this is bbc news the headlines at 8pm — police charge a 25—year—old libyan with three counts of murder following last saturday's knife attack in reading in which three men died. families of the victims light candles at a vigil held in the town centre to pay tribute to their loved ones. british tourists are set to be allowed to travel to european countries including spain, france and greece without having to quarantine on their return. a man who stabbed six people at a hotel in glasgow yesterday warned others he planned to carry out the attack. since he said that he wanted to attack, i couldn't feel comfortable until now. the motion is carried,

and the dail has agreed to nominate deputy micheal martin for appointment by the president to be taoiseach. ireland swears in its new prime minister, micheal martin, as the country's two largest parties, bitter rivals for a century, form a coalition for the first time. florida and texas reintroduce restrictions as new cases of coronavirus across some southern and western states reach a record high. coming up at 8:30pm, as the fallout continues from the death of george floyd in the united states, we hear how sporting stars are contributing to the debate in black lives matter: a sporting perspective. hello, and welcome to bbc news.

a 25—year—old man has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder following last saturday's knife attack in a park in reading. james furlong, joe ritchie—bennett and david wails were killed as they sat with friends in forbury gardens. several other people were injured. suspect khairi saadallah is due to appear at westminster magistrates‘ court on monday. the family and friends of the victims gathered at a vigil in reading this evening to light candles. people around the uk were also encouraged to light candles in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the attack. let's cross to our correspondent caroline davies, who is there. let's start with the visual first of all. a very emotional moment. but also a quiet moment because it had to be socially distant. of course and most of the chairs here are all spaced out at a social distance. you

can see behind me the three lanterns that were lit each members of the families of each of the three men who died and it is only a few yards away about two minutes walk here where they were enjoying a june evening in forbury gardens along with many other people. according to eyewitnesses, there was a lone attacker armed with a knife who then shouted unintelligible words and then came towards each of those three men and they were stabbed once and died. three others were also stabbed and hospitalized that they have now been released. the vigil was an incredibly summer moment it was an incredibly summer moment it was dented by the home secretary and also by the local mayor and the head of the police force here. but it was really the moment when the families came together to light the candles and then group in a group embrace and then group in a group embrace and spoke to one another that i think was the key moment that really made the moment feel incredibly sombre here. we have seen those pictures now of the families standing there in silence and then

as you say they are about to embrace each other. this vigil was held as it happened on the same day that charges were laid against the suspect. yes, so we heard what the charges just shortly before the vigil began. we heard that khairi saadallah was charged on three cou nts saadallah was charged on three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. the police had said last sunday that they were treating this as a terror attack and those charges are not terror related. however the counterterrorism unit of the police is still leading this investigation at the moment. 0k, many thanks, caroline davies there in forbury gardens —— reading for us. the government is to make it easier for british holiday—makers to travel to much of europe this summer, including spain, france and greece. from the 6th ofjuly, people arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at "low risk" from coronavirus will no longer have

to self—isolate for m days. but there are calls for the details of the new rules to be clarified as soon as possible. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. jetting off abroad should soon become easier, because much of europe is set to be exempt from the government's travel quarantine. self—isolation would be a real barrier to going away because of the timing of our holidays. when we get back, we haven't got 1a days before our little ones need to go back to school. you know, they have missed out so much. we can't have them missing out on any more. a series of travel corridors are set to take effect from july the 6th, meaning people won't have to self—isolate. it is almost certain that big holiday destinations like spain, france, italy, greece and turkey will be included. however, the final list is expected to be much longer than that. sweden will probably not feature, and there is confusion over portugal.

ferry companies are getting ready for when more people return. but some don't feel confident enough to head to france, like emma, who has been shielding. quarantine makes no difference to me. i've got a motorhome with, you know, air—conditioning and a fridge. i'm happy. i've got my ice cream. but if i can't get across the border, that is a whole different thing because the air corridor doesn't mean that they are going to guarantee the ferries are running. we believe it can be safe to operate without the need for quarantine. but 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 are not talking about throwing it open to the entire world. but where it is safe to operate, we fundamentally believe that we are also safe to operate and we need to do that quickly. eurotunnel says bookings have exploded since news that the government will relax its travel advice abroad. but if brits are to be welcome in european resorts, the virus needs to remain under

control back home in the uk. the way things are now, and we always have to put this on the same track as it is now, that we can certainly lift