this is bbc news. the headlines... two minutes‘ silence is held in reading as residents come to terms with the knife attack that left three dead. two of them are named — one was a popular local history teacher, the second an american man who'd lived in the uk for 15 years. james was a very kind and gentle man. he had a real sense of duty and cared for each and every one of our students. 25—year—old khairi saadallah, originally from libya, is still being questioned by police. it's understood he came to the attention of mi5 last year. two becomes one — the government is expected to announce tomorrow that the two—metre social distancing rule in england will be cut. in scotland and wales, more easing of lockdown measures have come into force. on the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of the ship

empire windrush, the country prepares to pay tribute to the contribution of the windrush generation and their descendants. two minutes‘ silence has been held in reading for the victims of the stabbings over the weekend. three people were killed in the attack on saturday evening. joe ritchie—bennett, originally from philadelphia, is the second victim to be named. he had lived in the uk for 15 years. his friend, james furlong — a history teacher — also died. pupils at the school in wokingham where he taught have gathered to pay tribute to ‘a very kind and gentle man‘ who ‘inspired everyone he taught‘. police are continuing to question a 25—year—old libyan man, khairi saadallah, who is being held under the terrorism act.

on a visit to the scene of the attack, the home secretary priti patel, said it was a tragic event and the actions of a lone individual. andy moore is in reading for us now. this gateway leads to the gardens, the scene of the attack, and it has become a focus for the time's grief. in the bright sunshine behind me, you might be able to see some flowers that have been brought along by people coming up to the police called in and the police them in tribute. you will see forensic officers are still carrying out their investigation in the park. civic and religious leaders came here this morning to pay tribute and one of them said reading was a peaceful and calm town until the events of saturday evening. deep emotion and real shock at the school where james furlong taught in for a two—minute silence

was held this morning. he was much loved and described as a man who inspired everyone he told. as a community we will need to absorb this sad news, counsellors are available for staff and students, words cannot describe our shock and sadness at this time. he wasn't just an average teacher, he was an incredible person and he wasn't just a teacher, he was a human being, and he had family and friends that loved him just as much as we do. the home secretary came to the scene of the attack in forbury gardens to pay her respects. what we saw here on saturday evening in reading was the actions of one lone individual, we should bear that in mind. the police have that individual in custody, they are not looking for anybody else, we should all remain alert, we should all remain vigilant in terms of the fact that threats are all around us, but we have to respond in the right kind of way and very mindful of the type of society that we live in. a second person who died

in the attack has been named by his family in america asjoe ritchie—bennett, he'd been living in the uk for about 15 years. his family said they had lost a brilliant and loving son. civic and religious leaders from all parts of the multiethnic community came to lay flowers at the park. they said the attack was uniting the city in its grief. we are one united reading, we are not going to let something like this come into our community, any form of terrorism, we will stamp that out, we stand here to support and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims at this time. we are here to stand by the families that have lost loved ones — no one deserves what happened here on saturday. and we as a community should stand together and say no to any form of hatred, any form of violence. the man arrested at the scene is khairi saadallah, who is 25 and originally from libya. he came to the attention of the security authorities a year ago, when it was thought he might be planning to travel overseas to carry out acts of terrorism.

he was investigated, but not thought to be a serious threat. at the school in wokingham, students laid flowers to mr furlong. there will be no classes today. and the grief of losing one of their most respected teachers will take a long time to heal. we have heard from the us ambassador to the uk, i offer my deepest condolences to the families of those killed. this includes an american citizen. thoughts are with all of those affected. we condemn the attack absolutely and have offered oui’ attack absolutely and have offered our assistance to british law enforcement. six people were attacked in that incident on saturday evening. three were killed, to have been named. three people we re to have been named. three people were taken to hospital. one person is still being treated for their injuries, but we believe they are not life—threatening.

we can get more now from our security correspondent gordon corera. known to mi5. we keep hearing that phrase. what does it actually mean? what it means in this case is that he was someone mi5 received a lead about, a piece of information, in his case, apparently, that he was planning some kind of travel abroad which could have been to do with extremist activity. that leader was looked at bust was judged significant enough to place him under actual investigation. there we re under actual investigation. there were about 3000 people who were under some level of surveillance by the security service, but there is a much broader group of about 40,000 people who are people who have come across mi5‘s radar, whose name has come up in some context. perhaps in this case, there was a lead but it was not considered significant... he

was not considered significant... he was in that much larger category. there will be questioned, was there something that could have been seen then or should have been seen since which might have changed that? at the time when this lead came up and when he was on the radar of mi5, he was notjudged to be a risk, and this is thought to be around about a year or $0 this is thought to be around about a year or so ago. if you have but so many thousands of names to look at, how is the decision made as to who you investigate and who you do not? there is a kind of triage process to go through. a lead can be something very vague. it could be someone saying, i think someone down the road is a bit dangerous, and it could turn out to be a grudge and nothing significant. there is the initial state of trying to work out, how significant is it? if it is true, can it pose a threat, can we understand that? if theyjudge someone understand that? if theyjudge someone webby of an investigation,

they will prioritise the investigation. there is a complicated process which mi5 developed over the years. it has been fine tuned and adjusted after specific incidents. it is certainly true that mi5 does keep is under review, because they have been issues in the past where people have been looked at, decided not to be a threat and ben they turn out to be a threat. that has happened in a number of cases. this issue of how you review past cases, how you prioritise, is a very tricky subject for the security services, and items for the security services, and items for they will be looking at it very carefully today to try and understand what happened. their initial view is at the time they looked at the individual, he did not appear to be looked at the individual, he did not appearto bea looked at the individual, he did not appear to be a threat. according to suspicions the police have, working on his own and that, course, causes its own problems? he does fit into a pattern we have seen in recent years

which tends to see so—called loan actors carrying out attacks using perhaps a knife or a vehicle. there isa perhaps a knife or a vehicle. there is a hard for the authorities to spot. they are the kinds of thoughts we would have seen 1015 years ago where you have a large of people, communicating back to headquarters, that offered routes to the authorities to try and spot what was happening and find ways into the network and be able to gather intelligence. but when you only have one individual and you're trying to understand what is going on in their head,it understand what is going on in their head, it is harderfor the understand what is going on in their head, it is harder for the security service to do that, and that may well have been the challenge in this case. i think the authorities have been trying to understand fully his motivation and his background and exactly what led to those awful events exactly what led to those awful eve nts o n exactly what led to those awful events on saturday evening. the prime minister is meeting senior cabinet members and leading scientific advisers today, ahead of an announcement expected

tomorrow that social distancing in england can be reduced from 2 metres to 1 — with some conditions. it's thought the move will be timed to coincide with a further reopening of businesses including pubs, bars a nd restau ra nts early next month. our health correspondent lauren moss has more. keeping our distance. it's become a way of life, butjust how much is the subject of debate. it's expected that tomorrow, the government will announce the findings of a review which could see the distance relaxed from two metres down to one in england, but with some strict conditions. there has been a great deal of work that's been taking place at pace over the last number of days, informed by the science, informed by experience from around the world as well. that's as to how we can appropriately look at easements and reflect on the two metre rule as well. wider use of face coverings and perspex screens will likely be among the new guidelines.

the changes could be in place by the 4th ofjuly, the earliest day restaurants, bars, hairdressers may reopen in england. as businesses prepare, there are calls for urgent clarity. as an industry we have always managed people, that's what we do, the safest place to drink is in a safe licensed environment, where you are being monitored already by staff in that environment but if it goes above and beyond that, this will become another burden to an industry already having to put in a lot of safety measures in place. other countries including china, denmark, hong kong and singapore already follow a one—metre rule, and uk experts say it's a bit of a balancing act. one metre seems like a reasonable compromise between safety but also what is practical, and most people agree that what we want at the moment is something practical. the levels of the virus circulating in society are really very low now. testing for the virus and tracing those who may have it will be just as important as we ease further

out of lockdown. a trial on a new saliva test is now under way to find out if people can't test themselves at home without needing to swab the nose and throat. also under consideration is the advice to shield and stay home that's been given to more than 2 million people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. as more of the country prepares to reopen it's not without warning from the prime minister that there will be no hesitation to apply the handbrake if covid—19 cases rise again. lauren moss, bbc news. our political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. huge pressure on the government, and it looks likely will hear tomorrow? the prime minister is meeting with some of his key ministers this afternoon, the chancellor, the health secretary among them. there will also be the medical and scientific experts there as well to discuss what happens next. i think the direction of travel is perfectly clear. we do expect the government

will reduce the two metre rule to one metre, potentially not for a couple of weeks yet, but that announcement likely to come tomorrow. it will also mean a further easing of the lockdown. some of those restrictions on things like pubs, on restaurants, potentially, and other elements of the hospitality industry could be relaxed in early july. hospitality industry could be relaxed in earlyjuly. we know the next phase of that relaxation process will also potentially involve things like hairdressers, beauty salons. there is likely to be some conditions to that. it is not going to be a blanket, as long as you stay one metre apart, everything will be fine. there could be more use of face coverings indoors. the use of face coverings indoors. the use of face coverings indoors. the use of screens that you had about any report. the government thinks, in england anyway, it has got to a point where it can move onto the next stage of its process and potentially some quite significant easing of restrictions coming in from the 4th ofjuly in england.

remember, scotland, wales and northern ireland are making their own decisions on this as well. the headlines on bbc news... two minutes' silence is held in reading as the town comes to terms with saturday evenings terror attack that left three dead. two of them are named — one was a popular local history teacher.. the second an american man who'd lived in the uk for 15 years. down to one metre — the government is expected to announce tomorrow that the two metre social distancing rule in england will be cut. we are hearing an announcement from disneyland paris, expected to open on the 15th ofjuly. all non—essential shops are allowed to re—open across wales today, in the latest easing of lockdown measures there. however, the five—mile

limit on non—essential journeys remains in place, with a review expected to take place by the 6th ofjuly. our correspondent tomos morgan has more. after almost three months, the customers are ready for high street shops to open again in wales, but the experience this time will be a little different. if they do try something on and they don't purchase it, we take the item out of the store room and we steam it. this man has been preparing for some time. aiming to make sure safety is the priority for customers and staff, as the two metre rule is written into law for employers in wales. he has adapted and done well in online selling clothes during lockdown, but nothing can replace the business that's brought by footfall. we wanted to make customers feel safe but still let them have that experience of being able to go shopping again. you know, the shopping experience is something, especially for a small independent like ourself, quite personal. we've decided we will let one or two people in at any one time. in preparation for shops to reopen

here in wales today, the council here in the city centre in cardiff have put a number of provisions in place to help keep things safe for shoppers. they've extended pavement areas across the city and here on the high street, in the city centre, they've put a one—way system in place so shoppers can go about their business at a safe and social distance. i think it's a very good idea, they've got the measures, and i'm looking forward now after all that lockdown. it's ok. i don't think anyone's really following it, though! like, the systems are in place, but, yeah. three weeks ago, the welsh government told shops to prepare for this day, so long as the virus continued to decline. but some retailers across the country say that still wasn't enough warning. as one sector restarts, further lockdown measures are being discussed on the isle of anglesey to contain an outbreak at a chicken manufacturing plant. work has been suspended there with all 560 workers now self isolating. the stay lockdown rule remains in place in wales,

meaning people should only travel within five miles of their home. it will be around another two weeks before that restriction is lifted and people here can travel further afield again. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. publich health wales says a local lockdown is being considered on anglesey after an outbreak of coronavirus was discovered at a meat processing factory there. 158 of the 400 employees tested positive. the plant has suspended work, and all 560 workers at the two sisters plant have been asked to self—isolate for 14 days. let's go to cardiff and speak to our correspondent hywel griffith. this is a worrying case. huge numbers. we first became aware of it on thursday when the company announced it was closing down for two weeks. yesterday we heard from public health wales that the number of people who tested positive had more than doubled. as you said, 158,

and they have warned that it may be more. the question is what you do to try and contain that. the first minister of wales has been speaking in the past hour or so and said that because this was focused within a factory, within a closed environment, he says they believe that they are on top of it. they are holding back from this idea of a localised lockdown. potentially closing the bridges that connect anglesey from the mainland and stopping most people going back and forth. at the moment, they are continuing with tests, continuing with contact tracing. they say they believe that it has been contained, not so far continuing to spread to the community. this is putting the focus on meat processing because we are seeing focus on meat processing because we are seeing across focus on meat processing because we are seeing across the world problems developing here? absolutely. the analogy mark dra keford developing here? absolutely. the analogy mark drakeford drew as well, analogy mark drakeford drew as well, a similar problem in germany by the sounds of it, people working within

close quarters to each other and the virus spreading. we are aware of concerns as to how some of the workers travel together, some people sharing lifts potentially despite the advice to people not to share confined spaces like that. there are issues within the sector. talking about low wage staff being on the front line, and needing to make sure they are safe and are protected financially as well if production ends there for two weeks. as we move forward , ends there for two weeks. as we move forward, potentially wider restrictions are lifting, we are likely to see more of these localised outbreaks occurring. it is really now what the authorities are prepared to do to stamp out the numbers in these hotspots. face coverings are now compulsory on public transport in scotland as restrictions there continue to be eased. from today, dentists are allowed to open for emergency care and places of worship can open their doors for individual prayer.

some sport can resume behind closed doors — as our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. arriving at glasgow central station this morning — almost everyone was wearing a face covering. i think it's brilliant, i think we should all be doing it, i love it, and i love people wearing it. it's hot and sweaty, but i think we've got to do it. i'm wearing it on the bus, otherwise i don't wear it normally, i find it quite uncomfortable. i think we should have done it long ago. done it from the very start. some stations will provide free masks for a limited time only. police scotland and the british transport police are confident that people will comply. but you could be fined £60 if you don't. so far, we are seeing high levels of compliance. lots and lots of customers have bought these coverings but for those who don't, there's lots of help

in the stations, there's lots of prompts and we will keep intervening and encouraging people to make sure they follow the clear rule which is face coverings are mandatory across the rail network. there are some exemptions — if you were under five or for certain medical conditions, including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station, there are clear markers on the floors, there's barriers being put in place to keep people apart and there is a very strict one—way system at entry and exit points. also from today, dental practices in scotland can take urgent cases. professional sport can resume behind closed doors. and places of worship will reopen for individual prayer. the new face covering legislation applies across all public transport

but the scottish government's message remains unchanged — to work from home if possible and only travel if absolutely necessary. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news, glasgow. a 47—year—old man has been arrested after three members of the same family were hit by a car yesterday. the collision happened in dalton—in—furness, in cumbria, at 2.30 yesterday afternoon. police said the driver has been arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving, and three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. from april next year the bbc will devote £100m of its budget over three years to ‘diverse and inclusive content‘. in announcing the plan, outgoing director general lord hall said it was a ‘big leap forward‘ towards increasing inclusion at the bbc. earlier i spoke to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba who explained whether or not this move in itself would be enough. this is a significant amount of money. £100 million over three years

after the tv budget to increase diverse storytelling, so people will be pleased with this, i think, asa first step. because the bbc is saying it genuinely wants to connect to three particular areas. diverse stories and storytelling. diverse production with on and off air talent, as well as working with diverse production companies outside the bbc. of course, money is the important thing in many of these things. where the bbc spends its money that can make a difference to the audience watching or listening at home. will it go far enough? the bbc says this is just a first step. the thing that really does need to also change many people‘s mines is attitudes, not just in also change many people‘s mines is attitudes, notjust in the bbc, but across the broadcasting sector. just this weekend, we saw the oscar—winning director of 12 years a slave, steve mcqueen, the film that w011 slave, steve mcqueen, the film that won best picture at the oscars, talked about how far the uk was

behind america in terms of diverse storytelling and racism in the industry, he says. the bbc will be conducting lots more things across—the—board of the next few yea rs across—the—board of the next few years to tackle this problem and people will be watching very closely to see not just people will be watching very closely to see notjust how many is being spent, but attitudes being changed. 72 years ago today, the empire windrush arrived at tilbury docks — carrying hundreds of people from jamaica who were invited to help rebuild britain after the second world war. in the following years, around half a million people from the caribbean arrived in the uk seeking a new life. many were children, travelling on their parents‘ passports — decades later they were wrongly informed they were illegally in the uk. graham satchell has been speaking to two of those affected. newsreel: the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. 72 years ago today, the windrush saw the start of migration from the caribbean. those on board had come to work, to rebuild britain after the second world war.

in 1948, britain passed a nationality act. everyone who lived in the former empire, the commonwealth, was confirmed as a british citizen. that stayed in place until 1971. the people who arrived from the caribbean in that time are known as the windrush generation. judy was just eight when she left barbados in 1963. even as a small girl, she remembers the call from britain for help. really, you should come, and mother country needs you. everyone being issued with british passports, because, you know, even before we had the passport, we were always, to us, together, we saw ourselves as british. vernon was six when he arrived in london from jamaica. my mum had a commonwealth passport, and i came over on her passport which automatically made me a british subject.

both vernon and judy went to school here, grew up here, gotjobs, had families. then, in 2014, everything changed. the conservative government introduced a so—called "hostile environment" for illegal migrants. nationality checks had to be done before people could get housing, a job, nhs treatment. both vernon and judy had never confirmed their british status — they never had to. but all of a sudden, they were caught in the system. i‘m still very angry, i want that to be known. i‘m enraged. why didn‘t you ask me that when i was working in health care, cleaning old people and all the rest of it? why didn‘t you ask me that when i was patrolling the streets and having people spit at me for a ticket on their car and all this? you didn‘t ask me about that then. i had no idea that somebody got down and actually planned to get rid of us, as many immigrant people as possible, you know? no, ijust got caught up in it.

i'm sorry, i'm really sorry, i am. because i love... i love the united kingdom. when it became clear that elderly black british people were being detained and deported, the government eventually apologised and introduced a compensation scheme. today, the home secretary is announcing a new cross—party working group to, in its words, "right the wrongs" of the windrush scandal. vernon is yet to have his british citizenship officially confirmed. judy lost herjob and is still waiting for compensation. both have the same message for the government. do unto others as you would like done unto yourself. if everybody was to live to those simple words, what a wonderful place we would live in, wouldn't we? the lesson to be learned is to treat people fairly, especially the people that you have depended upon, and the people that have enriched this country with their labour,

their sweat, their tears and everything else. it‘s as simple as that. that‘s the lesson and there‘s nothing hard about that. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with tomaz shaffernacker. it is going to be turning very hot over the next two or three days, particularly across the south—east of the country. temperatures could actually at around 33 celsius, which is the hottest we have had since last summer. in the short—term, a lot of cloud across many northern and western parts of the country. in northern ireland, i think, claudia times, there will be some of rain, the same is true across western scotland. the further south you are, the warmer the weather will be. belfast could wake up to some rain

and 14 degrees. in central, eastern and 14 degrees. in central, eastern and southern areas, it is going to bea and southern areas, it is going to be a sunny morning. the temperatures are going to be going up, and will probably peak at around 28 on tuesday and higher still on wednesday, thursday and friday, but never turning hot in the north—west.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: two minutes‘ silence is held in reading — as residents come to terms with the knife attack that left three dead. two of the three dead are named — one was a popular local history teacher, the second an american man who‘d lived in the uk for 15 years. hello, this is bbc news. 25—year—old khairi saadullah, originally from libya, is still being questioned by police. it‘s understood he came to the attention of m15 last year. two becomes one — the government is expected to announce tomorrow that the two metre social distancing rule in england will be cut.

in scotland and wales, more easing of lockdown measures have come into force. on the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of the ship empire windrush, the country prepares to pay tribute to the contribution of the windrush generation and their descendants. sport now, and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. we start with tennis, because the world number one novak djokovic is yet to be tested for coronavirus — despite two players who he‘s come into close contact with testing positive. it happened at the adria tour — an event set up by djokovic — which had to be cancelled after a world number 19 grigor dimitrov contracted the virus. he took ill after a match in croatia. borna coric has since tested positive too. the tournament lacked social distancing measures — as it‘s not required in those countries — with thousands of fans in attendance. more now from our tennis correspondent russell fuller. two players have tested positive,

with unconfirmed reports that two other coaches have tested positive. novak djokovic was not tested last night but i am told he will be tested, presumably today. many of these events have taken place safely around the world in florida, germany and the south of france. here, even though the rules are different in belgrade and zadar, social distancing rules were abandoned, players mixing with each other and with supporters, they were playing basketball and football, even with dancing in a nightclub in belgrade at the end of the first leg of the tour last weekend. replying to the announcement of coric‘s postive test, australian nick kyrigos posted this on twitter — calling it a "bone—headed decision" to hold the event and added, "speedy recovery but that‘s what happens when you disregard all protocols — this is not a joke." a noose left in the team garage of an african—american nascar racing driver is a "dispicable act of racism".

that‘s how bubba wallace — in the black top — decribed the incident after it was found in his garage stall during the weekend at a race in alabama. wallace is the only full—time black driver in nascar in the us. he had sucessfully campaigned to get the confederate flag — seen by many as a symbol of slavery and racism — banned from races. the sport is investigating. wallace says he was "incredibly saddened" but insisted he "will not give in" nor back down. football now, and japan have withdrawn their bid to host the 2023 wome‘s world cup just three days before the vote to decide where it‘s played. the tournament, which usa won last year, will now be played in either colombia or across australia and new zealand, who have a joint bid. japan didn‘t feel they had enough support to win and doubted they‘d be awarded the event soon after holding the olympics too. one line from the premier league — defenderjan vertonghen and keeper michel vorm have signed short term deals to stay at tottenham until the end of the season. their contracts were due to end next tuesday. spurs have also extended the loans

of danny rose who‘s at newcastle and kyle walker pieters at southampton. jose mourinho has defended his record of managing strikers, in his press conference ahead tottenham‘s game against west ham tomorrow. mourinho was responding to comments made by ex—england striker paul merson at the weekend — who claimed harry kane won‘t score as much in his system with spurs. this is what mourinho had to say. dear paul, i have lots of respect for you. i think harry kane has no problems at all to score goals in my teams, especially when he‘s fit, when he is fresh, when he has routines of playing. so, that‘s my message to somebody that i have lots of respect for. england cricket captain heather knight admits their group "isn‘t diverse enough." she‘s given her backing to ebony rainford—brent‘s scholarship programme among

the local black community to increase participation. england‘s women return to training today. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. more now on our top story. two minute‘s silence has been held for the victims of the stabbings in reading on saturday night. three people were killed in the attack. at holt school in wokingham, where one of the victims, james furlong, worked, students and staff stood in silence to remember him. afterwards they paid this tribute. we are sad to report that our inspirational head of history and politics was tragically killed at the terrorist incident at reading. james was a very kind and gentle man. he had a real sense of duty and cared for each and every

one of our students. he truly inspired everyone he taught through his passion for his subject and dedication. he was determined that our students will develop a critical awareness of global issues and in doing so become active citizens and have a voice. in our whole community, we have to absorb the sad news. counsellors are available for our staff and students. words cannot describe our shock and sadness at this time. our thoughts are with his mum, dad, brother and family, and his friends and colleagues. he was a cherished colleague and he will be very sadly missed. as britain and the rest of europe look to further ease lockdown restrictions, the world health organisation has warned that the pandemic is far from over. last friday saw the highest number of confimed daily cases — over 180,000 — and, as james robbins reports, regions like latin america are of particular concern. each new grave is a tragedy of the pandemic.

brazil has now registered more than 50,000 deaths and more than one million infections. president bolsonaro‘s determination to dismiss the threat, oppose lockdowns and reject distancing has been hugely divisive. many still support his far—right views, but others say he is to blame. we didn‘t prepare, we didn‘t take this seriously, and now we see exponential curves exploding. when politicians face biology, or challenge biology, biology wins by a huge margin. peru and chile have been particularly hard hit too. poorer countries often have limited health care. in peru, they are struggling. but many governments feel they have to take risks to get their economies working again. translation: so, the trend is decreasing, and that allows us to gradually and progressively begin to restart some of the economy. but it‘s the world‘s

most powerful country which has recorded the highest number of coronavirus deaths. across the vast territory of the usa, some states are relaxing measures in response to a decline in new cases, just as others face fresh spikes. the whole nation is hurting in this crucial election year. in india, by far the world‘s largest democracy, the growth in cases is relentless. huge cities suffered first, but coronavirus is now spreading through villages which are home to the majority of india‘s 1.3 billion population. rural areas are underequipped and across the country, serious underreporting by the authorities of covid deaths is believed to be concealing the full scale of india‘s disaster. it is too easy to generalise about africa as a vast continent, but here too, the extent of health care may be key. in kenya, as in many other countries,

considerable experience of past pandemics may help, but many health professionals fear africa‘s biggest test is yet to come. but even in wealthy countries, widely praised for their early responses, the real risks remain. germany is seeing new localised outbreaks, at a block of flats in berlin and at a big meat processing factory in the state of north rhine—westphalia. locally, the general easing of lockdown is being reversed to prevent progress so farfrom being lost. there have been concerns for the mental health of young lgbt people during lockdown, with many unable to access support from home, and some being forced to spend an indeterminate amount of time during lockdown with those who do not accept them as lgbt. one of the campaigns to help lgbt young people be more accepted among their peers is school diversity week, run by

lgbt youth charityjust like us, which have moved their resources online so that teachers and students can access the material during lockdown and support the young lgbt people in their community. i‘m joined now by drag queen divina de campo — runner—up on the bbc‘s rupaul‘s drag race uk, who is also a former teacher and knows the importance of lgbt education. first of all, welcome to the programme. thank you forjoining us. just talk to me about your school yea rs, just talk to me about your school years, and what happened there, and how that is an influence how you are dealing with this. so, when i was at school, section 28 was still in place, which meant that teachers we re place, which meant that teachers were close to talk about anything to do with lgbt issues, or student... that‘s a shame. ah, i got your back. we must do most of that. forgive me.

let‘s start again. just expend your experience and how that has coloured thing. my experience and a school was a section 28 was still in place, which meant that teachers were really low to talk about anything to talk about anything to do with lgbtq plus issues at all, and because of that, it breeds ignorance, which then in its bridge homophobia and bullying. so, that was my experience as an lgbtq plus person going through the school system without having any support from the school system itself. you knew her uber, you presumably had a broader support network, and that is the problem thoughts on lockdown, is that they don‘t have access to that part they are loving, many of them, with people would rather not talk about it. absolutely. the research that we have been doing has found that four

out of five lgbtq plus people feel like it is going to be much more difficult, lockdown, and that is because most lg btq difficult, lockdown, and that is because most lgbtq plus a people don‘t feel comfortable talking about things with their families. so pet asa things with their families. so pet as a straight person were to confide in their mum or dad, or sister or brother, at home, for an lgbtq plus person, it is usually their friends that they will talk to. and of course, at this point in time, there are not able to do that. and if you are not able to do that. and if you are not able to do that. and if you are not comfortable talking about things at home, then of course trying to call somebody and speak about it, it‘s unlikely that she will do that as well, just in case your overhead. so, there is lots of unforeseen ramifications of the lockdown that kind of being brought to light by this. and terrifyingly, underlining what you‘re saying, that young people who identify as lgbt,

four times more likely to attempt to commit suicide, and thatjumps to eight times if they are trans. sorry, i didn‘t hear a part of the answer. let‘s start again. sorry, i didn‘t hear a part of the answer. let's start again. the positive things are certain schools that are delivering inclusivity, that are delivering inclusivity, that drops down to much the same level as everybody else, so it really is a case of education. if you can educate people about this, thenit you can educate people about this, then it stops the ignorance and it stops the billion, and that gives other people, lg btq stops the billion, and that gives other people, lgbtq plus people, a much better chance at life. —— it stops the bullying. and people are going online, and school diversity week are using that. presumably that is if you tell? yes, and there are all kinds of things online. if you

area all kinds of things online. if you are a student and wanting to access any of the master classes that are online from various lgbtq plus people in all kinds of different settings, then you can find that on facebook. that is thejust like us uk facebook page. and if you are a teacher pointing to have some more information about how you can deliver inclusivity projects, then you can get that atjust like us dot org. and you were a teacher yourself? yeah, i spent a long time working in education, and from experience, i can tell you that they deliver is still very patchy in the uk. some schools are generally excellent work, but there are other schools who still have a long way to go. you look fabulous, and i'm... when the cameras are off you are, how do you chill? how do you relax? i like listening to music. music is a massive part of my life, so i like

listening to music and reading books. i am a really big one.|j listening to music and reading books. i am a really big one. i know pa rt books. i am a really big one. i know part of what you have got. we can spend afternoon, but i haven‘t got the time. but it is really good to touch it. thank you very much and good luck with the campaign. thank you, goodbye. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you the latest figures on a pandemic. the uk death toll has risen from a figure of 42,647, sorry, 42,647 from a figure... so, that is a rise of 15. that is a uk death toll up 15. so, thatis that is a uk death toll up 15. so, that is a significant decrease, the

lowest since mid march. but of course, each one of those representing an individual tragedy for the families and friends of those involved. up 15, and the total figure up to 42,647. we will have more analysis of that a little later. you‘re watching bbc news. a team of archaeologists has discovered a major new prehistoric monument just a short distance away from stonehenge. fieldwork has revealed 20 or more massive shafts, excavated more than 4,500 thousand years ago. jon kay reports. it‘s one of the world‘s most famous sites, yet so much about stonehenge remains a mystery. but are we finally getting closer to understanding? a team of archaeologists has discovered a major new prehistoric monument just a short distance it‘s this site, two miles away, that archaeologists have been examining. an area known as durrington walls. using ground—penetrating radar, they‘ve been able to look deep into the earth and discovered what could be one of the uk‘s

largest prehistoric sites. a ring of around 20 shafts, dug more than 4000 years ago, around the time stonehenge was built nearby. these are 20m diameter, at least 5m deep — sometimes even deeper, we think — shafts or pits that have been dug into the chalk and are orientated in a kind of an arc both to the south and to the north of durrington walls. the orientation of them, the spacing of them, would suggest that they have some organised, ritualistic reason for being there. the task for historians now is to work out how the newly discovered outer ring of pits is connected to stonehenge itself. the national trust has described the find as astonishing. what further secrets will it now reveal?

disneyland paris says it will begin to gradually reopen from july 15th. meanwhile, french students have been returning to the classroom today. last week, president emmanuel macron announced that attendance would become mandatory for all children under 15. schools have been open for a few weeks, but on a voluntary basis. france is also re—opening cinemas, swimming pools and holiday centres, in the latest stage of the easing of its coronavirus restrictions. franck guillory is a journalist based in paris and hejoins me now. it isa it is a widely accepted and appreciated move? well, it is clearly early this morning you could see all young kids until the age of 15 going back to primary schools, secondary school. and it is actually accepted. parents are relieved to

have the children back to school, and bring themselves able to go back to work after three months of teleworking, working from home and dealing with their children instead of working. it‘s all about the economy, the new battle that we have to fight now. but also about the impact that any delaying and going back was having on the children themselves. that's right. they are going back for two weeks before the summer break. there was a sense among people from the national education and advice is that children had to school before the summer to make sure that they don‘t forget what school is about, that they don‘t suffer from the socialisation. and to make sure that this generation is not hugely affected by having to leave school for more than a few months. they can

carry on working through television programmes in all sorts of different things put in place to avoid the impact, but the sense that they have to go back to school, go back to normal and try to reduce the psychological impact of the pandemic. other concerns? both cinemas reopening? what about social distancing? precautionary measures are sometimes lifted. in its coast, for example, only in secondary school, children will be wearing face mask. but as you saw, social distance and was not really respected in the cities, in the streets, whether as a sense that the temperature pandemic is telephone, they somehow they are forgetting the risk. -- they somehow they are forgetting the risk. —— there is a sense that the pandemic is sort of run, they are

somehow forgetting the rest. although seven people died in france yesterday. i‘ll probably be need to remind people that the danger is still abound, that we still have to be careful. and the such reflected in the midst and in the cafe is as you walk around paris? or is it a general myth that it is behind us? it is not business as usual. there is something in the air in paris. you can see that people are still cautious, and they still have that trauma and their mind. but somehow, it isa trauma and their mind. but somehow, it is a typical summer day today in paris, with people having coffee on the terraces. but you can still see the terraces. but you can still see the impact of the economic crisis, with many restaurants being close. there is really the sense that there is still a battle to fight, and we are somehow understanding the impact on the social and economic crisis in

the coming months will be huge. and so, it is sort of business as usual, but with still things in mind, and this kind of special mode, if you want. great of you to join us. pleasure. this was supposed to be a summer of celebrations for sandra and allan teasdale, but like millions of us, their plans were dashed by the coronavirus pandemic. instead of marking their 70th birthdays with a trip to spain, the couple were left fighting for their lives — after both contracting covid—19. jayne mccubbin reports. true love came late to sandra and allan. they were 54 when they married. and when the country went into lockdown, they had been planning a huge summer of celebration in spain for their 70th birthdays, just days apart. i can honestly say i‘ve never loved anybody as much as i do sandra. it's... she‘s just the love of my life. never been so happy, and we're still happy.

and you‘ve come so close to losing it all? absolutely. very much so. the scariest moments of our lives, wasn't it? lives, absolutely. spain fell by the wayside as they spent sandra‘s birthday in isolation, and a week later, they both suddenly fell ill. text messages between sandra and her daughter over the following day show how quickly they both deteriorated. yeah, it was... it was heart—wrenching. "hi, how are you both doing?" "the last couple of days we don't seem to know what's going on. "we are just light—headed, tired, dizzy, don't want any food or drink. "just don't know if it's the virus or not." and i put, "i'm sure it's nothing to worry about. "just chill out and try not to do too much. "let me know if you need anything." "really can't do this anymore. "i fainted again and allan has been hallucinating. "we can't even walk about. "we really need some help." "i'm getting dressed and coming around." do you remember that moment? yeah, absolutely. when she sent that to me on saturday, that's not my mum.

my mum doesn't do things like that. does that bring it all back? yeah, it does. "yeah, i really can't do this any more. "i'm really serious. "we need help." their daughter dialled 999. they were taken to hospital in the same ambulance. they were both taken straight into icu. their chances of survival were 50—50. a final text message read... "be strong, mum. "you will get through this — i know you will. "we all love you very much." "keep that mask on. "just keep thinking that the mask is going to make you better." both: "i love you so much and look forward to seeing "you when you get better "and get out of there." love you loads and loads and loads. hard. hard to read it again, yeah, very difficult. you could see each other? we were next room. we could see each other through the blinds. you could see other fighting for your lives? through the blinds with the masks and everything on. yeah. i cried and cried and cried. it was awful. ijust thought, "i'm not going to make it."

did you? "i'm not going to get out of here." you are thinking you are going to lose everything. both had completely different symptoms, both had been in isolation for six weeks when they fell ill, so neither really knew how they caught the virus. for two weeks, it was touch and go but slowly, they started to recover and by allan‘s 70th birthday, they turned a corner. then they said, "we‘ve got a surprise for you. "we‘re gonna let you come and have..." a meal together. .."a meal together." and then they brought this birthday cake in which was a caterpillar — chocolate caterpillar cake. all sang happy birthday. and sang happy birthday. i think for me, it wasjust so special because when they brought the cake in for allan — i'm gonna cry now — hejust got, like, really, emotional but he was really laughing and smiling and it was the first time that i'd seen him for a long time just smiling. applause. two days before sandra was given the all clear to go home, allan was cheered off the ward.

all of the doctors, nurses, everybody just lined up. well done! they walked me down the corridor and sat me on a chair at the end so that allan could be, like, wheeled past me. as soon as allan came up, we had a bit ofa hug, didn't we? a bit of a hug, yeah. you know, and i said, "i'll be home soon, hopefully". i cried. she cried, yeah. as usual, i cried! it wasjust... bye — bye! do you remember taking those vows, in sickness and in health? 0h, absolutely. yeah. and you could never have dreamt... you couldn‘t write it. no, we couldn't, could we? no, you couldn‘t have made it up. we did actually say "70 is going to be our year. "we're going to do this and do that." covid came. whoomp! wiped it all out. 71 is going to be your year! 71 — it‘d better be! 70.5 if we've got any chance! 70.5, yeah! now you do have the rest of your life to look forward to, what would you like to say to each other? ijust love you very much

and look forward to the rest of my life with you. we're so lucky to have found it so late on, we really, really are, aren't we? yeah. i think it‘s a once—in—a—lifetime. count our blessings every day. every day, we say, "we are so, so lucky." now it‘s time for a look at the weather. in heat with limbs, and i say limbs because it is not necessarily good news for many of us who don‘t like it to her, especially if we are cooped up indoors stop and during the middle two and of the beat, temperatures in some parts of the country will exceed 30 celsius. it is not just us, country will exceed 30 celsius. it is notjust us, but a large chunk of the continent will be experiencing this heat wave, and that torture is going to be spreading into scandinavia, where it has already been really hot for a considerable amount of time. towards the end of the week into the weekend, we are expecting a low pressure to swing in

off the atlantic and bring fresh atla ntic off the atlantic and bring fresh atlantic winds pushing the heat away towards the is. it is going to be a temporary heatwave, perhaps three days or particularly hot weather. in the short term, lots of clouds across north—western parts of the uk, certainly in northern ireland and western parts of scotland. in the early evening, outbreaks of rain here, whereas a crossman eastern, central and southern areas, it is quite sunny and very warm. tonight and into tomorrow, that‘s is weather front moralising stays where it is. it is moving from south—west and a north—easterly direction, but sliding across the same place. again, belfast and glasgow getting a bit of rain, but towards the east and they said, the weather will be dry. tuesday, that weatherfront and they said, the weather will be dry. tuesday, that weather front is still in the north—west of the uk, meaning that there will be rain in northern ireland. through the course of the week, it never really does it on hot and the north west of the uk.

so, no heatwave here. the heat is going to be across more central, southern and eastern areas of the uk. on tuesday, temperatures not terribly hot, but high enough, around 28 degrees in london. around 27 in the east and the north—east of england. but by wednesday, even in the north—west of the country, the event on the cloud fizzles away, so bobby sunshine. look at the temperature control. 19 in belfast, but up to around 30 degrees. on wednesday, the temperatures could be higher still. maybe 30 33 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines... two minutes‘ silence is held in reading as residents come to terms with the knife attack that left three dead. two of them are named — one was a popular local history teacher, the second an american man who‘d lived in the uk for 15 years. james was a very kind and gentle man. he had a real sense of duty, and cared for each and every one of our students. the home secretary priti patel has been in reading to pay her respects to the three victims of the attack — she‘ll address the commons within the next hour, and we‘ll bring that to you live. the uk records its lowest death toll since lockdown began — as ministers are expected to announce tomorrow that the two metre social distancing rule in england will be cut. in scotland and wales, more easing of lockdown measures have come into force. on the 72nd anniversary

of the arrival of the ship empire windrush, the country prepares to pay tribute to the contribution of the windrush generation and their descendants. two minutes‘ silence has been held in reading for the victims of the stabbings over the weekend. three people were killed in the attack on saturday evening. joe ritchie—bennett, originally from philadelphia, is the second victim to be named. he had lived in the uk for 15 years. his friend, james furlong, a history teacher, also died. pupils at the school in wokingham where he taught have gathered to pay tribute to "a very kind and gentle man" who "inspired everyone he taught". police are continuing to question a 25—year—old libyan man,

khairi saadallah, who is being held under the terrorism act. on a visit to the scene of the attack, the home secretary priti patel, said it was a tragic event and the actions of a lone individual. andy moore reports. deep emotion and real shock at the school where james furlong taught and where a two—minute silence was held this morning. he was much loved and described as a man who inspired everyone he taught. as a whole community, we all now need to absorb this sad news. counsellors are available for staff and students. words cannot describe our shock and sadness at this time. he wasn't just an average teacher, he was an incredible person. and he wasn't just a teacher, he was a human being, and he had family and friends that loved him just as much as we do. the home secretary came to the scene of the attack in forbury gardens to pay her respects. what we saw here on saturday evening in reading was the actions

of one lone individual — we should bear that in mind. the police have that individual in custody, they are not looking for anybody else. we should all remain alert, we should all remain vigilant in terms of the fact that threats are all around us, but we‘ve just got to respond in the right kind of way and be very mindful of the type of society that we live in. a second person who died in the attack has been named by his family in america asjoe ritchie—bennett. he‘d been living in the uk for about 15 years. his family said they had lost a brilliant and loving son. civic and religious leaders from all parts of reading‘s multiethnic community came to lay flowers at the park. they said the attack was uniting the city in its grief. we are one united reading. we are not going to let something like this come into our communities. any form of terrorism, any form it takes, we will stamp that out. we stand here to support, and obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims at this time. we are here to stand by the families

that have lost loved ones. no one deserves what happened here on saturday. and we as a community should stand together and say no to any form of hatred, any form of violence. the man arrested at the scene is khairi saadallah, who is 25 and originally from libya. he came to the attention of the security authorities a year ago, when it was thought he might be planning to travel overseas to carry out acts of terrorism. he was investigated, but not thought to be a serious threat. at the school in wokingham, students laid flowers to mr furlong. there will be no classes today. and the grief of losing one of their most respected teachers will take a long time to heal. and we‘re expecting a statement from the home secretary priti patel on the reading terrorist attack in the house of commons at around half past three — we‘ll bring you that live.

the number of people in the uk who have died after testing positive for coronavirus has risen by 15 to 42,647. that makes it the lowest number since mid—march, although figures do tend to be lower after the weekend due to delays in recording deaths. meanwhile, the prime minister is meeting senior cabinet members and leading scientific advisers, ahead of an announcement expected tomorrow that social distancing in england can be reduced from 2 metres to 1 — with some conditions. it‘s thought the move will be timed to coincide with a further reopening of businesses including pubs, bars a nd restau ra nts early next month. our health correspondent lauren moss has more. keeping our distance. it‘s become a way of life — butjust how much is the subject of debate. it‘s expected that tomorrow, the government will announce the findings of a review which could see the distance relaxed from two metres down to one in england, but with some strict conditions. there has been a great deal of work that‘s been taking place at pace over the last number of days,

informed by the science, informed by experience from around the world as well. that‘s as to how we can appropriately look at and reflect on the two—metre rule as well. wider use of face coverings and perspex screens will likely be among the new guidelines. the changes could be in place by the 4th ofjuly, the earliest day restaurants, bars, hairdressers may reopen in england. as businesses prepare, there are calls for urgent clarity. as an industry we have always managed people, that‘s what we do, the safest place to drink is in a safe licensed environment, where you are being monitored already by staff in that environment but if it goes above and beyond that, this will become another burden to an industry already having to put in a lot of safety measures in place. other countries including china, denmark, hong kong and singapore already follow a one—metre rule, and uk experts say it‘s a bit of a balancing act.

one metre seems like a reasonable compromise between safety but also what is practical, and most people agree that what we want at the moment is something practical. the levels of the virus circulating in society are really very low now. testing for the virus and tracing those who may have it will be just as important as we ease further out of lockdown. a trial on a new saliva test is now underway to find out if people can test themselves at home without needing to swab the nose and throat. also under consideration is the advice to shield and stay home that‘s been given to more than 2 million people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. as more of the country prepares to reopen, it‘s not without warning from the prime minister that there will be no hesitation to apply the handbrake if covid—19 cases rise again. lauren moss, bbc news. all non—essential shops are allowed to re—open across wales today, in the latest easing of lockdown measures there. however, the five—mile limit on non—essential

journeys remains in place — with a review expected to take place by the 6th ofjuly. our correspondent tomos morgan has more. after almost three months, the customers are ready for high street shops to open again in wales, but the experience this time will be a little different. if they do try something on and they don‘t purchase it, we take the item out of the store room and we steam it. this man has been preparing for some time. aiming to make sure safety is the priority for customers and staff, as the two—metre rule is written into law for employers in wales. he has adapted and done well in online selling clothes during lockdown, but nothing can replace the business that‘s brought by footfall. we wanted to make customers feel safe, but still let them have that experience of being able to go shopping again. you know, the shopping experience is something, especially for a small independent like ourself, quite personal. we‘ve decided we will let one or two

people in at any one time. in preparation for shops to reopen here in wales today, the council here in the city centre in cardiff have put a number of provisions in place to help keep things safe for shoppers. they‘ve extended pavement areas across the city and here on the high street, in the city centre, they‘ve put a one—way system in place so shoppers can go about their business at a safe and social distance. i think it‘s a very good idea, they‘ve got the measures, and i‘m looking forward now after all that lockdown. it's ok. i don't think anyone's really following it, though! like, the systems are in place, but, yeah. three weeks ago, the welsh government told shops to prepare for this day, so long as the virus continued to decline. but some retailers across the country say that still wasn‘t enough warning. as one sector restarts, further lockdown measures are being discussed on the isle of anglesey to contain an outbreak at a chicken manufacturing plant. work has been suspended there with all 560 workers now self isolating. the stay lockdown rule

remains in place in wales, meaning people should only travel within five miles of their home. it will be around another two weeks before that restriction is lifted and people here can travel further afield again. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. face coverings are now compulsory on public transport in scotland as restrictions there continue to be eased. from today dentists are allowed to open for emergency care and places of worship can open their doors for individual prayer. some sport can resume behind closed doors — as our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. arriving at glasgow central station this morning — almost everyone was wearing a face covering. i think it‘s brilliant. i think we should all be doing it, i love it, and i love that people are wearing it. it‘s hot and sweaty, but i think we‘ve got to do it. i'm wearing it on the bus,

otherwise i don't wear it normally, i find it quite uncomfortable. i think we should have done it long ago. done it from the very start. some stations will provide free masks for a limited time only. police scotland and the british transport police are confident that people will comply. but you could be fined £60 if you don‘t. so far, we are seeing high levels of compliance. lots and lots of customers have bought these coverings, but for those who don‘t, there‘s lots of help in the stations, there‘s lots of prompts and we will keep intervening and encouraging people to make sure they follow the clear rule which is face coverings are mandatory across the rail network. there are some exemptions — if you are under five or for certain medical conditions, including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station, there are clear markers on the floors, there‘s barriers being put in place

to keep people apart and there is a very strict one—way system at entry and exit points. also from today, dental practices in scotland can take urgent cases. professional sport can resume behind closed doors. and places of worship will reopen for individual prayer. the new face covering legislation applies across all public transport but the scottish government‘s message remains unchanged — to work from home if possible and only travel if absolutely necessary. alexandra mckenzie, bbc news, glasgow. from april next year, the bbc will devote £100m of its budget over three years to "diverse and inclusive content". in announcing the plan, the outgoing director—general,

lord hall said it was a "big leap forward" towards increasing inclusion at the bbc. earlier, i spoke to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba who explained whether or not this move in itself would be enough. this is a significant amount of money. £100 million over three years out of the tv budget to increase diverse stories and diverse storytelling. so, people will be pleased with this, i think, as a first step, because the bbc is saying it genuinely wants to commit to three particular areas — diverse stories and storytelling, diverse productions with on and off—air talent included in that, as well as working with diverse production companies outside the bbc. and, of course, money is the all—important thing in so many of these things — where the bbc spends its money that can make a difference to the audience watching or listening at home. but will it go far enough? well, even the bbc says this is just a first step. the thing that really does need to also change in many people‘s minds is attitudes, notjust in the bbc but across the broadcast spectrum. just this last weekend, we saw the oscar—winning director of 12 years a slave,

steve mcqueen, the film that won best picture at the oscars a few years ago, talking about how far the uk was behind america in terms of diverse storytelling and what he called racism in the industry. the bbc says it will be conducting lots more things across—the—board over the next few years to try and tackle this particular problem, and people will be watching very, very closely to see not just about money being spent, but in attitudes been changed. borisjohnson is expected to announce on tuesday if the hospitality sector can reopen on 4july and if the 2m distancing rule in england can be relaxed. non—essential shops have reopened in england already, with retail resuming in wales from today — but number 10 has warned the moves would be reversed if they led to a virus surge. i‘m joined by martin breeden, centre performance director at intu, which owns 19 shopping centres around the country, from the trafford centre in manchester to lakeside in essex. 14 of those centres

have now re—opened. thank have now re—opened. you very much forjoining us. how thank you very much forjoining us. how has it gone? it has gone very well. there is a really nice vibe out there in the centres. i am really proud of our teams who have put those plans in place to keep people feeling safe and secure as they come back into their shopping habits. it is great to see our visitors getting involved and abiding by all of those new protocols that have been put in place. it has been a very good start. what have you put in place and how do you enforce those social distancing measures. we have got signage up reminding people of the particles, stickers on the floor which indicate social distancing. we have got queueing systems and that has taken a lot of interaction with all of the stores to make sure that cues do not cross over. apart from the first day weather was a lot of

pent up demand, those keys have been under control and not unduly lengthy and it has been a controlled way to go shopping. lots of hand washing stations, and we are controlling the volumes of people going into toilet facilities at any one time so they do not become too congested. safety measures in place to keep people feeling comfortable. we use the word co mforta ble. feeling comfortable. we use the word comfortable. how are people feeling co mforta ble comfortable. how are people feeling comfortable if people believe they may be spending longer hearing chris they are not spending too long queueing, patently first day. people can come in and spend their time quite freely. what we‘re finding is that we have not got the same number of people in stores as before, but those that are there are on a bit of a shopping mission, so they are perhaps spending more than they ordinarily would. people want to

come back and spend some time with us, they will have a nice time and it bea us, they will have a nice time and it be a nice, safe environment for them. what about those people who just want to wander around and have a browse? how easy is that in the new normal? we are very happy if people want to come in and do that. there is an awful lot to browse at. 50% of our stores are open so far, and more are opening up day by day as they come to terms with all of the plans that they have got to put in place, the new tail systems and so. make sure there is appropriate separation. very welcome to come in and browse. they can check on the website to see who is open. we are looking forward to the time when more of our catering and leisure outlets will be able to open. is it easy to see how the tills have done. is it easy to see how people are spending has people are coming on a

bit of a shopping mission. we have only got anecdotal evidence so far, but we are getting anecdotes that the typical amount of product that each visitor is buying is about double the normal because they are coming there to spend rather than, perhaps, to socialise and dispense time. but if people want to come and browse, they are perfectly welcome to do as well. there was a suspicion that the new normal would be online and that is how people have resumed their shopping habits during this crisis and that will stay. is it a worry or is that something that you have adapted to? that is part of the retail world. it is great shopping online but it is great coming into the best shopping locations as well. most of the brands that you will see any shopping centre have good online functionality as well and the two have to work together. that is

modern retailing. you generally need a great portfolio of stores and you need a great online business as well. there cannot be a more difficult time to be in retailing. presumably, there are some shops that have said to you, we cannot come back it is a very difficult time. there is no mistaking that. the rate scheme has helped, where there are no rates to pay for retailers for a year. that helps. we are having individual discussions with them. we have had lots of fun that have been able to pay on time, and different payment terms. we are dealing with each one on a case—by—case basis. there is lots of practical help on the ground as well, and that has been the key to make sure people get open, get their stores open, get them serviced with the right stock and get customers feeling welcome to come back.

the right stock and get customers feeling welcome to come backlj the right stock and get customers feeling welcome to come back. i am guessing hair, beauty salons will be under huge pressure from people who have waited a long time for to open. iam waiting have waited a long time for to open. i am waiting for that one as well because my hair has been cut with dog clippers. i am very much looking forward to that coming back. that is an important part of what we offer. beauty salons, nail bars. that is what makes a day out at one of our venues. we are very much looking forward to that and that is a key pa rt forward to that and that is a key part of what we offer. we have got about 50% of that open so far, increasing day by day. it is a nice, steady return to retailing and to normality. let's have a look at the back of the head. how has that gone? i have no idea. we will leave it there. great to talk to you. thank for joining there. great to talk to you. thank

forjoining us. don‘t there. great to talk to you. thank for joining us. don‘t forget, there. great to talk to you. thank forjoining us. don‘t forget, we will be going to the house of commons around 330 to get that statement from priti patel. people in reading have held a two minute silence for the three people killed in the town on saturday. police are continuing to question khairi saadallah who has been arrested under the terrorism act. it‘s believed that the libyan—born suspect was known to the security services, but the home secretary, priti patel — who visited reading this morning — says there are many difficult judgements in assessing risk. our security correspondent gordon corera explained how khairi saadallah was known to m15. what it means in this case is that he was someone m15 received a lead about, a piece of information, in his case, apparently, that he was planning some kind of travel abroad which could have been to do with extremist activity. that lead was looked at but was notjudged significant enough to place him under actual investigation.

there were about 3000 people who were under some level of surveillance by the security service, but there is a much broader group of about 40,000 people who are people who have come across m15‘s radar, whose name has come up in some context. perhaps in this case, there was a lead but it was not considered significant. he was in that much larger category. there will be questions, was there something that could have been seen then or should have been seen since which might have changed that? at the time when this lead came up and when he was on the radar of m15, he was notjudged to be a risk, and this is thought to be around about a year or so ago. if you have got so many thousands of names to look at, how is the decision made as to who you investigate and who you do not? there is a kind of triage process to go through. a lead can be something very vague.

it could be someone saying, "i think someone down the road is a bit dangerous", and it could turn out to be a grudge and nothing significant. there is the initial stage of trying to work out, how significant is it? if it is true, can it pose a threat, can we understand that? if theyjudge someone worthy of an investigation, they will prioritise the investigation. there is a complicated process which m15 developed over the years. it has been fine—tuned and adjusted after specific incidents. it is certainly true that m15 does keep this under review, because there have been issues in the past where people have been looked at, decided not to be a threat and then they turn out to be a threat. that has happened in a number of cases. this issue of how you review

past cases, how you prioritise, is a very tricky subject for the security services, and i‘m sure for they will be looking at it very carefully today to try and understand what happened. their initial view is at the time they looked at the individual, he did not appear to be a threat. according to suspicions the police have, working on his own and that, of course, causes its own problems? he does fit into a pattern we have seen in recent years which tends to see so—called lone actors often carrying out attacks using perhaps a knife or a vehicle. ...a alarge a large group of people perhaps being trained and troubled communicating back to a headquarters. all of that offered routes for the authorities to try and spot what was happening, to find ways into the network and be able to gather intelligence and watch them. when you only have one individual

and you are basically trying to understand what is going on in their head,it understand what is going on in their head, it is harderfor the understand what is going on in their head, it is harder for the security service to do that, and that may well have been a challenge in this case. i think the authorities have been trying to understand fully his motivation and his background and exactly, really, what led to those awful events on saturday evening. 72 years ago today the empire windrush arrived at tilbury docks — carrying hundreds of people from jamaica who were invited to help rebuild britain after the second world war. in the following years around half a million people from the caribbean arrived in the uk seeking a new life. many were children, travelling on their parents‘ passports. decades later, they were wrongly informed they were illegally in the uk. graham satchell has been speaking to two of those affected. newsreel: the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. 72 years ago today, the windrush saw the start of migration from the caribbean. those on board had come to work, to rebuild britain after the second world war. in 1948, britain passed a nationality act.

everyone who lived in the former empire, the commonwealth, was confirmed as a british citizen. that stayed in place until 1971. the people who arrived from the caribbean in that time are known as the windrush generation. judy was just eight when she left barbados in 1963. even as a small girl, she remembers the call from britain for help. really, you should come, and the mother country needs you. everyone being issued with british passports, because, you know, even before we had the passport, we were always, to us, together, we saw ourselves as british. vernon was six when he arrived in london from jamaica. my mum had a commonwealth passport, and i came over on her passport which automatically made me a british subject. both vernon and judy went to school here, grew up here,

gotjobs, had families. then, in 2014, everything changed. the conservative government introduced a so—called "hostile environment" for illegal migrants. nationality checks had to be done before people could get housing, a job, nhs treatment. both vernon and judy had never confirmed their british status — they never had to. but all of a sudden, they were caught in the system. i‘m still very angry, i want that to be known. i‘m enraged. why didn‘t you ask me that when i was working in health care, cleaning old people and all the rest of it? why didn‘t you ask me that when i was patrolling the streets and having people spit at me for a ticket on their car and all this? you didn‘t ask me about that then. i had no idea that somebody got down and actually planned to get rid of us, as many immigrant people as possible, you know? no, ijust got caught up in it.

i'm sorry, i'm really sorry, i am. because i love... i love the united kingdom. when it became clear that elderly black british people were being detained and deported, the government eventually apologised and introduced a compensation scheme. today, the home secretary is announcing a new cross—party working group to, in its words, "right the wrongs" of the windrush scandal. vernon is yet to have his british citizenship officially confirmed. judy lost herjob and is still waiting for compensation. both have the same message for the government. do unto others as you would like done unto yourself. if everybody was to live to those simple words, what a wonderful place we would live in, wouldn't we? the lesson to be learned is to treat people fairly, especially the people that you have depended upon, and the people that have enriched this country with their labour, their sweat, their tears

and everything else. it‘s as simple as that. that‘s the lesson and there‘s nothing hard about that. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with tomaz shaffernacker it is going to be turning very hot over the next two or three days, particularly across the south—east of the country. temperatures could actually peak at around 33 celsius, which is the hottest we have had since last summer, obviously. but in the short—term, a lot of cloud around many northern and western parts of the country, so, in northern ireland, i think, cloudy at times. there will be some outbreaks of rain, and the same is true across western scotland. but the further east and south you are, the sunnier and warmer the weather will be. quite a muggy night tonight. you can see that the cloud and the rain more or less in the same place through this evening and overnight. belfast could wake up to some rain and 14 degrees. but in central, eastern

and southern areas it is going to be a sunny morning. and the temperatures are going to be shooting up and will probably peak at around 28 on tuesday, and then higher still on wednesday, thursday and friday, but never turning hot in the north—west. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: two minutes‘ silence is held in reading — as residents come to terms with the knife attack that left three dead. two of the three dead are named — one was a popular local history teacher, the second an american man who‘d lived in the uk for 15 years. the home secretary priti patel has been in reading to pay her respects to the three victims of the attack — she‘ll address the house of commons any minute now, and we‘ll bring that to you live.

we will return to the house of commons as soon as she takes her feet there, but let‘s go to the sports centre. jose mourinho has defended his record of managing strikers, in his press conference ahead tottenham‘s game against west ham tomorrow. mourinho was responding to comments made by ex england striker paul merson at the weekend — who claimed harry kane won‘t score as much in his system with spurs. this is what mourinho had to say. dear paul, i have lots of respect for you. i think harry kane has no problems at all to score goals in my teams, especially when he‘s fit, when he is fresh, when he has routines of playing. so, that‘s my message to somebody that i have lots of respect for. defenderjan vertonghen and keeper michel vorm have signed short—term deals to stay at tottenham until

the end of the season. their contracts were due to end next tuesday. spurs have also extended the loans of danny rose who‘s at newcastle and kyle walker pieters at southampton. japan have withdrawn their bid to host the 2023 womens world cup — just three days before the vote to decide where it‘s played. the tournament — which usa won last year — will now be played in either colombia or across australia and new zealand, who have a joint bid. japan didn‘t feel they had enough support to win and doubted they‘d be awarded the event soon after holding the olympics too. tennis players have been reacting to the cancellation of sunday‘s adria tour final after two players tested positive for coronavirus. nick kyrgios described the event — hosted by world number one novak djokovic as "bone—headed", with social distancing measure not observed in croatia. this it‘s a move that britain‘s dan evans hopes won‘t cause any disruption to the final major of the year. ijust think it‘s

i just think it‘s a ijust think it‘s a poor example to set, even if the guidelines in that country are not two metres, it is not a joke, and i think we should... evenif not a joke, and i think we should... even if the guidelines would taken away in this country to normal, i just think i will dry to keep myself out of the way as much as i could from other people. i think there has been a total disregard to that, really, and it is very unfortunate that players have it. a noose left in the team garage of an african—american nascar racing driver — is a "dispicable act of racism". that‘s how bubba wallace — in the black top — decribed the incident after it was found in his garage stall during the weekend at a race in alabama. wallace is the only full time black driver in nascar in the us. he had sucessfully campaigned to get the confederate flag —

seen by many as a symbol of slavery and racism — banned from races. the sport is investigating. wallace says he was "incredibly saddened" but insisted he "will not give in" nor back down. meanwhile, formula one have launched an equality and diversity task force to increase opportunity for minority groups. the "we race as one" iniative will also see the sport take a stand against racism at the austrian grand prix next weekend. well, lewis hamilton says he‘s "extremely positive" that change will come in the battle against racial inequality. the six—time f1 world champion took part in a black lives matter protest yesterday, in london, and added on social media that he was "so proud to see in person so many people of all races and backgrounds supporting this movement." frankie dettori will ride the derby favourite english king at epsom next saturday. dettori was leading jockey at royal ascot last week and is looking for a third derby win. the 49 year old‘s last came 5 years ago. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you a little later. a team of archaeologists has discovered a major

new prehistoric monument just a short distance away from stonehenge. fieldwork has revealed twenty or more massive shafts, excavated more than 4,500 years ago. jon kay reports. it‘s one of the world‘s most famous sites, yet so much about stonehenge remains a mystery. but are we finally getting closer to understanding? it‘s this site, two miles away, that archaeologists have been examining. an area known as durrington walls. using ground—penetrating radar, they‘ve been able to look deep into the earth and discovered what could be one of the uk‘s largest prehistoric sites. a ring of around 20 shafts, dug more than 4000 years ago, around the time stonehenge was built nearby. these are 20m diameter, at least 5m deep — sometimes even deeper, we think — shafts or pits that have been dug into the chalk and are orientated in a kind

of an arc both to the south and to the north of durrington walls. the orientation of them, the spacing of them, would suggest that they have some organised, ritualistic reason for being there. the task for historians now is to work out how the newly discovered outer ring of pits is connected to stonehenge itself. the national trust has described the find as astonishing. what further secrets will it now reveal? and you are watching bbc news. we can take it to the house of commons. the home secretary priti patel is making statement to mps about the terror attack in reading. one of those is still in hospital he was injured. police were saying they

described the attack as a terrorist incident. counterterrorism officers are continuing to question a local man, khairi saadallah, who is 25 yea rs man, khairi saadallah, who is 25 years old. this happened in full pretty gardens on a saturday evening, just after 7pm. it followed initial reports that a number of people had been stabbed. thames valley police said a suspect was apprehended and arrested within five minutes of that initial call. and khairi saadallah was initially arrested on suspicion of murder, and was later rea rrested arrested on suspicion of murder, and was later rearrested under section 41 of the terrorism act. when i went to saint he had been rugby tackled to saint he had been rugby tackled to the floor. by an off duty officer. the head of counterterror policing has a site on armed and incredibly brave officers for detaining the suspect. south central

ambulance service said multiple ambulance resources have been used at the scene, including five ambulance crews and a helicopter. three people suffering serious injuries, one was seen at thejohn radcliffe hospital in oxford. must go to the house of commons. radcliffe hospital in oxford. must go to the house of commonslj radcliffe hospital in oxford. must go to the house of commons. i have a short statement to make. as matters stand, no criminal charges have been made, and so the case is not yet subject to the resolution. however, it is reasonable to expect charges soon, and! it is reasonable to expect charges soon, and i urge all honourable members to exercise care to not prejudice any future trial by what they say. on members will also post to note that we will observe a minute's silence tomorrow at 11am to rememberthe minute's silence tomorrow at 11am to remember the victims of this event. i now call secretary of state priti patel to make a statement. thank you, mr speaker. with permission, i will make a statement on the

senseless terror attack which took place in reading on saturday evening. this appalling attack is not subject to an ongoing police investigation, and and such the is limited but i can say, but i want to share as much detail as i can with the house this afternoon. on behalf of the police, following my conversations with them over the weekend, and my visit to reading this morning. n seven p m on saturday evening, a 25—year—old male entered the garden is in the centre of reading and began to viciously attack on several groups of people. the outstanding police officers from a thames valley police responded with great courage and great speed. the answers but was tackled to the ground by an armed officer and was immediately arrested at the scene. the suspect remains in custody. after initial investigations,

counterterrorism police to declare the attack on a terrorist incident, and are the investigation. police have confirmed that the threat is contained, but that sadly three innocent members of the public were killed. martyred by a savage knife attacker as they enjoyed a summer evening with friends. another three victims were injured and received hospital treatment. my thoughts and prayers are with family and friends of everyone who was caught or killed a result of this sickening attack. the victim of terrorism unit at the home office and family liaison officers are supporting them, and i know honourable members from across the house willjoin me in sending our heartfelt condolences. it was truly humbling to visit thames valley police this morning. i had the privilege of meeting the officers who first responded to the incident, and she were responsible for apprehending the suspect, as well as trying to prevent the loss of further life. these officers, a

few of her work student officers, ran few of her work student officers, ra n towards few of her work student officers, ran towards danger to help those in need with 32nd thoughts. the young unarmed police officer took down the suspect without hesitation while another performed emergency first aid to those who were injured. these officers are heroes. they showed courage, bravery and selflessness way beyond their years. they are the very best of us. i would also like to pay tribute to the response of every emergency service that attended the scene, as well as members of the public are stepped in to prevent further loss of life. mr speaker, the united kingdom has the best security services and police in the world. since 2017, they have foiled 25 a terrorist plots, including eight driven by right—wing ideologies. this of the country with professionalism and courage, embodying what the british public rightfully expect from those on the

front line of the battle against violent extremists and terrorists. do uk‘s counterterrorism strategy remains one of the most comprehensive approaches in the world. but over recent decades, we have also often seen the results are poisonous extremist ideology. the terrorist threat that we face is complex, diverse and rapidly changing. it is clear that the threat posed by lone actors is going. these terrorists are united by the same violent hate that rejects the values that our country holds dear — indecency, tolerance and respect. and we are united in our mission to tackle terrorism in all its forms. since day one, this government has backed our police and security services who work around the clock to take down terrorists and violent extremists. on any given day, they make a series of calculatorjudgments day, they make a series of calculator judgments and decisions on how best to protect citizens and country based upon the intelligence that they gather. in light of the

many complexities across the security and intelligence are policing communities, in january this year, i announce increased resources for counterterrorism policing, resulting in a £90 million increase this year alone. there has taken increase this year alone. there has ta ken counterterrorism policing funding to over £900 million, the highest ever. and that is because we live in a complex world against a backdrop of evolving threats and dynamic sets. that said, when they don‘t materialise, are worse than shocking, as a result, as we have seen again this weekend, with the tragic loss of life. forcing security and policing that were confronting capability as part of our ambitious programme to strengthen the joint working between the police and security services to leave a terrorist with no place to hide. it is also why we are committed to developing a new protective duty, so that businesses and owners of public places must ta ke and owners of public places must take into account the threat of terrorism, and quite following the

shocking attacks in itstraightened, we took a strong, decisive action. action which included the introduction of the chair as a defenders restriction of early release arts, the emergency legislation which roger virtually doubled us retrospectively ended the early release of offenders, forcing them to spend a minimum of two thirds of their time behind bars for being considered for release by the pa role being considered for release by the parole board. answer our counterterrorism and sentencing to which enters committee stage in this house this week we are introducing much tougher penalties to keep the public say. this is the biggest overhaul in decades, strengthening every stage of the process from introducing a 14 year minimum jail time for the most dangerous offenders to structure monitoring offenders. jonathan hogg qc is looking at how different agencies is

looking at how different agencies is looking at how the investigate monitor and manage a terrorist offenders. finally, itotally understand the desire for details and information to enter the public domain, particularly at this time after what happened and why. but as you pointed out, mr speaker, iwould ask everyone including the media to be cautious at the stage on reporting on individuals who have not been short. we must not do anything that could rest a victims or their loved ones from achieving justice. mr speaker, the first duty of any government is to protect the people it serves, so we continue to pursue every option available to tackle the terrorist threat and take dangerous people off our streets. as the prime minister reiterated yesterday, the police and security services will continue in their investigations to better understand the circumstances of this tragic incident, and a further action is needed, we will not hesitate. class police and security services have my unequivocal backing as they hunt

down hit your terrorist and extremist. my message today is clear, simple and strong. swift justice will be done, victims will be supported, and a further action is needed to stop terrorists and their trucks, there is a government will not hesitate to add. i commend there is a further action is needed to stop terrorists and their trucks, this government will not hesitate to add. i commend this statement to this house. i would like to thank the home secretary for advance out ofa the home secretary for advance out of a statement and her briefing over the weekend. like the whole house, i was shocked and appalled by the scenes we saw in reading on saturday evening. whilst doing no more than visit a beautiful park, three innocent people were stabbed to death, and another three seriously injured. today, we remember those who have died, and our thoughts and condolences are with their families and friends at this moment of terrible loss. we send best wishes to those who were injured, wisdom is that recovery, and thank our magnificent nsr for the care they are providing. the incident was one

of senseless violence, and as always, we are indebted to our outstanding police officers and other emergency service personnel for their swift response and work at the scene, helping others by putting themselves in danger. they represent themselves in danger. they represent the very best of us. we thank them and the public at the scene who assisted, and recognise their courage and their bravery in this most awful of situation. we now know that theirs has been declared a terrorist incident, and i know that the whole house will support the police as they carry out the highly detailed careful investigation that is necessary with an incident like this. i hope the home secretary can confirm that all necessary resources will be made available to thames valley police and to counterterrorism policing. iam valley police and to counterterrorism policing. i am sure the home secretary will also agree with me that whilst there are quite understandably many questions about the specific case, the best thing to do is to give the police the space

you need to conduct the investigation and to establish the fa cts , investigation and to establish the facts, and not to indulge in unhelpful speculation. i would also like to thank my honourable friend the memberfor like to thank my honourable friend the member for reading like to thank my honourable friend the memberfor reading is what his calm, measured leadership in such a difficult moment. it is heartbreaking we are having this conversation again so soon after the terrible attacks in november, that tragically took the lives of jack merritt and saskia jones, and the attack in a stretton in february. this is a live investigation, as you have said, so we have to ensure there is a due process, and that the police can do the job. at the country will want answers about these incidents, which have occurred in quick succession. so come across a priority today must be to ensure that there are no further related threats and that the victims and families are cared for, it is vital that the questions are addressed. i hope the home secretary will confirm that she will further update the house on this awful incident and the lessons that need to be learned, but there are some matters i would like

to do with today. the home secretary mentioned the emergency piece of legislation in february, and there is another bill on counterterrorism going through the house are present, with a cross—party cooperation. i hope any further legislation will be ona hope any further legislation will be on a cross—party basis as well. but at the home secretary also agreed that legislation alone is not enough? we need a comprehensive look, a de—radicalisation in our prisons, of how people who pose a threat or risk assessed, and how different agencies can work together to safeguard against tragedies in the future. community police are the eyes and ears of our society, the intelligence gathering they do is vital. can the home secretary assured me that the government will never again cut the numbers of community pulleys, but will instead build the capacity that is required for law enforcement? can she also assured me that the serious violence task force, which is not met since the 26th of june task force, which is not met since the 26th ofjune last year, will meet sooner and on a regular basis.

she rightly praised the intelligence and security services, but we know that the intelligence and security committee has not met for over six months. can the home secretary confirmed when the committee will have all its members in place and exactly when it will meet next? finally, i know there will be many issues in the weeks ahead, but let the message go out from this house today, that we stand along the wider community in reading at the start moment, and say that those who have lost their lives will never be forgotten. i thank the right honourable gentleman for his comments, and has a thoughtful remarks in terms of reading as a community. and following my meeting this morning, i did meet with the memberfor reading this morning, i did meet with the member for reading east, this morning, i did meet with the memberfor reading east, and made exactly the same point about working unitedly at a community level, multi—faith, with all organisations, because that is really important in terms of going forward to ensure

that people are remembered in the right and appropriate way, but also that we support the community at this difficult time, which is something that we all are to. you have are some important questions. he is absolutely right legislation is never the only answer the only solution, not just on is never the only answer the only solution, notjust on issues of this nature, but also by the safeguarding, community measures and the responses that are put in place, which brings me onto community responders, police officers, backing our place but also resorting to those that keep our communities, people and our country safe. it is right, and in fact a thames valley police this morning, when i met with the chief constable john police this morning, when i met with the chief constablejohn campbell, again that there is a conversation that i had. i was in touch with him over the weekend, and i‘ve had that assurance that they are well supported in terms of the resources that they need to. they are doing with a live investigation, and obviously this is a ct investigation, but obviously they

have given me that assurance. but there are a number of other things, points to make, on this front too. when it comes to violent of all nature, serious violence, and the right honourable gentleman mentioned the serious violence board— we do not have the national policing power, which has effectively taken over the treatment. they have already met several times, even if the recent weeks as well, to discuss not just policing but the recent weeks as well, to discuss notjust policing but crime and the overall crime strategy that the government is taking, from a holistic perspective. that also cove rs holistic perspective. that also covers the ministry ofjustice aside, the end—to—end aspect of the criminal justice system, aside, the end—to—end aspect of the criminaljustice system, and how offenders are treated, and the right honourable gentleman has also spoken about work that is required around you scratch my de—radicalisation in prisons, and the work that needs to ta ke prisons, and the work that needs to take place building upon cut microphone, upon safeguards that exist already, that these are folding issues in terms of skills

that are needed, resources that are needed, but the type of techniques that need to be invested in in terms of de—radicalisation and preventive work. that is something that is continuous. it is never one solution at all in terms of how to de—radicalised individuals. there area de—radicalised individuals. there are a range of tools, a range of techniques and a range of programmes in place. it is right that we continue to interview that. and of course it is a great deal of work taking place around the review of a preventive right now. his final comment on point related to the security committee. that is of course is taking place in terms to the committee and an announcement will be made in due course as to point that will be coming forward. will be made in due course as to point that will be coming forwardlj invite the house to join with me and extending our deepest sympathy to the friends and family ofjames furlong and to the staff and pupils at the school where he taught. he was by all accounts an inspirational

teacher, going the extra distance for his pupils, and was a very kind man, and he will be sorely missed. community is obviously very shaken today by this news. but for the home secretary intensify the efforts, the intelligence services, the police and others, as we have had too many of these mass murders in recent yea rs, of these mass murders in recent years, and we want some reassurance we can get on top of this and save the lives of others for the future. my the lives of others for the future. my right honourable friend is absolute right, and i too pay tribute to the shocking events that have happened, and pay my respects as well to mr furlong for photoshop and. absolutely appalling events and attacks, and on a sympathies and thoughts are with his family and his friends. my friend is absolutely right in terms of the intensification of the work that is taking place. of course, this is cross— party taking place. of course, this is cross—party and cross government, covering a range of measures,

please, intelligence, security. he also mention our borders, and the work that we are doing in terms of dealing with criminality checks. that is all ongoing work, and it will of course be intensified. heading to scotland with the snp spokesperson. thank you mr speaker, cani spokesperson. thank you mr speaker, can i start by or on behalf of my party expressing also that the lights are tragically being lost, and extending our deepest sympathies to those families and friends and to those who are currently ill and recovering in hospital. it is never easy to lose a loved one, but especially not in the circumstances or at these times. i echo the secretary of state‘s comments regarding our gratitude to those who served and showed great courage, and we will continue to prosecute and investigate. can i call for a calm response, which i think to be fair the secretary of state has made clear. we have had sadly had previous terrorist atrocity is a product over time, and we don‘t expect and shouldn‘t have to live

with it, but we do have to recognise that they do occur, and we have to recognise that we have to show calm judgment, not make a rush to an analysis warranted make a decision without knowing the full facts. that has been commenting on yourself. there may very well be or other aspects we don‘t know. we await the outcome and investigation. but what we can be clear about and what i would seek to of the secretary also‘s nutrients to make it quite clear that terrorist acts are not perpetrated by communities, they are carried out by individuals. they do not represent any faith, constituency warranted indeed cause other than their own misguided and indeed malevolent and wicked views, and we need to take that into account. and we also need to remember that although we have suffered not just this remember that although we have suffered notjust this recent tragic but also written ones and putting members very close to this house,

what some people basically view is the epicentre of the areas that perpetrate terrorism actually suffer far more from it than we do in our entire history, and we have to take that into account. on that issue, i would like to seek the reassurance from the secretary of state that steps will be taken to ensure that we ensure protection is given to minority communities, because i do know from my own experience in scotla nd know from my own experience in scotland that there can be those who will rush to judgment and seek to apportion blame come and growth through misguided views or indeed their prejudice and dogma, seek to carry out attacks against minority groups, and therefore i would ask that that steps, but are not out probably ongoing, are in fact carried out. particularly, seek some reassurance that as contents we will also seek to prevent that at the end of the day, we do need to also protect minority communities, we

need to deal with issues that are bubbling under the surface of the. so, as well as contesting terrorism and confronting it, quite rightly, we need to protect communities and address injustice wherever that is... we will leave the house of commons. the home secretary describing a truly humbling visit to a thames valley police earlier today. giving more details as to what happened in the immediate aftermath of the attack on saturday night, talking about police officers, a few of whom were student officers, a few of whom were student officers, running towards danger to help those in need, without a second thought. one young an armed officer taking down the suspect without hesitation while another performed emergency procedures. more coming up with ben brown interest a man, but first a look at the weather. it is going to be turning very hot over the next two or three days, particularly across the south—east of the country. temperatures could actually peak at around 33 celsius, which is the hottest we have had since last summer, obviously. but in the short—term,

a lot of cloud around many northern and western parts of the country, so, in northern ireland, i think, cloudy at times. there will be some outbreaks of rain, and the same is true across western scotland. but the further east and south you are, the sunnier and warmer the weather will be. quite a muggy night tonight. you can see that the cloud and the rain more or less in the same place through this evening and overnight. belfast could wake up to some rain and 14 degrees. but in central, eastern and southern areas it is going to be a sunny morning. and the temperatures are going to be shooting up and will probably peak at around 28 on tuesday, and then higher still on wednesday, thursday and friday, but never turning hot in the north—west.