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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uk prime minister borisjohnson sets out his plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on accelarating infrastructure projects. as coronavirus cases in the us pass 2.5 million, states including florida and texas re—impose restrictions. police in scotland have named the man shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow as 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam, who was from sudan. anger on the streets of india over police brutality, after the deaths of a father and son in custody. people in poland are voting in a closely fought presidential election that could result
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in significant curbs on the power of the nationalist government. and you can't always get what you want. the rolling stones threaten president trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies. 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 prime minister, borisjohnson, is to set out plans for a post—lockdown economic recovery, promising there'll be no return to austerity. in a speech on tuesday he'll announce the government is to speed up the building of hospitals, schools and roads. meanwhile, the united states has now recorded more than 2.5 million cases of coronavirus, with record numbers of infections in the south and west.
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several states which were among the first to re—open, including florida and texas, are re—imposing restrictions. and at a fundraising summit, world leaders and private investors have pledged more than $7 billion to help find a vaccine for coronavirus. more on all those stories to come, but first, let's speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley. on boris johnson, the on borisjohnson, the british prime minister, setting out those plans or any economic recovery and promising no return to the austerity of a decade ago. that's right, it is one at the big question that remains and the answer is how you get the economy moving again after some of the shutdowns we have seen across the shutdowns we have seen across the world over the last few months. boris johnson's the world over the last few months. borisjohnson's big the world over the last few months. boris johnson's big idea the world over the last few months. borisjohnson's big idea that he is coming up with over the next few daysis coming up with over the next few days is to spend on infrastructure and make it happen quickly. six months ago, during the general
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election in the uk, he talked a lot about this idea of levelling up between different parts of the uk, as if he means going to return —— make a theme he is going to return to this week for his vision for post lockdown recovery, talking about schools and roads and there is other infrastructure projects, but also making sure they can happen as quickly as possible, saying there needs to be an acceleration of these projects, setting up this none too su btly projects, setting up this none too subtly named port task force called project speed. there are numerous questions about how the economy is going to get back on its feet here in the uk. the labour party is particularly concerned aboutjobs, making sure that when the furlough scheme, the support scheme that has been helping pay the wages of people in the uk, when that comes to an end, that those sectors don't see a
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com plete colla pse end, that those sectors don't see a complete collapse and employment and potentially mass unemployment in the uk as potentially mass unemployment in the ukasa potentially mass unemployment in the uk as a result, so that speech of boris johnson's uk as a result, so that speech of borisjohnson's on tuesday is going to bea borisjohnson's on tuesday is going to be a big moment forfinding out how he intends to approach the economic recovery, but some of those questions aren't going to be easy to a nswer questions aren't going to be easy to answer at all. and that is his plan for economic recovery. in terms of his own personal recovery from coronavirus, he says he is fighting fit and has done a newspaper interview, in which there are pictures of him doing press ups in his office? yes, i don't think i have ever seen a prime minister doing press ups before. we have seen prime ministers out running to show they are fit in the past, but boris johnson of course had a pretty severe bout of coronavirus himself and was in intensive care in hospital at one point. have been some questions about his health around westminster, he has sometimes appeared a bit weedy at the podium in government press conferences, that he is insisting —— appeared a
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bit wheezy. but he has given an interview to the mail on sunday, where apparently unprompted he has taken to the floor to show he can do some press ups, but his focus for the next few days is going to be getting the economy back fighting pit as well and that is not going to be an easy challenge. there are some potentially very difficult months ahead when that economic recovery starts, but tuesday will be the day that boris johnson starts, but tuesday will be the day that borisjohnson tries to get his government back on the front foot, when it comes to responding to coronavirus, and say, here is our strategy to for getting the economy back on its feet. thank you very much, our political correspondent there. coronavirus infections across the united states have passed 2.5 million, with record numbers of cases reported in the states of florida and texas. the surge in cases in southern states comes after businesses were allowed to re—open in recent weeks. restrictions are now being re—imposed. it's also affected the election campaign, as tanya dendrinos reports.
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another day, another record. more than 9,500 new coronavirus cases in 2a hours in florida, 600 more than the record set on friday. republican states like florida and texas had been keen to push ahead with the reopening of their economies early, but with a surge in cases some of those decisions have been reversed. last drinks were called in florida, a bitter pill to swallow for those who feel they did all the right things. we did everything. our staff were wearing masks, we had sanitising stations, we did weekly tests, we limited occupancy. we did everything that was asked. it is a tough conversation to have with everybody, that, you know, we won't be able to provide them with a place to work. on friday, bars were also ordered to close in texas, with restaurants required to limit their indoor capacity. i am certainly sure everybody
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is concerned about what is going on, but we didn't think at any point that we would go backwards like that. nationally, the us registered its largest single day in cases of the pandemic, with more than 16,000 increase of the pandemic, with more than 16,000 new cases on friday. more than 125,000 people have now died of covid—i9, the grim figure far higher than any other country when it comes to officially recorded deaths. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. more than $7 billion have been pledged by world leaders and private investors at a fundraising summit to help find a vaccine for covid—i9. the event, hosted by the european commission, was attended online by world leaders, sports stars, actors and musicians. simonjones reports. # help me if you can, i'm feeling down. ..#. a globally streamed concert, stars like miley cyrus joining an international call to pledge money to fight coronavirus, the culmination of a summit aiming
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to unite the world online. first, we need a vaccine. then we need to make this vaccine affordable. a clear goal, but not a simple task. the president of the european commission brings together more than a dozen world leaders with the aim of making any future treatment universally available. this pandemic threatens every one of us. defeating it is the most important shared endeavour of our times and when we do so, it will not be a victory for one nation, but a triumph for all humanity. translation: we can only beat the covid—19 pandemic and its consequences by working together. germany will continue to play an active role. there is only one certain way out of the pandemic, and that's a vaccine. coronavirus cases have been rising sharply in latin american countries. in brazil, where this stadium in rio de janeiro has become a temporary hospital, there have been more
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than 1.3 million confirmed cases. the country has now signed a deal worth more than $120 million to produce locally a potential vaccine, which is being developed by oxford university and the british drug maker astrazeneca. the desperate need for it means that production is being scaled up before trials have even finished. translation: with the agreement that will be signed, we will be placing the country in the forefront of the development of the vaccine. the agreement provides for the purchase of lots of vaccine and the transfer of technology. africa's first trial of a vaccine is now under way in south africa. but until one is found to be effective, coronavirus will be something we have to live with, overshadowing our routine worldwide. simon jones, bbc news. an mp has called for a local lockdown in the british city of leicester after more than 600
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coronavirus cases were recorded in the first half ofjune. labour's claudia webbe said the area has what she called "a perfect storm" of poverty, ethnic diversity and existing covid—i9 cases. the department of health says it is supporting the local authority and has deployed four mobile testing sites. the mayor of leicester, peter soulsby, said more data was needed on how the outbreak was developing in the city. i spoke to the health secretary, what, ten days ago now, and have subsequently had a number of discussions with the chief medical officer and others and have consistently said to them that we need the data. we, and you, need to know what is happening on the ground in leicester and it's not helpful, really, just to talk about outbreaks or to suggest that there needs to be a citywide lockdown. we need to know what the real situation is on the ground here in our city and only then, together with the government, can we decide what intervention is needed. police have named the man who was shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack
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in glasgow on friday. he was badreddin abadlla adam — a 28—year—old asylum—seeker from sudan. six people who were stabbed — including a police officer — are being treated in hospital. in india, there's growing anger over the deaths of a father and son in police custody in the southern state of tamil nadu. the family says the men were beaten and tortured by officers, after they were arrested, accused of violating a coronavirus curfew. police brutality against minorities in india has long been an accepted part of society, but in the wake of the killing of george floyd in the us, some indian activists say it's time to take a stand. this report from our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan contains distressing images from the start. heavy—handed tactics as indian police enforce the country's coronavirus curfew. use of force isn't rare,
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but it's rarely challenged even as it's claims lives. as it's claimed lives. father and son, jayaraj and bennicks, died this week. they were arrested after officers claimed their mobile phone shop was open beyond the evening curfew. jayaraj's daughter persis says the men were brutally tortured in custody. translation: at the station, so many police officers hit him. my brother was so badly beaten, he was unrecognisable. i saw the photo of my dead brother's body, he was covered in blood. they beat him brutally. hundreds gathered in a south indian town for the funeral. two officers were suspended, others were transferred, but no arrests have been made. a new report says that in 2019 alone, around five people a day died in custody in india. in february, as hindus and muslims clashed on the streets
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of the capital delhi, police were accused of failing to protect the minority muslim population and in some cases, targeting them. here 23—year—old faizan is viciously beaten by officers. in another video, faizan and four other muslim men lie on the ground as police force them to sing the national anthem to prove they're indian. singing bloody and unconscious, faizan died two days later. four months on, no arrests have been made. in a statement to the bbc, delhi police said the case was being investigated by a special team and that precautions were being taken to ensure it is done in a non—partisan manner. as news of protests against police violence in the us reached faizan's family, they're still wondering
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when they'll get justice. translation: here in india, there's on outcry because he was a muslim. no outcry because he was a muslim. muslims are scared in india. no hindus are ready to stand up or fight for us. in america, people stood up for minorities, but not here. it's taken some outside india to shine a spotlight on the issue. so i aske the minister, what message has he given so i ask the minister, what message has he given to his indian counterparts. tanmanjeet singh dhesi raised concerns over delhi police violence in the uk parliament in february. some people might think that now is not the time to talk about police brutality in india or in the uk, but every possible time is the right time. if we don't draw parallels from what's going on with the global black lives matter movement now, when exactly will we? just like in america, in india, the police is accused of a bias against minorities. a national survey of more than 12,000 officers found that half of them feel muslims are naturally
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prone to committing crimes. we were hiding in a place, police came inside, they dragged us out. in a country which elected a hindu nationalist government, police violence against muslims and other minorities doesn't trigger mass protests. it took the brutal death of george floyd to spark change in america. what will it take for india to do the same? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. voting is taking place in poland in the country's delayed presidential election. andrzej duda — a close ally of president trump — is hoping to win a second term to carry on his conservative agenda. his main challenger is the mayor of warsaw, who's seen as more liberal. the orginal ballot was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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let's speak to the bbc‘s adam easton who is in warsaw. explain what is at stake with this election. the reason this election is important is because the in poland they can veto legislation, so thatis poland they can veto legislation, so that is why it is crucial for the nationalist government, whose main ally is the incumbent, andrzej duda, which is why it is crucial for them to govern freely that president andrzej duda is re—elected. he is seen as andrzej duda is re—elected. he is seen as the guardian of the government's policies. some of those are very popular policies, for example his very generous welfare benefits to families, senior citizens and tax breaks for young people, which is extremely popular. on the other hand, some of their policies are very controversial. they have been criticised by the european union and by the opposite the opposition, the politicisation
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of the public media and the judiciary. president andrzej duda during this campaign has talked about lg bt to during this campaign has talked about lgbt to rights and has talked about lgbt to rights and has talked about that being an ideology not a group of people, which is something that has been widely criticised, both here by the opposition, but also by the european union, so it is the president is re—elected he has vowed to continue some of those more controversial policies, such as the attempt to control the judiciary, and that could lead to continued problems with the eu. on the other hand, ifan problems with the eu. on the other hand, if an opposition candidate we re hand, if an opposition candidate were to be elected, he and it is a key in this case because all 11 candidates in this race are men, would be able to control the government to a certain extent because he would be able to veto the legislation and the government does not have a majority in parliament sufficient to overturn that presidential veto. all right, adam,
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many thanks for that. adam from warsaw for the bbc there. malawi's newly elected president lazarus cha kwera has said his victory is a win for democracy and justice. the election result is being seen as a democratic first in sub—saharan africa. a flawed election was over—turned and the opposition has gone on to win power. reged ahmed reports. counting and tallying the votes earlier this week, this election was a rerun of a discredited presidential poll from 2019. when the incumbent president peter mutharika won a narrow victory last year, the opposition disputed the election, sparking anger and months of anti—government protests — a rare sight in malawi. by february, the country's highest court, in a decision described as landmark, overturned the results, citing systematic and grave regularities.
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systematic and grave irregularities. now, the final results have come in and the opposition candidate lazarus chakwera has been declared the winner. preliminary results showed him as having a lead, and this result appears decisive. lazarus chakwera. cheering. ..the candidate who has returned 58.57% of the votes. cheering. ..has attained the requisite majority of the electorate and is duly elected as president of the republic of malawi. cheering and applause. malawi's current president has been in power since 2014, but since he cast his ballot in the fresh poll, he has also complained of irregularities. but some of the governing party's election monitors have been attacked by the opposition, with 15 now missing. sadly, as all malawians have seen, this election is the worst in malawi's history of our elections. the opposition has denied the allegations. peter mutharika has not yet called for the vote to be annulled, instead asking malawians to move on peacefully. some are seeing that as a sign
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that the president may now be willing to move on himself. whatever happens next, these fresh elections have been viewed by some as a key test case for malawi and the african continent in the powers of the courts to tackle electoral fraud and restrain presidential power. reged ahmad, bbc news. today is the last sunday that worshippers in england will have to stay away from churches, because from next weekend, congregations will be able to gather for the first time since the lockdown was announced. churches will only open if it's safe and practical to do so and there will be social distancing measures in place. joining me now from south brent in devon is the reverend gina radford. she's the former deputy chief medical officerfor england and has been advising the church of england on it covid—19 guidance. on its covid—19 guidance. is this about the right time for
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churches to reopen, do you think? well, yes, it is, but let'sjust be clear, it is the church buildings that are reopening. the church has been open the whole time and we have been open the whole time and we have been holding services in various different ways, but given that we have got shops and other activities opening their buildings, this is absolutely the right time for our church buildings to be opened for public worship. but as you say, it has to be done safely, so don't expect all churches to be opening next sunday. they need to be sure they can do this safely. and what sort of measures will you be expecting churches to take? well, there will be such things, as you mentioned, such things like social distancing and also of course making sure that people have appropriate hand hygiene, so you will see hand sanitiser is as people go in. there will also be some differences in terms of the way some of our services are conducted, so those who are used to taking holy communion
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will be receiving what we call communion in one kind, so that is just the wafer of bread, not the wine, so we won't be showing the cup. sadly, there will be no physical contact, so no sharing of the piece and also things like singing at the moment we are not being allowed to do and we are waiting for some more advice on that. so there will be changes, but fundamentally we will all be coming together appropriately and safely to be able to worship in our buildings. so it will be quite a different kind of religious experience, but i suppose for regular worshippers a real relief that they can go back to church? for many, it is going to be a realjoy to be able to go back to the buildings, but do remember there are many people who are unable to go to church because of illness or physical disability and we have, through our various other means, through our various other means,
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through zoom and telephone services, merely found that more people have been coming to church in different ways, so we mustn't lose the contact with them and we mustn't forget those who will not be able to join us those who will not be able to join us in the buildings and need to find ways to continue to support them in their worship. whether under gina ra dford, their worship. whether under gina radford, there are good to talk to you, thank you so much for being with us. my pleasure. the rolling stones have said that donald trump could face legal action if he continues to use their songs at his campaign rallies. a statement from the band's legal team said it was working with the performing rights organisation, the bmi, to stop the unauthorised use of their music. as gail maclellan reports, the president has already ignored previous cease and desist‘= letters. previous cease and desist letters. # ghost! # living in a ghost town! # i'm a ghost.
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living in a ghost town, the latest single from veteran rock living in a ghost town, the latest single from veteran rock band, the rolling stones. the release fast—tracked because of its relevance to social distancing. # when i can't be found. ..# but this is not the only stones song making its mark on uncertain times in 2020. # you can't always get what you want. ..# you can't always get what you want, a favourite at president trump's rallies. when the song featured in the president's election campaign in 2016, the band tweeted, "the rolling stones do not "endorse donald trump." and last week, after it was used at the president's rally in tulsa at oklahoma, the rolling stones took further steps to stop the song being used again. together with performing rights organisation bmi, they have threatened the president with legal action. the trump campaign has also used songs by adele, queen and rem, despite those artists' objections, and last week the family of tom petty issued a cease
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and desist notice to donald trump's administration, after i won't back down was played at the president's tulsa rally, saying in a statement that the artist would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate. you can't always get what you want was released by the group in 1969. cheering and applause if the rolling stones and the bmi have their way, president trump might find the 50—year—old lyrics speak more about his future, one in which he "can't "get no satisfaction. gail maclellan, bbc news. there's been plenty of gardening going on during the lockdown — and now the duchess of cambridge has mucked in. she helped with some planting during a visit to a children's hospice in norfolk — and revealed that her family are having a sunflower growing competiton, with prince louis currently holding
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the bragging rights. you've been watching bbc news. hello, for some of us today if you can put up with the wind, there will be sunny spells and you may catch a shower or you may not. for others, there will be persistent and at times heavy rain, so every contrast across the uk, just depending how close you are to this area of low pressure for parts of scotland, northern ireland and north—west england, it is looking where is there today. brighter skies elsewhere, as are bars close together and it is going to be a blustery day and windier than yesterday, so this is how it looks on into the afternoon, north wales and snowdonia, north—west england, especially the pennines, lake district and north—west scotland is where we will see most of the rain. as for the winds, gusts of 30—110 mph
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across parts of wales and in northern ireland and north wales and scotla nd northern ireland and north wales and scotland it could be approaching 50 mph. there will be some sunny spells down in the south, a few spots creeping into the low 20s, and into northern ireland in western scotland and eastern parts of scotland plenty of cloud, and you may see a patch of rain, but there will also be some dry spells. just 1a degrees up in north of today. we will keep the rain going, where it has been so wet, but by the time we get into tomorrow the rain may well be over 100 millimetres in these spots, and there is a risk of seeing some flooding and disruption, as a result overnight temperatures around 13 degrees. it stays windy tomorrow, but nope maybe not quite as windy tomorrow, but still blustery for the time of year. we will see more rain,
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but it does gradually ease down tomorrow, gradually getting drier and more cloud in wales and southern england compared to today, but looking at this the temperatures for monday not even be getting into the 20s. as we are into tuesday, low pressure for the weekend pushing to scandinavia and more weather fronts creeping into the southern half of the uk bringing cloud and a chance of seeing a bit of patchy rain. some rain at times in the week ahead, not all the time, and not quite as windy as it will be to start the week, but cool for the time of year.
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this is bbc world news, the headlines: uk prime minister borisjohnson sets out his plans to help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic, with a focus on accelarating infrastructure projects. as coronavirus cases in the us pass 2.5 million, states including florida and texas re—impose restrictions. police in scotland have named the man shot dead by armed officers during a knife attack in glasgow as 28—year—old badreddin abadlla adam who was from sudan. anger on the streets of india over police brutality, after the deaths of a father and son in custody. people in poland are voting in a closely—fought presidential

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