the virus hasn't gone away — health officials plead with the public to observe social distancing. it comes as thousands of people flocked to beaches and street parties, raising fears of a possible second spike. the only question i've got is whether or not the british public are sufficiently aware ofjust how constant the danger is. we'll have the latest from bournemouth and from our health editor. also this lunchtime... a teenager who threw a boy from the balcony of tate modern is jailed for life — the boy's family say his life has been changed forever. words cannot express the horror and the fear that his actions have brought upon us and our son, who is now wondering why he's in hospital. crisis talks as some of the uk's this is bbc news with largest shopping centres face an the latest headlines for viewers in the uncertain uk and around the future. world. health officials in

celebrations as liverpool clinch the united states say 20 million premier league glory americans may have been infected after 30 by coronavirus, as the majority of states see increases years of in their daily infections. the uk health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, trying. after thousands of people descended on the town of bournemouth with many ignoring social distancing. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions 30 years on since the club's last league title. it was 13 long weeks with the uncertainty, but a loss of our fans had to wait 30 years, so it's a short time compared to what they have had to wait. the leader of the uk opposition labour party will speak to his backbench mps later — who are concerned about his sacking of a leadership rival after she retweeted an article said to contain an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. and more than 80,000 cruise ship workers remain stranded at sea as governments change their pandemic rules for coming into

port. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. i'm annita mcveigh. you can contact me on twitter about any of our stories today. these are the main newslines on the coronavirus pandemic this hour: us officials say up to 20 million americans may have been infected with coronavirus, a figure ten times higher than the current number of confirmed cases. the centers for disease control said the estimate was based on blood samples collected from across the country. here, the uk health secretary has

said the government has the power to close beaches in england if there's a spike in coronavirus cases. hot weather in recent days has seen hordes of people head to the coast. and the world health organization has warned of a resurgence of covid—19 across europe as restrictions are eased. we start, though, with the situation in the united states and this report from our correspondent david willis. the us is getting closer to the worst—case scenario. parts of the country have seen an alarming rise in infections and nationwide, the number of cases is up 30% since the beginning of the month. texas, one of the first states to reopen its economy, has now put those plans on hold. if you do not need to go out and go to work or have to go to the store or engage in some other activity, the best thing you can do is just stay at home. other states are also seeing a resurgence. like texas, arizona has halted elective surgeries in some areas in order to

free up hospital space. the last press conference, i said that our numbers were going in the wrong direction, and they continue to go in the wrong direction. the rate of the spread of this virus is unacceptable, and it's time for us to step up our actions and our personal responsibilities regarding this virus. officials at the us government's centers for disease control now believe the official figure of 2.3 million coronavirus cases here could be a drastic underestimate. based on blood tests, they say closer to 20 million americans could have the virus. president trump, seen here touring a wisconsin shipyard, continues to make light of the potentially rough waters ahead. figures are rising, he says, because more tests are being carried out. remember, as i say all the time,

because we want to say this in front of the media. there they are, look at all those people, the fake news. we have the greatest... cheering. we have the greatest testing programme in the world. we've developed it over a period of time. we're up to almost 30 million tests. that means we're going to have more cases. if we didn't test, we wouldn't have cases. but we have cases because we test. deaths are down. we have one of the lowest mortality rates. we've done an incredible, historicjob. and in florida, where more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases have been reported for the second day in a row, the republican governor is blaming recent protests in support of the black lives matter movement for the increase. at the end of april, may, all the way through, coronavirus was relatively quiet in florida. we had manageable cases. 0ur positivity rate was 4—5% consistently. we had nursing

home outbreaks and issues we were dealing with. we are testing all the nursing homes, very important. but then you got into memorial day. you had a lot of protests for two weeks, and it kind of fell off the front pages. and i think that folks thought, "hey, let's move onto the next thing". i think we know it's not something that just goes away. it's something that you have to live with. with infection levels now approaching those of the height of the pandemic in april, medical experts are warning that the next few days could be crucial in bringing this latest outbreak under control. the uk's health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that the government has the power to close beaches in england if there's a spike in coronavirus cases here. his warning comes after huge crowds descended on the south coast town of bournemouth yesterday on the hottest day of the year. the council there declared a major incident after beaches were overwhelmed by visitors. jon donnison

reports. look closely and you mightjust be able to see the sand on bournemouth beach. 500,000 people visited dorset yesterday, according to one local mp. in many parts, social distancing almost impossible. we've had a couple of drinks, enjoying the sun. it's the closest we're going to get to a holiday this year, innit? we looked at it yesterday, it looked really cramped, and that's why we thought we'd get here early, but there's still quite a few people. but, i mean, if people get too close, we'll probably say "can you move over a little bit?" i don't know what's happening that so many people think it's acceptable to come down here and use our beaches when we've got a national emergency going on. it's a national emergency and not a national holiday! but in many places, it hasn't looked that way. brighton beach has also been busy. at formby on merseyside, police have put in place a dispersal zone after a number of arrests were made on wednesday. and the government isn't ruling out

closing beaches if people ignore social distancing rules. we do have that power. i'm reluctant to use it because, you know, people have had a pretty tough lockdown and i want people to be — obviously, i, you know — everybody should be able to enjoy the sunshine. the key is to do it with respect. we do have those powers and if we see a spike in the number of cases, then we will take action. a change in the weather might ease concerns. while it's forecast to be warm in some places today, it won't be as hot as yesterday and will continue to cool over the weekend. jon donnison, bbc news. the uk's environment secretary george eustice says the scenes of crowded beaches at bournemouth were a matter of concern, but he remained confident that people will stick to the ongoing social distancing advice. we have to recognise that it's well over a month ago that we said in outdoor environments, the risk of transmission was lower. so we said it was ok

for people to go to the beach, provided that they observed social distancing. generally, people have done that. and to be fair, the whole country have done their best, whether they're shopping in supermarkets or in other shops or outside. they've done their best to wear face masks where appropriate and to keep their distance. but yesterday was the hottest day of the year. lots of people had the same idea. they all went to the beach and yes, of course, those scenes at bournemouth are a matter for concern. covid—19 is still in general circulation — the warning from england's chief medical officer as the hot weather saw people head to the beaches — in some cases travelling long distances to do so. at the same time, the office for national statistics' latest figures suggest the decline in infections is levelling off, and the world health organisation has warned european countries over new cases emerging as their lockdowns ease — health systems could be pushed

to the brink again if significant resurgence is left unchecked. dr david nabarro is the world health organisation's special envoy on covid—19. what parts of the world are causing you most concern at the moment? greetings to you and everybody who is watching. this virus is still very active, spreading rapidly all over the world but particularly in south america and central america, in the indian subcontinent, indonesia and also parts of africa. it's a big challenge, as we heard in your report, in the united states. in western europe, there has been amazing progress with reducing the spread and getting countries down to

really low levels of covid. but as movement restarts and lockdowns come to an end, it's inevitable that there are going to be resurgence is. this was pointed out over the last two days by the head of the who in europe. what i would like to suggest to everybody is, remember, this is a dangerous virus. it is still very much around, as chris whitty, the chief medical officer, has said. and it's up to us to prevent resurgence is from becoming major outbreaks and leading to overwhelmed health services. what are you seeing in terms of the approaches of different countries, some of whom seem to be very well prepared from the out that with this virus, but others less so but they have had more time to catch up but they have had more time to catch up on what they should do. are you still seeing big differences between

the approaches of various countries in how they deal with these localised spikes to stop them becoming something bigger? thank you for using that localised spike term. i would rather use that language and referring to second waves. there will be spikes of disease occurring at local level. they will come a bit out of the blue, and more and more countries are realising that the best way to deal with this is to have good defence mechanisms at the local level. see the virus as an enemy, organise the defences in your community so that if a new cluster of cases appears, that can be disrupted quickly. if an outbreak build—up, that can be suppressed rapidly. the countries that will be able to avoid further major lockdowns will be the ones that can do this locally focused with an

effective response. that will include britain. the only question i have got is whether or not the british public are sufficiently aware of how constant the danger is. remember that it's not so much what we do in the open that matters, it is in closed spaces when we are huddled closely together. that is where transmission seems to pick up. that is interesting. why do you say you're not sure whether the british public are as aware as they ought to be that the danger from this virus is still constant? well, it's a tricky one. on the one hand, you have leaders saying we are conscious that this is still a dangerous virus. but on the other hand, there isa virus. but on the other hand, there is a huge sense of pent—up frustration among so many people who feel that they have been confined. i

suppose i would like to ask that everybody, whilst they are restarting their lives, as they see it, they are constantly saying, this isa it, they are constantly saying, this is a continuous challenge. what other signs i am looking for? well, do weara other signs i am looking for? well, do wear a face mask. it's one of the ways you can reduce danger to others if you have the virus without knowing it. do keep the physical distancing, at least one metre. that reduces risk. thirdly, do remember that it's not so much about you, it's about the other person. the people who are serving you in shops, we we re people who are serving you in shops, we were hearing a clip with people talking about going to the shop. remember, the person at the till is probably going to see several hundred people in a day. she, because it is usually a woman, needs to be protected if possible. that is what i want people to do. but what do you do if people don't do that, whether they are going to a beach and not doing that or going to a

political rally and not doing that? is there an onus in your opinion on the government to reintroduce perhaps not the full regulations that we had at the start of this lockdown, but some regulations which demand greater compliance rather than leaving it up to people's common sense 01’ than leaving it up to people's common sense or own judgment or whatever phrase you would like to use? there are some places where this is important and probably, you do need to have compulsion. for example, public transport. when it was clear that bus drivers have a mortality that is higher than usual associated with this disease, it seems right that there should be an introduction of compulsory face protection on buses. and if there are people who are, because of their work, exposed, then compulsion is necessary. but in general, what matters now for everybody in the

world is that we work out for ourselves how we can both protect ourselves how we can both protect ourselves and keep the safe, and we have to build it into our daily lives. can we try to avoid a situation where it is done through compulsion and can we move to a situation where it just compulsion and can we move to a situation where itjust becomes part of the way we behave? that is what is happening in many countries now, particularly the countries that have got ahead of this virus. there has been a sea change in public behaviour and i would like to see that happening all over western europe now. good to talk to you, dr david nabarro, a chief envoy for the world health organization on covid—19. it's taken them 30 years, but for liverpool football club, the wait is finally over. they've won english football's top honour for the first time since 1990 — that was before most of the current squad were even born, and so long ago it was still

the old football league and not the premier league. victory came after chelsea beat manchester city to give jurgen klopp's team an unassailable lead at the top of the table, with seven games still to play. thousands of fans gathered at the club's anfield stadium to celebrate, despite being urged to "stay home" by the city's metro mayor because of coronavirus. the moment 30 years of hurt came to an end for liverpool fans. in lounges and gardens across the land. celebrating a late penalty for chelsea that confirmed their victory over manchester city, and that meant without kicking another ball, liverpool had finally done it. the champions of europe, and the world, were now champions of england too. # now you're going to believe us! fans had been asked to stay at home to observe social distancing but within half an hour of the final whistle in west

london, thousands had gathered outside liverpool's home of anfield. there were fireworks and flares, but no attempts were made to disperse the crowd by police officers and merseyside police said the celebrations were mostly good—natu red and praised the overwhelming majority of fans that recognised that now was not the time to gather together. for the players, some of whom had gathered outside their hotel, it was the most unusual way to win the title and the first time it has happened in june, but they'd done what they needed to do on wednesday night, thrashing crystal palace, the defeat last night meant that liverpool won the title with a record seven games to spare. they were so far ahead before the season was suspended that lockdown could only delay the inevitable. it was 13 long weeks of uncertainty, but a lot of our fans had to wait 30 years, so it's a short time compared to what they've had to wait. so we hope they enjoy their night and we'll certainly ours and we deserve it.

this is liverpool's 19th top—flight title, but after all their dominance in the 1970s and 1980s, a first since 1990 and since the premier league was formed. in the three decades since kenny dalglish‘s team triumphed, and rivals have been wearing the crown, liverpool have spent nearly £1.5 billion on players, tried seven different managers including dalglish again, before finally trying jurgen klopp from germany five years ago. he's slowly been building a new empire, his champions now 23 points clear of a manchester city side widely regarded as one of the best premier league has ever seen, and who just pipped liverpool by a point last year. we've proven that we're fuelled by disappointment and learning and getting going again the next year and i'm sure the hunger will stay there and we want to keep being successful. the fans have waited so long and we know how much it means and it is absolutely massive so to get over the line, it's huge.

we know how long they've waited and wanted it. and the way that liverpool have dominated the season, casting their rivals aside with ease, means this already looks like the start of a new era of dominance at anfield. and scenes like this could become common. 0ur sports presenter sally nugent is at liverpool's home ground, anfield. and the rain has started a mother as we we re and the rain has started a mother as we were discussing earlier, that is not going to dampen the spirits. sorry to mention a weather plan but it really isn't. that is so true and i hope despite the fact that i need my brolly, i hope you can see over my brolly, i hope you can see over my shoulder the fantastic scene, the kop, the world —famous my shoulder the fantastic scene, the kop, the world—famous kop in this stadium which is known around the world. it's one of the great sporting venues. no fans at the moment because of the pandemic, but even here without the fans, you get

a sense of how special and unusual this venue is. when they are in here at singing at full voice, it's another thing altogether. the celebrations did start last night as we saw in that report. a cleverly worded statement from merseyside police, encouraging fans to celebrate at home. you mentioned the weather. and the weather might help because the rain has really set in here and it may stay for some time. that might discourage fans who are desperate to come and celebrate with each other here at this cathedral of sport, if you like. it may stop them doing that because at the moment, everybody has to respect social distancing and maintain very small social groups. perhaps that will give merseyside police what they wa nt give merseyside police what they want today. jurgen klopp, the liverpool boss, has reassured fans, saying that when the time is right, we will celebrate. it doesn't matter when that is. he said if that is next season or next year, there will be an open top bus, there

will be a parade and party. there will be a moment when they lift the trophy here at anfield. that is very much the message today. incredible achievement for liverpool football club, but some instructions from the local police for fans to try and stay at home and celebrate in their small social groups. as you say, they are a club that has fans around they are a club that has fans around the world. what is it about this particular team and manager and the people he surrounds himself with that has led to this success? they have had a few successes, but they have had a few successes, but they have been chasing this particular title for three decades since the last time they won. that is true. this is an international club with international fans. you have this is an international club with internationalfans. you have to this is an international club with international fans. you have to go back 50 years to the liverpool glory days to explain that in a way, because all those years ago when liverpool were winning regularly so that the fans could almost take it for granted, that was when their

popularity grew around the world. there was a tv deal done with scandinavian countries that meant the liverpool games were shown in scandinavia, so there was a massive amount of scandinavian football fans who have grown up following liverpool. that has helped them enormously, and the club worked hard to maintain the international market, particularly in asia and america. the club is owned by an american family. so yes, this story will be going around the globe. it's hugely important here to the city, but it's important internationally too. and when you look at manager jurgen klopp, he is the perfect international manager, if you like. came up through the german football system, fantastic achievements managing in germany, but really knows the grassroots football club experience. he knows how to work on an industrial town. that is why liverpool suits him well and that is where he sits liverpool. he has a special connection with the fans here, a special connection with his players and the fans can see how

they react to him on the pitch. they love him too. so it's a magical moment where it has all come together for liverpool and for klopp and for the fans who have been waiting so long. we will let you get some shelterfrom waiting so long. we will let you get some shelter from the rain. waiting so long. we will let you get some shelterfrom the rain. sally nugent at anfield. joining us now are self—confessed "liverpool—mad" family from essex, husband and wife craig and zoe and their son archie, who's four. fantastic to have you with us. how are you feeling? yeah, over the moon. it's almost surreal. you can't put into words how you are feeling. we have waited so long for this. it's just fantastic. zoe, we have waited so long for this. it'sjust fantastic. zoe, how we have waited so long for this. it's just fantastic. zoe, how much does the club mean to you?” it's just fantastic. zoe, how much does the club mean to you? i have always enjoyed football myself but since i have been with craig, we don't miss again.

and seeing how much it means to archie and craig, it means the world. archie, who was shouting and cheering the loudest last night, mummy or daddy or maybe you? daddy! it was daddy. how excited were you all? very excited. it was emotional as well, waited such a long time for this. there we re such a long time for this. there were plenty of tears. and after the tea rs were plenty of tears. and after the tears dried up, there was plenty of excitement and celebration and watching the boys celebrate. you must have been disappointed not to be there with the circumstances as they are. you couldn't go to any games since football

has restarted. but how much does it mean given that we are in this pandemic, we have beenin we are in this pandemic, we have been in lockdown and we are still in a lockdown of sorts, everybody still has to be careful. so it is strange circumstances. does that make it all the more special? definitely. as klopp touched on with the pandemic thatis klopp touched on with the pandemic that is going on, we will party, whether it is this year, next year 01’ whether it is this year, next year or the year after. we have got 30 yea rs or the year after. we have got 30 years to celebrate this one. we are going to enjoy every moment. you have waited, you can wait a bit longer. archie, who is your favourite player? van dijk. fantastic, and do you have a special message for him orforjurgen klopp? well done. thank you so much, archie. and when there

is that open top bus parade thatjurgen klopp has talked about, will you all be there whenever that takes place? 100%. definitely. whenever that takes place? 10096. definitely. and for archie, is he well and truly inducted now in the liverpool mad family? is he always going to be liverpool through and through? 10096, aren't you, mate? he lives and breathes the club. he will wa ke lives and breathes the club. he will wake up in the morning and put the liverpool tv channel on. he knows the numbers to put it on and he knows all the player names and numbers. he is definitely a liverpudlian. i know the win has lifted a lot of spirits. craig, zoe and archie, thank you for talking to us. i hope the club

get to see your special message today and see how big afan special message today and see how big a fan you are. four—year—old archie comics he wonderful? archie, craig and zoe woods, thank you very much. the leader of the uk's labour party, sir keir starmer, is speaking to mps on the left of the party who are concerned about his sacking of rebecca long—bailey. the shadow education secretary was fired from herjob yesterday because she retweeted an interview which contained an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. let's get more on this from our political correspondent iain watson. so keir starmer has been congratulated by some the action. 0thers congratulated by some the action. others have expressed concern that it is going to cause splits in the party. how much work do you think he has to do at this meeting with mps to convince those who are not convinced that he made the right decision? he will have quite a lot of work to do because he stood on a platform of party unity when he was

elected as leader and now some on the left are saying he is undermining that unity by getting rid of his leading opponent and one of the leading supporters of the former leadership ofjeremy corbyn, rebecca long—bailey. she was perhaps the most prominent corbyn supporting mp in the shadow cabinet. they have worries that go beyond this specific sacking. there are worries about whether he is trying to marginalise the left of the party. they are worried about a new senior official joining the party, the new general secretary, who used to work on the tony blair's leadership. they are worried of the party and they are worried of the party and they are worried about who rebecca long—bailey's replacement could be. they saw her as working closely with with the teaching unions, and they are concerned that keir starmer might get somebody who is a bit more distant from that point of view in to replace her. so they will be making those points in that meeting with keir starmer. there will be

some who will also say that they didn't agree with him that the article by the actor maxine pete, which was retweeted by rebecca long—bailey, was anti—semitic. —— maxine peake. long—bailey, was anti—semitic. —— maxine pea ke. it long—bailey, was anti—semitic. —— maxine peake. it may have been inaccurate that these really secret services trained american policeman in the techniques that kill george floyd, but they didn't see that is fundamentally anti—semitic. all these points will be put to keir starmer and are being put to him as we speak. from his point of view, i think the argument he would make his, think what would happen if he didn't take tough action. it would make jewish community groups didn't take tough action. it would makejewish community groups —— he has metjewish community groups in recent weeks. he has said people would see actions and not words on anti—semitism from him. so as soon as there was a suggestion from the board of deputies of britishjews and the campaign group labour against anti—semitism that these comments could be seen as anti—semitic and they wanted to see robust action, he had no choice but to get rid of rebecca long—bailey because she had refused to take

down the retreating of the original article. had she done so, perhaps she would have stayed in herjob. so i think he will try to ask for understanding from the left, given the position he was in. he will also make the point that given the toxicity of this issue inside the labour party and the fact that a potentially damning report from the equality and human rights commission is perhaps only weeks away, he will say that he had to be seen to be taking action now to try to distance the labour party from the criticisms it has faced in the past. but i think he is also doing something else here. he is imposing his own discipline on the party because rebecca long—bailey wouldn't do what he asked her to do. and he is signalling to the wider world that the labour party really is under new management. iain, thank you. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. health officials in

the united states say 20 million americans may have been infected by coronavirus, as the majority of states see increases in their daily infections. the uk health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on the town of bournemouth with many ignoring social distancing. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions, 30 years on since the club's last league title. it was 13 long weeks, you know, with the uncertainty and all that but you know, lots of our fans had to wait 30 years, so, you know, it's a short time compared to what they have had to wait. the leader of the uk opposition labour party is meeting backbench mps who are concerned about his sacking of a leadership rival, after she retweeted an article said to contain an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. the us house of representatives has passed the biggest reform of federal policing laws in decades,

but partisan gridlock means big hurdles to it becoming law. it's likely to be defeated in the senate, and also faces the threat of a veto from president trump. so what is the bill, and why is it proving so divisive? the george floyd justice in policing act is named after the unarmed black man whose death in custody last month ignited worldwide protests. the bill would restrict the police's use of chokeholds and set up new training procedures, including the greater use of body cameras. it would also ban what's called "no—knock warra nts" that permit police to enter a home without permission, and are often used in drug raids. the democratic bill would also reform qualified immunity, making it easier to hold police officers personally liable for damages in civil court. and it would also halt the practice of sending surplus military equipment to local police departments. george floyd's brother has been speaking to the bbc about the continued efforts to

bring about change following his death. george floyd died after a police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. 0ne officer has been charged with murder and three others have been charged with abetting the crime. philonise floyd said it had been difficult to lay his brother to rest while dealing with the fallout from his death. if my big brother would have seen everything like this going on right now, he preached it a lot, he always talked to the youth and explained to them the different things, the trials they will go through, that this is going to happen and things like that. butjust by what he would see, he would be humbled. he would be, you know, sad that he is not here, to be in a world that is making change like this, but he will be happy that i'm advocating for him and the world is trying to get united and we are trying to kick the door down that has never been kicked down before, and basically, he would be very excited, very

excited. early next week, the uk government is expected to announce a partial loosening of travel restrictions, allowing holiday—makers to visit countries it sees as low risk without needing to quarantine for 1h days afterwards. france, italy, spain and greece are likely to be among the first destinations for these "air bridges". in some parts of europe, the holiday season is already under way, largely without foreign tourists. hugh schofield reports from brittany in north western france. in quiberon, the ferry from the island of belle—ile brings back its cargo of trippers. it's busy and getting busier, but what is clear is that there are virtually no foreigners here. these tourists are all french. normally mid—june, other europeans are beginning to arrive. at the marina, half the yachts should be british. this year, none. but despite the absence, everyone agrees the season ahead still

looks good. translation: after two months of confinement and after that people felt this rush to get outside and breathe some air. that is why we have seen so many people here at the weekend and the season is off to a really good start. of course, the perfect weather helps. hard not to be hopeful when the world looks like this. what strikes one is how quickly this place seems to have resumed its regular rhythm. yes, there are the masks and the floor markings and the signs, but other than that it is hard to imagine thatjust a few weeks ago, quiberon, just like the rest of france, was in complete lockdown. a few establishments, like this hotel specialising in sea water treatments, are still not quite open as they install the mandatory signposting. but the campsites are filling up, especially at weekends. and we clean every two hours. the washrooms

have new distancing rules. at the pool, there is a limit on numbers, and deck chairs are carefully spaced, but it is nothing drastic because basically, the manager says, camping is safe. we are outside. all activity is outside, that is why this is a good activity for everyone and we have got protocols in place so it is absolutely a safe place to spend the holidays. at the beach, the sailing school is giving lessons again. believe it or not, these lucky children aren't on holiday. they are locals and sailing is on the curriculum. this is school. translation: at the start, we had regulations up to here, but with every day that passes, there are fewer and fewer to the point where now, apart from the rules about keeping people apart on land, when it comes to actual sailing, we can proceed pretty much as normal. keeping an essential separation is the new normal and there is no sign the rules are putting tourists

off. quite the contrary — cooped up so long by covid, open spaces are precisely what people need. we can speak now to john and irene hays, owners for the tour operator hays travel, who in march had to move hundreds of its employees to zero—hours contracts when the coronavirus outbreak hit. john and irenejoin me now via webcam from sunderland. welcome. thank you forjoining us. i just want to begin by asking where you are at with bookings right now? 0bviously, you are at with bookings right now? obviously, you have got people who booked last year for this summer, and some who might have booked early this year. were those numbers very healthy? they were incredibly healthy. most of the big tour operators launched in march and april 2019, and many people then took advantage of free child places

and great lead in pricing and then obviously, january and february where the peak months for travel, as soon as they get over selling christmas toys, the adverts start on tv, advertising holidays. and for the main summer period, the summer holiday period, the back end ofjuly and through august, we had more than 300,000 people due to travel, and thatis 300,000 people due to travel, and that is just in western europe. clearly, we don't know yet where the reciprocal arrangements are, but yes, we have very healthy bookings are still in place at the moment, until we hear any further news. in terms of communication that you are having from customers, what are their chief concerns in this time of uncertainty? are many of them hoping to still go on holiday or are some of them looking at refunds or rebooking for another time? yes, we are being really sensible, we are

doing really well in terms of bookings, three weeks ago, we were doing virtually no brand—new bookings and now we are doing about half of what we would normally do but really, all of the bookings we are doing up for winter and 2021. lots of enquiries about the summer and staff at the minute, we are waiting to hear about the quarantine rules, etc. people definitely want to go but they are being very sensible in terms of whether they are actually going to make the move. in terms of people actually getting away this summer, then, presumably these air bridges could be transformational as far as your industry is concerned ? transformational as far as your industry is concerned? that is absolutely the right word. i mean, the industry has been very hard hit, as you know. it is notjust for the airlines and sales but the travel operators have had to deal with the

legacy issues of bookings made more than a year legacy issues of bookings made more thana yearago, legacy issues of bookings made more than a year ago, so to have the prospect of all of these people being able to travel injuly and august is absolutely huge. you know, it can't be over exaggerated, the importance of this to the travel industry. but equally important is health and safety. 0ur industry. but equally important is health and safety. our primary concern here are oui’ customers and we try to answer all of their questions about whether it will be possible to go and we give them advice. when quarantine first started on the 8th ofjune, the government said they would review it within 21 days, and we are getting towards that now. so we give them the best information that we have available, and clearly, they are keeping an eye on the fco website around the guidance to travellers and still come at the moment, people are advised against all nonessential travel. but yes, transformational is exactly the right word. it would be,

for the travel industry, and it would be a sign of light at the end of what has been a very dark tunnel. and obviously, with the fco advise in place, that has implications for insurance and so on, but if that changes and people are saying to you and customers say to you, hand on heart, is it safe for us to actually go to these various destinations, how do you reply to that? we leave it to the customer because we are not medical experts. we really outline what the situation is. a lot of europe has opened up safely, the beaches are open, their social distancing is in place at bars and restaurants, they are open with social distancing. but at the end of the day, and individual's personal concerns the day, and individual's personal concerns around their health, what they want or don't want to do, it is up they want or don't want to do, it is up to the individual customer.

they want or don't want to do, it is up to the individual customerlj think it is there to say... just briefly, i was going to ask, sorry to interrupt, but you are obviously feeling pretty confident about 00:43:09,1000 --> 00:43:10,633 an upturn at some point in the near future because i believe you are recruiting staff now? yes, we are. so as you can imagine, through such a lengthy period of lockdown, we had people who were due to leave us anyway. the number of people has made a decision they would like to change their lifestyle and maybe continue to work from home. —— a number of people. but we do see, because of the number of enquiries that we have, we do believe there is lots of latent demand. we need to be ready when the bounce back happens and we really believe that it will happen. so we are recruiting, not just for experienced staff, but we are also reinstating our apprenticeship programme across the country so we have a

good reputation around apprenticeships and we will be reinstating that with a view to hopefully implementing it in the autumn. 700. ok, i am sure that is welcome news when we are hearing about lots of job losses welcome news when we are hearing about lots ofjob losses at the moment butjohn and irene hayes, thank you very much. there's been more clashes in london between police and people holding an unauthorised street party, contravening coronavirus guidelines about mass gatherings. officers say they came under attack last night — for the second night running — this time in the west of the city. the metropolitan police says objects were thrown at officers when they tried to disperse the crowd at the event in notting hill, in west london. in the early hours of yesterday morning, 22 officers were injured in violent clashes at a street party in brixton, in south london. the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick said the recent attacks

on officers were unacceptable. cressida dick was also asked about why there was a lack of intervention from police elsewhere in the uk with mass gatherings of people at bournemouth beach and thousands of liverpool football fans celebrating outside the club's anfield stadium last night. every policing operation has different nuances and every situation is different. 0n the ground commanders have to decide what is the best way to achieve their aims. they will be looking to keep the peace, to keep the public safe, to prevent disorder. and they will do that in the best way they can. and also, of course, to uphold the health restrictions. but i think you can see immediately that a beach isa you can see immediately that a beach is a completely different scenario from a street in london, where you have hundreds of residents ringing up, terrified by what they are seeing, and saying, "please come and break this up now because we know

there is going to be violence". i was out on the streets of london last night, and one of those parties that you asked me about, as it was gathering, we had a call to a man with a machete. 0f gathering, we had a call to a man with a machete. of course, we are going to go in and deal with that and we are going to deal with that kind of event. but each instance requires huge skill and professionalism, very dedicated and experienced people making on the insta nt experienced people making on the instant decisions about the best way to deal with something. let's get more now on liverpool football club becoming champions of england for the first time in 30 years. they took the title last night without having to kick a ball, when their closest rivals manchester city lost to chelsea. thousands of fans gathered at liverpool's anfield stadium to celebrate, despite being urged to "stay home" by the city's mayor because of coronavirus. john barnes was part of the last reds team to win the league 30 years ago. as you can see, he joins as you can see, hejoins us now. john, really great to have you with

us. did you think liverpool would have to wait that long to get another league title? welcome obviously, after 1990, i did not think it would be 30 is because 91, we we re think it would be 30 is because 91, we were nearly champions, and felt we were nearly champions, and felt we have a chance, got to 92, 93, but in 95,96, i felt we we have a chance, got to 92, 93, but in 95, 96, i felt we would we have a chance, got to 92, 93, but in 95, 96, ifelt we would be we have a chance, got to 92, 93, but in 95,96, ifelt we would be in we have a chance, got to 92, 93, but in 95, 96, ifelt we would be in the top four at manchester united and arsenal at that time were ahead of us. arsenal at that time were ahead of us. i could not necessarily see it, idid not us. i could not necessarily see it, i did not know how long it was going to be but i did not see us winning it in the forcible future. four is, i could not see us winning it in four years. so for my craze ago, i thought it would have been another ten yea rs thought it would have been another ten years so in that respect, quicker than i expected. and perhaps all the sweeter because of that long wait? no, i would all the sweeter because of that long wait? no, iwould much all the sweeter because of that long wait? no, i would much rather us win it every year for 30 years! if i had the choice, that is. it is great we have won it now, though, great for the fans and the city, obviously not

for the blue half but it is well—deserved and it is a combination ofjurgen klopp's work since he has been here, because last year, getting 97 points, finishing second and winning the champions league was equally a great season. yes, we won the league this year but we're out of the champion league. i happen to believe we played better last year so it is two great for liverpool. we have been discussing ita liverpool. we have been discussing it a bit so far today but it is about the combination of the manager and a top team around him and the players that have led to the success. but also the fans. a very important equation. yes, of course, because what happens is, the fans 00:48:39,1000 --> 00:48:40,395 go behind the green get behind the team. jurgen klopp's last him —— first might not have gone the way they wanted but the fans stayed with him and they have been justified. managers of the past and managers of other clubs don't get the support thatjurgen klopp gets to make every decision because that is what has to happen, the manager has to be the

most important person and the fans have to trust him to the hilt. they have to trust him to the hilt. they have given him the breathing space to make those decisions, as you say. 0bviously, some fans were outside anfield last night, jurgen klopp and others asked them to stay away and respect social distancing guidelines. what would you say to the fans now who obviously still wa nt to the fans now who obviously still want to celebrate that they will have to wait for the open top bus moment but what is your message? stay away. you can celebrate, you don't have to celebrate in your thousands outside anfield or in pubs because in this climate that we have, the most important thing is your health, people's health and safety. celebrate all you want, in a small group with your friends if you are allowed to do that. celebrate as much as you like but don't congregate. that moment will come, when people will be able to line the streets and that is going to be a fantastic moment when it does happen, hopefully sooner rather than later. possibly but if it does not happen, it does not take away the fa ct we happen, it does not take away the fact we are worthy champions, having

won so many games, 25 points better than everybody else. yes, the celebration i understand but it can't detract from the achievement. if it comes, it comes but if it doesn't, does it mean we have not done it and we've got to give it back? you can still celebrate but as isaid, back? you can still celebrate but as i said, depending on what the direction is from the government and the health services, wejust direction is from the government and the health services, we just have to adhere to it. from the perspective of winning the league and what it does to the team's psyche, what difference does it make? 0bviously, liverpool have had other great achievements in the last four years but winning this specific title, what does that mean for the team, and as they progress from here? last year, we did not win the league, we lost one game, how are we going to improve on that? we do not have to do anything event. manchester city have fallen off which helped us but we just have to be consistent and they've been consistent in the last two years. next year, we can

do exactly this but manchester city could win every game and beat us. you can only ask the team to be consistent and that is what we've done for the last two years and you can't ask anything else. yes, we can hope that the other teams falter but we can't ask any more of this team and they can't necessarily improve, all you demand is that what they have done for the last two years, they get as close to it is possible in the coming seasons. i'm sure they will be try to do that. john barnes, great to talk to you. thank you for joining us. hairdressers and barbers in england and scotland can reopen from next month, but other beauty businesses, including nail salons and spas, say they are confused and angry that for now, they must remain closed. industry bodies have warned that the current state of limbo threatens thousands ofjobs. our business correspondent katy austin has more. tina's nail salon in hertfordshire is just one part of an industry thought to contribute more than £6.6 billion a year to the uk economy. with a long waiting list, she is desperate to reopen after three months shut, but doesn't know when she can. i was hoping we could come

back by the 11th ofjuly. personally, i feel very disappointed to learn that we haven't been given a date when we can come back to operate the business. a cash grant and the government's furlough scheme have helped, but money is running out. tina has started adapting the salon to be safe. she's bought plastic screens and removed the waiting area for customers, who will have to pre—book. most of my clients come in the nail shop to have a nice treatment and to have a good time. but i think it's going to change. it's not going to be as relaxing as before. her concern is that it will take months to turn a profit again. the government has now published guidelines for those who provide close contact services like hairdressers, beauty salons and tattooists. those guidelines mean that when businesses do reopen, they will look and feel different to how they did before. at this hairdresser, opening from july the 4th, temperatures will be taken on the way

in and customers will have their hair styled in a covid—secure environment. everything's disposable, so disposable gowns, towels, capes, masks and gloves. the stylists will all be wearing visors. but like an increasing number of firms, this hairdresser also has a beauty salon attached, and for beauty treatments, there's no date yet to reopen in england, scotland or wales. after having no income since march, only being able to open half the business is a blow. i understand parts of it with things like massages and facials. when you're working as close as someone on hair and highlighting to not be able to do someone's nails where we wear gloves and masks, it doesn't really connect together. the government told us it's taking a phased cautious approach to reopening our economy, working with experts and that as close contact services carry a greater risk of transmission,

it can't lift all the restrictions at once. 0ne trade body told me the pandemic has been a catastrophe for the industry. it's now calling for more specific guidelines and crucially, some idea of a reopening date. we've got no dates, no idea of any dates, and i think we'd like some answers. when are we actually going to get open, or when is this decision going to be reviewed? and also, the rationale from the government of why have they separated hair and beauty? the british beauty council says the prolonged closure could have ugly consequences, with the survival of up to a third of firms, from make—up to massage, threatened by the pandemic. these businesses say they need enough notice to reopen and for customers to keep returning after the initial rush.

volunteers from the national health service in england are being recruited for a study into the effectiveness of covid—19 antibody home testing kits. scientists and clinicians are warning that having antibodies doesn't always mean someone has developed immunity. 0ur reporter katharine da costa has more. it's a test to find out if you've had coronavirus and, in theory, developed immunity. last month, the government bought 10 million lab—based antibody tests. they are being offered to staff and patients in hospitals, as well as care homes. many of us are curious to see whether we've been infected, but there's currently no reliable home test available. i would be interested to find out, because there was definitely times when i felt a bit lethargic or under the weather, and i'd like to know whether that was covid—19. it's something i would consider, yeah. yeah, why not? in march, the prime minister said antibody tests would be a game changer to get people back to work. the government bought 3.5 million home test kits. scientists at oxford university were asked to validate them, but none were found to be reliable. professor sirjohn bell has been advising the government

on its antibody testing strategy. oxford university has joined forces with four uk manufacturers to create what they say is a highly accurate home test. i think the uk is undoubtedly the leader globally in being able to validate those. we've really set the gold standard of what you need to expect from these tests. using a drop of blood, home test kits can show whether you've had covid—19 injust ten minutes. 2,500 volunteers will be asked by public health england to try out tests that are more than 98% accurate, but medical and scientific experts urge caution. you really need to assume that you're still susceptible and that you're still a risk to other people. having antibodies doesn't make people impervious to risk. initial results from the study are expected in late summer. the department of health has said the research will help to understand the spread of the virus and how best to tackle the pandemic. katherine da costa,

bbc news, in oxford. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. there will still be some heat and sunshine around for some of you through today but a sense of the change in weather has begun. yesterday, temperatures peaked in the 30s, in three of the four nations. watch them drop by the time we hit sunday. prestwick on the ayrshire coast, a good 18 degrees cooler. that change has of course got to come with some storms and that was the case through the night and into this morning and more storms rumbling around at the moment, pushing northwards across scotland and we will see more develop across parts of england into the afternoon. they are going to be hit and miss. low cloud towards the south—west of england and south—west wales means it will be substantially cooler and cloudier than

yesterday. a few storms could break out here and there, anywhere from liverpool to london northwards, and where you see the storms, they could come with torrential downpours, some hail as well. but there will be some who completely avoid them. temperatures could still hit 30 degrees in the likes of east anglia but for most, low to mid 20s through this afternoon. through tonight, some showers and thunderstorms continuing across the north and east of scotland and we will see more in the way of general rain arrive across wales, the south—west and northern ireland later, as the breeze picks up. anotherfairly humid and muggy night for most, even though it is not quite as hot. bigger changes this weekend, low pressure becoming dominant to the north—west of the country, allowing atlantic winds to push in, bringing much cooler conditions than we have had in the last few days, strengthening winds and a bit of rain at times. to begin with on saturday morning, most of the rain will be across wales, the south—west and northern ireland. a few thunderstorms still possible to the north and east of scotland. showery rain, some of which will be

heavy, working its way northwards through the day so lots more cloud around through saturday. some sunny spells breaking through, the best of which through the afternoon will be in the southern counties of england but note the temperatues, 17—21, closer to where we should be for the time of year. through saturday night, that low pressure continues to revolve around to the west of scotland, showers feeding in and on sunday, the rain will be most persistent in the highlands of scotland and through northern ireland. some heavy and thundery showers elsewhere, not as potent as we've had over the last 2a hours but they will ease in the south but even then, a blustery day with winds touching gale force in places, maybe 50 mph gusts to the west of scotland. gone are the days of 30—plus temperatures. 14—20 will be the general highs. next week, the cooler theme compared to this week continues, windy at first but turning drier and brighter later.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. health officials in the united states say 20 million

americans may have been infected by coronavirus, as the majority of states see increases in their daily infections. the uk health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people flocked to the coast, with many ignoring social distancing. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions — 30 years on since the club's last league title. it was 13 long weeks, you know, with all the uncertainty and that, but, you know, a lot of ourfans had to wait 30 years, so, you know, it's a short time compared to what they've had to wait. the leader of the uk opposition labour party has been meeting some of his mps — who are concerned about his sacking of a leadership rival after she retweeted an article said to contain an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. and more than 80,000 cruise ship workers remain stranded at sea — as governments change their pandemic rules for coming into

port. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news. these are the main newslines on the coronavirus pandemic this hour. us officials say up to 20 million americans may have been infected with coronavirus — a figure ten times higher than the current number of confirmed cases. the centers for disease control said the estimate was based on blood samples collected from across the country. the uk health secretary says the government has the power to close beaches in england, if there's a spike in coronavirus cases. hot weather in recent days has seen hordes of people head to the coast. and the world health organisation has warned of a resurgence of covid—19 across europe

as restrictions are eased. we start, though, with the situation in the united states and this report from our correspondent david willis. the us is getting closer to the worst—case scenario. parts of the country have seen an alarming rise in infections, and nationwide the number of cases is up 30% since the beginning of the month. texas, one of the first states to reopen its economy, has now put those plans on hold. if you do not need to go out and go to work or have to go to the store or engage in some other activity, the best thing you can do is just stay at home. other states are also seeing a resurgence. like texas, arizona has halted elective surgeries in some areas in order to free up hospital space. the last press conference, i said that our numbers were going in the wrong direction, and they continue to go in the wrong direction. the rate of the spread of this virus is unacceptable,

and it's time for us to step up our actions and our personal responsibilities regarding this virus. officials at the us government's centers for disease control now believe the official figure of 2.3 million coronavirus cases here could be a drastic underestimate. based on blood tests, they say closer to 20 million americans could have the virus. president trump, seen here touring a wisconsin shipyard, continues to make light of the potentially rough waters ahead. figures are rising, he says, because more tests are being carried out. remember, as i say all the time, because we want to say this in front of the media... there they are, look at all those people, the fake news. we have the greatest... cheering. we have the greatest testing programme in the world. we've developed it over a period of time. we're up to almost 30 million tests. that means we're going

to have more cases. if we didn't test, we wouldn't have cases. but we have cases because we test. deaths are down. we have one of the lowest mortality rates. we've done an incredible, historicjob. and in florida, where more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases have been reported for the second day in a row, the republican governor is blaming recent protests in support of the black lives matter movement for the increase. at the end of april, may, all the way through, coronavirus was relatively quiet in florida. we had manageable cases. 0ur positivity rate was 4—5% consistently. we had nursing home outbreaks and issues we were dealing with. we are testing all the nursing homes, very important. but then you got into memorial day. you had a lot of protests for two weeks, and it kind of fell off the front pages. and i think that folks thought, "hey, let's move onto the next thing". i think we know it's not

something that just goes away. it's something that you have to live with. with infection levels now approaching those of the height of the pandemic in april, medical experts are warning the next few days could be crucial in bringing this latest outbreak under control. david willis, bbc news. so, despite concerns of a resurgence, promising new data has emerged, which suggests coronavirus patients are now less likely to die than at the peak of the crisis. the death rate for covid—19 patients in english hospitals has fallen to a quarter of the level at the peak of the outbreak in early april. similar studies have found the same in the us and italy. we can speak now to drjason 0ke, who's a senior statistician at the medical sciences department of oxford university. tell us more about what the stats are saying. sure. what we did was we put together the data published by

the government on the number of people in hospital in england with covid—19 and then we paired that with the data released by the nhs telling us how many people die on a given day from covid—19 and putting those two together this trend starts to emerge back the death rate is falling much quicker than the rate of people in hospital. have you been able to explain that by looking at what the numbers are saying? that is a multitude of reasons or possibilities or explanations for what is going on. it could be that the virus is changing. it could be that the population of people in hospital is changing. it could also be treatment has improved over that time. the virus, maybe it has got weaker, that would be something we would hope for, but you cannot tell that from the data. maybe people are less susceptible now, less vulnerable than at the peak. maybe

some of these treatments, we are learning to treat covid—19 patients better. why would people be less susceptible? isn't it more likely to be the case that people are coming into hospital at the beginning perhaps much more sick in the first place? they were brought in writer because there was a control and capacity, wasn't there? there were capacity, wasn't there? there were capacity issues. we never saw them stretched like we saw in italy i don't think. what could have happened... we need to look into this more detail, it could be people we re this more detail, it could be people were more vulnerable to begin with and they died earlier, and we know there are certain factors that increase your risk of dying from covid and maybe some of those people we re covid and maybe some of those people were taken and died earlier and the people being infected and in hospital are less susceptible in that way. is it possible to see which treatments may be working more effectively from these stats? 0bviously effectively from these stats? obviously we do know a bit more now, don't we? we do. we cannot

tell from this data which is broad aggregate data so we have to do more work to understand the reasons for why this is happening. is there any evidence at all that the virus is weakening? i know you put a caveat on that because that has not been indicated as yet, has it? no. this data we cannot tell that but there has been encouraging signs from italy and the us and! encouraging signs from italy and the us and i suppose that news that the 100 people tested in the uk, all of which were positive, none of them showed any symptoms, starts to put together an idea that maybe this virus is becoming weaker. thank you very much indeed. the uk's health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that the government has the power to close beaches in england, if there's a spike in coronavirus cases here. his warning comes after huge crowds descended on the south coast town of bournemouth yesterday on the hottest day of the year. the council there declared a major incident after beaches were overwhelmed by visitors.

jon donnison reports. look closely, and you mightjust be able to see the sand on bournemouth beach. half a million people visited dorset yesterday, according to one local mp. in many parts, social distancing almost impossible. well, we are having a couple of drinks, enjoying the sun. it's the closest we're going to get to a holiday this year, isn't it? we looked at it yesterday, it looks really cramped, that's why we thought we would get here early, but there are still quite a few people. i mean, if people get too close, we'll probably say, can you move over a little bit? i don't know what's happening, that some people think it's acceptable to come down here and use our beaches when we have a national emergency going on, it is a national emergency and not a national holiday. but in many places, it hasn't looked that way. brighton beach has also been busy. at formby on merseyside, police have put in place a dispersal zone after a number of arrests

were made on wednesday. and the government isn't ruling out closing beaches if people ignore social distancing rules. we do have that power. i'm reluctant to use it because, you know, people have had a pretty tough lockdown and i want people to be — obviously, i, you know — everybody should be able to enjoy the sunshine. the key is to do it with respect. we do have those powers and if we see a spike in the number of cases, then we will take action. a change in the weather might ease concerns. while it's forecast to be warm in some places today, it won't be as hot as yesterday and will continue to cool over the weekend. jon donnison, bbc news. the uk's environment secretary george eustice says the scenes of crowded beaches in bournemouth were a matter of concern, but he remained confident that people will stick to the ongoing social distancing advice. we have to recognise that it's well over a month ago that we said

in outdoor environments the risk of transmission was lower. so, we said it was ok for people to go to the beach, provided that they observed social distancing. generally, people have done that. and to be fair, the whole country have done their best, whether they're shopping in supermarkets or in other shops or outside. they've done their best to wear face masks where appropriate and to keep their distance. but yesterday was the hottest day of the year. lots of people had the same idea. they all went to the beach and yes, of course, those scenes at bournemouth are a matter for concern. the head of london's metropolitan police, cressida dick, says each individual police force must weigh up the risks of managing local gatherings. she was responding to criticism of the lack of intervention from police elsewhere in the uk with those mass gatherings of people at bournemouth beach and thousands of liverpool football fans celebrating outside the club's anfield stadium last

night. every, uh, policing operation has different nuances and every situation is different and on the ground commanders have to decide what is the best way to achieve their aims. they will be looking to keep the peace, to keep the public safe, to prevent disorder. they will do that in the best way they can and also, of course, to uphold the health restrictions. but i think you can see, immediately, that a beach is a completely different scenario from a street in london, where you have hundreds of residents ringing up, terrified by what they are seeing and saying, "please come and break this up now because we know there is going to be violence." i was out on the streets of london last night. in one of those parties that you asked me about, as it was gathering, we had a call to a man with a machete. of course, we are going to go in and deal with that and we are going to deal with that sort of

event. but, each instance requires huge skill, huge professionalism, very dedicated and experienced people making in the instant decisions about the best way to deal with something. it's taken them 30 years, but, for liverpool football club, the wait is finally over. they've won english football's top honour for the first time since 1990 — that was before most of the current squad were even born, and so long ago it was still the old football league and not the premier league. fans as well as the players have been celebrating throughout the night. victory came after chelsea beat manchester city to give jurgen klopp's team an unassailable lead at the top of the table, with seven games still to play. this was the moment the liverpool players realised they were champions as they watched at their hotel. thousands of fans gathered at anfield to celebrate, despite being urged to "stay home" by the city's metro mayor because of coronavirus. jurgen klopp said: "i have

no words, it's unbelievable. becoming champions with this club is absolutely incredible. we will enjoy this with our supporters when we can." we'll be live at anfield in a moment but first this report from mike bushell. the moment 30 years of hurt came to an end for liverpool fans in lounges and gardens across the land. celebrating a late penalty for chelsea that confirmed their victory over manchester city, and that meant, without kicking another ball, liverpool had finally done it. the champions of europe, and the world, were now champions of england too. # now you're going to believe us!# fans had been asked to stay at home to observe social distancing but, within half an hour of the final whistle in west london, thousands had gathered outside liverpool's home of anfield. there were fireworks and flares, but no attempts were made to disperse the crowd by police officers and merseyside police said the celebrations were mostly good—natu red and praised the overwhelming majority of fans that recognised that now was not

the time to gather together. for the players, some of whom had gathered outside their hotel, it was the most unusual way to win the title and the first time it has happened in june, but they'd done what they needed to do on wednesday night, thrashing crystal palace, so the defeat last night meant that liverpool won the title with a record seven games to spare. lockdown could only delay the inevitable. it was 13 long weeks of uncertainty, but a lot of our fans had to wait 30 years, so it's a short time compared to what they've had to wait. so, we hope they enjoy their night and we'll certainly enjoy ours and we deserve it. this is liverpool's19th top—flight title, but, after all their dominance in the 1970s and 1980s, a first since 1990 and since the premier league was formed. in the three decades since kenny dalglish‘s team triumphed and rivals have been wearing the crown, liverpool have

spent nearly £1.5 billion on players, tried seven different managers including dalglish again, before finally trying jurgen klopp from germany five years ago. he's slowly been building a new empire, his champions now 23 points clear of a manchester city side widely regarded as one of the best the premier league has ever seen, and who just pipped liverpool by a point last year. we've proven that we're fuelled by disappointment and learning and getting going again the next year and i'm sure the hunger will stay there and we want to keep being successful. the fans have waited so long and we know how much it means and it is absolutely massive so, to get over the line, its huge. we know how long they've waited and wanted it. and the way that liverpool have dominated the season, casting their rivals aside with ease, means this already looks like the start of a new era of dominance at anfield. and scenes like

this could become common. 0ur sports presenter 0lly foster is at liverpool's home ground, anfield. i guess the whole city must be salivating apart from the everton fans. —— be celebrating. yes. it wasjust an inevitability just as —— be celebrating. yes. it wasjust an inevitabilityjust as it was those scenes we saw outside the ground as soon as manchester city slipped up at chelsea and that chelsea was liverpool's once again, there are 19. incredible to think that a club of their stature has had to wait so long because they dominated in the 70s and 80s. they began the 90s with another league title, and then nothing.

the drought. this club has grown and grown. they have not been starved of success. they have won seven league and fa cups, two champions leagues as recently as last season, but they are the european champions and also the world champions and the league title was surely going to come as well. we had the slight blip of a pandemic to delay things but my word they have deserved this title. have they have deserved this title. have they been able to do it without spending some of the huge sums of money that rivals like chelsea and man city have spent? no, they have spent a lot of money. let us not kid ourselves. £70 million for a very good goalkeeper. £75 million for van dyck. halfway through jurgen good goalkeeper. £75 million for van dyck. halfway throuthurgen klopp's rain. you feel that was the turning point when this team, which was already very good, solidified. this

season we have seen the renaissance ofjordan henderson, who has been an absolute revelation, the captain, and then you have this attack of salla and firmino and when they click they are irreplaceable and you have this place as well. they have not lost a game in the league here for three years. they have lost every single —— one every single one of their league games this season. last season they were pipped byjust a point by manchester city. 97 points and they did not win the title. city got 100 points to win the title last season and now liverpool will go on and want to break that. they can get 107 points this season and they are on 19 league title so longer term who holds the record with 20? manchester united. that will be their next target. you feel that whatjurgen klopp has got going here they will

just look at this 2020 as the start of another decade of domination, just like the 70s and 80s. as a girl born in liverpool, i have to confess a few members of my family have been celebrating overnight, of course safely in the garden. the celebrations haven't been limited to mersyside — liverpool fc is one of the most widely supported clubs in the world. we've been hearing some of the fans' reactions... we have been down the pub. we are being responsible. we are having a few beers. we are loving it. it is eight in the morning here. ijust we nt eight in the morning here. ijust went for a walk and i am still buzzing. i haven't slept. we

are looking forward to an incredible diner state thatjurgen looking forward to an incredible diner state that jurgen klopp looking forward to an incredible diner state thatjurgen klopp can bring us. we are going to keep coming out and celebrating. it is a lot earlier here so we have many others to drink. jurgen klopp has demonstrated he is very, very good at what he does and we are looking forward to continue to supporting our forward to continue to supporting u . forward to continue to supporting ourgroup. we are forward to continue to supporting our group. we are going to go to matches whenever we cannot we will continue to come to games here, watch, drink, celebrate, support, and we are so excited. we have so many people it is incredible. jurgen klopp is the key. a great manager. he has been with us four years and has built up the team to what he wa nts has built up the team to what he wants but it is notjust heaven, it is the years of history before him in the great managers and a great players we have had. we got very close a couple of times butjurgen klopp makes the difference. great tea m klopp makes the difference. great team selection. strengthen the

defence and has just built a great squad, a squad that combines and plays well. it has been 30 years and we are all celebrating this as a family. we celebrated in our houses. we had zoom cause to celebrate and it lasted five or six hours. the atmosphere around the fans and the culture is so different than what we have an american football. it is just as passionate but it is passionate in a different way. english premier league soccer and soccer in general i find to be a lot more welcoming, a lot easier for people to get into, and when you have a supporters group like the one we have, we come in singing and chanting, it is easy. people want to be part of it, so it is easy to get

more people on board and it has been amazing to see, for example, how this group has grown and what the seven years we have been a supporters group. it is really infectious. you will never walk alone. we are the champions! early next week the uk government is expected to announce a partial loosening of travel restrictions — allowing holidaymakers to visit countries it sees as low risk without needing to quarantine for 1h days afterwards. france, italy, spain and greece are likely to be among the first destinations for these air bridges. gloria guevara is the chief executive of the world travel and tourism council — and joins me live via webcam from

south london. what difference are these air bridge is going to make if they are indeed announced ? is going to make if they are indeed announced? this is an important measure and thank you for having me. we see the eu announce the opening of the region and the countries and the cities. there have been some bookings already, searches of the most important cities, and in the case of london and the uk they are ata case of london and the uk they are at a disadvantage or they were in a disadvantage, so this is very important, because we will see the movement of people among cities and countries that will allow the restoration of tourism. already more than 100 millionjobs restoration of tourism. already more than 100 million jobs have restoration of tourism. already more than 100 millionjobs have been impacted. we really need to start with the recovery as soon as possible because you know this number can also grow to double. how can people be sure that when they do burp and arrive in various

destinations that there is real safety a nd destinations that there is real safety and hygiene being followed? —— do book. safety and hygiene being followed? -- do book. we created some protocols. the lessons we had from 9/11 was that establishing protocols is very important in establishing trust and the traveller and also for consistency so we created protocols with advice from the who. offering doctors and nurses runs during the outbreak and they were able to maintain those hotels covid free. we have been able to identify who has implemented those protocols. if the protocols are in place the risk is reduced and you should be co mforta ble reduced and you should be comfortable travelling to those destinations if they have implemented the protocols because they are taking care of that.

so if you are booking we should be looking for that certification? more than certification, it is guidance, for insta nce certification, it is guidance, for instance if you ask you to wear a mask when you fly, as an example in hotels you cannot touch the third, you have to have social distance, and things like that nature are very important. i do not know whether you looked into this but one thing that occurred to me as if hotels or cottages or whatever you are booking has had repeat numbers of people how can you be sure that the soft furnishings, curtains, bedding, i'm not containing transmissible virus particles ? not containing transmissible virus particles? that is part of the protocols and procedures already implemented and in guidance from the who, how often they clean them and what products for years and what is the time frame they allow between visitors. all of those things

according to data, science and evidence. that is what it has been recommended to follow. if they follow those protocols your risk has been registered significantly so you should be comfortable because you are actually in a better condition that you can be in cinemas or other places around the world or elsewhere. if we see increases in numbers after people start to travel, this could all be reversed, couldn't it? right. that is a big challenge and that is what we are encouraging people to follow the protocol so if you do not follow the protocols, one of them is to wear a mask, especially indoors or any forms of transportation. why? because wearing a mask reduces the risk. the mask might not be the best to protect me but it will reduce the spread of the virus significantly and there is a lot of evidence. we

all have to be in together because if we do not work and follow the guidance from the medical experts it is going to be a challenge and we could have a second wave which impact the economy even further people who have lost theirjobs and livelihoods. this is for everyone, not only the industry, but also the travellers. if we want to be back to some sort of normality or the new normal we have to follow those recommendations in the protocols. chief executive of the world travel and tourism council, thank you very much. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: health officials in the united states say twenty million americans may have been infected by coronavirus,

as the the majority of states see increases in their daily infections. the uk health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on the town of bournemouth with many ignoring social distancing. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions, thirty years on since the club's last league title. it was 13 long weeks, with uncertainty, but a lot of our fans had to wait 30 years, so it is a short time compared to what they have had to wait. the leader of the uk opposition labour party is meeting backbench mps, who are concerned about his sacking of a leadership rival after she retweeted an article said to contain an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. the leader of the uk's labour party, sir keir starmer, has been holding a meeting with mps on the left of the party who are concerned about his sacking of rebecca long—bailey. the shadow education secretary was fired from herjob yesterday because she retweeted an interview which contained an anti—semitic conspiracy theory. our political correspondent, iain watson, is here

now and has the latest how dangerous it is the keir starmer? well, he was elected on a platform of party unity, so on the one hand where this might have showed strong leadership, it is also brought to the four divisions in the party, which were raised at the meeting which concluded an hour ago with the left—wing mps. i can tell you some of the things that were raised at the meeting, some of the concerns that were raised directly with keir starmer. the first concern was that they wanted to define what he thought was anti—semitic about the comments, the comments that, if you remember, were initially by maxine peake, you remember, were initially by maxine pea ke, who you remember, were initially by maxine peake, who are saying that the us police had learnt, at a seminar, the techniques used to kill george floyd from the israeli security services. that was seen as an anti—semitic conspiracy theory by keir starmer. but, there were calls

for that to be set out more clearly because, for a lot of mps on the left, they say that raising concerns about palestine over the coming weeks, the potential annexation of land by israel, they want to make sure they will not fall foul of the leadership and find themselves suspended or sacked from their post if they do speak out, so they wanted clear ground rules and they wanted keir starmer to set out why he thought that comment was anti—semitic. elsewhere, there were some calls for rebecca long—bailey to be reinstated, she had clarified her comments. that is not going to happen, incidentally stop there was also some concerns raised at the meeting more generally about the directing of the party under keir starmer, the need for party unity, as well, which again is well, people on the left feeling bruised because they felt that, not only had some people to jeremy they felt that, not only had some people tojeremy corbyn been they felt that, not only had some people to jeremy corbyn been forced

to leave the shadow cabinet when the calm —— when keir starmerjoint. there was some understanding, people have been quite forceful, but quite respectful of keir starmer and there was some understanding of why he acted as he did because he was expecting very soon to get this potentially damning report from the equality and human rights commission on how labour has tackled anti—semitism in the past. so, it wasn't a full on attack on the labour leadership, but they were concerns that if you are setting ground rules in such a way as to suppress some of the debate within the labour party, then there would be very concerned about that and they wanted guarantees that there would be no further disciplinary action against rebecca long—bailey because, what some people have been saying is, ok, she's out of the shadow cabinet but if she were sharing potentially anti—semitic views, then surely she should have the party whip withdrawn and again

i'm told, keir starmer had no plans to ta ke i'm told, keir starmer had no plans to take this any further than the signal he was sending out, which was that people who shared that kind of material, or who anti—semitic themselves should nonetheless be able to sit —— might not be able to sit at his top table. as far as i'm aware so far, nobody was walking out in solidarity with rebecca long—bailey and starmer wasn't going back on his decision. it will be interesting to see who we are points in her place. will he feel pressure toa in her place. will he feel pressure to a point from the left or will he move much more to the centre?m to a point from the left or will he move much more to the centre? it is certainly the case that those on the left wa nt certainly the case that those on the left want a signal from him, they would say, for the purposes of party unity, that somebody from the left would be appointed to the shadow cabinet. some of them were worried that rebecca long—bailey suffered because of her closeness to the teaching unions, especially during the debate about when kids should go back to school, they wanted to make sure that somebody who represents that point of view is going to be

sitting around the top table, but no guarantee is that keir starmer will do that, and certainly sources close to the leadership say that he will appoint people on the basis of competence rather than where they sit in the party, is against factions. so, ithink sit in the party, is against factions. so, i think that will be a key appointment for keir starmer. will he actually have someone who is, if you like, closer to his politics or perhaps the politics of tony blair and gordon brown, or will he say to the left, look, this is a very specific sacking and in terms of balance in the shadow cabinet, we will bring in somebody from, say, the socialist campaign group. as i say, no guarantees from him yet and as one source said, this is likely to rumble on into next week. thanks very much indeed. a staggering 80,00 cruise ship workers remain stuck at sea because of the coronavirus pandemic many off the coast of the united states.

governments continue to change the rules for them to come into port. many are desperate to get home — while others say they can't wait to head back out with passengers again. all right, here we go! with no guests look after or entertain, for several weeks they their best to keep things shipshape, and the party alive. husband and wife team nick and karen love ships. they met on a ship and got married on a ship. no morejob, no more pay and we will be staying here as guests. but after they were laid off and hopes of going home he were dashed even they found things increasingly difficult. there was a plan for ships to start sending people home but that our ship wouldn't be able to join the plans because we are in code red at the moment. karen and nick finally made it home to edinburgh, but their thoughts are with those still on board. the thing that is making it harder for them is the amount of time. we got home after two months and that was on may 1a. it's now more than a month later and there are still people

stuck without knowing when they are coming home. that's exactly what thousands are still going through. mauritian crew have been stranded onboard the voyager of the seas for more than 100 days. one told me their employer is doing all they can, it is their government that letting them down. it is really, really bad. you wouldn't expect our government to treat us like that. we left our country to come to work, we want to make a little bit our life more easy and to gice a better life for our family. everybody want to be home with their loved ones, so the hardest part is every time we are having a date to leave and then it is being cancelled, and we don't even know when we are leaving. many confined to small cabin are finding it increasingly difficult to cope. it is really causing an extreme humanitarian crisis because the mental health on board continues to decline. there's been eight suicides at sea in ourgroup, we talk to a lot of crewmembers who are struggling with mental health concerns, depression, anxiety. for years, this

brazilian dj loved leading cruise parties stopping after three months trapped on board, he says he will never set foot on a ship again. they need to take care of the mental health. they need to have psychologists there. they don't have psychologists there. they don't have psychiatrists there. the party is over. the tens of thousands of crew, the ordeal that followed is not. sophie long, bbc news. an oxford college has said it wants to remove a statue of the victorian colonialist, cecil rhodes, which has been the target of a long—running campaign by anti—racism protesters. rhodes left a lot of money to oriel college, where he was a student, but it's more complicated than that. the rhodes trust also worked with nelson mandela to create the mandela rhodes foundation to fund oxford students. while campaigners say cecil

rhodes stands for white supremacy, the widow of nelson mandela told the bbc that the statue should be kept to remember history. it is not the issue of bringing down a statue which is going to resolve the ills of the past. what is important is to look at the history of, what is it that brought us to the situation where we are? and, of course, you have to say, who are the architects of this past? but i believe even, it might be much more positive to keep them because you are going to tell generations to come, this is how it started and this is how it should never continue to be the way it is. let go live now to chelsea jackson who studied at oxford university thanks to rhodes scholarship. but she is now supporting the rhodes must

fall campaign. why are you supporting that campaign now? i believe that cecil rhodes must fall, and i am notjust speaking of the name of the trust or the name of their home in oxford, or just the statue presently at oriel college, but the entire system of cologne layers, control and white supremacy that cecil rhodes was an active part of the british empire's expansion into africa. in supporting the movements for cecil rhodes to fall, i support much more thanjust the tearing down of a statue, but really, fundamentally, a fundamental, structural change in the way that british society works, in the way that british society interacts with its former colonies and the ways in which formerly

colonised countries in this world and peoples of the global south, the african diaspora, are treated and resourced around the world. but, you did benefit from the rhodes scholarship. is that something you regret now? you might know, i don't regret now? you might know, i don't regret it. specifically, because i identify as a black woman. my grandmother was a sharecropper, her grandfather was a slave in mississippi and the need to be the great—granddaughter of mississippi cotton slaves to be now earning my third masters degree at the university of oxford in the name of a man who didn't believe that women, and especially not black or african women, had the mental or physical capability to be intellectuals. and so, i don't feel that i regret taking the scholarship. however, i do feel that taking the title

of rhodes scholarship, in my home country of the united states, is bestowed is a great academic honour, that taking that title comes with a social justice that taking that title comes with a socialjustice department. that taking that title comes with a social justice department. although iaman social justice department. although i am an activist, originally, i didn't see myself as a rhodes scholar, but the more i began to interact with other scholars in the current administration of the trust, it made it very clear that me standing upfor it made it very clear that me standing up for black people and standing up for black people and standing up for black people and standing upfor standing up for black people and standing up for what i believe in and fighting for justice standing up for what i believe in and fighting forjustice is a part of the mantle of being a rhodes scholar and so i feel no shame or confusion in simultaneously identifying as a rhodes scholar and believing that rhodes must fall. so, the funding that goes with rhodes name in oxford should continue even if there is that go? it is important to understand the context of how the trust works currently to respond to this question. so, the

original pick weevil from cecil rhodes, this question. so, the original pick weevilfrom cecil rhodes, the this question. so, the original pick weevil from cecil rhodes, the vast majority of those phones are now gone. the vast majority of funds that are currently funding scholarships in rhodes programming in oxford, is funded by new donations that have come in since the trust was established. with that being said, most of the money that is in circulation now are not those that cecil rhodes stole from the people of southern africa. however, in the long run, having a scholarship, trust, house, statue, and these other entities in the name of cecil rhodes does work to leave a positive legacy for a genocidal, capitalist who put his pursuit of profit and the profit of his home country, the united kingdom, above the lives and humanity of african people. chelsea, just to pick up

briefly on that, obviously it is very welcome for many that history is now, you know, everyone is being reminded of history here and across the world. but we have heard from nelson mandela's widow that the statue serve to keep educating people. mandela set out his foundation reaching out as a bridge, really, to try and unite people. so, i want to address the purpose of statues and to be very clear, as a person who has been a student at oxford for two years, i have never walked past oriel college and ever heard anyone talking about the colonial legacy of rhodes until this. i have never walked into rhodes house, where i went frequently, or sore or engaged with anything that engaged in negative, murderous or genocidal history of cecil rhodes. i want to be clear that when we see statues and other things, yes it points to history,

but pointing to history is not the same as analysing or dealing with history and the reality of a statue is literally to immortalise someone in bronze or gold. it puts them literally on a pedestal in our community and says, this person's name and likeness won't die. 0k, chelsea jackson, i think we have got that point. thank you very much for your time. ijust that point. thank you very much for your time. i just want to that point. thank you very much for your time. ijust want to bring you some breaking news. the sentencing of mrjonty bravery, who pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a six—year—old french boy at the tate museum last year has been emergency and he has been sentenced to 15 yea rs and he has been sentenced to 15 years as and he has been sentenced to 15 yea rs as a and he has been sentenced to 15 years as a minimum term. jonty bravery, who pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a sectoral french buy at the tate museum last summer has been

sentenced to 15 yea rs summer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. an extremely distressing case with a young boy pushed off a very high balcony at the tate and left with life changing consequences. life changing injuries. his family had put out a statement on the incredible distress and pain that he and they have suffered and that sentencing started yesterday and jonty bravery, aged 18, serving at least 15 years. the young boy has not been named to preserve his privacy. more on that as we get it. the latest data from the uk's office for national statistics has found there are 17 occupations most at risk of death from covid—19. men working as security guards had the highest rate with 104 deaths from march to may. the figures also show taxi drivers and chaffuers are at high risk. i'm joined now byjames farrar, general secretary for the app drivers & couriers union.

these statistics are going to be very alarming for anyone working in a taxi driving industry. do you think has beenjust a taxi driving industry. do you think has been just too little protection for drivers? absolutely. these statistics come as no surprise to others and sadly, we lost a member who was only 33 years of age and two others recovered from very serious illness. so it is no surprise for those of us in the industry that these are the tolls that our work in space. there has been real negligence on the part of the government, but also the local licensing authorities in dealing with this matter. as early as the first week in april, the transport minister told the transport select committee that there was no need to wear face coverings or masks while doing this type of work. now, just in the last week or so, they have done a complete u—turn and face coverings are mandatory in this industry. well, they should

have been from the very beginning of this epidemic. we were calling on the government and licensing authorities to act and they have not and did not. so, the response has been slow and weak and contradictory, u nfortu nately, and weak and contradictory, unfortunately, it is cost lives. in terms of what should happen now, we know that for example, black cabs here have a physical screen, but private taxis don't have that. it has to be very airtight, doesn't it? to make sure there is no transmission. what most of the government do now? well, transport for london for example, they do not allow private hire drivers and vehicles to erect barriers themselves. that's almost impossible to get the proper certification for the average owner or driver to be able to achieve that. we have seen it in holland, china and other parts of the world, you can quickly install temporary protection fur the

period of the epidemic and take it down again. sunderland county council and durham county council, newcastle city council have allowed this, but london hasn't. the scientific advice and strange as well. it says, well, there is no proof that such a barrier would prevent infection. but of course, they can be no guarantee of infection prevention. it's not about that. it's about reducing the risk and mitigating the risk. here is where we have the fly in the ointment and its entire industry. it's the problem of misclassification of employment in the industry that is because a real problem because what we have is nobody taking responsibility. so, we go back to the supreme court next month against cuba to fight for our worker rights. with those rights, with proper employment rights supreme court next month against cuba. —— matt uber.

there is a quarter of a million people work in the industry carrying out millions of journeys every the industry carrying out millions ofjourneys every day without proper protection or safety inspection and that's negligence, in my view, the pa rt that's negligence, in my view, the part of the government and local authorities. just returned to the question of masks, we note that it is only the most high—quality masks that actually prevent aerosols, the tiny particles that come out when you speak or breathe, from being transmitted and yet, and a moment in britain and other places, we are only being asked to wear general face coverings, which won't necessarily stop those particles. should that change? necessarily stop those particles. should that change ?|j necessarily stop those particles. should that change? i think it should. i think we should have a maximum protection possible to operate safely in the industry, it is about having proper scientific risk assessment and management of this issue. until we have that, actually have proper assessment, it isa actually have proper assessment, it is a matter of guesswork.

it's a case of being seen to do something rather than doing something truly effective. i have to say that at least face coverings are, even if the masks are not perfect, let's not make perfect the enemy of the good, let's have at least some kind of protection to reduce airborne transmission of droplets that may have infection contained in them. something has got to be better than nothing, common sense would tell us that. thank you very much indeed. just to remind you of the breaking news that we've had in the past half hour, an 18—year—old has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison for the attempted murder ofa in prison for the attempted murder of a six—year—old french boy, who he threw off the tenth floor balcony of london's tate modern. jonty bravery admitted trying to kill the boy, who can't be named for legal reasons. the old bailey heard how the teenager smiled and shrugged after the incident last summer. our correspondences outside the old bailey in central london. just tell

us bailey in central london. just tell us what has happened in the few minutes. yes, we have had that sentence for attempted murder. jonty bravery, he was watching proceedings from broadmoor hospital via video link, sat on a chair, listening as thejudge read her sentence and remarks, and sentencing to life in prison with a minimum term of 15 yea rs. prison with a minimum term of 15 years. now, thejudge said to him as he was listening on, she said, the fear that the little boy have experienced and the horror his pa rents felt experienced and the horror his parents felt are beyond imagination. she went on to say, you had intended to kill somebody that day, you almost did kill that boy. the injuries you caused are horrific, that little boy had suffered permanent injuries and life changing injuries. his life will never be the same. the jonty bravery injuries. his life will never be the same. thejonty bravery were sitting there, he was yawning, rubbing his

eyes, didn't react, at one point he had hand on his forehead as he was listening to thejudge had hand on his forehead as he was listening to the judge passed that sentence. so, life in prison for the teenager, he was 17 years at the time the incident happened, it was a sunny afternoon last august, he was with his parents visiting from france. they were at the tate modern gallery at the tenth floor viewing platform and the horror that unfolded as jonty platform and the horror that unfolded asjonty bravery picked up, scooped up that little boy in front of his parents and the court heard, without hesitation, held him over the railings and dropped him. the boy fell more than 100 feet down. he suffered catastrophic industries and —— catastrophic injuries, he is now ina —— catastrophic injuries, he is now in a wheelchair, he can barely breathe, he struggles to eat properly and can barely talk as well. his family are, and have been, by his bedside since that happened. the sentence has been passed,

jonty bravery, now 18 years old, has been sentenced to life in prison fur they attempted murder of that little six—year—old boy in london last year. this is the most heartbreaking news of course, that this attack happened last summer, it is absolutely horrifying and heartbreaking to read the family's statement. questions have emerged about the supervision ofjonty bravery. yes, so the court heard that at the time, jonty bravery, he had a history of violence of assaulting some of his care workers. at the time of the attack, he had been diagnosed with autism, he also had personality and mixed personality disorders, the court had heard. he was under supervision. social care, he had one on one carers, but he was able to go out forfour carers, but he was able to go out for four hours by himself if he

requested it and if that was approved by the social carers, and thatis approved by the social carers, and that is exactly what happened that day in august last year. he was approved, it was approved that he was allowed to go out and he made his way first of all to the shard, he tried to go there, but he didn't have enough money for a ticket and so he carried onto the tate modern, asking somebody along the way where the next tallest building is. questions about his care and very clearly from what has been said in court, he is a very complex young man with mental health issues, but thejudge decided not man with mental health issues, but the judge decided not to send him to a hospital setting, where he could be treated or could be rehabilitated, thejudge be treated or could be rehabilitated, the judge said that rehabilitation fur this teenager was highly unlikely and she felt after hearing evidence from two psychiatrists in court, that

he was better off. also to protect the public, he is a high—risk individual, that he should be sent to for life. thank you very much. this two police officers in london have been suspended after taking ‘inappropriate photos' at the scene of a double murder. the bodies of sisters bibaa henry and nicole smallman were found earlier this month at fryent gardens in north west london. the unnamed officers were arrested by the independent office for police conduct and have since been bailed. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick condemned the actions of her officers. this is bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, still some heat and sunshine

around for some of you today, but it weather change has begun. temperatures yesterday peaked at the 30s and three of our four nations will see temperatures drop by the time we hit sunday. that change has of course got to come with some storms and that was a case through the night and into this morning. most of them still runs around at the moment, pushing northwards across scotland and we will see more develop across parts of england this afternoon. low cloud though towards the south—west of england in south—west wales, substantially cooler and cloudier than yesterday but we can see a few storms break out here and there, anywhere from liverpool to london and northwards. when you see those storms, they could have torrential downpours, hail as well, but there will be some areas that avoid them completely altogether. temperatures could still hit 30 degrees and the likes of east anglia but for most, it is low to mid 20 through this afternoon. tonight, showers and thunderstorms continue across the north and east of scotla nd continue across the north and east of scotland and we will see more in the way of general

rain arrive across wales, northern ireland and the south—west is a breeze picks up. a humid and muggy night for most, evenif a humid and muggy night for most, even if it's not quite as hot, but bigger changes this weekend. low pressure becomes dominant to the north—west of the country allowing atla ntic north—west of the country allowing atlantic winds to push their way in, bringing much cooler conditions than we have had over the past few days, strengthening winds and a little bit of rain at times. to begin with on saturday morning, most of the rain across wales the south—west of northern ireland. thunderstorms are possible to the north and east of scotland, showery rain, some of which is heavy will work its way northwards through the day, more cloud around through saturday, some sunny spells breaking through, best of which are the afternoon will be in southern counties of england but note the temperatures, 17 to 21 degrees, closer to where we should be the time of year. three saturday night, overall pressure continues to revolve around to the west of scotland, showers keep feeding income on sunday the rain will be most persistent in the highlands of scotla nd most persistent in the highlands of scotland and through northern ireland. heavy and thundery showers elsewhere, not as potent as we have had over the past 2a hours but the showers will ease in the south, but

even here, it will be a blustery day, winds touching elbows in places, 50 mph winds in the west of scotland. gone are the days of 30 plus temperatures, 1a to 20 celsius will be the highs. next week, the colour theme continues, when the first but dry and brighter later.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a man has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years, for throwing a six—year—old

from a tenth floor balcony at the tate modern gallery in london. health officials in the united states say 20 million americans may have been infected by coronavirus, as the majority of states see increases in their daily infections. the uk health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people flocked to the coast, with many ignoring social distancing. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions — 30 years on since the club's last league title. it was 13 long weeks, you know, with all the uncertainty and that, but, you know, a lot of ourfans had to wait 30 years, so, you know, it's a short time compared to what they've had to wait. and more than 80,000 cruise ship workers remain stranded at sea — as governments change their pandemic rules for coming into port.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. an 18—year—old man has been sentenced to life with a minimum of at least 15 years in prison for the attempted murder of a six—year—old french boy who he threw off the 10th floor balcony of london's tate modern. jonty bravery admitted trying to kill the boy, who can't be named for legal reasons. the court heard how the teenager smiled and shrugged after the incident last summer. our correspondent helena wilkinson was at court to hear the verdict. we was at court to hear the verdict. have had that sen' attempted we have had that sentence for attempted murder. jonty bravery was watching proceedings from broadmoor hospital via video link and sat on a

chair as thejudge read hospital via video link and sat on a chair as the judge read sentencing remarks and sentenced him to life in prison with a minimum term of 15 yea rs. prison with a minimum term of 15 years. thejudge said prison with a minimum term of 15 years. the judge said to prison with a minimum term of 15 years. thejudge said to him as he was listening on but the fear the little boy must have experienced on the horror his parents felt are beyond imagination. she went on to say, you had intended to kill somebody that day. you almost did kill that boy. the injuries you because there are horrific. that little boy had suffered permanent injuries and life changing injuries. his life will never be the same. jonty bravery was sitting there, he did not react, he was learning, rubbing his eyes, at one point he had his hand on his forehead as he was listening to the judge pass that sentence, so life in prison for the teenager who was 17 at the time the incident happened. it was a sunny afternoon last august. he was

with his parents visiting from france. they were at the tate modern gallery on the tenth floor viewing platform and the horror that unfolded as jonty bravery picked up that little boy in front of his parents and the court heard without hesitation help him over the railings and drop ten. the boy fell more than 100 feet and suffered catastrophic injuries and still ten months on he is in a wheelchair, he can barely believe, his family say he struggles to eat properly and can barely talk. his family are and have been of course by his bedside since that happened. the sentence has been passed. jonty bravery, 18 years old, has been sentenced to life in prison for the attempted murder of that six—year—old boy in london last year. we

are expecting a statement from the police. these are the live shots from outside the court as we wait to hear from the police. shots from outside the court as we wait to hearfrom the police. after that sentencing we have just heard on the last few minutes. it's taken them 30 years, but, for liverpool football club, the wait is finally over. they've won english football's top honour for the first time since 1990 — that was before most of the current squad were even born, and so long ago it was still the old football league and not the premier league. victory came after chelsea beat manchester city to give jurgen klopp's team an unassailable lead at the top of the table, with seven games still to play. thousands of fans gathered at the club's anfield stadium to celebrate, despite being urged to "stay home" by the city's metro mayor because of coronavirus.

we have seen lots of images of fans celebrating overnight. people being urged not to gather in groups because of coronavirus risk but of course this has been a huge victory for liverpool fans celebrating not only in the city itself but right around the world. we are going to ta ke around the world. we are going to take it to the old bailey. iama i am a detective inspector. i am here today to read a victim statement. the act committed by the individual against our son isn't unspeakable. words cannot express the horror and fear that his actions have brought upon us. —— is unspeakable. our son is

now wondering why he is in hospital. how can one explain to a child that someone deliberately tried to kill him? from what the doctor said, he has many years of physiotherapy ahead of him and we have no prospect or plan for the future. other than being by his side. months of pain, fear and rehabilitation, hours and days spent without talking, without moving, without eating, away from his home, away from his friends, and away from his family. since mid our son can eat again which has been an important turning point for him and others. now the feeding chair does not bother him any more he can speak a little. he is obviously still very tired, speaks very little, spare in his words and remains very weak. he is still in a wheelchair today, where splints on his left arm and

both his legs and spends his days in a corset multi—to his waste sat in his wheelchair. the nights are a lwa ys his wheelchair. the nights are always difficult. he is in pain. he wa kes always difficult. he is in pain. he wakes up many times and cries. months on from the attack, we have been living out of her home unable to see any loved one apart from those who come to visit. and unable to spend quality time with our son at christmas. everything is constrained by his care and the hospital. as well as the recurring pain our child is suffering from. there are no words to express what we are going through and even upon reading the information provided here we feel it does not reflect the reality of our situation nor the difficulties and pain we are currently experiencing. thank you.

that is a statement from the police on behalf of the family of the six—year—old boy who was thrown from the top of the tate modern byjonty bravery who has been given a life sentence, minimum 15 years. police saying how can one explain to a child why someone tried to kill him? and explaining the appalling dreadful situation that he is in, in recurring pain in a wheelchair, with an incredibly difficult future ahead of him. that story has just come in. us officials say up to 20 million americans may have been infected with coronavirus — a figure ten times higher than the current number of confirmed cases. the centers for disease control said the estimate was based on blood samples collected from across the country. it comes as states where the virus is spreading revisit their plans

to lift restrictions. our correspondent david willis has more. the us is getting closer to the worst—case scenario. parts of the country have seen an alarming rise in infections, and nationwide the number of cases is up 30% since the beginning of the month. texas, one of the first states to reopen its economy, has now put those plans on hold. if you do not need to go out and go to work or have to go to the store or engage in some other activity, the best thing you can do is just stay at home. other states are also seeing a resurgence. like texas, arizona has halted elective surgeries in some areas in order to free up hospital space. the last press conference, i said that our numbers were going in the wrong direction, and they continue to go in the wrong direction. the rate of the spread of this virus is unacceptable, and it's time for us to step up our actions and our personal responsibilities

regarding this virus. officials at the us government's centers for disease control now believe the official figure of 2.3 million coronavirus cases here could be a drastic underestimate. based on blood tests, they say closer to 20 million americans could have the virus. president trump, seen here touring a wisconsin shipyard, continues to make light of the potentially rough waters ahead. figures are rising, he says, because more tests are being carried out. remember, as i say all the time, because we want to say this in front of the media... there they are, look at all those people, the fake news. we have the greatest... cheering. we have the greatest testing programme in the world. we've developed it over a period of time. we're up to almost 30 million tests. that means we're going to have more cases. if we didn't test, we wouldn't have cases. but we have cases because we test.

deaths are down. we have one of the lowest mortality rates. we've done an incredible, historicjob. and in florida, where more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases have been reported for the second day in a row, the republican governor is blaming recent protests in support of the black lives matter movement for the increase. at the end of april, may, all the way through, coronavirus was relatively quiet in florida. we had manageable cases. our positivity rate was 4—5% consistently. we had nursing home outbreaks and issues we were dealing with. we are testing all the nursing homes, very important. but then you got into memorial day. you had a lot of protests for two weeks, and it kind of fell off the front pages. and i think that folks thought, "hey, let's move onto the next thing". i think we know it's not something that just goes away. it's something that you have to live with. with infection levels now

approaching those of the height of the pandemic in april, medical experts are warning the next few days could be crucial in bringing this latest outbreak under control. david willis, bbc news. the uk's health secretary, matt hancock, has warned that the government has the power to close beaches in england, if there's a spike in coronavirus cases here. his warning comes after huge crowds descended on the south coast town of bournemouth yesterday on the hottest day of the year. the council there declared a major incident after beaches were overwhelmed by visitors. jon donnison reports. look closely, and you mightjust be able to see the sand on bournemouth beach. half a million people visited dorset yesterday, according to one local mp. in many parts, social distancing almost impossible. well, we are having a couple

of drinks, enjoying the sun. it's the closest we're going to get to a holiday this year, isn't it? we looked at it yesterday, it looks really cramped, that's why we thought we would get here early, but there are still quite a few people. i mean, if people get too close, we'll probably say, can you move over a little bit? i don't know what's happening, that some people think it's acceptable to come down here and use our beaches when we have a national emergency going on, it is a national emergency and not a national holiday. but in many places, it hasn't looked that way. brighton beach has also been busy. at formby on merseyside, police have put in place a dispersal zone after a number of arrests were made on wednesday. and the government isn't ruling out closing beaches if people ignore social distancing rules. we do have that power. i'm reluctant to use it because, you know, people have had a pretty tough lockdown and i want people to be — obviously, i, you know — everybody should be able to enjoy the sunshine. the key is to do it with respect. we do have those powers and if we see a spike in the number of cases, then we will take action.

a change in the weather might ease concerns. while it's forecast to be warm in some places today, it won't be as hot as yesterday and will continue to cool over the weekend. jon donnison, bbc news. it's taken them 30 years, but for liverpool football club, the wait is finally over. they've won english football's top honour for the first time since 1990. our sports presenter olly foster is at liverpool's home ground, anfield. how does it feel to be there? very strange, because since the resumption no fans have been allowed inside, but this is where the league title has been built. they haven't lost here in the league for nearly three years. they have won every single one of their league matches here this season and it was best wednesday when they beat crystal

palace so convincingly that took them to the bank. they went into the lockdown 25 points clear of manchester city so once they got that win on wednesday night it was just going to take one slip—up from the champions, the former champions, manchester city, for liverpool to be crowned as league champions in the top division after so many years of waiting. obviously city lost so here they are, with seven games to spare they are, with seven games to spare they have done it. it has been very odd with this for the a half months hiatus because of the pandemic and the lockdown and a couple of weeks agojurgen klopp, the lockdown and a couple of weeks ago jurgen klopp, the the lockdown and a couple of weeks agojurgen klopp, the manager, revealed just how worried he was as to how this league might not be resumed because there was such an inevitability about them winning this title, to have that ripped away from them, because other european leagues have been declared null and void and have not had champions, but there was a collective will to get

things going, and as soon as we had the first matches we knew it was going to be a matter of time before liverpool made it past the line and here we are. they are league champions for the 19th time. jurgen klopp will be doing some interviews today. we should hearfrom him here in the next few hours. the joy and the relief of the fans last night, yesterday they were told to stay away from anfield, no football here last night, they were looking for manchester city to slip up and there we re manchester city to slip up and there were fireworks and flares. merseyside city police did not intervene. much quieter outside the ground today. they've been beautiful sunshine after a storming start to the day and it is a really beautiful moment in the history of liverpool football club. thank you. enjoy the

day. early next week the uk government is expected to announce a partial loosening of travel restrictions — allowing holidaymakers to visit countries it sees as low risk without needing to quarantine for 1h days afterwards. france, italy, spain and greece are likely to be among the first destinations for these air bridges. in some parts of europe, the holiday season is already under way, largely without foreign tourists. hugh schofield reports from brittany in north western france. in quiberon, the ferry from the island of belle—ile brings back its cargo of trippers. it's busy and getting busier, but what is clear is that there are virtually no foreigners here. these tourists are all french. normally mid—june, other europeans are beginning to arrive. at the marina, half the yachts should be british. this year, none. but despite the absence, everyone agrees the season ahead still looks good. translation: after two months of confinement and after that people felt this rush to get outside and breathe some air. that is why we have seen so many people here at the weekend and the season is off

to a really good start. of course, the perfect weather helps. hard not to be hopeful when the world looks like this. what strikes one is how quickly this place seems to have resumed its regular rhythm. yes, there are the masks and the floor markings and the signs, but other than that it is hard to imagine that just a few weeks ago, quiberon, just like the rest of france, was in complete lockdown. a few establishments, like this hotel specialising in sea water treatments, are still not quite open as they install the mandatory signposting. but the campsites are filling up, especially at weekends. and we clean every two hours. the washrooms have new distancing rules. at the pool, there is a limit on numbers, and deck chairs are carefully spaced, but it is nothing drastic because basically, the manager says, camping is safe. we are outside. all activity is outside,

that is why this is a good activity for everyone and we have got protocols in place so it is absolutely a safe place to spend the holidays. at the beach, the sailing school is giving lessons again. believe it or not, these lucky children aren't on holiday. they are locals and sailing is on the curriculum. this is school. translation: at the start, we had regulations up to here, but, with every day that passes, there are fewer and fewer to the point where now, apart from the rules about keeping people apart on land, when it comes to actual sailing, we can proceed pretty much as normal. keeping an essential separation is the new normal and there is no sign the rules are putting tourists off. quite the contrary — cooped up so long by covid, open spaces are precisely what people need. joining me now is david evans, joint ceo of collinson, which — along with swissport —

are trialling a test that could replace the need for passengers to remain at home for 1h days from the day following their arrival. obviously the whole point of quarantine is that you are infectious for up to 1a days after your last infectious contact, so evenif your last infectious contact, so even if you test people on arrival thatis even if you test people on arrival that is not going to be enough, is it? i think it is. the tests we are using our water is known as gold standard pcr tests which are the same standard pcr tests which are the sa m e tests standard pcr tests which are the same tests we use here in the nhs and our plan is to follow exactly the domestic policy which is to test those coming in if you show sonos —— show no signs these pick them up evenif show no signs these pick them up even if you are asymptomatic, so what we are seeing as you can be released back into the general population as you would be if you we re population as you would be if you were a domestic individual here in

the uk. but, asi were a domestic individual here in the uk. but, as i said, you could then become ill in a few days after that, and given we do not have an app that can trace you, isn't that a danger to any population with people moving around? i think it is no more ofa moving around? i think it is no more of a danger than you have got with people here in the uk. i think the key thing is if you are travelling overseas we pick it up without test at the very early stages of being symptomatic. it is one of the most sensitive tests you have got. clearly advice would be if you become symptomatic you should self quarantine as you are doing your own country or the uk. isn't the point that air bridges might come in for some european countries that have a lower incidence than the uk does for example but if you are travelling from a country which has a higher incidence you are still at risk of falling ill and then infecting people in the population and the point is to avoid that? our approach

as we are taking a science led approach to every country still has covid—19. it is great we support travel getting the thing that clearly people coming from the average could be infected and they will have no testing whatsoever. we are proposing we test the people coming through and minimise that risk and we think by testing we reduce the risk than you would get from an air pledge country. we it not be better to have instant tests for the whole14 days after every arrival? instant tests for everyone throughout for every country rather than just throughout for every country rather thanjust our throughout for every country rather than just our bridges? what we are seeing is if we are worried about global travel here, especially if you're going from a high risk to the low left west country, the low—risk country will be concerned without quarantine that you are going to ta ke quarantine that you are going to take it through unless you are testing yourself every day. key thing is to test on arrival. that is

where you are most likely to demonstrate whether have symptoms. 14 demonstrate whether have symptoms. 1a days later, it is an incredibly sensitive test. it is the kind of taste we use in the uk. has the government responded? taste we use in the uk. has the government responded ? have taste we use in the uk. has the government responded? have they said they are interested? they have, and we are in conversations with the secretary of transport and have issued a number of different writers to them. we are working with a number of major international airports to support that and we are very hopeful we will be able to announce a trial with one of those in the next 48 hours. we are at very advanced stages. we think and believe the scientific approach reduces the risk of infection and there will be people coming through who are infected and it will weed them out. sorry to cut you off. we

are running out of time. thank you for your time. volunteers from the national health service in england are being recruited for a study into the effectiveness of covid—19 antibody home testing kits. scientists and clinicians are warning that having antibodies doesn't always mean someone has developed immunity. our reporter katharine da costa has more. it's a test to find out if you've had coronavirus and, in theory, developed immunity. last month, the government bought ten million lab—based antibody tests. they are being offered to staff and patients in hospitals, as well as care homes. many of us are curious to see whether we've been infected, but there's currently no reliable home test available. i would be interested to find out, because there was definitely times when i felt a bit lethargic or under the weather, and i'd like to know whether that was covid—19. it's something i would consider, yeah. yeah, why not? in march, the prime minister said antibody tests would be a game changer to get people back to work. the government bought 3.5 million home test kits.

scientists at oxford university were asked to validate them, but none were found to be reliable. professor sirjohn bell has been advising the government on its antibody testing strategy. oxford university has joined forces with four uk manufacturers to create what they say is a highly accurate home test. i think the uk is undoubtedly the leader globally in being able to validate those. we've really set the gold standard of what you need to expect from these tests. using a drop of blood, home test kits can show whether you've had covid—19 injust ten minutes. 2,500 volunteers will be asked by public health england to try out tests that are more than 98% accurate, but medical and scientific experts urge caution. you really need to assume that you're still susceptible and that you're still a risk to other people. having antibodies doesn't make people impervious to risk. initial results from the study are expected in late summer. the department of health

has said the research will help to understand the spread of the virus and how best to tackle the pandemic. katherine da costa, bbc news, in oxford. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. after yesterday's heat came the storms and there will be more rumbling around today. very much hit and miss. some places staying completely dry. the greatest chance of storms is anywhere, really, from london to liverpool and north—eastwards of that. fairly sporadic in nature. it does mean drier towards the south and west compared with what we have had in the last 12 hours, but lots of low cloud around some of these coasts, particularly cornwall and west wales. temperatures down in the low 20s compared to the high 20s, so getting close to 30 degrees in east anglia. still humid, even though temperatures are lower than they have been through the last 2a hours, but hit and miss thunderstorms, with some hail and gusty winds as well.

some of those continuing to rumble on into the night, particularly across scotland and also through eastern parts of england, and then more in the way of general rain pushing into northern ireland, wales and the south—west into the morning. another fairly humid night but more changes afoot as we head into this weekend. low pressure becomes established to the north—west of the country allowing atlantic air to come in. what that means — it will be cooler, it is going to get gradually windier and there will be some rain at times.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a man has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 15 years, for throwing a six—year—old from a 10th floor balcony at the tate modern gallery in london. the uk health secretary warns he has the power to close beaches, after thousands of people descended on the town of bournemouth with many ignoring social distancing. health officials in the united states say 20 million

americans may have been infected by coronavirus, as the the majority of states see increases in their daily infections. celebrations at anfield as liverpool become the premier league champions, 30 years on since the club's last league title. let's cross to edinburgh where nicola sturgeon we will jump across we willjump across to edinburgh for nicola sturgeon's briefing as soon as we can. the leader of the oppostion here in the uk — sir keir starmer has met with mps on his back benches who are concerned about his dismissal of the former

shadow education secretary, rebecca long—bailey. she was asked to stand down from the front bench after sir keir said she had re—tweeted an article, which contained anti—semitic conspiracy theories. the former shadow minister later said she didn't agree with everything written in the article and has received support from allies on the left of the labour party. two police officers in london have been suspended after taking ‘inappropriate photos' at the scene of a double murder. the bodies of sisters bibaa henry and nicole smallman were found earlier this month at fryent gardens in north west london. the unnamed officers were arrested by the independent office for police conduct and have since been bailed. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick condemned the actions of her officers. let's cross to edinburgh where nicola sturgeon is giving her daily coronavirus briefing. good coronavirus briefing. afternoon, thank you for joining good afternoon, thank you for joining us. i will start with the usual daily update on covid—19. an additional 17 positive cases were confirmed yesterday, which takes the total now in scotland of confirmed

cases to 18200 and 13. it is possibly worth noting that the percentage of people tested who turn out to be positive is now well below 196 out to be positive is now well below 1% on out to be positive is now well below 1%ona out to be positive is now well below 1% on a daily basis. yesterday it was not .3% which is one of many signs of the progress we are making. a total of 821 patients are in hospital with a virus, either confirmed or suspected and that is three fewer than yesterday, but it includes a reduction of five in the number of confirmed cases. a total of 17 people last night were in intensive care and that is one fewer than yesterday. since the 5th of march, a total of 4442 patients were tested positive and needed hospital treatment have now been able to leave hospital and i'm sure we wish all of them well. in the past 24 hours, iam pleased all of them well. in the past 24 hours, i am pleased to say that no deaths were registered from a

patient confirmed a test of having covid—19. it is worth noting, that when i have announced a zero figure for deaths in the past couple of weeks, it is reflected deaths registered at the weekend. we know that those can be artificially low. todayis that those can be artificially low. today is the first time that figure has been zero on a weekday since the 20th of march. which is before lockdown began. that is really significant and it is down to the sacrifices of each and every one of you. thank you to all of you. of course, it means that the total number of deaths in scotland under that measurement of people confirmed bya that measurement of people confirmed by a test is having the virus remains at 2482. now, the loss of life is still devastating, of course andi life is still devastating, of course and i want to send my deepest condolences to everyone behind these statistics who has lost a loved one asa statistics who has lost a loved one as a result of this illness. as i hope we continue to report lower numbers of deaths, we should never, ever become inured to the

human suffering behind these figures. my thoughts are with everybody was of bereavement. i also want to express my thanks, as i was do, to our care workers and key workers across the country. i'm going to make a special mention today, to our refuse collectors who write throughout this crisis, been working to help keep our country clean and tidy. but key workers the length and breadth of the country are doing extraordinary work and you have mine and the scottish government's many thanks. there is one issue i want to focus on today and it concerns a very significant change which comes into effect next week from monday. all retail premises that have outdoor entrances and exits will be able to reopen. that's changed doesn't apply to indoor shopping centre yet they will have to wait a bit longer but it does cover the vast majority of shops. many stores have, of course, been planning for this moment for some time. at the start of phase

one in late may, we published guidance to help retailers prepare for a safe reopening. this morning, i visited the new look store at fort kinnaird in edinburgh and saw for myself the kind of measures that shops are putting in place. amongst other things, those measures include limits on the number of customers allowed in—store at any one time. new processes for cleaning items and quarantine items that have been handled and new signs to help with physical distancing. alongside these in—store preparations, retailers and local authorities to be making changes to the public spaces outside shops. for example, distance markers have been laid down and street furniture is being removed to allow for safe outdoor queueing. all of that has required an enormous amount of work so i want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who is helping our retail sector get back up helping our retail sector get back up and running. at the same time, i also want to thank the key workers in shops and pharmacies who have helped the country going over

the past three months, working in what we have called essential shops. your effo rts we have called essential shops. your efforts are appreciated as well. scotland's retailers are making necessary preparations, but i want to stress to all of us that each and eve ryo ne to stress to all of us that each and everyone of us has a role to play in making sure that this reopening can work and work safely. that is why today the scottish government is publishing new guidance for customers. that set out the basic rules that all of us need to follow in order to keep safer and help keep them safe as well. the guidance says, that some people that should not be going into shops at all for now, for example, those who have covid—19 symptoms and a self isolating and of course, those who are in the shielding group. if you are in the shielding group. if you are in the shielding group. if you are in either of these group or you need extra support, you can have food and medicine delivered to you and that may be by family friends, local volunteers, or supermarket delivery services, but if you need help over and above that, you can call the national helpline.

the number is 08001114000. that can help with the delivery of essential food and medicines and it can be arranged. for those of us who are able to go to the shops from monday, the guidance is clear. you should shop locally if you can. for now, use the five mile limit as a guide and don't travel further unless absolutely necessary. i appreciate for people living in rural and island communities, it might not be possible to stick to that kind of limit but for most of us, it should be, and it is perhaps an opportunity to support our local shops in the process as well. you should try to shop on your own or in a small group as possible. avoid going to crowded shops at peak times. choose a time when the shops are likely to be less busy. when you do get into a shop, please wear a face covering. that is something that we are advising you strongly to do. i wore a face covering this morning when i visited new look, so i know it takes a bit of getting used to, but you do get used to it and the hard fact is that a bit of discomfort, which none

of us enjoy it, is preferable to getting covid—19 or indeed passing it to someone else. face coverings to serve a really important purpose in enclosed spaces like shops. by wearing one, you reduce the risk that you will unknowingly pass the virus on to other people and other people wearing a face covering and helping to protect you, so please, u nless helping to protect you, so please, unless medical reasons prevented, where a face covering if you are going into shock. in addition, only visits shops which have infection—control measures in place, use hand sanitiser provided. at new look this morning there was plenty of hand sanitiser around. take your own as well though in case you cannot find any full stop finally, when we're out shopping, all of us need to remain patient and polite. they are going to be times when retail staff ask us to follow rules which we are not used to, because they haven't previously been in place, so it is important for oliver to listen to them and to treat staff

andindeed to listen to them and to treat staff and indeed our fellow to listen to them and to treat staff and indeed ourfellow customers to listen to them and to treat staff and indeed our fellow customers with respect. these rules are for all of us. abusing retail staff because they are telling you to do things you don't want to do is not acceptable. these people are at work and deserve to be safe too so please, treat them with respect and courtesy. the guidance we are publishing today straightforward. it is also extremely important, so please take a look at it. as with all our guidance, you'll find on the scottish government website. by following the guidance, we can help support our retail sector. this crisis has been and continues to be tough for our economy overall but within that, the retail sector has been hard hit, so i want to see people support our shops and communities the length and breadth of the country, but make sure we do it safely and responsibly, so that this important step out of lockdown can be taken while we continue to suppress the virus. that is my concluding point. it is suppressing the virus, driving it as far as far as we can towards

total elimination, it has to be our overriding priority. we have made exceptional progress over the past three months and the figures today highlight that. but it has only been possible because the vast majority of us have stuck to the rules. you will keep hearing me say this time and time again because it is true and it is important that we never forget it. the virus has not gone away and it will not go away of its own accord. there are plenty of parts of the world right now where it is still on the rise and there are some parts of the rise and there are some parts of the world where, unfortunately, it appears to be on the rise again as societies and economies open up. the warning signs are all around us and we mustn't ignore them. we ignore them at our peril. a big concern for me is that as we ease more restrictions, people drop their guard and it is perhaps human nature. of course, the potential that increases as people are out and about and seeing each other much more. we saw an example of that last night in kelvingrove park in glasgow. while i understand

and i really, really do, i understand people's desire to enjoy the sunshine on the very few days a year where we actually have any, please avoid crowded places. if you find that the place you want to visit is busy, don't go there. try to find somewhere quieter or go back at a time when it is going to be quiet. crowded places are a big risk and thatis crowded places are a big risk and that is true of outdoor crowded places, although the risk might be slightly lower than it is of indoor places. crowded places generally, please seek to avoid them. large crowds gather, it gives opportunities for the virus to spread and is highly infectious virus, which we know can be deadly and increasingly, we know that it can also do long—term health damage. this virus will take those opportunities if we give them to it, so we mustn't provide them. of course, if you are out and about enjoying public spaces responsibly, and this is the point that i alluded to at the outset, please take your litter home with you. refuse collectors across the country are

doing an incredible job collectors across the country are doing an incrediblejob and i want to thank them today but they simply should not be having to clean up after outdoor gatherings. please, now more than ever, our individual decisions affect all of us. the effect society as a whole. that means we all need to be considerate of each other, that should be the case at all times, but it is particularly true right now. it is really important that we gave each other, that we look out for each other, that we look out for each other, that we remember that the things we do could harm other people and if we all act in that spirit of collective love and solidarity, as we have throughout this, then we will continue to see that progress continue. so, before i hand over to the economy secretary, ijust continue. so, before i hand over to the economy secretary, i just want to remind everybody what that key public health guidance says. at the moment, still only meet up with other household outdoors, so if you think it might rain, plan for that, don't go indoors. only meet up with two other households at a time

at the moment. it is worth stressing that that includes mass gatherings, such as demonstrations. these restrictions remain enforceable by law. if you're visiting people, only go indoors to you the toilet or get through to a garden and remember to clea n a ny through to a garden and remember to clean any services that you touch as you do so. i will end with facts as i have done repeatedly in the past few days, which is that public health campaign summarising the key points you need to remember. face coverings in enclosed spaces like public transport and shops, avoid crowded places, clean your hands and ha rd crowded places, clean your hands and hard surfaces regularly. to me a distancing, that remains a rule and lastly, self—isolate and book a test if you have symptoms. if we all remember and abide by these five basic measures, we can all stay safe, protect others and save lives. we have made so much progress, but it will reverse in a heartbeat if we drop our guard it will reverse in a heartbeat if we drop ourguard and it will reverse in a heartbeat if we drop our guard and it will be heartbreaking for so many reasons

thatis heartbreaking for so many reasons that is now to go backwards, so please, let's unite to keep this virus under control. and thank you to all of you for what you have been doing and what i know we will continue to do to help us achieve that. i had been runout of fiona hyslop, the economy secretary and then jason leech hyslop, the economy secretary and thenjason leech will conclude. in a manner as the first minister said, we are now starting to see the gradual reopening of our economy. to that end, i want to touch again on the report published earlier this week. the report highlights the fact that scotland, as with other countries, faces enormous challenges and we need to all work together as never before to ensure our country emerges through this pandemic with a green economic recovery that has inclusion and well—being at its heart. we wanted the report to be ambitious and far—reaching and with ambitious and far—reaching and with a strong and compressive set of

recommendations, they certainly have been at eve. the report identifies the importance of employment, education and equality. i agree that each one of these will be vital as we seek to create a society that is resilient, fair and one in which eve ryo ne resilient, fair and one in which everyone has the opportunity to be successful. i thank them again for their work and we will now develop a detailed response to the report which will be published before the end ofjuly. the report also highlights the importance of cross sectoral and private... scottish civil society will rise to the challenge. we are aware that our economic recovery has to be education led and we note that our universities have much to contribute. so too does our powerful couege contribute. so too does our powerful college sector, colleges are an important contributor to our collective national response. their connections to business and communities. they will be able to

swiftly a nd communities. they will be able to swiftly and flexibly upscale and rescale people to be able to take on the economic and employment challenges we now face. we know we will need to quickly adapt our labour markets for the economy that requires a workforce with digital, low carbon, renewable, financial and health and care focus. colleges can play a significant role that will enable to deliver on this requirement and to avoid and minimise time spent in unemployment. we will continue to see more and more of our economy opening up over the next few weeks and i want to ta ke the next few weeks and i want to take a moment to outline some of the key changes that we will see. nonessential retail, as we've heard, can open from the 29th ofjune, providing what i am sure will be a welcome opportunity for many of us to support local businesses that have been closed by shopping locally. the scottish government is supporting this by running

a shop local safeway campaign in newspapers across scotland. workplaces —— shop local safely campaign. this will be another significant step as we move to restart the scottish economy. from the 3rd ofjuly, it is intended to lift the guidance advising people in scotland to travel no more than five miles for leisure and recreation purposes. although the tourism sector will not open fully until the 15th ofjuly, we intend that self—contained holiday accommodation, for example holiday cottages and lodges, or caravans where there are no shared services, can open from the 3rd ofjuly and outdoor hospitality, such as beer gardens, will be permitted to open on the 6th ofjuly. all of this represents a positive step forward for scotland's economy. these changes depend entirely on the continued suppression of the virus. if at any stage there appears to

be a risk of its resurgence, our path out of lockdown will be halted and we may even have to go backwards. we almost continue to work together to ensure the safe and sustainable reopening of scotland's economy. thank you. thank you, first minister. i want to take the opportunity today to speak briefly about the scottish blood transfusion service and to thank them for the life—saving work that they do every day and have continued during these few months. the organisation and the workers within it managers, nurses, doctors and many, many others who worked extremely hard during a pandemic to make sure that nhs scotland has enough blood to meet the transfusion needs a patient. i would like to give a huge thank you as well to those of you who donate, the blood and platelet donors who have provided an amazing response since the restrictions began. as we start to take tentative steps into

phase two and three, it is really important that we keep donating. perhaps you don't realise that we cannot store blood for a long time. we need a continuous supply and we need to keep scotland's blood and platelet stocks at their target levels. during the pandemic, the usual donor eligibility still apply, but we have had to add some new criteria. so, please do not donate if you are over 70, you have covid—19, you are in self isolation with symptoms of covid—19 or you are in self isolation because a household member has symptoms of covid—19. 0r, household member has symptoms of covid—19. or, if you have shown symptoms of covid—19 or tested positive for covid—19, you must not donate until at least 28 days following the end of your final symptom. to protect both donors and staff, practical arrangements for blood donors during the pandemic of change, including the introduction of physical distancing measures. sessions are now run by appointment only, so please visit visit scott

blood dot co—dot uk or call 0345 90, 90, 999. thank you once again to those of you have donated over this period. i will move straight to questions now. the first question is from busy scotland. thank you. you mention the scenes at kelvingrove park yesterday evening, the scenes in the meadows in edinburgh and at portobello. how do you get back control of the situation? are people forgetting the messages? so that the police have to play a bigger role for you to keep control over the next couple of months?” for you to keep control over the next couple of months? i think the police are doing a greatjob. sensitively, quickly and piece of —— peacefully dealing with the situation. my thanks go to them. look, i don't want to stand here and lecture people. the vast majority of people have complied with all of

these rules and continue to comply with all of the rules and i will never be able to properly convey the depth of my gratitude to people the length and breadth of the country for that and you see the benefits of that in the numbers i reported to you today. i do believe that even those who are perhaps breached the rules of knots and deliberately. i understand, particularly for young people, on a day like yesterday, the hottest day of the air, if you are a student, you are living in a flat, you want to get out and about, you wa nt to you want to get out and about, you want to get sunshine and fresh air. many years ago now, i was a student at glasgow university. i know how lovely it is to sit in kelvingrove park ona lovely it is to sit in kelvingrove park on a nice day. i understand that and i don't think anybody, or very many people are taking action deliberately because they want to cause harm. but, it is really important that we understand the risks that that kind of gathering presents right now. we know that big gatherings give opportunities for the virus to

spread. the risks might be but a nonexistent —— not nonexistent. i know this is meant sacrifice every day of this crisis. i am asking for people for more. i understand that. i don't want to be standing here and i know none of you want to be listening to me standing here over the weeks to come saying that these numbers have started to go in the wrong direction again. i know how easy it would be to send this progress into reverse. once a virus like this takes hold again, it can spread exponentially very quickly. suddenly, we are looking at rising number of deaths again, rising numbers of cases, we are looking at the prospect of our nhs being overwhelmed. so, absolutely we can't let our guard down. there is a tendency, and i think we are all susceptible to this, i quoted a number today, not .3% people tested

yesterday were positive. there is a tendency think the virus has gone away. viruses don't go away, we suppress them. and when we stop taking the actions that have suppressed them, they spread again so we need to continue to do the things that we know keep it under control. so, please, please keep doing this. it is still out there, but we can continue to keep it under control as we continue to do the right thing. steven brown from stv. thank you very much. economy secretary, you laid out again they're some of the dates for when various businesses will reopen over the coming weeks, but you will be aware that there are a number of businesses, driving instructors, beauticians, james, who are still not been given a date and some of them feel forgotten. what financial support are you going to give them over the weeks and months ahead, because some of them may be a long wait yet to opening up. and professor leach as well, part of the reason why some of them are not

opening up is the risk of infection and particularly, any second wave. you will be aware that there is not necessarily a split opinion, but there are difference of opinions within the community about how likely a second wave could be. how likely a second wave could be. how likely do you fear that could potentially be? we have set out a route map with dates for a great deal of the economy but those that involve personal services and close contact will obviously need to have the proper health advice in order to reopen and reopen safely and with their customers confidence. if you are self—employed, the uk self—employed scheme is extended to october, that will help support those in that area, the scottish government has established a newly self—employed scheme which can help people in that area. if you have a small business, you are able to apply for the grants and indeed we have open that up, so that even if you are not yourself, you can apply for that grant support.

the following scheme is also extended to october, so that is the period of support, we recognise the challenges people have, but also i am convinced that in terms of opening up the economy, these other sectors where there will be a latent demand, or end when they do reopen, they should open up to a strong market. it's an excellent question. i can't see the future so i don't know for sure, but there is something i do know. i know that the virus is unchanged and i know our risk if we meet the virus is unchanged and our chance of passing it on to others if we meet the virus is unchanged. none of that has changed. we are in the same position now as you work when we first discovered this virus. therefore, i am on the side of caution. i completely support the gradual reopening of the economy for all of the other harms we've many times. but i'm worried. genuinely

worried. i think we should behave as though we have the virus. that may seem harsh. we know how to stop an immediate second wave of this virus. we have the knowledge to do that. it is in the facts, it is in the physical distance in, it is in the being cautious around your elderly relatives, this is not over. there are still thousands of cases across the uk of this virus in the general community. we describe it when we reduced from four to three, the alert system, we described it as a steel in general circulation. we didn't say that randomly. we believe it to still be in general circulation. so that second wave is possible to stops, still, but it is also possible we may need to reverse. all the advice we have given says, yes, we can do beer gardens, we can do hairdressers, we can do children's contact sport.

just worried about a second wave that many people are worried out in many parts of the world. but, nicola sturgeon staying at this is the first week day that they have had overnight, no new cover 19 deaths and that is of course very, very welcome. but she is urging ongoing caution. let's get the weather now. today, thunderstorms may lay across western parts of britain but a few across the south—east as well. through the course of today, staying pretty warm and humid for most of us turning fresher further west, risk of dundry showers, many across central and northern areas. these will continue to drift northwards into parts of scotland as we move to the evening and overnight, another batch of fairly heavy rain pushing into south—western areas. still quite a warm and humid night to come for most with temperatures around the mid teens celsius but a little bit lower across scotland. into the weekend when we will really start to

see a change that the weather, low pressure is bringing much cooler, windier, fresher conditions but some rain at times. here it is this area of low pressure moving in on saturday, lots of where the bringing bouts of rain. could be wet and cloudy across england and wales is start of saturday. most of the rain will push northwards into scotland and northern ireland and in towards north—western areas as we head on into the afternoon. so, it could be that the sunshine break through across the south at times. they will still be a few showers dotted around but temperatures in the high teens for many, 21 perhaps across the south—east. lots of showers across northern england, northern ireland, central and southern scotland, some of these will be heavy and thundery and you will notice the temperatures as well cooling fresher there, generally the high teens celsius. in the breeze cooler than that. saturday night, stays breezy, further showers, longer spells of rain across the north, drier interleaved in the south and a cool and fresher night across the

board. much more comfortable for sleeping. pressure chart shows this area of low pressure into sunday and if anything, deepens a bit, see the isobars closer together windier day for all, especially across parts of southern scotland and northern ireland, gloucester 40 or 50 mph, so pretty wet weather here as well. further south, a few showers on the heavy side, also sunny spells and here we can just see 20 degrees but for most, it will feel cool and fresher. stays unsettled into next week, fairly cool, windy, showers at times, bit drier and week, fairly cool, windy, showers at times, bit drierand brighter week, fairly cool, windy, showers at times, bit drier and brighter later 02:59:39,946 --> 1431655369:44:16,441 in 1431655369:44:16,441 --> 2863310736:28:52,938 the 2863310736:28:52,938 --> 4294966103:13:29,434 week.