea coasts. some gusts in excess of 40mph. and as for the temperatures — well, high—teens, scotland and northern ireland, low—to mid—20s in the warmest parts of england and wales. to end the day, some heavier bursts of rain in northern ireland, at times overnight into tuesday in scotland. could be a bit damp and drizzly through parts of north—west england and wales as tuesday begins, and it will be a warmer night on monday night into tuesday morning. and on tuesday, this weather front is still around scotland and northern ireland. close to that, you may well see a bit of rain at times. eastern parts of scotland could well say largely dry,

with some sunny spells. it may be a damp start for parts of north—west england, north and west wales, but the rain here is going to clear away northwards, and we'll get to see some sunshine around. and that will allow temperatures to head up even further and build more by the time we get to wednesday. not all of us seeing a bit of rain. in scotland and northern ireland, there will be some warmth in the sunshine, if you get to see that occasionally. but it'll be largely clear in england and wales, and this is where temperatures head up into the high 20s — cardiff, birmingham, leeds — and some spots into the low 30s, but with that higher humidity as well.

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police are treating the fatal stabbing of three people in a park in reading on saturday as terror—related. intelligence service sources say officials were made aware of concerns about the 25—year—old libyan refugee last year but an investigation found there was no immediate threat. germany has seen another sharp increase in the coronavirus reproduction number. however, health officials say the rise is largely due to specific localised outbreaks. in the town of goettingen extra police have been sent to a housing block where a number of residents have been resisting quarantine restrictions. frontline healthcare workers in india have told the bbc that the number of coronavirus fatalities in the country has been significantly under—reported. india already has the world's fourth highest number of confirmed cases — more than 400,000.