this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk prepares to ease travel restrictions, allowing tourists to take holidays elsewhere in europe without having to quarantine when they return. the number of coronavirus cases in india surges past half a million, as the country records its highest daily rise in new infections. president trump signs an executive order protecting us statues and monuments, promising long prison sentences for people who vandalise them. and ireland has a new prime minister. micheal martin has been elected taoiseach at a special sitting of parliament. he will lead a three—party grand coaltion.

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. the british government will make it easier for holidaymakers to travel to much of europe this summer, including spain, france and greece. from july 6th, people arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at "low risk" from coronavirus won't have to self—isolate for m days. but there are calls for further clarifications — as our transport correspondent, tom burridge, reports. jetting off abroad should soon become easier because much of europe is said to be exempt from the government's travel quarantine.

the self isolation would be a real barrier to going away because of the timing of our holiday. so, when we get back, we haven't got 1a days before our little ones need to go back to school. they've 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 6th, meaning people won't have to self—isolate. it's 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. countries like sweden will probably not feature and there's confusion over portugal. ferry companies are getting ready. the number of passengers crossing is set to rise. but emma jane, who's been shielding, has cancelled her holiday to france. quarantine makes no difference to me, i've got a motorhome with air

conditioning and a fridge. i'm happy, i've got my ice cream. but if i can't get across the border, that's a whole different thing because the air corridor doesn't mean they will guarantee the ferries are running, it doesn't mean they are going to guarantee they are not going to shut the tunnel. it's just too high—risk. i can't risk not being able get home. we believe that 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're 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 in the past 2a hours since the government said it will relax its travel advice abroad. german tourists have already been filling flights into majorca. if brits are also to be welcomed in european resorts, the virus needs to remain under

control back home in the uk. that was the warning from greece. given the fact that the uk is in the right direction, it's a matter of a few days, or a few weeks, to ensure that all restrictions are lifted. managing the crowds might help, but no—one can predict what will happen in different countries throughout the summer. tom burridge, bbc news. so, is the uk government going far enough to help the tourism industry? paul charles is the spokesperson forthe campaign group quash quarantine and the founder of travel agency the pc agency. we certainly welcome the move to a traffic light system and it is good to see the government has done a u—turn on blanket quarantine measures, which were never sensible and enforceable. they were poorly bought out. so the traffic light system is a step in the right

direction. but what we need to see from government is now the detail on the bones of this system. which countries are going to be in which zones, amber, green and red? and when will we be able to travel to each of those loans? undoubtably, there will be some people who prefer to stay in the uk and in fact, domestic bookings have soared in recent weeks because people in some cases want to stay at home. but there is huge pent—up demand to travel not only across europe, but to some long destinations as well and it is important to the government lays out as soon as possible this week how those destinations will open up and in fa ct, destinations will open up and in fact, which destinations will be green, amberand red. fact, which destinations will be green, amber and red. that is paul charles. india now has half a million cases of coronavirus, and the rate of infection appears to be rising. health experts have expressed concern over the rapid increase with more than 18,000 new cases declared yesterday — the highest number so far. zubair ahmed reports from delhi.

a waiting hall in delhi being turned into a coronavirus care centre. the improvisation is the need of the hour, as india struggles to cope with a massive surge in covid—i9 cases. but even this 100—bed facility is for treating only mild cases. big cities such as mumbai and delhi are facing acute shortages of beds and criticalfacilities in icus. translation: we were expecting that the cases of coronavirus would increase, but the cases increased more than we would have expected. and in the first week ofjune, we witnessed a shortage of beds. we were lagging behind in testing in delhi. and because of the shortage of beds, when some people were not getting beds, the death rate also increased. as the virus spreads rapidly, even the new facilities may not be enough. hospitals are turning away suspected coronavirus patients because there are not enough beds.

translation: if we talk about delhi, the situation is not good, whether it's in private hospitals or government hospitals. there's no proper system of treatment. people have lost faith in hospitals, so residents think it's better to be self— reliant, to save their own lives. they're all trying to do that now. swab tests are still commonly used to detect coronavirus, which take a few days for the results to come out. for quick results, digital x—rays and ct scans are being increasingly used now. experts warn that the peak is still a few weeks away, and that will be a massive challenge for an already fragile health care system. zubairahmed, bbc news, delhi. president trump has signed an executive order designed to protect us statues and monuments, after some were targeted by anti—racism protestors. the president called for "long prison sentences" for what he described

as "lawless acts". demonstrators tried to pull down a statue of one of his predecessors, andrewjackson, outside the white house earlier this week. well, julia manchester, political reporter at the hill website, told us what she sees as the objective of the executive order. well, it's basically meant to enforce, or maybe more strictly enforce, a number of already existing laws and statutes that prevent any vandalization of these statues. so, there's already an act that protects veteran statues across the country. however, it's not clear how this would further enforce that. you know, it seems that president trump really is trying to take a firm stance on this and really trying to appeal to a lot of his political base that would be against the removing of these statues. however, one new portion of the executive order does state that the president is essentially calling for a number of districts

that may be more lenient in terms of the vandalization of statues to have theirfunding limited. at this point, i don't think it will be effective in its current form. now, we can get more details, more guidance from the white house about how they will continue to essentially enforce this, but it's hard to imagine having us soldiers and national guardsmen and authorities essentially prowling around all of these statues across the country when we're in the middle of a global pandemic and there are other things obviously plaguing the country right now. but, you know, i think they're obviously, in the immediate future, going to keep an eye on any plans to remove a number of statues. julia manchester from the julia manchesterfrom the hill website. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... protesters marched through streets of aurora, colorado, and surrounded the police department to demand justice for elijah mcclain. he died last year, after denver police put him in a choke—hold and fire officers injected him with

the sedative ketamine. no charges were brought against the officers involved. colorado's governor has called for an investigation. malawi's electoral commission has declared opposition leader lazarus chakwera the winner of the country's presidential election. he received 58% of the vote, easily defeating the incumbent peter mutharika. president mutharika has described tuesday's poll as the "worst election the country has ever had", saying election monitors from his party were attacked on polling day. here in the uk, a private vigil has been held in reading tonight for the families of three men who were stabbed to death in a park in the town last saturday. khairi saadallah, who's 25, was today charged with their murders, as well as the attempted murder of three others. caroline davies has the latest from reading. we heard this news just in the hour leading up to the vigil that 25—year—old khairi saadallah had been charged.

now, there have been no terrorism—related charges, despite the fact that the police had said previously that they were treating this as a terrorist incident. now, today's vigil, which was held here, happened exactly one week on from the attack and it was attended by family members of the three men who died — that's david wails, joe ritchie—bennett and james furlong — along with local police, ambulance services and politicians, including the home secretary. the families lit three lanterns in memory of their loved ones and embraced, holding on to one another. now, here in reading and across the uk, people have been asked to remember with a virtual vigil — asked, at seven o'clock, to light a candle in the windows or on their doorstep in memory of the three men whose lives were cut short. a resident at a glasgow hotel where six people were stabbed on friday says the man who carried out the attack had warned he planned to hurt people. the 28 year old, who was shot dead by police, has been named

as badreddin abadlla adam, from sudan. he's believed to have been an asylum seeker. alexandra mackenzie reports. the cordon remains in place around the park inn hotel — a grim reminder of yesterday's multiple stabbing. armed police arrived within minutes, shooting dead the attacker. he was 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam from sudan, he was living in the hotel during the lockdown. siraj, he was also living here, said the attacker warned him he wanted to hurt people. to be honest with you, before he did that, he said that to me, he said, "i will attack." i thought that he was joking. i said, "no, it's fine, you don't need..." he said, "i hate them, they hate me." and that night, i complained to the hotel reception. and the man in the reception,

he said, "i will take it seriously," and he make the complaint. completely, i didn't imagine that he will attack on the next day. 0thers described him as quiet and said he struggled with life in the hotel. i was so surprised, because to me, i didn't know that that guy... because he was so quiet. i didn't know that he'd be able to snap. constable david whyte, one of the six people who were stabbed, said in a statement. two members of staff at the park inn hotel, and three asylum seekers who were staying there, were also stabbed. they're all being treated in hospital. scotland's first minister said... she wished them a full and speedy recovery.

the scottish refugee council said they have expressed concern about the use of hotels for people in the asylum system. the home office said tonight that throughout the pandemic, they have prioritised providing asylum seekers with somewhere free and safe to live. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. a new government is being formed in ireland, after two parties which have been rivals for decades — fine gael and fianna fail — agreed to enter a coalition with the green party. the leader of fianna fail, micheal martin, has been elected prime minister by members of the parliament. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. after three decades in parliament and fourjobs in the cabinet, micheal martin has reached the pinnacle of politics in ireland. amidst the celebrations, there was a very visible reminder of his immediate challenge. politicians met in socially—distant format and away from their usual debating chamber to formally approve the new government.

the head of the coalition said its priority was to deal with the social and economic havoc caused by covid—i9. recovery and renewal — these are the themes which underpin everything in the programme for government which has been agreed between fianna fail, fine gael and the green party and has been ratified by our members, with overwhelming majorities. fianna fail and fine gael have dominated governments here in dublin for almost a century, but never before have they gone into coalition together. they grew out of the two sides in the irish civil war in the 19205, and their historical rivalry has been intense. though both parties broadly have the political centre, but fine gael has tended to be slightly to the right of fianna fail. the fine gael leader leo varadkar has stood down as taoiseach to be the deputy prime minister, but under the deal, he'll swap positions with mr martin and be taoiseach again in two and a half years' time. this is a historic occasion.

i believe civil—war politics ended a long time ago in our country. but today, civil—war politics ends in our parliament. in another big change, sinn fein, led by mary lou mcdonald, is now the main opposition party here. this country's facing a second pressing international issue besides the coronavirus. as the uk's close neighbour, it'll be hugely affected by the brexit trade talks. micheal martin's leading an unprecedented coalition for uncertain times. chris page, bbc news, dublin. you're watching bbc news. a reminder of our top stories: british tourists will soon be able to go on holiday in other european countries without having to quarantine when they return. the number of coronavirus cases in india surges past half a million, as the country records its highest daily rise in new infections. france is holding its second

round of local elections on sunday tomorrow, three months later than initially planned. president macron was widely criticised for allowing the first round of voting to go ahead in march, at the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. his party is still struggling to connect with local people in the face of a recession and political discontent — as our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. local elections are not supposed to be about national issues. tough when your candidate is the prime minister. edouard philippe is stuck in paris today, so it's his running mate, the current mayor, campaigning in le havre's daily fish market. translation: during the first round of voting in march, we had the wind against us. the pension reforms were going on and there were protests against them. but now the prime minister has carefully

managed the coronavirus crisis, it feels as if we have the wind behind us. but a national profile can work against you too, especially if you're planning on keeping your currentjob. translation: the problem is, he won't be here. some people think he will use his power and work for us from above, but i don't think his government is helping the little people. but mr philippe could be looking for a job sooner than planned. president macron is said to want a fresh look for his government, a new post—covid prime minister. but he needs centre—right votes. eduard philippe is a centre—right politician and much more popular than the president. le havre is just one example of president macron‘s party lying —— allying with centre—right candidates right across the country. mr macron promised that his party would be both left and right, but not for the first time here, many feel the left has been left behind. it won him the presidency, but mr macron‘s party has struggled

to connect at the local level, even in big cities like paris. where the former health minister is trailing behind both the socialists and the centre—right. the french people are quite pessimistic. they like to criticise. but i am confident that in the end, they will recognise that a lot of work had been done. after yea rs of protest over economic reforms, france is facing one of europe's worst recessions. for now, people are taking to the streets in relief, not resistance, but the effects of coronavirus can be unpredictable for patients and politicians. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a fundraising summit headed by the european union has raised more than $7 billion for the fight against coronavirus. the virtual event, attended by world leaders, sport stars, actors and musicians, is part of a campaign to produce a cheap and widely available vaccine for the illness. the president of the european

commission, ursula von der leyen, urged rich countries to help less wealthy ones in this effort. to think that you can beat this virus by vaccinating only your own people while neglecting the others is just people while neglecting the others isjust plain wrong. people while neglecting the others is just plain wrong. i people while neglecting the others isjust plain wrong. i mean, we live ina very isjust plain wrong. i mean, we live in a very connected world. no country will be able to go back to normal while others are still fighting the virus. so, first, we need a vaccine. then we need to make this vaccine affordable. and for that, i'm trying to convince high income countries to reserve vaccines not only for themselves, but also for low and middle income countries. the coronavirus pandemic has given rise to a number of misleading health claims being shared online, and we've looked at many of them over the past few months. but some claims have proved more persistent than others. bbc reality check‘s shruti

menon considers why. the world is desperate for a treatment or cure for covid—i9 and while scientists look for new drugs and approaches, many look to remedies they believe have kept them healthy to ward off this new threat. herbal and home—made remedies. we have seen a wide range of natural or herbal remedies shared online across many parts of the world. some suggest eating garlic or ginger, gargling with salt water and vinegar oi’ gargling with salt water and vinegar or drinking herbal tea. 0thers encourage drinking lemon juice or drinking herbal tea. 0thers encourage drinking lemonjuice or inhaling steam. to be clear, there is absolutely no evidence any of these have any effect on the virus. so why did they keep resurfacing? for hundreds, perhaps even thousands of years, in the absence of modern medicine, these remedies have been used to treat the symptoms of common ailments like the common cold and

the flu. but there is no evidence consuming herbal remedies can fight off or boost your natural immunity to covid—i9. how buy products. some suggested treatments have their roots in religious ritual and farming. cow manual has been widely used as a fertiliser in agriculture for centuries. now cow you're in is being promoted to fight the coronavirus and is being recommended in tenure as an alternative hand sanitiser. in india where cows are considered sacred in hinduism, there buy products have been used in traditional medicine since ancient times. religious groups and some politicians their claim it can protect you from the coronavirus despite containing potentially harmful bacteria. parties were introduced in at least two states

and there were reports of a man being hospitalised after taking part. but there is no current scientific evidence cow buy have any effect against covid—i9. drinking cow effect against covid—i9. drinking cow by—products or using it to sanitise your hands is not going to protect you. the miracle cure. the desire for there to be a cure out there right now to covid—i9 is powerful, so it is perhaps not surprising that something touted as a miracle cure has gained widespread attention online in many parts of the world. miracle mineral solution does not, as its promoters claim, have any effect on the virus. in fa ct, have any effect on the virus. in fact, it contains a textile bleaching agent chlorine dioxide which is extremely harmful if consumed and it can land you in hospital. it has been around since 2010 as a fake cure for a wide range

of ailments. both the us food and drug administration and the world health organization have issued warnings against its use. the search goes on across the world for effective treatments and they will come in time, but for now, the best thing you can do is to maintain social distancing and keep washing your hands. they've become one of the symbols of the coronavirus pandemic. the face mask is now being used around the world, and some are getting a technological upgrade. tim allman explains. even before the pandemic, they were afamiliar even before the pandemic, they were a familiar sight on the streets and subway trains of japan. the facemask, a potential barrier against a disease and perhaps a source of public reassurance. but this is a place where they never pass up the opportunity to innovate. let me introduce you to the sea

mask. for more than a bit of personal protective equipment. using bluetooth technology, along with a smartphone or tablet, it can transmit and amplify your voice, making sure a facemask is a smart mask. it is hard to hear what customers at the —— register or supermarkets and convenience stores are saying because there are petitions to prevent droplets. by wearing this mask, it can improve communications by transcribing the conversations 01’ communications by transcribing the conversations or delivering the sounds of voices. it doesn't stop there. the sea mask, along with its downloadable app can help you make phone calls, send text messages and even translate your words into eight different languages. each one costs around $40 and the design is hoped to export them to china, america and europe. a very smart mask, no matter what else you are wearing. you are

watching bbc news. tomasz shaffernacker has the weather. hello. well, the fresh weather is here to stay for the foreseeable future — at least, the next week or so. so plenty of showers in the forecast, and on top of that, it's also going to be windy, particularly on sunday. really quite blustery for the time of the year. now, the reason for it is this low pressure that swung out of the atlantic. it's been propelled by a jet stream. thatjet stream has also introduced that much fresher air, and it's here to stay. this is what it looks like through the early hours. so, the possibility of catching showers almost anywhere through the early hours, but more especially i think across the north—west of the uk and really

across parts of northern ireland, the north—west of england and south—west, as well as western scotland, it could be really quite wet during the course of sunday. you see these weather fronts spiralling into the area of low pressure, and around it, we've also got those strong winds circling, and you can see those winds circling about scotland. this low pressure is also quite slow moving, which means this weather is just going to carry on for the next 48 hours or so, at least. you can see where the heaviest of the rain is in the north—west of the uk here. further south, it's going to be brighter. there certainly will be some sunshine around, but those winds will be strong and gusting in excess of 40 miles an hour in places. that's near gale—force, a real bluster out there. let's have a look at the weather around four o'clock in the afternoon. actually not looking bad at all for the south, the london area, east anglia, much of the midlands. but then we get into wales and further towards the north and west, you can see the pulses of heavy rain. and in scotland, it looks as though these more eastern areas will probably be a little bit drier and brighter. so, let's have a look at

the forecast, then, as we go through the course of monday. the low pressure is still very much with us. you can see heavy rain affecting parts of northern britain once again. but to the south, so the further you are away from that area of low pressure, you can see it's drier and brighter. those temperatures getting up to around about 19 celsius, and not even making 20 early in the week. now, the temperatures will probably creep up a little bit into the low 20s through the course of the week, but plenty of showers, i think, on the cards across more northern parts of the uk. so, as i say, the fresh weather is here to stay.

hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. the man who stabbed six people in a glasgow hotel yesterday

is named as badreddin abedlla adam, originally from sudan. a vigil is held to remember the victims of the reading stabbing attack, as police charge a 25—year—old libyan with three counts of murder. british holidaymakers are set to be allowed to travel to much of europe this summer without having to self—isolate for 14 days. an extra time goal from harry maguire sends manchester united past norwich into the fa cup semifinals. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times, and john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent.

tomorrow's front pages are in. the observer goes with a warning from the labour