this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. british tourists are set to be allowed to travel to european countries including spain, france and greece without having to quarantine when they get back to the uk. as texas and florida reimpose virus restrictions, the us infectious disease chief says the nation has a "serious problem" in its handling of covid—19. india records its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases so far — surging to over half a million. ireland is set to get a new government today — as the country's two largest parties — fianna fail and fine gael — form a coalition for the first time. praise for the actions of a glasgow police officer

who was one of six people injured during a stabbing at a hotel in which the suspect was shot dead. president trump signs an executive order calling for protesters who target statues and monuments to be jailed. as the majority of the uk's pride events move online today, some are still planning to march — including veterans of london's gay liberation front. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the british government is set to announce a major change to its quarantine rules which will make it easier for tourists to go on holiday

to much of europe this summer. from july 6th, anyone arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at low risk from coronavirus will no longer have to isolate for m days. the changes will pave the way for thousands of people to go on holiday to countries including france, spain, italy, greece and turkey. america's top infectious disease expert, dr anthony fauci, has warned the country faces a serious problem after a record 40,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in 2a hours. the number of coronavirus cases in india has passed half a million, and the rate of infection is still accelerating. and president trump has signed an executive order to protect statues and monuments from attack, after dozens were toppled during anti—racism protests. more on all those stories to come, but first

tom burridge reports on the opening of tourism between the uk and much of europe. after a long lockdown, some people are desperate for a holiday abroad. we just want to get away from the familiarity of home, you know, being locked up together, as much as i love my family dearly! like others, john is relieved that he and his family won't have to quarantine once they travel back from their holiday in spain. the self—isolation would be a real barrier to going away because of the timing of our holiday. when we get back, we haven't got 14 days before our little ones need to go back to school. you know, they've missed out so much, we can't have them missing out on any more. a series of travel corridors are planned from july 6th. it will mean that people from low risk countries like france, spain, italy, germany, the netherlands, greece, turkey, norway and finland will not have to self—isolate after they travel. a final list will be confirmed next week.

portugal and sweden are expected to be given a red rating because of concerns about the prevalence of the virus. anyone travelling in from there and much of the rest of the world will still be subject to the quarantine rules. the republic of ireland has always been exempt. we believe it can be safe to operate without the need for quarantine. for airlines, which have been battered by the pandemic, it's a move in the right direction. we really need to move quickly to establish some safe corridors, and we're not talking about throwing it open to the entire world, but where it's safe to operate we fundamentally believe that we are also safe to operate and we need to do that quickly. we will now begin boarding by seat rows... row—by—row boarding this summer should be a more orderly affair. there will be new rules on board. it is required of all passengers to wear your facemask or face covering.

there is an exception for children under the age of six. and no trolley service, although you hopefully will get water. welcome, anybody else ? but with quarantine removed for many destinations, travel companies hope they can land more bookings. tom burridge, bbc news. let's get some reaction from greece now — it's expected to be one of those countries on the uk government's list next week. the greek tourism minister says no firm date's been set to reopen its borders to travellers from britain but says the country is ready to do so. greece has had an excellent track record in dealing with this crisis. we have lifted most of our internal restrictions and we have also opened our two main airports and we still have the situation under control, so this gives us the confidence that as we move as well to lift further

the restrictions that we are a safe destination for travellers, uk included, to have their vacations this year. we have lifted for the past 15 days almost and the importing of cases has been minimum, so this is a very positive sign for us, to slowly, as i said, venture out. the important thing is to not necessarily rush things but what we do we do not take back, because i think the market, if you like, would like to have a clear signal of what is allowed and what is not allowed and, you know, doing two steps forward and one step back is actually creating more problems than it solves. the greek minister talking earlier. we can now speak to kate stinchcombe—gillies — who is an independent travel consultant. welcome to bbc news. there had been

a lot of protection in the uk government would move on the quarantine issue. why has it been such a issue? the issue of quarantine has surprised a lot of people in the travel industry and perhaps consumers more so people in the travel industry and perhaps consumers more so that it did not happen earlier in lockdown and protected the uk sooner, but we are also a very pivotal hub for air traffic particularly, although now we are talking more about travel corridors because we have to recognise that people come in not just by air but by sea and rail. it is contentious because we are opening ourselves up to people to come into this country but also because we are being told that we can travel now and to put those limits on us either in another destination where actually quarantine rulings been removed seems rather crazy to apply them to

us seems rather crazy to apply them to us coming back into the country, or travelling from destinations where there are no coronavirus cases at all. in terms of... there are a lot of people watching who are in financial situation because of the lock turn on the holiday is the last thing on their mind, but with those with the opportunity to take this they might be nervous even with these changes about travelling abroad because, for example, travelling on a plane, some of the things that have been talked about are not happening... everyone will still be seated closely together, there will be a lot of nervousness about going through airports and so on, is not likely to inhibit the numbers that will travel even allowing for the big discounts that are being offered? absolutely. they will be people who are hesitant and have fears about travelling. there are people, of course, who, prior to

the coronavirus and lockdown hitting the coronavirus and lockdown hitting the uk, had already booked their summer holidays overseas for that classic school summer holiday period, mid july to the end of august, and it is that group of people who, unless they have already cancelled it because the... unless their holiday has been cancelled by their holiday has been cancelled by their operator, they will probably be hoping to go if they can still afford to go, and then anybody know you will see, and as you have heard, people are either going to stay home because that is where they feel safer, or there will be people who are desperately keen to get on the next flight available and go and experience somewhere different, because that is what travel ultimately is —— it gives people the experience to travel but this year and perhaps into next year it is going to be a different travelling experience, whether we are navigating our way through an airport, which is obviously quicker and easier if you are a solo traveller or just a couple,

and easier if you are a solo traveller orjust a couple, but it ta kes traveller orjust a couple, but it takes longer when you are going through an airport with children. the whole communication and education piece for families and their children about the changes to travel. it is going to bring lots of questions. it is going to take quite a lot of preparation and understanding also about what the rules and regulations are not only for the traveller but also what is required of you once you are in your destination. thank you very much. good to speak to you about the changes coming in international travel. it is not surprising that staycation could be popular this year. the us has recorded an all—time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections, according to figures from johns hopkins university. the white house coronavirus task force warned young people that their behaviour posed a risk to older people who are more vulnerable. 866,000 people aged between 18 and 44 have coronavirus. that's 200,000 more than the next age range, and four times more

than those over 75, who are among the most vulnerable. the leading government advisor — dr anthony fauci — said the overwhelming majority of people being infected were the young, who are more likely to be socialising, and in crowds. two of the country's biggest states — texas and florida — have reimposed some lockdown restrictions, with the governor of texas ordering all bars to close. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. florida's decision to relax restrictions brought sun—worshippers flocking back to the beach. but just a few weeks later, the coronavirus has come surging back with a vengeance. nearly 9,000 new cases were reported in the sunshine state in the space ofjust 2a hours, a record. hospitals in some parts of the country now fear they could be overwhelmed, and it's no longer mainly elderly patients that they are dealing with. we are seeing more younger patients than older patients.

the older patients tend to be sicker, so we are seeing more younger patients who are getting admitted to the hospital, and that's a trend that is new. call it quarantine fatigue. young people in some parts of the country, bored after weeks indoors, are starting to socialise. understandably, no blame there. understandably. but the thing that you really need to realise is that when you do that, you are part of a process. so, if you get infected, you will infect someone else who clearly will infect someone else. we know that happens. closed again. in texas, another hotspot, bars that had onlyjust reopened are shutting their doors once more, and sending back their beer. the staggering spike in daily infections has put the white house on the defensive. the trump administration claims to have flattened the curve, but the vice president conceded that

infections are on the rise in 16 states, and he seemed uneasy. as we see new cases rising, and we're tracking them very carefully, there may be a tendency among the american people to think that we are back to that place that we were two months ago. that we're in a time of great losses and great hardship on the american people. the reality is we're in a much better place. medical experts are more cautious, however. they warn that, if the current outbreak isn't contained quickly, it could spread to states that are doing better, rendering the sacrifices of the last few months invalid. david willis, bbc news. president trump has signed an executive order protecting us statues and monuments, after some were targeted by anti—racism protestors. in a tweet on friday, the president called for "long prison terms" for what he described

as "lawless acts against our great country!" demonstrators tried to pull down a statue of one of his predecessors, andrewjackson, outside the white house earlier this week. scott lucas — a professor of american studies — says jackson's statue has been a target of anti—racism protestors because of his links to slavery. andrewjackson, who was president of the united states in the 1830s, was a strong supporter of slavery. he also was notorious because of the mass killing of native americans. he was the general who effectively led to native americans being expelled from areas like florida and the south—east of the united states. and so he is a target for people of colour because of that very chequered record, even as he has been a hero to some american southerners for almost 200 years now. it is interesting because there have been some other situations. i think protesters succeeded in taking down the statue of general albert pike,

a confederate general, injudiciary square, and there had obviously been criticism of the black lives matter protests, some where targets of monuments have been involved, and the president spoke out strongly, but an executive order adds weight to this. let's be honest here — this is a triple distraction. first, it is a distraction from the issues raised by the anti—racism marches, which have largely been peaceful and were supported by more than 80% of americans. secondly, it is a distraction to take headlines away from coronavirus, which, as you heard from your correspondent, has now set a daily record three days in a row, with more than 16,000 cases per day and with cases surging in 33 states. and thirdly, it is a distraction from trump's own declining poll numbers. his approval rating is at the lowest point it has been since last october and he has fallen behind the democratic nomineejoe biden, so this is an attempt to steal the headlines,

because here is the key thing. it already is a crime to deface or pull down federal statutes. trump's executive order is just a token that reinforces that. india now has half a million cases of the outbreak and the rate of infection appears to be rising. yesterday more than 18,000 new cases were declared — the highest number so far. the western state of maharashtra is the worst—affected area. delhi has been hit hard too — with more than 77—thousand cases in the city. india imposed a strict lockdown across the country in march but many of the restrictions were eased this month. more than is—thousand people are known to have died as a result of contracting covid—i9. india's prime minister narendra modi praised the results of what he called the people—driven fight against coronavirus — and called for people to continue wearing masks and to maintain social distancing. 0ur delhi correspondent zubair ahmed says state governments are very concerned about the rising number

of infections. so some of the state governments have now extended the lockdown until the 31st ofjuly, and preparations are afoot to increase the number of covid—i9 patient beds in hospitals. and of course one of the reasons the government, the central government, is telling us that we need not worry so much, because these numbers are rising because the number of deaths is also increasing. you know, they are testing 100,000 people a day, which was not the case a few months earlier. so, that is why, they say, the number is rising. but there is no need to worry, as the economy is reopening, obviously the cases are going to go high, but the number of deaths is still not as high as some western countries. this is the argument of the government. the republic of ireland

will have a new government today. the leader of fianna fail, micheal martin, will become prime minister. it's the result of an unprecedented coalition deal between his party and that of the outgoing taoiseach, leo varadkar. the green party will also get some cabinet posts. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has more. the republic of ireland is getting a new prime minister, or taoiseach. it is micheal martin, who has led his party, fianna fail, for nine years. leo varadkar, the leader of fine gael, is standing down from the top job in government. but he'll still be in the cabinet, in the post known as tanaiste, the deputy prime minister. in december 2022, leo varadkar will swap places with micheal martin, meaning he will take over leadership of the coalition. the third party in power are the greens. their leader, eamon ryan, is also in line for a senior ministerial role. fianna fail and fine gael have dominated governments in dublin for almost a century, but never before have they gone into coalition with each other.

they grew out of the two sides in the irish civil war in the 1920s, and the historical rivalry between them has been fierce. broadly speaking, they're both parties of the political centre, though fine gael has tended to be slightly to the right of fianna fail. their combined electoral strength has dropped in the last decade. there have been weeks of negotiation since the general election in early february. back then, the most first preference votes went to the left—wing republican party sinn fein, led by mary mcdonald, and it will now lead the opposition for the first time. the green party's influence can be seen in the coalition‘s goals. a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7% a year, a cut by more than 50% by 2030. the government says it will spend twice as much on public transport as new roads. they will be a national economic plan to try to help businesses

recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and because the uk is ireland's nearest neighbour the brexit trade negotiations will be incredibly important. to say the least, it's going to be a challenging few years. chris page. pride celebrations — usually attended by hundreds of thousands of people — have moved online this year in response to the covid—19 pandemic. but one march is going ahead — veterans of the london gay liberation front will walk along the same route that the official london pride parade was due to follow. that march has been coordinated by peter tatchell — who was an activist in glf — and hejoins me now. welcome to bbc news. it must feel like almost a lifetime ago since the 93v like almost a lifetime ago since the gay liberation front first march through london. presumably the reaction you and your fellow activists got then, which was only three orfour activists got then, which was only three or four years after

homosexuality had ceased to be illegal, the reaction must be different too in recent years. can i correct here? in 1967 there was a very partial limited decriminalisation of homosexuality. in fact most aspects remained criminalised and the number of arrests and convictions actually increased by 400% in the figures after so—called decriminalisation. but yes, we are here today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the gay liberation front and to remember how tough life was back then, but also to reclaim pride. there is not enough emphasis on the ongoing battle for rights around the world. we are bringing the politics back and remembering

the politics back and remembering the historic fight began in 1970 with the formation of the gay liberation front. the correction you gave me, which i take on board what do rcn, underlines that point i was making about the wider public reaction to public expressions of homosexuality, which marching and pride events and so on are a very important part of that. in terms of what you are hoping to achieve today was going ahead with this march, i notice from the news releases people will be wearing masks and social distancing, you are going to be conscious of the different environment, what specifically are the things you think need to be reclaimed? what are the gaps that remain in terms of equality? to reiterate, we are being very responsible. we are limiting the parade to 30 or a0 people who are all vetera ns parade to 30 or a0 people who are all veterans in their 70s and 80s who were involved in the gay liberation front back in the set

19705 liberation front back in the set 1970s and we are pushing for an agenda for what they stood far back then, which as we asked for a social transformation of british society to ensure rights for lgbt+ people and for everyone. we were notjust gay focused, we stood for equality and human rights for everyone, and we think that same agenda of transformation is needed now as britain faces threats of covid—19, economic meltdown, institutional racism and climate destruction. we need that boldness, that vision to make a new better society, so we can all live better, happier lives. one of the organisers of the day's march through central london, thank you very much for being with us. police in london have clashed with crowds of people attending an illegal street party. it was the third consecutive night that officers in the capital have

had to break up large gatherings. in liverpool, police expressed concern about the number of people who gathered in the city for a second night to celebrate winning the premier league title. jon donnison reports. for a second night, liverpool fans have been partying hard. but the message from the authorities — it's gone too far. the fire service had to be called out after a blaze at the famous liver building, apparently caused by fireworks. the city's mayor, joe anderson, tweeted that there were too many intoxicated people making it unsafe, saying covid—19 was still a real risk. merseyside police have now put a dispersal order in place until sunday to try to stop people gathering. and around maida vale in west london, there were clashes as police tried to break up a mass block party, one of several across the capital this week. but it ended up going on into the night. well, police have tried to break this party up several times tonight. they have confiscated

the sound system. but there are still a lot of people milling around on the streets, and, as you can see, a lot of officers. it has been pretty good—natured so far but police are definitely encouraging people to go home. and with lockdown restrictions about to be further eased over the next few weeks, there will be fresh questions about what signal that sends to the public about what people can and can't do. jon donnison, bbc news, in west london. a police officer that was seriously injured in a multiple stabbing in scotland has been praised for his bravery. constable david whyte's condition has been described as critical but stable. he was one of six men injured in yesterday's knife attack, in a hotel housing asylum seekers. the suspect was shot dead by armed police.

you can get details of all our international stories on the website including all the latest on covid—19. you are watching bbc news. time for a look at the weather. hello. after all the heat and humidity of the past week, it's now cooler out there. it will cool down a bit more as the weekend goes on. there will be some rain or showers around at times. it's unusually windy for the time of year as well. it's all because we've got an area of low pressure that this weekend is parking itself towards the north—west here. it's around that we're seeing these bands of wet weather moving through, and the winds are picking up as well. so, all parts seeing some rain at some stage of today. tending to go through again in these bands of showers, but some longer spells of rain in northern ireland and scotland, bringing a risk of flooding. 10—20 millimetres in an hour, maybe a bit more, building up over a few hours here. and the showers that are running

through england and wales, if you catch one, it could be heavy, maybe with a rumble of thunder, and maybe some hail too, but this afternoon there will be some brighter skies in between the showers. whilst we've seen temperatures in excess of 30, we're just getting above 20 degrees in the warmest areas today. not quite as windy in northern ireland and scotland, so that's why the rain hangs around a bit longer when you see it, but those wind gusts around england and wales, 30—a0 mph, and if anything it's windier across the uk tomorrow. now, into tonight, we will continue with these showers heading in, and it looks like closer to this area of low pressure they will be some longer spells of rain running into northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and north wales. if you're not a fan of the heat and humidity, temperatures overnight are coming down as well, so it does make it easier for sleeping. and you notice on the big picture for tomorrow, very little has changed. we still have this area of low pressure. it has just pushed a little further north, and i think it will allow more of scotland and northern ireland to be in the stronger winds

at this stage as well. and still very wet in places here for north—west england and north wales, frequent showers moving in. the southern half of wales, southern half of england, may be fewer showers than today. more in the way of sunny spells. it is windier tomorrow. we are going to see some gusts in excess of a0 mph, so that really is very blustery for the time of year, temperatures are going to be a little bit lower tomorrow. look at that, just highs of 1a degrees in belfast and glasgow, and most places will not get as high as 20. it starts windy and showery next week, turns quieter by mid week and no return yet of that heat and humidity.

hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading commentators with the foreign correspondents who file their stories with the dateline ‘london‘. boris johnson prepares england to emerge from hibernation, in hope that the coronavirus is in retreat. not in the americas, though. north and south, nearly half of the world's cases are there. the united states, which donald trump wants back to work, has a "serious problem" with covid—19, according the top official fighting infectious disease. brazil, where bolsonaro has opposed a lockdown, now has the second highest number of deaths in the world.with me to discuss that, and some of the week's stories that have received less attention, are polly toynbee of the guardian, a liberal newspaper, and jeff mcallister, us—born lawyer and broadcaster. and here with me — still a safe two metres distant, one of canada's finest exports,