a very warm welcome to you. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. my name is mike embley. the city that never sleeps is starting to wake up. new york, once the global centre of the pandemic, begins reopening. south korean officals confirm a second wave of infections, even though numbers are relatively low. facebook and instagram are facing a growing boycott by advertisers over their failure to address hate speech. and archaeologists have discovered a major prehistoric monument just a short distance from stonehenge. hello and welcome.

the number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide has climbed — to more than nine million. the world health organization says cases are peaking simultaneously in several heavily—populated countries. nearly half a million people have died — with parts of latin america and india also recording high numbers of new cases. in the united states, the latest official figure is 120,000 deaths. more americans have now died from coronavirus than were killed in the first world war. but in new york — not long ago the global centre of infections — life is starting to emerge from lockdown. nick bryant reports from manhattan. in the midst of this viral onslaught, new york has taken on a different character. its state of mind has been anxious and fretful. a city of the outspoken and rambunctious has been muted, behind protective masks.

this morning, new york took its biggest step yet towards reopening, but it was farfrom being a stampede. though offices were allowed to welcome back staff, the quietness of this covid rush hour suggested many still are working from home. this was times square during the big apple lockdown, and this was the scene today — new yorkers still clearly uneasy about gathering at the so—called "crossroads of the world". people are still nervous, u nfortu nately. we still see a death toll around the country, and until that drops considerably, i think people will continue to be nervous. new york recovers like that, so it's just a matter of time. retail was allowed to reopen this morning, but many shops are still shuttered from the racial protests that have also had a paralysing effect. new york is america's beating heart — the capital of its banking, retail, culture and tourism. getting this city reopen again is the key to reviving

the us economy. so this — commercially, at least — may well be a concern. the shots we took of wall street before this partial reopening were almost the same as the shots we took today. there are signs of economic life. restaurants are now allowed to serve food at outdoor tables, although social—distancing regulations mean that street cafes now come with the trappings of a crime scene. we could never have gotten here if people had not done so much hard work, so consistently. and it took immense discipline and strength for new yorkers to get us here. states such as florida, that lifted their restrictions early, are now paying a price. the sunshine state has become a covid hotspot. and south carolina, too, has been setting single—day records for new cases. america, nationwide, hasjust reported its highest number of infections since early may. the cloud of coronavirus is proving hard to escape, and it will be many more months before we see cities like new york in their fullness once again. nick bryant,

bbc news, manhattan. lisa maragakis — associate professor of medicine and senior director of infection prevention at the johns hopkins health system in maryland, is concerned by the worldwide increase, in coronavirus infections. i remain very worried about the rising number of cases, both here in the united states and around the world. what we know is that many people around the world, the majority of people, are still vulnerable to this virus because we don't have a level of immunity. it's a new virus, we haven't seen it before, and so it really means that we must take very basic infection prevention precautions or it will continue to spread. in the us in particular, how do you see the authorities handling it? we have seen a lot of states —

in those states we used to hear many people talking about the whole thing being a hoax, and now they're hotspots? we have many hotspots where the cases are rising, the hospitalisations and deaths are on the rise. and so we really still are in the thick of this. and as you mentioned, leadership is really lacking and it's spotty. so, we have varying approaches, we have a lot of misinformation and unfortunately, people who still are not completely taking this seriously as we all must do. when you hear the president talking about reducing the amount of testing, whether or not it was a joke as his officials claim, what do you think? well, statements about testing really are unfortunate if it discourages people from being tested. testing and tracing and isolation precautions and quarantine are really the way we can prevent further

spread. unfortunately, in this country, the united states, we were very slow to start testing. it's taken a very long time to get the testing capacity that we need and to make it widely available to everybody. and so, it's one of the fundamental tools we have to prevent deaths. professor, we're now seeing, of course as you well know, huge spikes in brazil, peru, bolivia, and south korean officials are talking about a second wave there. what does it tell you about the picture worldwide? are we just going to have to learn how to live, somehow, with this virus? you know it is possible to reopen, and of course everyone wants to reopen — economically we need that. and there is a way to do so safely. what we really need to do is to realise that we can't flip a switch and go

back to the way we were before the pandemic. but we can begin to do activities if we take special precautions, make sure to wear masks, maintain social distancing, clean our hands and surfaces regularly. but this all takes a lot of thought and it changes our behaviours, and it's very difficult. what we see instead is a lot of people going back to normal activities, particularly now in the united states we're seeing younger individuals returning to restaurants and bars and beaches, and unfortunately contracting the virus in many cases. south korean health officials have said for the first time they believe they are seeing a second wave of coronavirus infections. south korea has been a success story in keeping case numbers and deaths low, but officials now expect the pandemic to go on for months. reged ahmad reports.

south koreans enjoying a long weekend in may as relaxed social distancing rules came into effect. now, health officials think this could have been around the start of a second wave of coronavirus infections. translation: in the metropolitan area, we believe that the first wave was from march to april, february to march. it's been on the decline for a while, and then we see the second wave that was triggered by the may holiday was going on. it does mark a shift. previously, health authorities said that the first wave had never really ended. there was a worrying warning for those who might‘ve predicted the warmer weather would help. translation: our forecasts that the coronavirus infection would decline in summer turned out to be wrong. as long as people are having close contact with others, we believe that infections will continue. some of south korea's more recent outbreaks have centred around bars and nightclubs

in the capital. and parts of the country are reintroducing stricter social distancing measures, as new clusters of cases are identified. but south korea's approach to the virus is still one of the most successful. it's managed to avoid locking down the country, instead relying on aggressive trace, test and treat strategies. its case numbers and death rates remain very low when compared to the outbreaks of some the worst affected nations. my understanding is that the vast majority of cases being detected are linked to existing and recognised clusters, and as such, the south korean authorities still have great visibility over where the virus is. countrywide, south korea has reported its lowest numbers of infections in nearly a month, and the world health 0rganisation says it's still on track with its efforts to control the spread of covid—i9. but this new wave will keep authorities alert as they try and stamp out the disease. reged ahmad, bbc news.

the fbi and the usjustice department are investigating the discovery of a noose in the garage of a black race car driver, bubba wallace. the incident happened at a race in alabama on sunday. wallace has been a vocal supporter of the black lives matter movement and labelled the incident as a despicable act of racism and hatred. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes says he's a big figure in the sport. he's become very prominent recently because he's been taking part in those protests after the police killing of george floyd. but a prominent figure in the sport as well, the only black driver, full—time, with nascar — a predominantly white sport. but it's the last few weeks that really have attracted a lot of attention to him, perhaps by people who don't follow the sport, because of his involvement with those protests. and also as one of the key

campaigners to have the confederate flag banned from nascar. and there was some reluctance from the sport to do that initially, but he was, and others, were eventually successful in achieving that. and it wasn't necessarily a popular decision with every follower of the sport. so this past weekend, the race that he was taking part in was postponed for a day because of the weather, so the track was quite quiet. but this was when the noose was found in the garage for his team. it's been widely condemned and certainly his fellow drivers have rallied around, today — monday — when the race eventually took place. some quite emotional scenes as some of the drivers were pushing his car towards the front of the grid. and he was — seemed to be in tears at one point because of the support that he's received. but it is still relatively early days in that investigation, and the fbi now — the federal authorities

looking into whether this indeed was a hate crime that they'll be looking into the future. peter, thank you very much for that. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a very green recital — barcelona's opera house reopens with a concert for plants. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government

that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. welcome back, good to have you with us on bbc news. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: in new york, once the global epicentre of the pandemic, shops have begun reopening as the city emerges from lockdown. health officials in south korea have said they believe the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus infections. facebook and instagram are facing a growing boycott by firms who accuse them of not doing enough to tackle hate speech and false information. the sporting goods maker patagonia is the latest american company to suspend advertising. they say they'll joining the stop hate for profit

boycott, at least until the end ofjuly. the company says "the stakes are too high" for facebook to be "complicit in spreading misinformation and fomenting fear." facebook says it is committed to "advancing equity and racial justice," and has long argued it isn't itsjob to police speech. jonathan greenblatt is the ceo of the anti—defamation league, one of the civil rights groups behind the stop hate for profit campaign. good to talk to you. thank you for your time. you have known a lot of campaign groups, a lot of businesses rely on facebook to maintain their profile. do you think they really will want to sustain a boycott for very long? well, look, ithink to sustain a boycott for very long? well, look, i think there area long? well, look, i think there are a couple of things to point out. first, this is one of the old est out. first, this is one of the oldest civil rights organisations in the us, and this has been codeveloped by the adl, the naacp, and a range

of civil rights groups. number two, we have come together not for a boycott on facebook, but rather, we call for a pause on advertising for the month of july. and why i am so encouraged is that we have had tremendous positive feedback from companies who agree that if facebook does not stand up for racialjustice, if facebook allows h to proliferate on the platform, those not they want their brands associated with any more. “— their brands associated with any more. —— hate. their brands associated with any more. -- hate. you do hear people say that if twitter can at least make some moves against misinformation, why can't facebook? but then, so much of hate speech and fake information on facebook happens in closed groups. that is almost impossible to police, isn't it? there is no doubt we need facebook to increase the safety a nd need facebook to increase the safety and private groups on the platform. but the fact of the platform. but the fact of the matter is, there is more they could do on the public facing platform right now. they could do a betterjob of protecting users who are harassed. they could use their extraordinary innovation, to

algorithmically reduce and to amplify the hate and disinformation on their platform. they should never monetise hate content. they should be making a nickel, a penny of conspiracy theories, disinformation, racism, anti—semitism. there is no place for these kinds of phenomenon in any business, there is no place for them on facebook stop and while i think it is fairto facebook stop and while i think it is fair to point out that facebook has made some progress, we are talking about one of the most innovative companies, not just in one of the most innovative companies, notjust in business today, but of all time. think what they have accomplished in a few short years. 2.6 billion members, almost 700 billion dollars in market capital? to apply those powers of innovation to tackle intolerance, i'm afraid it is long overdue. but in practical terms, even if their algorithms under their business model make it possible for them to do the changes that you want, it requires a lot of moderators, doesn't it? a lot more moderators and people with a quite sophisticated, detailed understanding of cultural

norms. it takes quite a lot to spot hate speech and intercepted. you are asking a lot of a lot of people. —— intercept it stop let's be frank. facebook earned $70 billion in revenue last year. $70 billion, all right? they have a8,000 employees. if you are trying to tell me that they don't have the capital to make these investments, i don't believe it. if you are trying to tell me they don't have the labour to make it happen, i don't believe it. and once again, this is one of the most innovative businesses in the history of our markets. imagine what they could do with what's and oculus. what we have seen with instagram and facebook itself. —— whatsapp and 0culus. i believe if they realise the urgency they will take the effort. take a look, injust a few short days, patagonia, upwork,, temp two —— mozilla. i

promise you more are coming. 0ur phones are running off the hook with company saying, it is time to take a stand. i believe this will have a facebook —— impact when facebook realises this is not just impact when facebook realises this is notjust about a request from a few stakeholders, this is a shareholder imperative which will hurt their bottom line as they really start to fight bigotry. well, we will see, and we will come back to you. jonathan greenblatt from the anti—defamation league, thank you so much. thank you for having me. saudi arabia has banned international visitors from making the islamic pilgrimage at the end of next month, in a bid to control coronavirus. it will interrupt plans for millions of people, as our reporter freya cole explains. before covid—i9, millions of people from around the world make the islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of mecca. there had been fears the hajj this year might be cancelled. but instead, only saudi citizens will be allowed to attend. in the new era of social distancing, the ban on international visitors will help authorities control numbers. local pilgrims will still descend for prayer, before the kaaba but it will look very different to this.

only a limited number of people will be allowed to attend, according to state media. saudi arabia is the worst—affected gulf state when it comes to coronavirus. lockdown measures are slowly starting to ease, mosques are reopening, but there's still a ban on those gatherings and there are new restrictions. translation: starting from the fajr prayer, social distancing was implemented, masks are mandatory and everyone has a private prayer. these pictures were captured on the first day of ramadan, back in april. the grand mosque and its surroundings were deserted at a time when it's usually abuzz with worshippers. the pandemic continues to upheave plans and for millions of muslims around the world,

hajj in 2020 will look and feel very different. freya cole, bbc news. spain has re—opened its tourism sector, welcoming holidaymakers without any need to go into quarantine. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas took one of the first flights from the uk to alicante, on the costa blanca. open, as of now, spain's gateway to sun, sea and poolside holidays. yesterday, spain ended the need for all new arrivals to do quarantine. today, families began reuniting, after months apart, and others like andrea, rob and their children jetting in from the uk. this is where theirjourney began — east midlands airport, this morning. and on the same flight heading for alicante, sarah mcalhaney. it's the best day of my life, because it's the first time i've seen my boyfriend in four months. yeah.

so, we're actually having a get—together. i can't wait! it actually makes me cry, yeah. such a long time. announcer: please keep your distance. there are still hardly any flights, and airports are empty, shops shuttered, planes parked up outside the terminal, but travel is starting up again. andrea and rob have been home—schooling their children. as soon as they heard it was possible to get to spain, they jumped at the chance. when did you make the decision to go? this weekend. they laugh so, it was all very short notice, last—minute. but, erm, yeah, we thought, why not? the flight, one of the first to spain, was only 20% full. on board, everyone has to stay seated. if you need the toilet, you have to call the cabin attendant. so, this is now how you have to fly. i've already had my facemask on for about half an hour and i've got to keep it on for the rest of the flight, another two hours. but i can tell you, it's really already getting quite uncomfortable under here.

and arriving in spain, things have changed too. everyone has temperatures taken and has to give contact—tracing details, in case a covid case is found among the passengers. flying is certainly less comfortable than before. it, er, makes you sweat, and... yeah. but this is the new norm for a bit, isn't it? that report from damian green atticus. —— grammaticas. a team of archaeologists has discovered a major prehistoric monument, unknown until now, just a short distance from stonehenge. jon kay reports. it's one of the world's most famous sights, 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 4,000 years ago, around the time stonehenge was built nearby. these are 20—metre diameter, at least 5—metre deep, sometimes even deeper, we think, shafts or pits that have been dug into the chalk and are oriented in kind of an arc, both to the south and the north of durrington walls. the orientation of them, the spacing of them, would suggest that they have some organised sort of 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?

jon kay, bbc news, salisbury plain. spain's state of emergency is now over and the country is working to reopen after a tough lockdown that lasted three months. an opera house in barcelona moved quickly to put on its first concert this week. but this wasn't your typical performance. alanna petroff reports. the gran teatro delicias held its first post—lockdown performance this week for an audience of potted plants. nearly 2,300 leafy listeners were in attendance. gentle string music this was part concert, part performance art. the artist who orchestrated everything said this was "a new show for a new time in history." translation: i believe it's been demonstrated that we're

at the end of a whole era, and this means certain paradigms must be changed. we do not live in the same world that confined us 90 days ago, and this fact has to be reflected in each of the things we do. theatre management called the concert "a symbolic act, reaffirming the value of art, music and nature." this is the latest move to fill seats in a time of social distancing. some sports stadiums brought in cardboard cutouts. in south korea, officials had to apologise after populating stands with sex dolls. back in barcelona, the audience members are keeping it classy, breathing new life into an age—old musical tradition. alanna petroff, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter.

i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there, i'm sure it's not going to be to everyone's liking, but this week, it is going to be turning hotter and more humid across many parts of the country. and for the first time this year, the temperature is likely to reach 30 degrees plus. now on monday, the highest temperature was at heathrow airport and in cambridgeshire with temperatures of 2a degrees. and that was with a south—westerly wind with lower pressure and weather fronts bringing some rain towards the north—west. higher pressure bringing the sunshine towards the south—east of the uk. now, as the position of the high pressure changes and as it moves northwards into scandinavia, so will change the wind direction and we are going to draw in all the heat and humidity from continental europe.

temperatures rising by day and perhaps by night as well. quite warm first thing actually on tuesday morning. a little bit cooler perhaps towards the far south—east of england and across the highlands in scotland. but tomorrow looks like being quite cloudy again across scotland and northern ireland. there's still some more rain to come, although it won't be as windy, it will be drier and brighter in eastern scotland too. some early cloud for wales and the north—west of england but more in the way of sunshine here, lots of sunshine for england and wales, those temperatures continuing to rise. 27—28 degrees south—east england, the midlands, east anglia, and lincolnshire. that high pressure is going to be more dominant around the middle part of the week. building across this weather front, it tends to weaken it all the while. so, on wednesday, there may well still be some cloud and some outbreaks of rain left for scotland and northern ireland but it should tend to peter out. the cloud thins and breaks and we should get more sunshine. the sunnier skies continue for england and wales where the winds are still

light, and those temperatures are continuing to rise. perhaps making the low 20s in the south—east of scotland, 30—31 degrees is likely through the midlands and the south—east of england by this stage. and another hot day to come on thursday with light wind. watch out for a few showers, it could be heavy and thundery towards the north—west of the uk. otherwise, it's going to be dry with light winds again and it is warming up. we are missing the extreme heat in northern ireland, mid—20s through the central belt of scotland. 31 or 32 in the south—east of england. that's 90 fahrenheit. it's an uncertain breakdown towards the end of the week. we're likely to find some heavy thundery showers coming in from the west on friday before we're into atlantic air on saturday, and it will feel cooler and fresher again.

this is bbc news, the headlines: in new york shops and cafes have begun reopening as the city emerges from lockdown. but public transport and streets were relatively empty on monday as many workers stayed home. more than 21,000 new yorkers have died since the outbreak began. worldwide the number of confirmed coronavirus infections has climbed above 9 million. for the first time, south korean health officials believe they're seeing a second wave of infections. south korea has been a success story in keeping case numbers and deaths low, but officials now expect the pandemic to go on for months. the sporting goods maker patagonia is the latest american company to suspend its advertising on facebook. mark zuckerberg has faced heavy criticism, some from his own staff, for his decision not to remove controversial posts by president trump. he insists facebook is committed to "advancing equity and racial justice".