this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. protesters and police clash outside the white house as demonstrators try to topple a statue of former us president andrew jackson. closing the gap — the prime minister borisjohnson is expected to reduce the two—metre social distancing rule in england to one—metre. latin america remains the current epicentre of the pandemic as brazil registers more than 50,000 deaths. and good news for cartoon lovers — we may be seeing more animation films in the cinema, as the pandemic brings the rest of the entertainment industry to a halt.

good to have you with us. within the past couple of hours protesters and police have clashed near the white house after demonstrators attempted to tear down a statue of former president andrew jackson — who owned slaves and a plantation. protesters attached chains and ropes on the top of a statue of andrewjackson on a horse, in a latest bid to remove images of historical figures considered racist or divisive. but they failed to take it down after police formed a protective ring around it and deployed pepper spray on them. andrew jackson was the seventh us president, and has been long criticised for signing into law the indian removal act that forced native americans to march west, in what was described as the ‘trail

of tears‘ during the mid—nineteenth century. and let's take you live to outside the white house now — this is the scene. there are still protesters there. interestingly, earlier, there. interestingly, earlier, the press was removed, given very little notice and no reason, which is very unusual. let's now talk to a member of the press. frederick kunkle is a reporter for the washington post who has been following today's protests. welcome to the programme. what can you tell us about how this process have been developing? that you be here. well, the process in general, since they started became aggressively larger —— protests. they have become larger and peaceful and have been generally peaceful. there was a small skirmish today between police and protesters who had set up a tense, about how half a dozen

small lightweight tents on eighth st directly behind me up to lafayette square. the police basically said that they need to move them out of the street. and then there was talk that they were going to set up an autonomous zone. this is happening other cities in the united states and there was talk of setting up the black house autonomous zone. you can see perhaps the pillars of the church behind me where those letters are graffiti. then things calmed down until about eight o'clock when there was a concerted effort to try and bring the statue down. let's talk about that, the statue of the seventh president, andrew jackson seems to be the centre of attention tonight. as these protests continue... to what extent is the removal of the statue is still very important as this black lives matter movement progresses?”

as this black lives matter movement progresses? i think it's very important to the processes . it's very important to the processes. i think they would like to try and remove any trace of the people who were valorised or held up as heroes who also stood for white supremacy will stop in this case, many people in the crowd we re case, many people in the crowd were talking about how presidentjackson was in office when the indian removal act was passed in 1830 which allowed for the relocation of, and the uprooting of thousands of native americans from the south—east, and the trail of tea rs. south—east, and the trail of tears. that is why they targeted the statue. and why they targeted earlier this week they targeted earlier this week the statue of the former confederate general. took us through how you have been treated as the press through this protest on this instant. and also what has been said about president trump. i think people thought earlier he would doa people thought earlier he would do a walkabout again but now

there have been conversations he may have been taken down to the bunker. what do we know?” can't speak to that i can say that for the most part, i feel i have been allowed to do my job andi i have been allowed to do my job and i think most of the press on site today. i can't speakfor press on site today. i can't speak for everybody but it seems as if police did not interfere with them nor did protesters. and we have just been able to do ourjob. all right, we will let you carry on with that job. right, we will let you carry on with thatjob. frederick, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. rhetoric, a reporterfor the washington post. we are keeping a close eye on this process and how they progress this evening. the number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide has climbed — to more than nine million. the world health 0rganization 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. germany's coronavirus infection ratejumped as more than 1,300 people working at a slaughterhouse tested positive. the coronavirus r rate has nearly trippled in just two days to reach 2.88 — sparking fears of a second wave. and later today in england, borisjohnson is expected to set out how pubs, cinemas and museums can reopen from july four when he reviews the two—metre distancing rule. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. the guidance is likely to be halved from two—metre to one metre. borisjohnson halved from two—metre to one metre. boris johnson has initiated a rapid review into the two—metre guidance and is expected to tell them it will change byjuly four, the day

further restrictions will be eased. the prime minister has been under pressure from the hospitality industry and many of his own mps to change the social distancing rules amid fears some businesses would otherwise be unviable. so, from early next month, england will feel very different with pubs and feel very different with pubs a nd restau ra nts feel very different with pubs and restaurants reopening as long two along with cinemas, galleries and museums. if you are planning a vacation, then hotels and bed and references can put up the vacancy signs. businesses and entertainment venues can businesses and entertainment venues can only open if they are covid safer. as we have seenin are covid safer. as we have seen in supermarkets now, there are likely to be screens if you are likely to be screens if you are likely to come close to staff. we will probably have to follow one way systems and some buildings will have to improve ventilation. like they have in continental countries where they have already relax their rules. we'll have to get more used to table service when we go out for a drink. headdresses and barbers may also be allowed to open next month. but don't expect to close a shave. when

borisjohnson addresses expect to close a shave. when boris johnson addresses mps expect to close a shave. when borisjohnson addresses mps in the house of commons this afternoon, he will make it very clear that if businesses and the rest of us don't follow the new social distancing guidelines, then the easing of restrictions will be reversed. everything won't suddenly go back to normal injuly but we may find out what the new normal feels like. large may find out what the new normalfeels like. large parts of the economy will come to life, not quite as we once knew it. iain watson, bbc news. we've been hearing 120,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the us, and hundreds of new deaths are still being recorded every day. but in new york, until recently the global epicentre, life is starting to emerge from lockdown. people have been shopping, getting their hair cut, and eating at outdoor cafes, as our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. 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. as many countries begin to emerge from covid—19 lockdowns, others are yet to reach their peak. latin america remains the virus epicentre, with concerns growing along with the number of infections. tanya dendrinos reports. death may be part of life but the coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll. before covid—19, this business in lima made around 30 conference a month, now it is 38 a. translation: our countrymen are dying due to this pandemic. the truth is we are not happy. it isa truth is we are not happy. it is a pity, even i could die at

any time. the truth hurts but what can we do? it isa it is a stark reminder of reality as new cases are confirmed and deaths continue to rise, there is a delicate balance to strike when it comes to reopening economies. peru has been one of latin america's hardest—hit nations, has been one of latin america's ha rdest—hit nations, with has been one of latin america's hardest—hit nations, with more than 250,000 confirmed cases will stop while restrictions are being gradually lifted, the lockdown imposed in march has been extended until the end of june. translation: look at what is happening, people are hungry, they have no food. they have to work. so i tell the president that he does not care about his country. he has sold his soul to the devil. people have to work. concerns are also rising in mexico that not enough is being done to flatten the curb. the death toll, more than 22 one half and the number of new infections climbing.

translation: i heard on the news that today has been a record, every day is a record. do we have a clear when there is going to be a flattening of the curve just like the minister says? in brazil, the death toll is second only to the united states. now sitting above if you want thousand. more fuel for demonstrators calling for the president bolsonaro to be impeached. he didn't stop counter protests with many still out to show their support to the controversial leader. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the united nations says the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the problem of educational exclusion, with many poorer countries failing to support disadvantaged students during the outbreak. the agency is urging countries to focus on the most vulnerable students when schools reopen. this year's hajj pilgrimage will go ahead but, because of covid—19, will be limited to people already living in saudi arabia.

more than two million muslims from around the world usually perform the pilgrimage to mecca. portugal says it's reintroducing coronavirus restrictions in the capital lisbon to help control new outbreaks in the region. the prime minister, antonio costa, said the measures include a ban on gatherings of more than ten people, no drinking in public places and earlier closing times for stores in the affected areas. 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. 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. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: protesters in washington clash with police as they attempt to tear down a statue of former us president andrew jackson. prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out how pubs, cinemas and museums can reopen in england from july 4 when he reviews the 2—metre distancing rule. european union leaders say they have had a frank and intense exchange of views with their chinese counterparts over human rights in hong kong. the president of the european council, charles michel, said he expressed "grave concerns" about the controversial proposed national security law for the territory. the european commission president ursula von der leyen

said she had made it very clear the eu opposed its implementation. with me is our reporter freya cole. good to see you. china has rebuffed warnings coming from european leaders overnight. tell us more. the foreign minister in china has said the national security law is a domestic affair and it opposes any foreign interference into the matter. that statement came from the person who handles european affairs within the foreign ministry, and it comes as no surprise. european leaders along with leaders from many western countries have repeatedly called on china to improve its human rights track record on hong kong, tibet, the uyghur ethnic minority group, and it has done very little to change china's track record. so this latest response will certainly come as a major blow to pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong, and it will do very little to improve the

relationship between china and the eu when it comes to human rights. money talks often, doesn't it? and trade was also on the agenda, and european leaders saying the current relationship when it comes to trade is unbalanced. how was it received? the chinese president said throughout the summer to that china and the eu are partners, not opponents —— summit. he urged for respect, to see common ground and to figure out the problems that they are talking about. certainly, there are some positive sentiments coming from china when they are talking about that future trade relationship with the eu, and it is certainly a lot more friendly than the us—china trade talks which, again, have taken trade talks which, again, have ta ken another turn overnight. resident from my trade advisor peter navarro said in an interview with fox news that the trade deal with china is over, blaming it on the coronavirus pandemic. just in the last couple of hours, president trump has been on twitter or that we should have that weight there, saying the

china trade deal is fully intact. hope wooli they will continue to live up to the terms of the agreement. —— hopefully. that is a contradiction between the us president and his senior trade advisor. but as i said, when it comes to the european union, there certainly appears to be a much friendlier approach. and let's talk about what european leaders have to say about china and coronavirus, accusing china ofa and coronavirus, accusing china of a disinformation campaign around the pandemic. yes, it was an interesting summit in some ways. there were a lot of concerns raised in hard words exchanged, but there really wasn't and solid agreements made. on coronavirus, ursula von der leyen called out china for hitting eu hospitals with cyber attacks during the pandemic, saying they know exactly where the origin of that attack were also president xi didn't respond readily to that. is that he is happy with

the cooperation between china and the eu throughout the pandemic. he is looking forward to looking forward —— working with the continent on a bracket —— ona with the continent on a bracket —— on a vaccine and a greater response. thank you for updating us on that. some industries have been particular badly hit for the one area that is notjust surviving, but thriving is animation. while the films at the hollywood remained closed, in the world of animated film, business is booming. while businesses around the world have been forced to take an unwelcome rest, in the world of animation, production has been gathering pace. we were a lwa ys been gathering pace. we were always set up to be able to be digital. what the pandemic has done is itjust accelerated the transformation into being able

to really have a virtual network. there are of course challenges, like launching a feature film when cinemas are closed. that is very disconcerting. even more so perhaps for this one. jungle beach tell the story of a young alien learns about the power of alien learns about the power of a hug stop potentially identical cell with social distancing. we kind of panic david when we realise the method of our film was loving and hugging and we were like, oh, my goodness, in a time when the world has been told to stay away from each other, stay home and don't go near anybody else, so we thought we would spin it and we will hug again! # we are together... the idea of promoting hope what other creative minds together and even the pit film by the title track was made during the peak of the pandemic. it was a bit daunting, actually. we did the vocals, the final vocals till four o'clock in the morning. we

we re four o'clock in the morning. we were just four o'clock in the morning. we werejust singing, like, lots of harmonies and stuff. we were the choir ourselves. the last court chorus you can hear a quieter thing happening, and court chorus you can hear a quieterthing happening, and it is actually a singing the whole choir. while remote working has created global opportunities for a more diverse talent pool, virtual writers rooms do have their limitations. you can have this very, really very intimate conversation, but as soon as you are trying to hear laughter, it can be hard to hear the laughter and talk over it, she would normally be doing ata it, she would normally be doing at a table or stand—up environment. still want to scream at your mother and laugh at her tears scream at your mother and laugh at hertears app scream at your mother and laugh at her tears app but i don't wa nt at her tears app but i don't want to scream at my mum. in terms of demand of animation, there could be a bit of a... stampede! and a reminder perhaps of planet earth hopes to hug again, it takes darkness

to hug again, it takes darkness to see the stars. sophie long, bbc news. 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 cut—outs. 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. we have all our top business

stories next, and we discussed the question of two metres or one metre as we expect an announcement laterfrom one metre as we expect an announcement later from the prime minister today. our business editor has written all about this. should we keep the champagne on ice? july the fourth, ironically independence day. what do you think? are you poised to get out and about? many of you have been in touch. we have craig jones who said, many still don't respect two metres, so we might as well abolish social distancing. social distancing which i fear is the plan as i go to the pub, i spoke with the manager and his reassurance mean i will be more than happy to call in next month. we have got moira who says, no, when it comes to the question of will she be going out. i will not be going to the pub, cinema or anywhere else where i have to be in close

proximity to people whose hygiene habits i don't know until i am convinced it is safe, iam not until i am convinced it is safe, i am not going anywhere anytime soon. we will discuss further in a few minutes. 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're 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 highlands 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'll 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 get a bit 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, but 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 winds. 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, it's warming up. we're 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. 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 with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. what's in a metre? the uk government is set to announce its latest social distancing guidance with many businesses calling for the two metre rule to be reduced. and america first! us president donald trump targets foreign workers with a new visa freeze. if you've just joined if you'vejustjoined us, a

very warm welcome, i am sally bundock. later today, the uk government will be issuing its latest advice on social distancing. the current two metres apart guidance has been at the centre of much debate. many uk firms are eager to see that dropped to one metre. unions representing pubs, restaurants, and hotels say they will struggle to survive with the current guidance. around the world different countries are following different rules. the world health organization recommends a distance of at least one metre, which is followed by china and singapore. however australia and germany have opted for 1.5 metres. chris southworth is the secretary general of international chamber of commerce uk. chris, good to see you. so today everyone is waiting to hear what the prime minister may announce and this rule on nackara frees is quite radical for many industries.

absolutely, it is vital. we have to bury mind that the biggest priority is we have got to be two key people in the waking economy. it doesn't make a lot of sense if the economy follows wh guides, which is just a metre. for practical reasons, hospitality industry is 3.5 millionjobs, the reasons, hospitality industry is 3.5 million jobs, the food and drink industry is 4 million jobs. a lot of people's livelihoods depend on this decision. it is important we get it right. important we get it right in terms of public health as well and that is the argument coming from scientists and others. it's interesting, many of the viewers in touch with me this morning have said they are not comfortable at all about the thought of going out? yes, i think there is some truth to that. if you look at the eastern economies who are managing this pretty well like korea, hong kong, singapore, china, they really have much stronger, robust infrastructure systems to support second and third waves, rolling many waves

of the virus. they have track and tracing systems in place. mass testing. i think china was able to test over a million people in a matter of days in the recent outbreak in beijing. uk doesn't have the systems in place. of course, it is a little bit risky. from an economic point of view, it is really important we get the economy back working, keep people employed so we don't end up people employed so we don't end up in people employed so we don't end upina people employed so we don't end up in a situation like the 19805 up in a situation like the 1980s with mass unemployment. that has all sorts of follow on consequences. and really emphasise the need for better, more robust track and stressing testing system so people can come up with confidence. do you and your members at the chamber of commerce talk to you how they are feeling about this situation because as you say, we don't have a situation and systems in place in the uk. why are we so behind all this, with issues like this in track and tracing, et cetera? i don't know why the uk... it was slow to opt out of the first place and slow to learn from the east

to have got more experience with this kind of aggressive viruses. i don't know why we didn't look more to the east like we did to other countries around the west who didn't have that experience. i think that has come with all sorts of consequences. i think what we are hearing with members and companies is that people are not confident to come back and employers are nervous about bringing their employees back. health and safety, public health is the number one priority for their employees. 0bviously priority for their employees. obviously if you're working in offices and factories or pubs and restaurants, those kinds of industries, people are concerned around the safety of their employees and their customers. so, we do need to get that public trust back into the system. i think that is absolutely critical. chris, thank you for your time. good to see you and talk to you again. chris southworth, the secretary general for the international chamber of commerce in the uk. we have been talking to you on social media about what you think with

the guidance in regards to social distancing. take a look at the conversation as many of you have. us president donald trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end this year. high—skilled tech workers will be among those affected. the white house said the move will create jobs for americans hurting economically due to the pandemic. samira hussain has more from new york. suspending work visas is just the latest attempt by us president donald trump to restrict immigration in response to the coronavirus pandemic. taken together response to the coronavirus pandemic. ta ken together with measures that have already been put in place, this means that some half a million workers will not be able to come into the us between now and the end of the year. multinational corporations and technology companies, who depend heavily on these foreign workers, opposed the move. us chamber of

commerce, the largest business association in the country, said this is going to make america's economic recovery that much more difficult. but remember, mr trump has always positioned himself as a president who will be tough on immigration and process over police brutality and racial inequality, as well as the coronavirus pandemic, have really dominated headlines and overs ha d ow really dominated headlines and overshadow discussions around immigration. this is an opportunity for the president to refocus people's attention. don't forget, he is up for re—election in november. he is indeed. it is that point thatis he is indeed. it is that point that is quite possibly been a cause of market movement and volatility today. in asia. we have seen a bit of an up—and—down session. you could see japan up—and—down session. you could seejapan up up—and—down session. you could see japan up nearly 8% and hong kong not far off. basically comments in the us trade

advisor in the us said in an interview that the us—china trade deal is off. then, president trump tweeted shortly after that to say that the trade deal is actually still intact. this is the china, us agreement. the first phase of the deal that has been agreed upon. they are working behind the scenes on so—called phase two. we must bear in mind that there is a us election not that far away and a lot of what comes out of the mouth of us politicians right now is more about that and less about relationships with other countries and trade agreements. let's ta ke countries and trade agreements. let's take a look at how the markets went in the us. you can see the markets higher there, tech firms pushed up during the trading session on wall street. 0il trading session on wall street. oil prices are higher, helping energy stocks as well. let's talk trade. japan has given the uk just six weeks to strike a post—brexit deal, according to a report

by the financial times. if an agreement was reached, it would be one of the fastest trade negotiations in history. the uk wants japan to reduce tariffs on its agricultural products. uk trade with japan was worth more than £30 billion last year. monica miller nowjoins us from our asia business hub in singapore. nice to see you, monica. a six—week trade deal would be something, wouldn't it? the time is so short that tokyo's chief negotiator has warned both sides that they need to limit their ambitions going into this. this leaves little time to sort out those sporty issues like tariffs. what issue in particular is over the quotas of reduced products, as you mentioned, agricultural goods like beef and she's in the japanese market. the japanese trade ministers have also said they want to see the uk to remove order tariffs as quickly as possible. back in february, japan and the

european union reached a free trade agreement and that entered force, removing or lowering tariffs on agricultural products such as wine and cheese from europe, wash scrapping a 10% tariff on japanese automobiles. striking a trade agreement with japan is a trade agreement with japan is a top priority for the uk trade secretary. she has failed the start of the talks that happened about two weeks ago as an historic moment for both countries. the time i had to com plete countries. the time i had to complete all of these negotiations, they have until the end of the year. just as the end of the year. just as the uk exits from the european union. yep, the pressure is on. thank you, monica. good to see you. let's get some of the day's other news. apple has confirmed it will transition its mac laptop and desktop computers to its own arm—based processors. the move means that macs will run on the same type of chips as the firm's iphones and ipads, rather than intel's, which has faced problems with manufacturing its own designs in recent months. up to 1.4 million renault

and nissan vehicles sold in britain could be equipped with illegal defeat devices, according to a lawsuit being launched today. they include the nissan qashqai, which is one of the uk's best—selling family cars. the law firm behind the case, harcus parker, claims that some cars produced up to 15 times the legal level of nitrogen oxides when used on the road. both companies deny the claims. could robots help curb pandemics like covid—19? for better or worse, analysis predict robots are going to replace many humans jobs, and the coronavirus outbreak is speeding up the process. a mckinsey report says a third of workers in the us could be replaced by automation and robots by 2030. walmart — america's biggest retailer — is already using robots to scrub its floors.

professor robert richardson, who's the director of design, robotics and 0ptimisation . welcome to the programme. i guess you believe this is great news, do you, that this pandemic we are experiencing in this speeding up our reliance and look to the future in terms of robotics? i think it is shown us the power of robotics. we have had robots doing things in hospitals going around delivering food. we can of course clean hospitals. we have had drones delivering medical supplies. we have had robots going inside trains to disinfect france. we are doing some work in leads to this as disinfect the airport with robots. it's a good chance to show what robots can be. and many watching may say this is progress, but in terms of summerjobs, progress, but in terms of summer jobs, it reduces progress, but in terms of summerjobs, it reduces risks to humans in terms of leading

hospitals, but what about the human touch? and what about this issue of rising unemployment? i think robots really are about down, dirty and dangerous task. the things we don't need people to do. a lot of talk about robots taking jobs, i think robots will do what they are supposed to do, change the way we work. every report that has ever been studied has shown that in total, robots create jobs stop robots have more productivity, more competitiveness, which means effectively you can grow and organisation, have more trade. it also pushes up salaries of people. i think robots generally are actually a positive thing for the economy and for people. very mind, we must make sure everyone is taken on board, no—one is left behind. that we have the skills to deal with robots in the future. to what extent has this pandemic spread up the process of investment research, development of robots?” of investment research, development of robots? i think it has shown with what we have done at the moment is do a few

test exa m ples. done at the moment is do a few test examples. we have further potential. i think from this point forward, we are going to look for several things from uk and globally, i guess, in the resilience what we're doing. it isa resilience what we're doing. it is a manufacturing, we use money... robots already but robots can be used to task a factory very quickly. example, we can re— task factories very quickly if somebody test positive factory. robots have shown there is a great potential to do things we haven't thought about before. all right, we will watch this space. professor robert richardson, thank you for your time. mexico has begun to open up this month following weeks of total closure. the president, andres manuel lopez 0brador, has said that he expects a millionjobs to be lost to the virus although claims he has a plan to recover them — and more — next year. 0ur mexico correspondent, will grant, reports. after weeks of lockdown, mexicans can be forgiven for needing a beer. but it has been

harder to find what in the pandemic. with bruce not deemed an essential industry, the factories were shuttered across the country. until now. this month, mexico has started to reopen for business. the beer supply, reopen for business. the beer supply, which was rapidly running out, is being replenished. minerva craft beer company were back through the doors as soon as possible, with new safety measures in place for their employees. the beer company has managed to avoid sucking large numbers of staff but much of its revenues simply dried up overnight. translation: we lost 50% of dried up overnight. translation: we lost 5096 of our business from 1—a—day to next. the centres of consumption, like buyers, we saw a 90% drop from the previous year. sales to restaurants from the previous year. sales to restau ra nts a nd from the previous year. sales to restaurants and bars vanished, with social distancing actually eliminating social life. the effect on employment is clear with the mexican president saying a millionjobs have been lost to coronavirus in the sector.

around 30 of them went here in this high—end restaurant. they have begun to offer delivery through apps, but with so few customers, he was forced to cut his staff down from 45 to just 17. translation: everyone who works he has a family. they have children, partners, pa rents, have children, partners, parents, they have commitments, rent and so on. so for me, the ha rd est rent and so on. so for me, the hardest thing was to choose who to let go and who to keep on. in fact, analysts say the full picture of mexico's's unemployment is far worse than a millionjobs lost. how realistic is that number? we had a new survey that shows that 12.5 million people lost theirjobs injust a month. 12.5 million. and that includes the formal sector. that includes the million jobs that the president is talking about. but that of course includes the informal sector that is much bigger in mexico. few jobs are

more informal than this. these brothers worked the bars and restau ra nts brothers worked the bars and restaurants in what lara. when their gigs disappeared, they we re their gigs disappeared, they were forced to give up their apartment and move back with their parents. translation: most musicians here ijust hoping the bars reopen soon. he has tried to teach classes online and apply for state funds but still can't make ends meet. the economic outlook was wea k meet. the economic outlook was weak before covid—19 hit, and now key sectors like tourism may produce less than half their annual income. whether big business offered store, formal and informal workers in mexico fear the fallout of the pandemic almost as much as the virus itself. will grant, bbc news. scotland ya rd's head of counter—terrorism policing has praised the heroic actions of those who rushed to help

the victims of saturday's attack in reading. neil basu said their response was an example to everyone "to step forward and play their part." tributes have been paid to the victims who died. they were three friends sitting together in the park when the attack happened. police named the third victim yesterday. he was david wails, who was 49 and worked as a scientist. the two others who died were james furlong, a teacher, and joe ritchie—bennett who was originally from philadelphia. the charity barnardo's says the number of children needing foster care has risen by nearly 45% during the pandemic, creating a state of emergency. it says the number of people inquiring about becoming foster carers fell by almost half in the same period. the charity says the covid—19 outbreak has increased pressures on families who are experiencing job losses, deepening poverty and worsening mental health. coming up at 6:00 on breakfast,

louise and dan will have all the day's news. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: protesters in washington clash with police as they attempt to tear down a statue of former us president andrew jackson. prime minister boris johnson is expected to set out how pubs, cinemas and museums can reopen in england from july 4 when he reviews the 2—metre distancing rule. professor peter piot is one of the world's leading infectious disease experts. he was part of the team that discovered the deadly ebola virus in 1976 and who also pioneered research into hiv/aids. until now, he had managed to avoid being infected by any of the deadly diseases he's spent his life fighting. but in the end, professor piot was struck down by covid—19. he's been telling our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar about his experience of the virus

and his concern for the longer term health impacts doctors and scientists are beginning to see as patients recover. it started about 13 weeks ago. first it was, like many people, fever, splitting headache, muscle pain, and total exhaustion. and after a week, i saw that i felt 0k, why isn't it getting better? had a test ina it getting better? had a test in a private clinic, it was positive for covid—19 and then things went from bad to worse andi things went from bad to worse and i was admitted to hospital and i was admitted to hospital andi and i was admitted to hospital and i needed oxygen to breathe. and things did get very serious for you quite quickly. can you just describe what happened when you were admitted to hospital, and how you were feeling at that time?” hospital, and how you were feeling at that time? i spent seven days and seven nights. the nights were very long. totally isolated with three men who had the same condition. we

we re who had the same condition. we were all very exhausted and became accessed —— obsessed with my oxygen saturation levels, is it getting better? really isolated and you really don't know how long will i be here? will i end up in the intensive care unit? when can i go home? the team filmed their expedition as this rare footage shows. i have cared for patients with ebola in my younger years, i have seen people dying, we went to west africa and saw how a patient can't even imagine how the doctor looks like because you are fully covered up, and that was about the same thing, when i saw some of the dock does. rightly so, they are in full protective gear —— doctors. this is a really nasty virus. it is not the virus we thought it was at the start. first thing we learned is because it is not a respiratory infection,

a damage —— the damage is limited to your respiratory system. this virus affects every single cell in your body. here we are, millions of infections, hundreds of thousands of deaths internationally. did you ever imagine that we would be where we are now when you first started hearing about these small clusters of cases of pneumonia in china at the end of last year? people like me have been giving talks for yea rs, have been giving talks for years, that a big epidemic was going to come, a big one. i a lwa ys going to come, a big one. i always thought that it may be a variant of influenza. i didn't think of coronavirus, but the catastrophic scenario was something that is respiratory transmitted and that has a high mortality. with covid—19, that is what we have. mortality wouldn't even be worse, but i

must admit that when i heard the first cases reported from china, i hadn't really internalised it. by the end of january, not only in wuhan, but many places in china, it was also clear was person—to—person transmission, and i thought, this is really bad. you have said this is going to happen and the world did not prepare for it. and we could have prevented probably hundreds of thousands of deaths if we had been properly prepared. 0fficials officials believe there is a second wave. —— 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 has been on the decline for a while. then we see that the second wave that was triggered by the may holiday was going on. it does mark a shift. previously, health authorities said the country's first wave had never really ended. there was a worrying warning too for those who might have 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 in 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 0rganization says it's still on track with its efforts to control the spread of covid—19. but this new wave will keep authorities on alert as they try and stamp

out the disease. you are now up to date. you can reach me on twitter. i will see you soon.

there's still some more rain to come, although it won't be as windy, it'll 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 get a bit 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, but 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 winds. 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, it's warming up. we're 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. 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.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: cinemas, museums and pubs in england are likely to get the green light to reopen. a key decision on whether to cut the two—metre social distancing rule is also expected. good morning. campsites and holiday parks in england are worried they will be left out of plans to open in earlyjuly because will be left out of plans to open in early july because of will be left out of plans to open in earlyjuly because of shared facilities like this. it is all about that detail in the government announcement today. for places like this, it could be the difference between a profit and a loss.

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